Chapter 135 Night Candle Rules 13 "Nanmen Jue, are you worthy?"...
Yu Wanyan glared at her in shock. She was indeed a very pretty young girl, who looked as if she had suffered a great injustice. However, unfortunately, Nanmen Jue himself had such a face and would not be easily deceived by appearances.
"Don't forget, I'm bound by the rules here, and so are you. You can report me, and I can report you!" Yu Wanyan forced a strong stance, but her voice still trembled slightly. "Do you want to die with me?"
Upon hearing this, Nanmen Jue's face lit up with a bright smile. "That's right, you and I might both die. Will it be you who dies, me who dies, or us both? I'm very curious, aren't you?"
Yu Wanyan stared at her in disbelief, "Are you really crazy?"
"If being a normal person can't deal with you perverts, then I don't mind being a madman," Nanmen Jue said with a smile. "How about it, want to try this possibility? We'll report each other and see who gets killed?"
Yu Wanyan's eyes finally revealed genuine fear. Her body stiffened, and she unconsciously leaned back, trying to get away from the stunningly beautiful madman in front of her. But the further she leaned back, the closer Nanmen Jue moved forward, staring intently into her timid eyes.
“You’re scared?” Nanmen Jue said with interest.
"I...I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of anyone!" Fear made Yu Wanyan's voice shrill. She glared fiercely at Nanmen Jue, like a rabbit cornered by a jackal. "Ever since I entered this space, everyone I've met thought I was going to die, but in the end, I'm still alive and well, aren't I? Those are the ones who died! I will continue to live, and I will be the one who survives!"
"Really?" Nanmen Jue said. "Then why are you trembling?"
Yu Wanyan then realized that her whole body was trembling, so much so that Nanmen Jue in her pupils was swaying slightly. She swallowed hard, her face pale in the darkness.
Those wolf-like, sharp pupils seemed to see right through her fear, baseness, and hope, laying her bare and exposing her to their mocking scrutiny.
An unprecedented surge of anger and humiliation overwhelmed her, instantly suppressing her fear. Yu Wanyan abruptly raised her eyes, her eyes reddening, but her gaze returned to the arrogance she once displayed with the puppet. "What, are you trying to criticize me? Even if I am utterly wicked, it's not your place, Nanmen Jue, to judge me."
Nanmen Jue still asked the same question: "Who raised you to be like this?"
Why should I tell you?
"Yu Wanyan, you'd better answer my question." Nanmen Jue lost his patience and grabbed her by the neck. "Don't make me ask you a third time."
"Why are you asking this? I've already killed people. If I went back to the real world, I'd be a criminal to be punished. I know that. How did I become like this? Does it even matter who taught me? What are you so obsessed with?" Tears welled up in Yu Wanyan's eyes and fell. "I just want to live. Nanmen Jue, aren't you also killing to survive? You're more ruthless and cruel than me. What right do you have to talk to me like that? Where did you get this inexplicable sense of responsibility from, wanting to meddle in my affairs? You're not worthy!"
“It seems you understand what I’m asking,” Nanmen Jue said.
"How could I not understand? I'm not stupid!" Yu Wanyan completely lost control, screaming at Nanmen Jue at the top of her lungs, tears streaming down her cheeks onto the hand gripping her. "Do you want to know who the first person I killed was? Do you want to know what he did to me? What good will it do you if you know? Do you want to avenge me? You can't do anything. You're even one of those who wanted to kill me. So why are you asking me so many questions? If you want to kill me, then treat me like a murderer and kill me cruelly to avenge that little girl! Asking so many questions, will you have any mercy? Will you spare my life? Put away your unnecessary kindness. You disgust me!"
Nanmen Jue released her neck, looked at the girl with tears streaming down her face and a fierce look in her eyes, and said indifferently, "So you remember her."
“Yes, I remember her, so what?” Yu Wanyan seemed completely reckless, saying almost defiantly, “I remember what she looks like, I remember her crying and begging me when she was strapped to the operating table, I remember her weakly and desperately calling your name when her skull was opened—”
With a bang, Yu Wanyan and the sofa were overturned; Nanmen Jue had kicked her hard.
"Cough, cough..." Amidst the dust, Yu Wanyan clutched her kicked stomach and scrambled to her feet, pointing at Nanmen Jue and laughing, "You, a murderer just like me, think you're a hero? You've killed so many people, yet you want to avenge an NPC? Nanmen Jue, you've fallen for that little girl? You're not a pedophile, are you—"
Nanmen Jue was furious, but he chuckled lightly. "You were so afraid of death just now, and now you're deliberately trying to provoke me? Do you want to die so soon?"
"If you've got the guts, kill me right now," Yu Wanyan said bitterly. "You wouldn't dare, Nanmen Jue, because you don't want to die either."
The two women stared at each other, each feeling the anger and hatred surging within the other. They knew they each held a knife, ready to plunge it into each other's chests without hesitation should they seize the opportunity.
"You wouldn't dare kill me." Seeing that Nanmen Jue really didn't make a move, Yu Wanyan's face revealed a crazy, gamble-winning joy. She elegantly smoothed her messy hair. "It seems we've reached a tacit understanding. There's no point in making things a lose-lose situation in a place like this."
Nanmen Jue stared at her silently, his pupils reflecting a complex mix of emotions.
The girl quickly straightened her skirt and hair, then turned to look at her. "The only way to survive in the Reincarnation Space is to kill. Even a new kid knows this. How could you, a wanted criminal across the entire space, not know this? I suspect you're just using this as an excuse to get back at me."
“For you, killing is no longer about surviving,” Nanmen Jue said coldly. “Stop deceiving yourself with that excuse.”
"Yes, so what? I'm stronger and smarter than them. This world is a dog-eat-dog world. They can't beat me, so I'm the one who survives, and they're the ones who die. It's that simple." Yu Wanyan said with a sneer, "You're a man, how could you understand the malice I face? As long as I don't kill the others, they'll kill me sooner or later. Who taught me how to kill? Those who want to kill me taught me. Are you satisfied with that reason?"
Nanmen Jue looked at her as if she were a twisted ghost. She knew that given what she had done, no matter what she said or from any standpoint, it would seem like a joke. So she didn't say anything more and just sat down wearily on the single sofa.
She suddenly turned off the engine, catching Yu Wanyan off guard. She had prepared herself for a storm, knowing that even if she didn't dare kill her, she would still suffer. However, Nanmen Jue actually sat down. Her high brow bone and nose bridge divided her face into light and dark areas. The dark eyes no longer held mockery or murderous intent, but instead seemed somewhat... lost.
What is she confused about?
She has already reached the top of the power level in the Reincarnation Space. No one can threaten her. If she encounters someone, it will be him who dies, not her. Why is she still putting on such an act?
Is Nanmen Jue... pitying her?
A strange emotion surged through Yu Wanyan's proud heart, and she felt the rage she had suppressed resurface.
No one ever did! No one dared to pity her! What was there for her to pity? She could kill anyone who wanted to kill her, she could arbitrarily control the lives of many people, watching them cry in despair, kneeling and begging for mercy, just like her helpless appearance when she first entered the reincarnation space. If she hadn't had some feelings for Nanmen Jue before, she might have become her puppet long ago, and there would be no chance for her to be pitied here.
"No! Have pity on me!" Yu Wanyan screamed at Nanmen Jue like the most childish child, "You'd better kill me right here, or I will definitely kill you, turn you into my puppet, and torture you for the rest of your life!"
Nanmen Jue remained unmoved by the threat. She looked calmly at Yu Wanyan's red, tear-filled eyes and asked, "Why didn't you choose to go to the Iron Drill?"
The drill bit will protect all women who ask for help. Whether or not it can actually protect them, at least its firm stance can deter some petty thieves.
Yu Wanyan's lips twitched, revealing a sneer that was exactly the same as Nanmen Jue's before. "Why would I need to beg others for protection? I don't need it. Besides, Terra is a useless person. She wants to protect everyone, but in the end, she won't be able to protect anyone."
These words sounded like simple disdain, but Nanmen Jue's heart suddenly stirred, and she instinctively felt something rush past her. Just as she was about to ask, the doorbell rang.
In the realm of ghosts, if someone knocks on the door, it usually means something bad is coming. The two of them fell silent, and Yu Wanyan's expression became wary.
The doorbell rang again. Nanmen Jue glanced at Yu Wanyan, then got up to open the door.
In that brief moment, Yu Wanyan quickly moved the sofa back to its original position, making it seem as if nothing had happened.
The rules of judgment in this strange realm are really subjective. Nobody wants to gamble on the possibility of "whether making a mess of your home counts as being a bad person". But time is too short and there is no time to clean up the dust on the ground.
Nanmen Jue opened the door, and a person in a police uniform stood outside with a standard, stiff smile on his face, looking more like a ghost than a ghost.
"Hello, I'm a police officer. As I mentioned before, we will be visiting single-parent families," the officer said.
"I remember, I remember. I've been waiting for you for ages. Please come in."
To Yu Wanyan's astonishment, Nanmen Jue warmly shook hands with the staff member and enthusiastically welcomed him in.
"Please sit down, please sit down. Oh dear, my daughter and I aren't very good at cleaning, so the house isn't very clean. We haven't had time to tidy it up yet. Please make do with your seats."
Yu Wanyan hesitated, as if she wanted to speak.
"No, no, you've just checked in, you should rest well, it's not too late to unpack tomorrow." Just like in a play, the staff member replied very warmly, and if you ignored his expression, the scene was quite harmonious.
"Thank you for your understanding..."
"No, no..."
Yu Wanyan watched the two act in silence, and vaguely felt that Nanmen Jue was probably from Sichuan and had learned face-changing.
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