What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

"What I want is neither this world nor a star. It's very simple for you, there's no difficulty at all."

Gu Yuqiu's expression was exceptionally sincere, showing no sign of joking; he was serious.

Akiha Harumi bowed slightly to her and said, "Please speak."

"I want you."

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "You are everything to me."

Chapter 163: Chapter Ten - The Great Dao is Like the Azure Sky

There are not many people in this world who have seen Gu Yuqiu. Most of them are already dead, and those who remain are deeply wary of her and unwilling to talk about her.

But that doesn't mean she's mysterious.

People like her have long been carefully analyzed by various institutions, and precise personality models have been established for them. This image can be simply summarized as: ruthless and taciturn.

This is certainly not her whole story, but it is her approach to official matters, which is almost without exception.

Qiu Ye Chun Hai had never met Gu Yu Qiu, yet she was confident of succeeding in the negotiation because the experience summarized by her predecessors was enough for her to make use of.

However, at that moment, she heard something completely unexpected that shattered all her experience and dragged the negotiations into a new phase.

The atmosphere inside the shrine suddenly became tense.

Qiu Yechunhai's expression gradually turned cold as he quietly looked at Gu Yuqiu, whose smile remained unchanged, pondering how to explain those words.

I want you, all of you.

No matter how she thought about it, all she could think of was provocation, an indication that she had no intention of negotiating, or perhaps something else entirely. In short, the only direction she didn't seriously consider was the literal interpretation, because that was meaningless.

Thinking of this, she looked at Su Yan, but couldn't find any anger in the other woman's mind; all she saw was absolute calm, which was not feigned.

"you want me?"

Qiu Yechunhai looked at Gu Yuqiu, and the coldness in his eyes vanished instantly. He slowly smiled, as if the ice was melting in spring or as summer flowers were blooming.

She straightened her back, smiled, and said, "Of course, I'm willing."

Gu Yuqiu remained expressionless, slightly raised her head to meet her gaze, and said, "You're wrong."

Akiha Harumi asked, "Where did we go wrong this time?"

"I want all of you."

Gu Yuqiu's gaze fell outside, on the bodies she had already taken over, and she said forcefully, "It's not this physical body, it's your entire will."

Akiha Harumi's smile faded as he looked at her quietly and said, "I thought you only liked women, but I never imagined that you didn't care about gender and weren't against men."

Gu Yuqiu sighed and said with pity, "Why say such things?"

Even Su Yan wouldn't think in that direction, and Shen Muchan remained calm throughout, because they all knew very well what kind of person Gu Yuqiu was.

With such an extremely proud temperament, how could he not be picky and accept everything?

Saying things like that only makes you look flustered and serves no other purpose.

"You want me to change my mind, abandon the ideas that have remained unchanged for years, and negotiate with me for it, but you're unwilling to pay the price."

Gu Yuqiu gently tapped the armrest, the smile in her eyes gradually fading, and shook her head, saying, "This is really boring."

Akiha Harumi stared at her, his voice slightly cold as he asked, "What's so boring about it?"

"It's meaningless because you're not mature enough."

Gu Yuqiu said, "You don't even have the mental preparation to give everything, and you only think about taking advantage of me. You use such boring methods as intimidation. You are underestimating me and underestimating yourself."

Akiha Shunkai remained silent.

For some reason, even though Gu Yuqiu was looking up at her, she felt as if she were being looked down upon, with everything about her exposed.

This feeling was very unpleasant, as if she had been stripped naked and stood in the sunlight, with nowhere to hide and completely exposed.

“I’m willing to give you a chance to negotiate for two reasons, one of which is that the reality is that you have the right to sit here and negotiate with me.”

Gu Yuqiu said calmly, "The other reason is my pity for newborns like you, nothing more."

After saying this, she finished the cup of hot tea poured by Qiuye Chunhai, got up and left.

Su Yan walked alongside her.

Shen Muchan looked at it and decided to follow.

Songtang, who had been perched on Gu Yuqiu's shoulder, got down at some point. Perhaps feeling that she should give her comrade some face, she jumped to that familiar spot.

The so-called familiarity was actually Shen Muchan's embrace.

Watching the departing figure, the people inside and outside the shrine's main hall all revealed the same emotion in their eyes, which was the embodiment of Akiba Harumi's will.

She was silent for a moment, then said, "If this were the you from the past, this body, and everyone else outside, would be dead by now, right?"

The content of her words was something that Gu Yuqiu had done many times in the past.

It is precisely because of this terrifying power that in recent years, various forces have remained silent in her presence, like tamed pet cats trembling in fear before she takes a bath.

The same thing did not happen today.

Qiu Ye Chun Hai looked lost in thought, wondering if it was because of Su Yan's existence, or some other reason, that he was unwilling to kill.

This is a very important issue.

Then she remembered her earlier request, lowered her eyelids, and remained silent for a long time.

Even after dark clouds drifted in from afar, obscuring the sun and casting a shadow, she still couldn't find an answer or determine the truth of the request.

But she was certain that she could not sacrifice herself for the sake of this world—even though she was very unwilling for this world to face the unknown and be destroyed because of it.

She slowly turned around, looked in the direction Gu Yuqiu had left, and closed her eyes.

next moment.

Akiha Harumi opened her eyes, looking at the familiar yet strange scene around her, feeling bewildered, wondering if she was sleepwalking.

……

……

Outside the shrine, a long downhill slope.

Gu Yuqiu walked along the railing, gazing at the city center that seemed to be in the distance, and remained silent for a long time.

Su Yan suddenly asked, "Did you think about taking action just now?"

Gu Yuqiu hummed in agreement.

Second tone.

That means I don't quite understand.

"To commit murder."

Su Yan said slowly, "Erase Qiu Ye Chun Hai, along with all the bodies in the shrine whose wills she possessed."

Hearing this, Shen Muchan pricked up her ears curiously, waiting intently for the answer.

She was also surprised at first. At the moment the negotiations broke down, she had the same thought as Su Yan: she thought she was about to see the past again.

But nothing happened.

"I hadn't thought about it."

Without a second thought, Gu Yuqiu said directly, "I would have done that in the past, but I am who I am now, so it's impossible for me to repeat history."

Su Yan seemed to be deep in thought.

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her and asked, "Are you that insecure about yourself?"

Su Yan's expression remained unchanged, but she was inwardly pleased with those words. She said, "This idea is a reasonable guess about you; anyone would think in that direction."

Shen Muchan couldn't help but say, "Even that person just now, who wasn't human, thought the same way as a human, didn't he?"

The three people and one cat walking on the slope at this moment were all unparalleled experts, so they could naturally see Hai's first reaction after learning that the negotiations had broken down.

That was a willingness to sacrifice Akiba Harumi and the lives of everyone inside the shrine without hesitation.

This was to leave no possibility that Gu Yuqiu might use some unknown means to confine him in an ordinary body and manipulate him at will.

"Would you agree?"

Shen Muchan thought for a moment and then asked, "What if she agrees to your conditions and is willing to dedicate herself to this world?"

Gu Yuqiu seems to be in a good mood.

Normally, she would never have paid attention to this question, but this time she thought for a while and then answered.

"First of all, the conditions I proposed were impossible for her to accept, so her agreement could only be a hypothetical scenario without any realistic basis."

"What comes next?"

"Even if, as you asked, she agreed without any reason, I would accept it and then change my mind."

"...Don't you think you're being a little shameless?"

"I'm just glad I have the ability to be shameless."

Shen Muchan was speechless.

She thought about it very carefully and found that she would most likely choose the same approach if she could.

Su Yan said softly, "But I won't."

Shen Muchan thought to herself, "Of course you wouldn't. Why would you need to say that out of the blue?"

Is it to make themselves seem noble enough?

"Yes."

Gu Yuqiu stopped and took Su Yan's hand, saying earnestly, "That's why I like you so much. What I like is your purity, your indifference to self-interest."

Shen Muchan was slightly taken aback. She subconsciously looked down and met Songtang's gaze. Seeing the disdain in each other's eyes, she felt a pang of sympathy and wanted to sigh, but dared not.

"You don't need to say what I want to hear. I've told you many times that I'm not a little girl who needs to be coaxed."

Su Yan's voice was calm, and her eyes were devoid of any emotion, like a pool of clear water.

Gu Yuqiu gave a nasal "hmm," sounding quite obedient.