Chapter 175

Mylnar immediately shrank into the puddle on the ground and, like a water slime, began to quietly pupate.

Chen Ran walked into the living room, carrying a Heart of the Corrupted Skadi in one arm and a Wishdale on his head.

Then, with just one glance, Chen Ran noticed Mylnar, who had turned into a puddle of water and was now cocooning.

There was nothing she could do; of all places, Mylnar had to crawl along the corner of the table and into the fish tank.

Going against the current, huh?

However, finding it quite amusing, Chen Ran didn't expose him.

Chen Ran simply walked to the table, put down the plate in his hand, and then reached out to grab the Heart of the Corrupted Skadi that he was holding with one hand.

"Why do I feel like I'm taking care of a child? But I have no experience taking care of children, though I do have experience making children... Wait, wait, don't rush to reach out for it."

As Chen Ran muttered to himself, he saw Heart of the Corrupted Skadi stretch out her little hand again, begging for food from him.

"Red T, do you want to eat it yourself, or do you want me to feed you? If I feed you, I need to wash my hands first."

As Chen Ran said this, he turned around and walked to the fish tank on the table.

Although at this moment, Mylnar had already shrunk into a pupa and crawled into the fish tank, becoming one with the water that was already in the tank, and hiding away.

But Chen Ran didn't hesitate to put his hands in, and with the help of the water, he began to wash, rub, and clean his hands.

Although I could hear sounds coming from the fish tank, like "Ah! Don't, don't touch me like that...", "No there!", "Waaah... don't mess with this place..."

But it must be an illusion, after all, how could the water in a fish tank possibly talk?

So Chen Ran washed the water in the fish tank until it turned a bubbly pink color, then shook his hands, walked back to the table, picked up the food from the plate, and fed it to Heart of the Corrupted Skadi.

Evening. "..."

Thinking about the sound that came from the fish tank earlier, and then thinking about what kind of 'water' Chen Ran might have used to wash his hands...

Xi always felt that Chen Ran's hands were even dirtier after he washed them.

But since it wasn't her eating it, Xi didn't say anything. She just glanced at the Mylnar in the fish tank...

Okay, something seems to have come up.

Xi then turned her head away and said, "You lecherous scoundrel."

"Huh? Are you calling me?"

While Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, Chen Ran also had to shoo away Wishdale, who was yelling, "What about me? I've said so much to you, you dog, and you haven't listened to a single word, have you?"

So when Xi called out, Chen Ran simply turned his head and asked, "What's wrong? Little Watermelon, do you want to be fed too?"

"... I don't want to." Xi was indeed too full to eat anything more. "I want to see my brothers and sisters, is that alright?"

"Sure," Chen Ran said nonchalantly. "Your brothers and sisters...yes, the planet model to your left right now, Little Watermelon, that's your Worldline. Go see for yourself. You can even touch it if you want, but you have to call me first. I'm afraid you'll destroy the house Little Watermelon."

Chapter 266 Terra: Our Keepers... Is it Xi?

Reach out and zoom in on the planet model in front of you.

Only when he could clearly see every blade of grass and tree on the planet model did Chen Ran wave his hand and say, "Alright, Little Watermelon, you can play by yourself, just don't destroy the house."

Xi would never destroy the house. Even though she looks like a doro spirit now, she's not that much of a brat.

Xi was simply surprised that Chen Ran had so readily entrusted this planet to her to play with.

This is an entire world; a single sentence can decide the lives of hundreds of millions of Terra!

Is Chen Ran's decision based on his trust in her... or is it simply because he doesn't care about the lives of these Terra at all?

I wanted to ask, but Chen Ran had already returned to the table, feeding Heart of the Corrupted Skadi and sculpting a life-size figurine for Wishdale.

There was nothing she could do but turn back, still puzzled, and look at the planet model in front of her again.

She is now observing all living beings on this earth from a bird's-eye view, or rather, from God's perspective.

But Xi was neither shocked nor excited by this.

Because one of Xi's powers, the 'World within a painting,' is essentially about creating a small world where one can be God and the creator.

While there are similarities to the current situation, Xi's power is at most limited to creating a town, a city, or a country; to directly act as the creator of an entire planet like this...

This was Xi's first time experiencing it.

That's why Xi didn't rush to find her older brothers and sisters. Instead, she first admired the mountains, rivers, and beautiful scenery of this land.

Because the Year Beast was divided into twelve parts, the Higashi placed great care on its brothers and sisters.

This resulted in Xi, even after living for thousands or tens of thousands of years, never having taken a single step outside the Higashi—

Of course, it's only possible that Xi herself is a socially awkward, shut-in person.

"But it's good..." Xi muttered to herself, "I can take this opportunity to observe and learn from them, and use it as inspiration for my future paintings."

But the evening is not in a hurry; there are plenty of people who are.

When the sky shattered again, Nian, who had been howling in pain from the beating, immediately begged for mercy, "Sister Shu! Sister Shu! Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! If you keep hitting me, my butt will really get bruised and battered!"

"Don't you know why I hit you?"

With one arm around the completely drunk Ayao, and the other holding a scallion... no, a jade cong, he chased after Nian Mandi, yelling, "How old is Xiao Xi? You forced her to drink? If it weren't for—"

"Oh! My dear sister, I was wrong, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!" Nian covered her bottom and ran a hundred meters away before yelling, "But that devil is here again. How about we postpone spanking me for a while?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the sky.

Upon hearing this, Shu could distinguish between what was urgent and what was important. So he put away the jade cong in his hand, held Ayao in his arms, and rocked him to sleep. "I will talk to you about it later."

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely listen!"

Seeing that Nian Shu had stopped chasing and hitting her, she finally dawdled back.

As they got closer, Nian spoke, half-muttering, "It was clearly your sister who was forced to drink the wine for the younger sister... Sister Shu, why are you chasing me and hitting me? Why don't you go and hit your sister instead?"

After saying that, Nian secretly glanced at Ling.

But Ling acted as if nothing had happened, drinking alone while looking up at the sky with Shu, making no mention of the time he had just poured wine for Xi.

Seeing this, he could only mutter a few more words under his breath, swallowing his pride and looking up as well.

The sky has shattered three times already. Most of the Terra, including these twelve brothers and sisters, have changed their initial panic and anxiety, as if the sky had collapsed. Now, they are as if it were a habit to bring out a small stool and wait for their owner to appear.

But this time, what appeared from the hole in the sky was neither the big eyeball nor the giant hand.

On the contrary, everyone saw it.

A cute, chubby, and soft little face was peering through the hole in the sky, its little eyes darting left and right.

Although most Terra were stunned for a moment, they then exclaimed, "That's the true face of our... owner? Hey... you know what, they're actually quite cute..."

Humans are visual creatures, and these animal-eared girls are no exception.

If the face that peeks out is fierce and menacing, with a face full of scars, such a pet owner would probably instill despair and fear in these Terra.

But if their owner is an adorable little girl, these Terra suddenly feel hopeless, as if things aren't so bad after all.

This is quite similar to the fact that Rhodes Island's CEO is actually an adorable Little Rabbit.

But the Great Higashi thought differently—

When their so-called 'owner' appeared, Nian, Ling, Shu, and the other twelve siblings were all stunned, and then looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Hey... wait a minute, wait a minute..." Nian, being an impatient person, was the first to speak up, "Am I seeing things? Or am I still half asleep? No matter how I look at it... that face looks exactly like our youngest sister's?"

"No... it seems to be Xiaoxi."

"It's Little Inkhead."

Subsequently, Nian's suspicions were confirmed by the other sisters.

As their own sisters, how could they possibly mistake them?

Even if they were mistaken, if you remove the eye color and eyeshadow from Nian and Xi, their appearances are almost identical, like twins.

By comparing them back and forth, you can naturally confirm it.

Can...

"This... this can't be right, can it? Little Sister is actually our owner who keeps us captive?"

"Could it be that this is actually World within a painting, and we are just NPCs drawn by Yaomei with her brush?"

"So my current emotions and reactions are all pre-designed? But why don't I feel anything?"

However, this makes it clear.

Why did the owner not appear earlier or later, but only after Xi died?

Since the owner of this pet is Yuu herself, and her own character died, she definitely has to find a way to revive her.

Although some people have speculated that this Xi might not be the same person as the previous hand,

However, Xi Na's idea of 'observing the beautiful scenery to find some inspiration for her future paintings', coupled with her adorable young face, was misunderstood.

It gives the feeling of a child who has just received a new toy, looking at it with great joy, touching it here and squeezing it there.

Perhaps the world they see is nothing more than a brood of silkworms raised in a shoebox in Xi's eyes.

It's even possible that the giant hand at the beginning was actually the Dad's hand, which Dad bought for his daughter because she kept asking to raise silkworms.

Chapter 267 The tremor that shook the entire planet was merely a slap from Xi.

Xi had no idea what the Terra were thinking. After all, the size difference was too great, and even if the Terra chattered, it was no different from the annoying buzzing of mosquitoes to Xi.

Xi was silently marveling at how she had never seen such a magnificent landscape before, and she was truly envious.

Out of habit as a painter, Xi was itching to paint all these scenes.

You can plan the composition in your mind and imagine the coloring.

Out of the corner of her eye, Xi glimpsed that on this land, in the far north, a place that should have been covered in white snow, was permeated with an unpleasant blackness.

Although Xi didn't understand where she was, it still made her frown.

For her, it was as glaring as a drop of ink on a canvas.

However, Xi did not make a decision rashly. Instead, she turned her head and asked, "What is this place?"

Chen Ran was feeding Heart of the Corrupted Skadi while discussing with Wishdale whether to add some personal touches when making a life-size figure of her, such as a larger bra size or a smaller waist.

Xi's sudden question forced Chen Ran to stop what he was doing and turn to look.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that Xi Yin, who was only about half a meter tall, had to stand on tiptoe and tilt her head back, which was truly adorable.

"Where?" Chen Ran casually picked up a small stool and walked over, saying, "Oh... the northernmost part? The Demons, I guess."

"Demons?" The doubt in Xi's eyes seemed genuine.

"What's that saying again? Oh right, Little Watermelon, go out more, don't always stay at home. Look at you, you don't even know what Demons is, you're completely out of touch with society."

Chen Ran placed the small stool in front of Xi, and spoke earnestly.

Evening. "..."

Why are you speaking like a doting mother?

And why did you bring the stool here?

"You Demons! Your sister Shu, an agricultural student, worked hard for four years, and her graduation project was about to be harvested. But overnight, it was all eaten up by rats. How could you not know about such a big thing, Little Watermelon?"

Chen Ran reached out and, as if lifting a cat, lifted Xi by her armpits and placed her on the small stool. "That rat that ate all of your sister's graduation project is Demons."

Xi was dressed in a light blue gauze dress, sleeveless.

So the way Chen Ran picked her up made Xi feel like Chen Ran was mocking her for being so petite, or like he was taking advantage of her.

Fortunately, Chen Ran brought up the important matter, successfully diverting Xi's attention. "Demons... also attack Sister Shu?"

"Yes, I remember your sister had a near-death experience once, but she came back to life."

Chen Ran said, "Wait a minute, I remember you were there when this happened, Little Watermelon, but you don't know about it now... Where is your timeline in this Worldline?"

Xi didn't answer; her mind was filled with thoughts of 'Sister Shu died once'.

Chen Ran didn't press the matter further. Rather, he thought that Xi, who had been a shut-in for over a hundred years, was living a life where she was oblivious to the passage of time. Asking her to know about the timeline would be asking too much of her.

So when Chen Ran saw this, he just patted her head and laughed, "As for Demons, just do whatever you like, Little Watermelon. If you think Demons are ugly, then just slap them to death. They're not good things anyway."

Seeing that Xi had come back to her senses, Chen Ran waved his hand again. "Alright, if there's anything else, remember to call Dad, okay? My good daughter, you can continue playing by yourself."

Evening. "?"