a ghost pretending to be human

The ghost cave is an alien space.It is said that passages connecting ghost caves usually appear on large battlefields.That's because thousands of soldiers who died in battle turned into obsessed ghosts, lingering on the battlefield, converging into a huge force, tearing apart the space, and finally being attracted away by the ghost cave unconsciously.

There is no doubt that the ghost cave is full of ghosts. Even if someone strays into it, he will die soon and turn into a ghost.

The technical department of the special incident handling team can temporarily create a more stable passage to explore the ghost cave.But the ghost cave is vast and extremely dangerous, and they have no ability to locate it, and simply tearing apart the space would consume a huge amount of energy.Therefore, this project has been shelved and no one cares about it.

The moment he found that Qi Man had fallen into the ghost cave, Li Zigui hurriedly tore open a space rift there. At the same time, just to be on the safe side, he briefly informed Yan Ming of the situation and connected the space rift to Yan Ming's side.

The teleportation of the ghost cave is the only way he can affect the real matter to a certain extent.He even had to rely on the power of the soul orb to tear open enough for Qi Man to pass through.

Although Qi Man was safe for the time being, the potential danger exposed by this incident was extremely great.

Why was Qi Man sent to the ghost cave?By whom?Who else was sent to the ghost cave?

The question of who was sent into it is actually easy to answer.Li Zigui and Yan Ming's first reaction was Xie Chunjiang.As for the reason, they had the same idea - Xie Chunjiang wanted to create a powerful army of ghosts to drive him.

As for the first and third questions, Li Zigui and Yan Ming had different guesses.

They were immersed in their own thoughts, until they were reminded impatiently by Qi Man, they came back to their senses, and prepared to "confess everything" to Qi Man to a certain extent.

So, Li Zigui found a coffee shop and washed Qi Man's worldview with Yan Ming.

After listening, Qi Man was silent for a long time.

No emotion was revealed on her face, but the paper coffee cup was deformed by her hand.

Li Zigui looked away from Qi Man, looked out the window, and silently counted the number of geese crossing the sky.

Four, nine, eleven...

The geese circled back.

In the end, Qi Man broke the stagnant atmosphere: "Is there anything I can cooperate with?"

"You can become a royal master." Yan Ming said quickly, "I think you have great potential, so I can write a letter of recommendation for you."

"This is simply the protagonist's treatment." Li Zigui responded half-truthfully, "The girl who strayed into the bizarre world is about to start her legendary life. Opportunities and dangers coexist. What kind of challenges will she face?"

He bit the word "dangerous" so hard that Yan Ming, who had been staring at Qi Man, couldn't help but glance at him.

Qi Man tapped on the desktop with his fingertips, and looked at Li Zigui: "I plan to go to country A to study philosophy or sociology, and the master is not in my career plan."

"Philosophy or sociology..." Li Zigui smiled and nodded, "It's very suitable for you."

"What do you plan to do in the future?" Qi Man asked.

"You want to know?" Li Zigui asked back with a little joke.As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he met Qi Man's serious eyes, and immediately wanted to swallow the words back.

Qi Man stared at Li Zigui, and after a while, said solemnly, "I think so."

Yan Ming noticed a subtle change in the atmosphere.

Li Zigui avoided Qi Man's gaze, and his eyes fell on the blurred image on the desktop.

"Today is the 781st day I've known you." Qi Man said slowly, "It's not a special number. But I still think this is a very important and special moment."

Li Zigui sighed in his heart, his eyes slowly moved to Qi Man's eyes, quietly waiting for her next words.

"I have known you for more than two years, but we have very little real time together. Frankly speaking, I have always thought that you have many secrets, but I actually don't know you well enough." Qi Man continued unhurriedly , "However, I don't want to dig into your privacy. I am willing and happy to keep a distance from you. I only hope to develop such a relationship with you - to be each other's partner to dissolve loneliness in this vast world."

Qi Man chose to say such words at this time and on this occasion out of impulsiveness, but her words were clearly deliberate.

Li Zigui was silent for a while.

Under Yan Ming's probing eyes and Qi Man's scorching gaze, he stretched out his right hand, spread his palm, and rested the back of his hand on the table.

He rested his chin on his left hand, and nodded slightly to Qi Man: "I'll tell you a secret."

Qi Man hesitated for a moment, and at Li Zigui's gesture, he stretched out his left hand and gently placed it on his right hand——

Then it penetrated his right hand and touched the table.

Qi Man was about to withdraw his hand subconsciously, his fingers convulsed, and he controlled it abruptly and did not move away.

She looked up at Li Zigui.

Li Zigui, who was so close at hand, now seemed far away, and even his face was blurred.

The expression on his face was still very calm, even with a slight smile, which contained a hint of helplessness.

Qi Man immediately understood.

"What if," she clenched her left hand, "I don't care?"

Li Zigui withdrew his hand and looked straight into Qi Man's eyes: "I'm a ghost, I don't belong to this world. I will disappear at any time, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow. So, sorry, I can't be with you."

Qi Man's eyes were slightly red.She closed her eyes tightly, then opened them.

She realized that Li Zigui's refusal was just a reason, this reason is not good, there is another one waiting for her, there are thousands of reasons waiting for her.

As for the real reason, she already understood from Li Zigui's unfinished meaning.The reason is too simplistic, too commonplace, and too general to have anything to do with any particular identity or concern.

"I see." Qi Man lowered his eyes and stood up, "I still have something to do, you guys talk slowly. If there is anything unusual, I will contact you."

Before she finished speaking, she left in a hurry.

Both Li Zigui and Yan Ming sat without moving, watching Qi Man go away silently.

"Your speech doesn't look like a ghost with obsession." Yan Ming looked forward, but said to Li Zigui beside him.

"It seems that you all like to hear secrets." Li Zigui also looked forward, "Then I will give you a secret too. I became a ghost, not because of obsession."

Yan Ming immediately grasped the point: "Then are you dead?"

"I have died, but I am not dead." Li Zigui disappeared as soon as he finished speaking.

"Well, that's really a big secret." Yan Ming thought deeply, and was about to grab the milk cap he just bought and continue drinking, but it was empty.

"...?!"