角色故事•二（解锁条件：角色等级40）
棺材的另一侧，一名白衣判官盯着她，目不稍瞬。那张熟悉的脸因为不再有笑容而显得分外陌生。判官伸手，递来的掌中托着一盏金爵。
爵中盛着一汪碧如翡翠的酒液，在因果殿幽暗的殿宇中如同一只碧眼，怔怔瞧着她。
「又到了饮酒的时间了？我差点忘了。」她从棺中起身。「怎么不是夜魄来为我送酒，而是你亲自前来，姐姐？」
「夜魄…看来汝不记得了，是不是？」姐姐半闭眼帘，这是她表达自己担心时的表情——可惜塑成她身躯的机巧仍不够精致，让这幅表情显得犹如瞌睡。「她追击药王秘传的妖人，不幸伤势沉重，十王已恩准她入灭了。」
她急忙转开话题，「你今天对付的目标棘手么？」
「棘手。一照面就被废了一只手，髌骨也被劈碎了。那厮很熟悉机巧的构造，证实了他就是当年朱明仙舟上的那位能工巧匠。他的招式吾已录下了，反复观摩，总能破解的。」
她看着姐姐谈论起自己险死还生的过程，仿佛在说一件无关器物的损坏。「又要麻烦藿藿修理你了。」
「藿藿…已升任判官了，约莫是一旬前的事。如今负责整备机巧的是守灵。」
姐姐将金爵摆在棺材边沿她伸手够不到的地方，动作流畅精准，爵中酒液毫无波澜。
「忘川之酒，一饮成空。小妹，不必做到这一步的。吾的罪过，应当由吾亲手补赎。」像梦中一样，姐姐将手放在她的脑袋上，轻轻摩挲，但她感受不到一丝暖意。
「只是饮下忘川酒的小小副作用罢了。如果我当真记不得你了，那时候你我都可以安然入灭。蒙十王盛恩，这桩约定已被记录在了因果殿深处。」
「那是我们放下一切，永远入睡的时候。」她向前坐了一点，握住没有温度的手贴在自己脸颊一侧。
她从棺沿上取过酒爵，艰难地将浓稠的液体一点点喝下。虽名为酒，从中却尝不出半点辛辣刺激的味道，倒像是注入金人躯体的油液。
「在此之前，就让我为你、为十王、还有那位将军再多做一些吧。」
Character Story: Part II
• Unlocked at Character Level 40
On the opposite side of the coffin, a white-robed judge stared at her with an unwavering gaze. In the absence of smiles, that once familiar face now looked particularly alien. The judge extended their hand, and a golden jug sat in their palm.
Enclosed within the jug is a liquor as green as jade, an emerald eye that glares unblinkingly at her within the dark vaults of the Hall of Karma.
"Is it time to drink again? I almost forgot." She rose from the coffin. "Why are you bringing me the wine instead of Yepo, sister?"
"Yepo... You don't remember, do you?" Her sister's eyelids close halfway. That is how her sister expresses concern — However, the ingenium forming her sister's body lacks the finesse to convey this expression, rendering it instead akin to a gesture of drowsiness."Yepo pursued the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and suffered fatal injuries. The Ten Lords have granted her permission for demise."
She hurriedly changed the subject."How was the target you pursued today? Were they difficult to deal with?"
"Very difficult. He broke one of my hands and shattered my patella as soon as we met. The scoundrel seems to have knowledge over the composition of ingenia, indicating that he is indeed the skilled craftsman from the Zhuming all those years ago. I have recorded his moves. Through studies and contemplation, I will one day find a way to counter him."
She watched her sister recount that narrow escape from death with apparent indifference, as if discussing the breaking of an inanimate object. "We will have to bother Huohuo again to repair you."
"Well, Huohuo... She was promoted to judge about a dozen days ago. Currently, Shouling is in charge of maintaining the ingenia."
With a smooth and precise motion, her sister placed the golden jug on the edge of the coffin beyond her reach. The wine within the jug sat still, without a ripple.
"Drink this Wine of Oblivion, and you'll forget everything. You don't have to go this far, my dear sister. I should atone for my faults through my own efforts alone." Just like how it is in her dream, her sister's hands were placed on her head in a gentle caress, but she cannot feel even the faintest trace of warmth.
"It's only a minor side effect of drinking the Wine of Oblivion. If I end up forgetting everything about you, then both of us can finally embrace our demise without any burdens. By the benevolence of the Ten Lords, this promise has been recorded in the depths of the Hall of Karma."
"And at that moment, we shall relinquish all and enter eternal slumber." She leans forward slightly, pressing her sister's cold hand against her cheek.
She takes the wine jug from the edge of the coffin and, with effort, consumes the viscous liquid sip by sip. Though called "wine", it lacks all pungent and invigorating flavor. Instead, it tastes like oil drained into the body of an aurumaton.
"But before that fateful moment, please allow me to carry out a few more tasks for you, for the Ten Lords, and for that general."
