Chapter 56: The Past Events - "A Dead Monster Who Used His Beauty to Abduct Young Girls."...
Shu Qing was completely immersed in memories of the past, her thoughts and emotions perfectly synchronized with her dream self, but for some reason, she suddenly felt a little itchy on her face.
This slight itch forcefully pried her soul away from her old dreams, and since she couldn't raise her hand to scratch it, the itch became even more rampant, spreading from her cheek to the tip of her nose, sweeping away all the "methods" and "tactics" in her mind.
She sneezed, opened her eyes, and called out angrily, "Little Red!"
That scoundrel Jiu Su, he promised to wake her up in half an hour, but the way he woke her up was by scratching her face and the tip of her nose with a tuft of his hair, literally tickling her awake. It's absolutely outrageous!
All the heavy emotions from his past memories were swept away by him. Shu Qing gritted her teeth, got up, and pounced on him with bared teeth and claws, grabbing a strand of his hair, trying to return it to him exactly as it was.
But when it comes to close combat, she was no match for him. The two had barely exchanged a single blow when Jiu Su grabbed her wrist and completely subdued her.
Shu Qing lay on top of him, pointed a threatening look at his neck, and asked in a sinister tone, "Are you going to let me go now, or do you want me to activate the collar?"
“It was just a little commotion,” Jiu Su said resignedly, letting go of her. “It’s not like I had to use my trump card.”
Once Shu Qing was free, she immediately tried to tickle him. Jiu Su turned his head to the side to dodge, and Shu Qing couldn't tickle him, so she could only regretfully pinch his face.
She lay on top of him and said, "I dreamt about the past again."
"Hmm," Jiu Su turned her head back, her clear eyes reflecting her face, "Which part of your dream did you dream about?"
Shu Qing described her dream to him in general terms, and finally asked him, "What happened at that time? I originally thought it was the ancient immortals of Kunlun fighting against the demon race, but with you by my side, it didn't seem like it."
“No, it’s just what you think,” Jiu Su said. “For a period of time after the war broke out, neither you nor I participated in the fighting. You traveled the world practicing medicine and saving lives, and I stayed with you the whole time… Why do you only ask me about the past? Don’t you want to know what happened to that little girl afterward?”
"Because although I didn't dream about it, I seem to vaguely remember something." Shu Qing frowned slightly. "Later, I think I discovered that using immortal blood as medicine can save people?"
Jiu Su gently pursed her lips.
Ancient immortals cultivated using spiritual energy, which permeated their flesh and blood. For ordinary people, immortal blood was indeed the most effective elixir, bar none. She had developed a elixir with immortal blood as the principal ingredient, supplemented with other medicinal herbs, to maximize its efficacy and save countless lives.
It was from that time that she became the goddess chosen by countless mortals, embodying the power of their wishes, and this power has not disappeared to this day.
For Shu Qing, these memories are from a past lost a thousand years ago, now difficult to recall. For Jiu Su, however, they remain as clear as yesterday.
Seeing that Shu Qing was still frowning and thinking back, he touched her brow and said, "Don't think about it anymore, it's not something happy."
Shu Qing also knew that she felt heavy-hearted when she fell asleep, and even more so in her dreams. She only felt a little better now that she was awake.
She abandoned her recollections and pondered a different question: "At the beginning, we didn't participate in the war? But weren't you the heir to the Demon King... No, were you the heir to the Demon King or the new Demon King back then? At that time, I wasn't just some nobody in Kunlun Immortal Capital, was I?"
Jiu Su hummed in agreement and replied, "My adoptive father had already passed away by then, and you were already in charge of Liuxia Peak's affairs. This war itself is neither right nor wrong; it was just a struggle for resources. The two sides were evenly matched, and it wasn't necessary for you and me to be involved... At that time, we considered keeping to ourselves."
Shu Qing paused for a moment, intending to say "That's good," but then she remembered the record she had seen at the Supermarket Management Bureau, "They still got involved in it later?"
Jiu Su nodded.
Shu Qing glanced at her phone and, seeing that there was still some time, begged him, "Could you tell me in detail?"
Jiu Su closed her eyes, looking slightly troubled. Shu Qing said, "If it involves something that makes you uncomfortable, then forget it."
“It’s all in the past, there’s nothing to be upset about,” Jiu Su said with a smile. “It’s just that things are a bit complicated, and I’m thinking about how to tell you.”
"Let's start from the beginning, following the chronological order and the sequence of events."
Jiu Su smiled and began by stating a well-known scientific theorem: "I remember there's a contemporary 'law of conservation of energy,' what does it say?"
Shu Qing: ?
Not knowing what kind of head it was, Shu Qing repeated the description to him, still confused.
"The so-called 'spiritual energy' actually falls into this category," Jiu Su said. "Back then, both the Immortal Capital and the Demon Clan were rapidly growing stronger, and their spiritual energy was depleted. Both sides wanted to annex each other, which led to war. There were two wars in total. The first one happened before you and I were even born, and both sides suffered heavy losses. The Kunlun Immortal Lord at the time—who was the head of the Kunlun Immortal Capital and my adoptive father—had no choice but to agree to a ceasefire. However, this was only a delaying tactic. Both sides knew that war would break out again sooner or later."
This tactic wasn't new in history, and Shu Qing felt she could understand it. She blinked, waiting for him to continue.
"Both sides are accumulating strength in preparation for the future, and more or less, some unorthodox methods have occurred. For example, in Kunlun Immortal Capital, some people kidnapped humans and demons to test and refine medicines. When we were young, we were kidnapped to the same private prison by a twist of fate, and that's how I met you."
Shu Qing had experienced this part of her life in her dream. "I know about this part. But I still don't know who that wicked kidnapper is?"
“It was a branch of the Immortal Capital, but it was later labeled a traitor and expelled from Kunlun,” Jiu Su said. “After we escaped, you were taken back to Kunlun, and I wandered alone for a long time. Later, my adoptive father… the previous Demon King, took me in.”
“He taught me and raised me, and later I did many things for him. A few years later, I was ordered to sneak into the foot of Kunlun Mountain to gather intelligence, and I saw you again. By then I already knew who you were, and I didn’t want to acknowledge you, but as soon as we met, you recognized me.”
"Then your mission has failed?"
“No,” Jiu Su smiled. “Back then… even with our childhood friendship, we were ultimately serving different masters, so naturally I wouldn’t tell you my identity or background. You didn’t know my name, so you always called me Xiao Hong. We stayed together at the foot of Kunlun Mountain for a while…”
"Stop," Shu Qing interrupted, "Tell me about the war between the two sides first, don't rush to recall our love story."
Jiu Su's ears turned red, she stopped talking, and bit her angrily.
"Alright," Shu Qing changed her mind and said, "I'll leave it for me to reminisce about later; it'll be more interesting that way."
Jiu Su reluctantly accepted this explanation and skipped the timeline: "In short, after a period of peace, my father felt that the demon race was well prepared, so he found an excuse—that is, the branch of the Immortal Capital that imprisoned you and me. After we escaped, they were still hunting the human and demon races—my father used this as a reason to attack Kunlun."
"In the early stages, the demon race did have the upper hand, and the immortal capital suffered repeated defeats. However, the stalemate dragged on, with both sides experiencing victories and defeats. Gradually, it evolved into a situation similar to the first war. At that time, we all hoped that we could agree to a ceasefire this time as well, but later... in the midst of the chaos, my adoptive father was killed by a sword immortal. Before his death, he entrusted the demon race to me."
"At that time, my adoptive father's brothers and generals were also in the demon alliance. I was just a junior, and the demons didn't need me. There were many seniors who were willing to succeed my adoptive father as the demon king. So, after I killed that sword immortal and avenged my adoptive father, I left the demon alliance and went to the foot of Kunlun Mountain to find you."
"At that time, the Immortal Lord of Kunlun was in charge of the war effort, your master was in charge of all affairs of Kunlun, and you were in charge of Liuxia Peak..."
Shu Qing's lips twitched. "Me? If I remember correctly, I'm the youngest one on Liuxia Peak. To say I'm 'acting in charge' is not legitimate. Forget it. Unless we're all particularly compatible, like me and the young lady, with my temper, I'll end up arguing with my team members even when leading a group."
Jiu Su laughed and admitted, "That's how it is. So when I went to find you, you ran off with me without even looking back."
"Tsk," Shu Qing wrinkled her nose and poked him, "a dead monster who uses his good looks to lure young girls."
"Who was it that just said we only care about the war and not personal feelings?"
"Okay," Shu Qing said, "you can continue."
"Later, you and I stayed away from the battlefield. You witnessed the brutality of the battle and went to treat those who were sick and injured in the war. Your reputation grew higher and higher." Jiu Su briefly told her about the origin of her "golden finger". "After a long time, Xian Du could no longer tolerate you staying out of it. They wanted you to go back several times, which put you in a very difficult position."
"Moreover, the Immortal Capital and the Demon Clan never stopped fighting as we wished. The situation changed several times, and the Demon Clan was finally defeated. At that time, Wanli came to find me. No matter what, I had been entrusted by my father on his deathbed and could not watch the Demon Clan be slaughtered. So I returned to the Demon Clan's allied forces... Once I returned, what happened afterward was no longer within our control."
Shu Qing understood. "After you turned the tide, I had no choice but to return to Xiandu. We each had things we had to do, and no one could do anything about it, so in the end... we ended up like that, right?"
These consequences are obvious, Jiu Su nodded slightly.
Shu Qing sighed sadly, rolled off him, and stared blankly at the ceiling.
Jiu Su turned to the side, pecked her lips, and comforted her, "We won't be like that in this life."
“That’s true,” Shu Qing cheered and smiled lightly. “At least humans and monsters will never fight in this lifetime. Besides, even if they did, so many people are raising superhuman beings now. Are we going to make all those people make a difficult choice?”
The more she thought about it, the more sense it made. In her past life, she and Jiu Su were among the minority who went against the tide, but that wasn't the case in this life. Now, peaceful coexistence between humans and supernatural beings was the trend, and she was just worrying for nothing.
Shu Qing jumped down and glanced at the time again—they had been chatting for a while, lunch break was over, and it was time for afternoon work.
She immediately ran outside. Halfway there, she suddenly turned back, hugged Jiu Su, and leaned down to gently kiss his forehead.
“Xiao Hong is right,” she said again, “we won’t repeat the same mistake this time.”
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