I looked at Xu Yingchen in astonishment, "Then, so... These black-haired monsters are all the souls of innocent people? Are these innocent people just used by you as your servants?"
"If I leave these guys alone, they will just keep wandering in the yin and yang realms, and eventually become irrational ghosts. I just did a good deed." Xu Yingchen said with a smile indifferently, "Besides, Your Royal Highness, you should understand by now. No one in this world is innocent. We were all born with sin, and the end is nothing more than death at the hands of predators, or become a predator."
"But that's also—"
As soon as I spoke, Xu Yingchen interrupted me. He moved closer to me and sealed my mouth with one finger.
"Hush. Think about it, princess," he said softly. "They are all lowly people, and none of them can compare with your life, princess. If you choose me, I can guarantee—"
"Stop talking." This time I interrupted Xu Yingchen, "I got it."
I turned to look at Wen Jiubai. His figure was hidden in the darkness, as if acquiescing to his own destiny, without the slightest intention to explain.
"In this case..." I walked towards Xu Yingchen, who showed a reasonable expression.
"Ah, I knew you would choose me in the end." Xu Yingchen said triumphantly, "I said, you and I, we are the same kind of people—"
At this moment, I suddenly took out a bottle of spray from my pocket at lightning speed, and sprayed Xu Yingchen's eyes randomly, "Really? I don't resemble you at all, beast !"
Xu Yingchen wailed loudly, covered his eyes, stepped back and sat on the ground. I took the opportunity to turn around and shout to Wen Jiubai: "Run!"
Wen Jiubai looked at the things in my hand in surprise, "Wolf-proof spray? Why do you still carry such things with you?"
"To protect you!" I said impatiently, then took Wen Jiubai's hand and ran forward, "Run, hurry up!"
"Follow them!" Xu Yingchen rubbed his red and swollen eyes and ordered his servants loudly, "Hurry up!"
Wen Jiubai and I ran all the way, but we couldn't see anything that could be used as a cover, and there was only an empty flat ground. But the monsters behind him are getting closer and closer.
"What now!" I nervously looked behind me.
"Look at what you've done!" Wen Jiubai complained.
"What? You are really rude to your savior!" I retorted angrily.
"They'll catch up sooner or later. It's better to wait for death than to kill them first, take it!"
Wen Jiubai suddenly threw something at me, and I subconsciously reached out to catch it. It turned out to be the spell that I was going to give me earlier.
Then, Wen Jiubai turned around and slammed on the brakes, causing a cloud of dust to rub against the soles of his shoes against the ground.
"Fan!" he shouted.
I reacted immediately, and threw the cyan folding fan towards him from a distance, and he caught it firmly again.
A ray of light radiated from his hand, and Wen Jiubai began to mutter.
"Proceed, soldier, fight, person, all, array, row, in front; return to fate! Originally not born! Tathagata!"
The light became dazzling in an instant, and those tall, long-haired monsters all groaned in pain.
"Hurry up like a law!"
I stretched out my hand and covered my eyes with the back of my hand so that I could barely see the situation on the other side. Those chasing monsters screamed for a while like vampires meeting the sun, and turned into ashes in a short while.
After the light disappeared, only Wen Jiubai and I gasped.
"How did you—" I looked at Wen Jiubai in disbelief.
"Ling Xiao said that they are human beings, that is to say, they are just mutants of evil spirits. You can deal with them in the same way as you deal with evil spirits." After Wen Jiubai finished speaking, he stood up straight while panting, "The space structure here It's very complicated, I'm afraid Ling Xiao won't be able to find us for a while."
I didn't wait for him to say anything more, and interrupted him.
"Wen Jiubai, we should talk."
Wen Jiubai looked at me helplessly, under the faint light of the flashlight, his eyes shone like obsidian.
"Does it have to be now?" He said helplessly, "To be honest, now is not a good time to chat. We are running out of time—"
"I know." I interrupted Wen Jiubai, "but I just want to confirm a few things. I'll break this damn barrier immediately after I finish asking."
"I see." Wen Jiubai was silent for a few seconds before agreeing, "You can ask."
"The first thing." I squeezed the talisman in my hand and said, "The reason why I am still alive and not disappearing is because you still remember everything from my birth to the present, right? Because I should have Disappeared in history, should be completely erased by the cracks, right?"
"Yes." Wen Jiubai said calmly, "The only reason you still exist in this world is because I have never forgotten you."
"Show me." My voice sounded dry, "Show me how you remember me."
Wen Jiubai's expression became softer, and he slowly rolled up his sleeves. The glaring scar came into my eyes.
I took a deep breath and asked, "The second question. What Xu Yingchen just said about Yu Ruyi... He said that you just want to use me to get Yu Ruyi. Is what he said true?"
Wen Jiubai looked at me, then nodded. My heart sank, but I still continued to ask, "For what?"
"Of course it's to fulfill a wish." Wen Jiubai said, "The purpose of everyone who wants it is to fulfill a wish. It's a pity that now Ling Xiao opened the crack with Yu Ruyi. I'm afraid it has become fragments now."
"What wish?" I stared closely at Wen Jiubai, and the latter chose to remain silent.
"What, wish? Tell me." I asked persistently.
"... I don't want you to die." In the end, Wen Jiubai murmured softly, "My wish is that you can spend the rest of your life with me."
My eyes widened in surprise.
"I know, very selfish." Wen Jiubai showed a smile as if mocking himself, "I told you. Qingyu's reincarnation bears the power of the nine-tailed demon fox on his soul, so no one can live to be 20 years old, and you Same. 20 years may not be a short period of time for human beings, but for me... it's like a snap of the fingers. It's like falling in love with a blooming rose, the time is too short to express your love."