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Chapter 413 Lullaby (Seeking monthly votes)
August 29, afternoon, near dusk, a wooden rooftop in the port of Reykjavik.

Gu Wenyu and Su Zimai lay on the colorful rooftop, looking at the distant sea.

The setting sun was slowly sinking below the horizon, its rays reflected on the sea. The surface of the sea was dyed a vibrant red, like the sky itself, and fishing boats swam through the crimson water, leaving white streaks in their wake.

“I’m going to Hofs Glacier the day after tomorrow,” Gu Wenyu suddenly said.

"The day after tomorrow?" Su Zimai turned to look at him.

"Hmm, it should be the day after tomorrow. There are thirty-one days in August, right?" Gu Wenyu thought for a moment, put his arm behind his head, and pinched his fingers. "It should be right, I didn't check the calendar."

"What the hell? Are you senile? It's such an important day!" Su Zimai was stunned for a moment, then scolded, "Dad and my brother are doing things according to your ideas, don't lead them astray."

"understood."

"Please, can you be a little more reliable? Just show some of the attitude a big moth should have, okay?"

"I'm just a primary school student. It's normal for me not to know how many days are in a month, right? Please don't be so demanding of me."

Gu Wenyu spoke casually, turning his head to look at the undulating sea. The shadows of one or two fishing boats were drifting on the horizon, swaying vaguely in the reflection of the setting sun.

“Even elementary school students know that August has thirty-one days, okay?” Su Zimai continued to scold.

"Yeah, you're right," Gu Wenyu said. "Actually, I know how many days it was, I was just teasing you... I just like to tease our diaper devil, you disagree?"

"How could I dare to disagree? I'm afraid you'll suddenly disappear again one day." Su Zimai said softly, moving slightly closer to him.

The brother and sister lay on the roof of the wooden house, enjoying the breeze and watching seagulls fly by in the sunset. A salty sea breeze blew from afar, ruffling the hair on their foreheads.

"Hey bro, do you have someone you like?" Su Zimai asked abruptly.

Gu Wenyu paused for a moment, slowly shifting his gaze from the distant sea, and turned to look at her. "What's wrong with you now?"

"Judging from this reaction, it means she's pregnant."

"Why do you ask that suddenly?"

“When I asked you what kind of girl you like the other day, you seemed distracted,” Su Zimai said, looking away. “I know you so well that I can tell what you’re thinking at a glance.”

"You're always making wild guesses... When have you ever guessed me right?" Gu Wenyu turned his head and asked, looking at her profile.

Su Zimai pulled out her phone and said smugly, "For example, I knew you were definitely not dead. I checked Weibo and Twitter every day, waiting for the day someone would catch you in the act, the truth would come out, and Dad and my brother would rush over and spank you."

As she spoke, she showed Gu Wenyu some messy browsing history.

“Since you know I’m not dead, why are your eyes so red from crying?” Gu Wenyu said.

Su Zimai was stunned.

"If you say that again, I'll get angry," she said fiercely, glaring at him.

"Okay, okay, no more talking."

"Will the girl you like come to Iceland too?" Su Zimai thought for a moment, then asked.

"Ah."

"So that means you admit you have someone you like?" Su Zimai's tone turned serious.

Gu Wenyu was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Maybe..."

What do you mean by "possibly"?

"Actually, I don't really understand these things. Although the memories of those organisms in my brain are accumulated over several centuries, I have never actually experienced them firsthand. It's like learning about the world from books."

"If you think you like her, then you like her. What's there to think about?" Su Zimai rolled her eyes at him. "What's her name?"

"It's a secret. I'll tell you later."

Have I seen him before?

"Maybe I've seen it, maybe I haven't."

"I'll bite you to death right now."

"I was wrong."

"In the future... remember to bring her to meet me, okay? Even if I don't have a good impression of her at first, it will definitely get better as we spend more time together," Su Zimai murmured, her eyes lowered.

"Yes, Commander Mai."

"Hey bro, since you like her, how could you bear to let her come to Iceland?" Su Zimai rolled her eyes at him.

"Why can't I bear to part with her?" Gu Wenyu thought for a moment. "I've already used my father and brother, so I can't be biased towards her. That would be unfair to the other people I've used, not fair at all."

"All you think about is this: exploitation, exploitation, exploitation. And you even distinguish between unfair exploitation? Are you stupid?"

“Otherwise?” Gu Wenyu said in a low voice, “I know it’s dangerous ahead, but I still let them come. I know what I’m doing and I won’t make excuses for my actions.”

"Then...then why didn't you use me? It's the only one you weren't willing to take to the Salvation Society." Su Zimai hesitated, then looked away. "Is it because you think your best sister is the most important person in the world? More important than the person you like?"

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Gu Wenyu's profile with anticipation.

Gu Wenyu remained silent for a moment, then bluntly said, "That's because you're too incompetent. Bringing you along would only cause trouble, wouldn't it?"

Su Zimai was stunned.

Gu Wenyu turned to look at her, "You don't think you have any use to me, do you? Even a dog would shake its head at your fighting prowess."

Su Zimai's face darkened, and she bristled, "Get out!"

“It’s rare to have so much free time, can’t we just relax and get some fresh air? You always talk so much.” Gu Wenyu said, yawning. “I have to deal with so many people every day… I’m tired of just talking.”

He smacked his lips, lay down again, put his arms behind his head, and stared blankly at the sky dyed red by the sunset.

Su Zimai remained silent for a long, long time. "Brother, your personality is so awkward. If you like someone, you must tell her properly, understand?"

"Why are you lecturing me again?"

“Because if you don’t say it, no one will understand,” Su Zimai said softly. “You should have a good talk with your older brother and father, and they will understand, but you just won’t.”

Gu Wenyu remained silent.

After a moment, he nodded slightly: "I understand. I'll have a good talk with her after all this is over."

"Don't make them sad," Su Zimai instructed.

"Ah."

"You mustn't get hurt yourself either," Su Zimai said, raising her eyes and then lowering them again.

"Ah."

At this moment, Su Zimai suddenly stopped talking. She raised her head and looked into his eyes, and he turned his head and looked at her eyes curiously as well.

Their eyes met, and Su Zimai suddenly reached out and lifted Gu Wenyu's face, squeezing his cheeks slightly.

Gu Wenyu stared at her with a puzzled expression.

"If you get hurt, come back to me. Don't cry alone in secret. And there's your older brother and dad. Although I'll definitely laugh at you first, they'll comfort you." Su Zimai stared into his eyes and said softly, "Understand?"

Gu Wenyu remained silent.

"Do you know?" Su Zimai frowned and said, enunciating each word clearly.

"I understand, Master Mai..." Gu Wenyu tilted his head and drawled, "Am I some kind of child in your eyes?"

"You're just a child, you're obviously incredibly sensitive, but you keep pretending not to care."

Gu Wenyu chuckled, "No one in the world understands me better than you."

"right?"

"Thank you for being my family, even though it was just a coincidence."

"What coincidence? Isn't that also something destined?" Su Zimai asked.

"Destined? Why?"

"Tell me, out of so many people in the world, why did your special ability choose me to become your family? Because it was destined... No matter which world or what time it is, we are destined to be family, understand?"

Gu Wenyu was stunned. He suddenly remembered the memories he had seen in the restricted-level 1001.

In the previous life, 1001, he was adopted by Su Ying and became siblings with Su Zimai. Indeed, as Su Zimai said, no matter which timeline they are in, they are family, and this is perhaps not a coincidence.

"Okay, I give up. You're the most logical diaper demon in the world." "If you call me that again, I'll bite you to death."

"Understood, Master Mai."

As Gu Wenyu spoke, he reached out and touched Su Zimai's hair.

The two looked up at the last rays of the setting sun, as white seagulls swept across the vast horizon. The sun sank below the horizon, plunging Reykjavik's harbor into darkness, their faces shrouded in gloom.

“Let’s go have dinner,” he said softly.

"I want to eat fried shrimp."

"I'll buy you whatever you want to eat; I still have some money on me."

"To be honest, is it Caesar's?"

"How do you know? But his money is my money."

"They just bully children."

"I'm a child too, okay? And you're already calling me a villain. If the world is destroyed in the future, you'll be partly responsible."

August 30, 00:30, Reykjavik, Iceland.

It was already late at night. Inside an abandoned train station, a dark red train was parked on the mottled tracks.

In one of the dimly lit carriages, Lin Xingshi sat quietly in her seat, arms crossed, resting her head against the window. But after a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and turned to look out the window at the train's devilish interior.

Beneath the aurora-lit night sky, a blue, helicopter-like dragon streaked across the sky. Its enormous wings cleaved the moonlight, whipping up a whistling wind.

Lin Xingshi raised an eyebrow, tilted his head back, and silently watched the blue shadow disappear.

She drifted off into thought for a moment, her lips moving as she murmured:

"Little New Year..."

Without a doubt, the creature flying across the sky at that time was the Totoro Demon from the Zodiac Team. And since the Zodiac Team has arrived in Iceland, it means that the Little Year Beast must also be among them.

"Judging from the commotion just now, could it be that the Child of the Beast has arrived as well?"

Zhuge Hui knocked on the carriage door, then pushed it open and walked in, talking as he went.

“Yes.” Lin Xingshi withdrew his gaze and said slowly, “Xiao Nian and the Zodiac Team should be hiding over there on the other side of the snow mountain. When we set off for Hofs Glacier on September 1st, the black pupa might be right next to them.”

"A black pupa? We still haven't figured out the background of this kid from the Gu family." Zhuge Hui waved his folding fan, seemingly lost in thought.

“Even their own people don’t understand, let alone us outsiders. All we need to know is that he has a deep connection with the Salvation Society,” Lin Xingshi said. “The truth will come out sooner or later, and we must seek justice for Jiuya.”

"Sigh, the Salvation Society, now they've really made an enemy of our Lake Hunting. Even if we don't get past this, those old fogies in the family will find a way to wipe the Salvation Society out of the ground," Zhuge Hui said.

"Don't count on those old folks in the family. Can you really rely on them?"

“Indeed, after all, they still suspect that you have some kind of deal with the son of the Nian beast.” Zhuge Hui waved his folding fan. “If the son of the Nian beast hadn’t arrived in time that day, you and Wujiu would probably not have escaped death either.”

"After so many years, he actually saved my life again."

"'Again'?" Zhuge Hui seized upon this word and asked curiously, "What does this mean?"

Lin Xingshi was taken aback.

"Ah... this," she stammered.

Zhuge Hui silently closed his folding fan, pointing the tip at Lin Xingshi with a serious expression.

After a moment of silence, Lin Xingshi spoke, saying calmly, "Ten years ago, if I hadn't met Xiao Nian, I might already be dead."

"why?"

"When I boarded that smuggling boat, I thought I might as well jump into the sea and be eaten by a demon, so I could get revenge on my family. Who told them to treat me like that?"

At this point, she suddenly curled the corners of her mouth slightly, "Then, when I was looking around in the cabin, I only saw some rat faces. Just as I was getting bored and was about to open the window, I suddenly saw a somewhat dazed child."

"Is that child the son of the Nian beast?"

“Yes.” Lin Xingshi nodded. “At the time, I was thinking that if I jumped off that ship, no one would be able to protect him. He would definitely be kidnapped by human traffickers after he got off the ship, so I sat down and started talking to him.”

"How ironic. Even if you hadn't intervened, the son of the Nian beast could have torn those bad guys to shreds, right?"

"Back then, I had no idea that Xiao Nian was a demon. I only knew that he was someone I needed to protect."

"The captain is just too nice," Zhuge Hui said.

Lin Xingshi lowered his eyes and said casually, "After that, somehow we ended up living together in Lijing. We were always carefree, either watching TV in the air conditioning or going to school to secretly listen to lectures through the window. Gradually, I stopped thinking about killing myself."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Zhuge Hui and smiled gently.

Doesn't that sound childish?

“What’s so childish about that?” Zhuge Hui sighed. “For a ten-year-old, sometimes even the smallest thing can make them think the sky is falling. But back then, we all thought you’d been eaten by the son of the Nian beast.”

“The Great Khan thinks I killed Xiao Nian, and you all think Xiao Nian ate me… How ridiculous.” Lin Xing Shi shrugged.

“Yes, you came back later, but you were unwilling to tell the truth and didn’t mention the son of the Nian beast at all,” Zhuge Hui said. “That’s why this matter has puzzled us for so many years.”

“Some people are better left unsaid,” Lin Xingshi said softly. “Besides, I was just a child back then. If I had told those things, I don’t know how much trouble I would have caused in the family, and could I have withstood their scolding?”

“Time flies. Back then, we were just a few greenhorns.” Zhuge Hui shook his head and said with a sigh, “I always thought we would grow old like this and then hand over the position of Lake Hunting to the newcomers. It’s a pity… Jiuya left us before us.”

"Just rest first, we can talk about it tomorrow."

After Lin Xingshi finished speaking, he got up from his seat and walked alone towards the door of the train carriage.

"You said you were going to rest, so where are you going?" Zhuge Hui asked, puzzled.

"I'm going for a walk outside."

Lin Xingshi spoke in a low voice, untying the long braid tied on top of his head, his fiery red hair fluttering in the night wind like seaweed.

At the same time, in another corner of Reykjavik.

Along the winding snow-covered mountain path, a blue dragon lies prone in the snow, carrying on its back a young man in a black hoodie and a mouse the size of a palm.

"Finally arrived at this godforsaken place called Iceland, wow... it's been quite an ordeal." The Rat Demon stroked his beard and sighed, rubbing his back.

"We'll stay on the snow mountain for today," the little beast said, yawning.

He reached out and patted the blue dragon's back, then turned to look at the other 'passengers' on its back.

On the dragon's back sat a group of creatures resembling small rag dolls. These were the Zodiac team, shrunk by the Rat Demon's power, including the Mad Bull, the Spirit Monkey, the Rainbow Horse, and the Spirit Rabbit.

At this moment, the little Nian beast could lift them up with one hand, making them as easy to bully as miniature toy dolls.

"Now that we're here, turn me back." Mad Bull Demon said coldly, arms crossed.

"You wicked thing, turn me back to normal right now, or how am I supposed to eat peaches?" the monkey demon said.

Faced with the demons' urging, the Rat Demon puffed out his chest and snorted coldly, "What's all the noise about... You noisy things, just stay like this for now, it's not easy to be discovered, and what are you trying to do with such a big body? We haven't even started fighting yet, it's just a side effect."

As he spoke, the Rat Demon lowered his head, looking down at the zodiac dumpling on the dragon's back, thinking to himself that this was the first time he had ever felt so tall and imposing.

The little Nian beast ignored them, dusted off its hoodie, dismounted from the dragon's back, and stepped onto the soft snow.

"Oh, right, boss, I just saw a human mansion over there," the Rat Demon suddenly said. "Want to go take a look?"

"Oh, that's my friend's place. Don't go near there," said the little beast.

It thought to itself, "Xia Pingzhou is still living there. Wouldn't it be awkward to run into Bai Tanlang and the others if I went there now?"
"Friends?" the Rat Demon asked, puzzled.

"Yes, they were the ones who helped us stop a lot of the lake hunters back then, otherwise the Zodiac team would have suffered even more casualties," said the little Nian beast. "Anyway, don't go near there. Let's find a cave to stay in and try not to alert them during this time."

"Okay, whatever you say." The Rat Demon raised his hand above his head, striking a military pose.

The little Nian beast pursed its lips and stopped looking at it.

He stood alone on the edge of the snow-capped mountain, looking at the brightly lit city in the distance.

The Pearl Tower in Reykjavik shone with a daylight-like brilliance under the night sky, with the aurora borealis streaking across the horizon. The world was so noisy, yet it seemed so far away.

The diverse voices of people drowned out the bustling market, unrelated to him, yet there was someone who had come specifically for him.

From a great distance, he met the gaze of the figure on the port, and then descended from the edge of the snow-capped mountain, walking step by step toward Reykjavik.

(End of this chapter)