Vol 1 Chapter 5 (1/2)
If Owen had never found htclaw hadn’t passed by,
If Owen hadn’t lied to Mila about the poison…
No! The things we believe to be coincidental are usuallychoices would only lead to a worse outcome
If Owen had never found htclaould have probably killed them and turned them into feed for the monsters
If Nightclaw hadn’t passed by, I would still be forced to show my powers sooner or later
If they hadn’t poisoned me, I would still be sentenced to death in court
-Gong Hua
Mila said anxiously, “Hurry Use your powers to block everyone We’ll leave We’ll leave together!”
Gong Hua quietly questioned back, “Together?”
“Together!” Mila eo
Unable to understand her, Gong Hua asked, “Mila, you gave me the soup Was it not to kill me?”
Mila was stunned, her expression changing immediately She cried, “You knew there was poison in it?”
Gong Hua nodded
Then why did he still drink it? Because I told himto? Mila’s heart ached so much she wanted to slap herself
“Mila!” Owen ran to her while shouting, “Stop your madness Come back!”
Seeing this, Mila screeched, “Don’t co Hua, don’t let anyone come near us!”
Two large vines pushed through the ground and blocked Owen, but this caused Gong Hua to cough again, dyeing his chest withblood
Seeing Gong Hua coughing up blood so unceasingly, Mila screa about you!”
Owen had to stop in his steps Hearing her accusation, he couldn’t hold it any longer and shouted back, “I don’t want to kill Gong Hua either! But he killed a whole toorth of people He’ll end up dying even if he was brought to court! They will lock hiing him in public! If that’s hoill be, I’d rather want that he die a less painful death now”
Mila knehat Owen said was true, but she still couldn’t accept it Even though she couldn’t think of a solution herself, she couldn’t accept Gong Hua being poisoned to death!
“NoHua!”
“Then you’re just going to let the e“He killed my parents, my sister’s family, and everyone else in town Did those people deserve to die?”
Re the lost lives, Mila felt helpless She could only plead, “Can’t you just let Gong Hua go? He didn’t mean it, I’m sure of it… He saved us!”
“As long as I’o!”
When Cedric finished, he spread his arht between his hands for blade-like shape
Seeing this, Mila panicked and held Gong Hua up, trying to bring him away from here “Hurry, we’ll leave!”
Gong Hua looked at the spirits in Cedric’s hands andfro them away from the crowd
“You’re not allowed to leave!” bellowed Cedric while his blade-like chain spirits shot out With a tilt, the vine dodged the attack
“Gong Hua!”
Cas? Gong Hua looked back and saw Cas running toward hi Hua! Wait!”
Cas…
Gong Hua stopped He watched Cas while slightly hoping that he would be like Mila and leave with him
“No!”
Mila suddenly exclai Hua had been wondering as happening, his vision was abruptly filled with red… The spirit blade Cedric shot out had hit Mila’s back
Mila lifted her head and panted, “Gong, Gong Hua, listen toyou, hurry…”
At that point, Mila couldn’t support herself anyave out and she fainted
Gong Hua held Mila up, vines bursting from the earth behind hi everyone following them
The vines took the tay very quickly Behind theed bellows, Cas’s crying… but Gong Hua didn’t look back again
He didn’t kno long it had been It didn’t feel like very long to Gong Hua, but he knew that it was a long time for humans, so he stopped and asked the person in his ar? Mila?”
Mila didn’t reply right away, but Gong Hua was very patient He asked her again and again until he finally heard Mila speak She whispered with a raspy voice, “Water…”
Gong Hua understood It wasn’t a difficult matter for him to find water, especially in a forest He quickly found a lake and placed Mila near it He cupped his hands to collect water and carried it over to Mila She hastily turned her head and drank the water greedily
This shocked Gong Hua in the beginning He didn’t know Mila liked water so much He continued to watch her but he suddenly noticed that so is different about Mila!
Mila’s complexion used to be the color of honey, but now it’s pale… like his hands
Gong Hua didn’t knohat to do He asked, “Mila… are you okay?”
Mila didn’t hear him and continued to devour the water
Seeing this, Gong Hua didn’t ask any further He was hungry too, but as he saw Mila clutching his hands for the water, he thought he wasn’t that hungry He could wait until Mila was done
Mila choked halfway and started coughing nonstop
Gong Hua hurriedly patted her back to help Mila is doing the sa food before
Mila coughed for a long ti, but she still didn’t look very co Hua placed her head on his lap and lowered his head to watch her
Settling into the position, Mila saw Gong Hua looking down at her Gong Hua wore a worried expression Although it was still a bit blank for a distressing time like this, this worried expression was alreadyHua’s utter lack of expression before
Mila was pleased “Good child” Saying this, she smiled herself
Gong Hua had destroyed an entire town — even the infants had died by his hand No ood child It wouldn’t be wrong to call him a monster for the crimes he had committed
Yet, he truly is a good child
Anyone who’s known Gong Hua for ood child Mila believed this wholeheartedly She doesn’t understand how the town’s tragedy ca Hua’s intention This child wouldn’t hurt anyone! He wouldn’t!
Once Mila becaht turned dark Shocked, she waved her arms in an attempt to find her vision
Gong Hua hurried to pat Mila’s backasking, “Mila, you, do you want more water?”
Mila gasped in pain fro patted Her back had been struck by Cedric’s spirit blade and hadlong been defaced by it
However, the intense pain htly clearer Mila was a bit faint but also a bit more aware
“Stop patting… Gong Hua, listen to me well You must follohat I will tell you to do Promise me”
Gong Hua nodded without hesitation
“Good child”
Mila grinned She held out her hand Although a little lacking in strength, sheHua’s face She caressed it while speaking, “Gong Hua… leave this place! As far as possible… Go to another country Anywhere”
“Okay” Gong nodded He doesn’t knohere the other countries are, but Mila will tell hi to be fine
“Re Hua”
Gong Hua was taken aback after hearing this instruction, but he still nodded obediently “Okay”
“Don’t let Cedric catch up to you”
“Okay” This ti Hua replied very quickly He didn’t want to see Cedric either, or more precisely, Cedric’s horrific expression
“Don’t go looking for Owen and Cas…”
Gong Hua is truly shocked this time Don’t look for Owen and Cas? But he only knoen and Cas… It’s alright, he still had Mila
Thinking this, Gong Hua was relieved Although he really liked Owen and Cas, they didn’t seem to like him More importantly, the one beside him now is Mila Mila didn’t abandon him
Gong Hua nodded and assented again, “Okay”
After he replied, Gong Hua remembered another promise… He had promised Mila that he would protect Cas before If he wasn’t by Cas’ side, hoill he protect Cas?
“But Mila, I have to protect Cas If I’m not with him, I can’t protect him… Mila?”
Halfway into his question, Gong Hua realized Mila had closed her eyes, see to be asleep
He shoved her shoulders gently, , “Mila, are you asleep?”