Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 419 Jiang Si, the Great God of the Realm of Love

The stitched-up corpse guards, who had arrived earlier but were too intimidated to approach due to Victor's aura and Jiang Si's subsequent outburst, could only watch helplessly as their city lord was struck by a thick bolt of lightning and reduced to ashes.

Now they dared not approach any further.

Jiang Si tilted her head back and turned to look at the stitched-up corpses around her: "Why is it so quiet?"

It's unclear which stitched-up corpse made the first move, but the other stitched-up corpses still chose to attack "Jiang Si".

Jiang Si was not idle either. Her body remained still, but the surrounding air was pierced by dense red lines that began to spread uncontrollably outwards from Jiang Si as the center.

The crimson hue gradually enveloped the sky above Frankenstein, the fragrance of plants filled the streets, and flowers made of scarlet threads bloomed one after another.

……

Immortal city.

Jiang Si, carrying several undead he'd retrieved from the KTV dungeon, hurriedly piloted the zombie airship back to the Undying City. Landing on the city wall, he immediately jumped off the airship and shouted, "Mr. Wang!"

Immediately afterwards, the gaze from the top of the tower fell upon them.

In a moment, the figure appeared before them.

"Rescue the corpses." Jiang Si pointed to the airship. Two more had died completely on the way, and physical repairs were still not enough to save the dispatched technicians.

Without saying much, the Undying King raised his hand and a gentle white light enveloped the several undead in the airship before throwing them directly into the tower.

"You did it?" the Undying King said. It seemed he had anticipated this would happen.

“I didn’t kill them all; I spared some. You can check the details yourself,” Jiang Si said.

Although it wasn't really her doing, it was her own body after all, and since she willingly asked Mr. Devil for help, she should be responsible for what she did.

The Immortal King nodded slightly: "Go back and write a report for me."

After Jiang Si agreed, the Undying King turned and disappeared again, probably to go back to his work.

"It's just a corpse now. It's so good that we don't have to worry about dying from overwork," Zheng Fan said as he jumped off the airship.

"Well, it's not just the physical body that gets tired from working," Jiang thought for a moment and said.

“Every ox or horse has a heart so strong it’s numb.” Zheng Fan held his chest with both hands, looking as if he deeply empathized with the situation.

“No, didn’t you say you were an unemployed vagrant before you transmigrated and became an illusion?” Jiang Si glanced at Zheng Fan.

"Please call me a freelancer. I have so much money, why would I need to work a regular job?" Zheng chuckled and waved his hand dismissively.

Then, turning his head, he turned around and berated her, saying, "Unlike you, Miss Zombie, you're so old and still a serial killer. Is being a serial killer a respectable profession?"

"Eh~." Jiang Si said, drawing out the word with half-open eyes, which was basically a perfunctory response.

"But at worst, you can just go back and inherit the family business. I don't think your family will have any objections to you given your current abilities," Zheng Fan comforted him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Si paused for a moment before saying, "I won't go back unless I can beat my older sister and father."

Zheng Fan raised an eyebrow: "Is this your new target?"

“Because I believe that, in many situations, only the strong are capable of loving others,” Jiang Si said seriously, tapping the corner of her mouth with her finger.

Zheng asked suspiciously, "What kind of logic is that?" "Look, will Mr. Devil react to me telling you I love you?"

"I'd be quite happy, though I wouldn't show it, but I'd be secretly pleased," Zheng replied seriously, arms crossed.

"See? You're just secretly pleased." Jiang Si rolled her eyes at Zheng Fan, seemingly dissatisfied with his answer.

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“But if I’m stronger than Mr. Devil, I’ll just subdue him, and then you’ll definitely express your happiness without reservation. That’s what mutual love is.” Jiang Si made a gesture that was inappropriate for children, but her serious expression revealed her pure heart.

“That makes so much sense,” Zheng Fan replied blankly, but then added, “Does that mean the weaker party can’t give love anymore? Is it really a two-way street?”

"Love is a spiral progression; the weaker party can become stronger and take over. It doesn't need to be reciprocal at the same time. Love is a cruel thing; it's good enough if one party is giving and receiving at any given moment. What we should pursue is a macro-level reciprocal relationship." Master Jiang Si took out the glasses that had been knocked away earlier and that he had somehow retrieved, put them on, and the broken lenses conveyed a profound sense of wisdom.

Zheng Fan grabbed Jiang Si's face with both hands and thoroughly examined the tough, unyielding zombie-like skin to make sure that Victor hadn't damaged anything.

"Mr. Demon, what are you going to do? If you attack now, there are still corpses watching here." As she said this, Jiang Si had already stuck out her long tongue, ready to attack.

Zheng grabbed her tongue and tied it in a knot: "Output my ass. I think... well, your idea is good, but let's start by implementing it on your family first."

Jiang Si cut off her own tongue, untied the knot, and sewed it back up. She said disappointedly, "See? In situations like this, if the stronger party doesn't express themselves properly, love becomes like a thick barrier between them. In the process of love, the stronger party must also fulfill their responsibility to actively give."

“What you said makes sense,” Zheng Fan waved his hand casually. “But the strong also have the right to choose how to love. Until you are truly stronger than me, you should continue to work hard.”

Undeterred, Jiang Si felt a surge of emotion within her once more. A warm current of feeling was brewing anew within her cold body, waiting for the moment it would bloom.

But before that, let's write the report to the Undying King first.

This wasn't her first time doing this kind of errand-running task; it was just that this time the workload was a bit larger. Jiang Si quickly organized all the necessary information for the trip and then went to Mr. Immortal King's "office."

The Undying King took her report and quickly skimmed through it.

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The Undying King slowly raised its head: "So that's how it is. Elona has indeed decayed." Its tone carried a hint of melancholy. "Those who once chose to kneel before me and swear allegiance to save themselves from my clutches have now fallen to this state for the sake of the city they once protected..."

"What are you planning to do? The spirit has gotten a little too close this time," Jiang Si asked.

"It's time to deal with it; the timing is about right." The Undying King's crimson eyes flickered slightly.

"Declare war?" Jiang Si felt a little excited at the mention of this.

"Well, as for Frankenstein, I'll give you a team to station there. After the war starts, their preservation techniques and products will still be useful. Gather all the remaining stitched corpses for production. They have no right to refuse; this is a favor Elona pleaded for them," the Undead King said to Jiang Si. "I'm giving them time until the war ends. Whether they survive by then depends entirely on their own fate."

Mr. Wang still chose to spare Frankenstein's stitched corpse's life, or more accurately, to give it a "suspended death sentence."

What happens after the war ends depends entirely on their own performance.

The Immortal King Aldrich is a ruthless dictator, and considering that they still have a purpose, this is already a merciful decision.

"After you've dealt with things over there, return to your unit immediately. This war is a test, and it's true for all the corpses under my command."

Zheng Fan noticed that the Undying King seemed to have sensed something, but he only twitched the corner of his mouth and didn't say anything.

Since it's someone else's business, he'll just accompany Jiang Si to practice leveling up.

(End of this chapter)