Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Demon Hunting Division, in the conference room.

Looking at the jade pendant placed in the middle of the table, everyone's face was filled with bitterness and hatred.

The little mountain god Ying Lei took the lead and said, "Cheng Huang! How about you come out and I make you something delicious?"

The jade pendant didn't move, but the series of dishes that Yinglei called out made everyone rub their stomachs and swallow their saliva unconsciously.

After Ying Lei was defeated, Bai Jiu took over and said, "Cheng Huang, if you come out, I will... I will treat you for free."

Everyone: "..."

Being stared at by the others with speechless expressions, Bai Jiu scratched his head embarrassedly: "I... this is all I know how to do..."

Wen Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Cheng Huang, if you come out, we can discuss your punishment."

Zhuo Yichen whispered to Wen Xiao, "He will definitely not come out this way."

Wen Xiao: “…”

Pei Sijing said bluntly: "I won't persuade you."

She only knows how to kill.

The hatred of killing one's brother is irreconcilable, and everyone nodded in understanding.

Cheng Huang has a favor to do with Nanzhi, but Nanzhi cannot participate.

In the end, only Zhu Yan was left.

After taking a sip of water from the pot, Zhu Yan casually glanced at the jade pendant on the table. He spread his hands and said lazily, "Cheng Huang originally hid in the jade pendant after being seriously injured. He doesn't want to come out, and we can't let him come out even if we use all our tricks."

"Is there no other way?" Pei Sijing felt very unwilling when she thought of her brother.

Zhu Yan shook the water in the kettle. Although he smiled, there was no trace of smile in his eyes: "You can't drop the jade pendant, right?"

Pei Sijing: "..."

Nanzhi didn't say a word from beginning to end. She listened to everyone's decision on how to deal with the jade pendant.

Wen Xiao picked up the jade pendant and handed it to Nanzhi: "Don't worry, Nanzhi, we won't do this."

Nanzhi took the jade pendant and said, "Thank you."

To be honest, she was extremely reluctant to destroy the jade pendant, but Cheng Huang's existence was a variable. Sister Pei faced the enemy who killed her brother every day and was unable to take revenge, which made her extremely painful.

She hadn't said anything before, suppressing her reluctance and heartache, and obeying everyone's instructions. It wasn't until Wen Xiao told her that he wouldn't destroy the jade pendant that she felt truly relieved.

I also feel that I am a little selfish. Perhaps this should not be called selfishness, it’s just a little selfishness that everyone has.

Nanzhi found Pei Sijing by the indoor fish pond of the Demon Hunting Bureau.

She walked to Pei Sijing's side, feeling torn between her conscience and her desires, but she couldn't get over it and handed the jade pendant to Pei Sijing.

"Sister Pei, this is for you."

Pei Sijing lowered her head and saw the jade pendant that Nanzhi handed to her, and ripples appeared in her cold eyes.

"Why give it to me?" she asked.

Nanzhi smiled at her and said, "I don't want to see you living in pain forever, and I can't let the murderer of the case go unpunished because of my jade pendant. This is unfair to the deceased and Sister Pei."

Pei Sijing took the jade pendant and asked Nanzhi, "Won't you be sad?"

Nanzhi pretended to be relaxed, but tears welled up in her eyes: "Even if the jade pendant is broken, it can still be put back together. It's better than us being sad together."

"No." Pei Sijing shook her head: "Even if I kill Cheng Huang, the pain in my heart will not be relieved much. I hate myself."

"As Ah Heng's sister, I didn't understand him at all. I didn't even know what he wanted. Because of my responsibilities, he lived under constant pressure. In the end, I killed him with my own hands without believing him... I'm truly a complete failure as a sister."

"No." Nanzhi comforted Pei Sijing: "Everyone had their own standpoints on the matter at that time. Sister Pei had too much burden on her shoulders, not to mention the pressure from the Chongwu Camp..."

Nanzhi thought that when the responsibility of a matter is entirely placed on another person, the person who should have taken on this responsibility will always have a mountain pressing on his heart. This mountain will grow heavier and heavier as time goes by, pressing the person so hard that he cannot see any sunlight.

At this time, every word and every attitude of the other person is a life-saving straw for this person.

But even God cannot always consider another person, let alone Sister Pei is a human being. Her responsibilities leave her no time to care about her brother, and the tragedy was already doomed.

Pei Sijing's tears fell on the back of her hand. The tear marks on her cold cheeks expressed her sadness: "What if it was you?"

She asked, "If it was Zhuo Yichen in the same situation, what would you do?"

Nanzhi held Pei Sijing's hand and said, "Everyone has a different personality. We can't imagine what others would do in this situation. Sister Pei, it's already happened. All we can do now is look forward."

Nanzhi did not answer Pei Sijing's question, but let Pei Sijing know what her answer was.

Nanzhi will choose to believe Zhuo Yichen and believe in him firmly, just as Zhuo Yichen will not hesitate to break into the prison for Nanzhi.

Pei Sijing stroked the warm and smooth jade pendant in her hand and returned it to Nanzhi.

Seeing Nanzhi's surprised expression, she said, "Ah Heng is dead, and I don't want you to die too."

Nanzhi was shocked that Pei Sijing actually saw what she wanted to do.

Cheng Huang is her savior, and the grace of saving her life is greater than heaven. She should do her best to repay Cheng Huang, but Cheng Huang's sins of killing are too serious, and she cannot help him from the standpoint of justice.

The dilemma was that she could only return her life to Cheng Huang after he was punished to repay the favor.

No matter how much Cheng Huang said he wanted her to live, she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

After all, Cheng Huang wanted to live, so she handed him over.

Forcing the jade pendant into Nanzhi's hand, Pei Sijing smiled at her and said, "You must live well. Cheng Huang doesn't want to die because he's afraid that you will die with him. I don't kill Cheng Huang because I want you to live."

"I don't want to see anyone important to me die anymore."

"Sister Pei..." Nanzhi was stunned, then gently leaned her head on her shoulder.

The two people snuggled up to each other for warmth.

……

Nanzhi pushed the door open and entered Zhu Yan's room. Seeing Zhu Yan's mysterious behavior, she was curious: "What's so mysterious?"

Zhu Yan handed Nanzhi a doll dressed in green: "Look at this."

Nanzhi held the doll and was surprised: "Is this Ah Heng's doll?"

"Yes." Zhu Yan nodded and explained, "I just used magic to possess his soul in this doll, but if I want him to slowly grow flesh and blood, I need a drop of divine blood with endless vitality."

Nanzhi did not hesitate and immediately pricked her finger with the needle in her purse, and a drop of divine blood fell on Pei Siheng's doll.

The puppet quickly absorbed the divine blood, and the puppet in Nanzhi's hand floated up and transformed into the appearance of Pei Siheng opposite her.

The young man was dressed in black, his silent eyes flashed with light, and then returned to the clarity that belonged to a human.

There was warmth and joy in Pei Siheng's eyes when he looked at Nanzhi and Zhu Yan.

Nanzhi called out tentatively, "Ah Heng?"

Pei Siheng nodded, a smile appearing on his handsome face: "I'm here."

Nanzhi said happily, "That's great! Sister Pei will definitely be very happy!"

Zhu Yan also had a relieved smile on his face: "The fusion of soul and puppet is going well. Every day from now on, you will grow human flesh and blood little by little. However, before your body is completely transformed into a human, you need to limit the number of times you appear, otherwise it will be easy to fail."