What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

A faint steam rose from the spout of the kettle, quickly dispersed by the cold wind, but could not conceal her delicate features.

Shen Muchan stood behind her, casually leaning against the wall, without even glancing at her.

From the very first day the surveillance began, the two knew of each other's existence, but they tacitly kept quiet about it.

until now.

Akiha Harumi poured two cups of tea and said softly, "We can actually talk about this."

Shen Muchan still didn't look at her and said, "I've already talked to Gu Yuqiu, and I'm very satisfied with the terms she offered."

Akiha Harumi narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Is that so? What she gave you, I can give you too, even more than she gave you."

Does it make sense?

Shen Muchan opened her eyes, looked at the witch's back, and said with a slight sneer, "You belong to this world, while she is someone who is leaving this world."

Akiha Harumi took a sip of hot tea and said, "If I make sure there's nothing wrong with what you get, will you change your mind?"

Shen Muchan seemed not to have heard those words.

"My request is very simple and poses absolutely no danger to you."

Akiha Harumi turned around, picked up another cup of tea and handed it to Crimson, saying, "Just stand by and watch on the day of the final battle."

Shen Muchan looked at her, expressionless.

Qiuye Chunhai remained expressionless and continued, "On the day of the decisive battle, there are only two outcomes: Gu and Qiu will do their best to leave successfully, or they will die directly."

She paused, then said, "In either case, you will be safe."

"It sounds very touching."

Shen Muchan laughed and said mockingly, "But what if she finds out I've agreed to your request? Do you have the ability to stop her from killing me?"

Akiha Harumi said sincerely, "I can give it a try."

"Oh, your 'try and see' is just to get Xinglu to come over, right? Do you have some other methods?" Shen Muchan's smile became increasingly sarcastic.

Qiu Ye Chun Hai was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself, "How did you know this secret?"

Logically speaking, someone capable of discerning the presence of Stardew behind her must be at the level of an Old God... Otherwise, there's only one other possibility.

"My relationship with Gu Yuqiu is much more special than you imagine."

Shen Muchan looked into her eyes and said in a slightly cold voice, "Try to turn me against you? Don't even dream about it."

Upon hearing this, Akiha Harumi sighed, and with a slight twist of his wrist, spilled the scalding hot tea onto the floor.

The hot tea made a soft sound as it touched the gleaming wooden board.

Shen Muchan's expression suddenly changed, and she stared indifferently at the scene before no longer leaning against the wall.

"I gave you a chance."

Akiha Harumi looked at her with pity and said.

Shen Muchan was somewhat confused and asked, "You want to kill me?"

Qiu Ye Chunhai lowered his head, his gaze falling on his hands, and said with emotion, "Even you dare to look down on me, no wonder Gu Yuqiu doesn't take me seriously at all."

Shen Muchan corrected the sentence very seriously: "She didn't take anyone seriously."

"That's true. After all, among the countless memories I've received, there have been the destruction of civilizations, wars between gods, and the fall of saints, but never..."

Qiu Yechunhai slowly raised his head and calmly said, "People like Gu Yuqiu are arrogant, ignorant, proud, and stupid to an incomprehensible degree."

Shen Muchan shook her head and said, "Someone like her would be punished by heaven if she weren't arrogant."

"is it?"

Akiha Harumi stood up, smiled slightly, and said, "What if my existence is your heaven?"

Shen Muchan replied without hesitation, "You think you're worthy?"

The conversation has ended.

The moment she finished speaking, the greatsword appeared in her hand, and she swung it directly.

It was like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.

Even though it was still daytime and the bright sunlight was extremely dazzling, it still couldn't hide the light shining from the ground!

That was a sword strike from Shen Muchan, almost at full power.

More than ten days ago, this sword directly killed the monk Jiehai. The process was swift and unstoppable.

Now, she has made even greater progress than before, and can already see the threshold of the fifth-tier peak, making her undoubtedly more powerful.

The sword's edge slashed towards Akiha Harumi's brow.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Shen Muchan's expression changed drastically, her eyes widening as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.

next moment.

A loud bang.

The exquisite courtyard collapsed in an instant, and a great cloud of dust was about to rise.

Immediately afterwards, the power, concentrated to its extreme, surged outwards from the point where the sword was pointing, directly crushing everything around it, not even dust.

In the empty space, a voice rang out.

"Everything you have comes from my body."

Akiha Harumi's figure appeared in the distance. Looking into Shen Muchan's eyes, he sighed and said, "You haven't transcended yet. What makes you think you can defeat me?"

The sound of waves could be faintly heard behind her.

Time stood still.

Shen Muchan looked at her and said softly, "Is that so?"

As the words fell, a deep twilight descended, replacing the sky.

The setting sun cast countless rays of light.

It illuminated the churning sea.

In the blink of an eye, the two seemed to have traveled thousands of miles away.

Akiha Harumi smiled and said, "I hope that when you look back on the past, you won't regret the choices you made."

Looking at everything before her, sensing the familiar aura within, Shen Muchan felt a sense of absurdity, yet also inexplicably excited.

She shifted her gaze slightly, landing on Akiba Harumi, who was some distance away, and then asked, "Are you done?"

……

……

At the same time.

Gu Yuqiu suddenly got out of bed, walked to the window, and drew back the curtains.

Su Yan, clutching the blanket, asked lazily, "What's wrong now?"

"problem occurs."

Gu Yuqiu said expressionlessly, "About Shen Muchan."

Chapter 168: Living, or Drowning in Dreams?

Upon hearing this, Su Yan snapped out of her daze, sat up, and looked at Gu Yuqiu.

The sleepiness in her eyes vanished completely, and she asked seriously, "This was unexpected?"

Gu Yuqiu hummed in agreement.

Su Yan frowned slightly and asked, "What's going on?"

She certainly didn't like Shen Muchan, and that had never changed, but she was even more unwilling to see anything happen to her that would affect the overall situation.

"Then... Akiba Harumi made his move ahead of schedule."

Gu Yuqiu did not turn around, her voice soft and indifferent: "In my plan, this battle will indeed occur, but it shouldn't be today."

Su Yan said seriously, "If this is a choice she made after seeing through your thoughts, and not simply out of desperation, then there will be a big problem."

Gu Yuqiu hummed in agreement.

In the past ten days or so, she seemed to have done nothing, and in fact she did nothing at all, but most things were developing according to her ideas, with almost no exceptions.

The sea suddenly attacked Shen Muchan, which was the only exception so far.

In her deduction, although the sea possessed its own will, it was ultimately composed of chaos and could not be truly unified.

When faced with complex situations, a chaotic will will inevitably experience various internal conflicts, making it impossible to make quick decisions. It often takes until the very last moment for a concrete response to emerge.

The recent negotiation further confirmed her suspicions, and she no longer doubted it.

—If she were Akiba Harumi, there would have been no negotiation that day, or rather, there would have been no sincerity. There would have been no hesitation in killing her to end things once and for all.

In retrospect, that was likely a feeling the other party deliberately created for her, rather than the actual situation.

"It's a bit troublesome."

She rubbed her temples, suddenly feeling a bit tired, and said, "Shen Muchan can't be harmed."

Su Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "Shall I go take a look?"

Gu Yuqiu turned to look at her, gazing into her bright eyes, and said slowly, "I'm not sure if this is a trap, because it could be a desperate gamble."

Su Yan smiled slightly.

This smile was no longer ordinary, no longer the forced gentleness, but a long-lost chill.

Like a lonely flower blooming on a cliff.

"The Pope is dead. In this world, besides you, who else can do anything to me?"

She said without hesitation, "Even if the Old Gods descend, I can simply walk away."

Gu Yuqiu thought about it carefully, confirmed that it was true, and nodded, saying, "Then let's do it that way."