Before entering the restricted area, Yu Tong could clearly see the scenery inside. But the moment he squeezed through the wire fence with warning signs, a sudden thick fog rose around him without warning.
The fog obscured Yu Tong’s vision, shrinking his visibility to only two meters. Even the kitten’s profound sense of smell was greatly reduced at this moment.
The sensation of hindered perception wasn’t pleasant, and Yu Tong’s big tail involuntarily drooped down.
He chatted with the system while listlessly walking inside.
He was surrounded by the white fog, with black shadows occasionally darting through the mist, bringing with them a nauseatingly strong stench.
Before even passing through the wire fence, Yu Tong faintly smelled the scent of Yun Mingchen.
Yun Mingchen often touched him and kissed him, so he was very familiar with the smell of the antagonist’s body.
Yu Tong crawled forward, his little pink nose twitching as he sniffed the ground.
The system strolled around the discussion forum and was introduced to many strange hosts. Compared to them, besides killing, arson, and trespassing, Yu Tong didn’t seem to be anything particularly special.
Doing some mental preparation, it started chatting with Yu Tong, 【Little Yu, do you have a boyfriend?】
Yu Tong followed the scent to a tree, where he found a puddle of blood underneath. Fortunately, it wasn’t Yun Mingchen’s blood.
He sniffed and casually replied, “No, I’m single.”
【What’s your relationship with your brother Chen?】 the system asked.
“Childhood friends, roommates, it’s beyond friendship but not quite love,” Yu Tong replied.
Yu Tong vaguely heard the system mutter under its breath, 【Well, that’s strange.】
“What’s strange?” he asked.
【Nothing. By the way, little Yu, what’s your brother Chen’s full name?】 the system inquired.
Yu Tong instinctively wanted to answer, but the words stopped at his lips. He fell silent for a while, then hesitantly said, “His name is just Chen.”
【Do you think that’s reasonable?】 the system asked.
Yu Tong didn’t say anything.
He squatted in place with his tail between his legs, feeling a bit bewildered.
Since he met Chen, he had always called him Chen. But Chen was obviously a nickname. They had been childhood friends, and he should know Chen’s full name.
But why couldn’t he remember it? Why hadn’t he realized anything wrong before?
The system, cigarette in mouth, flaunted its large gold chain, 【Look at that clueless look on your face. Bro just checked for you. Your brother Chen’s name is Chen Qing.】
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Although what he said sounded like rainbow farts, the system couldn’t help but feel a bit floaty under his grateful and admiring gaze.
【I’ve dealt with so many hosts, and no one has ever praised me, hehe! Don’t worry, bro’s got your back from now on. I’m good at online shopping, I know all about discounts, promotions, and vouchers. I’ll take care of the props for you in the future!】
“Thank you, bro, you’re really kind to me.”
Seeing 8102 gradually relax his vigilance, Yu Tong was about to continue probing when he suddenly felt a drop of water hit his head.
The thick fog obscured his vision, and Yu Tong couldn’t see what happened on the tree. All he could see was drops of blood dripping from the tree, landing in a blood pool on the ground, making a dripping sound.
The system asked nervously, 【What’s going on?】
Yu Tong continued to walk and sniff, “Probably just a fresh corpse hanging from the tree. It’s none of our business.”
【……】
After wandering in the fog for more than ten minutes, Yu Tong encountered another four corpses. One of them was lying on the ground, so he could clearly see it when he approached.
Yu Tong leaned in to inspect the corpse, quickly analyzing that this member of the Student Union had just been killed by a monster.
He handled the body like he was inspecting vegetables in a market. The system shrunk back into its space, feeling like the host didn’t seem like a good person.
Just as Yu Tong began to worry if the antagonist had encountered danger, he finally saw a living person in the endless fog.
It was a young man about 1.85 meters tall, dressed in the white robe uniform of the Sword Cultivation Facility, holding a sharp long sword in his hand.
Compared to Yun Mingchen, he wasn’t particularly outstanding in appearance. But his facial features were well-defined, with sword-like eyebrows and sharp eyes, giving off a much more upright aura than Yun Mingchen.
The system peeked out and commented, 【Why is Su Feng here? Wasn’t he supposed to be absent from this storyline?】
Yu Tong was stunned.
Was this the male lead? He looked quite decent.
He hid behind a tree, peeking his little head out to observe.
Su Feng was kissing a female cultivator wearing Student Union robes in the fog.
Both were getting more passionate by the second as the system spat out, 【He’s still dating Yun Zhongling, what a scumbag.】
Yu Tong withdrew his gaze, ‘Brother Eight is so great, your moral code is so high. With your personality, you’d definitely be a popular guy in the human world.’
【Hehe, stop it.】
The male lead continued to kiss the female cultivator while Yu Tong squatted under a big tree licking his fur, showing no intention of leaving.
The system asked in confusion, 【Didn’t I use the “Human x Separation” prop on you? Why are you licking your fur? Is the prop not working?】
Yu Tong earnestly nibbled on his claws, ‘I’m not driven by cat instincts. This is just a precaution.’
The system didn’t understand, but seeing that Yu Tong didn’t explain further, it changed the subject, 【Why aren’t you leaving? They’re about to… you know, and it’s not pleasant to watch.】
‘Just wait a little longer, I need to verify my guess.’
【Don’t speak mysteriously with me, I hate people who speak in riddles.】
‘We found many corpses in the fog earlier, didn’t we? When I checked the bodies, I smelled a stench on them. Last time when Yun Mingchen met with the monsters in the bedroom, I smelled a similar scent. Those dead members of the Student Union were killed by the monsters, and Yun Mingchen seems to have the ability to manipulate them.”
【Do you suspect that Yun Mingchen intentionally lured the members of the Student Union into the restricted area, used a formation he had set up in advance to scatter them, and then controlled the monster to pick them off one by one?】
Yu Tong let out an ‘En’ in agreement, ‘If my guess is correct, as the mastermind behind the scenes, Yun Mingchen must have a way to monitor the situation in the fog live. He loves Yun Zhongling so much, he definitely can’t tolerate Su Feng’s infidelity.’
【But isn’t Yun Mingchen still oblivious that his sister and Su Feng are together?】
Yu Tong teased, ‘Almost there, they’re talking about that topic right now.’
【Ah?】
The shy voice of the female cultivator came from the other side, “Senior Su, don’t you already have Senior Yun as your girlfriend? Isn’t it inappropriate for us to do this?”
Su Feng chuckled softly, “What’s wrong? Even if I’m with her, it doesn’t mean I truly like her. She’s forcing me to marry her, and with the Yun family’s power, I can’t do anything about it.”
“So, does that mean you like me?”
“Of course, otherwise I wouldn’t have risked coming to find you as soon as I learned you were trapped in the fog. Susu, kiss me. I’ve missed you so much these past few days.”
“You’re not lying to me?”
“If I didn’t love you, why would I be so eager for our child? I’ll find a way to bring down the Yun family, so Yun Zhongling can’t use her family to pressure me anymore. Susu, wait for me. Once I’ve dealt with the Yun family, we can be together. Trust me, I truly love you.”
The female cultivator gradually succumbed to his sweet words and obeyed his commands.
After a few more flirtatious words from Su Feng, the ambiguous atmosphere between them peaked.
At that moment, a dark shadow darted out from the fog.
The shadow was fast, and the female cultivator didn’t have time to react before the shadow pierced her chest with its claws.
As the claws passed through the female cultivator’s body and were about to touch Su Feng, he shoved the female cultivator away from him without hesitation and turned to run.
The female cultivator stared at his retreating figure in disbelief. Before she could even scream, the monster grabbed her and hung her on a tree branch.
Yu Tong hesitated for a moment, ‘Bro, did the character deviation value drop?’
The system opened the backend, 【It didn’t. What’s wrong?】
Yu Tong furrowed his brows in confusion.
According to the main system’s criteria, wasn’t it illegal for Yun Mingchen to kill a pregnant woman, regardless of their affair?
The system hesitated, 【Probably because they were having an affair?】
‘But wasn’t the female cultivator deceived? She thought Su Feng was being forced. I don’t think the problem lies there. Currently, there are two possibilities: either the female cultivator has a special status, like the deceased members of the Student Union, which allowed her to be killed, or she’s not dead yet, and Yun Mingchen doesn’t intend to kill her.’
‘But one thing is certain now: the fog incident is orchestrated by Yun Mingchen himself. When I killed the male servant and disposed of the body, he was probably lurking in some corner, watching.’
The host suddenly dropped the topic, leaving the system a bit puzzled.
Just as it was about to ask what to do next, Yu Tong suddenly pounced a few times and chased after Su Feng in the direction he ran.
In the once-quiet forest, faint sounds of intense fighting could be heard.
When Yu Tong caught up to Su Feng, he was already being overwhelmed by several monsters, pinned to the ground and being eaten alive.
Yu Tong sniffed the air and caught Yun Mingchen’s scent.
Following the familiar scent, Yu Tong ran over. Behind a big tree, he found Yun Mingchen watching the scene unfold.
He bore some bloodstains on his body, and his long sword was also smeared with monster blood. His appearance suggested he had just been attacked by monsters.
Yu Tong couldn’t help but feel impressed.
Truly worthy of an antagonist wearing three masks — he was very good at acting, and he’d thought things through in detail.
As though Yun Mingchen could sense his gaze, he looked down towards him.
In a brief moment of eye contact between man and cat, Yu Tong made up his mind instantly.
He walked over with his tail raised and affectionately rubbed against Yun Mingchen’s ankle.
Yun Mingchen was unresponsive for a few seconds, surprised by the intimate gesture.
He bent down to pick up the little kitten at his feet, lowering his voice in astonishment, “Dogshit? How did you end up here?”
Yu Tong nestled in his arms, expertly kneading against his chest.
This son of a dog, even plotting against a little kitty like me, how despicable.
Dogshit and Son of a dog — nice couple indeed.. 🤣
I really wonder what’s ging on with our brother Chen (Yun Minchen). Like Yu Tong said, there is something weird about how he uses those monsters but the world doesn’t see it as being his fault.
Thanks for the chapter(s).