Chapter 286

She took a deep breath, placing her hand on her chest,

"That's right, there's lust!"

There was before?!

"There was! A lot! Very much so!"

Sasa had already jumped up from the bed in a huff, her crown of thorns almost scraping the top of the four-poster bed.

"…Didn't you used to say that you high and mighty angels don't have lust?"

"That was just for show! Even if we're high and mighty, even if we don't have lust, there's always the desire to stick together with others! Otherwise, why would Father create His Trinity!"

Ugh.

This Sasa has a death wish.

But even though Sasa was acting crazy, Qi Xing still understood what she was saying.

"…So, you weren't doing this to win me over… but rather…"

Before he could even try to find other suitable words,

Sasa shouted with all her might: "I want to do lewd things with you!"

Now, it was truly over.

"I'm not doing it!"

"Don't be so stingy! It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh!"

No matter how Qi Xing tried to push her away, Sasa persistently kept clinging and sticking to him.

"Why are you so resistant? Do you want to say this isn't love? You clearly stripped me naked and did it to me in the maze to clear the stage, how can you be so hypocritical!"

Oh no. She remembered!

This was indeed a troublesome matter that Qi Xing couldn't explain away.

Ultimately, how did he truly view Samael?

Initially, of course, he only saw her as the culprit behind this world's absurd darkness, at most treating her as a source of information for collecting silver coins.

Later, after spending some time together, Qi Xing realized that the people of this world ultimately had different views from his own, understood how foolish Sasa truly was, and also realized that only she could understand his thoughts.

—In the entire Atheism (Satan) Universe, how many people could truly see Qi Xing, see his actual thoughts and feelings, instead of seeing symbols like Venerable Leipu?

Besides Sasa and the King of Hell, probably none. Even Elaine only 'unconditionally believed' Qi Xing, rather than truly understanding him. 'No one understands the real Qi Xing.'

Conversely, even if Qi Xing collected thirty silver coins and returned to his original world, would anyone understand him then? Probably not.

If Sasa hadn't created this absurd universe, Qi Xing wouldn't have arrived in a world where he could become a hero.

Since then, Qi Xing's feelings for Sasa had become quite complex.

Recently, Qi Xing learned the truth of this universe from the King of Hell.

Then, in the process of defeating Duo Chenzi, he realized that if he let the people of this world sideline Sasa and let them 'freely develop,' the world would likely only become worse.

Since he couldn't trust the wisdom of all beings—after all, all beings originated from Sasa;

And he couldn't trust the wisdom of future generations—after all, no matter how much foolish people thought on their own, they wouldn't get much smarter…

Then Qi Xing naturally had no choice but to shoulder the responsibility of bearing the world and all its beings himself.

He wasn't forced to do this; he took it on voluntarily. Because the people of this world still possessed some qualities and wills that Qi Xing found beautiful.

But as for Sasa, the source of all beings, how should Qi Xing ultimately treat her?

"…So that's how it is, I am indeed tied to you."

Thinking this, Qi Xing couldn't help but groan inwardly.

Either, like the King of Hell, he picks the people he finds agreeable and cuts off the rest, cutting Sasa off along with them;

Or he resolves to bear all beings, becoming the sovereign father of all beings, and then he inevitably cannot escape Sasa, the mother of all beings.

Thinking this, Qi Xing instead calmed down and suddenly hugged Sasa back.

Sasa always had high attack and low defense. Letting her actively attack Qi Xing was fine—

"Eh?"

But when Qi Xing took the initiative to hug her, it was her turn to be bewildered, immediately curling up, almost hissing.

"Come to think of it, since I'm even planning to be the sovereign father of all beings, even God, and I'm prepared to shoulder such a huge responsibility, taking on one more 'you' doesn't seem like much."

Then Qi Xing said calmly,

"It's just that I really don't think this is love—after all, there's absolutely nothing about you that's worth loving."

"At least there's my face, right?"

"No."

…If he really said he loved her face, Qi Xing felt he would lose something very important as a human.

However, upon hearing this, Sasa wasn't annoyed; instead, she puffed out her chest and smiled triumphantly: "Isn't that great? Then this is unconditional love."

"Conditional love is unreliable. After all, a person's talent, appearance, personality, identity, any characteristic—even their persona—can change."

"Only I, 'the real me' itself, am the reason you like me—this is unconditional love, this is what can be called sacred!"

You're just spouting nonsense.

Qi Xing could indeed understand the meaning of Sasa's words. They truly knew each other inside and out.

If one liked someone for a reason, then if that reason disappeared, wouldn't they no longer be able to like them?

Their relationship was too strange to be explained by simple reasons.

But to say this relationship was love… it also felt a bit odd. Perhaps 'fate' would be a better word.

A karmic bond that linked their destinies together.

Qi Xing and Samael, even if punished by God and reborn, would continue to be entangled, and would choose to be entangled with each other.

"Hmm, thinking about it that way, Sasa, you are quite cute."

Picking Sasa up, Qi Xing smiled after coming to terms with things,

"All these moe attributes, gradient hair, the thorny halo spinning on her head, the Gothic Lolita dress, including those deliberately feigned delicate playfulness, and being both noisy and troublesome—all of it exists for 'me.'"

"Thinking this, it's really quite lewd."

As soon as Qi Xing said this, it was Sasa's turn to blush.

Eh?

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no??????, this is the rhythm of me getting screwed!

This is bad. Because this kid Qi Xing is no longer a virgin, so now, as long as he makes up his mind and is in the mood, he'll really screw people!

If this continues, Sasa is going to become the oh-ho-ho Creator God!

"Um, this, this—can we save the last part for later? Didn't you want to be alone today?"

"What kind of joke is that?" Qi Xing raised an eyebrow, "Do devils need to find a priest to officiate their marriage first?"

"At least there should be an eternal vow of undying love first?!"

"No."

Qi Xing flatly refused,

"I am the clear-cut Venerable Leipu; I won't make such a vow to you, an evil devil, until you have atoned for your sins."

"Then why can Venerable Leipu screw an evil devil before swearing eternal love?!"

"Because those are two distinctly different matters."

If Sasa couldn't pass the test and atone for her sins, then he would ruthlessly abandon her! Oh oh, how terrifying! As expected of the new era's Great Demon King, Venerable Leipu!

—But seeing Sasa's pale, frightened face, the feigning serious Qi Xing finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, reaching out to rub Sasa's little face.

"Sasa, this time you really have to do well."

"Do well at what?!"

"I'm talking about atonement. What are you thinking?"

Qi Xing, like in 'The Lion King,' grabbed Sasa's waist and lifted her up,

"Changing the world and saving all beings, this is something only the two of us can do together. This time, you must do it well, seriously."

Qi Xing already had some ideas for how to change the world and save all beings. As for whether this method would be too arrogant and arbitrary, he had already come to terms with it—it had nothing to do with arrogance; dominance was just like that.

But where should Sasa's method of atonement even begin?

If he gathered the silver coins and became a god, he could, of course, reset all of time and space and resurrect all the dead. However, as Sasa herself said, even if a god could reset time and space, they couldn't pretend that nothing had ever happened, otherwise, it would be too pathetic.

The suffering of the deceased, the tormented beings from ancient times to the present, could not be treated as if they hadn't happened. Honestly, Qi Xing hadn't yet figured out how to repay this debt.

But no matter what, now, rubbing Sasa's silly face, Qi Xing instead made up his mind.

—No matter what this punishment and debt would ultimately entail, as long as Sasa was willing to admit her mistakes and correct them, then—

"Let's fight together."

He reached out and rubbed Sasa's head, incidentally twisting her halo.

Sasa, who had been stiff with fright, quickly softened, emitting a very cute sound.

The devil's sins were not yet atoned for; there was still battle tomorrow.

So today, let's just stick to head pats.

Volume 8: Free People and a Free World: 262: Even While Holding His Wife in One Hand

"…Your relationship seems to be getting closer and closer?"

The morning after defeating Duo Chenzi, Elaine looked at Sasa, who was clinging to Qi Xing, with a rather subtle gaze.

"We didn't do anything."

Qi Xing glanced at Sasa clinging to him, and said to his wife with a serious expression.

"It's not about what you did. At this point… Besides, God doesn't seem to mind giving Satan another chance, so what more can I say?"

Despite saying this, Elaine clearly seemed unhappy, her tone almost petulant.

After all, Elaine was the officially married wife, so Qi Xing was quite embarrassed by this.

"I don't dislike Qi Xing forming relationships with others, but he should at least pick his partners, they should at least be human, right?"

…Fortunately, Elaine also had her own internal conflicts. Within a few seconds, she herself began to get confused: "…But then again, Samael has indeed become human now. So is this the mystery of God? fallen angels cannot atone and be saved; only humans can be saved. So for a fallen angel to be saved, they must first be reborn… become human…?"

—Incidentally, early Christianity indeed had a theological view that even sinful creatures, such as Satan and her demons, could eventually return if they sincerely repented.

Unfortunately, this view was later explicitly declared heresy at the Council of Constantinople in the 6th century… But then again, the Sasa Universe is just a knock-off, who knows what God's plan truly is?

While Elaine was wrestling with theology, Qi Xing quickly winked at the foolish Sasa, telling her to get away.

But before Sasa could get off Qi Xing, Elaine couldn't hold it in anymore and actually complained: "Qi Xing, why didn't you choose Miss Lin?!"

Lin, who was currently eating breakfast in the small palace's dining room, suddenly sneezed, utterly bewildered.

"What does Lin have to do with this, my goodness?"

Qi Xing couldn't help but groan.

What are you thinking, Elaine? Would switching to Lin be better?

However, in Elaine's view, switching to Lin indeed would be better. She didn't care about the trivial matter of Qi Xing sleeping with other women; she was only concerned about the devil.

"Miss Lin is better than Samael! She has grace and is noble, powerful, and a genuine child of God! In the future new world, if she stands by your side as the queen of the new world, it would be more suitable!"

Just as Sasa mocked last night, even Elaine herself didn't actually see herself as the mistress. She didn't want to be the mistress at all. What Elaine wanted was much heavier than being the mistress—she fundamentally wanted to be an accessory to Qi Xing, to become something connected to Qi Xing!

Therefore, Elaine was always thinking about how to find someone she considered better to replace herself for Qi Xing.

This made Qi Xing himself very awkward. Sasa, meanwhile, was secretly snickering nearby.

Precisely at this moment, Lin, sensing that someone was talking about her, poked her head into the room, frowning: "I don't want to be any mistress either."

"Then don't get involved!"

That being said, she was indispensable for what was to come.