I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 463: Prologue: The Fugitive and the Traveler (Part 3)
In some sense, the situation seemed to have gotten worse...
What exactly is going on?
Why am I sitting here?
This woman has been interrogating me, is this some kind of interrogation?
Too many questions swirled in the girl’s mind. She tried to maintain a somewhat stiff smile on her face, responding to the questions of the kind middle-aged woman in front of her. Fortunately, it all ended quickly. With her father’s shout from the kitchen, her mother also stood up to go and help.
"I can cook too..." Gu Mo protested as his parents jointly shoved him out of the kitchen, unwilling to leave. He rarely came home and planned to show off a bit to his parents, but was despised instead. They said he could indeed cook, but only just barely.
Who are they looking down on? Although Gu Mo could only use a rice cooker and understood nothing of recipes and culinary skills, that didn’t stop him from making dishes that could rival those in gourmet anime with their otherworldly glow!
Cognition is reality, and lies rewrite "truth."
Though he couldn’t manage deceptions at too high a level or too large a scale, crafting such lies wasn’t too difficult. Unfortunately, a hero without a battlefield, he really wanted a chance to prove himself, but his parents weren’t about to give him one.
Slightly disappointed, Gu Mo returned to the living room and sat down, picking up the teapot to calmly refill everyone’s cups.
"Th-thank you..." the white-haired girl instinctively thanked him.
"You’re welcome." Gu Mo nodded, responding politely.
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In the brief silence, the white-haired girl stared intently at the cup in her hands. After a moment, she seemed to make up her mind, raising her head to look at the calm young man sipping his tea while idly flipping through TV channels with the remote.
"I know, you’re Hilary Fiona Allen Lianlun, Princess of Sintra, Princess of Niflgaard, and also an heir to the Ancient Blood..." Gu Mo calmly stated, pausing his remote-clicking hand as the news replayed an interview about a modern version of the Peach Blossom Spring story.
Thankfully, after figuring out the source world’s golem crafting process, he happened to come across the name while doing some research. Otherwise, he honestly wouldn’t have been able to say it now.
The witch glanced at him calmly, then thoughtfully turned to the white-haired girl.
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"You... I..." Once she finally reacted, Hiri felt a bit stuck. She hadn’t even asked, yet the other had already answered, and her prepared question was still caught in her throat, struggling whether to speak or swallow her words.
The process was still running, but unresponsive.
"Your mental fluctuations are too intense and obvious. It’s easy for me to discern, just like you’re wearing your thoughts on your face..." said Gu Mo, with a bright smile, putting down the remote and explaining in a very cheerful tone. "But you don’t need to worry too much, I’m not of the Wild Hunt, nor am I interested in the Ancient Blood."
Truthfully, he was quite interested, but the priority was to soothe the girl’s sensitive nerves. Claiming no interest might not immediately convince Hiri, but claiming significant interest would surely alarm this Yanzi.
Hiri’s expression softened slightly. She didn’t believe his statement right away, but at least his attitude sent a positive signal.
She hesitated, scrutinizing the two people before her, cautiously asking, "You... who are you?"
If this person wasn’t after the secrets contained in her bloodline, why would they know about her?
"That’s a tough question to answer. Although I’d like to say I’m just an ordinary person, look—you immediately give me that suspicious look." The young man across from her stretched out a slender index finger, lightly scratching his cheek. What kind of answer would be convincing? 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Quickly thinking it over, he exhaled softly: "Just think of me as a traveler. In some way, I’m quite similar to you..."
A traveler? Similar to herself?
Doubt rose in Hiri’s mind, her eyebrows furrowing tightly. What could this mean?
"I, like you, can travel between different worlds..." Glancing at the witch beside him, Gu Mo cautiously explained, seizing the chance to clarify, "It’s my ability and my way of living, so as I said, similar to you, I usually travel between various worlds..."
"What?" Hiri was slightly stunned. "Are you also an heir of the Ancient Blood?"
"I don’t have such a thing... I’m just an ordinary human."
Gu Mo spread his hands. The Ancient Blood in this transmigrator lady’s world was the bloodline of the primordial elves, a powerful elf curse passed down through generations, a very rare talent. It’s said those with this bloodline can control time and space, reaching realms even elven sages can only dream of.
Though it’s just a legend, many ambitious individuals covet it, and as a complete heir of the Ancient Blood, the white-haired girl was naturally always being pursued.
"An ordinary human..." Hiri’s gaze flickered. She wouldn’t believe such nonsense.
However, if this person really possessed the same ability, regardless of whether it’s due to bloodline or some other reason for wielding such power, perhaps they really are like herself... No, there’s actually a difference. She constantly fled different worlds, while they seemingly traveled freely?
The newly felt sense of comfort and connection immediately turned into a kind of helplessness and distance, and Hiri mentally sighed.
She seriously thought about it and tentatively asked: "Are you really not after the Ancient Blood?"
"No, you suddenly came crashing into me, not the other way around... I’m sure you understand that, right?" Gu Mo calmly replied.
"Then can I leave?"
"Of course... not." Gu Mo remained very calmly as he answered.
As expected! Hiri bit her lip slightly. She knew there was no such luck; not a word from this person could be trusted. They absolutely came after her; how could they let her leave so easily...
"You just crashed into me causing serious injury and damaged my belongings, and you want to leave just like that?" The young man spoke in a very calm tone, extending a hand to produce a long list, "This is my medical bill, and the specific compensation for the things you broke. Settle this, and you can go."
"You, you... you sustained serious injury?" Hiri widened her eyes, looking at him incredulously.
Who’s he trying to fool?
"I won’t charge you for medical expenses, but you must compensate for the items you broke..." said Gu Mo, unperturbed, "Let’s just erase that part. Pay the rest."
The white-haired girl remained silent.
