1 [Jiang Lian's perspective]

Night, December 28th.

I was preparing dinner and the house was still a bustling scene.

"Sister—sister come and hug me!"

"Don't————"

Xiaohong was running after Qin Qin.

"Hey, hey—don't run around the room!"

I said angrily.

But they didn't listen to me.

On the other hand, Su Hongyuan was beside me, cutting radishes with a knife, and wearing a WEA-1 headset on her ear, presumably still listening to the news of the resurrected.

"Who are you listening to?"

"The young father who was resurrected last week."

"Ahh

He lives with a sick daughter, his wife divorces him, and his parents are dead.

"Shall we help them?"

"That said, I don't know what to do. Anyway, he's been talking about something like 'qi' lately, which makes me feel bad. ”

"Gas ......"

Thinking of Qi God, the bloodthirsty demon in Su Hongyuan's eyes.

"Yesterday I spent a day near his house, and nothing unusual happened."

Su Hongyuan said.

Does she remember being a student?

"How's Kawa Mingxue over there?"

"She...... It feels like the spirit god has no sign of staring at her, and Kawa Mingxue seems to be related to the spear god. ”

It looks like you can put it over there, Su Hongyuan nodded and said.

"He looks like he's packing his bags......?"

Kawanayuki stopped what she was doing and carefully pressed the headphones. and pressed the record key on the headphones.

I took one of the headphones, listened to it, and turned off the boiler fire.

"Daddy—where are you going?"

"Xiao Xin—you also put on your shoes and come with me."

The man said. And with the sound of the briefcase closing.

"I felt compelled to take a look."

Su Hongyuan took off her apron and put on her coat.

"Wait a minute, I'll go too."

How can you leave her alone.

I rushed out of the kitchen.

"How?"

"I'm driving."

Su Hongyuan replied.

"Did you have a car?"

"yes."

"When did you get your driver's license?"

This guy is obviously a freshman.

"During the holidays."

It turns out that the Land Rover that has been parked next to my house for the past few days is hers??

Wait, then why did she park her car here and take the bus with me to and from school?

I don't understand-

"Fasten your seatbelts—"

Su Hongyuan put on the WES-1 goggles and said.

"Wait a minute—uh-huh-"

Before she could react, she slammed on the accelerator and my face almost hit the windshield.

Wait for me to fasten my seatbelt!!

"You're starting with a catapult!"

"Don't speak, be careful to bite your tongue."

“？？？！！！”

She jerked the right steering wheel and it was the first time I experienced the feeling of drifting on an actual road.

It's pretty ...... Worst.

"He's also in the North End, so he should be there soon."

"That said......"

Frame — as if crushed against a big rock — the car suddenly flew up. Why are there stones in the middle of the road???

Come to think of it, there was a lot of construction going on in the neighborhood, maybe it was dropped by a truck pulling rocks.

The target stopped suddenly. It's a bit far away—"

"Really?"

"And this location is too north, will there really be anyone there?"

I almost felt like she was hitting the bottom of the gas pedal and it was too bad.

That's probably how the take-off acceleration of an airplane feels.

She drifted many corners in a row, Su Hongyuan was terrible, quiet as a virgin and moving like a rabbit, and she could drift down the kitchen.

About 10 minutes, Su Hongyuan stopped the car in front of an alley.

"Why, how is this kind of place again."

Surrounded by dilapidated houses waiting to be demolished, even the road surface is a bad dirt road. This familiar sight reminds me of bad feelings.

"The target hasn't moved big in a long time......"

"You tell me the direction, I'll take the lead."

"No need......

"Daddy—Daddy—"

As soon as I stepped into the alley, I vaguely heard the girl's cry.

The cold wind was blowing in the face, and you could feel the characteristic smell of rust from the air flow.

The alley was dark, but you could still vaguely discern the direction of the road.

"Crying ......"

“……”

Su Hongyuan was silent.

Turn right over a road, then turn left at the end, and I quickly realized that something was wrong.

The ground was getting wet, but even if it was dim, I could tell that it wasn't any ordinary sewage.

Under the moonlight, the dark red starlight shimmered, and the 'sewage' that kept flowing into the distance.

"Blood ......"

“……”

In front of him was a wall, and the middle of the wall was cracked, and something in the shape of a strange object was embedded, and with the 'object' in the center, red blood stains scattered to the four corners of the wall. Even if you can't see what the 'object' is, you can easily guess it.

Under the wall, a little girl in a dress, estimated to be five or six years old, was crying.

"It's late."

I squinted at Su Hongyuan and said.

“…… I'm sorry. ”

Su Hongyuan whispered.

The body of a man embedded in the wall could be vaguely seen, but it had been completely distorted and deformed, and there was no sign of life anymore, and an open briefcase was discarded on the ground, and countless banknotes were falling around.

Su Hongyuan bit her lip and forcibly endured the outburst of emotion. He took out the [Life Notebook] from his pocket and read:

“dlerkosrkbmcyihiwlirqmrke，tircsrkivglyhiwlirkqmrkpmpmerk，

Nmerkcyvirnmerwlirkqmrkhibmaerkfe——”

The dark green light still arrived as scheduled, enveloping Su Hongyuan.

The light shone towards the deformed body within the wall.

……

The light is gone.

Su Hongyuan knelt on the ground. With trembling hands, he said:

"No...... I don't even have the 'gas'......"

“……”

"Prove that he must have done it."

“……”

I clasped my hands together and saluted the deceased.

"What about this girl?"

I asked.

"Let's contact the 'Hong Kong Association'."

HK Club ...... The only person I know is the principal, and I don't know if I still have her mobile phone number.

"Then let's take her home first, she doesn't seem to be hurt."

“……”

I approached the crying little girl and called out to her.

She turned her head slightly, still not stopping crying.

"Daddy - Daddy——......"

“…… Your dad will wake up. ”

I lied to him.

["Will Dad still wake up like before?"] ”】

The little girl asked weakly.

Before...... I looked at Su Hongyuan, she was the one who saved him before.

"Ah...... With this sister here, it will definitely be possible. ”

I silently looked at the little girl's head, and she stopped crying.

"It's just that my sister is very tired now, and it will take a while before I can recast the spell, during this time, do you want to take a good rest."

"But Dad said you can't go with strangers—wait for him."

"This sister is not a stranger. - Do you remember her? ”

The little girl hesitated, then nodded slightly.

"What's your name?"

"Happy, relieved."

The little girl said that her name was very neat.

"Okay, Xiaoxin, can you still go?"

I tried to take her hand.

"Sister......

She ran into Su Hongyuan's arms.

Forehead......

That's all I ......

Isn't it worth it?

"Maybe you look too much like a pervert."

"That's a misunderstanding......

In the car, Su Hongyuan drove, and the little girl and I sat in the back.

"Is Xiao Xin tired?"

"Hmm...... But dad was more tired. ”

She mentioned.

"Huh?"

"Every day, I came home late and late...... I'm so tired......"

She said with her hands dancing, and her face still had the traces of the cry she had just cried, and she was flushed.

"It's all Xiao Xin's fault-"

The little girl said.

"Huh......?"

"If only Xiao Xin could be stronger—she wouldn't have to go to a vain place all the time, and she wouldn't have to worry about her father—"

She lowered her head and said in frustration.

Nothing in vain——? Ahh

Looking at such a cute girl, it is hard to imagine that she will have a disease on her body.

"Mom—and I'm not leaving."

As she spoke, tears fell again......

I pulled a handkerchief out of my pocket and gently wiped the corners of her eyes.

"That's not Xiao Xin's fault."

I said to myself.

"It shows that Xiao Xin is the one chosen by the gods, and this is just a test given to you by the gods......"

"...... test?"

"Well, it's a test for you to grow into a big man on your own as soon as possible."

"Adult ......"

Xiao Xin became interested.

"As long as you persevere, you will definitely become the strongest adult."

I tried to speak in words she could understand.

"Hmmm......"

Xiao Xin nodded, showing a rare smile.

"Xiao Xin is sleepy......"

"Okay, let's get some sleep, sleep to grow taller."

I coaxed her, and she nodded, lying on my lap with her hands around my waist.

I closed my eyes.

“……”

I was silent, staring at Xiao Xin's little face.

What kind of dreams is she having? The corners of her mouth lifted slightly.

It's a dream of happiness.

"Daddy——......"

She was muttering.

"I ......"

"By all means...... Strive to be a ......"

"Adult ......"

“……”

She calmed down, and Su Hongyuan also drove gently.

"Why......"

I whispered.

"Why is the world always so unfair?"

“……”

"Why, is it God's will that the sick always kill innocent people? Is it their self-righteous joke? ”

I said with my head down.

"Why, that guy always has to use good people as back......"

"I think we have to take the initiative."

Su Hongyuan said.

“……”

"Take the initiative and challenge the spirit of thought."

"Is it just us?"

"Guess. The God of Destruction denied my request. ”

"Really?"

"Even if Lin Benai is used as a bargaining chip, he is not willing to help me."

“……”

"It's the same with the Gun God...... Everyone didn't seem to agree with me and thought I was naïve...... I don't think I'm able to do it. ”

“……”

"Of course I know about this kind of thing...... It's because I can't do what I can that I ......."

“……”

["Will strive to change."] ”】

"I see, I'll help you, it's just—how can I find the Nianqi God. That's what we've been doing. ”

"I don't know—but...... There's always a way to ......"

"If you want, let's ask the headmaster for help."

At this moment, Su Hongyuan's mobile phone rang. She put her phone in the shift, the screen lit up, and I could see the caller's name from the back of the car.

"Huang Xiyu......?"

Su Hongyuan said suspiciously.