169 Extra Gifts
◎Crack◎
Qi Qiuxue personally handed her life over to Li Yiqing.
Li Yiqing was stunned for a few seconds after hearing this, and subconsciously revealed an expression of reluctance and pain. Even though she knew this might be necessary to successfully pass the dungeon, she still didn't want to do it: "Axue..."
"It's settled then." Qi Qiuxue interrupted her.
"If our roles were ever reversed, and the moment came when absolutely necessary, I would also act decisively." She looked directly into Li Yiqing's eyes and spoke softly, "Because there's nothing wrong with dying at the hands of the one you love."
"The only thing more painful than killing your loved one, or being killed by your loved one, is having no choice at all."
Her words caused all the players present to fall silent. It was obvious that everyone had remembered something.
Along the way, they have witnessed too much death and experienced too much helplessness. Many people were living brilliantly and passionately in the last second, and turned into a cold and stiff corpse in the next second, and finally decayed into ashes and melted into the dust of the universe.
In this kind of copy where you could lose your life at any time, being able to decide who kills you and how you die might be a blessing.
"It's getting late." Qi Qiuxue didn't continue with the heavy topic. Too much had happened tonight, and what everyone needed most right now was a good rest. "For increased safety and to avoid attracting suspicion, you can pair up in a room and stay together. But remember, don't sleep too deeply. Always be alert to possible dangers and return to your room before dawn."
"Okay." Everyone nodded and dispersed.
Tonight, Li Yiqing also did not return to his room, but stayed in Qi Qiuxue's room.
After a simple wash, the two went to bed one after another. Qi Qiuxue raised her hand to turn off the desk lamp. The night came again, wrapping the two tightly.
Qi Qiuxue was still thinking about Li Yichuan. He was a shameless enough man. On the one hand, he killed his pet in a cruel way, and on the other hand, he set up an altar for it and worshiped it every day, fearing that he would be retaliated against.
Perhaps in his subconscious, Li Yichuan understood that everything he had obtained was nothing more than relying on the help of the Li family. If he left the Li family and lost his identity as the second young master of the Li family, all the praise and cheers would leave him in an instant.
That's why he needs Qianqianjie. He hopes that he can always be tied to the Li family, be sought after all his life, and be the young master of the Li family all his life.
“…”
The night is getting deeper.
Li Yiqing raised his hand and gently stroked Qi Qiuxue's hair, each stroke filled with tenderness and love. Perhaps she was stimulated by tonight's topic and was unwilling to fall asleep easily, staring at Qi Qiuxue's face in the dark all the time.
She moved closer to her, let her sleep in her arms, and repeatedly confessed her love.
"Axue, I love you."
"I'll love you no matter what happens."
“Never changing.”
Qi Qiuxue was amused by her clinginess, but after the smile came endless emotion. In the hardships and setbacks along the way, in the endless love and pain she gave her, her god learned to miss, to be reluctant to let go, and also learned how to love someone.
Qi Qiuxue raised her hand and took Li Yiqing's wrist, pulling her palm closer to herself and checking the place where she was scratched by the blade: "Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt." Li Yiqing smiled and shook his head.
Qi Qiuxue said nothing, but lowered her eyes and blew gently on her palm, then said, "Go to sleep."
"I love you too, very much." She said softly.
“…”
Nothing else happened tonight.
The next day, Li Yiqing left first as usual. Qi Qiuxue got up a little later, washed up quickly, and moved to the guest dining room to meet everyone.
On the other side, Li Yiqing had already had breakfast and continued to work on the preparations according to the system's instructions.
She took a slight detour on her way to the courtyard and checked Li Yichuan's residence first. It was still covered by a thick black fog and could not be entered.
It looked very abrupt, but none of the NPCs coming and going around thought there was anything wrong, as if Li Yichuan had completely disappeared in the copy world and had never appeared.
This should also be the result of being affected by the copy settings.
Li Yiqing did not pause for too long, turned around and continued to move forward. Today, Mr. Li was not in a hurry to get busy with work, but took time out in advance to come here to check the preparation progress.
Li Yiqing noticed that his complexion did not look very good, and he spoke weakly. Even if he looked closely, he could see that his lips were a little dark purple.
There were a lot of gifts piled up in the courtyard at this moment. It was said that they were all sent in advance by the invited guests, but Li Yiqing got up early enough and came early enough. In such a short time, it was impossible for the Li family to receive so many guests. It was even so quiet that she couldn't hear a single word.
Li Yiqing looked at the gifts filling the courtyard and confirmed the identities of the other major NPCs.
They are all ghosts, and this house is a complete haunted house. These so-called gifts are not real things, but are just a trick they created.
——In order to create a more realistic effect.
Mr. Li couldn't hold on for a while. He was in a really bad condition today. Li Yiqing took the opportunity to chat with him during the preparations and learned that his physical condition had been very bad recently.
"They are just old problems, nothing serious." He shook his head and slowly stood up from the golden nanmu chair with carvings of dragons and phoenixes on it. He briefly instructed Li Yiqing and then slowly left with the help of his servants.
Unconsciously, Li Yiqing recalled what he saw and heard yesterday, and began to feel particularly curious about the teacup that Madam Han handed to Mr. Li.
What did she give him to drink?
“…”
Li Yiqing didn't think too long. She hoped to seize every opportunity to collect as many clues as possible.
The name that was heavily crossed out on yesterday's list really concerned her. Li Yiqing checked the gifts against the invitation list one by one, and soon she found something unusual.
There was a gift signed by someone who was not on the invitation list. It was a two-character name—
Fu Cong.
Servants kept walking by.
Li Yiqing stood up silently, and after careful selection, he grabbed a servant who seemed the easiest to talk to. Even though these servants were always tight-lipped when facing ordinary players, they were afraid and terrified when facing the several masters of the mansion. As long as they knew something, they would answer almost every question.
It only took Li Yiqing a little time to get the clue he wanted from the other party. Fu Cong had a close relationship with Mr. Li. They were classmates when they were young and colleagues when they grew up. They had always had a good relationship, but later, due to a certain opportunity, Fu Cong was successfully promoted and became Mr. Li's boss.
At this point, a crack seemed to have appeared in the relationship between the two.
The servants did not know what exactly happened, but they only knew that this stalemate lasted for a long time until they received a report from their superiors that Fu Cong was suspected of betraying the party.
The higher-ups took this matter very seriously and launched an investigation immediately. Ultimately, the evidence was conclusive, and Fu Cong was dismissed from his position and thrown into prison.
"What happened next?" Li Yiqing asked.
The servant swallowed nervously and uttered a few words very softly:
"Then he died."
【Author’s words】
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