Chapter 17: I Don’t Blame You, I Love You

Behind the knife was Jun Zhu, who was chasing after him, panting.

"What flew out from the west courtyard, I guess it must be the thing my mother kept for all these years, the thing your mother left for you."

It flew out from the roof, not only blowing the roof off, but also flew past his eyelids, as if giving him a warning.

Gu Ji stretched out her hand, and the long knife slowly approached her.

The little guy's father made an arrow with his hand, and a few words appeared on the letter paper: Yama's Knife of Karma.

What a cool name, Gu Ji thought.

The handle of the knife was engraved with gorgeous patterns, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a pair of eyes forming a scale-like armor. On the handle and blade, it seemed as if they could see through all sins and cut off all causes and effects.

The back of the knife was engraved with the same pattern as the one on Jun Zhu Xiaojie's body, the only difference was that the pupils on the knife were vertical, not horizontal.

Sister Wuwang said that horizontal pupils indicate evil spirits, while vertical pupils indicate righteous gods. My father said that he is the Ghost King of the West, so he is a righteous god.

The knife fell gently into her palm. The knife looked very heavy, but when Gu Ji held it in her hand, she felt that the weight was just right, as if the knife was born to her.

The villain's father continued, "You have already found the first artifact. You will follow the guidance of the Yama Slashing Blade to find the remaining three artifacts."

"Will you and Mom come back when I find it?" she asked.

The little guy's father nodded: "Yeah, of course! Dad knows that you have suffered a lot in these years, right? You can blame us or hate us, but you will know that we are doing this -"

"I don't blame you, nor do I hate you." Gu Ji said quickly. She stared at the little man on the paper, looking at the two dots and two lines, trying to piece together what her father really looked like.

But she couldn't do it.

She could only explain clumsily, "I love you. Although I don't remember what you look like, I can feel that you were very good to me before I was eight years old. You taught me to read and you guided me to the Jun family. You have done so much for me. Dad, I don't blame you at all. You must have your reasons for doing this. I will work very hard to find the remaining artifacts. I want you and Mom to hug me again."

The little man on the letter paper almost froze.

Why not blame?

Why not hate?

Why are you so sensible and well-behaved?

Even though there was only a wisp of Xiyuan's soul on the letter, it was filled with hope and love for his daughter. He hated himself for not being stronger, hated himself for making such a decision, and hated that his soul could not break out of the two-dimensional letter and hug the three-dimensional daughter in front of him.

fine.

Even if his painting is ugly, the little man won't cry.

The little man's father stretched out his toothpick arms as wide as possible, "Give me a hug, dear."

She tried to smile, carefully holding the letter in her arms, "Hug daddy."

The father and daughter hugged each other at this moment, and they could only rely on their imagination to complete this belated hug.

The letter gradually dissipated in Gu Ji's arms, and her tears fell into her palm along with the last bit of ashes.

The Yama Sword rubbed her as if to comfort her, but this did not stop her tears.

She hugged her legs and cried out loudly for the first time in all those years.

When she didn't have parents, no one felt sorry for her even if she cried, and crying was useless.

After leaving Xialu Village, she had Uncle Ye and Sister Qingtong who cared about her, but she didn't want to trouble them with her tears.

But when her father really showed up, her dead heart began to sprout again.

Her crying was heartbreaking. Jun Zhu, who was standing at the door, felt the same way. His heart felt like it was soaked in a washing machine, rolling around non-stop, and the foamy water filled his internal organs.

I wanted to comfort her, but I didn't know how to start, so I could only walk over to her and squat down.

"Master Gu, if you don't mind, you can hug me and cry—"

Before he could finish, the girl hugged his shoulders and burst into tears, her tears flowing down like water, flowing into his neck, feeling cold.

He said nothing, words were futile.

All I can say is: "You can cry as long as you want, I'm here."

The pain in this world is all about comparison. In the past, Jun Zhu felt that he was miserable enough, but compared with Gu Ji, he seemed very happy. He saw his mother, and his mother loved him very much.

The damage Gu Ji suffered was not only mental but also physical. He couldn't imagine how Gu Ji could be so warm under such double pain.

Is it innate?

He felt the girl's trembling shoulders and his heart trembled with them. No one would not be heartbroken after hearing her cry.

If she were a little more indifferent, if she were a little more selfish, perhaps he wouldn't be so heartbroken.

But they had only known each other for less than a day, and when this girl who was as warm as a sunflower showed her vulnerable side, he wanted to comfort her as if he was caring for his own younger brother or sister.

But he really doesn't know how to coax people.

"Uncle Ye said you wanted to study. Xiaojie is back and needs to adapt to life at home for a while. I'm going to find a tutor. If you can come along, Xiaojie will be happy too."

He chose his words carefully.

Hearing that Xiaojie was there, Gu Ji's sobbing became softer.

She grabbed Jun Zhu's collar and stepped back, only to find that his collar was wet with her tears.

Gu Ji felt a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry."

She sobbed twice, "I didn't mean to, I..."

"It's okay, it's just tears, it will be fine after washing. Are you feeling better now?"

The dampness on Jun Zhu's body was less, and the hand holding her was not as cold anymore.

She checked the attribute panel and found that the attributes had changed a lot.

[Current Level: Trainee Judge

Current points: 60

Host skills: Yin-Yang eyes, evil-avoiding blood, talismans

Host's physical fitness: 10/100

Host IQ: 95/100

Weapon: Yama's Blade

Current health: 50/-

Merit: (50)

Additional magical tools: Ghost Rope (can resist attacks), Qiankun Bag (has recognized its owner and can only hold dead objects)

Tip: Points can be exchanged for skills, physical fitness, IQ, weapons, and health.]

[Help me exchange 20 points for health and 20 points for stamina.]

Wuwang: [Okay.]

1 point can be exchanged for 5 health points and physical strength.

After the exchange was successful, Gu Ji's physical strength reached 110 and his health reached 150.

A surge of energy filled her limbs, and the headache and dizziness caused by her excessive emotional outburst disappeared in an instant. She felt like she had endless energy all over her body.

"I'm much better." Gu Ji adjusted his attitude and smiled at Jun Zhu, revealing the dimples and fangs at the corners of his mouth, bright and sunny, as if it wasn't her who was crying just now.

She grabbed the Yama-slaying Knife and got up from the bed. There was a strap on the handle of the knife, which was just right for carrying it on her back.

It's already daybreak, and there's still some finishing work to do, including purifying the house of its foul air.

As soon as the door was opened, Jun Yi was sitting on the sofa, pinching his eyebrows.

Xiaojie stood in front of him with his arms crossed. The little brat looked quite imposing.

Jun Yi: "You mean, I was controlled by Wang Shiman all these years, and then that little girl named Gu Ji saved us? Son, don't lie to me."

Junjie rolled his eyes, feeling sad that he had such a stubborn father.

It’s fine that he didn’t believe it before because he was controlled by Wang Shiman, but he still doesn’t believe it now.

"It's not that I don't believe it." Jun Yi had a terrible headache. His memories of these years were blurry and he couldn't tell what was true and what was false. "It's just that what you said is too unbelievable, all ghosts and monsters. How can I believe it if I haven't seen it with my own eyes?"