I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Chapter 703 - 38: Don’t Love Me, There’s No Future

At this moment, the atmosphere was slightly tense.The air beneath the moonlit courtyard suddenly turned solid once more, seeming to evolve toward a situation with drawn swords and arrows. The silver-haired pharmacist girl, her long hair braided into a plait, appeared ready to take action if an explanation wasn’t forthcoming.

This question was indeed somewhat sensitive, prone to causing misunderstandings about ulterior motives.

"It’s actually just a coincidence, don’t misunderstand."

Gu Mo coughed lightly twice, cleared his throat, and began to explain seriously, gathering his thoughts.

"The cause of the matter probably dates back to over ten years ago, on a certain night, when I noticed an abnormal phenomenon while observing the moon..."

The explanation was very swift, as he was a master in the field, speaking with precision and sincerity. The details and logic were so tight that it instinctively made listeners believe his words were genuine.

Apart from having sufficient computational power to instantly weave an impeccable script based on existing information, reiterating it thousands of times without revealing any logical flaws.

Just his inherent Power of Lies meant he didn’t even need to deeply ponder; merely having the thought would instinctively create various convincing lies.

Moreover, his account—nine parts truth, one part falsehood—detailed his discovery of a lunar anomaly, cautious about the Lunarian civilization, having investigated early, and even gone to the moon for inspection.

—This was how he knew Princess Kaguya was the Princess of the Moon, a very reasonable explanation.

—He also kept Zi concealed within the matter, without exposing her abilities.

"Is that really the case..."

Though her brow was still slightly furrowed, it relaxed noticeably compared to before. The silver-haired girl seriously pondered his explanation, considering it might indeed be true.

Otherwise, the other party wouldn’t have voluntarily exposed themselves...

Having understood the situation early when the princess came to the surface, yet not acting on it, and not recognizing the grown-up princess indicates there is no animosity.

It was merely by chance that he stumbled upon this situation early.

Of course, though it seemed plausible, she didn’t completely relax her vigilance, just had no plans to take action now—though she still intended to keep a close watch and stay guarded.

After all, there wasn’t much time until the princess’s sentence ended. No mishaps could occur at the last moment.

Yes, that’s roughly how it was.

As for his confession about venturing to the moon, sneaking into the Moon Capital to gather intelligence, Eirin didn’t take it to heart, as long as the princess wasn’t in danger, everything else was trivial.

"Yes, yes, that’s how it is, all misunderstandings..."

Gu Mo laughed heartily, trying to appear natural, casually removing the five treasures from orbiting around him.

—It looked too provocative.

As if blatantly hinting at something to the opposite side, it appeared peculiar.

Especially now, knowing the opponent’s identity and what the five treasures meant, even he felt uneasy seeing them around him. Let alone what the opponent thought.

However, this act of temporarily removing the treasures seemed to be another clear hint, as the two girls from the moon exchanged glances, realizing a question couldn’t be avoided and needed clarification!

"..."

"..."

After a brief silence.

The silver-haired girl pondered solemnly, then looked at Gu Mo, calmly speaking: "I roughly understand the situation, but could you tell us where your Penglai Jade Branch came from? And, if convenient, about the other four treasures..."

"Sorry, this is personal privacy, unable to disclose."

Before she finished, Gu Mo seriously rejected her with a look of difficulty.

The more said, the more wrong, especially unsure about the connection between the Moon Capital and Penglai Mountain now.

So let it pass as just a coincidence; he must act indifferent to this point, taking it as nothing happened. If not mentioned, neither would he, and the matter would be tacitly closed.

It’s a pleasant turn of events, isn’t it?

"You seem quite concerned about this?"

However, Yakumo Zi suddenly spoke up.

She scrutinized the expressions on both sides, with a woman’s keen intuition sensing something amiss, decisively asking.

"..."

"..."

Another strange silence followed.

"Actually, it was such that I was terribly troubled recently, issuing five challenges to those on the ground..." Princess Kaguya raised her sleeve, partially covering her beautiful face, her eyes staring peculiarly at the young Taoist opposite, "To propose to me, one must gather five treasures—"

"Wha-what?"

The demon girl’s expression slightly stiffened, vaguely understanding what was happening.

When I was investigating, this hadn’t happened yet, so does that mean it happened after I went back? Could it be that when he said he had to make some preparations before taking action, he meant this?!

After listening to what I said about the Princess of the Moon’s information, did he start paying attention himself, and upon discovering this opportunity, began his ambitious preparation? So, this bothersome and detestable guy had been coveting his princess for a long time?

Ugh! Wait a minute!

Could this guy have been banished from the Moon for this reason?

In an instant, Yakumo Zi’s expression changed unpredictably, and within a moment, countless possibilities whirled through her mind. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, feeling utterly unwell.

"That’s right, it’s the Fire Rat Fur, the Stone Alms Bowl Before the Buddha, the Dragon Head Jade, Yatagarasu’s Feather, and finally, Penglai’s Jade Branch..." the black-haired straight-haired girl spoke indifferently, "A few days ago, I personally said that only the person who collects these five treasures can marry me."

——Completely different from the legend.

She was not careless enough to set just one challenge for someone to solve; it wasn’t about collecting a single treasure, but gathering all five to qualify... It was supposed to be an almost impossible task.

Logically, with the Penglai Jade Branch as the final challenge, this should have been a flawless plan.

Who could have foreseen such a situation arising...

The black-haired straight-haired girl moodily glanced at the person opposite, who looked equally stunned as if shocked by this turn of events, prompting her to raise her delicate eyebrows.

"So that’s what happened..."

A calm voice came softly, and Yakumo Zi took a deep breath, calmly turning to look at the young man next to her.

"Misunderstanding! This is all a misunderstanding..."

At this moment, Gu Mo had already sorted out his thoughts, so he decisively shook his head repeatedly, his expression serious: "This is definitely a coincidence and cannot be taken seriously."

"What kind of coincidence?" Yakumo Zi lightly flicked her long hair by her ear, somewhat skeptical, as if she didn’t care at all.

Hmm, not caring at all!

"Didn’t Her Highness the Princess say that this was a requirement she brought up a few days ago! And Zi, you know, these five treasures were part of the inspiration I used long ago when exploring the Bright Mirror Still Water Spell, you’ve seen it yourself from ages ago!"

"Huh, well... it seems so."

With his explanation, Yakumo Zi couldn’t help but fall into deep thought; it indeed seemed to be the case.

With his reminder, she finally remembered that although this spell was something she was seeing for the first time, she had heard him mention it before, was it two hundred or three hundred years ago, or even earlier? Although she hadn’t seen those five treasures, in theory, they shouldn’t have been collected recently.

The model of this spell doesn’t seem like something whose operational mechanism and technique principles could change in a short time...

So, this is indeed just a coincidence?

"Yes! It is definitely a coincidence!"

Gu Mo nodded repeatedly, insisting on this explanation. In the past, when trying to recreate the advanced secret technique of the Time System, he had discussed it with the Monster Maiden, initially with the intention of group brainstorming and gathering insights, which now served as proof of his explanation.

"Just a coincidence?"

The princess seemed to mull over Gu Mo’s insistence and slightly nodded.

Soon after, the black-haired straight-haired girl seemed somewhat satisfied, looking at him with a more pleasant gaze: "That’s fine too, since I originally didn’t..."

"Princess Kaguya, it’s all a coincidence! Though it indeed is a bit too coincidental, I assure you I never had such intentions, and I wasn’t even aware of the five challenges you proposed!"

At this point, seemingly remembering the main party opposite, knowing whom he needed to persuade, Gu Mo turned his head and spoke firmly.

"Hmm, I..."

The black-haired straight-haired girl was taken aback, a bit confused.

"I think such matters cannot be treated lightly. Marital affairs, parental orders, and matchmaker’s words... Regardless, even putting those aside, one should treat it seriously, choose carefully, and must not hastily decide due to such reasons!"

Gu Mo continued gravely and sincerely, his words full of earnestness.

"I..."

The black-haired straight-haired girl opened her mouth; this was indeed her plan.

But what is up with this guy!!

"In short, let’s not mention this again. I implore Her Highness the Princess to reconsider thoroughly, and please don’t act on impulse. I think such practices as throwing embroidered balls or martial contests for marriage are similarly foolish and feudal, and it’s truly not worth ruining a life for this!" Gu Mo earnestly continued to persuade, speaking with heartfelt sincerity.

"..."

"..."

The opposite side fell into silence.

The air became completely quiet and the atmosphere turned particularly odd.

After a long while, the princess finally broke the unspeakable silence.

The shoulders of the black-haired straight-haired girl trembled slightly as if trying hard to suppress something: "Very well, as long as you can think this way and understand, that’s good..."