passersby
The wind rustled the branches and leaves, and the air was quiet... pleasant? Jiang Jingyuan leaned back in his chair, almost drifting off to sleep.
I wanted to be angry, but as soon as I got a little angry, I lost the energy.
In the haze, I couldn't tell the time in the outside world, I just felt that it happened suddenly.
A cool, itchy feeling spread across the back of his neck, and Jiang Jingyuan's heart suddenly tightened, then immediately relaxed. This feeling was too familiar...
She was dazed and didn't even open her eyes. "It's... my hair. Ah, the hair is at the back, it itches..."
Jiang Jingyuan was very sleepy and didn't want to move. If she moved, she would wake up, and if she woke up, she would never be able to fall asleep again. She decided to just bear it and hope that the itching would go away once she fell asleep.
I endured it for a while, but it still itched.
Jiang Jingyuan was half asleep and half awake. "That's right, I just can't bear it anymore. I'll be fine if I fall asleep..."
How familiar this feeling is.
When I am about to fall asleep or calm down, I feel itchy all over my body, which is very annoying... It completely wears away my sleepiness and mental state.
Another burst of it, maybe a long time or maybe just a few moments, the itch on the back of her neck became more and more obvious, forcing her to reach out and move her hair.
“Xu, Xu…”
Jiang Jingyuan twisted his face and was about to call Xu Qinglin without even opening his eyes, but he stopped before he finished.
Forget it. If she called Xu Qinglin, Xu Qinglin would slap her away.
Jiang Jingyuan raised his hand irritably, quickly grabbed the hair at the back of his neck and was about to throw it away, but suddenly stopped.
The girl on the chair closed her eyes and looked impatient, but her mind suddenly went blank.
Jiang Jingyuan raised his hand motionlessly, still holding that handful of... hair?
"What should I do now?" Jiang Jingyuan didn't show any expression on his face, but he was terrified in his heart and his mind was in a mess.
In my hand, the tuft of hair moved noticeably. It was soft, covered with fine underhair, and had distinct joints...
"Xu Qinglin!!!"
Jiang Jingyuan suddenly threw away the thing in his hand and rushed forward. His face was slightly nervous, but his heart was howling like a ghost.
"Xu Qinglin!!!"
“Ah…Ah! Ah!!”
Jiang Jingyuan screamed in her heart, but she just narrowed her eyes.
Behind her, thin gray and white mist suddenly appeared out of thin air, like countless snakes, entangling the tall, pale ghost figure in the night and strangling it.
The pale ghost figure turned into nothingness in an instant.
"What the hell are you yelling about..." Xu Qinglin covered his chest. He wasn't frightened by the fox-faced figure, but was frightened by Jiang Jingyuan's sudden scream. His heart ached. He said, "If there is, then there is. Just hit him. What are you afraid of?"
Jiang Jingyuan shed tears, "Isn't it normal for people to be afraid of these evil spirits?!"
Xu Qinglin put down his hand and snorted, "You are prejudiced."
She said, "To be close to and respect the gods, while fearing and hating demons and monsters, this is the prejudice of the world..."
"That's easy to say." Jiang Jingyuan straightened up, sat firmly in his chair, and said casually, "If you can watch from afar without being affected in the slightest, then naturally you won't be afraid of anything, only love..."
Jiang Jingyuan's expression regained its composure. "But won't this be affected? It will be affected. Even the so-called gods who love all things should be wary and cautious."
Xu Qinglin laughed again and sighed, "Being afraid of this and that, worrying about this and that, life is really hard..."
"It's hard work even if you're not a human." Jiang Jingyuan just said.
Xu Qinglin smiled with an ambiguous tone.
Jiang Jingyuan leaned back and slowly closed his eyes. If he couldn't sleep, it would be good to rest his eyes. Jiang Jingyuan muttered again, "Xu Qinglin, I'm glad I have you."
Otherwise, if you were walking alone in this dark forest, and the wind suddenly blew or the leaves suddenly rustled, you would be scared to death.
Xu Qinglin didn't say anything, just chuckled in her ear.
Jiang Jingyuan's consciousness gradually calmed down.
Just when she was completely immersed in a state of closing her eyes to rest, her consciousness suddenly jumped up and woke up.
Why is Xu Qinglin's laughter... right next to my ears?!
And just now, that thing was right behind him, why didn't Xu Qinglin notice it or react? ! !
Jiang Jingyuan didn't open his eyes, but his heart trembled as it sank into the cold pool at the bottom of the valley.
She leaned back in the chair, her posture casual and relaxed, but her whole body was slightly tense and stiff.
Is that Xu Qinglin...?
But why didn't Xu Qinglin react at all? If it wasn't Xu Qinglin, who else could it be?
If the person who just talked to her wasn't Xu Qinglin, who else could it be?
The moment she regained consciousness, she felt the biting chill of the evening breeze on her body. In her ears, she could hear the strange silence and noise of the woods.
The woods at night are very quiet, without the chirping of insects or birds, which inexplicably stirs up a sense of desolation in my heart.
But the wind was murmuring, and the branches and leaves of the grass were growing more and more, and more and more... becoming more and more noisy, like a small awl hitting my heart again and again, making it full of holes and leaking air.
In the dim wilderness, there stood a solitary exquisitely crafted chair, and on the chair sat a girl in white.
Like an island in the sea.
Jiang Jingyuan slowly pursed his lips and in his mind, he called out word by word, extremely slowly: "Xu Qinglin..."
In his mind, Xu Qinglin's tone was surprised and strange: "Huh?"
Jiang Jingyuan paused and asked, "Where is the fire at the back?"
Xu Qinglin said "Oh", took a look, and replied: "It looks very close."
"Is there anything around?" Jiang Jingyuan asked again.
Xu Qinglin replied: "No."
"No..." Jiang Jingyuan opened his eyes, lowered his head, and murmured softly, "No...?"
Jiang Jingyuan sat quietly on the chair, with the wind rustling around him, rustling... rustling... rustling... rustling...
Then why... is there a chuckle in my ear?
Jiang Jingyuan tensed up all over and turned around suddenly.
What came into view was a dark and lonely forest, so similar to everything I had seen along the way that it was almost indistinguishable.
There is nothing beside me or behind me.
Jiang Jingyuan swallowed lightly, and his ears became clear. The sound of wind and swaying grass sounded like a chuckle, but it was just the rustling sound of wind and swaying grass.
Jiang Jingyuan stood up silently, put away the chair with a wave of his hand, and walked towards the fire.
"Da, da, da..."
"rustle."
“Da da da…”
"rustle."
The girl in white walked in the wind at night, her two delicate little boots stepping on the swaying grass and trees, occasionally breaking small branches with the sound of "click" and "crack".
like……
Jiang Jingyuan thought vaguely that there was no more laughter. Perhaps, it was just the rustling of the wind through the grass and trees.
That's right. She thought to herself, Xu Qinglin was following her, so if there was any movement, wouldn't Xu Qinglin know?
It is not a good thing to be afraid of everything. It will drive people crazy sooner or later.
Relax a little, relax a little, it's okay, it's okay... Jiang Jingyuan muttered to himself, blinked, and a look of determination suddenly appeared in his dark eyes, and he strode forward.
The shadows of the trees loomed, and in the gaps between them, the light of fire danced. It seemed so close, and as I walked... why hadn't I arrived yet?!
Even that little flame is always that small in size, with only the edges changing and distorting.
Jiang Jingyuan stopped.
Her eyes were darker than the night, and the firmness that was faintly revealed in them suddenly became dim and lifeless.
You are not allowed to go back to the campfire, nor are you allowed to rest there. What does that mean?
Jiang Jingyuan didn't want to leave anymore, so he probed his spiritual sense into the storage bracelet and was about to take out a chair to rest for as long as he could.
When the cold wind blew in the evening, her hair brushed against the back of her neck, causing an itch, as if something... was lying gently on her shoulder, leaning close to her ear, laughing with joy.
Jiang Jingyuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface. He reached into the storage bracelet with his spiritual sense and took out an exquisite lantern in his hand.
Brush——
The orange flame leaped up in the lantern, stretching and swaying, and the orange flame illuminated all directions.
Jiang Jingyuan held the lantern, turned his head to look left and right, then turned around twice and looked around.
There is nothing around.
As expected... Jiang Jingyuan thought calmly, but any progress was enough.
The laughter just now was very clear, although soft, but clear. It was enough to prove that what she heard earlier was indeed laughter, and not a misjudgment of the sound of wind or swaying grass.
Then we are back to the beginning.
Why didn't Xu Qinglin notice anything at all?
In the orange-red firelight, the girl in white was holding a lantern, her face slightly lowered. The flames flickered on the surface of her dark eyes, making them appear even darker and as black as the abyss.
Is it true that Xu Qinglin didn't notice anything at all, or... the person who was talking to her was not Xu Qinglin at all...?
How is that possible?
Jiang Jingyuan found it unbelievable. She and Xu Qinglin had a contract. How could anything cut off the connection between them in an instant without her noticing?
He can even replace Xu Qinglin!
If Xu Qinglin was a real person who could be separated from her, she would not find it unbelievable even if she encountered such a situation. But Xu Qinglin was not like that!
In the past years, she had always been the one who trusted Xu Qinglin the most - because Xu Qinglin and she were almost the same, they advanced and retreated together, and shared honor and disgrace.
If anything happened to her, Xu Qinglin would suffer as well.
In this situation, those without any hatred or grudges would naturally help each other, but even those with hatred or grudges would hesitate and consider for a long time...
So she relatively trusted Xu Qinglin.
But now, the facts do not allow her to trust anymore.
In the huge orange halo, the girl in white stood alone... She lowered her head little by little, with an unclear expression on her face.
The next moment, she suddenly raised her head, her dark eyes staring at the cluster of fire in front of her.
If she still couldn't reach the target after walking again, she said she wouldn't leave no matter what.
Jiang Jingyuan strode towards the direction of the fire.
Along the way, her face was expressionless, but her heart seemed calm yet filled with some hidden annoyance.
There was a soft, intermittent laugh beside my ear, sometimes compact and sometimes scattered, and even becoming clearer and clearer, like the trembling of a bell.
However, Jiang Jingyuan walked forward without stopping, as if he heard it but acted as if he didn't hear it.
Just like the countless fallen leaves in the forest, but I only want that one fallen leaf, and I only stare at that one fallen leaf.
The other fallen leaves just blocked my vision, so I just pushed them aside and kept my eyes fixed on the leaf I wanted.
It was as if the whole forest, the whole world, was nothing but the one fallen leaf I wanted. The vastness of heaven and earth no longer existed, there was only the one fallen leaf I wanted.
Jiang Jingyuan stared at the fire with firm steps.
She is here, this road is here, and she can follow other things if she wants. She won't look at them, won't care about them, and may even forget about them from beginning to end.
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