“We haven't broken up. I still love Sister Ling Chun very much.” A faint blush crept onto Night-Bound Butterfly's cheeks.
Fang Yuan was bending over to grab Liang Du's hair. Noticing Night-Bound Butterfly's bashful look, she let go, letting Liang Du's head fall heavily back to the ground.
“I can tell you love her a lot. What about your Sister Ling Chun? Does she love you as much as you love her?”
Back at Hero Square, it had been obvious that Ling Chun and Night-Bound Butterfly were meeting for the first time. Yet during that very first meeting, the little girl had looked at Ling Chun with eyes full of joy, and Ling Chun had been exceptionally delighted by her reaction.
What kind of 【Blessing】 could make someone fall in love at first sight?
Night-Bound Butterfly picked at her nails, looking somewhat bashful. “Well, Sister Ling Chun definitely feels the same way about me, but I definitely love her more than she loves me! The second I saw her, I knew she was the one!”
Interesting.
A 【Blessing】 capable of making a stranger fall in love at first sight.
Combined with Ling Chun's behavior back at Hero Square—shaking hands and testing everyone she met—it was safe to say she herself didn't know who would fall in love with her at first sight.
Finding the person who fell in love with her at first sight must be very useful for her 【Blessing】; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to all that trouble to search.
How long did this love at first sight last? Three days, seven days, a month, or forever?
Fang Yuan grew interested as a thought crossed her mind.
If the ring on her finger was removed, would she still love Ling Chun? Would this 【Blessing】 still exist?
Fang Yuan thought this, and she intended to act on it.
She pointed at Night-Bound Butterfly's ring finger and gave an exaggerated exclamation. “Wow, is this a ring representing love that your Sister Ling Chun gave you? Can I take a look?”
The corners of Night-Bound Butterfly's lips curled up, and she placed her small hand in Fang Yuan's palm as if showing off.
“Wow, can I touch it?”
Fang Yuan's voice held no emotion whatsoever. Before her words even finished, her hand had already touched it.
She applied a bit of force, but the ring remained completely unmoving, almost as if embedded in Night-Bound Butterfly's ring finger.
It seemed this ring was also a 【Divine Relic】.
She let go, having no intention of trying to cut off her finger to take the ring.
Since it was a 【Divine Relic】, and Ling Chun was confident enough to let her wander around here with it, Ling Chun was undoubtedly one hundred percent sure no accidents would happen to this ring.
Fang Yuan bent down to grab Liang Du's hair again, dragging his corpse toward the nearby flower bed.
Night-Bound Butterfly trotted along after her. “Sister Hammer Star, are you going to bury him? Do you need my help?”
Fang Yuan set Liang Du's corpse on the flower bed, pulled her hair together with both hands, and tied it into a simple high ponytail.
“Right now, you're behind your Sister Ling Chun's back, dating someone of the same gender alone. Does this count as cheating?”
Fang Yuan bent down, smiling brightly as she stared into her eyes. Her fingertips brushed through her hair to her earlobe, giving it a gentle pinch.
Goosebumps broke out all over Night-Bound Butterfly. She slapped Fang Yuan's hand away and said solemnly, “I will never betray Sister Ling Chun! I am Sister Ling Chun's dog!”
Fang Yuan ignored her statement, pulled a shovel out from her fluffball, and began digging soil.
Seeing that Fang Yuan ignored her, Night-Bound Butterfly leaned in again.
“Sister Hammer Star, you're so good to him. After killing him, you're even burying him with your own hands. You're so kind!”
If Huo Duoduo hadn't told her to make him die far away so as not to dirty her general store, she wouldn't bother digging a pit for him.
“Do you really think he's dead?” Fang Yuan smiled.
Night-Bound Butterfly pouted, looking innocent and naive. “Otherwise? His head is crushed, and his brain matter is splattered all over the ground. How could he not be dead?”
Fang Yuan kicked Liang Du's corpse into the pit.
She had intentionally waited beside Liang Du's corpse for a bit just now, and he showed no signs of coming back to life.
So it seemed he wouldn't resurrect based on this body.
What could it be?
What gave you the courage to be alone with me, Liang Du?
You're definitely still alive, right? That's fine. Hide well, and don't let me find you.
Fang Yuan shoveled up dirt and showered it over Liang Du's body.
Her movements were slick and efficient, practically like a professional.
“You approached me, spoke to me with such clumsy acting, and deliberately revealed Ling Chun's name, details about her 【Blessing】, and that ring to me. Do you want her dead?”
Holding a clean strip of cloth torn from Liang Du's clothes, Fang Yuan squatted on Liang Du's grave, calmly wiping the shovel as she asked.
Night-Bound Butterfly stood by her side, squatting down almost right against her body.
“But I really love her, so what should I do?”
Holding her face in her hands, her eyes sparkled bright.
“The moment I see her, my heart goes thump-thump. But I'm still young, not an adult yet. I can't be with her.”
“I don't like being bound. This sudden love feels so awful, even though I did get benefits from it.”
“Hammer Star, do you want to know what I got through her 【Blessing】?”
“I got the 【Blessing】 of a random God Candidate present on the scene.”
Fang Yuan didn't stop wiping the shovel; her movements even picked up speed.
“Hammer Star, since you possess more than one 【Blessing】, guess whose 【Blessing】 I got?”
Fang Yuan turned her head, pressing the pad of her finger against her earlobe. A rhythmic, dense rustling sound echoed by her ear.
Rustle...
Rustle...
Her consciousness grew somewhat hazy, and her vision held only that pair of red eyes filled with bone-chilling coldness.
“Tell me, what 【Blessing】 did you get?”
This answer will determine whether I kill you.
After all, I still need you to find Ling Chun. There's a chance her 【Blessing】 could obtain my 【Blessing】. Even if it's only a one-in-a-million chance, I will not tolerate her existence.
Night-Bound Butterfly leaned against her palm. To anyone looking from the outside, the two of them looked just like close friends sharing intimate thoughts.
“I got a 【Blessing】: 【I Won't Allow Anyone to Be Luckier Than Me】.”
Liang Du's 【Blessing】.
Fang Yuan's hand holding the shovel loosened slightly, while the ring's rustling sound continued without stopping.
“Why did you come find me?”
“I didn't seek you out on purpose. I just happened to stumble upon your murder scene. I wanted to try this 【Blessing】 on you to see its power, but it failed. It couldn't put you into a bad luck state.”
“What is Ling Chun's 【Blessing】 specifically?”
“I don't know, she didn't tell me. She only said that if I fall in love with her, both of us can get a random 【Blessing】 from another God Candidate.”
“The duration.”
“She said three days.”
“Where is Ling Chun?”
“We haven't met since entering the 【God Selection】, but she told me before coming in that the ring couldn't be taken away. When three days are up, our relationship will end, and the ring will return to her hand automatically. Whether we meet during this period doesn't matter.”
A 【Blessing】 that triggers as long as she finds someone who falls in love with her at first sight and puts the ring on them?
And it can also grant a random 【Blessing】 from another God Candidate.
Fang Yuan smiled, pressing her middle finger onto the ring, stopping its rotation.
“Go work at that general store up ahead. Tell the owner inside that Fang Yuan sent you.”
“After saying those words, you can wake up. Understood?”
Night-Bound Butterfly gave a sluggish nod, stood up, and walked toward the general store.
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