Help, I've become a paper man

Chapter 327: Boring

Different from the mess just now, after leaving the Purgatory Descent Zone, the weather outside was normal. The sun was hiding behind the clouds and was slowly peeking out.

When Song Yi looked over, a beam of sunlight came out first, and then spread from high above, passing through the misty air, like a ladder to heaven, spreading from the air to the back, and it actually had a somewhat holy taste.

The originally dilapidated village, due to the influence of distance and light and shadow, actually has a taste of a paradise. Just looking at it from a distance makes people yearn for it.

Song Yi's breathing calmed down and the corners of his lips slowly rose. Just as he relaxed a little, he was pulled back to reality. After all, under such circumstances, how could Zhigui disappoint his expectations?

Although this person arrived late, he only gave Song Yi a few seconds to revel in the moment, and then Zhigui made a move, slapping Song Yi hard on the back, causing him to stagger forward and almost lose his balance.

"Wake up first, don't just stand here. It's too far away, you can't see anything. Everything is blurry and there's really no interest. I'll take you over to see it." As Zhigui spoke, he took a step forward and continued walking forward.

Song Yi took a deep breath and followed the other party's pace. After stopping for a while, they moved forward again, and their states were different.

At the front was Zhigui. He was walking briskly, not slowing down at all. He was filled with joy of returning home and was almost jumping up.

But Zhigui's joy did not continue. Yingru was behind him, her expression remained calm, with no special emotions on her face. Her pace remained unchanged, but also normal, with nothing unusual.

Song Yi was walking at the back, just the opposite of them. His walking posture was shaky, all because of the slap. He kept turning sideways while walking and stretched his right hand behind his back, trying to touch the place where he was hit.

It was not until Zhigui noticed something was wrong and turned to look at him and asked, "Are you going to mutate?" that Song Yi put his hand down, stood up and asked:

"Are you the Fire Man? Why are your hands so hot? You came up and patted me without saying a word. My back is now burning."

He spoke sincerely, his tone was extremely serious, his eyes were full of curiosity, and there was no intention of joking.

This made Zhigui stunned. When he heard this, his gaze subconsciously turned and fell on Ying Rushi, but it only took a moment for Zhigui to react and look at Song Yi again.

"What a flaming man! It's rude to give the boss a nickname! This is just my sincere enthusiasm!" Zhigui said.

Song Yi subconsciously retorted: "You are lying, stop making excuses, you are already panicking, and you are blurting out ill-formed sentences, boss!"

Zhigui replied: "The child is talking nonsense. I am not panicking, I am simply illiterate. Do you have any knowledge?"

In an instant, the silence was gone. They walked and quarreled, all with childish remarks. From a cursory listening, it seemed that no one was right. It just felt that "people can quarrel over such things", like older children.

At least that's how it feels. Even the originally calm expression gradually collapses, like peeling off a beautiful shell to reveal the real flesh inside, showing a bit of "helplessness".

There was also a fleeting moment of "regret".

Song Yi caught it sharply, and at this moment he turned his head to look at Ying Rushi. Their eyes met, and they understood each other's thoughts in an instant without too many words.

He did it on purpose. He used a method he had used before in a different way and used it again, pulling the "mature adult" into the "Song Yi thinking mode" and showing the attitude of a child Stardust to make the other party let down their guard.

Song Yi tried it many times and succeeded in another actual combat. This time the target was not the enemy, but the partner. After realizing that something was wrong, Ying Ru readily entered the "confession" mode to ease the situation and explained to Song Yi:

"I'm sorry, Zhigui didn't slap you. It wasn't an accident, but more of a subconscious reaction. We didn't explain it just now because we were afraid that you would be scared or misunderstood."

"He cannot control fire, and his body temperature is normal. As for the 'heat' you feel, it is actually a byproduct of his ability..."

Ying Rushi paused for a moment, waiting for Song Yi's response. After seeing the other party nod, he seemed to understand something, and continued:

"You have heard 'voice of the heart' and experienced 'inquiry', so you probably have guessed that Zhigui's ability is to inquire about the heart. When using it, Zhigui can directly feel everyone's superficial thoughts, unlike me, who can only rely on guessing at human nature and saying something similar."

Ying Rushi said this, then sighed slowly, lowered his eyes, and waited for Song Yi's reaction with a slight tenderness, like a believer who had just finished talking and was looking forward to an oracle. Seeing this, Song Yi felt a chill all over his body, and he shook twice before he could hold back the words on the tip of his tongue.

He almost couldn't hold it back and said something like "I didn't guess". Fortunately, Zhigui couldn't hold it back and took a step back, standing between the two of them. He turned to look at Song Yi and said first:

"Yes, I didn't mean to. Sorry, I took a peek at you, but... uh, I didn't really see anything. It was pretty boring."

Song Yi did not answer. He stared at Zhigui, waiting for further explanation. At first, Zhigui turned his eyes away and didn't look at him. He still felt a little guilty, but he still stood firm and didn't answer until someone shouted.

That was the boy's voice, clear and transparent, floating from the front, carrying "joy" and "pleasure", calling out "boss" loudly.

After they entered the warning area, they did not come closer. Murakami's people found the traces and sent people to check, and they encountered the current situation.

The boy didn't know Song Yi, but Zhigui was here. To a certain extent, in Xingchen's eyes, Zhigui's existence was enough, which was equivalent to humans watching Yan Changyue. This face alone was the pass.

Besides, Ying Rushi was right next to him. Even though there was a stranger around, the joy in the boy's heart was almost uncontrollable. His steps became faster and faster as he shouted.

He was about to get home and panicked. He turned around reflexively and was about to leave. It seemed that he was afraid that the boy would find out something was wrong and notice the situation here. He was worried that it would ruin his impression - at least in Song Yi's eyes.

"Boss, you haven't finished talking yet. What does 'quite boring' mean? Are you really reading my mind?"

Song Yi asked, and not only spoke out loud, but also deliberately imitated Ying Rushi, slowing down his tone and softening his voice.

Zhigui shuddered when he heard it, but he still slowed down and said, "I did read it, but I read it briefly. I didn't read much, just a little."

"What are you thinking about?" Song Yi asked.

Zhigui paused for a moment and replied: "Yan Changyue, you are thinking about Yan Changyue. Your mind is full of Yan Changyue. It is really boring!"

In a word, Zhigui reversed the situation, and now someone else is embarrassed.