This villain has become a ghost

This explains why he is quite skilled, but judging by his clothes, he doesn't look like a professional killer.

Because of this, Yue Liuyun felt very disappointed.

...She would rather these people were assassins sent by Chi Yu to end her life.

Pei Duo couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he interrupted him and said sternly:

"You also know... Chi Yu is the enemy. Do you really think that the enemy will only care about you?"

"I've told you before how harmful the addictive things you're obsessed with are to both you and others."

"Besides, how do you think it was so easy for you few to break into the governor's mansion?"

"That's because...she used most of her troops and guards to protect you guys!"

"She worked so hard for you, and you wanted to kill her!"

The man glared at him fiercely and retorted:

"No, we didn't intend to kill her either."

He said sinisterly, "We just want... to make her become like us."

Yue Liuyun's pupils constricted.

The man stared at Yue Liuyun with eyes like a venomous snake, and continued with a big laugh:

"...We've already covered all the hidden weapons we used with 'white powder'."

"You know, once you get addicted to this stuff, you can never quit."

"It was originally meant to be used against you. Only if you become like us, you will understand our pain and restore everything to the way it was before."

"But you were being tightly guarded, so we had to change our target."

"...Now it's your turn to choose. Your friend is also addicted! Hahahahahaha..."

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Nangong Wanqing cut his throat with a knife, and blood splattered.

She looked quietly at her bloody wound, her face pale, and her hand holding the knife handle trembled slightly, and she was unable to retract it for a long time.

Pei Duo's face turned pale and he looked at Nangong Wanqing in disbelief.

The moon and the flowing clouds were like a basin of cold water poured over one's head, and it was as if one was in an endless ice cave, freezing cold.

Her hands were shaking, her eyes were bloodshot, and she pulled the trigger like a madman, beating the already lifeless body into a bloody mess.

"Calm down." Nangong Wanqing sighed and reached out to stop her.

The gun fell to the ground.

Yue Liuyun looked at Nangong Wanqing in despair and murmured:

"Sorry……"

"They were originally coming for me."

"I hurt you."

Nangong Wanqing forced out a bitter smile, shook her head, and said:

"How can I blame you?"

"Don't think like that."

"Wanqing, there must be a way, there must be a way," Yue Liuyun tried to calm himself down, but he shivered involuntarily and said, "...Wait for me, I will definitely find a way."

Nangong Wanqing held her cold hand, but turned her gaze to Pei Duo and said:

"...There are some things that may be inconvenient for Lord Pei to hear. Please wait outside for a moment. I will finish quickly."

Pei Duo looked at them with a complicated expression, nodded, and replied: "...Okay."

Then, he led the group out of the yard, and only Yue Liuyun and Nangong Wanqing were left beside the corpse.

The branches of the tree cast a shadow, and the breeze slightly brought back some of Yue Liuyun's sanity.

Yue Liuyun finally grasped a glimmer of hope, and suddenly held her hand back, whispering in a low voice that only the two of them could hear:

"Yes... Wanqing, aren't you a transmigrated soul? As long as we complete the mission, we can return to our world."

"Or, or... you can find Jing Tan now and ask him to take you back. That way, you can avoid the pain of a drug addiction attack."

"As for the mission... Liu Mang and I will definitely work hard to complete it."

"Jingtan is a good man, and he has a good relationship with you. He will definitely agree to your request."

As he said that, Yue Liuyun quickly closed his eyes and silently repeated Jingtan's name in his heart, praying that he would appear.

However, Nangong Wanqing stopped her.

Her eyes were red, but she still smiled. Her upturned eyes were still charming, but more gentle than usual.

"it's useless……"

"Xiao Liuyun, let me tell you a secret."

"...I have been in contact with Jingtan all this time. If you want to know something, you don't have to go to him. I will tell you."

Nangong Wanqing raised the corners of her lips bitterly:

"Actually...I can't go back."

Yue Liuyun looked at her blankly, feeling a little bewildered.

Can not go back?

What does it mean that there is no going back?

Nangong Wanqing chuckled, but a trace of sadness appeared in her eyes:

"Don't worry, you and Liu Mang can go back."

Yue Liuyun tried his best to suppress the uneasiness in his heart, his eyes moist as he asked in disbelief:

"Then why can't you?"

"What happened? Why did this happen?"

How is this possible? We had agreed before that we could go back together. Why can't we do that now?

Nangong Wanqing's voice was clear, but filled with bitterness and sadness:

"Because... everything that Destiny and the Original System did to me was a scam from beginning to end."

Yue Liuyun repeated in a trembling voice:

"scam?"

Was everything they knew before false?

Nangong Wanqing looked up at the dark night sky, just like her troubled heart at the moment, and said self-deprecatingly:

"No, it can't be called a scam."

"Jingtan and I misunderstood."

"Because... I don't belong at all... to the world of you and Liu Mang."

The night wind was mixed with the sadness of most emotions, fermenting her voice and transmitting it into Yue Liuyun's ears, telling the so-called truth, causing everything Yue Liuyun had built in his mind to collapse.

Nangong Wanqing held back her tears and closed her red eyes:

"I am the real Nangong Wanqing."

"Those 25 years of warmth, of peace and tranquility, of family and friends, are what I stole."

"The original system's first plan was to send the souls of this world... to your world, to learn from your thoughts, culture, and experiences..."

"When it reaches a certain level, the soul will be returned."

"...I grew up in your world as a newborn, and returned to this world as an adult. That's why I mistakenly believed that was my true home."

"Unfortunately, it is not."

Nangong Wanqing was speaking when she suddenly choked up:

"I'm not Zhong Wanqing."

“…I’m Nangong Wanqing.”

This cold and cruel world is her real home.

Home……

But is this really home?

Yue Liuyun and Qiu Shuangwan were no longer just friends to her, but her last warmth and hope in this world.

but……

Neither of them belonged here.

Her so-called "hope" also fell into endless darkness.