Chapter 17: My Name Is Duo Duo, Duo Duo’s Duo

“Little ancestor, please spare me! From now on, whatever you want me to do, I’ll do it—I’ll obey you, okay?”

Duoduo pouted her lips, locking eyes with Xie Fangyun.

“Grandma, I’m not called Little Ancestor. I’m Duoduo—Duoduo’s Duoduo.”

“All right, Grandma remembers. Duoduo, don’t shake Grandma anymore; these old bones of mine can’t take it!”

As Xie Fangyun spoke, Xu Hetang had already finished setting her arm.

She raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

This little ancestor was simply terrifying.

She couldn’t be eaten, couldn’t be killed, yet she still tormented her.

What kind of karma had she brought upon herself?

Xu Hetang finished setting Xie Fangyun’s arm and then helped with her leg.

Duoduo stood to the side, dumbfounded.

“Grandma is so amazing, so cool!”

Duoduo thought Xie Fangyun was performing acrobatics and clapped her little hands excitedly.

Xie Fangyun: “...”

What kind of wild child was this? She really wanted to send her away!

[Hahaha, I’m dying laughing. Duoduo’s so silly and innocent, she’s adorable! I suddenly feel a bit sorry for these two odd ones!]

[Are you crazy? Those two have killed many people, and you feel sorry for them?]

[They’re only A-level oddities. You all can like the SSS-level Ling Yun, so why can’t I sympathize with them?]

[Enough arguing upstairs, hurry over to Room 1 and watch the show!]

With that comment, the viewers in Room 16’s live stream instantly dropped by more than half.

Other live streams also saw their audiences shift toward Room 1.

“Dad, can I… can I call you that?”

Siyue stood three meters away from Ling Yun, trembling uncontrollably.

In her previous life, she had died at Ling Yun’s hands.

Facing him again, she was still terrified.

Ling Yun raised his eyes, cold light flashing in their depths: “No.”

Siyue shrank back a step, nodding rapidly like a pestle pounding rice.

She had clearly just heard Duoduo call him that—why couldn’t she?

Siyue was unwilling but lacked the courage to provoke Ling Yun.

She glanced at the two oddities behind Ling Yun before finally resting her gaze on Lin Jianyuè.

In her past life, she died shortly after entering the door, never meeting these two oddities.

But the odd mother in Room 20 loved her child fiercely and was also a female oddity; the female oddity opposite her should be similar, right?

Perhaps she could try, starting with the female oddity.

With that thought, Siyue hurried forward.

She approached Lin Jianyuè, imitating how Duoduo had behaved in the orphanage—smiling sweetly at her.

“Mom, what’s for lunch today? I can cook, you know. I can help you!”

Lin Jianyuè looked down at her, suddenly feeling a gnawing emptiness in her stomach.

She curled her lips into a sinister smile.

“I want to eat children!”

As her voice fell, a long tongue dropped down and licked Siyue’s face.

When the tongue touched Siyue’s cheek, rows of barbs appeared on it.

With just a light lick, the delicate skin on Siyue’s face was torn to bloody shreds.

“Ah!”

Siyue screamed in pain, clutching her face and stumbling backward.

Distracted, she collided into someone.

Turning her head, she met Ling Yun’s cold gaze.

“Get lost if you don’t want to die!”

Ling Yun’s voice was low and menacing, a complete contrast to the tone he used with Duoduo.

Siyue’s legs went weak, and she sank to the ground.

Seeing the deadly intent flare in Ling Yun’s icy eyes, she ignored the pain on her cheek and scrambled inside.

Ling Yun withdrew his gaze and looked toward the closed door.

His look at the door was gentler than his glance at Siyue.

What was going on? Why did his heart feel empty and as if something was missing the moment Duoduo left?

Ling Yun stared at the door for a long moment before suddenly opening it and stepping out.

[Where is General Ling going?]

Comments in the live stream scrolled rapidly.

Most viewers were asking where Ling Yun had gone.

Some clever ones exited Room 1’s stream and searched for the “Odd Forest” channel in the list.

The Odd Forest live stream covered all areas outside the rooms.

Entering the Odd Forest stream would reveal where Ling Yun had gone.

Unfortunately, after players entered their rooms, the Odd Forest stream was shut down.

Unable to find answers, the crowd reluctantly returned to Room 1’s stream.

Within the Odd Forest, blood mist hung thick.

After leaving the room, Ling Yun had inexplicably come to the door of Room 16.

He raised his hand to knock.

But before it fell, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

“What am I doing here?”

Ling Yun withdrew his hand and turned back.

After taking two steps, his tall figure vanished into the mist of the Odd Forest.

“Grandpa, the room is so clean. Why do you still need to sweep?”

Duoduo dragged a small stool and sat beside Xu Hetang, watching him sweep slowly.

Whenever Xu Hetang moved forward a few steps, Duoduo would move the stool along to follow.

She was born colorblind; apart from black and white, she couldn’t see other colors and didn’t understand what dust was.

In her world, black meant dirty, and white meant clean.

Grandpa and Grandma’s home was all white—so clean!

“Little ancestor, please move aside, you’re blocking—”

Before Xu Hetang could finish, he suddenly felt the room’s temperature drop sharply.

He distinctly sensed an oddity had just entered.

The oddity’s aura was strong, and its energy even surpassed his.

He looked around, but other than the little ancestor before him, no one else was there.

Xu Hetang swallowed hard, so nervous he couldn’t even hold the broom steady.

Although he saw no one else besides Duoduo, he was certain his instincts weren’t wrong.

“Excuse me… may I ask who you are? Is there something you need at my home?”

As Xu Hetang’s voice fell, he suddenly felt an icy gaze land on him.

A chill ran down his spine, making his hair stand on end in terror.