After rejecting the system's suggestion, Tang Ning felt like a child who had been suppressed for years and finally rebelled.
The cases the system described sounded really good, good for everyone except Shao Mingxuan.
But the only thing that is not good for Shao Mingxuan is this.
He didn't want to hurt anyone anymore.
Now is the last one, you are asleep, if you don't choose Zhang Yun, no one can stop you from turning. The system said coldly.
Tang Ning didn't know if the decision he made next was the right one. The card game was his life. There were no strategies or cheats. He had to bear the price of every choice he made.
I know, you don't need to say it anymore, the golden axe, the silver axe, the bronze axe, it's never a choice between the two.
Regardless of whether his choice is right or not, this is the life he has chosen.
Tang Ning ignored the system's words and carefully picked up a piece of coral jade from the debris on the table. This piece of jade had been trapped in the statue with him. He remembered Zhu Dao saying that it was because of this piece of coral jade that Zhang Yun had a small problem after being refined. It was this piece of jade that caused a hole in Zhang Yun's left chest.
Tang Ning held the jade and wanted to start singing. When he was about to open his mouth, he suddenly realized that the few times he used this skill seemed to be based on the ability to sing at will.
If he makes the wrong choice this time, this might be his last chance to sing in his life, right
The last time, it sounded more solemn than the first time. It seemed to bring all this to an end. Tang Ning suddenly remembered the days when his mother was still alive. He was always very sad. He would talk to his mother when he encountered troubles, such as failing an exam, missing the bus, or losing his meal card.
On a summer night when there was a power outage, his mother sat at the head of his bed and fanned him until he fell asleep, and the cool breeze was still in his dreams.
He thought that days like this would last forever, so long that even when he was in his seventies or eighties and his teeth had fallen out, his mother, who wore dentures, would still call him "Ningning" at her 100th birthday party.
He hasn't thought about the past for a long, long time. The more he thought about the past, the more he longed to be loved. What were the lyrics of the song they listened to together at that time
When I have to be a perfect child to meet everyone's expectations/you seem to particularly appreciate the way I make mistakes and act stupidly/you always treat this imperfect me as a treasure.
He hummed the melody of the song, and fell from the altar holding the coral jade. The altar was not high, but it was still very painful when he fell straight to the ground. His fragile fish tail fell on the rough ground, and the song he sang also trembled.
The world was silent, with only his singing voice remaining.
The deserted and dilapidated temple seemed like a corner of doomsday. Tang Ning crawled forward on the ground with his elbows. He also wanted to use his fish tail to swim like a snake, but the newly born fish tail was difficult for him to control skillfully. He could only move his upper body forward with difficulty. The delicate fish tail was cut by the rough ground, leaving a blood mark.
The passage of time made Tang Ning unable to tell how fast or slow it was. The pain was long and the singing was short. It seemed that this road had no end in sight, but in fact it ended in one go.
He crawled to the side of Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun looked very miserable now. His eye sockets were empty, his mouth was bloody, his fingers were covered with white bones, and his ichthyosis appeared again.
This terrifying face was frozen in time in the intoxicated God, and He also blended into the scene of the song. Everyone thinks of a different picture after hearing a song.
His parents died of illness early.
Zhang Yun thought of the old man who had loved and cared for him since he was a child.
But He killed the old man with His own hands.
The pain overwhelmed his fascination with the song, and Zhang Yun's face, which had finally calmed down, suddenly became ferocious. Tang Ning hummed the melody of a song softly and placed the coral jade on Zhang Yun's left chest.
Zhang Yun looked at Tangning, his empty eye sockets looking particularly strange.
Tang Ning remembered that when she was watching the river god's memories, although the mute old woman could not make any sound, the god could hear her inner voice when she made a pious wish.
Tangning closed her eyes and said word by word in her mind, "Zhang Yun, your grandparents were killed by Zhu Hong."
The afterglow of the setting sun poured down from the sky and shone into Zhang Yun's empty eye sockets. The change of light seemed to make a cluster of faint flames rise in the bottom of His eyes.
Countless scenes flashed before his eyes. Some of the memories were blocked by himself after he died. When he was still a mortal, he could not see the scene of himself losing consciousness. After becoming a demigod, he deliberately avoided some painful memories. Until Tang Ning personally exposed the lies, countless painful memories were searched by him. Indeed, there was no memory of him killing his relatives.
While searching for some memories, in addition to some resentment of turning over corpses, He also found a picture that was hidden by His pain—
It was a face shrouded in golden light.
On the night when he almost killed his relatives with his own hands, a golden figure like a god suddenly appeared and stopped him gently and warmly. He tried hard to see the face of this person. After he tried his best to recall, the face finally became clear. It was Tang Ning's appearance.
All the memories are linked together.
He is indeed not the evil body of the river god. The reason why he can become a demigod after death is that Tang Ning gave him faith in the evening.
And now, his spirit is making a sincere wish to him: "I offer you the coral jade, hoping that you can rest in peace."
Zhang Yun slowly stretched out his hand and grasped the coral jade placed on his chest.
When he was catching the turtle in the jar at night, he placed the coral jade that Tang Ning gave him on his left chest, where the heart is.
His eyes were gouged out, his ten fingers were cut off, his tendons were cut, and his heart was pierced. As a fierce ghost, his skin, blood, and flesh were all filled with cold resentment. Only a trace of warmth remained in his empty chest. This warmth was so ethereal, like a wisp of elusive smoke, which made him suffer from the pain of not being able to obtain it.
Now, this piece of coral jade finally fell into his heart, heavy and carrying the last bit of warmth that he could feel in this world, and he fell into sleep.
Is it over
Tang Ning stared at Zhang Yun blankly. He felt that the person he loved seemed to have disappeared.
The singing time ended at this moment, and Tang Ning collapsed to the ground powerlessly. What he just did was a case of exorcising evil spirits that he saw on the forum. As long as the hatred in the evil spirit's heart was resolved, the evil spirit would rest in peace.
I didn't expect it to really work.
Tang Ning lay flat on the ground, breathing slightly as he was extremely tired. He saw a tall black shadow swimming towards him, its scales rustling on the ground. The shadow cast by the half-man, half-fish creature completely enveloped Tang Ning. Tang Ning weakly raised his eyes and saw Shao Mingxuan looking down at him.
Pitch-black scales grew on his face, and the camouflage glasses had long since disappeared. Half of his body was a fish tail like a giant python. Because of the fight just now, his fish tail was covered with scars, which made Shao Mingxun look even more terrifying, more hideous than the statue.
Shao Mingxuan picked up the exhausted Tang Ning, put one arm around Tang Ning's waist and used the other hand to pick up Tang Ning's fragile fish tail. The silver-white fish tail slid down softly, with tiny wounds all over it and blood gushing out. The light of the setting sun sprinkled on the beautiful fish tail, as if a spring sprinkled with gold powder was flowing on it.
He lowered his head and took a deep sniff of Tang Ning's scent.
Tang Ning didn't know what smell he had on him. What he smelled was Shao Mingxun's unique fragrance, which was rising and lingering, as if clouds were surging and were about to turn into rain and fall on him.
Smells so good.
Tang Ning opened his lips and breathed in the unique fragrance from Shao Mingxun's body like a dying fish. The lingering fragrance obscured the dangerous aura from Shao Mingxun. Tang Ning was not afraid of Shao Mingxun in this state. He even felt that his body was full of attraction. Even the vague sense of crisis turned into a stimulus wandering around his nerves.
The shaky blood drop slid down Shao Mingxuan's muscles that were as continuous as the snow-capped mountains. Tang Ning stuck out his tongue and caught the blood. His mind was buzzing and the scent of blood filled the air. He panted in Shao Mingxuan's arms like a madman, his fish tail trembling unbearably, and every scale was thirsty for water.
The sickly silver fish tail was attached to the inky black fish tail, creating a sharp contrast between the two colors.
Tang Ning frowned, his breathing became slightly unstable, and his rough scales exuded a strong and strange fragrance of blood beads.
He could feel a flow of energy coming from Shao Mingxun, a mysterious force transforming his body. The wound on his tail healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. He felt a tingling numbness on the back of his hand, and it seemed that in a second, new scales would cover his skin.
Is this what the system means by completely the same
Tang Ning, who was immersed in the strange fragrance, suddenly woke up for a moment and saw Shao Mingxuan's face clearly.
The light of the setting sun had no temperature, and it shone on Shao Mingxuan's face with a cool feeling as if the sun was about to burn out. Shao Mingxuan's deep black eyes stared at him without blinking, like a deep pool reflecting Tang Ning's appearance at the moment.
Pure and soft white hair, and a sickly rosy face.
White hair
When did his hair turn gray
Tangning stared blankly at his hands, and saw shining silver scales on them.
No, no
"Shao Mingxuan." Tang Ning let out a sob, his dazed eyes filled with tears. He grabbed the man's clothes tightly, and was so scared that he wanted to get into his arms.
No! He doesn't want to be completely the same! He doesn't want to stay here!!!
Tang Ning's previous decision was to let Zhang Yun rest in peace first, and then ask Shao Mingxuan to release him. After all, his voice was blessed by the card, so it was easy for others to believe him, and Shao Mingxuan had always been very good to him. However, he did not expect that the fragrance on Shao Mingxuan's body was so pleasant that his mind fell into chaos in an instant, and he even forgot his original plan.
It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter, his hands are not completely damaged yet, he still has time!
Tang Ning clung to Shao Mingxuan's shoulders and desperately asked, "When I fell into the river, you were the one who saved me, right?"
Tears blurred his vision. Every time Tang Ning spoke a word, he inhaled a strong fragrance, which was so fragrant that every scale on his body was fluttering.
"When I was taking a shower, you were the one watching me through the curtain. You were helping me drive away the ghost, right?"
His mind wanted to escape, but his body was sinking into Shao Mingxuan's arms. His face was wet with tears of despair.
"When I was sleeping, you were the one lying next to me to watch over me, right?"
Shao Mingxuan looked at him.
"Can you please save me again?" Tangning cried so hard that his whole body was shaking. He hugged Shao Mingxuan's neck and cried again and again, "Can you please save me, please let me go, please?"
The deep black eyes looked at him deeply. The strong fragrance seemed to be squeezed into the narrow eyes like a black cloud. Tangning saw the fluctuation in Shao Mingxuan's eyes. He used his voice advantage to the extreme and said in a crying voice, "I can't stay here. I still have a lot of things to do. My movie will be finished soon. I have a very generous salary. I want to buy a house and I want to eat cake."
Tangning helplessly watched as scales appeared on his hands. He whispered in a trembling voice, "I have a kitten at home. Its name is Xin. Xin is waiting for me to come home."
Drops of water slid down Shao Mingxuan's high nose bridge. He lowered his head and kissed Tangning with his cold lips, blocking out his extremely provocative voice.
Their lips pressed together.
Tang Ning's eyelashes trembled violently, and his crystal clear eyes were on the verge of breaking. All he breathed in was a strong, strange fragrance that threatened to drown him. It was as if countless fragrant flowers bloomed on the surface of the deep blue water, stretching across it and smelling sinister.
He wanted to use his voice to seduce Shao Mingxuan again, but in this kiss, he could only make fragmented sounds, and his hands with slightly sharp nails left red marks on Shao Mingxuan's chest.
No.
Good smell
She kissed away his tears gently with her thin lips and whispered, "If I let you go, who will save me?"
He waited for so long, until all the fish, shrimps and shells turned to dust, and finally he saw Tang Ning.
He didn't want to let go.
The lingering fragrance once again enveloped the partner in his arms, weaving a hazy and beautiful dream for them.
The silvery-white fish tail was immersed in the cold water, and the gauze-like tail fin created ripples in the water.
It looks like a white wedding dress.
Shao Mingxuan carried Tang Ning into the water, looking at Tang Ning's fish tail with some obsession. He had seen this kind of thing. He could see the changes of the people on the bridge in the river. This year, the newlyweds were wearing this kind of white skirt.
Is He hugging Tang Ning and holding their own wedding now
From now on, they will live here together.
Together forever and ever.
Bubbles appeared on the water, and with each bubble there was a fish opening its mouth, and they all said together:
"The bride is so beautiful. The river god is very pleased."
"The bride is so pure. The river god is very pleased."
"My bride, you are so kind. The river god is very pleased."
Thousands and thousands of voices came together and came from the river, "Come quickly, bride, marry me and share my sins."
"Come quickly, my bride, and share my glory and my grave."
Familiar words, as if heard from somewhere. Tang Ning couldn't even tell if it was really the fish talking or just his imagination. He nervously grabbed Shao Mingxuan's arm and looked at the turbulent river in panic, watching the cold water swallow up most of his tail.
He seemed to be falling into an abyss from which there was no escape. The bone-chilling coldness made him wake up again from the dizzying aroma. He would rather not wake up so that he would not have to face all this again.
No, he can't just give up.
"Shao Mingxuan, Shao Mingxuan." Tang Ning frowned, joy and pain intertwined on Zhang Gai's pure and flawless face. He fell into a bizarre whirlpool like a worldly-wise child.
"Save me." He sobbed softly, "I don't like it here, I don't like the people here, I don't like this river"
Shao Mingxuan carried Tang Ning, who was powerless to struggle, to the river. The malice and resentment that had been passed down since ancient times all came from the people living near the river. For example, a husband cheated on his wife and killed her for the sake of his second wife, and then threw the body into the river with stones. For example, a man favored sons over daughters and threw away a baby girl. For example, a woman drowned the elderly in the river because she didn't want to support them.
This river is a collection of resentment. If no one suppresses it, the malice will spread rampantly and breed countless ghosts. What he has been doing is to suppress this river, just like a long time ago, as the patron saint of this land, he has been suppressing this river.
Now He doesn't care about the life or death of this town.
But He wanted to keep Tang Ning. He didn't want to leave Tang Ning in a dead town.
Thinking of their future, Shao Mingxun couldn't help laughing. He lowered his head and kissed the red eyes of the person in his arms, pecked the tears on her face, and then blocked the lips that kept saying words that made him feel soft-hearted.
Tang Ning opened his eyes wide, the cold river water flooded up to his waist, the beautiful silver fish tail suddenly swung, causing a series of splashes of water. Tang Ning stopped grabbing Shao Mingxuan and tried to pick off the scales on the back of his hand.
Seeing this, Shao Mingxuan's expression changed slightly. He grabbed Tang Ning's hand that was hurting him, and his calm expression finally changed. "Why did you do this?"
Tangning heard this question but did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Why did you do this?"
Why do you treat me like this
Why won’t you let me go
"Because I love you." Shao Mingxuan said deeply.
Such familiar words, he seemed to have heard someone say it, but his brain was confused by the aroma and he could no longer remember who said it. He gave a familiar answer: "Love is not like this."
The hands on Shao Mingxuan's body were shaking more and more. Tangning said in a trembling voice, "If you love someone, you should make him feel happy."
Shao Mingxuan lowered his eyes and looked at Tang Ning, seeing the reminiscence on Tang Ning's face. He was clearly talking to him, but it seemed like he was thinking of someone else.
He picked up a shell from the water and placed it in Tang Ning's hand. As Tang Ning stared blankly and wetly, Shao Mingxuan said softly, "Do you want to leave here?"
Tang Ning's eyelashes trembled, and a tear rolled down, leaving a wet mark on his rosy skin. His eyes, washed by tears, ignited with light, which was the hope of a new life. He looked up at Shao Mingxuan with all his attention, as if he was looking at the god who dominated him.
He looked at Tangning and spoke in a gentle voice that had the power to bewitch people, "Just make a wish to me."
A shell was placed in Tang Ning's trembling palm.
The predecessor of the cup-divination sticks in ancient times was shells. The shells were thrown out and the good or bad luck was judged based on the front and back of the shells. If the front of the shell was facing up, it meant that the gods had answered.
Tang Ning's weak hands tightly grasped the shell, as if it was the only life-saving straw.
He didn't know that although Shao Mingxuan spoke so gently, he was actually deceiving him.
Because making a wish to the river god requires a price, no matter what Tang Ning wishes, Shao Mingxuan can take the opportunity to pollute Tang Ning more deeply.
Moreover, Tang Ning was too resistant to the idea. It would be very painful for her to turn around. It would be better to find a placebo-like method to comfort Tang Ning like a child. However, she could only comfort him and could not really let him go.
Shao Mingxuan held Tang Ning in his arms and went down to the river. When the cold river water was about to reach his neck, he saw a hand with silver scales throwing the shell upwards.
The snow-white shells flipped in the late sunset.
He had also watched Tang Ning throw an ancient coin in the dark and heard the beautiful voice calling him.
He heard Tang Ning say, "I hope the river god will be safe and happy, and everything will go smoothly and he will get what he wants."
The strong feeling is concentrated in the words—
This young man who has not been treated well must be careful in this life.
A god who has not been treated well should be at peace in this life.
The mermaid prince who secretly rescued him and secretly protected him must be loved in this life.
The river water flooded Tang Ning's mouth and nose, swallowed his tears, and drowned his thoughts. His heart was cold and desperate, as if some weak and useless emotions had burst the dam.
He knew he had made the wrong choice again.
He should ask Shao Mingxuan to release him.
But, Shao Mingxun saved him so many times, Shao Mingxun had always been saving him and was so good to him. Long ago, Shao Mingxun also saved so many people who worshipped him. But when Shao Mingxun sank into the river, no one spoke for him from beginning to end.
If he also made a wish to the river god to escape.
He seems to be no different from those people back then.
— "If I let you go, who will save me?"
Shao Mingxuan's unsteady words seemed to echo in his ears.
This river is so cold that it would be uncomfortable to stay in it alone. Maybe it would be much better if we were together.
Tang Ning closed his eyes, a tear falling from the corners of his red eyes. His heart seemed to sink bit by bit into the cold river water. He gave up all resistance and waited for the final turn to come.
Then, he heard a familiar mechanical sound.
Ding—The player has survived safely for seven days. Congratulations to the player for successfully completing the level “Vacation”!
— “People in this world pray to gods and Buddhas for nothing more than money, power, sex and life.”
—"If you have any wish, you can make it now."
—"The river god will definitely grant your wish."
—"I hope the river god will be safe and happy, and everything will go smoothly and he will get what he wants."
The shell with the reverse side facing up floats on the water.
The river god rejected his wish.
He wants his heart.