The beautiful succubus who brought a leaf of water said this.
Long Miao raised her aching head and looked at the unknown guy. She held a large bent leaf in her hand, with clear water in it. He leaned against the stone wall and took it hesitantly.
"Have we met before?"
According to Long Miao's vigilant nature, he would not casually talk to such a passing monster. But he felt that this banshee was very beautiful... so beautiful that he looked familiar. It's just that his energy was seriously injured and he was still slowly recovering. After all, even if
You monster, if you give yourself a knife, you need to rest for a while.
"Don't you remember me?" She sat next to Long Miao, "We met in Cangyi City."
"Cangyi City..."
That place that would only bring him painful memories. He turned his head and looked at her, and she smiled generously in return. The light golden slightly curly hair and the long cloak made Tong Miao compare her to his impression.
The hurried night is connected.
"Are you that monster?" Long Miao frowned, "I remember you were with a human male at that time."
"That's right." She clasped her hands together, "It's great that you remember me."
Long Miao admitted that she seemed to be wearing a hood that night, but she didn't seem to have one, so she didn't think of it immediately. And compared with last time, she looked like two different people today. Her face was cold that day, with a...
A little disdain that I don’t know where to come from, exuding a sense of arrogance in my bones. Now
The arrogance was still there, but the contempt was gone - or maybe it was hidden. The contrast was so big that it made him a little uncomfortable. However, he didn't think about the other person's plans for him, he just thought of her.
I was in a bad mood that day. After all, with his desolate appearance, who would look at him directly?
Except for the big hungry monster.
This banshee has a very powerful demonic power, but she did not show it deliberately. Just the part that made him aware of it was enough to judge that she is a very powerful character. However, this restrained behavior means that she has no malicious intentions. For the time being,
.
"Don't worry, since I have met you once, I won't eat you." The banshee answered seriously, "You are obviously thirsty, why don't you drink water? You are afraid that I will infect you.
Is it poisonous?"
"Not really."
Long Miao relied on his demonic instinct to judge that this was very clean water, and it was specially brought from the well. His keen sense of smell allowed him to detect a unique sweetness before he drank it in his mouth.
.
The beautiful banshee looked at him with her face in her hands, which made him unable to drink.
"Why are you here? Where is your friend?"
"He and I are separated. We have our own things to do." She said, "I came to find you."
"Looking for me? How did you find me?"
The banshee took out a white feather from her arms. Long Miao recognized it at a glance as it belonged to him. He had only given it to three people at first, but she was definitely not included. He frowned, feeling suspicious.
"Who gave it to you, or...did you steal it?"
The banshee looked extremely surprised, even a little aggrieved.
"I picked it up."
"I don't believe it."
None of those three seemed careless.
"I picked it up in a deserted place. There was a dilapidated house there, and there was no one there."
"house?"
"Well, there is a monster. But she is already dead."
Something exploded in Long Miao's brain.
"What? Who? Wait, what's going on?"
He is not an impatient person, and the ups and downs of his emotions at this time mean that he cannot control it. Because the monster in front of him has no intersection with anyone he knows. The person she just described sounds really like that cute little girl.
But how could she die? Could it be that there was a fraud? He quickly calmed down and stared at the other party with vigilance and a bit of hatred, trying to find flaws.
"Oh, why are you so scary all of a sudden?"
"What place are you talking about?"
"Near the Zangtou River... In a small courtyard, there is a kapok tree, which is dead. In front of the tree there is a set of bones of a monster, which can be seen as a child. This hair drifted into her sternum and was trapped.
I thought to myself that the feathers were still so beautiful despite the wind and rain, it must be filled with evil spirit. So I took it over, and sure enough, I found you."
She clapped her hands and seemed a little happy. But Long Miao couldn't believe what she said was true no matter what. He still stared at her and asked with his pale lips:
"How can you guarantee that it wasn't you who killed him?"
"Why should I kill her?" She felt confused. "With that little demonic power, it would be better for me to eat a human child. But, there is a deep crack in that tree, which was cut with a sword. From then on,
I recognize the smell coming from that crack. It is a bone sword named Gui Tan. So I guess... the owner of that sword is looking for you! But that little monster hid your feathers inside his body.
He didn't even tell the other party, so he was killed."
Long Miao felt very stuck in his heart. He couldn't tell whether what the monster said was true or false, but if it was false, why did he go to all the trouble to make up such a sad story? And, is Kapok really dead?
"...Then why are you looking for me?" He still felt suspicious.
"I want to help you."
There has never been a saying in the world that someone helps someone without any reason, unless there is a profit to be made. He has known this truth since he was a child.
"The look in her eyes is really scary -" the banshee raised her eyebrows, "she looked very suspicious of me."
"It's natural to doubt you."
"I can totally understand the cold-shouldered treatment in Cangyi City. After all, I was no more miserable than I am now... But now I am greeted with a smile, so what reason do I have to believe it? With such words and stories?"
"Okay, then let me have a good talk with you. Looking at you like this, you are not in a hurry to do anything."
The banshee moved closer. Judging from the pair of tentacles she exposed, Long Miao guessed that she was probably a butterfly spirit.
"Have you ever heard of the legend of Garuda, the bird god?"
"I know. He was killed by Kanna-kun."
"That's right. A human craftsman forged one of his wing bones into a bone sword. Later, the sword was taken away by Lord Ye Yue and given to the human who originally saved the harpies who were persecuted for no reason.
"
"...I've heard this story before, there's no need to tell it."
"Oh, please listen to me." She was a little anxious, "What Ye Yuejun didn't expect was that the bone sword had a powerful curse. Now that man's descendants only have one little child left. He is burdened with
The final curse, now this bone sword has eroded his will. Underneath that kind and lovely child, he is already a terrifying monster."
"There's nothing I can do."
"He's coming to kill you!"
"but why?"
There was a moment of astonishment on Long Miao's expression. The banshee caught it and was happy to see the result. She continued:
"Your body is compatible with the souls of humans and monsters. This should be very attractive to the monsters residing in the human body. I know that I am talking nonsense and you don't believe me. Well, I think there is someone you must believe.
.Moreover, she is next to the child now. She has also been deceived and is in danger all the time."
Long Miao was silent for a while. He was a rational and sober person after all. He did not ask further, but waited for the other party to speak.
"Have you ever heard of the name Liangqiu Muwan?"
"...you know her?"
"Yes. She and her friends are now with that child. She was deceived, and even Ye Yue-kun was deceived. But I know that I can't do anything to them... and the whole thing, in the final analysis, has nothing to do with me.
It has nothing to do with it. But that child really looks pitiful. Since I have nothing to do, I might as well come to you and talk about it."
Long Miao would rather not know.
No...it's better to know.
"How can I be sure that what you say is true? How do you know this?"
The banshee raised her hand and pointed in a direction.
"I came from there. When I came to find you, I saw Gui Tan and the people around him. I quietly observed for a while and heard them mention a half-demon and heard their name. I thought, that half-demon
The monster must be you, so I have no choice but to come find you. I am a monster, and there are onmyojis among them. If I just tell them, they won't believe me."
"...How should I trust you?"
"Ask her." said the banshee, "ask whoever you trust. However, it is better for you to meet her alone. If others find out, that terrible child will definitely catch you!"
"
The banshee blinked. The sunlight penetrated through the canopy of the tree and fell on her thick eyelashes, which were so long that they cast shadows under her eyes. She looked good-looking, with a faint floral fragrance on her body, and her delicate eyebrows revealed
She has a demonic beauty. Under the gaze of this unique gaze, it seems that people can believe her every word and agree to her every request.
He was shaken. But still a little, a little bit.
"...I just left her without saying goodbye." Long Miao shook his head in despair, "She has great expectations for me. But I know that I can't do it, and I will only live up to those expectations."
"She will die. They will all become Gui Tan's food... If you don't even ask, there is nothing you can do. You can even go to the Zangtou River to confirm what I said. But by the time you come back, they will no longer know about reincarnation.
Where are you going?"
Long Miao looked at her.
"Then what will you get?" he asked, "I never believe that someone would do something without reward and have a useless heart."
"I knew you would ask that." The banshee raised her hands and leaned over, "Then I will tell you: I want that bone sword to leave that child. The child is already dead, so they must be separated. Just cut it off.
Because of its connection with the physical body, it cannot cause trouble. And...if that knife is used as a weapon alone, it can peel off mortal bones or demonic bones."
This is her trump card.
"Don't you want to choose an identity to live?" she continued, "In this world, neither humans nor demons like people with both sides of the yin and yang - even if everyone is. Your existence has given them an excuse to be malicious. You still
Not strong enough. If you are not strong enough to change, you can only become a part of it. So, you have to make a choice. You cannot survive alone in the world."
Maybe he can live a better life if he is not alone.
Long Miao suddenly felt uncomfortable. After leaving Cuipingtan, he no longer thought about those things. He knew that there are good people and bad people, and there are good and bad demons, including the good and bad sides of a person - he has seen them all.
We all know that he has no way to make a choice, because both good and bad people like to choose to get along with good people.
He, Long Miao, had no one he could feel sorry for in his life. To put it bluntly, he owed his brother a favor. He suddenly realized that, unknowingly, he had truly recognized his identity as a relative in his heart.
It's just that they don't get along.
"In other words, you can choose to be a human or a monster." She smiled, "Of course I secretly hope to be a monster."
"Can't I live as a half-demon...?"
It seems like the whole world is questioning it.
"Because it's difficult. You must have experienced it, right? The shortcut is right in front of you, why don't you take it?"
She looked at him deeply.
Under this special gaze, it seems that people can believe her every word and agree to her every request.
Long Miao admitted that he was a selfish person, which made him feel self-loathing. When the other party mentioned the safety of his friends, he did not make a choice. He could have used "distrust" as a reason. But this time,
In order to live a more relaxed life, he knew that he had wavered. Perhaps it was the "demon" part of his body that was at work.
Didn't Hazuki-kun and Jiyue-kun also wish they could make a choice back then? So did Shigetsuki-kun. The shortcut is right in front of them.
He doesn't want the consequences of his choice, he just wants the power to choose.
