"Have your abilities always been able to kill people?"
Wan Jisheng's voice pulled me back into the darkness.
I heard the adult Wan Jisheng asking her that.
"When did it start? When did you realize your abilities... could kill people?"
Mo Xiaoling could see nothing but darkness. Wan Jisheng held her hand, making her feel a little safer, yet even more uneasy. She grabbed his hand in return and opened her mouth, not knowing how to answer.
When did it start?
It had started a long time ago. After she killed her mother, after she killed someone for the first time, she had known what her abilities were probably like.
Over the years, she had become more and more skilled at using them. In truth, she had mastered a practiced technique for killing.
The same ability could produce different results in different hands.
Mo Xiaoling had chosen to kill, eliminating the possibility of a breach.
I thought that if Ye Qing had this ability, he would probably use it to destroy ghosts.
Mo Xiaoling fell silent and lowered her eyes, though all she could see was still darkness.
"There's no way to control it..."
It was Black Sis who spoke.
Mo Xiaoling's heart stirred, and she turned her head slightly.
"Abilities like this are hard... very hard to control..." Black Sis said with difficulty. "She tries her best to control it... as much as she can... and all she can do is... protect you..."
The hand holding Mo Xiaoling's tightened.
"You should have noticed, right? This... this ability... when she lets people see it, they... Most of the time, she controls it herself... But if she loses control..." Black Sis mumbled, her voice fading. "We ran into... ran into a ghost..."
A hand came to rest at the corner of