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Chapter 117 You

"What, what are you going to do?" Elizabeth stretched her neck, trying to appear as imposing as possible in front of Borist, who was a head taller than her.

But when Elizabeth met Borist's dark green eyes, her arrogance immediately diminished: "I, I'm telling you, I'm not..."

Elizabeth's voice grew softer and softer until it was barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

In the end, Elizabeth couldn't even utter a sound louder than a mosquito's buzz.

Seeing that Elizabeth remained silent, Borest smoothed his hair, which was ruffled by the evening breeze, and asked with a serious expression, "Elizabeth, tell me, what exactly were you talking to Bruce about?"

Elizabeth wanted to say "Mind your own business," but looking at Borest's face, which was more serious than any she had seen in previous years, she swallowed all her words and lowered her head, not daring to meet Borest's gaze again.

“Bruce told me about your situation just now,” Borist said calmly, while listening to Lu Renkui’s analysis in his mind.

“Okay, let Elizabeth know about Bruce’s betrayal first. Elizabeth’s personality… although I’m not quite sure why she likes Bruce, kids this age usually don’t listen to reason.” In his consciousness space, Lu Renkui scratched his head, trying to nip Elizabeth’s early romance in the bud.

“She might not listen to or understand if we use too subtle language, so we should try to be as direct as possible. We don’t know how long she’s been secretly in love with him, so while she doesn’t seem to be too deeply involved yet, we should bombard her with all sorts of shocking information to shatter her illusions about Bruce as much as possible, and cut off her feelings for Bruce as much as possible,” Lu Renkui suggested.

Following Lu Renkui's advice, Borest said, "Bruce told me that you two are dating, but he told you that your relationship can't be made public. How reliable do you think his words are?"

Boris said seriously, "And do you know what Bruce is going to do next week? He's getting engaged to the eldest daughter of the Vicanis family. What do you think his purpose is in accepting your confession now?"

Elizabeth was clearly taken aback: "You, you're lying, I didn't hear you..."

“They already said so, what were you thinking back then, Elizabeth?” Borest said. “You can just go and ask anyone in the house, ask them if Bruce is getting engaged to Miss Vicanis.”

Seeing Borist's confident look, Elizabeth was somewhat convinced, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "I can give my cousin Bruce a completely different experience."

"Are you going to become his mistress? That's not something a young lady like you should say." Borest's tone became more serious.

"But I love him, I firmly believe that..."

"Do you think love can solve everything?" Borest said coldly. "Besides, Bruce doesn't love you. He's just a collector and simply wants to have some excitement."

"You're talking nonsense! You, you have no idea how good he was... it was years ago..."

“Then what you said is quite intriguing. You might not actually like Bruce; you might like the Bruce you imagine, the Bruce you’ve constantly idealized,” Borest analyzed calmly.

“If I remember correctly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Bruce say more than a few words to you. You’re always the one silently watching him from behind,” Boris pointed out.

“You, you…” Elizabeth wanted to say something in rebuttal, but she realized that Borist was right.

Finally, out of the child's resentment, Elizabeth said, "Do you think no girl likes you, so you're deliberately trying to sow discord?"

Hearing this, Borest laughed, then said angrily, "Fine, tell me, what is it about you that attracts Bruce?"

“I…I’m quite good-looking…” Elizabeth stammered.

"Oh, really? And then?" Borister's smile vanished, and he resumed his fierce expression.

“I…” Elizabeth thought carefully for a moment, then realized that she seemed to have nothing to say.

“You don’t even know what your strengths are, do you? Because you know perfectly well that besides your face, you have absolutely nothing to offer,” Borest said.

“Your abilities, your knowledge… you have absolutely nothing that matches your beauty. Do you really dare to give your feelings to Bruce?” Boris said. “I remember him bragging to me about how many girlfriends he’s had.”

Elizabeth stood there for a long time without saying a word, then burst into tears and ran away.

Boris rubbed his head—he had made himself clear, and Elizabeth's choice was now up to her.

Boris then jumped back into his room and found his two younger sisters peering out the window.

"Brother, what were Sister Elizabeth and Cousin Bruce doing outside just now?" Olivia looked up and asked curiously.

“Nothing much,” Borest said, then, as if remembering something, picked up Olivia and Carola and said, “In the future, when you see someone like your cousin Bruce, remember to stay away.”

"Is it appearance?" Carola asked.

“It’s not appearance, it’s behavior,” Borist said coldly.

After putting his two younger sisters to sleep, Borist heard Lu Renkui calling him.

After entering the consciousness space, Boruist heard Lu Renkui say, "Our mission is complete, and we will be leaving soon. We came here to say goodbye."

As Lu Renkui spoke, he turned and reached for the hand of System WQBYRZM, seemingly preparing to leave.

“Wait a minute!” said Borest. “Please answer a few more questions for me.”

"Hmm... okay, what do you want to ask?" Lu Renkui hesitated for a while, but finally felt it was better to answer, so that the kid wouldn't get hung up on something else and cause a bad outcome.

"A question that has troubled me for a long time—if heaven and hell do not exist, would our souls have a place to rest in this world?" Borest asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Hmm, you mean..." Lu Renkui was a little confused, after all, she was an atheist.

"Where do our souls go after we die?" Borest asked.

Lu Renkui scratched his head and said, "I will go to all the places in this world."

Seeing that Borest had begun to think, Lu Renkui added, "You can think of it as our bodies being composed of countless tiny dots."

"These tiny dots, invisible to the naked eye, have existed since the beginning of the world. Their arrangement and combination have created everything in this world, including humans."

"When a creature with a soul dies, these tiny, tightly packed dots on its body, invisible to the naked eye, slowly disperse and combine to form something new."

"That is to say, the soul will be divided into many, many small points, which will mix with the wind blowing from afar, join the towering mountains, and flow into the rushing waters."

"Some tiny fragments of souls will also form flowers, grass, and trees in the places where they die."

"Some tiny points of soul will travel straight into outer space to form stars."

"So, does that mean everything I see is made up of fragments of people's souls?" Borest asked.

"To be precise, it is the soul of all living beings," Lu Renkui said. "After hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of millions of years, they will reassemble into a soul."

“Your parents’ souls are also part of these souls,” Lu Renkui said. “They don’t have to go to heaven or hell; they have become part of nature, accompanying you at all times.”

Borist was silent for a moment, then said, "Thank you for your explanation. I think I will no longer be confused."

"That's good, we're leaving now." Lu Renkui waved his hand.

"Okay, goodbye!" Borest's voice trailed off.

Lu Renkui then opened her eyes and found herself back in the consciousness space where she and the system WQBYRZM had first met.

"Hmm? Aren't we going straight to the next mission location?" Lu Renkui asked.

"Because we need to be more careful when we go to the next world," said System WQBYRZM. "In this world, we're lucky; at least the protagonist didn't die or get crippled. But his path to fame will probably be even more difficult than in the original story."

"After completing each mission, we'll cause one obstacle for the protagonist. The main system says we can choose for ourselves, but if we successfully cause another obstacle for the protagonist, then..."

"What...what will happen?" Lu Renkui asked nervously.

"Let him win the bet with his colleague. So, choose, which world are we going to next?" System WQBYRZM turned the panel around and let Lu Renkui go first.

Lu Renkui remained silent for a moment before finally choosing one with a low risk factor.