dmims Chapter 313 Xin'er is Mine
Chapter 313 Xin'er is Mine
Chapter 313 Xin'er is Mine
Tang Zijun is now beginning to understand loss.
Although I still feel somewhat helpless about what she did, from her perspective, it was indeed a choice she had no other option but to make when she had no other choice.
Compared to the irreconcilable hatred between heretics and gluttons, a god from mythology is indeed more likely to win the favor and trust of magical girls.
Human beings' imagination of gods has always been beautiful and dreamlike. Whether in ancient or modern times, in China or abroad, when people think of gods, the first thing they think of is the inspiration and cultural confidence they bring to humankind.
But in reality, mythology is also constantly evolving.
Tang Zijun respects mythology, but he never completely believes in it, especially since many myths have been cloaked in legend by later generations.
When the gods fell, humanity once again took center stage. Those priests who worshipped and served the gods could never admit that their masters had perished. To this end, they continued to proclaim the gods' great power and fabricated more stories about them.
Although doing so will not cause the gods to send down divine pronouncements again, at least they can spread the word about the gods' power and thus benefit from more believers, as they have always done.
That's why Tang Zijun understands Shi's choice. She estimates that anyone in her situation would have made the same choice.
What Tang Zijun wanted to figure out was what that god's purpose was, and why he chose Shi Lai as his representative.
Thinking this, Tang Zijun slowly raised her head and broke the silence. "May I see the deity you spoke of?"
"You want to see the God..." Shi was somewhat incredulous, but she quickly realized what she meant. "No, you want to harm the God!"
"Actually, you don't have to be so hostile towards me. I am human, and you... although you don't look human right now, I believe you are on the side of humanity, so we should be considered allies."
Ignoring the veiled meaning in Tang Zijun's words, Shi Wei glanced sideways. "If we were allies, you shouldn't have stopped me in the first place."
"Regarding the idea of letting shadows over the real world, I think not only me, but most people in the world wouldn't agree to it," Tang Zijun said casually. "If that deity is truly on our side, I think we should be able to come up with a better solution."
Instead of forcibly binding everyone, isn't that right?
"The power of the God is getting weaker and weaker, especially after the Reversal World cut off the negative energy that should have flowed to the Shadow World." Shi glanced at Tang Zijun and continued, "Even if you want to see the God, it's no use. Pao has fallen into a deep sleep, and even I can't get any response."
"Falling into a deep sleep?" Tang Zijun frowned.
"Yeah," Shi said irritably. "You ruined my plan before. The moment the light and shadow overlapped, you opened a passage between the shadow and the real world. The sunlight rushed in and shattered the shadow corridor into pieces. At the same time, I was crushed into nothingness by space. To save me, the adults spent a huge amount of energy to pull me back."
Tang Zijun looked somewhat helpless, but he was certain that the resurrection of the lost was indeed related to that god, and this resurrection ability obviously consumed a great deal of energy for him.
"Don't look at me like that. I know what you want to ask, but I won't tell you the name of the deity. No matter what you do to me, I won't reveal a single word." Shi Wei took a half step back.
Seeing her alarmed expression, Tang Zijun smiled and shook his head, then spoke up. "When you rescued Qin Nan earlier, you said she was your prey. It seems you two don't have much interaction. May I ask why?"
Upon hearing this, Shi was taken aback at first, then her face flushed red (from anger). "Why are you asking this? Is she someone to you?"
"She...I'd say she's my subordinate. We have a professional working relationship, a very formal one, with a signed contract," Tang Zijun replied after thinking for a moment.
"...She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to complain about something, but the words caught in her throat. It seemed that anything she said would be inappropriate in this strange situation. In the end, she only managed to utter, "What does my affair with her have to do with you?"
"Is it about Tan Zhixin?" Tang Zijun asked in return.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Zijun noticed that Shi's posture suddenly stiffened. He then continued, "At first, I didn't notice, but when the bureau found your file, I realized that you and Qin Nan... are quite similar."
"Shut up!" Shi stumbled backward, nearly bumping into the computer desk, her breath coming in gasps, her chest heaving. "You...you..."
"Don't get so worked up, I'm just a little curious." Tang Zijun spread her hands. "If you don't want to talk about it, let's change the subject. What are your next steps? If I hadn't stopped you, you would probably have already gone abroad, right?"
"Yes..." Shi slowly calmed herself and said in a low voice. "There are too many magical girls in the country, and although the Magic Supervision Bureau is newly established..."
But the power is too great; I cannot gather enough negative energy here to awaken the deity.
Tang Zijun pondered for a moment before speaking. "If your goal is to collect negative energy, perhaps I can help you."
"You?" Shi frowned. "Didn't you keep saying you were on the side of humanity? Now you've given yourself away."
"Don't misunderstand, I certainly wouldn't help you harm your own people. However, there are many ways to collect negative energy, not just by harming humans." Tang Zijun's lips curled into a smile. "Haven't you been doing this all these years?"
Shi's gaze shifted slightly, then he pursed his lips. "You want to help me deal with the underworld, to seize the negative energy of those heretical demons?"
"After the heretical demon dies, its negative energy will be diluted and cleansed. That energy is useless to me. All I want is the purified emerald crystal," Tang Zijun said.
"Dark Crystal weapons?" Upon hearing this, Shi quickly realized. "I understand. You want to accelerate the production of Dark Crystal weapons so that more and more people in the Magic Supervision Bureau will have combat capabilities."
"You can understand it that way too. So, how about we cooperate?"
Looking at Tang Zijun's utterly sincere expression, Shi Que felt no joy whatsoever. "What is your purpose?"
"Purpose..." Tang Zijun stroked her chin, thinking for a moment. "Actually, I don't have any particular purpose. If I had to say, I think you're right, I've never seen a god before, so I want to see one. Does that count?"
"You must understand, even if the deity awakens, he may not agree to see you, especially since you possess the aura of a greedy being."
"This is what the gods dislike most," Shi said.
"I know." Tang Zijun nodded, then smiled. "But I also possess the aura of your shadow world. Someone like me who can freely enter and exit the shadow corridors should be quite wary of your god, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shi's expression changed.
Indeed, she had received so much information today that she subconsciously overlooked the fact that the man in front of her could enter and exit the shadow corridor just like her.
The only difference is that her ability is a gift from the gods, while the person in front of her has usurped the key to enter and exit the shadow corridor using some strange ability.
The existence of this person is an unstable factor for the Shadow World and even for the gods. The gods have probably already noticed him, but they are too weak and fell into a deep sleep before they could say anything.
Thinking of this, Shi Wei sighed slightly. "Alright, I agree to cooperate. After the deity recovers, I will inform you of my request. However, as for the outcome, that's not up to me."
"Mm," Tang Zijun responded. "You should also be careful. As far as I know, heretics and those driven by greed both have their own needs for negative energy, but I've never heard of anyone accepting it all like that deity."
"Although I really want to believe that your god is on the side of humanity, his actions are clearly hiding something, and may even be detrimental to you."
Unlike Tang Zijun's composure, Shi was clearly worried when he heard these words.
She always acted alone before, even protecting Tan Zhixin in secret. She never talked about these things with anyone, and only shadows accompanied her.
Now that the New Year has passed, this is the first time she has talked about these things with an outsider. Although this was not her intention, after a brief review, she did notice that something was amiss.
However, she kept all of this buried deep in her heart. She wouldn't overturn her long-held beliefs just because of a few words from Tang Zijun, but she did have a few doubts that needed to be verified.
After a few seconds of silence, Shi raised his head again.
"So, may I leave now?"
"Please go ahead." Tang Zijun tilted her head and gestured for them to proceed.
Looking at Tang Zijun with a strange expression, Shi felt something was off. "You...you really don't intend to kill me?"
"Don't worry, as long as you don't harm humans, I won't lay a hand on you."
Tang Zijun said softly, and then added a sentence at the end.
"After all, you are also Tan Zhixin's friend."
Her originally melancholy face suddenly stiffened, and then she gritted her teeth and said.
"Xin'er is mine! She's mine alone!"
After saying that, without waiting for Tang Zijun's reaction, she quickly blended into the shadows, slipped out of the window in the blink of an eye, and disappeared into the darkness outside the window.
Inside the room, Tang Zijun was left standing there, bewildered.
After a long silence, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
"What the hell...?"
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