Si Jin turned to look at him and used her divine power to help him calm the surging demonic power within him.
After Mo Linyuan's breathing calmed down, he frowned and asked, "Why does the demonic energy on your body produce monsters?"
"Why does your magic become more out of control the closer you get to that church?"
"Because...this is punishment."
Mo Linyuan gritted his teeth, sweat soaking the stray hairs at his temples, his handsome peach blossom eyes losing their luster, and he leaned blankly against the passenger seat.
He said in a hoarse voice, "This is Cupid's punishment for betrayers."
"I will be punished to a lifetime of depravity and slaughter, utterly alone and helpless, my magic running rampant, rotting in blood and carnage, with no hope of ever rising again..."
He spoke calmly, as if it were not his own business.
Instead, it is stating an objective fact that is irrelevant to oneself.
But the more indifferent the attitude, the deeper the pain in one's heart, and the less willing one is to express it.
Si Jin turned around, grasped his demon tail, placed it in her palm, and played with it carefully. She asked in the same calm tone.
"What exactly is going on between you and Cupid? You said you would tell me the first time we met...
"Is that so? Then I'll consider it a breach of promise."
Mo Linyuan remained tight-lipped about his past.
He locked himself in the boundless darkness, and after a long while, he mustered up the courage to speak.
"By not telling you, I am actually giving you a chance."
"If you... if you're afraid of the curse on me, you can leave at any time."
Two simple sentences seemed to have exhausted all his courage.
As he spoke, Mo Linyuan subconsciously glanced at Si Jin.
Actually, he had worried about this issue from the very first day he got together with Jinjin.
But because of his own selfishness, he was reluctant to let go.
Heaven knows how terrified Mo Linyuan was while waiting for Si Jin's reply.
What should have been a few brief seconds felt like an eternity to him.
His life has already been ruined by Cupid. If he fails to kill Cupid this time...
He didn't want to ruin such a beautiful woman.
Jinjin is a god; she shouldn't decay along with him.
Si Jin spoke, but instead of answering directly, she asked a completely unrelated question: "Didn't Cupid curse you to grow old alone? Then why did you come to provoke me?"
"I don't know either."
Mo Linyuan shook his head: "I said it when I first kissed you: it's a very, very strange feeling."
"The moment I saw you, it was like seeing the light, like grasping at salvation. I wanted to get close to you even if it meant being a moth drawn to a flame."
"Later, I discovered that it seemed like my soul was in yours, and I became even more unwilling to let go."
"But sometimes I'm genuinely afraid you'll fall into depravity with me, which is why I don't want to bring it up with you... Hmm?"
His eyes widened in disbelief.
Because Si Jin kissed him.
The cool, soft lips covered his, and Mo Linyuan's nerves tensed up instantly.
The demon's tail naturally wrapped around the boy's waist, suddenly pulling him into its embrace.
Si Jin was equally unyielding.
He turned over the seat, reached out, and intertwined his fingers with Mo Linyuan's.
The sound of kissing broke the silence...
After a long while, Si Jin finally released the devil and asked, "Are you holding my hand now?"
Mo Linyuan: "Hmm?"
He was strong and arrogant throughout his life, and rarely had a moment of weakness.
When asked this question, she hesitated slightly.
But this is Si Jin.
He would answer Jinjin's questions immediately.
Mo Linyuan quickly nodded and replied, "Yes."
"Then you've grasped your salvation."
Si Jin smiled faintly, revealing two small tiger teeth that contrasted sharply with the terrifying, fog-shrouded world.
Once I saw it, it was buried deep in my heart, and I could never escape it again.
"So, your curse of dying alone is broken, and other curses will follow suit. Although I can't break the curses, but..."
At this point, Si Jin immediately turned around, sat back in the driver's seat, shifted gears, and stepped on the gas: "I'll take care of the person who cast the curse!"
The car started and drove away.
They soon arrived at the foot of the Church of Aphrodite, but were blocked by several mutated, crimson monsters.
Judging from this posture, it seems that they are going to...
Robbery?
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