Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 379: The Special Side Quest

Chapter 379: The Special Side Quest

Looking at Hu Li, who wore a perplexed expression, Liu Xing couldn’t help but ask curiously, "What’s going on? Did something happen?"

Hu Li, who had just sat down, sighed and said with a hint of helplessness, "This Xiao Mochen is even more troublesome than I imagined. I told him clearly, but he still doesn’t want to break up with me. So, I had to use hypnosis to get rid of him. But just thinking about how Xiao Mochen will come bothering me again in a few days makes me feel frustrated."

Liu Xing nodded, choosing not to comment on the matter.

However, curiosity could be dangerous. Liu Xing was quite interested in understanding the love triangle involving Hu Li, Xiao Mochen, and Hu Cang. Yet, he was also afraid of pushing too far and meeting a deadly end at the hands of Hu Li.

Seeing Liu Xing’s conflicted expression, Hu Li couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and ask, "Mr. Ryuusei, what’s going on with you? Your expression suddenly became so expressive."

Liu Xing awkwardly smiled, deciding to take a risk. After all, Hu Li had mentioned cooperation with their group. Asking this question probably wouldn’t anger her to the point of killing him.

So, Liu Xing took a deep breath and asked in a serious tone, "Miss Hu Li, I have a question. After you married Xiao Mochen, did you change him into a female?"

Hu Li furrowed her brow, somewhat surprised by Liu Xing’s question. It seemed she hadn’t anticipated such a query.

Nevertheless, Hu Li nodded gracefully and said with a smile, "Yes, on the day I married Xiao Mochen, I performed a gender transformation surgery on him. I changed his physical structure to that of a female while trying to maintain his male appearance as much as possible. So, Mr. Ryuusei, are you interested in trying it as well?"

Liu Xing quickly shook his head, realizing there were things he shouldn’t experiment with.

However, seeing Hu Li’s open admission, Liu Xing decided to push his luck further.

Taking another deep breath, he asked, "There are some things I feel I shouldn’t try, but I’ve heard from Hu Cang that you and he had a history. Why did you separate from Hu Cang and go trouble Xiao Mochen?"

Hu Li let out a cold snort, her tone turning icy. "There are some questions, Mr. Ryuusei, that you shouldn’t casually ask, especially ones unrelated to our cooperation. The most important thing is that while we are currently in a cooperative state, I may choose to terminate our collaboration if necessary and engage in hostilities with you."

Liu Xing nodded, realizing that bringing up this topic had elicited a similar reaction from Hu Li as it did with Hu Cang. It seemed there were irreconcilable conflicts and painful memories between them.

Of course, Liu Xing knew it was best not to push his luck any further. After all, if he succeeded in pushing Hu Li to reveal the reasons, he might pay the ultimate price.

Creatures like disc spirits were mythical, and summoning them to the real world shouldn’t be straightforward. So, did those middle school students have access to the spell intentionally?

Liu Xing turned to Hu Li and said, "It seems you have some suspicions as well. It’s highly unlikely that a group of ordinary middle school students knew the correct spell to summon a disc spirit. I believe someone with ill intentions must have informed them of the spell, leading those students to summon the angry disc spirit. But why would this person want the disc spirit to kill those students? Also, if Black Flood Dragon knows about all this, shouldn’t it have taken action against this person?"

Hu Li shook her head, sharing the same sense of confusion. "I don’t know for sure, but it seems that the person with ill intentions also died in Panlong Town Middle School. Unless that person had power surpassing that of Black Flood Dragon and could deceive its senses, my guess is that the person intended to go down together with those middle school students."

Hearing this, Liu Xing immediately remembered the dream that Zhang Jingxu had in the illusion, where the white-clad middle school student was involved. It seemed that this white-clad student had ill intentions.

So, why did the white-clad student want to go down with his classmates?

Liu Xing shared the details of the white-clad middle school student with Hu Li.

Hu Li thought for a moment and said, "If I’m not mistaken, the white-clad middle school student should be named Ye Long. I saw him before I assumed human form, and I also heard some information about him from others. Firstly, Ye Long was a transfer student from Rongcheng. As for the reason for his transfer, it’s said that both of Ye Long’s parents were government officials who ended up in prison due to corruption and bribery charges. Their assets were confiscated and frozen, leaving Ye Long homeless in Rongcheng. He had no choice but to seek refuge with his uncle in Panlong Town."

"However, Ye Long’s uncle was also a materialistic person, considering that Ye Long was seen as a burden after his parents’ downfall. So, Ye Long had a motive to deliberately summon a disc spirit. But, like I said, summoning a disc spirit isn’t something that can be done easily. I’m certain that at that time, Ye Long didn’t have the spell to summon a disc spirit."

Liu Xing furrowed his brow and asked, "So, you’re saying that someone else must have given Ye Long the spell to summon a disc spirit?"

As he thought about it, Liu Xing couldn’t help but recall the name Nyarlathotep. After all, Nyarlathotep, as the ultimate scapegoat, could do anything in the module without causing plot bugs. It seemed plausible that Nyarlathotep might have been involved in this.

"That’s likely the case," Hu Li replied. "But the specific reasons are probably known only to Ye Long himself. However, Ye Long has also died in Panlong Town Middle School, so unless he has become a disc spirit as well, we may never know the truth."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "Wait, Miss Hu Li, are you suggesting that disc spirits are the souls of humans after they die?"

Hu Li nodded, speaking seriously. "That’s correct. Disc spirits are the souls of humans after they pass away. However, not all human souls can become disc spirits. I’m not entirely sure about the specific conditions because disc spirits reside in another world, and our knowledge about them is quite limited. But I do know one thing: disc spirits often forget most of their memories from their past lives, preserving only a few precious ones. And these memories remain sealed until certain conditions are met."

"So, are there still disc spirits in present-day Panlong Town?" Liu Xing inquired.

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