"Crack—"
After walking out of the relatively oppressive room, Yuuki took a deep breath, and just as he had prepared to sigh that he had left this oppressive hellhole, he saw Zhang Hao, who was waiting at the door, and he said with some surprise, "You haven't left yet, and what's Zhang Nian's mental state like?"
"Thanks to you, she's alright, and she just woke up ten minutes ago, and she said that she wanted to see you, so I rushed over, and come with me."
Zhang Hao, who was leaning against the wall, said and then left, and his language was calm and he didn't have any resentment, and it seemed that he didn't remember that Yuuki had almost broken his younger sister's life with one slash.
"I've heard everything from my younger sister, and she deserved that slash, and you don't have to worry too much about it, and you should just do whatever you need to do."
"Is that so, and it's really great to run into a brother who's as reasonable as you, and I had thought that I was going to get slapped twice."
Yuuki said somewhat shamefully, and as for whether he was really ashamed or not, he himself couldn't say, and he just knew that he should show this kind of expression in this situation.
"You're going to Putian next, right, and although I heard from Yang Haotian that you defeated the 『Death God』 on your own, and your strength is very powerful, I still advise you to be careful, and that cursed spirit's technique is very strange, and although the area it occupies doesn't seem too large from outside the domain, earth-shattering changes have already occurred inside, and it's similar to a vast and boundless maze, and once you go deep inside, you might not be able to get out;
This is just my memories from six years ago, and I don't know what the situation inside is like now, and my younger sister seems to have become attached to you, and I hope that you won't hurt her too badly, and this is my advice to you."
"This… emotions can't be forced, and as for what the future will be like, then we'll have to wait until the future to talk about it, and maybe I'll suddenly die one day too."
Yuuki revealed a wry smile, because he himself didn't even know what the definition of love was, and he always felt that it was enough as long as they were together.
"It's indeed true that it's like this, and you're quite open-minded, and it's good to know how to make trade-offs, but paying attention to the things in front of you at this moment is the most crucial thing. Even if you often fall into contemplation, and discard the things that you think aren't important, and leave behind the most precious things, you'll be even more afraid of them being damaged, right?"
Zhang Hao's brown pupils contracted slightly, and they reflected the young man, who was already walking towards the extreme.
"..."
The young man had nothing to say, and he just followed silently, and he rarely won when it came to talking about the philosophy of life with these older people, and he wanted to refute, but he also discovered that what he had said was indeed correct, and this was very distressing;
This also caused Yuuki to have no choice but to sigh that older people really knew a lot, and he also remembered the information that Zhang Hao had provided in his heart, and correspondingly, he would protect his younger sister well during this time, and after all, he didn't need others to teach him how to be a person.
The two left the jujutsu headquarters, which was located in a bustling area of Beijing, and headed to the First People's Hospital.
"Who do you think will win if the two of them fight?"
In the room, which had been silent for a long time, Jian Zhonghua, who was already getting old, looked at the vice minister, Zhao Weiguo, and started to ask for his opinion as his successor, and he was also increasingly feeling that he was somewhat unable to cope when it came to handling matters.
"Who knows, as long as it doesn't affect the people, they can cause as much of a ruckus as they want, and anyway, that Lu Xiaoyao also has serious antisocial tendencies, and he'll just die if he dies."
Looking at his teacher, who had dedicated his entire life here, Zhao Weiguo sighed and said, "Just leave this place for me to manage from now on, and you've already contributed to society for so many years, and it's time for you to enjoy yourself, and I'm only thirty now, and I can still work hard for more than ten years."
"Yes, it's easy to get emotional when you're old, and I also focused on the wrong place in this incident, and our job is to protect the people…"
Jian Zhonghua sighed helplessly, and he had originally wanted to protect Lu Xiaoyao, and after all, he was a Special Grade, but he had forgotten what kind of impact his extreme personality would have on this society in the future, and he was old after all, and he had been conscientious for decades, and he had almost destroyed the beliefs that he had persisted in.
"I'll retire after this incident is over, and I'll leave this place to you from now on, and you should manage this place well for me, and then find someone who's capable of succeeding you, and cultivate them, just like I was back then."
"Mm, I'll find you to go fishing when I have time, Teacher…"
[11:30]
First People's Hospital, in a single room.
"The apple is ready, open your mouth, ah."
Lu Ya was holding a porcelain bowl in her hand, and she was feeding Zhang Nian, who had woken up not long ago and was sitting on the hospital bed, by hand.
"I'm fine, Sister Ya, and I'm just mentally exhausted, and let me do it myself, and you're making it seem like I'm about to die."
Zhang Nian revealed a wry smile, and her left hand subconsciously touched the scar on her neck, and she recalled the memories before she had lost consciousness last night. Although the corrosion of the blood fog had dissipated, the sequelae that had been left behind would accompany her for a lifetime, and this had forcefully changed her personality, but this twisted personality seemed to only be displayed in front of the important people;
'Will he still bring me with him? The contract hasn't been completed yet, and he should bring me to continue traveling, right, and after all, it was the first time that she had had so much fun, and he's really a good person… it's just that she had crossed his bottom line.'
Lu Ya silently put the bowl on the table on the side after looking at Zhang Nian, who had suddenly fallen into contemplation, and she turned her head to look at Zhao Yang and Zhuge An, who were on the side.
Zhuge An's eyes were staring intently at the obvious scar on Zhang Nian's neck at this moment, and his arms, which were crossed, were clenched tightly, and his expression was indifferent.
Zhao Yang's eyes glanced at Zhuge An, and he knew that he was going to slap that Yuuki in a while after looking at his murderous appearance, even if he had exorcised the Death God on his own;
The purpose of the seventh squad was to treat each other as family, and there was no way to stop Zhuge An from being angry, and he didn't have any thoughts, and he just felt that it was good that Zhang Nian was still alive, and after all, she had followed him willingly, and it was already the best situation that she had been brought out alive.
"Crack—"
The door opened, and Zhang Hao brought Yuuki into the room.
"Yuuki?!"
Zhang Nian was delighted after seeing Yuuki come to pick her up to continue traveling.
"Yuuki!"
And Zhuge An shouted with some anger after looking at Yuuki, who had walked in, and clenched his fists and then walked over, and blue cursed energy had wrapped around his body without him realizing it.
"Don't be like this, An, and this is what Zhang Nian is pursuing herself, and we shouldn't stop her as family."
Zhang Hao stopped Zhuge An, who wanted to get angry.
Yuuki glanced at them, and it was all within expectations and there wasn't anything to say, and he walked to the side of the hospital bed and smiled and nodded at Lu Ya, and looked at Zhang Nian, who was on the hospital bed, and asked, "Do you want to continue with the contract?"
"Yes, and I've already given you my body, so take me to continue traveling, and I long for this kind of life, and don't worry about me."
Zhang Nian, who was wearing a hospital gown, hugged him, and her eyes were tightly closed, and her expression was relaxed but somewhat morbid, and she said.
This kind of change had also caused the people on the field, other than Yuuki, to look over, and what was with this personality changing as if she had turned into another person, but it also felt very reasonable?!
"You'll go crazy sooner or later if you follow me, and I'll say it first, and I won't care about you after the contract ends, and I still have to go back."
Yuuki picked up Zhang Nian, who was on the bed, and greeted the group on the field and then teleported away directly using the Flying Thunder God.
"Goodbye, and it looks like this little lass still wants to follow me, so I'll take her away first, and after all, the contract hasn't ended yet."
The field fell into a moment of silence after looking at the two, who had suddenly disappeared.
"Is that… really Zhang Nian?"
Lu Ya said slowly, and she looked at Zhang Hao with some uncertainty, and her personality had changed too quickly to the point that she was somewhat unable to accept it.
"Sigh, just let her go…"
Zhang Hao also sighed helplessly, and he also realized that he didn't seem to be a qualified brother, and he always used the path that he had walked to evaluate her life, and she had turned into this in the blink of an eye;
Was it wrong to want her to live peacefully…
Perhaps Zhang Hao's original intention wasn't wrong, but the mistake was that Zhang Nian's personality was destined to not live peacefully, and this relatively sad situation would naturally occur when the two's ideas clashed.
"I'm going to tie her back."
Zhuge An, who was still unable to rest assured, pushed away Zhang Hao, and walked out of the room cleanly.
"I'll follow, and I'll prevent him from doing anything stupid, and Captain, you should go back and rest first, and the squad won't be doing any missions recently."
Zhao Yang quickly followed.
"Then I'll go and handle Zhang Nian's discharge procedures."
Knowing that the captain himself was the saddest at this moment, Lu Ya also chose to give him a quiet space, and wiped away the tears that had quietly flowed out from the corners of her eyes and then left directly.
"Mm."
As the door closed, Zhang Hao regretted himself and said, "Was I too strict…"
...
On the bustling streets, a young man was walking on the street while holding a girl, who was wearing a hospital gown, and it instantly attracted the attention of the passersby, who were coming and going.
"How did we come out in an instant just now?"
Zhang Nian wrapped her arms around Yuuki's neck, and looked at the blue sky above.
"Technique, is there anything you want to eat now? I'm going to go and get my cursed tool, and we'll rest for a few days and I'll teach you some combat techniques, and then we'll head to Putian."
"I can't eat anything."
Hearing about food, Zhang Nian thought of the minced meat that she had gnawed on last night, and she instantly lost all desire, and she lay on the young man's chest and closed her eyes, and said in a low voice, "The sun feels so comfortable when it shines on me, and let me sleep for a while, and I can go anywhere, and I want to stay by your side…"
"...Good afternoon."
...
Seven days later, August 18th, 12:55 PM.
"The terminal station has arrived, Putian Station, and please all passengers…"
The broadcast sound on the train rang out, and Yuuki looked at Zhang Nian, who was still eating a lot, and got up and reminded her, "Let's go, we've arrived."
"Alright."
Zhang Nian licked the seasoning on her lips, and then got up and followed behind Yuuki, and left the train station along with the crowded stream of people.
"It's really hot."
It was scorching summer in August, especially in this kind of place that was near the sea, and the people, who were walking on the road, were all carrying parasols, and they were wearing relatively revealing clothes and eating popsicles and chatting about the recent interesting things.
Zhang Nian complained, and she looked over with some resentment after hearing that Yuuki hadn't responded to her; "What are you looking at? Is there anything that's better-looking than me?"
"Don't you have any self-awareness?"
Yuuki looked at the map, and he didn't pay attention to this girl, who had already indulged herself, and he raised his head and glanced at his surroundings, and he roughly determined the direction of the restricted area, and he also fell into contemplation;
The news that the 『Death God』 had been exorcised had been transmitted a few days ago, and logically speaking, Lu Xiaoyao should have taken advantage of his time to recuperate and exorcised the 『Night Parade of One Hundred Demons』, and headed to the 『Mother River』;
But the reality was that he hadn't done this, and it was as if he had evaporated from the world, and he had disappeared after 『Commanding』 the Snow King.
But he also always felt that he wouldn't run, and although they had only had one battle, he could basically confirm that he was the kind of person who held grudges, and he was probably squatting here at the 『Night Parade of One Hundred Demons』 at this moment;
After all, it was impossible for him to die at the hands of the 『Night Parade of One Hundred Demons』 after he had the 『Spear of Heaven』 and the 『Snow King』 following him.
Yuuki, who had roughly determined his train of thought, left, and said to Zhang Nian, "Are you ready? We'll enter the restricted area at night."
"Of course, and I've already said that I'll go wherever you go, and aren't you very moved?"
"No."
"Despicable!"
Zhang Nian, who had already wrapped her arms around Yuuki's neck and was acting as an ornament, lightly bit the young man's ear, and she was also constantly complaining about what was so good about that Maki.
"He's here…, Yuuki… is here, and I have to… go back and tell Master."
Above the dense trees, a branch, which had merged with the shadows, was looking at Yuuki, who was leaving, at this moment, and it was like a bird, and it just glanced at him and then left directly;
It didn't have any hostility, and it didn't have any engraved prying, and it was as if it had spotted a person, who it cared about more, at a glance in the vast sea of people, and it remembered that he had arrived and then silently remembered it in its heart, and it left quickly;
The entire process was silent, and it was as if a flying bird was observing the humans, who were coming and going on the street, and no one would刻印 to pay attention to it.
In a small restaurant; Lu Xiaoyao and the others were eating lunch.
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