Kurenai Is Gonna Die
However, Kurenai probably had no reason to go to the Kamunabi Bridge, and given her reaction speed, she could easily have knocked the boulder back and sent it flying.
"Hmm, ha!"
Hong Xiawu Hong stretched, seemingly unconcerned about the coincidences that had nearly cost her her life. "Ah, school starts soon."
Upon hearing Ms. Hong's words, Yaochuan Guang's face immediately fell. "Ugh... I have to go to school again."
People who enjoy learning certainly exist.
However, it is clear that Yaochuan Guang is not that kind of person. Her insistence on going to school stems from her parents' past wishes.
That's all.
"There's only one year left. Things will be much easier after I get to university... At least I can guarantee that life at Wind City University will be very easy."
Cong Yu reassured Yaochuan Guang, saying simply, "However, Wind City University is still quite far from home... Should we consider renting a bigger house then?"
Lantian Zhu immediately offered her opinion, saying, "You can buy it; I've already saved up a lot of money."
Lantian Zhu, who had already given up on buying a house in Central City, felt it was time to use her savings to buy one.
Buy a house closer to Wind City University.
Waiting for Little Guang and Cong Yu to graduate
Afterwards, everyone can move back and rent out the house near the university.
Soon she'll be able to live the life of a landlady!
"Ah, I'd like to live with you too."
As Hong spoke, she raised her hand.
"..." No, you're just here to teach me techniques, so have some self-awareness as a guest... But we definitely can't send Hong away now.
"Once we get rid of the... curse on you..."
Cong Yu said irritably, for the sake of calling this "world's targeting" a curse, "After this is resolved, you can obediently go home."
Upon hearing this, Hong immediately lay down.
"I don't want to! I don't want to!!"
Hong cried out in a spoiled manner, squirming on the sofa, and then grabbed Xiao Cui, who was closest to her. "Xiao Cui, let me stay!"
Seeing Xiao Cui's disgusted expression, Hong realized she had approached the wrong person to plead with. So she looked at Lantian Zhu with pleading eyes again. "Junior! Junior!"
In response, Lantian Zhu chewed on her candy, shrugged, and said calmly, "I don't participate in decision-making, nor do I offer any opinions... I abstain from voting."
"..."
"Yaochuan Guang! Yaochuan! Yaochuan!"
Hong reached out and placed a hand on Yaochuan Guang's shoulder, massaging it for her. "Let me stay! I'll pick you up and drop you off at school—"
"..."
"Hmm..."
Yaochuan Guang hesitated, not because he was tempted by Hong's offer of "pick-up and drop-off to and from school"... after all, the journey wasn't far.
Or rather, commuting by car is actually more troublesome.
The main reason was that Hong's current pleading with others, her eagerness to stay at home, softened Yaochuan Guang's heart.
"Cong Yu- chan, since Teacher Hong has said so, let's keep her here... Anyway, there are plenty of rooms upstairs and downstairs, it's fine."
Yaochuan Guang pleaded for Hong's life.
"..." Cong Yu knew there were many rooms, but his room and bed were already a bit overloaded... There were four rooms downstairs! Only one room was occupied at night!!!
"Given the current population density, even ten more people could fit, but the problem is..."
Cong Yu said this while rubbing Yaochuan Guang's head, but in the end he didn't say anything... What he wanted to say was the same as what Lantian Zhu expressed in his eyes.
Lantian Zhu: "..."
Lantian Zhu: There's almost not enough Cong Yu to go around, Little Guang, you need to be more careful...
Chapter 377 Red is about to appear
"Oh, is it closed?"
Cong Yu, holding Hong's hand, looked at the closure notice of the fortune-telling shop with some regret, "It's a pity. I was hoping they could solve your problem."
Hong looked at the announcement in response to Cong Yu's words.
"Wind City Wonder House?"
Hong muttered to herself, looking at the fortune-telling shop in front of her. She glanced at Cong Yu and said, "So what exactly do you want?"
To be honest, Hong had already sensed something.
She could practically guarantee... that the fortune teller at this fortune-telling shop was definitely a woman, and that she was definitely involved with Cong Yu again.
To put it nicely, it's about becoming friends with Cong Yu.
That's why Cong Yu brought her here... probably to have a fortune teller do some divination to remove the curse-like bad luck.
"I hope the other party can tell your fortune."
As she said this, Cong Yu looked at the fortune-telling shop that had already closed down and sighed, wondering how there could be such a thing as "we made a difficult decision" in this world.
If I had known they were going to go bankrupt, I should have poached her.
Uh, no, it shouldn't be that it went bankrupt...
This fortune-telling shop must have made a lot of money, and judging by the timing, Miss Lin, being China New Year around this time.
In other words, did you return to China?
I don't know if I'll ever go back to Wind City.
Hong was clearly skeptical of Cong Yu's words. "Is it reliable? Cong Yu, didn't you always look down on divination and prophecy?"
Indeed, Cong Yu used to not even believe in Fate.
But unfortunately...
"I have reasons to accept divination now."
Cong Yu explained, patting Hong on the shoulder, "Didn't you realize you almost died before?"
Having said that, Cong Yu, feeling it was necessary to explain things clearly, recounted the entire story from Hong's continuous planting of flags to the attack by the Shunni Family... In short, she explained it in general terms.
Make Hong realize her current situation.
"So... according to the world's 'normal trajectory,' that time I always felt was ominous was actually my death day?"
Hong asked, looking somewhat incredulous, "Why... why wouldn't even science fiction use this kind of setting so easily?"
Confused, Hong found the situation strange. She scratched her head and said, "But why has the world become 'abnormal'? Everything is proceeding as it should, isn't it? I will survive; this is my Fate..."
Indeed, Cong Yu never judged that Hong's "survival" was wrong... because it exists, therefore it is reasonable.
Everything that exists must have a reason for its existence.
Cong Yu could probably guess what the reason was...
Because it's very simple, something obvious to a time traveler—the world's progress shouldn't have been Cong Yu.
Get involved.
Cong Yu is the Calamity's Cause this world's gradual shift towards "abnormality".
Although he himself did not think there was anything wrong with such a deflection.
Anyway, let's go see Doctor now.
Cong Yu looked at Hong and continued explaining her plan, "Your situation is indeed very dangerous right now... Although those disasters aren't a huge threat, they are still a threat nonetheless. Let's see if the Doctor has any solutions."
Although I don't think Doctor have any expertise in studying Fate.
The Doctor is a science eccentric.
Fate, no matter how you look at it, seems to be related to the humanities... Unfortunately, even Cong Yu still doesn't quite understand it.
The predetermined future, the Promised World, God...
Are these things connected in any way?
Cong Yu couldn't help but start thinking about it.
--
Cong Yu: "Jili gulu jiili gulu jiili gulu..."
Doctor: "Huh?"
Red: "Gurgle gurgle gurgle gurgle--"
Doctor:"..."
"Ha?"
The bewildered Doctor, holding her coffee cup, listened to Cong Yu and Hong's constant use of terms like "Fate" and "destiny."
The Doctor didn't know what expression to make.
"Slurp--"
After taking a proper sip of the old-fashioned instant sweet coffee, the Doctor finally couldn't resist.
"Don't say things that insult my intelligence in front of me!"
Hearing this, the Doctor... was enraged!
"I could accept it if you called it a curse, but the idea of Fate... there's no evidence to prove its existence!"
Upon hearing the Doctor's explanation, Cong Yu pondered whether she should rephrase it, "Well, you can think of it as... the World Correction Force."
The world needs to gradually correct itself back to normal.
"..." The Doctor found this explanation somewhat acceptable... So, if "nothing went wrong," Hong should be dead, right?
Therefore, given the current unforeseen circumstances, the world itself wants to make amends... which means killing Red again.
Fate is probably like some kind of pre-programmed program in a computer, determining the trajectory of everything.
When this program malfunctions or deviates, the situation described by the two—Red being hunted down by the world—will occur.
Is it like fixing bugs?
Even so, the Doctor was still unsure of the specifics... Although she could understand Cong Yu's explanation, she still felt the possibility was slim.
Rather than believing that Fate was relentlessly pursuing her, she preferred to believe that Hong was cursed, which was why she was constantly suffering misfortune.
However, Cong Yu was unable to detect the curse.
"I understand. Anyway... Hong, you lie down first."
As the Doctor spoke, she gestured for Hong to lie down on the operating table so she could examine her properly and see what was wrong!
Hong hesitated, saying, "You're not going to have scalpels flying around here, stabbing me to death on the spot... I almost got killed by the knives hanging in the kitchen."
Doctor:"..."
Is this some kind of outrageous nonsense?
The Doctor pointed to the scalpels and syringes placed far to the side in a sterile box, giving a silent reply.
"It's just a check-up, no surgery needed... Lie down."
The Doctor, speaking irritably, shoved Hong onto the operating table.
Then, before the formal examination even began...
Almost simultaneously, the three of them suddenly felt a huge roar, seemingly coming from outside the Liangliang Pharmaceuticals building.
But that's not realistic...
They're on the 22nd floor underground, not the 22nd floor of the Twin Towers, so it's unlikely a plane will fly over.
As Cong Yu, Hong, and the Doctor looked in the direction of the sound, the commotion grew louder and louder...
This is bad.
"Untie me right now!!!"