Chapter 36
They only cleaned out two dormitories. Liu Huaizhao stood at the door and waited until late at night but Qin Zunyue still didn't come back.
He looked at the moon outside the window and didn't want to wait any longer. Fortunately, he had secretly circulated a stream of pure energy around Qin Zunyue's wrist before, and now he could follow that stream of energy to find him.
When Liu Huaizhao appeared on the top floor, Qin Zunyue was fiddling with something he had never seen before.
His hands had been washed, but there were still some dark red marks on his body and trouser legs.
When he heard Liu Huaizhao's footsteps, Qin Zunyue didn't look up. He casually pressed the keys on the accordion and asked, "How did you know I was here?"
"What is this?" Liu Huaizhao abruptly changed the subject.
"Oh, this." Qin Zunyue pulled the bellows, and a heavy sound came out. "This is an accordion, a musical instrument. Do you want to listen to it?"
Liu Huaizhao nodded and sat next to him.
It was inconvenient to sit on the ground, so Qin Zunyue stood up, put the strap on his back, pressed the bass button, and started playing with some clumsiness.
This accordion had not been maintained for a long time, so the inside was a little rusty and the pitch was not accurate. Coupled with Qin Zunyue's already rusty technique, the sound was intermittent, and Qin Zunyue himself could not stand it.
But Liu Huaizhao listened very carefully, so Qin Zunyue took a deep breath and tried hard to recall the songs he had learned before. Finally, he played the whole song smoothly without any stuck. Although some of the tunes were not correct, fortunately Liu Huaizhao did not understand it.
He put down the accordion, sat back in his original seat, and said, "I haven't played it for a long time, so my hands are a little rusty."
Their hands touched again. Qin Zunyue held Liu Huaizhao's hand, looked up at the moon hanging high in the sky, and said slowly: "My accordion was taught to me by the man who was arrested today. He was a music teacher before the end of the world, and he played the accordion very well. After I joined his team, I went to his house. He exchanged supplies for various musical instruments, filling the entire house. I had never seen an accordion when I was a child, so it was a novelty, so I asked him to teach me."
Several were caught today, but Liu Huaizhao naturally knew which one he was referring to.
"A long time ago, I was a monster hunter for a while. I was still underage at that time, and I acted impulsively without considering the consequences. I just wanted to kill all the monsters that killed my relatives, so I joined Li Kun's team."
Liu Huaizhao listened quietly, shoulder to shoulder with him, trying to picture the young and energetic face of Qin Zunyue in his mind.
Qin Zunyue continued, "Li Kun has a younger brother named Li Yan. I'm not very familiar with him, but Li Kun loves him very much. It's just that the two of them are very hardworking. At that time, there were not many people who were monster hunters, so the price of golden elixirs was very high. Our team had no worries about food and clothing, if nothing else. I was young at the time, and I was able to bring back so many supplies for the shelter. The praise from people around me always made me forget how dangerous this job was, so I always rushed to the front. Because of this, I don't know how many times I got scolded by Li Kun."
At this point, he recalled what Li Kun had said in the past, some scoldings and some advice, the gist of which was to let him value his life. At that time, he was dismissive and felt that there was nothing to be afraid of death.
"I can't remember how long this went on. I only remember that we were the longest-surviving team among the same group of monster hunters. But so what. What's coming will come."
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Qin Zunyue felt that his calf was being corroded by something. He knew what it was, but his eyes were completely blurred by blood and he could not see anything. He could only rely on instinct to insert the knife in his hand into the monster that was corroding his calf, and with a strong twist, he killed the monster completely.
But before he could catch his breath, he felt his right arm being wrapped as well.
He took a deep breath and told himself to stay calm. Judging from the injuries on his arms and calves, he could sense that the monster he encountered this time was just a low-level monster and would not be difficult to deal with. As long as he stayed calm... as long as he stayed calm.
As he thought this, he successfully killed the monster on his arm.
Very lucky.
He finally caught his breath, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and finally wiped off the half-dried blood on his eyelids.
The bleeding must be stopped quickly, otherwise the bloody smell will continue to attract monsters.
But when he opened his eyes, he saw several corpses around him that had been corroded beyond recognition.
He saw the corpse next to him surrounded by monsters, and could only recognize that it was the captain's younger brother Li Yan by the half of his face that was left.
The blood flowing down his forehead covered his eyes again. He could only see from the scarlet that the last piece of flesh on Li Yan's face was also covered by the black mist. When the black disappeared, only an empty skull was left.
“Ah!!! Ah!!!”
Qin Zunyue finally couldn't help but scream, but when he turned around, he found that there was no living person around except him.
He looked at the black fog slowly gathering towards him, and his mind gradually became clear.
He remembered that they met another team of monster hunters during the hunting process. The two teams were attacked by high-level monsters while chatting. In the chaos, he rolled down the hillside. The wound on his head was probably caused by hitting a rock.
I just don’t know what happened to his teammates besides Li Yan. Among these corpses... there shouldn’t be any of his teammates.
But in this situation, he still had to prepare for the worst. Assuming that these completely corroded skeletons were his teammates, he could only save himself now.
He kept observing the monsters around him, slowly retreating, and quickly thinking of ways to escape in his mind.
This place is not far from the safe city. As long as you can successfully escape to the vicinity of the safe city, you can ask for help from the patrolling army.
However, this method is simple to think of but extremely difficult to implement. As long as his head is still bleeding, he has no way to completely get rid of these monsters.
He remembered that he still had a golden elixir in his pocket just in case, which Uncle Wang had repeatedly told him to keep to save his life.
But wouldn’t it be a bit of a waste if I eat it now?
He thought about the supplies that could be exchanged for a golden elixir. Those supplies could at least feed everyone in the shelter for two or three days.
So he gritted his teeth and chose another method.
He drew out his knife and pounced on a monster behind him at an extremely fast speed. After killing it quickly, he ran out from the breakthrough.
However, the injury on his calf became more and more serious with the intense movements, and he eventually lost his strength and fell to the ground.
"That was the closest I've ever been to death." Qin Zunyue can still feel the fear he felt at that time when he recalled that memory.
Although he knew that the monsters were not human, when they slowly gathered around him, he actually felt a mocking emotion from the black mist, as if they were laughing at his arrogance.
When the black mist rushed towards him, he was completely panicked. He wanted to kill them as before, but he couldn't accurately insert the knife into their weaknesses. In the end, he missed again and again and suffered a lot of injuries.
Hearing this, Liu Huaizhao couldn't help but frown and held Qin Zunyue's hand tightly.
The pain in his eyes was well conveyed to Qin Zunyue, who gently smoothed his brows with his hand and said, "But I am very lucky. I was saved when I thought I was about to die."
He was still some distance away from the safe city at that time, but fortunately he met an army that was out searching for survivors. He was already on the verge of death, but fortunately the army found the golden pill in his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, allowing him to be taken to the hospital alive for rescue.
"When I woke up, I saw Uncle Wang. His eyes were red. I didn't want to be a Monster Hunter anymore. Partly for him, but also because I was really scared. That feeling... I'll never forget it.
"But later on, people became more and more skilled at dealing with monsters, and more and more people became monster hunters. I was too greedy and still couldn't give up the resources that could be exchanged for the Golden Core. So I teamed up again with Zheng Shu and the others, but this time I no longer had the courage to look for higher-level monsters."
He chuckled self-deprecatingly and continued to talk about what happened next. "After I woke up, I started asking about the others' whereabouts, but Uncle Wang told me that during the three days I was unconscious, none of my teammates returned to the safe city. I guess... Monster Hunters have a high mortality rate, that's well known. I'm lucky to be back alive. I just didn't expect him to still be alive. According to what he said during the interrogation today, he was about to die, but Gongsun Xuan suddenly appeared and saved him. He even resurrected Li Yan, who had already turned to bones, right in front of him."
"Resurrection?" Liu Huaizhao repeated in a low voice.
As far as he knew, and even in Kong Yi's memory, there was no magic that could resurrect the dead. Even the people from Fushan Kingdom were just souls trapped there after their death.
"Did he mention Li Yan's whereabouts?" Liu Huaizhao asked.
Qin Zunyue said, "He said that after Li Yan was resurrected, he became Gongsun Xuan's right-hand man, and he has never been seen since..."
Liu Huaizhao poked the accordion keys with his slender fingers and said, "I suspect that the resurrection of Li Yan was simply a lie. Creating an illusion is as easy as pie for Gongsun Xuan."
Qin Zunyue held his restless hand, sighed, and stopped talking about this topic.
The dust has settled, and there is no point in exploring why he became like this.
But seeing the person who had taken care of him so much become like this, the pain in his heart could not be relieved for a while, so he pulled Liu Huaizhao into his arms with force and hugged him tightly.
Liu Huaizhao did not struggle at all and hugged him, imitating the way his master comforted him when he was crying when he was a child, and gently stroked Qin Zunyue's broad back.
"You did nothing wrong today." Liu Huaizhao said as he patted him gently.
"Yeah." Qin Zunyue's voice was a little dull.
"I know you don't want to kill them, and I know you don't want to go beyond the law to judge them, but the situation is special now, and we must not leave any future troubles."
"I understand." Qin Zunyue really knew this truth. If he didn't kill them today and let them find a chance to return to Gongsun Xuan, who knows what these people would do.
Liu Huaizhao knew that he could figure this out, so he didn't mention it again and changed the subject.
"Can I see your scar?"
"scar?"
"It's the one on the calf. I saw it before... by chance."
Qin Zunyue didn't ask any more questions and pulled up his pants, revealing a large scar on his calf.
He has a lot of scars on his body. After all, he has suffered many injuries, big and small, over the years. However, he doesn't care about them and he is too lazy to apply the scar removal medicine prescribed by the doctor.
But this scar was different. Every time he saw it, he would think of that near-death experience, so he was afraid of this scar, but he would often show it and stare at it like a masochist, wanting to always remember the frustration of being powerless to stop his teammate's death.
Liu Huaizhao's fingers stroked the uneven skin. Qin Zunyue felt a little embarrassed by the touch. He was about to lower his trouser legs to interrupt him when he saw Liu Huaizhao suddenly lean over and approach the ugly skin.
His breathing stagnated, and the skin that had long lost its sensitivity suddenly felt a slight breeze.
Liu Huaizhao blew on the scar twice, then straightened up and said to him with a smile: "It's a bit late to blow on it for you after so many years."
"It's not too late."
After Qin Zunyue said this, he pulled him into his arms again, clasped the back of Liu Huaizhao's head with his big palm, and turned his face slightly to the side, and pressed his mouth against the lips of the person in his arms.
Neither of them had any experience in love, and after their lips pressed tightly together, neither of them moved.
After a long time, Liu Huaizhao struggled a little. Qin Zunyue thought he was tired and was about to let him go when he felt a slight pain on his lips.
I lost all my mind in an instant.
He held Liu Huaizhao's lips without any instruction and sucked gently.
The speed was not fast and the force was not strong, but Liu Huaizhao was unable to break free. He never knew Qin Zunyue was so strong. The arm around him was like a wall that trapped him. Suddenly, there was only this man who was so close to him in his world.
This feeling is wonderful and he likes it very much.
He was also addicted to it.
He struggled hard until he realized the air around him was getting thinner. Qin Zunyue immediately let him go and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Liu Huaizhao didn't say anything, but his rapid breathing and swollen lips replaced his answer.
Qin Zunyue reached out to help him breathe, feeling guilty, "I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself."
Liu Huaizhao shook his head and finally caught his breath.
Then he reached out and tugged at Qin Zunyue's sleeve.
"Still kissing?"
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