Judging from Hongye's expression, she obviously never thought that Osier would make such a request. As she hesitated, the rotten lines on the bone sword stopped spreading.
After a long while, she said: "This sword should accompany the late king to his eternal rest."
"That's really a pity." Ausier shrugged and said, "Utensils, unlike people, become more valuable the longer they exist. People can't bear to live all the time, but what about them? Why do they need to sleep? You just take it. It is still comfortable to kill a pig. But people are different. They have to believe that some things belong to themselves and must not be used by others. What is the difference between this sword and a blanket? But let me keep the blanket. I like that."
Hongye shook his head speechlessly.
Ausier finally stood up from his seat. He bowed to Hongye and said leisurely: "I think it's time for me to leave. My dear little master, do you have any other instructions?"
"No, there is no need to say anything to you now."
"I guess so. So, should I do it myself? Or should you do it?"
Hongye smiled faintly: "Can you come by yourself? Then what happened today won't happen, right?"
"It makes sense." Osier nodded, "But we might as well give it a try."
He jerked his pistol up. Before Zhou Yu had time to dodge, the gunman put the mouth of the tube into his mouth and pulled the trigger diagonally upward.
After a dull pop, blood and brains splattered on the back of the chair. Ausier's head was also shaken by the shock, and then he hit the edge of the dining table hard, revealing a huge cavity in the back of his head. The destabilized bullet seemed to have shattered all of his brain tissue. Blood gushes rapidly from the wound, staining the collar of his shirt red.
Then, Auster put his hands on the table and sat up straight as if nothing had happened. The huge wound trembled for a while, then turned towards the direction of the red leaves.
"Oh, it won't work." He said vaguely to Hongye, "It's really boring. Then, maybe it's up to you?"
Hongye stepped forward.
She opened her arms, and a green sword light emerged from her palms. The flashing light passed over the neck of the suicidal man. Without any surprise, his head fell off.
"Hi, little master." The head with a big hole on the back of its head said on the ground, "This joke is not very elegant."
"You're not qualified to talk about demeanor, are you?"
Hongye's calm tone actually seemed to be a bit of a joke. She leaned over and lifted Auster's head up, looking face to face with her.
Whether intentionally or not, she was clearly walking towards Ausier, but at this moment her back was turned to Zhou Yu who was beside her. From this angle, Zhou Yu could only see her back and a little of Auster's cheeks.
"Osl, goodbye."
She said so. As the words fell, Osier's exposed cheek gradually changed color and became transparent.
Half a minute later, Hongye finally turned around and gently placed the thing in his hand on the table. The object that was supposed to be Ausier's head had completely separated from the texture of flesh and blood and turned into a cold and transparent hard object like a crystal sculpture. The smile on the face of the crystal head, the hair scattered due to the shock of the gunshot, and the rolled flesh on the back of the head, every detail is lifelike. If this is truly a work of art carved by humans, its level can only be described as ingenious.
As a "creator", Hongye was still looking at the crystal. Under the candlelight, her eyes glowed brightly.
The cyan sword light swept across the table, and the crystal split into two.
In the silent banquet hall, Hong Ye continued to swing his sword. The mechanical and wooden movements had no structure or momentum at all, just like a layman slashing in a vented manner.
The crystal that was once the head of the house owner was shattered under the sweep of blue light, almost turning into a pool of crystal sand.
"Red leaves."
After confirming that it was not necessary, Zhou Yu stepped forward to stop her. From Hongye's face, he could see a strong sense of sadness and dejection.
"Sorry, I didn't think about what happened tonight. I thought there might be some misunderstanding, but I didn't expect it to be true..."
Hongye said, suddenly paused midway, showing a regretful look. Zhou Yu was confused for a while before he realized that she was talking about Zhang Mumu.
After what happened that night, not to mention Hongye, even Zhou Yu himself almost forgot about it. He shook his head and said, "I'll think of other ways."
Hongye hesitated to speak, and finally just sighed.
"...Compared to this, Hongye, what on earth is going on here?"
Zhou Yu who said this actually didn't even know what he was asking. I have experienced all this tonight, and if I were to take it one by one and question it in detail, I would probably not be able to finish it in three days and three nights.
"This is……"
Hongye opened her mouth to explain, but before she could finish her first sentence, the entire mansion rumbled and shook violently. She immediately changed her words and said, "Go out and explain. This place is going to disappear."
She didn't need to remind her, just the violent shaking of the room was enough to make people's hearts tremble. Zhou Yu immediately rushed to Cai Ji, who was standing there blankly, and pulled him to Hongye. At the same time, Hongye picked up Ondy who was on the ground.
Seeing Zhou Yu's questioning look, she explained: "This girl may be able to be saved."
"...Is it the characteristic of your sword again?"
"Well, it was the soul of the wolf in her body that was killed. As for her, we can't tell yet... maybe Master can save her."
Zhou Yu didn't know whether she should ask Hongye first what a 'wolf' was, or who her master was. As the house shook like an earthquake, it was too late to say any more words. Hongye picked up Ondy on his back and led him to the side door.
There is no light in the passage behind the door. The thick darkness seemed to have taken on a physical form, filling every gap in the space and overflowing. In the darkness, Zhou Yu couldn't even see the red leaves in front of him. Only through the sound of steady and fast footsteps can he be sure that the other party is three meters in front of him.
After walking in the darkness for a moment, Hongye suddenly read a passage. Her strange throat voice was exactly the same as the lyrics Angtie sang earlier.
"...red leaves?"
"Um...please wait a moment."
Hongye said something hastily, and then continued to murmur syllables with unknown meaning.
In front of the darkness, a red light gradually emerged. From that shining light, the hustle and bustle of the crowd floated in the distance.
The three people who were awake in the darkness quickened their pace. The closer you get to the light source, the clearer the noise becomes. It was the sound of crackling flames, the screams of the crowd, and the shrill screams of fire engines.
They ran out of the store's security lane. When Zhou Yu turned around, he found that the entire mall was burning. Black smoke rose high into the sky, standing like a giant horn.
A crowd of onlookers stood outside the mall. After the four people ran out, they were quickly escorted to a safe area. Perhaps because of the ferocious fire nearby, Anti's strange costume did not attract any attention.
After the three of them reached the safe area, Cai Ji seemed to finally come to his senses. He suddenly shook off Zhou Yu's hand, turned around and fled into the crowd. Zhou Yu was negligent and did not pursue him - now it seemed that this guy's mental toughness was not that bad, and there was no need for him to contact a mental rehabilitation institution.
After watching the fire for a while, he called Hongye's name.
The traveler didn't respond, so he turned around and looked.
Under the firelight, looking up at the red leaves on the roof seemed to be in a trance. Her eyes sparkled.
However, it was not the frightening crystallization before, but just because the eyes were filled with water.
Zhou Yu stopped talking and waited quietly. It wasn't until the fire gradually became smaller that Hongye finally said: "Zhou Yu, go back first... If possible, this girl will be temporarily placed in your home tonight."
Zhou Yu nodded in agreement. He and Hongye walked through the gradually dispersing crowd and staggered back towards their residence.
