Lan Kexin didn't return to the villa until nearly twelve o'clock in the evening, and when I met with Wuxiang before, she happened to answer a phone call and went out for something. This villa is now occupied by me and her, as well as Youyou, Peony, and Chen Ke, and Xia Li and her subordinates are scattered in the surrounding buildings, always on guard here. Of course, I also arranged a room for Lin and the three siblings, the villa is very large, and the rooms are enough.

In the bedroom, I was lying on the bed flipping through the latest news. Lan Kexin dragged her tired body and walked in with a tired face.

"Why haven't you slept yet?"

"I'll wait until you get back."

She looked at me strangely, "Aren't Peony and Youyou there?" ”

"Huh?" I didn't realize for a moment what she meant.

Lan Kexin looked at me in surprise, "Are you going to ......?"

"Ahem," I coughed to ease my embarrassment, "Peony doesn't mention it for the time being, Youyou is more complicated, there are two big families behind him, and half of the mirage is a force, how dare I touch her easily." Then I asked, "Where did you just go, and why are you so late?" ”

"Oh, Gu Jingcheng just arrived here tonight, I went to pick him up, and by the way, I helped him arrange a place to stay and entertain him, and I accidentally got it so late."

My brow furrowed slightly, "What is he doing here?" ”

Lan Kexin shrugged his shoulders, looking unaware, and then coiled his hair and began to undress, looking like he wanted to take a shower before going to bed.

"You've been close to him lately?" I don't know why I suddenly said something coldly.

Lan Kexin was stunned for half a second, and said, "You are a cooperative relationship now, it's not good to snub him when people come...... Lan Kexin's voice suddenly decreased, she stared into my eyes and asked, "Chen Mo...... What are you? ”

I looked back at her blankly, "What's wrong?" ”

Lan Kexin frowned, there was a faint worry in his eyes, "I feel it, your murderous aura ......"

My pupils shrank, I reached out to cover my mouth, and for a moment I felt a little chill down my spine.

"There are some things that I know if I should talk about ......" Lan Kexin walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, held my hand and said, "I have seen you every once in a while recently, and I always feel that you have changed a lot." ”

I don't know what she said.

"I think, do you have time or go...... Take a look at a psychiatrist, right? ”

I felt a little angry in vain, and I could barely control my tone when I shook off her hand, "Do you think I'm sick?" ”

"It's not...... I'm just wondering if you're stressing out? Lan Kexin looked at me, and the worry was particularly obvious.

"What pressure do I have? Now that I'm back in Wanhua City, Hikoichi is asking to cooperate with me, what pressure can I have? I'm so happy that I've achieved all of my goals! ”

Lan Kexin shook her head with red eyes, "Chen Mo, you grew up in a common family, and the education we received is different, and the values are not the same, killing people...... It's a very heavy thing for you. You didn't have a chance to think about it before, but now that you're suddenly relaxed, you can't help but think, don't you? ”

I looked at her with a blank look in my eyes, not realizing that my hands were already shaking. From the moment I stepped into Wanhua City this afternoon, I couldn't help but face up to my experience of the past 11 months. When I'm out there, when I'm in the sand and the mirage, I can treat those experiences as a dream, a game, to trick myself into feeling better. But as soon as I returned to Wanhua City and recalled my real life, these two experiences with great disparities were forcibly mixed together, and I felt like I was going to be blown up! Which is the real me?

Is it as a student, son, and elder brother, the kind of life that has been warm for 20 years? Or is it a life in which countless people's lives die under my instructions with a wave of his hand?

I found myself lost!

Finicky, I left the room and went outside to the balcony to let the cold air force my brain in case I continued to think cranky.

"Peony, how many people have you killed?"

"I don't remember." Peony folded her hands around her chest and leaned against the wall of the balcony.

"I was really ...... Is there a murderous aura? ”

"Hmm." Peony nodded and continued, "Generally speaking, murderous aura will not be revealed for no reason. If you don't even notice it, you're already in danger. Do you remember what I said to you when you first gave me an order, that you are a person like you, who separates 'thought' and 'action', really crazy and don't know what to do. ”

"What then, what should I do?"

"Lan Kexin is right, this has something to do with the values you have cultivated since childhood, killing people is a particularly heavy thing for you. I can't enlighten you, I can only teach you one...... Solace for our killers. ”

"What solace?"

"Do you know Assassin's Creed?"

I shook my head.

Peony said, "It's faith, and with faith, your guilt has a place to vent." ”

I thoughtfully touched my chin and asked her, "What is your faith?" ”

Peony's face suddenly turned red, her expression became a little twisted, and her eyes dodged as if she didn't want to say anything.

"Huh? Is it something hard to talk about? The more she did that, the more curious I became.

"It's not ...... It is...... Well, I don't really want to tell you, and my faith doesn't apply to you either. ”

"Why?" I was surprised, "Isn't that why you didn't say anything?" ”

Peony struggled for a long time, and finally sighed, covered her cheeks that looked a little hot, and said, "Okay, I'll tell you." ”

"Well, what is it?" I asked with interest.

"You."

"What? What do you? I asked, surprised.

"You, you are my faith."

I looked up at her in surprise, only to see Peony turn her head and jump off the balcony and disappear into the darkness......

I stared at the place where she disappeared in a daze, and I didn't come back to my senses for a long time.

"Hehehe......" Suddenly there was a hoarse laugh from the side, and Rin appeared on the other side of the balcony where I was. I've always wondered how much strength she's got over from mine when we first met, but she's been so strong in the four months since Midsummer Night. I can't believe how much potential is hidden in her seemingly weak body, so she can probably become a grandmaster in less than a year. ”

"Now I understand that she has an excellent faith." Lin said, "Mr. Chen, although you killed Mr. Shiraishi, during the time I followed you, I found that you are not a villain in the pure sense. This is also the reason why she can become so powerful, to put it bluntly, you are a person worthy of 'trust'. ”

Lin's words suddenly made me feel a little ashamed.

"But you seem to be confused now, and your confusion will definitely affect Peony." Rin continued, "I used to be a confused killer too, until I met Ryoko-sama later. The faith she once gave me, I can lend you now. ”

"Give alms to the living, flowers to the dead. Take up the sword for the sake of justice, and give the punishment of death to the wicked. And we will not join the ranks of the Sages! ”

I bowed my head in thought and muttered, "Take up the sword for justice, and we won't join the ranks of the Sages......"

Rin nodded, and I felt him smile under the mask. Yes, I understood, and then I said in unison with him, "It's just cannibalism between filthy dogs!" ”