Chapter 164 Night Candle Rules 42 Farewell.
The slap stunned everyone. Even the usually composed Ying Yao showed a hint of bewilderment.
Terra paused, then said, "Excuse me, did I say something wrong?"
"Let's go back," Nanmen Jue said.
She didn't look at anyone else, took a few steps forward, and then stopped.
A transparent shadow stood silently before him. Unlike other monsters, it didn't pounce or bite. It seemed to have been guarding him, waiting for Nanmen Jue to turn around and see it.
The ant-like biting sensation that had just subsided suddenly exploded in Nanmen Jue's mind. She saw the face clearly, but she couldn't take another step.
She opened her mouth, but all the sounds got stuck in her throat. The name she had long forgotten kept flashing through her mind, never forgotten, but something heavy suddenly pressed down on her head, her throat, and her chest, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Terra also saw the figure at the same time. Her eyes widened in shock, and she slowly uttered a name.
"Chu Xi."
This transparent monster is Zhang Chuxi, who in the first world once depended on Nanmen Jue for survival, but ultimately betrayed her and died at her hands.
The monsters in this strange realm were all created by the judge based on everyone's experiences. It's a hell surrounded by enemies. Zhang Chuxi died at Nanmen Jue's hands, so it's only natural that she would appear. Nanmen Jue thought she was mentally prepared for this, but when she actually faced it, she found herself to be more timid than she had imagined.
Terra looked at Zhang Chuxi, then at Nanmen Jue, her expression unreadable.
Ying Yao narrowed his eyes and stepped aside to block Nanmen Jue, but was lightly patted on the shoulder.
"It's nothing," Nanmen Jue said softly.
Zhang Chuxi slowly walked over, and Nanmen Jue also bypassed Ying Yao and stood face to face with it.
Her expression was calm, but Zhang Chuxi's clone had a complex expression. It glanced at Nanmen Jue a few more times, then walked up to Terra and buried itself in Terra's arms.
"Child." Terra embraced her with boundless tenderness, her eyes seemingly reddening. She lowered her head, concealing her face. "Did you come here for revenge?"
Under everyone's knowing gaze, Zhang Chuxi shook her head.
Terra looked up at Nanmen Jue, "It seems the truth about killing Chu Xi isn't what the rumors say."
Nanmen Jue stared at Zhang Chuxi in her arms without saying a word.
Zhang Chuxi did not look up.
Seeing this scene, everyone could see that it wasn't that Nanmen Jue had wronged Zhang Chuxi, but that Zhang Chuxi had done something that forced Nanmen Jue to kill her.
If they meet again after death, it is Zhang Chuxi who feels guilty.
After a moment of silence, Zhang Chuxi raised her face, lowered her eyes, and came to Nanmen Jue. She reached out to take his hand, and Nanmen Jue did not refuse.
Zhang Chuxi wrote words on Nanmen Jue's palm with her finger.
sorry.
sorry.
Others also saw the writing style and became even more certain about the matter, but they still had no clue what had happened between the two of them.
At this moment, however, no one was in a hurry to ask.
Nanmen Jue looked at the top of Zhang Chuxi's head and said, "You apologized before you died."
Zhang Chuxi trembled and didn't dare to look up.
She was timid and cowardly, and had never had any opinions of her own since childhood. So when she met Nanmen Jue, she was immediately attracted to him. He was so flamboyant and passionate, so decisive and resolute, like a ball of fire that burned through the snow of that icy apocalypse, and also brightened her eyes.
She knew how disappointed Nanmen Jue was, and she knew what kind of future she had imagined for the two of them; she had thought about these fantasies even more than Nanmen Jue had.
She made a mistake, and some mistakes are unforgivable. This mistake cost her her life, and she was certain that Nanmen Jue would not easily forget it; she would torment herself with it.
That's why "it" came looking for us.
It hesitated for a long time, but still came looking for it.
Zhang Chuxi raised her head. The replica was not a high-level mirror image; it could not speak. It looked at Nanmen Jue with pleading in its eyes.
What are you praying for?
Nanmen Jue gazed at her for a long time, then whispered, "I forgive you."
With a sudden thud, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, Zhang Chuxi's body became even paler.
“They are not souls, but merely obsessions,” Mirror Image Zhang Jin said softly. “Now that the obsession is complete, it will disappear.”
Nanmen Jue instinctively gripped Zhang Chuxi's hand tightly.
A smile appeared on Zhang Chuxi's face. It then turned to look at Terra and blew her a kiss.
Terra smiled.
It made a gun gesture, aimed it at its temple, then pointed to the southern gate of the head and shook its head vigorously.
Everyone understood its meaning: he died by his own gun, and it had nothing to do with Nanmen Jue.
Its form faded further. It used to have a tangible feel, but now Nanmen Jue's hand slipped through its grasp. She trembled and clenched her fist tightly.
Before Zhang Chuxi completely disappeared, Nanmen Jue said the words that she had kept in her heart, words that contained all her resentment and hatred.
She said, "You are the first person I have ever trusted."
Nanmen Jue had never trusted anyone before; Zhang Chuxi was the first.
Zhang Chuxi understood. She looked up at Nanmen Jue, and a single, glistening tear fell from her eye.
"I truly forgive you now." Nanmen Jue reached out and caught the tear, saying gently, "I no longer hate you."
Zhang Chuxi was reduced to a faint shadow. In this final moment, she suddenly tiptoed and tried her best to get close to Nanmen Jue's face, giving it a gentle kiss.
"Goodbye..." Zhang Chuxi's voice echoed in Nanmen Jue's mind. "In the next life, let's be real sisters."
Leaving behind that kiss, Zhang Chuxi completely disappeared.
No one spoke for a moment.
Nanmen Jue's hand was still half-raised, as if he had just been holding the warmth of a living person.
After a while, Terra came to her side and said gently, "Thank you."
Thank you for allowing Zhang Chuxi to fulfill her obsession and leave this world peacefully.
“She’s my friend.” Nanmen Jue realized his voice was a little hoarse and looked away as if to hide it. “Aren’t you going to ask what happened between us?”
“That’s between the two of you,” Terra said. “The fact that Chu Xi appeared means that she did die at your hands, but you both believe it was her fault. She apologized, and you forgave her. That’s the end of the matter, and it has nothing to do with anyone else.”
Nanmen Jue lowered his hand. "You've always been a reasonable person."
At first, the main god issued a warrant for her arrest. Although Iron Drill joined the guild alliance under pressure, the appearance of Deng Erhuai proved that they were not indiscriminately determined to kill her. Terra wanted to know the truth.
Now she does know the truth.
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"If I wanted to kill Zhang Jin right now, what are the chances of success?"
In the calm candlelight, Nanmen Jue suddenly uttered a chilling remark, startling everyone into looking at her.
They had only just reunited when even Yu Wanyan was brought back by Nanmen Jue. Before that, Terra and Deng Erhuai had a private conversation, and when they returned, Deng Erhuai's gaze towards Nanmen Jue was even more complicated.
Faced with life and death, they didn't talk much about feelings. Instead, they had a discussion, and Ying Yao suggested finding the anchor point and withdrawing from the game.
The reason we didn't go looking for it before was because there were too many people in this strange realm, their composition was too diverse, and it was known that it would only last for three days. There were also powerful enemies. Rather than looking for an anchor point, we should adjust our state and prepare to deal with any sudden changes.
But now the situation is different. The situation caused by the judge is more serious than they imagined, and Zhang Jin's thoughts are even more unfathomable. In any case, they must first get out of this dangerous environment in order to regain the initiative.
But how do they find it? This mysterious realm is too vast; they can't even be sure if it has any boundaries.
Just as everyone was deep in thought, Nanmen Jue uttered these words.
Ying Yao said, "If the battle were to start here, the situation would not be optimistic. He is clearly connected with the judge, and in the judge's realm of trickery, he is unpredictable."
Terra nodded. "We might have a chance after we get out of here."
The big shots in the industry discussed the matter, and no one else dared to interrupt. After listening to what the two had to say, Nanmen Jue turned to look at the person who had the most authority to speak.
Zhang Jin's translucent fingers, mirrored in the image, fiddled with the candlelight, and he said, "Don't go."
Concise and clear.
Nanmen Jue didn't seem discouraged. She calmly asked, "Is there absolutely no possibility?"
“If you make a move here, you will definitely lose.” Mirror Image Zhang Jin looked up at her. “I’m sorry, I can’t say more. He has used his biggest trump card to deal with you.”
"Thank you so much," Nanmen Jue said.
Deng Erhuai glared at her, "What kind of time is this to be joking around?"
“This is terrifying,” Mo Gui said. “If we don’t make a move, will they not? Since they have such a high chance of winning, they will definitely make a move! That old bastard is very wicked; he’s here to kill Brother Jue.”
If even Mo Gui could see it, then everyone else could too. The atmosphere fell silent for a moment, except for Nanmen Jue, whose expression remained calm, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Ying Yao stared at her. "What are you planning?"
Nanmen Jue grinned at him, seemingly very obedient, and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Apart from Ying Yao, no one else had ever seen Nanmen Jue laugh like that before, and they all stared at her in astonishment until she withdrew her teeth.
“There’s nothing there.” Nanmen Jue stood up.
Everyone looked up at her, like a group of bewildered children.
Yu Wanyan asked, "Where are you going?"
"Do something that will help me sleep."
The crowd was confused. Ying Yao and Yu Wanyan got up to follow, while Mo Gui and Deng Erhuai also wanted to, but Wei Chongru and Terra each held them back.
Those three people can wander around this dangerous world, but the others are out of the question.
However, they could still see what Nanmen Jue was doing.
Nanmen Jue strode up to a person being chased and scrambled by a mirror image, and kicked the mirror image away.
The others were stunned, looking at Nanmen Jue as if they wanted to say something, but couldn't say anything.
Nanmen Jue didn't think she was too soft-hearted. The day before, when there was only the obsessive ghost, she hardly intervened. Everyone settled their grievances and revenge. However, today's mirror images were specially selected by the judge. They were the most powerful people among all those who entered the Ghost Realm. Even reincarnators might not be able to deal with them. What were the natives supposed to do?
The mirror is not even afraid of candles.
She was burning with anger; she couldn't kill Zhang Jin, but killing Mirror Image was an option.
Unbeknownst to her, the people who had followed her were scattered by the crowd, and she walked further and further away by herself. She strangled the last reflection in her surroundings and looked around indifferently. All she saw were wary faces.
She shook her wrist, which had been kicked, and turned to leave.
She had only taken two steps when a weak voice called out to her.
"Nanmen...brother."
Nanmen Jue closed his eyes briefly. What's going on? Why are they all coming here in droves today?
She turned around and looked at Zhu Wenjun in front of her with a blank expression.
The girl was clearly not doing well. She seemed to have lost weight in just one day, and there appeared to be injuries on her face. Her dim eyes looked at Nanmen Jue, filled with guilt and sorrow.
"Is there something you need?" Nanmen Jue asked.
Zhu Wenjun trembled, and Nanmen Jue thought she would run away. However, she slowly straightened up, her eyes trembling, but she still looked at Nanmen Jue with determination.
This reminded Nanmen Jue of when she appeared in the alley with serious injuries, and the girl looked at her in the same way, telling her to entrust her with the care.
For some inexplicable reason, Nanmen Jue gave a sneer.
Her smile seemed to sting Zhu Wenjun. She quickly lowered her eyes, then looked up again. "I came to find you, only to ask you two questions."
Nanmen Jue rubbed his wrist. "Speak."
"The first question," Zhu Wenjun paused, her voice trembling, before uttering with difficulty, "Did you really...kill my brother?"
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Author's Note: Zhang Chuxi: Best friend!
Others: Stunned
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