The calamities predicted by divination will all come true.
Without Xia Chuhe, Li Qiusheng might have been stumped by the problem of raising money and would have been stuck in his cubicle forever.
Or perhaps, they died from the trap set by Liu'er, from the entanglement of the spirit of the mother who jumped off the building, or from the attack of endless machinery.
If Li Qiusheng hadn't been there, Xia Chuhe would have died too.
Die from overthinking, die from the final answer.
This is a place governed by rules where fools can't reach the end and clever people can't get out.
Compared to Xia Chuhe's clever answer, Liu'er clearly preferred Li Qiusheng's straightforward response.
Even as life comes to an end, Liu'er still hopes to exist as a human being, and still expects that her final destination is death, rather than some unique existence, or the meaningless answer of doing what she wants.
Therefore, the rules ultimately bowed down to Li Qiusheng.
She gave Li Qiusheng a song, "Reset Lullaby," which, while not having the same suicidal effect as Liu'er's, could greatly inspire suicidal thoughts in the listener.
In addition, there are city regulations, with text displayed on the back of the purchase contract—
Dreams come true.
Here, whatever you want can become a reality.
She can control everything in the Lost City if Li Qiusheng wants to.
Li Qiusheng didn't want this. She was afraid that she would develop a greedy desire to stay forever, and she didn't want to be imprisoned by a city.
To her, a city was no different from a work desk, except for the difference between a large prison cell and a small prison cell.
Li Qiusheng left behind the Lullaby of Zero, handing over control of the rules of the Lost City to Xia Chuhe.
Dreams come true.
Very beautiful, very powerful rules.
Unfortunately, it's not what Taotie City needs most.
Even the people of Taotie City would find it difficult to move here to live.
The Lost City is too far away, so far that you need to cross the entire base diagonally.
The area around the Lost City is far too dangerous. The pine trees on Black Mountain could easily manipulate Xia Chuhe and Li Qiusheng.
Even if Boss Xin came, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything about that tree.
Therefore, Xia Chuhe didn't feel much excitement about getting the rules.
Li Qiusheng did not.
She was filled with regret after spending so much time only to get something that was neither tasty nor worth throwing away.
However, what saddened her even more was Liu'er and Liu'er's choice.
Liu'er could have lived, and could have had a lifespan far exceeding that of humans, but she chose to perish, choosing to let all new species perish together.
"Let's go home, boss." Li Qiusheng said dejectedly, "I want to eat Sister Li's cold-cooked rabbit, the spiciest and most numbing one..."
Xia Chuhe ruffled Li Qiusheng's messy head: "Let's go home and slaughter ten, no, a hundred rabbits to celebrate your success!"
Li Qiusheng's eyes lit up, then dimmed again: "Forget it, two are enough. Don't let others have them."
The two chatted and laughed, forcing themselves to leave the Lost City, temporarily leaving it as it was and allowing the original rules to continue to operate.
As soon as they stepped outside the suspended track, the two were mercilessly thrown into the air.
Hidden underground, the tree roots tossed the two back and forth like sandbags. Xia Chuhe could even hear them muttering regretfully, "What a pity. If one more person came, I could have performed the three-ball juggling act."
Xia Chuhe, unable to bear it any longer, unleashed flames to burn it.
The tree roots, however, deftly burrowed into the soil and continued to tease her from a different direction.
Dejected, Li Qiusheng's mental state completely collapsed after being disturbed by the tree root. With tears in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "I hate people like you who play with life the most!"
She clung tightly to the tree root with fierce determination, following it as it went in and out of the soil, biting down on the root even as her gums bled.
The bitter juice flooded Li Qiusheng's mouth, which she swallowed resentfully, biting down even harder.
Enraged by the pain, the pine tree thrashed about even more wildly, roaring out its true thoughts in its fury: "I'm a tree with pride! If I predict you'll all die in there, you definitely won't get out alive!"
"What a lousy reason!" Li Qiusheng cried out in pain from the bitter tree sap, biting a tree root and cursing it.
When Xia Chuhe heard that the tree hadn't attacked them for no reason, she was overjoyed and quickly told Li Qiusheng to hide in the soil.
Li Qiusheng did as instructed, loosening the tree roots and burrowing into the soil.
The tree roots, which stretched in all directions, wrapped around the soil that Li Qiusheng had transformed into.
Xia Chuhe, unaware of what was happening underground, set fire to the ground to prevent the tree roots from emerging again to attack her.
If you can't win, you have to admit defeat.
Xia Chuhe spoke gently to Qingsong, "We won't tell anyone that we've been to the Lost City, so no one else will know that your prophecy didn't come true. I promise you, we won't say a word!"
Qingsong grumbled, "We know, they all know."
The Black Mountain lifted up the boundless expanse of earth, revealing the soft green hidden beneath the cold black, along with a group of rabbits munching on grass in the green, mice scavenging for grass seeds, and large earthworms diligently cultivating the soil.
That darkness that swallows the moonlight is not a lifeless wasteland, but a carpet of moss protecting small lives.
The pine tree shook its massive body, revealing countless bird nests beneath its layers of needles, where the cheerful chirping of birds could no longer be concealed.
Qingsong, feeling wronged and stubborn, said, "They all heard it. It's so embarrassing. You have to stay."
The sudden discovery of life startled Xia Chuhe, causing him to catch his breath.
Hearing Qingsong's unreasonable request, he snapped out of his daze and chuckled, "Can't we make a deal? I have grain."
Qingsong: "There's no room for discussion."
Xia Chuhe retorted angrily, "Then I'll set the mountain on fire!"
The moss carpet hastily fell, and the pine tree closed its needles, hiding its boundless vitality.
Green Pine: "It won't burn."
Xia Chuhe threatened it: "Look at what I have in my hand. It can summon a lot of people. When I summon a group of people who can set fires like me, I'll burn you first."
The pine tree shook twice, knocking down a bird's nest, which was then lifted up by the branches below.
Qingsong said fiercely, "I'll entangle that guy underground to death!"
Li Qiusheng could turn into dust, so Xia Chuhe knew she wouldn't be entangled to death. She didn't dwell on this point with Qingsong, but continued to scare it, tapping her wristwatch on her hand: "Shall I call for help?"
"No! Let's make a deal!" The pine branch shook, and the bird's nest, which it couldn't support, fell to the ground.
The moss blanket quickly made an opening, hiding the bird's nest and chicks in the black moss to prevent them from being burned by the flames.
Xia Chuhe breathed a sigh of relief. Such a beautiful mountain, how could it be burned? Besides, this mountain is boundless, how many people would be needed?
Xia Chuhe said, "Wouldn't it have been better if you had done this earlier? Let us leave now!"
Qingsong said, "I want to hear a song. Sing me a song before you can leave!"
Xia Chuhe: "..."
That's easy! Let's play a "Reset Lullaby"!
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