Strange Cards

Chapter 470 You Will Die

Qi Wu hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

"Light rain..."

"No need to say anything more."

"I know what you want to do."

As someone who possesses thirteen mysterious spade cards, how could Shigure not sense that Qi Wu also possesses thirteen mysterious heart cards?

As a former comrade-in-arms who fought alongside Qi Wu, Shi Yu knew Qi Wu's personality well.

Shi Yu reached out and, using her aura, took out a neat stack of strange red heart-themed cards from Qi Wu's pocket, laying them out on the table.

From the two of hearts to the ace of hearts, all the strange hearts were placed on the table by Shigure, emitting a faint halo under the lamplight.

Shiyu lowered her head and gently stroked all the strange red heart cards with her hand.

"If you want to use these cards to deal with the ghosts and other people with ill intentions, then go ahead."

"I'll come back to you when it's time to take it away."

"However, your fusion limit is 8.5, so be careful not to exceed it."

"I don't want you to follow in my footsteps and get dragged into this mess."

Seeing that Qi Wu was about to say something, Shi Yu interrupted him calmly.

"I don't want to say anything more."

"The bloody example of me and Xiao Jiu is right in front of you, and you have lost your eyes like me."

"And even if you lose your eyes, can't you still see everything Xiao Jiu has been through?"

"Do you want Nan Nan to follow in Xiao Jiu's footsteps, causing your sister-in-law to lose her husband and Xiao Jiu to lose her father?"

"I can bear these sins alone; it is what I, a sinner, should do."

"But you shouldn't. You are Qi Wu, you are the pillar of the family, you are a father."

"At the same time, you are also the backbone of the Southern Base. If you die, then Guan Yun will be the only hunter left in our batch."

"The hunter's base is now down to just one hunter. All the combat hunters have perished, leaving only one research hunter to hold it together."

"Then our death would be far too undignified."

As Shi Yu spoke, she placed her hand on Qi Wu's shoulder and transmitted her memories into Qi Wu's mind through her ghostly power.

Qi Wu saw through the memories transmitted by Shi Yu how Shi Yu became a ghost in the battle of Nanhai Mountain. After Shi Yu withdrew her hand, she spoke earnestly.

"A human who combines the thirteen strange cards will definitely die."

"Even with my limitless fusion potential, I lost my human body and could only survive as a ghost."

"There is no longer a Joker position for you to fill. Even if you have the body to survive, fate will still kill you soon."

"Qi Wu"

"You will die."

"You really are going to die."

"My bloody example is right in front of you. Don't you know how Xiao Jiu has survived all these years?"

"Do you want Nannan to follow in Xiao Jiu's footsteps like your sister-in-law?"

"How could you bear to leave them, mother and daughter, in this world?"

Qi Wu remained silent, while Shi Yu slapped the table and left a stack of money.

Nobody wants you to die.

"Of course, me too."

"You must live, you must live well."

"You need to stand in the sunlight, while sinners like us..."

"To die in the shadows to save the world, that is enough."

After Shi Yu finished speaking, she got up, walked to the door, and turned to Qi Wudao.

"Take this money."

"Not much. I haven't given Xiaoqi any New Year's money all these years."

"Consider it a belated New Year's gift from your older brother."

"..."

"Don't do anything foolish."

After Shi Yu finished speaking, she pushed open the door, turned her head to take one last deep look at Qi Wu, and then left.

Qi Wu looked at the money on the table and the strange cards with hearts on them, then mixed himself a drink and sat at the bar to finish it quietly.

"Xiaoyu, your biggest flaw is that you like to shoulder everything by yourself."

"You can rely on us, you can sacrifice yourself for the future of this world, and so can I, Qi Wu."

"Before everything else, I am a person living in this world, and I should do my best to contribute to the future of this world."

"But the heavy snow has blocked the mountain, and the temple gates are tightly shut."

"But I am not Lin Chong."

"I'll make the wind and snow on this mountain howl for me."

"..."

"only."

"Ah Yue, Nan Nan..."

"I'm sorry to you all."

"But if you knew the reason, you would probably forgive me."

"Oh."

"I'm getting old, almost fifty years old, why am I still so hesitant?"

"sorry."

……

After returning to the Otherworlder base, Tsubaki looked at Shigure sitting quietly on the balcony, pulled up a chair and sat down next to Shigure.

"Why are you back so soon?"

"Aren't you going to see that girl?"

Upon hearing Tsubaki's voice, Shigure snapped out of his reverie and spoke.

"It's unnecessary."

"I will never see her again while I am still alive."

"I know she's doing well, and that's enough."

As Shiyu spoke, she looked up and quietly gazed at the starry sky.

Even though Shigure could no longer see, the starlight still gently caressed her face.

After a long silence, Shi Yu said softly.

"Tsubaki."

"If you hadn't joined the Otherworlders for those special reasons, what would you have done?"

"Me?"

Chun touched her chin and thought for a while before speaking.

"I'll just find any job in Nanhai City, and then try to find that friend of mine from my childhood."

"He and I could be considered childhood sweethearts, but we didn't spend much time together when we were young, and we broke up after two or three years."

"However, I know his current situation, although he has lost his sight for some reason."

"But he's doing quite well."

"Is that so?"

"That's not bad either."

"Um!"

Chun looked at Shiyu, smiled, opened a bottle of cola, and handed it to him.

"And what about you?"

"Me?"

Shi Yu scratched his head and thought for a while before speaking.

"I might live a life of comfort with my wife and kids, and occasionally go to my sister's house for a meal."

"I'll just focus on being my hunter and wait for the boss to step down so I can take his place."

"Then I just wait for the younger ones to grow up, and then I retire after I pass on my position to the next hunter."

"Is that so?"

"It's not bad."

Chun smiled, gazing tenderly at Shiyu beside her.

As if sensing Tsubaki's gaze, Shigure turned her head and smiled.

"Tsubaki."

Thank you for everything these days.

Seemingly not expecting Shigure to say that, Tsubaki hesitated for a long time before patting her chest and giving a smile in return.

"You're welcome."

"We're comrades, aren't we?"

"Of course."