Chapter 73
I have a friend
Seeing him squatting on the ground, looking extremely helpless, Lian Jiu half-crouched down and asked worriedly, "Si Lan, are you okay?"
But before he got close, Si Lan leaned back as if he was scalded, and stood up anxiously, with his two long ears shaking back and forth.
Lian Jiu frowned: "Are you really not feeling unwell?"
"Maybe I didn't get enough rest." Si Lan gave up on his failing ears and said, holding the bowl, "I'll wash the bowl and go to rest. You should go to bed early too."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Lian Jiu watched his ears twitching from behind him, and his worry grew even greater.
Si Lan has never been like this before. Could it be that he encountered some problem that he couldn't handle?
He is the type of person who doesn't like to talk about anything and keeps things to himself. If he keeps it in, he doesn't know what to do in the future.
When I returned to the school dormitory from the beach, Si Lan had already washed the dishes and returned to the dormitory. Even the curtains were drawn tightly. As night fell, only the warm orange light could be seen shining through the curtains by his window.
That was the night light I gave him.
Lian Jiu has always cared more about Si Lan than other demon gods. After all, other demon gods would tell him everything they encountered and would never treat him unfairly.
Only Si Lan said that he would save money on everything when coming to Nanyu Mountain this time. He brought fewer snacks and fewer clothes.
The only thing I carry with me is this night light.
It was because of this that Lian Jiu felt uncomfortable. After all, he was one of his more important friends.
She sighed softly, feeling that this was not a solution.
Lian Jiu, who was originally heading back to the dormitory, changed direction and walked towards Qilin who was watching a TV series on the projection screen at the seaside.
Whenever the monsters finish their studies and return to the sea, a few monster gods will come here to relax when they have free time, watching crosstalk, TV dramas, etc.
Most of the time it is a TV drama, because the god Hate Water is the only one who dominates.
Now Jiang An has joined the cast. The two young demon gods are very obsessed with all kinds of idol dramas and melodramas. When they get together, it's like they have found a soulmate. They can scold those characters with incorrect values in different ways.
What could the other male demon gods do? They had to obey these two little girls, otherwise the world would be turned upside down again, even more chaotic than the mermaid couple.
And even if we take a step back, this is actually quite lively.
It was like going back to the old days when no one was hurt and hadn’t gone through all those messes, and we lived together as neighbors.
There aren't so many so-called demon god responsibilities, and there aren't any major worries.
The important thing every day is to find out where Si Lan went, or to see what we had for dinner today. It’s simple.
Later, there were many more things to do. It was the so-called responsibility of the people. Seeing so many monsters suffer from people, I really couldn't stay out of it.
In fact, from another perspective, the birth of many demon gods is similar to that of the blue whale.
From being confused and unaware of the purpose to finding the meaning of one's existence, it only took the last moment.
Auspicious beasts are better, at least they care about the people, but those evil beasts are different.
Like Si Lan, he even thought that his appearance was a mistake a long time ago.
Now that everything has settled down temporarily, it's time to figure out what I want to do in the future.
Just like what Director Lian Jiu said, start living.
Find a way of life that suits you with purpose and expectation.
For the demon gods, there are no complicated emotions. Being with each other, whether they are quarreling or supporting each other, has long become the default family mode.
So even when I heard Jiang An and Hen Shui chattering about the plot, I thought it was pretty good.
Lin Qi was arguing with Su Caifeng over the melon seeds he had brought when he suddenly saw Director Lian Jiu approaching. He stopped and asked, "Director, are you not resting yet?"
Lian Jiu said, "I have something to ask you."
After walking a little further away with Lin Qi, Lian Jiu looked towards Si Lan's room and said, "You and Si Lan seem to have a very good relationship."
Lin Qi didn't expect her to say this suddenly, and suddenly became a little nervous: "It's okay."
If the director asks me something about saints, I'm not very good at lying.
"He's been acting a little strange today." Lian Jiu, not noticing his nervousness, said, "Did he ever tell you why?"
today?
Lin Qi thought about it and said, "Indeed, he only ate a bowl of white rice. It's a bit strange."
“…”
Si Lan, what kind of image do your friends have of you?
"So he didn't tell you either?"
Lin Qi shook his head: "No, and now he runs to the human world every day. When he comes back, he is either by your side or resting. I spend more time with you than with him. We hardly have time to talk."
Lian Jiu was a little disappointed: "I thought you guys would usually call each other or send WeChat messages or something."
Lin Qi scoffed lightly: "Isn't his WeChat just for show?"
"No." Lian Jiu thought back to the chat box between him and Si Lan and said, "He will reply."
I send him messages every day asking when he will be back and what he wants to eat, and he always replies immediately.
“…” Hearing this, Lin Qi felt a sudden pain in his heart.
It seems that now, I, the demon god who was once the most familiar to Si Lan, am of no use to me.
Sometimes he wouldn't even reply with a punctuation mark. To use Pixiu's words, the chat box between him and Si Lan was just a large expanse of green, a one-sided wish of his, a big bootlicker.
Sure enough, after the saint appeared, Si Lan became the same as Jiang An.
Lin Qi said gloomily, "I don't know. It's not like he would come to talk to me. He wouldn't even tell me when you asked, let alone tell me."
This statement made Lian Jiu feel a little strange: "You and he are good friends, so there are some things that can only be said to good friends."
She knew that there was still a wall between brothers and friends.
Qilin was too embarrassed to accept this invitation from his good friend.
His relationship with Si Lan was just a little closer than that of other demon gods. If they were good friends, he himself was actually not quite clear about the boundary.
"Lin Qi." Lian Jiu lowered his voice. "You've known Si Lan for a long time, and you know his personality. I'm afraid he'll get hurt."
It doesn’t matter at ordinary times, but seeing Si Lan like that today, it really seemed like he was trapped by something and was very crazy.
"I understand." The director looked very worried about Si Lan. Lin Qi remembered how much Si Lan cared about the director before and took the initiative to shoulder this responsibility. "Don't worry, I will go and ask. I haven't even eaten yet. It seems that there is indeed a big problem."
Lian Jiu: “…Yeah.”
After talking to Lin Qi, Lian Jiu returned to his room.
Qilin turned back and snatched the whole bag of melon seeds from Pixiu: "Don't worry, I'll go talk to Si Lan and requisition them."
brave troops:"?"
What does your chat have to do with me?
When Lin Qi arrived at Si Lan's door, the door inside opened by itself before he could knock.
Si Lan sat in front of the window, staring at the night light on his desk, his eyes fixed.
But since he opened the door by himself, he must have heard what Director Lian Jiu said outside.
Lin Qi closed the door, pulled a stool over and sat next to him, pouring the melon seeds on the table: "Come, let's chat."
Si Lan looked at him expressionlessly.
Lin Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at his ears: "Your ears seem to be very rebellious recently."
"Wow, it's still moving." Lin Qi seemed to have discovered a new world. "This isn't your usual state of obeying the will of heaven and earth."
In the past, if Si Lan needed to hear something important, he would turn into his original form and put his ears to the ground.
At other times, although he would expose his ears, they would hang there naturally.
It's not like it is now, moving around all the time and seeming very restless.
Moreover, ever since he started going to the human world more frequently, his ears were rarely exposed.
Now it seems that this is clearly a situation that is beyond his control.
Lin Qi felt that the situation might be more serious than he thought, so he sat up straight and asked: "What happened? Do you need our help?"
Si Lan looked away again and continued to stare at his night light in a daze: "I can't help."
Afraid that Lian Jiu would worry, he added, "Tell her I'm fine."
"It's not like the director is blind." Lin Qi saw that he didn't seem to have encountered any serious problems, because the divine power in his body was very calm. If there was something serious, the monsters would have been overwhelmed by it by now. "You said you only ate one bowl of rice today. Isn't that strange?"
“…”
Si Lan didn't want to say it, but he didn't know how to say it.
I feel it is extremely disrespectful to do it to myself.
What's more, none of these demon gods are experienced.
"Let's put it this way." Lin Qi also understood Si Lan's personality. He was always calm and had his own opinions on major issues. However, because he had been alone for a long time, he kept a distance from both humans and monsters. Therefore, he was more blank than anyone else on many small matters and didn't understand anything. "Think about it first. Which solution will be solved faster, you telling me about this or you thinking about it yourself?"
Si Lan lowered his eyes: "I'm telling you."
"That's it." Lin Qi pushed the melon seeds to him, "Go ahead."
After a long silence, Si Lan decided to stick to his previous statement: "I have a friend."
"Stop."
Lin Qi is not as easy to appease as Yu Le. Doesn't he know Si Lan's abilities? And he's also a friend?
"Which friend is yours?" Lin Qi asked incredulously, "Me? The headmaster? Or another demon god?"
Si Lan: “…You don’t know him.”
"Do you think it's possible?" The gleam in Lin Qi's eyes showed that he had seen through everything. "You and the other people and the monsters are all useless. How can you have a friend that I don't know?"
Si Lan didn't want to say anything more.
Sometimes it is not a good thing to know everything about these demons and gods.
Seeing him fall silent again, Lin Qi assured him, "You know, I'm very tight-lipped."
Si Lan was honest: "I don't know."
I have no interest in listening to what he says to other monsters.
"You don't know I'm also very tight-lipped!" Lin Qi was aroused by his curiosity. "Tell me quickly, I have more experience in life than you."
That is true.
But Si Lan still stubbornly said, "I have a friend." This way he could feel less guilty. "He seems to be in love with someone."
Lin Qi: "Cough cough cough!!!"
Si Lan was sprayed with melon seed shells all over his face. He turned around expressionlessly and said, "Get out."
"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Lin Qi took out a tissue and wiped the melon seed shells that he had sprayed off the table, then went to wipe Si Lan's face. "It's mainly because of your friend's story. It's a bit too explosive."
He asked curiously, "Which friend? Yinglong? Yuanqing? Pixiu? Yu Chongming? ... They don't look like them, and they can't be those two elementary school demons outside, tsk."
Si Lan didn't answer.
Lin Qi felt that he might be unable to control himself, so he stopped talking: "Go on."
"Nothing more." Si Lan looked back at the night light. "That's it."
Unable to guess who the demon god was, Lin Qi had to let it go for the time being, wondering: "Then why are you so excited? If you love it, then that's it."
"No." Si Lan frowned, "That would be an offense to that person."
Having already learned a lesson from the mermaid, Lin Qi felt like he was now a master of emotions and didn't quite understand this train of thought: "Offense? How can loving someone be an offense?"
Si Lan said, "Because he always respected that person."
"Conflict?"
"Isn't there a conflict?" Si Lan asked back, "If he treats that person the same way as the merman couple, isn't that an offense?"
Lin Qi touched his chin and said, "There's nothing wrong with mermaid couples, right? Look, isn't Yu Le treating his wife very well?"
"But..." Si Lan couldn't get over it, "But, Yu Le actually wants to be his partner."
"What?"
"Yeah." Si Lan still found it difficult to speak, and said vaguely, "Kiss, hug... give birth to a little mermaid."
"What else?" Lin Qi's eyes widened. "We're already a couple, so isn't it normal for us to do this? It's something we both agreed on, so how can it be considered offensive?"
It's our wish...
Si Lan seemed to understand the key point of the matter.
My current situation seems to be "You are unwilling, but I am willing."
He whispered, "It's just that my friend loves her."
"That's unrequited love." Lin Qi had heard Hen Shui say this before. Hen Shui had read many short story books before. Although he didn't understand love, the melodramatic stories in the story books were engraved in his mind. "Unrequited love."
As soon as he said this, he couldn't help but think of Hen Shui's previous analysis of the outrageous fact that Si Lan had a crush on Director Lian Jiu.
Lin Qi coughed lightly and said, "This is very simple. Just make that person fall in love with your friend."
"No." Si Lan's voice was slightly low, his eyes following the warm light, "She is too good, my friend doesn't deserve her."
"Unworthy?"
Si Lan’s friend is, after all, a demon god, right?
What's not worthy?
It's not like I'm going to be with Principal Lian Jiu.
Si Lan said calmly, "My friend is a Shura who crawled out of hell. She is the bright moon in the world, and she must not be touched."
The more Lin Qi listened, the more he felt something was amiss: "Could this person be Director Lian Jiu? Is there anyone who looks more like Mingyue in the world than her?"
Si Lan: “…”
"That's not right." Lin Qi denied himself again, "If it was Director Lian Jiu, you would have torn your friend to pieces."
Si Lan really wanted to tear himself apart now, so he let Qilin let his imagination run wild and said no more.
Lin Qi thought for a moment and said, "The main thing is that your friend feels that he is not worthy. There are two solutions. Either he stops loving her and restrains himself, or he tries to become a better person and try to be worthy. But I think love is a very complicated thing. Who can say for sure whether they are worthy or not?"
"Not in love anymore?"
Lin Qi nodded: "Just stay away, don't touch, don't get close, and stop the loss in time."
Si Lan found it hard to accept the thought of this scene, and without thinking, he said, "He can't do it."
Lin Qi: "Then there is only the second option."
Get better.
How can I become better...
Si Lan frowned even deeper. He was born with sin, but she was the hope of all things in the world. What could he do?
It is impossible to combine the two extremes.
No matter what you do now, you can't change this fact.
I will always be that disheveled and slovenly beggar who always looks up to her and is unknown to her.
Don't get involved.
He couldn't even imagine if she could really see him.
Si Lan closed his eyes and said, "I can't get past it."
"You can't do anything?" Lin Qi frowned. "Is it really that serious?"
"Um."
Lin Qi thought for a moment and said, "Since you can't stay away from your friend and you can't bridge the gap, why not just continue to have a crush on him? This way you can always be with him, which at least gives you some satisfaction, right?"
Are you satisfied?
Si Lan didn't know.
Lin Qi commented: "But with all due respect, if you can't even bridge the gap between two people, then there's no question of love. You're such a coward, my friend."
Si Lan squeezed his hands and said nothing: "Xura and Mingyue are far away from each other."
"They are all Shuras." Lin Qi snorted, "Why should we be afraid of the bright moon or the dark moon? Is it enough to just get it? Besides, can anyone be as Shura as you?"
Si Lan: “…”
Lin Qi didn't know what he was thinking: "Are you really not going to tell me who your friend is?"
"You can go now."
Lin Qi grabbed all his melon seeds and said, "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, but you are quite loyal. You are so excited for your friend that your ears are out of control."
"Are you going to leave or not?"
"Goodbye!"
Coming out of Si Lan's room, Lin Qi couldn't help but look back as he walked.
Seeing that the light was still on in Si Lan's room, he became even more confused.
There shouldn't be anyone who can be called the demon god of Shura in Si Lan's mind, right?
He once regarded himself as the most hateful person in the world.
"You bastard!" Su Caifeng jumped out from nowhere, aiming clearly at his lost bag of sunflower seeds. "I'll give you one chance! Give me back my sunflower seeds!"
Lin Qi was distracted for a moment when he was snatched back. He said angrily, "You are the financial managers of two demon realms, why are you still so stingy?"
"What do you care?" Su Caifeng hugged his melon seeds tightly and turned away.
Lin Qi's eyes turned and he followed him: "Lao Su, do you know any demon gods of the Hell Shura level?"
Su Caifeng said without hesitation: "Si Lan."
"Nothing else?"
"Is there a demon god more hellish than him?"
Lin Qi recalled Si Lan's words and thought that "I have a friend" was a good excuse, so he said, "I have a friend who has been in some trouble recently."
"Stop." The Pixiu, who was surfing the 5G network, paused and said with a half-smile, "The friend you're talking about, isn't it you?"
Lin Qi: "Of course not!!"
"Come on, usually when people say that, they are the only friend they know." Su Caifeng's eyes lit up, his gossipy spirit burning. "Tell me, what trouble are you in?"
"???" Lin Qi felt as if he was struck by lightning and stood still.
The worldview quickly collapsed, rebuilt, and collapsed again, finally becoming a ruin, with only one clear thought remaining.
Damn, Gou Silan is really bold!
The author has something to say:
Qilin: Don’t worry, I’m very tight-lipped.
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