In the woods outside the casino, the stone monument that I haven't seen for a year is still clean and tidy, and there are fresh flowers on the ground, obviously taking care of someone.

"That woman is still quite careful. ”

"Wang"

The returned boy, no, it should be a nineteen-year-old young swordsman by now. Leaning quietly beside the stone monument, silently feeling everything.

——In the city, relying on Qiuqiu's sense of smell to lead the way, Liu Xiaoming crossed the streets and alleys and came to the small lake on the outskirts of the city.

The sunset from the sky slanted in, making the lake sparkling, with the lake and the setting sun as the background, a dignified and beautiful girl in a long dress stood quietly by the lake and looked into the distance, like a gorgeous portrait.

Not far away, the swordsman standing at the head of the bridge was touched by this scene. The girl in his eyes made him feel both familiar and strange, and in this year, she had changed too much, well, maybe she had changed at some point, but she had never noticed.

"Well, how do I talk to that?"

Soon, Liu Xiaoming made some mental struggles or decided, he walked in slowly, the closer he got, the more intense his heart beated.

Qiuqiu's angry eyes conveyed his heart, and this kind of complaining made Liu Xiaoming feel no longer so nervous.

As the distance shortened, Liu Xiaoming, who did not control his pace, quickly exposed himself, and he wanted to say hello first, but because of the sound of the voice, the girl subconsciously turned around.

“..............”

The girl was stunned by this scene behind her, her body trembled slightly, and it seemed that there were many emotions in her heart that were about to explode, she held back, she responded with a beautiful smile, and greeted the boy in front of her.

"You... Oh, I haven't seen you for a long time, but my body looks pretty good."

Liu Xiaoming's hand used to greet him immediately put it on his neck, rubbed his neck, his eyes drifted to other places, and he replied embarrassedly

"The mission is done, and I will come back. ”

Liu Xiaoming, who was confused, still decided to get straight to the point, apologize, take it home, and then do his own thing.

"That...... I'm sorry. Leaving without saying a word, you are worried"

"Ah, that's okay, we've always been like this anyway, haven't we?"

"Eh, that's true, but you...... It's not angry."

Liu Xiaoming cautiously tested, observing Ziqi's smiling expression from the sentence just now, and vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"Angry? No, I was asked by the Queen to take care of you, and now that you have returned safely, I can report to the Queen with peace of mind. Let's go, go back, thank you for coming to me."

Liu Xiaoming was obviously a little surprised, he thought that there must be a lot of things going on, even Ziqi's temper and quarrel with him had been simulated, and it turned out to be so peaceful?

A cold wind swept past him, causing the thoughtful swordsman to shiver, and he tilted his head to see that the girl had just passed him. If she wants to talk again, she is already playing with Qiuqiu.

The two walked one after the other, Liu Xiaoming followed behind in obscurity, looking at the girl's back, always feeling that something would happen, but at this time, a nearby stall attracted Liu Xiaoming's attention.

In front of the stall owner was a purple crystal ball, which, as you could tell from their conversation, predicted the fate of the future. Liu Xiaoming, who was full of curiosity, listened to it and was ready to listen to the excitement.

"Little girl, tell me your name and your brother's"

"Sasha Avril, Simon Avril"

"Good!"

The old man of the stall owner poured magic into the crystal ball, only to see that the crystal ball was stained with blood the moment it turned.

Not only the stall owner, but everyone looked surprised, they knew that this bright red blood must not be a good sign.

"This, this is the Bloody Plague!!"

"What......"

The girl was completely dumbfounded, and the younger brother beside her became more and more frightened by the chaos of the crowd and all kinds of gossip, and then burst into tears.

Just when all the attention was on the bloodlight disaster, a terrifying and hideous ghost face loomed on the red-dyed crystal ball.

Ziqi, who was walking in front, felt that a certain man behind him was not following, so he simply turned around and shouted to the young man who was standing in place

"Hey, what are you doing!"

"Hmm, I'm sorry, I'm stunned."

"Are you really okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay"

"Hmph!" Ziqi turned her head, her brows furrowed slightly, and she was a little unhappy.

Liu Xiaoming silently lowered his head and recalled the task he had taken before

Along the way, the two of them didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was very gloomy and depressed and returned to Xiao Zhao's store.

"Hey, what's wrong?

"Ah, no, don't worry, don't you believe my eloquence?"

Liu Xiaoming tried to answer to reassure Xiao Zhao, and then went up to the second floor and entered his room with a heavy heart. However, as soon as he entered the door, a figure stood in front of him, and he was really startled.

"Huh, why are you in my room?"

"This is my room!"

Liu Xiaoming was very surprised, could it really be that he made a mistake, he immediately looked back and found that the clothes hanging behind the door were obviously his own, this was his room, why......

He was just about to speak, but Ziqi looked disgusted, closed the door with a bang, rudely took off Liu Xiaoming's ghost face, threw it aside, and forced the boy into a corner with a strong momentum, looking at him with a solemn face.

"Hey, it's too close."

At this distance, it's either a fight or a ......

Liu Xiaoming tried not to look at Ziqi, but as soon as he looked away, Ziqi's tough voice came from in front of him:

"Look me in the eye!"

"Hey, hey, what are you going to do?"

"Answer me, what the hell is going on, you can't fool me with that preoccupied look"

"Eh, nothing happened, aren't you angry?"

Liu Xiaoming would never tell her about the task, and if she said it, she would definitely be blocked by this kind girl. The most important thing for me now is how to skillfully escape her questioning and calm her emotions.

"Heh, don't be angry, don't show up your ugliness, I don't want to quarrel with you outside and lose face!"

"But there's really nothing to do, don't worry about it, let's be your lovely maid"

Ziqi's mood gradually declined, she sighed lightly and lowered her head.

"Hey, I know, you might still think of me as a maiko, but I thought our relationship would change a little bit in the days I've spent with you. However, now it seems that it is just wishful thinking on my part. ”

"What are you talking about...... In my eyes, we're actually pretty good friends...... After all......"

"Since we're good friends, I can't even get the least trust!"

The sound of the girl's sobbing struck the boy's heart.

"I was sold by my father to learn to dance in the store when I was a child, until you took me away and got involved in your world. The only thing I trust is you, you've been together for a long time, but you left without saying a word all your life, do you know how it feels to be left behind...... The party that was left behind.......

"I," I was about to open my mouth to refute, but the girl's sad sadness made Liu Xiaoming unable to open his mouth, and thinking back to this day, he really didn't care about the girl's feelings.

"I'm sorry, but this mission is a bit troublesome, so you'd better be safe here......"

"Am I still not trusted, no matter what the mission is, this time I want to be with you"

The word friend evokes endless pain from the boy's heart, his partner lost his life because of his blind command, the mission he casually agreed, looking at the girl in front of him, he didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

"Kill... From the strongest warriors in the Demon Realm to ordinary people, this is the mission. Avant-garde in rewards of two billion magic coins and bounty hunter lists. I don't want to see anyone familiar with me anymore because I lost my life, so I beg you, wait for me here safely."

Ziqi knew very well the sore spot in the boy's heart, the words partner and friend did hit him hard, and his temper seemed to be a little too much this time.

Liu Xiaoming was a little overwhelmed, instinctively stretched out his right hand and slowly approached the girl.

At this moment, the door creaked slowly open, revealing Xiao Zhao's embarrassed smile outside the door.

"Excuse me, I'm just here to tell the two of you that the meal is ready, I'll withdraw first!"

With a brush, as if using a thunderbolt, Xiao Zhao quickly disappeared from Liu Xiaoming's field of vision.

"Oh, what, huh?"

Liu Xiaoming sighed helplessly, and suddenly he felt his chest sinking, and he saw the girl leaning her head against her chest.

She said in a low, slightly hoarse voice

"I'm sorry I went too far and said something that hurt you"

"It's okay, just wait for me, I'll tell you something, okay?"

"Well, you have to tell me, I'll help you no matter what..."

Liu Xiaoming looked at the window and fell into deep thought.