A pair of warm lips pressed gently against hers. Li Yue was startled for a moment but did not resist. She allowed the other person to press her against the wall until she felt a slight sense of breathlessness, only then did the lips of that deep kiss part.
She slid down the wall and sat on the floor, panting in small breaths. The other person also crouched down, and the two looked into each other's eyes.
Li Yue saw a pair of tearful, watery blue eyes. She instinctively reached out to touch them, but then felt the world spin. When she regained her senses, she found herself only reaching out her hand in vain on the bed.
She instinctively touched her own lips. For some reason, she found herself savoring the sensation. Feeling a bit of a sense of loss, she sat on the bed and buried her head in the quilt. When she finally looked up, a trace of crimson had appeared on her face.
How could I have such a dream? Is it because being alone is too lonely?
She recalled the details, and feeling her cheeks start to heat up again, she shook her head vigorously to cast the chaotic thoughts out of her mind.
She poured herself some hot water and went to the nearby market to buy some vegetables and meat. She decided to stop eating blood crystals for a while and cook a pot of stew instead.
She looked at the clock and vaguely remembered going to sleep around midnight last night. It was now 11 PM. She had clearly decided to sleep for only three hours, but ended up sleeping for nearly twenty-three.
I wonder if that scum from the Adventurer's Association has fled.
She poured the sauce into the pot. The meat and vegetables floated in the bubbling stew, looking extremely delicious. Li Yue sat to the side, feeling as though she hadn't had a proper meal in a long time. A good meal can often heal the soul, especially when you make it yourself.
She covered the pot and sat nearby, flipping through the music scores Roland had once given her. She felt her numb heart grow warm again after a long absence.
The people here did not seem to have the habit of eating rice; a bowl of stew was enough for a meal.
She smoothed out the creases on the side of the music score and put it back into her ring. The electric lights in the house flickered, plunging the room into darkness for several brief moments.
Is there a problem with the power supply? That shouldn't be right; this area is close to the inner ring, the power supply shouldn't have issues.
The frequency of the light's flickering began to increase rapidly. Between the light and dark, Li Yue's pupils turned into vertical slits again. She slowly stood up, an inkling of unease rising within her.
"Bang!" A bullet grazed her cheek, leaving a trail of blood on her fair face where the crimson had not yet faded. She tilted her body slightly to dodge a slash. The lights in the room had gone completely dark.
Li Yue furrowed her brows. The pain that had been temporarily dispelled from the bottom of her heart returned once more. She watched as masked figures in the darkness opened fire, only for her to easily dodge their attacks.
She heard the sound of something shattering. Something warm spread to her feet; it was the stew she had just prepared to satisfy her hunger in place of blood crystals.
As long as I kill others, someone will come to kill me... In the end, revenge is just a fool's game.
...................
I am nothing more than a fool myself.
Li Yue crushed a blood crystal between her teeth, and the hunger in her stomach was slowly suppressed. Her blood-red eyes became faintly visible in the darkness once more.
Her palm pressed against the abdomen of the assassin closest to her. The man didn't seem to realize what had happened yet, still in the middle of raising his blade.
The Blood Moon appeared behind her for an instant, and everyone's magic stopped in that moment.
In the next breath, his abdomen was completely shredded. The sounds in the distance gradually ceased. Chaotic lines of blood spread through the room, strangling every living being. Finally, only blood flowed back to her feet.
She walked out the door expressionless. Behind her, the blood overflowed from the house, following her as if it possessed a consciousness of its own.
A bit later, a man in a cashmere suit sat on a bench, surrounded by several individuals in strange attire.
"Vice President, you only sent those dozen or so people. Can they really kill her?" one of them finally couldn't help but ask.
"It's more than enough. Those few are elite Magicians, experts in indoor combat. As long as they use their magic..."
"They won't be using it anymore." Li Yue stepped out of the shadows, the blood-red moonlight illuminating everything in the room.
..........
"Let's end this early."
Inside a mansion in the inner ring, a wealthy man was found dead in his bed the next day. His heart had been crushed by brute force.
Li Yue walked out of the room, which was now as tidy as before. She hadn't slept for half the night. Just last night, the so-called Big Boss had been killed by her in his sleep. From that point on, everything seemed to have come to a conclusion.
After so much killing, her only feeling was boredom, leading eventually to a sense of hollow emptiness. In the moment a life faded, the pain in her heart would lessen, but it would quickly return.
She drew all the curtains in the house and sat in the darkness, feeling the passage of time. She gradually fell into the gap between wakefulness and sleep.
She wandered into a thick mist. Several people sat within the fog, looking at her as if welcoming a new member.
"Hello, our new King." A man in a suit holding a cane sat at the head seat, his face obscured by the mist.
Li Yue did not speak. She quietly watched everything before her. The mist seemed unable to hide her red snake pupils, which were raging with killing intent.
"It seems we have a lady who doesn't like to talk," a woman chuckled softly.
"Who are you?"
"We are a voluntary organization. Here, we collect God's remains to exchange them or to prepare together for the next piece of the remains," the man in the suit smiled.
"It seems the King who was previously in this position found His heart, but later seemed to fail."
"Are you talking about the owner of that token?"
"That's not a token. That's a ticket, an admission pass for our gathering, understand?" a man wearing a pirate hat with a thick beard shouted.
"Now, no one knows whose hands that heart has fallen into," the man in the suit smiled.
"What is the purpose of collecting these things? Power?" Li Yue looked at everyone present. She could vaguely make out the facial outlines of those in attendance.
"In a sense, that deity created the Royal Court." The man in the suit interlaced his fingers. "His soul still wanders this land. We want to reshape His physical body and recreate the true Royal Court."
"What is the point of that?" Li Yue remained standing, looking down on the few people present.
"To distribute the power of the Royal Court."
"I'm not interested." Li Yue turned, intending to walk out.
"Then why did you come to Yakutsk with an invitation?" A cold female voice broke the silence.
"I thought a tragedy like the one in Parvati would happen here too." Li Yue's voice dropped. "I want this world to never have another blood demon."
"The meaning of the white light is just God's remains; it has no other meaning. Of course, it's also called God's legacy," the man explained. "But it seems our goals are the same."
"The same?"
"The power of the Royal Court has polluted a small number of people, which led to the birth of blood demons. If we can curb this power, your goal will also be achieved," the lady reminded her softly. The bearded man remained silent.
"The people of the Royal Court use this power very well. They root this power within their bodies instead of turning into bloodthirsty blood demons, although only a small fraction of people can obtain this power."
"In the end, it's still for power." Li Yue's eyes lowered.
"If you want to complete your goal, this method is much more meaningful than your mistaken path of fighting violence with violence in the city." Li Yue turned her head to look at the lady. At this moment, she seemed to know who the person in charge of God's remains in this region was.
"I hope we don't end on bad terms in the end." Li Yue was silent for a while before sitting down in K's chair. In an instant, she seemed to hear an arrogant cold laugh from the depths of her heart, and she felt a sharp pain in her head.
The layout of the hall began to undergo a drastic change.
"How is this possible? How can the layout of my mental palace be modified?" The man frowned. Suddenly, his seat had moved to the lowest seat along with the others.
Blood-red mist enveloped the girl. For a moment, they saw a pitch-black Blood Crystal Throne appear at the head seat. A white-haired, red-eyed girl sat upon it, looking up slightly as she gazed down at everyone present. White roses bloomed by her hand, and she wore a pitch-black gown with layers of the astral realm forming her skirt. A blood crystal crown that transitioned from black to white rested on her head.
This hallucination lasted for only an instant, but Li Yue lost her senses temporarily from the pain. She almost collapsed in her seat. Everyone remained silent until the girl woke up.
"I'm tired. I'm leaving." Li Yue withdrew her thoughts. Before the man in the suit could react, Li Yue had already returned, and the misty palace dissipated at that moment.
On a storm-tossed sea, layers of tsunamis dozens of meters high battered a pirate ship. Despite this, the ship continued to sail steadily across the surface.
"This is impossible..." The bearded man had already stood up. He paced back and forth in the captain's quarters with an excited expression, then walked to the window and began to pray.
At a noisy banquet, a lady sat before a vanity mirror. Cold sweat had ruined her makeup, yet she looked thrilled.
"Madam, your makeup is a bit smudged," a maid stepped forward to touch up her makeup. "Madam, why are you so happy this time?"
"A Miracle has appeared..."
At the academy, in a quiet lakeside cabin, a man in a professor's suit knelt on the ground, chanting under his breath.
"I shall follow your final wishes. The years of wandering have passed. We wait here for your return in full glory."
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