"...Xiao Shuai, you are always so calm." Qiu Li said, "Were people thirty years ago all this calm?"
"I'm special." Su Mingan said.
Qiu Li blinked.
She looked away:
"I actually knew that this day would come sooner or later."
"My younger brother... He has always liked those cutting-edge technologies, but the high-end technologies bestowed by the gods are all controlled by the gods' camp, and non-believers cannot approach them. So, he pretended to be a believer and took risks..."
"My brother knew he would die, but he would rather satisfy his desire for knowledge before he dies."
"He studied with the intention of dying."
Finally, he fell on the execution platform.
If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening.
Qiu Li walked towards the bloodstained platform.
The corpse turned into white light and scattered in the air. She closed her eyes, as if she wanted to embrace these light spots.
The white light faded away and the platform became silent.
"Xiao Shuai." She said softly, "One day..."
Su Mingan walked onto the platform.
Under the sky mixed with pale blue and magenta, the black-haired girl stood in the swaying twilight, tears welling up in her eyes, but she stood firmly, her slender figure standing in a pool of blood, as if declaring war on fate.
"Xiao Shuai, do you know why our shelter is called Fenghuo?" Qiu Li said, "Our leader will lead us...towards a 'new century' without gods."
"People fear the night because it is very cold and people may freeze to death. Terrible beasts will become active and many temporary gathering places like District 11 will be destroyed."
"But the chief, he is the eternal beacon in our eyes. As long as we stay with him and follow him, we will always have a future."
Su Mingan listened to her voice.
From her hopeful words, one can picture a beacon leader who is wise, intelligent, courageous, decisive, and has great charisma.
Through the cold wind, he saw the bustling scene in the beacon shelter.
Motorcycles speeding by, trucks carrying supplies, people wearing cotton-padded clothes, sentinels stationed at checkpoints...
Qiu Li stood in the wind, her black hair fluttering in the wind, like ink on drawing paper, emitting flowing and soft shades.
She did not forget that she was stepping on her brother's blood.
“Whether advanced civilizations have ulterior motives or are well-intentioned, this world does not need gods,” she said.
The fox mask was pinned on the side of her face. On the back of the mask was a line of small blessings, [Sister, please live in peace].
"If we want to continue the flame of humanity, we cannot submit to the advanced civilization of Skyrim. One day... I will knock it off its pedestal and realize the world of our dreams."
Having said this, she suddenly laughed.
That smile was more beautiful than any other flower. It was the most beautiful smile she had ever had since Su Mingan met her.
"From now on."
"... no one will be afraid of the coming night."
“This is our philosophy… and also, my personal wish.”
Her clear eyes reflected the magenta earth.
"Xiao Shuai. Are our ideas too far-fetched?"
"No." Su Mingan said, "Very good."
Qiu Li wiped away his tears.
"Xiao Shuai, I know you must be very capable. What the shelter needs most is scholars like you."
“…”
"I didn't make many friends before." Qiu Li smiled: "But you have a kind of approachable temperament. You... are the first friend I have made in this year."
Su Mingan was helpless, as his charm was the cause of his trouble again.
"I'll show you my studio after we get back." Qiu Li raised her chin, her eyes bright. "I like painting very much. Although everyone says it's useless, I just like it. I always feel that I'm alive when I hold the paintbrush. The rest of the time, I'm just moving to maintain my body functions. If people just live for the sake of living, wouldn't that be too boring?"
Su Mingan didn't expect that a girl he just met could have such thoughts.
Qiu Li clenched the mask in her hand, she turned around with a smile and faced him: "You probably don't like the name 'Xiao Shuai', I won't call you that in the future. Do you want a last name? You seem to have forgotten a lot of things, I can protect you in the future..."
"Well, I think..." Su Mingan said.
At this time, Qiu Li suddenly took a step forward.
"Hmm?" Su Mingan looked at her who suddenly approached.
Her eyes became dazed, as if she had seen something incredible. In less than half a second, her eyes gradually turned into despair.
She seemed to want to turn around and run away, but in the end she stood still.
Su Mingan was about to turn around——
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out.
Qiu Li's figure fell towards him.
She leaned against his shoulder, her wet touch brushing against his cheek.
That's blood.
The bright red blood spurted out from her forehead and splashed all over his face, causing a burning pain.
"Xiao Shuai."
Her voice was almost inaudible.
"…Remember me."
She couldn't say more.
The fox mask fell to the ground and broke in the middle. The bright red knots scattered like a dead scarlet butterfly.
Su Mingan remained motionless and maintained this posture quietly until her body gradually disappeared into nothingness.
White light rose from her body and rushed behind him.
Qiu Li was shot dead.
——Su Mingan then noticed that there was a blood-red color in the white light that Qiu Li turned into.
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