Scourge Messenger

Chapter 180 Each with their own obsessions
Bunny Girl looked up at Pharmacist Yuan, her face showing just the right amount of confusion.

“If someone else said that, I would usually think they were cursing me and my whole family to die.” She rested her chin on her hand, her thick eyebrows furrowed, looking quite troubled. “But if you, big sister, said that… it doesn’t seem like there’s any other explanation besides cursing, right? Or did you not explain it clearly? Or did you say something wrong?”

“No,” the pharmacist shook his head, “that’s exactly what I mean. I don’t think you have any family at all.”

She paused for a moment: "And, sister, you haven't hidden this from me either."

Bunny Girl blinked but didn't say anything.

“You have never mentioned your parents or other relatives; the only one you have ever mentioned is your brother.”

Do you think my brother doesn't exist?

"No, your brother does exist, and he may have been very good to you, giving you precious keepsakes, delivering food to you every day, and even giving you the return order in case of emergency... but he is not your brother."

Hearing this, the bunny girl nodded earnestly: "Indeed, I've always thought that I'm so cute, I'm destined to grow into a great beauty, while my brother is so unlucky, he'll only get uglier and uglier in the future. Saying we're related by blood is really a stretch. But there's no way around it, even without blood ties, my brother is still my brother—"

“I’m not talking about blood ties,” the pharmacist interrupted her. “I’m talking about what truly binds family members together—kinship.”

"I always thought Bunny Girl was a pseudonym, since normal people wouldn't choose a name like that. But what if Bunny Girl really is your name? Who would use such a name?"

"I always thought your brother was unreliable, letting a young girl like you go out and wander the world. I was a little relieved when I found out you had a Return Token, but when I thought about it carefully, I felt something was wrong. Even if my child had a Return Token, I would not allow her to venture into the dangerous demonic lands alone. Putting aside the possibility that the Return Token might not be activated in time, the killing and bloodshed that would happen along the way is something no elder would want their child to encounter."

"But if your brother isn't a brother, and there's no kinship between you, then everything makes sense."

The bunny girl listened quietly to her analysis, her face devoid of any emotion—neither anger nor surprise—while she ate one candied hawthorn skewer after another.

"So, what conclusion did you draw, big sister?"

“You are a tool sent by your brother to seize Si Wuxie’s inheritance,” the Pharmacist said calmly. “You don’t even have your own name, only the code name Bunny Girl. Your brother is willing to give you so many precious tokens because you can bring him greater benefits. That’s why you risked offending Zhong Ji to bid for the sword and weapon manuals to give to your brother… because your brother’s interests are far more important than your own safety.”

“You have no family at all, only a leader called your brother. You cannot disobey any of your brother’s orders, and without his instructions, you would rather meditate all day and night than step out of your room.”

"You are your brother's puppet, you have no freedom at all."

The moment she guessed that the yellow dog was Bunny Girl's brother, a chill ran down Yaoshiyuan's spine, as if a snake was gently licking her back.

Although her opinion of Huang Quan improved after the Jiangnan City case, this was based on the premise that they were teammates.

As a teammate, Huang Quan possesses excellent pre-mission planning abilities. He has many loyal subordinates who can be dispatched near the mission target, as seen in Anguo Temple last time and Shang Xuanwen this time. If no unexpected events occur, Huang Quan could obtain the Heaven Sword with minimal effort.

But the question is, what if you were one of Yellow Dog's men? In the Ankokuji case, the one who impressed Yakushi the most was not Byeongja Chōrin, but Ango. He stood in the inner hall, holding a knife in one hand, the other hand burned to the point of exposing the black bone, the skin on half of his body twisted like wood grain, yet his demonic face showed no pain or fear, calmly awaiting Yellow Dog's orders.

This scene made the pharmacist raise her vigilance towards the yellow dog to the highest level. She couldn't imagine how the yellow dog controlled its subordinates, making them willing to endure torture, and even if they were eventually left as firewood at Ankokuji Temple, they would have no resentment and would die without regret.

Cult leader? Head of a mysterious organization? Power could never achieve such a thing; only faith can make people willingly submit.

Recalling his time with Bunny Girl with the answer in mind, everything became clear. If Yellow Dog could turn An Wu into firewood to set fire to Anguo Temple, why couldn't he let Bunny Girl venture alone into the Shu Road Mountains to seize the inheritance? As long as the goal is achieved, even if the tools break, it's worth it.

Perhaps in the eyes of the yellow dog, dying for him is the greatest glory for a tool?
"Ah."

After a brief silence, the bunny girl gave a soft "hmm," which sounded like a thunderclap from a clear sky, without any attempt to hide it, confirming the pharmacist's judgment.

Yaoshi Yuan suddenly felt a pang of sadness, picked up the wine jar from Qi and took a big gulp, then asked, "If I gave you the immobilization stone, would you use it yourself or give it to your brother?"

“He might use it himself, or he might give it to someone else. Anyway, my brother won’t want it,” said the bunny girl. “He only pursues a perfect Dao Foundation; he doesn’t care about a superior one.”

"Such arrogance! But if I had a sister like you, perhaps I would be just as greedy?" The pharmacist gazed at the setting sun in the distance. "If I asked you for the Whip Mountain Moving Stone Seal, would you give it to me?"

"meeting."

"Aren't you going to give it to your brother?"

“While most of what you said is correct, there’s one thing you didn’t guess.” Bunny Girl turned to look at her: “Just as I’m willing to help my brother, I’m willing to help you too. As long as it doesn’t harm his interests, I’ll allow you to do whatever you want.”

"What if I ask you to harm his interests?" the Pharmacist asked. "For example, come down the mountain with me now and leave this dangerous place of demonic cultivation."

Bunny Girl shook her head and said nothing, but silence itself was an attitude.

The pharmacist remained silent for a moment, feeling a growing sense of unease in his chest, before finally unable to hold back, he said, "Didn't you ever think about—"

"Big sister, haven't you ever thought about giving up on reviving the Bashui Pharmacist?" the bunny girl asked first.

The pharmacist remained silent.

Yes, there are countless obsessions in this world. Some seek wealth, some seek power, and some seek immortality. She doesn't understand why the Bunny Girl is loyal to the Yellow Dog, and neither does Wu Qiu Shi Dong understand why she still refuses to give up on reviving the Ba Shui Pharmacist even after all this. Is family reputation more important than one's own life? They just never say it, determined to follow the young lady until death.

The wise and the foolish each consider themselves wise and the other a fool.

(End of this chapter)