Xu Yuehuai remained silent and was about to get out of bed when a long, slender arm pulled her into its embrace.
Qi Guze said, "Aren't you going to keep me company? We haven't seen each other in so long."
Xu Yuehuai originally came here to find Qi Guze, but now that she has seen Qi Guze, she has forgotten all the things she wanted to say and is left only with resentment, resenting him for not coming sooner.
It seems that as time went by, Xu Yuehuai's purpose was no longer simply to find him. Xu Yuehuai found the meaning of her life here, and her existence was justified.
In fact, based on some details, it can be inferred that Qi Guze had been by her side all along, but had not appeared. Xu Yuehuai shook off his hand and said angrily, "Why are you here?"
Upon hearing the question, Qi Guze's expression stiffened for a moment before he quickly regained his nonchalant demeanor. "You'll find out about this later. We haven't seen each other in so long, don't you miss me?"
Qi Guze spoke sincerely, his eyes filled with probing, like a pitiful puppy abandoned by its owner. When Xu Yuehuai met his eyes, an indescribable emotion broke through the barrier in her heart. She turned her head away, refusing to look at Qi Guze's face, "I've been looking for you for so long. Sect Master Weisheng Liu, you sent him, didn't you? You deliberately gave me a jade pendant with indicative meaning."
Xu Yuehuai took off the jade pendant from her waist, held it in her hand, and looked at the pendant with mockery and ridicule. "I've been searching for clues all the way to find you, but you still won't tell me anything. Is that fair, Qi Guze?"
When Qi Guze heard her call his name, he panicked for a moment. He sat up in bed and grabbed Xu Yuehuai's arms. "Listen to me, it's not what you think. I just don't want you to worry too much."
"Don't try to fool me with these high-sounding words. You only have two choices: either tell me and we'll share the burden, or I'll leave." Xu Yuehuai shook off his hand and took a step back.
She is not a parasitic flower kept in a greenhouse; she will be the master of her own life.
Qi Guze lowered his head and, after thinking it over again and again, said, "You're dead."
When Qi Guze said those three words, his voice trembled slightly. He didn't dare to look at Xu Yuehuai. He calmly stated the matter on his face, but his hands, which were placed at his sides, were already shaking uncontrollably.
“I wanted to save you, and I tried many methods. One person told me he could help send your soul to another world, a sub-world based on the previous world, which is the place you are in now.” Qi Guze slumped onto the bed. “But you can only live here. If you want to get out and live again, you must reach the first level on your own. I couldn’t bear to leave you, so I begged that person to send me here too…”
Qi Guze only said that, and then remained silent. Xu Yuehuai's eyes held a complex emotion, which meant that she was already dead, and that her being alive here was just an accident.
She was not surprised by her death; in fact, she had been prepared for it. Although she had lived here for so long, she often felt uneasy and unreal when she thought back to the past.
It's as if everything back then was a lie.
Xu Yuehuai roughly understood what it meant, and gripped her sleeve tightly with her hands at her sides.
"Can we... still go back together?" Xu Yuehuai cautiously asked the question that was on her mind, only to be met with silence.
Qi Guze pursed his lips tightly.
...
Rewinding to when Xu Yuehuai first came to this world, normally only one person would appear. Qi Guze's appearance was an accident; no one noticed him, and he woke up in a deep mountain.
Before arriving here, he had already figured out how this place worked and quickly figured out the methods, growing rapidly in this world. However, one careless mistake led him into a trap, where he was surrounded by several enormous spirit beasts. At that time, Qi Guze was not capable of fighting against those spirit beasts.
It was Jin Nan and the others' master who happened to be passing by. When he saw Qi Guze in such a miserable state, surrounded by many wild beasts, he kindly saved his life. "Young man, I'll count to three, two, one, and we'll jump into this scroll together!"
That was Master Jin Nan's life-saving item. Qi Guze heard the voice, turned around and saw the person. He had doubts, but he didn't have any better options at the moment. He chose to believe what Master Jin Nan said. When the countdown reached one, he jumped into the scroll with Master Jin Nan.
Once inside, Qi Guze realized that he had seen this thing in ancient books. There was nothing in this small space. It was a life-saving treasure that could be used to enter when encountering danger, but it was rarely seen in the modern world.
The one in Master Jin Nan's hand was also passed down from his ancestors for hundreds of years. The magic weapon changes with the strength of each of its masters.
The stronger the master, the larger this space will be, and some non-renewable resources will be generated within it.
Qi Guze surveyed the barren space and knew that Master Jin Nan had no real strength. As if reading Qi Guze's mind, he coughed awkwardly and said, "I've been here for so many years and have long since lost all desires. What is the point of cultivation? As long as I can protect myself and not be bullied, that's enough. I don't have such grand ambitions."
This was the first time Qi Guze had his inner thoughts so awkwardly exposed. Feeling a little embarrassed, he gave a faint "hmm".
The use of this scroll is also very limited. If the owner is strong enough, they can control it to change where they land, but Master Jin Nan obviously does not have this skill.
The spirit beasts lingered where they had just left, and the two of them were trapped here for three or four days. Fortunately, Qi Guze had a habit of carrying food with him when he went out to cultivate, so they did not starve to death here.
The spirit beasts guarded this place for several days, but seeing that they hadn't come out, they assumed they had left from somewhere else. So they also left and went to the next place to look for prey, things that could become their nourishment.
Fortunately, although Master Jin Nan's cultivation level was not high, it was enough for him to see what was happening outside, which prevented them from being so passive that they didn't even know if they were in a safe place.
When he came out, Master Jin Nan had difficulty walking and his stomach couldn't handle the mixed food he ate for a few days. He was old and would have passed away long ago if he hadn't still had his cultivation.
The old man, trembling, leaned against a tree and glanced at Qi Guze, who was still standing beside him. He waved his hand and said, "You can go now. Consider this our fate."
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