Ye Chun spoke in a tone as if he was talking to himself.

In order to overcome being riddled with illness, in order to round the first love that has long been shattered.

Did she not only cast the plot of the legend on herself, but even put it into practice?

"You ......"

For the sake of himself, he has hurt so many people.

Even so, after harming his relatives and friends, he still didn't see Ye Chun showing a trace of sadness.

"Wait patiently, Xia Jing. It won't take long. ”

Ye Chun said that he was so innocent and carefree.

That's the eyes of a girl who has left the maze and is carried away by love.

"Yes...... I ......"

- Did I do it?

It's all because Xia Jing and Ye Chun met.

It's all because Ye Chun likes Xia Jing.

It's all because Xia Jing made an agreement with Ye Chun ignorantly.

The village that harmed the deer clan encountered an unwarranted disaster, and the clan was on the verge of extinction.

Ye Ya's parents, Lin Yu's parents, Li Qi's parents, and Anye's parents were all involved in this unwarranted disaster.

If it hadn't happened, the clan would have been able to continue to live happily ever after.

Ye Ya and Nangong, Adai and others are not divided into two factions, so they can live in peace as usual, but they are all childhood acquaintances who grew up in the same village.

Their happiness, the life of a race, is now ruined.

- It's all to blame for a man named Xia Jing who met the daughter of the patriarch.

Xia Jing always thought that what he played in the whole incident was an unprovoked role.

In a series of incidents, Xia Jing was in a passive posture, so he finally took the initiative to decide to enter the battle, just because he didn't want to waste Fang Yuan and Ye Ya's intentions.

But this premise has collapsed.

Xia Jing was at the center of the whole incident from the beginning. On the other hand, if it weren't for Xia Jing, the Deer Clan's rebellion wouldn't have happened at all, and maybe even Fang Yuan would have been spared death-

"Ah......h

Xia Jing has completely lost his square inch.

With less emotional eyes, he stared blankly at Ye Chun, who was smiling happily in front of him.

Seeing Ye Chun staring at Xia Jing with an obsessive gaze, Nangong sighed lightly.

"Ye Chun."

She cried out. That voice and Nangong that Xia Jing knew were like two people, in addition to intimacy and ease, they were also mixed with respect, just like facing a friend.

"It's almost time to get started, I've summoned Xiangxiang and Bloody Sasha back."

"Hmm."

Ye Chun nodded.

"Xia Jing, you wait a little longer. I've got some things to clean up."

- Trivia?

What could it be? Xia Jing thought to himself in a trance, but his body didn't listen.

Doubts arose in my heart, if I did anything rash, would it cause something more terrifying? Not to mention anything else - the village of the Deer Clan was burned down because of Xia Jing's unintentional words.

Nangong took out what looked like a flute and blew it.

A shrill sound buzzed in the ears. It is the same as the prop used as a signal when I came here, and it seems to be a sound that the deer people often use as a signal.

Maybe it was less than a minute, or maybe it took about three minutes. Because no one spoke, the grasp of time was blurred, and after a while the twins showed their faces from the woods.

"Did you call us? Sister Nangong."

"We're back, Sister Nangong."

A killing sound followed from behind.

Lin Yu and Lan Yang chased the twins all the way from the same direction.

"Stop! We haven't ...... yet."

Lin Yu, who had planned to stop the twins, widened his eyes in shock.

「…… Ye Chun, ...... adults?"

Taking a closer look, even Lan Yang frowned faintly.

"Long time no see, Lin Yu, Lan Yang."

Ye Chun smiled at the two of them in a peaceful and majestic tone.

But that smile quickly turned indifferent with the blade of the sword in her hand.

"I give you the right to choose."

"Huh, Lord Ye Chun? …… Is that?"

Lin Yu was completely confused. She looked at Ye Chun, Ye Ya, Nangong, Xia Jing and Anai in order, but she still couldn't grasp the situation.

Ye Chun, who thought he was long gone; Ye Ya, who was hit hard and did not possess his soul; Xia Jing, who sat on the ground and didn't move; leisurely crossed his arms and a sinister smile on his face for Nangong; Finally, there was Ana, who was standing with a blank face.

No one answered Lin Yu's question.

"You have two paths."

Ye Chun continued to announce.

"One is to kill Ya and follow us; One is to die under my knife with Ye Ya. Choose one of the two and choose the one you like."

Her tone was incredibly soft.

It was more like a request for advice than an order.

It's just that the content of the question is both terrifying and absurd. Especially for Lin Yu, whose responsibility is to protect his family, the question of "killing the person of the family, or waiting to be killed" is full of contradictions.

The fact that Ye Chun was still alive made Lin Yu's brain knot, and it was normal for him to lose his cool when he was suddenly forced to face this kind of problem. The feathers are pitifully embarrassed.

"Lord Ye Chun, what do you ......mean by this?"

"I've made it clear enough."

Faced with Lin Yu's confusion, Ye Chun didn't make any explanation.

"Didn't I tell you? It's up to you to follow the deer patriarch or Yaya, choose the side you like."

Perhaps knowing that no matter how much he asked, he couldn't get a bright answer from Ye Chun's mouth, Lin Yu turned to Ye Ya and shouted: Sister Ye Ya! Here's what's going on!

「…… Lin Yu."

Ye Ya's eyes moved slightly, revealing that she couldn't restrain her tears - no, a tear had already slipped down her cheek, and she said:

"Kill Wen."

"Ye Ya...... Sister."

"I'm not a patriarch anymore. Wrong...... I was just a clown from the beginning. Since my sister has given the order, you should do as she is told."

Her voice was weak, and her inherent nobility and resoluteness were long gone.

This is also a consequence of course. The foundation of her character in the past is all based on the self-responsibility that she has to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the family.

The shattered tower is doomed to collapse, and she has lost everything.

"What did you say? I don't understand that ......."

Lin Yu, who was more and more confused by Ye Ya's lost soul, turned to Xia Jing for help.

"Brother Xia Jing! What the hell is going on?"

「…… I'm sorry. It's all my fault."

It took Xia Jing a full ten seconds to squeeze out the sound. The guilt and confusion weighed down Keisuke and he didn't dare to look at Lin Yu's face. But—the facts that should have been told to her, had to be said.

"The murderer who burned the village is Ye Chun."

「…… Huh."

Lin Yu's face was stunned, and his gaze drifted away again.

"Lord Ye Chun......?"

"What Xia Jing said is the truth. I am the mastermind of the chaos."

Ye Chun is right.

"Now that you know the facts, I'll ask again. Lin Yu, Lan Yang, who do you choose?"

Put aside your own good and evil, merit and sin, and only ask the judgment of the other party.

What she shows is the strength of a commander and a king? In this regard, Yaya really can't compare with her. The arrogance and resoluteness shown by Ye Chun is not an exaggeration to say that it is natural.

It's just that there is a lot of pressure on those who are forced to make choices.

The big shots, who are intimately nervous just by being face-to-face, throw difficult questions at them that are difficult to choose. And depending on the choice, the end may be a dead end.

Lin Yu's lips trembled timidly, as if he had something to say but couldn't say.

Surprisingly, the person who broke this stalemate was actually Lan Yang.

"Lord Ye Chun."

She didn't change her usual confused look and said, "I'm going to follow."

The answer was so clear and decisive that even others couldn't help but be stunned.

There is no deliberate excitement, no timidity, and no trace of confusion.

「…… Blue Sun."

Ye Ya's voice seemed to tell that he didn't know what expression to put on to face her.

"And I'm Xia Jing's sister."

Lan Yang walked towards Xia Jing, squatted down, and put his hand on his head and smiled.

"I'm going to be on Xia Jing and Yaya's side."

"Blue Sun...... Senpai."

That's when —

"Gurgle, cluck......"

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter that sounded like patience was on the verge of limiting.

"Giggles, haha! Hahaha!"

It was Nangong's low tone, as if a cathartic ridicule came out of one breath.

"Giggles, haha! Lan Yang, you are really good at laughing...... I think you're tied for first place with Ya for the most funny. It's so funny, it's so sad that it teaches me to laugh so much that I can't stop laughing!"

Nangong laughed loudly for a while, and then stared at Lan Yang coldly.

"Hmph, I thought the puppet had learned to think with his brain, but it seems that I overestimated you."

"I'm not a puppet."

Lan Yang got up from the ground and looked directly at Nangong.

"No, you're a puppet."

After Nangong pursed his lips-

"If it were your sister, Sister Ya would choose this way, wouldn't she? It was so much fun, it was so enjoyable."

Somehow, she turned her head to face Ye Chun with a smug expression.

"Hey, Ye Chun. I don't know what Sister Ya will choose?"

- What?

Xia Jing involuntarily looked up at Nangong.

Why did Nangong mention her sister's name?

Why did she talk to Ye Chun about this?

「…… Yes."

Ye Chun lowered his head slightly, and then raised his head again.

She turned to Anai and said, "What would you choose? Ya, no...... Ana."

"Yes."

Anai replied.

"Ana, follow, Miss."

She is facing - Ye Chun.

"Ya...... Ya?"

Xia Jing felt as if his heart had stopped beating.

Elegant?

What is she talking nonsense. Anai is obviously -

Lose all your memories of life and serve as a prop for the Deer Clan.

And Anai was originally Ye Chun's property.

I remember that Anai himself said-

She was originally Ye Chun's friend, but after her death, she became-

「…… Liar."

Lan Yang's expression revealed a wavering that had not been seen so far.

"Anai is Sister Ya? No way...... Because the sound ......"

The sound is not the same.

Lan Yang kept repeating the same remarks as if he wanted to grasp the only remaining hope, but Nangong mercilessly made up for it: "Ah, that's right. I forgot that you didn't actually meet her, so you can only judge by the voice!"

The words she said next were also cruel to Xia Jing's ears.

"But, Lan Yang. Cluck...... She wasn't breathing, her vocal cords were lifeless, and she wasn't emotional. As a result, her voice and way of speaking will become completely different from when she was alive. The voice you heard through the wall...... It has long ceased to exist in this world."

"Sister?"

Natsu asked Anai in despair.

"Are you...... Sister?"

Xia Jing's situation is not much better than that of Lan Yang. Xia Ya disappeared eight years ago, and almost all the remaining photos were disposed of by his parents, and now he can barely remember what his sister looked like.

Therefore, after Xia Jing learned that Anai is Ya in front of him, it was even more difficult for him to accept this fact than Lan Yang.

"I'm sorry, Keisuke-sama."

Ana's attitude is no different from usual.

"Ana, there is no memory of his life. But ......"

However, that attitude-

「…… Ana, whose name before her death, seems to be Charya, yes."

At the same time, it also uses the most incomparable coldness - putting the irreparable cruel reality in front of Xia Jing's eyes.

"Hey, son-in-law. What's there to be sad about?"

Nangong let out a delicate and flattering voice and smiled at Xia Jing.

The tone seemed flattering, but in fact it was contemptuous. Not right-

"Anyway, you don't have much of an impression of her - you've forgotten all about her looks and voice, haven't you? Look, you've been with her for so long, and you haven't found out that she's your sister, so what can you change if you're angry or sad over there? Cluck...... This means that your sister is only a little bit important to you, so why sigh from the bottom of your heart?"

That was obviously sarcasm, or even harsh.

Xia Jing couldn't refute it, and acquiesced to her statement in her heart.

- This is punishment.

Xia Jing's sister, who was trying every possible way to find out her whereabouts, now appears in front of her.

No, it's been around for a while.

But Xia Jing didn't notice Ana's identity at all and lived a peaceful life. Not only that, but he also shouted indignantly, "I want to find out my sister's murderer", "I want to find out my sister's whereabouts" and other big words.

Nangong was really right.

I'm a funny clown.

Angry that my sister's body was being used by others? Grieving that my sister has been dead for a long time? Don't be stupid, where did I get that qualification?

She is my own sister.

She's obviously the one I love the most.

Why would I forget her face? Eight years, we haven't seen each other for eight years. If I really value my sister as much as I say, it stands to reason that her appearance will be deeply imprinted in my memory.

"Sister...... Sister ......"

The field of vision blurred unconsciously.

Tears poured out of my eyes, and I couldn't stop it.

"I'm sorry...... I ......."

Anai - the corpse of Xia Jing's sister was not answered.

No anger, no crying, no smiling. just glanced at Xia Jing expressionlessly.

Just an hour ago, what was once a pleasing poker face is now feeling sad.

"Why am I ...... Why ......"

"Don't take it personally, Xia Jing."

With a soft voice, a person hugged Xia Jing from behind.

It's Ye Chun.

"Charya was already sick. That's why I took her in and took care of her, and then turned her into a corpse when she died...... This is also Charya's own wish."

- Sister, she volunteered?

In this way, Lan Yang has said something similar.

My sister seems to be having a good time in the village. At least that's how she feels when she sings poetry.

There are several suspicious things about Ye Chun's statement.

Although she claims that Charya is sick, there is no way to confirm the authenticity. In Xia Jing's impression, the number of times my sister was sick in bed was only a handful. Besides, even if she is really sick, her sister will not say goodbye to her family. Once you start to calculate, doubts will emerge one after another.