Qin Yin sat on the seat behind him. She looked at the fool, wondering where he would take her.
As the car got farther and farther away from the city center, the fool seemed to gradually become restless.
He adjusted his collar from time to time, took a few deep breaths, rolled down the car window next to him, put his face toward the window, and took a deep breath.
But the situation doesn't seem to be getting better.
Qin Yin also felt that something was wrong. She sat up straight, leaned closer, and carefully observed the fool's condition.
The fool's face gradually turned the color of pig liver as the saying goes, and big beads of sweat kept sliding down his cheeks. The fool pressed his Adam's apple and coughed.
It was as if there was some kind of force oppressing the fool's throat, making him unable to breathe.
"Fool, fool?..." Qin Yin also became nervous, "What's wrong with you?..."
Of course the fool couldn't hear her.
"What's going on..."
Qin Yin was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. There were no other passengers in the car except the fool. There was only a driver sitting in the driver's seat in front of him, but the driver's attention was on the road and he obviously didn't notice the fool's state.
Qin Yin looked around and found an abandoned invoice in the side seam of the seat. She balled up the invoice and threw it towards the driver's back.
The paper ball just hit the driver on the back of the head.
The driver was startled. He looked at the fool in the back seat through the rearview mirror. He pulled off the Bluetooth headset on his right ear with a look of shock on his face. He turned around and asked, "Brother, are you okay?"
The idiot waved his hands desperately, not knowing whether he was asking for help or indicating to the driver to keep driving forward.
"You...are you carsick?..." The driver slowed down and turned pale with fright. "Are you sick? Little brother, nothing can happen to you... If you keep persisting, I will
Just... Oh, this is still a one-way street, you can't park... Let's do this, little brother, we will leave the bridge and lose the city later. After leaving the city, there will be a ramp where you can turn around. I will turn around there and take you there immediately.
Hospital, if you hold on just a little longer, we'll be there in two minutes..."
The driver was right. After a while, they saw the out-of-town automatic toll station in Qiaomeicheng.
But at this time, the fool looked like he was about to die. He was leaning on the seat, his body was twitching continuously, and a terrifying hissing sound came from deep in his throat.
What's going on?
Qin Yin couldn't care less about the rules and irregularities. She reached out and touched the fool's neck, wanting to know what kind of power was controlling him. But unfortunately, she could only touch the fool's skin, that weird power.
, she can’t reach it either.
The car is approaching the toll station.
The closer you get, the more painful it will be for the fool.
The driver quickly completed the task of passing the toll station entrance. While comforting the fool and himself incoherently, he stepped on the accelerator and rushed forward.
The car drove away in a direction away from Qiaomei City.
The fool let out a violent whimper, and then, as if his strength had been exhausted, he slumped down on the seat.
At the same time, something slipped out of his backpack and fell next to his seat.
"Fool!" Qin Yin shouted.
The fool squinted his eyes slightly, and the rise and fall of his chest gradually calmed down. He swallowed hard while still pressing his hands on his neck.
His complexion is returning.
"Little brother! Little brother, are you okay?" The driver raised his voice, "Don't worry!... I'll get off the highway in front..."
"Master, no need."
The fool spoke, his voice was so hoarse that it was almost unlike his own. The fool wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, sat weakly, and breathed deeply.
alright?
Qin Yin quietly lifted the hand on his shoulder, looked out the window, and then looked at the thing that fell next to the chair.
The fool's eyes also fell on that thing.
It's a notebook.
"No need?" The driver looked back with a worried look on his face, "Little brother, are you okay?"
"It's okay," the fool stretched out his hand to grab the notebook, his hands trembling slightly, "Thank you, master, just keep driving forward."
"Are you sure you're okay?" The driver looked suspicious, "You looked very serious just now, quite... quite scary."
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble, but nothing will happen this time."
The fool opened the book.
It's that math notebook.
Qin Yin leaned next to him, following his movements, and looked at the math notebook together.
The fool turned to the first page.
Still those traces of correction tape covering the graffiti, and the little name in the lower right corner.
Nothing changes.
The driver was aroused by what just happened and started chattering nonstop. The fool agreed vaguely and continued to read back.
Same.
Same.
Same.
The content on the note did not change, but... why did it slide out at that time? It was almost like some kind of reminder.
The fool then turned back.
Page after page...
Until I turned to the last page.
The fool and Qin Yin held their breath at the same time and froze in place.
The originally blank last page was filled with blood-red words.
die.
That piece of paper had "death" written all over it.
"ah!"
Qin Yin suddenly remembered something. She turned over her backpack and found the notes they had picked up.
She finally remembered that the difference between the book in their hands and the fool's book was the bloody words on the last page.
After experiencing so many things, I almost forgot.
It turns out that the word in blood appeared at this time.
The fool's eyes widened, and he stared blankly at the bloody words.
This is what the power wanted to tell him just now.
The fool raised his head, his eyes dull.
Qin Yin looked into his eyes and suddenly understood the fool's inner thoughts.
This notebook is a secret between him and Lu Yueyi. Only the two of them know it, so the power just now belongs to Lu Yueyi.
Her message is - death.
She wants the fool to die with her.
Thinking of this, Qin Yin quickly sat up straight and wanted to say something, but no matter what she said, the fool couldn't hear her.
How could Lu Yueyi become like this? She was a kind and good person when she was alive, and she will never become a bad person after she dies.
That power just now couldn't be hers.
But the fool doesn't know.
"Master," the fool suddenly interrupted the driver's chatter, "please put me down."
"Ah?" The driver didn't seem to understand, "Put it down? What do you mean? Where to put it?"
"Can I park in front?"
"This... is fine," the driver hesitated, "but if you want to get off here, you won't be able to stop other cars. You can only walk to the next service area, which is several kilometers..."
"It doesn't matter," the fool said with a straight look in his eyes, "Open the door, I've already given you the money, you don't need to refund it."
"It's not about money..."
Indeed, the main reason is because this passenger is so strange. It would be a good thing if we could get rid of him as soon as possible.
The driver was very honest. He quickly found a parking place, parked the car, and opened the door.
"You're really fine, I..."
"goodbye."
The fool carried his suitcase, threw his backpack behind him, turned his back to the dumb driver, and walked back in the direction of Qiaomei City.
go back?
Qin Yin followed hurriedly.
The fool was striding ahead, and Qin Yin reluctantly kept up.
"You idiot," Qin Yin scolded, "Why are you so crazy..."
After walking for a long time, the toll station appeared again at the end of their sight.
The fool paused and looked up.
He showed a smile.
The fool put down the suitcase, took off his backpack, put it on the suitcase, and then walked forward with his hands free.
Qin Yin felt that the surrounding background seemed to be slowly changing.
The color of the sky, the scenery in the distance... and the appearance of the toll station.
is changing.
Including the fool's back, it seems...
"Fool?" Qin Yin called tentatively.
The fool's steps suddenly stopped.
Qin Yin took a deep breath of air.
The fool's back hesitated for half a second, and then he turned around inch by inch.
Everything has changed.
The surroundings are no longer the wasteland-like suburbs of Qiaomei City, and the simple toll station in the distance is no longer there.
What's more important is that the person standing in front of her is no longer the young fool he was six years ago.
But the fool now.
their partners.
The fool was stunned.
The two looked at each other.
Qin Yin also calmed down for several minutes.
A wave of heat rushed out of her chest.
"Fool...fool!" Qin Yin rushed towards the fool, "You are a fool!..."
She jumped directly into the fool's arms and hugged the warm body that was still in shock. Qin Yin couldn't hold it back and burst into tears.
"Xiao...Xiaoyin?" The fool held Qin Yin in his arms and patted her back gently, "Is this an illusion?"
"What an illusion!" Qin Yin raised his face in grievance, with snot and tears bursting out, "Do you know what I went through to find you? Do you know how long I stayed there...
I got Wen Ling involved... Wuwuwu... I've finally found you..."
"Wen Ling... what is going on?" The fool wiped Qin Yin's tears with his sleeve, and his eyes became serious, "Do you know where this place is?"
Qin Yin looked to the left and right with her teary eyes. The surrounding area was dark, the sky and the ground were all turbid dark brown. Not far in front of the two of them, stood a tall empty door. There were no words on the door, and the door frame glowed with a terrible color.
of bloody light.
"Of course I know," Qin Yin's voice became softer, "This is the court."
"You know!" The fool got angry. He put his hands on his hips and pretended to scold a naughty kid, "You know you're still here! You're acting up again! You..."
"Then why did you come?!" Qin Yin refused to be outdone and decisively turned back, "You are here and you don't allow us to come?"
"I...I have something..."
"Come on, I know all about you," Qin Yin waved his hand, "Lu Yueyi is still here waiting for you. You came here to find Lu Yueyi. You want to die with her!"
"How do you know these things? Who told you?" The fool was shocked.
"What do you think I did just now?" Qin Yin rolled his eyes, "Your name is Xu Zishan, and your nickname is Fool Xu. You killed Lu Yueyi's murderer. I know everything..."
Seeing the fool's shocked look, Qin Yin was very satisfied. She immediately felt that her painful days had not been in vain. At the same time, she felt regretful for not being able to see the fool's stupid look with her own eyes.
"This... what on earth is this..."
"You don't need to ask so many questions," Qin Yin waved his hand and held the fool's arm firmly, "Anyway, as long as you know that I'm here, you don't want to die. How old are you to seek death and life... Hurry up.
Come back with me."
Qin Yin grabbed Fool's arm and walked in the opposite direction. Fool shook her hand away, calmed down and said, "Xiaoyin, please stop making trouble."
"Is it making trouble?" Qin Yin stared in disbelief and said, "I'm still making trouble... Come here and see my injuries. In order to follow your life path, I struggled and endured hunger. Ask
Her spirit has been swallowed by that court world. After saving you, I might have to save her... You should be quick, I'm in a hurry!"
"Thank you for your hard work," the fool pushed Qin Yin's hand and said in a deep voice, "But Xiaoyin, since you have seen my story, you should understand me."
Qin Yin's movements stopped.
"I still have questions," the fool said earnestly, "If that question is not answered, I will never be at peace in my life."
Qin Yin pouted and said in a muffled voice, "Then you want me to watch you die?"
"I...I must know the answer to the question," the fool smiled sadly, "After all...if it hadn't been for this, I wouldn't have met you, and you wouldn't have been able to stand in front of me like this."
Qin Yin was speechless.
indeed.
Ever since he saw the word "death" on the entire page, the fool understood that Lu Jieyi had not left, and the key to the immortality of the deceased was the boundary monument.
Lu Jieyi was the reason why he was looking for the boundary monument.
"I think those words were definitely not written by Lu Yueyi," Qin Yin tried to change her perspective, "Lu Yueyi is a good person, and her enemy was killed by you. She is not the kind of person who repays kindness with hatred."
"Actually, I thought about it..." The fool nodded silently, "As my understanding of the boundary monument gradually deepened, I also learned that good people rarely become bad after death, so for a long time, I actually also thought about myself.
Why are you insisting like this? Maybe Lu Qieyi has already been reincarnated, but..."
But.
Qin Yin lowered his head again.
"But Lu Yueyi, she is indeed waiting for me," the fool lowered his head and said softly, "You also know it."
"Then she has been waiting for so many years anyway, can't she wait for a few more decades..." Qin Yin muttered without conscience.
"She shouldn't be like this," the fool sighed, "She is a good girl, she should be freed."
What's annoying is that Qin Yin can't refute this.
Qin Yin gritted his teeth and thought hard for a long time, finally raised his head and said to the fool, "Then I will make a request."
"……What?"
"I don't care what you want to do. You're not obedient at all," Qin Yin said, frowning, "but I want to go with you. I'll go find Lu Qieyi with you."