In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

Xu Shi's attempt to force her was futile. The only tricks he knew were adjusting her sensitivity and then doing this and that. It wasn't that this approach was ineffective, but frankly, it wasn't appropriate in the current situation.

In other words, if she stubbornly refuses this time, Xu Shi really won't be able to do anything about it.

As for the consequences, it was indeed as Xu Shi had said: everyone would be worn down and die here, and in the most basic way possible. All three of them were high-level "Ascensionists," but "Ascensionists" are not gods. They still need to eat, right? They still need to drink, right? In the end, they cannot escape these most basic needs.

Unfortunately, none of them carried supplies, and the sea god didn't have any of these things inside him either—were you planning to eat sea fish or drink the slime? Or take a bite of the flesh wall? If you actually swallowed these things, you'd probably mutate into a monster even if you didn't die.

After sorting through these facts, she suddenly sat up and realized a fact that had been overlooked.

This seems... a rare opportunity to kill Xu Shi?

Or perhaps it's a one-for-one exchange, Xie Qingyan isn't even considering it... But if Xu Shi dies, she can't possibly get out alive either. Everyone's situation is equally bad. She can't possibly wear Xu Shi down first and then break the Heart of the Sea God herself. Her self-healing ability can repair her wounds, but if there's no food in her stomach, she can't conjure up food. Starving to death together is the final outcome.

But this wasn't a problem for Shen Qin. She had been clinging to life for so long that she no longer cared about her own life—in fact, her attitude had always been bleak. If she could fight to the death for Xu Shi, that would be best, but if not, she would rather end it herself and suffer less torment from this demon.

Unfortunately, she couldn't do any of those things. There were always mandatory orders preventing her from committing suicide, which even made her feel that her self-healing ability was a burden, and she was even deprived of the right to die in battle without a care in the world.

And now...

Thinking of this, she suddenly sneered, "You shouldn't be so confident, Xu Shi."

If the other party hadn't told her, she might have done it without thinking, but now that she knows the outcome, she gives the answer without even having to think.

Let's die together!

So you disagree?

Xu Shi nodded slightly, as if he had expected her answer.

"of course."

Shen Qin gritted her teeth and said, looking forward to seeing the other party's reaction.

"Well, all right then."

Xu Shi's expression remained unchanged, calm yet tinged with a hint of mockery. "I'm just curious, why do you want to die with me? Do you hate me?"

"What do you think?!"

Miss Shen Qin had no intention of answering his obvious question, and glared at him fiercely.

"What's the reason?"

Xu asked again.

"Is that even a question?"

Shen Qin narrowed her eyes. Wasn't this guy just trying to make her say it again to disgust her?

Since she had already decided to die together, she didn't mind indulging the other person's perverse pleasure, and chuckled as she spoke, "Of course, it's because..."

The reason she should have blurted out came out without her realizing it, but she got stuck after just starting to say it.

Why is that...?

She felt her mind go blank, and she couldn't remember why she hated Xu Shi so much.

Seeing this, Xu Shi couldn't help but smile.

It seems that this journey inside the sea god's body has yielded far more rewards than I imagined.

Hmm, I said I'd do 10,000 today, but I failed again. I guess I've just been in a bad state lately, both on and off the field... I've always been a bit of a procrastinator, and then some things happened in my life, sob sob.

No, I'll push myself tomorrow and make sure I post 10,000 words.

After this part is finished, I might also give a brief summary and talk about what's next.

By the way, my good buddy's book is available today. You can subscribe to support him. I recommended it before, but the title has been changed to "This Fox Spirit is Too Inhuman". It's a lighthearted and humorous book, worth reading. The link is below.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 238 I'm your brother, Shen Qin

Say something.

In the current situation, it's definitely not the time to try and win someone over through conversation.

However, Xu Shi also noticed that this was indeed the best opportunity to deal with Miss Shen Qin. Just as he had said before, there was no need to go out and have Xie Qingyan or anyone else do something to her.

According to his previous estimate, the opponent's progress bar is now 70%, and this path has filled in at least another 20% or more—there has never been such a good opportunity before. The attacks on him come one after another, and this kind of invasion that gives him no chance to breathe is much more effective than attacking in stages.

It's even possible that there's a 99% chance. You can tell from this probing question that Miss Shen Qin has already forgotten why she hates him. That resentment is just a habitual attitude.

It's almost like being washed clean; with just a gentle push, she can completely sever ties with the past and be reborn.

Oh... God knows how many strange things got into some people's minds in that instant, but they were definitely all things inappropriate for children. Black light covered their bodies, and then up and down, left and right, BABA...

The only difference is how to push this last step – actively or passively?

At first glance, the difference seems small. Since both are evil and fall, what difference does it make whether it's the palm or the back of the hand?

But Chairman Xu is a very detail-oriented person. He had aborted so many girls before, so he either had to be more and more straightforward or more and more meticulous in the future.

He had spent so much effort on Miss Shen Qin, so he couldn't relax on this final step. If she chose to completely abandon the past, then there would be no lingering issues after her rebirth, and the exquisiteness of this work would be even higher.

Of course, if she really refuses to comply, he won't just sit and wait to die. He has many ways to deal with her. If Miss Shen Qin thinks he has a hundred, he can easily pull out a thousand more.

No matter what, she couldn't possibly escape Xu Shi's grasp. Do you really think this heartless man is so easy to talk to? He's just kidding.

Just like when he forced her and Shen He, he wouldn't have let the other go unless one of them died.

But Miss Shen Qin had no time to pay attention to that right now. She hadn't even figured out the question from earlier, and her once calm face was now full of panic.

"It's because...that's right!"

After racking her brains for a long time, she finally grasped a glimmer of hope, "It's because you killed someone who was very important to me! Yes, that's it!"

"Oh."

Xu Shi nodded, but one sentence shattered the spirit she had painstakingly mustered: "Who did I kill?"

"..."

Shen Qin was speechless.

She was horrified to discover that she couldn't answer this question either.

Logically speaking, given her intense hatred for Xu Shi, he must have personally killed someone of great significance to her. But no matter how she tried to recall, she couldn't remember anything about this person, not even a single fragment.

No matter how she thought about it, all that was left for her was a blank.

"Come, answer me, who did I kill?"

Xu Shi didn't give her any time to think it over, and urged her on almost like a command.

"I……"

Shen Qin's lips moved, and after a long pause, she answered with a wronged expression, "I don't know..."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

"You don't know? So that means you're holding a grudge against me because of someone you don't even know?"

Xu Shi continued to guide him patiently, "Do you think... this is right?"

His words made it seem as if he were the victim, thus unwittingly becoming a good brother who endlessly tolerated his sister's willfulness.

No, that's not it, absolutely not... Shen Qin wanted to refute it, but suddenly felt that what the other person said made a lot of sense. What kind of hatred is there in this world without a reason?

If that's true, then the one who hates others, that is, oneself, is definitely the one with the problem.

So she hated the wrong person? That doesn't seem right either. This guy in front of her tormented her a lot along the way, and she still has those memories, even very vivid ones.

Putting everything else aside, I did it twenty or thirty times just now, and my body is still numb.

"If you think that's torture, then there's nothing I can do."

Xu Shi saw the hesitation in her heart and sighed at just the right moment, "But I always feel that you seem to enjoy it too, don't you?"

"Um……"

Shen Qin still couldn't refute it. She raised her tearful eyes and nodded hesitantly.

This is a fact she really doesn't want to admit. Simple physical pleasure has left its mark on her body, increasing her tolerance and making her more and more addicted.

At first, she was absolutely resistant to it, but she gradually got used to it. Later on, she couldn't say she looked forward to it, but when she was actually "punished" by Xu Shi, she had absolutely no resistance to it.

The problem is, why is there this kind of relationship between her and Xu Shi? It doesn't seem normal at all, right?

Some things should never be thought about too deeply, especially when many memories are missing—Ms. Shen Qin is a good example right now. She tries to sort everything out as much as possible, but what she gets in return is a deeper and deeper sense of confusion.

As she pondered, she once again felt the man in front of her become blurry, making it difficult for her to see him clearly.

But one thing is certain: under such a barrage of words, her hostility gradually weakened.

Is this person really that annoying? It doesn't seem so. On the contrary, putting aside what he did to her, the aura he exudes is not bad at all for Shen Qin. In fact, it could be said to be quite nice, making her unconsciously a little attracted to him.

"elder brother……"

Miss Shen Qin murmured something, not as an unconscious call or a murmur in her sleep as before, but something more natural.

"Well, I'm here."

Xu Shi nodded without any hesitation, reached out his hand to her, and tried to help her up.

Shen Qin unconsciously reached out and grasped it, her tone slightly hesitant, "We're not blood siblings... right?"

"Not."

Xu Shi spoke frankly, knowing very well that it wasn't that she was worried about anything, but simply wanted to fill the blank in her mind.

Good grief, if they really are siblings, even if the sister is rebellious, you can't use this method, right? After all, we're not from the other world... That's too cruel.

"Oh."

Miss Shen Qin responded, took his hand and stood up. She then looked at Xie Qingyan beside her with a pleading look in her eyes, clearly wanting to see if she could get some help from her.

In response, the fiancée adopted an indifferent attitude, saying, "It's none of my business. I don't know anything about it."

Although she appeared relaxed on the surface, her heart was in turmoil.

This time, she genuinely felt some sympathy for Shen Qin, or rather, she felt a bit wary of Xu Shi's methods.

Because she could roughly tell what level the other party's mental state was at—it was said that each time she used the cake nest, she would lose a part of her memories of Shen He, but since it was targeting her brain, it certainly couldn't be completely accurate, and the range of memories cut off was probably wider than that... She could be sure of that.