Qi Yan smiled and explained: "Coincidentally, I happened to know the bride you mentioned, and she was fortunate enough to attend that bloody wedding, and she gave me this commemorative pistol before honorably retiring in order to thank me for my presence. ”

Although the wording is a bit outrageous, Qi Zhen is not lying.

This was indeed a clearance gift from the midnight bride, although he asked for it on his own initiative.

This gun is very special, it used to be the weapon used by the victim's bride to shoot the groom, and now the victim wants to use this gun to trap the betrayer forever.

What a cursed pistol.

Qi Jiu: "As the closest person to Shiramilu in the past, can you tell me, after returning to the real world, how can I find Shiramilu?" ”

An Shenzhou did not deliberately hide the fact that he was betrayed by his lover, and said calmly [Whether I am the closest person he used to be, I can't make a judgment on this matter, and I don't want to judge, and looking back, what he said to me is not necessarily the truth]

[But I believe there are a few moments when he is real, although it is likely that I am just making a fool of myself...]

[He once told me that if one day he can successfully leave the "Rules Book" and return to the real world, he will open a dessert shop called "Gorilla" in his city, the store is based on scarlet, and all the desserts appear in the window in the red of plasma, he said that it is his favorite texture and color, especially when twilight falls, the lights in the window are on, and the plasma-colored desserts are filled with a seductive luster under the light...]

[When he described this idea, the yearning and obsession revealed in his eyes were very honest, I think it should not be a lie, because there is no need to lie to me]

At the moment before An Shenzhou's life was judged to be stopped by the system, he remembered that Shiramilu was looking at him with an obsessive and affectionate expression, Shirakumilu stuck out his tongue and carefully licked the fatal knife marks on his neck, the Adam's apple kept sliding, and he also curled the tip of his tongue from time to time to lick off the blood stains splashed on the corners of his lips.

Bai Jianlu wiped the blood from his eyelashes, looked up at him who was dying with pity, and said with a smile: "Shen Zhou, I look forward to you enjoying my dessert." ”

"Welcome."

This sentence made An Shenzhou feel the cruelty of the other party more than the sharp blade that fell on his neck.

Shirakumi Lu was obviously killing him, watching his blood and life gradually pass with a look of enjoyment, but he could still say such seemingly hopeful words...

Shirakumi Lu knows better than anyone that An Shenzhou will stop here forever and will never have another day to enjoy his dessert.

And all this is controlled by his own hands.

It was he who cut off all hope with his own hands, and that was what he enjoyed.

It was at this moment that An Shenzhou finally saw the guy in front of him who was always smiling.

Shirami deer wants to become a "god" who controls the life and death of human beings, and he is just a pedal for him to become a god.

Qi Jiu: "Thank you for telling me this, if I have the chance, I will send Shirami deer in the "Orangutan Deer" to meet you." ”

[Then please, I promise, as long as you send Shirami Deer in with this bullet, I will be responsible for actually destroying the jammer in his body, and then all the factors that interfere with the repair of system bugs will be removed, and the operation of the system will be back on track]

After the cooperation was reached, An Shenzhou led Qi to the pollutant release port of the main system, which is where the church blood pool of the original "Midnight Bride" is located.

But now, the blood pool, which was originally less than ten square meters, has become a boundless whirlpool, which is located in the most central square of the ruined city, perhaps because the whirlpool is too bright, so that the city shrouded in haze instantly loses its brightness, and the originally dense rain has stopped, and the river that converges into light merges into the whirlpool, silent and dazzling.

Qi Zhen stood on the shore and glanced at the colorful whirlpool a few times, and suddenly had the illusion that he had been caught up in it.

If you want to leave the "Rules Illustrated" while maintaining your original memories, you can't leave through the formal channels of the system.

Although it is not the first time that the two of them have used the method of logging out of the card system and leaving the pollutant release port, unlike the last blood pool, the vortex of the ruined city square obviously has more pollutants in reserve, and the radiation of the pollutants has great damage to both travelers and NPCs.

Qi Zhen knew very well that the last time he left the blood pool, 079 who sheltered him in the safe house had already taken a lot of damage.

"Qi Jiu, we can prepare." Sensing Qi Zhen in a daze on the shore, 079 reminded.

Qi Yan said "um" lightly, and then asked, "79, is it really okay?" ”

His question was brief, but he knew it was enough for 079 to understand what he meant.

079 never hid his situation from Qi Ji: "To be honest, I'm not sure how much damage the radiation of the pollutants can do to me at this time. ”

"But I can guarantee that I won't disappear because of this, Qi Zhen," 079's voice was soft, but sure enough, "I, as the most primitive existence of the system, is part of the operation of the system, and as long as the system can return to normal order, I will not die." ”

Qi Yan was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "But you'll fall asleep, won't you?" ”

He spoke lightly, with a bit of a joking tone, as if they were talking about the most everyday things.

079: "Well, if I fall asleep by then, you remember to say goodnight to me, and..."

Qi Yan smiled: "Then I'll wait for you to wake up, right?" My Sleeping Beauty Bride, is that the setting? ”

079 laughed too, he didn't say anything, and there was another unsettling silence.

Qi Jiu's tone was uncharacteristically anxious: "79, if... You're going to wake up, right? ”

079: "yes, I promise. ”

"Hmm..."Qi Jiu's voice lowered, as soft as a whisper, "79, I'm ready-"

At the moment when Qi Jiu's words fell, the familiar sense of weightlessness rose again, and Qi Jiu, who handed over the control of his body to 079, fell into the safe realm of the kraken, there were no colorful vortices here, only the thick green sea gently wrapped him, countless tiny bubbles whispered in his ears, and the melodic timbre was like the most pious prayer from the depths of the sea.

Qi Yan couldn't open his eyes, but he subconsciously saw the colorful vortex sinking downward, followed by a huge sound, and he couldn't describe the feeling it brings, as if it was a grand chant from ancient times.

The fall was long, sensory to be much more than 79 seconds.

Until the loud noise faded away, turning into the sound of a small and noisy street market, the cold wind was like a knife blowing across his cheeks, Qi Zhen was shivering from the cold, and his senses woke up.

"February 21 weather announcement: The city will have a heavy snowfall tonight, and the snow is expected to start in the evening and continue until early tomorrow morning. The depth of the snow can be up to twenty centimeters. As the snow intensifies, visibility will drop significantly.

Snowfall will have a significant impact on the traffic situation in our city, so all drivers are reminded to prepare before traveling and avoid driving in bad weather as much as possible. If you must travel, please slow down and keep a safe distance. Widespread snowfall may affect the city's power supply, so please make relevant emergency preparations and make arrangements for your life and work in advance..."

The voice of the morning announcer came from the mobile phone of the morning exerciser, and Qi Jiu, who was frozen to the point of stiffness, finally got up from the bench on the side of the street.

In the heavy snow forecast on the evening of February 21, Qi Zhen clearly remembered that this was exactly the day he was killed.

Once it was past twelve o'clock tonight, his eighteenth birthday would come, and the gears of fate would begin to turn.

On this special day, he wants to send himself to the "Rules Illustrated Book" to complete his encounter with 079.

"Hey, 79, I'm back, back to the day I was eighteen."

Leaning his head on the bench like a hangover, he muttered to himself, not waiting for any response.

This result was not unexpected.

Although Qi Yan had been mentally prepared, it did not prevent him from experiencing the sense of loss that no one responded to again, he let out a long sigh and complained in a low voice: "Really, this sleeping beauty bride not only disappeared from her newlywed honeymoon, but now she has to miss such an important anniversary. ”

"79, the time of the dead is still, so today will be the anniversary of our encounter, right?"

Loss is not a fierce emotion, on the contrary, it is quiet, like an undercurrent under the ice of the sea in winter, silently soaking all perceptions and numbing all pleasures.

"You missed our anniversary."

Qi Yan raised his head, the lead-gray clouds hanging over the city, and he watched the crows flying past the dead branches for a moment, until the crows disappeared on the city's horizon.

Gray-green eyes were clouded with a layer of mist, and the corners of Qi Jiu's lips were slightly raised, "But it's okay, because we'll meet soon." ”

Their game is about to kick off, in a new timeline.

"79, good night, I'll wait for you to wake up."

Qi Yan gathered the black trench coat on his body, stood up from the bench, and walked into the gradually lively street.

Chapter 258: Replicants (20)

The first thing he did when he returned to the real world, Qi Ji immediately went to check the information about the "Ape Deer".

This happened unexpectedly well, and Qi Ji typed the word "orangutan" into the search interface, and the webpage would pop up links to related stores and related reviews.

And in the search results, there is only one shop named "Gorilla Deer", this store is located in a city 300 kilometers away from Qi Yan, in any case, Qi Ji thinks that he has to make a trip, and only by seeing it with his own eyes can he confirm whether the "Gorilla Deer" is the store mentioned by An Shenzhou, and he has seen Bai Jian Lu himself in the bionic factory, and Qi Ji remembers his appearance.

He plans to go to the city where the "Monkey Deer" is located after completing the "Kill Yourself" operation.

After formulating an action plan, Qi Ji put on a mask and went to the No. 1 Middle School in the city, where he studied.

By this time, the students had already started classes, and the school was deserted, except for the occasional few late students running across the zebra crossing with bread in their mouths, and the dean of education standing at the school gate who reprimanded the late students.

All this Qi Zheng is very familiar, but there is an indescribable strangeness, the scene in front of him is the life he used to be accustomed to, but at this moment it seems to have nothing to do with him, he stayed out of the matter and saw everything familiar re-enacting in front of him.

As if to make himself as fit in as much as possible, Qi Yan went to the snack shop opposite the school and bought a sticky rice for breakfast, which was the food he used to eat most often.

Although Qi Jiu's face was tightly covered by a mask, the uncle of the snack shop looked up at him a few more times when he pinched the glutinous rice, and Qi Jiu let him look at it, and he didn't have the slightest intention of dodging.

The uncle covered the hot glutinous rice with salty mung bean puree, and said with a casual smile: "Are you the parent who came to send the students to class?" ”

Qi Jiu: "No, I just happened to pass by here to do something, thinking that I hadn't eaten food at the school gate for a long time, and I was a little nostalgic." ”

The uncle smiled heartily: "You are a bit similar to a student who often comes here for lunch, I thought you were his parent." ”

"It's true that there are fewer and fewer stalls like ours selling traditional sticky rice now..."

Qi Yan smiled and didn't speak, it seems that after the days of the "Rule Illustrated", he feels more mature to others, so that he will be considered his parent by the shopkeeper he knows.

After buying the glutinous rice, Qi Yan sat on a bench on the street and enjoyed it.

Although it didn't snow that morning, the temperature had dropped below freezing, and he took off his gloves to cover the hot sticky rice, and the familiar sense of daily life came to his face with the oily aroma of rice.

But today's daily life is not what it used to be.

The school bell rang, students poured out of the school gate after class, and the cold streets became lively in an instant.

Qi Yan was still sitting on a bench not far from the school gate, his gaze moving with the students until he finally locked on to a familiar figure.

Qi Yan on this timeline also went to the snack shop to buy sticky rice, and Qi Yan on the bench still remembers that he bought a glutinous rice with steamed pork and puff pastry, and also brought a hot soy milk from the store.

Obviously, that day was the most ordinary day, but when he recalled it carefully, Qi Yan remembered every detail of that day, and even though it had been so long, it seemed as if it had just happened yesterday.

Although it is true that it can also be counted as "yesterday", after all, time after death is static, at least for living individuals, and the passage of time has nothing to do with the deceased.

"79, from the span of the timeline crossed, we have been living together for more than ten years, but in fact, we only knew each other's existence 'yesterday', this long and fleeting feeling is amazing, isn't it?"

They have crossed a long timeline and met yesterday, and time is the most important and interesting part of each other's games.

"You say, if we didn't have a complex web of intertwined timelines, would we still be able to meet each other?"

Even though 079 is asleep, Qi Yan seems to have gotten used to the presence of such a cohabitant.

He habitually spoke to the other person in a chatty tone, although he knew that he would not get any response at this time.

The questions raised were lost, and as Qi Ji expected, miracles did not always come as desired.

The cohabitant fell into a deep sleep that could not be answered, and Qi Ji felt empty, as if the whole room had been empty after the inhabitant had left, and the indescribable sense of nothingness came like a tidal wave, which soon drowned Qi Jiu, and all the senses became dull, because the view from the bottom of the water to the shore was not always so real.

"There's still some time left in the evening, let's go to a few shops that I used to go to, or places that I occasionally want to go to but don't have much interest, do something that I wouldn't do before, and then go to see Xiao Nian, and then..."

Eighteen years ago, on a cold winter morning, 079, who was manipulating his body, shot him through the chest with this gun.

The city is gray in winter, and the sky, buildings, and bustling crowds all turn into blurred shadows in the gray skylight.

Qi Yan blended into the gray crowd and said to his sleeping bride, "A new story and cycle are about to begin again." ”