"We meet again."
Zhong Mingnan spoke softly.
Bai Tan had just finished telling the story of Orpheus. Taking advantage of the pause, Yin Chao asked,
"That instance in Fortune-Blessed Village last time..."
Zhong Mingnan knew what he wanted to ask and answered before he could finish.
"It was Lin Xue. No, Cheng Meihe. She said... I was a good person..."
At this, Zhong Mingnan looked as though he had remembered something, and his smile turned bitter.
"She said... I'd always been looking after her, and she wanted to spare me as Lin Xue, but...
She's a monster. Can we humans distinguish good monsters from bad ones the way she did? Can we spare the good ones too?"
"I don't know. I remembered the monsters I'd killed before. Their blood was warm too, but I'd never thought... that maybe they could be good."
He was beginning to fall apart, so Yin Chao asked no more questions.
Even during the instance, it had been clear that Zhong Mingnan often took Lin Xue's feelings into consideration.
Just then, people in white robes ran down the street, shouting.
"Lord Orpheus will be playing the lyre at the concert hall tonight!"
"Lord Orpheus will be playing the lyre at the concert hall tonight!"
Everyone nearby stopped what they were doing and gathered to discuss the news.
"Oh, heavens! I'll have to get there early to claim a seat today!"
"If I get to hear Lord Orpheus play, I can die without regrets!"
"Lord Orpheus! The god of music in my heart!"
Everyone felt immensely honored to be able to attend his concert.
Moon Shadow said, "Looks like we'll have to go to the concert hall too."
Everyone agreed. After asking a passerby for directions, they set off for the concert hall.
Although they had headed