Confession

Every encounter with Junior Sister and Mistress in dreams occurred against such a dim backdrop.

It was either the ambiguous dawn or the deep night with stars and moon hanging high.

"Good evening, Senior Brother."

You Su looked at his drooling, monstrous Junior Sister and felt the joy in her tone. He replied gently:

"Good evening, Junior Sister."

"Senior Brother, I didn't lie to you, did I? The Spirit Solidifying Pill is really amazing, isn't it?" As she spoke, the monster even lifted its thick, hulking form, which could be called a hand, looking quite proud.

Doubt flickered in You Su's heart. Why would Junior Sister ask such a question? Did she know everything?

"Yes, it's really amazing..."

Junior Sister ignored You Su's words and continued, "Senior Brother, you must really want to know why I know you'll think the Spirit Solidifying Pill is amazing, right?"

You Su fell silent for a moment. He suddenly had the feeling that all his secrets were laid bare before this Junior Sister, that everything he did was seen by it.

"Can... can you tell me?"

Junior Sister stood up, her form tall and imposing, yet her voice was as sweet as ever:

"Senior Brother, you actually saw me the first time you laid eyes on me, didn't you?"

!

You Su could hardly believe his ears, as if struck by lightning from a clear sky, his whole body numb.

He knew that continuing to deceive would only be deceiving himself, so he trembled and asked, "You knew all along?"

The monster, however, seemed to bend over with suppressed laughter, "Oh, Senior Brother, Senior Brother, how could you be so foolish?"

"This is your dream. How can a blind person dream of being blind?"

You Su recalled the scene of his first meeting with the monstrous Junior Sister, his nerves taut with tension. At the time, he hadn't realized he was dreaming and had acted so desperately. In Junior Sister's eyes, it was all like a clown show.

"But why did you keep pretending you hadn't noticed?"

This question seemed to strike a sore spot for Junior Sister. It turned its back slightly, as if not wanting You Su to see it anymore, and the viscous liquid began to seep from its body again.

You Su looked at these gaping sores and had long since concluded from experience that when it was extremely happy or sad, these liquids would start to secrete from its body.

"If Senior Brother had become like me, would you dare to come see me?"

Dare to?

You Su lowered his eyelids. The answer to this question was obvious:

"I wouldn't dare."

"Senior Brother wouldn't want to expose his ugliest side to the person closest to him, would he?" Junior Sister turned back again, its six fish-like eyes gazing tenderly at the floor. "But I dare. How could I possibly hide from Senior Brother forever?"

"You must have been terrified when you first saw me like this, right? But I was also very scared to face you. I was afraid you'd be unable to resist and attack me directly. So, the first time I saw Senior Brother, I had no choice but to pretend I didn't know you could see me. I didn't expect Senior Brother to actually play along with me. Senior Brother, your acting skills are really good."

"Did you always lie to me before?"

Hearing Junior Sister's words, You Su felt as if his heart was being twisted with a knife, wishing he had been the one possessed by the Malevolent Spirit first. "How could I? I never lied to Junior Sister."

"Pfft, you're even lying about that. That night, when you asked me back, 'Then am I not your Junior Sister?', I was truly happy. It also made me determined to confess the next time we met."

The candlelight illuminated You Su's profile, outlining soft lines. "If I were afflicted by evil, Junior Sister would do the same."

"Then I wouldn't. I would definitely abandon you and run away."

"Then I would chase you and scare you for a lifetime."

Junior Sister's fish-like eyes closed tightly. Happiness, sadness, helplessness, and sorrow—all sorts of emotions intertwined within it. It paused for a long time before softly saying, "But I can't scare Senior Brother for a lifetime."

You Su suddenly sat up forcefully and said with determination, "Don't say disheartening things. I will definitely cure you all!"

Junior Sister paused for a moment before replying softly, "I believe in Senior Brother."

"Alright, let's talk about the Spirit Solidifying Pill. Senior Brother must have guessed it, but it was actually a piece of my flesh, wasn't it? The Malevolent Spirit that corrupted me is very powerful. It's called Tai Sui.

Its flesh has infinite uses, unlike other Malevolent Spirits. Eating its flesh won't truly cause you to be possessed; at most, you'll have a bit of malevolent energy. Once you fully absorb it, you'll be no different from a normal person. That's why I dared to give it to Senior Brother. How could I harm Senior Brother?"

Not truly possessed?

You Su felt a sense of relief, but not because he himself hadn't been possessed. It was because, by not being possessed, he could better venture out to find a way to expel the evil for them.

"Then what about Mistress? What kind of Malevolent Spirit is she?"

"I don't know... I only know that the Malevolent Spirit within her came with Tai Sui."

"And what is their purpose?"

"I don't know either, but it's probably not to consume me and Mistress. They must have another objective. Otherwise, I wouldn't still be here talking to you."

You Su frowned and continued to ask with concern, "Junior Sister, tell me honestly, does it hurt?"

"Does it hurt?" Junior Sister tilted its head slightly, as if recalling something. "It's actually okay. It's just that occasionally, I'll become like this in reality, and my mind will become muddled, unable to distinguish who I am. I'll feel bloodthirsty and frenzied, and smelling the pure Mystic Qi within Senior Brother, I'll want to rush out and devour him. Even now, I'm constantly holding back."

As it spoke, it pointed to the continuously flowing sticky liquid on its body, "This stuff is actually my saliva. Whenever I feel something is wrong outside, I quickly run back to my room and endure it for a while. It's not that easy for it to completely take over me."

The Junior Sister spoke of it so lightly, yet You Su's heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife. He felt as though he had personally witnessed that innocent girl hiding in her room, writhing in pain on the floor, frantically tearing at the grotesque flesh growing on her body in front of a mirror. Then, with astonishing willpower, she endured one hardship after another, only to finally put on that innocent facade to face him again.

Was the Mistress also suffering and struggling in agony?

"Tomorrow, tomorrow I'll take you away from Chuyun City. We'll go to the Divine Mountain! We can definitely find a way to save you!"

"Senior Brother, you're working too hard. You've already dealt with that bad person, you must be exhausted. Don't worry, they can't do anything to us for a while. Because the Mistress is a very powerful person."

"What happened to the Mistress?"

"Not only was the Mistress not completely devoured by that Malevolent Spirit, but she also seems to have grasped a bit of the power that only that Malevolent Spirit possesses. She hid a part of our consciousness deep within your sea of consciousness, allowing us to maintain our final clarity when facing the Malevolent Spirit's erosion. So, as long as you fall into a deep sleep, you'll see us."

"So that's how it is..."

The last 200 characters of this chapter were written hastily in a rush just now. I've only just finished revising them. I apologize to the readers who read it immediately. I kneel before you. or2