I just wanted to cultivate immortality, but I was forced to open a harem

He wanted to keep Hayasaka Ai, but in the end he didn't reach out his hand. He just watched her disappear into the elevator.

After all, who am I to the other party? How can I have the right to interfere in other people's private affairs?

It is best for cultivators not to meddle in other people’s affairs.

Because, where there is a cause, there will be an effect; where there is affection, there will be debt; if there is something in your heart, you cannot be reckless.

Cultivating immortality is a lonely journey for one person.

Even if one attains enlightenment and becomes an immortal, one can only transcend oneself.

Even if you can keep yourself, you cannot keep the people and things around you. Watching everything around you change and only yourself is left, the unbearable weight of time is enough to crush a person.

Therefore, if you want to avoid the pain of loss, the best way is to never get it.

What can a person who has nothing lose?

Therefore, those who practice Taoism are the most selfish people in the world. They are unwilling to give alms even to themselves, so how can they give something to others?

Those who have no heart are not worthy of love.

"No, Hayasaka, it's not your fault, it's my fault..."

The barely audible whisper melted into the last rays of sunset.

......

Lin Hezhen went back to the room and continued cooking for the cats and dogs.

After eating her fill of melon, Ying Lili lay on the sofa, looking at Lin Hezhen busy in the kitchen, and said to herself: "I didn't expect that he is still such a fickle scumbag."

"What's that? Sakurajima Mai and Yukinoshita Yukino, the two who came first, you haven't met them yet." The Unsmiling Cat said disdainfully.

"Amazing! It turns out to be a sea king... You, you can actually speak!"

Eriri jumped up and stared at the Unsmiling Cat as if she had seen a ghost.

"Humph, I am a great demon in the foundation-building stage, the master's only spiritual pet. What's so strange about me being able to speak human language? But you, the newcomer, should be more respectful to me, understand?"

The Unsmiling Cat raised its head proudly and looked at Eriri, who was a size older than itself, with contempt. That haughty, arrogant and scornful expression was extremely arrogant.

"You, you are a monster?!" Eriri screamed.

Since the "ghost disaster", the island government has disclosed some of the most basic common sense about the supernatural world. People have learned that monsters and ghosts do exist in reality. They live in this world just like humans, but they communicate very little.

This was the first time that Eriri saw a real monster, and she couldn't help but be shocked.

"What monster? From now on, you have to call me Lord Cat God!" The Unsmiling Cat said majestically, "Before I was adopted by my master as a spiritual pet, I was a well-known and widely worshipped cat god. All the humans who came to worship me said that I was effective."

"Although I am now the master's pet, we signed a contract of equality. Even the most powerful Immortal Lin of the island nation acknowledges that I am a great demon on an equal footing with him!"

"So, you have to serve me well in the future. You have to be discerning, know how to read the atmosphere, and know how to please me. Do you understand?"

"When this demon lord is happy, I will teach you how to practice, so that you, a little dog who has gained intelligence by chance, will also have the opportunity to become an immortal."

Hearing this, Eriri's eyes lit up: "Can I become a transcendent too?"

She longed to have power and avenge her parents.

"Don't listen to it. Your situation is more complicated. You need to first remove the evil power from your body, then restore your human body, and then practice human skills. If you practice the demon skills now, you will quickly go astray."

Lin Hezhen walked over and placed the egg yolk fish rice and beef and celery dumplings in front of the Unsmiling Cat and Ying Lili respectively.

"Being possessed, what is that?" Ying Lili sniffed the dumplings in front of her, her mouth drooling.

"It's the manic phenomenon of spiritual energy running wildly in your body. Add to that the evil spirit's aura in your body, and you will explode and die."

"Ugh!" Ying Lili imagined that scene and suddenly lost her appetite.

She immediately gave up the idea of ​​learning the demon cultivation techniques from the Unsmiling Cat.

"I have to wait until I regain my human form before I can practice. I want to avenge my parents. I don't know how long I have to wait."

Ying Lili lay listlessly on the sofa, with her little tail drooping and her nose twitching, just like a deflated ball.

"I heard that your parents were killed by cultists?" The Unsmiling Cat raised his head from the food bowl, his beard covered with egg yolk and rice grains.

"Yes, those evil people from the Church of All Things, Archpriest Smith and Pope Andrew, I will never forget them!" Ying Lili said hatefully.

The cat licked his paw and said, "Is that so? Then when you take revenge next time, include me in your revenge."

"Huh, why?" Ying Lili was stunned.

She had witnessed with her own eyes how powerful the people of the "Church of All Things" were. Smith created a frost spear out of thin air with a wave of his hand. Andre, the Pope, was said to be able to rival a Nascent Soul cultivator and had the strength to sweep across the Blue Star.

Ying Lili believed that facing such a powerful enemy, most people would definitely not choose to go against the "Church of All Things", but this cat demon said that he was willing to help her.

"Because you are my younger brother. If my younger brother is bullied, the boss must help her!" The Unsmiling Cat said as a matter of course.

"Anyway, thank you, Lord Cat God." Eriri felt warm in her heart.

It turns out that this cat demon not only bullies her, but also does good things sometimes.

"So, can you give me some of your dumplings? Only when I'm full can I have the strength to help you chop people."

The Unsmiling Cat stared at the dumplings in Ying Lili's bowl, drooling.

Eriri: "...Give me back my feelings!"

In the end, Ying Lili couldn't resist the persistence of the Unsmiling Cat and gave it three beef and celery dumplings.

Looking at the Stony Cat who was busy eating, and Hayashi Kazuma who was watching "Love Metronome" under the lamp, Eriri felt an inexplicable sense of security.

She had been homeless ever since her parents were murdered, but now, she had a temporary place to stay.

A kind-hearted extraordinary person took her in, and a cat demon became her partner.

In any case, Eriri doesn't have to worry about her own survival and safety for the time being. Now, she thinks of Tomoya Aki who failed to escape from the villa. She probably thinks that this childhood friend has died.

Ying Lili sighed. This childhood sweetheart whom she hadn't seen for seven or eight years suffered this misfortune because of her family's involvement.

Alas, Lunye, I will take revenge on you as well.

......

At the same time, on the other side, on an unknown hill.

Its interior has been hollowed out and turned into a fortress even more spectacular than Batman's Batcave.

This is the base of the "Church of All Things" in the island country.

Pope Andrea stayed in a luxurious suite comparable to a five-star hotel.

He lay on his back on the soft and comfortable big bed, gasping for breath due to the intense exercise just now, with a satisfied and complacent smile on his face.

Next to him was the thin, handsome and fair-skinned Aki Tomoya.

"Oh, boy, you are quite nice...I haven't seen a boy as cute as you in a while."

Andre said in his not very fluent island language.

Aki Tomoya was trembling with pain, and his forehead, back, and chest were covered with sweat.

He had to grit his teeth to stay awake and not faint from the pain.

"Well, Your Majesty, you said that you would turn me into a transcendent..." he said intermittently.

"Of course, of course, I haven't forgotten." Andre said happily, "I promised to give you the witch's potion, I will keep my word."

"But the potion is very precious. There are many believers in my church who have made great contributions and hope to get it. I am afraid that you, a young man who has just arrived and has little experience, will not be able to convince them."

"Ah! But I--"

An Yilun also wanted to ask loudly, I am in this condition, but you still don’t want to give me the potion, are you an old fool?

“How about this, kid, I will first convince the believers to give you the potion, but you must also promise me that after becoming a transcendent, you will actively participate in our strategy to conquer the island country.

"In particular, we must find the remnants of the Spencer family and bring back the body of Eriri Spencer to me!" Andre said seriously.

"Of course, I will not disappoint His Holiness the Pope!"

Flames of shame, humiliation, anger and hatred burned in Tomoya Aki's eyes.

He felt that it was all thanks to Ying Lili that he had fallen to this point, being bullied by that old dog Andre every day!

If he hadn't wanted to play games with her, and she had refused to agree no matter how he persuaded her, and had dragged on for hours, until the people from the "Church of All Things" came to his door, would he, An Yilun, have endured this humiliation?

Ying Lili just didn't consider him as a friend. She knew that her family had provoked a powerful enemy, but she deliberately didn't tell him, causing him to fall into the den of the "Church of All Things".

Eriri's parents died, but Eriri escaped.

Why can she live comfortably in this world, while I, who was implicated in the accident, have to endure pain and torture?

Tomoya Aki was paranoid and believed that all the pain he suffered was caused by Eriri.

He hated Eriri who kept herself out of trouble even more than Andre who abused him.

No, I must let you feel the pain I have suffered! He swore to himself in his heart.

Aki Tomoya turned his head with a flattering smile on his face.

"Your Holiness, you must be tired. Now it's my turn to serve you."

He helped Andre to sit down, then knelt down slowly and meekly.

Andre felt so comfortable that it seemed as if all the pores in his body opened up, and he couldn't help shivering.

"Oh, Lunye, I have to say, you are such a clever little fellow. From now on, you should always stay by my side."

"By the way, after you take the 'witch' potion, do you want to change your name? How about Aki Junko?"

"I told you before that after taking the 'witch' potion, your gender will change to a woman."

"But don't mind it. A painless and side-effect-free sex change can give you power beyond that of ordinary superhumans. Isn't this the best deal? There are many transgender people in the United States who dream of this opportunity."

"When the time comes, you don't have to worry that I will abandon you. I am not afraid of any beautiful woman."

At this moment, Tomoya Aki's life is in the hands of others. He is lucky to have the magic potion. How can he have any choice?

Therefore, he could only swallow the liquid in his mouth and forced a smile: "Everything is up to the adults to arrange."

In Tomoya Aki's heart, his hatred for Eriri became even more vicious.

Chapter 237 Cage

Night falls and the black night covers the earth.

The city, which had been bustling and noisy all day, gradually became silent. Only the neon lights that were still shining emitted a faint but brilliant light in the night sky.

There were no lights on in Kaguya Shinomiya's apartment.

The curtains were drawn, and the room was bright only with a few rays of moonlight filtering in from the window.

But this kind of moonlight seems particularly cold when it shines on people.

Shinomiya Kaguya curled up on the bed. She had been in this position for a long time.

"Cuckoo..."

The sound of stomach gurgling woke her up. Kaguya Shinomiya slowly opened her eyes and looked towards the window.

There is the balcony.

Shinomiya Kaguya slowly sat up from the bed, stepped barefoot on the slightly cool wooden floor, and walked towards the balcony step by step.

The evening breeze blows across my cheeks, bringing a slight coolness.

Shinomiya Kaguya looked up at the pitch-black sky, deep and dark, just like the human heart, so complicated.

She thought she saw through everything, but was still defeated by the untouchable truth.

Time passed slowly, and the years passed by. The two people who used to talk about everything ended up becoming so strangers. Their once-in-one worlds were separated without them realizing it.

Once upon a time, Kaguya Shinomiya thought that Hayasaka Ai was the most special friend to her.

If others want to make friends with her, they must go through many tests like Fujiwara Chika.

Only Hayasaka Ai has already passed the test, and she is also Kaguya Shinomiya's closest and longest-lasting friend.

She thought her sincerity would be rewarded, but reality is always contrary to expectations.

Now she finally realized how wrong she was.

"Is it true that the first word in all word books in the world is 'abandon'?" Shinomiya Kaguya muttered to herself.

"That's not necessarily the case. It could also be 'dinner'." Lin Hezhen's voice came from the balcony next door.