Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 815 Coaxing

"Good good!"

The toad was so excited by his series of urgings that it was dizzy and overjoyed. After responding, it hurriedly jumped off the edge of the lotus flower.

That simple?!

Xu Han, who was standing nearby, reacted very quickly and imitated Yu Shijiu, shouting at the frog that was trying to get closer to him:

"Hurry! I want the best stuff too! Go get it ready! Otherwise, all the other toads will snatch it away!!!"

"..." The toad, which had been slowly approaching, suddenly changed its expression, opened its mouth and croaked several times. Urged by Xu Han, it jumped into the pond.

Upon seeing this, all the players' eyes lit up at the same time, and they said the same thing to the toad next to them.

In an instant, the sound of people jumping into the water echoed throughout the pond.

Even Thumbelina, who had been in a state of terror, turned pale and approached the toad, whispering a few words.

"You...you go and prepare the things for the wedding."

Thumbelina's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, her eyes were red, and she added another sentence while enduring fear and discomfort.

"Me too, I want the best, the very best... the very best things."

The toad looked down at her white neck and long hair, then stuck out its tongue and licked Thumbelina's hand.

Thumbelina was so frightened that she nearly fainted.

But she held on, her body still trembling with fear as she tugged at the toad's hand, forcing herself to speak:

"You, you go ahead, don't, don't let them beat you to it."

The toad chuckled, feigning deep affection as it squeezed Thumbelina's hand, and whispered:

"Don't worry! Quack! I definitely will! I will definitely bring you back the best clothes and the most delicious food!"

Thumbelina's legs were trembling, and she forced a slight nod, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Okay, I believe you."

The toad was satisfied.

It gripped Thumbelina's hand tightly for a few seconds, then let out a satisfied "quack!" and jumped into the pond.

*Thud!*

Within minutes, all the toads in their prime were urged by their "fiancées" to leave and prepare for the wedding.

The water surface fell into an eerie silence, with only occasional breezes blowing through the grass and lotus leaves, slowly swaying the lotus flowers in the pond.

Thumbelina's legs went weak, and she collapsed completely into the flower's heart, looking up in a daze at Yu Shijiu on the lotus flower not far away.

Yu Shijiu smiled at her, his gentle and languid expression gradually calming Thumbelina's trembling heart.

Thumbelina covered her chest and gave Yu Shijiu a timid yet brave smile.

The interaction between the player and the NPC was observed by many players. Fang Youhua saw this scene through the dense lotus leaves, her gaze dark and unreadable.

The protagonist, Thumbelina, is currently treating Yu Shijiu in a clearly unusual way...

This is not a good thing.

If Thumbelina maintains a good relationship with Yu Shijiu and the others in the later stages, it could even influence the final judgment of the dungeon.

"..." For some reason, a nerve in Fang Youhua's head suddenly started to ache. She reached out and pressed her temples hard, which relieved the pain slightly.

"Sister Fang..."

Behind Fang Youhua came Yang Hua's deliberately lowered voice asking:

"What do we do now? Are we really just going to wait here for the wedding to start the day after tomorrow?"

Yang Hua was extremely impatient.

She certainly didn't want to actually marry the toad in front of countless players. Thumbelina in the original story didn't successfully marry the toad, and who knows what would happen if they married the toad in this part of the story.

"...Let's wait for now."

Fang Youhua naturally didn't want to marry a toad either. She lowered her eyes and recalled everything that had happened from last night until now, then pursed her lips and said:

"Let's all lie down and rest. They probably won't be back before dark."

Getting married takes a long time to prepare, no matter where you are.

Not to mention that the toad only had two days to prepare for the wedding—no, it might not even be two days.

Although the wedding is said to be the day after tomorrow, the next day is after midnight. Who knows if the day after tomorrow that these toads are talking about is actually the night after midnight tomorrow?

"..." Fang Youhua suppressed her restless heartbeat and said to Qi Wei, who was still unwilling to give up and came closer, "Hurry up and rest as much as you can while you still have time. They won't have time for us to sleep when they come back."

"..."

Fang Youhua spoke very quickly. Yang Hua and Qi Wei exchanged a glance and ultimately had no choice but to shut up, suppress their annoyance, and lie down to find a corner to rest.

Fang Youhua looked at the male players in the other two lotus flowers not far away. The two men smiled and nodded at her from afar, made a sleeping gesture, and then lay down.

Fang Youhua immediately felt much more at ease.

Fortunately, there are two sensible ones left.

She lowered her head, found a relatively clean spot to lie down, closed her eyes, and forced herself to fall asleep, but her heart was pounding nonstop.

For some reason, as soon as she entered this game instance, she felt uncomfortable all over, whether it was her mind, her body, or even her heart...

Thump—thump thump thump!

The sound of her heart pounding echoed in Fang Youhua's ears. She couldn't help but turn over and lie on her side, groping for the dirty flower petal blanket next to her to cover herself with.

Why does my heart beat so fast?

Fang Youhua closed her eyes, curled up, and hugged herself tightly, her breathing becoming rapid.

When was the last time...the last time my heart beat this fast?

Fang Youhua couldn't help but think of that late night.

When she returned to the bedroom after cleaning up the trash her husband had vomited in the living room, kitchen, and yard, and saw him fast asleep on the bed, oblivious to everything, her heart was pounding just as fast as it was now.

What was I holding in my hands at that time?

Fang Youhua frowned, pursing her lips, unwilling to continue thinking about it.

At that moment... she seemed to be holding something, slowly approaching her sleeping husband... slowly, slowly raising her hand—"Mom."

Fang Youhua's breathing suddenly froze.

Her eyes darted around frantically under her eyelids, and memories that had been so hazy, as if veiled by a layer of gauze, gradually began to emerge.

It's her daughter.

Her daughter.

Her lovely, thin, malnourished daughter stood at the door calling to her, her large, almost frighteningly dark eyes wide open.

Her daughter called to her, saying happily, "Mom, it's time for us to go to sleep."

Fang Youhua felt her raised hand slowly lower.

Her daughter, wearing worn-out little mouse slippers, ran up to her, looked up, and shook her hand.

"Mom," the daughter glanced furtively at her husband, who was snoring loudly in bed, and whispered, "Shall we sleep together tonight?"

In her memory, Fang Youhua bent down and patted her daughter's head, "Yes, Mom will sleep with you tonight, baby."

"Will you tell me a bedtime story tonight too?"

My daughter's eyes were sparkling.

Fang Youhua heard herself pause for a few seconds before her gentle voice said, "Yes, Mom will tell you a bedtime story tonight too."

"Great!"

Fang Youhua saw her daughter jumping around happily with a fairy tale book in her hand, and she didn't forget to carefully lower her voice so as not to wake her husband.

"So, what fairy tale should Mom tell tonight?"

Fang Youhua heard her own voice.

"It seems to be... the story of Thumbelina."

The daughter smiled, took her hand, shook her head, and said, "Oh dear, Mommy has already told the story of Thumbelina, but I really like it when Mommy continues to tell Thumbelina the story to my foster mother."

"..."

Fang Youhua fell into a deep sleep in her "sweet dream".

The pond was eerily quiet for a moment.

In this heavy atmosphere, Yu Shijiu lazily yawned, stood up and walked to the edge of the lotus flower. After estimating the distance, he took a few steps back, took a running start, and jumped onto the lotus flower where Xu Han was standing, right under Xu Han's astonished gaze.

Xu Han: "?! Shi Jiu!!!"

As Xu Han screamed, the lotus flower beneath him shook violently, as if it couldn't bear the weight of the two of them and tilted slightly to one side.

Xu Han was terrified, frantically clutching the flower petals, looking at Yu Shijiu who had jumped up with tears in his eyes, and said with a mournful face:

"Shi Jiu!!! You scared me to death!!!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu just smiled and looked at He Lingling and the others without paying much attention.

"Sister An, Brother Chen, and Sister Lingling."

Yu Shijiu waved to them, "Come over here, come over here!"

Xu Han, holding the flower petals: "???"

Come here quickly!

"Come quickly" means—