Chapter 46
That's fine too.
I don't think "escaping" is a solution, but in the current situation, escaping is also a form of relief.
I told myself that, anyway, very few people in the world really know who I am or what kind of person I am.
No one understands disappearance better than me.
What is a cell phone? What are classmates? What they say and think is none of my business.
But every time I try to persuade them, I can't help but feel a pang of sadness.
The scene from that day is still vivid in my mind; it's etched into my bones, and I can never forget it.
Sometimes I can't help but wonder, if the person who didn't see me turn into a rabbit that day heard the news, would they say incredulously, "How could Sang Yue be like that?" or "So what if Sang Yue is a rabbit?"
...
Thinking about it is useless; it's all just a pipe dream, ultimately not reality.
So, what is reality?
The reality is that I'm currently living a happy and sweet life with Wu Qi by Erhai Lake... no, a world of one person and one rabbit. I can also muster the courage to say "to hell with the past" to the past.
Thinking of this, I turned over. Wu Qi's thighs were hard, but still felt good.
"Oh dear, she's already acting all cute as soon as she wakes up."
My movement of turning over suddenly froze.
That voice, those footsteps, that tone of voice... I haven't forgotten them even though I've been asleep for a long time.
I cautiously stared at Wu Qi from the side, my ears perked up.
"Why are you staring at me so nervously? Are you impressed by my handsomeness?" Zhou Huai carried a fruit platter upstairs, eating as he went, puffing out one cheek in a provocative manner. "Never seen me dressed so scantily before, have you?"
...I've never seen that before.
Zhou Huai was wearing only a black vest on his upper body and a pair of obviously cheap beach shorts on his lower body.
Compared to the black robe he wore when I last saw him in the alley, this outfit looked incredibly refreshing.
He came closer, placed the fruit platter in front of me, and asked, "Look, which one would you like to eat?"
I sniffed the air and gave him a look: That's all? Nothing else?
Seeing that Zhou Huai didn't react, I had no choice but to pick out a grape and a cherry and eat them both in front of him, dissatisfied.
They then spat the seeds and pits at his feet.
"Hey!" Zhou Huai bent down and picked it up. "What an rude little rabbit."
slightly.
Wu Qishun stroked her hair and said to Zhou Huai, "Don't tease her."
"Hmph." Zhou Huai stopped arguing with me and pulled out two carrots from somewhere. "Eat these."
My eyes lit up instantly. I took it from Zhou Huai's hands, hugged it, and started chewing on it, completely forgetting my behavior just now.
Eating carrots has never been as enjoyable as it was when I was a little rabbit; it's a kind of enjoyment that comes from a physical liking.
Wu Qi turned to look at him, and Zhou Huai instantly looked away after receiving that gaze, as if avoiding a flame. It was as if he was deliberately trying to hide it from me.
But I've already discovered it.
What's going on with these two?
Chew, chew, chew.
If I remember correctly, the situation had already improved considerably when I was in the Celestial Realm.
Chew, chew, chew.
Wu Qi's gaze was intense.
Zhou Huai took the fruit plate away and placed it in front of Wu Qi, but then, feeling it was inappropriate, he took it away again and placed it on the table behind him. Seeing that there was no movement in the room, he grabbed two grapes and stuffed them into his mouth.
People tend to be very busy when they are embarrassed or nervous.
I saw him spin around in place three times.
By the fourth lap, I finally couldn't take it anymore. "Okay! I'll talk!"
Chew.
What to say—
"I'm sorry, Sister Yueyue!"
Zhou Huai suddenly appeared in front of me with a sliding kneel, his huge face instantly magnified dozens of times, startling me so much that I blinked.
The carrot in his mouth fell vertically to the ground.
He adjusted his posture, kneeling on one knee with his head bowed to the knee, which was the highest form of etiquette for their demon race.
"I'm sorry," he said.
I was stunned for a moment before I realized he was referring to the “murder” that day at the teacher's house.
"I... I meant well. I've said this countless times, but Brother Qi doesn't buy it, and you certainly won't either."
Zhou Huai kept his head down, but I noticed that the tips of his ears were red. He took a deep breath, held it for a few seconds, and then exhaled it all, as if he were utterly helpless.
"From a young age—"
Wu Qi: "Do we have to start tracing back from so long ago?"
Zhou Huai: "Shut up! Adults shouldn't interrupt when children are talking!"
Wu Qi waved his hand.
"Damn, you've completely messed up my thoughts." Zhou Huai's face flushed red, and after much hesitation, he finally managed to utter the words, "I've always been like this since I was little... I understand everything."
"When I was very young, I kept a scorpion as a pet. I thought it was so beautiful and cute."
"I still remember the pattern on the back; it was unique."
“I used the best jar for him. There is no coconut fiber soil in the Demon Realm, so I personally went to the black market to find the best soil. I was so excited at the time that I carried it back with both hands.”
“I even raised a bunch of fat worms to feed him. Every demon knows that I hate those bedbugs the most, but for that little scorpion, I can let mealworms crawl on my face in the middle of the night.”
I:"……"
The author hopes to employ the rhetorical device of exaggeration.
"Until one day my mother found out, she made me take it out and give it to her."
Zhou Huai swallowed hard, his tone hardening. "After much hesitation, I finally decided to introduce my new partner to her, but... before I could even say his name, my mother crushed him to death."
Demons are so cruel.
Rabbit couldn't bear to listen any longer.
Zhou Huai continued, "At first I resented them, but later I understood. They just wanted me to be more ruthless and told me that the fastest way to make someone ruthless is to see that person at their worst."
That's why on that day, he made me confront the so-called ugliness of humanity in the most direct way.
The rabbit doesn't understand.
Rabbit, disrespectful.
“But I forgot you’re not a demon, and you don’t need to be ruthless. If you like humans, then all I need to do is hold the opposite view to you, and that’s enough.” Zhou Huai was a little annoyed, looking away and starting to mutter to himself, “Why did I have to twist your views, making you like this now…”
The rabbit's head is all messed up.
Overwhelmed by grief and despair, I didn't have time to think about who was responsible for this, let alone complain or blame anyone.
Zhou Huai said so much, but it didn't really stir up any emotions in me. Maybe it's because I've been blaming myself too much.
Even if Zhou Huai was really wrong, my breakdown and suicide without a single explanation is essentially just because I am too fragile.
I don't want to blame Zhou Huai.
Just like he said—
"It's enough for me to just hold the opposite view to yours."
I am not an ordinary person who would hold a grudge over trivial matters. I am a deity, a deity who can understand his actions.
Zhou Huai kept his head down, waiting for my judgment.
I stared at him for a long time, at his lowered head, at his taut arms, at the bulging veins on his dark yellow skin, revealing the surging energy of youth.
I sighed and kicked a carrot at him.
The carrot rolled three times and finally rolled to Zhou Huai.
He looked up and saw the back of my head that I had turned away from. I couldn't see his expression, but I could feel the shock he felt.
That's enough.
No need to thank Moon God too much.
"Sister Yueyue—" He grabbed me and pressed my face against his, rubbing it against me endlessly. "I knew you loved me the most and treated me the best. You forgave me, right? You definitely forgave me! You even gave me the carrot!"
"..."
I kicked and punched him in the face, unleashing a series of military-style punches. Seeing this, Wu Qi grabbed me by the back of the neck and dragged me away.
"A small rabbit with the strength of an ox." Zhou Huai rubbed his face, saying with a hint of grievance, "Didn't you forgive me? ... I know, you're still angry that I left without saying goodbye."
I calmed down a lot and took a deep breath.
“I’ve already explained that to Qi-ge. I’ll tell you when I have the chance.” Zhou Huai lifted the collar of his vest, wiped the sweat from his nose, and said in a muffled tone, “I’ve said enough mushy things today… Give me a couple of days to recover.”
Actually, I heard everything, so I'm not curious anymore.
But there's one more thing you should figure out.
I scratched Wu Qi's palm, stared into his eyes, and wanted him to be my mouth and ask the question for me.
They stared at each other for a long time.
Wu Qi: "Want to kiss?"
I:"……"
Do you have any shame?!
There are other people here!
Fortunately, Zhou Huai didn't hear clearly and asked in confusion what was being said.
Wu Qi smiled to cover it up, touched my trembling little nose, and still spoke up for me: "She wanted to say that she actually went to see you back then and sent a crow to deliver a message."
I also turned to look at Zhou Huai.
Yes. Now that we've laid everything out, let's talk about the previous conflicts.
Be honest.
Zhou Huai searched his memory for a long time, then exclaimed "Ah!"
"I remember now."
Wu Qi's tone trailed off lightly: "Mm."
“At that time, I had just been taken away by my master.”
Zhou Huai now shares a master with us, but this is the first time he's ever said those two words to us, which feels quite peculiar.
He paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm still not quite used to the... daily routine of the immortal realm."
Wu Qi joked, "You're just used to being lazy, and you treat getting up early like you're undergoing a tribulation."
"Please, that's a tribulation, okay?" Zhou Huai scratched his hair, annoyed. "Besides, when I first saw the effect and could maintain my human form for a while, I thought I had recovered and ran home on my own."
Wu Qi gave a soft hum.
"As a result, although I had a good time for two days, on the third day, the immortal and demonic energies started fighting again. I realized something was wrong, so I secretly went back to the immortal realm..." Zhou Huai said, sounding a little depressed.
Although I've never experienced immortal energy and demonic energy fighting inside my body at the same time, that must feel terrible, like I'm about to explode.
Returning to the Immortal Realm was certainly not as easy as Zhou Huai made it out to be. Putting aside the fact that he was in a sorry state, he couldn't have entered the Immortal Realm directly on his own. He was blocked at the gate of the Immortal Realm and must have asked his master for help to bring him in. One can only imagine how many cold looks and gossip he endured in the process.
It's laughable that a demon, on the verge of death, would rather travel across mountains and rivers to the celestial realm to seek out a little old man he'd only met once, than stay in the demon realm for even a second longer.
Growing up in such an environment, it's no wonder that Zhou Huai is naive yet selfish, and prone to mood swings.
He deserves to be healed more than I do.
I jumped down from Wu Qi's arms and bounced into Zhou Huai's palm. Although he was startled, he still hurriedly held me in his hands.
Looking into his eyes, I wanted to firmly tell him that life is worthwhile, and even if you encounter darkness, you have still seen the light.
There is no one else in this world—
Neither bad people nor good people are truly human.
I struggled to write in his hand.
"The world is you and me."
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