42 Trust me more

◎Copy 2 Complete◎

This was the second time Qi Qiuxue had seen this skeleton in the dungeon.

The last time the skeleton suddenly appeared, it helped her get rid of the malicious masked man, and this time its arrival also provided great convenience for Qi Qiuxue. After some consideration, Qi Qiuxue accepted its invitation.

She and Li Yiqing stood on the skeleton's right hand together. The skeleton remained focused and patient without moving until the two of them stood firmly. Then it closed its hand slightly, wrapping the two of them in it as if for protection.

She gestured to Qi Qiuxue to hold her finger bones. Every joint was cold, but because of Qi Qiuxue's touch, the cold surface was covered with some subtle warmth.

Qi Qiuxue thought of the weapon she had just obtained, the small bone knife. At this moment, it was hard for her not to associate it with the skeleton in front of her.

She began to suspect that this skeleton was a product of the game, able to travel freely between each copy. She was a little confused about where the skeleton's kindness towards her came from. After a few seconds, she spoke tentatively.

She asked it, "Who are you and why are you helping me?"

The skeleton did not respond, and the only thing that could be clearly heard was the wind surrounding his ears.

Does it not want to talk, or can't talk?

Qi Qiuxue was not a very paranoid person. Since the skeleton was unwilling to answer, she stopped talking.

There were no pedestrians or vehicles along the way. The skeleton moved very quickly and arrived at their destination in just a moment.

It stopped about three or four meters away from Luo Xiao's house, leaned over and slowly spread out its palms to let the two people down. Without waiting for Qi Qiuxue and Li Yiqing to say goodbye to it, it became more and more transparent like that night, and then disappeared from sight.

Li Yiqing blinked: "What a strange skeleton."

Qi Qiuxue stared at the direction it disappeared in for a moment, and finally raised her lips slightly: "But it is also thanks to its help that we were able to arrive so quickly."

"I just didn't have the time to say thank you to it." Qi Qiuxue said this, but there was not much regret in her tone, because she had a hunch that they would see each other again in the future.

"Let's go." She said no more, turned around and knocked on Luo Xiao's door with Li Yiqing.

It was still early, probably because her family hadn't gotten off work yet, so Luo Xiao was the only one at home.

Luo Xiao came to open the door after hearing the knock. Qi Qiuxue saw that her eyes were red with a hint of blue under her eyes, her face was pale, and even her eyes looked a little empty.

She was grieving for her friend, and she must have felt doubly miserable after what had happened.

"Zhang Xue, Li Yiqing." Luo Xiao looked at them expressionlessly, "Why are you here?"

"Are you okay?" Li Yiqing asked worriedly.

Luo Xiao didn't say anything, just smiled bitterly.

Then she skipped the question, obviously not in the mood for small talk, and raised her hand to close the door: "Sorry, I'm really not in the mood to entertain guests today. If you don't have anything to do, then I..."

"I'm here to give you something." Qi Qiuxue stopped her hand and showed her the pendant in her hand. The kitten pendant swayed gently with her movements, sparkling in the sunlight. "Do you remember this?"

"This is Ye Yin's thing!" Luo Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up. She took the pendant from Qi Qiuxue and looked at it carefully. "Yes, that's right, this is indeed Ye Yin's thing. We bought it together. How could I forget it!"

"Zhang Xue, where did you get this?" Luo Xiao's seemingly calm disguise was shattered in an instant. She grabbed Qi Qiuxue's hand and held it tightly, not wanting to miss any information about Ye Yin. "Tell me, please, tell me!"

"I found it." Qi Qiuxue blurted out her words, saying, "It's near the school gate. It might have just fallen from Ye Yin while the medical staff were trying to save her. I wasn't there when the fire broke out that night, so to find out what happened, I went to the school gate and found this."

"And this letter." Qi Qiuxue used the word "letter" to refer to "suicide note" in a gentle manner. She handed it to Luo Xiao and said, "You are her friend, so I will give it to you for safekeeping."

"Okay." Luo Xiao burst into tears, took the suicide note with trembling hands and slowly opened it.

There are not many words on it, and it can be seen that it was written when Ye Yin was in a very broken state. They are all incoherent words, almost whatever he thought of was written.

She hates school violence.

If possible, she didn't want to die in such a miserable way.

She hopes that one day school bullying will no longer exist and everyone can live freely in the sunshine.

In her suicide note, she mentioned her former friends, friends who gave her a lot of warmth and salvation.

She said that she did not mean to push Luo Xiao away, and every harsh word she said was not her original intention. If there is an afterlife, she hopes to still make friends with Luo Xiao, and knowing her is the luckiest thing in her life.

By the end, Luo Xiao almost burst into tears.

Li Yiqing very considerately handed over a few tissues. None of the three spoke, letting their emotions continue to spread. After an unknown amount of time, Luo Xiao finally adjusted her state and stopped crying.

Her voice was a little hoarse, and she said sincerely: "Thank you for giving these things to me, I will definitely keep them well."

"You're welcome." Qi Qiuxue shook her head, watched Luo Xiao hugging the things left by Ye Yin tightly as if they were treasures, and turned back to her room.

She didn't ask Luo Xiao what he would do next because she already knew it in her heart.

"She will continue to work hard for Ye Yin." Li Yiqing sighed and said softly, "Anyone who can go to such great lengths to collect so many names and fingerprints for a friend will definitely not give up."

"Yes." Qi Qiuxue nodded. The copy had ended, but the story within the copy was still not over. She spoke more, which was rare for her. She talked to Li Yiqing about how the story would progress in a place they couldn't see.

This scene is inexplicably familiar, like finishing a game with friends with great pleasure, but still lingering on the bizarre or exciting scenes in the game. Even after the game is over, you still want to enjoy and analyze it, and are reluctant to leave.

Although she has never had such a close friend.

"It's time to go." Qi Qiuxue called up the system again. After this separation, she might never have the chance to meet Li Yiqing again, so she said goodbye to him solemnly, "Ah Qing, take care of yourself."

"No matter what, you must try your best to survive."

"I will." Li Yiqing looked at her reluctantly, hesitated for a moment, and then took a few steps forward and gently hugged the person in front of him, "Axue."

She whispered in her ear, feeling a little itchy, and Qi Qiuxue touched her back soothingly: "Hmm?"

"Tell me your real name," she said, her tone pleading and coquettish. "We've been through two dungeons together, so we can be considered... friends, right?"

"Can I be closer to you, can Axue trust me more?"

She rested her chin on Qi Qiuxue's shoulder and rubbed it gently, which was both itchy and intimate. Qi Qiuxue couldn't do anything about her. As she had said before, she was always more patient when facing Li Yiqing than with other people.

"Qi Qiuxue." She finally read her real name to Li Yiqing, "My name is Qi Qiuxue."

"Qi Qiuxue." Li Yiqing happily read her name. He excitedly took her hand and traced her name on her palm with his fingertips. "Qi, Qiu, Xue... Is this how it's written? Is this right?"

"That sounds really nice." Li Yiqing smiled softly. As they parted ways, her tone became serious for once. "If possible, I really hope to see Axue again next time."

Qi Qiuxue didn't have time to answer her. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the real world, back to her small but warm home.

Everything is the same as before: the quiet night, the orange-yellow street lights outside the window, the occasional honking of horns in the distance, all the elements mixed together to outline a comfortable and safe environment, which makes people unconsciously have the illusion that what happened in the copy was just a half-true and half-false dream.

But Qi Qiuxue knew that those were real things that happened. This was her second copy. Not only did she get the weapon, she also received another cash reward from the system.

In addition, she also brought out something from the copy.

Qi Qiuxue lowered her eyes and gently stroked her palm, which still retained the warmth of Li Yiqing's fingertips.

【Author’s words】

Hold all your babies tight, and may everyone be safe and happy forever.

Thanks again for your support and nutrient solution, and I'll hold you tight QAQ