Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

Chapter 397 The Witch's Scepter

Seeing Miya Xing's astonished gaze, she did not press further.

She looked at Kiki as if she were any other stranger: "Why are you still here?"

Kiki was already feeling lost, and hearing her say that made her even more uneasy: "T-Teacher."

She mustered her courage, but the desolation did not respond to the sound.

"I'm sorry, I'll be leaving soon. I just came here to see you."

He picked a chair nearby and sat down, nodding listlessly: "Yes, I've seen it now."

Xu Jinzhao helped Carrington leave, and Mi Yaxing was about to follow when a strong gaze forced him to look over and meet Rui Busi's eyes. She didn't say anything, but he felt like he was nailed to the spot, unable to move an inch.

He stayed.

To be precise, he was kept behind.

"And...and another thing, I wanted to ask—"

Kiki only glanced at the departing figure; perhaps she was looking at Carrington, perhaps at Xu Jinzhao, or perhaps both.

She took a deep breath, and Miya Xing knew that she had been completely ignored from beginning to end.

“The spirit stone form is also energy, and it seems that there is no difference after death, just like the Dark Clan and the Quark Clan.”

At this point, she became suddenly agitated, her whole body trembled slightly, and her words became incoherent.

Miya Xing sensed her hidden expectation.

expect?

“They say there is an afterlife after death, but… the Dark Emperor did not reclaim the Netherworld, and the Quark Clan did not devour his energy… his energy dissipated, just like other, other dead people.”

She took another deep breath, trying to calm herself, but the light of hope in her eyes shone even brighter, almost impatiently:

"Does the Underworld also have an afterlife?!"

Will a spirit stone be reborn after its physical form perishes?

Will he enter the cycle of reincarnation, no longer driven by instinct to kill, and have the freedom he desires?

she does not know.

Looking blankly at anyone who might know, like a drowning person struggling to grab onto a piece of driftwood, she forgot her fear, staring at the desolation, afraid of missing any subtle expression from the other person.

Miya Xing saw Rui Bu Si nod.

The sadness vanished from Kiki in that instant.

"That's what Mingmo told me too, he didn't lie to me!"

Overwhelmed with excitement, he jumped up and down, as if his whole being was filled with energy.

She was so happy that she forgot where she was and forgot her fear of the desolation.

Miya Xing glanced away and looked at Rui Bu Si, who still looked cold.

He had never seen a smile go unseen on that face for so long.

What exactly did the Dark Emperor do?

Or did the system do something?

Kiki was unaware of the other two people's thoughts, nor did she have the time or energy to pay attention. She was immersed in her own world, talking to herself:

"I will study witchcraft diligently, I will wait for his reincarnation, I will try my best to maintain my current appearance, I will wait for him, even if it is reincarnation, reincarnation... he will definitely recognize me at a glance!"

She clung to the driftwood, forgetting that the idea of ​​reincarnation was unproven and merely speculation by some.

Or perhaps it's just the expectation of people like her.

Putting everything else aside, assuming that reincarnation truly exists for ordinary magical races, aside from the special case of the gloomy duchess, the spirit stone form certainly would not be subject to reincarnation.

They are forms that were separated from the spirit stone's owner and born from the spirit stone. They are part of the spirit stone's owner and part of the spirit stone, but they are not separate individuals.

It's like a sophisticated, dark aura.

"Ah."

The desolation responded again.

Miya Xing loosened her clenched fist.

Why not expose this lie?

Still wondering, he looked at Kiki, who finally noticed him and nodded in greeting, clearly pleased with herself.

Huangwu paid no attention to their petty actions.

She glanced at the water on the table; it was prepared by Xu Jinzhao for Kiki, but Kiki hadn't drunk it.

She quickly looked away, reached out, took something out, and handed it to Kiki.

"this is……"

Kiki took it, puzzled yet with a vague suspicion.

Miya Star recognizes it.

“Witches must have a scepter,” Huangwu explained, uttering the most lifelike words Miya Xing had heard since meeting her. “This is your scepter as a witch.”

“Use this for now, and later…” She paused, lowered her eyes, “you can get a better one.”

Kiki shook her head, solemnly accepting the scepter as if it were a supreme treasure: "I won't trade it!"

Upon hearing her say that, Huangwu gave a brief laugh.

"Have some water." The water on the table, which had been ignored, finally received attention.

"After you finish drinking, leave this place and never come back."

"Does Mingmo also hope that I will not come back?" She obediently picked up her cup and took a small sip.

The water was no longer steaming and seemed rather cold; after drinking it, it took away the little warmth that had just risen in her body.

Miya Xing couldn't help but take a second look.

Even though the flow was slow, the water was still limited, and she finished it. She gripped the scepter tightly and said, "Elder Pikachu of the Quark Clan said I was a victim. If I can leave the Dark Clan, he will find me a safe place."

"Yes, he didn't lie to you."

“But he killed Mingmo. It was by killing Mingmo that he rose to fame and gained the qualifications to become a core elder of the Quark Clan.” No longer the timid and hesitant person she was at the beginning when facing the desolation, she was excited, “Can I trust someone who gained honor by stepping on Mingmo’s corpse?”

"You don't have to go to him."

Kiki fell silent.

She knew there were no other good options.

No one from the Dark Clan would help her; she couldn't even get past the barrier on her way from the Dark Clan to the Quark Clan.

As for other planets...

The scepter was gripped even tighter.

"I see."

Dragging his body, his steps heavy, Carrington handed Kiki an umbrella as the rain outside had lessened considerably.

"Teacher, can I come back to see you again?"

The desolation did not answer her.

Kiki, undeterred, asked again, "If we meet in the Quark tribe or somewhere else, can I still call you 'teacher'?"

This time, she got an answer.

"If you remember."

Having gotten the answer she wanted, a smile as bright as a flower bloomed on her face: "I won't forget, I definitely won't!"

After waving goodbye, she stood at the crossroads for a long time, holding her umbrella, lost in thought.

It will be completely dark soon.

She looked up and saw a wide road stretching out before her, but the road home she had walked for decades was one she would never find again, no matter what.

No, no.

There will be another home.

She will wait for him, and she will wait until the day when the Dark Clan or the Quark Clan wins, so that the teacher will no longer have to travel so hard every day, and can continue to teach her and Xiao Jinzhao all kinds of magic as before.

Yes, she will wait until that day.

She will remember everything.

"After tomorrow, she will gradually forget everything without even realizing it."

Xu Xingchun reported in a serious and methodical manner, and Huang Wu nodded, no longer looking at the rain outside.

"you--"

In an instant, Miya Xing went from being a peripheral figure to becoming the center of attention.

"Come with me."

She was so serious, much more serious than he had been when he failed to complete the selection task for healing magic.

The room was empty except for the two of them. The rain pattered against the window, and his heart pounded with each beat.

He recognized him.

This is the room he used to live in.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Ah."

She sat in the chair, scrutinizing him: "Speak, who sent you, and what is your purpose?"

"what?"

Vines appeared out of nowhere and wrapped around his body, easily binding his hands behind his back.

"Well……"

A chilling, dark aura wafted through him, making him feel cold all over. He struggled with all his might to barely manage not to retaliate.

"I forgot, you've always been a liar, and even the most potent potion can't make you tell the truth."

The vines sealed his mouth, and he couldn't utter a single word.

"If you don't want to tell the truth, then don't speak." She touched his face and smiled. "Who knows what kind of seductive words you'll utter once you open your mouth?"

What the hell did the system "correct"?

He blinked, and the next moment, the world went dark.

"I almost forgot, those beautiful eyes say just as much as that mouth."

In the darkness, he felt the warmth of her fingers as they traced the unbuttoned buttons, resting on his chest.

"I always felt there was something here before..."

His adorable knight totem!

"This reaction? It seems there really is something going on."

A small patch of skin was rubbed so hard by her repeated scrubbing.

"Are you surprised? You've been hiding your emotions very well."

"What could it be? It's really hard to guess what it could be in this location."

"Why don't you speak?"

"Pfft, I almost forgot. Poor little thing, there's nothing you can do."

Why did he have the illusion that she was like a machine that only followed orders?

The way he was tortured was anything but mechanical.

"Miya Star, even in this state, aren't you going to resist?"