"I ...... I won't die......" Li Ai opened his eyes, sat up, turned his head, and focused his gaze on the transparent curtains illuminated by the sun, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile with a slight reassurance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "It's almost noon, have you slept for so long?" She muttered, but as if she were taking it for granted. This is also how it should be, after all, when I came back, it was already half past three in the morning. ”

After a long time, she moved her eyes back from the curtain and focused her eyes on the sofa not far away, on which Zhang Zhou was curled up in the quilt and slept soundly...... She lifted the quilt, put on her slippers, walked to Zhang Zhou's side in small steps, and then sat on the edge of the sofa. She stared silently at his sleeping face, in a moment's trance.

Such a scene looks no different from usual. It's as if everything that happened last night was just a dream, whether it's the girl who has some unknown relationship with Midorihime who breaks down into a green glow, or the chase that spans half the night; Whether it was his own hysterical outburst, or the temperature of his palm felt above his head; Whether it was the promise he made in the wind or the request he made at the time, in retrospect, it was so untrue.

But it really happened. Li Ai's eyes were a little trance-like, she kicked off the slippers on her feet, leaned back against Zhang Zhou's body, hugged her knees, but sank into the memory. Her lips quirmed slightly, muttering the words he had once spoken, "I...... I won't die......"

"I'm not going to die." Zhang Zhou repeated this sentence, but the palm rubbing Li Ai's hair stopped. "Because...... You're there. The rest of the words came to his lips, but they were not spoken, and he silently swallowed them back into his stomach and said silently in his heart, 'You are my companion...... If you don't want me to die, I'll save my life no matter what......

It's just that he was a little puzzled why, he felt that there was something wrong with such an idea, as if he had touched something different. And this feeling that something was wrong prompted him to lower his eyes and think deeply. Why...... Do you feel this way? What's going on?

Thinking of this, he suddenly turned his eyes a little unconsciously, and glanced at the tall building behind him, they had just easily walked out of it, this was because the tall building was Uncle Li Ai's property. He looked at the tall building with some uneasiness, and tried to tear the corners of his mouth open, revealing a soft and reassuring smile, but in the end, the smile on his face was full of bitterness and uneasiness, and it seemed so stiff and undesirable.

He turned his eyes back to the figure with his back to him, his gaze wandering out of nowhere, and suddenly he felt the urge to turn her body around and imprint his presence into her vision again. Just when this impulse was about to be put into action, Zhang Zhou suddenly came to his senses.

The bitterness in the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little more, but beyond this bitterness, there was a little more clarity. He somewhat understood why he had that thought, and why he had such a violent panic. Because, she is his home, the only home he has found after so many years.

And in the time after finding her, for her, he was also her only home. All they can rely on is each other, and only each other is each other's only destination. Such a mutually relating relationship made him feel at ease. It was because she was his home that he had that thought.

But now...... She has another home, and she is not the only one she can rely on...... So will one day, she will not need herself at all? When he thought of this, panic rose irrepressibly in his heart. He was afraid of that happening...... The most terrible thing is not to lose, but to watch something important go away from you step by step after you lose it. And now, he saw her take the first step......

Zhang Zhou raised his head a little confused, glanced at the misty starry sky that was cut by the shadows of the trees and was again obscured by the fog, and then closed his eyes in amazement. I should have been glad that you had another destination, and that such a thing had happened, but ...... I couldn't be happier. I have only you to ...... If you don't need me anymore...... I lost my home......

Obviously he was close to her, but he felt that her figure was far away; Obviously, his palm was still on top of her head, and his palm could still feel the temperature of her body, but he felt that what he touched was becoming cold and empty little by little. She's walking away. Something was telling him that.

The palm that was pressed on the top of her head slowly retracted and fell to her waist. Zhang Zhou lowered his head and looked at the back of the petite girl in front of him who was nearly a head shorter than himself, and the bitter smile on the corner of his mouth slowly dissipated, turning to a little reassurance. Whether she will lose it in the future, at least for this time, at least for the moment, she cares about herself. She spoke, she prayed, she tried, so that she would not let herself die. And yourself, no matter what, you have to respond to this concern!

"So, in order for me to fulfill this promise," he said, pressing his beating heart, grimacing behind her eyes, behind which she could not see. Li Ai, who was standing with his back to him, would not see his expression, and naturally he would not hear the other words that were circulating in his heart while he was speaking. 'So, to be able to stay by your side all the time,'

"Tell me what you know."

'Tell me, how do I exist......

He whispered silently, standing silently behind her, waiting for her response. He didn't feel another fluctuation in his heart in addition to that attachment and dependence. That kind of emotion was completely dissipated before he felt it...... All he had left was pure dependence, only pure persistence, and a little unwilling prayer.

When Zhang Zhou's palm moved away from the top of his head, a feeling of loss rose in the bottom of my Li Ai's heart. After perceiving the existence of this feeling, Li Ai's face blushed unconsciously, and under Zhang Zhou's gaze, he shook his head a little eagerly, throwing that feeling out of his mind.

Although she didn't know why she did this, she subconsciously completed such a move. Then, after taking a few deep breaths, she calmed down her thoughts and slowly turned around to face Zhang Zhou. She raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Zhou's face, but the moment her eyes intersected with his, she felt weak for no reason, and hurriedly lowered her head, letting the shadow of her bangs and the darkness in the trees cover her face. She didn't know what she was subconsciously trying to hide, but she finally did. Hide your face in the shadows,

"I know......" seemed to sense that something was wrong, and she eagerly opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she only spit out these two words incoherently. This made her breathing even more disturbed. Aware of this, she hurriedly stopped her words and was silent for a while before she calmed down.

She didn't look up, letting her cheeks disappear into the shadows. She was a little scared, afraid that once she looked up, it would become strange again. She lowered her eyes as she stared at the young man's legs, which showed only a slight outline in the shadows, and groaned, then whispered, "You will die." This is what Moyin Bao'er told me, there are less than two months left, and this is what Moyin Bao'er told me......"

"But what is it that wants to kill you? She couldn't tell me about it, and I was the only one trying to find the answer, to find the truth......" Her voice was calm, and it seemed a little mysterious in the shadow of the trees in the middle of the night, with a slight cold smell.

"She told me that there might be a way to change this fate, but that way was hidden in a somewhat strange remark. There are several directions I can think of to interpret that passage, and each of them takes a lot of time...... I could decipher all of these directions in a month. But which of these answers is the real way? Li Ai's voice was a little dazed, and in such a daze, her somewhat chaotic mind completely calmed down.

"In order to determine the answer to this question, I must find the truth, find out what exactly it wants to kill you, find the reason why it wants to kill you...... Only then can I be sure of everything...... in order to seize the possible opportunity to save you from such a fate......" Her words became more and more difficult, and the hands that naturally fell to her side unconsciously clenched into fists.

"Did you find any clues?" Zhang Zhou asked in a low voice, but saw Li Ai shake his head, raise his eyes, and stare into his eyes. "I'm not sure, but I've always felt that the demons, undead, and evil creatures you've been fighting against might have something to do with it...... So, be careful......" At this point, she paused, and then, in a earnest, somewhat humble plea, "don't leave my sight......

"Zhang Zhou, don't leave my sight......" didn't get a response from him, Li Ai repeated it again, which made Zhang Zhou come back from his distraction and nodded at Li Ai busily. Such an urgent move may seem like a cover-up, but it is actually a cover-up.

At that moment, the shadow couldn't hide the charming appearance of Li Ai, who was looking up at him with a sincere face, and was suddenly stared at and pleaded by such a beautiful face, making Zhang Zhou instantly lost. He wasn't sure what the consequences would have been if Li Ai had known about it. However, he knew that he would never want Li Ai to know.

"You promised, didn't you?" Li Ai asked definitively, and then quietly laughed in Zhang Zhou's response. "So, before the dust settles......"

"You're going to live in my house......"