Legend Management Bureau Chapter 419

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From that day forward, A Can and A Kui followed You Si.

You Si walked ahead, while the two of them crawled behind her.

The outside scenery filled the two brothers with immense curiosity. They had originally thought the world was only as big as a single cave dwelling.

Yet, they never expected the outside world to be so vast, larger even than their own hearts.

You Si noticed something strange about these two infants. The jagged mountain rocks had already cut their hands and feet, yet they continued to crawl with unbridled excitement. However fast she walked, they crawled just as fast, seemingly oblivious to the pain.

“Haha!” You Si laughed, amused by their miserable state. “Are these the supposedly arrogant ‘humans’?”

Soon, the trio arrived at the next village.

Du Yu knew that this place was about to become another slaughterhouse.

But unexpectedly, You Si was in no rush to strike.

She decided to try a different approach.

She was going to use a “human” method to find “Time.”

“Excuse me…” You Si reached out and called out to a tribesman.

The people of this tribe appeared quite gaunt, but they carried gleaming magical treasures on their persons. Clearly, this was no ordinary tribe.

“Oh?” The tribesman paused for a moment. “What is the matter?”

He could tell at a glance that You Si possessed an extraordinary cultivation base, so his tone immediately became humble.

“Can you… can you become ‘Time’?” You Si asked.

“Ti—” The tribesman froze, then his eyes widened as he stared at You Si, muttering to himself, “The woman in black… the woman in black looking for Time…”

Before You Si could say another word, the tribesman turned and bellowed, “Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack!! The ‘witch’ that child spoke of is here!!!”

Numerous tribesmen immediately leapt into the air, charging toward You Si.

You Si had not expected that even after being so polite, she would still end up being hunted down by everyone.

Unsurprisingly, another massacre began.

Du Yu was already accustomed to this common sight of slaughter. After all, this was You Si; nothing she did could surprise him anymore.

The only thing that slightly exceeded Du Yu’s expectations was how recklessly You Si struck. Her wide-range spells did not distinguish between friend and foe. A few of the attacks spilled over to A Can and A Kui behind her, instantly wounding the two boys.

However, they did not show any expressions of pain, choosing simply to stay there in silence.

It was only after You Si finished the slaughter and turned around that she noticed the horrifying gashes on their bodies.

“Oh?” You Si blinked. “Do you not even know how to dodge? Or do you think I won’t kill you?”

Whether the two brothers understood her or not was unclear; they merely continued to press themselves against You Si.

For the first time, a peculiar feeling swelled in You Si’s heart, followed by a strange thought—’Good thing I didn’t kill these two children just now.’

But then she reconsidered—what would it matter if she actually had killed them?

She did not know, nor was it a question she cared about.

The most pressing issue at hand was that she had become far too famous.

With her face exposed, she would be recognized in whatever village she walked into now.

With that in mind, she tore a piece of black fabric from a dead cultivator on the ground and slowly draped it over her face as a veil.

“With my face covered, there shouldn’t be any problems now, right?”

You Si was just about to relax a little when she suddenly recalled the cultivator’s dying words—

“The woman in black looking for Time.”

“It seems I must also conceal my intentions.”

You Si was like a newborn child.

She was exploring her own path through endless trial and error.

It was just that the price she exacted in the process was far too massive.

Everyone who died because of her suffered a “Wrongful Death,” and everyone born because of her became a “Great Pivot.”

With every extra step she took in this world, its variables increased by a fraction.

A few days later, the next village appeared before them.

After checking her veil, You Si slowly walked inside.

This time, she decided not to speak with anyone.

She planned to observe “humans” up close.

To find “humanity,” she needed to observe these humans. As long as she could mimic their actions, she should quickly discover this so-called “humanity.”

The two brothers followed closely behind her, while Du Yu tailed them from a moderate distance.

At this moment, he felt a bit lost.

He had been following You Si for days, but what was the meaning behind “Time’s” actions?

Even if he learned everything about You Si, would it be of any help to his own timeline?

Would this allow him to find and kill He Suoyi?

Du Yu truly wished he could see through all of “Time’s” thoughts; that way, he wouldn’t be wandering forward so aimlessly.

You Si wandered around the village for a while, attracting quite a few stares, but so far, no one had approached her for a conversation.

She looked at the villagers before her with confusion, realizing that “humanity” was truly an ethereal concept, not easily seen anywhere.

“Excuse me… young lady.” An old woman, who seemed to have held back for a long time, finally walked over slowly.

“Hmm?” Seeing someone take the initiative to speak to her, You Si instantly furrowed her brows. If her guess was correct, another massacre was about to begin.

The old woman glanced at A Can and A Kui behind You Si, then looked back at her, asking in an aged voice, “Are you these two children’s… mother?”

“Mother?” You Si pondered for a moment. “What does ‘mother’ mean?”

Hearing this, the old woman sighed helplessly. “I mean, are you their matriarch? Are they your children?”

“Children…?” You Si thought about it and said, “I don’t understand. They just suddenly appeared.”

“Sigh…” The old woman breathed out a sigh. “Another silly girl… Of course they appeared suddenly. Since they chose you, you ought to teach them properly.”

The old woman leaned down, looking at the boys’ scarred bodies with heartache. “Just look. They’re so young, yet their bodies are already mangled with injuries…”

She checked their hands and feet, which had been scraped raw by the jagged rocks. “Sigh…”

The old woman continued to sigh. She wanted to say something more, but feeling that You Si might also be a wretched girl who had suffered a bitter fate, she held her tongue.

“They refuse to stand up and walk on their own, insisting on crawling on the ground. What am I supposed to do about it?” You Si retorted crossly. “Since they chose this method, they must bear the consequences themselves.”

“That is why I said…” The old woman stood up and slowly shook her head. “You truly are a silly girl. If you don’t teach them how to walk, they will never be able to stand up.”

“Teach?” You Si heard another novel word, feeling as though she had taken another step closer to “humanity.” “I have to teach them?”

“That’s right.” The old woman nodded. “You are their ‘mother,’ so it is your responsibility to teach them.”