NOVEL ONLINE FREE 24: Riddlers, Get Out of Yunzhang City
After leaving the hospital room, Ye Lan took extraordinary action, using her Night Watcher privileges and status as Bai Yu’s friend to obtain Bai Yu’s medical information.
“It’s not a normal illness? It’s actually caused by a Star Eclipse?”
Realizing that the situation was beyond ordinary, Ye Lan began to study it carefully.
According to the records, Stars are hereditary.
Bai Yu’s parents were also Star bearers, or rather Night Watchers.
They had two children: Bai Tu and Bai Yu.
Initially, when they had Bai Tu, nothing unusual occurred, and Bai Tu normally inherited her father’s Star.
But when Bai Yu was born, an accident happened.
During Bai Yu’s birth, there were signs that the mother’s Star was losing control, affecting the newborn Bai Yu, who nearly died prematurely.
Fortunately, the Night Watchers arrived in time and quickly stabilized the mother’s Star.
Later, they discovered that the problem wasn’t completely resolved.
Bai Yu’s life force was constantly deteriorating, and she was likely to die rapidly, only alleviated by being away from her mother.
Ye Lan continued to review the materials, finding a bit of information about the mother’s Star.
“Bai Yu’s mother’s Star is of the curse type. Could it be that Bai Yu was affected by the Star Eclipse due to her mother’s brief loss of control, so her life and soul were cursed, causing continuous deterioration?”
As for why being close to her mother accelerated the deterioration, some Night Watchers speculated it might be due to a mutation in the Star causing homologous repulsion.
“Hmm…”
Still incomprehensible.
Ye Lan realized she knew too little, not understanding the meaning of many terms.
Then she recalled Bai Yu mentioning that her parents had passed away, and thought she might find something from that angle.
However, when Ye Lan tried to look it up, she found her access was insufficient.
Now she was completely at a loss.
Ye Lan wore a troubled expression as she left the medical facility.
Just as she was about to find Ling Miao to supplement her Night Watcher knowledge, she encountered Bai Tu acting alone.
Ye Lan thought for a moment, then ran over.
“Senior Bai Tu.”
“Hm? Ye Lan, not chatting with Bai Yu anymore?”
“Um, I’ll go back tonight.”
“Is that so? That’s good. That child is usually very lonely. Thank you for taking time to keep her company.”
“It’s nothing, we’re friends after all.”
After saying this, Ye Lan had an expression of wanting to say something but hesitating, which Bai Tu noticed.
Bai Tu patted Ye Lan’s head and said, “If you have something to say, just say it. I won’t mind.”
“Well… I learned about Bai Yu’s illness. Have you found any treatment methods?”
Bai Tu fell silent, the light in her eyes noticeably dimming.
“Not yet, but we’ve found hope. I will make Bai Yu fully recover.”
Ye Lan remembered what Bai Yu had said and couldn’t help saying, “Bai Yu said she doesn’t want you to be under too much pressure…”
This information wasn’t really a secret.
“She’s said that to me too, but I know she wants to live more. That’s enough. She’s always hiding her true thoughts, thinking she can deceive me, but as her sister, how could I not perceive her feelings?”
Ye Lan’s small lips parted slightly, a bit surprised.
So Bai Tu knew all along?
But why did this sentence sound familiar? It seemed Bai Yu had said something similar.
Ye Lan understood this much.
The two sisters were both not very forthright people, seemingly always acting for the other’s sake. It felt very complicated.
Ye Lan gathered her thoughts and expressed her own idea.
“Um, I want to help too. She’s my friend, I can’t stand by and do nothing.”
Bai Tu’s gaze softened considerably, not looking down on Ye Lan for being a rookie Night Watcher.
“If that’s the case, then let’s go find the Wishing Machine, also known as the Exceptional Star.”
“Wishing Machine? What’s that?”
“Hmm… It’s an Exceptional Star that was just born recently. Perhaps it can be used to make wishes. Even if the hope is slim, it’s still hope.”
Ye Lan was completely bewildered.
Are there really abilities in this world that can grant wishes?
It seemed far-fetched.
Wait, didn’t she turn into a young girl because of that inexplicable wish before going to sleep?
Does that mean the Wishing Machine is near her, or that she herself is the bearer of the Wishing Machine Star?
Thinking of this, Ye Lan immediately became fired up.
But then remembering those completely unresponsive experiments afterward, Ye Lan’s heart cooled down as if doused with a bucket of cold water.
[Hmm… it’s probably just a coincidence. How could it be? My Star just allows me to run away faster…]
Sometimes, Ye Lan lacked confidence in herself.
“Um, I want to look for another way. I think it’s not good to rely solely on such an intangible hope, so can you tell me about what happened before? I mean, after Bai Yu was cursed.”
“About the past…”
Bai Tu fell silent.
Ye Lan sensed that the aura around Bai Tu had completely changed, becoming incredibly oppressive.
But this aura quickly disappeared, as if what she had felt just now was all an illusion.
“Let’s forget it. The past is past, there’s no need to investigate further, and there’s nothing worth exploring. It’s better to search for the Wishing Machine.”
After saying this, Bai Tu turned and left, leaving Ye Lan standing there in a daze.
“Ugh… Senior Bai Tu just now felt so scary. Is the past event a memory she doesn’t want to recall? Looks like I messed up…”
Ye Lan dejectedly walked towards Ling Miao’s residence. It would be better to learn some common knowledge first.
Knowledge is power.
Meanwhile.
The white-haired Ye Xing in the small house was also simultaneously troubled, not even in the mood to play games.
At this moment, the doorbell rang. Ye Xing went to open the door and found it was the young neighbor who had just moved in next door.
“I made too many snacks again and can’t finish them alone. If you don’t mind, please take them.” Mo Tu still wore a smiling expression, looking very gentle.
Ye Xing thought for a moment, then accepted them.
“Thank you.”
“You look a bit down. Did something happen? Perhaps I can help.”
Ye Xing had no intention of talking about it, after all, it was a secret.
Moreover, Ye Xing didn’t fully trust Mo Tu yet, he was just a seemingly nice neighbor.
Seeing that Ye Xing didn’t want to say anything, Mo Tu didn’t press further.
“Are you doubting whether you can handle this matter well? Why not be more confident and believe in your own power? Things might not be as complicated as you imagine, and some things, perhaps only you can accomplish.”
Ye Xing listened in a daze.
Before she could ask, Mo Tu left with a smile.
“If I make too many snacks next time, I’ll bring them over to you again. I hope you like them.”
“Um… thank you.”
Ye Lan closed the door and returned to her room, looking at the bag of snacks in her hands, lost in thought.
Half a minute later.
“What did he mean by that?”
Still can’t understand!
Riddlers, get out of Yunzhang City!
But considering how delicious the snacks he brought were, let’s forgive him.
Ye Xing chewed on the snacks in her mouth, revealing an expression of enjoyment.