“You protect them, but they turn around and hunt you down. Shekh, that’s not fair. Ignorance is no excuse. Even if they don’t know that you did all this, you’ve already hidden in the mountains. Why should they keep chasing you? No matter what the princess was like before, at least now she doesn’t want you to live. You owe her nothing.”
Shi Jinzhe used to think it was a good thing that she could see the good in others, but faced with this situation, he hoped that Shehe would stop dwelling on those good things.
"Some things are enough to get by; there's no need to dwell on them anymore."
He spread out Shekh's hand and placed a skill card on it. "I know you don't remember what we went through yet, so I'll tell you."
The original owner of this skill, "[Inner Demon]," was like you. If someone was kind to her, she would hold that person in her heart, even if that person had done wrong or hurt her. She would repeatedly give in, unable to let go, unable to relinquish this obsession. Ultimately, she unintentionally hurt others, causing herself to be tormented by her obsession to the point of unbearable pain. Therefore, I don't want you to be like her.
A phrase popped into Shekh's currently not-so-bright mind, and he asked, "You mean if I keep thinking like this, it will hurt both myself and others?"
She gripped the card tightly as she asked the question, pondering the validity of the argument.
Shi Jin shrugged and pressed his shoulder against hers, saying, "My early arrival has had a significant impact on you. You don't need to think about it; you already understand that."
Shekh didn't quite understand and tilted his head, saying, "I didn't understand."
“A long time ago you said something to me: ‘If you say sorry too often, people will really think it’s your fault.’ If it weren’t for me, your experiences in the future would make you fully understand this sentence. So it’s okay if you don’t understand it now. Just know this sentence.”
"I'll understand later...that's why humans have done other things to me..."
If Shi Jinzhe hadn't arrived earlier than expected, she would have suffered even more; he briefly altered his own future.
But it was only temporary; the past always existed, she just forgot about it.
Schechson lowered his shoulders and gazed through the white wall at the fiery red, enormous sun.
In the dense forest where the peaks stand tall, it is rare to see a complete sunset. The messy, swaying shadows of the trees always seem to be backlit, hiding their tails in the darkness below.
Shekh curled his fingers and touched his snake tail.
In the sunlight, her scales were coated with a layer of luster, shimmering with a beautiful golden light. The overlapping scales were slightly raised, like fine needlework embroidery brushed across vibrant colors.
She was stunned. So this is what it feels like to see the sunset from another perspective. The difference is really huge.
Shekh turned his head down, his gaze shifting to Shi Jinzhe's leg that was touching his snake tail, then looking up at him, his eyes lingering on Shi Jinzhe's face, where they stared at each other for a long time.
Shi Jinzhe seemed to know what she was thinking and asked, "Have you figured it out?"
“Yes.” Shekh pointed to the sun. “It’s there, living its own life, and what people see depends on themselves, not on it.”
"Yes, the light is its own, and everyone can draw light and warmth from it, but this is not a gift from the sun. Whether there are people or not, it is there, and that will not change."
Shi Jinzhe said sincerely, "You are the same. You just live your life the way you want, not because of them. To put it bluntly, the Queen may hate you, but you cannot feel that you owe anyone anything, because from the first day you influenced this world, everyone has been taken care of by you, and you have done a favor for each of them."
Shekh opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
She will indeed take away the calamities of the places she stays in; the land will be peaceful and the coast calm and tranquil. Diseases and natural disasters will not exist where she is.
Shi Jinzhe held her shoulders firmly, facing Sheh, their faces very close. "As for droughts, wars, and riots, these things happen in every world. Droughts are common, and the cause isn't always directly due to the weather. It could also be caused by those people cutting down trees to expand their farmland..."
He stopped halfway through his sentence. Shekh didn't understand, so he stopped talking. Shi Jinzhe changed the subject, "And the war is even less your fault. Where there are people, there are conflicts. The root cause is selfishness and greed, not you."
"It wasn't me..." she murmured to herself.
“Yes, not you.” Shi Jinzhe opened his arms and hugged her. “No one is better than you.”
"It's a snake."
"Fine, neither humans nor snakes are better than you."
"But aren't you afraid I'll hurt you? Getting too close to the sun can burn you."
Shi Jinzhe joked with her, "Don't worry, it's my major."
It's so cold, Shekh didn't say a word.
"It's not a problem even if it's not a related field."
"I know, you call that sweet talk."
"My sweet talk is a form of manipulation."
"..." Shekh turned his head and put his arms around Shi Jin's shoulders. "Let's go to the city center. I want to find all my memories as soon as possible, including yours."
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