novelsite Chapter 325 is a bit difficult.
Chapter 325 is a bit difficult.
Xiao Jiming chuckled and, mimicking Jiang Xingni's attitude, began spouting nonsense.
"No, I'm not like you," he said.
—Of course they are different. One knew his origin from the very beginning, while the other only discovered that his origin had been altered more than ten years after he gained his superpowers.
"I've come back this time to take revenge on the person I truly deserve to avenge," Xiao Jiming explained to the other party, using Lu Ming's logic.
Lu Ming pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized: "So you killed the wrong thing when you left!"
Lu Ming felt that it was perfectly reasonable for him to think in this direction. If he hadn't killed the wrong thing, why would Xiao Jiming come back after he had already left?
Xiao Jiming found it difficult to explain to Lu Ming, and in the end could only resort to the old cliché, "You'll understand later," to appease the child.
Lu Ming pouted—for a moment she showed a hint of girlishness—and whispered, "You adults always use these kinds of words to fool children."
Her parents often fooled her like that too.
Jiang Xingni and Xiao Jiming pretended not to hear Lu Ming openly chirping at them.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xingni closed his eyes, then opened them again, and all the clues were laid out, all pointing in the direction of Shan Qing.
"Let's go. Let's go chase after Shan Qing." Jiang Xingni pointed in a direction.
"What's 'Mountain Green'?" Lu Ming didn't understand. "Is that a type of monster called 'Mountain Green'? Like how sheep should be called sheep? It's quite a poetic name for a monster."
Although Jiang Xingni had anticipated Lu Ming's reaction, when Lu Ming actually asked her this question, she found it difficult to suppress the sorrow welling up inside her.
"No." Since there was nothing left to hide from Lu Ming, Jiang Xingni decided to explain directly. "This isn't the name of the monster. The monster is just a monster. Shanqing was the name she had when she was alive."
Lu Ming hesitated for a moment, then quickly recalled a similar concept in his mind—"Like, Ji Shanqing?"
Ji Shanqing.
Jiang Xingni was very curious about what VOID usually taught Lu Ming. She had no concept of ghosts or monsters, but she knew about Ji Shanqing, or rather, this ghost.
To be honest, if Lu Ming hadn't suddenly brought up the name, Jiang Xingni would have almost forgotten about Ji Shanqing's existence.
"[Truly, the falling flowers are willing, but the flowing water is indifferent.]" The system spoke coldly in Jiang Xingni's mind. "Back in the dungeon, so many people were shipping you and Ji Shanqing, and now you've forgotten even who Ji Shanqing is? How heartless, Xingni."
Jiang Xing glanced away somewhat guiltily.
No, with so many living and dead people who like her, how could Jiang Xingni possibly remember every single one of them clearly? She remembers Ji Shanqing's grandmother more clearly than she remembers Ji Shanqing herself.
Jiang Xingni initially found it strange that Ji Shanqing had come to his attention because of VOID, but upon reflection, it was actually quite normal.
VOID has managed to absorb Sera and her childhood friend into its organization, and has even turned the unjustly killed Shan Qing into a monster.
How could they not notice a rare, wild, and rational monster like Ji Shanqing?
"Yes, like Ji Shanqing." Jiang Xingni nodded.
Xiao Jiming stared at Jiang Xingni with a reproachful look. Even he didn't know this kind of information, so why was Lu Ming the first person Jiang Xingni told?
"Does she know you?" But because of this, Xiao Jiming suddenly realized why, when Lu Ming launched his attack, in addition to the monster he controlled, that monster also intervened and saved Jiang Xingni.
He had been wondering if the monster was too territorial and that Lu Ming's actions had offended it.
Now, Xiao Jiming finally gave up on that idea and raised another, less likely guess.
It must be admitted that the monster was simply showing favoritism towards Jiang Xingni.
This wasn't the first time something like this had happened—the last strange person who was fanatical about Jiang Xingni was Ji Shanqing, who was also eventually stabbed to death by Jiang Xingni.
As for Shan Qing, Jiang Xingni has never concealed his murderous intent and intention to betray her after she has served her purpose. He has always only wanted to extract information from her and then kill her directly.
Even Xiao Jiming sometimes felt that these monsters were unlikely to get any good returns from placing their emotions on Jiang Xingni, and he even felt a little sorry for them. Fortunately, he was not a monster, so he wouldn't be betrayed if he placed his emotions on Jiang Xingni. Of course, it would be best if he could get a response, but if he didn't, Jiang Xingni wouldn't feel too disappointed.
"...Do you know her?" Xiao Jiming hesitated for a moment, then asked in a different phrasing.
Jiang Xingni pondered for a moment, then replied, "She knows my mother."
Oh……
Oh, oh, oh?
Xiao Jiming stared wide-eyed without changing his expression, deleting all his previous guesses, feeling that his thoughts were really too offensive to his aunt.
Oh, you're from the older generation. It's alright then.
Xiao Jiming's expression became even stranger.
"Okay," he said. "...So you have acquaintances from your parents' generation."
Xiao Jiming thought, "I thought you were like me."
Jiang Xing glanced at him strangely. She could sense that Xiao Jiming's tone was different from usual, but she didn't know where this tone came from or what had happened to make Xiao Jiming think of this.
Jiang Xingni said succinctly, "I don't remember much about my mother's acquaintances. I only met them today."
Xiao Jiming also came to his senses.
Although they are all orphans, there are differences between orphans.
Xiao Jiming was born an orphan and had no memory of his parents, let alone who his parents knew.
Jiang Xingni and Lu Ming are a different case. They both had spent time with their parents, and the influence of their parents' generation might still affect them.
Xiao Jiming couldn't tell which type of orphan's experience was more tragic, but in any case, none of them lived a very happy life.
If Jiang Xingni knew what Xiao Jiming was thinking at this moment, she would probably offer him some comfort.
It doesn't matter. Even if their parents have friends and family, it won't benefit them at all.
After all, their parents had long been erased from existence, so to find them, people would have to remember their parents' existence first.
This is very difficult; what her parents wanted to study was the truth of this world.