I raised the evil spirit and became an evil investigator

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"Well done! The screams from earlier should have brought your leader here."

In the alley, Aicheng Hualian looked at the three Black Tide Gang members in front of her, their limbs broken. Their bodies were covered in bruises, their hands and feet bent at abnormal angles, their faces swollen, and their eyes filled with great fear.

Aicheng Hualian just took one step towards them, and the three members of the Black Tide Gang were so scared that they trembled all over.

"Can't you bear this little pain? I'm just using psychic energy to destroy your limbs. Your willpower is still too fragile." Aicheng Hualian shook his head, his words full of sarcasm.

The pain of having her limbs broken was only foreplay to everything she had been through.

"Xiao Guang, give them some extra punishment, corrode them from the inside out."

"Um…"

Kagura nodded, snapped his left fingers, and shot out three streams of spiritual energy.

The dark blue spiritual energy entered the bodies of Chen Ye and the other two through their mouths and nostrils. It flowed along the trachea and esophagus into the stomach and lungs, and then began to corrode the surrounding flesh and blood tissue.

"Ahhh!!"

The excruciating pain made the three gang members struggle, foaming at the mouths.

"I just want you to experience the pain I once felt, and yet you let out such a fragile scream." Aicheng Hualian curled her lips.

Aicheng Hualian had experienced the pain of having his flesh and blood eroded by energy, as if every nerve was pulled out and roasted on a fire, or placed in an ant nest to be bitten by ants.

That was what happened in the second year after accepting the evil god. Every night, I would curl up in my arms, crying and wailing along with tears.

Fel energy flowed through her body, like an eel with countless mouths, gnawing at her body.

It was a torture that she didn't want to recall... Aicheng Hualian looked at the gang members in front of her, smiled faintly, and watched them feel the pain she had endured.

Except for the evil god, no one knows how much she has endured to have the new life she has today. Aicheng Hualian takes her hard-earned life very seriously.

And these people in front of him took the lives of their own people just to live a better life.

"Then please accept the test," Aicheng Hualian pronounced. "If you wish to be reborn, if you wish to earn my forgiveness, you must relive all the pain I've endured."

I experienced the pain of the past five years all over again in these few hours.

If you can get through, you will live; if you can't, you will die.

Chapter 174 It's not just you who has changed

The test on Chen Ye and the other two lasted less than ten minutes.

It's not because they overcame the difficulties set by Aicheng Hualian, but because they all died.

He was tortured to death.

In fact, just two minutes into the test, Chen Ye and the other two had already lost consciousness, with only their bodies twitching instinctively. Even if Aicheng Hualian had let them go at that time, they would have had to spend the rest of their lives in bed as a vegetable.

The next eight minutes could be described as "whipping corpses". Kagura Hikaru's spiritual power corroded their bodies into pieces, like rotten wood eaten by termites, with no intact place.

Compressing all the pain that Aicheng Hualian had endured for five years into a few hours was not torture that a human could endure.

From the very beginning, Aicheng Hualian had no intention of letting these scum of the Black Tide Gang survive.

Those who trample on the lives of their own kind do not deserve her forgiveness.

Kagura Hikaru, who was standing by, looked at the three human corpses on the ground, but different thoughts emerged in his mind.

She understands analogies.

The three gang members only lasted two minutes under the pain she brought them before becoming living dead.

What about Hualian?

Has this girl, who has endured the erosion for more than 1,800 days and nights, ever been tortured to death by the pain she brought?

The answer is yes.

Looking back on the past, the closer it was to the signing of the contract, the greater the pain Aicheng Hualian endured.

Did the other party ever despise her existence because of these pains? Did they regret signing the contract with her because of these pains?

She had seen Hua Lian crying because of pain. At that time, Hua Lian was only fourteen years old and was attending classes at the academy of the Evil Response Department.

The invasion of evil energy always comes on time every evening. Hua Lian, who has not yet left the academy, can only hide in the empty equipment room or bathroom. When the pain comes, she curls up her body, tears streaming from her eyes like broken strings. She is in so much pain that she can't even make a scream, and can only make a whimpering groan.

Thinking about it carefully, Hua Lian had also begged, hoping that the evil god could restrain his evil power and not let too much evil power wreak havoc in her body.

But the evil god had a weak sense of self at that time, and all her actions were based on instinct. She did not make any meaningful response to Hua Lian's pleas.

As the breeder of the evil god, it is her duty, even her honor, to endure all this pain... That's what Kagura Hikaru thought at the time. She was as willful as a child, allowing her evil energy to wreak havoc in Karen's body, and she would even join in and devour Aijo Karen's flesh and blood.

If her opinion of Hua Lian hadn't changed since then, she probably still felt the same way now. It was only natural for humans to worship gods.

But now, both have changed.

Karen is no longer just a feeder to her, and Kagura Hikaru is no longer the confused and chaotic person she used to be.

Now she will think, compare, summarize, and consider things for Aicheng Hualian.

This had nothing to do with what humans call love; it was purely a matter of profit. At least that's what Kagura Hikaru thought.

She stared at the three corpses whose faces were distorted by extreme pain. If she had been a little more extreme, Hua Lian might have become one of those corpses.

Damn it.

I seem to be a little sentimental, and have developed feelings that a god shouldn't have.

If the other gods knew about this, they would probably laugh at her. As an evil god, she actually regretted it for a human.

Even Aicheng Hualian noticed her abnormality.

"Xiao Guang, what are you thinking about?" Noticing that she had been staring at the three corpses, Aicheng Hualian walked over to her and reached out to touch her fingertips. "Do you think I'm different from before? Or do you think my methods are too cruel?"

"No." Kagura Hikaru shook her head.

It wasn't Hua Lian who changed, it was her.

Look at the girl standing next to her. Her skin is as radiant as jade, her figure is well-proportioned, and her lovely and energetic face shows a caring expression. She is as healthy as can be, like a flower blooming in fertile soil, drinking enough sunshine and rain.

But only she knew how many times Aicheng Hualian had been on the brink of collapse, and was in agony because of the power he carried on her.

Although all of this is already in the past, and Aicheng Hualian is now able to live in harmony with her evil power, everything that happened in the past cannot be simply brushed aside with a sentence like "It's all fine now anyway."

Put yourself in her shoes. If someone dared to inflict such pain on her, that person would not see the sun the next day.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the warmth she felt in his palm. Aicheng Hualian had taken her hand without her knowing.

"It's okay, Xiaoguang, I don't mind." The orange-haired girl said with a smile: "I probably know what you were thinking just now."

The will of the contractor and the evil god is so closely connected. Karen can sense what Kagura Hikaru is thinking, though not to the level of telepathy. She knows that the evil god is regretting.

"I never took the pain to heart. No, it's not pain, it's the reality of life."

"Grass sprouts from cracks in rocks, snakes shed their skin several times before reaching maturity, and children grow up through repeated falls. Isn't growth always accompanied by pain? And how much more so with new life?"

"Those pains are not a burden to me, but proof that I am gradually adapting to Xiaoguang."

Aijo Karen looked into Kagura Hikari's eyes, wrapping her hands around her left hand. "The presence of pain lets me know I'm still alive. The alleviation of pain lets me know I'm gradually getting stronger. The disappearance of pain means that Hikari and I have achieved true coexistence."

She smiled, eclipsing the rising sun. "No matter what kind of pain it is, as long as it's brought by Xiaoguang, I will gladly accept it."

"But you weren't like this before. You used to cry and hate the torture I brought you." Kagura Hikaru asked back. Karen's words were so dazzling that she wanted to avoid his gaze.

She knew that Hua Lian was very good at coaxing children, a skill she had learned from their interactions with her.

She wasn't sure if Hua Lian was coaxing her now.

"It's not just you who's changed, Xiaoguang. I'm improving too." Aicheng Hualian lowered her head slightly and said apologetically, "I was too fragile before. I yelled at you because of the pain. That was my fault."

"But then I realized it was my honor to be with the gods. It was my own fault that I couldn't bear the pain. The responsibility for all this lies with me. Xiaoguang doesn't need to feel guilty."

"As the breeder of the evil god, that's not just talk."

These words were so sincere. Kagura Hikaru looked at Aijo Karen. Her own breeder was so tolerant that she felt guilty about her previous thoughts.

Did I think Hua Lian was too stingy?

"Feel sorry."

As an evil god, she apologized, which was the first time in history.

"I just saw those three humans die because of the pain I brought them, and it reminded me of you..."

"Ah, is that so?" Aicheng Hualian glanced at the three bodies lying on the ground, and suddenly felt a little dissatisfied. She gently pinched the flesh on Kagura Hikaru's left hand and complained, "Xiao Guang actually compared them with me? How contemptuous!"

"Don't think of me as so fragile in the future! I am your breeder after all."

"Hmm..." Kagura Hikaru lowered her head, and a warm feeling naturally touched her hair.

Aicheng Hualian was rubbing her long hair.

"Let the past be the past, I said. Let's throw away those unpleasant memories that make Xiaoguang unhappy together."

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"It's right up ahead." Cang Meilian looked at the buildings in Siyi Street and licked his lips excitedly. "Those arrogant idiots, just wait and see how I'll deal with you!"

Chapter 175: Embrace and the Angry God

Leave all the unpleasantness of the past behind...

Since Karen said so, Kagura Hikari will try to do it. She will try to forget the pain she brought to Karen.

can you?

Erasing a memory was a simple matter for a god. As long as Kagura thought about it, Aijo Karen's previous cries would instantly vanish from her mind, as if they had never happened.

By then, she would think that she had never caused any harm to Hua Lian, but was a god who gave her a new life and could wholeheartedly cultivate Hua Lian step by step into a qualified blood carrier.

But that was pure self-deception, so Kagura Hikaru refused to forget.

"I don't want to escape like an ostrich."

"I don't bother to run away."

She gave Aicheng Hualian a new life, but she also brought pain to Aicheng Hualian. Her existence spurred Aicheng Hualian to continue growing. At the age of eighteen, she became a C-level psychic. She and the other party witnessed each other's fusion, and now they can live in harmony.

All of this was brought to Hua Lian by her, and it was an indelible mark engraved on her.

Not all of these things are true. But as Hua Lian said, "Growth is always accompanied by pain."

As an evil god, so was she? She made mistakes too, and the wayward harm she had done to Hua Lian was one such glaring mistake. When she wanted to treat Hua Lian as her significant other, those mistakes, spanning years, hit her right between the eyes, nearly trapping her in a vicious cycle of self-denial.

"I will acknowledge them and make amends for them."

"I won't bring any more pain to Hualian."

This is the right thing to do. Make amends, not forget.

Sensing that the evil god had regained his cold yet confident look, Aishiro Karen finally let go of the hand she had been holding. She walked up to Kagura Hikaru and looked at the god who had transformed into a human form. She suddenly felt an urge to hug him.

She did it as soon as she thought of it. Aishiro Karen opened her arms and gently hugged Kagura Hikaru, who was standing in front of her like a piece of wood.

The evil god's expression, which had just regained its composure, wavered again. She felt a soft and comfortable touch in front of her, like a ball of sweet marshmallow wrapping her up.

"Hua Lian, what is this?"

"This is called a hug. It's a way for friends to encourage each other and it can lift people's spirits."

A hug? The evil god wasn't quite sure what the meaning of this simple physical contact was.

I just feel very comfortable, not just physically, but also a feeling of being needed, as if the emptiness in my heart is gradually being filled.

Yup!

Feeling the warmth brought by the physical contact and smelling the orange-like fragrance from Aicheng Karen, Kagura Hikaru was in a trance for a moment, and then a hot emotion surged up, like a summer breeze blowing through her long-cold heart, melting those ridiculous self-doubts.

Hua Lian needed her and couldn't live without her. Wasn't that enough? What did she have to worry about? What did she have to doubt?

No one in this world can threaten her position.

Thinking of this, Kagura Hikaru wrapped her arms around Aishiro Karen's waist and tightened them gently.

"Xiao Guang learns very quickly. Hugging is indeed better when done together. Maybe Xiao Guang is actually a human at heart." Aicheng Hualian joked, not noticing the flames flickering in the evil god's eyes.

"Karren..." Kagura Hikaru asked the question she had always wanted to ask, "In your heart, what kind of relationship do we have?"

She could sense Ai Cheng Hua Lian's mental relaxation, and it was a good time to ask this question.