"Let me guess." Lilith smiled as she paced back and forth in front of Luo Youyou, her eyes never leaving Luo Youyou's face. "Your third wish... is for me to die."
It wasn't a question, it was a resounding affirmation. Luo Youyou froze in her place. Her thoughts had just spun around and around, as if no matter how they turned, they couldn't escape Lilith's eagle-like eyes. Her eyes were the same color as hers, but they held a deeper gloom and cruelty. Like a detector, they revealed the person standing before her.
"Do you really think I would risk my own safety to fulfill someone else's wish?" Lilith leaned closer, staring into Luo Youyou's red eyes. "You little brat, I've taught you to be too naive."
"Please be respectful to my father." Luo Youyou looked annoyed.
"A loving father and a filial daughter." Lilith's lips curled up, her eyes narrowed into slits, her fan-like eyelashes covering her cunning gaze, but it still made people feel chilling. "I'll give you one more chance. What's your third wish? Otherwise, I'll break my promise."
"So what if I break my promise?"
"Including your first two wishes, none of them count."
Luo Youyou bit her lower lip, as if she had made a great decision. She finally raised her head and looked straight into Lilith's eyes. "The third wish is to reshape the laws of the five realms."
"What?" Lilith seemed incredulous, as if she had heard a huge joke. She stared at Luo Youyou with scarlet eyes as if she were looking at a monster. "Did I hear correctly? Reshaping the laws of the five realms? Do you know what that means?"
Luo Youyou hadn't really thought about what it meant. Reshaping the laws of the Five Realms meant to her that those around her were no longer at the mercy of those rules. But she couldn't make wishes for everyone, as Lilith wouldn't grant them. The only solution was for her to reshape the laws of the Five Realms.
"Little girl, you have quite a bit of ambition," Lilith lowered her eyes and sighed almost audibly. "Reshaping the laws of the five realms means first destroying them and returning to chaos. Chaos will give birth to a new Creator God, and the Creator God will reshape the laws."
"Destroy the five realms..." Luo Youyou muttered these four words.
"Destroying the five realms, do you know what that means?" Lilith asked again.
"It means the destruction of you, me, and all living beings in the five realms."
"You're a bit smart, but even if you ask me to destroy the five realms, I can't do it." Lilith spread her hands, looking a bit like a rogue.
Luo Youyou laughed. If the five realms were destroyed, then everything she had done would be meaningless. "I don't have a third wish."
"Really?" Lilith was a little surprised. When she was promised to fulfill three wishes before being imprisoned, she had guessed countless possibilities. Desire is the mark engraved by the God of Creation on every species. The desire of the blood clan is to pursue strength, the desire of humans is to pursue wealth and status, and the original desire of the witch sin is to explore the world. She imagined countless wishes that might be mentioned, but she didn't expect that there would be people who couldn't even fulfill all three wishes.
"I have no reason to lie to you."
Lilith reassessed Luo Youyou. Was it because the world was changing too fast, because she had been locked up for too long, or was this little girl simply different? It seemed she needed to reassess the world.
"Okay, I'll grant your first wish."
"What about the second one?" Luo Youyou asked anxiously.
"The second one... I can't do it."
Luo Youyou rolled her eyes. Isn't he the God of Creation? Can't he grant any wish? If he can't do this or that, why would he save you?
Lilith saw through Luo Youyou's thoughts, but she didn't get annoyed. She said slowly, "The only person who can trap Barlow is himself. Whether he wants to come out or not is his own choice."
"It's his own choice?" Luo Youyou was skeptical. It was true that the only person who could trap him was himself, but why did Barro want to trap himself in the underworld and endure the pain of separation from Luo Yun?
"Okay girl, I'm tired, you go back first." Lilith waved her hand.
Go back? After finally meeting the legendary Blood Father and saying so much meaningless things, you let her go back before her wish is fulfilled?
Seeing that Luo Youyou had no intention of leaving, Lilith became a little impatient. "The thirteen sacred vessels have returned to their places. I can only be a little freer in this alien space. The blood of the thirteen gods has not yet arrived, so I can't leave. Do you understand what I mean?"
Luo Youyou suddenly realized. Damn it, how could she have forgotten such an important step? "I'll go find it right away."
With that, a red figure vanished from Lilith's sight, and the alternate dimension fell into darkness and silence again, so quiet that even the sound of breathing was deafening. Lilith suddenly felt a little regretful. She should have let the little girl stay with her for a while longer.
The magnificent palace of the underworld was empty. Every corner seemed to have an invisible beast roaring with loneliness and depression. Luo Youyou looked everywhere, but there was no sign of Barlow. She followed the scent to the shore of the sea and saw Barlow standing on the shore of the sea, staring at the soul struggling in pain in a trance.
Luo Youyou was a little nervous. The last time they parted on bad terms was still fresh in her mind. She wondered if Barro was still angry with her. She walked quietly behind Barro, remained silent for a long time, and finally called out "Dad".
Barlow's thoughts were interrupted, with a hint of displeasure on his face. Turning around and seeing Luo Youyou's cautious face, his expression softened again. He put his arm around Luo Youyou's shoulders and said, "You are my daughter. No matter what mistakes you make, I will not be angry."
Luo Youyou felt a hint of warmth in her chest, and her throat was dry. She forced herself to swallow the sobs before saying, "It's too hot here. Let's go back."
Barlow nodded and returned to the hall with Luo Youyou.
"I saw Lilith. Who... who is she?"
"Have you seen her?" Barlow looked at Luo Youyou in disbelief.
Luo Youyou nodded and said, "Yes, from her tone, father must know her."
Barlow smiled bitterly, "More than just knowing each other...what did she say to you?"
"She said, I can ask you all my questions."
Barlow hesitated for a moment, then led Luo Youyou to a secret compartment filled with rows of books, so old they looked as if they would break at the slightest touch. He pulled a book from the top shelf and handed it to Luo Youyou. It looked even older, covered in symbols she couldn't understand.
"I... I don't understand..." Luo Youyou said embarrassedly.
Barlow understood, and drew an arc with his palm on the page. A barely visible light swept across the page. After the halo disappeared, the words on the page became words that Luo Youyou could understand.
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