Chapter 342: 162: The Third Retrograde
Zhen Shi said with a smile,
"Why would Baiyu ask such a question? I've been with my sister these days."
Zhou Baiyu said,
"Think carefully, have you seen or dreamed of anything strange in these days?"
Although Zhou Baiyu also felt it was unlikely that Zhen Shi could trigger an S-rank mission,
surely it couldn't be a problem with the powers of the God of Games and Entertainment?
Zhen Shi lowered his head and began to think seriously, and after about ten seconds, Zhen Shi shook his head again:
"Indeed not, my sister has been emotionally unstable, and I've been by her side the whole time."
That remark somewhat moved Zhou Baiyu.
In a sense, Zhang Haoyun had taken away Zhen Shi's identity as a human.
But for Zhen Shi, having someone treat him as a family member seemed more important than the identity of being human.
Seeing that Zhou Baiyu seemed unsatisfied with the answer, or did not get the answer from him... Zhen Shi started to ponder—could it be that Baiyu had another intention?
He suddenly realized:
"Baiyu, there are some things I indeed forgot earlier, and now I want to tell you, is that okay?"
Zhen Shi smiled, like the gentle warmth of twenty-two-degree sunshine, so mild that no one could refuse any word he spoke softly.
Zhou Baiyu nodded, hopeful that he was about to embark on an S-rank mission.
But unusually, he did not see an exclamation mark above Zhen Shi's head.
Instead, a pink exclamation mark suddenly lit up above Zhang Haoyun's head.
That's bad.
It seems something ominous is happening. Don't let the plot go in that direction, hey!
"My sister and I are trying hard to live like humans, I don't know what's the point of Corrupted Ones living like humans."
Zhen Shi raised his head, his gaze clear as water.
He looked at Zhou Baiyu very seriously. Zhou Baiyu had never thought that this young man could look so firm when he was serious.
"But maybe... Baiyu, if one day, the apocalypse inevitably comes, perhaps our existence can prove—"
"that even the Corrupted Ones can protect humans."
Zhou Baiyu was stunned.
Although he had also been gathering Corrupted Ones in the Advanced World, like Bai Ling, he had never considered such a possibility.
"Maybe before the day named Doomsday arrives, my sister and I will have protected humans many times, just like you, Baiyu."
"After the apocalypse arrives, people won't fear us, won't despise us, and maybe the Corrupted Ones won't need to panic and become freaks. They will find that it is actually possible to coexist peacefully with humans."
"I'm actually thinking... if my sister can achieve this, maybe in the future, my sister and I could also lead other Corrupted Ones to achieve this."
Zhou Baiyu always felt that Zhen Shi had a very unique temperament. At this moment, he suddenly realized that this temperament... was exactly what made people feel peaceful.
"Corruption is like a curse, but such a curse, as long as one continues to have a human heart... perhaps it can be dissolved."
Zhang Haoyun was surprised that Zhen Shi harbored such grand ideas.
Indeed, through Zhou Baiyu, she found that this world still accepted her.
Through Zhen Shi, she discovered that she still had the right to live like a human. Although it was not easy, and at times nearly led to an emotional outburst...
with Zhen Shi's care, she had ultimately overcome the negative emotions that came with being a Corrupted One.
Zhou Baiyu thought, What a grand vision.
It's again the apocalypse, again the harmonious coexistence of humans and Corrupted Ones. It seems the plot isn't going in the direction he thought, but some super mission might be coming!
Zhou Baiyu was overjoyed!
"So... Baiyu, can we really be like humans?"
Zhen Shi asked very seriously, and Zhou Baiyu also answered very seriously,
"Of course, just like the humans of the Advanced World get used to the existence of Corrupted Ones, in that world, there might even be humans who side with the Corrupted Ones."
"You're already doing very well, Zhen Shi, a brilliant idea indeed. If the apocalypse truly arrives someday, maybe it can indeed make this world's Doomsday different from that of the Advanced World."
Although he couldn't mention the contents of the Advanced World to humans, Zhen Shi and Zhang Haoyun, now being Corrupted Ones, seemingly had no such restriction.
Zhen Shi smiled happily and said:
"So Baiyu, do you agree with my philosophy?"
"Of course."
Zhou Baiyu truly agreed, and this wasn't just a casual response, of course. At this moment, he really, really wanted to know why there was still no S-rank mission exclamation mark above Zhen Shi's head.
But such a grand conversation must be about some S-rank level mission, right?
Just as Zhou Baiyu thought this, Zhen Shi said:
"Then... can you marry my sister?"
???
Zhou Baiyu hadn't awaited the exclamation mark above Zhen Shi's head, but instead, a bunch of question marks popped up above his own head.
Zhen Shi said,
"If Corrupted Ones also have the right to be loved, then could you marry my sister as your wife?"
The pink exclamation mark was incredibly intense. Zhou Baiyu even saw that just by saying "Zhang Haoyun, will you—" he could directly trigger the mission.
Zhou Baiyu thought he had been careless. Zhen Shi, this gentle kid, had rounded about such a big circle, was he actually waiting for this?
This kid was really a smart one!
However, this was also an issue that Zhou Baiyu had to face.
From childhood, Zhou Baiyu had never had much interest in girls. Jerusalem was so great, why tie himself down with someone?
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