Strange Cards

Chapter 408 Hands That Can't Be Washed Clean

A came out, placed a barbecue grill in front of Shiyu, and then two cases of beer appeared out of nowhere. He then opened the black hole, took out a handful of skewers, and started grilling them while saying...

"What's wrong with you?"

"If it really doesn't work, you can just close your eyes and take a nap. Aren't you going to rest?"

Shi Yu shook his head, opened a case of beer, took out a bottle of green beer, bit off the cap, and blew it down.

Even after downing that bottle of beer, Shigure remained lucid, watching the slowly rising red sun.

"I haven't needed rest for a long time."

"Whenever I close my eyes, I see my sister dying in front of me, Miaomiao dying in front of me, and I am powerless to do anything about it."

"Sometimes, the scene of the day I killed Bai Yu appears in my mind."

"Even though it was to end Bai Yu's suffering with my own hands, I never expected that I would remember that scene, which has become a nightmare that haunts me."

"The thought of me stabbing Bai Yu's body with my own hands, the thought of my hands stained with my lover's blood, is unbearable."

"I really want to wash my hands clean, even if it means washing them until the skin breaks, or even cutting them off so they can grow back a new pair."

"The bloodstains still clung tightly to my hands, like maggots clinging to my bones."

"These hands will never be clean."

A looked at Shiyu, who was drinking alone, took a bite of the grilled beef skewer, and then handed over his own grilled chicken leg.

Here, have some.

"You should go to work now. Those capitalists love people like you who don't need to rest for 24 hours a day."

"Even machines are afraid of overheating and breaking down, but you, my friend."

"He's practically the chosen one, a holy grail for working people."

"Others work 996, but you work 007."

Shi Yu smiled slightly, then slowly ate the roasted chicken leg in her hand.

After the two had eaten and drunk their fill, A cleaned up the scene. Then, patting his stomach, A lay on the beach, looking at the sun that was already hanging in the sky.

"But if you really want to see them, I have a way."

"I will use my power and the Ten of Spades to forcibly tear open a passage so that you can see them."

"But there's nothing we can do but leave something behind or take something with us as a keepsake."

"And even if you left enough information to save them, it wouldn't matter, because in this timeline, their deaths are already a foregone conclusion."

A picked his teeth as he spoke, looking at the white clouds in the sky.

"Hey, you know about the parallel universe theory, right?"

"Your timeline has already passed that point in time. Even if you go back to see them, the future will become the past, and the past will become the future."

"After you travel from the future to the past, the future will become something that happened in the past, and the past will become something that hasn't happened yet."

"It's all so confusing and hard to explain, but all you need to know is that it can't be changed; it's already a done deal."

"Even if you do it, they can only be saved in other timelines. They can't come back to your timeline."

"Like a rest in a musical score, once it's drawn, it won't change."

"The past and the present are like a series of pictures; once a picture is set, it cannot be changed."

Shi Yu listened to A's theory and shook her head.

"I don't want to change."

"I'd better not look at them, and not let my emotions fluctuate too much."

"After spending time with Xiao Jiu yesterday, my emotions finally calmed down, and I don't want them to spiral out of control again."

A looked at Shiyu's expression and understood perfectly.

"Damn, it's no fun lying to your own brothers."

"Don't forget that we are one body and soul, so I naturally know what you're thinking."

"I'll find a chance to take you back to see them, and then send you back."

"However, there's one thing you should pay attention to, just like Gu Nian said."

"Don't delay the script."

"The past is the past, and you are now in the future."

Don't let the past hold you back.

"..."

"I see."

……

Gu Nian looked at the cave in front of him, which was exploding with loud bangs, and sighed helplessly.

"This brat's breakthrough is like a demolition operation; she might collapse this cave I'm using for seclusion."

"After all these years, I've finally found a cave with good feng shui and a good environment."

"If you take it down, you're ass ready to get a good spanking."

As soon as Gu Nian finished speaking, the cave collapsed instantly with a loud bang.

"Holy shit!"

"Tsubaki! How can your farts be so powerful?!"

"The cave I used for seclusion!!!"

Looking at the dust and smoke filling the sky, Gu Nian wasn't worried about Chun's safety; he was just heartbroken about the cave he used for seclusion.

Gu Nian collapsed to his knees in distress, and snowflakes began to slowly fall from the sky.

Gu Nian felt that, apart from "A Spray of Plum Blossoms," no song could describe her current mood.

A petite figure quickly emerged from the smoke and dust, followed by that familiar voice once again.

"Hahaha!!!"

"I've broken through! I'm now at the half-step Calamity level!!!"

"We're only half a step away from being as strong as you guys, boss!!!"

Gu Nian looked at Chun, who was standing in front of him with her hands on her hips and laughing happily, and gave Chun a slap without hesitation.

Chun, clutching the large bump on her forehead from being hit, squatted on the ground looking aggrieved.

"Go back now. I don't want to see you for the next five days."

"I kindly offered you my private secluded cave, and you just farted and it collapsed?"

Chun didn't listen to Gu Nian at all; it all went in one ear and out the other.

Chun covered the bump on her forehead with one hand, and with the other hand picked up a small twig from the ground and began to draw circles on the ground to curse Gu Nian.

"Draw a circle and curse the boss."

"There are always splinters in the chopsticks when eating, and there's never a seasoning packet when eating instant noodles."

"Eating grilled squid..."

Before Chun could finish speaking, Gu Nian had already raised his hand and healed Chun's injury.

After all, she had raised him like a daughter since he was a child, so Gu Nian felt very sorry for him when he got hurt.

"Okay, stop drawing circles on the ground and cursing me."

"Go find Shiyu. Your task for now is to keep an eye on him."

"If he wants to go back to the Hunter's Den for a few days, don't interfere. But if he wants to fight the Joker, you stop him."

"Now you have the power to stop him. After you stop him, send me the message immediately..."

Before Gu Nian could finish speaking, he discovered that Chun in front of him had turned into black smoke and disappeared.

Upon hearing that her recent mission was to stay with Shiyu, Chun instantly turned into black smoke and left. Gu Nian was even worried that Chun hadn't even finished hearing half of what she was saying.

"Sigh, the child has grown up."

"A daughter is like a tree that cannot be kept at home once she grows up."