He didn't say a word, but he had secretly tampered with the ending.

- Preamble

When Bai Gu stepped into the bedroom, Xuan Junyang just put the last stack of sorted materials in his hand on his desk.

"What's wrong?" Bai Gu asked when he found Xuan Junyang standing in front of his desk, very carefully pressing a copy of "Ideal Country" on his manuscript. Xuan Junyang didn't like the philosophy he studied very much, and he thought it was a poisonous remark by cowards who paralyzed themselves and tried to lower the world to their own level.

For this, Bai Gu didn't care either. This is what Xuan Junyang hates about him, he is not as arrogant and calculating as Xuan Junyang.

"Oh," Xuan Junyang glanced back at Bai Gu, but his eyes were obviously a little cringe and fluttering, but he was not noticed by Bai Gu in the uncertain light, "That...... A gust of wind has just blown your manuscript and book flying, and I'll help you sort it out. ”

"It's okay, the manuscripts don't have a set order. With that, Bai Gu walked to the edge of the sofa and sat down, and Jane Gray, who was following Bai Gu, also sat down.

Seeing Jane coming back again, Xuan Junyang asked, "What are you doing again?" ”

"Look!" Jane folded her arms and complained to Bai Gu, "I'll just say he's fine!

After speaking, she looked at Xuan Junyang and shouted loudly as if she was deliberately provoking him: "I won't leave tonight!"

Xuan Junyang sneered: "Whether you leave or stay, I already said that it doesn't count." What's the use of you yelling at me? ”

After speaking, he walked to the sofa opposite Bai Gu and Jane and sat down. The three of them did not speak for a moment. The atmosphere suddenly became very delicate, as if something was pressing them to get up or speak, but they had to be as cold as three statues, and no one could break this situation.

The wide-eyed sculpture pressed against the closed translation of "The Unknown God", sitting lonely and lonely between Bai Gu and Xuan Junyang, as if he was deciding which side to throw.

The window, which had not yet been fully closed, opened very slowly due to a gentle breeze, making a very unpleasant "creaking" sound.

No one speaks, but I am afraid that every breath and breath will become difficult.

"Bai Gu," Finally, it was Xuan Junyang who broke the embarrassing atmosphere that lingered without warning, "Let me ask you, can two people die to save one?"

"Huh?" Bai Gu raised his eyebrows, he was curious why Xuan Junyang suddenly asked such a question, but now the position where the three of them were sitting made him feel a little uncomfortable. It was as if Xuan Junyang was asking him at the moment, "Sacrifice you and Jane to keep me alive, are you willing?"

"You're talking ...... What ......" Jane Gray wanted to protest loudly when she saw Xuan Junyang suddenly talking about Chinese, but when she saw Bai Gu's slightly stunned expression, her voice unconsciously became much quieter.

"I said, can you kill two and save one?"

Bai Gu scratched his head and answered the question firmly: "No." ”

"Is it okay to kill two people and save one god?"

Bai Gu still shook his head: "No." ”

Xuan Junyang's face was gloomy, but he still didn't give up asking.

"Why not? Aren't gods as important as two mortals?"

Bai Gu lowered his head, he felt that Xuan Junyang's eyes were a little sharp, which made him feel uncomfortable: "I think, don't say two people, no one can't do it." ”

"Why?"

"Life is not determined by the value attached to it," Bai Gu shook his head, he didn't want to use his knowledge to explain to Xuan Junyang, he just wanted to answer Xuan Junyang with his own standards, "In my eyes, life is life, even gods have no reason to exchange human lives." ”

Xuan Junyang touched his chin: "That Bai Gu, those chickens, ducks and fish you eat every day, aren't their lives their lives?

Bai Gu shook his head: "I really didn't value their lives. If you want to say that man is to God, but chicken and duck are to man, I have nothing to say. But I'm only in my position, in the position of people, and I can only speak for my position. After all, "truth" rarely overlaps with "reality", so I can't go against the way things are. ”

Jane listened from the sidelines, but couldn't understand what the two of them were saying. It's just that judging from the expressions of the two, Bai Gu seems to be explaining something seriously.

"I eat chickens and ducks, and chickens and ducks can resist. It's just that they have failed, so they have to be slaughtered. Therefore, when the gods have to feed on human flesh and blood, we naturally will not let the gods slaughter," Bai Gu looked at Xuan Junyang, there was light in his eyes, "Even gods do not have the right to make decisions at will, let alone people." It is not permissible to kill two and save one. ”

"Well," listening to Bai Gu's eloquent conversation, Xuan Junyang nodded, put down his upturned legs, slowly leaned over to Bai Gu, and asked, "What if it's my life? What if it kills two people and saves my life?"

“......”

Faced with this question, Bai Gu finally remained silent. When human life, which has nothing to do with him, is placed on the scales, he has no compassion and no hesitation. But when this person was Xuan Junyang, he had to reconsider. In his heart, he despised his own dissociation from his position, but he had to agree that this was him. It was impossible for him to be willing to watch Xuan Junyang die.

"No," Bai Gu smiled, this smile indicated that he would abandon his strict stance in the next conversation and only use it as idle talk, and at the same time, he switched to English, "If it were you, I wouldn't be able to watch you die." ”

"Then what are you going to do?" Xuan Junyang also laughed, reaching out to grab the head of the sculpture.

"I can't help it," Bai Gu shook his head, "However, since you said that you would sacrifice two people to save your life, what do you think of my life? As for the other one, you better go find it separately!"

"Hey, what are you talking about!" Hearing this, Jane Gray grabbed Bai Gu's arm, as if he was really going to be sacrificed to Xuan Junyang.

Xuan Junyang lowered his head and let out a "hum" laugh, he seemed to have foreseen Bai Gu's choice, a person like him who treats others gently may really be able to sacrifice himself.

"You're really," Grabbing the sculpture in his hand, Xuan Junyang smiled weakly, "You can put 10,000 hearts! I still have 10,000 years to live, and I will never let you die." ”

After saying that, he stood up, still holding the sculpture in his hand: "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep." Let's both go to bed early, too. ”

Looking at Xuan Junyang's side face, Jane Grey didn't speak, but her brows were already wrinkled.

"By the way," Xuan Junyang lowered his head and pointed to the translation on the coffee table, "Jane, can you lend me this translation? We can go on an expedition in the summer, and in the second half of this year you can get married without delay. ”

"Hmm...... Well, okay," Jane replied with a look at Bai Gu, "you can take it." ”

Smiling, Xuan Junyang bent down to pick up the translation from the coffee table and walked out of Bai Gu's room quickly.

"Bai Gu!" After Xuan Junyang disappeared around the corner of the corridor, Jian slowly reached out and grabbed Bai Gu's sleeve, showing a cramped and uneasy look, "You're right, I really feel it!"

"Feel something?" Bai Gu smiled and reached out to touch Jane's head.

"Xuan Junyang!" Jane frowned, "I think the question he just asked you is terrible!"

"It's just kidding, don't take it seriously. ”

"But look at his appearance, where does he look like he is joking! Besides, how can he joke with the life of a friend!"

Bai Gu nodded, but didn't say anything. She just turned her head to look at the window that was blown by the wind, swaying from side to side, and let Jane pull her sleeves tighter.

......

"The situation seems to have changed again. The faint light that had been visible before was slammed over again, making the surroundings even darker. In my opinion, you should live in London for a long time, and do not move the idea of returning to China for ten years, if you have a favorite woman, it is naturally best to talk about marriage. ”

"My father has been in poor health recently, and I have taken full control of the family property, but the situation is turbulent, and I am afraid that most of it will be expropriated. But I don't know when such a world will come to an end. ”

Bai Gu pushed open the window, there was no wind outside, it was not sultry weather, but it only made him feel faint.

It's July, July 1927.

Bai Gu looked back at the sofa, where Jane was lying, the sun shining in through the window, and bright blocks of light fell on her. She fell asleep, her chest heaving slightly with even breathing, and her closed eyes twitched occasionally, probably from what she had seen in a dream.

Bai Gu quietly walked in front of Jane and looked at it for a while, but he was afraid of disturbing her sleep. So he crept out of the room and stood in the hallway, leaning on the handrail of the stairs to look downstairs into the living room.

The downstairs space is not very spacious, but it is often cleaned because of the location of the kitchen, and fortunately it does not fall into dust.

"What are you doing standing outside?" asked Xuan Junyang from the other end of the hallway.

Bai Gu turned his head to look over, and his brows couldn't help frowning again - in less than half a year, Xuan Junyang's state seemed to be a different person. His hair color was as black as ever, but the black lacked its original luster and became a matte, fake black. On the contrary, his complexion, Bai Gu didn't know how to describe it, just like a dead person, bloodless and palpitating. Also fading away was his originally black and bright eyes, as if the black rocks eroded by the wind and sand revealed the essence of the brown inside, Xuan Junyang's pupils began to slowly turn brown for some reason, and even revealed a trace of red light when Bai Gu inadvertently observed.

Bai Gu had asked him to go to the hospital many times, but he was always prevaricated by Xuan Junyang with various excuses. It's just that seeing that his figure is still tall and straight, no different from before, Bai Gu can't say anything more. It's just a slight change every day, which makes Xuan Junyang seem to have changed unconsciously.

Jane fell asleep and didn't want to disturb her. Bai Gu stretched his brows, not wanting Xuan Junyang to see his worries.

"You're too good to her," Xuan Junyang walked over step by step, "Don't you have a class lately? ”

This year will be Bai Gu and Xuan Junyang's last school year, and when this year is over, the two of them will stay in school as teachers.

"My classes are long over," Bai Gu shrugged, "Do you still have more classes to go?"

Xuan Junyang smiled: "I'm looking for a book." ”

It is worth mentioning that Xuan Junyang has not been idle at all for more than four months, and he finally found clues about the strange sculpture. Although the process of the research was not revealed out of ridicule of Jane, he eventually pointed the finger at Greenland.

"Since it's where the silver light fell, I'm afraid Iceland is just the debris left behind by the silver light falling and slashing the continent. However, I do think that what is recorded in the book is just a meteorite fall, and it is not a god falling into the sky at all. This is the conclusion reached by Xuan Junyang.

Stretching his waist, Bai Gu looked at Xuan Junyang: "I hope I can gain something this time." ”

Xuan Junyang smiled and turned his head to the living room downstairs, his eyes were blankly open, not knowing what he was looking at.

"You're right, I hope it's worth it. ”