From the end of the world

Chapter 124 The Next Day's Wishes 1
The person who was most affected after the battle with the Monster Maker was probably Zhu Shi, but she noticed her own omissions faster than Ma Zao and I. Perhaps it was because her professional awareness as Luo Shan Wu Chang was still functioning, in comparison, Ma Zao and I were actually still laymen.

After she realized what was happening, she didn't call us over, but specifically called Lu Youxun, probably because she wanted to handle the aftermath herself. As for whether Lu Youxun would be tired after being called to work overtime in the middle of the night, she probably didn't care at all.

Of course, the investigation and aftermath of the scene were originally the job of Luoshan Youxun. It would be strange if Lu Youxun did not deal with such a huge incident. In addition, there were some body fragments scattered after the monster maker exploded at the scene, and those things also needed to be recovered.

Lu Youxun himself would definitely not have any complaints, at least not about the work itself. Rather, he complained in the text message that we did not call him over to join the operation at the beginning. He finally tracked down the monster maker who had a blood feud with him, but he was not able to rush to the scene in time - I guess his true feelings were not just complaints, he might even cry out in despair.

As for the most critical "clinic", the result of the investigation was "no result".

The inside of the "clinic" was empty.

It's only natural if you think about it. The monster maker realized from the beginning that he would be tracked down here, so he couldn't have failed to do the corresponding work in advance. All the material clues that might exist inside the "clinic", as well as the equipment and instruments for the monster's physical examination, were removed in advance, leaving us with an empty and lonely room. It doesn't feel out of place to hang a rental advertisement at the door.

Thinking in a positive direction, even if none of us remembered to investigate the "clinic" in time this time, the result would probably not be different. But apparently some people can't see it that way. Lu Youxun explained the results of his investigation in a calm tone in the text message, but it seemed that a thick regret permeated between the lines.

I also have some complaints about Lu Youxun. Maybe it's all because of him. Every time I meet an opponent, they are the type that is hard to kill because of their clone abilities. But if I really complain to him in person, it will probably hit him where it hurts the most.

But is it really true that we can’t get any clues from the “clinic”?

After careful consideration, I came to the conclusion "no".

Lu Youxun doesn't know what Ma Zao's blessing power is yet, otherwise he would definitely realize that things are not over yet. The monster maker cleared the clues in the "clinic" in advance - so what? As long as there were "clues" in the "clinic", Ma Zao's blessing power could trace them back and dig them out.

After that, let's take Ma Zao to the "clinic" for investigation.

On the way to the breakfast shop near Xianshui University, I passed by an abandoned construction site and couldn't help but stop to look.

The unfinished building that was split in half remains here for the time being, starting with Agent Kong, the immortal monster, the shadow-changing monster, and finally the monster maker... I have experienced battles many times, but I still haven't felt the sense of life and death crisis that a battle should have.

According to Zhu Shi, the power of the monster maker has reached the "Cheng" level, which is a replica of Lu Youxun at his peak. Under the "Cheng, Zhe, Xia, Kong" rating system of demon hunters, he is already known as the ultimate strongman. However, even a strong man who has reached the limit of demon hunters still cannot pose the slightest threat to me.

Of course, there is a clear difference between the Monster Maker and the monsters. I can easily burn the monsters to death instantly, but I need to work harder to achieve the same effect with the Monster Maker. But is this difference really meaningful?
If the "extreme level demon hunter" is not possible, then what about the real "demon hunter who surpasses demon hunter"?
What about the legendary "Great Impermanence"?
Just then, a familiar female voice sounded from behind.

"This building will be demolished soon," she said. "Several agents have investigated here beforehand and confirmed that there are no strange forces left inside. However, there seem to be traces of evil spirits."

I looked back and it was Zhu Shi.

She was still wearing a white blouse, a black skirt, and a black guitar case on her back. Her expression was quite calm. Not the kind of calm that was deliberately made, but quite natural, like the daily calmness of greeting a friend when you meet him on the street.

I didn't know how to talk to her. After all, we did that last night. Even if the monster maker is our enemy, she told me not to apologize. I couldn't really communicate with her as if nothing happened. Not long ago, when I killed two shadow clones in front of Chang'an and thought they were real people, the guilt I felt in my heart was not as great as the guilt I felt now.

I tried to find something innocuous to talk about: "Why are you here?"

"I'm just taking a walk near the school and having breakfast nearby." She smiled.

"I see..." I suddenly noticed something strange, "Wait, you said there was an evil spirit in that unfinished building?"

"Yes." She nodded. "But according to the on-site investigation by the agents, it should have been destroyed when you were fighting with Agent Kong. Didn't you notice it at the time?" I shook my head. Was there really an evil spirit in the unfinished building? Then why didn't Agent Kong lure it out when he used the soul-luring talisman? At that time, I was under the influence of the physique of the early broom star, so I wouldn't be mutually repelled by strange things, right?
After thinking about it, there seems to be only one possibility. The evil spirit had seen me before my first meeting with Ma Zao. Specifically, it had seen me in the short time after I first entered the abandoned construction site for exploration and before I met Ma Zao, and had the impression that I must be avoided.

Agent Kong said that the evil spirits that were lurking in the abandoned construction site were probably low-level evil spirits that only had instincts. As for people like me, the intelligent monsters would unconsciously ignore and avoid me, but the monsters that acted purely on instinct would notice me and stay away from me because of instinct. So even when Agent Kong and I came again later, it did not choose to show up. Because it still remembered me.

As we chatted, we went to a nearby breakfast shop together, ordered two dumplings, and then sat down in a corner of the store.

I was thinking whether I should tell Zhu Shi the truth.

The gray mist witnessed in the monster maker's consciousness network, the speculation that Ying Lingyun might be holding a fragment of the divine seal, the doubts about Ying Lingyun's life or death... As a friend of Zhu Shi, I think I have an obligation to speak out.

In the process, I couldn't avoid revealing the fact that I also possessed a fragment of the divine seal.

Admittedly, I used to think that telling Zhu Shi that I had the fragment of the divine seal would have a huge impact on my situation, so I thought I should carefully consider the timing of telling him the truth. As for whether now is the most appropriate time, I still can't judge. But last night's experience undoubtedly placed a heavy weight on one side of the scale in my heart. And in the final analysis, I didn't care much about whether my situation would become dangerous.

Compared to that kind of thing, I care more about how I should face my friends and how I should face myself when thinking about such things. I always hope that I can make a decision that I will not regret, but now I think that the consequences of concealing the truth are more unbearable than the consequences that may result from telling the truth.

The only thing that makes me hesitant is that, assuming Ying Lingyun is really dead, and I irresponsibly throw out the speculation that "your father may not be dead", will it cause Zhu Shi to have unrealistic expectations.

"Are you still bothered by what happened last night?" Zhu Shi asked calmly.

I thought about it and answered, “I can’t help but care.”

"makes sense."

She picked up the steamed bun with chopsticks, but did not eat it immediately. Instead, she stared at it and said to herself after a moment, "Why did he join the Humanitarian Department..."

"Doesn't your mother suffer from amnesia? Maybe he is looking for a cure." I tried to make a benevolent guess, but then I wondered if I lacked the ability to express such an attitude.

"You don't have to try to make me happy." She laughed again, "Besides, how could he do anything for his mother? It's impossible. He doesn't love her at all. No, I even doubt whether he still remembers that there is a mother."

"So heartless?" I asked.

"My mother has been in a vegetative state for two years, and during this time, he has not visited her once," she said. "Not only that, he rarely came home in the past. I rarely saw him since I was a child. Occasionally I saw him and my mother together, but they didn't feel like a couple. He was like an outsider who came back occasionally. This is not my prejudice, he probably also sees himself this way."

"You hate him?" I asked.

"Hate... not to that extent. Would you specifically hate a stranger?" She thought for a while and said, "If I must say it, I still hate him. Look, my brother is his illegitimate son, and he is only one year older than me, right? To be exact, he is about ten months older than me.

"That is to say, my brother was born from another woman's belly around the time when my mother got pregnant with me. I have no problem with my brother, but my father... He was able to have an affair with another woman behind his wife's back, and even had an illegitimate child at that time... No matter how I look at it, I can't have a good impression of that kind of father."

"Although you said 'other women', I remember that the person your father cheated with wasn't even a human," I said.

"Yes, that's even worse, aggravating the crime!" she said angrily.

(End of this chapter)