Girl Doesn’t Die in Fairytale Town: Chapter 18 – Rapid Deterioration
Something wasn’t right about the town.
Luo Yan had sensed it for a long time.
Everyone in the town was brimming with happiness, and their kindness towards her was both unfounded and excessive.
She had never witnessed any malice in the town, not even petty theft.
“Simple folk customs” wasn’t enough to describe this place. Such a perfect utopia shouldn’t exist.
Yet, this town did exist.
Was this reasonable?
But… wasn’t it unreasonable?
Luo Yan had forgotten when she came to the town, and she had no memories from before.
Even the name “Luo Yan” had inexplicably surfaced in her mind, and she had subconsciously adopted it as her own.
Her earliest memory was waking up in the cottage outside the manor and then naturally living in the town.
However, she had never truly accepted the townspeople’s kindness.
Whether it was the meat from Uncle Andre, the free medicine from Dr. Messier, or even the affection from Mrs. Natalie…
For whatever reason, Luo Yan had ultimately rejected them all.
She had always remained detached from the town, observing their happiness, and smiling faintly… nothing more.
Perhaps because she subconsciously knew some truth, Luo Yan had never truly integrated into this town.
“Miss Luo Yan, what are you saying…?”
Hua Qiling’s smile stiffened. She clearly saw the fleeting sadness in Luo Yan’s eyes and the strange indifference in little Tini’s expression.
“Nothing,” Luo Yan said softly. “I just want to ask Miss Hua Qiling to leave as soon as possible.”
Outsiders…
Luo Yan hadn’t directly encountered many outsiders, only Ling Qi and Hua Qiling. She knew of others only through the townspeople.
Ling Qi and Hua Qiling shared a common trait: they were initially clear in Luo Yan’s vision, but gradually became blurry like everyone else over time.
Luo Yan didn’t know what this meant, but she knew that when outsiders completely turned into scribbled images in her vision, they would truly become part of the town.
Including Ling Qi, they would live happily in the town with the other residents, forgetting everything from their past, whether sorrow or pain, even Luo Yan’s ability unable to reawaken those memories.
Luo Yan didn’t know if this was good or bad; she just felt it was wrong, but she didn’t know what was wrong.
So, when she encountered Hua Qiling, Luo Yan couldn’t help but greet her. She wanted to learn more about the world outside the town.
However, Hua Qiling was very wary, and Luo Yan was worried she might harm the townspeople.
So, she had taken the daggers Hua Qiling offered and held her hand, so that she could stop her immediately if anything unexpected happened.
As for Hua Qiling being blind, Luo Yan had realized she was lying after walking for a while.
Luo Yan’s own eyesight was poor, so she knew what a truly blind person would behave like.
Hua Qiling’s slightly panicked expression after entering the manor further suggested she was hiding something, especially the momentary fear in her eyes when she saw Mrs. Natalie in little Tini’s room.
—And now, the situation was clear.
“The town is good, it’s happy, but you don’t belong here.” Luo Yan stared into Hua Qiling’s eyes, her pale red eyes clear and sharp. “I don’t know why you came to this town, but this is not where you should be.”
Hua Qiling’s expression turned serious. She suddenly realized that perhaps this silver-haired girl knew the truth about the town but had been avoiding it.
But at this moment, Hua Qiling didn’t realize that Luo Yan was looking directly into her eyes, yet nothing was happening.
“Luo Yan Sister, why are you sending this sister away?”
Little Tini looked up and said in a weak voice, her expression blank. “Everyone in town welcomes guests… No matter what kind of guest, they can live happily here.”
Just like Ling Qi…
Dark figures emerged from all directions, silently surrounding Luo Yan and Hua Qiling. Little Tini clung tightly to Luo Yan’s hand, a deliberate look of pleading in her eyes.
Hua Qiling immediately retrieved her daggers, her sniper rifle also appearing in her hands. She looked around vigilantly, ready to fight.
“Let her leave, everyone.”
Unexpectedly, Luo Yan bowed deeply to the surrounding servants, then squatted down and spoke softly to little Tini.
“Yes, it will be happy, but even in a world with only happiness, there will be those who don’t like it.”
“Doesn’t Luo Yan Sister like it either?”
Little Tini asked, the indifference in her expression vanishing, replaced by her usual timidity.
“I like it very much.” Luo Yan patted her head and stood up. “Miss Hua Qiling, I’m curious about the outside world, but I can see that you won’t tell me anything.”
Hua Qiling had been observing Luo Yan, and Luo Yan had, of course, been observing Hua Qiling.
The vague answers, the thoughts practically written on her face…
Luo Yan couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Miss Hua Qiling was truly bad at lying.
“In short, I don’t want the peaceful life of the town to be disrupted,” Luo Yan whispered. “So, Miss Hua Qiling, please leave the town.”
“It’s for the best… for both of us.”
Even though the town was strange, and even though Luo Yan had countless questions and doubts, this place held all her memories.
She didn’t want the town to change, and she didn’t want the friendly “outsider” Hua Qiling to be changed by the town like Ling Qi.
—Even though Luo Yan didn’t know if these changes were good or bad.
“…”
Hua Qiling didn’t speak. She looked up slightly, her gaze passing over Luo Yan and little Tini, towards the elegant figure standing on the top floor of the manor.
She could feel Mrs. Natalie looking at her with a faint smile, waiting for her answer.
“No.”
Hua Qiling wanted to say this, but when she saw Luo Yan’s eyes, she swallowed the words.
Despite their brief interaction, she could clearly sense that Luo Yan was a pure and kind girl, and Hua Qiling couldn’t bring herself to tell her the cruel truth.
Just as Hua Qiling began to waver, the silent communicator suddenly blared with a sharp alarm, the intense vibrations and noise even attracting the attention of Luo Yan and little Tini.
The surrounding dark figures also focused their attention on Hua Qiling’s earpiece.
Beads of sweat instantly appeared on Hua Qiling’s forehead. Such an urgent alarm from headquarters could only mean one thing.
“Something big has happened…”
After the urgent alarm, An Zaipao’s panicked voice came through.
“It’s bad, Director Hua! The Dawn organization… they’ve stormed in to rescue Ling Qi!”
“The one who stopped us was their Ninth Cadre, and another unknown cadre has entered ‘Ghost Town’!”
“The situation outside is rapidly deteriorating! The annihilation is spreading to the outer city and is approaching the core area!”
Leave a Reply