Vladivostok is quite sunny and sunny at the end of October.
Originally, the latitude of this place is not high, and the snowfall two days ago was probably just an accident. When I walked to the yard, the sun was quite warm on my body, but when the wind blew, I could still feel the slightest chill.
Yakov brought someone back, and there were many big men guarding the yard. He came up to me after I came downstairs: "Is your surname Gu correct? Mr. Gu, Alexei..."
"Zhuo Yi told me, it's okay, I can handle it myself."
I raised my hand to interrupt him: "Mr. Yakov speaks Chinese very well, but you are much older than me. It's awkward to call you Mr. Gu. Just call me Gu Yan."
He didn't hesitate and agreed very simply: "Okay, then I will call your name. Father said that you are resting. I asked the kitchen to prepare some food. Can you serve it now?"
"Thank you, don't worry, we'll eat later."
I pointed at Zhang Qi who was sitting on the beach: "I will go over and call her, and then we will eat together."
Upon hearing this, Yakov's expression was a little ugly: "Do you want me to send someone to go with you? This woman is very powerful. I'm afraid you are in danger."
I waved to him: "No, no, she won't do anything to me. Don't worry, just give me a cigarette."
Yakov was still worried, his brows were furrowed and he didn't let go, but he didn't say anything more. He handed me a cigarette, and when I put it in my mouth, he lit it for me.
Then I walked towards Zhang Qi with a cigarette under my arm. It was a few degrees above zero, and she was sitting on the beach wearing a black strapless dress. Occasionally, the sea breeze blew her hair, and her thin back looked a little lonely.
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I sat directly next to her: "When did you wake up?"
She kept her eyes on the skyline and spoke a little carelessly: "This morning, I saw you were sleeping deeply so I didn't bother you."
"You're not going to sit here all morning, are you?"
Zhang Qi didn't answer, but asked me: "Liu Qingqing is on the third floor window sill, looking over here, do you mind?"
"Ask me or her?"
I looked at her side face: "Qingqing knows what happened between us, and she is very sensible, but it is impossible for you to say that you don't mind at all. You probably just want to see the excitement.
If you ask me, I can only say that I am quite open-minded and don’t think there is anything wrong with sitting with you. Anyway, as long as you don’t mind, then I definitely don’t mind.”
"Um."
She hummed a word through her nose and then became silent.
Zhang Qi didn't speak, and I didn't know what to say. The two of us sat on the beach and looked at the sea view.
This place should be not far from the fleet base. There is a missile boat of small tonnage more than ten kilometers away, dangling in sight.
A strange thought came to my mind. With my current physique, can I withstand a missile?
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly felt a little hot on my back. Based on the conclusion I came to after practicing witchcraft for half a year, it should be that Qingqing looked at me with a bit of anger, which exerted a certain pressure on the soul.
I didn’t dare to sit there stupidly anymore and started talking to Zhang Qi: “Hey, I had a lot to say before I came downstairs, but I forgot all about it when I sat next to you.
So let’s not talk anymore. The sea breeze is too strong and you haven’t fully recovered. Yakov has asked someone to prepare lunch. Go back and eat something first, and then I will help you see how your injuries are."
After saying that, I got up from the ground and stretched out my hand to grab Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi turned slightly to the side to avoid my movement: "No, I want to go back to the island. I just want to stay here to say goodbye after you wake up.
I had already unlocked that demon-sealing formation for you when you were asleep. This time, I owe you my life, and I will return it to you when you need it."
What she said was a bit scary, and I couldn't stand it: "There's no need for this, right? I'm just using spiritual energy to help you neutralize the Holy Light. Your ability to recover depends on your own willpower and the marks on your body."
Seeing that she didn't say anything, I thought for a moment and squatted in front of her: "In this way, Alexei will be useful to me. You can hand him over to me. If your body allows, you can also untie Zhuo Yi's demon-sealing array.
Can you return the favor?
Furthermore, I don’t know if you heard what I said when you were in a coma. If so, I hope you can consider it. I really don’t want our relationship to become what it is now.
Don't go to the dark side again. Isn't it good to live in China? How long has it been since you went home?"
I feel that my advice has gone far enough.
But Zhang Qi blocked everything I said before with one sentence: "Master is very good to me. It's not what you think. She got close to me just to take advantage of me."
She continued to explain: "I know that what Tianxin Island is doing is not the right way, but Zhuo Yi also said that it is not a place where you can come and leave whenever you want. I can leave, but the Elder's House will not
If I give up, not only will Master be punished, but I will definitely not be able to live in peace for the rest of my life.
Don't say you can protect me, your current ability is not as good as mine, and there are a lot of people looking for you, you can't protect yourself now."
I didn't know how to answer what she said.
Because these are facts, I can't refute them at all.
There was another moment of silence, and when the missile boat was completely out of sight, Zhang Qi got up from the ground: "I won't trouble you again, but Master has always been thinking about the seal under the school, and she won't give up easily.
I will go back to the island after I help Zhuo Yi unlock the magic sealing formation. I don’t know when we will meet next time, so please take care of yourself."
I quickly shouted: "Aren't you going to be punished if you return to the island? Zhuo Yi said she can help you find a way to stop staying for a while?"
"No, I don't care at all whether she's punished or not. The reason why I agreed to her staying is because I feel like I'm going to die and I want to stay with you for a while longer."
She looked back at me: "Now that I'm well, Liu Qingqing is here too. I have no reason to stay any longer, so I'll see you again if we have the chance."
After she said that, she turned around and left.
I looked at Zhang Qi's lonely figure walking away, and I felt more and more uncomfortable.
The moment she approached the wall and wanted to jump up, I chose to rush over and stop her: "Wait a minute, there is something else."
She looked up at me, her eyes still filled with that indescribable emotion.
"Actually, it's nothing."
I also looked at her with a shy smile: "I just want to ask you, do you still hate me?"
I noticed that the moment she heard my question, her eyes became a little dim.
But she concealed it well and answered calmly: "I don't blame you, you are right, I am too paranoid and have been having trouble with myself, causing you a lot of trouble.