The Death Knell

Birds are singing and flowers are fragrant in the courtyard, and the snow-capped mountains in the distance are still covered in snow. Kama Taj is running its own four seasons, and the power of magic is filled with every plant and tree here.

Looking at the flowers, birds, fish and insects in the yard, Gu Yi smiled when she heard what Death Knell said. She lowered her head and opened the snack packaging bag in her hand:

"My health is very good, and these years of walking have improved my state of mind. Sometimes when I put down my heavy responsibilities and look at the universe, the scenery will be very different."

When he said this, Master Gu Yi, who had already seen through the world of mortals, seemed even more detached, as if his soul would leave his body at any time.

But when she ate the spicy strips and made a sound of inhaling, this feeling dissipated, and she was still alive in the world.

"You know what I'm talking about. It's not just physical health. I'm talking about the cost of casting spells."

Deathstroke shook his head, took out a huge green crystal from his pocket, placed it on the table, put his palm on it, and a strong green light suddenly lit up:

"This is the Ruhr crystal. The energy in it is called the force of life. I now have a way to introduce this energy into your body. Over the past 800 years, you have owed any debt to any demon god. I will go with you to pay off all of it."

The bald mage looked at the huge crystal in front of her, and naturally felt the strange and powerful energy on it, which made her stop eating spicy strips and look thoughtful.

But soon she shook her head:

"No matter what kind of energy it is, it cannot be born for no reason. Since you say it is the crystallization of life force, does that mean that many people died for it?"

"Transferring life from flesh to this stone? Yes."

Su Ming didn't mean to hide it. After all, she wanted to save Gu Yi. If she didn't tell it, it would be in vain if she couldn't think about it and wanted to die after knowing the truth:

"A man named Ruel absorbed the lives of all his followers and condensed them into this thing. He wanted to become an immortal thing like the Emperor of the Universe. However, this crystal was captured by me, and I immediately thought of it. It should work for you.”

Gu nodded. She looked at the green spar and did not continue the topic. Instead, she talked about Kama Taj:

"I won't talk about the issue of life span for now, because everyone's destiny has its own trajectory. It is difficult for an individual to change it. Even if it can be done, it will have to pay a very high price. This is not necessarily cost-effective, haha. How about first Show me how Kamal Taj has changed over the years, and then we can take a long-term view.”

The smell of sandalwood wafted in the small reception room, and the flames on the candlestick held by the bronze crane swayed. Su Ming had no problem with Gu Yi's requirements.

To be precise, this was what he expected. The key to convincing her was to let her see the possibility of 'change' in everything.

"Of course, please. We can go to the playground first. The new students are practicing there now." He stood up and made a gesture of invitation, but after all, Ancient One was the past owner of this place. Ma Taiji is her home, so it’s okay to not need to lead the way.

Gu Yi didn't say anything about this, he just lifted up his robe and stood up. At a certain moment, Deathstroke vaguely saw her ankles under the robe, which seemed to be wearing stockings...

"Master, I bought something back, your cappuccino and egg rolls!" Before he had time to think about it, Modu, who went to buy brunch, came back. Holding something in one hand, he walked across the door with a smile. Go inside.

As a result, when he raised his head, he saw Gu Mian looking at him expressionlessly. His serious eyes seemed to have swept across his leather shorts and suspenders in an instant, and landed on his shiny chest and belly, which were smeared with a lot of palm oil.

"Teacher...why are you back?"

In the past, there was no need to question the prestige of Ancient One, not to mention that since Modu joined Kama Taj, he has been learning magic from her and is considered her personal disciple.

It's inevitable to feel guilty when you meet your teacher dressed like this. Who knows if Gu Yi can accept his 'way of pleasure'.

"It's okay. Master Gu Yi just came back to play with me. Give me the coffee and egg rolls. You have nothing to do here." Su Ming opened his mouth to relieve Modu. After taking the morning tea, he motioned for him to go where he should. Where to go.

Although Gu Yi kept looking at Mo Du's dress with half-smiling eyes, she didn't say anything, which probably meant that she had no objection.

The masochistic mage wiped the sweat from his head and swallowed nervously, but the teacher's contemptuous eyes still made him a little excited, so he smiled happily:

"Then please continue, two masters. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he walked backwards out of the room on two thick legs covered with greasy black hair, and then immediately disappeared through the portal.

Only then did Gu Yi speak. She was not angry at Modu's change, because it was his own choice. She had already seen through the mere skin. At this time, she was concerned about another thing.

"You changed his fate? And it has become an irreversible conclusion, and the integration with the timeline is seamless."

The female mage stepped through the door and came to the courtyard corridor. She stretched, looked up at the weather, and asked with a smile:

"I have searched countless timelines, and I still remember that Mordo's original fates were very similar. He wanted to be the Supreme Mage, and he might collude with the Beholder to kill me, or collude with Dormammu to kill me, or collude with Murphy Stowe killed me, colluded with Satanish to kill me, etc. These possibilities are the general trajectory of his future, so we call it destiny."

"But not anymore, because he understands the difference between spirit and flesh, and understands that blood and fire can sometimes make people calm."

Su Ming took a sip of cappuccino, took a bite of the egg roll to taste, and then gave Strangler a bite as well:

"Master Mordo no longer looks down on the position of the Supreme Mage at all. He is very close to Marduk's daughter Satana. The succubus guided him to vent his desires in another form, which is very important to everyone. There are benefits.”

How to put it this way, Ancient One did not have strict requirements for Modu in the past, but Modu was born in a baron noble family. He would only have higher requirements for himself. He would work hard with the position of supreme mage as the goal, so that he would one day be surpassed. Dao drives you crazy.

Because he will find that as long as the Ancient One does not die, he will never be able to surpass his teacher, and the position of Supreme Mage will not be his.

But on the other hand, he has long developed the habit of obeying orders. He urgently needs others to give him orders like a teacher. The more orders he can resist in his heart, the better. This is similar to a manifestation of abnormal dependence.

As a noble mage, his pursuit of honor and power collided with his instinctive desire for others to order him, forming a heart problem.

Therefore, the first thing Deathstroke did soon after taking over was to intervene in Mordo's mental health problem, using psychological counseling methods similar to those commonly used by Harley.

He helped Mordo see the fun and enjoyment of hell demons, and made him indulge in the abnormal pleasure of being ordered or humiliated by others.

In this way, there must be a choice, because becoming the Supreme Mage means being in an absolutely powerful position in the magic world. No one will order him to do anything anymore. Even the Lord of Hell will not dare to order the Supreme Mage to do anything.

If you become the Supreme Mage, you won't be able to enjoy the pleasure of being ordered.

If you want to be ordered around and trampled or humiliated by succubi or vampire ladies in Satana's brothel, you can't be the Supreme Mage, otherwise they won't dare to play with him.

After weighing the pros and cons, Modu chose to follow his heart, give up the pursuit of the throne of the Supreme Mage, and instead chose to live in the present and enjoy the fun of being ordered, which turned him into what he is today.

So now Gu Yi says that Modu's fate has changed. This is a matter of course. This is one of the changes in fate that Su Ming wants to show Gu Yi.