In Ye Jiuze's eyes,
"Kudo" was a patient.
Not only was he terminally ill, no medicine could cure him,
He was also so ill that he had schizophrenia with schizophrenia.
Seriously,
He felt that "Kudo" was sad and deserved to die, but compared to death,
"Kudo" seemed to need a psychiatrist more.
"Kudo" was the most complicated predator he had ever encountered.
The other party hated the world and life,
Filled with resentment and despair, trapped in mud and dirty?,
Unable to be free for the rest of his life.
The other party was looking for death. Every time he entered the planting space, it repeatedly angered and stimulated him,
His surrender would make him happy,
His resistance was also his pleasure..
Ye Jiuze was very clear about such torture,
One day he would lose his mind and fight him to the death.
The other party was looking for life. If he wanted to die wholeheartedly,
There were many ways to die.
But he lived to the present,
He had used countless methods and means,
And was even willing to spend more than half a year to lay out the plan..
He had gone through so much trouble,
Ye Jiuze also understood that the other party must have something to ask of him.
But what did "Kudo" ask for?
He wanted to be free, but he thought he couldn't be free; he wanted to change, but he was willing to fall; he wanted to love and be loved, but he didn't want to believe in the truth.
Under such great conditions,
No matter which way Ye Jiuze chose,
It would all be as he willed - kill him,
He was free; if he didn't kill him,
Since he had already given up, he didn't mind sinking a little deeper into the darkness.
"Loving" him, he got what he wanted and got the so-called true love; not loving him, he remained the same, taking pleasure in torturing people.
He was really a calculating person, worthy of being the owner of the house power struggle a hundred years ago.
But staying in the planting space all day long and waiting for death was not Ye Jiuze's style.
Rather than letting others control his fate, he preferred to use his own way to judge and take the initiative.
Unlike the complexity of "Kudo", Ye Jiuze was also a person who had died once. He was afraid of death, but he was not afraid of death.
But if he died in vain, he really wanted to slap himself in the face.
His skills were blocked, his backpack was not saved, and the system could not be contacted. These were all not problems.
Compared to external forces, he still had to use his rusty brain occasionally.
Ye Jiuze sat among the tea trees and chewed on the fresh leaves. Although he had lived without rice and salt for three days, it was not to the extent that he could not survive.
Three days was enough for him to figure out when "Kudo" entered and exited, as well as how he returned to the modern world.
Three days was enough for him to pretend to be weak and fragile, and let this act penetrate deep into the other party's heart.
In this world, you're not the only one who knows how to act.
You put on a show of brotherly love, and I'll return it with a show of deep friendship. Neither of us owes the other anything.
Ye Jiuze picked up the lunchbox that he had thrown away three days ago. He picked out the two chopsticks inside, coiled up his long hair, and pushed away the large clumps of dirt. He put them into the lunchbox and flattened them.
What was he trying to do?
Of course it was … eating dirt!
So, when "Kudo" entered again, he saw Ye Jiuze sitting on the recliner, with a pair of chopsticks in his hands, and his eyes shining as he stared at a box of soil in front of him.
"Kudo, you're here. Come on, eat dirt!"
"Kudo": …
He calmly put down the lunchbox in his hand and looked at Ye Jiuze's nonchalant face. He narrowed his eyes. "Why are you acting like a fool? As long as you admit defeat and promise to stay with me forever, I won't mistreat you."
Ye Jiuze poked the soil and felt its hardness, "If I don't agree, are you going to starve me to death?"
"Yeah …" "Kudo" smiled, "If you die here, it's the same as staying with me forever. Why not?"
As he spoke, he took out the food one by one and tempted, "Come here and sit next to me.
Good girl, as long as you sit here, I promise you can eat on time for the next three days. "
Ye Jiuze stared at him blankly, moved his fingers, and scooped up the lunchbox.
He took a step and walked toward him step by step.
"Kudo"'s smile deepened, "Yes, sit here, come to my side.
As long as you're obedient, I'll bring you a bucket of hot water so that you can wash up. "
Ye Jiuze's eyes flashed as if he was tempted. He slowly approached him and sat down slowly.
"Yes, good boy …"
"Kudo" seemed excited, and his hands trembled with excitement, "What do you want to eat, huh?
You see, as long as you're obedient, these are all yours!
They are all yours!
As long as you're obedient, you can get them all! "
Ye Jiuze looked at the pile of food and had no appetite at all.
Thinking of the other person's experience, he understood that "Kudo"'s biological father in his previous life should have said similar words to him –
As long as you're obedient, these are all yours …
"Kudo" intended to use the same method on him.
Unfortunately, he was not him.
When "Kudo" allowed him to approach, he had already lost.
Ye Jiuze raised his dark eyes, stared straight at him, and asked, "Kudo, let me ask you one last question … If Hattori Heiji hinders you, will you kill him?"
"Kudo" opened the bento and didn't look back, "The world doesn't lack a detective like him … However, I don't want to do anything to him unless it's a last resort.
Why, is he important to you? "
Ye Jiuze reached out and pulled out a chopstick from his hair.
"You seem to have a lot of worries."
"Kudo" counted his fingers, "In the days when you were not here, the deity squatted at my door every day, wanting to bite me to death."
"I like the way he hates me but can't do anything to me." He laughed happily, "What do you think if I get rid of them one by one?"
"Soon, I'll be the only person in the world who can remember you."
"Kudo" began to act up again, talking to himself, and his eyes were filled with madness, "… I'm her only choice, and I got everything from her; if I'm her only son, I can also get everything."
"The only one is the best … I'm your only one, and you're my only one. How good, how good!"
Ye Jiuze rolled his eyes, stretched out his left hand, and held his fist with tolerance. In "Kudo's" stunned eyes, he said calmly, "I don't want to kill you. This sentence is still valid, but the reason for not killing you is no longer because I used to treat you as a friend."
Ye Jiuze pressed his hand and buckled it on the lunch box.
"But, for you, death may be too simple."
Ye Jiuze lowered his eyes. "A pitiful person must have a hateful side to him. It's fine that you tricked me. I'll just pretend that I was blind. Being tortured by you for a few days is just a lesson to me.
But you shouldn't have done it to the people around me … "
As he spoke, Ye Jiuze's right hand held the chopsticks, and with lightning speed, he fiercely pierced the back of his hand, skewered "Kudo"'s big palm, and firmly nailed it into the mud.
Blood burst out, and severe pain came. He picked up the lunch box on the side again, scooped up the hard mud inside, and slammed it into "Kudo"'s forehead, knocking him directly to the ground, and blood flowed all over his face.
"You …"
Ye Jiuze squatted down and patted his face with his remaining hand, "There are many people in the world who are more miserable than you, but you don't know how to cherish a new life."
"In fact, you've already gotten a lot. You don't have to act like you've been let down by the world."
Ye Jiuze counted with his fingers, "In the previous life, the aristocratic identity you had was your convenience."
"Yes, you lived a miserable life without parents, but you are a human being, and also an aristocrat.
After all, you've lived to this age. So what if you can't starve to death or wear warm clothes?
You're still alive. "
There was a sharp pain in his left hand, but Ye Jiuze's mind became more and more clear, "I know a half-demon, his name is Inuyasha.
He grew up with no father or mother. Humans don't recognize him, and monsters don't recognize him. There are a lot of people and monsters who want to kill him. "
"In the same situation, you lived for ten years, thinking about destroying the world; he lived for two hundred years, thinking about saving the world."
"You can't choose your birth, but you can choose what kind of person you want to be."
"You're in power, but what kind of shady business did you do?
Even if you're the only one left in the Hojo family, you won't become the real head of the family. Who would be willing to let a person who killed his own brother take the position? "
"And your brother killed you, do you think it's only his fault?"
"You killed your brother, and this is what really aroused his killing intent.
You instilled in him the idea that older brothers can be killed. "
"Kudo" collapsed on the ground, trembling.
Ye Jiuze shook their hands, which had been strung together. There was no extra expression on his face.
"God gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it.
Being in power was one, being reborn was another, and meeting that guardian was another … You had many opportunities to redeem yourself, but unfortunately, you didn't grasp them. "
"Why would others sacrifice themselves to redeem you when you're like this?"
"Count how many lives you've killed, Kudo … no, Houjou-kun."
Ye Jiuze said slowly, "Every night you sleep on the tatami, don't you hear the cries of the dead?"
"I won't mention anything else. You have your own difficulties. Fine, fine, fine, I'll do as you say."
"But you killed that innocent child, and completely crossed my bottom line."
Ye Jiuze said coldly, "You've been reborn, and you're an adult. How dare you vent your anger on an innocent child!
Ha! "
"Guardians usually protect the Child of Providence of a world.
The Hojo family from a hundred years ago let you down, but did this child do you wrong a hundred years later? "
"Do you know what a Child of Providence is?
The child you killed back then might have grown up to change the Hojo family's views and fate … But you killed him. "
"Kudo"'s eyes widened, as if he had thought of something. His face was filled with disbelief, "Impossible … That family, which one of them is a good person?"
"Yes, there are no good people, because the only good person was killed by you."
"Impossible … Impossible … Impossible …" "Kudo" was completely insane, "No, no, it's all mud, it's all mud!"
"Don't you understand?"
Both of their palms were soaked in blood, and Ye Jiuze's lips were a little pale, "Don't you understand why the system gave you this mission?"
"You're a victim of the Hojo family, and you want to change your fate and reverse the ending.
That's why the system allowed you to be reborn, gave you the ability to protect yourself, and even allowed you to come into contact with the core figure of the Hojo family — the eldest grandson! "
"A child!
A child who hasn't even formed his worldview!
He was born with the convenience of identity, and he was sent to you for you to educate! "
"What do you think this means?"
"Kudo" trembled like he was struck by lightning.
The blood on his face coagulated into a scab, and his expression was full of madness, "Impossible, impossible, I don't believe it!"
"The system gave you a blank piece of paper, and let you paint your own color on it.
It gave you the opportunity to change, to control, to redeem yourself, and to redeem the Hojo family. "
"And you — killed him with your own hands!"
"Ahhhh —" He screamed, holding his head with both hands, and dragged Ye Jiuze's left hand. Suddenly, blood flowed even more.
"You chose such a path, and if you want to blame someone, blame yourself."
"No — it's not!
It's not!
Ahhhh — No! "
The entire tea garden echoed with "Kudo's" hysterical roar. His tears mixed with blood, blurring his entire face.
His rationality and mind gradually collapsed under Ye Jiuze's words.
Ye Jiuze didn't give any unnecessary explanations, and he didn't need to give any.
If "Kudo" had chosen to be kind back then, had chosen to let go of the grudges of his previous life to raise that child, to carry out his own will.
When that eldest grandson grew up and took power, perhaps he could really change the entire Hojo family's views.
He would have become the true guardian, the person who wielded power behind the Hojo family's head.
Perhaps the Hojo family would have changed in that generation, and there wouldn't have been such a vicious and evil act, nor would there have been the evil thoughts of harming others to benefit oneself.
He would still have met that lovely guardian, and perhaps they would have been together, and together they would have protected the people they should protect.
Most importantly — she wouldn't have died!
She would have lived!
She could have accompanied him!
He would have had a "younger brother" that he had raised with his own hands, a lover who would accompany him from the beginning to the end, and his own perfect family and lovely children.
The things that he couldn't get in his previous life, God was using another method to make up for them.
Unfortunately, he didn't choose to be a good person, and he didn't choose to be kind.
There were many opportunities and choices in a person's life. If one's choice caused a conflict of interest, or caused a dilemma, then one had to choose the choice that was truly suitable for a "person," become a "person," and live up to the principles of a "person."
If one couldn't be an excellent person, then one could be a good person. If one couldn't be a good person, then one could be a normal person.
Only by becoming a "person" could one have everything that a "person" should have.
This was the true self of a person, and it was the bottom line that a person could never lose.
Unfortunately, although "Kudo" was pitiful and tragic, he still didn't have the awareness of being a "person."
"What is a friend, Houjou-kun?"
Ye Jiuze let out a long sigh as he reached out with his other hand and lightly patted the top of Hojo's head. "A friend is — no matter how much you argue with each other, or even if your relationship is on the verge of breaking down, you will still be able to hold back the words that truly break you down.
I once treated you as a friend, and Hattori Heiji treated you as a brother who would go through life and death with him.
But for the sake of your own selfish desires … Forget it, I won't talk about it anymore. "
Ye Jiuze closed his eyes and stood up with a heavy head. "I was locked up by you for three days, and I also pondered for three days.
I'm not smart, but I have my own judgment.
I am a person, Houjou-kun.
I won't allow myself to fall. I won't allow the things that I want to protect to be harmed. I won't allow myself to become the person that I don't want to become.
"Hua Xia has a saying: if you understand the Dao in the morning, you can die without regrets.
"Becoming a 'person' — that is my Dao.
Becoming a 'person' — that is my Dao!
My Dao!
Dao!
* Boom boom boom! *
In an instant, the entire plantation space began to tremble.
It was as if an illusion was shattering, as if heaven and earth were collapsing, and as if the heavens were about to collapse.
Cracks appeared in the azure sky. They cracked open like a spider web, as if they were being torn apart by a pair of giant hands. They were completely destroyed from the inside out!
The afterglow of thousands of stars spilled out from the cracks, condensing into a surging galaxy that gathered all the brilliance in the world. It surged down majestically, as if thousands of soldiers and horses were charging at him, brimming with a majestic and terrifying aura.
The plantation space was collapsing. Ye Jiuze was stunned on the spot. He didn't move an inch, allowing his body to be surrounded by countless stars.
It was as if he was wandering in the warmest amniotic fluid, as if he was soaking in the gentle Mother Stream. The power that he had lost was being replenished at the fastest speed, and everything that had been sealed was returning to him.
In a daze, he felt that there were many more things in his body, and even more scenes flashed through his memories …
What was this?
Oh shit!
Damn it!
What was pouring something into his brain?!
What kind of godly development was this? This was completely beyond Ye Jiuze's expectations — his original plan was to use a chopstick to pierce himself and "Kudo" and completely "bind" both sides.
Then, he would use words to confuse his mind and disrupt his thoughts. When he couldn't bear it and wanted to escape from the space, he would also be dragged along …
This was the escape plan that he had long planned, but what was the situation now?!
What the hell was going on?!
[Ye Jiuze —]
With a loud bang in his mind, Ye Jiuze suddenly screamed and hugged his head.
Some sound gathered from all directions and lingered in his ears for a long time.
It was like Sanskrit, like chanting, and it was indeed pleasing to the ear, but each sound was full of power that he couldn't bear at all.
"Who are you … Ah —" Ye Jiuze roared, and blood flowed out of his orifices.
He felt that he had gone too far. This was the rhythm of death!
F * ck, he regretted it. He shouldn't have pretended to be pretentious. He should have beaten "Kudo" up and dragged him to escape!
[If you can have endless wealth by killing an insignificant person, will you kill him?]
"F * ck off!
What kind of stupid question is this!
I won't kill him! "
[If a mission has no chance of survival, but you can save all living beings by going, will you choose to do this mission?]
"Isn't this nonsense?
It's not like I haven't died before. I'll take it … "
His head was getting more and more painful, so painful that he couldn't think, and he could only answer the question passively.
Whether he wanted to resist or shut up, it was futile under this strong power.
"Who are you …"
[If killing the love of your life can exchange for the lives of all living beings, will you kill him?]
"Are you crazy? It's my love. Who can compare?!
I won't kill him! "
[…]
Ye Jiuze held his head and knelt on the ground. The other party seemed to be dissatisfied with his answer and wanted him to change to another choice.
However, Ye Jiuze hammered his head, and more and more blood flowed out of his seven orifices.
His ears were ringing, and his vision was blurred. Ye Jiuze was almost dying. "If I love someone, I won't let him die before me … Don't ask me why I'm not righteous. I'm a human, not a god."
"Love, how many love can there be in life?
What's wrong with letting him live? "
"Even if I choose to save all living beings, there's no hope in a world without him. Why not die with him …"
The pressure in his mind gradually disappeared, but the warm power was still pouring into his limbs and bones.
Ye Jiuze could feel that the strange behemoth had not left yet. It was still staring at him like a tiger, as if it was weighing something.
[Your will, I have received it.]
[For the time being, you pass, Guardian.]
After this sound, the pain completely disappeared, and the entire planting space was broken into pieces. The last wave of warm power merged into his body, and the closed sub-space completely disappeared.
Ye Jiuze and "Kudo" landed on the coast of the Sea of Japan in a spatial fluctuation. Both of them were soaked in blood and unconscious.
After a while, the surrounding space shook violently, and a slender hand directly tore the space apart. The tall dog demon landed beside Ye Jiuze and pursed his lips without saying a word.
It didn't take long for Uchiha Madara to come here.
Saishomaru squatted down and picked up Ye Jiuze who was covered in blood. The venom overflowed and melted the chopsticks that were stained red.
However, when the venom fell on Ye Jiuze's wound, not only did it not melt her skin, but it also regenerated blood and flesh.
Uchiha Madara was stunned. Looking at the green light, he couldn't help but think of Senju Tokuma's medical skills. "I thought your venom would only hurt people."
Saishomaru replied faintly, "It stimulates the potential when fighting to make the body recover faster."
Uchiha Madara nodded and bent down to check "Kudo's" breath.
At that moment, his face darkened. "Still alive … not killed. At this point, you still didn't kill him. The owner is too kind."
Saishomaru didn't care. "She's not a ninja."
"That's not a reason. Letting your enemy go is just creating a threat for yourself."
Uchiha Madara's face was gloomy. "I was careless and let the elder of the Feather Clan escape, and in the end, that guy killed my younger brother."
Saishomaru held Ye Jiuze and turned to leave. "Let her become like us?"
"There's no need."
Saishomaru's voice dissipated in the wind, but it was clear and understandable.
"Different paths don't have to be forced to overlap."
Uchiha Madara stood in the same place, frowning. There was a sense of grievance as if he was educating his own child but was interrupted by an outsider.
But as Saishomaru said, different paths don't have to be forced to overlap …
No one can change anyone, and no one will replace anyone. Why force others to choose the same path as oneself?
In the end, it was the owner's own choice to kill or not to kill this predator … She was kind, and they were cruel. Thinking about it this way, it seemed to be quite complementary?
Why was he in a hurry?
Uchiha Madara lifted his foot and kicked the predator over, but when he saw the other's face, he let out a soft "Huh?"
The other party seemed to have been sucked out of his body. Not only did he not have the slightest bit of strength, but even the "Kudo" disguise had been completely stripped off, leaving only a face covered in blood and a body that was even thinner and weaker.
This face …
Tsk.
…
This face was very similar to the criminal who murdered the eldest grandson of the Hojo family many years ago.
When Uchiha Madara dragged the other back, Hattori Heiji immediately flipped through the file and checked the information.
The predator was sent to the police station. Half a day later, he was sent to a mental hospital.
When Ye Jiuze woke up, he saw Hattori Heiji wiping his tears beside him. "You're awake, that's great."
Damn it, you're so worried about me, I'm so touched!
Ye Jiuze was about to exchange a few words with Hattori Heiji, but he saw the other crying even more fiercely. "But Kudo is missing!"
Ye Jiuze: …