Lord Xueyue's voice appeared suddenly, but Shezi didn't look surprised at all. At that time, she was taking advantage of the moonlight to wash her face with water from the pool. She was already used to this person. Although she and Ye Yin
He never shows up when Yin Quan is acting together, but he will come when Yin Quan is temporarily absent or asleep. This makes She Zishu a little bit weird. However, it is true that he is used to it.
"You must be following me so closely because you know it well." She replied expressionlessly.
"Sigh. You didn't tell her until the end that I would come to see you from time to time."
His voice was as lazy as ever. He just suddenly appeared on a stone in the shallow pond. I don't know how or when he got there. His legs fell into the pond, and the hem of his clothes was soaked.
It was red, like blood spreading in the water. She Zishu didn't look at him, but poured water on his face while talking, and then pushed his temple hair behind his ears.
"Since you don't show up when she is around, I assume that you don't want her to see you."
"You are very considerate!" Kutsutsuki-kun crossed his legs, and there was a splashing sound in the pool. "It's nothing, but it's just troublesome. Speaking of which, it took you a while to stop hating water.
"
She Zishu knew exactly what he was referring to but didn't say anything. What's more, he was indeed right. What happened in the town before she reunited with Ye Yinquan might be something she would never forget in her entire life. Unless she
She has been a monster for a long time, long enough for her to let go of everything. Letting go is different from forgetting. Now she just doesn't think about it. Once she thinks about it, those weird feelings will emerge in her heart.
"The words coming out of your mouth are always unpleasant." She Zishu raised his head and looked at him.
"What's the use of speaking nicely? We need to be efficient in everything we do and avoid unnecessary things."
"But you always talk so much that it seems like a waste of time."
"It just depends on my mood."
"This mood is worth what you want to say. Is this all?"
She Zishu adjusted the painting tube he was carrying, stood up from the shallow pond, and prepared to leave. Lord Xueyue sat on the stone and did not move. He just continued talking and stopped her.
"Everyone knows that the Death Shadow Pavilion will respond to all requests. But you don't really think that the woman you saw is Gaoyue-kun, do you?"
She Zishu did not look back, but stopped. She clenched the front strap of the painting tube with both hands and pursed her lips slightly.
"She is wearing purple clothes and is covered with pure gold jewelry, right? She is also wearing a half-thin veil, only exposing her eyes, which makes people feel very mysterious."
"Why do you know that?"
"Are you stupid?" Lord Gaoyue laughed out loud, "I can guide you there, naturally because Lord Gaoyue and I are old acquaintances. After you left, I sat with her for a while.
The master is a human being and the six realms are impermanent. But don’t worry too much.
Even if she personally receives you, as long as you are one of her five subordinates, you will fulfill the responsibilities and commitments of the Pavilion Master. I also know that you don’t care about your past so much, and you just want to go your own way. So you don’t
Instead of asking about the past, I asked about the future.”
"But she didn't answer." She Zishu finally turned around, "I don't know if it's because she is not the master of the pavilion."
"I gave you something, how can it be considered as not answering? You have already gained something." Lord Kutsutsuki pointed to a section of the scroll exposed on her shoulder and said, "She said this is your future."
"Perhaps to compensate for the unanswerable."
Lord Kutsutsuki clapped his hands and suddenly laughed. He seemed to really find this matter very interesting. He laughed for a while and couldn't help but put his hands on his face.
"Hahahahaha... God, you are really as naive as a baby. Where is that place? It's the Death Shadow Pavilion. They never do business at a loss, how could you let you take away such a precious thing for nothing?
Something? What do they say? You can only open it when you have no way to go, are extremely confused, or have no retreat.
.Once you open it, your future is destined, and before you open it, there are still countless possibilities for your path. How could they not ask for such a precious thing? Impossible, kid, they have always exchanged equal values.
, what comes and goes, it is only a matter of time before I ask for payment from you. They will definitely take something."
"What to take?" Zishu was a little confused, "I have nothing and I won't have anything."
Lord Xueyue raised his chin, as if he was really thinking about something, but he did not rule out the possibility of pretending. He said:
"To be honest, I don't know why the Immortal Shadow Pavilion arranged for this painting to be given to you. However, you must have heard from the agent about the origin of this painting. As for why it was given to you, you have your own idea.
What’s the eyebrow?”
Zishu said bluntly: "No."
"You're very honest. But until now, you seem to still have some grudges about some things... Well, there's nothing you can do about it. If you think about it, it's not your fault that girl left you. It's just a pity, no
Being able to accompany you to Death Shadow Pavilion, but not being able to learn the method of healing the vocal tract is also a loss."
"That's not her."
"……oh?"
"That's someone else." She Zishu said, "I am becoming more and more convinced that she is not the girl named Ye Yinyu. There is something pretending to be her, imitating her, pretending to be her... But
It’s not her after all.”
Lord Xueyue narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I really don't know whether I should say you are sharp-eyed or cold-blooded...how did you tell that?"
"She can talk, but I can't feel her soul. It's something else that's saying—it's Lord Yingyue."
"How strange," Lord Kutsutsuki spread his hands and asked with interest, "Then don't you care? Where has the real girl gone? Don't you think it's strange? Don't you want to help her get her body back?
Or is it that you dreamed about it while sleeping?"
"I don't know," she said, "I don't think about pity anymore."
Lord Xueyue paused. He seemed not to have expected the other party to answer like this. His often playful smile also faded away unknowingly. After a brief pause, he said quietly:
"I think you are very pitiful."
"Really?" She Zishu didn't seem to mind.
"After recognizing your non-human identity, you seem to have adapted quickly. You no longer pursue human recognition, but you still obey many of others' words - including my advice to you to go to Death Shadow Pavilion, so you went.
You have a certain kind of...obedience in your bones, which may be related to what happened before you lost your memory. But unfortunately, I still have no clues. I only know that you walked in the underworld and gained the power to control hellfire. Do you believe
you are a monster
, even if you lose the emotions that people should have. By the way, I don’t know what those things are, I just see that almost everyone has them. But there are also people who don’t, they will do interesting things, although I agree
All living beings are generally boring... I'm going too far. Having said that, there are many animals and monsters who care a lot about their companions. But today, you, who have experienced many things... it seems that it doesn't matter anymore."
Shezi was speechless. There was no emotion in her eyes, but she clearly still had something to say. After a long time, she whispered in a voice that only she could hear:
"Perhaps it really doesn't matter. Everything will be lost, companions, pets - humans and non-humans. Parents, children, brothers and friends will all die one day. Inanimate things are more likely to be stolen under one's own eyes. Memories
Also, even the body itself is not in charge of itself.
Even if she has left, so what? Based on my experience of sharing the hardships with the owner of the body, should I do something futile and useless? But Lord Yingyue has never offended me, so I shouldn't be too meddlesome. What's more,
Yin Huan is right there, and everything is fine. Since they are fine, I have no right to interfere."
Every word she spoke was sincere and came from the bottom of her heart. Lord Xueyue was stunned not to hear a hint of lies. She really thought so. After all, she was just a monster after all, and her measurement of emotions and values could not be forced on her.
If he had been following a group of ordinary humans, he might be able to pretend to be them and blend in with them, without revealing any flaws other than his youthful and unchanged appearance. This guy is really interesting, but for some reason, Lord Kotsutsuki
Some are not happy.
"You're really weird."
"The whole world is very strange to me."
"But, do you know? After listening to what you said, I probably know what the problem is." Lord Xueyue said mysteriously, "The whole human world is strange? Of course. You are not a human being, and you don't understand most people.
Monster, this is precisely because you lack the understanding of emotions. Do you often feel empty in your chest, as if something is burning, but there is nothing?"
"...Yes." She Zishu answered without much hesitation.
"That's right. Because I can't hear your heartbeat." Lord Xueyue laughed dryly, "Haha... After all this time, I am sure that you are indeed a hollow person. Well, just like a boring colleague of mine.
...Both humans and monsters rely on the heart to understand and express emotions. Even if sometimes it is not a 'heart' in the usual sense, this thing does exist. You don't have it - maybe along with your memory
It’s gone, there’s no telling what it is.”
"Oh...that's it," Zishu didn't seem to feel that it was a pity, "but even if you say so much, I can't feel anything."
"You can only realize it when you have a heart. Let me help you find a heart. Then, you will be able to understand everything that you seemed to understand before! What happiness, sadness, everything that people should have
, you will have it all!"
"Why help me?" She Zishu said, "According to your words, I am so insensitive to emotions, but I know that there is no such thing as free food in the world. This is what you said personally, and the Death Shadow Pavilion will also ask for a price."
"Because I guess it will be interesting. However, I'm not from the Shadow Pavilion. Just think of it as my biggest reward if you give me some fun. I'm really interested."
She Zishu looked over, and the moonlight behind him made his dark face look unfathomable. But she really didn't have much curiosity, and she didn't have any extra feelings. She remained silent and turned around silently. Lord Xueyue didn't stop her.
, because he knew this was considered tacit consent.
When the small figure completely disappeared from sight, a woman's voice appeared on the other side.
"How quick are you to betray me?"
"Don't say that, Xie Yan."
Lord Xueyue raised his legs, stood on the stone, turned around, and took steps directly on the surface of the pool. Where he stepped, a circle of red waves bloomed, but it did not make him sink. If there were flowers,
The red lotus appeared out of thin air and carried him to the shore.
"Don't interfere with Satsuki-sama's plans."
"What?" Lord Kutsutsuki laughed, "Oh, I don't even know what your plan is, so how can I interfere? In other words, I'm just doing what I want to do and it has nothing to do with you.
. It should be said that since your pavilion master sent you to monitor her, you should not cause any trouble for me."
Xie Yan stared at him.
"After saying so much, are you a monster with a heart?"
"you guess?"
"And what is your heart exactly?"
Lord Xueyue glanced scornfully and did not answer.
