117 I am happy
◎After the gap◎
Coincidentally, the emergency lights in the studio also malfunctioned.
After a brief silence, Qi Qiuxue took out her cell phone and turned on the flashlight. Fortunately, this function still worked. As a small light source lit up, the tense atmosphere eased a little.
Seeing this, other people around followed suit. Su Wen mixed in the crowd and, with the help of a flashlight, he and other crew members evacuated everyone outside. Someone then checked the electrical box and found that aging wiring had caused a series of faults, which would take some time to repair. Tonight's filming could no longer continue smoothly.
After a brief discussion between the director and several producers, everyone stopped their work for the day and boarded the return bus in an orderly manner.
In the car, there was endless discussion.
The power outage tonight was too sudden, happening right at the end of the necromancy ceremony. Even though everyone knew that the power outage was just an accident, they still unconsciously associated it with the ceremony.
"How could this be such a coincidence? Could it be that the ritual was successful and it really attracted some foul creature?"
Qi Qiuxue heard someone discussing in a low voice.
"What are you talking about? You're already an adult and you still believe this stuff. There are no ghosts in this world. Have any of you ever seen one? It's all just a bunch of idle people making up stories to attract attention."
"But I really feel like something is wrong..."
"What's wrong?"
"Laughter." The man rubbed his arms in fear.
"Before the light above my head went out completely, I thought I heard someone laughing."
“…”
After getting off the bus, Qi Qiuxue did not leave in a hurry. Instead, she stood there and waited for a while until the bus carrying Li Yiqing slowly stopped in front of her.
The car door opened, and several NPCs got out of the car one after another. Qi Qiuxue saw Li Yiqing's face through the car window. Compared to that morning, she was obviously much more tired now, and even walked with a lack of energy.
Such a physical condition cannot be reversed simply by relying on medicine. At least in this copy, Li Yiqing will probably remain in this state. This is the punishment given to her by the Lord God, in order to affect her speed in completing the task and prevent them from passing it smoothly.
Does it have to go to this extent?
What a stingy God.
Qi Qiuxue walked straight forward and extended her hand to Li Yiqing before she was about to get off the car. Once upon a time, Li Yiqing always protected her silently, both as a human and as a god, and now it was time for her to repay him.
"Thank you for your hard work." The moment her eyes met Li Yiqing's, she raised her lips slightly.
"Axue, are you waiting for me?" Li Yiqing seemed a little surprised. Qi Qiuxue had always been particularly nice to her these past few days, which made her feel sincerely happy, and her heart beat faster in her chest.
Ever since he had a heartbeat, Li Yiqing has never been able to adapt. It was as if that little heart had come alive, breaking free from its restraints and having a life of its own.
It no longer requires human manipulation, and will not always maintain a boring frequency and flat fluctuations. It records Li Yiqing's mood at all times and feeds it back to her in a perceptible form, allowing her to notice her emotional changes, face them and feel them.
Li Yiqing held Qi Qiuxue's hand with his left hand and placed his right hand on his chest.
She seemed to be experiencing something. The streetlights and the overlapping lights in the distance cast a soft, dim halo on her face. Qi Qiuxue noticed her change in mood and glanced over. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Li Yiqing said this, but after a few seconds, he slowly took Qi Qiuxue's hand and pressed it against his heart.
"Axue, touch me." Li Yiqing said sincerely with a hint of smile in his eyes.
So Qi Qiuxue did as she wished, and her palm paused on her chest for a few seconds. Before this, she had repeated this action three times, twice on the warm bed on the snow-capped mountains, and once in the old world surrounded by broken walls and ruins.
On those three occasions, no matter what happened, Li Yiqing's heartbeat was unusually calm, but this time it was different.
This time, Qi Qiuxue finally sensed the different fluctuations coming from deep in her chest.
"Have you finally learned how to control your heartbeat?" After a moment, Qi Qiuxue raised her eyes again and looked straight into her eyes.
"No." Li Yiqing shook his head slowly. "It was its own reaction."
"Axue, I'm happy, can you feel it?"
"Really?" Qi Qiuxue laughed in response. Regardless of whether what Li Yiqing said was true or false, she chose to cooperate with her. "That's great. Congratulations."
Perhaps because of her praise, the smile in Li Yiqing's eyes became even brighter: "I..."
Before she could finish her words, a gust of night wind blew past, bringing a fine chill in her face. Li Yiqing shuddered, and a feeling of discomfort surged up, causing her to bend over and cough again like last night.
"Let's go back to the hotel first." Qi Qiuxue raised her hand and patted her back, then walked straight forward with Li Yiqing beside her.
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Su Wen, the stagehand, came back last.
She simply ate a few bites of her lunch box in the room, then rushed over and knocked on the door of Room 1805. She told Qi Qiuxue and Li Yiqing in detail what she had learned tonight.
"The explanation given by the site manager was that the circuit was aging, and that's what they told everyone. But it wasn't actually the case. I went along to check the electrical box, and the experienced technicians said there was nothing wrong with the circuit at all."
"No one knows what exactly happened tonight. Some people on the crew have worked on many large crews, and they said that strange things often happen during filming, especially in supernatural films. When the director insisted on recreating the ritual, many people disagreed, but no one could convince him, so he had to go ahead with it. I didn't expect it to really happen."
"Li Yiqing, did you capture any strange scenes at that time?" she asked.
"No." Li Yiqing shook his head. "The camera I was in was mainly responsible for filming the altar and some hand movements. There was nothing unusual. As for the overall picture, it was the camera leader's responsibility. I asked her on the way back, and she said that her camera malfunctioned when all the lights went out. Before that, everything was normal."
"What about you?" Su Wen turned his gaze to Qi Qiuxue who was standing beside him. "Did you see anything strange happen?"
"Yes." Qi Qiuxue responded and told the two what she had seen and heard, including the little black hand and the faint laughter.
"Is it a ghost?" Su Wen frowned. "Could it be that the ritual really attracted something?"
"I'm not sure." Qi Qiuxue shook her head. "We'll have to wait and see what the situation is."
"Let's rest first." Su Wen's room was on the seventeenth floor, too far from where they were. For her safety, Qi Qiuxue suggested, "Would you like to stay in our room tonight?"
"Ah?" Su Wen paused after hearing that. His gaze shifted subtly between her and Li Yiqing. After a moment, he said, "Forget it."
She wasn't used to being a third wheel. "Let me see if I can switch rooms with the people in 1804 or 1806. I can just live near you guys, so I can take care of you if anything happens."
Qi Qiuxue: "Alright."
"Good night, see you tomorrow." Su Wen didn't stay any longer, waved his hand and left quickly. At this moment, the time was approaching eleven o'clock. The director sent a notice in the group, asking everyone to gather earlier tomorrow to reshoot some scenes.
If they delayed any longer, there would be little time left for sleeping, so Qi Qiuxue and Li Yiqing quickly washed up and went to bed.
Li Yiqing is in good condition tonight and doesn't seem to be having a fever again.
Qi Qiuxue no longer slept in the same bed with her, but lay down on her own bed and closed her eyes under the dim light.
Perhaps because I was too tired during the day, I felt sleepy quickly.
Qi Qiuxue drifted off to sleep. She didn't know how long she had slept when she suddenly heard someone calling her name. The tone sounded somewhat anxious, and they kept calling her softly: "Axue, Axue..."
So Qi Qiuxue responded to her call and slowly opened her eyes.
It was Li Yiqing. She didn't know when he came to her side quietly. Qi Qiuxue found that her hand was being held tightly by her. She could feel the warmth in her palm and the coldness at her fingertips.
"What's wrong?" She opened her lips and asked softly.
Li Yiqing didn't say anything, but just kept looking up at the wardrobe in the distance.
So Qi Qiuxue followed her gaze and looked in the direction of the wardrobe. She saw that the wardrobe, which was originally closed, had been quietly opened a little bit at some point.
Hidden behind the gaps were pairs of eyes staring straight at them.
【Author’s words】
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