"He" who was talking incessantly stopped.
In fact, Tang Ning felt a little regretful after he said it. He didn't know why he asked this question. He had clearly refused several times, but when "he" was considering and analyzing every word for him, Tang Ning said this question for some reason.
“He” is really amazing. He must have the magic to bewitch people and can use words to manipulate others to accomplish what he wants to do.
“He” wanted to drink the fish soup, perhaps he wanted to gain control over his body through the fish soup. In short, “he” wanted to do this, and now, “he” succeeded again.
No. Na Yin said lightly: This fish soup is not made for me alone.
After being rejected like this, Tang Ning should have given up on that dangerous idea, but he couldn't help but say: Well, then I'll make one especially for you tomorrow.
After saying this, that voice laughed again. This time it was not the sarcastic sneer he gave to the mysterious man before, although it still contained a hint of joking. "What? Now you're not worried that I'll steal your body and never give it back to you?"
... Worried. Tangning said seriously.
You all know that I am not your polluted side, you also know that I might kill you, and you also know that I have been teaching you how to manipulate other people's thinking. You also know that everything I am doing now is to guide you step by step in the direction I want.
Now you still promise me. "He" asked: Are you stupid
Clearly, drinking fish soup was "his" request, and Tang Ning's obedience was "his" goal. But when everything went according to "his" idea, "he" jumped out and said Tang Ning was stupid.
Tang Ning thought "he" was right.
He had no idea how genuine and fake his kindness to him was, he had no idea when he was telling the truth and when he was lying, he had no idea what trap was hidden in this sentence and what was the intention of that sentence, and because he was too stupid, he still fell into the trap set by him.
Even now he is not sure whether "he" is trying to be reluctant by saying this.
The mysterious being saw Tang Ning's expression at that moment, and he frantically produced more sources of light. Those sources of light kept coming out of his hands as if they were free, and then fell on Tang Ning's body. Those beautiful, bright, and warm things surrounded him.
Compared to the warm mysterious existence, "he" is even colder. Since you know everything, why do you still act stupidly
Why
Maybe it's because no one has ever taught him how to deal with these things like "he" did, step by step, and arranged every detail of every word, every action and even expression for him, told him the reasons for doing so, and gave him real-time feedback beyond his expectations.
No one had ever loved Tangning more than anyone else like he did. This feeling was different from that of a mother or a prince. It was a feeling Tangning couldn't describe.
No one had ever treated Tang Ning like this before.
Tang Ning was like a little rabbit holding a carrot and standing in front of the wolf's den. Her eyes were red and her ears were trembling. She looked soft and gullible, but if I didn't give you the fish soup, even if I really won the game and left this instance, I think I would always think about it... You helped me a lot, and I also wanted to do something for you.
The voice that had been speaking in a chilly tone fell silent for a moment, and then your useless sense of morality came out again.
Tang Ning sniffed and asked, "Apart from fish soup, do you want to eat anything else tomorrow?"
You only know how to make fish soup and braised pork.
"I'm sorry, I can only cook a few dishes." Tangning immediately apologized softly.
Why do you say sorry? You should say that it is good to have something to eat, why are you still nitpicking here? "He" said: You are not sorry to anyone.
"Don't cry." The mysterious being was still beside Tang Ning, trying to comfort her awkwardly.
Tangning wiped the end of his eyes with the back of his hand and smiled apologetically at the mysterious being, "Sorry... I was a little out of control just now. I want to go back and calm down by myself. Thank you for giving me the source of light."
After thinking about it, Tangning added to the mysterious being who looked a little gloomy, "See you tomorrow."
A new light becomes bright when one is confronted with it.
Tang Ning found that what "he" said was indeed right. This person would indeed be happier when he was not here for the Source of Light.
A smile appeared on Tang Ning's face. He picked up seven flowers transformed from the source of light and put them into his space ring.
“He” asked puzzledly: Why don’t you take them all
He gave me one flower yesterday and seven today, which is just enough to save our entire team.
Don't you want to save others? The system mission you received this time is to survive safely for seven days, but for the NPCs in the card game, your mission is to solve the pollution of the entire castle. If you stay for so long and don't help at all, are you sure the NPCs in the castle won't be "chaotic"
So Tang Ning obediently picked up all the flowers on the ground and waved to the mysterious being.
Those golden eyes were still staring at him intently. When the lights from other places were fading rapidly, the light in the golden eyes was still bright, with a hint of reluctance. Until finally, the light in those eyes disappeared completely, turning into Lin Yun's stunned eyes.
"… What happened?" Lin Yun asked blankly.
Tang Ning did not explain further. While the Duke and the butler were still unable to move, he took Lin Yun back to the castle.
After Tang Ning left, a black shadow appeared from the center of the formation. This time, the golden light flickering in the black shadow was extremely dim, so weak that it looked like a firefly flying in the endless darkness.
"He won't come again."
"He...promised..." The stuttering voice was particularly weak.
"Stop fooling yourself. Don't you understand him? He always just talks."
"…He will come…"
The shadow laughed softly, "If you hadn't given him all the source of light, he would have come back tomorrow. Because of you, he will never come back."
"... I didn't... give him all..." The shadow slowly raised a hand, with a beautiful flower quietly lying in the palm, "I kept... one..."
The other hand suddenly crushed the last source of light, and the faint light dissipated like quicksand at the fingertips.
Without the source of light that operated the formation, the formation that was originally designed to target darkness stopped working. The Duke, the butler, and the undead horse broke free from their rigid state. For a moment, they all prostrated themselves on the ground and trembled.
The figure they were kneeling to stood in the center of the formation.
He raised one foot, crossed the boundary of the formation, and walked quietly towards the direction where Tang Ning left in the dark.
…
Tang Ning walked towards the castle without noticing anything. As it was dark, he put on the prop shoes that Jiang Mianmian had given him before. Tang Ning was not used to walking barefoot in this body all the time. Now he didn't have to worry about his character setting and could finally walk in shoes.
"Are we just going back like this?" Lin Yun asked in confusion, "Then why did we come out here?"
Tang Ning thought about it and took out a Source of Light from the space ring. When there was only one Source of Light before, Tang Ning did not give this precious prop to Lin Yun, and did not even tell Lin Yun about the existence of the Source of Light, because he was worried that Lin Yun would snatch the Source of Light after being contaminated.
But now he had extra Source of Light, which he could give to Lin Yun in advance, to avoid the tragedy of Tang Ning's own Source of Light being contaminated and rotting in the ring.
"Here." Tang Ning handed the flowers to Lin Yun. The moment he handed them over, he felt something in the darkness for no reason.
Lin Yun felt a chill down his spine at this moment. He suspected that the source of light was too bright and attracted monsters. He quickly covered the glowing flower with his clothes and kept his mouth shut.
The two held their breath and stayed quiet for a long time. After noticing anything unusual, they set off again.
"What did you just give me?" Lin Yun asked lightly.
"The source of light can solve the pollution in us," said Tang Ning.
When Lin Yun heard this, she immediately understood the value of this item. "You've been running here every day these past two days just for this thing?"
After Tang Ning nodded, he couldn't help but look back. Nothing was clear in the darkness, and it seemed that the gaze was just an illusion.
"Are we coming again tomorrow?" Lin Yun asked.
When he asked this question, Tangning felt the omnipresent gaze reaching its peak. Even the hair on her head seemed to feel the terrifying tremor.
Is there a monster following them
Tang Ning hushed softly, and Lin Yun shut up. They stopped talking, as if they were facing a great enemy. However, when they remained alert, the strange feeling disappeared, as if it was just their illusion, or as if the monster had sensed their vigilance and hid away completely.
What on earth is this?!
Tang Ning had a little cold sweat on his back. He pulled Lin Yun and ran as lightly as possible.
A bright crescent moon hung high in the sky, and the cold moonlight sprinkled down from the sky. It should have fallen on the scenery and people on the ground, but strangely, the moonlight could not fall on Tang Ning and Lin Yun. It seemed that an extremely huge darkness was enveloping them.
Along the way, perhaps because Tang Ning was extremely nervous and suspicious, he couldn't help but look back after running a few steps. Even when he was running inside the castle, he still didn't feel safe.
But the castle did not give him a sense of security. Nighttime was the time when monsters were rampant. A conservative estimate was that there were thirteen monsters wandering around the castle tonight.
Tang Ning's right hand muscles were tense, he was ready to release the soul fire at any time. Lin Yun was also on high alert. The two of them walked cautiously to the room upstairs. This time it seemed that the god of luck was on their side. Tang Ning and Lin Yun didn't even encounter a monster and entered the room they had chosen smoothly.
After entering the room, Tang Ning, who had been feeling extremely nervous, finally relaxed a little.
Lin Yun took out the glowing flower from his pocket and asked curiously, "How do I use it?"
Tangning told him how to use it: "People who are contaminated can just eat it directly."
"This thing is like a golden medal of immunity from death in this copy. If there are a lot of them, it can save all of us." Lin Yun said.
"There are enough." Tang Ning did not say that this number was enough to save all the NPCs.
"Wow, that's great, we don't have to risk going to the forbidden area tomorrow—" Lin Yun's happy smile froze on his face, because he began to feel uneasy inexplicably.
Tang Ning frowned as he once again felt that strange gaze. He thought he was overthinking it. Right now, he was like a frightened bird, and would associate the slightest movement with something scary.
Maybe... it was his ghost staring at him from here
Tangning reached out and pressed her hand against her pounding heart, "We have to go."
When he said this, the invisible and intangible feeling of oppression inexplicably disappeared for the most part.
"Is there anything else you want to do?" Lin Yun asked.
"Well, I have to go meet someone."
"who?"
"I don't know."
"Then why did you go to see him?"
"I promised him." As soon as the words fell, all the depressed feelings disappeared.