8 Axue is not someone else

◎Are you willing to accept the gift?◎

What kind of fruit is this?

Liu Ge was sure that he had never seen such a fruit before.

Qi Qiuxue, who was behind them, arrived at their side a little later. Li Yiqing was so disgusted by the fruit that his hair stood on end. He lifted one foot and refused to put it down. He looked at Qi Qiuxue pitifully: "Axue, look, look quickly."

She asked Qi Qiuxue to look at the soles of her shoes, which were stained red by the juice, and then pointed at the fruit trees in front of her: "What is this? It's too scary."

Qi Qiuxue looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough, the fruits hanging on the tree were exactly the same as those she saw last night.

"Don't mind it." Before she could say anything, Xiaoxiao suddenly appeared out of nowhere, with a somewhat sinister tone, as if she disliked their fussing, "It's just a few fruit trees that failed to grow."

This was different from what the masked man said last night. Qi Qiuxue looked at her and asked, "Failed to cultivate?"

"That's right." Xiaoxiao nodded. "Our island is remote, and it's not easy to get out, so everyone grows some crops to meet their daily needs and be self-sufficient."

"Sometimes when we're bored, we'll cultivate some new varieties. Most of them are successful, but of course, there are also failures, like the trees in front of you." Xiaoxiao raised her hand to dismiss them, as if intentionally not wanting them to stay any longer. "The fruit is sour and astringent, and doesn't look good. No one on our island likes to eat it."

"Let's go, it's just a few broken trees, nothing to see." She said, waving the flag again. "It's almost time, let's go back the way we came and get back to the car."

"Okay." Everyone obeyed and returned. Qi Qiuxue and the others followed the group and walked towards the bus. As if noticing something, Liu Ge lowered his voice and said, "Axue, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Qi Qiuxue shook her head. With so many people around, especially Xiaoxiao, she didn't tell anyone about what happened last night. "We'll talk about it later."

"Okay." Liu Ge understood what she was taboo about and did not ask any further questions.

Soon, everyone got back into the car.

The car continued to drive. It was already past five o'clock. Xiaoxiao began to introduce the next itinerary. It was nothing more than taking everyone around to appreciate the beautiful scenery on the island. There were many of them and the locations were diverse, but it didn't take too long like the previous three locations.

After finishing the tour, it was almost eight o'clock.

Li Yiqing was exhausted and sat in the corner humming softly: "Axue, my legs hurt, my feet hurt, everything hurts."

"I feel so uncomfortable, sob." She said in a delicate voice, "I'm so sleepy, so tired, so hungry, so annoyed..."

Qi Qiuxue originally didn't intend to pay attention to her, but she kept muttering endlessly.

"Just bear with it a little longer." Qi Qiuxue finally had no choice but to comfort him, "We should be arriving soon. Go back and take a hot bath and get some rest."

"Okay." Li Yiqing stopped complaining, leaned his head against the back of the chair in front of him, and looked at her with sparkling eyes, "Axue, you are so gentle."

"?" Qi Qiuxue paused. It was the first time someone had called her gentle. She didn't take it seriously, thinking Li Yiqing was just being polite. "Really? Thank you."

"You're welcome." Li Yiqing smiled, her dimples very pretty. "Thank you for your concern for me. You are completely different from the people I met in the last dungeon."

The last copy?

Qi Qiuxue looked at her suddenly. She had never thought that Li Yiqing had any dungeon experience. "Isn't this your first time entering the game?"

"No." Li Yiqing shook his head and whispered to her, "This is the second time."

Qi Qiuxue had not expected this at all. After all, judging from Li Yiqing's performance, he did not look like he had any experience in dungeons.

Li Yiqing also had a clear understanding of himself, and before she could speak, he continued, "Surprised, right? I know I don't look like someone who can survive a dungeon."

Qi Qiuxue frowned: "...Don't say that."

"It's okay." Li Yiqing shook his head. "I know my level. Surviving the last dungeon was just a coincidence."

"At that time, all the players in the dungeon died, and I was the only one left. I happened to guess the solution and survived by chance." Li Yiqing always felt a lingering fear when he thought about the past, and his fingertips trembled slightly. "Maybe it was God's blessing that I got a prop."

Qi Qiuxue: "Props?"

Li Yiqing: "Well, I only found out later that each dungeon has a certain chance of dropping items. It might be related to the completion of the plot, or it might just depend on luck. If you're lucky, not only items but also weapons might drop."

"Many players were inexplicably drawn into the game. To collect items and weapons, many formed guilds. There were members of the guild in the dungeon I participated in. They were all very powerful and declared their determination to obtain the items. But then something happened and they all died, and I snatched up the items."

"It's a talisman." Li Yiqing said, and took out a talisman folded into a square from somewhere and secretly put it into Qi Qiuxue's hand. "It's useless for me to keep it, so why not give it to Ah Xue, just in case it comes in handy."

"How can this be possible?" Although Qi Qiuxue was entering the dungeon for the first time, she understood that props were very important and could save lives at critical moments. "Keep your things to yourself and don't give them to others casually."

"It's not casual." Li Yiqing disagreed with her, "Axue is not someone else."

Qi Qiuxue was somewhat helpless: "...Have you always been so trusting?"

"Not really." Li Yiqing chuckled, "Impressions are important. I felt you were a good person and reliable from the first sight."

"Axue, just accept it. Instead of giving it to a half-baked person like me, I'd rather give it to you." She was inexplicably stubborn about this matter and insisted on stuffing the talisman into Qi Qiuxue's hand. Soon, a prompt board appeared in front of Qi Qiuxue's eyes.

——[Does the player agree to accept the item given by the other party? ]

This time, both of them could see the prompt board. Li Yiqing looked at Qi Qiuxue eagerly and said, "Agree quickly, agree quickly."

Her desire to give was strong.

Qi Qiuxue was not someone who was indecisive. Since that was the case, she might as well accept the favor: "Okay."

Soon, the talisman naturally arrived in Qi Qiuxue's hands. The system even thoughtfully provided a note: [Your space currently contains 1 talisman. Effect: Temporarily immobilizes any person or object for two hours. Please note that this item is a one-time use item and will automatically destruct after one use. It cannot be used a second time.]

"Okay." Li Yiqing finally felt relieved. Seeing the bus about to stop in front of the hotel, she stretched hard. "Actually, I'm a little afraid of owning these things. I always think about what if I don't use them well, or what if someone comes to snatch them from me. I was so anxious last night that I didn't sleep well."

"Now that I've given it to Axue, I don't have to worry anymore." She raised her lips and smiled, speaking seriously to the person in front of her, "I believe Axue will make good use of it, right?"

"Yeah." Qi Qiuxue nodded and was silent for a while. "You are such a strange person."

Li Yiqing blinked, his expression somewhat innocent: "Really?"

During the conversation, the bus slowly stopped by the roadside, just like in the morning, at the same location.

Xiaoxiao ordered the driver to open the car door. She didn't follow the players into the hotel and slowly waved to everyone: "Goodbye~"

"What's the point of seeing you again?" a man in the crowd muttered. "This day has been exhausting. I'm probably dead. I probably won't see you again!"

"Talk less." Zheng Miao, who happened to be standing next to him, whispered to him, fearing that Xiaoxiao behind him would hear it.

"I told you, what do you think?" the man said, deliberately showing off. "Am I afraid of her?"

"..." Zheng Miao didn't bother to pay attention to this kind of suicidal behavior and didn't say anything else.

The player at the front of the team raised his hand and pushed open the door of the hotel. All the players walked in one after another. At the moment the door closed, a loud thunder suddenly sounded outside.

Before everyone could react, it started to rain heavily.

The rain came quickly and without warning. The windows in the hotel were not closed, and the fishy smell of rain and earth quickly rushed into the nose. Affected by the weather, the already dim hall seemed to become even darker.

"What's going on?"

"It was fine just now, but now it's raining?"

"What a lousy place this is! It rained yesterday, and it's still raining today..."

Everyone was whispering to each other, but before they could say anything more, the conversation was replaced by other sounds.

Everyone heard footsteps outside the hotel door. It was the sound of heels hitting the ground, making a clicking sound each time. Mixed with the sound of rain, it seemed secretive and weird.

Afterwards, the door of the hotel was slowly pushed open, and the hotel owner, wearing a red dress, holding a red umbrella and wearing bright red lipstick, appeared in the public eye.

She looked up at the players in front of her, gently shook the rain off her umbrella, folded it gracefully, and raised her hand to count the number of people: "One, two, three... fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, it seems that everyone is here."

Then she smiled and said softly, "For some reason, it rained heavily outside. Please forgive me for being late. I'm sorry for waiting so long. We'll have dinner soon."

As he finished speaking, a group of people holding plates came out. They were still tall and strong, still wearing masks, and their number was still the same as the players, sixteen.

It was so similar, everything was so similar to what happened last night.

Everyone looked at each other with pale faces, obviously not understanding what was going on. The atmosphere in the hall was the same as last night, eerily quiet.

Until the innkeeper's voice sounded again: "Everyone, please take a seat."

She raised her lips and smiled, and led the players to sit at the dining table. The masked man behind her silently set out knives, forks, bowls and chopsticks for everyone, and brought up today's dinner.

It's the same.

Qi Qiuxue lowered her eyes and stared at the plate in front of her.

Even the food on the plates is exactly the same.

【Author’s words】

Oh qwq

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Shi Yi 1;

Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Rabbit Huhu, Mancao, Langli's Dog, Internet Addict, Spicy Rabbit, Qiu Lang is a beautiful fairy;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: Linglong Yijiao 17 bottles; Bu Xiang Going to Work 6 bottles; Yi Ke Longan 4 bottles; Jingran Qin Jia Ren Yi 1 bottle;