What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

The prisoner was already waiting.

Su Yan pulled out a chair and sat down, casually putting down the documents in her hand, and said bluntly, "I came to see you because of Gu Yuqiu."

As soon as he finished speaking, the prisoner suddenly raised his head, his eyes becoming extremely bright.

The criminal arrested and detained by the Special Affairs Bureau these days, and who has a connection with Gu Yuqiu, is naturally the chosen one from the Church of the Sleeping Souls.

"and then?"

Gao Shu looked at her and said in a hoarse voice, "If you're trying to put on a show, pretending to be her enemy to draw out the information I know, then please leave."

Su Yan laughed and said mockingly, "You're overthinking things."

Gao Shu asked expressionlessly, "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, you take yourself too seriously."

Su Yan softened her voice and said, word by word, "To me, you have only one use: to make me glance at Gu Yuqiu."

After meeting the white cat, she began to feel that Gu Yuqiu had serious problems and became interested in finding out more.

However, in the vast new Chu, apart from Lin Mushi, only Gao Shu was still alive after having interacted with Gu Yuqiu.

That's why she made this trip.

Gao Shu suddenly asked, "Why should I let you see it?"

"For no reason."

Su Yan remained calm and said, "It's only because I'm a doctor, and you're in a lot of pain right now. I'm the only one in the entire Xin Chu who can help you relieve your pain."

The tall tree bowed its head.

Since being defeated by Gu Yuqiu that day, he has been in an extremely delicate situation. Whenever he tries to recall the scenes in his mental world that day, intense pain will come quietly and unavoidably.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally looked up at Su Yan and asked seriously, "What is your reason for doing this?"

"why?"

Su Yan smiled slightly and said, "Because she really gave me a sense of familiarity."

Chapter 42: Dying Again

Gao Shu didn't understand the meaning of that sentence.

However, he could hear the strong emotions in those words and guessed that Gu Yuqiu and Su Yan were likely hostile to each other, so he nodded in agreement.

The next second, he closed his eyes and began to recall, his face contorting in pain.

Su Yan stood up, her expression serious, and extended her right hand. The tip of her index finger slowly moved toward Gao Shu's brow, but did not completely touch it, leaving a small gap.

—This scene is very similar to the one when Gu Yuqiu interrogated the female believer, almost identical.

In fact, the methods used by the two were fundamentally different.

A warm aura emanated from Su Yan's fingertips and fell upon the tall tree.

The twisted pain gradually faded away, like snow meeting the sun, revealing the rock layers hidden within.

As this process continued, that memory finally surfaced, and the scene before Su Yan's eyes changed.

The cramped interrogation room slowly expanded in her eyes, the lighting became warm, the air conditioning turned on to heat, and even the chair she was sitting in became comfortable, eventually transforming into that office.

Gao Shu remained seated in that comfortable chair, but the pain was gone from his face; he was staring intently and fervently at someone.

Su Yan looked at him for a few seconds, then began to shift her gaze.

This process was inexplicably long.

Just as she was about to see what Takagi saw, the image suddenly flickered, became unstable, and then disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, she heard a muffled thud.

As the voice faded, Gao Shu suddenly opened his eyes wide, veins bulging on his pale face, forming distinct lines.

Then came agonizing screams.

Hearing the screams echoing in the interrogation room, Su Yan's expression remained unchanged, but her fingertips emitted a warm, faint red glow.

A few seconds later, the door to the interrogation room was pushed open.

The Special Affairs Bureau members who had been watching from behind the window rushed in. Some went to Gao Shu's side, but most looked at Su Yan.

A special agent asked in a deep voice, "Have you found anything?"

"Feel sorry."

Su Yan maintained the faint light at her fingertips, thinking of Gu Yuqiu, and shook her head, saying, "No."

Those people stared into her eyes for a long time, until Gao Shu's screams gradually weakened, and finally nodded and said, "Thank you for your help."

Su Yan lowered her hand, got up and left the interrogation room. Walking down the long corridor, she wondered, "Gu Yuqiu, what's going on with you?"

……

……

The Special Affairs Bureau building, a training room in the basement.

Gu Yuqiu leaned against the wall, looking at the girl sitting on the ground, and wondered, "Lin Mushi, what's wrong with you?"

She thought about how she hadn't slept yesterday, had spent her energy constructing a dream, and had poured a lot of power into it, clearing away many obstacles. She even went out to kill someone in the middle of the night for this purpose, and in the end... this was the result?

Therefore, she was unusually in a bad mood and asked with great patience, "Still want to play?"

"What's the point of fighting now..."

Lin Mushi looked up and met her gaze, wanting to say something more, but ultimately remained silent.

She thought she had seen a new world and was much stronger than before. Even if she couldn't beat Gu Yuqiu, she wouldn't be too badly defeated. In the end... this was the result?

In just half an hour, her attacks, launched in various ways, yielded the same result, and she even lost in the same way.

She couldn't understand it no matter how hard she tried. She and Gu Yuqiu were clearly at the same level, so why was the difference in their strength during the battle so outrageous?

Thinking about these things, Lin Mushi's gaze shifted slightly downwards, landing on Gu Yuqiu's chest, and a strange idea suddenly popped into her head.

—Could it be because her area has few undulations, making it easier for her to fight?

Gu Yuqiu suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Mushi snapped out of her daze and realized that her thoughts were really too strange.

She blinked, feigning ignorance, and gave an innocent "hmm," as if to say, "What are you talking about?"

Gu Yuqiu wondered, "What are you thinking about?"

She didn't think such pointless complaints were meaningful, because she still remembered how the white cat looked nestled in Su Yan's arms, not much different from how Lin Mushi held it.

Too lazy to think about it anymore, she turned and walked to a chair, intending to lie down for a while.

Lin Mushi watched her retreating figure without further hesitation and shouted, "Can I become as strong as you?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "That's a great idea."

Lin Mushi paused for a moment, then understood what she meant and sighed.

Gu Yuqiu walked to the chair, turned around and sat down, asking, "Why are you sighing?"

Lin Mushi said dejectedly, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Let's talk about both of them together."

Lin Mushi looked at her, who hadn't broken a sweat at all, and remained silent for a while before smiling bitterly and saying, "It's fake; I just think I have no hope of getting a promotion."

Gu Yuqiu was somewhat surprised, thinking, "You really don't care about getting promoted?"

Lin Mushi lowered her head, avoiding his gaze, and whispered, "Really... I'm starting to wonder what use I am to you."

Gu Yuqiu remained silent, because what she said was true.

After saying that, Lin Mushi breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at her, and forced a smile.

"So?" Gu Yuqiu asked calmly.

Lin Mushi said apologetically, "The situation in Xin Chu is not very stable right now. No one can say for sure how things will end. Unexpected things can happen at any time, so I don't want to drag you down."

Gu Yuqiu asked, "Did your confidence disappear because of me?"

When she said this, her tone was no different from usual, just as indifferent.

Lin Mushi could tell she was getting serious, so she quickly explained, "No, it's just that when I woke up today I found myself full of energy, and I even made a step forward on the Ascending God's Steps, so I thought I could do it... and I gained confidence."

Gu Yuqiu was speechless, thinking to herself, "Is this stupidity or something else?"

Or is this actually my problem?

She gave her hope, only to have that hope quickly shattered. Just as she was trying to find hope again, she was met with yet another blow...

So Lin Mushi calmed down, and then she calmed down too much, resulting in the situation she is in now.

Gu Yuqiu felt something was amiss, so he got up from his chair and walked to the girl.

Lin Mushi looked up and stared at her blankly, wondering what she was going to do.

Gu Yuqiu asked, "You didn't cry, did you?"

Lin Mushi thought to herself that she was just feeling really bad, not crying, and quickly shook her head.

"It's good that you didn't cry."

Gu Yuqiu said expressionlessly, "Then I don't need to think about how to lose to you."

Lin Mushi was stunned, feeling both sad and inexplicably happy. She looked at her and said, "Does that mean I'll never be able to beat you if I don't cry?"

Gu Yuqiu thought to herself, "Then you'll have to wait until I die again."

Chapter 43: Naïve and Idiot - Adorable

Gu Yuqiu remained silent.

Lin Mushi bit her lower lip, avoided her gaze, obediently stood up, and followed her back to the resting place, sitting down in a chair.

Gu Yuqiu personally handed her a bottle of water.