"I believe in you."

I couldn't believe the sound that came to my ears, and I stared at the person who spoke up in shock, I thought about many possibilities, but I didn't expect that the first person to respond to me would be her.

"I believe in you." As if sensing my shock, Chen Si spoke again, and I was sure that what I had just heard was true and not my delusion.

"Thank you." I wanted to say something, but I couldn't find it, only a thank you.

Chen Si nodded slightly, then stopped making a sound, and her response was like a key, so that the others began to respond to me as well.

"I also believe in Mo Li."

This time it was Fang Ruoxi who spoke, sensing my gaze, and she showed me a slightly embarrassed smile. Now I have more mixed feelings about her than Chen Si, because I don't know if her change is intentional or unintentional, some kind of illness or a purposeful cover-up. But I can only smile at the trust she is willing to give.

"Mo Li" I turned my head to look at Lin Ya, waiting for his opinion, "You know that this plan of yours can be said to be that you have borne all the dangers yourself. In fact, whether you succeed or fail in the end, it will only be better for me personally, not worse, so I don't seem to have any reason to object."

"But what about yourself?" Lin Ya's eyes were calm, and the concern contained in them was even more sincere, "This is all of our business, and we shouldn't let you take risks alone." ”

"This is my decision after much thought, Brother Lin." I looked back at him with a determined gaze, "If my guess is correct, then it can be said that I will go to the last fairy tale alone." ”

While convincing Lin Ya, I also turned my head to look at Wolf Fang, which was also convincing him, "I am a person who is afraid of death, and I will not risk my life indiscriminately." I didn't have any heroism, I didn't think I could save everyone, I just made the best choice at the moment and that's it. ”

"But that's your choice, isn't it? That's just what you think is the best option. Wolf Fang said in a deep voice, his eyes were still full of disapproval and suppressed anger, "The stupidest thing about you is not that you want to save everyone, nor that you make everyone's affairs related to yourself, but that you are completely unaware that these are not your obligations, and you directly regard everything as your responsibility." ”

I looked at the wolf's fang's suppressed anger and lowered my eyes slightly, waiting for his anger to subside slightly before I said, "Because I hope that one day others will also take my safety as their responsibility." ”

"I just picked out what was best for everybody and not what's best for me because I thought I could live longer." I looked up at him and smiled, "After all, I'm afraid of death." ”

"The longer you live, the more you'll be the first to finish your life!" The wolf's teeth turned his back as he spoke, and I could feel his anger as I listened to his heavy breathing.

In fact, my choice is really not fair to Wolf Fang, and I am just relying on him not to hurt me, and doing things that may hurt him. It's just that I can't help it, even if I abandon my responsibilities to my companions and just rely on reason to think, it's still the best choice for me to go to the last fairy tale alone.

In fact, I prefer to believe in what is in my own hands rather than relying on others. I'm talking about making them believe me, and I'm actually convincing myself to believe in myself. I believe in my own guesses, that my guesses will not be wrong, that I can control my mind and safely take out the last gem I need.

I can only believe in myself.

Ignoring the wolffangs who refused to communicate with me, I turned my head to look at the last person who had not spoken. Yu Pu looked at me expressionlessly and spoke.

"I don't have an opinion, it's just that if you go on your own, I think there are some things that we need to agree on beforehand." He raised his hand and pushed his glasses as he spoke, "For example, how long will you be in, when will you come back, etc." Once the agreed time has passed, we will assume that you have been killed and re-planned. ”

"Yes." I nodded, not thinking that Yu Pu's descent about the distress meant to offend me, "It's just that I need to open the thorn wall first and confirm the situation inside before I can calculate the approximate time, after all, if it is the same as our previous situation, I still need time to travel, and if there are any other variables, it will be another time." ”

"That's as it should be." Yu Pu nodded, "We can wait until we reach the Thorn Wall to discuss this in detail." So what do you need us to do for you? ”

"Don't think about anything, trust me is enough." I looked at Yu Pu seriously, and then glanced at everyone around me, "Just believe me, it's enough." ”

All four of them nodded in response, only the wolf's tooth still turned his back like a sculpture, but the discussion had come to a conclusion, and it was a foregone conclusion that I would go to the last fairy tale alone.

After confirming the next plan, we didn't procrastinate, and quickly packed up our belongings and headed for the wall of thorns. The place where we rested was not far from the Wall of Thorns, and it only took about half an hour to reach our destination. Along the way, Brother Lin Ya kept telling me to pay attention to safety and the like, if there is danger, run for my life first and come back to find someone else, and Fang Ruoxi couldn't help but tell me something similar. Chen Si and Yu Pu were silent all the way, while Wolf Tooth kept striding ahead, leaving me with only a back.

Stopping in front of the Wall of Thorns, I took the mermaid's dagger and approached the tangle of thorns. As the dagger turned into a point of light, the last proof of the merfolk's and ghost's existence vanished, and the wall of thorns began to move apart as they were saddened.

There is no passage to divide the entire road as before, this time the thorn wall is only separated by a passage about a meter wide, and there are clumps of thorns next to it, this passage can only accommodate one person. And behind the wall of thorns, there was no familiar dark forest, but a boundless thorn, leaving only the passage to stretch all the way. I don't know if this change had something to do with my decision to go alone, but it did make me more convinced of the correctness of my decision in a way.

"I can't see how long this road is, Yu Pu, what time is it now?" I asked Yu Pu.

"Three o'clock." Yu Pu glanced at the time and replied to me.

I reacted for a moment before I realized that he was talking about 3:45.

"In that case, wait until dawn tomorrow." I groaned and said, "One night is enough time for me to return." ”

"It's enough for you to die!"

The wolf's voice stunned me for a moment, and I turned my head to look at him and saw the familiar angry look again: "I thought you weren't going to pay attention to me." ”

Wolf Fang glared at me angrily, and it was amazing that I was no longer afraid of his gaze, I don't know if I was used to his momentum, or because I had already believed from the bottom of my heart that he would not hurt me.

I was about to say something more, but Wolf Fang said unquestioningly, "Three hours, just three hours for you." If you haven't come back in three hours, I'll go in and find you! ”

I frowned slightly, feeling that the decision of the wolf tooth was not a good decision, "Three hours? Three hours is too short, right? I don't know how long the road is. Besides, it's dark in three hours, are you sure you want to get in here at that time? ”

"Don't try to bargain with me, that's my bottom line. I can only allow you to act alone for three hours, or you will give up, and it is better to act together. ”

I looked into the wolffang's eyes, and in the dimness, his eyes seemed unusually bright to me. I sighed, knowing that Wolf Fang didn't care what I said now, it was a decision he had already made, just like mine, and it wouldn't change.

"Well, three hours is three hours." I agreed, thinking back on the distance I had traveled, and if my guess was not true, maybe three hours would be enough, "I will return in three hours, but you must also promise me that if you don't arrive in three hours, you will never go to me." ”

Wolf Fang snorted coldly and looked away, I didn't have the slightest way to deal with his behavior, so I could only look at Lin Ya for help. Lin Ya nodded slightly at me, and silently told me that he would look at the wolf's teeth.

After getting Lin Ya's assurance, I glanced at a few people around me again, and held the wolf tooth pendant on my chest. Honestly, I can't be unafraid, and once I guess wrong, I know exactly what awaits me. However, after thinking about it for a few seconds, I dismissed the idea of handing the pendant to the wolffang and saying something along the lines of "I'll be back." After all, this kind of behavior is too ambiguous, and secondly, I always feel that this is not like a guarantee, but more like a confession.

Releasing the fangs pendant, I nodded to the others, ignoring their reactions, and turned to walk deeper into the thorny passage.

There was nothing on either side but a messy thorn and thorn, so I walked as fast as I could, partly because of the three-hour agreement, and partly because the gloomy environment was still a little scary after all.

I listened carefully, and there was nothing around me, except for the sound of walking with the soles of my shoes rubbing against the ground. The heart was beating inexplicably, both because of this unusual quietness and because of the nervousness of what was about to happen.

I thought back to my previous reasoning process over and over again, affirming my guesses over and over again, and telling myself over and over again to believe in myself.

It's like a psychological suggestion, or self-deception. I had to make sure that I believed in the conclusion, that it became an instinctive reaction, so that I could not have dangerous doubts about what I saw.

The ugliness of human thought brings danger here, and all I have to do is learn to trust that there is good in everything around me.

A path surrounded by thorns, I must believe that it leads to heaven, not hell.