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“However, even the longest lifespan has an end,” Jiang Huali said.
Amu was stunned: "What?"
“Where there is life, there is death,” Jiang Huali shook her head. “What are you standing there for? I sense that Ah Bai is coming this way.”
“He can come if he wants,” Amu said, staring intently at her. “What did you mean by what you just said?”
Jiang Huali looked at the flower growing in the crack of the rock: "Whether it is a human, a demon, a ghost or a god, no one can live forever. No matter how long a god's lifespan is, he cannot live forever."
After saying that, she looked at Amu, who looked a little nervous, and smiled, "You don't believe in immortality like those people, do you?"
Amu pursed his lips: "No."
The two fell silent.
If Amu were a demon, he would be able to sense that Jiang Huali's spiritual power was becoming increasingly weak, but he was just a ghost.
Jiang Huali looked at him and suddenly reached out and tugged at the hem of his clothes.
He was still dressed in a black robe. Feeling the slight touch, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Why did you plant these flowers here just because I like them?"
Amu's expression stiffened, and he dared not meet her eyes. His speech unconsciously quickened: "Why are you asking so many questions? I'm just bored. It was all that guy's idea."
That guy refers to Ah Bai.
Jiang Huali looked enlightened and was about to speak when a voice came from the side: "What are you talking about?"
It's Ah Bai.
Jiang Huali smiled at him and said, "You've come."
"Hmm." Ah Bai smiled gently and walked to their side. "Were you talking about me just now?"
“Amu said you planted these flowers,” Jiang Huali said.
Amu stood behind Jiang Huali, his expression stiff and somewhat displeased, and glared at Abai.
Ah Bai gave me a warm, spring-like smile: "It's me, do you like it?"
Amu: "..." His fist hardened.
Jiang Huali nodded.
These little flowers come in red, yellow, pink, and purple, each one rooted in the soil, growing towards the sun, and carrying a faint fragrance when the breeze blows.
It has a natural flavor, vibrant and full of life.
Influenced by her current identity, Jiang Huali genuinely enjoyed it; besides, no one would dislike beautiful natural scenery.
Although Amu was standing behind Jiang Huali, she noticed all his little actions. After all, she was the mountain goddess, and if she wanted to, every blade of grass, every tree, every flower, and every gust of wind on the mountain could become her eyes.
A hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.
On the way back, Amu was sullen.
He deliberately walked behind the two of them, watching them side by side, and a sour feeling welled up inside him.
He was once a demon, but because of his special demonic power, he was coveted by others and accidentally fell into the abyss.
His soul was forcibly ripped away, and from then on, he spent his days and nights with bloodshed and slaughter. His heart seemed to have turned to ashes and could no longer beat.
That's why he mocked Ah Bai for believing Jiang Huali so easily.
Having experienced too much pain, I no longer believe.
But when he soaked in the spring and felt her genuine care, he was still stunned by her concern.
Because I've never had it, I envy it.
I'm jealous because I don't care about him.
Because I have nothing, I feel lost.
That's for the best. The more you cling to something, the less willing you are to let it disappear.
Amu continued to let his thoughts wander, his expression growing colder and his lips turning down.
He may not be as likable as Ah Bai, but why can't she pay more attention to him?
Jiang Huali's original intention was just to tease Amu so that he would stop being so stubborn, but seeing his increasingly aggrieved and disappointed expression, she had no choice but to stop, turn around and reach out her hand to him: "What are you thinking about? Come here, don't lose me."
Amu froze, pursed his lips, looked at Jiang Huali's outstretched hand, and hesitantly took it.
She didn't break free.
He walked up to her from behind, and felt a slight warmth in his hand.
Ah Bai saw it, his eyes darkened for a moment, but he said nothing.
Amu's mind went blank, his hands were stiff, and he made his way back to the cabin.
His face flushed slightly, and after saying "I'm going back," he disappeared from the spot and returned to Ah Bai's sea of consciousness.
Ah Bai asked her, "Are you alright?"
Jiang Huali was taken aback for a moment, then realized what he was asking, and smiled: "Didn't you already figure it out?"
Spiritual energy surged in her hand, forming a small, somewhat dim ball of light.
She said, "If you still want to stay in Lingshan after I leave, you can keep this little wooden house."
She thought for a moment and said, "If you don't want to, you can go for a walk in human cities, but since you are simple-minded, it would be better to find a place you like to live in seclusion."
After she dissipates, she nourishes heaven and earth, and the next mountain god will be born.
The system asked in confusion, "Host, aren't we taking this soul fragment with us?"
"Let's come back to this world again when his life is over," Jiang Huali said.
"That works too," the system replied.
Ah Bai looked at her, his eyes filled with sadness.
“I will give you all my spiritual power,” he said.
Jiang Huali shook her head: "It's no use. Even if you give me all your spiritual power, it will only be a fleeting moment."
"I wonder if Yuanyuan and Shushu will be sad after I leave, after all, they are still a group of very young little demons."
“I won’t leave,” Ah Bai said.
He stays here.
Jiang Huali stretched out her hand and hooked her little finger, "Then, if possible, could you help look after the fairies on the mountain? For example, spend more time playing with Yuanyuan and Shushu."
Ah Bai looked at her outstretched finger, smiled, and reached out to hook his hand with hers.
Jiang Huali: "Pinky promise, never to change for a hundred years."
The two hooked hands swayed from side to side.
"A hundred years is too short," Ah Bai said softly.
Jiang Huali smiled but remained silent.
Ah Bai suddenly said to her, "I like you."
She was stunned, somewhat surprised that he would say it at this moment.
She knew, of course, that the fragment of soul still loved her, whether it was Ah Bai or Ah Mu.
They are always the same person.
Therefore, no matter how much time and space they cross, as long as it's her or him, they will rush towards each other.
“I’m afraid it will be too late if I don’t tell you,” Ah Bai took a step back and smiled. “I’m sorry if this has caused you any trouble.”
He said, "I won't leave here, so you don't need to worry about Yuanyuan and Shushu being alone."
Jiang Huali moved closer to him and whispered in his ear, "I like you too."
"Of course, there's also Amu."
She doesn't show favoritism at all.
For a moment, Ah Bai was lost in thought, as if he had returned to the stone statue, where the deity lowered his gaze and pulled him back from the brink of death.
"Don't you think we're monsters?" Ah Bai's voice carried a hint of bitterness.
“I think I’ve already answered that question.” She shook her head. “I don’t think so.”
"What happened to Amu?"
She asked again.
She naturally noticed Amu's unusual behavior; although they didn't say anything, she still keenly sensed something.
Ah Bai came to his senses: "Both of our souls are incomplete, and he has no body. After merging, he will slowly return to his main consciousness."
Will he disappear?
A strand of his white hair fell down, his dark eyes calm: "Perhaps."
“But I am him, we share the same memories, the same soul.”
"You can think of it this way: after the fusion, I am him, and he is me."
Jiang Huali: "Your memories are shared?"
Ah Bai nodded: "After the fusion began, we became interconnected, and now he knows what we're saying."
Jiang Huali seemed to be deep in thought.
Ah Bai pulled her back to reality: "Can you kiss me?"
He bent down, a smile on his face.
Jiang Huali looked up and kissed him on the lips.
The soft touch lingered for a moment.
Ah Bai's smile deepened.
"Wow--"
A gasp came from behind a nearby tree.
The two looked over.
It was Yuanyuan and Shushu, two little fairies hiding behind a tree to peek at them kissing. When they realized they had been discovered, they quickly covered their eyes.
"We didn't see anything!"
Jiang Huali: "..."
"Come here," she said helplessly.
Yuanyuan and Shushu slowly moved over, their gazes constantly shifting between Jiang Huali and Abai.
"Weren't you afraid of ghosts? When did you come up here again?" Jiang Huali asked.
Yuanyuan poked her finger: "It's the mouse that's coming!"
The mouse said shyly, "I've come to play with the Mountain God."
After saying that, it looked around furtively: "Um...that ghost isn't here, is it?"
Jiang Huali gave each of them a head bounce.
Where do you want to go?
The mouse's eyes lit up: "The little hill!"
The small hill was Yuanyuan and Shushu's secret base, and Jiang Huali didn't refuse, accompanying them out to play.
Ah Bai was left at home.
When Jiang Huali returned after dark, she saw a person sitting in front of the wooden house from afar, with a small lamp lit beside him.
Only when I got closer could I see his face clearly; it was Amu.
He sat on the small wooden stool, looked up at her, and gently tugged at the hem of her clothes, his bloodshot eyes filled with a hint of grievance.
Why did you kiss him?
Can't you kiss me?
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Huali understood what he meant.
She reached out and tugged at his cheek: "What are you doing here?"
Amu: "From today onwards, I'll stay outside. You kissed someone else today, so I want to too."
Jiang Huali casually bent down, preparing to kiss him.
But just as their lips touched and were about to part, Amu suddenly pulled her into his arms, held her on his lap, and launched into a wild, unrestrained kiss.
He hugged her tightly and kissed her passionately.
Their lips met, and Amu's hand pressed against the back of her neck, leaving almost no gap between them. She could feel the heat emanating from him.
Damn... Can ghosts have a temperature?
As the kiss deepened, the bloodshot in Amu's eyes seemed to intensify. In the end, he released Jiang Huali, swallowed hard, tried to control the trembling in his body, and rubbed his lips against hers.
Jiang Huali calmed her breathing in his arms and poked his chest: "Where's Ah Bai?"
"Who cares what he does?" Amu hugged her tighter. "You're in my arms now."
He clearly had no intention of returning to his sea of consciousness. Now that the truth had been revealed, he no longer thought about quietly disappearing.
only……
“I heard everything you said today.”
Jiang Huali felt that the position between the two was a bit strange. She tried to get up and supported herself on Amu's chest, but she lost her balance and Amu fell backward, and Jiang Huali fell into his arms.
Amu took the opportunity to let her sit on his lap and said, "Why did you hide it from me?"
He was referring to the matter of Jiang Huali's disappearance.
Jiang Huali pressed him down and gave him a flick on the forehead, her voice laced with amusement: "Who's hiding it from whom?"
When their eyes met, her gaze seemed to possess a magical power, calming their restless minds.
Amu suddenly turned his head away, his ears turning slightly red.
"I was wrong," he said softly.
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