316: Chapter 114: Up at Night for a Midnight Snack 316: Chapter 114: Up at Night for a Midnight Snack Principal Zhou did not let Wang Yunxiao see the contents of the classified document, but from his solemn expression, the matter was not as simple as it appeared on the surface…
although it was already complicated enough on the surface.
This sparked a glimmer of hope in Wang Yunxiao.
What if there was a chance for things to take a turn?
“Are you certain she’s fourteen years old and that she hasn’t been born at all on this current timeline?”
“The point in time fourteen years ago and the one two years ago have different meanings.
The establishment of the new government by the President marks a very important milestone.
Generally speaking, when conducting Time-Space Retrospection within the country, it’s not possible to go back to the old era before two years ago.”
Wang Yunxiao nodded.
Her own parents wouldn’t lie about such a thing…
right?
But he immediately realized that it was indeed uncertain.
Li Mumu was not a local of Tianmen.
The only proof that Li Mumu had never existed from the start was from her parents and her little sister.
Was it impossible for her parents to be deceived, to suffer from amnesia, or to have their memories altered?
However, to think this way seemed a bit like nitpicking.
Li Mumu was just a rich family’s young miss; what had she done to deserve such a top-level treatment to cover up the heaven’s secrets?
But…
are there such restrictions on Time-Space Retrospection?
It was his first time hearing this.
Not being able to go back before the new government was established?
Why?
“Because the President used himself as an anchor to sever the entire old era.”
Perhaps realizing the confusion in Wang Yunxiao’s heart, Principal Zhou explained in a low voice, “If the situation you reported is true, it would mean that the President’s anchor might have loosened.”
What did a loosened anchor mean?
Wang Yunxiao still couldn’t understand; he had always failed to anchor himself and had never succeeded.
“This is not something you need to concern yourself with now.”
Principal Zhou was unwilling to explain any further.
“However, if you have time, you might as well pay more attention to that family.
Who knows, their daughter might return one day.”
Huh?
She can really come back?
Wang Yunxiao was shocked.
“Historical timelines are not so easy to change.”
Principal Zhou said meaningfully, “Those destined to die in their fate, even if they survive by luck, may not avoid the next brush with death.
People who are not fated to die are not so easily erased from history with a simple effort.”
“The tides of time and space are not child’s play, for anyone to smear as they please.”
Wang Yunxiao was completely clueless, but in the end, he chose to believe Principal Zhou’s words, for after all, as someone who followed the President in creating this new era, he had considerable authority in interpreting the various bizarre phenomena of this era.
Time came to the end of May.
At the end of each month, the Real World would face the Echo Erosion from the Outer Dimension, which was supposed to be the busiest time for the police.
Under the influence of the cosmic will, Wang Yunxiao and his brothers were safe and sound, hiding in the school without encountering any danger, and naturally, they didn’t have any extra income.
Wang Yunxiao lay on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
The intense hunger kept his brain in an excited state, preventing him from sleeping.
It wasn’t hunger in his stomach but a hunger of the body.
It’s difficult to describe this feeling in concrete terms, just like how you’re accustomed to checking your phone every day, and then you suddenly travel back to ancient times, where the phone has no signal and only 20% battery left.
And then there are no system benefits sent to you, forcing you to experience the pure taste of ancient survival adventures.
Three days later, as you stared at your phone which had completely blacked out, you felt like snapping the battery out and biting it with your teeth.
Doctors call this a withdrawal reaction.
Wang Yunxiao didn’t know what he was withdrawing from, but he was restless and couldn’t sleep.
He felt like getting into a fight.
Yesterday, he almost broke Guozi’s arm, and now Guozi refused to hang out with him.
Feeling unbearably bored, he got up and flipped open his notebook to check how many debuffs he had on him.
Last time he checked, his body was lit up with colors like a christmas light, not knowing where he got so much Echo Erosion from.
He himself felt nothing, and it wasn’t contagious.
Since he couldn’t sleep anyway, he decided to study it thoroughly.
But when he opened the notebook, he saw two blood-red words scrawled across the page—”Save me!”
Wang Yunxiao instantly felt energized.
Only he and Li Mumu knew the secret that this notebook could be used for communication.
Was it Li Mumu herself on the other side, or someone else after the timeline had changed?
Because of his repeated failures in anchoring himself, even if time-space retrospection occurred, Wang Yunxiao’s memory wouldn’t alter like others.
The advantage was that he remembered everything that had happened, but the disadvantage was that he had no clue what he had done in the new timeline.
It’s so damn annoying…
Who could sort out all these ins and outs, the past and present?
I just want to know who’s got a health bar over their head!
Wang Yunxiao picked up a pen and wrote in the notebook, “Where are you, how can I save you?”
Then he rolled out of bed, got dressed, and left the dorm.
By the time he reached the bottom of the stairs, new blood-colored words had finally appeared in the notebook—”Meet me!”
Can you not make it so creepy?
Anyone who didn’t know better would think you’ve turned into some demon or evil spirit.
Although he hoped that Eldest Miss Li hadn’t undergone some genetic mutation, Wang Yunxiao still made full preparations, dressing up in the air-raid shelter with the Whip of Duke Thunder in his left hand, the Swallow Wing Blade in his right, stuffing Palm Thunder into his waist, and loading his gun with bullets.
Without warning, he looked up and saw Guozi holding his arms and leaning against the doorway, staring blankly at him.
“Big bro, what are you up to?”
“Going out for some late-night snacks.”
“Can I come?”
“Why should I take you?
Go back to sleep!”
“Got a little lady waiting, inconvenient?”
“What the hell little lady!”
This was Tianmen local rogue slang, not meaning ‘daughter,’ but when read together, it sounded like ‘ne yu er,’ similar to Capital’s ‘da sa mi,’ referring to beautiful and stylish strange women out there.
But only those who could handle the game, not the goody-two-shoes who never step out of bounds.
Wang Yunxiao had no choice but to be honest: “I’m just going out for a walk, stretch my muscles a bit.”
Guozi felt heartbroken, big bro’s strength was on the rise, and he didn’t want to take him out anymore.
Wang Yunxiao also felt helpless; he couldn’t tell him it was his own private matter, because then he would keep prying.
Being a big bro, running out in the middle of the night at a woman’s beck and call, how could he let his brothers know about something like that.
Wang Yunxiao walked out of the school gates, opened the notebook, there was no new message, meaning, no address was given.
Where the hell do you expect me to rescue you from?
This thing doesn’t have a long-distance positioning feature.
Wang Yunxiao thought about it and decided to check Li Mumu’s house.