She needs to integrate into this new world, and she needs to start their new life with her lost mother according to the order of the new world.

But in this new world that has been transformed, only the "players" who participate in the level are normal people, and only the "players" are the most reasonable existences.

So she subconsciously forcibly distorted her and her mother's memories, and if only the "player" was a living symbol, she and her mother would appear as "players".

She needs to psychologically agree that she and her mom are alive.

So once there was a vacancy in the number of people in the tour group, she and her mother were able to join the hot spring tour group as "living players" and start a "normal" life that belongs to this world.

But every new life ends without a problem.

She finally realizes that the so-called new life is just a lie of evil spirits, and she and her mother keep repeating the same thing over and over again: becoming a substitute "player"→ joining a tour group to come to this hot spring inn→ where she and other players encounter strange rules, strange accidents→ an inevitable fire burns her and her mother to death......

The end of all new life is this fire, a fire that can never be stopped.

The fire consumes their new lives, and after the pain of being burned, her and her mother's lives are restarted with one click, and they are re-thrown into a similar cycle as substitutes, over and over again, like the curse of Groundhog Day.

In the loop, she forgets everything that has happened, only the occasional flashes of déjà vu remind her that she has been here, that she has been there, that she has been there, and that she has been there, and that she has ...... more than once

Only this time it's different.

This time, she meets the little brother who wears the "Sixteen" noodle, and he hands her back into the hands of the ema that she has forgotten in her guilt.

She remembered!

Before the loop restarted, before the fire engulfed everything, she remembered!

She remembered...

……

The ice cream in Xiao Mi's hand had completely melted, and the wet and sticky liquid was sticky on his hand.

Qi Yan sat opposite and looked at Xiao Mi, and asked softly, "So, you and your mother have experienced 'tonight' many times, right?" ”

Xiao Mi nodded stunned: "Many, many times... I can't count them. ”

"But only tonight is special." Xiao Mi retracted her gaze and looked at Qi Yan on the opposite side again.

Qi Zhen: "Do you know why the last fire could never be stopped? ”

Xiao Mi shook her head blankly, and Qi Zhen looked at her deeply, saying, "Because players need to successfully surpass the souls of all the victims in order to successfully stop that fire and end this world, but they will never be able to surpass you." ”

Xiao Mi's expression flickered, and she suddenly looked at Qi Yan in a panic.

Qi Jiu: "Do you want to end this cycle?" ”

Xiao Mi was stunned, she didn't nod or shake her head.

In fact, even she herself couldn't confirm it.

She looked out the window again at the slowly flowing night mist, white particles floating in the mist.

It looked like fine snow was falling.

Although there was no moonlight, the night was unusually bright.

She even felt that the night was a little harsh.

Xiao Mi lowered her gaze again, and she suddenly looked at the black painted horse in her hand, and it didn't make a sound.

"Xiaomi, only you can surpass you." Qi Yan waited patiently for a moment, and finally said softly and firmly.

"Is that so?" Xiao Mi bit her lip helplessly, and after a long time, she looked at the mask on Qi Yan's face again-

"You say, what should I do?"

Chapter 50: 404 Hot Spring Street (20)

"What should I do?"

Xiao Mi lowered her gaze, and dragged the black Ema in her hand at a loss, she nervously tore the barbs under the nails, "I'm not ...... old man"

Her voice gradually lowered, and she couldn't say anything about the "I didn't mean to" at this moment.

Qi Zheng: "I think that 'returning' the wish at that time can end all this. ”

Xiao Mi was stunned: "'Still' go back?" ”

Qi Zhen nodded and deduced: "In the current world, tomorrow night is Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the time when you made a wish with a black ema. ”

"It can be understood that in your world the New Year's wish has already happened, but in the player's world it is now December 31st, and we are about to enter this point in time, so there is still a chance to 'regret'." Qi Yan continued to explain.

If we simply compare the world of Xiao Mi and the world of the player to the "world of the outside and the inside", the surface world is the cause of the inner world, and the inner world is the effect of the surface world, and the cause can affect the effect, but the reverse effect can also affect the cause, and the key point is the time point when the cause and effect overlap - the New Year's wishing moment.

Xiao Mi's eyes shrouded in fog gradually became clear: "In other words, as long as I go to the shrine again to return my wish at the same point in time, can I prevent the disaster that has already happened in the "Table World"?" ”

"I'm not sure if the catastrophe that has occurred can be undone...", Qi Ji paused, and said solemnly, "But what I can be sure of is that this will prevent the 'inner world' from repeating the mistakes of the past, and it will also put an end to the endless death cycle curse of you and your wife." ”

Qi Yan will not paint a big pie for the other party and give the other party promises that he cannot be sure of.

He doesn't know if the disaster that has already happened in Xiao Mi's reality can be repeated, but in the player's world, Xiao Mi's choice at this point in time is crucial.

After all, Xiao Mi is the "key" to the entire dungeon plot.

At the important point of the intersection of time in the outer world, the wish made in the "surface world" will be "returned", just like time rewind, and the "inner world" will not repeat the accident of the "surface world".

Xiao Mi's lips pursed into a straight line, and she was silent for a long time before she nodded: "But before making a decision, I will consult my mother's opinion first, I hope you can... Understand. ”

She doesn't want to be stuck in a never-ending death loop, but she also doesn't want to lose her mother.

"I understand." Qi Yan said.

At this time, Madame had already returned with a large plate of desserts, and she smiled softly, "I hope it didn't bother you." ”

Qi Jiu: "We're done talking. ”

"Ahh Madame hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe Xiao Mi, although it was a slightly complaining tone, but it didn't sound fierce at all.

Xiao Mi stretched out her hand to let her lady busy, she looked at her chattering lady sadly and longingly: "Mom, do you want to end this hot spring trip?" ”

Madame's body trembled slightly, she stopped her hand movements, and after a long time, she looked at Xiao Mi gently: "Mom hopes that you can start a real new life, and I don't want you to stay where you are." ”

Mother and daughter looked at each other in silence for a few moments, and finally laughed in unison.

"You kid, you're always getting people in trouble." Madame smiled and lowered her head, and continued to carefully and gently wipe the ice cream residue off Xiao Mi's hands.

Xiao Mi also smiled: "I'm really sorry." ”

Remembering everything she had chosen to forget because of guilt, her time began to flow again, and her feelings gradually recovered.

"Mom, I miss you so much." Xiao Mi said softly.

"Mom too."

*

While all the surviving players were there during meal time, Xiao Mi synced his plan for tomorrow night to all the players.

Everyone was stunned and listened to this "pseudo-player" blow up his identity and tell the truth of the plot, and they sighed.

It's too bizarre for a hidden NPC to stand up and directly inform the core plot and reversal points of the dungeon......

After a lively discussion, the players suddenly felt a chill down their spines.

If Xiao Mi hadn't "taken the initiative" to inform all this, they wouldn't have been able to count Xiao Mi as one of the accident ghosts, and their original plan to overtake all the accident ghosts could only end in failure.

The hidden reversal of this copy is set up too cunningly.

At present, their goal has been changed from surpassing all the accident spirits to helping Xiaoya's mother and daughter "return" their wishes to the shrine on Chinese New Year's Eve.

But Xiao Mi did not deliberately expose Qi Jiu's identity, she only said that she remembered all this.

Simple-minded players with little experience thought that someone had unintentionally or intentionally triggered the clue of "Xiao Mi Line", and did not delve into the reason, but only breathed a sigh of relief and chose to believe and accept the new plan of action.

But the witch and the three girls of 114 were not so easy to fool, they had already noticed that during the meal, Xiao Mi and the little brother of the massage master wearing a noodle kept talking, and the massage master also handed Xiao Mi a prop.

After the meal, the witch stood in front of Qi Yan and Qin Rang, and her gaze wandered on the faces of the two: "Are you really hotel staff?" Or a player? ”

The witch asked straight to the point.

Qin Rang's shoulders tightened suddenly, and Qi Yan naturally bowed slightly: "These two identities are not contradictory. ”

He acquiesced in the witch's speculation, and now there is no need for him to continue playing the role of NPC.

The witch narrowed her eyes slightly at him, shook her head to herself, and said, "But why? I don't understand... You're more connected to the quest than any NPC. ”

Qi Yan raised the corners of his lips and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry for charging you so much tip." ”

The witch shrugged absently, "You have also provided me with the corresponding service." ”

"Actually, I've always had a question," Qi Yan suddenly asked the witch, "You have a strong psychic ability, and you can see the energy connection between the character and the dungeon, why didn't you notice the connection between Xiaomi's mother and daughter and the dungeon?" ”

The witch frowned slightly, and was silent for a moment before speaking: "This is the cunning of the system, it pulls players into the hot spring street dungeon and deliberately selects psionic beings, and it is precisely because of the existence of psionic beings that the system deliberately obscures the energy field on Xiao Mi's body, and it can even be said that in the eyes of our spiritual abilities, Xiao Mi's energy field is no different from ordinary players." ”

It turns out that the system has already made a plan, in order to increase the difficulty of the dungeon and prevent the overwhelming victory of the spiritual ability players, it deliberately obscured Xiao Mi's spiritual field, so there is no way to accurately judge Xiao Mi's identity only through spiritual ability.

Deducing the truth must require players to have a keen sense of observation and a certain degree of plot exploration.

The witch looked deeply at Qi Zhen again: "It's just you, not like the player." ”

Qi Yan smiled: "Thank you for complimenting my acting skills." ”

The witch shook her head noncommittally, and handed the two spirit stones to Qi Yan and Qin Rang respectively: "Although the identity of Xiao Mi's mother and daughter has been clarified now, and there is a way to crack the copy, I plan to use the original plan as a preparatory plan, once Xiao Mi's plan to return the wish fails, I will directly force the removal of the resentful spirits." ”

The Spirit Stone is similar to the Wraith Magnet, as long as the user's energy is sufficient enough, it can attract the Wraith in the energy field in a very short time.

"I'll assign Spirit Stones to all players in case they need them." The witch explained.

Qin Rang hesitated for a moment, and Qi Yan readily accepted the spirit stone handed by the witch: "Thank you." ”

The witch looked at Qi Ji again: "Who are you looking for, right?" ”

Qi Yan was slightly stunned, and said calmly: "Yes." ”

"Can I find each other?" Qi Zhen asked rhetorically, he knew that the witch had felt the relevant energy from him.

He's looking for the male Oiran of the Gu man.

The witch nodded, "I can feel the other party waiting for you." ”

Qi Yan smiled and bowed slightly: "Thank you." ”