Chapter 92 Chapter 92 Redemption

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Mo Shiyu hummed a little tune from his hometown, squatted on the ground, and washed the blood off his hands by the stream.

Behind his feet was a long, winding trail of blood on the ground, from the depths of the jungle all the way to the stream.

The camera hidden in the leaves clearly captured his movements.

"Killed another person sent by the organizer."

"Honestly, I really want to know what he's been through in the past two years..."

"Wait for me, baby! I'll be right there! I'm right next door in France!"

"It's crazy, it's all crazy. I see so many people from all over the world flocking to Slovakia. It's crazy."

"The craziest thing is the person in the camera, provoking the entire world! The key is that everyone was really hooked by his simple words. Aren't you afraid this is a trap?"

"Maybe his words hinted at a desire to die, so many people got restless. Do you understand that feeling? I can kill him, but I can't allow him to commit suicide...that feeling."

"No one wanted to kill him. It was just a joke."

"Aren't the organizers worried about how things will turn out? If this continues, the authorities will definitely be alerted!"

The number of views was soaring at a terrifying rate. There might be someone familiar in it, but Mo Shiyu no longer cared.

The scarlet blood melted in the water and spread out like fibers. Soon the water surface became clear again and no trace of it could be found.

There was a rustling sound in the bushes on the other side of the stream. When Mo Shiyu looked over alertly, the branches and leaves were suddenly parted, and a person in a white rabbit doll costume walked out.

The white rabbit is wearing a black suit and a black cloak. A golden chain is hung at the connection of the cloak, and at one end of the chain is a golden pocket watch in his pocket.

He staggered over, his long ears drooping, white with a hint of pink, giving him a kind of hypocritical cuteness.

"Mr. White Rabbit?" Mo Shiyu raised his eyebrows.

Sure enough, it’s the theme of Alice in Wonderland?

The person wearing the white rabbit doll costume stood opposite Mo Shiyu across a stream.

He took out his intricate golden pocket watch, glanced down at the time, and then put it back in his pocket. He bent down slightly like a gentleman, placed one hand on his chest, and elegantly extended a rabbit paw, "..."

It's an elegant, inviting gesture.

The white rabbit stood on the sunny side, with its shadow stretched out long. Mo Shiyu squatted on the side without light, with blood dripping and winding behind him.

The golden chain on the doll's cloak jingled softly. Mo Shiyu stared at him in silence for a long while, then slowly raised his lips.

He placed one hand on the rabbit's paw, and with its help, he stepped across the stream.

Before leaving, he turned around and cast a quick glance at the hidden camera. The blue fishtail tattoo at the corner of his eye looked cold and eerie.

The comments that were noisy just now became quiet after he just glanced at them.

"I'm speechless."

"Family, he seduced me."

"Iris..."

"Next is a program carefully prepared for him."

"He still went there."

****

The journey was quiet and silent.

Mo Shiyu tilted his head and looked at Mr. White Rabbit in front of him.

The appearance of this doll is not scary, it is even almost cute and funny. It has a chubby body and soft white fur. However, Mo Shiyu behind him, covered in blood, looks much scarier than him.

But for some reason, Mo Shiyu just couldn't relax.

"What's your name?" Mo Shiyu asked softly.

Mr. White Rabbit paused imperceptibly.

He obviously heard it, but he didn't say anything, just kept walking forward, a rabbit's paw pulling him gently.

Mo Shiyu thought for a moment and then said, "Mr. White Rabbit, I'm hungry."

Mr. White Rabbit paused.

He seemed a little helpless, rummaging in his pocket, and took out a carrot and handed it to him.

Mo Shiyu: “…”

Damn, you are really into the role!

The little gray-haired boy turned his head away and snorted, indicating that he didn't want to take it. Mr. White Rabbit had no choice but to put the carrot away and continue to feel around in his pocket.

This time, he took out a lion cub and handed it to him.

Mo Shiyu: “……?”

The style of painting suddenly changes, and lions are protected animals!

The little lion was only the size of a palm. It jumped from Mr. White Rabbit's palm into Mo Shiyu's arms. It seemed a little shy. It licked his chin tentatively and rolled around in his arms like a cat.

Mo Shiyu's heart was hit.

Cats are so cute, why do we eat them?

He hugged the little lion and was finally appeased. He stopped talking and disturbed Mr. White Rabbit.

Mr. White Rabbit continued to lead him forward.

They stepped over some thorns and the view suddenly opened up.

This is a man-made forest trail.

At this moment, Mr. White Rabbit stopped and Mo Shiyu looked at him with confusion and caution.

Mr. White Rabbit turned around and looked at him, then opened his two pink paws to him.

Behind him, the branches of the trees on both sides suddenly ignited with beautiful golden-red flames.

From near to far, they ignited one by one.

For a long time.

A spectacular spectacle of flaming trees formed on both sides, surrounding the forest path in the middle.

"..." Mo Shiyu's eyes slowly widened, and the golden red sky was clearly reflected in his gray eyes.

The flames burned silently, burning all the cameras but not hurting the leaves at all.

What a stunning and beautiful scene.

Flame...Mo Shiyu seemed to realize something.

Mr. White Rabbit's paws continued to pull him, and he walked forward step by step with firm steps.

The flame is not hot.

But it's very warm.

Mo Shiyu looked back the way he came.

The darkness, blood, and dirt along the way seemed to be burned away by the flames.

All he could see was the blazing flames.

Perhaps this is the Phoenix's path to rebirth.

It took more than 2 minutes to walk this distance, and the flame burned for the same amount of time.

The moment he finished walking, Mo Shiyu stopped where he was, watching the flames slowly rising and dissipating.

Somehow, it felt like a gap had opened up in my heart, and some emotions that I usually controlled well burst out uncontrollably at this moment.

Mr. White Rabbit turned around to look at him. He lowered his head as if to cover up, and then he found that the blood stains on his body had been burned away by the flames of the little lion, and he returned to a clean and spotless state.

It's incredible that the flames, which should be extremely aggressive, give people a feeling of warmth that makes them cry.

"What... do you want to do?" Mo Shiyu finally found his voice and asked in a dry voice.

"Don't worry, I don't want to do anything." This time, Mr. White Rabbit actually spoke.

Very clean and soft voice.

"I've walked this road before," he said softly. "I named it after my teacher: 'Rebirth.' Perhaps it suits you well now."

"Do you feel any better?"

“…” Mo Shiyu wanted to speak, but he lowered his eyes in a daze.

They finally stopped in front of an old castle.

The decoration here is also very beautiful. Mo Shiyu turned sideways and stroked his fingers across a large patch of irises planted around the castle.

A sea of ​​purple flowers swayed in the forest wind.

The scene was like something out of a fairy tale.

But for some reason, Mo Shiyu, who had just seen the breathtaking scenery along the way, was now calm and even felt that this was it?

This vast sea of ​​irises was definitely arranged by the organizers, implying that he is [Iris], Alice who accidentally entered "Wonderland".

It can't be compared with the scene just now.

Mr. White Rabbit opened the iron gate and led him in.

…

Mo Shiyu used gestures to calm Smino, who was hiding in the dark, and told him that the plan had changed and not to act rashly for the time being.

Smino sent the other party an extremely dangerous signal.

Mo Shiyu actually felt it too.

This doll must be the most terrifying person he has ever met.

Such an amazing spectacle of fire...how many people can do it?

Mo Shiyu subconsciously looked at the plush rabbit paw that the other person was holding.

He remembered that Smino said that among the seven Vongola rings, only the Daisora ​​ring was missing.

Could it be...

Mo Shiyu frowned. The claws were too thick and he couldn't see clearly whether he was wearing a ring or not.

And the age doesn't match. The other person should still be a child no more than ten years old.

Could it be him?

****

Unfortunately, the camera that was burned by the flames along the way just now appeared again after entering the castle.

Mr. White Rabbit stood in front of Mo Shiyu and pushed open the door of the castle with one hand.

The interior of the castle was dark, unlit, and eerily quiet.

The first thing Mo Shiyu felt was cold.

It's so cold here.

He then smelled a strong smell of blood lingering on his nose. The floor was very slippery, to the point where one would slip when walking on it.

It's blood.

The floor was covered in blood.

It felt very cold, as if the blood had formed a thick layer of ice.

"Bang!" The next second after Mo Shiyu walked in, the door behind him slammed shut with a loud noise.

Mo Shiyu looked back and turned away without any reaction.

"He's not afraid at all."

"It's so uncomfortable. Where does he think he is..."

"A victim should act like a victim."

"By the way, why did the screen suddenly go black? Didn't you turn on the light? I can't see clearly."

It was too dark in front of him to see the road clearly, but Mr. White Rabbit's paws were always pulling Mo Shiyu, and he walked steadily without any bumps.

They weren't walking in a straight line; Mr. White Rabbit was leading him around something.

Mo Shiyu vaguely guessed what he was going around.

He is a frozen person.

He clearly felt the extremely cold temperature and smell of blood in the castle, but Mr. White Rabbit's paws were very warm, like the warm afternoon sunshine.

This contrast made Mo Shiyu feel absurd and heartbroken.

They are going down.

Mr. White Rabbit walked down the stairs holding Mo Shiyu's hand.

They slowly advanced through the castle, strewn with blood and corpses, their shadows casting mottled shadows beneath their feet. It was incredibly eerie, yet also incredibly elegant.

It has too much Mafia flavor.

Mo Shiyu was almost sure who the other party was.

One of the three main characters of the anime.

The tenth generation leader of the Vongola, Tsunayoshi Sawada.

After all, there are not many people who can give people such an amazing feeling, and this is just a rabbit!

Ah... Mo Shiyu suppressed the urge to lift the other person's hood and find out what was going on.

****

Mr. White Rabbit walked to the end of the stairs and opened the wooden door.

This is underground...right?

Mo Shiyu felt She Yu's breath.

It seems that this is where the gray-haired man who looks a bit like him is imprisoned.

The organizers had wanted to put on a show similar to "Sisters," but almost all of their people in the castle were dead, and the executioner must have died as well.

All the actors are dead, what else can be performed?

At this time, candles were lit all around.

Mo Shiyu saw the thick carpet and the burning stove. There was no blood here and it was very clean.

The entire basement was empty and cozy, with only a button on the wall.

Mo Shiyu: “…”

He obeyed his heart and pressed it.

A hole appeared in the wall, and a white doll covered in blood-colored cotton wool was pushed out by a mechanism.

It hung in the air, stiffly raising one of its pointed tips and shaking it. From a tape recorder somewhere, a monotonous and repetitive female voice came.

“I love you.”

“I love you.”

“I love you.”

The female voice kept repeating the same sentence, creating a strange atmosphere that made people feel a chill down their spines, while also seeming to sense the extremely strong emotions contained in it.

Mr. White Rabbit exclaimed "Ah", as if he was frightened by the ghostly feeling of this scene.

Mo Shiyu glanced at him.

This person is a bit of a contrast.

The barrage started with strange discussions.

"Why do I remember that the thing that came out of this trap was a teddy bear with body parts hidden inside...? What the hell is this white doll covered in bloody cotton wool...?"

"It feels like it's ripped the teddy bear apart and eaten it."

"This one's pretty cute too. The organizers just changed the props. Don't get hung up on the details."

"By the way, where are the characters from Alice in Wonderland? I want to see the White Queen! Why is there only Mr. White Rabbit?"

"Heh." Mr. White Rabbit raised his eyes gently, and with a paw, golden-red flames pounced on the camera like a beast, and the flames quickly condensed into a thick piece of ice.

"Mr. White Rabbit said that if you keep looking at it, your eyeballs will fall out." He said gently.

With a "pop".

The frozen ice and the camera shattered into pieces.

Barrage: "..."

Mo Shiyu was strangely silent for a second, then he silently withdrew his gaze and raised his hand to pick up the doll.

At the other end of the hole was a small cage.

The cage was delicate and beautiful, decorated with flowers and winding vines.

The cage is not big, only up to a person's waist.

If an adult is imprisoned, he or she probably won't even be able to stand up and can only kneel inside.

Mo Shiyu walked closer and lifted the translucent cloth on the cage.

He saw the figure slumped in the cage.

A snow-white veil was draped behind her head, and her white hair was scattered on her shoulders. Her cold and strange pale face slowly raised up, and his shadow was clearly reflected in her red pupils.

Ah, here comes the White Queen.

Although he complained in his heart, Mo Shiyu's jaw was clenched and an inopportune thought flashed through his mind.

——So this is the perspective from outside the cage.

From this angle, the person in the cage is indeed very beautiful, indescribably beautiful.

No wonder everyone likes to put him in a cage.

This scene looks so familiar.

The surroundings were dark and quiet. Mo Shiyu squatted down and reached his hand in. The person in the cage was restricted in his movements in this narrow birdcage and had no way to dodge.

But the other party had no intention of dodging.

Mo Shiyu's fingers gently stroked She Yu's white veil with very light force. His pupils were very deep and dark.

In that lab, someone had also tugged at his veil countless times. Through his vision blurred by pain, he heard that person say this.

"It's because you always can't recognize your identity that I have to sew it."

"You are my bride. Every time I pull you, repeat this to me in your mind until you face reality."

"Do you understand?"

Mo Shiyu subconsciously clenched his teeth until he tasted blood.

She Yu tilted her head back, her face somewhat similar to his, with white hair sticking to her ears.

Mr. White Rabbit stood at a distance from them, watching them quietly.

The camera was gone, and Smino appeared from the shadows, stopping in a position where he could attack Mr. White Rabbit at any time and protect the two people in the distance.

Mr. White Rabbit didn't care. He said, "Just be quiet and watch."

"Don't worry about it." Smino said coldly.

****

She Yu, wearing a veil and covered in wounds, looked at the original body quietly.

He seemed to be silently telling and encouraging something.

Mo Shiyu opened his trembling lips slightly, "..."

Sheyu, come out.

He wanted to say.

It's time to go, we still have a lot of work to do.

Destroy this place, kill everyone here, and make a big fuss.

Then start again.

This was his original plan.

Until he finished walking the golden-red flame road that burned for more than two minutes.

"You said that if I kill all my enemies, I can start over?"

Mr. White Rabbit was behind him, his voice soft and hoarse.

“If human hearts were so simple, there wouldn’t be so many people in the world who are stuck in the past, unable to escape pain.”

"Yeah," Mo Shiyu said hoarsely, "How many people can really start over? I'll be satisfied if I kill the people who wronged me."

Mr. White Rabbit said, "If you were the kind of person who would be satisfied with revenge, why wait until now?"

This time, Mo Shiyu was speechless.

Killing the Doctor didn't make him feel any better.

Destroying the Sunflower Organization that kidnapped him in the first place did not make it easy for him.

Even when he returned to the university he had always wanted to go back to, he didn't feel happy at all.

He only saw himself as someone who was out of tune with the other students.

It's like a thorn in the throat, giving people nightmares every night.

There was an unhealable wound in his heart. He tried many times but failed to cure it. He could only watch it rot bit by bit.

Mo Shiyu was like a poor student who was faced with a blank test paper and couldn't think of the answer.

Is revenge the answer?

no.

Is continuing with my past life and getting into college the answer?

no.

He could not find medicine to heal his wounds, nor could he find a way out.

“…”

She Yu looked up at him.

He pressed down Mo Shiyu's hand that was resting on his veil and whispered, "I like you."

Mo Shiyu's eyelashes trembled. He wanted to pull his hand out, but he couldn't. He could only say in a low and hoarse voice, "I don't like myself."

murderer.

Hands covered in blood.

He hates himself.

Sheyu stood up and kissed his cheek through the cage.

"Then I will like you even though you don't like me."

“…” She Yu held his hand and grabbed the cold white veil on his head.

He tightened his fingers and, together with Mo Shiyu's hand, pulled the white gauze down with force.

"..." Mo Shiyu suddenly opened his eyes wide in horror, "Sheyu——"

She Yu's pupils were trembling, but his hands were getting stronger and stronger.

Mo Shiyu watched helplessly as the stitches sewing the white gauze broke apart bit by bit.

He seemed to feel the pain too.

It was intense, from memory, the kind of pain that would make people scream and roll on the ground.

But……

His hand was covered by Sheyu's hand, and he felt the firm, unhesitating strength.

Only he himself knows the darkest time.

He stopped where he was, covering his ears and covering his eyes, unwilling to look at his current self, until the other him approached him and kissed him.

Accept yourself.

Accept yourself with all your flaws.

I like me. Whatever I am.

In Mo Shiyu's sight, the words on the character card quickly became blurred and reorganized.

The word "sleeping" in "The Sleeping Beautiful Boy" was torn apart.

Sheyu's body became solid.

His scalp began to bleed.

The hot blood fell on the back of Mo Shiyu's hand, burning his fingertips so much that they trembled.

Starting over is not about revenge, but about breaking free from the shackles on your body.

Not to others, but to yourself.

The white gauze was pulled off abruptly.

Mo Shiyu was breathing softly.

He broke the lock, opened the cage, and laughed darkly.

He hugged Sheyu.

Tears rolled down his face.

"It hurts." He said softly.

"Yeah." She Yu said.

The gray hair and the blood-stained white hair truly blended together at this moment.

It's okay.

He said to himself.

I will always love you.

He said to himself.

No matter there is heaven or abyss ahead, I will walk with you.