Absolute Choice 10

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

  However, Liu Yu's constant shouts of not giving up and to not lose hope ignited hope in them once again.

  Even though there was barely any hope, it had made them strengthen their will once again.

  Mu Yuesheng straightened her body and placed both hands on Speechless's chest. She carefully controlled the electric voltage needed for defibrillation. With such a superpower, she had naturally once studied defibrillation in the past.

  Mu Lengxi had begun using physical and energy replenishment magic on Speechless again and again.

  They were doing all that was humanly possible.

  "Right...mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!" Liu Yu was also doing whatever he could do as well.

  "I'll do it!"

  At that moment, Pulp Farmer demonstrated his heroic side. He did not hesitate to volunteer himself to take on the task of administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

  Liu Yu's expression stiffened. He felt as if he had given an incorrect command. He did not know if Speechless would thank him or kill him because of the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation if he was successfully resuscitated.

  Pulp Farmer was truly a man of action. The moment he said that, he crouched down and was prepared to give Speechless mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, as though he was not giving others a chance to object or snatch the mission away from him.

  However, there was someone who had snatched the mission away from him due to her closer proximity.

  A second after Liu Yu mentioned mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Mu Yuesheng had only hesitated for an instant before she reached out her hand to pinch Speechless's chin. She pulled it open as she leaned over to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

  As she gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, she used her other hand to apply electric shocks to Speechless's chest. It could be said that she was giving her all.

  This scene looked extremely hallowed. Furthermore, the mood appeared rather serious and depressing, so Liu Yu, who nearly blurted out 'wincest', swallowed his words.

  "Speechless can definitely be saved. Definitely!" Liu Yu said affirmatively.

  ...

  An hour later.

  "Sorry..."

  Liu Yu hung his head low.

  "This Penniless Priest was just beside him, but for such a thing to happen...This Penniless Priest...is deserving of death."

  Despite such profound remorse, the scene could not become any more solemn.

  At that moment, the colors of their figures should be ashen gray.

  That was because Speechless was dead.

  He had really died.

  He did not have any breathing, pulse or heart rate after attempts of saving his life lasted for an hour. Furthermore, his body was becoming colder.

  But to be precise, Speechless had already been dead for an hour.

  "It has to be a joke..."

  Mu Yuesheng lowered her head. Her brown eyes did not have any luster to them, as though they were 'malfunctioning'.

  All of this could not be real. All of this is a joke, right?

  Shi Xiaobai, who suddenly lost control of himself, had accidentally killed Speechless?

  His most respected friend killed the cousin she liked?

  This must be…a joke, right!?

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  Chapter463 Thank you and Sorry

  In a blink of an eye, three days had passed.

  Shi Xiaobai was still in deep slumber and he never woke up again in that period of time.

  Speechless similarly did not magically open his eyes once again. After three days, all that happened was his face turning paler, and his body turning colder and stiffer. Even the last preposterous hopes had been shattered by reality.

  Speechless was truly dead. He had managed to luckily survive having his left chest pierced by a sword, but he was killed by a smack that did not even leave him with any superficial wounds.

  He did not die gloriously in battle but was instead smacked to death by a partner that had lost control of himself after the battle. This laughable and ironic but ridiculous and tragic matter had truly happened.

  At that moment, in the Infernal domain's Infernal King palace, in a penthouse that was carved out to be a forbidden ground, Speechless's corpse lay quietly in a coffin.

  The useless mask that he had placed on his face in order to hide his identity had already been removed, revealing his extremely handsome face. He was not much different than the Hero King who disguised herself as a male.

  Speechless had always been the most outstanding youth in China. Be it his family background, talent, ability or looks, they were the cream of the crop. He became famous at a young age and did many things that not only rendered people speechless, but also left them in awe. The number of girls in China that were infatuated by him with only one-sided love were innumerable. When they left the tower, it was unknown how many hearts would be broken from the news of Speechless's death.

  And at that moment, there were two girls inside the penthouse. It was unknown how many times they had cried over the past three days.

  Mu Lengxi and Mu Yuesheng sat quietly in a corner of the penthouse. Their eyes were slightly red and puffy. Their expressions looked like they were in a trance.

  They were from the same family. By tracing the family tree, they were considered cousins. However, Mu Lengxi had been taken away by her magic teacher from a young age, so by the time she returned to the Mu family, Mu Yuesheng had already been taken in by collateral relatives because of her lacking talent and natural endowment. As such, only the slightly older Mu Yuesheng knew of Mu Lengxi's existence. It was only because she was Speechless's blood sister. As for Mu Lengxi, she did not even know that she had an elder cousin that had been forced away in the family from a young age.

  However, what they were facing was the simultaneous loss of a loved one. Similarly, they had weeped over it for a prolonged period of time and were aware of each other's identity. Naturally, they had an additional of feeling of being fellow sufferers. However, neither one of them attempted to console the other because they lacked that energy to spare.

  All they did was spend time together in the dimly lit penthouse. They had been silent, calm and in grief for three days.

  No matter how much grief they experienced, they eventually had to force themselves to accept the fact that their loved one had passed away.

  "Creak."

  The door to the penthouse was gently pushed open as Liu Yu walked in silently.

  The duo looked up to take a glance when they heard the sound before they lowered their heads once again.

  Liu Yu sighed silently as he slowly closed the door. He walked slowly to a seat on the other side. Seating himself down, he hesitated for a long while before he took a deep breath. Using 'Telepathic Relay', he connected the three people in the penthouse.

  "Can This Penniless Priest...have a minute with the two of you?" Liu Yu said telepathically.

  Mu Lengxi and Mu Yuesheng slowly turned their heads and after a moment of hesitation, they nodded gently. Over the past three days,Liu Yu had apologized to them countless times. He had blamed himself from failing to prevent the tragedy from happening despite his close proximity. For that, they naturally did not truly blame him. No one could have prevented an accident they did not anticipate. However, they did not have the mental capacity to comfort him. As such, when they saw Liu Yu come in, they thought that he was there to apologize once again. They subconsciously avoided his gaze.

  But at that moment, from the look on his face, he did not seem like he was here to apologize again?

  "There is something This Penniless Priest wants to discuss with the two of you."

  Liu Yu sighed and said, "Benefactor Shi Xiaobai has not awoken yet, but he will wake up sooner or later. So..."

  When they heard 'Shi Xiaobai''s name, Mu Lengxi and Mu Yuesheng's expressions changed slightly. To them, hearting this name gave them mixed emotions. They even subconsciously wanted to avoid it.<
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  "So?" However, Mu Yuesheng knew that she could not escape from reality.

  "So, This Penniless Priest wants to discuss with the two of you what will happen after Benefactor Shi Xiaobai wakes up. Back then, This Penniless Priest saw Benefactor Shi Xiaobai's hair clearly turn silver. It is obvious he had not regained consciousness, or he would never have done such a thing. This Penniless Priest believes that he might very well not remember what had happened when he wakes up..." As Liu Yu said that, he suddenly fell into silence.

  "Oh?" Mu Yuesheng frowned slightly.

  Liu Yu sighed once again and after a long moment of hesitation, he said, "If Benefactor Shi Xiaobai wakes up and knows that he killed Benefactor Speechless because he lost control, he would definitely feel extremely distressed. But we all understand that the deceased is gone. No amount of remorse can rectify things. It will only exacerbate the grief, so This Penniless Priest wishes that this matter can be withheld from Benefactor Shi Xiaobai. More importantly, with the Li family's elder generation practice of protectionism, if they were to know of reason for Benefactor Speechless's demise, they would employ ruthless means to kill the murderer of Benefactor Speechless as a form of revenge. They would not care if Benefactor Shi Xiaobai was innocent or not. The Li family is a powerful faction. Even the Hero Association will not be able to guarantee of Benefactor Shi Xiaobai's safety, much less Gaia. Furthermore, even if they can protect him in the near future, they can't protect him forever. The Li family will not rest, so...This Penniless Priest wishes that not only will this matter be withheld from Benefactor Shi Xiaobai, it will also be kept a secret from the world. Sorry, This Penniless Priest knows that it's a very selfish act, but..."

  Mu Yuesheng raised her hand to cut him off, "I understand. Withholding the truth will be the best for everyone. I share the same thoughts as you. Even if you didn't mention it, I would have mentioned it sooner or later. So, there is no need to think that you have done something that has let all of us down. We know very well that 'Shi Xiaobai' in that state had even injured Sunless in his frenzy. If he had a bit of his consciousness, he would absolutely not have done that. Therefore, the murderer who killed Brother Speechless is not Shi Xiaobai, but that monster we have no idea about. That is the truth."

  After three days of calming herself, Mu Yuesheng had returned to that strong Mu Yuesheng after collapsing in tears in the Silent Desolate Lands.

  "Thank you..."

  Liu Yu kneaded his glabella. He looked somewhat exhausted. Clearly, he had not had a good night's rest for the past three days.

  "I also..."

  At that moment, in Liu Yu and Mu Yuesheng's minds, Mu Lengxi's voice gently sounded. "I also...wish to hide the truth...because...if it was my brother, he would definitely have done the same..."

  The blow dealt to the girl that was the youngest among them was nearly the greatest. The person she liked had killed her brother. With her age and experience, it was no doubt a serious tragedy. Up to that moment in time, she was still bearing hopes of a pitiable fantasy— 'how great it would be if all of this was a nightmare'. But even so, she was able to muster the courage to be strong when she was needed to face the situation resolutely.

  Speechless had two good sisters.

  Shi Xiaobai had two good friends.

  As such, the tragedy that had happened would not result in another tragedy.

  This was probably the silver lining, right?

  "Thank you."

  "Sorry."

  Liu Yu did not know what sort of mood this was, so he had to say those two sentences, but when he walked out the penthouse once again, he felt that the sunlight that illuminated him today was a little cold.

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  Chapter464 As long as there's love, it doesn't matter even if you are siblings!

  After Liu Yu left, the dark penthouse fell into silence once again.

  Mu Lengxi and Mu Yuesheng had thought of a lot of things over the past three days. Actually, even if Liu Yu did not say a word, they would definitely not view Shi Xiaobai as the murderer. That was because 'Shi Xiaobai' in his silver-haired state was no different from a 'devil'. It was void of humanity from the way it ruthlessly ripped the Level Lords into pieces. Furthermore, it had nearly ripped off Sunless's arms. How could such a 'devil' be Shi Xiaobai?

  Therefore, all of this was just an accident, a natural disaster.

  That was what they thought, as well as what they believed…

  "Drip…"

  Suddenly, the sound of water dripping to the ground echoed clearly in the gloomy penthouse. It was especially clear in such a silent atmosphere.

  Mu Yuesheng looked over with a turn of her head. Her eyes constricted slightly.

  Under the dim candlelight, tears were constantly rolling down the silver-haired girl's pallid face. She was struggling to wipe them away but it was in vain.

  Logically speaking, such crying had happened countless times over the past three days. It could not be considered odd, but Mu Yuesheng knew that it was different this time.

  "You…are forcing yourself to give up…right?"

  Mu Yuesheng let out a soft sigh. After a moment of hesitation, she slowly stretched her hand out to touch the girl's silver hair.

  Mu Lengxi slowly looked up and met the slightly puffy brown eyes. She could see a sense of gentleness in them, but the grief in her heart become more unbearable. Tears burst out incessantly.

  "You are forcing yourself to give up your liking for Shi Xiaobai…right?"

  Mu Yuesheng said gently, "All of us do not think Shi Xiaobai is the murderer, but…it is a fact that Brother Speechless died under Shi Xiaobai's hands. We are unable to deny it, nor can we escape from that fact. As long as you see Shi Xiaobai, you will recall that painful matter. You can no longer like him without care or concern like before. You are unable to convince yourself that none of this had happened. Therefore, you are trying to force yourself to give up on the liking you have. However, giving up isn't that simple. Giving up is more painful than you imagined, so you can't stop your tears. Is that right?"

  The words precisely described the feelings in the girl's heart. It made Mu Lengxi gradually widen her eyes.

  Be it the fact of lying to Shi Xiaobai or concealing the truth to the world, she could do all of that easily. It was because she felt that it was the right thing to do. By doing so, she could put an end to the tragedy.

  But the only person she could not hide from or deceive was herself.

  The murderer that killed Speechless was indeed not Shi Xiaobai, but it was an irrefutable fact that Speechless had died under the hands of Shi Xiaobai.

  She had no idea what sort of feelings or expression she should have when facing a clueless Shi Xiaobai.

  The moment she saw him, how could she not be reminded of her elder brother's state of eternal slumber?

  How could she make herself forget a tragedy that she could not forget for the rest of her life?

  She could no longer be like her past self to carefreely and naively like that boy.

  No, she didn't even have the right to like him anymore.

  That was because with Shi Xiaobai's intelligence, there was no way for her to keep a perfect facade in front of him. She lacked the confidence when it came to keeping the secret under Shi Xiaobai's interrogation.

  Therefore, to her, the deceit of Shi Xiaobai that Liu Yu had mentioned was equivalent to…avoiding Shi Xiaobai.

  She had to give up her liking of Shi Xiaobai, be it to safeguard the secret or to prevent herself from being reminded of this painful memory.

  However, giving up was not an easy matter. It was not something she could accomplish by steeling her heart.

  It was because she was not as firm and resolute.

  Mu Yuesheng had seen through it all and she had said it out, straight to her face.

  Why?

  Mu Lengxi questioned in her grief.

  "Hey, Lengxi, I like Speechless.
The like between man and woman," said Mu Yuesheng suddenly.

  Mu Lengxi widened her eyes before reaching out her hands to cover her mouth.

  "I've liked him from a very young age because he was always able to do things I couldn't. He would always bravely accomplish dreams that I did not even dare attempt. In my heart, he was a true hero."

  Mu Yuesheng said softly, "Back then, when he stood in front of me, sounding his objection angrily at those adults and scathingly denouncing the unreasonable rules of the Mu family, my face was drenched in tears, but my heart was laughing in joy. That was because he had done something that I have backed out of despite having desperately endured and had a crazy wish to do so. So, from that moment onwards, I made up my mind that I would never back off against any matter… That is like how an ordinary girl likes him ordinarily."

  Her liking was so genuine that it prevented anyone from raising doubts against it.

  Mu Lengxi's gaze gradually turned soft. Although she was astonished, it was not something she found it hard to accept.

  "But…"

  Clearly, what Mu Yuesheng wanted to say wasn't that. She sighed lightly before saying, "But we are cousins. We are related by blood! So…I know my liking will not have any outcome. It's impossible for there to be an outcome! This is a liking that I had to give up sooner or later. In the end, all that will be left is grief, regret, and remorse…"

  The words that took a sudden turn made Mu Lengxi furrow her brows tightly. She clenched her fists quietly and was about to open her mouth to say something. But upon recalling that she could not speak, her expression turned flustered.