In the recording studio of the television building, the brightly dressed female host suddenly stopped moving.
Even her originally eerie expression froze.
Li Qi was still struggling frantically to escape the grip of the god of doom.
She bit the person next to her fiercely and managed to break free, running away from the camera.
The staff member who was bitten by Li Qi and was drenched in bl*ood didn’t move and didn’t go after her.
Instead, like the hostess, they stood still, motionless.
The smiles on their faces became extremely stiff, and they didn’t even dare to look at the camera.
After running away, Li Qi also realized that the god of doom had suddenly stopped moving.
She timidly glanced back and realized that the people possessed by the god of doom were still standing in place.
Though the smiles on their faces were still creepy, Li Qi could tell that they were panicking.
Li Qi took a closer look, and realized that the cameras in the studio had long since been turned on.
She instantly realized the reason for these people’s stiffness.
It must be because their true colors had been revealed!
Thinking of this, Lizzie stopped.
Gathering her courage, she took advantage of the lull in the god of doom’s stupor to step in front of the camera once again, wanting to give the viewers in front of the TV one last reminder.
“Please be sure to stay away from people with creepy smiles on their faces, like these people!”
Li Qi said, pointing to the hostess and the crew behind her in front of the camera.
“They have been possessed by the god of doom, they are emotionless and only kill, don’t harbor any illusions about them, once you encounter them, stay away immediately!”
“Stay away!”
“And Butcher, no, Lu Yuan, you are the real target that the god of doom wants to k*ill, you are the soul that He split off, although I don’t know why, He is jealous of you …”
Li Qi remembered the hideous expression of the god of doom just now, and swallowed her saliva.
She was still somewhat unsure of what exactly the god of doom was jealous of Butcher for until now, but under the god of doom’s desperate denial, it seemed that there was only that one possibility.
That possibility that sounded extremely absurd, yet had to be recognized.
“He might have really fallen in love with-uh-uh!”
As Li Qi was about to say the words “your lover”, the people behind her with smiles on their faces finally came back to their senses and covered her mouth.
Li Qi’s eyes widened as she watched herself being dragged away, further and further from the camera.
Then, barely regaining her composure, the hostess sat back down in front of the camera.
Smiling appropriately at the camera.
“Please don’t be alarmed viewers, just now there were some accidents in the studio, now we’ll go back to the previous report …”
It was as if nothing had happened.
Only her fingers that kept trembling while holding the script paper confirmed that what just happened wasn’t an illusion.
Click–
At this moment, in the hotel room, Jiu Shu, who was watching the TV, put another milk-flavored hard candy into his mouth after seeing Li Qi being dragged away.
He acted as if he hadn’t seen anything on the TV, and his expression remained light.
It was a stark contrast to the blank expression of the waiter not far away.
Lu Yuan’s lips under the bandage also pursed, revealing his nervousness as he lowered his eyes to look at Jiu Shu.
No one expected Li Qi to run to the TV and tell the truth.
Lu Yuan certainly didn’t care how the god of doom was.
Even the idea of a split soul only bored him, and he didn’t believe in the absurdity of it at all.
But he was a little afraid of how Jiu Shu would react when he found out about all this.
Would he really become a follower of the god of doom and leave him like the god of doom said?
After all, even if Li Qi had said something alarmist, the god of doom was a supreme god, much better than him, a guy with an ugly head.
He actually preferred that Li Qi hadn’t told the truth.
In that case, he could still treat that false god as an illusion and finish him off when Jiu Shu didn’t realize it.
Instead of being like this; he could only wait uneasily for Jiu Shu’s reaction.
Not far away, the waiter who was arranging the plates also lowered his head.
No sound was made for a long time.
The fingers that were preparing to place the plates were so tense that they turned white.
Trembling and making a crisp sound as the tableware collided, it took a long time for the plate to be safely placed on the coffee table.
His down turned face revealed a bewildered expression.
He didn’t know what to do with everything he was facing right now.
This resulted in the only sound left in the room at this point being the sound of Jiu Shu biting into the hard candy.
As well as the sound of the hostess’s pretentious announcements.
It wasn’t until the waiter placed the last plate of the meal neatly, He finally couldn’t help but turn to Jiu Shu, trying to keep a smile on his face.
His voice was slightly trembling, “Guest, it’s already been set up.”
“Okay, thanks.”
Jiu Shu smiled and thanked him.
The beautiful peach blossom eyes didn’t have the coldness and disgust that the waiter fantasized about.
This slightly eased His tension at the moment.
He paused before smiling as if nothing had happened, “The TV program just now was probably a joke haha!”
“How could there really be something ridiculous like that! What with possessions and kil*lings and such, this is a society with the rule of law.
“Also, the god of doom is a god, He favors His followers.”
“He wouldn’t ki*ll believers at all!”
“……”
Jiu Shu’s dark colored pupils seemed to glance at the waiter, “So, if they’re not a believer, He will k*ill them?”
“Of course… not, He won’t k*ill anyone.”
The waiter explained with a forced smile.
Then under Jiu Shu’s calm gaze, he continued to explain the accident on the TV earlier, “Not to mention that god of doom is a deity detached from human emotions, and simply won’t-”
The waiter wanted to say the words that the god of doom wouldn’t fall in love with humans at all.
But for some reason, he couldn’t say it under the gaze of Jiu Shu.
It was as if once he said it, something irreparable would happen.
Even as a god, he couldn’t help but feel something akin to fear and swallowed back those words.
In fact, He only wanted to express to Jiu Shu that He was still a god who was nobler than Lu Yuan, and that He was worthy of Jiu Shu’s faith.
He was much better than Lu Yuan.
This was also the only reason He could gain Jiu Shu’s favor compared to Lu Yuan.
But right now, the god of doom was a bit confused.
He didn’t know exactly how to describe and sort out his chaotic emotions at this moment.
Jiu Shu finished his next words for him, “The god of doom will never fall in love with a human, right?”
“……”
The waiter froze, his throat felt a little dry, not knowing how to answer.
He should have admitted it, but at this moment, he cowered from the topic.
“A god who will never fall in love with a human?”
“That’s scary.”
Jiu Shu spoke softly, his expression as normal.
Like he didn’t see the waiter’s instantly pale face.
“Time to eat, Lu Yuan.”
Jiu Shu leaned on Lu Yuan’s arm and spoke lazily.
Lu Yuan, on the other hand, was stunned, the uneasiness in his eyes faded, and he tightened his arm around the love of his life.
The waiter also bowed and left after a moment of silence.
His back was still spine straight as he left, but it showed an inexplicable loneliness.
Click…
Gently closing the door of the room, the waiter stood outside the door and didn’t move for a long time.
He could only hang His head feebly, bordering on panic.
He was hated by Jiu Shu and now feared by him.
Everything He had done before seemed to have done nothing but push Jiu Shu further and further away.
And He didn’t know what to do next to redeem himself.
After all, he was afraid of the god of doom who had eschewed all human emotion.
He didn’t want to be His devotee at all.
Splat-
Clear liquid dripped onto the back of his hand that was pushing the food cart, showing the cold white skin as bloodless and pale.
“……”
Looking at the liquid on the back of his hand, the waiter seemed confused.
He reached out and touched his cheek.
The dampness was unfamiliar to him.
Instead, the clear liquid continued to fall from his eyes, and it couldn’t stop.
Was this feeling sadness?
This was the first time the god of doom felt the tightening and convulsion of every cell in his body that was out of control.
“The god of doom’s Charity Relief Foundation will be holding a charity dinner in a week’s time …”
On the television, teardrops also slipped down the smiling face of the female host, her voice still smooth and professional.
Her eyes, however, were already red.
“The god of doom… probably loves people.”
The hostess curved her reddened eyes and subconsciously said the words she most wanted to say at that moment.
“So …… don’t be afraid of the god of doom.”
The program ended with the female host’s voice.
While Jiu Shu in front of the TV set sighed imperceptibly, concealing the helplessness in his eyes.
The waiter outside the door remained standing still.
The god of doom was the most averse to human emotions, and this was predestined from the moment of His birth, those aversions deepened in the long years that followed.
But now that He was faced with Jiu Shu’s undisguised disgust, He finally admitted that He wasn’t emotionless.
He was in love with Jiu Shu.
But after admitting it, the problem in front of Him became that Jiu Shu didn’t love Him at all.
He loved Lu Yuan.
“……”
Perhaps ki*lling Lu Yuan would be enough.
After all, He and Lu Yuan were originally the same soul.
If he killed Lu Yuan, He could take on Lu Yuan’s appearance and stay by Jiu Shu’s side.
The god of doom suddenly thought so.
And the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was feasible.
His initial thought was to k*ill Lu Yuan, but now it was just the same thing.
As long as Lu Yuan was k*illed, all troubles would no longer be troublesome.
The waiter hooked up the corners of his mouth and once again revealed a formulaic smile.
After giving a final fond glance in the direction of Jiu Shu, he turned around and left the place.
At this time, outside the TV station building.
Li Qi was panting and hiding in the grass by the side of the road.
She had taken advantage of the sudden tears of the god of doom to escape.
Although she didn’t know what kind of madness the god of doom was up to again, Li Qi’s escape maneuvers were as agile as ever.
She raised her head and looked at the people walking by the roadside, carefully watching for signs of the god of doom.
After a few moments, she suddenly stopped watching with some trepidation, not daring to look any further.
Because she saw that on the road not far away, almost every passerby walking by had a smile on their face, a deepening smile.
Like they were thinking of something that He couldn’t wait for.
The curves of their mouths were almost hooked to their ears, eerie and appalling in the extreme.
Even with the skin of a human, the god of doom’s every move was far from human.
He didn’t even notice that something was wrong and just walked down the road.
Of course, it could also be because there were almost no normal humans left on the entire road.
The speed of the god of doom’s contamination was much faster than Li Qi had imagined.
Li Qi was even beginning to suspect that she was the only normal human left in the city.
This made her fragile spirit even more sensitive, and she looked around suspiciously.
She didn’t dare step out of the bushes until late afternoon.
And just as Li Qi was getting more and more desperate, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
It was Li Sheng!
Li Qi’s eyes widened as she looked at the figure that was walking grandly down the street, wanting to scream but afraid of attracting the attention of the god of doom.
She could only furtively follow Li Sheng all the way to the floor of a towering building.
This place was a gilded hotel building.
Li Sheng stood downstairs in the building and observed for a long time, still making nervous murmuring noises from time to time.
Li Qi finally couldn’t hold back and went forward to call out to him, “Li Sheng! Li Sheng!”
Hearing the sound, Li Sheng turned to Li Qi, revealing his blo*odshot eyes.
“Li Qi, it’s you.”
Li Sheng smiled nervously, as if he was very familiar with Li Qi.
Even though they hadn’t established a romantic relationship at all in this life, he still treated Li Qi as if she was his girlfriend.
Li Qi slightly relaxed and prepared to ask Li Sheng what he was here to do and if he knew anything about the Butcher.
But before she could inquire out loud, Li Sheng looked at Li Qi who was approaching and suddenly spoke, “Li Qi I saw you, on TV, did you betray the god of doom?”
“… Uh, no, no, I was just, just …”
Li Qi sniffed and immediately took a step back in horror, explaining hesitantly.
She did understand Li Sheng, and right now, he had already been completely brainwashed by the god of doom.
If she was really treated as a traitor by him, she knew that she wouldn’t end up too well.
But Li Sheng didn’t seem to care about Li Qi’s answer as he laughed strangely, “Forget it, it doesn’t matter, after tonight, none of it will matter.”
“Do you want to know why?”
“Because I put expl*osives here! The butcher will die this time, the god of doom will favor me again hahaha!”
“You’re crazy!”
Li Qi looked at the hotel that housed countless travelers and couldn’t believe that Li Sheng would actually be so dehumanized.
At the same time, she instantly realized that the Butcher and his lover were probably in this hotel right now, and immediately her heart tightened.
No, she couldn’t let Li Sheng’s plan succeed.
If the Butcher really died, there would really be no one left to stop the god of doom.
As she said that, she turned around and was about to rush into the hotel to find the Butcher and the others, to tell them to hurry up and leave this place.
However, as soon as Li Qi turned around, her pupils clenched violently and she trembled.
Only to see that behind her, a circle of people with smiling faces had already surrounded her.
Surrounding her and Li Sheng in a dense circle.
“Expl*osives?”
“Where?”
The voices of men and women rang out at the same time, giving people a creepy sense of oppression.
Li Qi’s legs went limp and she fell to the ground.
Li Sheng, on the other hand, looked at the god of doom surrounding him with an excited expression on his face, determining that he had received the favor of the god of doom.
“Lord god, I’ve already placed the explo*sives in the banquet hall on the top floor, I’ve long inquired about it, tonight is the day when the butcher and his lover will attend the banquet, I’ll press the switch at the right time and blow them all up!”
Not the slightest bit aware of the growing malice in the eyes of the god of doom.
Stop talking and run!
Li Qi screamed so in her mind.
But she was already too scared to stand, and could only watch as Li Sheng, who was full of excitement, was taken away by the god of doom to the brightly lit hotel.
Li Sheng still couldn’t understand the terror of the god of doom.
The mad god of doom had long since ceased to be the supreme, love-hate-rejecting, pure and unadulterated god of the teachings.
His obstinacy and madness was something that humans should never approach.
Even if He had previously revealed His love for the Butcher’s Lover, in Li Qi’s opinion, that love was insane.
It was never something that ordinary humans could touch.
Li Qi herself was also a mentally ill patient, and she could understand the horror of madness.
To normal humans, the love of a madman was more horrible than death.
Even if He k*illed the lover of the butcher, perhaps in His eyes, He also loved him.
After all, you should never expect a madman’s loving intentions to be normal.
Li Sheng, as a human who wasn’t even cared about by the god of doom, would only be greeted with an end that was even more terrible than death.
Li Qi thought in despair and could only crawl as hard as she could, wanting nothing more than to get as far away from here as possible.
She felt that this world was hopeless, she was already numb.
Forget it, even if the world was destroyed, she didn’t want to see the god of doom anymore.
The terrifyingly terrifying god of doom stimulated her fragile spirit even more each time he appeared.
She even felt that she might have gone crazy by now.
How else would she have seen a shy school-girl’s smile on the face of a god of doom walking by the side of the road, and His eyes were shining brightly.
It was as if He saw a happy future with his beloved.
“Gulp-” Li Qi gulped and trembled, avoiding the god of doom walking by the side of the road, not daring to look again.
She must be crazy, she must be.
And the people walking by the side of the road didn’t care about Li Qi, a rotten squirming human.
They just raised their heads in unison and looked in the direction of the hotel’s top floor.
It was as if they could penetrate the building and see the human in it who had mesmerized them and made them dream.
He would soon be able to be with his beloved human forever.
Inside the hotel.
Jiu Shu was getting ready for the dinner.
He was here on business after all, and even if it was just a side trip during his travels, he still needed to show his intentions.
“Nervous?”
Jiu Shu looked at the equally well-dressed object of discipline beside him with a smirk on his face.
“Uh-huh.”
Lu Yuan nodded a little coyly, although he was happy to be able to accompany Jiu Shu to attend the banquet, at the same time, he inevitably worried that he would embarrass Jiu Shu.
“There’s no need to be nervous, no one present is as rich as I am anyway, you’ll only be ingratiated as my little lover.”
Jiu Shu ambiguously pulled off the tie that Lu Yuan had tied, pulled his face closer, and his fingers flirtatiously rubbed his thin lips gently.
Like a rich and powerful big boss teasing his employee.
Lu Yuan was stunned, feeling his lover’s affectionate touch, his ears outside the bandage turned red, and only after a long time did he nod sullenly.
The corners of his mouth hooked up subconsciously.
“Okay.”
Their time together always felt short-lived, and soon it was time for the party to begin.
Jiu Shu and Lu Yuan got on the elevator and were greeted with a bow by the welcoming waiter as soon as they exited the elevator doors.
“Welcome.”
The pretty-faced waitress smiled and guided Jiu Shu to the banquet hall, ignoring Lu Yuan’s dark and gloomy eyes.
She even seductively picked an angle that best showed off her looks and smiled wider at Jiu Shu.
Seeing this, Jiu Shu thoughtfully looked into the banquet hall.
There seemed to be many pairs of eyes looking at him.
TN:
The real MVP of this arc is Li Qi. Poor her.
Thank you for the chapter! She really is just doing her best.
Thank you for the update~