What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Su Yan said self-deprecatingly, "Many times, I wonder if I'm standing too high up, unable to see things simply, and unable to help but overthink."

Gu Yuqiu said, "The view is different depending on the position and height you stand at. That's a very cliché statement."

"But that's just how it is."

Su Yan picked up where she left off, her tone somewhat mocking: "But this isn't your fault, nor is it my fault, and it certainly isn't the world's fault. So whose fault is it then?"

"time."

Gu Yuqiu gave her answer without hesitation.

She looked up at the night sky, gazing at the countless stars invisible to mortals, and whispered, "As people live in this world longer and see more, they mature and learn to think rationally, just like you..."

Su Yan shook her head, interrupting her, and said very seriously, "How a person lives depends on their own choices. It is related to external factors, but not absolute."

Gu and Qiu remained silent.

Su Yan continued, "Besides, even if we could go back to the past, before everything happened, would that rotten smell on our bodies just suddenly disappear?"

“I’ve never had that experience, but… I don’t think it’s possible.”

Looking at her reflection in the glass window, she said to herself, "Even if I could do it all over again, I would still walk the same path, become just as boring as I am now, and in the end, I would still fall out with you."

Gu Yuqiu asked, "Why?"

Why repeat the same mistakes again?

"Why are there so many whys?"

Su Yan smiled and said, "It's simply that I think it's great this way, and I don't regret it."

Gu Yuqiu sighed and said, "I feel like what we're talking about is like we're about to part ways, or like two old people sitting on a hospital bed, reminiscing about their lives."

Su Yan said, "It's not surprising. After all, you might die in a couple of days. It's only reasonable for me to give you a send-off tonight."

"Can't you wish me a blessing?"

Gu Yuqiu's expression was somewhat helpless.

"Of course I won't offer my blessings."

Without hesitation, Su Yan said, "I'd rather see you fail."

Gu Yuqiu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "And then you played the hero and saved the damsel in distress?"

Su Yan turned her head, looked into her eyes, and asked, "Then are you going to repay me with your body?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "Let's settle this in the next life."

"why?"

"That's a very good question, but I'm not going to explain it. You can think of it as the most provocative kind."

"Because you like many people, you're destined not to stay by one person's side. In short, it's about building a harem, right?"

"Yes."

"But that's not what you really mean."

"Ah."

"It's still those three words, why?"

"You want to hear the truth... wait, why did you hit me while we were just having a chat!"

"Because you're asking for a beating."

"It's simple. If I really die, I'll leave you with a terrible, repulsive image of me, so maybe you won't miss me so much?"

"Why just a little, or some?"

"Hey, Su Yan, does anyone else know that you used to ask about everything?"

"Will you tell me or not?"

"I can't beat you right now, so what else can I do but talk? A little bit, some things, of course, is because once someone like me dies, everyone's memories of me will be beautiful, even if I've done a lot of bad things and was actually extremely vicious."

"On what grounds?"

"I'm good-looking."

This long and casual conversation, in which the two occasionally drank, exchanged glances, and mostly watched the city lights outside the window, came to an end.

Su Yan had nothing to say.

Because Gu Yuqiu's narcissism was so reasonable that it was impossible to refute, and even she could only agree with it.

She subconsciously swirled her glass, heard the sound of the ice puck hitting the glass, and remembered a phrase.

The next second, she heard those words.

"Now when we drink late at night, the clinking of our glasses is the sound of dreams shattering."

Gu Yuqiu's voice carried a hint of languor as she crisply read out what Su Yan was thinking, and then said, "I don't agree with your opinion."

My thoughts on shattered dreams.

The two finally got their wish and chatted, repeating scenes that hadn't happened since their falling out. All interests faded away, and it was pure and unreal, no different from a dream.

The moment the conversation ended, the dream shattered.

Su Yan heard the crisp sound of the ice puck hitting the cup and that's what she thought.

Hearing Gu Yuqiu's denial, she laughed and asked, "Are you planning to kiss me?"

"Such a superficial and boring thing is not enough to express my feelings."

Gu Yuqiu said earnestly, "How about we leave together?"

Su Yan stared at her quietly for a long time without saying a word.

The area outside the window became quiet again.

The lights in the distance are still changing, but their presence here is already faint, obscured by warm-toned light, bringing no change whatsoever.

Still and picturesque.

Gu Yuqiu sighed inwardly with some regret, deciding to break the silence and find something pleasant to talk about. Su Yan spoke up.

"Where to?" she asked, seemingly calmly.

"I mentioned it to you this afternoon."

Gu Yuqiu said, "I'm going back to where I came from."

Su Yan asked, "With me?"

Gu Yuqiu hummed in agreement.

Su Yan stopped looking at her, turned around and looked out the window at the scenery, watching the crowds still flowing like a river in the dead of winter night, and said, "Abandon everything I have now?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Probably."

"What do you think..."

Su Yan wasn't angry, nor did she show any emotional fluctuation. She looked at her and said, "Are you worth me doing this?"

Gu Yuqiu looked at her profile and said, "Then is the world worth living?"

Every extraordinary individual who reaches the fifth rank has their own set of rules to follow. These rules are not laws, but they are more powerful than laws, because violating them will result in regression.

No fifth-tier individual was willing to bear such consequences, because they carried the hopes and interests of countless people on their shoulders.

Even the innocent queen could not absolve herself of this crime.

Until she has a successor, she must keep moving forward, doing things she is not interested in but must do, to bring peace to the world.

This is an impossible feat.

"Maybe it's not worth it. Of course I don't like those things either. Even if saving people is a good thing and very fulfilling, you'll get tired of doing too much of it."

Su Yan said, "But you are even less worthy of me giving up everything."

Gu Yuqiu poured her a drink for the third time and said, "I think I'm starting to regret it."

Do you regret your past actions?

Su Yan finished her drink as a sign of respect, then got up and left: "It's pointless, because what I like about you isn't your face, but your despicable personality."

The wine spilled.

My clothes are wet.

Like tears.

Gu Yuqiu watched her retreating figure until she disappeared.

Chapter 128: Do We Need to Make Enemies of the World?

As night deepened, the empty house remained as quiet as ever, without any extraneous sounds.

The warm-toned lights remained steady, casting a dusky hue, and time seemed to fly by.

As the city descends into its darkest hour, the unseen stars quietly emerge, only to vanish once more with the arrival of dawn.

Gu Yuqiu woke up and looked at the messy marks on the table by the window, feeling that last night had been extremely strange.

Even though Su Yan had already left, she still drank for a while, forgetting to wash up, and picked out those scenes from her memories to reminisce and feel sentimental.

As night fell and dawn broke, the images of the past finally faded from her mind—because the wine she had taken out had been finished.

She wasn't an alcoholic, so she didn't go to the wine cellar to pick out more wine. She was also too lazy to wash up, so she went back to the sofa and sat quietly. Her white hair cascaded down like a waterfall, but she didn't weakly hug her knees; she was just languid.

However, the house has remained quiet ever since.

She was somewhat puzzled, then she remembered that she had sent Songtang and Shen Muchan on a journey, and they were not allowed to return until she gave them permission, no matter how deep the night or how early the morning.

Finally, she came to her senses, went into the bathroom, and took a rare, serious shower, washing away all her dishevelment and the smell of alcohol.

After everything that happened last night, she sent a message to Shen Muchan, but instead of sitting by the window, she chose a dark spot where the morning light didn't reach.

Not long after, Shen Muchan returned, bringing her white cat.

The morning light had already disappeared, but the sun was still nowhere to be seen. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was no thunder to rumble in winter, so it was unclear whether it was about to rain or snow.

The petite girl, holding a white cat in her arms, looked at Gu Yuqiu, who wasn't sitting by the window, with some surprise, but didn't dare to say much, only exchanging a few simple words.