The Fiendess held the Card like it was a precious treasure.
A pure black light was drawn on the card, surrounded by people wearing priest robes, dancing and singing around the black light.
The Fiendess lightly placed the Card on her forehead.
The Card then scattered into a cluster of black light that enveloped her.
A few moments later.
The black light disappeared. The Fiendess was breathing heavily, kneeling on the ground, letting the faint faint chanting around her body.
The horns on her head became longer and more curved, her skin became snow-white, and a heavy shadow loomed behind her back.
The Fiendess slowly stood up, giving off an indescribable sense of allure.
"Thank you, madam"
The Fiendess bowed to Buttercup and joyfully thanked her.
— — not only was the hex dispelled, but she also seemed to be completely different from before.
"No need to be so polite, you were already about to advance, my Card simply pushed the time forward a bit"
While saying that, Buttercup signaled the Fiendess with her eyes.
Why aren't you leaving?
The Fiendess understood, bowed again, and hurriedly left the bar.
The robust man wanted to follow her, but on the way, he accidentally tripped and fell.
He struggled for a long while before he managed to stand up.
"It's you! You dare to interfere with our Wraith realm's matters again and again! "
The robust man glared at Buttercup.
Buttercup didn't look at him, instead poured herself a glass of liquor and slowly sipped it like nothing had happened.
The robust man retreated to one side, took out a talisman, and muttered: "Mission failed … because someone tried to stop me … that's right, I'm at the bar, someone saved that Fiendess from the bar …"
The talisman turned into a streak of flame and flew out of the bar.
At this point, not only did the other customers in the bar not leave, they all appeared to be waiting for a good show.
Not too long later, the bar's door was pushed open.
In the cold wind, several people wearing yaksha masks entered the bar.
"Madam"
The robust man hurriedly came forward.
"Who stopped you?" the leader of the group asked.
The robust man pointed at Buttercup.
As the man looked at Buttercup, his cold killing intent slowly disappeared.
He stood where he was without saying a word, as if he had fallen into an embarrassing predicament.
Buttercup smiled silently and said, "What? The deal hasn't been completed yet, and you're already planning to attack us? "
Hearing this, the man finally moved his feet and walked in front of Buttercup.
He took off the yaksha mask, revealing an old face full of wrinkles. He said respectfully, "Forgive me for my offense, I naturally wouldn't dare to offend you, Lady Die. It's just that this is my subordinate's first time coming to Void City for business, he had eyes but failed to see, please forgive him, Lady Die."
"Let's go. Just don't disturb my drinking," Buttercup said.
"Understood. We'll go now."
The old man bowed and left with his subordinates.
A conflict was resolved without a trace.
The guests saw that there was nothing to see, so they stopped paying attention to Buttercup and went to discuss their own matters.
The bar regained its peace.
In a corner, the two orange cats silently watched this.
"Gongzi, Buttercup seems to be very powerful right now" Shannu whispered.
"She's always been powerful, very powerful" Gu Qing Shan replied.
— — -to be honest, I still owe her my life.
Back then, the Rakshasa world had already been completely taken over by another world, but neither I nor the white fox knew about it.
If I followed the white fox to the Rakshasa world, I would have most likely died.
Buttercup saved my life in exchange for me delivering flowers to Bali.
It was because of this that I had the chance to come into contact with the 900 million World Layers, get to know Bali and Meow, join the Justice Iron Fist Club, travel to Aboul, and finally save Lola.
Who would've thought that after so long, when I traveled through Space-Time to go to the Wraith realm, I would run into her again in a Void City near the Wraith realm.
All of a sudden.
Buttercup seemed to have sensed something as her drunken eyes suddenly opened wide.
She looked at a corner of the bar, her gaze focused on the void of space.
"Ah, I remember now, you're Gu Qing Shan, why are you here?" Buttercup asked in surprise.
Her actions once again drew the attention of the other customers.
Even the bartenders behind the counter showed a curious look.
Everyone looked towards the corner of the bar, some even using scrying techniques.
But they couldn't find anything.
The corner of the bar was empty.
Gu Qing Shan knew that Buttercup had sensed him, so after a bit of hesitation, he dispelled [Orange Sovereign Transformation] and walked out from the corner of the bar.
Shannu was still in orange cat form, sitting on his shoulder and cautiously observing their surroundings.
"Long time no see" Gu Qing Shan smiled and said.
Suppressed gasps of surprise resounded all around.
So there really was someone in the corner!
Buttercup observed Gu Qing Shan and said: "I've heard quite a bit about you recently, how are the others?"
Gu Qing Shan's mind moved.
Obviously, for the sake of caution, the other party didn't mention Bali and Meow's names in this kind of situation.
This was to protect Bali and Meow.
"They're fine, but a lot has happened recently, so it's not a good place to talk about it" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Buttercup stood up and happily said:
"It really has been a long time, come, let's go to my place, we can talk while drinking — — I remember you're quite a good drinker"
"Ah, then I'll have to trouble you" Gu Qing Shan smiled.
With Buttercup walking in front and Gu Qing Shan following behind, the two of them left the bar.
They passed through several streets, made several turns, and finally arrived at a residential area.
"It's over there"
Buttercup pointed in front of her and said.
Gu Qing Shan looked over, only to see a small house made of red bricks on the other side of the street, surrounded by a wooden fence with a bunch of fresh flowers planted inside. Several large trees surrounded the house, forming a green shade.
From afar, among the rows of residential houses, this red brick house seemed exceptionally quiet.
"Not a bad place" Gu Qing Shan praised.
"Is that so? How long have you been here? "Buttercup asked.
"Two days" Gu Qing Shan replied.
Hearing that, Buttercup let out an indecipherable 'heh heh' laugh.
She brought Gu Qing Shan across the street and arrived at the door of the house.
A large grey dog was sleeping soundly in front of the house, not even bothering to look up when they passed by.
As Gu Qing Shan sat down in the living room, Buttercup went to brew some tea.
A few moments later, the tea was ready.
"Thank you"
Gu Qing Shan received the tea, took a sip, then began to tell her what happened in the 900 million World Layers.
It took him about half an hour to tell her everything that happened. Halfway through, Buttercup asked a few questions, and Gu Qing Shan told her everything she knew.
"Who would've thought so many things would happen, and here I thought the 900 million World Layers was a safe and stable place" Buttercup sighed emotionally.
Recalling what happened in the past, Gu Qing Shan sincerely thanked her: "Thank you for saving me back then and sending me to the 900 million World Layers"
Buttercup waved her hand dismissively: "No need to be so formal, I saw everything you did in the Suspended world and felt that you were worthy of my help, so I did what I did. I'm actually glad that you joined the Justice Iron Fist Club"
"Why did you leave the 900 million World Layers and come to Void City?" Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.
"I know the 900 million World Layers too well — — - the 900 million World Layers is a man-made world with natural flaws in its Laws, it's right next to the terrifying Eternal Abyss, as well as a place where Apocalypses frequently occur. Occasionally, traces of [Order] and [Chaos] can be seen — — - all of them are related to a particularly powerful entity, so from the perspective of the many races of the void, not only is the 900 million World Layers weak and impoverished, it's also filled with so many conflicts that no one is willing to go there"
At this point, the smile on Buttercup's face dimmed a bit.
She sighed and continued: "My child and I have both become monsters, so I don't want him to grow up by killing and devouring living beings, so I brought him to the endless void to try my luck, to see if I can find a way to help him maintain a normal life"
Gu Qing Shan paused briefly, then pondered: "I do have a weapon from the Eternal Abyss that can reverse time, would that be able to help you?"
Sensing his goodwill, Buttercup smiled and poured him another cup of tea, then slowly replied: "It won't work. When I was giving birth, I was surrounded and attacked by those people, causing my child to only live for a few breaths' worth of time after he was born … at the very last moment, I used an extremely secret method to turn my child into a demon, then linked my own soul to his soul, taking on half of his death for him to return to life"
"Even if you were to reverse time, my child and I would still be in the same state, nothing would change"
"Furthermore, he is already slowly growing up, even if you were to make me return to the state I was when I was pregnant … he wouldn't be able to return either, and there's no telling what would happen at that point"
Hearing that, Gu Qing Shan couldn't help but go silent.
Indeed, there are many times when returning to the past isn't the only way to solve everything.
Some people's fate is already destined to be a tragedy from the very beginning, but there's no telling where they would end up …
Gu Qing Shan cautiously asked: "Where's your child? Why can't I see him? "
Buttercup replied: "He's at school, they're boarding students, they only come back on the weekends"
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised, then relaxed.
He couldn't help but sigh in relief, then took a sip from his cup of tea.
Observing his reaction, Buttercup smiled.
Gu Qing Shan leaned back on his chair and casually said: "Void City accepts all existences, so you decided to settle down here?"
"That's right, we're living quite well right now" Buttercup raised her cup of tea with a bright look in her eyes.
"Ah, right, I'm confident that my concealment technique is quite good — — just now at the bar, how did you notice me?" Gu Qing Shan curiously asked.
"I left a mark on your body, so I sensed it" Buttercup replied.
"So that's how it is" Gu Qing Shan was surprised.
Buttercup continued: "You're a meticulous person with a good eye for detail, not to mention your talents, I guessed that you might have a chance to leave the 900 million World Layers and venture into the endless space vortex, so I left that mark on you"
She reached her finger out and lightly tapped Gu Qing Shan's chest.
A cluster of light flickered briefly on Gu Qing Shan's chest before disappearing again.
"Each person can only use this mark once in their life — — - if you're killed by something, this mark will allow your soul and flesh to return to Void City and resurrect" Buttercup muttered.
"That's impressive! I really can't take it anymore, you're a woman with a child, you should've kept it for yourself "Gu Qing Shan was moved.
"It's fine, you're too young, too weak, you need it more than I do" Buttercup waved her hand dismissively.
Gu Qing Shan's heart felt heavy.
In the end, Buttercup met up with Bali's group.
To thank me, she gave me such a precious gift.
Buttercup appeared nostalgic and replied: "Because my child and I were too unique, when we were about to leave the Suspended world, I had already received an invitation, and the gift they gave me was this mark"
Gu Qing Shan asked: "Wait a minute, you're now part of an organization?"
Buttercup answered matter-of-factly: "That's right, I'm currently a full-time teacher in the Ominous Demon Tower, responsible for teaching Soul Devouring and World Eaters, right, my son is also studying there"
Gu Qing Shan: "…"
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