Chapter 125, Chapter Twenty-Six: The Lost Manor
The clouds dispersed and the fog lifted, bringing an end to this long day.
The moment the bell rang, a miracle occurred: everyone's wounds were instantly healed, and the five tourists whose minds had been corrupted by poppy poison were instantly brought back to consciousness.
The goddess awoke, and after a grueling battle, they seemed to have truly witnessed a miracle, regaining peace.
Everyone was still shaken and uncertain, and dared not relax their vigilance easily.
"It's over?" "Is it really over?"
Have we won?
No one responded; the gentle breeze and bright moon were the answer from the gods.
After two hours of tense atmosphere, Cheng Yuzhou's voice came over the loudspeaker: "We have done our best and believe we have won. Everyone has worked hard, so please rest well and don't worry too much. Even if the demons are still around, as long as we stay together in our groups, the faith points we generate will be enough to protect ourselves."
No one dared to rest easily. Even Song Xiaona couldn't be sure that the war was over and they could relax.
Cheng Yuzhou stepped forward and took the lead, which relieved everyone.
It's finally over. I can finally rest.
Following Cheng Yuzhou's suggestion, people slept in groups tonight. Some groups went into their own rooms, while others huddled together on the floor.
After hearing Cheng Yuzhou's broadcast, Song Xiaona immediately went to look for Li Yufei, but couldn't find her anywhere.
Dean asked, "Could they have gone to sleep on the seventh floor?"
Very likely.
Song Xiaona's heart sank.
As she expected, after Li Yufei came to see her alone that day, Cheng Yuzhou became more vigilant and began to keep a close watch on her.
Given Li Yufei's personality, it's highly unlikely she would come to her for body lotion. Therefore, alerting her was unavoidable.
Being in this bizarre situation, Song Xiaona lacked too much information. She couldn't predict Cheng Yuzhou's plans and could only deduce what he had done after the events occurred.
The first step is to guide Li Yufei to obtain the Psyche card, take the lead in spreading the faith, and earn a large amount of faith points.
Implementing the "group system" was his second step.
With so many demons and such a vast manor, grouping into groups is inevitable.
It was she who proposed the group divisions, and Cheng Yuzhou used her initiative to strengthen the "group system."
In the broadcast just now, he advised people that it's best to work in small groups, not only in battle, but also in sleeping and daily life.
The longer they are isolated from the outside world, the weaker the legal and moral concepts of the outside world will become. When the concept of "couple" takes root in people's hearts, even if he and Li Yufei do not have a husband-wife relationship as defined by the outside world, they will become the most intimate couple in everyone's eyes.
Li Yufei would naturally rely on him and accompany him.
Cheng Yuzhou's romantic relationships have always been like a rat in a ditch. Song Xiaona doesn't care about his shady motives for now; what she's worried about is another drawback of the group system.
Currently, including Cheng Yuzhou himself, the manor has a total of 63 guests in 14 groups.
As time goes by, each group will naturally produce a leader who will serve as the "group leader".
As a result, the number of people Cheng Yuzhou needed to control plummeted from 63 to 13.
The 13 group leaders ruled her out first, as Cheng Yuzhou wouldn't attempt to control her; the other relatively weaker groups would band together to form a cohesive unit.
In total, Cheng Yuzhou actually needs to manage only about 9 people.
More than sixty scattered individuals were suddenly brought under control.
No wonder he always supported her group planning and generously gave him the right to form groups.
He doesn't care who's in whose group; his only goal is to reduce the number of people.
Fortunately, this situation is not only favorable to Cheng Yuzhou, but also to her.
She had to hurry and get in touch with the other team leaders before Cheng Yuzhou did.
Cheng Yuzhou is definitely involved in this bizarre incident, but as things stand, he doesn't seem to be the mastermind behind it all.
Li Yufei has been mentally exhausted this week, and today's holy war has really worn her out.
Cheng Yuzhou would never torture Li Yufei like that.
It is undeniable that Li Yufei enjoys many privileges within the manor, but these privileges seem more like what Cheng Yuzhou, as the second-in-command, did to secure for her within his own power.
He must be restricted by someone or something, unable to control this place as he pleases.
There was also the recording Li Yufei gave her...
In the early hours of the morning, Li Yufei handed her the whole phone. At that time, Song Xiaona was busy with work and couldn't listen carefully, so she used her own phone to record the audio first.
We need to find time to analyze this recording carefully and find out if there is any useful information.
Another point is her subjective suspicion; Song Xiaona always felt that the skills of the Psyche cards were somewhat rudimentary.
Seeing the soul color plus a pure support skill, although it is no less than other support cards, is it a bit weak for the goddess worshipped in the manor?
Neither the widely circulated mythological version nor Psyche in the Covenant is depicted as a parasitic creature clinging to others. Yet, when no other cardholder is present, the Psyche card is completely useless, which contradicts Psyche's character.
This card is almost like it's missing a functional module.
The victory in the holy war was by no means the end for Song Xiaona. A large number of problems followed that needed to be dealt with urgently, and she could not relax for a moment.
...
The hot water soothed her entire body, and Li Yufei felt relaxed from the inside out, even her bones.
She lay in the bathtub, which was bigger than the one at her parents' house, almost the size of a double bed.
Li Yufei splashed water, watching the water droplets drip from under her crystal ballet nails.
Cheng Yuzhou, why did he build such a big bathhouse?
Li Yufei didn't have any expectations of him being an adult. If he had even the slightest thought about it, they wouldn't have known each other for over twenty years without ever kissing.
There is only one reason why he built such a large bathhouse:
She felt comfortable while taking the bath.
Li Yufei brushed the water in front of her.
This day was truly arduous and unforgettable, but for her, the most important thing was not the demon, but that she saw "Cheng Yuzhou".
After kissing the shrine, the colors of those souls only lasted for half an hour before fading away; but Cheng Yuzhou's true appearance never disappeared, and she could always see him.
Deducing something and seeing it with your own eyes are completely different feelings.
There was no room for further doubt; it was Cheng Yuzhou, the real Cheng Yuzhou.
He died, became a ghost, and then took over Zheng Jianbin's body.
According to Cheng Yuzhou's previous statement, Zheng Jianbin may still be in this body, or he may have gone straight home.
If it's the former, then her repeated kisses on her ex-fiancé through her ex-boyfriend's body are a serious violation of public order and good morals.
If it's the latter, then how did Zheng Jianbin leave? Did Cheng Yuzhou have a way to send people away? Why didn't he give it to her?
Or perhaps, like in a ghost story, Cheng Yuzhou killed Zheng Jianbin and transformed into his likeness...
That's impossible. How could Cheng Yuzhou, an office worker, possibly beat Zheng Jianbin, a professional race car driver?
He had no reason to kill Zheng Jianbin. Zheng Jianbin had no grudge against him, and he was a rich young master who had never even killed a chicken. Why would he kill someone?
There was no motive for murder, which Li Yufei knew all too well, and Cheng Yuzhou would never be jealous.
During the two years she humiliated Cheng Yuzhou, she made him light cigarettes for her boyfriend and hold an umbrella for him, and Cheng Yuzhou never got angry.
After briefly recalling the past, Li Yufei covered her face.
She was so mean to Cheng Yuzhou...
If he were to become a vengeful ghost and come to claim her life, Li Yufei wouldn't be surprised at all; what would shock her is that he would love her even after death.
Is his academic performance so good because his brain is different from ordinary people, and it's shaped like a heart?
Regardless, knowing that Cheng Yuzhou was here, she couldn't leave alone.
The moment Li Yufei saw Cheng Yuzhou through the divine card, she made her decision clear:
She wanted to take him with her.
She couldn't ignore him, she missed him more than she thought, and—she probably did, a little…like him.
Whoosh...
The pool water swayed, and Li Yufei covered her cheeks.
The image of Cheng Yuzhou's dazed expression after she kissed his cheek resurfaced in my mind.
He was naive and clueless about romance, yet his flirting skills made Li Yufei's heart flutter more than any sophisticated flirting technique.
"I...we can walk hand in hand..."
The words were so soft and faint that Li Yufei didn't hear them at first. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was meowing with his head down.
No wonder first love is always unforgettable. After years of struggling in society, looking back, the pure white moonlight still has a powerful charm.
The words "lost and found" came to Li Yufei's mind.
After experiencing so many supernatural events, she began to wonder if there really were gods in the world.
She is not Psyche; Cheng Yuzhou is the Psyche who moved God and helped him resurrect.
Did he, like Psyche, endure an impossible ordeal to see Eros in order to return to her side?
Thinking about it this way, Li Yufei felt a little sad again.
She was really mean to Cheng Yuzhou.
As the water level dropped, Li Yufei got up, drained the water from the bathtub, quickly wrapped herself in a towel, and went out.
“Cheng…” she began, but the words caught in her throat.
Hearing the sound, Cheng Yuzhou turned around and was immediately met with her dripping wet yet imposing figure.
The two stared at each other across the long living room, one stunned, the other conflicted.
She didn't want to call him Zheng Jianbin anymore, but she was afraid that he was trapped in Eros's script and would disappear once it was exposed.
Various titles swirled in Li Yufei's throat, and finally, she called out in a deep voice—
"my sweetheart."
Cheng Yuzhou almost fell off the stool because he couldn't sit still.
Li Yufei used the same way Cheng Yuzhou addressed her today.
Cheng Yuzhou quickly got up and walked towards Li Yufei, "What's wrong, Feifei? Why didn't you dry yourself off before coming out?"
"Never mind that." She pointed to her feet. "Come here, stand here."
"OK."
Cheng Yuzhou stood there, and Li Yufei stared intently at him. "What is your wish?"
"A wish?" Cheng Yuzhou asked, bewildered. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"Just say it when I tell you to."
She frowned, but her urging wasn't irritable; instead, it was filled with a coquettish tone. Cheng Yuzhou didn't know what had gotten into her, but he liked this tone. She was being affectionate with him—a forceful, urgent kind of affection.
“I don’t have any wishes,” he laughed, “My biggest wish is that you…” “Okay, okay, I knew it.” Li Yufei was too lazy to listen to the rest of the blessing.
She felt a little guilty and wanted to make it up to him in some way.
Outside, you can buy him a melodramatic novel he likes as a gift; here, there's only one way to make him happy.
She hooked her arms around his neck.
Cheng Yuzhou's pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously stepped back.
Before his hind feet even touched the ground, the rich fragrance, like rose vines, enveloped him, drawing him even closer.
She pressed down on the back of his neck, forcing him to lower his head and preventing him from escaping.
The bread was damp with moisture when she kissed him, stealing his breath.
Li Yufei touched Cheng Yuzhou's lips, not Zheng Jianbin's.
She had applied various lipsticks and lip tints to these lips hundreds of times, but this was the first time she had used her own lips and tongue to depict them.
The moment Li Yufei took Cheng Yuzhou's lower lip into her mouth, she could no longer feel his breath.
He held his breath as if drowning, and after a while, his muscles began to tremble.
Li Yufei lowered her eyelids slightly, licking and pecking at the skin bit by bit.
She clung to him, murmuring between her lips, "Today... I'll allow you to carry me to bed."
This is the first day of their physical and emotional reunion. On such a special day, she is willing to make amends to him and to make him happy.
After a moment of silence, her feet left the ground and she was lifted up in a horizontal embrace.
No longer a lifting hug, having learned from the previous experience, Cheng Yuzhou has mastered the correct hugging posture.
He placed her back in the bathroom as if she were a rose petal.
Li Yufei's eyes were alluring, her waist leaning against the sink.
The bathroom was still steamy and humid, with a huge mirror behind her and a bathtub with residual water beside her.
The air was stuffy and hot, and her breath became slightly muddy.
Cheng Yuzhou knelt before her, and Li Yufei's heart tightened as he carefully lifted her right foot.
A soft yet rough texture pressed against the soles of my feet—
His mother took a towel and wiped her feet.
After wiping her soles and ankles, I used a different towel to wipe her legs and arms.
"Are you crazy?!" Li Yufei couldn't hold back any longer and kicked him in the shoulder with her dried foot.
"When frying meat, do you need to wipe it dry with kitchen paper before putting it in the pan?"
A quick wipe or two would have sufficed. Why spend so much time wiping, even between all ten toes? What's wrong with this young master?
“Philippines…”
Her foot landed on Cheng Yuzhou's shoulder, the instep almost touching his face. As he turned his head to speak, his lips brushed against her fair ankle.
Cheng Yuzhou fell silent instantly.
He turned his head in the opposite direction, his Adam's apple bobbing, his face and neck flushed red. "Feifei, you've been too tired these past two days, you need to rest."
Li Yufei was indeed tired; she was purely emotional, driven by pity, guilt, and excitement at the reunion, which led her to decide to give Cheng Yuzhou a little treat.
He ruined the atmosphere.
"Fine," Li Yufei kicked his shoulder, exasperated, "Then go to sleep!"
Lying on the luxurious bed, gazing at the gold and red bed curtains overhead, she pondered Cheng Yuzhou's logic:
He wouldn't touch her when she was tired.
If getting married is tiring, does that mean he won't even touch her on their wedding night?
Do men like that really exist?
Li Yufei turned over and looked at Cheng Yuzhou, who was lying flat on his back, sleeping like Snow White.
She had dated men who didn't love her, but she had never dated a man who didn't love her body; Li Yufei was confident in that.
But he never touched her.
A perfect, wealthy, gentle, and considerate first love, yet he repeatedly refused to have any intimate contact with her—
In an instant, the melodramatic and tragic novels that Li Yufei had bought herself and read in Cheng Yuzhou's study flooded her mind.
From a novelistic perspective: there's an 85% chance he was using her for revenge, and a 15% chance she was a shield for the woman he deeply loved.
From a realistic perspective: there's an 85% chance he's impotent; there's a 15% chance he's gay.
Li Yufei couldn't stay in bed any longer; of the four reasons, she could only accept the one about erectile dysfunction.
She reached out from under the covers towards him, her eyes fixed sharply on Cheng Yuzhou's face.
Let her see if there's a fleeting look of disgust on his face when he's just putting on an act.
Cheng Yuzhou slowed his breathing; Li Yufei's gaze was scorching hot, almost tangible, and he could feel the anger hidden within it even with his eyes closed.
anger?
Why? Cheng Yuzhou was confused. Was it because he had just rejected her?
But this was their first time, and he didn't want to rush things... Besides, now was definitely not a good time, and there was another pair of eyes watching them from the shadows.
Just as he was reflecting on whether he had been too stubborn, Cheng Yuzhou suddenly opened his eyes.
He suddenly turned his head to look at Li Yufei beside him.
The lustrous crystal nails spun gently under the blanket, making circles and strokes to outline the rose pattern on the nails.
She gently spread the rose pattern from her nail polish onto his body.
Li Yufei squinted, not missing a single expression from Cheng Yuzhou.
She didn't see "a fleeting hint of forbearance or disgust," he looked like he was about to faint from lack of breath, yet when touched he was erect again.
He looked and felt flushed and hot, with a thin layer of wet tears seeping out.
Those reddened and misty eyes stared at Li Yufei, as if accusing her of being so frivolous.
So what? That's just how she is!
His reaction largely ruled out several of Li Yufei's concerns, and she checked it one last time: "Cheng Yuzhou."
He gazed at her dazedly, letting out a trembling, hoarse moan: "Mmm..."
What are your views on gay men?
"Hmm?" The daze in Cheng Yuzhou's eyes faded, replaced by confusion.
"Never mind, forget I asked." This reaction doesn't seem to be the case.
Li Yufei felt slightly relieved, her mind relaxed, and a wave of fatigue and drowsiness immediately washed over her.
She stopped, turned over, and lay back down.
I'm tired, time for bed.
I lay there for a while, and I could hear rustling sounds of turning over behind me from time to time.
It was just a slight noise, yet it inexplicably conveyed a sense of pitifulness and helplessness.
Li Yufei frowned, and after a moment, closed her eyes and rolled back to her original position.
She pulled Cheng Yuzhou's arm into her arms and hugged it tightly to comfort him.
Okay, okay, it was just a little touch through the clothes, stop crying and go to sleep. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
His arms were nestled snugly in Li Yufei's embrace, and Cheng Yuzhou immediately fell silent.
There was no sound around her, and Li Yufei fell asleep contentedly, leaving Cheng Yuzhou staring blankly at the ceiling, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Two crimson dots slowly emerged from the golden and crimson bed curtains.
After observing for a while, Yanzi couldn't help but wonder: [You suddenly started talking about strange tales; I thought you were eager to get her.]
Cheng Yuzhou suddenly looked up, the flushed face receding, and stared at it.
[Don't get me wrong, I'm not interested in this kind of thing. I was about to leave when she kissed you just now, who knew you would refuse.] Yanzi landed on his bedside table, tilting her head to look at Li Yufei.
Cheng Yuzhou used one hand to protect Li Yufei's head, blocking her gaze.
[The energy you've collected this week is more than my previous two ghost stories combined. In your words, my KPI isn't that high. If you care about her and don't want her to be scared, you can relax a bit and don't need to rush to collect so much energy.]
"Thank you for your understanding." Cheng Yuzhou used black smoke to blind Li Yufei and got off the bed—but he couldn't get off completely because she was holding one of his arms tightly.
Cheng Yuzhou tried to pull it out, but couldn't.
Seeing his difficulty moving, Yanzi kindly said, "[You can lie down, I don't mind.]"
"No, I'm sorry, please wait a moment." His arm felt like it was frozen in cement. Cheng Yuzhou tried several times, but to no avail.
Finally, he leaned down and whispered in Li Yufei's ear, "Feifei, relax, relax your body."
Although she knew he was afraid of waking her up, it was the first time Yanzi had ever seen a man leave his girlfriend's embrace and have to brainwash her.
Wow, that's kind of funny.
Cheng Yuzhou finally got out of bed, breathed a sigh of relief, and helped her cover herself with the blanket.
They went to the terrace to talk. "It's alright for now. I'll take care of things when it needs to be slowed down."
In just a few days, Cheng Yuzhou accumulated a lot of energy.
At first, he was just a ghost whose life story it could see through at a glance, but now he is shrouded in thick black smoke, and even the swallow can no longer read his mind.
[You said there was no need to slow it down, yet you've been helping humanity all along.] The swallow tilted its head, returning to the unfinished topic from earlier in the day. [Negative emotions have accumulated quite a bit; I don't mind if you can help humanity.]
“I’m not helping them,” Cheng Yuzhou shook his head. “You don’t understand humans. Persistent fear doesn’t bring persistent rewards.”
"Humans are highly adaptable. In a stable environment, whether it is good or bad stability, they will adapt quickly and then become numb."
"If I keep increasing the output of fear and repeatedly challenge their threshold, once it exceeds the critical point that humans can bear, their emotional center will collapse, they will completely lose the ability to perceive emotions, and they will no longer generate negative emotions."
These words sounded familiar. After thinking for a moment, Yanzi realized that it seemed to be something a woman named Lu Qi had said before.
By then it had already been chased away, and it could only vaguely hear something through the feathers inside Lulu's body.
That's what she said to Lulu too.
Cheng Yuzhou concluded: "Therefore, I cannot let them be trapped in fear all the time."
"Emotions are relative. Only after comparing pain can we feel happiness; only with abundant hope can we generate great despair."
"They've been under immense pressure and tension for a week now. I think we can ease things up a bit and offer them some reassurance and hope."
Yanzi looked at the dead spirits before her.
He was indeed very intelligent; unlike other evil spirits, he was never blinded by emotions.
He even has the potential to become a [con man].
"[You're truly despicable,]" it cackled. "[If these humans knew that you, whom they see as their pillar and hope, are actually their despair, they would completely lose trust in their own kind.]"
"You're exaggerating," Cheng Yuzhou said modestly. "I only made the most basic assumptions about agents. There are many more cunning management models in human society."
[Excellent, you're the most refined lord I've ever met.] Yanzi was very satisfied with his efficiency and attitude. [I've seen all sorts of madmen, but only you are mad with a stable madness. Okay, you're making things convenient for me, and I'll make things convenient for you. If you need anything, I'll try my best to help.]
Cheng Yuzhou smiled and said, "I should thank you for giving me the opportunity to see her again."
"However, I do have some concerns."
[Huh?]
"Excuse my boldness, but I rely on your feathers to maintain my human form. If you remove the feathers..."
[The lost fur won't grow back, so why would I want to take it back?]
"Can't it grow back?"
"[Can you humans really put a feather back on?]" the swallow asked dismissively. "Don't worry," it replied, "that feather is dead; it can't be glued back on."
“I see. But as far as I know, birds usually have shorter lifespans than humans… I’m sorry, I’m really worried that if something happens to you, will this feather also become useless?”
[You really overthink things.] Remembering how he had just protected Li Yufei's head, Yanzi chuckled. [To stop you from overthinking, I'll tell you. You can use the feather as a container; the power source is the energy within it, not the lifespan of the battery maker. Don't worry about it being ruined because of me. If you nourish it properly with energy, it should last fifty years without any problem.]
However, very few feathers can last that long; they will all be found and destroyed by [the world's minions] within ten years.
Yanzi didn't say this, because saying it would only make Cheng Yuzhou slack off, which wouldn't do her any good.
"Fifty or sixty years..." Cheng Yuzhou pondered, "Will you stay here forever? Do you need me to prepare living quarters suitable for your body type?"
The swallow was stunned; this was the first time in its life that it had encountered such a considerate evil spirit.
Is he really an evil spirit?
Yanzi couldn't help but feel apologetic for having just concealed the truth.
"I won't stay long," it said, "Once things are running smoothly here, I'll go explore new ghost stories."
"You're leaving?" Cheng Yuzhou asked in surprise. "But I haven't been able to repay you yet."
[Your best reward to me is to keep your ghost stories in check and collect as much negative energy as possible.]
Cheng Yuzhou nodded. "I will do my best. If you happen to pass by in the future, or if any of your relatives or friends come here, please give me the opportunity to entertain them."
"You can't possibly entertain them all," the swallow chuckled. "My brothers and sisters... or rather, my 'colleagues' outnumber me more than I have feathers. Never mind, I appreciate your kindness."
Cheng Yuzhou's expression changed slightly, and he asked curiously, "Colleagues? So there are so many strange tales in the world?"
[Yes, perhaps you experienced something similar in your past life. But not all ghost stories are on our scale.] At this point, Yanzi said with considerable pride, [Most ghost stories can only accommodate a dozen or twenty people, but the feathers I provided are enough to start a ghost story with a hundred participants.]
"Why is that?" Cheng Yuzhou asked in surprise. "Is your existence particularly special?"
[I am not special; what is special is my master. You are like a feather on my body, and I am a feather on my master's body. My master is one of the few who can confront the [minions of the world] head-on.]
Cheng Yuzhou learned about the contents of [The World] from Yanzi when he was creating the ghost stories.
Whenever a strange tale is discovered by [the World], [the World] will send its minions to exorcise it.
In order to ensure that the humans trapped in the ghost stories survive until the moment of rescue, [the world] will first infiltrate the ghost stories and secretly provide some help to the trapped humans.
The book "The Covenant" was called "the world's goodwill" by the swallow, which is one of the ways "the world" helps humanity.
The lord can use his power to modify or erase the world's goodwill, but the modifications are relatively limited. If the modifications are too great, the world will notice.
The swallow told him some intelligence about the "enemy," but didn't say much about its own side.
"Could you tell me some information about [Master]?" Cheng Yuzhou asked sincerely. "I want to know how I can better repay Him."
[Knowing those things is meaningless to you.] The swallow refused him. [You only need to know that our [master] is very powerful.]
[Of course, you don't need to be too afraid.] This person was excessively kind, and Yanzi couldn't help but say a few more words, [[Master] is very happy to see happy and fulfilling stories, so whether you want to keep that woman for your own private time or let her go back, [Master] and I don't care, it's up to you.]
[However, the feather can only trigger one ghost story, and its effect is limited to the manor. You must consider carefully before making your choice.]
"Okay, I will keep your reminder in mind."
The conversation came to an end, and the swallow disappeared into the shadows.
A cool breeze swept across the terrace as Cheng Yuzhou leaned against the railing, organizing the intelligence he had just extracted.
When creating the ghost stories, he was very careful about Li Yufei and did not set the rules to an inhuman level.
This means that his efficiency in gathering energy is not outstanding compared to other lords.
A single feather can last for fifty years, but after only seven days, the swallow said, "I can relax a little and don't need to collect so much negative energy."
At the same time, it also said that it was going to explore new strange tales.
This is too contradictory.
It seems that it needs negative emotions not in terms of vertical depth, but rather in terms of horizontal breadth.
If its goal is to "popularize" ghost stories and spread them to every corner of the world, then why bother creating feathers with a lifespan of up to fifty years?
Cheng Yuzhou speculated that swallows may be deceiving and concealing the true lifespan of their feathers.
Moreover, he went even further and believed that swallows do not need "negative energy" at all.
The negative energy he collected was stored in the feather, but the feather was inside him, and he said, "Why should I take it back?"
This strange bird behaved quite casually. From the moment they met, although it was somewhat arrogant, it never threatened or forced him. It even complained many times about how the previous lords were disobedient. This shows that it never used violence against the lords or forced them to submit to it.
Today's conversation further convinced Cheng Yuzhou that this seemingly evil swallow was actually quite innocent and naive.
On the contrary, their enemies—[the world's minions]—are not exactly honorable names.
And then there's the so-called "goodwill of the world"...
Cheng Yuzhou glanced at the "Holy Covenant" placed on the bedside table.
[The world's goodwill] will disguise itself as a plausible entity from ghost stories and secretly transmit information to humanity.
He was indeed very satisfied with the Covenant compiled by [the World], which perfectly suited his aesthetic taste, with only a few places needing revision.
But in ghost stories, death is the only way to leave, so why does the world need to tell humans the "rules"?
Breaking the rules sooner and dying sooner is the only relief.
Is it because they considered the instinct for survival and couldn't bear to let them experience death?
But Yanzi also said that the rescue methods of the [world's minions] are not all about helping humans kill the lord. Some of the [world's minions], in order to rescue the trapped humans as soon as possible, cannot attack the creatures of the [world] themselves, so they will deliberately lead the humans to break the rules and be killed by the legends as soon as possible.
Is this really a sign of goodwill towards humanity? Or does it just add to the mystery of ghost stories?
Regardless of the situation on the enemy's side, his plans need to be adjusted.
Cheng Yuzhou once divided the work of harvesting negative energy into three stages:
The goal of the first phase is naturally to protect Li Yufei from being violated by the rules;
The goal of the second phase is to expand the Ghost Stories and Abundance within the territory and resist [the minions of the world].
The ultimate goal, however, is to kill the bird.
Its death did not affect its feathers, which was a great advantage for it.
But after learning that there were hundreds or even thousands of other swallows like this one, and that there was even a more powerful "master" above them, Cheng Yuzhou temporarily put aside his third target.
How many unknown things still exist in this world?
He alone would probably find it difficult to fight against the entire system.
If you can't win, then try to increase your chips as much as possible.
The ghost stories cannot stop; he must collect a large amount of negative energy, enough to make his "master" see his value and not easily eliminate him.
Even pigs kept in pens, if they grow to an astonishing size, will not be easily slaughtered.
To gain time to understand and observe this system, he must be powerful and influential enough.
The scent of roses in the night breeze fills the nose and mouth, leaving a sweet aftertaste on the tongue.
The heart palpitation interrupted by the swallows was now resumed by the bright moon, gentle breeze, and the fragrance of roses.
He turned and went back to his room, saw Li Yufei sleeping peacefully on the bed, and couldn't help but smile.
Everything he did was not meaningless. She no longer disliked him; she accepted him and kissed him.
Cheng Yuzhou raised his hand, his fingertips touching the lower lip that Li Yufei was kissing and sucking, his breath becoming warm and long.
Feifei...
Did she also like him even a little bit?
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Author's Note: Week one of the ghost stories has ended. Let's take a look at everyone's progress in collecting and deducing:
Cheng Yuzhou: Insight into and engagement with the grand system of the world.
Song Xiaona: It has been confirmed that Cheng Yuzhou was involved in planning the ghost stories, but he was not an independent decision-maker, but rather a manager who cooperated with the mastermind behind the scenes.
Li Yufei: It has been preliminarily determined that Cheng Yuzhou is not gay and does not have erectile dysfunction (whether he has premature ejaculation is currently unknown).
Excellent! Everyone has learned a lot! This unit is more in-depth than the previous two! Kudos to everyone!
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