Sometimes, the world changes in an instant. A sudden and dramatic change makes people unable to believe the truth of the matter.
For example, Qian Heaven betrayed him. Or rather, this is the real him.
Pursuing fame, fortune, and power, standing at the highest point.
"That's impossible!"
Upon hearing this news, Kun Earth expressed disbelief.
An overwhelming sense of chaos washed over her mind, causing her to deny the fact over and over again.
Not long ago, everyone was laughing and talking about the future they longed for.
Qian Heaven said, "I yearn for the highest peak."
Their reply was joking, "Then pull the Azure Dragon down."
And then? Then Azure Dragon brought this message, his expression extremely serious.
They mentally rehearsed various possibilities, trying to find a suitable reason to reject the message.
Azure Dragon has a childlike side; he'll make a joke while being deliberately serious. What else is possible? What else is possible...?
An undercover agent!
Upon hearing this idea, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Azure Dragon spoke up again, shattering this beautiful fantasy.
"The veracity of this event is beyond question; it is real and cannot be changed. It was his own choice."
"What do you mean?" Kun Earth asked, trying to suppress his emotions. "Should we keep this from you?"
"I haven't hidden anything about Qian Heaven... no, I did. You don't need to try to make excuses for him. He's been a member of the Four Fiends Cult from the very beginning, and I've always known that."
Azure Dragon's firsthand account plunged them into deep thought. Memories flooded their minds, like a river rushing through their mouths and noses, suffocating them.
My mind went blank, and I was surrounded by tinnitus. What was the emotion that remained for that instant? Endless self-doubt.
"I understand that you can't accept this..."
"You don't understand," Kun Earth interrupted, "If you knew from the beginning, why did you still let him join...?"
Her eyes filled with tears, her unspoken love shattered, and she screamed in anguish, "Are you a fool or a madman, to leave me with such delusions! If I hadn't seen him again, I wouldn't have made that request, and he wouldn't have joined the Eight Trigrams!"
Azure Dragon lowered his eyes and fell silent, unable to offer any response.
Chen Dragon had clearly sounded the alarm long ago, but he still did it anyway.
Why, why, why? He had questioned himself repeatedly; he was indeed going crazy.
His thoughts were not entirely his own, and his actions were not entirely under his control. He was merely a puppet of the Guixu after his resurrection, yet he cruelly retained his self-awareness.
His gaze fell on Fan Daoyi, who was standing at the back, and his eyes showed an indescribable weariness.
"I'm so sorry," he murmured to himself, looking at Fan Daoyi. "I thought he would make the best choice, I thought he would make that choice..."
That ending—where no one leaves, no one dies, there is no sorrow, the most perfect ending.
Kun Earth pinched the bridge of his nose, his eyes slightly red, and suppressed a sob, returning to his initial demeanor. "Could you please leave first?"
Knowing he couldn't offer them any comfort, Azure Dragon turned and left.
[Eight Trigrams] There was a deathly silence; no one was the first to speak.
After a long while, Kun Earth narrowed his eyes and forced a smile in Xun Wind's direction, "Xun Wind, my judgment is indeed terrible."
Xun Wind lowered his head and responded hoarsely, "Me too."
Kun Earth looked up, his thoughts drifting, recalling the past...
As dusk settled, the last rays of the setting sun shone on the rooftop of the teaching building. Patches of light and shadow fell onto the tree-lined path, where students laughed and played, enjoying their leisure time.
But all of this has nothing to do with Kun Earth. Or, to use another name, her name Yun Wangshu.
What the crowd was laughing about was the pain of others, and the repeated sarcasm and insults.
They were pointing fingers at Yun Wangshu, making no attempt to hide their opinions.
In the era before the concept of "Guixu" became prevalent and was considered a curse, those who differed from the majority were labeled as outcasts.
Needless to say...
Yun Wangshu stroked the collar around her neck, her eyes unfathomable.
She was an experimental subject who caused the deaths of many people.
"Is that her?"
"Isn't the collar obvious enough? Why are you asking?"
"Seriously, why would such a weirdo come to our school? Shouldn't the government be strictly controlling him?"
"Yeah, I think her name is Yun Wangshu? Hmph, I think it's a curse book. I heard she caused the deaths of many people. It's clearly a curse book that curses others to die, hahaha."
"She killed so many people, how dare she still be alive!"
At this moment, the child's words were at their most malicious. It was clearly the state's compensation to her, allowing her to enter this college. But now, it had become a sharp blade used to stab her.
She walked step by step toward the last rays of the setting sun, the wind blowing through her hair.
Those malicious words kept echoing in her mind, slowly pushing her toward the brink of death.
"Why do you say that? It's not my fault at all." On the deserted rooftop, Yun Wangshu finally dared to loudly express her endless grievances.
She didn't want to, she didn't want to! Why couldn't she be the one to die? Why did she have to live?
She didn't want to participate in that experiment at all, so why was all the blame being placed on her?
The sunset was about to fade, and the last glimmer of light in her eyes was also dimming as the sky darkened.
She stepped onto the edge of the rooftop, a smile playing on her lips, closed her eyes, and embraced the sky.
"Mother, please take me home..."
He bent down, wanting to embrace the earth, until a pair of slender, thin, yet strong hands held him tightly.
Yun Wangshu turned around and recognized the face. It was Xiao Xuanqing, the student council president of the school, who would later become Qian Heaven.
When Yun Wangshu realized what was happening, her desire to die outweighed her desire to live. In her attempt to die, she even unleashed an ability she had never used before on Xiao Xuanqing.
"Open!"
As the command to control was given, Xiao Xuanqing slowly released her grip on Yun Wangshu's wrist. A sharp pain shot through Yun Wangshu's neck, and the control quickly failed.
However, that's enough.
Xiao Xuanqing's hand had already loosened, and her figure continued to fall, about to Fusion with the earth.
The expected death did not come. She was pulled back by Xiao Xuanqing, her eyes glazed over, completely unaware of what had happened.
Xiao Xuanqing slumped to the ground, panting heavily, then lay flat on his back, turning to smile at Yun Wangshu, "Why are you trying to kill yourself?"
"What happened?" Yun Wangshu asked, puzzled.
"Um?"
How did you manage to stop me?
Haha, I was just wondering why I let go of your hand.
Xiao Xuanqing made a grabbing motion in the air, and in the blink of an eye, he was one step closer to Yun Wangshu.
Yun Wangshu was shocked by this miracle, staring at the face so close to hers.
Her nearly lifeless heart began to beat wildly, and for some reason, she felt a desire to live.
Xiao Xuanqing lay flat on his back with his arms outstretched, gazing at the dark night sky above.
The moonlight shone down, bathing them in its afterglow.
"Wangshu... it's the moon..." Xiao Xuanqing raised her hand with difficulty and smiled, "Hello, fellow human."