Twenty-Eighth: Is This Still Him? The Killing God and Shadow!

"Little girl, in a good mood?"

Hu Liena, who was following Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo to Spirit Academy, suddenly heard Yue Guan's words. Her little face flushed slightly as she protested, "Am I? No!"

"Nana, are you so excited and happy because you're about to see that little Su Yi?"

Yue Guan teased Hu Liena as he looked at her slightly reddened face.

"N-No, I'm not. Who... who wants to see that cold, icy guy?"

Hu Liena stammered at Yue Guan's words.

When she saw the teasing smile on Yue Guan's face, she became utterly embarrassed.

"Grandpa Ghost, look at Grandpa Chrysanthemum. He's bullying me."

As Hu Liena spoke, she moved closer to Ghost Douluo.

Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan, exchanged glances before bursting into laughter at Hu Liena's appearance.

Hearing their laughter, Hu Liena puffed out her cheeks and said angrily, "Hmph, you two grandpas only know how to bully me."

"Haha, all right, Nana. Since you're already so impatient to see that little guy, we'll speed up."

Yue Guan laughed. After speaking, he took Hu Liena and increased their speed as they flew toward Spirit Academy.

"Little Su Yi, I came to see you!"

After Hu Liena followed Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo to Spirit Academy, Ghost Douluo directly brought them to where Su Yi was cultivating.

Seeing Su Yi sitting cross-legged atop a stone slab in cultivation, Hu Liena's eyes lit up with delight as she excitedly ran over.

"Hm?"

Hearing Hu Liena's voice, Su Yi looked coldly at her as she appeared before him.

Seeing her eyes full of anticipation and joy, Su Yi hesitated. Why had this girl come here?

He then rose to his feet, took a step back, and stared at Hu Liena warily.

In Su Yi's eyes, this woman before him = always wanted to disrupt his state of mind = delayed his increase in strength = danger = death.

Seeing Su Yi take a step back and look at her with such vigilance, Hu Liena's beautiful fox-like eyes gradually narrowed.

Meanwhile, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo simply stood nearby and watched the show.

They knew that whenever Nana was with this little fellow, something entertaining was bound to happen.

After all, Nana had been the first person to disrupt this little fellow's state of mind.

It was also because of Nana that they discovered this incomparably cold little fellow actually possessed emotions like anyone else.

"Little fellow, why are you backing away when you see me?"

"You kissed me. If you kiss a girl, you have to take responsibility for her for the rest of your life~"

As Hu Liena spoke, she directly wrapped her arms around Su Yi's neck and looked at him with a smile.

I kissed you? Hearing Hu Liena's words, Su Yi's eyes, always filled with icy indifference, narrowed slightly, and one brow rose.

Seeing Su Yi's slightly raised eyebrow, Ghost Douluo and Yue Guan, who were watching from the side, became exceptionally excited.

"Old Ghost, did you see that? Did you see it? Sure enough, only little Nana can handle this little guy."

Yue Guan spoke excitedly to Ghost Douluo beside him.

"I saw it, Old Chrysanthemum. After spending just one day training this little fellow, he had me questioning my whole life. Seeing another expression appear on his face feels so damn good~"

Hearing Yue Guan's words, Ghost Douluo thoroughly understood the helplessness and frustration his old companion felt whenever he faced Su Yi alone.

"Say something, little fellow. You were the one who kissed me first. What, are you trying to deny it now?"

As Hu Liena's words became increasingly outrageous, Su Yi lowered his head, which she had wrapped in her arms, then pulled backward and slipped free from her embrace.

"Stay away from me."

Looking into Su Yi's icy eyes and hearing his cold words, Hu Liena's alluring fox eyes immediately welled up with tears.

When she had first met him, Hu Liena's feelings toward Su Yi had been nothing more than curiosity and happiness.

She had been curious why her teacher had taken him as a disciple, and happy that she had gained such an adorable little junior brother.

Back then, she had even thought about how she would look after him in the future and have him follow her around.

But things had turned out completely differently from what she had imagined.

This little fellow was simply too cold. No matter when it was, he always seemed completely unapproachable.

That side of Su Yi directly stirred Hu Liena's curiosity toward him.

She wanted to know exactly what this little fellow had experienced to become the way he was now.

But after several days of interacting with him, she finally discovered that he actually had a "weakness."

That was, he was afraid of making eye contact with her.

Then, through a strange twist of fate, Hu Liena herself did not know what had come over her, but she had actually taken the initiative to kiss this little fellow.

That was the first time she had seen Su Yi in such an embarrassed and angry state.

Even after returning to sleep, her mind was filled with that scene, leaving her unable to sleep all night.

When she went looking for him again the next day, her teacher had already sent him to Spirit Academy.

So she began cultivating diligently. She did not want this little fellow to surpass her.

If he surpassed her, how would she bully him in the future?

She had come to find him full of joy, yet he was still so cold, as though he did not welcome her at all.

At that thought, Hu Liena's aggrieved tears spilled from her eyes.

Seeing Hu Liena cry, Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, who had been watching the show, immediately panicked.

They had originally wanted to enjoy the spectacle. How had things suddenly developed like this?

"What will make you stop crying?"

As he looked at Hu Liena, who was sobbing so pitifully, Su Yi's tone was still calm, but it no longer carried its usual icy chill.

Hearing Su Yi's words and his tone, Hu Liena instantly stopped crying. Her eyes were full of disbelief as she looked at him.

Th-That really came from this guy's mouth? Even Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo, who were watching from the side, gaped at Su Yi in stunned silence upon hearing those words.

As for Su Yi, the tears in her eyes, her pitiful look, and that expression of heartache reminded him of someone.

She had been his only companion in Tianming.

All those words about women being tigers and women being the most terrifying species in the world had come from that girl.

He was Tianming's Killing God, while she was the Killing God's Shadow.

Shadow had no name. She had undergone the same trials as Su Yi.

However, those trials had not proceeded to the final step.

After she died, Tianming's Killing God had no emotions left.

He had never understood what liking someone was, or what love was.

And in his eyes, Shadow was simply unfit to be an assassin.

Because an assassin did not need emotions.

Shadow's emotions had been far too abundant.

Yet while they were together, Shadow had constantly and subtly tried to change his personality.

She had wanted the Killing God, feared by all, to understand joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—to understand what a person lived for.

By the time he understood, that foolish woman who had lain in his arms and told him she loved him was dead.

Will Talking to You Increase My Strength?

This chapter merely laid some groundwork for the protagonist's future emotional arc.

After all, no one had ever entered the protagonist's heart. How could such a cold-blooded assassin suddenly develop feelings in the end?

The protagonist's current coldness and indifference are both his nature and his protection. Ever since he was betrayed and reborn, his heart had completely turned cold. Only when he saw Hu Liena's expression did he think of that person from back then.

Toward outsiders, the protagonist is completely ruthless. To achieve his goals, he will stop at nothing. Once he strikes, he takes lives. This will be written out step by step and built up gradually later on.

Dear readers, please keep reading slowly. Saying that line does not mean the protagonist's attitude toward Hu Liena has changed. It was only because Hu Liena reminded him of someone from his past that he said it.

Finally, the fourth update is here early. All four updates for today are complete. This little brother has shown his sincerity.

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