Chapter 102
The air in the confinement room was cold.
Huiyun was locked in special shackles, and her extraordinary abilities were suppressed.
She looked haggard, and there was no anger or pain in her eyes, only a hint of fear.
Her interrogation has ended, but there is still no conclusion on how to deal with her.
She also had a vague premonition in her heart that her fate would not be determined by Ango and others.
It was impossible to tell the difference between day and night in the closed room, and Huiyun could only judge how many days had passed by the number of times nutrient solution was delivered to her from the outside world.
About three days later, the man finally walked in.
Ace's face was as pale as the day Irene died, but the pain in his eyes had transformed into an indescribable silence. He stood at the door, the outside light shining from behind, casting a shadow on Huiyun.
She still recognized Ace at a glance.
She had first met him on Whale Island, where Huiyun had been born and raised. Her parents were fishermen, and their family wasn't well off. However, she possessed the extraordinary ability to hypnotize people through her singing. Initially, she had discovered she could sing to help her parents catch fish, but she was later spotted by the Phantom Cult and joined them.
From then on, Huiyun wandered the streets and alleys, helping them do some shady things.
As a young child, it was very easy for her to get close to children as young as her.
She naturally gained the trust of her target prey, and as a native resident, the parents had no wariness of her.
So she abducted countless children and turned them into consumables on the altar, sacrificing them to the god who gave her money and power.
Later, as she grew older, the gray-robed men gave her more tasks, such as reporting news, looking after supplies, and guarding sacrifices.
The first thing she saw was Yang Haixi waking up. As expected, because she was still young, the other party mistook her for a sacrifice captured by the gray-robed man. So she tried to find out Yang Haixi's purpose and plan, and secretly told the gray-robed man when she thought it was appropriate. However, this time was different from the past.
Sangria, Jiang Mianyan, Lin Musen... these people defeated her companions with unstoppable force, and they had almost no power to fight back. Fortunately, she did not reveal her identity from beginning to end, so she was able to blend in with them.
But this is not a long-term solution after all. If the gray-robed man is defeated, what can she do in the future?
So at this moment, she quickly thought of a new plan - to appropriately demonstrate her abilities, then blend in with these people and let them take her with them, so that she could have the best of both worlds and act when the opportunity arises.
She calculated it well.
She also has the contact information of some people. If Sangria is defeated, she can act undercover; if the Gray Robe Man is at a disadvantage, then she can stay on the other side with peace of mind.
But the plan quietly disappeared as she interacted with these people.
She saw the broadcast of the game. The young boy Ace took on the pressure of the whole team. He was gentle and delicate, brave and bold. He rushed to the front line to protect the girl he loved, gave her his own helmet, defeated the star school player who was highly anticipated, and saved him from the hands of the ice beauty Ceci, who was seriously injured.
Huiyun couldn't imagine that a person could do such a thing.
She had never seen anyone like this.
From then on, stars appeared in her eyes.
She took care of the injured Ace and did not mind that he had lost his abilities and needed to use mechanical prostheses. She accompanied him every day, watching him gradually become alienated from his former companions, and even felt a hint of happiness and hope.
Maybe she could replace them and become the most important person in Ace's heart.
But when his powers returned, everything changed.
Ace no longer spent every day with her alone. He returned to the small group of three and became an outsider again.
Especially Tang Yu, that person only cares about power and career, so why does he get the most preferential treatment?
Jealousy gnawed at her heart.
The heavy footsteps disrupted Huiyun's memories.
Ace walked in step by step. The boy was no longer the kid who was half a head shorter than others.
In the past few months, he has grown rapidly and has become a handsome young man, quite similar to Irene.
Ace stood in front of Huiyun and looked down at her.
"Why?" His voice was hoarse. "My sister... Irene has never hurt anyone, and she's been very kind to you."
"Why?" Huiyun raised her head. She smiled softly, but with a tearful tone and a bit of madness, "Because you only have eyes for them, Irene, and those two people... I have done so much for you..."
"So you tipped off Interheard and killed my only sister?" Ace interrupted her abruptly, his voice suddenly rising, and the suppressed anger erupted like a volcano. He grabbed Huiyun's collar and lifted her up.
"Yes, it's me!" Huiyun screamed, "I hate you. What I can't have, no one else can..."
Her words stopped abruptly at this moment.
Ace placed the palm of his right hand on her forehead.
He didn't say anything, just remained silent, locking her with a look that frightened her, his right hand covered with grayish-white decomposition power.
There was no blood, no loud noise.
Huiyun's body suddenly stiffened and her eyes widened instantly.
Her face was full of pain and disbelief.
The next second, her body was like sand blown by the wind, silently decomposing and dissipating from the point where it was touched until it spread throughout her entire body.
She fell to the ground like ash, without even a scream.
Ace let go of his hand, his body trembling slightly. He stood there and slowly closed his eyes. Two lines of tears slid down from the corners of his eyes, wetting his face.
A few days later, Xi Sen miraculously passed through layers of blockades and returned to Chenxi Town.
His extraordinary abilities and alertness as a killer allowed him to bypass the numerous obstacles set for him, and the false information provided by Huiyun misled the other party, giving Xisen a chance to breathe.
Xisen's return brought a lot of valuable information - including the possible location of the ghost villa, the anchor point of the shell necklace, its internal structure, the distribution of guards, etc.
Combined with the weakness of Lu Sheng's lunar cycle provided by Qiu Mingyuan, a bold and almost crazy plan was put on the agenda - search for the location of the ghost villa within the month when the anchor point still exists, and take advantage of Lu Sheng's weak period during the full moon phase to launch a sneak attack on the ghost villa.
This plan was proposed by Xi Sen. He believed that the possibility of locating the ghost villa after this was very slim, so it would be better to catch him by surprise and give it a try.
"No, the odds are too low." Ango rubbed his brow, his voice filled with a rare sense of helplessness. "Even with this intelligence and the advantage of a full moon, that's Lu Sheng's lair. It's been operating there for years and is full of traps... Plus, my perception of the anchor point requires a certain distance. I may not be able to locate him on a full moon day. It requires luck."
"It takes some luck, and also some effort." Xisen's gaze seemed to penetrate Ango's body. "What happened? You seem particularly tired."
Ango was not uncomfortable when he saw through her. She leaned lazily on the back of the chair, revealing a completely different state from before. She used to be busy, walking with the wind, always ready to move on to the next destination, but now she was full of fatigue and doubts.
"I don't know either. Maybe too many things have happened." Some images flashed through Ango's mind: Ceci's death, the relocation of the base, and Irene's funeral...
This series of changes seemed to have drained Ango's soul. Her eyes were empty, filled with a kind of confusion that Xisen rarely saw.
Facing Xisen, Ango was quite frank: "I just think this is reckless. If we fail, who knows which companions we will lose."
As a leader, the burden on her shoulders is getting heavier and heavier. She can no longer drop everything and act alone. Huiyun and Irene's affairs make her realize that she must take on more responsibilities.
"Losses are inevitable," said Xisen.
His words sounded cold and heartless, but Ango knew that he was telling the truth.
"If we stay here, they'll find us one day," Sisson said, pointing out the obvious outcome. "Maybe today, maybe tomorrow. Yesterday it was Irene, today it's Ace, and the day after tomorrow it's Ai-so-so."
Ango knew what he said.
"But are you sure?" Ango was not a timid person, but she was used to being fully prepared before taking action.
However, this is not the case with Xisen.
"No one can be sure about things like this. Let's take it one step at a time." Xi Sen smiled a familiar smile, a smile that carried a hint of eagerness to challenge, yet also a resoluteness that wasn't afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice. "Were you sure when you left Interhede? Were you sure when you partnered with me? Were you... sure when you accepted the candidate for godhood? Were you sure when you came here? You've done so many things that you weren't sure about. Do you regret it?"
Xi Sen pressed on step by step, and every question hit Ango's heart.
This person is familiar with her past, understands her character, and grasps her weaknesses.
"Let me think about it again."
Xi Sen gestured for invitation, but his eyes were full of determination: "Before the full moon, anything is fine."
Just as Ango was about to turn and leave, Xisen appeared from the other side like a ghost. His voice was tinged with temptation: "So what if we fail... There's still plenty of time to start over..."
Ango gave a helpless smile and pushed Xisen away.
yes.
If she really lived for hundreds of years like Lu Sheng or Qiu Mingyuan and turned into an old monster, then there would be plenty of time to start over.
But by that time, I'm afraid that the people around me will be gone like flowing water.
Xisen raised an eyebrow and said nothing more. He watched Ango go to the newly built watchtower, took a sip of canned coffee, then crushed it and threw it into the black trash can.
From a distance, Ango's back looked thin and he was wearing a soft sweater, but he was very strong inside.
Hesitation is inevitable, but she will make the right choice.
It is difficult to abandon the past and give up the seemingly stable status quo, but she has become skilled at it.
An Ge looked up at the starry sky, and gently stroked the Word Pen on her chest with her right hand. She remembered what Qiu Mingyuan said.
Take the initiative to communicate with them.
She was struggling inside.
At this moment, a meteor suddenly streaked across the sky, dragging a long tail, passing through the deep blue screen in front of us.
The dead will turn into shooting stars - many faces seem to appear in the sky.
The faces of my parents, who were already blurred in my memory, and Irene.
It seemed like she had no choice.
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