Chapter 30
"Sudi!" Pei Zhao shouted.
【Hello, System Soudy is at your service. 】
"Do I have the power to bring him back to his original world?"
[Hello host, restoring world order is one of the host's tasks. The host certainly has the power to bring people and objects that do not belong to this world back to their original world. 】
Pei Zhao raised the corner of his mouth: "That's great." He swung his long whip, but this time he didn't go towards Zhao Ping, but went upwards -
Above the corner, about two stories high, a puppet was rolled down.
The mirror whip rolled up the puppet and gently fell into Pei Zhao's hand.
"Chen Lan." Pei Zhao said coldly.
Chen Lan's condition was different from before. The entire puppet had hardened and could no longer move freely, so Pei Zhao continued to instruct Sudi.
"Send her back to the real world and give me some time."
Sudi answered quickly.
[Okay host, Sudi will handle it for you - you need to fill in the reason for your stay in this world. What is the reason for your stay? 】
Pei Zhao paused.
In the palm of her hand, Chen Lan's puppet slowly dissipated. It must have been teleported to this world by Sudi.
Pei Zhao blinked and said, "I'm going to get my puppet back."
"If I leave, my puppet can't go home by itself."
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Behind the rockery in the park, Sudi took off his black-framed glasses, weighed the puppet in his hand twice, and put it on the ground.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are so lucky. The master would rather stay behind to come back to find you." But there was no expression on his face. "I just don't know if the puppet who has been hurt is willing to open his heart to the master."
There were footsteps behind him. Sudi put on his black-framed glasses again, and his body became transparent in an instant.
Pei Zhao found it back with the help of his memory.
Park, corner, rockery.
Zhou Yuli lay there quietly.
Pei Zhao's steps became slower and slower. He stopped in front of the puppet and slowly squatted down.
"Zhou Yuli? Wake up, Zhou Yuli?"
The puppet did not answer.
"What's going on?"
[The system detects that you are seeking help. What question do you need to ask? 】
"Why can't my puppet become a human being?"
The system seemed to chuckle.
[Host, a puppet can only become a human when it feels the love of its master. Without love, the puppet is just a puppet. 】
Pei Zhao frowned: "But obviously..."
Obviously become extraordinary.
[Host, do you want to return to the real world now? 】
"Um."
Pei Zhao lifted the puppet's hands, placed them on his knees, lowered his head, and rubbed them.
White light comes on.
Pei Zhao couldn't help but hold on to the puppet.
Landed.
Not some other place, but the puppet shop.
Bai Zhou and Lan Ji didn't seem to expect that he would appear here out of nowhere. They were sorting something behind the counter and poked their heads out when they heard the voice.
"Pei Zhao? You went to another world again... What's wrong with your expression?"
Pei Zhao's expression was so strange that even Bai Zhou noticed something was wrong.
Bai Zhou touched Lan Ji's waist, and Lan Ji reacted, and they both came out together.
"Why are you alone? Don't you bring Zhou Yuli with you? Wait, what are you holding in your hands..."
Pei Zhao was still squatting in the same place. His legs became numb after squatting for so long, so he simply leaned back against the container.
The puppet in my arms seemed dead, without any movement.
"This is... Zhou Yuli?" Bai Zhou squatted next to him, "...What happened? Is he injured?"
Bai Zhou's words reminded Pei Zhao, and Pei Zhao stretched out his fingers and touched the puppet's face... and paused.
He remembered that the puppet's face was smooth.
Chen Lan also said that when a person becomes a puppet, there is no trace of workmanship.
But now, under the fingertips, a long and thin mark is very clear.
The memory suddenly came back.
He beat Zhou Yuli.
"...Not hurt." Bai Zhou was extremely worried. Lan Ji squatted on the other side of Pei Zhao and reached out to touch his back. Pei Zhao had no choice but to speak up.
His voice was very hoarse, and one could tell from his voice that this was not nothing, this was clearly a big problem!
Lan Ji tried desperately to wink at Bai Zhou, so Bai Zhou had no choice but to say, "Um...what kind of accident happened..."
They were all people who had been turned into puppets, and they knew that Zhou Yuli was Pei Zhao's puppet. How could they not know what it meant that Zhou Yuli had turned back into a puppet?
He couldn't finish his words, but Pei Zhao suddenly looked up as if he remembered something and grabbed Bai Zhou's arm: "You...you are a puppet, right?"
Bai Zhou nodded helplessly: "Yes, yes...how..."
Pei Zhao's voice trembled a little: "You... do you know how a puppet turns into a human? What should I do?"
He was panicking and didn't know what to say, but Bai Zhou understood. He pulled his arm out of Pei Zhao's hand and patted his shoulder soothingly: "I know that for a puppet to become a human, it must be loved by its master. I believe you love Zhou Yuli, and your relationship has always been good... Maybe this is just an accident."
Pei Zhao shook his head, looking like he was about to cry.
"No."
“When a puppet is away from its master for a while, it becomes a puppet.”
"...When I went back to find him, he looked like this."
"How can I change him back?"
…
Pei Zhao asked hysterically, leaving Bai Zhou and Lan Ji speechless for a moment.
Although Bai Zhou is a puppet transformed into a human, his situation is different from Zhou Yuli's. They didn't spend that much time together, and Zhou Yuli didn't talk much about the past. I don't know what the story is behind his transformation into a human.
But he could see that Pei Zhao and Zhou Yuli had a good relationship.
But if the relationship is good, how can it be...
Lan Ji leaned close to Pei Zhao's ear and whispered, "Don't be sad. He will be heartbroken to see you like this."
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After calming down a little, Pei Zhao leaned against the container. Bai Zhou went out to buy food, drinks, and some simple toiletries.
Pei Zhao had already passed the dormitory gate, and given his current condition, there was probably no way for him to take a shortcut back to the dormitory.
The store only had enough toiletries for two people, so Bai Zhou had to go to the supermarket to buy them.
Only Lan Ji and Pei Zhao were left in the store. Pei Zhao sat on the ground, holding the puppet, his eyes blurry.
Lan Ji squatted beside him, holding a glass of water in his hand.
"Have a drink, Zhao Zhao." Lan Ji coaxed.
Pei Zhao didn't move at all, as if he couldn't hear any sound from the outside world.
Lan Ji sighed and put the cup of water on the nearest shelf. He changed his posture and leaned back, side by side with Pei Zhao.
"Zhao Zhao, although I don't know what happened, but seeing you sad, I am also very sad." Lan Ji said, "Although Bai Zhou and I are not human beings, we are also friends who have fought side by side."
Pei Zhao's eyes regained some light, and after a long moment, he uttered a deep "hmm".
"As a friend, it's hard for me to see you like this." Lan Ji sighed, "Bai Zhou said that if a puppet wants to become a human, it needs to feel loved. You and Zhou Yuli... you should love each other very much."
Pei Zhao said in a hoarse voice, "I love him very much."
"Then seeing you like this, the people who love you would be ten times or a hundred times more upset than us. Can you bear to see him sad?"
Yes, how could I bear to see him sad.
How could anyone bear to see their loved one sad?
Pei Zhao thought in confusion.
What does it feel like to be sad? Are you sad? No, he is not sad. He was just heartbroken and blamed himself.
Zhou Yuli must have been very surprised when he had such a surprised expression when he was beaten by himself.
At that time, he must have been very heartbroken and sad.
...How can I still have the right to say I love him?
"... Zhou Yuli, I'll leave it here with you for now."
Lan Ji was worried and was a little slow to react when he suddenly heard Pei Zhao speak.
"What did you say?"
Lan Ji lowered his head. Pei Zhao had already placed the puppet in his hand. He stood up, staggered to the door, and leaned against it.
Pei Zhao was in a daze, as if a layer of grayness covered his eyes. "I am not worthy of loving him. I will just leave him in the store and wait for... a customer to buy him." His heart seemed to be torn apart. Pei Zhao paused and continued, "... he should do better than me."
After saying that, he opened the door and walked into the darkness.
Lan Ji took two quick steps and saw Pei Zhao bump into Bai Zhou head-on. He gave up and looked down at the puppet, sighing, "What happened? It was fine when I left."
Pei Zhao still didn't sleep in the store. When he went out and bumped into Bai Zhou, Pei Zhao's eyes went dark, he lost consciousness and fainted.
Although the store has been renovated by Bai Zhou and Lan Ji, not only is the storage space much larger than before, but a residential area has also been separated. But that living area only had a double bed and a bathroom.
Given the relationship between Bai Zhou and Lan Ji, it's not strange for them to sleep together, but it's not okay for Pei Zhao to sleep here.
Fortunately, Bai Zhou was not idle. He had just sold a batch of puppets during the day to a wealthy second-generation girl. The price he offered was not only enough to pay the rent for an entire quarter, but also left a lot for daily expenses.
Bai Zhou booked a king-size room for Pei Zhao at the nearby convenient hotel.
The hotels near the school have quite high-end hardware facilities, but at least they are clean.
There was only a faint scent of jasmine air freshener in the room. Bai Zhou helped Pei Zhao to the bed and took off his coat.
Perhaps because the soft texture behind him was a little unfamiliar, Pei Zhao frowned and grabbed the quilt twice.
Bai Zhou sighed and put the puppet given to him by Lan Ji into Pei Zhao's hands.
Although Pei Zhao said that he wanted to hang Zhou Yuli in the store and sell him to others, they all knew that it was just a momentary impulse.
Now, when Bai Zhou put the puppet in Pei Zhao's hands.
Pei Zhao paused for a moment, then fumbled around with his fingers.
The soft fingertips touched the puppet's entire body, finally stopping at its face.
Pei Zhao pursed his lips, as if talking in a dream, "I'm sorry, Zhou Yuli."
He didn't know if it was Bai Zhou's illusion, but he always felt that when Pei Zhao finished saying this, the wood grain on the puppet faded a little.
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The next day.
Pei Zhao was awakened by the sound of the school gate.
"Zhao Zhao, are you awake?"
Pei Zhao sat on the unfamiliar bed in the hotel, slowly regaining consciousness.
He came back from another world.
Zhou Yuli turned into a puppet.
He asked Lan Ji to sell Zhou Yuli.
What about Zhou Yuli? !
The sleepiness disappeared instantly, Pei Zhao jumped out of the bed and found that he was still holding a puppet.
"What... Zhou Yuli?" Pei Zhao paused, then relaxed. He sat down on the bed and stroked Zhou Yuli's wooden body. "Fortunately, you're still here."
Just then, the knocking on the door continued. Pei Zhao recognized it was Lan Ji's voice, so he had to walk over and open the door.
"What's wrong?"
Lan Ji was panting, as if he had just run over, and looked anxious.
"Go back to the store, the police are here."
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