Chapter 66 Chapter 66 The motorcycle shuttles through the forest of the Taisho era...
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Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu were running fast in the corridor, when suddenly the paper door on the left side in front of them opened and a ghost with a huge head wrapped in bandages jumped out.
"Let's play hide and seek, hehe——"
The ghost in front of him was thin, like a skinny old man, less than 1.4 meters tall, but this body supported a head that was almost as big as his body.
The old man smiled ghostly, his eyes narrowed into slits, which was creepy.
Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu trembled all over and screamed.
“Wa ...
The two of them turned and ran in perfect unison.
In his panic, Li Xiaoqi did not forget to throw the wisteria flower concentrate in his hand. The bottle formed a semi-arc in the air and finally hit the ghost's big head.
The old ghost lowered his head, looking at the broken bottle on the ground, and felt a sharp pain in his head as if it were corroded.
Screams echoed throughout the corridor, and a foul smell came along with a sizzling sound.
Dazai Osamu took Li Xiaoqi's hand again and dragged her to the end of the corridor.
Li Xiaoqi was breathing heavily and didn't dare to look back at the old ghost.
The air was filled with a foul smell of decay. In the open room next to them lay two corpses that were turning into bones. Several white worms were wriggling in the flesh and blood attached to the bones.
Li Xiaoqi's stomach cramped and he felt a strong sense of nausea and discomfort.
"Xiao Qi, close your eyes and don't look. I will take you out."
Dazai Osamu looked straight ahead and said in a deep voice.
Li Xiaoqi shook his head, his eyes shifting from wavering fear to determination. "No, I won't run away, or I'll always be like this."
Dazai Osamu looked back and slowly smiled.
"Um."
A bomb appeared in his hand and he aimed at the wall in the corridor ahead and threw it.
The indifferent expression and cylindrical body of Just We Bomb were reflected in Li Xiaoqi's eyes. Perhaps it was because it was an item from an anime that she had loved very much in the past. She recalled those characters that made her cry and laugh, and she felt more at ease.
There was an explosion and a flash of fire.
A large hole appeared in the wall at the end of the corridor, and flames climbed up the wood to the eaves and surrounding walls.
Flames surged before their eyes and the two ran to the cave entrance.
"Jump!"
Following Dazai Osamu's shout, Li Xiaoqi jumped out of the house. She looked back and saw the house bathed in flames.
"Who understands, my family, the moment I travel through time, I see a ghost's big face—"
She sighed, but the remaining panic between her brows did not dissipate.
[Just now I thought I had entered a horror theater. I really need to SOS Xiao Qi.]
[That old man-looking ghost is so creepy]
【Demon Slayer version of the secret room escape, damn】
Don't be afraid, Xiaoqi, we are here with you.
[Xiao Qi is amazing, he didn't let down at the critical moment]
[As expected of a ruler, he remains calm in the face of danger]
[Were those two bodies just blurred out? Xiao Qi looks like he's about to vomit.]
[Looking at the situation, it's either been eaten to pieces, or... maggots have grown on it.]
Ahhhhhhh! Oh my god, I admire Xiao Qi so much.
Dazai glanced at the barrage of comments praising Xiao Qi and cheering for her, and said casually, "Hey, I'm scared too."
Li Xiaoqi took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and turned to look at him.
Dazai Osamu put on an aggrieved expression at the right time, looking so pitiful.
Li Xiaoqi reached out his hand, patted his head twice, and said, "Good dog, don't be afraid."
Dazai's mind went blank for a second, and he pointed at himself in disbelief and said, "Dog? Me?"
Li Xiaoqi forced a smile and made a scissors gesture to him.
Osamu Dazai: "..."
He was speechless for a moment, and looked closely at Li Xiaoqi's expression. He was much calmer than at the beginning, and no longer as panicked as when he first encountered the curse spirit.
Dazai Osamu looked at her with eyes that gradually became kind and filled with pride.
Li Xiaoqi met his gaze and was speechless.
"Mr. Dazai, are you my mother?"
Dazai blinked: "Huh?"
The heat of the flames came from behind, and Li Xiaoqi pulled Dazai Osamu and ran away quickly.
The moon was high in the sky, and the firelight was particularly dazzling in the night.
The flames quickly engulfed the entire house, and the sound of collapsing beams could be heard from inside.
Two figures shuttled between the shadows of the trees, and there was a slight sound of leaves shaking.
Dazai Osamu's ears twitched and he looked into the depths of the forest ahead.
"Someone's coming."
Li Xiaoqi was stunned and followed his gaze towards the forest.
But no matter how she looked, she couldn't see any figure.
At this moment, two people jumped from the treetops into the air and landed in front of Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu.
The people who came were wearing uniform black uniforms with the word "Mie" written in white on the back.
Li Xiaoqi was stunned and almost said "Demon Slayer Corps".
"How's it going here?"
The person who spoke was a boy of about eighteen or nineteen years old, with short brown hair and a scar on the left side of his face.
Standing next to him was a girl with a high ponytail, her expression serious, her eyes fixed on the burning mansion.
"Are there any survivors inside?"
After saying that, she turned her gaze to the stunned Li Xiaoqi. When she saw the clothes she was wearing, a puzzled look appeared on her face.
"Where's your uniform? This one is really weird."
The boy nodded repeatedly, looking curiously at Dazai Osamu's black suit, "Why are you wearing Western clothes?"
Li Xiaoqi concealed his surprise and looked up at Dazai Osamu.
Dazai frowned slightly and said with a smile: "We have to disguise ourselves. Otherwise, what if our identities are recognized?"
The young man pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized.
"So that's how it is. So, they disguised themselves as ordinary humans to visit or ask for directions, and then took the opportunity to investigate?"
The girl blinked, and a light appeared in her eyes.
She laughed heartily twice, patted Li Xiaoqi on the shoulder, and praised him, "Newcomer, you've done a great job!"
"Yes, yes, it's a great first time mission!"
The boy followed suit and gave a thumbs up.
Li Xiaoqi laughed awkwardly twice, feeling extremely surprised.
She remembered the identity assigned to her by the system in her previous world, and suddenly she had an idea in her mind.
Could it be...
Li Xiaoqi and Dazai Osamu looked at each other and knew the answer from each other's eyes.
Landing location: Mt. Goreyama, Tokyo
Streamer's identity: Demon Slayer Corps rookie - Gui-class member
Main quest: Complete map exploration to 100%
The administrator June's report was then heard, confirming Li Xiaoqi's thoughts.
"Ms. Bingjing Yingxue, we have a mission ahead of us, so we'll split up for now."
The brown-haired boy smiled slightly.
What lady?!
Li Xiaoqi opened his eyes wide, the expression on his face was indescribable.
Dazai Osamu turned his head away and tried to suppress his laughter, looking as if he was gloating.
"Then, Mr. Ye Ming Yuxuan, we will leave first."
The girl bowed slightly and said goodbye politely.
Dazai Osamu's expression was blank: "Huh?"
The two Demon Slayer Corps members turned side by side and rushed towards the darkest part of the night.
Faintly, the conversation between the two people could be heard.
"I feel like the newcomer's name is very special."
"Yeah, I've never heard of surnames like Bingjing and Yeming..."
Li Xiaoqi looked up at Dazai Osamu and patted his shoulder.
"It's not advisable to stay here for long. Let's go, Mr. Ye Ming Yu Xuan Tom Su Zhi."
Dazai Osamu was silent for two seconds, then said with a serious face: "I understand, Miss Bingjing Firefly Snow·Diewu·Qi."
Li Xiaoqi met his gaze with dead eyes.
Osamu Dazai: "..."
Li Xiaoqi: “…”
"Let's go."
"Um."
In front of the burning mansion, a conversation filled with laughter was heard.
*
A cool breeze blew through the woods, and the moon gradually sank towards the top of the mountain.
Li Xiaoqi hammered his foot, which was beginning to feel sore, and looked up at the mountain road ahead. "How long will it take us to reach the foot of the mountain?"
She rubbed her arms and shivered, feeling quite cold at the moment.
Dazai Osamu brushed off the fallen leaves on his shoulders and said, "It looks like spring."
He took off the black coat from his shoulders and put it on Li Xiaoqi's shoulders.
Li Xiaoqi saw the slender white hand falling on the shoulder along with the coat. He looked up along the hand and saw the bandaged face shrouded in moonlight, making the iris-colored eyes look extremely gentle.
She was a little stunned, and for some reason she remembered when he hugged her from behind today.
At that time, the breath spraying on my neck, the scent coming from his body, and the feeling of being wrapped in his arms surged up the moment the black coat covered my body.
Li Xiaoqi hurriedly avoided his gaze, pulled up his black coat, and put his hands into the sleeves.
Dazai Osamu noticed her expression and saw that her hair was messy, so he subconsciously raised his hand to touch it and help her straighten it out.
But just when his fingertips were about to touch, his hand stopped in the air and he quickly retracted it.
"Um?"
Li Xiaoqi asked, and raised his hand to touch his ear in confusion, "Is my hair messy?"
She still tied her hair into a bun and casually smoothed her hair with her fingers.
Dazai Osamu looked at Li Xiaoqi's profile, a smile flashing in his eyes.
He reached out his hand again and rubbed Li Xiaoqi's head a few times.
Li Xiaoqi felt his head swaying left and right, and the next second his hair fell down.
She opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at Dazai Osamu in disbelief.
Dazai Osamu raised the corner of his lips proudly, and the black hair tie turned around and around on his index finger.
"Mr. Dazai, are you in junior high school? How dare you do such childish things—"
Li Xiaoqi said dissatisfiedly and reached out to take the hair tie back.
Dazai Osamu hummed twice, put the hair tie in his pocket, and ran forward.
He turned around and walked backwards, with an expression on his face that looked very annoying to Li Xiaoqi.
"Do you want it?"
Li Xiaoqi's forehead jumped and he gave him a cold look.
"I am a generous man and I don't bother with children."
As she spoke, she stopped looking at Dazai Osamu and instead called up the system map.
The map was pitch black, with five gray anchor icons scattered throughout.
Looking at the distance shown on the map, the nearest anchor point is also some distance away from here.
When Dazai Osamu saw that Li Xiaoqi ignored him, he looked down at his hair tie and drooped his head dejectedly.
He pulled the hair tie open and threatened, "Xiao Qi, if you don't come over here, I will tear this off.
Li Xiaoqi looked at him, silently took out a hair tie from his jeans pocket, and skillfully tied his hair.
"Go ahead and pull it off. Even if it breaks, I still have it."
Osamu Dazai: "...Tch."
At this moment, the barrage was filled with laughter, and the CP fans began to become active.
[Jae looks like an elementary school student hahahahahahaha]
Qiqi: I don’t buy this.
[Zaiah, your tricks are outdated.]
The grass on the graves of the Jieqi Party is already very tall.
【Zhai! Come on! 】
[My Qiqi——]
Li Xiaoqi had walked a long distance on the mountain road and was now exhausted. He really wanted to find a hotel to rest, but unfortunately there was no place to stay temporarily in the deep mountains and forests.
She looked up at Dazai Osamu, who seemed to be fine and still full of energy. She was immediately envious.
Dazai Osamu put the hair tie in his pocket, walked towards Li Xiaoqi, squatted in front of her, and exposed his back without any protection.
"Come up."
Li Xiaoqi stared at his back and suddenly thought of the good things in his backpack that were about to be covered in dust.
"Um?"
Dazai Osamu turned around and repeated it.
"You must be very tired. I will carry you down the mountain."
Li Xiaoqi narrowed his eyes and asked experimentally, "Come to think of it, do we have a car in our backpack?"
Dazai blinked slowly, still maintaining his posture.
"Is there?"
Li Xiaoqi confirmed: "Yes."
She summoned her backpack and pointed at the "Ferrari" and "Nakahara Chuuya's Motorcycle" in the compartments. "Look, I remembered it right. It's there."
Li Xiaoqi glanced at Dazai Osamu with sharp eyes.
Dazai Osamu stiffened all over, slowly stood up, and said with a laugh: "Oh, that's right, I forgot about it."
How could such a smart guy forget?!
Li Xiaoqi's forehead jumped up, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you did it on purpose!"
Deliberately making her walk such a long way!
It's not that she is being pretentious. There are convenient means of transportation that can shorten the travel time, but you insist on watching her walk so foolishly.
Did this guy find it funny that she had a bad memory?
Dazai Osamu spread his hands and stuck out his tongue, "I've been discovered——"
Li Xiaoqi sneered and kicked him hard.
Dazai Osamu didn't dodge and let her kick him obediently.
His facial features twisted as he complained, "Xiao Qi, your kick was too hard—"
Li Xiaoqi made a face at him and turned his head away, ignoring him.
Five minutes later, Dazai Osamu admitted his mistake and grabbed Li Xiaoqi's sleeve and shook it like a young wife.
Li Xiaoqi twitched the corner of his mouth and took out the motorcycle.
On the open space nearby, a red motorcycle appeared along with white light.
"This terrain is not suitable for a four-wheeled vehicle, so let's use this two-wheeled one."
"Will it open?"
Dazai Osamu's eyes lit up and he said, "I promise to complete the task!"
Then, ten minutes later, Li Xiaoqi's cheerful shouts were heard in the forest.
"Wa ...
Li Xiaoqi sat on the back seat of the motorcycle, feeling the refreshing breeze blowing across his cheeks.
With his hair flying in front of his forehead, Dazai Osamu curled up the corners of his lips and shouted loudly in the wind, imitating the appearance of Nakahara Chuuya in his memory.
The sound echoed in the forest, one after another.
The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk on. For safety reasons, Li Xiaoqi could only hold Dazai Osamu's waist tightly.
Under the fabric, she felt that her waist and abdomen had tightened a lot, almost like stone.
Li Xiaoqi's mind wandered for a moment, and he resisted the urge to take advantage of her.
"I suddenly understand why I like motorcycles..."
Amidst the violent howling of the wind, Dazai Osamu's voice was heard.
Li Xiaoqi showed a stunned look, and his eyes softened.
"Because of freedom?"
she shouted.
Dazai Osamu laughed out loud and did not answer Li Xiaoqi's words, but just kept speeding up the motorcycle.
Li Xiaoqi was not afraid, but cheered instead.
"We're moving at a rate where any mistake could result in serious injury or even death, okay?"
"Well, it's okay. As long as at least one person survives, I'll give the other one a Teyvat omelet."
"What if both of them die?"
"Then Mr. Dazai is not alone on his road to the underworld—"
"Yes!"
There was a glint of excitement in Dazai Osamu's eyes, and he put down his left hand and placed it on the back of Li Xiaoqi's folded hands.
The sound of engines echoed through the forests of the Taisho era, startling many birds.
Time passed little by little, and the sky gradually turned pale.
The mountain path gradually widened and the motorcycle approached the foot of the mountain.
Li Xiaoqi experienced riding a wild motorcycle in the mountains. He felt excited and stimulated. He didn't care even though his hair was messy and his clothes were covered with branches.
There is a bush ahead, and after passing through it, there is a flat bottom.
Suddenly, a figure flashed past the motorcycle.
Li Xiaoqi was stunned and turned around to look, but did not see anyone.
Just as she was wondering, she heard crying.
The morning sun shines through the mountains, and something is reflected into my eyes.
The locomotive began to slow down, and Li Xiaoqi saw a knife firmly stuck in a tree trunk beside the road.
The crying and shouting became clearer and clearer, and she gradually heard it clearly.
"Coward—don't run away—"
The cry of pain was extremely familiar.
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