Volume 1: Yellow Springs December Chapter 169: Beyond the Remains
Sakimirou laughed directly.
The meaning of this smile is difficult to judge, and it may be necessary to combine his expression to guess the mood. But even without that mask, his expression was elusive. As for the means of attack, the two extreme auras were born from the young girl alone, but when they fused again, the power that burst out could be annihilated along with the enchantment if it was evenly distributed to the entire town.
Unstable energies flowed like vibrating strings, or escaped fragments of light rushed everywhere, and the world was dyed in strange colors. The black sky turned crimson, and the clouds were like a blur of flesh. The earth trembled lightly, and in the windless pool, there were bursts of disorderly ripples. The flowers are in full bloom, and they may be mistaken for daytime. The lotus leaves also swayed gently, showing a black silhouette, as if countless hands were stretched out in the swamp for help.
The green girl's long hair and clothes were spread out in all directions, like some unheard-of monster, fangs and claws. Each strand of hair seems to have its own consciousness, showing its existence proudly. The two forces of proximity overshadowed everything.
Only it was all interrupted by that abrupt shout.
The young girl's movements froze completely, all the light dimmed in an instant, and everything seemed to be swept by an invisible flood, connecting the heavens and the earth. Both cold and heat, ice and fire, were extinguished behind this sudden sound. The landscape that surrounds them has faded from the color that does not belong to them, like the shore at low tide, revealing the flat and vast sands so barren and desolate.
"You...... Why did you come? ”
She asked without looking back.
Sakimia let out a few more horrible sneers, then erupted into a shattered, unabashedly mockery. The green girl didn't move, as if she was thinking, and she seemed to be stunned.
"Who are you?!"
Mu Wan took two steps forward and looked directly at such a terrifying face. But it was too dark for her to see clearly, and she just felt like a stranger who wasn't supposed to be here. Even though the man couldn't stand up with a straight smile, he still reached out and put the mask back on his face, his feet still slowly retreating.
"Smiley wolf?!"
She didn't have time to ask why, but instinct had already made her step and try to catch up. The smiling wolf hunched its back and retreated like a wild wolf that had sneaked into a sheepfold and successfully poached, and soon escaped. But Mu Wan was stopped by the young girl and said lightly, there is no need to chase.
"I'm still a little ...... Can't sleep. "I felt uneasy. When I was not asleep, I felt very wrong, and I felt itchy to breathe, so I got up and went out for a walk. There was no one on the street, but I didn't have to take a few steps before the sky changed color. I guess something happened and rushed this way. He's an assassin from the Left Gate, why is he here? You shouldn't be hurt, right? The ...... just now What is it? When I got closer, I felt an indescribable sense of oppression, as if I had been flooded. ”
The young girl raised her hand and looked at her wrist in the opposite direction. The lines on it had receded, and she sighed heavily, perhaps because she had just reined in her imminent burst of energy and suffered internal injuries. Mu Wan was a little afraid to speak, and faintly felt that it was his own fault. She tentatively reached out her hand and gently put it on the young girl's shoulder.
She turned her head slowly, her tone becoming more relaxed.
"I'm fine. Is...... If you hurt your vitality, you will be able to rest. But you go to sleep, and ...... tomorrow morning."
Mu Wan's face turned a little pale, and the young girl noticed it. She felt a little stiffness in her hand on her shoulder, and quickly pulled it back, as if it had been burned. Not just the face, but also the expression - first confused, then suspicious, as if trying to determine something. Soon she was sure, and her emotions were replaced by shock, mixed with unspeakable panic.
It's more anger.
Humans are probably really interesting and wonderful creatures, and they can express such a variety of expressions on one face at the same time. But the young girl didn't have the time to sigh about this. She seemed to realize something, and tentatively touched her face. The contours of the face have not changed much compared to before, but the fingertips are keenly aware of the excessive temperature difference, and they are also on the same face.
The demon lines on his face still remained. What's more, the lotus-shaped flower was clearly lit between her eyebrows, like a burning fire in the night. A few bloody marks dripped from above, and the flickering lines were so eye-catching.
"Who are you......?"
She seemed to understand.
For her, explanations were too pale and meaningless. Almost without thinking, she folded her arms and smiled a sophisticated smile. This laugh is different from what it used to be...... At least not entirely. Under the gradually indifferent lines, a cynical face uttered a very harsh language.
"Hmm...... Who am I? ”
It's a male voice.
Mu Wan felt a chill in his back, and it was very abrupt, like suddenly falling naked in the snow and ice, and the back of his head hit a stone. It was obviously pitch black sky and earth, but her eyes were glowing with white light. Even though it should be night, even if she was so hit by the facts, Mu Wan knew from the bottom of her heart that she was very sober, so sober that she couldn't be sober anymore.
She wouldn't doubt it anymore, as tentatively as she had ever doubted anyone's motives, no. She was completely sure who the person in front of her was. She was so familiar, so familiar that I wanted to vomit. So there was a real sour feeling in his throat. She didn't know if it was the trachea or the esophagus, but she felt that her throat was blocked, sour and astringent, and she couldn't speak. The breathing was heavier, the feeling of nausea was obvious, but the legs were frozen, and I couldn't take a step when I was stuck on the ground.
As soon as she thought about the events of the day, she felt sick from the bottom of her heart.
The gentle laughter, the soft words, the sound of the piano, the story, the scent, the trick, all of them are covered with a thick gauze of purpose. No, it wasn't gauze, it was water-soaked silk, heavy and damp, so entangled with everything in my memory, tied to a stone, and sank into the bottomless sea of bitterness.
"You're, you...... You-" Mu Wan pressed one hand on his temple, a little unsteady, "You lied to me......"
The voice had long since changed its tone, and it was unrecognizable to those who were familiar with it. The tone was mixed with complaint, anger, unwillingness, and a slight hint of regret. But she doesn't want to admit it, and will never admit it. It was like a shattered dream, a disillusioned hope, crushing all the "good" things in an instant, and then pouring those sharp residues into her mouth, brain, and heart.
The dependence that was not built with extravagance was indestructible, and who knew that the trust that was in danger would be easily shattered by lies. She actually told so much about her mortal enemy as if she were a relative.
The back, the long hair, the nails, the lotus ...... She had countless chances to find out.
It's stupid, really, stupid. She cursed silently to herself.
The tears were choked back, and the heart was bleeding.
"I didn't lie to you."
Immortal Moon Jun was surprisingly calm, so calm that it was outrageous.
"Those stories?" Mu Wan shook his head, "Those words, all of them, which ones are true?" You tell me? Yes? You didn't lie to me, did you say? You don't think I'm still afraid of you, do you? Do you think I'm going to run away? To tell you that I'm not afraid, really, I'm not afraid of anything anymore. What more do you have to say? What else is there to do? What else do you want to do? Come on, come on?! ”
"Calm down." He said, "I didn't lie to you. The green girl is me, and the long night is also me. None of the words I said to you in Qinglian Town were false. You can not believe it, you can question it, and your emotions in the moment ...... To be honest, I don't understand. After all, I even said that I would take you out safely after dawn, and I would do so from the bottom of my heart. ”
"Heart?" Mu Wan asked, "It's funny, do youkai have a heart?" yes, you're just a monster, you know? What I said last night, you played the piano to the cow when I drank too much, and I dare to expect you to understand? Thank goodness you didn't laugh at me. ”
"I don't understand. I never deny that there are many things I don't understand - I just don't bother to figure it out. ”
He lifted his face slightly, and the contempt and banter returned to him, and the femininity that belonged entirely to women before was gone. An inexplicable anger burst out, not threatening, but proud.
"People are always ...... Pay for your stupidity. Mu Wan held his face self-deprecatingly, and pulled out his umbrella with one hand, "I'm ...... today It is better to die with you than to live in shame. ”
"Really? What do you think? Immortal Moon Jun raised an eyebrow, "With the way you look now, you can't even touch me." What's more, in a large area inside and outside Qinglian Town, there is a strong suppression of pure monsters, especially the Shikami, who is bound by the contract. You can't summon the tengu at the beginning, can you? The same is true of other Shikigami, so it doesn't have to be in vain. ”
"I'm going to fight you, really...... Just me. I'll have a good fight with you......"
Mu Wan didn't know where he got the courage. Maybe it's because I think everything doesn't matter anymore, so I feel like a gambler-like madness. After saying these words, she herself felt incredible, but she did not intend to withdraw it.
"Are you crazy?" Immortal Moon Jun frowned, mockery and worry on his face at the same time, "That's it? Over here? My turf, and I fight? Forget it, you still save your effort, and it's more cost-effective to fight to the death with Tang He, who killed your senior sister. I really didn't expect you to be here, I thought you were with Rin Yamami and them. The one surnamed Tang may have found them...... I also contacted the Shadow Pavilion, which was a waste of time. ”
Mu Wan approached, but he didn't rush over, he just walked. The pace is not steady, nor is it weak, and there is a muddy nightmare flowing in firmness. After walking for a while, she quickened her pace, holding the handle of the umbrella and slashing with luck.
A flash of white light flashed, and she popped out without seeing anything. Her back fell against the wall, and in her blurred vision, she vaguely saw that Immortal Moon Jun was holding a sharp ice sword in her hand, which was probably condensed the moment she slashed it. The sword was also very sharp, so that she didn't have time to react at all. Not to mention now, even the usual mental state may be helpless.
She's just not reconciled. More humiliation than hatred. But she knew better than anyone else that she had brought it on herself.
"I don't believe your nonsense......"
Mu Wan stuck the umbrella on the ground and stood up with his strength like a crutch.
He raised his ice sword, and his other finger ran over the blade, and a blue flame of light burned on the ice. He looked at it and shook his head.
"Then forget it, I didn't ask you to believe. If you had to fight me, I wouldn't refuse, let alone show mercy - your story is great, but I've ...... I'm not interested. Well, I'm still not used to using a sword – I don't know and I don't want to learn. ”
Mu Wan looked at him with dead eyes.