novellhall Chapter 45 What does it mean to be a normal human being?
Chapter 45 What does it mean to be a normal human being?
"A monster in the mirror?" Shi Yan immediately grasped the key point. "You know she came out of the mirror?"
"Otherwise, why wouldn't she sell the mirror?"
"Just because of this?"
"Of course not." Lin Xiaoyue sat down cross-legged, seemingly unconcerned about whether she was exposing herself, perhaps because her chastity belt was exposed. "I saw her in the mirror."
"You saw her in the mirror?" Shi Yan asked, quite surprised. "How did you see her? Did she curse at you in the mirror?"
"No." Lin Xiaoyue shook her head. "I don't know how to describe it to you. But when I look in the mirror, even though the person in the mirror looks, acts, and even has the same expression as me, I just know that it's not me, it's her."
"So this is just your feeling?" Shi Yan wanted to confirm. "There's no other direct indication..."
"Yes, yes, no, no, nothing at all! It's just my feeling, okay? So I shouldn't have told you any of this!" Lin Xiaoyue suddenly burst out, "You just think it's all my imagination! You just think I'm crazy! Wearing a chastity belt for no reason! And showing it off to you! I should be locked up in a mental hospital, on heavy medication and electroconvulsive therapy, are you satisfied now?!"
Uh, did you finally give in?
Looking at Lin Xiaoyue, who was already hysterical, Shi Yan thought that since it had come to this point, it should already meet the standard of "knowing the truth".
He then withdrew his left hand and raised it, and under Lin Xiaoyue's gaze, snapped his fingers, a crimson flame flickering at his fingertips.
"As you can see, I'm not an ordinary person either," Shi Yan said to Lin Xiaoyue as calmly as possible, without being pretentious. "Now can you believe me?"
Lin Xiaoyue stared at the cluster of flames that had spontaneously combusted without wind, her mouth slowly opening.
A few minutes later, Lin Xiaoyue murmured as if she had just had a reshaping of her worldview, "So there really are monsters in this world."
"Yes," Shi Yan said, "So there are demon exorcists like me, you can just trust me."
Although Qi Fei had told him to keep the existence of the monsters a secret from ordinary people as much as possible, that was only a possibility, not an absolute rule. If he were to keep it from someone like Lin Xiaoyue, who had already been so deeply affected, she might suffer a mental breakdown before she could be rescued.
However, even if the truth is revealed, it doesn't mean the matter is over. For example, right now, Lin Xiaoyue's expression is full of struggle, as if she wants to ask something but doesn't dare to.
Yan could understand this, after all, having mental problems himself might not be any scarier than being targeted by a monster, so he comforted him, "If you have any doubts, just say them, and I'll tell you everything I can."
Whether or not to tell the truth to ordinary people is entirely up to the demon hunter himself, and telling them naturally means taking responsibility for the aftermath. Therefore, Shi Yan straightened his chest as much as possible to make himself look more reliable.
"Can I really ask?"
"Of course," Shi Yan smiled.
"Then I'll ask." Lin Xiaoyue's gaze gradually moved downwards, landing on Shi Yan's buttocks. "So, the reason you kept your left hand under your buttocks was to recharge in some way? After recharging with your buttocks, you could use superpowers like that?"
Shi Yan's smile vanished.
After another 20 minutes, Lin Xiaoyue, whose emotions had calmed down a bit, finally told Shi Yan everything she knew.
In summary, Lin Xiaoyue believes her other self is the monster in the mirror, so she desperately wants to get rid of the mirror, while her other self tries every means to protect it. Lin Xiaoyue has considered whether to throw the mirror away when she controls her body, making it impossible for the other to find. However, the mirror is currently her most valuable possession, and she wants to sell it for a good price to improve her life, which is why she approached Qi Fei.
"I think I understand." Shi Yan finished taking notes. "In that case, just hand over the mirror to us. Of course, I'll give you the money. It's a normal transaction, so don't worry."
Hearing Shi Yan say this, Lin Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed the mirror to him.
But just as Shi Yan was about to take it, Lin Xiaoyue hesitated again.
"What's wrong?" Shi Yan asked.
"Is everything over now that I've handed this mirror over to you?"
"It should be soon." Shi Yan wasn't sure, so he could only offer Lin Xiaoyue some reassurance, "As long as we find the cause, we can solve it."
But Lin Xiaoyue still didn't let go, her head down, seemingly lost in thought.
"If you still have any concerns, you can speak frankly."
She then raised her head, her beautiful eyes filled with fear.
"She's the monster, isn't she?"
Shi Yan was stunned.
……
"So she's starting to doubt herself?" Inside the Hummer, after listening to Shi Yan's story, Tang Shi asked thoughtfully, "What do you think? Which one is human, and which one is a demon?"
"I think the other one is the demon," Shi Yan said. "After all, demons' behavior and logic are quite different from ordinary people, and her act of dressing Lin Xiaoyue in... that kind of thing is indeed not like a normal person."
Shi Yan was a little embarrassed to say "chastity pants" directly.
"That makes sense." Tang Shi nodded slightly. "This mirror dates back to the Ming Dynasty, when the social customs were conservative. It's quite reasonable for a monster who has lived from that time to the present day to find it hard to accept the current atmosphere."
Upon receiving Tang Shi's affirmation, Shi Yan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this was a good start.
"That's what I told her too," Shi Yan said.
Now that I have the mirror, I should go back and study it carefully.
But just as Tang Shi was about to drive off, a white figure suddenly blocked the way. The two looked closely and realized it was Lin Xiaoyue, but her expression was completely different from before.
Shi Yan immediately realized that this was the "monster".
Why are you coming here? Trying to silence me? Don't you even know who's sitting next to me?
However, Tang Shi had no intention of intervening for the time being, so Shi Yan could only get out of the car cautiously, ready to summon Scarlet at any time.
The other person stared straight at him, and only when Shi Yan stood in front of him did they grit their teeth and say, "You think I'm a monster? Does wearing a chastity belt make me a monster? And what do you know about what she did?"
Shi Yan was taken aback, even forgetting to first ask how the other person knew his identity as a demon exorcist, and blurted out, "What did she do?"
The other party slowly uttered a few words.
……
In the studio, the phone rang.
Qi Fei, who was watching a live stream featuring a woman with large breasts, answered the call impatiently: "What is it? I'm busy."
After a brief pause, the impatience in his eyes slowly turned into confusion.
"What does it mean to say that 'wearing a chastity belt' or 'wearing a sex toy in public' is more like a normal human being?"