146 Intact
◎Unwilling to stop thinking◎
Qi Qiuxue fell into a coma for a long time and finally woke up at noon the next day.
The tearing pain in her abdomen made Qi Qiuxue frown. She slowly moved her fingers down and touched layer upon layer of bandages tightly wrapped around the wound.
When she opened her eyes, she saw the familiar ceiling and the familiar room. It seemed that Li Yiqing had been guarding her for a long time. There was a very obvious blue color under his eyes, and he was sleeping soundly on the edge of the bed.
“…”
She is not dead.
Qi Qiuxue tried hard to recall the scene before she fell into coma. At that time, she had completely lost the ability to fight back. Li Yiqing and Wu Shanyue had not arrived yet. The masked man only needed to launch another attack to take her life.
But the other party did not do so. What happened between the time she fell into a coma and the time she was rescued?
Qi Qiuxue moved unconsciously, and the wound was pulled as she moved, causing her to hiss in pain.
The sound was very soft, but it still reached Li Yiqing's ears. The next second, Li Yiqing sat up and looked at Qi Qiuxue lying on the bed. His expression changed from a brief moment of confusion to joy: "Axue, you're awake!"
She carefully raised her hand to touch her face, repeatedly confirming her current condition: "Are you feeling okay? Does the wound still hurt?"
"You were unconscious for a long time." Her eyes were filled with worry and remorse as she spoke sincerely, "I'm sorry we came too late and left you so badly injured."
"It's okay." Qi Qiuxue met her gaze and shook her head palely. "No one expected something like this to happen."
"Are you hurt?" She struggled to get up, raised her hand to cover the wound, and looked around. "Where's Shanyue? Is she okay?"
"We are all fine, nothing happened." Li Yiqing sat down next to her so that she could lean on him in a comfortable position. Qi Qiuxue's body was very cold. The serious injury to her abdomen and the wounds of all sizes all over her body made her bleed a lot. She looked haggard and weak.
Li Yiqing carefully hugged Qi Qiuxue, avoiding her injuries. He used his body warmth to warm her. "The fog was so thick that even though we tried to find you based on the faint sounds of fighting, it was still too late. You were already seriously injured and lying on the ground, unconscious."
"It was quiet around here, no one was around. I quickly walked over to check on you. You were as pale as a sheet of paper, and your breathing was very weak. No matter how we called you, you didn't respond."
"My brain went blank in an instant. I almost, maybe just almost, lost you forever..." During the time when Qi Qiuxue was in a coma, Li Yiqing felt endless fear and self-blame whenever he thought of this incident.
"Who did it? Was it those monsters, or that masked man who was playing tricks?"
"It's the masked man." Qi Qiuxue said softly.
After he finished speaking, Li Yiqing did not say anything, only his breathing became heavier.
Qi Qiuxue didn't know what she was thinking, but she could sense Li Yiqing's unwillingness and anger from her breathing and heartbeat. She didn't know how long it had been before she heard someone behind her whisper, "I promise this is the last time."
"Axue, if there is a next time, I will definitely protect you." Due to excessive emotional fluctuations, Li Yiqing's eyes gradually turned red, and she didn't even notice it.
Qi Qiuxue also didn't notice. She lowered her eyes and held Li Yiqing's hand. Even though she was not in good condition, she still raised her lips and smiled softly, "Relax, sister."
"Didn't I survive?" she whispered, her fingertips slowly stroking the skin on the back of Li Yiqing's hand. "I believe I'm lucky. Even if there really is a next time, I will definitely escape death again."
"I hope you can take good care of yourself. Just like you can't accept losing me, I don't want to lose you either."
There was a hint of smile in her voice, which comforted the lover behind her to a certain extent.
"Axue..." Li Yiqing's eyes gradually returned to normal. She lowered her eyes and gently rested her head on Qi Qiuxue's shoulder. The two hugged each other in silence for a long time.
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The food they brought back yesterday was enough for two days.
Lunch was ready. Qi Qiuxue had been in a coma for too long and her body was in urgent need of energy. She should eat something anyway. Li Yiqing temporarily left the room and went to the restaurant to serve her food.
During this time, everyone heard the news that she had woken up, and came to Qi Qiuxue's room one after another, asking about her condition and feelings.
Qi Qiuxue intentionally confirmed her mother's whereabouts with Liu Ge and Su Wen. During the time when the three of them were out, her mother stayed in the room and did not leave.
Based on this, the possibility that she is the masked person has been greatly reduced.
Afraid of disturbing her rest, the few of them did not stay long. Soon, as everyone left, the room became quiet.
Qi Qiuxue habitually reached under her pillow. Ever since the monster suddenly broke in that day, she had kept the bone knife here for safety reasons.
That was the weapon she had used for a very long time. Qi Qiuxue protected and treasured it, and never thought that she would lose it one day. But during the battle with the masked man, she saw with her own eyes that the bone knife cracked in front of her eyes and broke into several pieces out of thin air.
That was an irreversible result, and Qi Qiuxue was already prepared to have nothing under her pillow.
But to her surprise, her fingertips touched a cold object, which felt very familiar in both material and touch.
——Qi Qiuxue widened her eyes, turned around quickly regardless of the wounds on her body, and raised her hand to lift up her pillow.
There lay a bone knife, with unique patterns, a smooth blade, and a sharp edge... Qi Qiuxue picked it up in shock and hesitation, holding it in her hand to examine it carefully. She was sure that this was the one she usually used.
“…”
Her knife was restored to its original state.
Li Yiqing happened to walk in at this moment. Qi Qiuxue looked up at her and said a little excitedly, "During the time I was unconscious, was there anyone else who came here besides you?!"
"Except for when I brought Ah Xue back and everyone came to see you, there was no other visit." Li Yiqing didn't know why she asked this, but he still answered truthfully, "Whether it was wiping your body or changing the dressing, I did it all by myself."
"Did you find anything on me, like my weapons?"
"No."
"Has anyone touched my pillow during this time?"
Li Yiqing thought carefully for a moment after hearing this and said, "No."
"Where's Mom? Has she been here?"
"No, she is always ill in bed."
It sounds like this bone knife appeared out of thin air.
Qi Qiuxue withdrew her gaze, and her temples began to ache uncontrollably again. She felt that everything that had happened in the past few days was too magical, so magical that it was completely beyond her comprehension.
As she recalls, even though she took extra care to protect her weapons, there was no guarantee that they would not be damaged during daily practice. At that time, after completing training, everyone would habitually place their weapons on the training ground or in their own rooms, and her mother would carry out unified repair and maintenance.
Including Li Yiqing's arrows and Wu Shanyue's bullets, they were also prepared for them by their mother. Over time, they have become accustomed to it and hardly pay any special attention to it.
When were the arrows replenished, when were the magazines filled, when were the bone knives repaired, when were the blunt weapons sharpened again...
Is all this really done for them by their mother as they remember?
In other words, do mothers who have been bedridden and have not gone out these days really have the time, energy and opportunity to get and maintain their weapons?
Qi Qiuxue silently clenched her fists. Judging from the clues she had obtained so far, the memories in her mind seemed to be a cover-up. The weapons they possessed seemed to be repairing themselves at a time when no one was aware of them.
Somehow, the masked man's face appeared in her mind again.
At that time, the bone knife in her hand was cracked and broken, but the masked man's was still intact. If he really wanted to kill her, he could just stab her with the knife. Why bother to replace it with Liu Ge's weapon?
Even... it avoided its own fatal points intentionally or unintentionally.
What is the reason behind this?
Even though her head was splitting, Qi Qiuxue still refused to stop thinking.
【Author’s words】
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