God's Gift

Minghua looked at A-li standing in front of him, his expression darkened, and after Lu Keming left, he asked, "You knew him, did you let him go on purpose?"

"So what if I don't let him go? You just saw his strength. If you really fight him, do you have a chance of winning?"

Ah Li turned around, looked at Minghua's forbearing expression, and said coldly:

"Even if you have great magical powers, in the end both sides will suffer losses."

Minghua suppressed the pain in his heart and said:

"He has a foul evil spirit. He has this kind of evil spirit because he has killed so many people. He is a demon that brings disaster to the world. Even if both of us suffer, I will definitely subdue him."

Ah Li looked at the murderous intent in Minghua's eyes, then looked at the wet stain on his chest, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "What a righteous Taoist priest."

"But he is a demon, and so am I. We are on the same path. What does the justice you are protecting have to do with me? Why should I help you?"

"How can it be irrelevant?" Minghua looked at A-li's cold expression and said puzzledly: "Only by eliminating the demons that bring disaster to the world can the world be at peace."

"You also know that it is the human world that is in trouble!" Ali looked at Minghua coldly, "The world you protect for peace is also the world of humans. What does it have to do with us demons?"

"Humans and demons are not compatible. Your peaceful and prosperous world has always belonged to humans. It is not wrong for humans to slaughter pigs, sheep, foxes and dogs, but it is wrong for us to transform into human form and kill people."

"It's just that we were born different. It's the difference between you and me. Why do you act so noble?"

Minghua listened to Ali's accusations with a dazed expression and stared at Ali in silence.

Ali no longer looked at Minghua's reaction. As if he was extremely tired, he did not say much to him. He formed a seal with his hand and disappeared in front of Minghua in an instant.

After Ali left, Minghua sat there for a long time. The phoenix tail bamboo in the corner blocked the dazzling halo from above, and the blood in his wound slowly dried up.

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Inside the Huachun Boat, Yu Youyou, who had come out early to look for Ke Ming, did not see anyone. She searched everywhere in the boat, thinking that he might have something to do, so she left the Huachun Boat alone, carrying a bundle of rice dumplings.

The dog-headed soldiers had been waiting by the bridge early. When they saw Yu Youyou coming out, they immediately surrounded her, wagging their tails in the air and making whimpering sounds from time to time.

Yu Youyou peeled off the leaves of the rice dumplings one by one and placed the yellow meat dumplings in rows on the stone steps.

After the rice dumplings were placed aside and Yu Youyou indicated that it was time to eat, the other little dogs rushed over.

When Yu Youyou was bored, Fang Ling's voice came from behind her.

"Yu Youyou, why are you sitting here today?"

Yu Youyou tilted her head back, looked at Fang Ling standing behind her, and muttered, "Ke Ming is not here."

"Maybe something happened outside." Fang Ling lifted his robe and sat down beside Youyou. Looking at the dogs feasting in front of her, he said:

"You have gathered all the wild dogs in Gusu together, which saves a lot of trouble."

Yu Youyou nodded, then looked at the colorful papers in Fang Ling's hand and asked curiously, "What do you use these papers for?"

"Release river lanterns." Seeing that Yu Youyou didn't know this, Fang Ling was a little surprised and said, "In Gusu City, people release river lanterns in the river during every festival to make wishes and pray for blessings."

"Those glowing flowers in the river?" Yu Youyou finally remembered and was a little surprised, "These papers can turn into flowers?"

"Of course, those river lanterns are made of paper. Haven't you made one before?"

“No.” Yu Youyou shook her head and said, “Ajin would ask me to make a wish every time there is a festival, but we don’t release river lanterns, so I would just tell her directly, and Ajin would help me realize my wish the next day!”

Speaking of making a wish, Yu Youyou smiled and shook her head happily.

"Is Ajin a fairy? How can she help you realize your wish?" Speaking of Ning Jin, Fang Ling became interested. "What wishes did you make?"

Yu Youyou recalled and said, "For example, if I want to eat jujube paste cake for breakfast or white meat soup for dinner, Ajin will help me make it happen."

The anticipation on Fang Ling's face disappeared, and he glanced at Yu Youyou with disdain, "What else can I say? Why are all your wishes like this?"

"Is it not possible?" Yu Youyou asked curiously.

"That's fine, but other people's wishes are for greater ideals and aspirations." Fang Ling looked at Yu Youyou with dismay, "Why do you care about such trivial matters?"

"But I don't have any lofty ideals or ambitions?" Yu Youyou looked at Fang Ling with her bright eyes, full of confusion.

Fang Ling listened to Yu Youyou's lack of ambition and asked immediately, "You don't even have anything big you want to do in the future?"

When Yu Youyou heard this question, she thought about it quietly and muttered, "Yes, there is."

“But why make a wish for something that will definitely happen?”

Fang Ling's mouth twitched, and he patted Yu Youyou on the shoulder and said, "You are really amazing, you are so sure."

After he finished speaking, he looked a little worried, and said, "I'm different. I have no control over the future."

"Then what wish do you want to make?" Yu Youyou held her chin and looked at Fang Ling seriously.

"I hope that Gusu City will be prosperous and its people will be healthy, and then... I can marry Ajin soon." Speaking of Ning Jin, Fang Ling couldn't help but raise his face, enjoying the future days, his eyes a little blurred.

Yu Youyou's eyes rolled around when she heard this question. She came close to Fang Ling and asked in a low voice, "Fang Ling, why do you like someone?"

"What other reasons do I need to like someone?" Upon hearing this question, Fang Ling inexplicably saw Yu Youyou.

Hearing this familiar answer, Yu Youyou frowned and continued to ask: "Then how do you fall in love with someone?"

Fang Ling didn't even think about it and immediately answered, "What else can I do? If someone you like after just one look at him, you will still like him after seeing him countless times."

Still giving the same answer, Yu Youyou put away the hand that was supporting her chin, sat up, and asked seriously:

"Then why didn't you like the red-dressed sister I pointed out to you last time when the ghosts were haunting you at first sight?"

Fang Ling thought for a long time before he remembered the appearance of the woman Yu Youyou mentioned, and answered immediately: "She is not my type. How could I like her at first sight?"

"Ah?" Yu Youyou tilted her head in confusion and asked, "Then what kind of girl would you fall in love with at first sight?"

After hearing what Yu Youyou said, Fang Ling answered without thinking: "I think it was because I felt that she was a very upright, kind, brave and independent girl when I first met her."

After hearing this description, Yu Youyou fell silent again.

It seems to be the original Ali.

Yu Youyou was silent for a while, then looked at Fang Ling who was fiddling with the river lanterns beside her and said, "But what you said is different from what Sister Ajin said."

"Yes, it's different." Fang Ling answered without raising his head, but after realizing what he said, he stopped what he was doing, looked up and saw Yu Youyou.

"So did you like Ajin at first sight?" Yu Youyou continued to ask.

"It seems not..." Fang Ling was a little confused for a moment.

But after a brief moment of confusion, Fang Ling shook his head again and said indifferently: "Ajin doesn't have to be the kind of girl I said, because even if she is not, I will still like her."

After saying this, Fang Ling thought about the descriptions he had just given as a matter of course, and then said very self-awarely:

"Besides, I am not worthy of someone who is kind, upright, brave and independent."

"According to what you said, you are worthy of Ajin?" Yu Youyou looked at Fang Ling with suspicion.

Fang Ling continued to fold the river lanterns without raising his head. "Strictly speaking, even though Ajin is such a great girl, I still feel from the bottom of my heart that I am not worthy of her."

"But I still want to be with her, so I made a wish to marry her as soon as possible."