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This night was bright and empty, Qi Zhengyun was walking alone on the deserted roadside, the street trees stretched out their dense branches above his head, the silvery white moonlight fell on him through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and the stars were like cold white frost.That kind of chill has nothing to do with the weather or temperature, and it pierces sharply into the depths of the soul.

In the silence where only the sound of his own footsteps can be heard, Qi Zhengyun couldn't help but look at his hands, feeling a warm and greasy touch on his fingers, sticky; black marks spread all over his palms, It looks like dried blood, and it also looks like bruises coming out from under the pale skin of the dead.But when he looked closely, there was nothing there, his hands and body were clean, and his heart felt light and cold, as if the blood in it had already flowed out.

The temperature of the human skin remaining on his hands was completely cooled by the night wind.

He was like a ghost, wandering along the street in a daze, crossing every intersection and turning every corner, aimlessly, just moving forward mechanically, as if something extremely terrifying was chasing after him.Numb thinking can't tell how long the time has passed. It feels like a few seconds ago, it was the deepest night before dawn, but in the blink of an eye, it was already bright.

The noisy voices of people and cars brought back Qi Zhengyun's wandering thoughts.He stopped in his tracks, and looked around blankly at the scene that suddenly changed from deserted to busy.A car was approaching this intersection very fast, and the driver who was answering the phone didn't seem to notice anyone in front of him, and didn't slow down at all, and Qi Zhengyun didn't seem to react at all, just watching the car approaching without hesitation , about to bump into him—then, as if he was really just a shadow of nothingness, he passed straight through him.

The sunlight cast vertically from the zenith was bright and blazing, Qi Zhengyun saw the gradually deepening shadows under his feet, and the whole process of his hands changing from illusory to solid.He understood: it wasn't that his sense of time was wrong, and he went from midnight to noon unknowingly, but that the world just completed a restart.He was thrown back from the cold night when he had recovered to the moment when everything had not yet happened and was about to happen.

In Lu You's original life trajectory, he will die in a car accident.

Qi Zhengyun's back was slightly bent, and a painful expression appeared on his face, as if he had been hit hard in the stomach.Everything that happened before - the sound of bones breaking under his palm, Lu You stopped breathing, he left the mess behind him, and walked out of the den-like cold room alone - these things he did in person, before that It feels very illusory, as if there is a hazy barrier between reality and perception, separating all stimuli that can cause harm.Until this moment, the barrier dissipated, and the fact of "death" was clearly displayed in front of his eyes like naked flesh and blood, which suddenly made him feel unbearable.

Qi Zhengyun has never realized that the wounds left in his heart by Lu You's death have never faded away.He no longer felt pain, but the wound had formed an armor-like blood scab on the outside, while the decaying wound inside paralyzed the pain, creating the illusion that it was healing.At this moment, the scar that had never healed was finally torn open—the blood gushed out, and the severe pain was like a new wound.

The sharp brakes of the car came from the ear.Frightened by the "sudden appearance" in the middle of the road, the driver slammed on the brakes and nearly stopped when the front bumper almost touched the driver. He was almost out of his wits, poked his head out of the car window wiping cold sweat and started yelling.The man in black turned a deaf ear to the sound from the outside world, and stood there in a daze as if stunned.A well-meaning passer-by wanted to come over to see what was wrong with him, but the closer he got, the more hesitant his steps became; the driver cursed and cursed, and gradually lost his voice.

They couldn't see the ever-expanding vortex of power surging around the monster, but they could feel that the surrounding light was rapidly dimming.The driver who opened the door and wanted to get out of the car to drive people away paused and looked up at the sky in doubt—it was clearly still a cloudless and clear sky, but the sun lost the fiery temperature it should have in summer and turned pale.

Fear came to him instinctively, and he shivered unconsciously.

Where is the cold wind blowing from...

After a few seconds, the driver came back to his senses and turned his head again. How could there be half a figure in front of the car?The pedestrian next to him who saw the scene of disappearing out of thin air changed his face. He believed in his heart that he had encountered a ghost who died in a car accident at this intersection, so he quickly ran away.When the driver got back into the car muttering amidst the urging sound of the horn of the car behind, the small commotion in the middle of the road subsided without any effect.

Qi Zhengyun chose a direction at random when he left, but when he regained his footing, he found that the surrounding street scenes looked familiar.It turned out that unknowingly, he seemed to be attracted by something somewhere, and came to a place not far from the intersection where the car accident happened.Is this his second...or third?When he came to find Lu You, the street that Lu You took him through.

He broke the water pipe to prevent the car accident, and pretended to ask Lu You for directions. They walked around the intersection where the water flooded Jinshan and walked to the school from another road.Qi Zhengyun remembered that Lu You was a little cautious when facing strangers, and he was afraid of making too many mistakes after being hit by the last failure, so the two of them were almost silent along the way, keeping a distance of one or two steps.He deliberately lagged behind a few times, and Lu You, who walked to the front, would turn his head to look at him, as if worried that if he was scattered by the crowd, he would not be able to find his way.Those eyes are suspicious and clear like animals, they will flee in a panic when they are a little frightened, but they are so easily deceived by cunning natural enemies.

What was he thinking at that time—these eyes must never show pain again?Or haven't thought of a place that is too far away, just feel happy for this moment of peaceful coexistence-even if Lu You doesn't understand why he is happy at all?

It's been so long since the original mood, Qi Zhengyun can't remember it anymore.He couldn't even make an inference, as if the countless reincarnations since then had turned him into a completely different existence from the past, unable to communicate with each other.He walked slowly along the route in his memory. The camphor trees on the side of the road steamed under the scorching sun and gave off a strong woody aroma, which made his nasal cavity itchy, but he couldn't feel any warmth on his body.

Probably halfway through, Qi Zhengyun paused again as if feeling something.He felt that the passing vehicles began to slow down until they came to a complete stop.Because he didn't do anything, this new reincarnation has come to an end quickly.The ear-piercing sound of tire rubber rubbing against the concrete floor began to play in hallucinations. That heavy and short impact, he closed his eyes in the white light that melted and restarted the world, and the light through the blood vessels on his eyelids made his eyes appear as A scarlet blood.

Why did his eyes feel so dry, burning like fire, drying out all the moisture?Never before had Qi Zhengyun felt extremely tired like this moment.This is an emotion that can wear down the will more easily than pain, making him want to forget the memories that tortured each other, and even begin to doubt the original decision-whether he would use the system and Which "god" power is a better choice?

——unwilling to part.unwilling to forget.Unwilling to accept more contractual imprisonment, leaving hidden dangers that may be "used" again.

And I am convinced that Lu You, who is sleeping and unable to express his wishes, must also have the same idea...

He still clearly remembers the reasons that made him make the choice, but the raging emotions at that time seemed to be hard to recall.

When feelings are awakened and destroyed again and again, what can be left in the end?This was the question Lu You asked him. He didn't answer it at the time, as if the answer didn't exist if he didn't speak.But he knew that the waterfalls rushing down the cliffs would dry up, and the sea would dry up.As long as there is enough time, you can witness the end of anything, not to mention feelings that don't even have a specific form.

--But

He doesn't want it to end yet.

Even in the most weary and painful moment, if one probes into the bloody and cracked depths of one's heart, one will still only get this only answer...

Qi Zhengyun raised his head and realized that he had unknowingly walked to the gate of Lu You's university.Instead of his still somewhat empty mind, his legs decided on the destination, and he directly took him to walk the route again.At this time, in a place beyond his reach, a new cycle of death and restart is already underway, and the person he swore to save is walking towards the predetermined end without knowing it, which is exactly the same as all the previous cycles; but Qi Zhengyun He seemed to have completely forgotten about this matter, and after standing silently for a while, he walked towards the school gate.

He walked along the road lined with tall sycamore trees, the road was completely covered by the shade, and the midsummer cicadas sang loudly on the branches.Whether students or employees, people who belong to the campus have a special vigor, while the solemn man in black is like a gloomy shadow that is out of place, like a stream of people separated by reefs in the water-as if it is not he who is moving forward, but someone else Passing by him—for the "God" whose lifespan can be equal to the world, the short life of human beings is just like this, and the eternity disappears.

There are boys who are not afraid of the sun playing basketball on the sports field, and the ice drink shop specially chosen to open nearby is almost full.Qi Zhengyun also remembers the girl who was mixed with Lu You's "childhood sweetheart" monster. In several reincarnations, she stubbornly searched for Lu You's trace and became an intractable trouble.At this moment, she should be sipping drinks bored at the table, waiting for Lu You to come to the appointment... Qi Zhengyun stopped at the place where he said goodbye to Lu You, and looked through the glass wall towards the location in the shop that he remembered.

——The seat where Yuan Xiaoxiao was supposed to sit was empty.

There were people standing in the store, but they all turned a blind eye to the empty table.The empty seats on both sides met Qi Zhengyun's eyes, as if they were conveying some kind of self-evident invitation to him.

Everything in motion around me began to slow down, as if the air had suddenly turned to syrup.This is a signal that samsara is about to end again.Qi Zhengyun crossed the road and pushed open the glass door of the ice drink shop with wind chimes hanging on it.When he walked to the table and sat down on the seat originally reserved for Lu You, the whole world finally came to a complete standstill.

It means that the white light for restart has not come on for a long time.

Footsteps sounded in Qi Zhengyun's ears.In this world where only he was supposed to be independent and able to move, footsteps came lightly from behind him.A cup of black coffee was placed on the table in front of him, and the person holding a glass of orange juice sat opposite him.Qi Zhengyun heard a slight chuckle, the voice was as young as a boy who had just passed the period of voice change.A gloomy face was reflected on the thick black surface of the coffee, and Qi Zhengyun looked at himself who was constantly fluctuating on the liquid surface.

The person sitting opposite him didn't speak, but bit the straw and sucked out the drink with a slurping sound.

Qi Zhengyun felt an emotion similar to anger, but colder. "Do you think this is fun?" he asked in a low voice, but he didn't take his eyes off his coffee cup.

The sound of drinking drinks on the other side stopped for a while. "Is it fun—" The uninvited visitor repeated the word, and he dragged his voice out uncertainly.The little white snake coiled on his shoulder raised its head, and the white crystal eyes showed worry.But its owner didn't feel offended by the questioning, but showed a pitiful smile instead.

"I'm not sure if our evaluation criteria are the same," he said. "Why don't you just let you see for yourself-the worlds that I think are 'not fun'."

That hand put down the glass of orange juice, and tapped lightly on the table with the fingertips wetted by the condensed water outside the glass wall.The reflection on the coffee in front of Qi Zhengyun suddenly distorted and spread out, and the pitch-black liquid surface presented another picture like a screen.

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