Chapter 158 - Night of Sudden Change
Chapter 158 of "My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World" kicks off revealing secrets: "No, sister, look at me, Iâm Tongtong, donât you recognize me?"The girl was crying uncontrollably,... Keep reading!
"No, sister, look at me, Iâm Tongtong, donât you recognize me?"The girl was crying uncontrollably, with snot and tears running down her face, dressed in an old childrenâs dress full of patches. A cartoon hairpin was clipped on her forehead, her face covered with dust and rough little wounds which on the snowy plain were often frozen again before they had time to heal â most of the children here were like this.
Looking at the girlâs pitiful appearance, Tang Xin hesitated to speak.
The girlâs dull long hair was similarly covered with dust and dirt, and upon closer inspection, a hint of nearly black blue could be seen.
The girl probably mistook Tang Xin for someone else, perhaps she bore some resemblance to her sister?
"Sister clearly said she would come back to find Tongtong after going out for a month, but itâs been half a year before she returned." The girl cried, her eyes somewhat swollen as though she wanted to cry out all her grievances with tears.
Tang Xin thought, in a snowy plain, not returning for half a year, the girlâs sister might very likely never return. After all, she was just a child, unable to comprehend such complicated affairs. As Tang Xin gently caressed the girlâs head, pondering how to comfort her to accept reality, the girlâs next words shocked both of them.
"Mom and dad and everyone have been acting so strange these days, Iâm really scared, but Iâm afraid to tell anyone. Sister, could you come home with me to see if they might have some illness?"
Tang Xin glanced at Xu Xiaoyou, who nodded to her.
She squatted down, reached out to wipe the girlâs tears, her tone gentle: "Tell sister whatâs happening to mom and dad."
Tongtong took a long time to calm down, her nostrils slightly twitching, her words mixed with tears.
"They are all sick, sitting in bed all day without moving, not eating, and Tongtongâs questions get no response."
As if she guessed what they had in mind, Tongtong rubbed her reddened eyes and continued: "Iâm sure mom and dad are just sick because I can see their hearts are still pounding, and they are still breathing."
"I told the uncles and aunts, but no one believes me. I stay at home every day, really afraid, not knowing what to do..."
Listening to the little girlâs description, the first thought that came to Xu Xiaoyou was the recent mention at the dining table of young adults disappearing in the village, connecting the clues to the Puppet Master. Could these events be related to that Puppet Master?
She thought so and signaled Tang Xin with her eyes.
"Letâs go have a look first," Tang Xin said.
"Yes, yes." The girl nodded vigorously.
After the two girls followed the girl for a while, in the stilted living room, a man awoke from the table, appearing very sober, as if the drunkenness and staggering before were merely an act.rated the wall, large cracks spreading across, even though her neck was pierced, her whole body pinned to the wall, the girl continued to cackle, waving her short knife repeatedly. Until a particular moment, she seemed to lose all power and support, her limbs dropping weakly, limbs colliding with limbs, producing crisp sounds reminiscent of wooden puppets in theaters.
Watching skin rapidly lose its luster, large patches rotting and falling off, growing maggots, the two felt their hearts churn.
In a momentâs time, the girl transformed under their eyes into a dull puppet with no luster, all vitality slipping away.