So at the beginning, the witch thought that the other party must have a plan, maybe just like the wishful thinking of the ghost girl Li Tao, she wanted to use her to collect the jade of the four souls.

However, she couldn't understand the later development-

Because the other party didn't come to contact her again after that day, and didn't even take any means to restrict her movements, just let her recover gradually.

Anyway, this doesn't seem to be an indirect plot to use her.

But why is he looking for it again now? And in the dead of night, is it finally ready to show its fangs at this time?

"The power of the Jade of the Four Souls cannot be easily borrowed, otherwise it will only fall deeper and deeper, and since it was created, no one who has anything to do with it has ever ended well."

Despite the thoughts in her heart, the shrine maiden's expression was silent, she just whispered, looking at the other party quietly with calm eyes.

"Besides, I don't have any fragments of the Jade of the Four Souls."

"Ahaha, so I just have it—"

Mo Chen snorted, as if he didn't feel the witch's eyes coming over like that. He spread out his palms, and in the palm of his hand lay two pink jade tablets.

Kikyo raised her eyebrows, but she didn't speak, but her dark eyes seemed to become more gloomy.

“……”

“……”

"No, Miko-sama, your eyes seem a little rude...... Don't worry, I've just come back now, and I'm not here to do anything bad. ”

Mo Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth and explained.

"This is when I went out to fight monsters today, it happened to explode again...... No, I got another jade fragment from a certain monster, plus the previous one, I don't know what to do with it. ”

He also knew that his behavior seemed to be a little bad, as if he was tricking the other party into accepting the four soul fragments or something...... But there's really no malice in itself.

Even the sentence just now, saying that it would be more convenient for the other party to directly use a piece of four soul fragments, is actually just joking, or it can be used to open the topic.

After all, everyone is not familiar with each other now, so he must have a suitable topic as an opening statement, otherwise wouldn't it be an awkward conversation?

And apart from the topic of the Jade of the Four Souls, what opening line is more appropriate?

How beautiful is the moonlight tonight?

The shrine maiden gave him a deep look, then reached out and gently picked up two fragments of the Four Souls Jade from his palm.

Immediately after, a little pure light bloomed in her hands.

The pink jade piece that was originally slightly black was all purified the moment it touched her slender fingers, as if there was no bad pollution residue.

However, she shook her head slightly:

"Even then I won't use its power, my soul is full of resentment right now...... There is no problem with purifying the fragments of the Four Souls Jade, but as soon as I have the idea of wanting to use its power, it indicates that my heart is starting to tilt......"

She won't be fooled, but that doesn't mean she won't be.

Because if you have the idea of using the power of jade, then there is also the possibility of being confused.

Mo Chen thought about it and understood, just like when he held the fragments in his hand, he always had an urge to collect more fragments and gain stronger strength.

But he was never moved—

Because impulses are impulses, if you really do it, I'm afraid you will die ugly...... The power of the Jade of the Four Souls is entirely demonic temptation, the kind that is full of deadly traps on the way to it.

It's not that you can't borrow at all, but how can you be sure that you're really just "borrowing" temporarily?

In many cases, once you make that head, it actually means that you have subconsciously begun to accept its power, and you have a tendency to compromise, and this is the worst beginning.

There is no guarantee that this kind of thing can be trusted, when someone is using the power of the Jade of the Four Souls, if they still feel that they can definitely resist the temptation of the Jade of the Four Souls.

At that time, in fact, he was generally already confused.

And the best way is to don't start that anyway...... That's for the best. Of course, there is an alternative, and that is that your own strength is not much different from the Jade of the Four Souls.

It's not that it's compared to the scattered forces in the fragments, but it's compared to the essence of the Jade of the Four Souls as a whole...... It's a little bit more difficult, though.

Even the bellflower can't do it, or Mo Chen, who has completely mastered that majestic spiritual power, has a big chance.

He shook his head, and then stopped thinking about it, but at this time, Kikyo reached out and handed back a fragment of the Jade of the Four Souls that she had just purified.

"Huh? What is this for? ”

He was slightly surprised.

After all, for Mo Chen, only one fragment is enough at present, and it is only used as a "ticket" through the Well of Eating Bones, as for the rest...... It's not of any use for the time being.

- Although he had considered using it on the demon horse Yanhoof, after thinking of the side effects without exception, Mo Chen, who really didn't want to gamble with a good mount, still gave up this idea.

If he hadn't encountered Kikyo, he might have simply collected the extra pieces and carried them with him, or simply found a place to throw them away.

The former was based on the idea that he was ready to continue to touch the power of the Jade of the Four Souls after mastering his own power. The latter is that he is troublesome, after all, the more the four soul fragments gather, the more likely it is that some troublesome guys will come to the door......

Anyway, the two do not contradict each other, and the jade of the four souls will not disappear inexplicably in this world.

If you don't think it's troublesome, throw it away first, and then find it back when you need it, and the number will not only not decrease, but even increase.

It's like Naraku letting Inuyasha and the others collect the fragments of the Jade of the Four Souls, and grab them every time they collect a wave.

Even Kikyo did the same thing in the original "fate", she was waiting for Naraku to collect the fragments of the Jade of the Four Souls, set up a game step by step, and then send the other party to hell at the last moment when the Jade of the Four Souls was completed.

Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimp...... Therefore, Mo Chen felt that if he also used this method, he would only be more psychologically burdened.

But now, he didn't have that plan, and why did the witch return the fragments of the four souls she had just given away? This shouldn't be, would she feel that she was a stranger who could be trusted to control the Jade of the Four Souls?

But you shouldn't just get a fragment back.

Kikyo quietly maintained the posture of his outstretched hand, just staring at him calmly, as if he had no intention of explaining.

Mo Chen blinked, and finally stretched out his palm again, watching the witch let go of her slender fingers and let the four soul fragments fall into her palm.

And then—

The pink jade piece that had just been purified by the bellflower was almost visible to the naked eye, quickly rendering a layer of dim black gas, and the crystal structure of the jade was entwined with the slightest thread.

“……”

“……”

Mo Chen's expression suddenly froze slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, what the hell is going on?!

The contrast is too obvious! He had always thought that the black qi in the fragments of the four souls was a normal phenomenon, after all, when he got his hands on it, he had just snatched it from other monsters.

Therefore, a slight contamination is normal...... However, he really didn't think about himself!

"The Jade of the Four Souls itself is not good or bad, it only changes according to the good and evil of the owner."

The shrine maiden was not surprised, as if she had expected this, and she said softly in a voice as delicate as a mountain spring.

"Power also does not distinguish between good and evil, only the human heart ...... change"

After a slight pause, she raised her gaze, and her dark eyes reflected the person in front of her—

"Look, you'...... He really doesn't seem to be a good person. ”

“……”

“……”

"At least not the Good Guy Card, should I be happy about it?"

Mo Chen tugged at the corners of his mouth, "But I don't think I'm a bad person, right, it's not appropriate to make a decision based on this situation alone, right?" ”

"That's why I said you're not a good person, not that you're a bad person."

Kikyo said lightly, she didn't know what the "good guy card" in the other party's mouth was, and she was not interested in sending one to the other party after figuring it out.

"Not only does the human heart have one spirit and four souls, but everything is the same. It can be said that the essence of the spirit is composed of four souls, and the human heart is influenced by each of them...... It's not just about good and evil. ”

With that, she lowered her head and gently twisted the fragment of the Four Souls Jade from Mo Chen's outstretched palm, purifying it again.

For example, the courage, upwardness, and aggressiveness of the Desolate Soul Duty in turn determine the courage and competitiveness of the Spirit. The soul is dear, gentle, and empathetic, and it can also become a malicious ......"

"Everyone's four souls are different, and their understanding and influence are naturally completely different, and their respective soul amounts will increase or decrease depending on the actions of the holder. The spirit under normal operation is the straight spirit, and the opposite is the qu spirit......"

The witch took her eyes off the fragment in her hand, looked directly into Mo Chen's eyes, and said very seriously-

"Your heart may be good, but your spirit is indeed polluted by evil."

“……”

“……”

"In other words, I'm Qu Ling?"

Mo Chen laughed a few times, he didn't doubt what Kikyo said, after all, the other party wouldn't do something like that, and there was no reason to do it.

Besides, what the other party said was very accurate, he who directly devoured an undead evil spirit, it seems reasonable to say that his own spirit has been polluted by evil.

After all, until now, he is still in need of the spiritual battlefield every once in a while, fighting against the residual obsession of Himiko.

"That's true, but it doesn't seem serious at the moment, but it's impossible to say in the future...... If the straight spirit is a "spirit" that is consistent with the laws of nature, then the qu spirit is a "demon" born from the evil thoughts of human beings. ”

Kikyo's voice was still cold, and she glanced at Mo Chen deeply.

"You already have a tendency to change in that direction, but the spirit that has been polluted by evil is still easily suppressed by the heart, so there is still a possibility of correcting it...... If you don't want to embark on the path of destruction, it's best not to touch the Jade of the Four Souls. ”

"No, I don't think it's so alarmist, Master Kikyo......"

Mo Chen smacked his lips, and he suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong there.

"Although it is not a simple dualism of good and evil, but the straight spirit and the qu spirit can also be said to be the camp indicators of good and evil, right? The spirit under normal operation is the straight spirit, and vice versa...... So if you divide it into good and bad, there are more people like me in this world, right? ”

"It's true, people are good and bad, but your situation is different, you are not just as simple as simply favoring Qu Ling."

The shrine maiden bowed her head slightly.

"The Jade of the Four Souls is affecting the user, and the user is also affecting the Jade of the Four Souls, but this kind of change generally takes time to accumulate, but as long as you touch it, you can immediately make the jade contaminated......"

"Wait, aren't you the same? You can purify the jade with a single touch. Mo Chen argued with reason.

"This is because of the nature of my own spiritual power, even though I am now a dead person with grudges gathering, the nature of my spiritual power has not changed...... What do you think is the reason for this? ”

Kikyo asked calmly.

"Well, because you're not strictly a Qu Spirit, but a Straight Spirit, and all four souls are full?" Mo Chen thought for a moment and made a judgment based on his occult knowledge.

“……”

“……”

"So you still don't understand? In the same way, you are full of all four souls, and the four souls are expressed in the opposite direction-"

Kikyo's eyes became a little cold.

"If you completely become a Qu Ling, how can the harm caused be compared to ordinary people?"