Xiao Qing did not participate in everyone's discussion, she stood alone on the side, with a faint smile on her face.

Sooner or later, Mei Guo would find something, and Xiao Qing was not surprised by this.

In fact, Xiao Qing only has a rough outline of what is happening in front of her, and many details are not clear. If you want to figure out everything, I'm afraid you'll have to go to the finals.

Yes, the finals.

Xiao Qing thinks that Mr. Z will be back soon, although the hologram is still empty.

"Sister Qing'er." Meiguo didn't reveal a word after suddenly realizing it, but silently walked to Xiao Qing's side.

"Huh?" 
"Sister Qing'er~" Meiguo actually cried, crying in front of everyone.

"Mika." Xiao Qing leaned down, gently took Meiguo into her arms, and said softly, "What's wrong?" "I, I can't bear Sister Qing'er! Mika cried.

Mika's actions left everyone dumbfounded.

"It's okay, it's okay." Xiao Qing gently stroked Meiguo's head, and said with tears in the corners of her eyes, "Sister is also reluctant to Meiguo." "But, but my sister still has to go," Mika asked silently, "yes, right?" ”

“…… No. Xiao Qing tried not to let the tears flow.

There was a deep sea silence on the white island.

After a while, Ms. Miki pushed her glasses and said, "Mika, tell me everything you know." "Dad," Mika said with tears in her eyes, "I, I'm not very easy to say. "Ah Qing," Anxin said, "don't you have anything to say to us?" "Yes. Xiao Qing hid her perfect side face in her long flowing hair, "But not now. "When was that? Anxin asked, "Is it time to say goodbye?" ”

Silence descended on the white island again.

"It's weird." Anxin suddenly said to himself, "Why are we in this terrible game?" Although I don't know what's going on, my subconscious tells me that as long as I don't enter this game, nothing will happen! ”

"Hmph." An Xin sneered twice, "It's okay now, I don't want to say it, and I know more about it, and Ah Qing doesn't want to say it's time, so I'll just leave a few of us staring!" ”

"Or," Gorilla asked tentatively, "another calculation?" This sentence was like a lifesaver that made An An Xin excited.

"That's a great idea!" Anxin shouted, "Since they don't want to speak, let's find out for ourselves." "But can you still do the math? Miki-sensei asked.

"Yes." After a while, Ah Gorilla added in a low voice, "For the last time." "A-oran," Xiao Qing spoke, "let's save this time for the most critical moment." "I agree with that. An Xin suddenly said loudly, "But in my eyes, this moment is the most critical moment!" "No," Xiao Qing pursed her lips slightly, "Believe me, there must be more critical moments ahead." ”

"Nope." An An shook his head and said firmly, "Nothing is more crucial than your departure!" "I ......" Xiao Qing lowered her head, and the waterfall-like green silk drooped down, but soon she raised her head again, and a quiet smile returned to her face, although there were still crystal tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Okay." Xiao Qing said softly, "I am willing to tell everyone everything." ”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Qing actually smiled mischievously, "But everyone should be mentally prepared." ”

"I'd better do it!" Rey stepped forward at the right time.

Because just now, Rey saw Xiao Qing's soul through the floating balloon. It was a sad, helpless soul. Intuition tells Ray that Xiao Qing is reluctant to say everything, and perhaps, as she said, it is not yet time. But in order not to make everyone unhappy, especially to not make Anxin unhappy, Xiao Qing chose to compromise.

I should do something for this girl, that's all Rey thinks at the moment.

"You?" An An frowned, "Do you understand?" Before he could respond, Anxin stood in place decadently.

"Does everyone understand, but only I don't?" Anxin said in frustration, "Am I really that bad?" "Don't think about it, Brother Anxin. Mika spoke, first glancing at Ream, then shifting her gaze to Rey.

"Brother Rey, don't worry about reading boldly, I'll allow it." Mika said.

"Oh, I see." Anxin scratched his long hair embarrassedly.

It wasn't until this moment that Anxin understood what Rey meant by "I'll do it", which originally referred to the ability to read thoughts. Alas, at this moment, Anxin is really a little jealous of Rey.

"Is this really a game? That's something I've been thinking about. Under everyone's gaze, Rey slowly decoded.

……

In the beating candlelight, the old man once again threw a cruel question.

"Do you know when you're going to die?" 
"Seven days. Mr. Z said lightly, as if he was telling someone else's business, "No, there are six days left." "Wrong! The old man's voice was soft, like a breeze, but full of majesty, "It's today." ”

"Today?" Mr. Z was stunned.

"Don't understand?"

"Hmm."

"Because," the old man moved his old face toward the candlelight, the wrinkles on his face becoming denser in the firelight, "I'll kill you today." "What? Mr. Z was stunned again.

"It's not just you," the old man said lightly, "and the little girl beside you." "Qing, Qing'er? "That's the name. The old man muttered, "I don't know who came up with such a nasty name." ”

“…… You are not from this world. Mr. Z was silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"Yes, I'm not from this world." The old man said slowly, "Because I am the god of this world. Mr. Z ignored the old man's words, and he continued to throw out his hypothesis.

"There are some things I don't know, and Qing'er doesn't know either, but you know, and only you know in this world." Mr. Z said aloud, "Because like us, you are from that world!" "Which world? The old man asked, holding out a withered hand, and fiddling with the flame of the candle in a bored manner.

The next scene is very magical, the flame of the candle disappears, not extinguished, but appears directly on the old man's old fingertips. It was as if the candle flame had been borrowed!

This is something that cannot be done in reality anyway. Even if one candle is used to ignite another candle, at most two candles are burned at the same time, it is impossible to remove the dancing flame completely and cleanly like moving something.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Z couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. This is a very inconspicuous little thing, and in the eyes of ordinary people, you may not find any magic at all, but Mr. Z is not an ordinary person after all. Despite losing most of his memory, Mr. Z is still a man who has searched through all the books in the National Library.

The scene in front of him can't help but remind Mr. Z of an allusion: there are generally three views on death, whether religious or philosophical. First, the lights go out when people die. It is like running out of oil and the lamp is dry, and there is nothing left after life is gone. Second, the soul is immortal. That is, the flesh will die, and the candle will burn out. But the so-called souls or consciousnesses do not disappear with them, they continue to reincarnate from one life to another. The third point of view is more unique, it is neither the death of the person nor the immortality of the soul, but an indescribable thing. Just like a burning candle, when one candle is about to burn out, one candle can be used to ignite another candle and pass the flame. In this way, although the former life dies, he ignites the latter, and there is always a part of it that is immortal. But how much of the flame on the back candle belongs to the previous part is difficult to say.

Regardless of which of these three hypotheses is closer to the truth of life, they all have one thing in common, which is the recognition that the previous candle will go out one day, and this is an irreversible process. But the flames that flickered in the old man's fingertips seemed to mock the common conclusion: it was not an irreversible process, and that it could happen at any time as long as she was happy.

Sure enough, the old man seemed to be tired of the flame, and she moved her finger slightly, and the flame returned to the extinguished candle.

The fire flickered, and this fire was still that fire!

"You," Mr. Z paled, "can you do this in reality?" "Alas~" The old man actually sighed, "What's so difficult about this?" "Aren't you going to die already? Mr. Z continued to ask.

"Dead?" An imperceptible smile flashed across the old man's face, "How could a god die unless I wanted to?" "Then why did I die? Mr. Z asked aloud, "If I'm not mistaken, we should be from the same world!" "Which world? The old man asked the question again.

Not bad, the same world.

It's only possible to have a perfect explanation for everything!

That world, that lost world, that world that is popularly known as Atlantis.

Just as Mr. Z was about to speak, the old man spoke, "I didn't expect you to remember this name, I almost forgot it." "Can I assume that you admit it? "That's right, you're from there, I'm from there, and that little girl is from there. The old man said lightly, "It seems that although you have lost your memory, there are some things that you can't forget." "Then why did I die? Mr. Z repeated what he had just said, "We all came from that world, and we should have gone through the same kind of exercise." "Looks like you're trying to die. "But it's difficult, far more difficult than moving the candle flame to your fingertips." ”