Chapter 111 Existence is built with love
Seeing Anping staring intently at her back gave Ren Qing goosebumps. She turned around to confirm the empty hallway and asked him, "What are you looking at?"
"Have you ever thought that sometimes you think you are talking to Sanshuiqing, but what you actually attract may not be it," Anping said.
"What does this mean..." Ren Qing's face looked a little ugly.
"People can lie when communicating with each other, let alone other things?" Anping stopped there. He squatted down to brush off the dust on the surface of his shoes, actually catching the black shadow that was still struggling and screaming.
"No wonder I always felt something was wrong with that doll before. It turns out it has intelligence." Chang Xile watched the movement in Anping from a distance and was about to walk over when he heard Xie Wuya speak.
"How did you deal with what happened before?"
Chang Xile knew what he was talking about. He took a deep breath, turned around, and smiled, "I'm in this state now. Even if it's not a work injury, I still need to rest for a while."
Why make things difficult for cattle and horses?
"We are the Impermanence, not the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Devil," Xie Wuya said calmly. "If you don't have the energy to spare, I can help you collect those wandering spirits."
"No!" Chang Xile grabbed his sleeve, fearing that Xie Wuya would massacre Changle Mountain right now. However, she soon realized that Xie Wuya had no idea where Changleguan was. Tang You had hidden this place very well.
Xie Wuya saw what she was thinking and scoffed, "Do you really think I'm completely helpless?"
Chang Xile, of course, still trusted her aunt more. If Xie Wuya had the ability, wouldn't he have gone to collect souls long ago? Why would he need to consider someone else's face? However, she didn't show it, simply saying something else: "I still owe you over 400 business units. Don't even think about competing with me."
Xie Wuya scoffed, apparently not intending to pursue the matter further. He turned to meet the unignorable gaze in the distance and suddenly asked her, "Is he really your boyfriend?"
Chang Xile looked back, following his gaze, and happily waved to Anping. Without even turning around, he said to Xie Wuya, "I see you're in a hurry to take these souls to the afterlife. Go quickly, don't waste time."
Seeing Chang Xile looking around and talking about other things, Xie Wuya glanced at her and thought to himself, what an ungrateful little bastard.
"Humans and demons have different paths, so you have to think carefully. You and he are so far apart in age, race, and experience that I'm afraid you won't be able to stay together forever."
Chang Xile still smiled and praised Anping for his good work from a distance.
Xie Wuya shook his head. He had seen so many people in the mundane world who were inseparable over the years that he knew that those involved were often confused. There was no point in saying more; she would know when the time came.
"Ten thousand years is too long, I only want to seize the day." Chang Xile only said this one sentence.
In the blink of an eye, a gust of wind blew away the fallen leaves, and only Chang Xile was left in the corridor.
She ran to Anping and asked him, "Is this the spiritual creature you raised on Sanshuiqing? What are you going to do with it?"
Anping glanced at her and didn't answer. Instead, he signaled to Ren Qing that he wanted to leave for a while.
Oh, Chang Xile is still a ghost now. Ren Qing would definitely be scared if he saw An Ping talking to the air.
Although Ren Qing was actually frightened, she watched An Ping leave with a feeling that something was wrong. When she lowered her head to check on the doll that had been with her for so long, she found its eyes strangely empty.
"Even you can't handle it?" The two of them were originally standing by the window together to enjoy the breeze. After asking in surprise, Chang Xile realized that she was speaking too loudly. However, passers-by could not hear her.
"It was born attached to your friend's consciousness. In other words, your friend believed in its existence and communicated with it, which prompted its birth. Therefore, as long as the power of belief remains, it will not disappear." Anping explained carefully.
Chang Xile thought for a moment and gave an example: "Isn't it like the plot in a horror movie? When the owner finds something wrong with the doll, even if they throw it away or move away, the doll will eventually come back to seek revenge."
"A bit like that." Anping pondered for a moment, "But in the movie you mentioned, the doll was probably possessed by a ghost. The two are fundamentally different, so the approach to handling them is also different."
"Then is there any way to solve Ren Qing's situation?" Chang Xile asked.
The presence of Sanshuiqing was draining Ren Qing's energy, as evidenced by her recent fatigue. Furthermore, it already had the urge to take over Chang Xile's body, so it was difficult to rule out the possibility of it harming others in the future.
Therefore, we must not allow it to continue to grow and develop in this way.
"The most urgent thing is to get you back to your body." An Ping was not a helpful cat. He looked at Chang Xile with some regret, "You can't always put others first."
Chang Xile tilted her head to observe his expression and suddenly asked, "Are you angry?"
Anping turned his head to look out the window and said in a muffled voice, "No."
He is lying.
Anping was like this when he was just a kitten. He would not show his unhappiness directly, but would just become more indifferent. No one knew what he was thinking when he was alone like a cat.
Chang Xile couldn't help laughing. She reached out and rubbed his chin with her fingertips, coaxing him, "I was just careless because you were around. Don't be angry. I'll go back and see if the cooling time is up."
Anping was clearly impressed by this. He turned around and let Chang Xile stay within his sight, saying, "Let's go. I'll protect you."
Around 7:00 PM that evening, Chang Xile finally returned to her body. During this time, she was placed in a ward, while An Ping and Ren Qing could only wait outside.
Fang Qing also came over. She was not very familiar with An Ping. After nodding as a greeting, she quietly asked Ren Qing what was going on.
But Ren Qing was obviously absent-minded. She kept staring at her phone and typing. Fang Xinai glanced at it and saw that it was the file transfer assistant again.
Ren Qing only came back to her senses after Fang Xinai called her name for the third time. She said, "The doctor said Xile is out of danger for the time being. As long as she can wake up tonight, there will be no major problems."
"Why did she suddenly become like this? Since the last hospitalization, although Xile's physical condition has been poor, she has no underlying diseases and her work and rest habits are pretty good." Fang Xinaike was worried and asked if the cause of the disease had been found out.
Ren Qing shook his head: "The doctor said her condition is very special and it's hard to attribute it to the cause for now."
Fang Xinai sighed and suggested, "You must be tired after accompanying me here today. Why don't you go back and rest first? I'll wait here for the rest of the day."
Only then did she notice that Ren Qing was actually holding the doll that she always kept in her hand, and she asked in surprise, "When did you bring this doll with you? I didn't see it when I left the dormitory."
"It's a long story." Ren Qing stared at the doll in her hands, her irritation growing. Ever since leaving the dormitory today, she hadn't been able to talk to San Shuiqing anymore, and she could barely sense its presence. She glanced up at An Ping, who was silently listening to their conversation. It was hard not to suspect he had something to do with this.
"I want to stay here." Ren Qing was worried about Chang Xile, and he also needed to figure out what the current situation was.
"Okay." Fang Xinai was stunned for a moment, and without saying anything else, he found a seat next to Ren Qing and sat down.
When Chang Xile woke up, the doctor examined her immediately.
"Strange." The doctor looked at the data on the report and said to himself.
The other three people present each had their own concerns, but Fang Xinai couldn't help but ask, "How is she, doctor? Is she okay now? Why did she suddenly fall into a coma?"
"All your physical indicators are normal, you are just a little malnourished. It shouldn't be..." The doctor looked at Chang Xile's physical data during the rescue today, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is in critical condition. How could a person's physical condition fluctuate so much in one day?
"In short, you'd better stay in the hospital for observation," the doctor suggested.
Chang Xile knew exactly what was going on, but she couldn't share the reason with anyone else. However, her health had long been sub-healthy, so she saw this hospitalization as an opportunity for a comprehensive physical examination.
Since the patient has woken up and it is getting late, Fang Xinai and Ren Qing should go back to the dormitory.
But Chang Xile stopped Ren Qing.
She smiled and asked, "Can we talk alone?"
An Ping wanted to follow them, but Chang Xile stopped him with a look. He had no choice but to help Chang Xile pay the bill and pick up the medicine.
Chang Xile and Ren Qing found a deserted window in the corridor. She looked back and saw a white cat lying at the end of the corridor. She couldn't help but smile.
It seemed like the "Majesty" whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She didn't know if it was a coincidence or if he was sent by Anping, the enlightened cat, to guard her.
"I don't know if you believe it or not, but when I was unconscious, I could feel some of the things around me." Since time was running out, Chang Xile didn't beat around the bush.
"For example?" Ren Qing asked.
"When you were in the ambulance, you asked five times if San Shuiqing was there, and the answer was always no," Chang Xile said calmly, "because I was answering you."
Ren Qing was stunned. She subconsciously thought it was impossible. However, in the ambulance, she saw with her own eyes the doctor giving Chang Xile first aid. Chang Xile's coma could not be faked, and logically, there was no way she could know what Ren Qing had typed on her phone.
"For a game like Turtle Soup to work smoothly, you have to make sure the answers you give are completely correct. Otherwise, you'll forever stray from the truth," Chang Xile said. "I could definitely lie to you and say I'm San Shuiqing and I'm here. But how can you verify the truth of an answer with just a dice?"
Ren Qing's pupils twitched slightly. She actually understood a little, but was unwilling to accept it: "So, San Shuiqing's sudden disappearance has something to do with you?"
"You got it wrong. My coma is related to Sanshuiqing." Chang Xile replied.
Ren Qing pursed her lips. Chang Xile was still thinking about how to convince her, but suddenly she said, "I'm sorry."
Chang Xile was stunned.
"I didn't expect this incident to affect others. I actually feel like my energy has been thrown into a bottomless pit lately. I'm always exhausted. But I can't help but talk to San Shuiqing. He's like a friend to me..." Ren Qing organized his words and added, "But as you said, the person I've been talking to these days might not be San Shuiqing at all."
Chang Xile didn't expect that persuading Ren Qing would be so easy, but she couldn't be happy because she noticed the sadness that was hard to conceal between Ren Qing's brows.
"The things I like don't actually exist, and shouldn't exist, right..." Ren Qing lowered her head. She'd recently become obsessed with an anime, becoming completely obsessed with its protagonist. She'd frequently browsed fan fiction online, sometimes attending comic conventions and buying merchandise, hoping to find proof of its existence.
When she saw a guide online about communicating with virtual characters, she decided to give it a try. When she discovered she could actually talk to Sanshuiqing, her joy was indescribable.
"You're not right." Chang Xile refuted her seriously, "Of course they exist."
Ren Qing smiled bitterly when he heard that and wanted to say to her, "Don't comfort me," but when he looked up, he saw something different in Chang Xile's eyes.
"Of course the Sanshuiqing you like exists. It's just that you exist in three-dimensional space, while it exists in two-dimensional space. So far, we haven't found a link that allows communication between the two spaces." Chang Xile said, "But that doesn't mean they don't exist."
"If you like it, remember it, and practice its will, it will be immortal. It simply exists and does not need to rely on external objects to prove it." After Chang Xile finished speaking, he waited quietly for Ren Qing to digest this.
Ren Qing was looking at the doll in her hand. She seemed to be thinking about something, and kept stroking its cheek with her index finger.
"And the power of this belief should make you a better person."
The two-dimensional character image is nurtured and grown in love. It should inspire people to strive for progress, and it should definitely not be parasitic on the human spirit.
After a while, she raised her smiling face and said, "I understand joy now. Thank you for telling me this."
Chang Xile nudged her shoulders and said with a smile, "I was busy with other things with Gui Si a while ago. It's Xiao Ai who's so attentive and worried about you, otherwise I wouldn't have known about this."
Ren Qing was quiet for a moment, then replied, "I know. Xiao Ai is a very straightforward girl."
As the two walked out side by side, Fang Xinai chased after "His Majesty" and tried to feed him. However, His Majesty had seen countless such good people at Blue Mountain Hospital, and he was very picky about food and ignored Fang Xinai.
I don't know who he inherited this look from.
Chang Xile couldn't help but laugh. Fang Xinai turned around and saw them. She happily ran over with a bag in her hand. "I found a dessert shop in the inpatient department, so I went there and bought some. Do you want some?"
Some time ago, due to Ren Qing's own energy and the intentional provocation of the black shadow who called himself "Sanshuiqing", the relationship between him and Fang Xinai was slightly stalemate.
At this moment, Ren Qing looked at her for a while, and couldn't help but ran forward to hug Fang Xinai: "I've decided."
"What? What was decided suddenly?" Fang Xinai was still a little confused. He didn't know what Chang Xile and Ren Qingdao had talked about.
"I'm going to accompany you to eat your favorite spicy dishes." Ren Qing's nose felt a little sour, but he managed to hold it back.
"Wow! Really?! I really have collected so many stores. Let's study them together later! I'm really interested." Fang Xinai was easily diverted from the topic. She didn't hold a grudge and had already started imagining a beautiful future life with Ren Qing.
After saying goodbye to Chang Xile, the two of them walked out of the hospital arm in arm. Ren Qing still treasured the doll on her body, but he cleared all the records in the file assistant.
Believe, and it exists. Existence does not necessarily require meeting.
Chang Xile looked at the two people's backs with satisfaction and sighed, "That's great."
Anping leaned over to look at her with the medicine in his hand and asked, "What would you like to eat for dinner? I'll go buy it." He still remembered that the doctor diagnosed Chang Xile as malnourished and took it very seriously.
Chang Xile was more concerned about another question: "How is that dark shadow now?"
Anping stretched out his two smooth palms. The black shadow that was originally struggling in his hands had gradually faded and finally disappeared.
"Without faith, this kind of thing will dissipate very quickly." Anping praised Chang Xile earnestly, "What you said just now was very good."
Chang Xile squatted down, made three "buzzbuzz" sounds to His Majesty who was still watching the two of them not far away, gently touched the cat's head, and smiled at Anping.
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