What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Lin Mushi was stunned.

She turned around, looked at Su Yan's profile, and wanted to ask her why, but in the end she didn't dare to.

Until this very second, she still felt that what had happened to her was too bizarre and illogical, and was afraid that it was all just a dream.

Despite the many unpleasant aspects of this dream, she still hoped it was... a dream from which she would never wake. (Note)

"Don't have any doubts."

Su Yan snapped out of her daze, her gaze gradually sharpening before turning indifferent again. She said, "If I say you can do it, then you definitely can. Even if you can't, someone will make it happen for you."

Lin Mushi thought to herself, "The 'someone' in those words, could it be referring to that person again?"

Su Yan saw through her thoughts and calmly said, "However, before everything comes to fruition, you still need to undergo trials, which is only natural."

Lin Mushi frowned slightly and said, "Xin Chu has been calm these past few days. Even if it's just a facade before the storm, this facade can't be shattered because of me, can it?"

Hearing this, Su Yan sighed and said with a sigh, "Should I say you're naive or an idiot?"

Lin Mushi said expressionlessly, "Please speak like a human being."

Su Yan countered, "Shen Hong came to see you today, didn't she?"

Lin Mushi hummed in agreement, thinking to herself, "I only mentioned this to you not long ago. Are you already suffering from dementia?"

Su Yan knew what she was thinking but didn't take it to heart. She said, "So you've forgotten that you were once enemies with Crimson. Well, you just insulted someone's whole family, and you didn't even succeed, but the others don't know that."

Lin Mushi vaguely understood something, but couldn't quite put it into words.

Su Yan wasn't angry. She said, "Crimson killed so many people recently, and they all came from different forces. Could it be that Black Stone and the Divine Will Walkers have joined forces?"

After a moment's hesitation, Lin Mushi widened her eyes and asked, "You mean, all the people Crimson killed were monitoring her?"

Su Yan nodded, looking at her with an expression that suggested she wasn't entirely hopeless, and said, "So do you think Black Stone and the Divine Will Walker have been monitoring you these past few days?"

Lin Mushi asked, somewhat puzzled, "If they sent people over, why haven't they made a move yet, watching me for so long..."

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly bit her lower lip, her eyes becoming extremely complicated.

Su Yan smiled and said, "Yes, just as you guessed. After Shen Hong killed those people, Lu Xiu thought of this problem and sent people to protect your safety."

Lin Mushi remained silent.

Su Yan's smile grew even more mocking as she said, "But you don't need to be grateful to him. It's something he should do. If he can't, it's his dereliction of duty... or he might want your death to test someone."

The "someone" mentioned is, of course, still that same person.

Both of them knew the truth.

Lin Mushi looked at her and asked, "You mean, with Christmas just days away, those people can't wait any longer. Time is pressing them, and they have to take the first step and try to find some clues?"

Su Yan did not answer, but instead said, "If you were Black Stone, or the leader of the Divine Will Walkers, when Crimson was clearly seriously injured but still unwilling to leave New Chu, you would naturally make some connections."

Lin Mushi gave the answer.

“Crimson has already obtained clues about that relic.”

"Yes, that's the most reasonable explanation. Otherwise, why would Crimson take such a big risk and insist on staying in New Chu?"

“But we all know that Crimson didn’t get any clues at all; she was just cooperating with…that person.”

Who would believe that?

"...Yes, who would believe that?"

Su Yan chuckled upon hearing her words and said, "A fifth-tier expert, second only to me and six others, one of the few in the world, is being threatened by a second-tier expert?"

Lin Mushi finished speaking: "That's a joke."

Su Yan said, "No one takes jokes seriously, especially those in high positions, because their thinking habits must be rational enough."

Lin Mushi thought for a moment and said, "Or perhaps it is divinity."

Su Yan shook her head and said, "Divinity and rationality are not entirely related. Although excessive divinity naturally diminishes humanity, your idea is wrong."

If divinity is absolute indifference, then why would she care about Gu Yuqiu?

As long as she exists, standing above countless extraordinary beings, it proves that this view is wrong.

Because by now, she is certain that her feelings are not a fabricated product of memories, but are entirely real.

Lin Mushi stopped speaking.

Su Yan said, "Let's leave here."

Lin Mushi asked, "Why should I do what you say?"

Su Yan thought about it carefully and said, "Because from an emotional point of view, I hope you die, but from a rational point of view, I want you to lure out the person who is lurking."

Lin Mushi remained silent for a long time before asking, "So, I haven't made a choice?"

Su Yan didn't say anything, took out her phone, opened her contacts, and placed it on the coffee table in front of her.

The phone screen was lit up, displaying a contact's page with three words clearly visible: Gu Yuqiu.

If you want to change my decision, then you should talk to her, and then let her talk to me, and see if she can persuade me for your sake.

This passage may seem a bit convoluted, but the meaning is clear enough.

You're not qualified yet.

Now, only Xin Chu can change my decision.

Lin Mushi understood what Su Yan meant and said, "I've realized that I still prefer the old you."

Su Yan said, "Unfortunately, neither of me needs to please anyone."

Lin Mushi asked sarcastically, "Including her liking?"

"Yes."

Su Yan stood up and went to the window, saying calmly, "That's why I appreciate you these past few days, otherwise I wouldn't have come to say these things to you."

Her gaze moved casually, landing on many different places, all of which were people from different forces who were monitoring Lin Mushi day and night.

Lin Mushi, unaware of these things, said, "You're disgusting."

After saying that, she turned and went into her bedroom.

Su Yan continued to gaze quietly at the scenery outside the window.

Or rather, the sky.

The sky remained overcast with no sign of clearing up; it was a dark, oppressive mass, as if a torrential downpour was about to begin, yet also as if it were about to fall irrevocably at any moment.

This was the day before Christmas.

……

……

"I am back."

Shen Hong pushed open the door and entered, looking at the Christmas tree standing in the center of the living room, and suddenly felt a wave of weariness.

The reason she was willing to leave Gu Yuqiu's attention today was because the latter asked her to prepare for Christmas and decorate the expensive tree.

Yes, Gu Yuqiu suddenly became interested in doing this strange thing.

Thus, the once empty and desolate living room came to life with a warm, human touch.

As she pondered these things, she turned to look at the girl sitting by the window and said, "Since yesterday, those people who were monitoring us have all left."

Gu Yuqiu gave a casual "hmm" and didn't say anything more.

Crimson walked behind her, looking at the same scenery, wondering why the same view every day could make her so captivated for so long.

"What's so interesting about this?"

"I'm not looking at the scenery."

"Speak like a human?"

"Just like the peaceful days I love, there's not much difference between the day before and the day after, it's just a matter of whether it's sunny or rainy."

"I don't understand."

"All this peace should come to an end today."

Gu Yuqiu looked at the sky and said, "Isn't it natural for me to have some emotions and miss the tranquility that is about to be lost?"

Crimson said, "I don't think you're a sentimental person... This kind of person seems somewhat unfamiliar to me."

Gu Yuqiu said with a self-deprecating laugh, "You even considered killing me?"

Crimson was stunned.

The next moment, she quickly came to her senses, her expression unchanged, and said with feigned regret, "If the cat weren't with you, I probably would have given it a try."

She wasn't Gu Yuqiu's dog yet. If she bowed her head and expressed her loyalty at this moment, it would seem too guilty and make her look like she had done something shameful.

Gu Yuqiu said calmly, "I thought you were going to have some other feelings, like why someone as powerful as me would act this way."

Crimson shook her head and said, "You're no longer human."

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her.

The crimson-clad man looked at her earnestly and said, "You are a god."

"Yes, I am the only living god in this world."

Gu Yuqiu said, "But what's the point? This world has an end. Even I can't bring the entire universe into a dream, change the second law, and make everything continue forever."

Crimson found this statement utterly absurd and couldn't help but say, "That's many years from now? Billions, right? What's the point of thinking about it now?"

"If I want to, I can live until then, so why wouldn't I?"

Gu Yuqiu gave a slight, mocking smile and said, "Perhaps this is why I have no feelings for this world?"

The world will eventually perish.

Everything has an end.

Since she was destined to die, why did she have to die far from home?

She had been pondering this question the moment she stepped onto the top of the Ascension Stairs, and finally realized that although there were people here who were interested in her and liked her.

But she still preferred the world she had before.