Thinking about it, the mayor slowly walked towards his own instance.
Since Yin Xiu cleared the beginner dungeon last time, leaving nothing but desolation, this beginner dungeon has been temporarily suspended. During this period, some new monsters have been introduced. Once he, as the town mayor, has recovered enough, he can call back the little girl needed in the story, reintroduce a monster to restore the story, and then reopen the dungeon.
Anyway, Yin Xiu won't be coming back to this instance, so he can take his time.
As he was pondering this, he stepped into the town he knew so well, but immediately sensed something was wrong.
It was very quiet, the town was very quiet, there were no strange noises, and not a single light was on. It was so quiet that it didn't seem like there were so many strange creatures living there.
The instance hasn't opened yet, so they shouldn't be this quiet.
The mayor, frowning and filled with unease, walked to the town square. He was surrounded by darkness and silence, and even in this familiar town, he felt a chill for no reason.
What's going on? Why is there such an unsettling atmosphere here?
He quietly took a step forward, when suddenly a hand reached out from the corner of the house and grabbed the mayor's ankle. Just as he was about to kick it away, he looked down and saw a strange creature huddled in the shadows, trembling and gesturing for him to be quiet.
"What's wrong?" the mayor asked, puzzled.
"Shh... It's coming... The god of death is coming... Be quiet..." the eerie creature whispered, trembling.
"The God of Slaughter?" The town mayor was momentarily stunned. This shouldn't be happening; the instance hasn't even been opened yet, so how could Yin Xiu be here?
"Are you sure Yin Xiu is here?" the town mayor asked the strange creature again, looking down at it.
The eerie creature seemed to sense something terrifying; it quickly shrank its head and fled into the shadows, ignoring the mayor completely.
The quiet atmosphere in the town was understandable, because with Yin Xiu's arrival, all the monsters hid in fear, afraid of being caught by the God of Slaughter.
At this moment, this instance is more like an escape instance for the monsters, while Yin Xiu is the real nightmare.
But the mayor was still somewhat skeptical. The instance hadn't even been opened yet, so how could Yin Xiu possibly be here? These monsters weren't the same ones that used to be in the town. Anyone who had seen Yin Xiu had been killed. These new monsters must have mistaken him for someone else.
With that thought in mind, he strode easily toward the center of the square, eager to see who had come to his instance.
I just revived and was looking to grab someone to loosen up my muscles.
The mayor strolled forward, and as he approached his house, he saw two figures in the hazy night.
One of the figures looked particularly familiar; it was the same person who always made him sigh with emotion whenever he saw him before.
After confirming who the other party was, the mayor froze on the spot.
It really is Yin Xiu! It really is Yin Xiu! This shouldn't be happening! His instance hasn't even opened yet, so there shouldn't be anyone coming in.
It's one thing if anyone else comes in, but why this killer, and he's even bringing that monster who tore him apart last time?
The mayor, who had been walking calmly, suddenly became hesitant.
If two of them come at once, it's bound to be bad. We should retreat first, otherwise our newly resurrected bodies will be gone again soon.
Taking advantage of the other party's inattention, the mayor turned around to leave, but as he turned back, a chill suddenly crept up his back, tightly gripping his neck with an icy threat.
"Where are you going?" Li Mo's voice, tinged with amusement, rang out softly, cooler than the night breeze, making the town mayor shiver involuntarily.
He turned around, and the two of them were already standing in front of him. Yin Xiu stared at him expressionlessly, while Li Mo smiled broadly.
"How did you end up here?" The mayor's expression was not good. After all, he had just recovered and turned around to run into the monster that had torn him to pieces last time. He couldn't laugh.
"Just came to check on you." Li Mo smiled slightly, his expression gradually turning ferocious. "To see if you've been resurrected."
The mayor suddenly stepped back, trying to break free from Li Mo's cold grip, but he couldn't break free at all. He was like a little toy, being casually held in the palm of Li Mo's hand, unable to run away or fight back.
Provoking Li Mo, this monster, is the most troublesome thing for him as a dungeon boss.
"You've just been resurrected and you're already chasing after me? Can you please leave me alone?" The mayor stared at the two of them in silence. One of them was cutting him to pieces with a knife, while the other was gnawing him to pieces with his mouth. He was a monster, and he had died twice at the hands of these two.
Although dying at the hands of a killing god and a monster is not shameful, he cannot accept it.
"I came here specifically to tell you something." Li Mo stared at the mayor, who had no choice but to stand there and listen to them, his eyes narrowing slightly. "It's something very important that you need to know."
Yin Xiu stood silently to the side, already knowing what this person was about to say.
"What could you possibly have to say to me?" the mayor asked, puzzled, sensing that the other party had ill intentions.
But Li Mo stared straight at him and said, word by word, "I am now his boyfriend."
He pointed at Yin Xiu, smiled slightly, and repeated, "Boyfriend."
The mayor stared at the two men in silence for a moment. After a brief silence, he slowly said, "So what? What does it have to do with me?"
He couldn't help but scoff, "Do you think I care about something like that? I knew you were a shallow monster who only cared about status that had no substance."
The mayor turned to look at Yin Xiu, his gaze still burning with passion. "What I want is an exquisite piece that can be preserved forever. In his most decadent and darkest moments, he was completely like a walking corpse, a lifeless shell. If that state could be preserved, it would be the most beautiful."
"Like a black flower in full bloom, it surpasses anything that is gaudy and vulgar; it is a noble art!"
He became more and more agitated as he spoke, and his gaze towards Yin Xiu became increasingly unrestrained.
Before Li Mo could even get angry and take action, the mayor's interest suddenly waned. "But that was the Yin Xiu of the past. This person doesn't interest me at all. His eyes are different from before."
He sighed softly, "That soulless, cold man, like a corpse, has vanished."
Perhaps the mayor was simply judging Yin Xiu's condition based on his own aesthetic sense and didn't like it.
But the fact that he no longer liked it confirmed Yin Xiu's change; he was no longer the lifeless person the mayor liked.
This body is now filled with the happiness of being loved by all kinds of people.
"Thank you for the compliment." Li Mo answered for Yin Xiu without thinking, then grinned.
"As a token of my gratitude, I will send you back to the Spring of Rebirth so that you can get some more rest."