Strange Cards

Chapter 401 Don't Go

Looking at the stars and moon in the night sky, Shi Yu realized that she could now calculate time by the position of the moon in the night sky.

"It's past eight o'clock..."

Shiyu looked at the moon and picked up the two sleeping cats from her lap and put them on the ground.

Sanhua and Tanuki woke up one after the other and meowed at Shigure.

Shi Yu bent down and gently scratched the two cats' chins.

"You two, you'd better keep watch here for me."

Do you have children?

Sanhua and Li Hua exchanged a glance, and then Sanhua meowed a few times.

Soon, rustling sounds arose from the group of cats, and soon, some kittens, who were still unsteady on their feet, emerged from the group and surrounded the calico cat.

Shiyu looked at the kittens and discovered that they were actually all raccoon dogs.

Shiyu reached out her hand to the kittens, letting them remember her scent, and then gently stroked their heads.

"very nice."

"You both have children."

At this moment, the tabby cat meowed at the calico cat a few times. After hesitating for a while, the calico cat picked up the most obedient of its group of kittens.

Sanhua carried the quiet little raccoon dog in her mouth, placed it next to Shiyu's leg, and gently rubbed it against Shiyu's leg.

"Meow~"

Sanhua called out softly, nudging her most obedient child towards Shiyu with her head.

Shiyu picked up the quiet kitten and placed it in her palm.

Even though she had never met Shigure, the kitten in Shigure's hands was very well-behaved. It rubbed its head against Shigure's palm and then licked it with its pink tongue.

"Will you give me your child?"

Sanhua nodded, and then Shigure looked at Tanuki and found that Tanuki was also nodding.

Shiyu looked at the overly docile kitten in her hand, put it back among the other kittens, and then said.

"The three of us are old acquaintances, and to be honest, I'm really tempted."

The two cats meowed in confusion, seemingly not understanding why Shigure had fallen for the kitten and returned it.

Shi Yu gently patted Sanhua's head and said.

"Indeed, I do feel good having a kitten around."

"And this kitten looks a lot like the little white cat from back then, only the color is different."

"But I'll die anyway, so I don't need to send this innocent life to its death with me."

"It's better for it to stay here than to come with me, isn't it?"

"Thank you both for being so kind, and for choosing the best-behaved one of your children for me."

"However, I am not fortunate enough to enjoy it."

Shi Yu looked at her old house and smiled as she looked at the now-lit windows.

Shi Yu knew that Liu Yu and the others were tidying up the room.

She thought Shigure was back starting today, so she happily went to clean Shigure's old house.

Qi Nannan was among them, and the two little girls smiled especially much today.

However, that's the end of it.

Shi Yu looked at Gu Yue and Qi Wu sitting in the courtyard, greeted them, and then prepared to leave.

Qi Wu looked at Shi Yu, who was already standing on the bridge, and spoke.

"Xiaoyu, come back."

"Xiao Jiu can only rely on you."

"Your sister-in-law and I treat Xiao Jiu like our own daughter, but that girl has always been a little distant from us."

"This is something we can never fix; her heart is already cracked."

"Only you can fill that crack."

"I don't ask you to return to the Hunters, I only ask that you live well, and live well with Xiao Jiu."

"Whether we live in Nanhai City with Xiao Jiu or move to another city, it doesn't matter."

"It doesn't matter if you go back to Kyoto."

"You are also my disciple, and all I want is for you to live a good life."

"Besides you and me, only Guan Yun, Da Niu, and Yu Yan are left from our group of southern hunters."

"The happier we were when the eight of us got together, the sadder we are now."

"The dead are gone, and the living can only carry their wishes forward."

"I don't want you to die in this other world. Have you forgotten what Liu An said on his deathbed?"

"Your sister wanted you to live a good life even on her deathbed!"

Shi Yu stopped in her tracks, looked up at the stars and the moon in the sky, and said.

"Then should this world be destroyed?"

Shi Yu turned her head and looked at Qi Wudao.

"I am the only one who came back alive from that dark space, and I am the only other person who knows the final truth of this world."

"Of course I can just wash my hands of it and live a good life. With my abilities, I definitely won't have any problem protecting myself."

"But my conscience won't allow me to do that."

"As one of only two people who know the truth about this world, I cannot bear to watch this beautiful world die before my eyes."

"I did promise them that I would live well, but I also promised them that I would protect this world."

"I swear to my sword of sin."

"Even if it means death, I will protect this world."

As Shi Yu spoke, she looked up at the starry night sky.

"People who walk on the same road can at most be called fellow travelers."

"But only those who walk side by side on different paths can be called friends."

"We are friends, and that will never change."

"What I seek is the same as what you seek, but it is not entirely the same."

As Shi Yu spoke, she opened the black hole, took out the script that Gu Nian had given her, sealed it, and threw it to Qi Wudao.

"Gu Nian has the same abilities as me, and he also sees the future."

"If you don't believe the truthfulness of my words, you can take a look at the script he wrote for me after the Ghost Festival this year."

"The script for this story is about what happened when the gates of hell opened this year, but I sealed it away."

"It will open naturally after this is over. After this incident, you will know whether what I said is true or false."

As Shi Yu spoke, her figure slowly became ethereal. Just as she was about to disappear, a figure wearing a white apron hugged Shi Yu from behind, pulling her out of her ethereal state.

"Don't go!!!"

Shi Yu looked at the pair of slender arms that were wrapped around her waist and knew who was holding her.

Shi Yu didn't want to hurt Liu Yu, and just as she was about to gently pry Liu Yu's hands off her waist, Liu Yu hugged her even tighter.

"Please, Brother Shiyu."

"Please don't go!"

"Don't leave Xiao Jiu all alone."

"Anything is fine, just don't leave me alone."

Please.

As she spoke, tears welled up in Liu Yu's beautiful eyes.