Chapter 22
Miss Bai's Dream
This is probably what the world is like.
Everywhere there was nothing but rotting, writhing flesh and blood, reeking of foul odors and slime.
I don't know how much time passed.
Perhaps a thousand years.
Perhaps ten thousand years.
Maybe a million years.
she does not know.
She has no concept of time at all.
But she learned that not all pieces of meat are the same.
Some of the pieces of meat would move around.
Some pieces of meat, however, will not.
Some of the pieces of meat would make various sounds... Later she learned that those were called "sounds".
A very, very, very, very long time has passed...
She has no concept of time.
Something strange entered her world.
He has the same hair, eyes, nose, and mouth as her.
He said he was a human being.
Eyes, nose, mouth, time, sound.
He was the one who told her these things.
He said that every "person" has a "name".
Because he is a "human," she cannot eat him.
people?
Why would they eat people?
She doesn't understand.
But if he is a "person", then she is a "person" too, right?
She remembered that she would not eat "people".
His name is "Lu Li", which means "the bizarre and fantastical Lu Li".
She has no name.
He didn't give her a name either.
He said her name belonged to her, so she should choose it herself.
He only gave her a nickname – "Xiaobai".
She doesn't understand, and she can't comprehend.
So he came to see her every day and even "lived" with her, telling her what "eating" and "resting" meant.
She was very happy, even though she didn't know what happiness meant.
It would be great if we could "live" together.
But then one day, he suddenly said he was leaving.
Because there are other "people" like her who need him.
She wanted to go with him.
But she couldn't move.
Why can't I move...?
He still left.
Her world was once again reduced to nothing but rotting, writhing flesh filled with foul odors and slime.
There was nothing else.
Everything seemed to have returned to square one.
A very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very long time later...
She suddenly understood.
Perhaps he hates the way he looks.
If the world is made up of rotting, twisted, writhing flesh, then he and she are the outcasts.
He wanted a normal life, which is why he left her, this outcast.
So... let's become the same rotting, twisted, writhing flesh and blood.
She succeeded.
She turned into twisted flesh and blood just like this world, twisted flesh and blood that made even herself want to vomit.
But for some reason, she found that she could move again.
So she began to look for him.
She wanted to say to him: Look, I'm no longer an oddball, you won't hate me anymore, right?
She even gave herself a name.
She thought about this name for a very, very long time.
Bai Muli.
Xiao Bai is in love with Lu Li.
She set off.
She must find him.
A very, very, very long time later...
She couldn't find him.
But she gradually began to understand the words of those writhing, rotting, twisted flesh.
What are the sunshine, sky, and sea they're talking about?
she does not know.
I don't want to know.
All she wanted was to find him.
But I can't find it.
I can't find it anywhere.
I can't find it anywhere.
She will continue her search.
Until that day... she met a guy.
She heard that name from the guy's mouth.
Lu Li.
That guy is looking for him too.
She met that guy—Luo Qianning.
She got into a fight with her.
Because she belongs to Lu Li.
Lu Li is hers too.
They are the same kind.
The rest were just rotten, twisted flesh and blood.
She was merely disguising herself as a fleshy, nauseating creature.
The remaining days passed by one by one.
She was looking for Lu Li, and she was also looking for Lu Li.
Encounters from time to time are a battle in themselves.
Gradually, she discovered that other guys were also looking for him.
She was going to kill them all.
But each of them is very strong.
Unkillable.
No one can kill each other.
Finally, one day, they stopped fighting.
They decided to rely on what he left behind to find him.
They found him.
But they couldn't get close to them.
Because he lives in a false world.
Later, they came up with a solution.
By killing a million powerful souls and bodies, a passage to that world can be opened.
Only one can pass at a time.
She's the only one who can't do it.
Because she couldn't distinguish between what was strong and what was weak.
But she learned to discern.
Based on the degree of decay and distortion of the flesh, she could distinguish what constituted a powerful soul and body.
That'll be fine.
She quickly collected a million pieces of flesh that were more rotten and twisted than any other flesh.
But someone has already beaten her to it.
That guy... Luo Qianning.
But she couldn't wait any longer.
I want to see him.
I want to see him! ...
So she squeezed into a passageway that could only accommodate one person at a time.
But... I can't get past this...
Since that's the case, let's include both her soul and body.
One woman is enough to rival the powerful souls and bodies of millions.
She succeeded.
also failed.
She successfully went to that world.
But soon she will disintegrate into nothingness.
She only has three days.
enough.
That day, through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the café, she finally saw him again.
We're finally going to meet again.
She had a lot to tell him.
She has a name.
She can also turn into disgusting flesh and blood.
She could live with him forever.
He no longer needs to hate her.
So she took a deep breath, went into the store, and pulled him into her own dream world.
Then, he was awakened from his slumber.
She wanted to say "long time no see," and also wanted to ask him, "You don't have to hate me anymore."
But the moment she saw his face, she didn't want to think about anything else.
She was overjoyed the moment he asked, "Who are you?"
Sure enough, after he turned into twisted flesh and blood, he no longer hated himself.
He was no longer an outsider, but someone he liked.
So she smiled and said, "My surname is Bai, Bai Muli."
Xiao Bai is in love with Lu Li.
This is my name. Will you remember me?
She knew his preferences and understood his personality.
She will become his favorite version of herself.
This time, you won't abandon me, will you?
Even if it's only for three days.
But... he doesn't remember.
Perhaps it's because too much time has passed?
She said, "I am not human."
Isn't that enough of a hint?
She said, "I don't eat people."
Can't you remember this yet?
Why did he run away?
She doesn't understand.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
There are only three days left.
Even if he has forgotten, she will make him remember it again in these three days.
Even if he has truly forgotten everything...
Then use these three days to remember her again.
Even if he can't remember...
Never mind then.
As long as we have these three days.
As long as I can see him for these three days, I can continue to "live".
That's enough.
So she took out his phone and took a selfie—it was a little bit of her whims.
Secondly... she had to cook his favorite dishes.
Watching him wolf down his food.
Watching him play games.
I watched him read a book.
Look at him!
Look at him.
Looking at him...
This is the "life" she longs for.
In the kitchen, she turned around and gave him a gentle smile as he woke up.
"Mr. Lu? You're awake!"
That's enough.