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"I choose to immerse myself in the portal of time and space, refusing to accept a future without the other person. I am so cowardly, so... attached to the beauty of the past."
"From that moment on, I was defeated by myself."
The night-blooming jasmine was clearly smiling, but a few glistening tears flashed across the corners of her upturned eyes, reflecting her long-silent heart.
"So I chose to succumb—just to reclaim the truth I longed for within this falsehood."
The joyful laughter has long since turned bitter, and the glistening tears carry a sense of ruthlessness. Only the precipice ahead stands silently, awaiting the traveler who has no regrets.
"Are you willing to offer your death with me?" Night-blooming jasmine turned around, as if in regret, yet also as if inviting.
Jennifer Hayes remained silent, only gripping her longsword tightly, standing like a bronze sculpture, protecting the night-blooming jasmine on either side.
But then she suddenly asked.
"What do you plan to do with that witch who doesn't belong here?"
Without hesitation, Ye Laixiang, sensing the ferocity and sounds of battle in the distance, smiled and spoke.
"Only I need to die."
Using her alone to exchange for Keva Miller and many more innocent witches would be the truly worthwhile thing to do.
“You will wake up too, Jennifer Hayes, as my carefully chosen replacement to be that child’s teacher.”
The night-blooming jasmine murmured softly, her voice so low that the other person couldn't hear her clearly.
Her ambition has never been small. As the first nobleman of France, Night Fragrance always maintains that proud demeanor, stubbornly protecting everything behind her back.
Only in this way can she maintain that joyful demeanor and experience her own tranquility.
If living is already torture, then let her embrace death.
Night-blooming jasmine teased, her smile growing increasingly ferocious. The constant wails emanating from her body brought endless torment, yet her heart seemed to have returned to its initial tranquility.
The once pristine white sky seemed to have been stained with ink, gradually turning pitch black, yet strangely emitting a faint silver glow.
Night-blooming jasmine's gaze was icy; she knew her ritual was complete, and the "being" belonging to the sacrificial offering was about to descend.
Unknown rituals, following her footsteps, have long since spread throughout France.
The illusory past and the real emotions have become the most solid cage, isolating Fran from the world and preventing Liang Hua and Angelelli from spying on him.
Night-blooming jasmine was unwilling to wait, nor did she want to wait. She had been waiting for a very long time and had long since lost all patience.
When Theresa died, everything was in place.
including herself.
"Was it you who summoned me?" A voice, full of laughter and tinged with curiosity, Jennifer Hayes was horrified to discover that, without her noticing, a young girl had leaned on Night-Blooming Jasmine's shoulder, looking on with interest.
"Yes, you have the ability to tear apart the outer cage, so naturally you are the being I pray for." Night Fragrance curled the corner of her mouth, speaking with a hint of disdain.
The cage serves as both a barrier to isolate Fran and a screening tool for "external aid." Those who wish to become sacrifices to stop Little Lilith for even a moment must naturally possess considerable strength.
However, at this moment, the opponent only had a slot, but no power at all.
The "external aid" was not something that existed within the portal, but rather something that Ye Lai Xiang summoned from outside the portal using her own authority.
The only way for the other party to fully gain power is either when the portal to time and space reopens, or when Night-Blooming Jasmine dies.
Regardless of the condition, it was destined that the other party would only die in the end, becoming a sacrifice to the Night-Blooming Jasmine's conspiracy.
After all, the night-blooming jasmine has always been ruthless towards outsiders.
"Hahaha, quite an interesting little girl." Sensing Ye Lai Xiang's disdain, the other person suddenly burst into laughter, speaking with a hint of teasing.
"Let me introduce myself. You can call me Huanyu."
Pleasure? Night Fragrance was slightly taken aback, and suddenly looked at this person who had no upright conduct.
The person was wearing an ordinary shirt, revealing clean and fair arms, and light blue jeans. Apart from their face, which was worth looking at, they were no different from any other passerby.
“Of course, ‘joy’ is just a name that others have given me.” She seemed a little troubled, but the joy in her eyes grew even stronger. “You can call me by my real name, Zhu Zhi.”
Zhu Zhi hummed softly, her delicate nose twitching slightly, and ripples gradually stirred in her desolate heart.
She smelled not only the "starry" scent that she had long loathed, but also another scent that she had been searching for for countless years without finding.
This drove her mad.
Chapter 424 The Sunset, So Brilliant
"Do you know, Night-Blooming Jasmine?" Zhu Zhi uttered the name Night-Blooming Jasmine as if she had foreseen it, her deep eyes seeming to encompass the other's past.
"I went through a lot of trouble to snatch this opportunity from a bunch of reckless people."
"I hope this place won't disappoint me."
Night-blooming jasmine tilted her head slightly, as if questioning, and said, "You're not doing this for the sacrifice?"
Zhu Zhi glanced at her coldly and said while yawning.
"If you mean that resentment and bitterness, I'm sorry, I'm not interested."
"I've always preferred to get what I want myself rather than be worshipped."
Zhu Zhi withdrew her hand from Ye Lai Xiang's shoulder, her smile cruel.
“True gods don’t care about so-called rituals. We’ve always been unrestrained, just like you.”
Who says we can only obediently choose what interests us from the offerings of believers?
Or rather, why should a true god care about the thoughts of these ants?
If such beings truly exist, they are not gods, but slaves.
Night-blooming jasmine frowned, suddenly feeling a sense of unease. It seemed she had summoned something extraordinary.
"But you have no power, how can you take it by yourself?" Ye Laixiang was not in a hurry. She stared at Zhu Zhi, her words carrying a warning tone.
It doesn't matter whether the other party is after offerings or has other motives.
As long as Night Fragrance can maintain her authority, the other party can only temporarily submit to her arrangements, and even their power depends on her whims.
Zhu Zhi shook her head slightly as if she had heard a joke, placed her hand on the top of Ye Lai Xiang's head, and spoke jokingly as if comforting her younger sister.
"You're still young, like a night-blooming jasmine, so you don't understand... what true pleasure is!"
Zhu Zhi chuckled softly, her tone doting and gentle, but her heart remained icy. She was merely expressing her emotions, never showing any sign of the night-blooming jasmine.
What is pleasure?
"To fall silent amidst unbridled joy, to remain speechless amidst laughter, to observe the rise and fall of all things, the shattering and decay of the world, and to depart alone in such a solitary and desolate manner."
"In immortality, laughing and weeping, dancing and singing, burying countless pleasures until death, and lightly counting the eternal lifespan, this is true joy."
"So, I don't care whether this time is successful or not, as long as I can be sure that what I want (0)O镏斯锍qif坝侕捌 is here."
"I would then have countless opportunities and countless hours to waste here, enjoying this entertainment."
"You can't threaten me, Night-blooming Jasmine."
Zhu Zhi pinched Ye Lai Xiang's cheek and smiled as she looked at her.
"But this time, you're lucky. The hidden aura here makes me unwilling to wait, so I can obey your orders."
Even if what you truly desire is my life.
Night Fragrance squinted her eyes. She didn't know what could attract this monster. Obviously, Zhu Zhi's strength was mostly at the Great level, although it was just a normal Great level.
Little Lilith was able to surpass Liang Hua and become the second seat of the Great Ones; her strength is far beyond what a normal Great One could fathom.
So the plan remains the same. The only problem is that Zhu Zhi is not something that Ye Lai Xiang can easily control.
"What is it that you want?" Night Fragrance asked after a moment of silence.
Upon hearing her words, Zhu Zhi's mood noticeably improved, and she even became willing to patiently explain things to Ye Lai Xiang.
"I am searching for my sunset, an existence that was born before your universe, an existence that I would willingly succumb to, yet dare not touch."
Ok?
Night Fragrance couldn't help but look up at the sky and tentatively speak.
"Stars?"
If it truly is the being who inspired the witch, then Yoruhara needs to reassess just how much of that power she needs to unleash.
"Tsk." Upon hearing this name, Zhu Zhi's expression clearly turned sour, and she spoke with dead fish eyes.
"It's not that self-righteous old woman. Her feigned tolerance really makes me... annoyed."
Zhu Zhi sighed softly, then nudged the immobile Jennifer Hayes to help her return to normal.
"Although she is indeed noble, I still don't like her."
"What I want is a silver necklace, something like this."
Zhu Zhi gestured, her originally lifeless eyes seeming to be ignited with flames, as if she were gazing up at the tomorrow sky, so tranquil and peaceful.
Night Fragrance has confirmed that Zhu Zhi is a complete madman. The other party is already drooling with impatience, wanting to possess the glory of the setting sun.
Unlike the witch, who is merely obsessive but always rational, Zhu Zhi is clearly insane; her apparent rationality is merely a facade.
"necklace?"
Night-blooming jasmine fell into thought, then suddenly froze, her gaze growing even colder.
If there was any silver necklace she had only recently "seen," it was the one that Jiang Kehan had so carefully worn around her neck.
Zhu Zhi doesn't seem like the kind person who would be willing to talk to others in exchange for something she cares about.
She didn't seem like the kind of person who would care about Jiang Kehan's life.
So... Ye Laixiang made up her mind that she had to complete the ritual as quickly as possible, before the other party discovered Jiang Kehan.
"I don't know anything about the necklace, but since you said you'd obey my orders, let's go."
"I must see Keva Miller."
Zhu Zhi squinted, pulled out a glass of soda from somewhere, took a sip through the straw, and smiled mischievously.
"Of course, I will obey orders obediently."
She thought happily, then looked back... After all, the necklace had come all the way here on its own long legs.
But will I ever see the sunset again?