Aoba Office

The child was hesitant and didn't know what he was thinking. He looked at me with eyes that were full of hatred and then entangled.

"Aren't you going to kill me?" he asked abruptly.

"Why should I kill you?" I found a big rock to sit on. "My purpose here is not to kill you."

Liu Che had long realized that killing people would not work.

If killing the Ghost King can bring my family and friends back to life, or killing people in this world can bring my family and friends back to life, I will take action decisively.

But the reality is that no matter how many souls I kill, I can't replace my parents.

Liu Che might have been thinking about the overall situation at the beginning. He realized this method wasn't working and decided to find another way.

However, this tug-of-war was completely out of shape by finding a different approach. My appearance is both inevitable and accidental. By the time Ye Qing arrived, Liu Che's plan had already been revised. Ye Qing may not know what Liu Che has been through, nor may he know Liu Che's overall plan. But he naturally chose to make his own new plan based on that. This is probably because of me. He finally saw my ability, made a connection, and came up with the prototype of this plan.

I don't need to kill the Ghost King.

However, the Ghost King and this world regard me as an enemy, so I have to be careful. It is inevitable to strike first to gain the upper hand.

I don’t have to explain these things to the kids in front of me.

Children don't think so much.

His little face wrinkled up, "Aren't you and that monster together? Or... is it the same as ours here? You are the Heavenly Master, and the monster is the Ghost King?"

His analogy isn't entirely correct.

However, think about the behavior of Nian Beast, think about that Behemoth...

I was suddenly stunned.

The Nian beast may be a monster that has existed in the real world since ancient times, but the Behemoth locked up by Ye Qing does not look like a legendary species that has been passed down for a long time.

I stood up slowly, and the scene of the confrontation with the courier ghost appeared in my mind.

The courier ghost found Tang Yu's body, but did not bring Tang Yu's soul.

Has Tang Yu’s soul disappeared, or is it...

Also turned into a monster?

"He helped me make up my mind. Everything started from him."

Ye Qing's voice echoed in his mind.

He had seen Tang Yu in the future world.

The soup language of capable people? Or, Tang Yu who turned into a monster?

Where did the Behemoth-looking monster he caught come from?

"Isn't it?" A child's voice interrupted my thinking.

I looked down at the child.

"I've seen it." He lowered his voice, "Don't try to lie to me. I've seen them turn into humans. I know that when they turn into humans, they can kill them when they are weak. . Even ghosts can be killed after they are killed. Just like the ghost king is the strongest.

"When did you know there was another world?" I asked.

"I've known it since I was a child. You just don't know it. However, dad said that you will know it sooner or later. Some of you have known it for a long time. If you don't tell others, you will let monsters come in and kill us. You... are very strange." The child's expression was complicated. , "Dad said you guys are weird. You protect ordinary people. You are not like a ghost king or a heavenly master who harvests energy from ordinary people."

I remained silent, unable to agree with the child's statement.

But as a person from the future world, he cannot be wrong in viewing the real world this way.

We... ability users, insiders of the supernatural world, ordinary souls sent here, everything we do is to protect ordinary people who know nothing.

However, the real purpose of this protection is for ourselves.

Spirit... This is probably something created by God in the real world.

Ghosts transformed into ordinary people, people with abilities born from ordinary people, and spirits formed from the consciousness of ordinary people, there are three parties to check and balance...or, to put it more cruelly, the fact is that all three parties are harming ordinary people.

That situation is not much different from the future world where the ghost king dominates.

Wang Jiajia calls the real world the Pure Land, which is just based on the imagination of their heavenly masters about the real world.

"Do you think that's good?" I asked.

The child immediately shook his head, "I don't need to be protected. Dad... Dad protects me, but after I die, I will protect Dad. If... Dad... Dad is still here..."

He became sad, less angry, just sad.

"Where's your mother?" I asked.

"Dead. Dad killed her." The child said indifferently, "She was deceived by that woman and wanted to take me to your place. She deceived you." The child glanced at me, with ridicule in his eyes. "She knows how to get to you."

"That's where I came from." I was not surprised and pointed in the direction I came from.

The different space entrance and exit at Aoba's entrance has existed for many years.

It is simply impossible not to be discovered.

But, that road must not be easy.

"You're the one guarding there?" the child asked.

"It's my... friend." I answered.

"Is he dead?" the child asked bluntly.

"Should still be alive."

"Are you going back to save him? I know that many ghost kings have passed by. Many ghost kings gathered together before them. Dad said that something happened over there. If they go there like this, you will definitely fight back." The child lowered his eyes, " Dad never said he missed it. There were so many monsters suddenly."

"Why is your father called City Defender?" I asked.

"Dad died while guarding this city." The child glanced at me, "Killed by a monster."

"So after he became the Ghost King, he would rather die than leave?"

"Leaving here means death. All those under his protection cannot leave here. Those who leave will be killed by dad. So will those who destroy this place." The child puffed up his chest and said proudly, "He has been protecting this place for thousands of years. ”

"That's amazing. But, are there other ghost kings here?"

"Those are the ones who don't believe in him."

"How do you believe him?" I asked.

Judging purely by consciousness?

The child frowned, as if he couldn't understand my question, let alone how to answer it.

"The defenders of the city are maintained by blood."

I heard another voice answer my question.

Looking up, I saw people walking over the ruins.

I was stunned, a little shocked, and then relieved immediately.

"I didn't expect..." Qin Shu had a complicated look on his face, "I thought that was it...you weren't captured, right?"

"No. I came here on my own." I nodded towards Qin Shu.

Qin Shu came here alone, and I didn't see him being taken away for a long time.

The child actually knew Qin Shu. He looked at me and then at Qin Shu with a dark face.

"Is this also your conspiracy? You said that the gift given to the Ghost King can help you understand the world in advance, but it is actually a spy!" The child shouted.

"Were you sent to the city defenders?" I asked Qin Shu.

Qin Shu shook his head, "No, that was...for a long time...I'm afraid he has..."

The child sneered.

It seems that he has disappeared with the city defenders for a long time.

"I was given to the killer, a female ghost king. Her name was Wang Jiajia when she was alive, and she... longed for us." Qin Shu introduced, glancing at her.

"I killed her," I replied.

Qin Shu paused for a moment and looked me over, "Well. I thought you were different at that time. I encouraged that Wang Jiajia to come here... It seems I did the right thing. However, it was just a little bit... almost Son, I won’t be able to see you anymore.” He smiled bitterly, looking around at the ruined city and then at the direction I came from.