Chapter 569 Tears and Upturned Mouth Corners

The gray haze covering the entire sky gradually faded with the passage of time, along with the heavy clouds. Wingdings: ♦︎♦︎⬧︎♦︎◆︎⌧︎♦︎♦︎□︎❍︎Although half of the sky above was still yellowed by the sunset that seemed to never change, it at least got rid of the maple red color that enveloped the entire world, and the other half of the sky that the sunset could not reach was repainted with iron gray.

If we look at it from the perspective of art and beauty, perhaps the original picture is more beautiful, but at this moment, the scenery of the entire consciousness world has become somewhat ordinary. If it weren't for the crooked mountains and the sword hills that could not be covered by the rubble and ruins, it would even make people feel that this is just a scene that can be seen everywhere in the outside world.

But the world has indeed become a lot brighter, and even the eyes that have adapted to the original light feel a little sour.

Why is this so?

Ms. Herrscher of Consciousness stood in midair, silently looking at the tiny back figure on the ground in the distance.

No, no, no, now is not the time to think about it, but when she thought of the "private communication" mentioned by Mikael, the Herrscher of Consciousness felt that even her breathing was a little smoother than before.

The grievance, confusion and anger that had been treated differently and coldly in the past few days were temporarily eliminated - perhaps they were really eliminated, or perhaps they were just temporarily covered by another emotion. But at least at this moment, she completely forgot about these.

"It seems that all the annoying guys have left? Now there are only two of us left. What do you want to tell me? You are so sneaky..."

The Herrscher of Consciousness and Mikael are the only ones left in the world of consciousness. It is not difficult for the Herrscher of Consciousness to feel this.

To use an inappropriate description, this entire so-called world of consciousness can also be regarded as a part of the body of the Herrscher of Knowledge, a product of the embodiment of self-consciousness through the power of consciousness. So it should not be difficult to feel what is in one's body, or what is going in and out.

However, she still spent a few seconds to confirm that there were no irrelevant people in this space that should have been completely controlled by her, and then she crossed her arms, raised her head slightly, and landed behind Mikael.

Her voice was not loud, but it was definitely not related to whispering. Even so, Mikael seemed not to hear it, just standing there blankly, not to mention answering, even turning around to look at her.

"Hey! I'm calling you! You were very brave when you broke in just now. Did you come here just to be in a daze?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge took a step closer to Mikael with some displeasure.

It was said to be displeasure, but also a little expectation.

Mikael had promised her, and she had always remembered it. It was only three days ago, and it was not worth boasting about...

But the Herrscher of Knowledge still remembered the invitation he had issued and Mikael's response.

Is he here to fulfill his promise? But it seems that there is no need to talk about it separately just to go with him to overthrow Honkai... Just hold her hand and rush out together!

Thinking about this in her mind, she saw that the man in front of her was still standing there. Even if the Herrscher of Knowledge had a good temper, especially if she had a high tolerance for him, she couldn't help but smack her lips, took another step forward, raised her hand high, and slapped Mikael's shoulder heavily.

"Hey - you - talk to me! ! ! ! "

"Oh!"

As if awakened from a long dream, Mikael's right hand, which was held flat in front of his chest, clenched unconsciously, and then fell to his side as if nothing had happened.

"Sorry, I just seemed to...see something I shouldn't have seen..."

Although she was saying sorry, and clearly saying that she saw something she shouldn't have seen, there was no guilt or embarrassment in Mikael's voice.

The Herrscher of Knowledge frowned on one side. Even though she had the power of consciousness, she couldn't fully understand the many emotions in this world. For example, she couldn't figure out why relief, sadness, self-mockery and a little regret appeared on the man in front of her at the same time, but the only thing missing was the guilt that should be carried behind the word "sorry".

"Hey! Did my stupid apprentice give you something just now?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge didn't hear the previous conversation. She could only watch from afar, watching the tiny outlines and subtle movements of the three people in the conversation.

In this world of consciousness dominated by her, this was originally impossible, but as long as she thought of Mikael, she subconsciously felt that he seemed to be omnipotent, as if nothing happened to him. There was nothing to be surprised about, whether it was the other party's successful immunity to her power during the previous battle at the World Serpent Base, or the shielding of her peeping during the previous conversation.

The strange thing is that if this happened to another person, the Herrscher of Knowledge felt that she would probably be uneasy. Uneasy that someone could actually crack her power, to the point of... feeling fear is not impossible.

But since the person who did this was Mikael, it seems acceptable.

"Hehe."

Mikael hummed twice lightly, and this sound was more like a meaningless chuckle than a response.

"Although it is true that it is something that has something to do with you, I don't think it is appropriate to give it to you in this state now."

"What do you mean? Why is it like a tongue twister?"

If it were another person, the Herrscher of Knowledge would just reach out his hand forcefully, and then leave the other person with two cold words: "Bring it!"

But it happened that the person in front of her was Mikael.

However, since she is no longer obsessed with that kind of thing, and Mikael has no intention of handing it over or bringing it up, there is a rare silence between the two.

The wind in the mountains was always chilly, and the Herrscher of Knowledge had just gone through some warm-up exercises, and the wind helped her stick the silk coat to her skin in a very shameless manner.

In the face of the all-pervasive wind, the silk coat is just a perfectly intact sieve. The sweat is quickly blown away and becomes sticky between the coat and the skin. The uncomfortable feeling is completely like washing dishes with cold water in winter. Times... no, a thousand times... no, more than ten thousand times.

When he came back to his senses, the Lawyer of Consciousness found it very funny again.

This is obviously her conscious world, but as long as she thinks about it, the wind cannot rise out of thin air... Hahaha, what, is it possible that she is asking for trouble?

However, the wind does not rise without reason.

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you distracted again? It was you who said you wanted to communicate with me alone before, right? You are talking! You can't ask me to speak first, can you? I don't know what you are thinking... I'll state in advance ! It’s not that I can’t do it, it’s just that I don’t want to do it... Okay, okay! If you have something to say, it’s hard to be interrupted suddenly at the climax. I don’t mind if you keep showing off like this. You have a fight too!”

The Herrscher of Knowledge danced and talked a lot, and before he knew it, fine beads of sweat had appeared on his forehead, but for some reason, Mikael still lowered his head and remained silent.

"Feel sorry……"

There was a hint of guilt in this apology, but not too much. What the Herrscher of Consciousness can feel more is still fatigue, but also a kind of relief of "it really is like this", and a regret of "why is it like this".

"What on earth are you thinking!"

"sorry……"

Mikael covered his forehead, his smile was a little forced, but this time the Herrscher of Knowledge could see clearly that it was a forced, hypocritical and unnatural smile.

Ahhhhh! ! ! What on earth is this guy thinking? What are you hiding?

The longer he didn't say this, the more Herrscher of Knowledge felt that his heart was being fished and uncomfortable, and the more he wanted to know what Mikael was thinking at this moment!

Unfortunately, it can't be done.

Her power of knowledge has no effect on Mikael.

"Otherwise, let's leave here first. If you make such a fuss, Taixu Mountain won't be able to stay for a short time. But I have time, let's find a good place and chat slowly. After all, our time has always been It’s all enough…”

Mikael's face was full of exhaustion. Only this feeling doesn't seem fake.

The Lawyer of Consciousness was stunned and had to agree hastily as before.

But for some reason, an electric current surged through her heart that made all the hairs on her body stand on end, and her heart was gently grasped - something, some existence was trying to tell her, "It's very important, very important."

What is important and what is very important.

Is what Mikael is worrying about important, or what Mikael originally planned to say, or what Mikael just got from Ling Shuang, or whether he continues to stay here is important.

The Lawyer of Knowledge cannot understand.

He who knows the law of consciousness knows nothing.

She hoped to be reminded not to be the Riddler and to just make it clear.

But she also knew very well that there was no third party in this confrontation, and it was her own premonition that reminded her.

A premonition that was completely opposite to the subconscious instinct of "obeying Mikael".

"Okay...I don't want it!"

"Well?"

Mikael's two eyebrows arched upward from one-half of each other. He was a little surprised, but he didn't seem to be surprised at all. It was just that the emotion of surprise was necessary at this time, so he pretended to be like this.

"I'm not going anywhere! I'm going to be right here, listening to what you just wanted to say! Right here!"

Mikael's brows were furrowed, as if he was a little aggrieved. This is a normal expression, but when it is reflected in the eyes of the Herrscher of Knowledge, it just feels weird.

I can't say I hate it, but I feel a little disgusted.

Where does this feeling of nausea come from?

Compared to being confused about many things, the Lawyer of Knowledge suddenly felt extremely clear-headed at this moment.

Is this kind of overly exaggerated expression something that should be used when communicating between very close people? Probably not, this kind of expression is more used to hide the sincerity in front of people who are not so close.

There was some kind of gap between her and Mikael.

This is not something that has just been discovered.

As early as three days ago, in the World Snake base, when she said to Mikael for the second time, "Let's fight Honkai together," she felt the connection between the two at that moment. distance between.

The feeling that even though he gave a positive answer, she still worried whether he was lying to her. They are obviously holding hands together, even if their bodies are tightly pressed together, they are still two independent individuals, unable to merge into one body like water.

There was an invisible and thin barrier between him and her, which she had always known.

But at this moment, I don’t know why, this gap has widened.

Why?

So big that even if the man in front of her looked sincere, she could always stand at a clearer and more rational angle and regard those expressions as disguises.

And the distance between him and her, the distance in space, was only a small arm's length apart, and even Mikael had consciously avoided physical contact with her.

Why was it like this.

And why could she feel it - of course it was because she was the great Herrscher of Knowledge! Is there any need to say such a thing?

As long as she used a little trick, she could use her power to see through everything the man in front of her was thinking - well, actually she couldn't do it.

"I know you are anxious, of course I know you are anxious... but... the more anxious you are, the harder it is for me to sort out my thoughts..."

The Herrscher of Knowledge sniffed, and Mikael's expression was still aggrieved, but in a trance, she seemed to understand the source of the previous sense of distance.

Except for the "Hua" at the beginning, he never called her by that name again.

After being denied again and again, is the name "Hua" important to her? Is it really still important?

She thought it was unimportant.

It didn't matter anyway.

Anyway, everyone would only treat her as the Herrscher of Knowledge, so if she was obsessed with the name "Hua", she would only look like a fool.

But it was precisely because everyone was denying this that Mikael's calling her "Hua" was extremely... extremely special.

So, if the target was Mikael, then the name "Hua" should still be important to her.

Because Mikael was the only one who had acknowledged this name.

"It doesn't matter what you say. Anyway, I don't want to leave here. Ah, I won't rush you. You have plenty of time to think about it again. Is this okay?"

"Well, I don't really care."

Mikael shrugged, obviously not surprised by the reaction of the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Even though you said that, you should have something you want to ask me, right? I'm free anyway, why don't you ask first."

In just two sentences, Mikael's attitude suddenly took another 180-degree turn, from the hesitant, distant, and seemingly hiding something to the appearance of knowing everything and saying everything.

This change was too abrupt, even the Herrscher of Knowledge, who often practiced face-changing, didn't react, and it took her two or three seconds to reluctantly accept it.

She actually didn't have anything to ask.

Is there anything to ask?

Obviously not.

Definitely not.

Absolutely not!

But since Mikael said so, the Herrscher of Knowledge naturally had to ask something.

"What does Master mean?"

"Hmm?"

Mikael narrowed his eyes, and there was no other extra movement.

"What does 'Master's Wife' mean?"

"?"

"Ahhhhhh! Is it hard to understand? What does 'Master's Wife' mean?"

Mikael tilted his head, somewhat puzzled but answered quite honestly:

"Master's spouse."

"That's not what I'm asking!"

"You're asking this."

"... I! Yes! Tell me! Why does Ling Shuang call you Master's Wife?"

"Because... a little misunderstanding?"

Soon, Mikael laughed himself.

"What misunderstanding? Is it related to Lao... and me?"

"It's related to Hua, but not to you."

Mikael's face was full of ironic smiles.

"Oh."

The Herrscher of Knowledge responded instinctively at first, and then seemed to finally hear what Mikael said, and his eyes almost popped out of his sockets.

"You..."

Is the name "Hua" important to the Herrscher of Knowledge?

If the object is Mikael, it is undoubtedly important.

Because in the past three days, only Mikael has admitted this.

Compared to the others who refused to accept her from the beginning, such betrayal was even more unbearable.

"What do you mean! No, you clearly... you clearly called me Hua not long ago..."

Angry? The Herrscher of Knowledge should be angry.

But for some reason, the anger just ignited her heart and quickly extinguished.

However, she was a step slower after all. Her body followed the instinctive impulse of the first time, leaning forward, raising her hands, and the next moment she could easily grab Mikael's collar and give him a solid shoulder throw.

However, she couldn't continue just after raising her hands.

"Uh... cough..."

The clothes were flying, and the muscles on her face were about to be blown away by the sudden storm. The long hair seemed to be grabbed by someone behind her and pulled back desperately. And the cause of all this was just Mikael stomping his feet hard.

The Herrscher of Knowledge held on for a full second, but was eventually helplessly blown a hundred meters away by the storm that suddenly rolled up around Mikael.

And only at this moment did Mikael's calm words gently reach her ears along with the wind.

"Calm down."

If Mikael hadn't added this sentence, perhaps the Herrscher of Knowledge would have been able to calm down.

Obviously, he didn't need a Herrscher of Knowledge who would obey him obediently.

"Calm down? Why do you want me to calm down? Why can you still calm down after saying such hurtful words... Why why why! Why do you want to deny me at this time! Why did you pretend to be so in the beginning? Sure! If you think I’m not Hua, why didn’t you say so from the beginning!”

Mikael scratched his head expressionlessly.

"Well, because World Snake's base is underground. Once you are angered, if the two of us fight with all our strength, the entire underground base will collapse. I have no choice but to trick you away first."

"Fooling? You mean... cheating?"

Mikael spread his hands, the meaning self-evident.

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"

The Herrscher of Knowledge held his head, bent down, and vented his emotions wantonly with a roar.

The sky became dark again, and layers of thick clouds quickly accumulated in the sky until it became infinitely closer to night.

Suddenly, thick black energy shot straight into the sky from the Herrscher of Knowledge. The Herrcher of Knowledge laughed wildly, giggled, sneered, smiled bitterly, and even the familiar face of Mikael was obscured by the black energy. Only Those eyes were as eye-catching as two drops of blood.

In the blink of an eye, the Herrscher of Knowledge flew into the sky, she opened her arms, and the huge black bird condensed again in the blink of an eye.

"I'm sorry, but I can do this too."

Mikael smiled and stretched out his hand. If everything in the sky is moving closer to the Herrscher of Consciousness, then everything on the ground, the dust, the sword energy that has not dissipated, and the broken swords that symbolize the defeated generals in the past are all Gathered around Mikael.

"That's enough. No need to say more. Among so many people who deny me, you are undoubtedly the worst! I have figured it out. I understand. Anyway, you all think that I am the Herrscher, so what I am doing today Just do what the Herrscher should do! Go to hell!"

The black bird flapped its wings and raised its head, and a crisp cry could be faintly heard, but before it could be distinguished, the huge figure was seen swooping down, and a sharp-edged sword head was cut from the bird's head to the wings.

Does this blow have any effect on Mikael? If it works, after killing him, the entire Taixu Mountain will naturally be washed with blood, and then the entire world. But what if it doesn’t work?

It's a pity that the Lawyer of Consciousness never thought about this at all.

There was only one voice left in her mind - kill this despicable and disgusting guy in front of her! Thousands of pieces of corpses are not enough!

As the Herrscher of Knowledge took the lead in attacking, Mikael also raised his hand high. Thousands of daggers intertwined with the sword energy in his hand and rotated, but suddenly, with his movement, , the sword energy burst away like the air in a balloon, and the broken sword fell all over the ground in a hurry. Only Mikael smiled and opened his arms, facing the blow that fell from the sky.

This scene looks like a devout believer being tied to a cross to receive divine punishment.

"What? What are you doing?"

Of course, the Herrscher of Knowledge saw what was wrong with Mikael. She wanted to stop, but found that she had no choice but to move forward.

Anyway, he is a dead scumbag who is no worse than Otto, so forget it.

Anyway, he is a dead scumbag who is no worse than Otto, so forget it.

Anyway, he is a dead scumbag no less than Otto, forget it.

She told herself so.

Even until the end, the pleasant smile on this man's face made people feel physically uncomfortable...

There was so much expectation and so much trust, but now it feels doubly disgusting.

How can it be so disgusting! ! !

But suddenly, something blocked in front of Mikael, and also covered the smiling face that made the Herrscher of Knowledge even more crazy.

It was a piece of fluttering feathers, but in the next moment it transformed into something familiar to both people present.

What followed was a scolding sound that was helpless, bitter, and funny, but not really a scolding:

"You two, have you had enough trouble?"

Just like Mikael had blocked her countless times in the past, this time it was finally her turn...

It was her turn to stand in front of Mikael.

Although she was not so willing, she could no longer stay in her feathers with peace of mind when things got pushed to this point by this man. Regardless of whether we can do it or not, we must stand up and find a way to clean up the mess.

But she shouldn't be able to see it... what she can't see... can't see... how can she possibly see it with her back turned...

At this moment... just at this moment when she appeared... just at this moment when she appeared... a tear flowed down her cheek and into the corners of Mikael's upturned mouth.