Qian Ji was so cold that he was about to give up hope and go home, but he didn't expect that by some unexpected turns of events, he would run into the person he was looking for.
However, the boy in front of him was only wearing a thin sweater.
The remaining coldness on his body had not yet faded away. Qian Ji was now particularly sensitive about how much clothes to wear. He was finally considerate for once. After a brief surprise, his first reaction was to pick up the child and take him to a sheltered place.
But as soon as he raised his head, his whole body froze in place.
"Th-then then...what are those?!"
A distorted voice came out of his throat, and Qian Ji pointed tremblingly at the crowd of "people" crowded on the road.
Translucent, seemingly weightless, without a shadow, without feet...
Chu Lu: "It's what you think."
Qian Ji: !!!
Chu Lu was even more speechless than Qian Ji at this moment. He followed the direction of the Yin Qi and saw a person standing upright in the middle of a group of ghosts from a distance. The spirits passed through his body one by one, almost taking the person's soul and body out with them.
When Chu Lu got closer, he found that this was actually an acquaintance.
I don’t know why Qian Ji ran away.
Qian Ji's inspiration was at the level of an ordinary person, and he should not be able to see these things. He could see them now, purely because his soul was about to leave his body and he was on the verge of death. In fact, if Chu Lu had not arrived in time, there would be a corpse on the ground now.
Chu Lu cast a talisman on Qian Ji to stabilize his soul - it was the result of practice before Han Lenian left, and the effect can be imagined. Using it now can only be said to be better than nothing.
But in just a moment, Qian Ji had calmed down from his state of shock and speechlessness.
This made Chu Lu sigh: Young people are indeed quick to accept new things.
But the other party's subsequent reaction was not what Chu Lu expected.
The young man squatted down, his eyes level with Chu Lu, and asked in a low voice, "So... you are really 'Lu Lu'?!"
Chu Lu: "...?"
He guessed that Qian Ji meant to make sure that he was himself and not possessed by something else.
But... isn't this tone a little wrong?
——Expectation? Excitement?
Are young people nowadays so adventurous?
Chu Lu agreed with mixed feelings.
After receiving the reply, Qian Ji immediately became excited, "So what should we do next?"
Go fight the boss?! But according to the setting, he is still a new player at level 0, so he should fight the monsters first to gain experience.
Chu Lu:......
Not "we".
And next, Qian Ji’s best choice was to “go home and sleep quickly.”
However--
Looking at the excited boy next to him, Chu Lu suspected that even if he told him to go back, he would secretly follow him. The boy's soul was unstable now. If he experienced the ghosts piercing his body again, he didn't know if he could survive until Chu Lu came to save him again.
If that's the case, it would be better——
"...Follow me closely." Chu Lu sighed.
"Yeah, yeah, okay, I'll definitely follow closely."
Qian Ji nodded repeatedly in agreement, and while speaking, he had already held Chu Lu's hand tightly.
Chu Lu: "..."
I felt even more worried for some reason.
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This 3D fully immersive reality copy was a little different from what Qian Ji had expected.
He originally thought that he should kill small monsters along the way to level up and gain experience, all the way to the boss.
As a result, the monsters had no intention of attacking at all, and would even actively make way for them wherever they passed.
Qian Ji:?
Could it be that he was the passive-aggressive type? He wanted to try to seduce her, but before he could make any move, Chu Lu gave him a warning stare.
Qian Ji: ...The real-life version of Lu Lu is so fierce.
But it seems even cuter.
Qian Ji followed Chu Lu to the destination with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
The reason why he judged it to be the destination was because there were camps there, and in addition to the monsters there were also "friendly personnel". However, Qian Ji saw that Chu Lu didn't seem to have any intention of going out, but instead found a dead corner to hide. He was not very sure about the judgment of "friendly".
Qian Ji also half-crouched down, huddled behind Chu Lu and observed for a while, then quietly asked: "Are we the third-party camp? We can take advantage of their fight to enter the barrier and steal the treasure chest secretly..."
Chu Lu: "...?"
He looked at Qian Ji who was eager to try beside him with a speechless look. He never expected that this kid had the potential to be a villain.
He explained with difficulty: "No... Let's see if they need help first."
Qian Ji said "Oh" and was a little disappointed.
It turned out to be a secret aid. He thought it was a melee copy.
Chu Lu felt that his current identity was difficult to explain, and he didn't want to take action unless it was necessary.
Although the current situation is difficult, the garrisoned Tianshi can still cope with it, and it is far from a critical situation. And the personnel stationed in S City... If Chu Lu guessed correctly, Xiang Zhengqi was among them. Then there is no need to worry, at most it will only take some time.
Qian Ji was not quite sure about the current situation, but he listened attentively to the chanting of scriptures for a while, and suddenly asked: "The spell to resolve grievances?"
Chu Lu looked up at him in surprise.
——It is indeed a spell to resolve grudges.
Although these ghosts seem to be menacing and numerous, most of them are not even at the level of vengeful ghosts. It is just that there are too many of them, making it difficult to deal with them.
The person behind this commotion didn't seem to be planning to do anything really, but instead seemed to be stalling for time. I don't know what he was planning to do by delaying these people.
Chu Lu was a little hesitant...
Qian Ji, who was standing next to him, was particularly alert in this situation. He immediately turned to look at Chu Lu and asked excitedly in a tone that seemed ready to cause trouble, "Are you going to do anything? A spell to exorcise ghosts and eliminate evil? Or a spell to purify heaven and earth?"
The dim street lights were reflected in Qian Ji's pupils, and Chu Lu even had the illusion that his eyes were sparkling.
Chu Lu choked: "..."
After all, why on earth did Qian Ji, an ordinary person without any spiritual power, know so much about these magic techniques? !
Thinking of the brother who is still more used to using his fists to beat up ghosts...
Han Zhen Tianshi Le Nian, it’s time to reflect on this.
And at the moment when Chu Lu was silent, Qian Ji's excited gaze shifted a little. He looked past Chu Lu and forward, and said softly, "Huh?"
Then he added in surprise, "Someone is bleeding? What kind of a trick is that?"
"Hey, hey, hey? They're gathered together? Is this some kind of monster-attracting prop?"
Chu Lu: "..."
This tone...
Although he would definitely not let anything happen to the other party, could this kid have a sense of crisis?
Although he felt helpless, Chu Lu still looked in the direction Qian Ji was looking.
The visitor wasn't surprising.
——It is a chess game.
The young man seemed to have just rushed over from a business meeting, and he was dressed in a formal suit and tie. But his rare formal attire was out of place among the group of people holding talismans and wearing robes, as if he had walked into the wrong set.
But no one had any objection to this. The moment he appeared, everyone made way for him and protected him in the middle.
Xiang Zhengqi walked forward while giving instructions. The blood dripping from his wrist was pulled by an invisible force and floated in the air, forming a symbol. The people around him faced outwards as if they were facing a great enemy.
A vague voice was carried by the wind, "... I respectfully request the six stars of the Southern Dipper and the seven stars of the Northern Dipper. I obey the orders of the Supreme Lord Laozi and act immediately."*
As soon as the last sentence was spoken, before Qian Ji could ask anything, he heard a sharp whistle.
Chu Lu quickly turned around and covered his ears, but even so, Qian Ji still felt dizzy and almost nauseous.
But amidst the surging feeling of nausea, he also saw the magnificent scene over there.
The ghosts here were originally very dense, crowded together like a crowded shopping mall. The previous group of people waving talismans dealt with quite a few of them, but new ones soon came up, and the speed they solved them was not as fast as the speed at which they gathered, and there was even a trend of increasing numbers.
But at this time——
The so-called denseness was not just on the road, but in the entire space. The ghosts that had barely maintained their human appearances now showed a hideous appearance of aliens, with deformed limbs and twisted facial features. They gathered madly over there, their bodies stacked on top of each other and pressed against each other, constantly moving upwards... The originally trapped place was no longer just a circle, but was wrapped in a hemisphere.
This distorted scene made Qian Ji's heart tighten, and he finally realized that he was not in some holographic simulation game.
However, just as he was about to startle, and before he could even feel fear, the situation over there suddenly changed -
A faint golden light emanated from the center of the hemisphere, growing brighter and brighter.
His ears had been tightly covered by a pair of tender hands, as if they were equipped with high-quality soundproof earmuffs. Qian Ji could not hear the sounds over there, but he could understand the fear of the ghosts from the way they hurriedly tried to escape.
But it's too late.
Is there anything in this world that is faster than light?
Qian Ji, who had just rebuilt his worldview today, was not sure, but the escape speed of these ghosts was obviously not taken into account.
It was like scorching sunlight or burning flames. Any soul touched by the light was completely engulfed in an instant.
Is it dawn?
No, no—
But the light was so dazzling that all that was left before my eyes was a vast expanse of white.
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When he finally regained his vision, Qian Ji was about to pull Chu Lu aside to tell him about his excitement.
When he saw the condition of the child in front of him, his heart, which had been pounding with excitement, suddenly stopped. He looked at Chu Lu in shock, feeling a chill spread from the bottom of his heart.
Blood from the nose was dripping down the child's tender face, and the blood marks on his pale skin were particularly noticeable.
Noticing his gaze, the boy slowly blinked twice, and two lines of blood and tears washed away the dark marks that had solidified under his eyes...
"Road, road?"
Qian Ji finally squeezed out two trembling words from his hoarse voice, as if he was afraid that a loud voice would aggravate the child's injuries.
He trembled and pulled down the child's hand, which was still covering his ears.
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