Dow and Carbon-Based Monkey Breeding Guidelines

Chapter 723 The righteous will not be harmed

Zhou Yu doesn't know much about literary allusions, but he also knows the general content of such a famous novel as "Alice in Wonderland".In fact, not only "Sleepwalking", he also knew the sequel "Through the Mirror of Alice" written by Lewis Carroll, although he couldn't remember where he read it.

In his understanding, what Hongye said came from an allusion in "Adventures in the Mirror".When Alice sees the drowsy Red King, she is told that the whole fairyland, and even Alice herself, is the dream of the Red King.Is that the truth of Wonderland, or the fantasy in Alice's dream? I am afraid that the answer will never be made public.In the final analysis, it is an open-ended literary creation, a poetic children's story.

But what Hongye said was not like a casual expression.After saying this, she never mentioned the matter, and Zhou Yu had no choice but to ask other questions.

"The night we last met, those people you killed..."

"Those are not human... It should be said that they can no longer be counted as living things. Cleaning them up is one of my responsibilities. They shouldn't be witnessed by ordinary people, but there were so many of them during that time that I couldn't take care of them."

"Is it a ghost or something?"

Hongye once again showed a distressed expression that she didn't know how to explain. She seemed to think about it for a long time before finally answering: "It's okay to understand this way. They are not native to this city, and they will disappear immediately after death."

"...It just disappeared without leaving any traces of blood?"

"It will also disappear. From the bloodstains to the clothes, all the 'concepts' related to them will not exist, because they do not belong here in the first place."

Zhou Yu fell silent.Hongye looked at him strangely and asked, "Is there anything wrong with this?"

"No, nothing."

Zhou Yu did not tell the other party about the bloodstains he saw in Vanishing Alley.If what Hongye said is true, the blood there has another origin.Looking at it now, he didn't think it was necessary for Hongye to lie about this kind of matter.

Thinking of what he saw in Vanishing Alley, he immediately asked Hongye again: "The alley on Yongning Road that only appears at night, do you know what's going on?"

"...Have you found out there yet?"

"It was discovered by coincidence. You also killed people there... you killed that kind of thing, right? You were also witnessed by a yellow-haired gangster."

When this matter was mentioned, Hongye's demeanor suddenly became unnatural.She looked around and said, "It's true. That young man with yellow hair... I wanted to ask him to stop and talk."

"...What are you going to talk to him about? Your experience of fighting ghosts?"

"Since I've been bumped by him, it's okay to tell the truth. If he doesn't believe it, he will know when he sees the dead bodies... Even though he planned to do so at the time, he ran too fast, so I can't chase after him."

Zhou Yu stared at each other for a long time.Hongye's expression was very calm, and she didn't seem to be lying.In the bright light of the room, her face was sharp and refined, and the beauty had reached the point of being distracting.

"Hongye, please smile."

After entering the room, Hongye, who had always maintained a solemn expression, tilted her head in surprise after hearing the words, but still raised the corners of her lips and put on a smile with great effort.

"...The case has been solved."

Zhou Yu asked calmly, "Do you know how tigerish you are when you laugh?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"...I'm complimenting you on your beautiful smile, and I think that yellow-haired man thinks so too. But don't worry about these, I just want to know what's going on in that alley?"

"There is a 'shortcut' there, which was made by someone I know. But when this person disappeared for a long time, I was also looking for him."

Zhou Yu still looked at the other party with a questioning look.He once observed the shops and roads on both sides of the alley, and made sure that there were no traces of any organs.Therefore, the "shortcut" mentioned by the other party is probably not what it means in conventional understanding.

However, Hongye just shook her head: "It's a long story, and it has nothing to do with you. Zhou Yu, it's better for you not to get involved in these things. I have important things to do now, so I don't have time to take care of you for the time being. When my affairs are over, I will Try to bring you back safely."

After saying this, she stood up, as if preparing to leave.Zhou Yu immediately called her to stop: "Wait a minute."

"What else do you have?"

"...Why do you think I was coerced by others to come here?"

Hongye tilted her head slightly, and said in a puzzled way: "You are not a villain, why did you come here voluntarily?"

"Have you seen what I looked like that night? Even so, don't you think I'm not a villain?"

Hongye suddenly stopped talking.She hesitated for a while, and finally said, "Zhou Yu, do you know why you didn't die that night?"

"Isn't it because your sword is special?"

"That's true. But the sword is a weapon, and it was originally a murder weapon. The reason why you didn't die lies with yourself."

Hongye raised her right arm, and under Zhou Yu's gaze, the outline of a sword slowly emerged in the void.Like lines of light gradually emerging from the translucent water, within a few seconds, a long sword appeared in the opponent's hand.

The scabbard is wrapped with dense black silk ropes like jade threads, making it impossible to see its true colors.The moment the rope-wrapping sword came into view, Zhou Yu's breathing became disordered.He subconsciously reached into his pocket.

A strong sense of hatred began to burn from the depths of the bone marrow, and even the blood became hotter and hotter.

In this way, the confusion at first encounter is cleared up.When meeting him for the first time, his natural enemy-like hatred was not aimed at Hongye, but at this strange sword.

"This sword is bestowed by a sage, and it only hurts unrighteous and ominous things. Zhou Yu, you and that girl Zhang are fine because you are both people who are immune to great evil."

Hongye held the sword in both hands and explained solemnly.When she looked at Zhou Yu who was trembling slightly, her eyes seemed to reveal a little pity.

"--wrong."

Facing her gaze, Zhou Yu said, "I hate this sword. It can indeed hurt me."

The sword piercing his chest didn't kill him, but his limbs, which were attacked by the sword that night, were actually bleeding and injured.

"Zhou Yu, that's because..."

Hong Ye hesitated to speak for a few seconds, and finally continued under Zhou Yu's gaze: "This sword can distinguish between good and evil, but if the crime does not lead to death, it cannot be used to take people's lives. On the premise, Zhou Yu, what it recognizes is not you, but simply the good and evil of this body."

"Body..."

"A simple body can also be divided into good and evil. As opposed to the conscious 'soul', it is the so-called 'body'. You who live in this body, in fact, only have the soul part, and the soul part stays outside this world .What this sword injures is the 'spirit' of the body you are staying in."

This time, Zhou Yu understood what the other party meant.After a moment of silence, he said, "If I leave here, what will you do to the original owner of this body?"

Hongye shook her head slowly: "I can't do anything."

"Aren't you going to get rid of evil?"

"You misunderstood. The evil of the 'body' is very common in this city, and it is not something that cannot be tolerated. If this body has a crime that needs to be paid for, it will be directly killed by the sword that night."

After saying these words, Momiji put down the sword, and the scabbard wrapped with black rope dissolved in the air.She put her hands together and made a rather weird salute gesture towards Zhou Yu.

"That's all I can say. I'm leaving today. I'll come to see you again when the things around me are over. Before that, please take good care of yourself and don't walk around at night easily."

Then, she nodded slightly, turned and left from the door.Zhou Yu walked to the window and watched her disappear around the corner of the street.

Drops of water clattered against the windows, and it rained again on the city.

(End of this chapter)