Nouvelle d'horreur Azure Heart

Chapitre 31

The black snake closed its eyes and took a deep breath.

The wind and rain howled in its ears, but it heard something else entirely.

"Wow! Who's that handsome guy?" the carp asked while casting a spell.

"I don't know, I've never seen it before," the black fish replied while glancing at the dragon.

"...When will the crab be able to have such a human form..." the crab sniffed.

“I guess that’s a dragon…” the catfish said with a smile.

"Huh? Wasn't the dragon tied to the water-suppressing sword in the pond next door?" The little demons were astonished.

"It used a form-borrowing technique; this is not its true form."

"The real body?" the crab asked.

"Ontology: 'A systematic description of objectively existing things in the world, that is, ontology,' is a systematic explanation or description of objective existence, concerned with the abstract essence of objective reality," the carp replied. "This is a philosophical concept proposed by Aristotle..."

"Carp, you know everything, you're amazing..." the blackfish said admiringly.

"That's..." the carp said smugly.

"But I didn't understand..." the crab said, distressed.

"It's alright, I don't understand it either. Philosophy is simply using the most complex language to explain the simplest problem!" the carp said solemnly.

"Carp, that's so insightful, so well said!" Blackfish admired him even more.

"Hehe, speaking of complicated things, I once..."

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"You can even change the subject at a time like this! Old catfish, I'm impressed!" Carp exclaimed.

"..." The catfish paused for a moment, then continued with a laugh, "Hehe, speaking of 'I'm impressed,' I once..."

"Old Catfish! Don't change the subject!!!"

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Chapter Thirty-Nine

Outside the well, the torrential rain seemed to be washing everything away, endless and relentless.

Inside the well, flowers bloom in profusion, a gentle breeze blows, and the scene is peaceful and picturesque.

The frog stopped playing the sanxian, opened its eyes, looked up, and gazed at the sky, which was as big as the well opening.

Having everything and having nothing are just a few words apart.

A drop of rain pierced through the barrier, and the sparkling water droplet danced in the wind at the bottom of the well before falling.

The frog lowered its head and chuckled softly.

The moment the rain fell, someone appeared at the bottom of the well.

"A rare guest," the frog said with a laugh.

The man before me was handsome and otherworldly, with exquisite features and a pure, ethereal aura emanating from him.

"What brings Master Ji You to my humble well?" the frog asked with a smile.

Ji You gently reached out and waved his hand. The barrier around the well disappeared instantly, and a torrential downpour began, accompanied by rolling thunder.

"So you're here to demolish the house?" the frog frowned, displeased.

Ji You stood in the rain below the well and shook his head slightly. "This is your well. If you want sunshine and gentle breezes, you can cast the spell again... I'm just curious how long you can ignore it."

The frog, clutching its three-stringed instrument, said, "Though I possess the Dao, I am not registered among the immortals. I cannot govern the common people of this world, nor are they under my jurisdiction..."

Ji You smiled and said, "I'm not asking about the common people, but just about a pond."

The frog was silent for a moment, then replied, "If they stay in the well, they can escape this disaster... I can't help them."

Ji You looked at it and said, "Do you want them to stay in the well for the rest of their lives?"

The frog remained silent.

Ji You fell silent for a long time before saying, "Le Jun once told me something. What you see is the arising and ceasing of karma, while he sees all living beings... If you believe in the ceasing of karma, I have nothing to say..."

After saying that, he nodded and disappeared into the rain.

The barrier around the well was restored in an instant. After the rain, the flowers at the bottom of the well, wet with rainwater, shimmered with a hazy light.

"What I see is the arising and ceasing of causes and conditions. What he sees is all living beings..." The frog stood at the bottom of the well and murmured to itself.

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...

Two beams of light, one golden and one black, flew and darted through the air, locked in a fierce battle.

The air was constantly churned up, turning into a gale that carried torrential rain as it ravaged the earth...

The demons gathered together and cast spells to control the water. However, as time went on, their magical powers were almost exhausted.

"The crab is dying..." the crab said with a pained expression.

"Hold on, crab!" the blackfish and the carp shouted at the same time.

At this moment, the dragon came over and helped control the flood.

"Chi~" the demons exclaimed, moved.

Seeing this, the catfish said, "I'll leave this to you."

"Why?" Chi blinked and asked.

"The Body-Borrowing Technique can only unleash 30% of its power... I'll go help." With that, the catfish leaped into the wind and rain.

The dragon was somewhat worried, but it couldn't let the waters escalate. It bit its lip and tried its best to cast a spell.

...

The black snake felt extremely agitated, not knowing why it was angry or sad. It was clearly an immortal, so why did it still feel this way?

"Dragon, this is a personal matter, please go back!" The catfish suddenly appeared and blocked the dragon's path.

The dragon sized it up, a vague memory swirling within it. It had spent hundreds of years hunting a frog, and one day, beside that frog, stood an incredibly beautiful fairy.

"I'm happy," the dragon replied with a smile.

"..." The catfish's lips twitched. It suddenly couldn't understand why the people/demon/immortals around it had all become so stubborn.

"Didn't you just come here because you felt like it?" The dragon laughed, its crimson eyes gleaming with bright warmth. "Step back, you ignorant little imp, this isn't your place."

The catfish froze in mid-air, unable to recover for a long time.

"Wow, the dragon is really eloquent!" the black fish exclaimed.

"Yes, yes, the old catfish has died!" the carp sighed.

"Why is he so eloquent?" the crab wondered.

Chi thought hard for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know..."

"We all know that," the demons answered in unison.

In mid-air, the black snake stopped moving. Suddenly, it no longer wanted to fight…

Seeing an opening, the dragon attacked without hesitation.

The black snake watched the approaching golden light, its mind becoming completely clear. Anything is fine, just don't want to be all alone…

Thunder rumbled, but an even louder sound drowned it out, vibrating its eardrums.

"Old catfish!"

The demons' shouts were urgent and filled with shock.

The catfish fell from the sky.

The dragon quickly withdrew its magic, leaped up to catch it, and landed steadily.

"Are you crazy?!" the dragon roared angrily at the dying catfish. "Who are you trying to save?!"

The catfish smiled, its smile stained with blood, yet still so pure.

“Le Xin…” it reached out towards the sky and spoke weakly.

The black snake was startled. It quickly flew down, reached out its hand, hesitated, and finally grasped the catfish's hand.

The catfish clenched its fingers and smiled.

The black snake knelt down, "Why did you save me..."

The catfish looked at it, "...Go back to Xianqing's side..."

The black snake's pupils instantly blazed with fury. "Why are you saying these things at a time like this! You'll die! Don't you want your thousand years of cultivation?!"

That anger felt familiar to the catfish, which shook its head with a smile, "I don't want that... I just want the three of us together..."

It was a strange, burning heat that surged within my chest.

"Since the three of us are going to be together, nothing can happen to you! Do you hear me, Yue Jun?" the black snake shouted, and then, fearing it would loosen its grip, it began to loosen its grip.

"Promise me first..." the catfish said stubbornly.

The black snake gripped the catfish's hand tightly and nodded, "I promise you!"

The catfish smiled, slowly closed its eyes, and gradually loosened its clenched hands.

"Le Jun!" Black Snake called out urgently.

The demons also gathered around.

"Old catfish...please don't let anything happen to you..." The crab rushed over, crying its eyes out.

"Old catfish... I'll never say you changed the subject again... Please don't die..." The carp rushed over, crying its eyes out.

“Old Catfish…I’ll never say you’re disloyal again…Can you start a conversation?” Blackfish rushed over as well, crying his eyes out.

“Old catfish…” Chi sobbed sadly, but didn’t know what to say.

"It won't die!" the dragon finally shouted.

"Ah?" All the demons and immortals were shocked.