My hands...seem to be numb.

The first feeling Ren Suo had when he woke up was that his right hand no longer belonged to him.

He lowered his head and saw Qiao Muyi resting his head on his arms.

She was raising her head, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and her eyes were staring straight at Ren Suo. It was unclear whether she had just woken up.

After staring at each other for a minute, Ren Suo finally said, "You crushed my hand."

Qiao Muyi said faintly: "You are also pressing on my hair."

After washing up, Ren Suo went to the front desk to ask the waiter to deliver breakfast. He saw a black-armored warrior and a man standing at the front desk, chatting with the receptionist.

Ren Suo kept his expression unchanged, suppressing his anger. When he walked over, he heard them talking about whether they had seen any strange travelers in the hotel in the past two days.

Ren Suo told the front desk to send two breakfasts to the room in Japanese, and turned his head to look at the black-armored warrior with curiosity. The black-armored warrior was a young man. He noticed Ren Suo's gaze, nodded politely, and said, "I hope you have a pleasant trip here. If you stay for two more days, you can see the snow-capped Shirakawa-go."

At this time, a white man walked out of the hotel corridor. Although he was wearing a black coat, Ren Suo instantly noticed that the clothes lining him were a dark blue tights with a hexagonal pattern. He was a Federation Watcher wearing a nano combat suit!

"Thank you." Ren Suo smiled and turned back to his room.

Sure enough, on the seventh day, not only the Spirit Hall, but also the Xuanguo Countermeasures Bureau, the Federal Watchers, the European Wizard Council, the Russian Winter Fort, and the South American Union's Iron Sun all sent people over.

Well... I have to tell Qiao Muyi in a rather anxious tone later, but being too anxious cannot do the job. I have to use a tone that sounds 'unexpected but reasonable'.

No, no, if Qiao Muyi gets scared because of this, it will be troublesome again. I have to be more domineering and describe them as chickens and dogs...

Or should I bring it up during breakfast, treating it as an ordinary little thing, so that she can accept it in a more normal way?

Ren Suo returned to his room while thinking about a language strategy. He glanced at the living room and saw that no one was there.

There was no one in the bathroom.

There was no one in the courtyard.

Ren Suo blinked and returned to the bedroom, only to find Qiao Muyi lying back in bed, curled up like a caterpillar.

Ren Suo couldn't help laughing, he walked over, squatted down and shook the quilt: "Wake up, don't sleep anymore, how can you be lazier than me."

Qiao Muyi's head popped out from under the quilt. Ren Suo glanced at her with a frown on his face: "You've combed your hair, put on foundation and eyeliner, why are you sleeping again?"

"You can see that?" Qiao Muyi blinked, as if to show off the quickly drawn but beautiful eyeliner.

"I can see it. What's there to not see?" Ren Suo said casually, and added at the end: "Yeah, very beautiful."

A few days ago, you said that you looked just as beautiful with or without makeup, but I had to remind you to realize that I had put on too much makeup...

Qiao Muyi narrowed her eyes slightly, and smiled like a little fox that stole a chicken. The charming waves between her eyebrows made Ren Suo forget about the business. After more than ten seconds, he slowly said, "I met the warriors of the Spirit Hall and the watchers of the Federation outside. The six major supernatural organizations should have sent people to search here. They are checking the occupancy of various hotels."

“I see…”

The joy disappeared like smoke, Qiao Muyi restrained her smile and lowered her eyelids to hide the loneliness in her pupils.

Just when Ren Suo wanted to say something to comfort Qiao Muyi, she suddenly opened her eyes wide and smiled brightly: "But I haven't gotten up yet."

“…”

Ren Suo just looked at her calmly and asked, "So?"

"So you have to wake me up." Qiao Muyi said confidently.

“???…Is this some weird way of playing?” Ren Suo was confused. He couldn’t make out anything from the echo. It seemed that this should be Qiao Muyi’s official idea.

"Just wake me up. How can you be so indecisive as a grown man?" Qiao Muyi pouted and said unhappily, "I just want to try being woken up by someone, is that not okay?"

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, sir." Ren Suo curled his lips. He couldn't understand Qiao Muyi's intention, so he didn't delve into it. He shook Qiao Muyi, poked her head, and said, "Get up, the sun is about to hit your butt!"

Qiao Muyi also cooperated very well. She stretched lazily on the bed, showing off her beautiful figure. Then she propped up the bed with her elbows, supported her face with her palms, and lay on the bed. She looked at Ren Suo and asked with a smile: "Is it dawn? Am I going to wake up?"

"Yes, you have to wake up. It's a new day now." Ren Suo continued.

"good."

Qiao Muyi suddenly kicked the quilt away, letting it roll over Ren Suo. Ren Suo, who was totally caught off guard by this move, was directly covered by the quilt.

She stood up and looked around the luxurious bedroom filled with the atmosphere of the two of them. She saw her clothes and Ren Suo's clothes hanging on one side, and traces of the two of them on the mattress. Recalling the conversation that seemed like that of a newlywed couple, the smile on her face was fleeting.

She whispered in a very quiet voice: "It's time to wake up."

"It would be best if Ren Suo could wake me up."

Qiao Muyi turned her head and saw Ren Suo, whose hair was messy, looking at her with a frown on his face.

She smiled, sat down and said, "It's not surprising that they were able to track me down to the missile. It's normal that the mastermind could frame me as the Demon King, was familiar with the details of my awakening spell, and had the spell to detect my exact location... It's as if he was born to kill me. We can't stay here any longer, let's go into the mountains now."

"Can you go back and forth that day?"

"Not necessarily. I just traced the clues vaguely in the mountains. Maybe..."

Maybe it's just a futile effort.

"Then let's go buy some food and drinks in the city." Ren Suo rubbed his hair to make it look less messy, stood up and said, "Maybe we have to stay in the mountains for two days."

Qiao Muyi had no objection and waved her hand to signal Ren Suo to go out: "I need to change my clothes. You go to the living room to change."

Ren Suo took his clothes and left the bedroom, closing the door behind him. When Qiao Muyi undressed and prepared to change into her top, Ren Suo's voice suddenly rang out from the other side of the door: "Hey, Qiao Muyi."

"Don't call me by my real name here"

"You already know who is the mastermind, right?" Ren Suo seemed to be right next to the door, and his voice was very close: "I actually guessed it, but I can't be sure... If he died directly, can it clear you of the injustice?"

Qiao Muyi pursed her lips, her expression somewhat complicated.

She took her coat, walked to the door, put her hand against the black-red wooden door, and said in a slightly brisk voice: "Who do you think they will believe, a dead good man or a living danger?"

“But you can find evidence.”

"They don't care about evidence. They just want a result: to catch the 'devil' who can create the devil's followers and the source of chaos. If I prove that I don't have this power, I can't meet the expectations of the six supernatural organizations unless I can provide sufficient evidence to point out the mastermind behind this power."

Qiao Muyi's voice became calmer and calmer. As the deputy director of the Countermeasures Bureau, she understood the intentions of the supernatural organizations better than Ren Suo. "When the wanted poster pointed out that my awakening spell could be transferred, the intentions of the six supernatural organizations were no longer just 'for justice', but also 'for the greater good'."

"The early death of the mastermind behind this has left them with only the last glimmer of hope to take away my awakening spell. Even if I provide evidence, it will be useless as they will use me as the final sacrifice of this trial."

"If I really want to get out of this unscathed, either I find evidence and provide the six supernatural organizations with a true demon king; or I really become a demon king and possess the abilities of a demon king. Then, I can at least convince the countermeasure system with evidence and regain the trust of Xuan Country. The country will also keep me for my abilities."

Ren Suo's reply was as if he had suddenly realized something: "So that's how it is..."

Qiao Muyi sat on the tatami with her back against the door, bent her legs, hugged her shirt in her arms, looked down at the black edge of the tatami gap, and said, "Actually, there is a best way."

Ren Suo: "Oh? What method?"

Qiao Muyi poked the tatami with her index finger and drew circles on it: "I will travel directly to another world, so that the troubles on Earth will have nothing to do with me."

Ren Suo chuckled, "You're dreaming. If I could travel through time, I'd want to do that, too."

Qiao Muyi smiled: "Do you want to travel through time and space and become an orc or a goblin?"

"Can't I just be a human being?"

"If I travel through time, I might become an elf. As for you, it would be good for you to be an orc. You can help me carry my luggage and carry me around when I travel..."

"Don't use such euphemisms as orcs, just say that I traveled through time and space and became a horse." Ren Suo asked, "So, who is the mastermind behind this? I'm already prepared, all I need is for you to prove it."

"I won't tell you."

Fool, how can I tell you that if the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up. Just go back and be a salted fish, study your Renasse well, and live a good life. I don't need you to help me get revenge.

I just want to go with you to a place where no one knows us, to continue traveling, to continue playing and fighting, to continue...

At this time, Ren Suo's voice sounded again, very close, as if it was ringing in her ears and in her heart, just tickling the softest part of her heart: "Although I can't travel to another world with you, I will always accompany you to find evidence, kill the mastermind behind the scenes and take away his ability, and then use both methods to achieve a happy ending."

Qiao Muyi snorted and laughed: "You are so greedy."

"Yes, I even want to come here again. I heard that it is especially beautiful when it is covered with snow, and there is also a light festival, where you can watch the shining lights of Shirakawa-go on the mountain... Let's come here next time."

Are we the only two coming?

Qiao Muyi opened her mouth and finally uttered only one word: "Okay."

Don't ask such silly questions. Don't compare yourself to others. Don't let yourself feel bad.

Besides, there probably won’t be a next time.

However, while Qiao Muyi was drawing circles on the tatami, he couldn't help but imagine the snowy Shirakawa-go in his mind. The two of them were wearing thick cotton coats and cotton gloves, making snowmen and having snowball fights in the courtyard. When they were tired, they would roll around in the snow...

I finally woke up, please don't let me fall asleep again.

…

The morning market in Shirakawa-go is just an ordinary vegetable market + souvenir market. Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi bought two Hida beef buns. Each bun was as big as a palm. They tasted okay, with a large portion and good flavor.

Ren Suo knew that he would have to stay in the mountains for the next two days, but he did not buy any food. Instead, he bought two large water bags for water.

The cooling time is 12 hours, which means that they can eat two meals of fried chicken a day after entering the mountain without worrying about food. On the contrary, it is not necessarily possible to find water in the mountains. Although it is snowing on the mountain now, there is only a thin layer of snow, and they cannot drink the snow as water.

While walking around the market, Ren Suo saw a toy shop. It was probably a local business. There were no special products in the shop. They were all common toy peripherals: Kamen Rider transformation belt, Superman transformation device, Kamen Rider mask, Magic Girl Staff...

Ren Suo suddenly stopped, and Qiao Muyi, who habitually grasped Ren Suo's hand, also stopped, followed his line of sight, and smiled, "What's up? Are you suddenly feeling childish?"

"Yeah." However, Ren Suo nodded confidently: "Wait here, I'm going to buy something."

After a while, Ren Suo came out with a long pink box. Qiao Muyi took a look and looked strange: "I didn't expect you to be a fan of Cardcaptor Sakura... or are you planning to give it back to Xiao Jiu? But has Xiao Jiu watched this animation?"

The item in the long pink box seems to be the most frequently appearing magic wand in Cardcaptor Sakura, the Sealing Wand, also known as the Bird-Head Wand. Its red pointed beak and white feathers form a bird-head shape. In the animation, it is usually used to beat the Clow Cards.

Ren Suo bought a 1:1 size staff, which looked like it could be used as a stick, but it took up too much space and they were going to go up the mountain later.

Isn't it a bit inappropriate to buy this kind of thing at this time?

However, Ren Suo quickly opened the box, took out the bird-head stick, waved it around, and nodded with satisfaction.

Qiao Muyi blinked her eyes. "So you are using it for your own use? Are you going to take this staff up the mountain? Or is this staff actually your spellcasting material?"

There are all kinds of strange things in the extraordinary world. Qiao Muyi even saw in the information that the awakening spells needed to use smelly socks to enhance the effect of the spells. As for how disgusting the spells were, I won’t mention it. In addition to smelly socks, the props that can enhance the effect of the spells include black dog blood, women’s clothing, glasses, Super Saiyan wigs, etc., and even cats...

Qiao Muyi has always known that Ren Suo has a secret, and his awakening spell is definitely not a healing spell, but she has no intention of exploring Ren Suo's secret, she just asked politely.

However, Ren Suo shook his head at this time, handed the bird-head stick to Qiao Muyi, and said seriously: "This is what you want to use."

Qiao Muyi glanced at Ren Suo and found that he didn't seem to be joking, so she reached out and pinched his cheek, pinching and pulling it.

Are you still asleep?