Translator: Deyonna
Meanwhile, the little octopus was gasping for breath as it chased the angry and fast-moving Yuan Ye.
If this were in the water, Ye Yunfan could still keep up with Yuan Ye’s speed, perhaps even swimming faster than the other party.
However, fate did not favor the octopus’ wishes, as this was on dry land.
Additionally, the supply station had just experienced an attack, resulting in ruins and broken walls scattered everywhere, damaged roads, and scattered building debris along with sharp stones.
These things may not be a big deal for humans wearing shoes, but for the little octopus wearing a pair of makeshift shoes with the tips of the gloves, it’s a bit tricky.
The flat route that Yuan Ye briskly walked became full of thrills for the little octopus chasing after him. One moment, he was trekking through mountains and rivers, and the next moment, he was doing parkour and rock climbing.
If there was a camera, he could film a whole movie about a heroic octopus!
In conclusion, this difficult journey is no less challenging than the Journey to the West.
However, the time elapsed was not as long as the Journey to the West; after just a few minutes, Ye Yunfan noticed that Yuan Ye’s speed ahead had slowed down.
Ha—
Sure enough, it’s just a child making trouble.
Otherwise, if Yuan Ye truly didn’t want him, he should have been thrown back into the sea, rather than being sent to look for Chen Xinyue.
Making trouble and whatnot, just coax and everything will be fine.
Ye Yunfan has been the older brother of many children, so he is quite skilled at coaxing children. He has a lot of experience in this.
It’s just that this baby octopus doesn’t have a mouth on its body, which greatly affects his performance.
Ye Yunfan sighed.
Perhaps his thoughts were too scattered. The little octopus wasn’t paying attention and tripped over something.
Plop—
A small shoe on one of the tentacles even flew out directly.
Ye Yunfan: “…….”
It was unknown why, but ever since he became a baby octopus, he seemed to be very prone to tripping and falling.
Oh, wait a minute.
This touch doesn’t feel right.
The ground is uneven, with pebbles and debris everywhere. If he falls, it should be quite painful.
Raising his dirty little black face, he saw the familiar long knife in his field of vision. However, this time it wasn’t the silver-white sharp blade but a black-like ink scabbard.
At this moment, the “strawberry jelly” covered in cocoa powder was spread out on this scabbard.
“!”
The little octopus immediately realized something and looked up in pleasant surprise. As expected, he met those familiar heterochromatic eyes.
There was still no expression on Yuan Ye’s cool guy face, but the cold aura surrounding him had dissipated quite a bit.
“You can even fall while walking on the road, so clumsy.”
Ye Yunfan: “……”
Yuan Ye, it’s indeed reasonable for a guy like you to have no friends!
—It’s a pity these words can’t be spoken out loud.
Although Yuan Ye said those words, he no longer had the intention of throwing away the “little jellyfish” in his heart.
Or to say more accurately, when he realized that the little guy was chasing after him, he wanted to turn back. But turning back too quickly seemed to make him lose a bit of face.
So he slowed down his pace and waited for a few minutes.
However, in just these few short minutes, this “little jellyfish” seemed to have suffered untold hardships, covered in dirt, and its smooth and elastic skin lost its luster.
It didn’t seem like it was chasing him, but more like it had gone through an escape.
At this time, the little guy looked miserable, with its eight tentacles tightly hugging the scabbard, its pair of moist blue eyes staring at him without blinking, as if afraid of being abandoned again.
“……”
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Tsk…
It’s a bit too easy.
The little octopus lay stupidly on the scabbard, its eyes blank. The next moment, as if he had seen something, he suddenly stood up, eagerly trying to get off the scabbard.
The young man’s gradually relaxing expression instantly stiffened. He thought the “little jellyfish” had changed its mind and wanted to go back to find Chen Xinyue.
But soon, Yuan Ye noticed that the little guy had extended its tentacles, pointing to a spot on the ground and urgently tapping the scabbard.
“?”
Following the direction pointed by the tentacles, Yuan Ye looked over and realized that the “shoe” he had made for it had fallen off.
The young man stared blankly, then he looked at the “little jellyfish” urgently tapping the scabbard, and an indescribable feeling arose in his heart.
“No need.”
The little octopus paused, turned his head around, and stared stupidly at him with those two big blue eyes.
And at that moment, Yuan Ye inexplicably explained.
“It’s not that I don’t want you.”
He glanced at the little octopus, his gaze falling meaningfully on the dirty tip of the remaining tentacle that had a shoe on.
“Too dirty. Let’s go back and replace it.”
“!”
The little octopus’s eyes immediately lit up, and without hesitation, it flung off the dirty “little leather shoe” from its tentacle.
If the old does not go, the new will not come.
Whoosh—
The dirty little shoe flew in an arc through the air.
[New!]
[New! New!]
[New shoes, new shoes~]
The little tentacles finally cheered up, excited and jubilant.
Twenty minutes later, Yuan Ye returned to Old Man Xu’s temporary clinic with the little black-faced jellyfish.
“Aiyo, how did it get so dirty?”
Old Man Xu came over upon hearing the sound, and when he saw the little octopus on Yuan Ye’s scabbard, his face showed surprise.
“Did it accidentally fall into a mud puddle? Quickly wash it, go wash it.”
Ye Yunfan: “……”
He remained silent and quietly glanced back at Yuan Ye.
There was no change in the young man’s face as he went straight to find a clean wooden basin and filled it with clean water.
Ye Yunfan couldn’t stand it anymore. Without Yuan Ye’s help, he leaped forward on his own and dove in.
Five minutes later, Yuan Ye changed the water in the basin for him again.
Ye Yunfan looked at the agile, diligent, and nimble young man in front of him and suddenly felt that when Yuan Ye wasn’t making trouble, he was actually not bad.
After finishing these tasks, Yuan Ye then went out with his long knife to wash the scabbard.
The little octopus soaked in the water, flipping its tentacles one by one, carefully scrubbing each tiny heart suction cup.
As he scrubbed, he also tried hard to recall the memories of his past life. When Ye Yunfan noticed his memory becoming blurry back in the station affairs office, he was so scared that he broke out in cold sweats.
It’s just that the situation didn’t allow it at that time. Now, he has the time to carefully recall it slowly.
He reminisced about the small house he lived in, the kind and gentle old people in the village, and the group of younger brothers and sisters who always liked to follow him around, calling him Big Brother Ye.
There was also a school with only two classrooms, and in the yard, there was a somewhat old national flag…
The blurry memories slowly surfaced and gradually became clearer.
Ye Yunfan breathed a sigh of relief.
But it was only a sigh of relief; he didn’t think that the unusual feeling he had before was just a coincidence. Because ever since he was a child, Ye Yunfan had always had a good memory, but he still didn’t know the specific reason for this incident.
—It seems that he needs to pay more attention in the future.
Ye Yunfan took this matter seriously to heart.
At this moment, the young apprentice brought another basin of clean water, with some leftover aromatics added to it.
Just relying on the clinic doesn’t make much money, so Old Man Xu has a side business of making some cheap aromatics while processing medicinal materials.
The young apprentice seemed a bit timid; he quietly brought the items and left after placing them down. Surprisingly, among these items, there was also a needle and thread.
At this moment, the little octopus popped half of its head out of the water basin, tilting its head to stare at Yuan Ye. The latter seemed very skilled at threading the needle; he pursed his lips, pinched the end of the thread, and inserted it accurately.
Last time, the needle was already threaded. So it was the first time Ye Yunfan saw Yuan Ye threading the needle.
Actually, this is very simple, Ye Yunfan can do it too. He even learned some basic handicrafts from the village’s old tailor and used to sew dolls for a few younger sisters when he was young.
However, this act of threading a needle is very much in line with the essence of the Chinese people. In this different world, it made Ye Yunfan somewhat curious. He didn’t know the historical background of this world and could only catch a glimpse of it from some details.
It seemed like it was not the first time Yuan Ye did this. His speed this time was faster. Even though he was wearing gloves, it didn’t affect his quick and agile movements at this moment.
The young man looked serious and focused, his gaze lowered, and his jet-black eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his exceptionally beautiful pupils.
Outside the window, the sun was setting, casting a warm, faint red light on Yuan Ye’s focused face. It gave a special warmth, so beautiful that the person seemed surreal.
The little octopus stared blankly for a moment, then silently sank into the water.
Ye Yunfan had a strange thought, wondering what Yuan Ye’s parents looked like to have produced such a face.
But it had to be said, the other person, with such a handsome and intimidating cold face, doing such meticulous little things, created a strong sense of dissonance and contrast.
While Ye Yunfan’s thoughts wandered, Yuan Ye had already finished his very skilled handiwork.
He placed the new pair of small shoes in his palm and handed them to the little octopus in the water basin.
“Here, give it a try.”
The little octopus immediately crawled out of the basin, shook off the water on his body, and then happily climbed into the young man’s palm, putting on his new shoes.
It was still the leather material cut from the gloves Yuan Ye had previously used.
Without a doubt, it’s very nice!
[Yay!]
[New, new!]
[New shoes~]
The little tentacles danced with joy.
In non-urgent situations, Ye Yunfan always indulges the exaggerated and childish actions of the little tentacles, allowing them to express straightforward and simple emotions.
Because this would make Ye Yunfan appear more like a low IQ evolved species, the ‘little jellyfish,’ in the eyes of others.
The palm of Yuan Ye’s hand was a little numb from being stepped on by the small tentacles, but it seemed that he no longer needed to forcibly calm and stabilize his emotions as before.
At this moment, Yuan Ye quietly watched the joyful little tentacles, and his mood suddenly became much better.
In his limited memory, this was the first time a person had expressed such unabashed, bright, and passionate joy because of him.
Oh, it’s not a person.
It’s a “little jellyfish.”
But this was enough, enough to make Yuan Ye feel that besides killing, there was something else, something he was good at, something that made him feel valuable.
Yuan Ye looked at the little creature in the palm of his hand. The other appeared to be only happy, without a hint of holding a grudge.
At this moment, for the first time, he realized that what he had done before was somewhat impulsive. Yuan Ye thought seriously and spoke somewhat unnaturally.
“Chen Xinyue, she…”
Ye Yunfan, whose head was buzzing from the noise of the little tentacles: “…Ah?”
He found himself a bit unable to keep up with Yuan Ye’s brain circuit. Why did he suddenly mention Captain Chen again?
But soon Ye Yunfan reacted, he recalled his mistake just now, and immediately planned to retake the test and hand in a full marks answer sheet.
At this time, Yuan Ye continued and finished the remaining half of the sentence.
“She surely wouldn’t do this for you.”
As he spoke, he pointed to the little shoes the little octopus was wearing.
Ye Yunfan: “……”
The little octopus was stunned, and for a moment, he had the illusion that Yuan Ye was trying to drag down Captain Chen.
However, the fact is indeed so. He is not familiar with Captain Chen, so why would she make shoes for him?
So the little octopus nodded, expressing his agreement.
For a safe and stable life in the future, Yuan Ye, this powerful protector, is obviously indispensable. Not only can the other party protect him, but he can also cook, make clothes, and even remember to bathe together.
Anyway, at present, there is no safer and more suitable place to live than by Yuan Ye’s side.
To continue living safely, Ye Yunfan felt that he needed to define his octopus vest seriously. For example, he is currently a harmless, cute, evolved species whose IQ is equivalent to a few years old child.
After this incident, he believed that he needed to attach another Yuan Ye label to himself. To specifically reconfirm and establish an inseparably closer connection with the other party.
Thinking like this, Ye Yunfan was suddenly lost in thought.
Hiss…
Although there is no logical issue, why does it feel a bit strange somewhere?
Anyway, now that he’s not human anymore, the most important goal is to live safely and then slowly explore this world, as well as find a way back home.
So Ye Yunfan adapted well to this pet setting.
Getting a nod from the little jellyfish as an answer, Yuan Ye’s stern expression suddenly softened. He placed the little guy on his shoulder, picked up his long knife, and walked out.
After all, they had important matters to attend to when they returned here. It’s just that a moment ago the little octopus was indeed too dirty, so they spent ten minutes washing it.
As soon as he stepped out of the door, Yuan Ye saw Xu Ke carrying out a corpse wrapped in bandages.
“Oh, Mr. Yuan Ye, you’re back?”
Ye Yunfan recognized that body because the triangular-eyed man brought back by Chen Xinyue was wrapped up like that.
Could it be that while they were out, the man died?
Have the clues been lost again?
Ye Yunfan subconsciously looked at Yuan Ye, but the latter didn’t show any peculiarities.
“En.”
Yuan Ye responded lukewarmly with a hum, then turned his head and gazed westward, where thick smoke billowed as if something was burning there.
Xu Ke paid no attention to Ye Yunfan’s coldness and, with a slightly weary expression, spoke up.
“Another person has died. I need to quickly take him to the crematorium to burn the body to prevent contamination.”
Saying this, he followed Yuan Ye’s gaze and looked over, his eyes reflecting thick smoke, and he sighed softly.
“So many people have died these days. The firewood at the supply station is running out.”
In this era, soil burial and sea burial have been almost entirely abandoned by most people because the otherworldly creatures are too eager for flesh and blood. Some people, while alive, rely on their body’s resistance to avoid contamination, but at the moment of death, the flesh in the body can still mutate, which could easily turn into a half-dead monster.
Therefore, as a precaution, cremation is the mainstream funeral method in this world.
“What are you yapping about? Hurry up and take the corpse and burn it!”
Old Man Xu’s tone was a bit harsh, Xu Ke didn’t dare to argue back, immediately nodding in response. It was at this moment that Ye Yunfan noticed that Old Man Xu seemed to only have a good temper towards Yuan Ye.
“How is the person?”
Yuan Ye suddenly spoke up and asked. The old doctor shook his head and sighed.
“He won’t last long. Hurry up while he’s still alive and go take a look.”
Saying this, he handed a cloak to Yuan Ye.
Who?
A question mark popped up in Ye Yunfan’s head.
However, soon he saw the person with only a breath left that the two were talking about.
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
I love the image of a baby octopus in shoes
Thank you for the update! I really enjoy this story 🐙