CH 86

TL: Moonlit

Bai Yu was still holding the candied haw in his hand when he suddenly heard those words.

For a moment, he froze.

The candied haw slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, covered in dust.

His mind felt like it had exploded.

He couldn’t believe it as he lifted his gaze to look at the person in front of him.

Was he hallucinating?

Bai Yu’s voice trembled with hesitation.

“What did you say?”

“I said, please give me the crimson fruit as agreed. One month is over, so I should leave now.”

Bai Yu’s fingers trembled slightly.

“Xiao Mihu… Is the system not wrong? Are you sure the favorability rating is already at 85%?”

Bai Yu’s first reaction was to confirm if the system had made an error.

After all, if it was at 85% favorability, Yin Shao wouldn’t treat him like this, right?

If he truly loved him, why would he be willing to leave?

[Host, the system is not wrong. The favorability rating is indeed 85%…]

Bai Yu furrowed his brow slightly, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.

The sweet and sour taste that had lingered in his mouth turned instantly bitter.

It was the first time he had tasted bitterness while eating candied haws.

It was truly bitter, so bitter…

Bai Yu truly didn’t understand…

Since the favorability rating was already so high, why did Yin Shao want to leave?

Until yesterday, they were living so well together, weren’t they?

He embraced him, kissed him, and even had such an intimate relationship with him.

He repeatedly asked Bai Yu to call him “husband”.

The two of them were as intimate as a newlywed couple.

But now, when the agreed time arrived, he said he wanted to leave…

So…

Was everything just a lie?

Just as he had initially said, it was just a game?

But then, what did that 85% favorability rating mean?

Or was it that data was ultimately just data?

It couldn’t determine a person’s actions.

Nor could it reveal a person’s true emotions!

Bai Yu had always believed that with such a high favorability rating, Yin Shao would never leave him…

After all, the favorability rating was already so high.

He was even filled with confidence just a moment ago.

But…

Yin Shao still wanted to leave.

Bai Yu felt as if there was an invisible giant hand that suddenly lifted high and then struck down violently!

His face felt like it would be swollen!

It was truly ironic.

He thought he was going to win the gamble.

But in the end, he lost miserably!

He might even lose his life…

The crimson fruit had already merged with his inner core.

If he gave the crimson fruit to him, it meant giving away his inner core.

A demon without its inner core would lose all its cultivation.

He would revert to his original form and could no longer cultivate into a human…

It might even affect his sanity if it got serious.

He would truly become a clueless rabbit, and only when the rabbit’s lifespan ended could he leave this world.

Bai Yu raised his head and looked at Yin Shao, his eyes instantly turning red. Even his facial expression looked like he was on the verge of crying.

“Isn’t it good to be with me? Why do you want to leave?”

Until now, Bai Yu couldn’t believe everything that was happening before his eyes.

Weren’t they doing so well?

Why did it have to be like this?

“Bai Yu, this was something we agreed on from the beginning.”

Yin Shao also clenched his fist tightly.

At this moment, Yin Shao looked at Bai Yu’s current state, feeling deeply distressed.

Especially when he saw his eyes filled with tears…

Yin Shao felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Seeing Bai Yu in this state, Yin Shao couldn’t help but want to pull him into his embrace.

But he couldn’t!

Yin Shao desperately told himself in his mind.

No, it’s not possible!

Today, no matter what, he had to obtain the crimson fruit and leave.

He also had to completely sever ties with this little demon.

It was all because of the crimson fruit that he had done such absurd things.

Now that the time had come, he also had to cut off all ties with this absurdity. He would return to his previous life.

This month of time, he would treat it as if he had had a ridiculous dream.

Now that he had woken up, he was still a demon hunter.

Not a demon’s husband!

Expressionless, Yin Shao looked at the person in front of him and slowly extended his hand toward him.

“Give me the crimson fruit! Don’t forget, this was something we agreed on from the beginning. You won’t go back on your word, right?”

“But…” Bai Yu’s eyes fixed on the candied haws on the ground, desperately holding back his tears. “If I give you the crimson fruit, will you stay?”

Bai Yu wanted to know if Yin Shao would still want to leave after obtaining the crimson fruit.

After all, they had spent such a long time together.

Regardless of what the data indicated.

Or the details of their interactions.

Yin Shao couldn’t possibly not like him…

But all he got was Yin Shao’s cold response, “No… I have to leave. If you give me the crimson fruit, we’ll pretend that nothing ever happened… From now on, a bridge is a bridge, a road is a road. There will be no connection between us.”

Bai Yu’s eyes had already dimmed, and tears flowed down in an instant.

His heart felt an excruciating pain.

It felt as if it had been torn apart.

Blood flowed out, dripping incessantly.

Bai Yu couldn’t believe what he was seeing as he looked at Yin Shao, his eyes fixed on him. Then he shook his head.

His voice was already choked with sobs.

“Yin Shao, you’re lying to me. You clearly love me, how can you treat me like this?”

“What are you talking about?”

Bai Yu’s words left Yin Shao completely stunned.

His brows furrowed, and his expression turned chilling. Even the gaze he fixed on Bai Yu was full of hostility.

He had never felt so absurd before.

Bai Yu actually said that he loved him!

Yin Shao found it extremely ridiculous.

Who was he?

A demon hunter!

How could a demon hunter possibly fall in love with a demon?

His sword was drawn in an instant.

He pointed the tip of the sword at Bai Yu.

He wanted to show Bai Yu just how foolish his words were!

Was this action meant to prove something to Bai Yu or to himself?

He would never fall in love with this demon, which was why he aimed his sword at him.

The sword instantly emitted a fiery red light. It was a sword specially crafted to deal with demons.

Even powerful creatures like the snake demon were greatly afraid of this sword.

Not to mention Bai Yu, a low-level rabbit demon with weak spiritual power.

As soon as the sword was unsheathed, Bai Yu’s face turned pale.

Feeling the sword’s proximity, he experienced an immense oppressive force that made every part of his body ache as if it were being burned by fire.

A metallic taste rose in his throat.

Bai Yu unconsciously moved his body backward, instinctively fearing this sword.

Bai Yu felt he had made a huge mistake.

He never thought he would choose to leave…

And he never expected that Yin Shao would even aim his sword at him…

Bai Yu hugged his legs, curling up in the corner of the bed, trembling all over.

Yin Shao looked at this scene and felt his heart contract sharply.

In fact, Yin Shao himself never expected that Bai Yu would be so afraid of the sword.

He quickly sheathed the sword, a trace of worry flashing in his mind. He wondered if the sword aura had hurt Bai Yu.

But Yin Shao knew that the more it was like this, the more he should be resolute.

They were fundamentally different as humans and demons.

Not killing him at this moment was already showing mercy.

Although he felt reluctant in his heart, the words that came out of his mouth were still cold and ruthless.

“Hand over the crimson fruit quickly! Otherwise, you know how powerful my sword is!”

Bai Yu raised his eyes and looked at him, his gaze filled with nothingness.

It was as if he had been thrown into an ice cellar.

From head to toe, his entire body… even every drop of blood in his body… felt frozen.

He bit down hard on his lower lip, but he couldn’t feel any pain.

He felt numb all over.

“What if I don’t intend to give you the crimson fruit?”

Bai Yu wanted to ask if Yin Shao wanted to kill him too.

However, before the words could leave his mouth, he suddenly heard the voice of Xiao Mihu.

[Ding, target’s affinity -5, current affinity 80%]

Bai Yu couldn’t believe everything he had heard.

The affinity was actually decreasing…

“Hahaha!”

Bai Yu burst into manic laughter, tears streaming down his face.

It seemed that he didn’t need to ask the question anymore.

He already knew the answer.

Perhaps Yin Shao would really hesitate to kill him…

Bai Yu continued to laugh like this until his throat went hoarse.

He felt like he had gone mad.

But other than this, he didn’t know what else he could do…

Yin Shao looked at the person in front of him, a trace of unease flickering in his heart.

He involuntarily reached out his hand and tried to touch Bai Yu.

He didn’t know why.

He just felt so uncomfortable in his heart.

He didn’t want to see Bai Yu like this at all.

However, before he could make contact, he saw Bai Yu suddenly lift his head.

Yin Shao immediately retracted his hand, pretending as if nothing had happened.

Then he heard Bai Yu’s voice.

“If you want the crimson fruit so much, fine, I’ll give it to you… I’ll give you anything you want.”

After saying these words, Bai Yu abruptly reached out and slapped his own lower abdomen. A fiery red inner core slowly emerged from his body.

Finally, he opened his mouth and spit out the crimson inner core.

As the inner core left his body, Bai Yu’s complexion turned ashen.

His spiritual power was so weak that he could barely withstand the separation of the inner core from his body.

“You can take this thing, and never appear in front of me again!”

Although the inner core was extremely precious, he treated it as if it were garbage, throwing it onto Yin Shao.

“Don’t forget what you said. From now on, we owe each other nothing. I hope you never regret it!”

Bai Yu mustered his strength and stood up from the bed. Then he pushed Yin Shao out of the room.

The door was tightly shut.

Even the lock was secured tightly…

Bai Yu pressed his body against the door, completely devoid of any strength.

He felt the remaining traces of his spiritual power gradually leaving his body.

Even standing became impossible.

His legs were weak, and he collapsed to the ground…

It all happened in an instant.

The room became empty.

As if everything that had just happened hadn’t occurred.

Only, the person who had been lying there a moment ago was gone.

There was only a rabbit lying on the ground, motionless like death.