Chapter 250

Chapter 250: Hit in the Face by the World’s Malice

Madam Qi’s steps, as she struggled toward the door, suddenly stopped. Everyone in the room turned their eyes back to Du An Rao.

Under their stares, even Du An Rao could not help but shiver.

[Why is everyone looking at me like that? I just asked casually.]

Xi Jing Yue: “…” [I swear on my character, there is no way you just asked that casually.]

Madam Qi could throw all reason aside and vent on her husband, but she did not dare shout at Master Du, the person who could save her child.

After she forced herself to calm down a bit, Madam Qi finally answered hoarsely: “My brother-in-law’s son is called Liu Tian Yuan. Tian as in heaven, Yuan as in source.”

“How old is he this year?” Du An Rao asked.

“Seventeen. He will be eighteen after the New Year,” Madam Qi replied.

“Does he study at North China Affiliated No. 1 High School?” Du An Rao asked.

“How did you know?” Madam Qi stared.

Du An Rao: ==

[Because this sister here has the script in her hands, of course! But is this world about to be played to pieces? They even let something like this out.]

Xi Jing Yue’s eyes narrowed slightly, and her heart tightened.

So the thing connected to this Liu Tian Yuan actually came from an infinite horror novel.

“Infinite flow” meant taking some people from the real world into an otherworld or a different space. In that otherworld, they had to use their wits, talents, and special skills to survive to the limit. One wrong step and they could die in that other world and never return to reality.

Du An Rao did not really like this type of novel. Stories like that often described in a blunt and graphic way how ordinary people who were not strong enough would, if they accidentally triggered a certain NPC plot, lose their heads and limbs in bloody scenes, just to show how dangerous the otherworld was and how the main characters had to walk on thin ice.

On top of that, the way they showed human nature was heavy and depressing, making people really feel what it meant when they said: “The scariest thing in this world is not ghosts or gods, but the terrifying human heart you cannot see through.”

But to be safe, she had still skimmed through this type of book, remembering the characters and the rough plots so she could compare them to reality and not miss any loose ends.

Now that Liu Tian Yuan had shown up, it proved that Du An Rao’s foresight had been right.

She remembered very clearly the infinite horror novel that Liu Tian Yuan was in, not because it was wonderfully written, but because halfway through, the author suddenly decided to “go social” and turn on everyone.

The protagonist team went through countless hardships and paid huge prices to finally return to reality, only to find that this so-called reality was actually the last world they had to face. To survive, teammates who once had each other’s backs started to doubt and guard against one another. In the end, the author even wiped out the whole team in one go. Not a single person survived, and the story ended in a big, fat bad ending.

Du An Rao: “…” She felt like the world’s malice had just been splashed all over her face.

Xi Jing Yue: “…” [Yeah, that is vicious.]

In the book, Liu Tian Yuan was not exactly a main character, but he was a member of the protagonist team and the youngest one on the team. When he first entered the field, he was about eighteen, and when he died he was still under twenty.

At such a young age, he was still able to earn a place in a team full of talented people because there was a ghost who had grown up with him at his side, and they had a very close relationship.

Because of its presence, Liu Tian Yuan was born with second sight. He was much more sensitive than normal people to those non-human beings.

Thanks to this cheat, Liu Tian Yuan helped the protagonist team avoid danger many times and naturally became the team favorite, even though he was the youngest.

Back when she read it, Du An Rao had not thought much of it. But now that she knew the ghost’s real relationship with Liu Tian Yuan, she really found it hard to keep a straight face.

[Even though I know that from the main characters’ point of view, stories like this will always gloss over some things to make it look better, this time I really cannot. “Very close relationship”? He stole the kid’s life fate, killed his parents, took over his family’s property, and wiped out his whole family. Is that what you call a close relationship? Getting stuck with a relative like that is really something else.]

Xi Jing Yue: “…” [Who would disagree with that?]

Du An Rao closed her eyes and thought for a moment, forcing herself to swallow back the curses that were about to pop out.

“If it really is him, then what you are looking for probably is not far from him. If you really do not know where to start looking, then focus on watching him. You might get a surprise sooner than you think,” she said.

The meaning of her words was clear. Ms. Qi let out a cold laugh, her laughter full of bitter mockery.

Mr. Liu’s face grew even darker, like the bottom of a pot. The tiny hope he had that maybe the child was innocent disappeared completely.

“I understand. Thank you, Master Du. When we find our poor child, I hope Master Du will be willing to help us,” Madam Qi said. As she spoke, she slipped a bank card into Du An Rao’s hand.

Du An Rao: “…” This, she knew well.

After so many rounds of being shown off to by rich people and facing huge sums of money, Du An Rao could now calmly accept these small payments. She even reminded the couple: “Once you find it, just come straight to me. Auntie Qiu knows where I live.”

Seeing her accept the card, Ms. Qi let out a breath of relief and nodded again and again.

“Act as quietly and carefully as possible, so they do not get desperate and destroy the body,” Du An Rao added.

Ms. Qi shuddered. It was like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her anger-clouded head. In her rage, she had actually forgotten this.

Her child’s remains were still in those beasts’ hands. If they pushed them too hard, those people could very well destroy the body and erase all traces, leaving nothing behind.

When she thought that all traces of her child might vanish from this world, and the hurt and injustice he had suffered would never be spoken of or repaid, Ms. Qi felt her heart ache again. But this time, no matter how much it hurt or how angry she was, she kept a tight string in her mind and forced herself to stay calm.

“Thank you for the reminder, Master Du. We know what to do. I am sorry that my husband and I are being rude, but we really have urgent matters to deal with today, so we will have to leave first. We have already paid for this meal. If you want anything else to eat or drink, please order it. Put it all on our tab,” she said.

Ms. Qi took a deep breath. The eyes that looked at them now were full of a mother’s firm resolve: “After we settle the things at home, we will invite you all to dinner again and apologize properly. I hope you will not hold today’s rudeness against us and will be willing to come.”

Normally, since they needed Du An Rao’s help, the couple should not have left halfway like this. It was indeed very rude.

But after hearing what had happened to their family and knowing why they were in such a hurry to leave, everyone could understand.

So when they said this, no one in the private room tried to keep them.

The couple had rushed in and now rushed out again.

The only difference was that they had come full of fear and worry, but left full of fury, looking like they had their knives sharpened and could not wait to storm into a certain someone’s house and make a bloody mess.