The quiet room was quietly filled with moonlight, washing away the fatigue of the day, and Qiu Qiong finally had to sort out her mind. She stood in front of the window, looking at the cozy town of laziness, and sighed silently.

Although a long time has passed, Qiu Qiong still remembers the scene of waking up in this room. At that time, she was very confused and hesitant, and she had countless questions in her heart. Unfortunately, to this day, those questions remain unanswered.

"Who the hell am I? Where am I from? ”

"Why am I here? What is this place? ”

"Who's that 'he' I'm looking for? Where do I have to find him? ”

“……”

These days, Qiu Qiong hardly thinks about these problems. Because she understands it, whether she gets an answer or not, she will be pushed forward. Whether she joins the Fleurs or fights against laziness, she feels that she is like the one who walks on the tightrope, and she must be careful everywhere, because if she loses her balance, she will fall into the abyss.

And, as long as you take your feet, there is no turning back.

But today, Qiu Qiong suddenly felt that she had stepped down from the wire rope, and inexplicably had a down-to-earth feeling. What made Qiu Qiong's heart change this point was the credit of Aunt Xue.

After settling Xiaonuo, Aunt Xue quietly returned to the room, took out a delicate box, and gave it to Qiu Qiong. Qiu Qiong opened the box in surprise and found that it contained an uncarved heart-soothing stone.

"Wow!" Fleur exclaimed, "Sister Joan, from now on, you will be a member of Lazy Town, our family!" ”

Aunt Xue shook her head at Fu Hui first, then turned around and shook Qiu Qiong's hand, and said softly: "Nonsense, what from now on, Xiao Qiong will be our family for a long time." ”

"Family"

Qiu Qiong pondered these two words repeatedly, and seemed to be very familiar with it, but also seemed to be very unfamiliar. As an outsider, Qiu Qiong was naturally very happy and relieved to receive such recognition. But on the other hand, Qiu Qiong is an outsider after all, even if they treat her as their own, where is her real family?

"What the hell am I ...... Where did it come from? Qiu Qiong couldn't help but ask herself again.

At this moment, a sudden knock on the door woke Qiu Qiong, and she turned her head suddenly, only to see Lao Xu leaning on the door with his hands, looking at her curiously. Seeing Qiu Qiong's panicked look, Lao Xu couldn't help but remember that when she picked Qiu Qiong back from the vast desert, she had this look.

"Still not sleeping so late? What in your hand? Lao Xu asked lightly.

Qiu Qiong was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that she was still holding the box given to her by Aunt Xue in her hand. For a while, Qiu Qiong forgot about those questions, carefully opened the box, handed the heart stone to Lao Xu's eyes, and said happily.

"This was given to me by Aunt Xue!"

Old Xu Meiyu was a little more surprised, took the box with both hands, and suddenly said seriously: "I haven't seen such a high-quality heart-soothing stone for a long time!" This is not something that ordinary people can have! Joan, what do you want to carve it into? Let me tell you, this kind of heart-soothing stone can't be made at will, you must spend some effort to design! There aren't many craftsmen in the town, so I'll ask you tomorrow......"

Lao Xu crackled and spoke, and Qiu Qiong was confused. With a "snap", Qiu Qiong closed the lid in time, and Lao Xu Cai suddenly closed his mouth.

Qiu Qiong took a long breath and shook her head suspiciously: "Wait, could it be that the Heart Stone will also be graded?" I thought that everyone's heartstones were the same. ”

Lao Xu stared at Qiu Qiong with a serious face for a few seconds, and finally couldn't help laughing twice before explaining: "Xiao Qiong, this person eats the same meal, and he is also born to his mother, isn't it still graded!" It's the same with this heartstone, from the day it is mined, it is destined to be of high or low quality. Ordinary heart-soothing stones naturally fall into the hands of ordinary townspeople, and those that are not ordinary can only be owned by a few elders or people who have made special contributions to the town. ”

Qiu Qiong was taken aback, couldn't help but gasp, and hurriedly asked, "In other words, this heart-soothing stone is very valuable?!" ”

Lao Xu made a grimace and chuckled: "Ha, it's not just precious, this is the top of the top!" If you sell it in Greedy Town, you can buy a piece of land at will! Anyway, Xiao Qiong, you have seen this grade of heart-soothing stone before, but I remember that you don't like it very much. ”

Qiu Qiong frowned slightly, thought for a while, and replied uncertainly: "You mean, the diligent heart-soothing bell?" ”

As soon as she thought of the diligent heart-soothing bell, the fountain pen carved with a phoenix, Qiu Qiong shivered uncontrollably, as if the bone-chilling cold had invaded her body again.

Lao Xu nodded and returned the delicate box to Qiu Qiong. Then, Lao Xu took a long iron box from the side of the corridor and placed it on the table in the partition room.

Qiu Qiong looked at Lao Xu inexplicably, stroked the iron box with one hand, only felt a cold but couldn't guess what was inside, and asked curiously: "Lao Xu, what's in here?" ”

Lao Xu crossed his waist with his hands, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and his eyes were full of expectation and love. It seems that Lao Xu really regards Qiu Qiong as his daughter. Although judging from their appearance now, they should be about the same age, but according to their actual age, Lao Xu is really qualified to take on the role.

Qiu Qiong's eyes were shining, but Lao Xu was still calm. However, at this moment, there is still some nervousness and worry in Lao Xu's heart.

Lao Xu was worried: "If Xiao Qiong doesn't like this gift, then what should I do?" Will she think I'm insincere and upset about it? ”

But in fact, I was worried a lot. Qiu Qiong came to this place alone, and she inevitably lacked a sense of security and belonging in her heart, and there were very few things around her that belonged to her. Lao Xu can have a heart, no matter what gift he gives, Qiu Qiong will treat it as a baby.

"Old Xu?" Qiu Qiong called softly.

Lao Xu came back to his senses suddenly, and after standing still, he said with a serious face written on his face: "Today's words of Manman have alerted me, for so long, Xiaoqiong, you have been selfless, but I haven't even told you a 'thank you'." This is a gift that I thank you for. And I just want to say, Xiaoqiong, thank you, you have worked hard these days. ”

Suddenly, Qiu Qiong was deeply touched, her eyes gradually filled with tears, and a few drops slipped down very uncontrollably. Lao Xu Mian smiled, raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Qiu Qiong's eyes. But Lao Xu didn't expect that Qiu Qiong suddenly stretched out her hands and threw herself into his arms.

Qiu Qiong's whole body trembled uncontrollably, and she said with tears in her eyes: "Old Xu...... Thank you...... I really don't know how to hold on without you......"

Lao Xu was stunned for a moment, gently stroked Qiu Qiong's head with one hand, held back his tears, and said movingly: "Fool, this is obviously me thanking you, why did you suddenly become you to thank me!" Quick, open it to see if the charm doesn't match your heart. ”

In front of others, Qiu Qiong became strong, tough, and omnipotent, and she always acted as a protector. But in front of Lao Xu, Qiu Qiong took off all her armor, became extraordinarily soft, became extraordinarily dependent, and became the party that needed to be protected.

Qiu Qiong sobbed as she opened the iron box, only to see that there was a recurve bow made of mechanical alloy in the box, and the word "Qiong" was engraved on the back of the bow. Qiu Qiong searched all over the box, but found no trace of the bow and arrow, only put a device in the shape of a finger sleeve. On the side of the device, there is also a line of notes, which reads: This is a nano arrow storage device, and there are arrows in the bow.

Qiu Qiong immediately understood that this bow seemed simple but it was by no means simple, and Lao Xu must have worked hard to get it. Thinking of this, Qiu Qiong couldn't help but purse her lips, crying even more fiercely, and then threw herself into Lao Xu's arms.

Lao Xu knew that Qiu Qiong could react like this, which showed that she liked this gift very much. Suddenly, Lao Xu was surprised and delighted, and said gently: "Ouch, isn't it a bow that moves you little girl?" I've heard that you solved that laziness with one arrow, little Joan, you will definitely shoot arrows, right? ”

Qiu Qiong was stunned for a moment, shook her head slightly and replied, "Actually...... I'm not sure either...... At that time, it suddenly popped up in the same way as I used a sword and a gun......"

Lao Xu thought about it for a moment and joked: "It's okay, there is also an archery range for diligence!" You can go over and practice when you have time, and maybe you'll remember other skills! ”

Qiu Qiong suddenly stopped crying, her eyes widened, and she frowned and asked, "What?" That archery range is diligent?! ”

Lao Xu nodded, he didn't expect Qiu Qiong to be so serious all of a sudden, and then said in a deep voice, "Yes, the archery range has been abandoned for a long time." However, now that diligence is back, he should go there from time to time to shoot arrows to relieve stress. ”

"It's actually his ......"

Qiu Qiong looked at the bow on the table, and secretly thought in her heart: "I must find an opportunity to ask what I should ask." ”

At this time, Lao Xu gently pushed Qiu Qiong away, and instructed in a tone like his father: "Xiao Qiong, it's not early, let's rest quickly." ”

After that, Lao Xu exited the room, turned off the lights and covered the door by the way. Qiu Qiong also lay down on the bed very obediently, only to feel that the fatigue of her whole body disappeared in that instant.

But not long after Qiu Qiong closed her eyes, the delicate box was bathed in moonlight, and the heart-soothing stone inside seemed to be inspired by some kind of inspiration, and suddenly shook slightly three times. Immediately after, a white light like smoke and mist appeared on the surface of the heartstone, and it seemed to have life, slowly flowing out of the crack in the box and drifting towards Qiu Qiong.

The white light gradually surrounded Qiu Qiong's face, and when she exhaled and inhaled, she sucked in the white light without noticing. In an instant, Qiu Qiong's consciousness suddenly fell into a realm of nothingness, and all that was left was darkness and herself.

……

"Where am I?" Qiu Qiong reluctantly opened her eyes, glanced around, and saw only darkness in her eyes, "Is this place again?" ”

Suddenly, a white mist rose not far in front of Qiu Qiong, and she walked there without hesitation. Because according to the previous experience, that white light is the exit of this dark place.

But just as she stepped into the white light with her front feet, a strange sound suddenly sounded in her ears.

"Welcome back to Kunlun."