Chapter 26

Cheng Hui couldn’t answer the question posed by the beautiful woman in men’s clothing, but fortunately, she didn’t seem to need an answer. She smirked sarcastically, “Don’t think that solving a few trivial matters makes you a demon hunter, kid. You’re still too green.” With that, she turned and left.

Cheng Hui quietly closed the door and immediately began analyzing the information she had revealed. Clearly, in this world, the strange occurrences mentioned in the letters were not uncommon, and there were even specialized ‘demon hunters’ for such matters.

Moreover, his friend had invited him not just because of their friendship, but because of his identity as a demon hunter. It seemed he was a novice demon hunter, with only a few cases under his belt. Judging by the woman’s attitude, perhaps there was something amiss with the cases he had handled before?

Considering all this, Cheng Hui felt like he had been thrown into a pit in this world, and he was not pleased about it. He tentatively called out, “Light screen?”

No response.

“System?”

This time, there was a reaction. A transparent screen appeared before him once again. The previous task had shrunk to the top right corner, leaving the screen blank. Cheng Hui noticed something out of the corner of his eye.

Cheng Hui: …

He glared at the corner of the screen with displeasure. “Xiao Tong? Come out!”

No response, but a black shape seemed to flash by in the corner. Cheng Hui quickly pressed on the screen, managing to catch a black tail.

Cheng Hui: …

What is this?

The tail wiggled, trying to escape his grasp, but Cheng Hui held on tight, pulling out whatever was hiding beyond the screen’s frame.

…emmm…

Seeing the little figure in a black cat suit with only a small face exposed, Cheng Hui’s mouth twitched. He wasn’t even surprised anymore…

The black cat Xiao Tong was forcibly pulled out, and the two exchanged glances before awkwardly looking away. Cheng Hui chuckled at the guilty-looking black cat Xiao Tong and softly said, “Xiao Tong? System?”

Xiao Tong pouted, reluctantly nodding.

Cheng Hui covered his forehead, wondering if his golden finger was a bit off. The mixed styles were too much, weren’t they? A system, a space, and now an infinite flow of crossing? What a mess.

He slowly sat back in his chair, crossed his legs, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making the atmosphere tense. Xiao Tong twisted his fingers anxiously, his long tail flicking back and forth in agitation.

“Alright, what’s going on?” Cheng Hui asked calmly.

Xiao Tong looked at him pitifully, but Cheng Hui remained cold and unyielding, simply watching him.

Xiao Tong: …

Failed to act cute!

Darn, hosts are getting harder to manage these days.

Xiao Tong smacked his lips, quickly climbing to the top right corner of the screen, pulling the task text to the center, indicating that this was the main point.

“So… this is my task?” Cheng Hui asked calmly.

Xiao Tong nodded repeatedly.

Cheng Hui looked at him silently, suddenly asking, “Why don’t you speak?”

Xiao Tong blinked, pointed at his mouth, and made a few sounds, as if he couldn’t speak.

Cheng Hui: … Alright.

“Okay, I’ll ask, you answer. Don’t hide anything from me. I’m not happy right now because of your previous deception, so if you lie to me again, be careful, I might just quit.” He threatened.

Xiao Tong waved his little hands excitedly, seemingly arguing that he hadn’t deceived him.

Cheng Hui raised an eyebrow, “Then tell me, what’s this task about? No, answer me first, can I go back to my original world?”

“Ya?” Xiao Tong tilted his head, seemingly not understanding what his original world was.

Cheng Hui paused, “I mean… the world where I had the car accident.”

Xiao Tong blinked his big eyes, looking completely clueless.

Cheng Hui: … Okay, understood, can’t go back.

Fortunately, he didn’t have any particular attachments in that world. Although his parents were alive, he had long considered them dead.

“Then what about the cultivation world? Can I go back?”

“Ya!” Xiao Tong nodded, seemingly puzzled as to why he thought he couldn’t return to the cultivation world.

“Then… what is this place?”

Xiao Tong looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he would ask such a question.

Cheng Hui realized that asking like this was inefficient and scratched his head in frustration.

At this moment, a voice suddenly spoke in his mind, “Ask him what happens if you don’t complete the task.”

“Who!?”

Cheng Hui was startled.

The voice disappeared, but Cheng Hui didn’t think he was hearing things.

“Who are you?”

“I… don’t know who I am,” the voice finally spoke.

Cheng Hui: …

Great, not only did he cross into a strange world a second time, but now there’s a voice in his head.

Was I a lancer in my past life?

Cheng Hui was very wary of the sudden voice in his head, even suspecting it might be his second personality. But he quickly realized he was overthinking it; he hadn’t been through any trauma, so where would a second personality come from?

“What can you remember?” Cheng Hui wanted to probe who this person was.

The voice was silent for a moment, then spoke hesitantly, “I… I remember you…”

Cheng Hui’s eyes lit up. Could this person provide some clues?

“I remember… you are my fiancé, and we have a great relationship.”

Cheng Hui: …

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Spare me, why is there another fiancé?

Wait, why did he say ‘another’? Never mind, don’t mind those details.

“You don’t even remember who you are, yet you remember I’m your fiancé? Are you kidding me?” Cheng Hui suspected this person was messing with him.

The voice was silent for a moment, then answered with firm conviction, “No, you are my fiancé, and we have a great relationship.”

Cheng Hui: …

I’m scared of you. Do I have some unresolved fate with the words ‘fiancé’?

“Besides ‘fiancé,’ can you remember anything else?”

The voice replied, “No, apart from you being my fiancé, I can’t remember anything.”

Cheng Hui thought, well, this one’s stuck with me now.

But what could he do? He couldn’t just kick the person out of his head!

He looked at the confused black cat Xiao Tong, poked his little belly with a finger, causing him to tumble several times. When he got up, he looked bewildered, then angrily waved his arms at Cheng Hui, making noises that might have been curses.

Cheng Hui chuckled, amused by him.

This little system is quite entertaining.

“Xiao Tong, there’s someone talking in my head. Can you pull him out?” he asked.

Xiao Tong looked at him in confusion, not understanding what he was talking about.

“Uh?” Cheng Hui was taken aback. If Xiao Tong couldn’t do it, he wouldn’t be surprised, but Xiao Tong’s reaction seemed off. If he couldn’t do it, he would give a negative answer, not look so confused.

“Can’t you sense someone else in my head?”

“Ya!” Xiao Tong nodded.

Cheng Hui’s expression turned serious. He always thought Xiao Tong’s abilities were top-notch, but if even the system couldn’t find the person hidden in his head, then he… well, he wouldn’t bother.

He’s a sensible person; if he can’t do it, he can’t do it. The risk is there, but not being able to solve it now doesn’t mean he can’t solve it in the future. When he’s stronger, maybe he’ll easily get the person out.

For now, focus on the present.

“Alright, since I can’t get you out of my head, let’s coexist peacefully for now,” Cheng Hui decided to seek common ground with the voice.

In plain terms, he couldn’t beat it, so he had to give in.

Besides, the voice only appeared after he came to this world. Maybe once he completes the task and returns, it will disappear!

He even suspected that when his system brought him across, it accidentally brought someone else along. With Xiao Tong’s unreliable nature, it’s not impossible.

The voice, hearing his words, retorted unhappily, “I’m not old! And I’m not an old man!”

Cheng Hui almost burst out laughing. Is that the point??

To be honest, the voice was quite pleasant, like ‘big and small pearls falling on a jade plate,’ a sound that could make your ears pregnant.

Such a voice certainly wouldn’t belong to an elderly person. Cheng Hui was just joking around, not expecting the person to take it seriously and refute it so earnestly.

“Alright, alright, you’re not old, you’re still young,” Cheng Hui said, not very sincerely.

The voice seemed a bit unhappy, “You shouldn’t talk to your fiancé like that. We… we’re going to get married in the future. You should love me, cherish me.” By the end, the voice seemed a bit shy, getting much quieter.

Cheng Hui: … emmmm, alright, as long as you’re happy. ╮(￣▽￣\”)╭

“So… this fiancé, what should I call you?”

“Ah Qiu, I like it when you call me Ah Qiu,” the voice said.

“Okay, Ah Qiu, you see, we might be stuck together for now…” Cheng Hui didn’t think much and just went along with it.

“It’s okay, I’m happy to be with you,” Ah Qiu quickly showed the awareness of a fiancé, making Cheng Hui’s mouth twitch.

He felt he might have a lot in common with Lin Qingyang.

But… if the two fiancés really met, wouldn’t it be a showdown?

Cheng Hui imagined the scene of a young man and a youth meeting… and couldn’t help but shiver. Just imagining it was terrifying.

“Uh… Ah Qiu, you wait a moment, I’ll communicate with my little system… By the way, can you see what I see and hear what I hear?”

“Mm, don’t worry, I won’t say anything,” Ah Qiu promised.

Cheng Hui thought, you’re already in my head, and I can’t do anything about it. Even if you say something, what can I do to you?

Besides, only I can hear you now, so even if you want to say something, who can you tell?

Of course, the attitude is good, after all, they have to cooperate, so it’s better if the atmosphere is more harmonious.