Xu Xi is going to die.

This is not a joke, nor is it an embellishment in any other sense. It is a real death that will bring about the end of the simulation.

Without anyone reminding him, when he opened his eyes again, the weakness and silence that surged inside his body made Xu Xi realize what had happened.

Actually.

It was a miracle that I could wake up again.

When he was asleep before, Xu Xi could clearly feel that his soul was constantly leaving his body and floating towards the empty destination, which is the eternal silence called death.

"My current state..."

"Maybe it's what they call a flash of light."

Pain, chest tightness, suffocation, dizziness.

All kinds of unbearable symptoms came, making Xu Xi, who had just woken up, feel drowsy again, and his heavy eyelids kept drooping.

He knows.

This sleep is different from the previous ones. I will not wake up again, and it will not continue. It is a true step into death.

So, Xu Xi called the witch's name in a hoarse voice.

His voice was so weak that it was barely perceptible, like the slightest vibration of the air, and his old face made sounds by moving his lips in a difficult position.

"Krisha..."

"Teacher, I'm here."

Krisa, who still looks like she is 17 years old, responded softly to Xu Xi.

It seemed to be afraid and terrified that if the sound was a little louder, it would bring pain to Xu Xi.

Today is a good day.

The weather is fine and the sun is shining.

Brilliant golden light shone in from the window, bringing brightness to the room and driving away the unpleasant silence. More importantly, the mentor who had been sleeping for many years finally woke up.

But.

I don't know why, I don't understand why, but my heart, which should be happy, is filled with sadness.

The beating of the heart in the chest slowed down unconsciously.

"I'm sorry, Krisha, for letting you see me in such a vicious state." With the help of the witch, Xu Xi supported himself on the bed with his arms, sat up with difficulty, and gave the witch a forced smile.

Please...

Please...

Please stop talking.

The sadness in my chest continued to accumulate.

Looking at Xu Xi's old face, meeting those cloudy and swollen eyes, listening to the almost inaudible voice that seemed to disappear in the next second.

Krisa felt her heart tremble more and more.

"You... don't need to worry about it."

The witch doesn't care about Xu Xi's aging appearance. To the witch, appearance and skin are not important. The only person she really cares about is Xu Xi.

Her sun.

Her light.

Her redemption.

However, aging also means another thing, which is a fact that the witch absolutely does not want to face, but is bound to happen.

"Teacher, I will prepare lunch for you."

Krisa suddenly stood up and walked towards the door.

The witch had a premonition of something. She didn't want to listen, she didn't dare to look, and she was even more afraid to face it, so she chose to escape.

But it was the voice from Xu's side.

But he stopped the witch.

“Ahem… ahem… ahem…”

"No, Krisa, I think... I probably won't have a chance to eat."

In the heavy atmosphere of the room, Xu Xi forced a smile, and spoke in a light-hearted manner with an obviously exhausted look.

Krisa's body trembled even more violently.

"Are you sleepy? Don't worry, I will continue to wait, no matter how long it takes..."

"Krisha."

"I will wait for you, forever..."

"Krisha."

Xu Xi called out the witch's name again and again.

His voice was extremely weak, almost imperceptible, as if it would be blown away by the wind.

Finally, the witch calmed down.

She stood with her back to Xu Xi, motionless, no longer making any sound, but her body continued to tremble, as if she was enduring some unspeakable pain.

"Come here, Krisha, I have something to say to you."

The bitter cold winter will eventually come and freeze everyone's heart.

Even if you don't want to face the cold, no matter how much you resist, winter will not disappear because of your will. This is inevitable.

"yes……"

The witch returned to Xu Xi's bedside.

"Sit down."

The witch remained obedient and sat on the small wooden chair beside the bed under Xu Xi's gaze.

The chair was not very high. When the witch sat on it, it was just at a height where Xu Xi could touch her head.

So.

Xu Xi stretched out his dry and old hand and gently placed it on Krisa's head, stroking the long gray-silver hair for the last time, feeling the soft touch.

"Krisha, I'm going to be away for a long time."

The witch's body trembled even more violently.

But with the soothing of his hands, he slowly regained his composure.

"I've been really bothering you all along. I should have been the one taking care of you, but in the past few decades, you've been the one taking care of me while I was in a coma."

"Now, it's finally coming to an end."

"You can take a rest now."

No, I don't want to rest.

Please...

Please...

Please let me, please let me, as an object, continue to be used by you... no matter how long it takes, no matter how hard it is... as long as you don't leave, as long as you stay by my side...

"I will be gone for a long time, so long that I can't tell. So, Chrisa, you have to take care of yourself while I'm gone."

"In the study, I put some information that may be useful to you."

"I have modified the magic circle in the meditation room in advance. Even if you break through to become a demigod, it will still be of some use."

"In the bedroom desk are some of my collections from the past few years. You can use them or sell them. It's all up to you."

Stop…

Stop now...

The increasingly heavy pain gradually accumulated in the witch's heart, causing her to subconsciously cover her chest tightly to hide her wounded heart.

Although Xu Xi did not say it directly.

Although Xu Xi deliberately skipped that word.

But how could Krishna not understand?

Her mentor, the only savior in her life, the sun that had accompanied and illuminated her for decades, was about to fall into eternal silence.

die.

A word that is very close to Xu Xi, yet infinitely far away from the witch. Just thinking about it, Krisa's sensitive and fragile heart was forcibly peeled off layer by layer, revealing a truly helpless posture.

"I don't accept that."

The witch interrupted Xu Xi's words with a trembling voice.

This was her first time to refute the Xu faction.

"I don't accept what you said."

"Your items can only be used by you. I will wait for you, forever, forever, forever..."

The eyes that should have been lifeless were shaken violently for the first time.

Look at Xu Xi.

Rejected Xu Xi.

The dry hand that was touching Krisa's head paused slightly, as if surprised by the witch's rejection.