Chapter 347: 164: Life Swap
In the market, Zhen Shi took Number Three with him to buy groceries.
The scene left Number Three utterly bewildered.
Are these humans... idiots? A lion enters a flock of sheep to shop, and the sheep seriously haggle with the lion?
Perhaps having once possessed some memories and heard some stories, Number Three hadn't experienced these events, but when Zhen Shi took her to such a smoke-filled place...
She didn't really feel out of place.
It was indeed a very strange yet wonderful experience as she awkwardly sat on the back of Zhen Shi's bicycle... Two monsters weaving through the human world, as if they were humans themselves.
This feeling, inexplicably, made Number Three's chest feel congested as if something imperceptible was accumulating there.
"By the way, what's your name?"
"Number Three."
"Number Three?"
"Annoying, Number Three! What is it!"
"Don't be fierce, it's just that the name is so unique. How about I give you a different name?"
Zhen Shi was serious.
At the moment, he was riding with Number Three back to the old city area, and in the basket in front of his bicycle, he had bought three eels.
Because Number Three seriously stated— one wasn't enough.
Zhen Shi said with a smile:
"Number Three is a really interesting name, but it lacks some special meaning."
It was like a mass-produced tool, labeled with a number. Yet the gentle and kind-hearted Zhen Shi did not say this out loud:
"How about I give you a cute nickname?"
Number Three didn't say anything.
She just looked puzzled at Zhen Shi, unable to imagine how this man's brain worked.
Suddenly, she realized that not long ago, she was preparing to go on a killing spree, yet now she sat like a well-behaved girl next door on the young man's bicycle.
This touch, brought about by the gentle sunshine, the breeze, and the young man's tender voice, made it impossible for her to muster any killing intent.
"Okay."
Damn it! Damn it! Okay my ass! That's what she thought internally, but she didn't voice it, and her words turned into "Okay."
Her expression was even very honest... revealing a bit of anticipation.
Zhen Shi still wore a charming smile:
"How about calling you Wan Zi? Because the bun hair you wear is very cute."
Wan Zi.
In that instant, some images flashed in Number Three's mind.
But those fragmented images didn't help her remember anything.
She only belatedly realized... her hair also looked good tied up.
Yet she still felt, only such a hairstyle could make her feel at ease.
Even though Number One and Number Two had ridiculed her before, how grown up she was and still styled her hair like a little kid.
But Number Three inexplicably wanted to dress himself this way.
She tried hard to recall why she was especially fond of this bun hairstyle, but she couldn't remember. Sometimes it made her head hurt and her eyes tear up, yet she still couldn't recall.
Upon hearing Zhen Shi give her this nickname, Wan Zi, those flashing memory fragments in her mind seemed to allow her to grasp something.
"Eh? Why are you not talking, don't you like it... then I—"
Zhen Shi didn't finish his sentence, as Number Three interrupted:
"I like it, you can call me that from now on! Do you hear? Call me that from now on!"
"Oh, alright then."
Zhen Shi was slightly surprised but was very happy inside.
Number Three, now calling herself Wan Zi, murmured the name to herself, gradually revealing a smile.
Some things truly depend on talent.
Zhou Baiyu, being a "Sixth Sense player," often hit the mark with just one sentence, combined with a great speech, creating a powerful effect.
Zhou Baiyu was outstanding, but so was Zhen Shi, his tenderness and sincerity instantly made Wan Zi forget what she was about to do.
And the name Wan Zi was the finishing touch.
If Zhou Baiyu had been there, he would have definitely handed down his mantle to Zhen Shi, training him to become a professional "Advanced World Visitor Receptionist."
Before long, having bought the food, Zhen Shi arrived at the old city area with Wan Zi.
And finally, Wan Zi met Haoyun!
Bringing a strange girl home, for Haoyun who had once been a part of the nightlife, it was nothing new.
But the strange girl exuded a pressure beyond that of an ordinary person, and knowing his own brother was corrupt...
This made Haoyun very wary.
Wan Zi likewise was on high alert.
Even though she was a Demon King Hunter who had devoured numerous Demon King level corrupt seeds and even demon bodies, at the sight of Haoyun, Wan Zi still sensed danger.
The woman who looked like Zhen Shi's sister had terrifying power within her.
But with Zhen Shi there, the two women managed... to get along peacefully.
It was like a tremendous gentleness enveloped all sharp edges.
Haoyun and Wan Zi were tense.
Wan Zi even suspected that she had gone back to the wrong version.
"This can't possibly be version 1.0... yes, something went wrong. There's a Demon King level here, and look at her calm demeanor, it seems she has no conflicts with humans!"
"A corrupt seed goes to the market to shop, and everyone around remains very calm! This is completely different from my world! Unless... these people are hypnotized!"
"But it definitely isn't Zhen Shi, ah, why can't it be him? Oh, it's so annoying, anyhow, it's just not him! It must be this woman referred to as his sister by Zhen Shi, who has control over everyone here!"
"This place within a few hundred meters looks like her personal palace! I've figured it out! This woman is extremely dangerous... just like Reina, she's a monster who can manipulate people's hearts!"
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