What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

It was past midnight, and the night was getting darker.

At this time of day, the view from the window would still be bright, but Gu Yuqiu only started to get tired of it after looking at it many times.

Tonight is different after all.

"It's so dark."

Gu Yuqiu sat by the window, looking at the scenery outside, and said regretfully, "I bought this place because I thought it would be nice to sit here and drink, read, or do anything else. It's like I've made my home here."

Not wanting her to be unhappy, Su Yan thought for a moment and said, "How about we watch the stars together?"

"Just let things take their natural course."

Gu Yuqiu understood what she meant and shook her head, saying, "Besides, this is the first time I've seen... well, Xin Chu, so dark-skinned?"

Su Yan hummed in agreement.

She quietly loosened her clenched fist, but did not punch the sky to disperse the layers of snow clouds.

Gu Yuqiu asked, "And you?"

Su Yan was slightly taken aback, looked at her with confusion, and asked, "What's wrong with me?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "I've finished what I wanted to do today. It was a bit tiring, but it was alright. I just wanted to see what you wanted to do."

Su Yan thought about it very carefully, but found that she really couldn't find it. With regret, she said, "It seems... that it really doesn't exist."

Gu Yuqiu was somewhat surprised.

"How could that be?"

She raised an eyebrow slightly, looked into Su Yan's eyes, and asked seriously, "You told me that you've grown tired of saving people. After all these years, there must be something you're really thinking about, right?"

Su Yan didn't answer the question, but looked at her and said, "If there's something I want to do, then you have to help me, right?"

Gu Yuqiu thought to herself, "Isn't this obvious?"

"But I don't want it."

Su Yan paused for a moment, then added, "This has nothing to do with dignity or pride."

Gu Yuqiu fell silent.

She understood what Su Yan meant, but didn't know what to say.

"You're helping me... because you're leaving, going back to where you came from?"

Su Yan smiled and said, "I don't like this kind of strange, inexplicable literary expression, so I don't want your help."

This statement seems somewhat inconsistent, because Su Yan's mood wasn't very good, but Gu Yuqiu still understood.

—I don't want you to leave after you've done your job.

Gu Yuqiu remained silent for a long time before saying, "I'm sorry, but I've been thinking about this for a long time."

Su Yan did not speak.

She wouldn't say anything to her, "You've changed for me tonight, even thinking about things you used to disdain, so why can't this be the same?"

She wasn't the spoiled, pampered girl type; she wouldn't cry and say those things. She would simply accept it calmly...

Then I'll be sad alone.

There will be longing, until old age and death.

Even though in the past she disdained unrequited love the most.

"Thank you."

Su Yan suddenly said, "Even if there are many reasons behind it, you still changed for me."

Gu Yuqiu laughed and nodded, saying, "Yes, I scared myself. Looking back now... I still feel confused. How did I end up like this?"

Don't be fooled by her seemingly good spirits and lack of seriousness; she's just a little tired.

In fact, she was already at her limit and unable to move, and was weaker than she had ever been in her life.

Su Yan said, "Then I will change for you too."

This is the reason for all her tenderness tonight.

"No need."

Gu Yuqiu looked at her profile and said, "You've never been that kind of person. You're forcing yourself. It's so awkward, and I feel uncomfortable watching you."

Su Yan realized that she had been seen through long ago, and all her pretense was useless. She bit her lower lip and said, "I'm sorry... If Lin Mushi were here, wouldn't that be great?"

She thought, "A girl like Lin Mushi must be good at saying sweet things, right?"

She just didn't realize that she wasn't actually that old.

Gu Yuqiu looked at her quietly, without saying a word.

Su Yan snapped out of her daze and realized that her words were too strange. It sounded like she was jealous of someone else, or like she was blaming her, but she didn't know how to explain it.

"Um……"

She tried to think of a topic to talk about and asked, "So when are you planning to leave?"

Gu Yuqiu knew that wasn't what she meant, and not wanting to embarrass her, she looked out the window at the sky and said, "With the help of the Ancient Scroll of Sleep, by the end of next spring, I should be only one step away from becoming a god. I'll probably leave around that time."

Su Yan pretended to think seriously for a while, then nodded and said, "It seems... I've been quite free lately."

Gu Yuqiu gave a soft "hmm".

Su Yan thought that if Lin Mushi returned from the throne, she should leave some space for them. She added, "Even my vacation might not be peaceful. I might suddenly have something to do. Don't blame me for disappearing then."

"No, I don't blame you."

Gu Yuqiu's tone was very serious, as if she wasn't talking about this matter.

They fell silent.

For some reason, neither Su Yan nor Gu Yuqiu tried to persuade the other to leave with them or stay.

The only two relevant sentences were extremely obscure.

As Gu Yuqiu looked at the gradually brightening lights outside the window, like the darkness receding with the tide and the world becoming bright again, she suddenly felt that what she had done had some meaning.

Su Yan paid no attention to the world around her, focusing instead on the scenery in her eyes.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Su Yan suddenly said, "I want to drink. Will you have a few drinks with me?"

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her, knowing that she was afraid she would be bored and find this meaningless.

Su Yan thanked her softly, went to get a bottle of wine, and filled her glass to about seven-tenths full.

"It's a bit dirty."

"Ok?"

"It's not the wine, it's your and my faces."

"But you're still beautiful."

Gu Yuqiu was taken aback by those words, and chuckled to herself as she picked up her wine glass and slowly drank it all.

Su Yan asked curiously, "What are you laughing at?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "Because it sounds like something I would say."

Su Yan thought to herself that this was indeed the case, and continued to ask, "So... how did you feel after hearing that?"

"I probably won't feel anything. After all, you know me. To put it nicely, I'm proud; to put it bluntly, I'm ridiculously arrogant..."

Gu Yuqiu's tone was casual, without much fluctuation, but the tone suddenly changed at the end.

She looked into Su Yan's eyes and said earnestly, "But I'm very happy now because you said those words."

"I see..."

Su Yan felt flustered under her gaze and tried to raise her glass to cover it up, but accidentally knocked it over and spilled the drink.

The wine was poured.

My clothes are wet.

She had already taken off her coat, and was now only wearing a white shirt, which, under the influence of the alcohol, gradually darkened and became somewhat conspicuous.

She put down her wine glass, pretending nothing had happened, and said, "Then I'm very happy when you say I'm beautiful."

Gu Yuqiu looked at her and said, "Then, as long as we both tell each other we're beautiful, can we be happy forever?"

Su Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "This is too cloying."

"It seems so."

Gu Yuqiu said, "I really can't imagine myself like that, or you."

Su Yan thought to herself, "You don't like it at all?" and quickly said, "It's fine as it is now."

Gu Yuqiu suddenly sighed.

"what happened?"

Su Yan looked at her nervously, thinking that she had deliberately concealed her thoughts and shouldn't have let her know.

"There's something very troublesome."

Gu Yuqiu stretched.

Snowflakes were falling outside the window, their beauty complementing the lights of countless homes, illuminating her eyes and the remaining bloodstains.

Upon hearing this, Su Yan's expression suddenly turned serious.

Tomorrow is uncertain, but tonight she really wanted Gu Yuqiu to be happier, to have a pleasant time, and to stop worrying.

"what's up?"

"No... I just feel a bit dirty and want to take a shower, but I'm also really tired. I feel like I could just fall asleep in bed. I don't know what to do now."

Chapter 144: Chapter 142 I Like You

"The water temperature is about right, just the right amount of slightly hot."