That hand only appeared once, with sharp black nails and bluish-black, tangled skin; it didn't look human at all.
A small flower bloomed on her wrist, which the man plucked off and placed near the little girl's ear.
She sighed softly, "It's so beautiful."
The child rubbed his delicate face against the terrifying-looking hand, saying, "Xiaoling is pretty too."
"No, Xiao Ling. Call him Uncle Ling."
"No."
The two walked away hand in hand, the camera focused on the grass on the ground, the earth entwined with mutated plants, which deliberately made way for the two as they approached.
The scene then plunges into darkness again.
The darkness stretched on endlessly, as if the world had broken down, then a stuttering sound appeared, followed by a chaotic jumble of voices, a shrill, painful wail, like an abyss of despair.
Qiu Bai's eyes widened involuntarily. It was that voice, the one that had appeared in her dream.
Qiu Bai could almost smell the blood layer upon layer in that dark, deep, prison-like place.
All that could be heard was the little girl's monologue: "Ah Ling hasn't come back for a long time. I don't know where he went, whether he was taken away for experiments, or whether he died."
At this point, the little girl's voice choked up, but for some other reason, she didn't cry; she just kept suppressing her sobs.
“I’m dying soon too, because they all failed to mutate. When Ah Ling was around, she forbade me from killing people, but… I’ve already… killed a lot.”
"Ah Ling, where are you...? I miss you so much."
That despair was like the blackness in the picture, overflowing from the public chat.
The video cut off again, seemingly interrupted, and you could even hear the sound of feet stepping on it.
At this point, the video was nearing its end, with about two minutes remaining.
Just when Chu Rui thought the screen flickering was about to end, the screen lit up again.
A beautiful girl appeared on the screen.
She's a very pretty girl.
"Ah Ling, today is my thirteenth birthday."
The girl's eyes were still a little red as she spoke.
“I heard you’ve been lurking on the largest criminal planet in the Exile Zone. I’m going to go find you. They’ve been looking for me for years, and I’m getting tired of it.”
The girl's hair fell down, obscuring her eyelids, but she still looked at the camera with a smile, just like when she was a child.
"Goodbye, Ah Ling."
That concludes the scene!
Chu Rui unconsciously raised his hand; he seemed to have just wanted to wave to the little girl.
"Data playback complete. Do you wish to perform repairs? The probability of repair is one percent."
The cold voice brought the three of them back to their senses.
"No need to repair, save it to the database."
Chu Rui blinked, wiping away the moisture from the corner of her eyes. "Thank you, I'll be going now."
Qiu Bai, however, kept her head down and called out to him, "Wait, can you give me a flower?"
Chu Rui has wood-type abilities, so he only needs seeds of flowers and trees, but he didn't have any seeds of that kind of flower.
But he didn't, Qiu Bai did.
With my palm open, I see pale yellow flower and tree seeds, a woody fragrance that brings a sense of tranquility.
"Can."
Chu Rui took it, and the seed was given life, beginning to sprout.
Intricate and fragrant bright red flowers appeared in Chu Rui's palm. The seeds seemed like an illusion; after blooming, they fell into slumber again.
"This is for you, it's very pretty."
"Yes, it's very beautiful."
Qiu Bai smiled; she realized how beautiful it was.
Although Lu Fangyao was jealous, he sensed that there was more to the story than he knew, so he remained silent.
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