Since the system became my girlfriend

As Daryl spoke, he gripped his broadsword with both hands and was about to rush towards Su Rui, but at that moment Daryl's mother stood in front of Su Rui.

“Silly child! You can’t treat our benefactor like this! If it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t even be able to meet. If it weren’t for him, how could I have heard you call me Mother?” Daryl’s mother said excitedly, but unfortunately, as a spirit of the dead, she could no longer shed tears.

“But Mother! If it weren’t for that evil wizard, how could you have ended up like this?” Daryl cried.

“My silly child, power is neither good nor evil; it is people who are divided into good and evil! If a priest who cultivates holy light kills innocent people indiscriminately, is he still holy? If a wizard who cultivates dark magic or even forbidden magic helps others, what wrong has he done?” Daryl’s mother asked rhetorically.

“But they don’t let the dead rest in peace, they drive the dead around, which is a great disrespect to the dead!” Daryl said.

“My child, that’s true, but it depends on the specific circumstances. If war breaks out and both sides suffer casualties, and you have a wizard by your side, would you rather let the wizard command an army of corpses to fight the enemy, or let your living warriors perish on the battlefield?” Daryl’s mother asked.

“This…this is different!” Daryl was stumped by his mother’s question. Although he was unwilling to use the corpses of the dead, he was equally unwilling to cause too many casualties among his soldiers, so he had no way of answering the question.

“Silly child, power is neither good nor bad; good and evil are determined by the human heart. Has this wizard beside you ever harmed anyone? Has he ever manipulated other people’s corpses without reason?” Daryl’s mother asked.

“No, I only used the corpses of these monsters; I never desecrated human remains,” Su Rui said immediately.

“But he has practiced this forbidden technique. Even if he doesn’t desecrate human corpses now, he will do it sooner or later!” Daryl said.

"Lord City Lord, can the sword in your hand kill people?" Su Rui asked before Daryl's mother could speak.

“Killing you would be no problem at all!” Daryl said.

"Since you're capable of killing, what if you're in a bad mood one day and massacre the entire Xuanwu City?" Su Rui asked.

"Are you crazy? Why would I massacre a city?" Daryl retorted.

“Because your sword can kill people! Just like I practiced forbidden techniques, so sooner or later I will desecrate human corpses! Your sword is also very sharp, so sooner or later it will kill people!” Su Rui said.

"You!" Daryl was speechless after Su Rui's retort. Although Su Rui's words were somewhat unreasonable, Daryl really had no way to refute them.

“Child, he’s right. My time is running out. Promise me you won’t make things difficult for him, okay?” Daryl’s mother also pleaded on Su Rui’s behalf.

“Mother…” Daryl was conflicted; he really wanted to kill Su Rui.

“My child, I’m about to disappear completely. Before I’m free, can’t you grant your mother this wish?” Daryl’s mother said.

“Alright, Mother! I promise you…” Daryl nodded with difficulty. His father’s teachings from childhood instilled in him a deep respect and gratitude for his mother, whom he had never met since he could remember. So when his mother said those words, no matter how unwilling he was, he could no longer refuse her.

“That puts my mind at ease!” Daryl’s mother nodded, then said to Daryl, “Child, can you call me Mom?”

“Mom…” Daryl could no longer contain his emotions. He knelt down at his mother’s feet with a thud, hugged her legs, and burst into tears…

"That's good! My good son! Live well..." Daryl's mother gently stroked Daryl's hair, then closed her eyes and never opened them again...

Daryl cried for a long time until he calmed down a little. Only then did Su Rui step forward and say, "My lord, it's almost dawn..."

Daryl looked up at the sky. The sky was already turning light in the east. When he and Su Rui left the city, it was already four or five in the morning, and it was about to get light.

Ignoring Su Rui, Daryl picked up his mother's body and walked quickly towards the east of the city. The Genes family cemetery was located a dozen miles east of Xuanwu City.

Watching Daryl leave, Su Rui noticed that the name above the city lord's head had changed from red to pink, from pink to yellow, and then from yellow to green. However, when the name's color became a combination of yellow and green, its color stopped changing!

This means that Daryl's reputation with Su Rui has returned to the Friendly level, but only just.

Clearly, although Daryl obeyed his mother's dying wish and gave up the idea of ​​killing Su Rui, and did not intend to take revenge on him, all the favorability and reputation points that Su Rui had gained from doing the missions were in vain.

As Daryl walked further and further away, Su Rui also received a system notification!

"Ding! Quest complete! You have gained 2200 experience points! You have gained 11 silver coins!"

The mission was completed, but Su Rui only received experience points and coins as rewards. With the bonus from the special mercenary, Su Rui received an extra 10% for each reward, but he lost 1,000 points of Xuanwu City reputation. It was clear that Daryl's resentment towards him had not subsided. Although he would no longer retaliate against him, their relationship could not possibly improve.

"Mercenary! Go to the city lord's mansion, collect your reward, and get the hell out of here! Don't let me see you again!" Daryl's voice came from afar!

"Ding! Mission Update: Go to the City Lord's Mansion to collect the City Lord's gift!"

A system notification followed.

"It seems that Daryl is not a bad person and is quite fair in separating public and private matters!" Su Rui shook his head and smiled bitterly. Of course, he knew that Daryl hated evil wizards like himself, but in this situation, he still honored the special reward, which surprised Su Rui.

Knowing that Daryl didn't want to see him again, Su Rui didn't bother to follow him. He went straight back to the city through the west gate and went directly to the city lord's mansion.

Daryl had not yet returned from burying his mother, but the gatekeepers received Su Rui. Since Daryl had given instructions beforehand, they quickly brought out the mission reward for Su Rui.

"What a huge box! I wonder what treasures are inside!" Su Rui thought to himself as he looked at the box, which was over a meter long and more than fifty centimeters high.

"Mercenaries, grab your stuff and get out of here!" the gatekeeper said. Although Daryl hadn't returned yet, this was, after all, a game, and Daryl's attitude toward Su Rui would be directly reflected in the soldiers' expressions.