Chapter 9: The Corpse Speaks

Chapter 9: The Corpse is Talking

This question was difficult to answer. And to be honest, Lu Li felt he was on the verge of being captured. But it wasn't time yet!

Lu Li's one saving grace was that he knew exactly what kind of person he was. He was timid and lecherous. It wasn't exactly that his morals followed his aesthetics, but at the very least, when faced with a girl who showed him wholehearted affection, even if he knew she was a monster, Lu Li would still be tempted. However, temptation did not mean action; that was his timid side. Given the choice, he would rather pick a less beautiful but normal human wife.

But the most critical thing right now was not to be led into Miss Bai's rhythm. Taking a deep breath, Lu Li regained his composure. "Miss Bai, it's your turn to ask."

"Okay." Bai Muli couldn't wait. "Mr. Lu, what do you like about me?"

Lu Li: "..."

This question was truly difficult to answer. It seemed like a simple question, but it was actually a trap. The phrase "What do you like about me" presupposed a premise—"You like me."

Taking a deep breath, Lu Li replied, "I like the way you aren't on a blind date with me."

Bai Muli's smile remained unchanged. "Mr. Lu, it's your turn to ask."

Lu Li asked the question he wanted to know. "Why do you like me? How did you even meet me?"

"Those are two questions, but never mind." Bai Muli’s golden, unfocused eyes stared at him. "Because there is only you in my eyes."

"Which question is that the answer to?"

"Both."

Both. Looking into Miss Bai's eyes, Lu Li felt a wave of dizziness, as if staring too long would cause his entire soul to be sucked into those golden, unfocused orbs. Clutching his head, he asked his next question. "What is... your ability?"

Bai Muli didn't mind him ignoring the rules and answered immediately. "The ability to induce dreams, that’s about it."

Lu Li: "..."

Are the abilities of these monsters all this casual? It sounded ordinary. [The ability to induce dreams], [The ability to invert things]. But one couldn't think about it too deeply. If one did, these two abilities were terrifying! If the inversions were minor, they could be called funny. But if... breathing oxygen killed you, drinking water made you die of thirst, eating made you starve, skin contact with air killed you, aging made you younger, the sick became stronger, and the healthy became weak...

There were so many, many more. It was truly terrifying. By the same logic, [the ability to induce dreams] was not so simple either. The most basic point was that Lu Li was currently in a dream, and all his senses told him this was the real world. Touch, hearing, taste, smell, sight—everything was no different from reality. From this, one could see how terrifying it was. It could basically be understood as *Inception* without the top, or a buffed-up version of Freddy from *A Nightmare on Elm Street*. Of course, this was just Lu Li's interpretation. But Miss Bai was certainly not weak.

Think about the ability of his blind date partner, Luo Qianning, whom he hadn't even met yet—it was a terrifying power capable of changing the world! And yet, Miss Bai dared to intercept her! What did this mean? It meant that Bai Muli did not fear Luo Qianning. Therefore, her own ability wouldn't be anything less.

Looking at the smiling, golden-eyed Miss Bai, Lu Li found himself at a loss for words. Fortunately, at that moment, the ponytail-wearing Miss Bai in the bikini apron walked over. "It's done~ Ready to eat~~"

Lu Li sighed inwardly. Regardless of anything else, he would just have to survive this dream first. He would figure it out after he woke up.

"Brother Xingtian, what should we do? Just wait for him to wake up like this? It’s going to take him ten hours to wake up, and only four hours have passed!"

Hearing his teammate's question, Xingtian stared fixedly at Lu Li, who was fast asleep on the floor, his brow furrowed. "This man is terrifying. I don't think we can leave this room alive. The most important thing now is communication. If we can communicate, we don't have any fundamental conflict of interest with him. Wait!"

The four of them assumed defensive postures. Because the man on the ground had sat up. He looked down at his own hands, then raised them to touch the contours of his face, before grabbing the chest of his suit and taking a deep breath.

"So this is what Mr. Lu tastes like..."

He opened his eyes, and his golden, unfocused gaze swept over the four of them. "You lot, take me to the source of the world's inversion."

Xingtian gritted his teeth. "If we take you there, will you spare our lives?"

"Lu Li" sat in the chair, crossing his legs, a half-smile on his face. His voice was very gentle. "No~~"

"Please, spare me..." The only woman among the four had a mental breakdown. She knelt on the ground, tears and snot streaming down her face, constantly kowtowing and begging for mercy. She kept her head down; despite her sobbing, her expression was fierce, and her left hand had already begun to gather dark energy.

"Hmm?" "Lu Li" rested his chin on his hand, his golden, unfocused eyes looking down at them from above. "The corpse is talking."

The woman's left hand suddenly clamped onto her own throat, tightening more and more, and more and more. She struggled desperately, but she could not break free from the hand choking her own neck.

*Snap—*

With a crisp sound, she knelt on the ground, the back of her head touching her back, her bruised and hideous face locking eyes with Xingtian and the other two. The three of them turned pale as sheets, their bodies trembling violently, but they didn't dare to make a move. They even held their breath.

*Pop—*

"Lu Li" snapped his fingers.

The corpse of the woman kneeling on the ground slowly stood up. She used both hands to grab her head, straightened it, and pushed it down.

*Snap—*

Everything returned to normal. She twisted her neck, and with a series of bone-cracking sounds, she grew taller, and her figure became more attractive. Her black hair, which originally only reached her shoulders, now fell to just cover her hips. She leaned in toward "Lu Li" and lightly pecked the corner of his lips.

"Isn't it disgusting to kiss yourself?"

"Disgusting~" Bai Muli, wearing the woman's clothes, blinked. "But because it's Mr. Lu's body, it's not disgusting~~"

Turning around, she wore a gentle smile on that face belonging to Bai Muli—a beauty that was not human—and her golden, unfocused, and emotionless eyes swept over the three of them. "Let's go~~"

In Lu Li's dream—

Lu Li, who was eating, suddenly touched the corner of his lips. He felt something soft touch his lip just now. He looked up, and the two Bai Mulis sitting opposite him both had expressions of smug delight, like someone who had successfully pulled off a prank.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing at all~~" the two Bai Mulis said in unison.

Lu Li raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and continued eating. Stir-fried green peppers with eggs, Mapo tofu, stir-fried greens, peony swallow soup, braised pork ribs, cumin lamb... These were all his favorite dishes. He hadn't expected Bai Muli to cook even better than his mother.

So delicious!

Thanks to the tips from *Actually I'm Not Good at Naming*, *Please Come Back Soon*, *Spirit of Marriage*, *Annihilation Bug King Annhilus*, *Lu Mingfei is Super Cowardly*, *Don't Spit Grape Skins Whether You Eat Grapes or Not*, *The Salted Fish with Kingly Aura*, *Dream Woke Up Get Up and Party*, *Sky Meaning Lost*, *Trees Are Where Leaves Begin to Fall in Autumn*, *Memory Heart*, and Reader 20210606210020646478116~~