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Chapter 851: Chapter 851: Ask the Immortal of the Yellow Springs (1)

”Fuck!”

A girl’s low curse echoed in the room.

Then there was a dull thud.

The glass ball rolled towards the corner.

Little short legs and arms slowly stretched out, the Mini Robot took shape, swaying its head left and right in an honest manner, its glassy bead-like eyes looking at the papier-mâché figure that had fallen to the ground.

The paper figure had its head on the ground and its butt sticking up, in a twisted posture, revealing its Gao Yuanhong face and red lips with a bizarre smile.

”I told you, don’t get too close to the owner.”

The robot clattered forward a few steps, hands behind its back, educating it like an old cadre.

The paper figure didn’t move.

Maintaining that creepy smile.

Miss Chuzheng sat cross-legged on her bed, wiped her face calmly, scared to death.

Opening her eyes only to see the papier-mâché figure right in front of her.

How could it not be scary?

Miss Chuzheng’s eyes scanned the room and then returned.

Bastard, this damn thing is pretty powerful!

Miss Chuzheng glanced at the robot on the ground, ”Come here.”

The robot turned its head towards Miss Chuzheng, ”Master, did you call me?”

”Is anyone else here?”

The robot pointed to the paper figure still holding that bizarre pose.

”...”

”...”

A girl and a robot silently faced each other.

Miss Chuzheng was too lazy to play along with it, and said with a cold face, ”Come here, quick.”

”Coming,” the robot clattered towards Chuzheng, complaining in a whiny voice, ”Don’t rush me, I have short legs and walk slowly... hey, hey, hey... Master, I’m afraid of heights!!”

Miss Chuzheng grabbed the robot, lifting it into mid-air.

The robot’s legs flailed in the air as it shouted loudly.

Bring up the surveillance.”

”Always ordering me around, how annoying,” the robot murmured as a holographic projection already appeared in the air.

It was her room, and the time was that night after she had come back from the manor.

She was reviewing the unknown creatures’ files at the time, X346 was a bit odd, Level 5, yet the signals were so faint, something she had never encountered before...

After that, she just couldn’t figure it out and went to bed.

Then...

There was no then.

The time kept skipping.

But she didn’t move at all, lying there like a corpse, utterly still.

Miss Chuzheng fast-forwarded the time to the present moment.

There was nothing unusual.

”Am I dead?”

”Master, why would you curse yourself to die?” the robot tilted its head.

”Did anyone come looking for me?”

”Nope,” said the robot.

Almost two days had passed, and Hu Shuo hadn’t come looking for her.

”Any jobs?”

”None of those either.”

Business was slow.

Sigh.

Life is indeed tough.

Miss Chuzheng got off the bed, slipping into flip-flops, her large shorts flapping with a suave arc in the air as she bent down to grab the papier-mâché figure’s sticking-up braid, dragging it downstairs.

The robot clattered down after her.

Miss Chuzheng glanced at the chandelier, the paper figure that was there was gone.

She opened the cupboard, intending to put the two together, only to find the cupboard stark empty, with no trace of the paper figures.

Miss Chuzheng stood with her hands on her hips, looking around.

She couldn’t find any trace of the paper figures, didn’t know where they were hiding.

Angry.

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Ding-dong—

Standing in front of the carved iron gate was a young girl.

Wearing flip-flops, large knee-length shorts, a T-shirt casually tucked into her pants, wearing big sunglasses, hands in her pockets, a typical bad girl.

A mini robot was still following by his feet.

The combination seemed strange no matter how one looked at it.

Hu Shuo ran out to open the door, and the person outside surprised him, ”Miss Chuzheng? What... What are you doing here?”

”Going to work.”

Going... to work?

You still know how to go to work?!

He subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Which side did the sun rise from today?

Chuzheng pushed down her sunglasses and walked straight in.

Hu Shuo subconsciously made way for her.

Hu Shuo felt a cold draft around the young girl, sending a chill down his spine as she passed by him.

”There haven’t been any accidents these past few days.” Hu Shuo led Chuzheng inside, ”So I didn’t ask for you.”

He had many things to do every day.

He also had to take care of the Fanxing Group’s side of things.

Chuzheng took a turn around and sat down in front of the game pod.

Hu Shuo received a phone call, he glanced at Chuzheng and walked away with the phone.

Chuzheng seemingly lost in thought, remained frozen in place, not moving an inch.

Beep——

An ear-piercing sound erupted as the room’s alarm lights started to flash in sequence.

Chuzheng jumped, staring unblinkingly at the game pod.

Hu Shuo rushed in from outside, quickly inspecting all of the room’s devices.

”Miss Chuzheng, did you touch anything?”

”I didn’t touch anything.” It has nothing to do with me! It went off by itself!!

After Hu Shuo finished inspecting the devices and found no abnormalities, it seemed as if something dawned on him, ”Damn it!”

Hu Shuo immediately ran outside.

Chuzheng placed the mini robot on top of the game pod, ”Watch this.”

She followed Hu Shuo out.

Hu Shuo hurried down the stairs, heading straight to a room in the corner of the first floor, which appeared to also have a basement.

Several metal doors in, Hu Shuo inputted the password and delayed a while, and as the metal opened, smoke began to billow out from inside.

”Cough cough cough...”

Hu Shuo covered his mouth and nose.

The basement was lined with rows of servers, quite an impressive sight.

At that moment, smoke was coming from the two outermost servers on the floor, which was wet as if splashed by water.

Hu Shuo deftly shut down those two servers and also fired up the isolation plates to separate the rest of the servers.

Hu Shuo, leaning against the counter to catch his breath, was startled by a sudden voice from behind.

”What is this place?”

Hu Shuo shivered.

He turned around and saw the young girl standing at the doorway.

The dim light rendered her silhouette ethereal.

”...”

”You didn’t tell me there was such a place.”

”...” It was a secret, Hu Shuo chose to conceal this place, not showing Chuzheng was within reason.

”I said, anywhere.” The young girl’s voice was a bit cold, and somewhat fierce.

Hu Shuo wiped off a cold sweat, ”I’m sorry, Miss Chuzheng, it wasn’t that I meant to hide it, it’s just that this place is too important... Can I explain it to you later?”

Chuzheng didn’t say a word.

Hu Shuo took her silence as consent and began to check those two servers.

Chuzheng, wearing flip-flops, walked in and surveyed the surroundings.

”Where did this water on the floor come from?”

Hu Shuo was also looking at the water stains, frowning, ”I don’t know. The fire-fighting system here doesn’t use water, and there are no water pipes running through here. There shouldn’t be any water.”

Where did this water come from?

”Is there a problem?” Chuzheng asked, looking at the two shut-down servers.

Hu Shuo glanced at them, ”Those two servers are not very important, and the damage isn’t severe. They can be repaired and restarted.”

”Luring the tiger away from the mountain!” Hu Shuo slapped the table and bolted for the door.

Chuzheng raised her hand and grabbed Hu Shuo’s collar, and he suddenly couldn’t move, ”Miss Chuzheng, what are you doing, the gentleman is still upstairs!”

The girl’s icy voice flowed through the stuffy server room, ”If you run now, that would be luring the tiger away from the mountain.”

Hu Shuo, reminded by Chuzheng, immediately realized the situation.

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I suggest that everyone revisits the previous Chapter, Questioning the Spirits in the Yellow Springs, before continuing.