"..."

"..."

In the puppet workshop, they faced a sudden silence.

Gu Mo instinctively raised his eyes slightly and noticed that the expression on the silver-haired girl's face seemed a bit off.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"N-nothing..."

Shaking her head vigorously, the girl answered somewhat flusteredly, but from her demeanor, it was clear that there was "something."

Gu Mo blinked, studying her expression, and suddenly understood, feeling a bit subtle. Just a moment ago, they were earnestly discussing how to create life, how to design an intellectual species, and talked endlessly about life reproduction issues without any misunderstandings...

Why is it that now, just creating a body for himself, she's reacting this way instead?

This feels very odd, like going onto an operating table where the patient isn't even thinking in that direction, yet the lead doctor suddenly becomes bashful, tangled over the gender differences...

"..." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"..."

The air quieted down, and the atmosphere was slightly nuanced.

Gu Mo gently raised his hand, lightly forming a fist and placing it near his mouth, clearing his throat with a cough to draw the girl's attention back: "Anyway, thank you, Miss Shenqi. Thanks to your help, I'm very satisfied with this body..."

"It's nothing really, after all, it's also because of me..."

Feeling a bit shy, the silver-haired, silver-eyed girl lowered her head, speaking softly.

"Alright, let's not dwell on this..." Gu Mo smiled, unwilling to thank back and forth endlessly. He walked to the window, looking out from the top of the tower. This different dimension, created in the crevice of the world, was vast and expansive beyond imagination, but the environment was as harsh as the hellish demon realm.

"Have you thought about the world you want to create? As I said before, I'll do my best to assist you."

Turning back, he looked at the slightly bashful silver-haired girl.

In this regard, Gu Mo was somewhat confident. Although both held a certain power of creation in a sense, their domains didn't entirely overlap, and his power focused on giving life and creating ecosystems, which was a relatively weaker area for the girl.

Moreover, helping Miss Shenqi was also helping himself—

He approached this opportunity with a rare mindset, hoping to exchange experiences with this fellow traveler. The girl clearly seemed to be a novice on her journey, and he was also just getting started, perfectly matched in this half and half endeavor.

"Well..."

Seeing the topic change, Shenqi slightly sighed in relief, but was equally troubled by this new topic. She frowned and thought for a long time, and with a somewhat dismayed appearance, she pouted and said:

"I still haven't decided, it feels hard to make a firm decision..."

She clearly seemed distressed, a look of puzzlement on her delicate face. Indeed, she had given quite a few great proposals, each of which seemed quite tempting, but ultimately, she found it difficult to make a choice.

A matter of great importance, naturally, Shenqi hoped her first genuine creation would be as perfect as possible.

In some ways, this held special significance for her.

"I see..." Gu Mo wasn't too surprised, and he roughly understood the girl's attitude. Naturally, he wouldn't rush her. This wasn't as simple as crafting a puppet on request; ultimately, it was something Shenqi had to decide with her own will.

"No need to rush, we can take our time..."

After a moment of thought, he raised a finger, smiling but with a serious tone, suggested—

"Or follow your previous idea; didn't you say you wanted to wander the human world for inspiration? This isn't a decision you can make immediately; why not follow that plan... how about it?"

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"..."

"Hmm..." The girl bit her finger in distress, yet looked at him with some anticipation: "Um—you'll come with me, right?"

"Eh?" Gu Mo raised an eyebrow, unexpected that Miss Shenqi's first concern was this. He carefully examined her expression, unable to suppress his musings: could it be that she still hadn't let go of that previous peculiar conjecture, still thinking of him as her kind?

"Uh, why aren't you saying anything, is that a refusal... Gu Mo." The disappointment was evident on her face, as the silver-haired, silver-eyed girl looked at him somewhat unhappy, calling him by name.

"...No, let's go together then, I actually also want to go out and see this world."

Gu Mo snapped back to reality, shook his head with a smile, naturally not pretending. Traveling together provided an extra layer of security. Her power was indeed very strong, at least much stronger than himself at present, so why not?

...

...

There was nothing to pack, and both of them were quick to act once they reached a consensus—

After agreeing, they directly left this harsh environment in the otherworld space.

Back in the present world, Gu Mo once again experienced the process of spatial traversal and, with his current state, grasped more of the reality.

The blazing sun hung in a cloudless sky, the brightness so intense it was almost uncomfortable. They arrived not at the previous collision site but at another area, where bizarre peaks, towering rocks, inverted waterfalls, and a landscape of green-clad peaks painted a majestic and grand scene.