Chapter 139: The Idea of Being a Quiet Kept Man

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: The Idea of Being a Quiet Kept Man

Taboo!

That one word made Su Han subconsciously think of the ruins in Lingzhou City.

The ruins were said to have been left behind by the legendary second taboo being, whose guardian Array Spirit was cowardly as hell.

At the same time, he also thought of the various oddities surrounding Su Yi.

So...

"You... you’re one of those taboos, aren’t you?"

With a hint of caution and a glimmer of hope, Su Han thought, ’My relationship with her is pretty good, right? It should be fine to ask, shouldn’t it?’

The corners of Su Yi’s mouth curled up slightly, and she nodded.

And then... she shook her head.

Su Han was utterly confused.

For a long time now, "nod for yes, shake for no" had been their primary method of communication. But whenever she did neither, or did both, even though he was used to it, he couldn’t help but feel completely baffled.

So...

’Nodding means yes, but what about shaking her head? Does that mean she’s different from the legendary taboos?’

’At least... there’s no problem when I say her name.’

’Then again, I’m the one who gave her that name. It probably doesn’t count as her true name, right?’

His mind a jumble of thoughts, Su Han gave Su Yi a confused look.

Seeing the confusion on Su Han’s face, Su Yi thought for a moment, then shook her head again, as if simple words were not enough to explain.

Besides, considering the sky was already pitiful enough, she was afraid that if she cracked it again, it would really cry for three days and three nights and cause the sea level to rise.

So, the topic was temporarily dropped.

Seeing Su Han still looking somewhat puzzled, Su Yi hesitated for a moment before speaking again. This time, it was a single word.

"Bizarre."

"Bizarre?"

Su Han froze again. What did she mean?

After thinking for a moment, Su Han looked at Su Yi and asked tentatively, "You? Bizarre?"

Su Yi shook her head, then offered another word, "Ominous."

"Ominous?"

This time, Su Han didn’t try to guess if it was about Su Yi herself. He seemed to understand that she had skipped over the topic of her own existence.

’So... after skipping the previous topic, what did these two words she mentioned represent?’

Thinking back to his first question, Su Han faintly guessed the answer.

"You mean to say... all of these fall under the category of ’Without my permission, you shall not speak my true name’?"

Su Yi thought for a moment and gave a reluctant nod.

After a pause, she gently shook her head again.

Su Han: ’...’

’So... should we consider learning sign language or something?’

Watching Su Yi’s reaction and combining it with the information he had, Su Han began to speculate about the truth of the matter.

’First, there was the concept of "taboo."’

’The word "taboo" is often associated with things that cannot be mentioned, cannot be described, are shrouded in secrecy, and are tightly concealed.’

’So... "taboo" must be the answer to my original question.’

’Namely... "Without my permission, you shall not speak my true name."’

’When I asked if she was such a taboo being, she nodded and then shook her head.’

’Although I couldn’t get a clear answer, I can temporarily guess that... she shares similarities with the legendary taboos.’

’Or, to be a bit bolder in my speculation, the nod was to confirm that she is a taboo being.’

’The headshake was to indicate that she is no longer a taboo being.’

’This leads to two possible theories.’

’First, for some unknown reason, she underwent some kind of negative change, causing her condition to regress.’

’Right now, she no longer meets the standard of a taboo being.’

’This seems to be indirectly supported by the fact that when I first found her, she showed no signs of life, but just as I was about to bury her, she bizarrely came back to life.’

’Second, she was once that kind of taboo-like existence, but after a long time, she has moved beyond the category of "taboo."’

’Or perhaps... she transcended it?’

’This speculation is quite bold, but... it’s not impossible.’

’For now, there’s too little information about Su Yi’s true identity to make an accurate assessment.’

’But one thing is certain: she possesses some of the so-called characteristics of a taboo.’

’After that, Su Yi mentioned two more words: "Bizarre" and "Ominous."’

’When I asked her if she was related to the "bizarre" she spoke of, she gave a clear answer—a shake of the head.’

’This proves that the word "bizarre" was not an explanation of her own existence.’

’In that case, it can be categorized as another answer to my previous question.’

’Combined with the next word—"Ominous"—this theory seemed to be further confirmed.’

’If you think about it, "Without my permission, you shall not speak my true name" bears a resemblance to some of the gods in the legends of my past life.’

’Some theological books from my past life even had similar warnings like "One must not look directly at God."’

’It seems the gods worshipped by believers in my past life were somewhat similar to the "taboos" I’m learning about now.’

’And in my past life, besides some legendary orthodox Divine Spirits, there were other beings similar to them.’

’Those beings, collectively called heretics or Evil Gods by the faithful, were infamous, but their power in the legends was very similar to that of the orthodox gods.’

’Especially since... learning of the existence of certain Evil Gods, chanting their names, and getting entangled with them seemed to be an even more miserable fate than drawing the attention of an orthodox Divine Spirit.’

’Of course, this is all just speculation based on legends from my past life.’

But it didn’t stop Su Han from making a similar and parallel assessment.

’If I were to draw an approximate equal sign between "taboos" and orthodox Divine Spirits, then on either side of the other two equal signs, couldn’t I place "Bizarre" and "Ominous" on one side, and heretical Evil Gods on the other?’

’It seems... probably... maybe... reasonable.’

’And those Evil Gods might even enjoy having their followers chant their names and tempt them into offering sacrifices, hoping to descend upon the world and bring misfortune and disaster.’

’The first to bear the brunt of this misfortune and disaster are often the very followers who summoned them.’

’So... even if you have permission, you must not chant the names of these beings.’

’In that case, if my previous guesses aren’t far off, these so-called "Bizarre" and "Ominous" beings are likely the same sort of ilk.’

With this in mind, Su Han looked at Su Yi and asked tentatively.

"When you shook your head, were you trying to tell me that for certain ’Bizarre’ and ’Ominous’ beings, you must not speak their true names even if you have their permission?"

Su Yi nodded.

Seeing the solemn expression on Su Han’s face, she broke into a gentle smile, shook her head lightly, and patted his shoulder.

"I’m here."

Su Han: ’...’

’In that instant, Su Han had to forcefully suppress the urge to hug the pair of long, slender, golden thighs in front of him!’

’Who needs a Skill Tree? Who needs skills?’

’Should I consider just hugging Su Yi’s big, thick thigh from now on and living quietly as a handsome pretty boy?’