"Nothing special, let's walk together."

The silence was followed by a long period of hesitation. Images of the past flashed back in the minds of young people like a movie, filtering the colors that have been washed by time.

Zhuo Xuan hesitated for a long time before he replied a little against his will.

In fact, this food street is only a few blocks away from Fang Ting's home, which is not that far. When they were children, the two families had occasional contacts. It's just that since that incident, Zhuo Xuan hasn't been to Fang Ting's house again.

Not only did not have a chance, but also because he did not dare.

He didn't dare to look at the place where Fang Ting had wandered, let alone face Fang Ting's parents.

When he was about to wake up from his dreams at night, Zhuo Xuan would still feel trapped in that peaceful afternoon, tormented by self-blame and remorse, a feeling that stuck to him like a stone during the day and like seaweed at midnight, from which it was impossible to extricate himself.

"Let's go then," Fang Ting smiled and returned her gaze to her phone.

Let's call that square black box a mobile phone.

Zhuo Xuan's gaze was a little weird, and he watched in a daze as Fang Ting laboriously pressed some numbers on the palm-sized elderly machine, probably sending a text message to Huang Lingling.

It's just that it's hard to imagine that Fang Ting is still using things from ten years ago.

Wait a minute......

Ten years ago?

Zhuo Xuan's expression became solemn little by little, looking at Fang Ting's gaze was a little complicated, and the sudden flash of spiritual light in his mind made him instantly figure out the joints that had plagued him before, and he couldn't help but feel shocked, and his heart was surging.

His chest heaved violently, and his eyes burned.

The appearance of the beast will disrupt the rules of this world, the black watch will issue a containment mission, and the Chosen One will carry out the mission. When all this is over, the ordinary people who have been devoured by the beast and their social relations will be corrected by the black watch, and the traces of the beast will be erased one after another.

In other words, the beast can influence the "rules".

Judging from the reactions of Xu Hao and the others, they did not lie about the beast's appearance in Binhai City.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the appearance of this beast that Fang Ting, who had been dead for many years, was "resurrected" in the process of correcting the world.

It can be said that the Fang Ting in front of her is not the Fang Ting who buried the sea of fire, but she is also the Fang Ting that Zhuo Xuan knows.

In any case, after the beast appeared, it definitely left traces on Fang Ting's body, which triggered the revision of the rules.

Perhaps, Fang Ting's death had nothing to do with her at all, but the result of a beast attack?

Has the beast been so close to itself since that time?

For a while, chaotic thoughts covered Zhuo Xuan's consciousness like a tide, devouring his reason little by little, making him feel restless and unconsciously rejoicing.

Yes, just rejoice.

Fang Ting's death had nothing to do with herself, Fang Ting's death was just an accident.

He was finally able to shake off the shackles on his body and live bravely.

No more running away.

……

"What, it's gone?"

The girl stopped abruptly, her head raised, her gaze searching the gloomy city. As time passed, Alice's two faint brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of solemnity appeared on her delicate countenance.

On the densely populated streets, pedestrians dressed in different clothes passed by the girl, or the occasional passer-by looked at them with curious eyes, but the girl was indifferent.

It's gone.

The red piece of cloth that floated in the air, like a lure signal, was gone.

Alice was sure that it was the "beast" in this containment mission, the same one she encountered in Zhuo Xuan's house.

The last encounter did not affect the beast in the slightest, and it was acting cautiously as if it had a will of its own, even using such a scheme as diverting the tiger from the mountain, although, in Alice's opinion, it was not necessary at all.

Or did it not want to hurt itself in the first place?

Think about when it first appeared.

The girl pursed her lips, her slender index finger pointed at her chin, she was silent, silently watching the traffic light on the road change color again, suddenly opened her mouth wide, and looked back in the direction behind her.

It seems that I forgot the way I came.

……

Walking side by side with Fang Ting on those familiar and unfamiliar streets, he unconsciously evoked many hidden memories of Zhuo Xuan.

He felt that he liked it very much, especially when the two of them came to the vicinity of Marina Primary School before they knew it. Approaching evening, it was already past the end of school, and there were still sparse figures at the door. It's just that the door of the primary school is closed, as if announcing the end of the memory bridge, allowing the two of them to recognize the reality of the past.

Zhuo Xuan was not satisfied, and there was some emotion in his heart, forcing him to want to climb over this wall as before. In the past, he preferred to turn from the inside to the outside, but today, when the times have changed, he has to find ways to climb in, which is interesting.

"Come!"

Zhuo Xuan's shoes stepped on the dirty and rough wall that had not been cleaned for a long time, and he jumped hard, and his hand climbed the not too tall wall. He leaned on the wall, looked at Fang Ting, who was eager to try, couldn't help but smile, and stretched out his right hand.

Grabbing Zhuo Xuan's warm and powerful palm, the smile on Fang Ting's face gradually became sweet, she nodded vigorously, and then her body was also pulled against the wall.

Seeing this, Zhuo Xuan no longer hesitated. He jumped lightly behind the wall, and then grabbed Fang Ting's body with both hands, which made the two of them completely sneak in.

From beginning to end, Fang Ting did not make any protests, she seemed to enjoy the ambiguous feeling between Zhuo Xuan and herself, and responded with a unique reserve and enthusiasm.

The area of Binhai Primary School is not large. The two men climbed over the fence and stood inside the door, the cold wind of deep winter hitting their bodies along the bare asphalt floor.

"Let's go, let's take a look." Zhuo Xuan said.

Fang Ting nodded silently, her eyes looking at this familiar scene were a little confused.

They walked down the stairs leading to the playground, saw the basketball hoop with peeling green paint, saw a few trees planted by the fence on the other side, and saw the school buildings on both sides that had been baptized by the years. He can even tell where he got bread from the back kitchen of the school, and he can remember where the storeroom where the sports equipment is stored, but when everything is in his heart, he is left with only a faint sadness.

"Go up and have a look?" Fang Ting was a little excited, and she pointed to the school building that had been crumbling after several earthquakes.

The school building had been vacant for many years, and it was not demolished and rebuilt due to lack of funds.

But, in any case, it is full of memories of their past.