Chapter 196: Scene 21 (Inverted V) Heading south, the water town...
"Captain Meng, hold on, Captain Meng, we'll be home soon."
"Ahem..."
Meng Qingshan's body was very light, and his neck, which was simply wrapped with clothes, was resting on He Yuezhe's neck.
It didn't itch. The cold blood soaked through his clothes and onto He Yuezhe's shoulders. It was wet and cold, as if the person on his back had lost all warmth and turned into an ice sculpture.
"...Captain Meng, you clearly could have lived. Your life clearly didn't have to end here because of me."
“…” The person on his back didn’t speak.
He Yuezhe's eyes were dry, no longer able to shed tears: "I really hate people like you who give so unilaterally."
"You once said that after a person dies, her friends and family will be sad because of her, so you advised me not to think that way. But what about you? Why do you do this?"
“…”
"Don't you know they will be very sad after you die?"
“…”
"Captain Meng, honestly, I don't know why I'm crying. You're going to die. You're going to die. It's inevitable. People shouldn't let anything change their emotions because of something that's already predetermined."
“…”
"But, you know, when I watched you fall, and saw you holding my hand, I couldn't help but remember that time when you held me in your arms, and spoke to me tenderly and lovingly, like a mother."
“…”
"Captain Meng, you know all about my past just like Guan Ying, so I understood everything you said back then."
“…”
"You and Guan Ying are different. Guan Ying hates being me. She wants to have her own life, but you, you feel sorry for me. When we first met, your eyes almost shed tears when you looked at me."
“…”
"Captain Meng, thank you." He Yuezhe lowered his head and looked at the mottled stone road under his feet with grass growing in the gaps.
"Thank you for telling me the value and reason of living, and for allowing me to struggle out of the pain I was suffering day and night."
"Thank you."
He Yuezhe rarely spoke to people in such a tone, but if it was Meng Qingshan, if it was this woman who cared about her like a mother, she seemed to have no choice when facing her.
"We're here."
Walking into the stronghold, the wind was howling in the deserted stronghold.
"Captain Meng, look, that's where we eat, train, and handle things."
He Yuezhe walked past them one by one, saying softly, "When you wake up, we can eat together, train together, and deal with the tasks assigned by the higher-ups together."
“…”
"Oh, yes, do you remember? We set off fireworks here yesterday. They were so beautiful. Miss Tang even drew portraits for everyone to take away."
“…”
"Hey, let's not talk about this anymore. It's Captain Meng's turn soon..."
“…”
There was a stone road under his feet, with lush trees and flowers planted on both sides of the road. He Yuezhe carried Meng Qingshan on his back as he walked towards her residence, but the closer he got to the house, the sparser and drier the vegetation on both sides of the road became.
The dryness even continued to spread around, and the ground seemed to be swept away by something, leaving no grass growing. A thick layer of dust that could not be wiped off also fell on the stone road.
"Host, Meng Qingshan is the origin of the world! Now her life is in danger, and her power as the origin of the world is being gradually stripped away. I am afraid that before long, when Meng Qingshan is completely dead, this place will become another appearance according to her final imagination before her death!"
“…”
Little by little, the stronghold was gradually swallowed by the ash, and the heartbeat of the person on his back became weaker and weaker.
"How could this happen...?" He Yuezhe watched all this in disbelief.
A feeling of powerlessness quickly swept over her whole body.
"What should I do? I can definitely think of a way. I won't let you die..." He Yuezhe put Meng Qingshan down and placed him on the steps.
Baiyujing is indeed deeply corrupt, but He Yuezhe has never thought that the only choice before her to solve the corruption in Baiyujing is to kill Meng Qingshan, the "head", the origin of this world.
Her friends live here. If something happens to Baiyujing, no one here can escape, so Baiyujing must be destroyed, otherwise her friends will die because of this place one day.
...But what does the accident or destruction of a city have to do with a few innocent teenagers?
"Meng Qingshan!" He Yuezhe angrily grabbed Meng Qingshan's shoulders, "You have no reason to die!"
"This is all just a scam you set up! It was clearly never inevitable that one of them would die between you and them. It's clearly because of your momentary thought and your instigation that Mingyujing became like this!"
"You're just trying to atone for your sins!"
Meng Qingshan, ah Meng Qingshan, I hate your gentleness, I hate your tolerance, and I hate your calculations.
Why can't we be as sincere as we appear to be? Why can't you pretend a little better and fill in all those flaws?
Do you want to die so badly that you can't wait even a few days?
"Meng Qingshan, you want me to kill you, why?" He Yuezhe rested his head on Meng Qingshan's shoulder.
"After the origin of the world dies, to whom will her power be passed on?"
"The one who killed her."
"...Oh, so that's what you were thinking," He Yuezhe said with a smile, "Then, I'd better not fall for your trick. I'd better, let you live, okay?"
He Yuezhe vaguely remembered that the system had said before that she seemed to have a certain skill. According to her own inference and the sporadic memories in her mind, this skill was most likely only related to vitality. After all, she didn't seem to need the others.
"Use a skill."
"Okay, host, skill: infinite health is activated!!!"
The vast vitality instantly filled He Yuezhe's whole body. He felt warm inside and his movements became much lighter.
He Yuezhe first went into the house and found some thick coats to put on Meng Qingshan, then held her hand and transferred vitality to her.
Perhaps Meng Qingshan himself had given up the idea of living, so the transmission process was not smooth, but fortunately it followed the meridians all the way to the core of the life center.
The core of life... this word is a bit strange, it should be the location of the heart, but it comes to mind, so let's just leave it that way.
The gurgling vitality was extremely rich. Meng Qingshan's body gradually regained its temperature, his skin became soft again, and his complexion regained its rosy color.
The surrounding scenery seemed to be splashed with colorful ink, and in an instant it returned to its original lushness.
"Oh my god, host, you haven't used this skill in a long time. You've accumulated a lot of vitality during this time. You can actually revive the dead in an instant!"
He Yuezhe didn't even feel empty inside. He basked in the warm sunlight, nestling in the arms of Meng Qingshan, whose heartbeat was slowly recovering.
"Captain Meng," she said, "from now on, your life belongs to me."
"You can only die if I allow you to die, and you can live if I allow you to live. This way, our relationship will become closer. Ah, my heart is beating fast when I think of this."
"Oh, I forgot you can't hear now. It doesn't matter, you will be able to hear soon." He Yuezhe touched Meng Qingshan's face.
"Meng Qingshan, I would rather you live for me than die for me, because I like living people who are obedient and useful to me, and I don't like dead people who are disobedient and act on their own."
"As for Baiyujing, since you want to atone for your sins, then the best way to atone is not to destroy it, but to change it. Meng Qingshan, you should understand this."
“Whoosh!!”
"It's quite timely."
He Yuezhe took out the arrow and untied the cloth strip.
——"Go south, to the water town, otherwise, they will die."
He Yuezhe stood up in a good mood and touched the tender green leaves. Then, the leaves suddenly turned yellow and fell to the ground.
“…”
"Host, have you forgotten that the prerequisite for using this skill is to absorb enough vitality?"
"I remember, but I can't absorb life force all the time, right? Wouldn't that make me unable to touch any living thing?"
"B-Maybe it's a bug. It should be fine after a while."
"?"
Can this still be a bug?
"Okay, Captain Meng, I'm leaving now," He Yuezhe sighed helplessly, removed the few strips of cloth he had used before, covered his hands completely, and waved towards Meng Qingshan, "I wish you good luck."
"Good luck! We won't sell horses to a weirdo like you anyway!"
"Hey, hey, wait!"
"Bang!!"
Well, this is probably not a bug. He Yuezhe staggered and was impatiently chased out by the horse shop owner with a broom.
Who could have thought that the horse would go crazy and fall to the ground as soon as she touched it? She had clearly used a formation attached to the cloth to isolate it from being absorbed!
What should she do? She went to all the horse shops on this street, but either the horses were too expensive for her to buy, or the horses went crazy when she touched them, or some of them closed their shops immediately when they saw that she was a member of the guard team.
"Oh, how come we are so poor that we can't even afford a horse? It seems we can only walk." He Yuezhe held the newly bought map in his hand and sighed again.
After returning to the inn and paying the bill, He Yuezhe changed into clean clothes, burned the tall hats and clothes representing the guards, and scattered the ashes into the soil.
The sun was high outside, shining into the inn. Dust floated in the air, and a faint herbal aroma filled the air.
He Yuezhe was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the sachet hanging around his waist was accidentally ignited by the fire.
"How could I be so careless..." He Yuezhe took off the sachet, thought about it, and then extinguished it with his hand.
A note then floated out from the burnt hole in the sachet.
"He Yuezhe, no matter whether I am dead or alive when you see this note, please keep going. Staying alive is the only way out of here. Your future cannot be left behind by Meng Qingshan."
“…”
"So you guessed it a long time ago, Meng Qingshan. We two look like two idiots, scheming here and there, only to end up with nothing."
With a sneer, He Yuezhe didn't know how to sew, so he had to wrap up the torn sachet and put it into the package.
"Knock, knock." There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who?" He Yuezhe turned his head to look.
"It's me and Jining."
"...Master Jixue?"
"Yes, it's me."
"Squeak." He Yuezhe walked over and opened the door.
"Why are you here?" she asked.
"Our memories of you have been altered, so we're here to ask about the situation," Shi Jixue said. "You're packing your bags. Where are you going? Can we go with you?"
"Uh, wait, do you remember that I came to the Lotus Sect to participate in the assessment?"
"certainly."
"What about the people who were traveling with me?"
"That's the problem. In our memory, you always seem to be talking to the air. We can't remember who you are talking to, and this is obviously not normal."
"Are you two the only ones who noticed?"
"And Ji An, but we haven't told anyone else about this yet. You told us before that this kind of thing is related to the operation of our world, and if too many people knew about it, it could be dangerous."
“…”
"What happened?" Shi Jixue asked worriedly.
"I don't know either." He Yuezhe shook his head. "But, anyway, you're doing the right thing. We need to be more cautious about this matter."
"Well, I should," Shi Jixue said, "So where are you going now? Do you want us to go with you?"
"Okay, I'm going to the water town to find someone."
…
"What should we call you now?"
"Just call me He Yuezhe."
"Okay, Miss He, the Lotus Sect is busy with another assessment recently, and there are a lot of things to do. We can only send you to the water town and help you settle down, and then we have to return."
"It's enough that you can take me there. Thank you very much."
"You are very polite, Miss He."
"...Was I rude before?"
"You weren't very polite before."
"...How rude is that?"
"It's probably like when we were asleep late at night and you said you wanted to have barbecue, so you woke us all up. First we picked vegetables and cut meat, and it took a long time until dawn before we finally got to eat. Or when we go on a mission to subdue the target, you always have to dress him up and let us draw their portraits and give them scores."
“…”
"Miss He, your horsemanship is pretty good."
"Uh, thanks."
"If you're tired, you can ride with me."
"I'm fine."
"Miss He."
"Um?"
"Is your sachet a gift from a friend?"
"Yeah. Kind of."
"I sewed one myself and will give it to Miss He as well."
"Oh, okay."
"I also sewed one, Miss He, do you want one?"
“So ugly.”
“…”
"It's really ugly, Jining, you should practice more."
"My embroidery skills were taught to me by Miss He."
“…”
"Uh, I, why don't I remember?"
"Of course you don't remember."
"Then you must have remembered it wrongly. It shouldn't be me who taught you."
He Yuezhe refused to admit that her sewing was still so ugly after Xiaoshu's careful teaching.
"Oh, then I guess I remembered it wrongly."
"What do you mean by 'it is'? It is what it is!"
"Miss He, what scent of sachet do you prefer?"
"I like everything you give me."
"I said she's still the same as before."
"Jining, weren't you looking forward to her coming to see us? Now you say this again. Miss He will be sad when she hears it."
"That's right, my heart is very fragile and can be hurt."
"What did I say?"
"No matter what you said, if Miss He was unhappy after hearing what you said, then you said the wrong thing."
"Tsk, I get it. I won't talk about it anymore. It's my problem."
"..."Are these two people pampering themselves a little too much?
"That's good to know."
"Um."
"Miss He, there are many delicious foods in the water town. You can try more."
"good."
"How much money do you have? Do you need us to give you some?"
"I should have enough money on me, so you can keep it for yourselves."
"Miss He, I'll give you something when we get there. Take it, don't refuse."
"Are you sure you all have the surname Shi?"
"I can also take the last name Lin."
Well, no wonder, He Yuezhe always felt that the name Ji Ning was weird. There should be something in front of it, but it was not "Master".
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"Nothing, I just seemed to remember something..."
“Whoa—”
The horses stopped at the door of an inn.
"Miss He, this is the meeting place we specially set up before you left. There are many such places in many cities. If you need help with something, just write a note to the innkeeper and she will understand what you mean."
Shi Jixue jumped off the horse and reached out to catch He Yuezhe.
"Thank you." He Yuezhe smiled at her.
"You're welcome. Ji Ning and I have something else to do. We wanted to take you out for a bite to eat, but now I'm afraid that's not possible. However, we've already paid for your hotel stay, so you can stay as long as you want."
Shi Jining took out a bag from his pocket and handed it to He Yuezhe.
He Yuezhe weighed it and could hear the distinct sound of silver colliding inside. When he opened it, he saw so many whole silver coins inside that they were almost blinding.
"Isn't it a bit too much?" He Yuezhe looked at Shi Jining.
"I have money." Shi Jining's expression was calm.
“…”
"He is indeed rich." said Shi Jixue.
"Okay then." He Yuezhe nodded and put the bag into the package. "Are you leaving?"
"Well, a lot of candidates have arrived, so we'll be busy for a while." Shi Jixue got on the horse, "Miss He, if you have anything, just call us. After we're done, if you're still here, maybe we can meet again."
"Goodbye, Miss He." Shi Jining nodded slightly.
"Thank you very much. Goodbye."
"Miss He, keep this horse. It will be convenient for you to go anywhere."
"good."
"goodbye."
The galloping horses raised a cloud of dust, and when the dust settled again, Shi Jixue and Shi Jining had long disappeared.
He Yuezhe took the horse they gave her and followed the groom to the stable to tie it up. She looked up and saw a large plaque with the words "Xiao Lianzi Inn" hanging at the door of the inn. She sighed and walked in.
"Welcome, welcome! Hey sir, are you here for a meal or to stay overnight?" An ordinary-looking woman came up from behind the counter.
It was afternoon and there were not many people coming and going in the inn, only a few people were drinking tea by the window.
"I am Master Ji Xuehe..."
"Oh, what a rare guest! I didn't expect that after waiting for so long, this rare guest would really come." The woman covered her mouth with a fan and smiled.
"Do you know me?" He Yuezhe tilted his head.
"Maybe." The woman smiled. "Young lady, please come this way."
Following the woman through the lobby and up the stairs, the wooden floor creaked. They turned a few corners and soon arrived in front of a double door.
"Squeak."
"Miss, please come in. If you need anything, just tell me directly. There are no servants in the inn, and no one will disturb you. If the room needs cleaning, just tell me directly or write a note and leave it on the counter."
The woman opened the door and bowed slightly: "I hope you enjoy your stay."
"Okay, thank you."
She then left the room and went downstairs.
He Yuezhe walked into the room and closed the door.
The furniture in this room is not very luxurious, but it is very comfortable. The quilt, quilt cover and pillows all smell like sunshine after being dried in the sun.
The tables and chairs were also wiped clean. When the sunlight shone in, some of the rough wood grain looked furry.
Putting the package down, He Yuezhe suddenly threw himself onto the bed, causing the soft quilt to fly up.
"Ah, the taste of happiness." He Yuezhe turned over, lay on the bed, squinted his eyes and sighed.
“Chila——”
"You're here."
“…”
“…”
"My window..."
"Sorry. I'll fix it for you in a minute."
"Okay. What do you want from me?"
"Since you're here, why don't you go to the organization first?"
"What about them?"
"They are on their way."
“…”
He Yuezhe straightened the messy quilt, stood up and stretched.
"Let's go?" she said to the man in black.
"Well, let's go through the window, it's safe." The man in black climbed up the window, and the pierced window paper rustled in the wind.
After saying that, he jumped down, but the corner of his clothes was caught on the window.
"...Okay." He Yuezhe nodded, helped her take off the corner of her clothes, then jumped onto the window and jumped out.
…
"So you called me to the water town because the organization's base is here?" He Yuezhe followed the man in black, and the two walked beside the river.
The breeze passed over the river, blew up, blew through the flowers, and blew through the willows, bringing the breath of nature.
"Yes, although Miss He did not choose to join us, the organization said that Miss He's friends are members of the organization. As long as they are there, there is no need to worry that Miss He will not come."
The man in black had a red flower pinned to his head, bright and eerie.
"Do they want to see me?" He Yuezhe thought this kind of flower was very beautiful.
"Yes," the man in black nodded, "but Miss He, don't be afraid. There won't be any danger on this trip."
"good."
"She just wanted to see you."
"……good."
He Yuezhe and the other man walked along the straight street. After passing several streets and intersections, the man in black suddenly stopped.
"Um, girl, I'd like to buy some snacks on the way, do you mind?" the man in black turned around and asked.
"Since it's on the way, of course I don't mind."
"Okay, thank you very much, young lady. If you see anything you like later, just tell me and I'll buy it for you."
"Okay." He Yuezhe was not polite.
"Oh, by the way, where did you get this sachet hanging around your waist? It didn't seem to be there when I saw you last."
"A friend gave it to me."
"I see. I was just looking at it and thought the embroidery was somewhat similar to my sister's."
"...May I ask your name, young lady?"
"Speaking of which, it's fate. My surname is also Shi, and my name is Ji Huai."
“…”
He Yuezhe felt that it was time for her to write a note to Shi Jixue and the others, asking what the relationship was between them and this girl who sounded like she was of the same generation as them.
"It's fate." He Yuezhe followed her pace.
The streets of the water town are very different from those of Baiyujing. They are not as overly prosperous as Baiyujing, but are very close to people's lives, simple and clear at a glance.
There are streets on both sides of the river that supports the bridge, and there are boats passing by on the road.
The snow-white walls and mud-black bricks and tiles look like an ink painting.
The girl in black clothes and a hood was moving among them, with a slim figure and brisk steps.
"Ji Huai..." The girl's name blurted out from He Yuezhe's mouth.
"Girl, I'm here!" The man in black turned around.
Through the black veil, He Yuezhe seemed to see the girl's pretty and lively face.
The girl smiled, her shallow dimples sank, her eyes narrowed into slits, her eyelashes were long, and her black hair swung, making her look lively and dazzling.
In He Yuezhe's eyes, this picture looked like a painting that seemed to have been viewed countless times.
"Don't go too far, wait for me." He Yuezhe felt like he had said this countless times.
And the girl, just like in the painting, answered countless times: "I know, I'll be right back!"
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