After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 149 Fish and the Bright Moon

Shen Xu huddled in a corner on the first floor of the pavilion with his head down, listening to the seductive sounds of the two women playing upstairs. He wished he could just cut his head off.

Ever since he woke up, the woman in red in front of him had been staring at him with murderous eyes, making him afraid to look up, lest he make eye contact with her and be killed in a moment of disagreement.

Shen Xu really wanted to leave; he never wanted to see this woman again in his life.

Shang Su, the master of the Blood Fiend Palace's Hall of Destruction, is in charge of destroying sects and annihilating clans. She has more lives on her hands than she has ever eaten salt. The number of powerful figures from various sects who have died at her hands is countless. She is also one of the Blood Fiend Palace's high-ranking officials who dotes on the witch the most.

In his previous life, he was tormented by Shang Su because of the witch. Sometimes, if the witch hadn't arrived in time, he would have really died at this woman's hands.

"You seem afraid of me?"

"Because I feel you really want to kill me," Shen Xu replied weakly.

"Your feeling is right. I've wanted to kill you for a long time, but I just haven't found the opportunity. Now that you've come to me, I naturally have no reason to let you go. Do you have any last words?" Shang Su said coldly.

"It seems that killing is forbidden in Heavenly Sword City." Shen Xu gave a fawning smile.

"It's a pity you tried to intimidate me with the city rules, but it's useless. City rules are made for the weak, and to me they're just a piece of waste paper."

"What do you want me to do to spare my life? I have an 80-year-old parent and a child under five years old. If I die, their lives will be very difficult. I hope you will have pity on them," Shen Xu said earnestly with a bitter face.

"Since you haven't lied and haven't asked any stupid questions, I'll give you a chance to convince me not to kill you. Otherwise, the old and the young are no different in my eyes; they're all just a pile of rotten flesh when they're dead."

Hearing this, Shen Xu frowned. Shang Su said he had wanted to kill him for a long time, which meant the witch must have told Shang Su about him. Judging from Yuan Wuwei's message, the witch had the idea of ​​apologizing to him. If it wasn't to further frame him, then such an idea would be very incongruous for someone from the Blood Fiend Palace.

Moreover, the witch promised to sell him a human skin mask, then tricked him into going to Dream Lane and bled him, and finally wanted to apologize to him. Her behavior towards him was very strange. Could it be that the witch also developed feelings for him?

Shen Xu was on the verge of tears; he really hadn't done anything!

However, if Shang Su wanted to kill him because the witch had feelings for him, then he could escape this time, because he only needed to repeat what he said in his previous life, and he didn't even need to prepare a draft.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu immediately said, "First of all, I can guarantee that I will never set foot here again, and I will never reveal any information about this place to anyone else."

At this point, Shen Xu paused slightly and glanced at Shang Su's expression. Seeing that there was no change, he continued, "In addition, the shopkeeper is a kind-hearted person. I respect her very much and am very grateful for her help, but I will never have any improper thoughts about the shopkeeper."

She is the bright moon hanging high in the sky, aloof, noble, and unattainable, while I am merely an ordinary fish swimming in shallow water.

The only connection between us is perhaps the moonlight pouring down from the bright moon, gently sprinkling onto the water's surface and also onto the swimming fish.

Perhaps one day, when that fish inadvertently notices the bright moon descending upon it, it will not naively believe that it already possesses that bright moon.

That was merely a chance reflection of the bright moon falling upon it; it was that beautiful reflection that took pity on this insignificant fish.

The true moon, however, forever hangs high in the dark night sky, bringing light to countless creatures—a light that fish can look up to but can never reach!

After Shen Xu finished speaking, he looked at the woman in red in front of him with some nervousness. He didn't know if he was right or wrong, but he felt that he had guessed Shang Su's thoughts.

"Kid, you've passed this time. I hope you remember what you said, otherwise killing you will be as easy as turning my hand, no matter where you hide." For some reason, Shen Xu felt that Shang Su was not in a good mood after hearing his words.

"Then I'll take my leave now, and I hope I won't run into you again in the future," Shen Xu said, bowing respectfully.

"get out!"

Shen Xu breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the pavilion. Shang Su had put too much pressure on him, especially after he learned what she would do in the future. That truly demonstrated what it meant to be ruthless and merciless.

However, Shang Su now doesn't seem as bloodthirsty, irritable, or easily angered as she was in her previous life. In fact, Shen Xu thinks she's quite easy to talk to. He wonders what happened in the next few years.

Judging from the sounds coming from upstairs, Li Xiaoyi seemed to have returned to normal, but it appeared that the witch and Li Xiaoyi did not recognize each other at this moment.

Li Xiaoyi and the witch were connected by an invisible thread, and he seemed to be playing the role of the thread connecting them. He had a feeling that an unseen hand was manipulating their fate, and he didn't know how they met in their previous life before he was around.

After this ordeal, Shen Xu lost all interest in making money. He just wanted to go back and rest. Carrying Li Xiaoyi to the Min Pavilion had nearly killed him.

The chill emanating from Li Xiaoyi was specifically targeting his soul. If it weren't for the emptiness within his soul absorbing most of the chill, he would have already collapsed on the road.

However, the lingering chill that wasn't fully absorbed still left his soul extremely weak. He needed to get enough rest these next two days and couldn't let the sword selection delay Zuo Chen's plans.

Moreover, he never expected that the void in his soul could absorb Li Xiaoyi's chill. If he had such a void in his soul on the battlefield in his previous life, he might have been able to play dead and get away with it.

……

"Sister Shang, this is Xiao Yi!" Shang Xueyi introduced to Shang Su.

"Hello, Sister Shang!" Li Xiaoyi greeted gracefully.

"Hello Xiao Yi, I've heard of you."

"Sister Shang, you have no idea how deep my connection with Xiao Yi is. We are sisters arranged by heaven." Shang Xueyi said excitedly.

"What do you mean?" Shang Su asked with a smile, seeing Shang Xueyi's excited expression.

Li Xiaoyi looked around but didn't find Shen Xu, and immediately felt a little disappointed.

Shang Xueyi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where's Shen Xu? Why did he leave alone? He should still be very weak."

“I tried to persuade him, but he insisted on leaving, and he has been gone for some time now. Besides, he seems to be in pretty good health, so you don’t need to worry about him,” Shang Su replied calmly.

"That guy is really something. He should have waited for Xiao Yi to leave together. He was the one who brought her here, but after that, he just ignored her. Xiao Yi, you should let go of a man like that sooner or later, or you'll be heartbroken," Shang Xueyi said seriously.

"Why don't you set a good example for your younger sister, Sister Xueyi?" Li Xiaoyi said earnestly, looking into Shang Xueyi's eyes.

Shang Su frowned upon seeing this scene.

"Shouldn't you two stop talking about your past relationship? Let's not talk about Shen Xu anymore," Shang Su interrupted their conversation.

"First of all, there's good news. The problem of the chill in Xiao Yi and me has been completely resolved. Xiao Yi's innate precious jade actually has a special reaction with Xiao Hong, thus helping us completely eliminate this hidden danger," Shang Xueyi said with a smile.

"Really?" Shang Su stood up in disbelief, then grabbed Shang Xueyi's wrist and began to examine it.

"I really can't feel the cold at all anymore, it's unbelievable. You know, we went to such great lengths to keep Xiao Hong inside you and suppress the cold," Shang Su said in utter shock.

Shang Xueyi hugged Li Xiaoyi from behind, rested her face on Li Xiaoyi's shoulder, and said with some emotion, "We have to thank Shen Xu for this. He can be said to be our savior. If it weren't for him, Xiaoyi and I would never have met, and none of what happened afterward would have happened."

“We really should thank Shen Xu, otherwise I probably would have died from the cold today, let alone met Sister Xueyi.” Li Xiaoyi held Shang Xueyi’s hand and couldn’t help but feel a little scared.

"And Sister Shang, don't you think our names are similar? This isn't a coincidence!"