Chapter 637 - 640: Argument

Chapter 637: Chapter 640: Argument

Hua Manman said, "But before I transmigrated, the original owner could eat and drink, run and jump. She seemed fine."

System: "That’s because the data I injected into her was working.

It’s like a robot given a program. She would faithfully execute commands according to that program.

To outsiders, she was no different from a normal person.

But in reality, she was just methodically completing her tasks."

Hua Manman recalled all the foolish, self-destructive things the original owner said and did in the novel, and it suddenly clicked.

"So the real idiot wasn’t the original owner—it was you!"

System: "..."

The little calico cat’s fur bristled, and it let out a yowl of fury and shame.

MEOW MEOW MEOW!

"You think I wanted to do that?

I didn’t want to make the original owner look like such an idiot, either!

It was all because the script the Main God provided was written that way.

I had no choice but to configure the original owner into a foolish, malicious, and idiotic character."

Hua Manman smoothed its fur and chimed in agreeably.

"So, you’re saying it’s all the Main God’s fault. He’s the one with the problem, and you were just dragged into it."

The System huffed, "Exactly! He’s the one with issues! Major issues!"

Hua Manman asked casually.

"He’s the Main God. He’s supposed to be omnipotent. Why would he make you do something like this?

If he wanted a foolish female supporting character, couldn’t he just create one with a snap of his fingers?

After all, this is his world. He should be able to do whatever he wants."

The System blurted out without thinking.

"Don’t think the Main God is all that powerful.

He doesn’t have complete control over this world yet.

If that weren’t the case, we wouldn’t have been completely blindsided by something as important as your man having the Mind Reading Technique..."

Its words came to an abrupt halt. It belatedly realized that it had just accidentally revealed the world’s greatest secret.

The little calico cat stiffly raised its head, its gaze meeting Hua Manman’s beautiful eyes.

She was watching it with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

"Why did you stop?"

Seeing her expression, the little calico cat couldn’t help but think of Li Ji.

Li Ji often wore that same smile, and it was bone-chilling.

The little calico cat flinched and let out a soft cry.

MEOW~

’I’m sorry, I misspoke.’

Hua Manman patted its little head.

"Don’t worry. You’re not the same System you used to be. Even if you tell me everything, the Main God can’t do anything to you."

Despite her words, the System couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

It secretly regretted its big mouth.

Seeing that it refused to say more, Hua Manman didn’t press. She was even in the mood to play a little guessing game.

"Let me take a guess. You can tell me how close I am, alright?

I originally thought this was the world described in the novel Palace Intrigue.

The people I knew were all characters from the book.

And the Main God was the deity who created this world and these characters, a creator-like existence.

But I’ve always had one question—

If the Main God is really that powerful, why would he go to all the trouble of bringing me to this world and forcing me to advance the plot?

Unless... the Main God isn’t as powerful as I imagined.

He isn’t the god who created this world. He can’t even interfere directly with what happens here.

That’s why he had no choice but to pick someone to help him carry out his predetermined plot.

And I’m the unlucky soul who got picked."

Having said this, Hua Manman poked the little calico cat.

"So, am I right?"

The little calico cat buried its head in its front paws, like an ostrich refusing to face reality.

Its reaction was all the proof she needed.

Curiosity crept back into Hua Manman’s voice.

"Actually, there’s something I’ve always wanted to know.

There are so many people in the world, many of them exceptionally talented.

Why, out of all of them, did you choose someone as ordinary as me?"

This time, the little calico cat didn’t play dead.

It replied in a muffled voice.

"It wasn’t me who chose you."

Hua Manman was surprised. "If not you, then who?"

The System went silent again.

This time, no matter how Hua Manman threatened or cajoled, the little calico cat refused to say another word.

There was nothing Hua Manman could do, so she had to drop it for the time being.

’There’s still plenty of time, anyway. I refuse to believe it can keep its mouth shut forever.’

The ship didn’t have much of anything else, but it was brimming with all kinds of fish.

This made the little calico cat ecstatic.

Over the next few days, it feasted on delicious fish at every meal, and even put on a little weight.

The cat looked even more pleasantly plump than before.

Hua Manman had been happy, too. After all, she had just narrowly escaped death, and it was natural to feel a sense of relief.

But she soon noticed something—

Li Ji and Li Liao seemed to be fighting.

The ship was only so large, yet for several days straight, the father and son had somehow managed not to see each other even once.

At first, Hua Manman thought it was a coincidence. But when she suggested asking Li Liao to eat with them and Li Ji flatly refused, she realized something was wrong.

Hua Manman asked him what was wrong.

Li Ji just said it was nothing.

If she pressed him, he would evade the question by changing the subject.

「Today, the ship docked.」 The group was going ashore to resume their journey by land.

Bian Ziming took some men to rent horses and carriages, while the others went to a restaurant to eat and restock their provisions.

In the past, Hua Manman had always sat at the same table as Li Ji, Li Liao, and Yue Niang.

But today, Li Liao didn’t join them.

Only she, Li Ji, and Yue Niang were at Hua Manman’s table.

Oh, and there was also a chubby Three-colored Cat next to them.

Hua Manman glanced at Li Liao, who was sitting far off in a corner, and couldn’t help but say to Li Ji,

"Are you sure you don’t want to ask your father to eat with us?"

She felt that even if a father and son were having a spat, it should have been resolved after a few days.

They couldn’t let this stalemate continue forever.

She wanted to use this as an opportunity for the two to reconcile.

But Li Ji replied curtly.

"Leave him be."

Hua Manman: "But he’s your father, after all..."

Before she could finish, Li Ji cut her off forcefully.

"He is not my father!"

His expression was terrifyingly dark as he said it.

Yue Niang flinched in fear. Even the Three-colored Cat scooted away, trying to distance itself from the man to avoid becoming a target for his anger.

Hua Manman didn’t understand. "What on earth happened between you two?"

She had only been gone for one night. How had Li Ji gotten into a fight with his father?

And from the looks of it, the fight had been a bad one.

Li Ji clearly didn’t want to talk about it. He avoided Manman’s gaze and said coldly,

"It has nothing to do with you. Stop asking."

Hua Manman did not like hearing that at all.

Her face scrunched up, and she said indignantly,

"What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? Am I not even allowed to be concerned about you?"