What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

"That's a whole day."

Gu Yuqiu took a cup, glanced at the dusk that had appeared countless times before, and began to pour the wine.

Su Yan said, "Does it mean boredom?"

Gu Yuqiu shook his head and said, "It means feeling regret for having wasted one's life."

Su Yan didn't believe such a thing.

She picked up her glass, intending to take a small sip, but then remembered it was beer, so she stopped being stingy and took a big gulp.

For her, alcohol had long lost its intoxicating effect; the only difference between it and water was its taste.

This beer tastes alright, it's quite enjoyable to drink, and it's worth getting a little tipsy.

Do you drink alcohol often?

She glanced at Gu Yuqiu and asked casually.

Gu Yuqiu thought for a moment and said, "Very rarely. Since I came to live here, I probably haven't even been once. I did go to a bar once, though."

Su Yan was slightly taken aback, not expecting her to go to a bar.

"I went to the bar because of work... um, that's how I met Lin Mushi."

Gu Yuqiu calmly said, "As for why I don't drink, it's probably because I don't like drinking alone. It always feels like drinking alone, which is especially boring."

Su Yan raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Is Lin Mushi not a person?"

Gu Yuqiu sighed, "No matter how mature she is, to you and me, she's still just a child."

Hearing this, Su Yan's expression turned slightly cold, and she said, "You've harmed a child."

Gu Yuqiu seemed not to hear any of this, and continued, "But what twenty-year-old child is there in this world? A giant baby? She's not."

Su Yan didn't like these words, so she remained silent.

Gu Yuqiu naturally changed the subject, no longer talking about the third party, and said, "And you, when I died before, did you drink to drown your sorrows?"

Su Yan recalled the scene very carefully, finding many images related to that sentence, all in the dead of night, and calmly said, "No."

"Hmm?" Gu Yuqiu put down his wine glass and turned his head to look at her.

"I don't believe that drinking can help you drown your sorrows."

Su Yan remained calm and said indifferently, "Besides, I was quite busy during that time."

Gu Yuqiu chuckled and said, "That was exactly the most leisurely period of my life."

By choosing death as her means of departure, she drew all eyes to Xin Chu, where she searched and explored under the scorching sun at the end of summer, discovering all sorts of interesting things.

Many scenes, like her walking side by side with Su Yan in the sunset today, are still interesting even without words.

She sighed and said, "It's a pity there are only a few days left."

Su Yan suddenly said, "Change."

This means changing the subject.

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her and asked, "Then what else can we talk about?"

Su Yan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, realizing that there was really nothing left to talk about, or rather, everything that could be talked about had already been discussed, leaving only one last question.

—Let's leave that slap aside for now, because she still wanted to drink it.

What is your ultimate goal?

Su Yan looked at Gu Yuqiu, thought for a moment and said, "There's probably only one thing left that I don't know yet, but I really want to know."

This is the final question.

She hadn't planned to ask, but since it was a rare opportunity to talk about it, she decided to.

Gu Yuqiu still didn't look at her, drank another cup, and said, "I will tell you everything when things have settled down, just like this afternoon."

Su Yan asked, "Can't you tell me now?"

"Actually, it's possible, because you know it doesn't matter."

Gu Yuqiu said, "I just don't want to tell anyone, not even the cat. You can think of it as me promising myself that I would keep it a secret."

As she spoke, her gaze remained fixed on Su Yan.

Su Yan looked at her quietly, then suddenly said, "I'm a little angry right now."

Gu Yuqiu didn't say anything, but refilled her glass with beer, thinking to herself, "Does this mean I have to coax you?"

"You asked me what we should talk about, and I found a topic for you, and you said it was something we could talk about, but in the end you didn't tell me anything."

Su Yan asked seriously, "What exactly does this mean?"

Gu Yuqiu thought for a moment and described it to herself: "It's roughly like this... I heard something about you, so I specifically came to you to bring it up, and then you asked me what happened, but I told you that I couldn't tell you about it?"

Su Yan has always been an extremely calm person.

Even so, her fists hardened, and she felt an urge to beat Gu Yuqiu up without hesitation.

She took a swig of her drink, forcibly controlling her emotions, and asked in a slightly cold voice, "Do you know what this behavior is called?"

Before Gu Yuqiu could speak, she said directly, "The Riddler."

"After all, I was once a god."

Gu Yuqiu said, "It's quite normal to have some ailments that only gods have, like not speaking human language, right?"

Su Yan looked into her eyes and asked, "But why should I give way to you?"

Gu Yuqiu thought this didn't make sense.

She got up and walked towards the kitchen, leaving behind the words, "I'll make you something to eat."

Su Yan didn't like drinking alone, so even though the view outside the window was beautiful, she followed along.

The two began to busy themselves in the kitchen.

……

……

While they say they're busy, that's not really the case.

Cooking rice is not a difficult task. Even without a detailed process, Gu Yuqiu and Su Yan are both very capable and can understand it with just one glance.

They just never paid attention to this in the past.

It didn't take long for Gu Yuqiu to untie her apron, serve the prepared dishes, wash her hands, and loosen her tied-up white hair, as casually as ever.

The two chatted occasionally for a while before slowly finishing their dinner.

into the night.

The last glimmer of yellow light in the sky outside the window had completely dissipated, leaving only a pitch-black sky where mortals could see nothing.

But as long as they are willing to look up, the stars will not hide.

The unseen stars fell into the night sky in their eyes, reflecting the beauty of countless lights in the homes.

The two sat by the window, having a difficult chat. When they ran out of things to talk about, they returned to the topic that was most relevant to their interests.

"I don't know."

Su Yan looked at the starry sky and said, "I know very well how strong I am now, and I also know how strong you were in the past, so I can't understand how strong you are after you became a god."

Now that she stands at the peak of the fifth tier, all her efforts would amount to nothing more than destroying the entire Earth, and the price she would have to pay for that would be something she was unwilling to bear.

However, Gu Yuqiu told her today that once she reaches the sixth level of godhood, time will lose its meaning.

The origin of life.

The future destination.

The vast emptiness of the dark universe, the maddeningly long distances between galaxies, all the immensity will become a matter of a single thought.

No matter how powerful the gods are, how could they have come to this?

Su Yan didn't ask at the time because the focus of that sentence was on another aspect, and she always respected others.

"That statement is true."

Gu Yuqiu was silent for a moment, then said, "But you should remember what was in the first sentence I said."

Su Yan was slightly taken aback, but quickly recalled.

That word is soul.

She had a vague idea, and looking at Gu Yuqiu's profile, she asked, "Is this why you changed your appearance?"

Gu Yuqiu casually hummed in agreement.

"If you were here a thousand or even hundreds of years ago, you would be an undisputed god to humankind. You could play the role of God or Buddha at will, depending on your own happiness."

She said, "But it's all fake, not real."

Su Yan said, "Because I will still be left in this star system, unable to transcend the distance of space, and can only look at the stars and the sea helplessly, like the frog in the well."

Gu Yuqiu shook his head slightly and said, "The analogy is wrong. The power of the peak of the fifth rank is still among the most powerful of all the things I have ever seen."

Su Yan listened quietly.

"Once you reach the sixth level, your physical body will become a complete constraint."

Gu Yuqiu looked up at the starry sky and said, "Only the soul can live forever, perish with the universe, travel through interstellar space, and take on its due responsibilities."

Su Yan asked, "What are your responsibilities?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "I tried to find out where all life ends, but it was quite boring. Perhaps the reason why gods go mad is because they have to constantly experience this kind of boredom, which they cannot abandon, until the end of the universe?"

Su Yan was silent for a while, then said, "It's not enough to just leave the body; there should be such a terrifying leap. I think there's another reason."

Gu Yuqiu said, "Is it because... there has never been an ex in my seat?"

Su Yan shook her head and said, "This can't be all of it."

"Yes, of course not."

Gu Yuqiu thought for a while, then said, "I haven't been in that position for long, and I haven't had time to figure out the whole truth. I can only be sure that I can do it."

Su Yan said, "You know what it is, but not why it is?"