The black monster, which had been struggling and trying to sneak into the orphanage, noticed that Yin Xiu was awake and immediately caught the little girl her boyfriend threw to her.
The little girl screamed as she was enveloped by the black monster, and then vanished into black mist.
Not only the little girl, but all the fabricated people in the entire orphanage vanished, leaving behind only an empty, silent, and dilapidated orphanage, as if it were heading towards its inevitable end.
"I really don't want to go back to this place again." Yin Xiu glanced around. In his mind, this desolate orphanage was equivalent to Xiao Xiao's cemetery, and it should be quiet and peaceful forever, undisturbed by anyone.
He knew very well that this was the only hurdle in his life, but he didn't like being disturbed by people time and time again.
"Boyfriend..." The monster next to him stretched out its tentacles, trying to reach Yin Xiu. All the tentacles that reached in were tense and taut, trying to touch Yin Xiu a little more.
Yin Xiu raised his hand and caught the tentacles that were reaching in, gazing at the enormous monster.
I'm going to yell at you.
The little monster who was called out trembled, curling up in a wronged ball, wondering if her boyfriend was upset that she was late.
Yin Xiu stared at him and said in a serious tone, "Didn't I tell you? If I ever forget you, you can be a little tougher. Why didn't you just take me away just now? What are you still arguing about with the illusion created by the God of Misfortune? Just use your tentacles to wrap me up and run away. The God of Misfortune has no way to stop me."
The little tentacles writhed pitifully in Yin Xiu's palm. It wasn't used to being tough on its boyfriend. The boyfriend it had come to was the softest and most vulnerable. As soon as it saw its boyfriend in pain, it immediately became timid and wanted to be gentle with him.
Seeing the huge monster shrink back, Yin Xiu sighed silently, "Although... I am called the God of Slaughter... I am always independent and aloof, and seem to need no help, but I am still a human being at heart."
"Humans are utterly powerless to resist such strange forces."
"Just like those believers you corrupted, just like me whose memories have been eroded, Ye Tianxuan, who could only choose to pay the price of his life to save the town, we seem to have protected ourselves when under the pressure of a powerful force, but the price we paid was very high."
"Sometimes I have to rely on your help."
He gripped the tiny tendril in his palm tightly. "When so many forces are interfering and I can't distinguish what's in front of me, you're the only one I can trust. So next time you can be more decisive and don't worry about hurting me."
To stitch up a wound, you have to insert a needle into it first. The little tentacle ball always becomes cautious and hesitant when it sees his wound.
She had to teach her boyfriend a lesson, to make this huge yet soft and gentle monster, who was nothing like the terrifying creature he appeared to be, even more ruthless.
"Okay…" the little tentacle ball replied.
Yin Xiu released its tentacles, stepped out of the orphanage, and stood in the courtyard where he encountered the large, dark monster.
"Let's go." He took the black tentacles, as if following the natural course of fate, choosing this path and abandoning his sister's future.
Yin Xiu missed the turning point in his life back then, and he never had the chance to seize it again. The torrent of time swallowed up the past, and he could only keep moving forward, carrying his sister's hopes to go further.
Slowly opening his eyes, his vision still blurry, Yin Xiu heard a familiar voice asking him a question.
"Why hasn't my boyfriend woken up yet? Is he dead?"
Zhong Mu's worried voice rang out, "No way? Brother Xiu is made of iron! He won't get into trouble easily!"
Ye Tianxuan laughed and said, "Just now, all the black mist entered the body of the Great Killing God. This unfortunate god put in a lot of effort. Even an iron-clad killing god would not be able to escape safely."
"Ahhhh, Boss Ye, don't imagine it to be so terrifying!"
"...Don't scare Zhong Mu. I've checked him. There's nothing wrong with his body. His breathing is steady. He should wake up soon."
"Really? The doctor is more reliable. Then we can go back once Brother Xiu wakes up."
Amidst the surrounding noise, Yin Xiu opened his eyes and immediately met a pair of dark, inky eyes that made him feel at ease.
Upon noticing that Yin Xiu had woken up, Li Mo quickly smiled and said, "Boyfriend, you're awake!"
Faces crowded around, and all sorts of concerned inquiries arose.
The familiar voice and the familiar concern made Yin Xiu feel at ease. This was the happiness he should be welcoming when he opened his eyes, a happiness that no false illusion could replace.
How could God not include these misfortunes in His happiness?
"It feels like I had an unsettling dream." Yin Xiu sat up, looked around, and all the voices of the gods disappeared. The pure white land returned to silence, as if nothing had ever happened.
"Yin Shashen still has time to dream, so it seems there's nothing wrong with him." Ye Tianxuan nodded, his gaze sweeping over Yin Xiu. He was relieved to find him unharmed.
"Brother Xiu was so worried about me just now, but now all the gods have disappeared! It can be considered that the trouble left by Lin has been resolved." Zhong Mu clenched his fist excitedly.
He was terrified when he saw the dark creature pounce on and tear at the God of Misfortune, devouring it whole.
When he saw the black mist emanating from the God of Misfortune enter Yin Xiu's body, causing him to fall from the sky, he was terrified, his heart never truly settling down from beginning to end.
"I'm fine," Yin Xiu murmured, stretching his body and even feeling quite refreshed. After waking up and seeing this path and future, he felt very happy and determined about this future.
"Boyfriend." Li Mo took his hand, happy that her boyfriend was silently radiating joy. "Let's go back, boyfriend."
They need to return to their town, bring back the good news, and let everything settle down so they can have a better future.
"Before I leave, I want to go back and visit the major cities, without disturbing anyone." Ye Tianxuan was still worried about those cities that had experienced hardship. They had witnessed the suffering here, and he wanted to at least reclaim the happiness here before he left.
"I want to go see it too!" The thought of the city immediately made Zhong Mu's face darken. "I want to see how Fatefall City is doing!"
"Mmm," Mu He responded softly, nodding.
Yin Xiu thought it was time to go back and take a look, so he turned to look at Li Mo and said, "Take one last look at your hometown. After that, I'm going to take you away and never come back here again."
Li Mo's eyes lit up. What? Her boyfriend was going to steal her away?
Okay, okay.