A man holding a knife was walking on a country road. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a radiant appearance, which was out of place in this poor and remote place.

He was dressed in black and looked very taciturn, with no expression on his face. He just walked forward step by step, neither fast nor slow.

The villagers along the road saw the man in black with a knife and could tell he was a gangster, so they kept a distance from him for fear that he would kill someone if they disagreed with him.

The man in black didn't care about other people's fear of him. To be more precise, he was feeling very complicated.

Six years ago, Jiang Hanfeng, the leader of the righteous sect, led all the major sects to Shattered Shadow Mountain to fight against the Demon Sect. The leader of the Demon Sect, Shen Yingxue, fought back desperately, and the Demon Sect members killed innocent people like crazy. The martial arts world fell into a terrible disaster. It was not until three years later that the righteous sect wiped out the Demon Sect, and Shen Yingxue's martial arts were completely abolished and her whereabouts were unknown.

Shen Yingxue committed many evil deeds and killed countless people, and he deserved to die, but the man in black couldn't let him go.

Three years ago, he was still an unknown little person. Three years later, he became the leader of the Bafang Sect by virtue of his ability to exorcise demons. He infiltrated the Demon Sect, made friends with Shen Yingxue, used Shen Yingxue's trust, obtained intelligence, and passed it on to the righteous path, so he defeated Shen Yingxue, the world's number one master, so easily.

But when he returned to the sect and was appreciated, he would always think of Shen Yingxue who was seriously injured and vomiting blood, and the way the wolf looked at him.

That glance made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave. The confusion and disbelief in Shen Yingxue's eyes hurt him deeply.

He thought Shen Yingxue was a demon who killed people without blinking an eye and a bad person who did all kinds of evil things, but he never thought that he also had human feelings.

He betrayed Shen Yingxue's trust.

He would dream every night that Shen Yingxue died alone in the wilderness, his body devoured by wild beasts, leaving only a pile of bones. This scene tormented him for three years and kept him awake.

But not long ago, he received news—Shen Yingxue was still alive.

But he was crazy.

The man in black walked forward according to the address he got, passed several farmers, and stopped in front of a small fenced yard. Through the fence, he could see a man in brown shorts peeling beans in the yard. There were also chickens in the yard, wandering around in the sun.

He really couldn't connect Shen Yingxue with such a scene.

Shen Yingxue should be evil, feminine, and sharp, with an intimidating power that can make people tremble with fear with just a glance, instead of living in such a simple little village.

He stood outside for quite a while. The man peeling beans looked up, put down the beans in his hand, and stood up from the stool, "Mr. Gu Lian?"

Gu Liansheng said: "It's me."

The man's standing posture looked casual, but it was actually a very powerful posture. "Are you here to silence someone?"

Gu Liansheng heard his words, pain flashed in his eyes, and he said hoarsely: "No, I just want to come and see him."

The man peeling beans looked at him for a while, making sure he had no murderous intentions, and said slowly, "Follow me."

Gu Liansheng recognized this man, but he was not very familiar with him. In fact, when he was undercover, this man had ruined him several times.

His name is Xun Yan, and he is Shen Yingxue's confidant. He keeps a low profile in the Demon Cult, rarely shows up, and has no specific position. But everyone knows that meeting Xun Yan is like meeting Shen Yingxue.

If Shen Yingxue is the emperor, Xun Yan is his most loyal personal eunuch.

Xun Yan sometimes pretends to be Shen Yingxue to do some private things for him. He is Shen Yingxue's shadow, and Shen Yingxue attracts everyone's attention. No one noticed Xun Yan lurking in the dark, so he survived and saved Shen Yingxue.

"Is he okay?" asked Gu Liansheng.

"Not very good." Xun Yan now looked like an ordinary farmer, with his shoulders hunched slightly, his head lowered, and all his sharpness retracted. He sighed, "But it's much better than before. At least he recognizes me now and can talk to me occasionally."

That doesn't sound good at all.

Gu Liansheng didn’t know why Shen Yingxue had gone so crazy. Was it because the loss of the sect was too much of a blow to him, or was it because of the betrayal by someone he trusted?

Gu Liansheng didn't dare to think about it. Because he... had been with Shen Yingxue for a long time, and found that Shen Yingxue was a very charming person. He was afraid that he would be soft-hearted, so he didn't dare to think about Shen Yingxue's goodness. He could only repeat in his heart over and over again, this man's hands were stained with blood, he was a ruthless devil!

He didn't dare to recall what Shen Yingxue had said, but the look of him smiling happily at him could not be shaken off. He didn't even dare to think about what position he held in Shen Yingxue's heart, and whether Shen Yingxue regarded him as a friend.

Gu Liansheng suddenly felt a little regretful, but it was too late.

Xun Yan opened the door and said, "Sir, Gu Liansheng is here to see you."

Shen Yingxue sat by the window, looking outside quietly. From Gu Liansheng's angle, he could only see his profile.

He was wearing a very ordinary black suit, which was made of much worse material than Gu Liansheng's. But this did not detract from his elegance. His skin was still fair, and his hair was neatly combed and tied up with a simple wooden hairpin. Compared with his previous sharpness, he seemed much calmer and gentler.

He seemed not to have heard Xun Yan's words, still staring out the window. Xun Yan seemed to be used to Shen Yingxue like this. He brought Gu Liansheng in and said again: "Gu Liansheng is here to see you."

Gu Liansheng slowly approached Shen Yingxue, as if time had gone back to three years ago, when he had not yet revealed his identity as a member of the Bafang Sect, nor had he broken up with Shen Yingxue. He was Shen Yingxue's friend and confidant.

They could discuss gossip about martial arts, drink and stargaze together on summer nights, and practice sword and knife skills together.

There is no time more comfortable than that.

Gu Liansheng couldn't help but smile.

Fortunately, Shen Yingxue was still alive, fortunately he had lost all his martial arts skills, and no one from the right path came looking for him. He could have lived a peaceful and stable life here like an ordinary person.

"I'm here." said Gu Liansheng.

Shen Yingxue seemed to tremble a little, and the movement was very slight. If Gu Liansheng's observation ability was not so sharp, he might not have noticed it.

Gu Liansheng's sense of relief was once again covered by guilt. He thought of Xun Yan's words and whispered, "Do you... still remember me?"

Shen Yingxue turned around slowly and stared at him blankly. This expression was completely different from the one in Gu Liansheng's memory.

Shen Yingxue, the former leader of the Demon Cult, who could make everything happen with a wave of his hand, seemed to have lost all his colors. There was no more blood and madness. The look he gave himself was like a newborn baby, with innocence and curiosity. But upon closer inspection, it seemed that his eyes were not on him at all, but just staring at him in a daze.

He suddenly smiled, as if he was very satisfied with Gu Liansheng's presence. Gu Liansheng felt sad when he saw this smile. His voice became even hoarse, and his chest ached. "I'm sorry I came to see you just now."

Shen Yingxue's eyes were already filled with Gu Liansheng without knowing when. He walked up to Gu Liansheng and looked him in the eye. There was an emotion and friendship in his eyes that Gu Liansheng dared not think about. Shen Yingxue smiled even more happily. He held Gu Liansheng's hand with great force, "What's your name?"

"Gu Liansheng." Gu Liansheng's voice was hoarser than before, but at this moment, it was not guilt that made him want to cry.

Shen Yingxue has feelings for him, and so does he for Shen Yingxue, even no less than Shen Yingxue.

"Gu Liansheng, Gu Liansheng." When Shen Yingxue read his name, it was as if a feather was gently fluttering in his heart. The former leader of the Demon Cult showed a sincere expression and promised earnestly, "I remember it."

Gu Liansheng suddenly wanted to raise his hand and touch his hair.

Shen Yingxue suddenly frowned and said distressedly: "But my memory has not been very good recently, and I always forget things. If I forget, will you blame me?"

"No." Gu Liansheng didn't dare look him in the face. "No, I swear."

He and Shen Yingxue, one good and one evil, are close friends. After going through a life-and-death battle and him escaping out of guilt for three years, he finally sees the truth about their friendship, but Shen Yingxue has already gone mad.

Gu Liansheng wanted to say that he would take care of Shen Yingxue for the rest of his life, accompany him to treat his illness, and wait for him to recover. But he was the leader of the Bafang Sect, and all the eyes of the righteous were on him. If others knew about Shen Yingxue's existence because of him, he might not live to see that day.

Gu Liansheng finally understood what fate meant by playing tricks on him. He sighed deeply, "Yingxue, I'm sorry for you."

Shen Yingxue blinked blankly.

"I'll come to see you later." Gu Liansheng didn't dare to look at his reaction. He turned around as if escaping, brushed past Xun Yan, used his lightness skills, and quickly left the courtyard.

Xun Yan watched him go away in confusion, then looked at Shen Yingxue who was still grinning crazily. He always felt that Gu Liansheng had misunderstood something, but he couldn't tell what it was.

He pulled Shen Yingxue back to the window, pressed his shoulders and asked him to sit down, and said as if he was instructing a child, "I'm going to go outside to pick edamame. Young Master, play in the house for a while. Don't sneak out again."

Shen Yingxue nodded, "Go ahead."

Xun Yan saw Shen Yingxue turn around and continue to stare at the window, then he closed the door and walked out.

In fact, Shen Yingxue was not really crazy, and he was not really in a daze when he stared at the window.

It all started three years ago.

Three years ago, the leader of the Demon Cult, Shen Yingxue, was besieged and beaten half to death. There was basically no good meat on her body, and there were two transparent holes in her stomach. She died early. Just when Xun Yan was about to bury her, Shen Yingxue came through with the system.

The system said that he needed to play the role of the leader of the reclusive demon sect, otherwise he would be kicked out of this world and his soul would be scattered. Before Shen Yingxue died, she was indeed crazy and her emotions were very outgoing. She often cried and laughed loudly, and it was completely impossible to communicate.

Shen Yingxue was too introverted to act like a mad woman. The system said, "It's okay. I'm the Mosaic System. I can help you."

Shen Yingxue thought that the mosaic system was to reconcile all the disharmonious things, but he didn't expect that this system mosaiced too much and often tampered with his vision, hearing and memory.

For example, this guy named Xun Yan, Shen Yingxue still doesn’t know what he looks like. After systematic distortion, Xun Yan’s face in Shen Yingxue’s eyes is completely blurry.

The lotus that just came in was exactly the same as his mother's WeChat avatar! It looked like a lotus that had become a spirit. When he first came in, Shen Yingxue was stunned.

As for the window... the system was afraid that he would be bored, so it used the window as a screen and projected anime, movies and TV series on it for him.

Is there anyone who keeps his emotions stable while watching a drama?