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Chapter 438: Dust-covered History (asking for monthly ticket)
"She does look familiar... but where can I find a missing little girl in this huge crowd?"

Xu Shu shook his head and sighed without thinking much about it.

After taking two steps, he picked up the photo and looked at it again.

This girl has a very dangerous ladylike hairstyle at such a young age. Her smile has a gentle and sweet look that shows maturity at a young age. Her ears are more open and rounder than those of ordinary people.

Only the two fangs exposed at the corners of its mouth gave it a hint of cunning, as if this small body carried a big conspiracy.

“I don’t recognize him, but he looks more and more familiar the more I look at him… But I guess Brother Ainz is just leaving a thought for him. Calling it a last will is almost like making a wish, so I don’t need to take it seriously.” Xu Shu thought silently and put the photo back into the iron box.

After only two steps, he couldn't help but stop:
"Why does it look so familiar..."

"Could it be possible that we know each other?"

"It can't be Nami that I know her but can't remember her, right?"

"Not really, Nami. She's got a classic sexy style..."

"Forget it if I can't remember."

"..."

"No, look again!"

Xu Shu narrowed his eyes, took out the photo and looked at it over and over again.

After about half a minute, his expression gradually solidified and he understood where the sense of familiarity came from.

If the little girl in this photo puts her head on the tiger's neck, she will look very similar to "Yang Shen Fu Shi"!
Xu Shu had never seen Fu Shi's human form. It had always maintained a tiger body and tentacles as thick as a child's arm.

But no matter how "abnormal" his appearance is, Fu Shi's face always has an anthropomorphic expression.

Now, if you swap the girl in the photo with An Lan's tiger head, it can be said that except for the lack of hair on the face, the other parts of the eyes, nose and so on are surprisingly not out of place.

Especially that pair of canine teeth, which can be described as a one-to-one enlarged version!
One similarity can be said to be a coincidence, but similarities everywhere are by no means accidental.

In other words, the little girl in the photo is the shit-eating tiger An Lan?

This……

When he thought that such a cute girl in the photo might be the same person as An Lan, who always said "I am the best in the world" and liked to spit shit, he felt a little resistant and found it hard to accept.

But this idea should be correct. After all, Ainz and Anlan have the same surname, and their names are indeed a bit similar!

"But then again, if that's the case, then Anlan isn't an evil spirit? It was originally a human?"

"But An Lan said that she was raised by Wu Liuzhi since she was a child, and she also thought that Wu Liuzhi was her father..."

"Could it be that Wu Liuzhi used some evil method to transform her into an evil spirit?"

Following his thoughts, Xu Shu suddenly thought of another evil spirit in the jade Buddha - Ji Yu.

Ji Yu was originally a human being, but her cruel father Ji Yang turned her into a special evil spirit “Yang Shen·Chui” in pursuit of a breakthrough.

And if you think about it carefully, Ji Yang is a "polluter" and Wu Liuzhi is also a "polluter".

On the extraordinary path, the two are surprisingly consistent!
"No wonder the third stage becomes 'Alchemist'. People on this path don't all like to do human transmutation, do they?"

Xu Shu smacked his lips in slight shock, ready to confirm further.

When Gu Yueming was around, he couldn't open the small jade Buddha to talk.

Therefore, after a brief pause, Xu Shu said to Gu Yueming, "Auntie, please wait here for a while. Don't move. I'll go to the bathroom and be back soon."

"what?"

This request seemed ordinary, but Gu Yueming was a little surprised.

She subconsciously looked at the mermaid coiled around Xu Su's waist and wondered how this could be convenient for him.

As soon as this doubt arose, her brain automatically imagined the following scene:
Xu Shu entered the bathroom, took off the mermaid like taking off pants, squatted on the toilet, and was about to relieve the pressure. But before he could relieve himself, the mermaid in his hand opened its bloody mouth and bit the hard, straight tap hard...

The scene was too beautiful. Gu Yueming didn't dare to think too much, let alone look at it. He quickly looked away awkwardly and asked, "Um...are you in a hurry? Then I'll go call Ning Zhaoxuan over for you!"

Everyone knows the specialness of mermaids. If you wear it, you either don't wear it or you have to wear it all the time and can't take it off, otherwise it will go into a rampage and backfire.

This thing cannot be killed by beating, and it must be liberated by the "ferryman", which is very troublesome.

Gu Yueming also knew this. She was quick-witted and skipped the specific steps of "backlash" and started thinking directly about how to solve the problem.

Obviously, this is quite typical rational thinking.

If you are thinking emotionally, you will think things like "Why do you have to go to the bathroom at this time?" or "Can't you just hold back and not go to the bathroom?"

Xu Shu was stunned by her question, because he had never thought of this.

Seeing that Gu Yueming was about to call for help, he hurriedly stopped her and said, "It's okay, auntie, it won't be over if I don't pick them, you just wait here, no need to bother!"

Having said that, he went into the toilet next door without giving Gu Yueming any time to regret, leaving him in a mess.

"Don't pick it...don't pick it...it's convenient..."

Gu Yueming stood there with a look of astonishment. It was unknown what he was thinking about. His mouth was wide open and he couldn't close it for a long time.

Xu Shu in the bathroom didn't think too much about it.

He walked into a compartment at random, and as soon as he closed the door, he rubbed the top of the little jade Buddha's head and said, "Show it to the little tiger."

The Bodhisattva opened one eyelid and his eyeball moved a few times, changing from the original clear and transparent jade color to a scarlet red.

The scarlet eyes blinked, and then a baby voice came out: "What do you want?"

The person speaking was An Lan. Although Xu Shu identified her through her voice, he actually had better distinguishing features.

It is worth mentioning that the color of Narrow-sleeved Guanyin’s eyes represents which kind of evil spirit power she has released.

Red represents the "Yang God" and black represents the "Yin God".

This is a relatively general classification, and it can be further subdivided according to who is released specifically.

For example, in the case of the same black color, if it is a particularly lustful black, it means that the one who appears is "Heishan Niangniang"; if it looks like a pitiful and resentful woman, it is "Yin Shen·Ai"; and the one with sinister and fierce eyes but a flat voice is the new "Yin Shen·Nu".

Their respective "seven emotions suffixes" will be shown by the small jade Buddha to clearly show their respective "literal meanings".

In fact, this has nothing to do with their true mood at the moment. They simply show emotions that match their species. Desire is desire, and sorrow is sorrow.

But the "Yang Shen" who appeared with red eyes was different.

The manifestation of the suffix "Qi Po" has nothing to do with emotions, but is expressed through the shape of the pupils and bloodshot eyes.

After observing for a period of time, Xu Shu summarized the corresponding characteristics, which felt a bit like the cell states described in biology textbooks.

For example, "corpse dogs" are the spreading cancer cells, "purifying filth" are macrophages, "ghost spirits" are stem cells, and so on.

It can be said that each of them has its own characteristics and no one is the same.

It seemed that with the help of the primordial spirit, each evil spirit showed its true nature to Xu Shu without reservation and nakedly, making people unable to help but imagine the appearance of other evil spirits with suffixes.

This is probably also a major driving force for Xu Shu to choose to keep the narrow-sleeved Guanyin.

Who can resist this process of "gradually completing the collection" when the other party shows extreme loyalty?
I can't help it at all!
As for "Fu Shi" An Lan... well, yes, the eyes she revealed were exactly "E. coli"!
Xu Shu was slightly disgusted. He took out the photo that Ainz had left behind, placed it in front of her, and asked, “Look, is this you?”

"Yes, it's me." An Lan said casually.

"Look carefully before you answer!"

Are you focusing your eyes?

Xu Shu moved the photo a little bit unhappily.

An Lan then took a few serious looks, as if trying to identify it carefully, and then said, "This is me."

"Are you sure? This is nothing like you."

"That's me. I was very young at that time, and it was taken when my brother took me to the zoo. There was a seal there. Hehe, An Lan guessed you have never seen a seal."

“???” Xu Shu was stunned. She actually remembered it?
After a moment, Xu Shu thought for a moment and asked, "What about your brother?"

An Lan: "Dead..."

"How did he die? Did you see the body?"

"That's not the case."

"Then how do you know for sure your brother is dead?"

"My mother said that my brother died in the battlefield, and I was sent to a place where the people were unfriendly, so I ate them." An Lan said as a matter of course.

"..."Xu Shu was silent for a moment, and roughly understood what was going on.

Apparently, An Lan was sold when she was very young.

As for the story about her brother's death, it was obviously a trick played by the human traffickers to deceive the child.

This poor child lost her parents and freedom at such a young age. Wait a minute... Xu Shu was stunned and asked, "What did you eat?"

“Those are fierce people.”

"How do you eat it?"

"Of course you eat nonsense with your mouth."

"…Why eat them?"

"They didn't give me food and beat me, so I ate them. Do I need a reason?"

"……Then what?"

"Then my master took me in. If my master hadn't raised me, An Lan would have starved to death long ago! But my master was eaten by you later, so you have to take care of my meals from now on." An Lan said with a blink.

"..."

Xu Shu's expression froze. What the hell, I ate Wu Liuzhi!
But when I think about it, it is very likely that An Lan showed something special when she was very young?
Xu Shu thought for a moment and recalled some rumors.

I heard that in the years before the catastrophe, as the ruins gradually descended, ordinary people kept dying because they accidentally came into contact with things that came out of the ruins.

Among them, a very small number of people were lucky enough not to die and awakened some special abilities, becoming able to spit water and fire and do everything they could.

At that time, human society did not know the reason for this, so they called it "spiritual revival" and called those who gained these abilities "superpowers" and praised them highly.

But if we look at it from today's perspective, we will understand that this so-called awakening of superpowers is actually that someone was infected and eroded but luckily survived and mutated into a half-human, half-ghost being.

For this reason, the old supernatural world that had been hidden behind the scenes had to step forward and set up a governing bureau, showing its absolute strength in front of the world to deal with anomalies.

These variations were gradually integrated under the control of the Astronomical Society, and eventually evolved into a system of spells and seals, which was a new method of practice.

In the beginning, the curse system was not favored due to its side effects. It was not until the Cataclysm that the curse system completely replaced the original supernatural system.

The old law becomes invalid and the new law becomes the only one.

...By the way, the Astronomical Society was actually the founding organization of the original Governing Bureau...

Judging from this not-so-distant history, An Lan accidentally came into contact with certain relics and was infected by the relics and gained these abilities.

So she can eat people at such a young age because she was infected and mutated.

Although she looks like a harmless little girl on the outside, she has actually become a monster that preys on anyone it chooses.

Later, it should be that An Lan, who possessed a special evil spirit, was noticed by Wu Liuzhi, and was gradually fed, and eventually became a powerful third-order late-stage great perfection evil spirit...

Xu Shu stroked his chin, roughly figuring out what had happened, and felt a little emotional in his heart.

The cannibalism of the little girl is not simply a distortion of human nature, it is the sadness of an era and the end of a civilization...

At this time, An Lan's eyes turned and she kept glancing at Xu Shu and said, "Hey, hey, hey, why did you secretly hide my photo? Do you have a crush on me? Okay, I knew it. So you raped me that day with foresight? Mmmmm!!~"

An Lan was halfway through her speech when her mouth was covered and she was taken away.

Xu Shu closed the small jade Buddha and put the photo box into the lace storage bag. He took a look at Ainz's body inside and said silently:
"Brother An, I will take care of your sister, don't worry!"

After saying that, Xu Shu strode out of the toilet.

When Gu Yueming saw him come out, the first thing he looked at was the mermaid on his waist.

Although the mermaid didn't actually change at all, psychologically, Gu Yueming felt that the mermaid's belly had become a little bigger, and her abdomen had bulged a little, and was filled with golden juice.

Alas, this little guy is too unrefined, this is really too... But this does seem to be a way to ensure that "Man" does not run away and solve the problem of urgency...

Gu Yueming pursed her lips and finally chose to casually greet him to hide her embarrassment.

"Ok!"

Xu Shu nodded slightly.

The two of them immediately seized the time and quickly arrived at the rooftop on the east side of the hospital and sat down quietly.

This place is high up and has a good view. You can observe the situation of a large area of ​​streets to the east, and you can retreat and reunite with teammates at any time. As a "watchtower", it is a very good place.

As soon as Gu Yueming arrived here, he sat down on the spot, closed his eyes, and seemed to be in a state of deep meditation.

If an ordinary person saw this situation, they would definitely not disturb the other person.

But Xu Shu is not an ordinary person.

So he first reached out his hands and shook his sleeves in the other two directions, sending a signal that everything was fine for the time being, and then shook Gu Yueming's shoulder: "Aunt? Aunt? Why aren't you talking? Did you faint?"

"..." Gu Yueming had no choice but to open his eyes and tried to keep smiling and asked, "No, what's wrong?"

Xu Shu asked with concern: "Are you injured? Why do you look a little tired?"

Gu Yueming: "That's not the case, I just practice out of habit."

Speaking of cultivation, she suddenly recalled some of the times when she had to pee in the wasteland, and her face turned a little embarrassed.

Xu Shu said disapprovingly: "What's the point of practicing at this time? If you're not tired, let's chat."

"...Okay then." Gu Yueming's smile was a little stiff.

Xu Shu adjusted the mermaid's position, then sat cross-legged on the ground, complaining without any embarrassment, "Alas, actually I was too embarrassed to say it directly just now because I was considering everyone's face. To be honest, I really think these guys are a bit too weak. They dare to come here with such little strength. It's a waste of my time, damn it!

"You still have the nerve to say that? What do you mean by being stuck in a bottleneck and having to come out to seek a breakthrough?

"It's terrible. How can you say you've hit a bottleneck with your level? I give up! But auntie, I'm just saying this. Don't tell anyone else."

"Uh..." Gu Yueming looked at Xu Shu.

Sure enough, this guy really thought so! He thought everyone was holding him back!

I was wondering why he suddenly changed his personality and became so generous, turns out he was just pretending!
Seeing Xu Shubao complaining a lot, in order to maintain the "close" image between the two sides, Gu Yueming could only chuckle and said very naturally and skillfully: "Not everyone is like you, who broke through the three realms shortly after starting out and even became a master on the human list directly."

"Hey, just being the last on the list is nothing! Aunt, please stop making fun of me."

Xu Shu waved his hand and suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, aunt, I have something to ask you."

"You said."

"Why did your Gu family hide after arriving at D8B4? I heard that other members of the Hunter Association from D8B3 all huddled together for warmth. The Tang, Song, and Wei families all formed an alliance, but you were the only one who didn't join."

“Ah, this…”

Gu Yueming was shocked when he heard this, thinking how the hell could this be happening?
In fact, ever since the "she" in his heart awakened and gradually gained full sovereignty, Gu Yueming has been looking for an opportunity to leave.

So that day when they flew from D8B3 area to D8B4, as soon as they landed, Gu Yueming revealed his true colors and left Gu Pan behind on the spot, going it alone.

From the very beginning, Gu Yueming had no intention of returning to his family.

I'm already busy with my own things, so how can I have the mood to care about those things?

So when Xu Shu asked this question at this moment, Gu Yueming was completely stumped. She really knew nothing.

Fortunately, she has superb acting skills. With the advantage of the two memories being completely integrated and perfectly mastered, she immediately found an excuse and said, "We just don't have the same ideas."

Xu Shu was fooled: "That's right, you Gu family members are too murderous, and I feel relieved only after seeing you this time. I originally thought that you had offended some local big shot and had been wiped out."

Gu Yueming nodded and said, "The family's actions are actually a little ill-considered."

Xu Shu changed the subject and asked, "Gu Pan's cultivation is so slow. How come she has only just broken through to the second level? Aunt, don't you think she is too weak? In my opinion, you are already a third-level physician. It would be a waste of your talent to be her sword servant. You might as well come and join me."

“Um…” Gu Yueming didn’t know how to respond, so he could only smile shyly and said, “That’s not the case, and Panpan has always worked very hard.”

"Haha, I was just joking. I know you two are like mother and son."

“Yeah.” Gu Yueming nodded and rolled his eyes secretly, thinking, if you can chat, just chat more!
Having said that, she didn't really reject Xu Shu's teasing.

No matter what the other party asked, Gu Yueming was always willing to answer, even if some questions were difficult for her to answer, such as "Why does Gu Pan have such a bad relationship with her biological mother?"

This is called tit-for-tat, those who plant trees will suffer for their descendants, and if you tell a lie, you will have to use countless more lies to cover it up.

Fortunately, Xu Shu was a person who did not like to delve into things, so the two chatted casually and there were no flaws.

After a few hours, the smile on Xu Shu's face suddenly disappeared.

He suddenly became alert and serious, looking at the rooftop of another building not far away across the street.

On the other side, a man who was over two meters and five meters tall and terrifyingly strong was looking over here.

He also rode a big fish as a mount, and stuck himself in its pocket.

The same was true for Xu Shu. The beautiful mermaid carried him on her back, like a young man galloping on a horse.

Two people with surprisingly similar postures, each riding a big fish, stared at each other quietly across the street, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely silent.

No one spoke first, they just looked at each other.

Quietly, watching.

(End of this chapter)