My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 142 - 131: Name
Naming the little girl.
Chen Lusi has been putting it off for a long time.
Lacking experience in this matter and not wanting to be too perfunctory, he really didn’t know what name to give her. And since it didn’t feel urgent, he just kept postponing it.
But the alteration incident on the way to Kunlun, and later being mistaken for an Upper God in the Monkey Anomaly Realm... these two events filled Chen Lusi with a strong sense of urgency.
He now desperately wanted to understand what his Authority Ability was all about.
Whether or not he was in the Celestial Strategy Mansion, this matter was very important.
Otherwise, if things kept going on like this and he himself couldn’t figure it out, it would be too tormenting.
But to figure it out, he first needed to find the little girl.
And to find her, at least a name that could be called out was needed.
This elevated the priority of naming to the highest.
No matter what... this could not be delayed any longer.
With this thought in mind, Chen Lusi picked up the pen beside the blank paper.
But when he picked up the pen and bent down, he hesitated again.
Honestly speaking.
He wanted to write ’Xiaobai’... it was basically like trying the last resort.
And at this critical moment, the feeling of being stared at by the little girl’s dark eyes reappeared.
...Not satisfied?
Chen Lusi paused for a moment, unsure if it was just his imagination, but he didn’t write rashly.
He held the pen, raised his head again, and glanced around at the setup in Lin Ying’s room, hoping to find some inspiration.
Refrigerator, TV, sofa, table, cabinet...
"..."
Everything in Chen Lusi’s sight was common items, and no matter how he combined their names, they felt less fitting than ’Xiaobai’.
It proved that using everyday items as a naming basis wasn’t reliable.
Chen Lusi remained silent for a moment, took out his phone, randomly opened a memo, and began trying various pinyin combinations.
About five minutes later.
He paused for a moment, then put down the phone and picked up the pen again.
Lan.
Chen Lusi directly wrote a character on the blank paper.
Then he hesitated for a moment and added his own family name in front.
Although he didn’t know if she needed a surname, just in case, he added it. It would follow his own surname.
After adding the surname, the name was finally decided.
Honestly, the name was quite ordinary, without any memorable points.
But at least it was much better than a name like ’Xiaobai’, which felt perfunctory.
Or more accurately... it was much more ordinary.
But there was nothing wrong with being ordinary.
Chen Lusi looked at the name on the blank paper and put down the pen.
But nothing happened.
Chen Lusi stared at the blank paper, patiently waited for a while, yet nothing still happened.
Could it be that he was being overly sentimental?
He slightly furrowed his brow, hesitated for a moment and uncertainly said, "Lan?"
Whoosh—
As he called out that name.
The blank paper on the table suddenly combusted.
But unlike normal paper burning... After burning, the blank paper on the table left no embers.
Not only were there no embers, but not even a trace was left behind.
The whole process was swift and bizarre.
In the blink of an eye.
The blank paper on the table disappeared without a trace.
Immediately after.
A little girl abruptly appeared in front of Chen Lusi, her long, dark hair almost reaching her ankles, and her doll-like, cute face expressionless, still wearing that seemingly transparent white long dress.
She slightly tilted her head, looking towards Chen Lusi.
...
And at the same time that the blank paper burned away.
In the Yellow Springs Mainstream, which was extremely far from Chen Lusi, suddenly... intense vibrations started.
In an instant, it was like boiling oil was mixed with water.
Countless bolts of lightning suddenly appeared, starting to roam the area irradiated by the Yellow Springs Mainstream.
Soon after, black mist surged, and the entire Yellow Springs Mainstream experienced violent turmoil.
All conscious living beings, as if startled, began screaming and roaring, as if wailing or reprimanding some blasphemous act.
"Heretic!!!"
A bell-like voice suddenly rang out, filled with rage: "Who on earth! Bestowed a true name to the heretic! Blasphemy!!!"
In the distance.
Xia Yue slowly stood still, surrounded by a shroud of black mist, also noticing the abnormality.
He slightly raised his head, glancing at the continuously roving lightning, then shifted his gaze towards the newly emerged, blurry grand hall in the distance, frowning slightly.
Why... did the eleventh hall suddenly appear?
Moreover, written on the plaque... why was it in simplified characters?
Lan?
And at the same moment the anomaly occurred in the Yellow Springs Mainstream.
In Kunlun.
The ’Book of Descriptions’, thick and heavy, suddenly flipped open, with pages turning automatically.
Swish swish swish—
The continuous sound of pages turning echoed.
But unlike when Chen Lusi flipped through it.
This time.
The headings on each page of the ’Book of Descriptions’ slowly revealed new words—’Name of Evil Charm’, ’Name of Evergreen’, ’Name of History’, ’Name of Folklore’, ’Name of the Human World’, ’Name of the Ancient’, ’Name of the Dragon and Tiger’...
Each page displayed words similar to a directory.
And the ’Book of Descriptions’, after flipping to the last page, quickly scanned it, then rewound back to the very first page.
On the first page.
The lines of names written in seal script appeared to be compressed by some force, once again moving downwards.
The first page appeared with a line of blank space.
The previously altered name ’Chen Lusi’ surfaced once again.
And right next to the name Chen Lusi, a character ’Lan’ slowly emerged.
At the top of the first page, it read — ’Name of Mountain and Sea.’
Meaning... the deity names engraved upon all mountains and seas within the Yellow Springs domain.
The ’Book of Descriptions’ suddenly closed shut.
Up to this point.
Under the Yellow Springs, an eleventh hall appeared.
Above Bi Luo, all mountains and seas were engraved with two new names.
From Bi Luo to Yellow Springs... all were enraged.
Outside Kunlun.
Atop the mountain platform.
On that replica of the ’Celestial Gate.’
The sky was thick with dark clouds.
A storm brewed once more.
Countless lightning bolts danced within the clouds.
"What is it this time..."
Luo Mountain, the person in charge of Kunlun, looked up. The scene above made his scalp tingle, leaving him stunned and speechless.
Before he could finish his words, a series of thunderbolts struck down suddenly, continuously hitting the replica of the ’Celestial Gate.’
The true wrath of thunder had descended.
...
Peng City.
Chen Lusi sat on the sofa, unaware of what had occurred far away in Bi Luo and Yellow Springs at this moment.
His full attention was on the young girl before him.
The little girl looked up at him, her pretty face expressionless, but as time passed... it gradually took on a divine aura, with her beautiful eyes slowly turning golden.
As if undergoing some kind of transformation.
Chen Lusi met her gaze, noticing her anomaly, was silent for a moment, then suddenly extended his hands, lifting her up by her armpits.
Little girl: "..."
The young girl’s feet left the ground.
In an instant.
The divine aura on her little fair face vanished completely, and even the gold in her eyes began to waver.
She looked at Chen Lusi, her pretty face still without expression.
But perhaps it was an illusion.
For a moment, her gaze seemed somewhat resentful...
"Finally found you."
Holding the petite girl, Chen Lusi said, "You’re not just the ’shadow’ Xia Panqiu talked about, are you? Tell me, who are you really?"
The little girl didn’t struggle, nor did she speak.
She was just held there, motionless.
Giving off an inexplicable feeling of obedience.
Chen Lusi found her unmoved and continued, "This time, no matter what, you have to answer me, or I’ll keep holding you up."
Little girl: "..."
She remained still, silent.
Chen Lusi held the stalemate for a while... feeling his arms getting sore.
Even though she was almost weightless, his arms couldn’t bear holding them up for long even if empty-handed.
After about five minutes of stalemate.
Chen Lusi surrendered, sighed, put her down to stand on the sofa, then leaned against the chair back, softly saying, "I don’t know what kind of existence you are."
"But you keep appearing next to me unexpectedly... following me all the time, right?"
"You should understand how I feel... Being kept in the dark, knowing nothing."
The little girl stood quietly on the sofa, and upon hearing this, she moved slightly, with just a small turn to look towards the door.
But Chen Lusi saw hope, adjusted his sitting posture, and then examined her from head to toe.
The little girl withdrew her gaze, looking back at Chen Lusi’s face.
Chen Lusi’s gaze moved downward, focusing on her snow-white feet, suggesting, "...I can buy you a pair of shoes. Just tell me who you are."
Little girl: "..."
"Or I can do your hair, I practiced when I was young, and it actually looks pretty good."
Chen Lusi thought for a moment, looking at her long black hair that almost reached her ankles, and continued, "You just need to tell me... what my Authority is all about."
Little girl: "..."
Seeing her still unmoved, Chen Lusi pondered for a moment, just about to present another suggestion.
"...Your Authority is the proof of our existence in Yellow Springs."
Suddenly.
A soft, tender voice sounded.
Chen Lusi abruptly looked up at the little girl who finally spoke, momentarily taken aback.
"Not wishing for you to die created the Clockwork Man; hoping to follow you, to watch you grow powerful, created the shadow; wanting to forget painful memories, to start anew, created the Wheelchair Man."
"I survive because of your wishes."
"I grow by consuming the nourishment you provide; I mature by carrying your wishes; I am the proof of your existence."
"My name is Lan."
"..."
Chen Lusi repeatedly confirmed that the little girl before him was indeed speaking, and pressed her shoulders, wanting to ask about the doubts churning within him.
But before he could open his mouth.
There was a sudden cool sensation on his forehead.
The little girl, at some unknown time, had placed her cool little hand on his forehead.
...Trying to make me sleep?
As Chen Lusi had this thought.
The little girl gently pressed his forehead and suddenly whispered, "I grew by consuming your desires... now, I return them to you."
She didn’t make Chen Lusi sleep but merely pressed his forehead lightly, leaving a remark before vanishing like smoke and mist.
Chen Lusi was left dazed, unable to react.
CRACK.
The sound of a door opening resonated.
It seemed Lin Ying had returned.
