Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In-Chapter 206 - 172 Aina: Mom, she is just upstairs(✧◡✧)_1
Fifteen minutes earlier.
After calming down her two daughters, Liya entered the restaurant to take a quick look at the rest of the people there.
Two Variant patients of rabbit Category, Tier zero.
A normal male, no signs of Sublimation.
None posed a threat.
When Liya’s gaze fell on Chutian, he paused noticeably and eventually looked away with difficulty. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
No, it’s not okay to switch targets now.
He had decided that from now on, he would be a man of pure love!
The path of pure love cannot be abandoned halfway!
If Luo Xi knew what this guy was thinking, he would definitely mock, "Do you have some misunderstanding about pure love?"
Lena, carrying a box of stuff, walked out of the kitchen: "Teacher, is there anything else we need to bring? Do we need ingredients and kitchenware?"
Liya shook her head, "Bring some ingredients, but we don’t need kitchenware. I’ll just use some Skills to create some tools for temporary use."
"Okay, then I will take all the food supplies from the inn’s inventory."
Lena immediately turned and headed to the storeroom to prepare the ingredients.
Soon, she moved out all the food reserves from the storeroom, which left Liya stunned.
There are only a few people here, what are you planning to do with a large vat of rice and a big bag of flour?
Wei’er went upstairs in the inn.
The young girl picked up the Echo of Azure, then glanced at the black iron ball and the hat.
These two items belonged to that pervert; leaving them here wouldn’t matter.
When Wei’er handed the Echo of Azure to Liya, Liya wasn’t very surprised, because she had a connection with the Lost Yuan Qi and knew where it was from far away.
Liya gently touched the staff’s shaft, "Old buddy, long time no see."
The Echo of Azure vibrated slightly, as if welcoming its master’s return.
After everything was prepared, Liya called everyone over and had them walk out of the silver layer of the barrier first.
The dual Divine Tree Barriers of Winter City had the effect of isolating Skills; although Lena’s Inn was right next to the silver barrier, her Rune Skills were still blocked.
Just as Liya was using runes to pack the ingredients and make them levitate, a childish voice that was very familiar to Liya sounded from behind her.
"Auntie Liya, you’re back."
Liya turned around sharply, her beautiful purple eyes narrowing: "Hill..."
With his head bowed, Hill said, "Auntie Liya, is my dad not coming back?"
Liya: "..."
She didn’t know how to reply to the child.
"That—"
"You don’t have to feel so troubled, Auntie Liya."
Hill forced a smile, "I know that my dad did some very bad things. The True Canon of the Winter Divine Tree told me everything while I was sleeping. All the accidents from back then were caused by my dad."
Liya: "..."
No, I’m also to blame.
If I hadn’t come to Winter City, then Hiss probably wouldn’t have turned out that way, right?
Liya walked over and affectionately ruffled the child’s hair.
That bastard Hiss never considered his own child. Hadn’t he thought about the fact that if he’d succeeded in ascending, his child would have died too?
The impact of the snow disaster was indiscriminate.
Hill glanced at Wei’er and asked softly, "Auntie Liya, are you going home?"
"Yes, back to Grey Stone Street."
Hill raised his head, asking eagerly, "Then, may I come with you?"
Liya patted the child’s shoulder, "Of course you can, today Auntie will cook personally, let’s go together."
"Then I’ll give you the access rights."
The ice-blue light in Hill’s eyes shone brightly.
Instantly, Liya felt her runes could sense much further away.
Had Hill opened up part of the Divine Tree’s rights to her?
This child, after Hiss’s complete death, indeed inherited all the rights of the Divine Tree controller.
So, Liya took Hill’s hand and waved to the others who had already walked beyond the Glory, wrapping everyone in runes in an instant and disappearing in a rising ring of light from their feet to their heads.
A moment later.
All of them had been transported to Grey Stone Street.
The snow here had accumulated to about four or five meters deep, completely swallowing up a whole floor.
"We’re home."
Liya looked at the house where she had lived for over a decade.
But... what’s with these external stairs and why are they broken?
On the wall of the three-story cottage, the iron staircase, which had hung intact, was missing the section leading to the third floor.
It looked as though it had been torn off by some external force.
Liya casually raised her hand, runes emerged, filled the gap where the staircase had been, and then she walked up.
She pushed the door open.
Squeak—
The door hinge emitted a piercing noise.
After entering, Liya looked around the living room, which was now empty of items.
All the things were in that young man’s hands.
Unfortunately, that young man can never return.
Things are not like they used to be.
She looked back at her two daughters following her.
No, perhaps it should be said that people are not like the objects here.
This is also a good thing, isn’t it?
Liya softly snapped her fingers a few times.
In an instant, a multitude of runes appeared in the living room like a shower of stars, constructing sofas, stools, chairs, and other household items.
All the things were just as they had been when she left all those years ago, fixed in Liya’s memory of this place.
Wei’er also watched in amazement as her mother effortlessly used her Skills.
Was mom this powerful? The younger version of herself had thought her mom was just an ordinary Skill Practitioner who could draw some scrolls.
That’s when the sounds of noisy conversation came from outside.
Wei’er walked over to look out and saw that quite a few of Grey Stone Street’s residents were gradually coming towards this place from afar.
"Have the residents of Grey Stone Street returned?"
"Yes," Hill said from the side. "The threat of the snow disaster is gone, and the temperature has already warmed up, so I had people bring them back and also provided them with a lot of supplies."
Liya went to pat Hill’s head, "With a City Owner like you in the future, life might become a bit more hopeful for them."
Aina came closer, complaining, "Aina wants mommy to pat her head too."
"Of course."
Liya affectionately stroked Aina’s small head.
Her youngest daughter still inspires such pity.
Aina rubbed her mom’s palm and thought of Luo Xi again.
She couldn’t help but start worrying.
Brother Luo Xi wouldn’t really never come back, would he?
Suddenly, Aina’s dainty nose wrinkled slightly.
She walked toward the big bedroom.
Wei’er called out lightly, "Aina, what are you doing there? There’s nothing left in the bedroom."
"I’m just going to have a look, sister. You entertain the other guests first."
Aina smiled at her sister, entered the room, and then shut the door.
Liya didn’t pay much attention to Aina’s actions.
However, she suddenly remembered something.
"Wei’er, among the scrolls that mom left here, there was one that you probably couldn’t use. Where is it now?"
Liya really wanted to know if, with her current knowledge of runes, she could complete a true rune armor.
Wei’er was slightly startled.
A scroll that couldn’t be used?
Wasn’t it the hat that Luo Xi always wore on his head?
"It’s still at Sister Lena’s inn."
Liya nodded.
There was no hurry to go get it; after finally reuniting with her daughters, she decided not to think about research-related matters for the day.
Hill, however, said, "If you need something, I can help."
Wei’er thought for a moment and said, "Upstairs in that inn, there’s a hat with a white base and black trim, and a black iron ball underneath."
Hill closed his eyes, and after a while, extended his hand toward the ground.
"Is this it?"
Ice blue inscriptions emerged, and after they disappeared, a black iron ball and a black and white gentleman’s hat appeared on the ground.
"I was talking about a scroll... What is this? Huh?!"
Liya looked at the hat and the black metal sphere with surprised uncertainty.
Why did these two objects feel so familiar to her, as if they were rune-made objects she had created with her own hands?
Profound purple inscriptions appeared in Liya’s eyes.
Suddenly, a massive amount of rune structures from the two items entered her line of sight.
She could confirm that these runes were indeed woven by her own hand.
But Liya had absolutely no recollection of these two objects.
Within the black metal ball, bizarre runes were arranged and integrated in a manner she still couldn’t understand, even now.
Liya tried to invade these rune-made objects with her spirit.
An unhappy voice rang out: "What are you doing?! You’re not the owner. You can’t just get into Spark’s... Ah, it’s you. No, even though you made Spark more powerful, you still can’t enter inside Spark’s innards!"
Liya: "???"
Could someone tell her what this thing was?
Liya took the hat into her hands.
It was the Furnace Core of Yuan Su she had designed, now actualized!
But the conditions for using that scroll were very strict; only sublimated persons or Variants with a fiery attribute could use it... Could it be that young man?
Wait a second, was there something hidden in the rune arrangement inside this Furnace Core?
Liya narrowed her eyes.
Runes activated.
In an instant, numerous images flooded her mind—memories related to the events that the reflected image within this Furnace Core had encountered.
Liya: "."
What on earth had that guy done to her daughters?
...
The cover over the basement was opened.
Squeak—
Luo Xi’s heart raced.
At this time, the only ones who could come here and knew about this secret basement were probably Wei’er and Aina.
"Brother Luo Xi, is that you?"
Above, the soft voice of the little wolf girl resounded.
Luo Xi: "!"
Yay! It’s Aina!
"Yeah, it’s me."
About ten seconds later, someone reached the bottom.
The next moment, Luo Xi felt a soft object burrowing into his embrace.
Aina nuzzled her head into his chest.
"Brother Luo Xi is still so warm~"
"Aina is just as adorable."
Luo Xi chuckled lightly, skilfully reached behind Aina, and petted the fluffy bushy tail of the wolf-eared Lolita, feeling all his fatigue dissipate.
[Ding! Your happiness level +80]
In the dim light, Aina’s tea gold eyes blinked with an inexplicable glow, "Brother Luo Xi, since you’re back, why don’t you come upstairs?"
"Is your sister also upstairs?" Luo Xi asked.
"Mhm, mhm, and mom is here too."
"Huh? Your mom is here too?!"
[Ding! Your fright value +100]
The hands that Luo Xi was using to play with Aina’s tail suddenly stopped.
He swallowed hard: "Your mom is already upstairs?"
"Yep." Aina said with a (✧◡✧) expression, "Mom is just upstairs. Brother, do you want to go see her? But you must have already met mom, right? How did it go?"
Luo Xi: (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;)))!
Oh no, things are going south!
[Current remaining sync time: 28 minutes]
Why is there still so much sync time left?!
Damn text, get me out of here!
[Note: Garbage Traveler, the true moment of judgment from your mother-in-law is coming. Feel the rage of a homeowner whose cabbages have been uprooted by wild boars!]
Aargh!
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There’s another update tonight~
