Chapter 102 Gu Nanqiu: Danger
The cacophony of complaints grew louder and louder.
It seems that more and more ordinary people are being brought into this eerie room.
Yue Yiyue's heart skipped a beat. Impossible.
What should she do?
What can she do now?
Yue Yiyue stood still, listening to people in the distance shouting about how to get out of this place.
On the other side, there were increasingly more rustling sounds, as if something was rushing over eagerly to share the food.
Faced with this sudden emergency, Yue Yiyue glanced at Gu He beside him.
She stood there as if nothing was wrong, staring at the gold coin not far away, as if the whole world consisted only of that gold coin.
Oh, and myself too.
Seeing Gu He turn her head to look at her in confusion, her eyes filled with doubt.
"Yiyue, what are you looking over there for?" Her eyes widened slightly, and she covered her mouth. "Ah, sorry, I usually only address my colleagues by their last two characters, so I'll just call you Yiyue. I hope you don't mind?"
Yue Yiyue nodded absentmindedly; it was just a form of address. "Didn't you hear more and more people and voices?"
"Shouldn't we try to rescue those people?" Yue Yiyue touched his clothes; they shouldn't be too badly injured since they hadn't entered the next room yet.
If she were Gu Nanqiu...
If she were Gu Nanqiu, what would she do?
Yue Yiyue kept reviewing Gu Nanqiu's actions in his mind, trying to find a proper way.
rule……
White clothes...
Yes... there are still many white clothes in the room. If we go back and get them now, we can still make it in time.
There's still time...
"I remember the last room wasn't far from here, I'll go back and get my clothes." Yue Yiyue turned around, intending to return the way he came, but Gu He grabbed his hand: "You... have you never been through a dungeon before?"
Gu He's expression was somewhat solemn, as if Yue Yiyue was doing something absurd.
Yue Yiyue paused, "I don't quite understand what you mean?"
“There are people there, and I need to find a way to help them. That’s my logic.” Yue Yiyue looked at Gu He, hoping she could understand his thoughts and motives.
Gu He reached out and touched her twitching right eyelid: "No, no, no, Yi Yue, I know what you mean."
She leaned against the mottled wall with her hands in her pockets: "It's just that what they experienced was different from what we experienced, and the rules they were randomly assigned to were different from ours."
There's no need to say anything more.
The same thing happened in the previous region.
The rules she received were different from the rules everyone else had.
The closer the sound got, the more flustered Yue Yiyue became.
Gu He, standing to the side, seemed indifferent, continuing to ponder the matter of gold coins.
Yue Yiyue looked up at the ceiling, sat there for a moment, and then said, "I still want to save her."
"Or rather, is there any way for me to send a signal to them, at least to let them know what kind of monsters are inside?"
Gu He wasn't surprised to hear him say such a thing.
She crouched down and looked Yue Yiyue in the eye: "But just sending a signal might not be enough to save them."
"What if you convey the wrong message and lead them astray?"
The two questions in succession caused Yue Yiyue to fall silent.
She lost her strength and sat there somewhat bewildered.
If Gu Nanqiu were here, she would have already come up with a suitable solution, right?
If I regain my memories, I might be able to find other opportunities.
But despite all she's been through, it seems she hasn't grown at all, and her fragmented memories can't offer her much guidance.
In that instant, Yue Yiyue realized that she seemed to be completely inseparable from Gu Nanqiu.
Whether in real life or being caught up in such bizarre events.
She lowered her head in frustration: "You're right."
"What I did was indeed inappropriate."
Gu He looked at Yue Yiyue, who had suddenly become dejected, and reached out to touch Yue Yiyue's hair: "If we resolve this matter quickly, the people inside will have a chance to survive."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and said, "I have a way to deal with that monster, although it may involve a little violence."
She gave Yue Yiyue a sly smile, and her otherwise somewhat bland face instantly came to life, like a little fox that had just tasted a sweet grape.
The person in front of him looked exactly like Gu Nanqiu for a moment, and even the gesture of reaching out to touch his head felt strangely familiar.
"Yiyue, if it's convenient, I'd like you to stay over there for a while, and I'll take care of things here."
Yue Yiyue nodded hesitantly, following Gu He's advice, and walked to the corner she designated.
But then she quietly took her phone out of her pocket and turned on the recording system.
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Pushing open the purple door, you enter another room, but this room is different from the previous one, as it is divided into two parts.
The room on the left should be a study. There's a computer desk, some white papers, a steaming cup of coffee, and a pen on the desk.
There were also some papers scattered on the ground.
The room on the right should be Noaki's room.
After scanning the other room, Yue Yiyue immediately understood who the real owner of the room was.
The sofa, the background wall, and the half-empty glass of whiskey on the table—I had seen these things before when I was making a video call to Ye Qiu.
Yue Yiyue was also familiar with the clothes draped on the sofa; they were clothes that Ye Qiu had worn before.
Yue Yiyue had a vague feeling that something was wrong with this place, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The previous room was about Gu Nanqiu, this room is about Ye Qiu.
What about the next room?
Ancient?
Or is it Director Qiu?
What is the purpose of arranging these rooms?
She took two steps forward, bent down, and picked up the paper from the ground.
The A4 paper was covered with dense writing. Yue Yiyue glanced at it and recognized the familiar handwriting and the notes next to it.
"Here, Yue Yiyue needs to be made a marginal figure, only in this way can he be free from the control of the plot."
"We must be careful not to injure Yue Yiyue during this part."
"This setup should be more reasonable, and it will allow Yue Yiyue to interfere with the plot to the greatest extent possible."
Yue Yiyue bent down and picked up another piece of paper: "Ahhh—do they really have to run into each other here?"
Below is another line of elegant handwriting: "Absolutely necessary."
The text on the A4 paper was the original text of the book "The Unknown Ghost Place" that I had been reading before coming into this world.
She stood amidst the pile of manuscripts, subconsciously turning back to look at Gu He standing at the door, somewhat worried that Gu He would discover these things.
"Yi Yue, do you have the information you need on these white papers?" Gu He stood at the door and asked curiously, "Then you search the rooms over here, and I'll go check over there."
Yue Yiyue looked down at what she was holding, then glanced meaningfully at Gu He beside her. She thought to herself, "Perfect timing. I was just thinking about how to get Gu He away so I could check the video I just recorded, but she brought this up herself."
"I'll let you know once I find something here, and you have to tell me what you find too, okay? We need to hurry and rescue people."
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He picked up another piece of paper, which was about Yue Yiyue's family background, including the description of his mother.
Even Yue Yiyue's grades were pre-set, with a note next to them: "I found the report card from that world."
Sheets of paper make up the world we know today.
These things are clearly the work of the great writer Ye Qiu, whose abilities may be related to world-building.
Or perhaps, this world existed solely because of her.
Was he just a passerby she pulled into this world?
Okay, I should say it's a key NPC.
This also explains why the plot changes frequently after entering this area.
Because Ye Qiu gave her a new identity, she is both detached from the plot and closely related to it.
Then a new question arises: why did Ye Qiu drag her into this?
The only thing I'm sure of is that I'm not a character she created.
After all, the character settings for Yue Yiyue were filled in by himself.
No matter how fragmented the memory is, you can still make out your own handwriting.
He quickly skimmed through the character design outline for Gu Nanqiu, which detailed Yue Yiyue's ideal lover.
What kind of character background should be given to "Gu Nanqiu"?
Yue Yiyue gently stroked the familiar face in the red-background photo beside him with his fingers.
In that case, it seems she could also be said that she was being manipulated by Gu Nanqiu?
How should she deal with this?
After taking a few steps forward, a thin piece of paper slowly floated down from the sky and landed precisely in Yue Yiyue's hand.
A small line of text appeared on the paper: "You are just a toy of Gu Nanqiu. She will naturally throw you away when she gets tired of you. Do you want to remain just a toy to her forever, or are you angry about it?"
The signature is Greed.
Yue Yiyue looked at the two answers below, which kept popping up like those cheap ads that would appear when you randomly open a webpage.
But Yue Yiyue had to admit that this thing was indeed very eye-catching.
So which option should she choose?
As the words on the paper moved faster and faster, it was as if urging Yue Yiyue to quickly choose an answer.
"Don't worry about Gu Nanqiu retaliating against you. As long as you choose me, I will set you free." Seemingly worried that Yue Yiyue might be hunted down, he greedily and considerately added this sentence.
Upon seeing this line of text, Yue Yiyue seemed to understand why Greed had brought her here and made her see the things in this room.
If the other party wanted it, Yue Yiyue wouldn't mind clicking that option—she was furious about it.
After the answer was chosen, the paper in Yue Yiyue's hand began to burn, then fell to the ground. The entire room was instantly engulfed in orange flames, but there was no heat.
The flames eventually formed a line of text: "I understand your choice. This candle will lead you to the next room. We will be waiting for you at the end."
That's where we came up with a clever idea.
This region is probably connected to that greed.
Logically, since she and Greed went through the previous instance, they should now be enemies.
In the original story, this means that she betrayed Gu Nanqiu and died because of greed.
Greed is now very interested in her and wants to join her.
Something seems off.
Well, actually there's nothing wrong with it.
From the moment she chose that option, she could indeed be said to have betrayed Gu Nanqiu.
Everything seemed to be on track, and Yue Yiyue felt that his own story was about to end.
That's fine.
Yue Yiyue recalled the last few words on that piece of paper: "Gu Nanqiu will disappear from the world forever in place of Yue Yiyue, while Yue Yiyue will live a peaceful and happy life."
This is not the ending she wanted.
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Gu He's voice came from the side: "Yi Yue, did you find anything useful over there?"
"I can't hear you anymore."
At this moment, Yue Yiyue was admiring the video clips he had filmed. His familiar tentacles nimbly darted through the corridor, took out the gold coin, and handed it to the folder. In the instant the folder head pierced the monster, it dragged the two into a picture frame on the wall.
In just one minute, the monster that had been giving Yue Yiyue a headache for a long time was dealt with.
Having become this powerful, it must have been exhausting for him to pretend to be troubled.
Yue Yiyue turned off the screen, picked up the candle that had gathered after the flame disappeared, and held it carefully.
“I’ve found a way to get over there. We need to get to the next room before this fire burns out.”
Yue Yiyue calmly responded to Gu He's call: "I'm coming now. Is there anything else you need to replenish?"
Opening the door, Yue Yiyue looked at Gu He, who was also holding a candle: "It seems that as long as we do this, we can safely get over there?"
"But if anything unexpected happens, Gu He, you'll definitely be able to protect me." Yue Yiyue looked at Gu He with a smile, but the smile didn't seem very genuine.
There was a slight chill in the flickering candlelight.
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