Ever since that incident, Gu Yulin has harbored hostility towards him, and seeing him today ruined her good mood for the entire day.
Yin Qi noticed his emotions, but he wasn't annoyed. He simply and generously pulled off his mask, revealing his face.
With a playful look on his face, he said, "Young Master Gu didn't even tell me it was his birthday. How lively!"
"Didn't you just stick it over yourself?"
He cursed Yin Qi inwardly, calling him a lapdog who wouldn't leave.
Gu Yulin didn't want to see him, so she turned her head, arranged the three incense sticks in her hand, and lit them on the oil lamp.
The incense burned, producing wisps of white smoke.
"Young Master's birthday is such a grand affair."
Yin Qi crossed his arms and watched his movements, then casually added, "It's much grander than before."
For some reason, Gu Yulin felt that his words had a deeper meaning.
Too lazy to play riddles with him, Gu Yulin, with three incense sticks burning persistently, came before the Earth God.
He raised the incense stick above his head, bowed three times devoutly to the Earth God, and slowly straightened up.
Yin Qi did not move, but silently watched him complete all the actions.
"If I'm not mistaken..."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Your wish is for all the people you love to be safe and happy."
Gu Yulin's steps faltered, and the hand holding the cigarette trembled.
The white smoke rising upwards forms a curved arc.
He looked at Yin Qi with a chilling gaze.
The scene was recreated.
Once again, Yin Qi accurately expressed what was on his mind.
Exactly the same word.
How did you know?
Gu Yulin's tone was tinged with anger, "And... what exactly do you want?"
He turned his head and glared angrily at Yin Qi, who remained calm and composed.
On two separate occasions, Yin Qi accurately revealed what was on his mind.
Gu Yulin began to wonder if mind-reading really existed in this world.
"Since things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore,"
Yin Qi, dressed in a black robe, slowly walked up to the Earth God and looked up at the tall sculpture.
“I never worship gods because I feel…”
"I am God."
He looked away from the sculpture and at Gu Yulin, explaining, "From childhood to adulthood, the things I dream about always happen in the future. I've already dreamed about what happened today."
So, he's here today, even though it was Gu Qingyan who decided to come here on the spur of the moment; so, he knows what wish he just made, even though he can make so many wishes.
Gu Yulin's hand holding the incense trembled slightly again, and some ash drifted into the air.
There is no objective evidence to prove that what Yin Qi said is false.
"So what?"
Gu Yulin reminded herself to stay calm, "It's just a wish, you can know if you want."
He stepped forward and placed three incense sticks into the incense burner before the Earth God.
"But my dream doesn't end here."
Yin Qi retaliated without holding back, letting out a cold sneer.
Before Gu Yulin could react, his words kept pouring out.
"I can tell you the result directly: your wish was not fulfilled in the end."
Gu Yulin silently clenched his fists at his sides.
He lowered his head, the light casting shadows on his face, obscuring his expression.
Yin Qi continued, "It's ridiculous that the people you love are all people you killed with your own hands."
"You turned your mother into a human stick and put her in formaldehyde. Your father sacrificed the entire Gu family to protect you."
"In the end, it's the same ending: you'll preserve me in formaldehyde."
Just hearing these straightforward descriptions is already incredibly bloody and cruel.
"Gu Yulin, Gu Yulin, I've said it before, your existence is a mistake."
Before he knew it, Yin Qi had approached him, his voice low and close to his ear.
"Only your death can save them."
Gu Yulin trembled slightly, seemingly affected by his words.
Yin Qi was satisfied with his reaction, and slowly smiled, his tone becoming even softer, "Only if you die can they live peacefully and happily."
"There's a river right next to us, the River of Oblivion, what a beautiful river! Just jump in..."
As he finished speaking, Yin Qi's expression changed drastically. His throat felt blocked by a powdery substance, and he couldn't utter a single word.
"Cough cough cough..."
He was bent over, coughing violently, and could only barely stand by holding onto the altar.
Not only that, but because of the foreign object in his eyes, he couldn't open them and could only keep them tightly closed.
"You, you...cough cough cough"
His entire face was contorted in pain, his skin tightly wrinkled and covered with a layer of gray powder, and the air reeked of an indescribable odor.
"Are you crazy?!"
He finally managed to scream out a complete sentence in agony, but his eyes still wouldn't open.
The hand that was supporting the altar left some faint nail marks on the table, showing how much force he had used.
"Shut your dog mouth."
Clap clap clap.
Gu Yulin clapped three times to disperse the remaining incense ash on his hands.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll put you in formaldehyde!"
Gu Yulin made an international friendly gesture towards him, even though Yin Qi couldn't see it at the moment.
When Yin Qi leaned closer to speak, Gu Yulin threw the incense ash he was holding toward Yin Qi.
He is very well-mannered.
He knew that his parents were celebrities, and that even a small action could affect them, so he always restrained himself and followed proper etiquette.
But good manners apply only to people, not to dogs.
In a way, Yin Qi was also quite honored, as it was the first time Gu Yulin had made such an outrageous move.
"What chuunibyou? You're a god."
Gu Yulin moved away from him and patted off some of the incense ash that had drifted over to him.
"You, cough cough cough...you'll regret this—!"
Unable to open his eyes and covered in incense ash, Yin Qi was in a fit of impotent rage, waving his hands wildly.
Gu Yulin looked at him coldly.
He was just dressed up as a clown; some people are real clowns.
Gu Yulin shifted his gaze back to the sculpture in the center and bowed again.
Sorry, Earth God, may I borrow your incense ash to punish a fool?
"No need for you to dream about it."
Gu Yulin twitched the corner of his mouth. "If they're in formaldehyde, I'll stay with them."
Upon hearing this, Yin Qi froze in place, unable to move.
Fingernails were digging into the table.
He didn't give Gu Yulin complete information.
In the end, forensic scientists found three similar DNAs in the human bones in the formalin.
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