socalfunplaces Chapter 1165 You've been plotted from the beginning
Chapter 1165 You've been plotted from the beginning
"Get up!" Shao Yun looked at the charming eyes of the female goat and ordered with a gloomy face.
The female goat was startled for a moment, then became aware of her surroundings.
Shen He was still cleaning on the second floor and couldn't hear any noise outside; Yuan Shang was weeding at the other end of the yard, far enough away that he didn't notice anything unusual here.
After making sure no one else was paying attention, she stood up.
"What's wrong? Why are you so angry?" The female goat spoke, speaking in human language, but her tone no longer had the usual vigilance. Instead, there was a hint of subtle temptation in her voice, as if she was deliberately teasing.
"Did you get wronged outside, or did you encounter some troubles? Do you want me to help you vent your anger?"
Her voice was soft and had a unique charm. If it were someone else, they might have been confused by her tone.
Shao Yun took off the dark red "Eye of God" carved with skull patterns hanging around his waist.
Shao Yun held the Eye of God and gently shook it in front of the goat, his eyes full of questions: "Are you this?"
The goat's gaze fell on the red Eye of God, and the corners of her mouth slowly rose, revealing a meaningful smile.
She said in a tone of praise, "You finally realized it. It seems that Tartaglia has a good memory, better than you."
"However, the fact that you can see me is thanks to the fact that you killed so many people... If it weren't for the blood, resentment, and souls of those people, you wouldn't have the chance to see me now."
"Blood, resentment, soul..." Shao Yun murmured these words, and a memory flashed through his mind.
The scene where he was holding this strange Eye of God and asking Barbatos about its origins under the big tree in Mondstadt.
"I remember Barbatos said this was formed from the blood of the people I killed..."
Shao Yun's voice began to tremble, and the anger in his eyes was gradually replaced by shock.
"That was three years ago. He saw through you at first sight..."
"So, from the moment I opened my eyes and was saved by Ying three years ago, from the moment I obtained this Eye of God, you have been plotting against me?"
"You guy..." Shao Yun's facial features were a little distorted because he was too excited.
The female goat looked at Shao Yun's shocked and angry expression, but her tone became frivolous, as if she was deliberately provoking him.
"So? Now that you know the truth, what can you do? What are you going to do? Throw away this Eye of God, or... kill me?"
She took a step forward, getting closer to Shao Yun.
"I..." Shao Yun was stunned by the goat's question. He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.
Yes, he knew the truth, but what should he do next?
The female goat looked at Shao Yun standing there with an embarrassed look on his face, and laughed out loud, as if she was enjoying a funny farce.
"Besides, that guy named Barbatos, isn't he already dead? He died at your hands, a pretty heroic death."
She deliberately dragged out her tone and threw out a secret that shocked Shao Yun.
"Do you remember? The first time he tried to kill you. Do you know why?"
"Because the arrow he shot in despair followed the long river of time and struck his own forehead three years in advance.
"He wrote his own ending from the beginning. How ridiculous."
The female goat put away her smile and her tone suddenly became light.
"People are always like this..." Out of fear, they lose their minds when faced with people and things they can't control, and then try their best to eliminate them."
"This is the rule of this world. It's a closed and stubborn world that doesn't tolerate any 'outliers'."
Shao Yun didn't want to listen to the goat talking about the rules of the world. Those vague arguments were meaningless to him. He only cared about the truth of why he was being plotted against.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me, have you been plotting against me from the very beginning? Ever since you gave me this Eye of God, have you been treating me like a pawn?"
The female goat did not answer directly, but walked to Shao Yun's side with light steps.
She lowered her head slightly and rubbed Shao Yun's trouser leg lightly with her neck. This deliberate intimacy was completely different from the sarcasm just now.
"Perhaps. But have you ever considered that perhaps this Eye of God and I are merely fulfilling your wishes?"
"You want power, you want to protect those around you, so we give you the power to fulfill those wishes."
"Then, we just quietly watched you, watching you use this power to put on one wonderful show after another. After all, isn't everything you get what you wanted?"
Shao Yun felt sick as he watched the female goat rubbing against him affectionately.
He took a step back, creating distance, the murderous intent in his tone almost overflowing.
"I should kill you now, shouldn't I? Killing you might put an end to all this plotting."
The female goat seemed to have expected him to say that, and there was no panic on her face.
She walked slowly around Shao Yun with a leisurely pace, and with just two or three words, she extinguished the murderous intent in Shao Yun's heart like a basin of cold water.
“Be grateful for the magical power that allows you to realize your desires. If you deny this magical power after achieving the success it grants, you will lose everything you have gained.”
"And, that's a good thing, isn't it?"
"You may not realize it yet. If it weren't for me, you would have been assimilated into this closed world long ago. You should be grateful for all this, instead of feeling cheated."
"At least, you are still alive and have the right to choose to say 'no'."
The goat's words left Shao Yun speechless. What she said was true. He really couldn't deny that all these achievements were based on the power gained from the memory of sacrifice.
The female goat saw through his thoughts, yawned deeply, turned slowly and walked back to the dragon's nest, knelt on the soft hay again, closed her eyes and prepared to continue resting.
"If you have nothing else to say, I'll continue to rest. Of course, if you still want to chat with me or have any new questions, I welcome you at any time."
Just when Shao Yun thought the meeting was over, the goat suddenly spoke again, reciting a passage of obscure text.
"For... 'Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.'"
Shao Yun did not ask any further questions. He just squinted his eyes and glanced at the female goat in the dragon's nest. Then he turned around and walked towards the house.
"..."
Just as Shao Yun walked to the door of the house and put his hand on the door handle to open the door, a familiar voice suddenly came from the entrance of the ranch, breaking the silence in the yard.
"Honey, Paimon and I are back!"
Shao Yun stopped opening the door and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
I saw Ying and Paimon walking side by side, and the little dragon "Potato Pancake" followed behind them, taking short steps and twisting and turning as he moved forward, looking particularly cute.
Their appearance instantly dispelled most of the gloom in Shao Yun's heart.
It was all worth it…
"Oh, welcome back." Shao Yun showed a long-lost smile on his face, and he walked up to him, his tone becoming gentler.
"Jade returned to Xumi? Did she encounter any trouble along the way?"
Ying nodded vigorously, walked quickly to Shao Yun, naturally put her arms around his arm, and said in a somewhat clingy tone:
"Yeah, we got it back safely! When we were leaving, Jade held me tightly, unwilling to let go, just like this."
As she spoke, she deliberately tightened her grip around Shao Yun's arm, imitating her appearance at that time.
Shao Yun felt a little warm in his heart when he saw Ying's clingy look.
He knew that Ying had been feeling a little insecure because of Mavica's incident a few days ago, so she had been sticking to him from time to time recently.
He patted Ying's hand gently, remembering what they had discussed a few days ago, and suggested:
"Capitano's funeral is over today, and Nata's affairs have come to an end for the time being."
"So, how about we go to the Flowing Springs for our honeymoon tomorrow?"
Ying paused for a moment while holding Shao Yun's arm, then looked up and said in surprise, "So soon? I thought we had to wait a few more days."
……
Although Ying felt that it was a bit too hasty to go on a honeymoon, considering that there were really no good commissions recently and their wedding had been over for some time, it was indeed time for a honeymoon.
So, after a family meeting at dinner, they decided that Shao Yun, Ying, Paimeng, and the little dragon "Potato Pancake" should go on vacation with the Liuquan people.
Originally, Shao Yun just wanted to spend time with Ying alone, but when Paimeng started to act coquettishly, Ying felt distressed again. After all, she had raised Paimeng for more than three years and couldn't bear to leave her alone.
As for Xiaolong, Ying and Paimeng both said, let Xiaolong go out and see the world!
Originally, Shao Yun was thinking that since Paimeng and Xiaolong were here, it would be great if the whole family could go on vacation together.
However, everyone else had their own reasons.
Shen He had to take care of the baby, and the baby was still young, so he didn't want her to go out and feel the sea breeze, so she stayed at home.
Yuanshang has to look after the house. After all, it would be bad if some treasure-hunting group or thieves came to the house to cause damage.
Sora was even more direct, saying he had work and no time for vacation. (Because Shen He was present, he couldn't directly talk about his work for the Abyss Cult.)
……