Looking at the book before them, half-rotted from being soaked by rainwater, everyone fell silent for a moment.
Written in childish, colloquial language, the book had recorded all of their previous experiences.
Whether it was the little dog representing Hermit Wuwei, afraid of getting dirty and doing a thorough cleanup in the kitchen; Little Giraffe representing Shang Jiuyue getting diarrhea and going to the restroom; Little Calico Cat representing Ke Nai; or Little Mouse representing Bai Zhi... Though the descriptions were simple and brief, every single event matched up.
They were like characters on a stage with a fixed script, like Marionettes mechanically performing one prearranged scene after another according to the script's progression.
"What about the rest?"
After flipping through a few more pages and discovering that the story ended right after Little Giraffe turned on the electric lamp, Ke Nai raised her head and looked toward Bai Zhi.
"They were all ruined by the rainwater and can't be made out. The story only goes this far."
Bai Zhi spread his hands in front of him.
"Don't ask me. When I opened it earlier, it was already gone after this part. I've brought out the clue, so do you have any leads now?"
"...Why didn't you stop it earlier?"
After thinking for a moment, Hermit Wuwei looked up at him.
"Since you had already finished reading this book earlier, you should have brought out this clue then, instead of waiting until Period left."
"Yeah. Since you'd already read this book, shouldn't it have been easy to break the prophecy in its story?"
Tugging at the tie around his neck, Shang Jiuyue also looked at Bai Zhi with some confusion.
"Take the simplest example. When we came back to the Security Room, couldn't you have turned on the electric lamp