Chapter 0.30. Kill.
For a moment, nearly everyone present wore astonished expressions.
“Gong Wumeng, have you gone mad?”
Qin Gou exclaimed in disbelief. At the same time, he suddenly realized that although Gong Wumeng had seemed convinced before and agreed to temporarily set aside the matter of the Eternal Night Marquis clan’s bloodline, leading him to relax as well, the system had never prompted him that the mission to resolve her obsession was complete. Now that the truth was out, he saw how her obsession with the Eternal Night Marquis clan and the astonishing extent of her crazy idea had escalated.
“Fellow Daoist Qin, what is this…”
“Why did you involve Fellow Daoist Gong Yu in this matter?” Qin Gou immediately asked.
Unexpectedly, Gong Yu, who was not far away, gently replied, “Brother Qin, please don’t misunderstand. My thoughts have always been in line with Wumeng’s.”
Her charming voice trembled slightly, not from guilt, but from shyness, and there was not a hint of falsehood in it.
“You…”
Qin Gou paused for a moment, then quickly walked towards Gong Yu. “Come with me. Let’s talk alone. No one else is to follow.”
“Alright.”
Upon hearing Gong Yu’s response, Qin Gou immediately led her into the air with a gentle spiritual power, and they soon landed in a deserted area on the island.
“Now, Fellow Daoist Gong, can you tell me the truth? I also know that Gong Wumeng sometimes suddenly gets these utterly strange and radical ideas,” Qin Gou asked after scanning the surroundings with his divine sense.
“Brother Qin, you’ve truly misunderstood. Didn’t I promise earlier that I would never lie to you again?”
Gong Yu said gently, “Therefore, what I just said is Gong Yu’s most honest thought.”
“It’s really not that Wumeng’s obsession is too deep, forcing you into a corner?” Qin Gou asked suspiciously.
Gong Yu shook her head without hesitation. “In fact, as soon as Brother Qin explained that you were once a disciple of the Nine Saint Monarch and I clearly understood that Wumeng’s hope was likely dashed, I began to ponder if there were other ways. Although Wumeng seemed to have some inkling of this as well, after I saw through it, we discussed it together before returning to Brother Qin’s cave dwelling. It was indeed I who spoke first, before Wumeng.”
As she spoke, a charming blush appeared on Gong Yu’s fair face. In fact, since a moment ago, she had been too shy to meet Qin Gou’s gaze.
“Brother Qin, have you forgotten? You yourself commented that Wumeng has never been a domineering person. She has always been an exceptionally gentle child, so how could she force me?”
Qin Gou replied with a mixture of belief and suspicion, “In my opinion, Gong Wumeng is indeed reasonable most of the time, but sometimes her words can be startling and perplexing… I’ve met quite a few Little Saint Monarchs, so I’m quite familiar with their styles. I can say that almost every one of them has some unique personality trait that is difficult to discern in daily life.”
“Brother Qin, you are indeed a good judge of character,” Gong Yu smiled faintly. “However, that wench is only occasionally exaggerated in her words. When it comes to action, it’s still me, her aunt.”
“You’re quite proud,” Qin Gou couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. “But haven’t I already explained to Gong Wumeng that once the Nine Saint Monarch revives, she will handle everything properly herself?”
“But Brother Qin must understand that after the Saint Monarch’s revival, nothing is certain; no one can guess what will happen.”
Gong Yu gazed at the azure sea, the shimmering surface reflecting in her clear eyes. “So, to use a less-than-appropriate analogy, a bird in the bush is not as good as a bird in the hand. The Eternal Night Marquis clan dares not gamble… Brother Qin, is there really no way you can agree?”
“Now it’s not just my problem alone, is it? Fellow Daoist Gong, have you truly thought it through? Do you remember, we’ve only known each other for a mere hour or two since we met.”
Qin Gou himself felt that this journey had been quite peculiar. He had originally come to prevent Gong Wumeng’s ‘sudden marriage.’ Along the way, he had even considered that if things were mishandled, he might get into some unpleasant conflict with Gong Wumeng’s fiancé. Who would have thought that he would now be entangled with this ‘fake fiancé’ himself… Moreover, what these two Gong fellow Daoists wanted was far more than just a fleeting romance. The probability of giving birth to a true Eternal Night Marquis through a union with a non-pure bloodline was never one hundred percent.
Hearing this, Gong Yu tried to appear more carefree as she spread her small hands. “Brother Qin, are you considering my feelings? But Gong Yu has no more worries. I’m not married anyway.”
Qin Gou was taken aback.
“Brother Qin, do I look that surprising?” Gong Yu’s pretty face immediately flushed with embarrassment. “Do I look like someone who would be a wife?”
Qin Gou quickly explained, “No, it’s just that I thought Fellow Daoist Gong was about the same age as Wumeng’s mother, so I mistakenly assumed.”
“Not about the same age at all. I’m quite a bit younger than my sister,” Gong Yu said with some dejection. “The reason I haven’t had a Dao companion is mainly that my heart wasn’t in it, or my standards were too peculiar.”
“What do you mean by peculiar standards?” Qin Gou chuckled. “Perhaps the person you truly wish to encounter simply hasn’t appeared yet?”
“I think it’s more likely that I listened to too many bizarre and heroic stories from plays when I was young!” Gong Yu couldn’t help but mock herself.
Upon hearing this, Qin Gou suddenly asked, “This Qin estimates, that person isn’t it either?”
“Brother Qin is truly a very gentle person,” Gong Yu said with sincere eyes.
“Not many people have given me this kind of evaluation.”
Qin Gou smiled and shook his head, saying earnestly, “But isn’t that enough? Fellow Daoist Gong, you’ve waited and searched for so long. Someone who can truly walk with you, depend on you, and be with you day and night – the hero or valiant figure you’ve always longed for. Perhaps that person is still in the vast sea of people, but destined to meet Fellow Daoist Gong from birth, only currently facing difficulties.”
“While the clan’s righteousness that you and Wumeng are obsessed with is important, there is still a long future ahead. Would Fellow Daoist Gong truly not regret entrusting yourself to a passerby like me, whom you’ve only known for a few hours?”
“Brother Qin… what you just said is truly wonderful.”
After hearing Qin Gou’s words, Gong Yu’s speech slowed down at this moment, sounding particularly moved. Her alluring, charming eyes gradually became moist, looking pitifully beautiful.
“It seems Fellow Daoist Gong has come to an understanding?”
Qin Gou’s eyes lit up. It seemed that Sister Yu was much easier to persuade than Gong Wumeng, not liking thunderclaps out of the blue and startling him with unexpected shocks.
However, only a second later.
“My remaining lifespan might be limited,” Gong Yu said, her eyes teary.
Kill.
