Chapter 199
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But even though this sentence wasn’t finished, Lou Yan and Count Grey already understood its meaning.
Count Grey widened his eyes in shock, reaching out to snatch the paper and repeatedly read the words on it, his whole being somewhat dazed. “How is this possible… Could it be that the Memory Pen is broken… How could Fu Xuezhou still have this kind of emotion… This is impossible!”
Lou Yan was also stunned.
Count Grey, unable to believe it, checked the Memory Pen, which was intact except for the blood-colored ink in the ink cartridge being gone.
“How is this possible…” Count Grey was at a loss, “Clearly, his emotions have been taken away by the shop, why does he still have this emotion? Fu Xuezhou actually likes you…”
Lou Yan, still not fully recovered, subconsciously said, “Your emotions seem quite full too.”
“I’m just imitating,” Count Grey smiled bitterly, “How is this possible… Could it be that the Anisange bloodline has evolved again? Is it regressing? Or is it that Fu Xuezhou’s feelings for you have surpassed the barrier brought by his bloodline? I… I don’t understand…”
The cigarette burned to the end, and the warmth of the sparks awakened Lou Yan. Lou Yan instinctively extinguished the cigarette, looking at Count Grey with a complex expression as he tightly held the paper in his hand.
Feeling a bit dry in his throat, he coughed softly with his fist against his lips, took two steps back, and the golden light from the crack in the door silently fell on him.
Lou Yan subconsciously turned his head to look outside the door, his dark eyes tinted golden by the sunlight.
…Today seemed to be a good day.
“How is this possible…” Count Grey was still in shock and bewilderment.
Lou Yan didn’t know how shocking it was for “Fu Xuezhou to like him,” but just by looking at Count Grey’s expression, he knew it was a miracle.
Lou Yan opened his mouth, uncertainly said, “…Could it be because he’s still human?”
Count Grey suddenly looked up, looking at Lou Yan blankly.
Lou Yan avoided his gaze, turning his face away, “Fu Xuezhou… Although there’s Anisange blood in his body, he’s ultimately human. Could the emotions born from his human side be the reason?”
Count Grey fell into thought, after a while, he shook his head solemnly, “I don’t know. He’s the first half-breed to accept the Anisange bloodline with a human body, the possibility you mentioned may exist. But I still can’t believe it. You don’t know how powerful the Anisange bloodline is in dampening emotions. Even if his last bit of emotion wasn’t taken away, it’s unlikely he would like someone, especially when the shop also took away his emotions… This is really…”
Count Grey gradually couldn’t find the words to continue, he bowed his head in thought for a long time, then sighed, “Love, so this is the power of love. Love is always such a miraculous thing… In my homeland, there’s an old saying: When love happens, not even steel can stop its growth. I originally thought the word ‘love’ wouldn’t happen again among the Anisange people, but I didn’t expect that it still exists within our bloodline…”
Count Grey’s eyes were faintly moist, he stood up and adjusted his clothes, then handed the paper in his arms to Lou Yan, saying solemnly, “I underestimated it. I thought his liking for you was just your illusion, but it turns out I was wrong. Lou Yan, you have to believe me, Fu Xuezhou absolutely likes you very, very much.”
“His emotions are born with a difficulty thousands of times greater than ordinary people, so every bit of emotion he has will be thousands of times more profound than ordinary people’s likes. Maybe he won’t express it, but his genuine liking for you won’t lose to any human.”
Lou Yan pursed his lips, his gaze somewhat unfocused.
Is that so?
Lou Yan lowered his eyes, staring at the paper in Count Grey’s hand, and suddenly said, “He’s still so arrogant.”
Count Grey was stunned, “What?”
“Fu Xuezhou is still so arrogant, so arrogant that he thinks if he wants to live with me, I will live with him,” Lou Yan said, taking the paper and crumpling it into a ball before stuffing it into his pocket casually, his expression indifferent, “He never asked me if I wanted to, and never thought about explaining anything to me. Am I wrong to say he’s arrogant?”
Count Grey was speechless, “You’re right.”
Lou Yan smiled wryly, not wanting to discuss the question of whether Fu Xuezhou liked him with Count Grey anymore. He flicked the lighter in his hand and asked casually, “Count Grey, why don’t you go and save Fu Xuezhou yourself?”
“I can’t leave my shop,” Count Grey sighed, “Once I leave my shop, the anomalies’ power will immediately detect me.”
Lou Yan remembered Count Grey’s story, feeling suddenly heavy-hearted, “Count Grey, your planet resisted the anomalies for seven hundred and seventy-seven years without success. Do you really think we can eliminate the anomalies if Fu Xuezhou didn’t die?”
“We definitely can,” Count Grey nodded without hesitation, “Fu Xuezhou is the person I’ve seen posing the greatest threat to the Anomaly Lord, and the Anomaly Lord is already feeling pressured by him. Lou Yan, each of your powers is indispensable, but if Fu Xuezhou joins, your chances of defeating the anomalies will double!”
Double?
Lou Yan’s gaze became serious.
Count Grey suddenly smiled, “Do you know how long your planet has resisted the anomalies? You’ve persisted for five hundred and eighty-one years.”
Lou Yan’s fingers twitched, immediately understanding, “Is it Fu Xuezhou?”
“Yes, his total time in the 291 cycles amounts to five hundred and eighty-one years,” Count Grey sighed, “Clearly much weaker than us, yet able to persist for so long, it’s a miracle. Fu Xuezhou’s talent is unparalleled, incredibly powerful. That’s why the Anomaly Lord is so anxious to accelerate its revival this time, only with Fu Xuezhou dead, will it no longer pose a threat.”
Count Grey became serious, speaking slowly, “So, Lou Yan, Fu Xuezhou cannot die. Even if it’s just for this world, you must go and save him!”
“…,” Lou Yan’s eyes were dim, “I actually gave him a chance. Before I threw him into the extreme cold h*ll, I asked him if he would still destroy the world after the Anomaly Lord died. Do you know what he told me?”
Count Grey frowned, “What?”
“He said, ‘not necessarily,'” Lou Yan smiled ambiguously, “He said if he felt bored, then there was no need for this world to exist.”
“Someone who can say such words, how could I dare to let him safely leave the North Pole,” Lou Yan smirked, his emotions indistinguishable, “Moreover, he really does have the power to destroy the world.”
Count Grey fell silent.
Lou Yan sneered, “Can’t explain his words either, can you?”
“…I can’t explain,” Count Grey furrowed his brow, “But I don’t think he would say such a thing. Lou Yan, I know Fu Xuezhou very well. Fu Xuezhou may not care about the fate of this world after killing the ‘Anomaly Lord’, but he would never say something like ‘destroy the world if bored’—especially after this destruction, the world won’t have a chance to start over.”
Lou Yan’s mood was complex, “Do you think I’m lying?”
“No,” Count Grey shook his head, “Lou Yan, do you know why Fu Xuezhou hates the Anomaly Lord so much?”
“Why?” Lou Yan asked.
Count Grey sighed, “See for yourself.”
With that, Count Grey waved his hand again, and the shop dimmed.
Lou Yan tensed up, preparing himself. Sure enough, the next moment, he saw another scene before him.
The scene was in a corridor of a residential area, with railings on one side and rows of doors on the other. The strong wind blew, the sky was dark and gloomy, and Lou Yan faintly saw the words “Happy Community” carved on several doorways.
Isn’t this Fu Xuezhou’s home?
The next moment, Fu Xuezhou, still with black hair, rushed out of the staircase covered in blood, staggering to the door. Upon hearing the chewing sounds coming from inside, his expression changed drastically, and he hastily opened the door. After seeing the scene inside, Fu Xuezhou’s eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and he froze in place.
Lou Yan walked to the door and looked inside. A hideous anomaly was devouring the corpses of a middle-aged couple. Limbs and body parts were scattered everywhere, blood splattered on all four walls.
These were… Fu Xuezhou’s parents.
Fu Xuezhou’s throat trembled, “Mom… Dad…”
Lou Yan turned to look at Fu Xuezhou’s expression.
At this moment, Fu Xuezhou, who looked not much different from his future self, was cold and handsome, giving off a much more youthful and inexperienced vibe. His black hair hung over his stern eyebrows, and he looked at the scene of his parents being devoured by the anomalies in despair, tears uncontrollably streaming from his eyes.
Fu Xuezhou… was crying?
Lou Yan was stunned.
He slowly reached out his hand from his pocket, hesitating whether to wipe Fu Xuezhou’s tears. But before his hand could touch Fu Xuezhou, Fu Xuezhou had rushed into the room with bulging veins.
After Fu Xuezhou killed the anomalies in a self-destructive manner, the scene dimmed. Lou Yan thought it was over, but to his surprise, the scene lit up again in the blink of an eye, the same residential area and corridor.
This time, Fu Xuezhou, still with black hair, had a murderous aura. He arrived at the community much faster this time, holding a silver pry bar in his hand. Fu Xuezhou opened the door quickly, but upon seeing the scene inside, he still froze.
His parents were still dead in the mouth of the anomalies.
Next, the same scene began to repeat over and over again. Every time Fu Xuezhou rushed to the community, he couldn’t save his parents. Lou Yan watched helplessly as Fu Xuezhou’s hair turned from black to silver, his rush turned to calmness, his hatred turned into deep, ocean-like indifference.
In the last scene, Fu Xuezhou even stood calmly outside the corridor, listening to the chewing sounds inside. His silver hair and coat fluttered gently in the wind until the chewing sounds inside stopped, and only then did Fu Xuezhou push open the door and walk in steadily.
This scene repeated a total of 292 times.
Even the onlooker Lou Yan became numb and calm.
The scene darkened completely, and Lou Yan returned to Count Grey’s shop.
Count Grey said softly, “This is why Fu Xuezhou hates the Anomaly Lord so much. Fu Xuezhou has the ability of ‘Phoenix Rebirth’, but every time he reincarnates, he can only return to the moment he obtained this ability, which is the first moment of the anomalies resurgence. I call this moment the ‘Origin’. At the Origin, his school encountered the anomalies, but unfortunately, Fu Xuezhou’s parents also encountered the anomalies at the same time. So no matter how fast Fu Xuezhou rushes back to save his parents, he will always be one step behind, unable to save his parents.”
Lou Yan’s brows twitched, feeling annoyed, he couldn’t help but curse.
“As long as he returns to the origin, his parents will suffer simultaneously. Clearly possessing the powerful ability to reverse time and space, but unable to save his own parents, Lou Yan, do you think Fu Xuezhou, who has experienced these things, would really say such words as ‘Destroying the world out of boredom’? He hates the Anomaly Lord, as well as other anomalies. He may not have good feelings towards this world, but he absolutely would not do what anomalies do.”
Lou Yan took a deep breath, his voice hoarse as he asked, “Then why did he say this to me?”
Count Grey paused for a moment before saying, “Is there a possibility that your memory has been confused?”
Frowning, Lou Yan’s heart skipped a beat, his eyelids fluttering twice rapidly. He couldn’t help but light another cigarette. “What do you mean?”
Count Grey calmly continued, “The news about the extreme cold h*ll, was it told to you by the Anomaly Lord in the amusement park? That Anomaly Lord is indeed real, but it is the former, aging Anomaly Lord. Its anomalous power has been constantly plundered by the newly born Anomaly Lord. But whether old or new, they have only one purpose—to make Fu Xuezhou die. Their power cannot kill Fu Xuezhou, so the extreme cold h*ll appeared. And you, you are the most likely person to successfully bury Fu Xuezhou in the extreme cold h*ll.”
“I was thinking, have you… been influenced by the Anomaly Lord’s power, or has it altered your memory? Perhaps what Fu Xuezhou wanted to say wasn’t ‘destroy the world if bored,’ but it turned into that when it reached your ears.”
Lou Yan was stunned again, his hand holding the cigarette trembling.
He suddenly understood why the “self” in the diary had collapsed.
If, if it was really as Count Grey said… if Fu Xuezhou had said something else, but it got distorted into this in his ears…
Lou Yan’s expression turned ugly.
Even though everything hadn’t been confirmed yet, he felt Count Grey was right.
Because when he faced the Anomaly Lord in the amusement park, he had indeed been subjected to a mental impact from the Anomaly Lord. His mental power had been contaminated by the Anomaly Lord.
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