Zhong Michu hugged her so that she could lean on him better. After thinking for a long time, he decided to tell Gu Fuyou Simiao about it.
She didn't want Gu Fuyou to know, but it was impossible to hide it from her forever. Maybe Gu Fuyou would guess it when he saw her coming back alone.
She thought about many things, how to phrase it more calmly so that she could accept it more easily, and finally found that there was no difference between the words. She said: "Ah Man, Simiao..."
Gu Fuyou interrupted her: "I know."
Zhong Michu's eyelashes drooped slightly: "I'm sorry."
Gu Fuyou smiled and said, "What does it have to do with you? That's her own choice. Si Miao is like this, she has been like this since she was a child. Once she makes a decision, no one can change it."
Gu Fuyou said: "Just like she likes my brother. I used to think that Gu Huaiyou had no good points. Although he was my brother, I thought he was not worthy of Si Miao. But Si Miao was determined to be him and liked him for so many years. It has not changed until now."
Zhong Michu said: "Ah Man."
Gu Fuyou said: "Very good, Zhong Michu, they can finally be together, this is good, right?"
Zhong Michu looked at her, remained silent for a long time, and said softly: "Yeah."
Gu Fuyou smiled again, pulled her into the hall, and said, "You came back at the right time. I have something to return to you."
She pulled her into the inner hall, where a long box was placed on a long table.
Before the box was opened, Zhong Michu could already sense a familiar smell. The things in the box also seemed to sense it and began to move around, with the box bouncing on the table.
As soon as the box was opened, a green light suddenly came out, flying all over the hall, bringing with it a sharp wind, like a wild horse running free from its reins.
Zhong Michu called out softly, "Gengchen."
Gengchen circled around twice, came back to her and moved closer to her.
When Zhong Michu was about to reach out to grasp the hilt of the sword, Gengchen moved away again.
Gu Fuyou said, "Look, you've locked it up for so long, it must be holding a grudge against you."
Zhong Michu smiled faintly, feeling a little helpless.
Geng Chen flew back, circled around her, and returned to her palm.
Gu Fuyou said: "I hate you, but I can't bear to blame you."
Zhong Michu stroked the sword, Gengchen responded to her, and the sword rang. Zhong Michu looked at him lovingly, with a bit of guilt.
After a long time, he put the magic sword back into his sleeve.
Gu Fuyou sighed and said, "I wish my Yinhen could be this lively and vivid."
Although Yinhen was forged, there was still something missing. When she saw Gengchen again, she realized that the sword lacked some life. She muttered, "The sword is spiritual, but Yinhen is like a dead object."
Zhong Michu's eyes flickered. She knew the key point. The spirituality of the spirit sword changed with the master's mood. It was not like a dead thing that swallowed up hatred, but like Gu Fuyou's heart, gloomy.
Gu Fuyou said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
She led Zhong Michu back to the table and sat them down, setting the tableware and dishes, and said, "I cooked all of this myself. I also called Mr. Zhai and Yi'er, and they will be here soon."
Although Gu Fuyou's Qingluan body was fasting, she still maintained the habit of eating. But later, as the struggle with the Zuo family became more and more intense, Zhong Michu could not even see her eating habit.
There is no cooking at all.
Zhong Michu had a keen sense of smell and could sense the moisture on Gu Fuyou's body. He knew that she had taken a bath not long ago and asked, "What's the matter that makes you so happy today?"
Gu Fuyou put the hand holding the chopsticks against his face, curved his eyes and chuckled twice at Zhong Michu.
It’s actually not difficult to guess.
"When I came here, I saw quite a few people in the courtyard. Lao Qi said they were prisoners. Because of them?"
Gu Fuyou filled a bowl of lotus soup, the spoon clanging against the bowl. She handed the bowl of lotus soup to Zhong Michu and said, "Try this."
Zhong Michu asked, "Ah Man, how do you plan to deal with those people from the Zuo family?"
"Hmm?" Gu Fuyou said, "Of course it's burning..."
When the words came to his lips, he turned around and said, "Kill him."
"all?"
"if not?"
Gu Fuyou glanced at Zhong Michu from the corner of his eye, saw her expression, understood her thoughts, and said unhappily: "Zhong Michu, can we not talk about the Zuo family's affairs during the meal? It will affect our appetite."
Zhong Michu stated Gu Fuyou's plan: "But after you finish your meal, you will be executed."
She could think of burning incense, bathing, and a delicious meal, because what was about to happen would be something worth enjoying for Gu Fuyou, so she made these grand preparations.
Gu Fuyou said: "Zhong Michu, don't argue with me over the Zuo family."
Zhong Michu said: "Ah Man, we didn't quarrel."
"If we continue the discussion, this will be the result."
After a moment of silence, Gu Fuyou put down his chopsticks and asked, "Then what do you want me to do?"
Zhong Michu also put down the spoon and said, "Ah Man, when we were competing with the Zuo family, we had no choice but to spare no effort. But now the Zuo family has been defeated, and the entire South Continent is in your hands. I hope you can judge those captives fairly instead of just killing them all."
“Ha!” Gu Fuyou laughed strangely: “Justice? Justice means a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, a life for a life!”
"Indeed. Zuo Yuezhi, Zuo Shaode, Zuo Tianlang, and all the people in charge of Xu Ling Sect are dead. Nanzhou has fallen into your hands."
Gu Fuyou shouted angrily: "How can this be enough! Our Gu family was wiped out, not a single person survived, and the Zuo family died. How can this be enough! They were unscrupulous back then, hunting you and me down without leaving any room for mercy. Zhong Michu, have you forgotten?"
Zhong Michu said calmly, "I haven't forgotten. But Ah Man, do you know who chased us back then? And who were the people who attacked Xuanmiao Sect and Xiaoyao City?"
Gu Fuyou was stunned.
Zhong Michu looked outside the palace: "It may not be the people you brought to the courtyard square. Perhaps none of them participated in the attack, never attacked Xiaoyao City and Xuanmiao Gate, never hurt our loved ones, and never even held a butcher knife. Every debt has its perpetrator, even if it is a life for a life, the debt cannot be imposed on those who have not committed these crimes."
Gu Fuyou stood up suddenly: "The one who chopped the knife was the butcher. Even if they were not butchers, they might have been sharpening the knife, passing the knife, waving the flag and shouting. Among the filth of the Zuo family, whoever can stay out of it is not truly innocent!"
Zhong Michu said: "The person who handed over the knife should be punished for handing over the knife, the person who sharpened the knife should be punished for sharpening the knife, and the person who waved the flag and shouted should also be punished accordingly. You shouldn't treat them the way you treat butchers."
"Even if you are worried that if you spare their lives, they will come back again, you still have many ways to prevent that. Destroying their spiritual roots so that they cannot cultivate, or signing a slave contract are all feasible."
Gu Fuyou remained silent.
Zhong Michu saw that her expression was not relaxed, so he sighed and said, "Zuo Qingqing. Do you remember the girl who brought you into the thirty-third heaven, the great-granddaughter of Zuo Yuezhi?"
Gu Fuyou raised his eyes and stared at her, perhaps curious about Zhong Michu's understanding of Zuo Qingqing.
Zhong Michu explained: "You attacked me in Wankong Palace before, so I investigated you privately, and also investigated her."
After explaining, she got back to the point and said, "Zuo Qingqing was born during these seven hundred years and never participated in the events of the past. She likes to travel around and rarely stays in Xu Ling Sect. She has not committed any major offenses. You have come into contact with her and know a thing or two about her character. Are you going to punish her with the death penalty as well? During these seven hundred years, many descendants of the Zuo family were born. Are you going to punish them with the death penalty as well?"
Gu Fuyou suddenly said in a deep voice: "It was her fault to be born in the Zuo family. Just like my Gu family, no matter what Yi'er did wrong at such a young age, Zuo Tianlang never let her go. No matter how many mistakes he made, he was born in the Gu family, and he had my eldest brother as his father and me as his aunt."
Gu Fuyou almost gnashed his teeth and said: "The Zuo family has committed a sin that has left others without descendants. They should have expected that one day, others would also make them without descendants!"
"'Parents can make choices, but children cannot. We cannot choose what kind of birth we have.' You said this to me. Do you remember?"
Gu Fuyou frowned and avoided Zhong Michu's gaze. She didn't like it. She didn't like Zhong Michu's refuting her with all his might for the sake of the Zuo family.
"Birth is not a crime. Ah Man, if the crime was not committed by them, you cannot do the same thing to them as you did to the Zuo family."
"You used to hate injustice, and you hated the Zuo family for being so unfair. But now that you have defeated the Zuo family and conquered the entire South Continent, you are now capable. It is not difficult for you to find out whether they participated in the struggle seven hundred years ago, whether they killed people, and punish them according to their crimes."
Gu Fuyou glanced at Zhong Michu sideways, then looked straight at her and sneered, "I don't want to give them justice. They don't deserve it."
"Ah Man..."
Gu Fuyou said: "Xiaoyao City was burned down by Zuo Tianlang, and nothing is left. I will also burn down the Zuo family, leaving no one alive."
Gu Fuyou was on the verge of becoming anxious, his pupils were dark red and his lips were gloomy.
Zhong Michu slowed down his speech and said softly, "Ah Man, you are different from him. Do you remember who the first person you killed was? I forgot his name, but I remember that he was from the Zuo family in the Ningcheng cave, and his death was not a pity. You killed him and your hands were stained with blood. You told me that it was your first time to kill someone, and it felt bad and you hated it."
"Ah Man, all those who deserved to die are already dead. If you execute those insignificant people, you won't feel happy. You will be the only one who suffers."
Gu Fuyou suddenly lifted the table, causing it to flip over and the dishes fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Gu Fuyou shouted angrily: "Ah Man is dead!"
Gu Fuyou's eyes also turned red. She looked at Zhong Michu and said, "Zhong Michu died on the Zhuling Broken Platform. She was forced by the Zuo family, suffered humiliation, and her soul flew away. You may not know this, but her body was corroded by Yuanshan's poisonous blood and turned into a pool of blood. Not a single bone was left."
Zhong Michu's face turned pale. The discomfort in her heart was reflected in her body. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. Her hands were trembling, and she clenched her fingers into fists.
Yi'er and Mr. Zhai had arrived earlier, but when they saw them talking, they waited outside and did not come in.
Hearing the loud noise inside, the two of them looked inside from the door. Twenty-three and Seventh also looked inside.
Gu Fuyou caught a glimpse of them and shouted, "What are you looking at? Get out!"
Everyone was frightened and retracted their heads.
The hall was unusually quiet, with only the sound of Gu Fuyou's breathing being heard.
After a long while, Gu Fuyou slowed down a little, noticed Zhong Michu's abnormality, and regretted saying those words. She walked to Zhong Michu and said softly: "Zhong Michu, you understand me. You should be the person who knows me best in this world. Stand by me." She stared at Zhong Michu with her red eyes.
Zhong Michu said: "Yes. I know you, I understand you."
Her voice was weak and trembling slightly. She looked at Gu Fuyou's paranoid appearance with pity: "You want to cultivate the Drinking Regret, even if it takes your whole life and you have to face everyone's ridicule and confusion, because you want to prove that you can stand shoulder to shoulder with the heroes even without talent. Formation is your lifelong love. You want to be noticed and respected by others. You want to go down in history and be admired by others. You want to become the North Star, a hero, and be loved by everyone..."
You want me to look at you, keep looking at you.
"That's enough! I told you, Ah Man is dead. She died a long time ago!"
She never expected Zhong Michu to say these words. She didn't want to hear these words. These words were like a mirror, reflecting her past and present. She was like a ghost seeing the light, with nowhere to hide, and she was angry out of shame.
"I hate you, Zhong Michu." These words came out of his mouth in a rage without him thinking or pondering.
“Hmm…” Zhong Michu moaned softly, trying to steady herself. She reached out to hold onto the table, but there was nothing in her reach. Then she remembered that the table was overturned by Gu Fuyou. She staggered back two steps before she could finally stand firm.
Zhong Michu opened his mouth, his lips trembling slightly. After a long while, he said, "I know, I know I made you angry. You are angry, so you said such things. When you calm down, we can talk slowly."
Even though she knew that Gu Fuyou meant it unintentionally, the words still had their intended effect. They were so heartbreaking that she couldn't recover for a while.
Zhong Michu turned around, covered his chest, and walked out of the hall.
Gu Fuyou looked at her back and saw that she was about to leave. He thought to himself, "What they say about life being unpredictable and my destiny being fixed, is just flowery talk and cannot be trusted at all."
She was furious, confused, and lost her mind. Only the last bit of clarity in her mind warned her, "Don't say it. There are some words that you absolutely cannot say."
She still couldn't control herself and shouted to Zhong Michu: "Your Majesty, you are great and you are the most fair! If you can't stand what I did, go back to your East Sea!"
Zhong Michu suddenly turned around and looked at her, his lips pursed so tightly that they seemed a little pale.
Gu Fuyou saw that her eyes were red and there were ripples in them, which were tears.
There seemed to be an echo of her words in the hall. She knew that these words really hurt Zhong Michu's heart.
Gu Fuyou opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word.
Zhong Michu turned around, turned into a ball of mist, and flew out, disappearing in a moment.
Yier looked at Gu Fuyou in the hall, then looked at the white dragon in the sky, and for a moment she didn't know which one to follow.
Gu Fuyou was stunned for a long time, his shoulders drooped weakly, tears fell, and he murmured in a low voice: "Ah Man also wants to be a hero, have a noble character, and be respected and loved by others, but this cannot save Ah Man's family, cannot protect everything she wants, and cannot avenge her and appease her hatred."
Gu Fuyou knelt on the ground, her skirt spread out like a withered flower. She glimpsed the mess on the ground from the corner of her eye. There were so many broken plates, but she just happened to see the porcelain bowl that was used to serve the lotus soup to Zhong Michu.
She screamed in pain and covered her head.
Ah Man, do you know that sometimes your words can be very hurtful
Ah Man, the people you can hurt without restraint are always those who love you.
Gu Fuyou whispered, "Brother, have I made no progress at all?"
The author has something to say: The title of this volume is "Don't Ask When to Return" because Ah Man is dead, and the one who is alive is Niu Hulu (no, it's Gu Fuyou.
Zhong Michu: I can give you life, but I cannot give you the principles of being a dragon.
It tastes better when taken with Chapter 43.