Chapter 184: Scene 9 (Inverted V) There will be countless “you” here…
"Miss He, is this really okay? Won't the villagers be scared?"
“…”
"Yes," He Yuezhe grunted as he dug at the wall. "That would be best."
"Can't!"
"Tang, Sister Tang?"
"Miss He, we are here to help them unravel the mystery of this house. We must not harm innocent people!"
"Did you guess it?" He Yuezhe looked up at Tang Xiqin, who was digging at the wall on the other side. The girl had already stood up, her hands covered in mud. "But I just want to know what they think. I don't want to hurt them."
"Miss He, I know you might think using the formation to see the villagers' past memories isn't harmful, but they're already fragile living here, and there are always secrets they don't want to share. If you really did that, they wouldn't end well."
"...Why? It happened a long time ago. Those are just some truths. Don't they want us to restore normalcy here?"
"Miss He, the truth is a very heavy thing. Of course, they also hope that things can return to normal here, but, but, huh..."
The girl's hands were covered in mud, which filled the cracks between her palms and squeezed between her fingers. Her slightly large palms were slightly curled up and trembling, and she sighed.
"Ms. He, please believe me this time. I have other ways to make them speak." She bowed to He Yuezhe.
"They are just a group of ordinary people, who couldn't be more ordinary. Please, please be so kind—"
"Miss Tang, aren't we friends?"
He Yuezhe looked at her in confusion, and their two pairs of muddy hands clasped together: "If we are friends, why would you say such things?"
"Miss He?! I'm sorry, I just, just a little..."
"Bang!!"
“Sister Tang!”
"Miss Chen, be careful! There's something wrong with this mud!" He Yuezhe warned loudly, "It can wrap around a human body!"
"Ah!" Chen Shuo carefully stepped over the mud on the ground and walked over to look at the two of them with concern. "Miss He, are you okay? What happened to Sister Tang?"
"I'm fine," He Yuezhe shook his head at her. "This soil has the ability to make people faint. Miss Tang probably fainted because she was too excited and inhaled too much."
"I, I have some medicine here, do you want to use it?"
"Wait a minute, let me get the dirt off her body before using it."
"good."
The mud on his hands had spread to his shoulders, making it inconvenient for him to move, but in order to prevent Chen Shu from getting into trouble, He Yuezhe still helped Tang Xiqin wipe off the mud one by one without telling her.
The mud that had covered his neck was wiped off, leaving behind a muddy yellow "scar" that looked like a blister from a burn, but also like... a wound that was torn and then sutured again.
Her arms were wrapped tightly and her blood vessels were squeezed. He Yuezhe took the handkerchief that Chen Shu had soaked in water for her and wiped it on the "scar" on Tang Xiqin's body.
"Hiss, it can't be wiped off." He Yuezhe had no choice but to take out the ointment she had given him before, apply it, and then bandage it.
"Miss He, you don't look well..."
"I'm fine, Miss Chen. Please help Miss Tang to rest fifteen meters away from me."
"What about you? Miss He, what are you going to do? Can't I help you?"
"Ms. Chen, hurry up, don't say this for now. I will explain to you later. Take Miss Tang away from me first, quickly!"
"Miss He, okay, I'll go right away. Be sure to call me if you need anything!"
“Uh huh!!”
The next second after Chen Shuo helped Tang Xiqin turn around and leave, mud rushed into He Yuezhe's mouth and nose.
Away from the wall of the house, He Yuezhe sat cross-legged on the ground.
First, there was a feeling of being choked by a foreign object, then the dirt became more and more and expanded more and more, suffocating, suffocating, the dirt gradually climbed up the eyeballs and penetrated the eardrums, and the stomach and intestines were stretched to the point of exploding.
He Yuezhe could hear nothing and see nothing, as if the soil separated her from the world.
But she knew that Chen Shu would be worried as soon as he saw her, so she shook her head.
The speed at which the soil climbed was not fast, but for the suffocating people, every minute and every second was a handshake with death.
Let her experience what "those people" feel, let her experience how they die in despair and lose their bones.
The best thing would be to let her experience it... and then solve this annoying thing.
"Cough, cough, cough...!!!" The mud disappeared and He Yuezhe coughed violently a few times out of instinct.
"Young girl, you have come here. Do you have a wish that you would like me to help you fulfill?"
desire?
I don’t seem to have... No, I should have a wish, and that wish seems very important, no, it is very important.
But, but why can't I remember anything at all?
"Can you really fulfill my wish?" He Yuezhe didn't know the purpose of the white-robed man in front of her, so she couldn't act rashly. She could only pretend to be scared and look at her pitifully.
The white-robed man chuckled and opened his arms: "Of course, I can fulfill everyone's wishes."
"—as long as they ask me for help."
Those were, those were actually countless skulls, hanging tightly together on the robe of the man in white robe!
"!" He Yuezhe took a few steps back in horror.
"Young girl, please don't be afraid of me. Killing is the best way to realize your wishes. You shouldn't be afraid of it. You should accept it, welcome it, and finally, indulge in it. Haha ...
"You lunatic, I want to leave, I won't make any more wishes, please let me go!!!"
"No. You are not allowed to leave." The person in white robe was very fast. She moved in front of He Yuezhe in an instant and hugged her with both hands.
The white bones hit the body, causing some pain, but more of a chill.
“You, let me go…!”
"Young girl, since you have chosen to pay the price of your life to make a wish, why do you want to leave?" The voice of the man in white robe was extremely gentle, but it gave people a feeling of fear.
"No, no, no!! Let me go, let me go, I won't allow it anymore, please let me go, let me go back!!!"
"Shut up! You're so noisy! I'm talking to you nicely, but you won't listen. Do I have to force you to make a wish?!"
The white-robed figure's tone suddenly changed. She grabbed He Yuezhe's neck and shouted angrily, "Tell me, what exactly is your wish?!"
"Ugh!! Let me go, let me go, I won't make a wish anymore!!"
"Don't make a wish? Oh, how can I not make a wish?" The man in white robes became gentle again. "Everyone has desires, and desires will eventually become wishes."
"So tell me, what is your wish?"
"Let me go first, let me go first!"
"...Okay, I'll let you go. Can you tell me your wish?"
"If my wish comes true, will I die?"
"Yes, you are very smart."
"Then, before I die, can you tell me why you did this?"
"...Never mind. If that's your opinion, fine." The man in white sighed. "The reason I'm doing this is simply to find some joy in living."
"Young girl, all my friends are dead. My only joy in life is to help others realize their wishes."
"I long to live because I need to 'keep thinking', but I am afraid of death because I am afraid of seeing them. They are disgusted with me and leave me because of what I have done."
"Young girl, you may already know my identity."
“…”
"Do you want me to die?"
"Will you die too?"
"certainly."
"Then, then you, I, no, this, why, why did you become like this?" He Yuezhe stuttered and grabbed the arm of the man in white robe.
Scars, scars caused by ropes, scars caused by repeated cuts from sharp objects, scars caused by scalding heat, scars everywhere.
"Are you injured?" He Yuezhe rolled up the sleeves of the man in white robe.
“…”
"Does it hurt?"
"He Yuezhe, to be honest, I hate living in this world as you."
“…”
"I have all your memories, I know your catchphrases, your habits, I am practically you."
“…”
"But, as you can see, I failed. I can't go anywhere in this world."
“…”
"Are you sad to see me like this?"
"I……"
"Aren't you never afraid of pain? Isn't it okay for you to die in front of someone, even if you kill someone with your own hands?"
"Not to mention how slovenly I am, how miserable I am, and how exhausted I am, right?"
"No, that's not the case..."
"He Yuezhe, do you really love yourself?"
“…”
"Have you ever laughed for yourself? Have you ever cried for yourself? Do you know what your favorite color is, what your favorite taste is, and what kind of person you like?"
“…”
"He Yuezhe, this world was born from your imagination, so there are countless 'you' here, so many, so many that even if you die, you will never die."
“…”
"Now that I'm dead, how many more of you will die in the future?"
The flame on the dagger was finally ignited.
The flames licked the white robe from the middle to the surroundings.
"He Yuezhe," the white-robed man's voice trembled. "I'm so tired. Fortunately, you came. I can finally be free..."
A face that He Yuezhe was very familiar with appeared before her eyes. It was her own face, but it looked more haggard, weak, and decadent.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you..." The white-robed man's body covered with scars was exposed, and He Yuezhe gently hugged her.
"I will use my death to tell you the reason why your friends are suffering and drowning in those worlds. I am very happy..."
"So, you have to live..."
"Okay, okay, I will survive, I will survive." He Yuezhe stroked her face and watched her being quietly swallowed by the flames, her dark eyes closed.
Oh, so that's how it is. He Yuezhe nodded, feeling the dirt that had invaded his brain falling off bit by bit. It turned out that he could deceive himself.
Fortunately, she stuffed the dagger into Tang Xiqin's body before coming here. They are probably waking herself up now, and she is still sober. Otherwise, she might really kill herself here.
"Miss He——"
“Ahem!”
When he opened his eyes again, He Yuezhe saw Tang Xiqin and Chen Shu surrounding him.
"Huh, she finally woke up." Tang Xiqin held the dagger in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her wake up. "Miss He, are you okay? How do you feel?"
"It's okay..." He Yuezhe said weakly, "Shall we go look for them in the house?"
"No, you're so weak, you should rest for a while!"
"I'm fine, really."
"no!"
"Sister Tang, let me help Miss He, shall we go in?"
"Hey, Xiao Shu, why are you so mean?"
"Sister Tang, the villagers won't speak for a while if we stay outside. We might as well go in and find Brother Ban and the others."
"What Xiaoshu said makes sense, and I'm really fine."
"...Alright then. But, 'Xiao Shu'?! When did you two become so close?!!"
"Tang, Sister Tang?! Are you angry?"
"No! I'm just, just curious, why don't some people call my name too!"
"Sister Tang?"
"Hey, hey, no, no, no, that's not the name!"
"Sister Tang, you are shy!"
"No! I don't have it, don't talk nonsense!!!"
"Sister Tang's face is so red?"
"He Yuezhe you!!!!"
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