It was not until the Li siblings arrived in an ambulance to begin emergency rescue of Lin Zuzu that the special operations team from District 14 arrived belatedly to deal with follow-up matters.
After saying those inexplicable words, the God of Death disappeared. This was the first time that Lin Zuzu felt the hatefulness of the Riddler.
After leaving the unique space created by Ling, the endless pain and dizziness caused by the analgesic pump continued to eat away at her will.
Lin Zuzu's whole body was bandaged, including her entire head, leaving only the nasal cavity where the hose connected to the ventilator was inserted. She lay motionless on her back on the hospital bed, quietly as if she had passed away. The only thing left was her heart at the head of the bed.
The relatively stable broken line on the electrical monitor showed that she was alive for the time being.
Eyes cannot see, ears cannot hear, mouth cannot speak...
She seemed to be locked in a prison called the physical body.
The recovery ability that Lin Zuzu was so proud of has failed.
It was as if she had exhausted all her strength. After her body recovered to the point where she could just survive, whether during the rescue operation or in the postoperative coma, her extraordinary healing ability did not appear again, at least in this state.
In a very slow and powerless state, her fighting spirit also disappeared together.
To put it simply, Lin Zuzu became no different from ordinary people, and this was just because she suffered a thunderstorm.
For five days, she stayed in this maddening darkness.
Although she was still with Nuo, this loss of control over her body frightened her because her fighting spirit had not recovered even a little bit.
She panicked.
If she can no longer pick up a knife and fight, will the meaning of her life... disappear again?
In order not to think about this, she kept recalling the despair when her mother was killed, the anger at being teased by Elise, the joy of regaining a new life, and... the worry about Bai Jiu.
It wasn't until the seventh day that Lin Zuzu's five senses barely recovered, and then came the bad news that she didn't want to hear.
According to the report of Team 14, only one seriously injured Lin Zuzu and half of the charred shackles were found at the scene. Therefore, it was judged that the fox demon Bai Jiu was completely destroyed in the catastrophe, and not even ashes were left behind.
In addition, the space ring in Lin Zuzu's pocket was also destroyed in the disaster, as if to eliminate all traces of Bai Jiu's existence.
In the hospital ward of Team 14, Yi Tingxie changed his shift and asked Li Qin to take a rest. He had never seen such a weak girl.
"Why did you get involved with an unregistered super fox demon?" And you lived together for several months without telling the team?
Lin Zuzu didn't answer. She gently tilted her head away from the man to show that she didn't want to say more.
"I'm not blaming you, it's just..." Yi Tingxie explained.
"Master... I want to... stay alone... for a while." Lin Zuzu spoke with difficulty, her voice hoarse and dry.
Yi Tingxie sighed. When he walked out of the ward, the girl's sobs came from behind.
For some reason, he felt a little irritable, and unknown emotions arose in his heart. He hesitated for a moment and walked quickly back to the hospital bed.
"Lin Zuzu, we are all here. As long as you are willing, we will always be there." Yi Tingxie was a little surprised as to why he said such a thing.
"good."
The girl tilted her head deeper and responded vaguely, tears soaking the gauze covering her eyes.
***
In the forest with lush water plants, there is a pool of spring water that reflects the blue eyes of the sky and the earth. There are no fish in it, and a white bead sinks at the bottom of the pool. This is a treasure land with a particularly strong elemental atmosphere, which is extremely suitable for people with mental abilities.
Practice here.
On a natural stone bench next to the spring, there is a beautiful woman taking a nap. She is wearing an ancient oriental purple dress with graceful makeup of the same color, making her look majestic.
"Master, how long have I slept?"
A voice came from above the empty pool, and the woman's beautiful eyes opened slightly, revealing her reddish-brown vertical pupils.
"It's not too long, only seven days." She said calmly, but her tone changed in the next sentence. "Although your body is destroyed, you can do it. You can really withstand the thunder."
A nearly transparent figure slightly distorts the air. If you carefully identify the outline, you will find that it is the humanoid true form of the fox demon Baijiu.
Under the last thunderbolt, and in severe pain, Bai Jiu somehow once again had the mental power to gather fox fire. So, he decisively abandoned his seriously injured body, tried his best to protect his demon elixir, and fought in the special operations team
Before arriving, his master Zi Chan suddenly arrived and took him away and placed him in this blessed land of cave heaven.
"Master, how come you came to the human world so early?"
According to the plan, Zi Chan should come to the human world to join Bai Jiu in eight years and try his best to help him survive the catastrophe. If he fails, then he will bring the news back to the demon world.
"It's not because of Bai Heng's stupidity...your father was injured." Zichan was a little uneasy at the mention of this name, but at least it was in front of his son, so she changed her tune.
Bai Jiu naturally knew his master's character and asked, "Did the "Hua" family do it?"
Zi Chan looked serious and expressed her acquiescence.
The "Bai" family can be re-elected as the leader of the Fox Clan and have a certain say in the Demon Clan Elder Pavilion, all because of the secret skill "Fox Hidden".
Of course, this was before Bai Heng shared the secret technique with other clans in the clan.
I have to say that Bai Heng is really a great demon. He wants the fox clan to be strong, and he also wants the entire demon clan to be strong. But this selflessness has not only earned him love and gratitude, but also a wolfish ambition that is ready to make evil plans.
The "Hua" clan led by Hua Guansheng is one of them. After he mastered "Fox Yin", he united with other clans to strongly oppose Bai Heng's sharing of the secret technique with other demon clans.
Bai Heng was unwilling to fight within himself, but still persisted in going his own way, even letting his only son go to the human world to avoid disaster.
Bai Jiu never quite understood why after his mother passed away, his father, who was clearly in pain and wanted to die, did not choose to leave with his mother easily, but instead lived in pain with a heavy commitment on his back.
He remembered what the girl had said and suddenly understood, because it was his mother's wish - an innocent but noble wish of "equality and unity".
So, to give up the ideal that my mother had protected with her life, leave behind her nascent son and the tribesmen who needed to be protected, and run away. The pain caused by such selfish love is something that my father cannot bear, right?
"After you arrived in the human world, the "Hua" clan produced a genius who was said to be once in a thousand years. He was good at using fox fire and had two tails in less than a century. They used this to question you as the next clan leader.
Qualifications, after all..." Zichan hesitated and did not continue.
"After all, the good-for-nothing Bai Jiu is a weakling who only knows how to use illusions." The disembodied Bai Jiu chuckled and continued naturally.
"but……"
With a thought from Bai Jiu, a ball of blue flame appeared out of thin air.
"This is?" Zichan was stunned. She had seen fox fire of this color when she was young.
"Well, another kind of inner fire and spiritual flame that I realized during the catastrophe."
The white fox fire burns all entities, and the blue fox fire burns the spiritual body.
Not only that, five fox tails faintly appeared behind him.
In human game terms - he skipped the level.
"Ha, ha, ha, Hua's brats..." Seeing this, Zi Chan couldn't control her expression and started laughing.
"By the way, Master, she..." Bai Jiu asked hesitantly.
Zi Chan naturally knew who he was referring to. After all, in the ruins, it was impossible for her not to notice a human who was seriously injured by the thunder.
"You are indeed a courageous human being who is actually willing to fight against "Heaven" for you." Zi Chan said and secretly glanced at Bai Jiu.
"Master, I...when will we go back?" Bai Jiu looked around and asked him.
"Don't tell her you are still alive? She cried very sadly."
Ziyue opened her palm to reveal a light ball, which recorded the scene of the girl dying, rescuing and waking up. After Bai Jiu's condition stabilized, she asked the nearby little demon to do it.
The ball of light flew in front of Bai Jiu. He stretched out his hand and hesitated for a long time. Until the end, he did not touch and click on this scene that would shake him.
He didn't have the confidence to leave without any regrets after watching such a scene, not to mention that what he had to do next was difficult and extremely dangerous, and he might really lose his life.
After all, I have already said all my farewell words.
So, let her be sad for me only this time.
But……
This is obviously what I want most, but I can't be happy.
Bai Jiu felt some kind of pain permeating his spiritual body, making him unable to maintain this state.
"Master, I will rest for a while."
Bai Jiu's consciousness retracted into the demon pill to cultivate, and he fell into a peaceful sleep due to the combination of fatigue and pain.
Zi Chan took back the light ball and decided to keep it for him temporarily. At this time, she noticed a strange object not far away, which seemed incompatible with the natural scene here.
Zi Chan placed the object in front of her eyes with a gentle wave of her hand, and carefully examined the half-burnt shackles.
This is really an exquisite magic weapon. It is a container that can store a certain amount of spiritual power or fighting spirit, and is very suitable for helping the demon clan overcome the catastrophe.
When the power is exhausted during the thunder bombardment, it can provide the demon clan with supplies like timely rain. The most important thing is that it can protect the demon elixir. Bai Jiu is good at illusions and other spiritual spells, so he can completely
The spirit of consciousness is attached to the demon pill.
The person who built this thing really had a lot of intentions, but it was a pity that it was completely destroyed.
Zi Chan waved her hand again, and the shackles dissipated into powder and disappeared into the air.
***
In another property owned by the young rich man, Ye Cangyuan was reporting the latest information about Bai Jiu to Xuan Ye.
"Mr. Bai was rescued by his own race and saved his life."
"Really?! It's really great!" Xuan Ye wanted to get up from the comfortable recliner excitedly, but failed because his body was limp and there were still tears on his face.
"According to the intelligence agent's speculation, Mr. Bai will return to the demon world to repair his body soon."
Xuan Ye's expression darkened, he nodded and said nothing. The demon's lifespan is so long, I'm afraid we may never see each other again.
"In addition, there are more than a dozen interviews with the media..."
"Reject all invitations." Xuan Ye interrupted Ye Cangyuan and then added, "Except the insurance company."
The collection that Xuan Ye was proud of cannot be said to have suffered heavy losses, it can only be said to have been destroyed.
But he took precautions and insured every precious collection with generous insurance.
Maybe, after the mansion and collections were destroyed by the thunder, Xuan Ye's net worth will increase several times again.
Of course, this assumes that the insurance company does not go bankrupt.
"After all, there are different paths for human beings..." Xuan Ye sighed and leaned back in the chair again.
"As far as I know, the demon clan has a secret technique that can transform humans into demons, thereby gaining an extremely long lifespan."
"How could I not know?" Xuan Ye said as if talking to himself, "Grandpa gave up this opportunity back then, not to mention..." He was not the one the teacher would use this precious opportunity for.
That’s all…
After a long silence, Xuan Ye suddenly said: "Ye Cangyuan, you can leave too."
"yes."
Ye Cangyuan bowed slightly to Xuan Ye. After living as a deacon for more than two years, he naturally knew the meaning of his master's words.
"Wait a minute, do one last thing for me before you leave."
After explaining everything, Xuan Ye took a sip of red wine and recalled the scene before the girl arrived——
"You don't want your superficial trap to be exposed too quickly, right?" Xuan Ye showed a cold and sarcastic look.
However, Bai Jiu saw through Xuan Ye's disguise at a glance. He didn't know that his student had never been able to lie since he was a child.
"Xuan Ye, do you love me?"
"I..." Xuan Ye blushed and hesitated, then said with determination: "Yes, teacher, I... love you." This was the first time he did not use an honorific.
"Then try not to let her take away my heart." Bai Jiu said with a chuckle.
But, does the teacher really love that girl?
He was very doubtful, although she was indeed special.
If he really loved her, would he do these dangerous things to frighten her and put himself at risk?
He wanted to find out the answer, so he followed Bai Jiu's improvisation and acted out a play, although he acted as a vicious villain.
The answer is obvious.
So, what about myself?
In fact, this is not the first time Xuan Ye has seen Bai Jiu in so many years.
He knew that the teacher would occasionally go to worship in front of the curtain on the anniversary of his grandfather's death, so he would always hide in the distance and take a look, and then he would be satisfied.
But when did things change?
Xuan Ye caressed the ring unconsciously, and suddenly found something wrong with the touch in his hand.
It was originally a carefully carved epiphyllum ring, but now the main body is broken for unknown reasons, leaving traces on the ring that look like it was burned.
By the way, it seems that it was not long after I got this ring? The seller said that it was made from the bones of a certain god, and said it could bless the owner to discover the true passion in his heart. It sounded interesting at the time, so I bought it casually.
Come down.
For Bai Jiu's calamity, he spent a lot of money to find famous craftsmen and blacksmiths at home and abroad to jointly create an exquisite magical weapon. Of course, he had some requirements in terms of shape.
So, my shackles called "love" can be considered a help, right?
Waiting, missing, giving, loving... I have done everything I can do.
Next, let it go or say goodbye, the story with the teacher finally comes to an end.
I don’t know if my so-called love is because of the free teacher or because of the longing for his freedom...
After all, isn’t the expectation that grandpa poured into himself a kind of bondage in the name of love?
So, let me walk around and take a look.
Not for the teacher, not for the business, just...for myself.
Hope... this will be a free and worthwhile journey. Xuan Ye smiled with relief and drank the wine in the glass.
***
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching and the moonlight is bright.
"Don't cry anymore, it will affect the recovery of the wound."
The nurse warned the girl while changing her gauze for the third time today.
"I'm sorry..." Lin Zuzu said softly. She opened her eyes, but could only feel the faint light in front of her. "Is it already night?"
"Yes, it's almost twelve o'clock, go to bed early." The nurse fixed the gauze, checked the ECG monitor, and left.
Although Lin Zuzu couldn't see it, she could imagine the gentle and bright moonlight, because it was under such clear light——
Bai Jiu took a taxi online and followed her home, officially breaking into her life.
Bai Jiu used a warm illusion to fulfill Wutong's wish.
Bai Jiu treated her wound and asked her "does it hurt?"
Bai Jiu smiled slightly and comforted himself in pain.
…
However, it's still time to say goodbye.
Lin Zuzu had thought about breaking up with Bai Jiu more than once. After all, he was so free and casual. She just didn't expect that it would lead to such an ending in such a way.
…
Oops, I need to change the gauze again.
Bai Jiu's doing such a stupid thing is actually a foreshadowing, as are the sudden and somewhat contradictory emotions of other characters (in short, it is not Abe's forced progress). Bai Jiu's distortion and paranoia about "love" also come from what happened to him
Stories about parents.
From beginning to end, Xiaobai was a very important existence to Zuzu. When she discovered the truth hidden by Team 11 and fell into darkness, he was the only one who reached out to hold her. So no matter what his purpose was, it had already happened
This is what happened - he tenderly cared for the broken girl.
However, no one will accompany anyone forever, and his exit will also allow Zuzu to continue to grow and move forward.
Of course Bai Jiu can continue to stay in the human world, fight against Yi Tingxie, and turn this drama into an ordinary love triangle with the miserable and defeated male lead. This is what Abei does not want to see.
As the young leader of the Fox clan, Bai Jiu has more important things to do, although his main story may appear in the form of extras. Of course, he will continue to appear in Zuzu's story. Because in the face of disaster, the fate of the two worlds
There will always be intertwining.
So, that’s it for the “Farewell Chapter” ~ Please look forward to the next chapter ~ Thank you everyone ~