Strange Cards

Chapter 247 True Beauty

After calming the baby down, Shiyu tidied up her memorial site and looked at her black and white photo, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Miaomiao."

"I'm not trying to be mean."

"At least pick a handsome one for my funeral photo. Even if you can't find a handsome ID photo, I have one."

"You've dug up even a few unflattering photos. Tell me honestly, what else can't you do?"

Shi Yu said that she lit a flame in her hand and burned the portrait to ashes, then went back to her room and took a shower.

Seeing that it wasn't too late, Shi Yu put on a light coat, picked up Shi Yanlan, and called to Bai Yu.

"You can leave your patrol to Jiuying tonight."

"I'll take you to a late-night food stall. Let's go."

After hearing Shi Yu's words, Bai Yu went to her room to change into a white dress, tied her hair into a low ponytail with one shoulder draped over her arm, and then took Shi Yu's hand.

"Let's go."

Shi Yu put Shi Yanlan on her shoulder and took Bai Yu's hand as they walked out together.

Instead of driving, they walked slowly along the road.

Shi Yu looked at the gentle Bai Yu beside her and couldn't help but reach out and rub Bai Yu's head.

"Bai Yu."

"What's wrong, Master?"

Bai Yu turned her head to look at Shi Yu, a slight smile on her face.

Shi Yu looked at Bai Yu and scrutinized her for a long time before speaking.

"I feel like you've become more gentle and refined. Compared to your quirky and mischievous personality at the beginning, you've changed a lot."

"At first, you were afraid of water when you took a bath, and you would cry and whimper while clinging to me, but now you can bathe yourself without any problem."

"I feel like you've changed a lot since you passed through the South China Sea Ghost Gate. It's like the silly little cat girl you used to be has almost disappeared."

Bai Yu smiled slightly upon hearing this, tucking a strand of white hair behind her ear.

"Does Master want me to turn back into my old self?"

"That silly, quirky little catgirl?"

Looking at Bai Yu's smiling face, Shi Yu suddenly realized that she herself was also undecided.

Bai Yu looked at Shi Yu, who was slightly dazed, and reached out to hold Shi Yu's hand tightly.

"Master, just say what you want to say. Even Bai Yu is welcome."

"After all, Bai Yu can do anything, can't she?"

After thinking for a while, Shi Yu said seriously.

"Now that you put it that way, I'm not sure either."

"But after hearing what you said just now, I suddenly understand."

"Bai Yu is Bai Yu; she can become whatever she wants."

"I can hold up an umbrella for her, big enough to shield her from the wind and rain, can't I?"

"That's not right~"

Bai Yu gently brought her finger to Shi Yu's lips and sealed Shi Yu's mouth with it.

"After the battle at the Ghost Gate in the South China Sea, Bai Yu understood a very important principle."

"Baiyu cannot let her master face those invincible enemies alone. Baiyu must become a helper to her master."

"That's why I've been searching for Demon Slayers since joining the Hunters, so that I can become stronger as soon as possible and help my master."

"I don't want to stand there and watch my master go to his death any longer, powerless to do anything about it."

"Bai Yu doesn't want to lose her master."

Shi Yu smiled and tightened her grip on Bai Yu's hand.

"I won't die."

"I want to live. I still have responsibilities, people I love, and things I'm passionate about."

"I will never die, I promise."

Meanwhile, a certain super light bulb on Shi Yu's shoulder was pouting with a unhappy expression. It wanted to ruin this beautiful scene, but then it thought about Shi Yu's methods, so Shi Yanlan suppressed its restless heart.

After all... Shigure's spanking really hurts.

……

"Shigure! I want to eat this!"

"Sister Baiyu, could you get me two skewers of kidneys?"

"That stinky tofu smells so good, I really want to eat it."

"Potato tower! I want to eat it."

Shi Yu looked at the hungry demon on her shoulder, and finally smiled and nodded to buy it.

After all, being able to eat is a blessing.

Shi Yanlan, being in such a childlike state, couldn't eat much; most of it actually ended up in Shi Yu's stomach.

Bai Yu sat there elegantly eating a plate of fried noodles. Her refined demeanor and beautiful appearance made it hard for the other people eating at the late-night food stall to believe that such a stunning beauty would be eating with Shi Yu.

However, no one came up to chat with Bai Yu. After all, Shi Yanlan was there, and besides, they weren't some kind of minotaur, so they couldn't possibly talk back to Shi Yu in front of him.

What's more, the most terrifying thing is the faint killing intent emanating from Shigure. Although it's very faint, it's still there.

After a hearty meal, Shi Yanlan finished what she was eating, downed her soft drink in one gulp, and patted her stomach contentedly.

Shigure turned to look at Shirai, and found that Shigure had silently finished a serving of fried noodles and three servings of fried rice.

Watching Bai Yu quietly eating, Shi Yu knew that Bai Yu was still the same Bai Yu, only she had become gentler.

Seeing that Shi Yanlan was about to order something to eat again, Shi Yu quickly stopped her and pointed to Shi Yanlan's bulging belly.

"Alright, you've eaten enough tonight."

"Your sister Baiyu was so hungry back then that she ate so little. You, a little kid, are almost as big as your sister Baiyu was back then."

"Look at your belly, hurry up and move around to help with digestion."

"If you try to hold on any longer, I'm going to laugh at you."

Just as she was about to retort, Shi Yanlan realized that she was really full, so she didn't plan to order anything else. Instead, she took Bai Yu's hand and slowly walked outside.

After paying, Shi Yu caught up with Bai Yu. The three of them walked slowly and then walked to the overpass where Shi Yu had asked Bai Yu if she was willing to be the mistress of the house.

The pedestrian bridge at night is ablaze with lights, reflecting off the sycamore trees whose leaves have almost all fallen, creating a unique kind of beauty.

Shi Yu led the two to a small corner, where she found the two sycamore leaf butterflies she had folded were still there.

"Look, Master."

"The two butterflies you folded back then are still there."

Bai Yu looked at the two little butterflies with a face full of surprise, while Shi Yu couldn't help but laugh when she saw the two butterflies.

Bai Yu watched the two butterflies for a while, then picked up a sycamore leaf, folded it into a smaller butterfly, and placed it between the two butterflies.

"We are a family of three now, so the butterfly should also be a family of three."

"Right?"

"right."

Shi Yu looked at the two people in front of her and then looked up at the stars in the sky, noticing that three stars were shining particularly brightly.

Those three stars might represent the three old men, or they might represent the three Shi Yu.

But none of that matters anymore; what matters most is the true beauty of this moment.