A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

Four o'clock in the morning is the time for normal people to sleep. Why did she go outside to dig soil?

Fang Shiqing was puzzled for a while, but when he got closer, he found that things were different from what he had imagined.

The courtyard was very bright, as if it were being illuminated by the afternoon sun; but there were no definite sources of light around.This kind of brightness that violates the laws of physics makes it look out of place with the side.

How should I describe this feeling...

The courtyard and the surrounding environment are completely separated, like an object that does not really exist in front of me, but an illusory scene projected from a distant afternoon.

Fang Shiqing was already very close to the courtyard wall, only about ten meters away from the young woman, separated only by a fence.The ground outside the fence wall was covered with a thick layer of snow, but the inside of the wall was clean and full of spring, and most of the soil had been loosened.

Just separated by a wall, outside the wall is a snowy night, but inside the wall is a bright sunny day, this kind of scene is too abnormal.

Fang Shiqing tried to reach out to touch the fence, but his fingers penetrated into the wall without hindrance.

Before he had time to be surprised, a distinct burning pain suddenly came.He withdrew his hand all of a sudden, only to see burn marks on his fingers.

——He became more and more sure that the small courtyard in front of him should be something like a holographic projection.

The young woman didn't notice his approach at all, and was busy with the work at hand.She is planting shallots, and she has already planted more than one row, and the plantings are crooked. Although it is not good-looking, it is quite interesting.

The door of the room not far away was pushed open, and the hostess, who looked very similar to Xiao Fengdi, came out, carrying a heavy bucket in his hand, and came to water the plants that had already been planted.

The male master's movements are much more skilled than his wife's, and he looks like he is used to farm work.

Fang Shiqing stared at the man's back, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that he and Xiao Fengdi were too much alike, from appearance to body shape, and even the posture of pouring hands on the ground.

When watering, he does not use a watering can, but a scoop made of gourds. Combined with the background of the surrounding small courtyard, it looks like a down-to-earth farmhouse.

If the young woman stopped and wiped her sweat, she smiled brightly at the host.The two stood in the courtyard, talking intimately.

"What do you think?" She squinted her eyes and looked at the two rows that had been planted, a little regretful, "Is it crooked?"

"It's okay," the host replied, "I think it's fine."

The woman puffed up her cheeks, feigning dissatisfaction: "Don't deal with me, I want to hear the truth."

"It's just the truth," the man said, "as long as you're by my side, I think everything is fine."

The woman smiled with satisfaction.

Fang Shiqing listened to the conversation, feeling extremely embarrassed.The two people in the yard didn't look so young anymore, but the way they got along was as sweet as a young couple in first love, which made him feel like spying on other people's couples getting along.

Afterwards, the male host also took a set of tools, and the two of them planted other plants in the yard together.With his help, the work speed is obviously much faster.

"Oops!" The woman's exclamation was accompanied by a crisp knocking sound.The male host immediately dropped what was at hand: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay..." The hostess used a shovel to poke away the soft soil, pointing at the bottom, "There seems to be something here."

The two dug up the surrounding land and took out a heavy metal box from underneath.

The box is only about the size of a palm, with a pitch-black exterior, and is tightly closed, with no chain holes visible.

"What is this, a treasure handed down from ancient times?"

"..." the host said, "It is impossible for ancient treasures to appear in our yard. You give it to me, and then stay away, and I will pry it open."

He took the box, took out a thin knife, and slashed along the side, and the lid immediately popped open with a click.

Fang Shiqing held his breath.He could see clearly that there was a pair of exquisite cufflinks lying quietly in the box, which seemed to be carved with complicated patterns, which looked very elegant.

He is no stranger to cufflinks.Just a month ago, on Qiuyue 1st, he saw exactly the same thing on Xiao Fengdi's body.

"This is..." The hostess stretched her head to look, and asked doubtfully, "Is this an empty box?"

--Hey?

Fang Shiqing was stunned.Why did she say it was an empty box when there were pads and cufflinks inside?

The host frowned and stretched his hand into the box, but he didn't touch the cuff button. Instead, he touched a line engraved on the inside of the box lid.

"'Be sure to bury this box in the ground, don't abandon it, and don't touch it'..." The hostess read the engraved content, and became more puzzled, "Isn't this your handwriting? This is what you wrote? This box is yours. Put it in our yard?"

"No, I don't remember doing this before." The host immediately shook his head, looking quite suspicious.

The two looked at each other, and after a while, the woman said, "Maybe you did it before you got sick. Didn't you say that after you got well last time, you would occasionally forget about the past?"

"..."

The host didn't speak, but his brows frowned even tighter.The woman took his hand and said softly: "Okay, don't think about it if you can't remember it. Aren't we living a good life now? It doesn't matter if you can't remember the past, right?"

"……Um."

She took the metal box, closed it again, and said: "Although I don't know what it is, since you told us to bury this box and not move it around, let's do it, okay? "

"Okay." The man said with a sigh, "I'll bury it on the other side, don't let it hinder you."

He took the box to the base of the fence, just opposite Fang Shiqing.

Fang Shiqing squatted down, watched as he dug a small hole, and put the box in.

The box lid that had been cut open was not very strong, and it popped open again halfway.This allowed Fang Shiqing to see the contents of the box up close. Apart from the pair of cufflinks, there was also a carefully folded note with a lot of words written in it.

The master turned a blind eye to these things.

They...couldn't, can't see this?But why?

Fang Shiqing wanted to stretch his hand over the fence to get the box, but he knew very well in his heart that the scene opposite was just a holographic projection, not a real thing.

After burying it, the host stood up and walked towards the hostess again.Following his movements, the entire courtyard, together with the two people in the courtyard, gradually faded and dimmed, and finally turned into a ray of gold, dissipating into the night sky.

Instead, what appeared in front of Fang Shiqing was a normal courtyard.The yard was dark and dead silent, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow just like outside.

——It seems that the scene just now is indeed a phantom from the past, just like the dark yellow memory kill in the game.But what is now is the reality in the copy.

Fang Shiqing stood there for a moment, tentatively stretched his hand over the fence, this time there was nothing unusual.He knelt down, pushed the snow off the ground, and found a trace of excavation and burial.

He dug up the dirt there, but there was no metal box inside.

That's right.He thought for a while, since the pair of cufflinks were in Xiao Fengdi's hands, it meant that Xiao Fengdi dug out the box a month ago and took it away; and this copy should be from the neighboring town tonight Maps, of course there won't be that box here.

Anyway,... He felt more and more that his baseless guess might be right.

The male host must be a player who unfortunately died before, and he was related to Xiao Fengdi by blood; and the pair of cufflinks and note were exactly what he left for Xiao Fengdi when he was a player.

Although I don't know what method he used to do it, I'm afraid that's the case.

Fang Shiqing touched Xiao Fengdi's sleeve.Of course, there were no cufflinks on it. For such an important thing, he must have put it in the library safe on the day he took it back.However, feeling the other person's body temperature can make him somewhat calmer.

Seeing a thin layer of snow accumulated on Xiao Fengdi's coat, he hastily reached out to sweep it away, only to realize that the snow had started to fall again before he knew it.

"--Did you see it?"

At this moment, an ethereal voice came from afar.

It was Zhang Yu's voice!

Fang Shiqing was startled, grabbed the trolley, leaned his back against the fence and looked around.However, there was still no one else around, only a faint laughter came.

"I'm here, Brother Shi Qing."

On the third floor of the building directly opposite, a window lit up with a bright yellow light.

A certain figure stood there.Because the back is facing the light, I can't see the eyebrows clearly, but at least I can be sure that it is not a ghost.

"Did you see me, Brother Shi Qing?"

Zhang Yu waved at him from a distance.Because the surroundings were very quiet, although her voice was not too loud, it was still quite clear.

"you……"

Fang Shiqing wanted to say something, but she made a gesture from a distance, put her hands together on her lips and shouted: "You are too far away from me, it's inconvenient to speak—Brother Shiqing, come and find me!"

After she finished speaking, she left the window.

The north wind howled, the snowflakes fluttered, and in the darkness, only the window was bright.

"..."

Fang Shiqing silently covered his forehead.He didn't want to "go to her" at all. On the contrary, he had an urge to turn around and leave immediately.However, I should also know that it is useless to leave.

With a little luck, he took the trolley and walked in another direction, but no matter which way he went, the building where Zhang Yu was always appeared in front of the road.Even if he turned around and ran in the opposite direction, it was useless.

... Sure enough, I couldn't escape.

Fang Shiqing had no choice but to sigh, made up his mind, and walked over.

The gates of the building, which were locked, were now opened.He pushed the cart into the door and found that there was an extra elevator near the entrance, with the words "direct access to the elevator" written on it.

In reality, there is no elevator here (after all, the building only has three floors), this must be a special change made by the BOSS.In a sense, Zhang Yu is quite considerate.

But he didn't dare to use it, and finally managed to move Xiao Fengdi and the trolley all the way up the stairs, panting with exhaustion.

It was hard to get to the third floor.This is a spacious reception hall with a light on in the middle of the hall. Zhang Yu was standing far away at the other end of the room. He turned around only when he heard the sound of him going upstairs, showing a resentful expression.

"You're really awkward, Brother Shi Qing," she complained, "Didn't you prepare the elevator for you? Why not use it? Do I look like the kind of person who would do tricks in the elevator to make you die?"

"You look quite alike." Fang Shiqing said truthfully.

When he first climbed up, his ribs inevitably bumped several times, and now he was sweating from the pain, he could hardly straighten his back, and he could barely speak.

"...Forget it, anyway," Zhang Yu said nonchalantly, "Brother Shiqing, you really made me wait. I almost fell asleep waiting here, why did you come?"

"..."

"But I know that you will definitely come." She continued on her own, "Although you don't want to come with me, even if you are yourself, you will definitely come here. Because there are people here who must let you something to watch."

"Did you see it?" She pointed back to the small courtyard opposite, "That's what I want to show you; that's something very important to 'him', and it's something worth staying for Things of this world. Can you understand now?"

"Sorry, I don't understand."

Fang Shiqing saw a reception sofa next to him, so he went over and sat down.He really couldn't stand anymore.

"What do you think I should see?" he asked. "Just tell me, I don't have the energy to play riddles with you, really."

Zhang Yu shook his head with an expression of "rotten wood cannot be carved".

"Stop pretending to be stupid now," she said. "Can't you see? The one who lives across the street is his relative? I think it's his father. They look alike, Both can make spell props, and the 'Qi' on their body is also very similar. It's strange if it doesn't matter."

"... Oh." Fang Shiqing said, "So what?"

While speaking, he quietly retracted his hands into his sleeves.Inside was the talisman seal he had brought from Xiao Fengdi earlier.

The "holographic projection" just now was indeed projected by Zhang Yu on purpose for him.But what purpose does she have?Do you just want to match up with the boss?

"What did you say 'so what'... Don't you think he is very pitiful?" Zhang Yu said dissatisfied, "If your relatives, your only family members stay in another world, you choose to return to yourself alone In this world, or stay with him?"

"That is to say," she changed the subject, "it would be a great thing for him if he could stay.

"Brother Shiqing, don't you love him very much? You must be reluctant to let him be alone. I think, if you love someone, you have an obligation to make him happy. So for his happiness, you should kill him, Let him stay here forever, don't you think?"

Fang Shiqing almost laughed out loud.Unexpectedly, her logic turned out to be like this, it was so simple and scary.

"Sorry, I don't think you're right." He let out a breath and said, "I think 'living' is more important than other things."

"Anyway, you will be able to come back to life not long after you are killed, and you are not completely dead," Zhang Yu said disapprovingly, "I have found out everything. When you are killed, it just hurts. What's the matter?" relation?"

Sure enough... there was no way to explain it to her.

She put away her smile and said slowly: "Brother Shiqing, I originally wanted to kill him with my own hands, but after thinking about it again, I think it's not fair to you. Because, you can let the person you love get Happiness should be considered an honor, right? Since I can get the rest of his life, then as compensation, I should give this honor to you.

"Because you are a good person, I will consider it for you. Of course, if you don't appreciate it, forget it. I promised my brother that I would kill you for him. If you don't accept my favor, I certainly don't need to do it for you again." Think about it, just think about it for my brother, do you understand?"

"...Well," Fang Shiqing stood up, and said seriously, "I get it.... I get it, girl, you should really have a hole in your head."

Zhang Yu stared at him: "You don't understand—"

"No, I understand." He held the dagger in his hand, feeling that he had never been so firm before, "To be honest, I admire you a lot. Although your logic is really strange, you can be firm Believe in yourself completely, and execute it with [-]% action force, you are really much better than me. But..."

"But, all in all, I disagree," he said. "I want him to live."

"I don't want him to die here." Fang Shiqing endured the pain in his ribs, straightened his back, and repeated, "In order to achieve this goal, I am willing to pay any price."

This is the first time in his life so far that he wants to try his best to defend and fight for something.This strong desire overwhelmed the instinctive timidity, and gave him even a kind of courage and the ability to act without losing to the other party.

Before that, even if I had something I wanted, my first reaction was often to shrink back and escape, and I never dared to fight for it.This is a typical mentality of the weak; running away is always the best way for the weak to protect themselves.

Relying on constant evasion, he hid alone in his own small world, living timidly until now.If you don't fight or grab, you won't get hurt; if you don't hope, you won't be disappointed.

But this time, only this time, he didn't want to run away again.

Zhang Yu looked him up and down for a while, as if he suddenly didn't recognize him, and finally curled his lips in boredom.

"Brother Shiqing, you are such an annoying guy," she said with narrowed eyes. "To be honest, I hated you from the first time I saw you. I really don't know if my brother likes you." What's your point, but it's okay, since this is your choice..."

She arched her neck back, then slowly bent her body forward.

Following her movements, a white shadow separated from her body; the body continued to fall backwards, while the white shadow floated forward, and the two were completely separated.

Fang Shiqing was dumbfounded.That white shadow with Zhang Yu's face, showing a translucent color under the light, is exactly the same as the ghost that appeared in the school before; but the body that fell backward... that body, at the moment of separation from the ghost, Suddenly changed the shape, stretched the height and depth——

The body that fell down turned into Zhang Yu's appearance!

"Did it scare you?" The ghost giggled and floated off the ground, "It's okay, you won't feel anything in a moment. Goodbye...no, that's not right. It should be saying, 'Good night', Brother Shiqing."

She raised her hand, tiny spots of light floated out of her body, flickeringly converging into the shape of a long knife.

Fang Shiqing came back to his senses, took out the charm and lighter and stood in front of him.

However, before he could start the fire, a white light flashed in front of his eyes, and he hurriedly squatted down, only to feel a chill on the top of his head: the light knife in Zhang Yu's hand suddenly stretched to several feet long, and sliced ​​across his head, If he didn't hide in time, his head might have fallen to the ground.

"It's useless, Brother Shiqing," Zhang Yu said with a snort, "Did I say that? I'm not an ordinary ghost, and you don't know how to use those things, do you?"

The light knife left her palm, as if being manipulated by an invisible person, it was chopped off again.

Fang Shiqing had no choice but to roll on the spot, and the knife cut down against his arm, peeling off a layer of skin, and his arm was immediately dripping with blood.

When rolling, his chest and abdomen touched the ground, and the broken ribs hurt so badly that his eyes went dark from the pain, and the spell in his hand spilled all over the floor.

……Failed.

His heart was cold.

Even with unprecedented determination, he is still a waste of nothing.It was too difficult for him to protect someone.It is too difficult, impossible to do.

There was wind from behind, and he felt that he was about to be cut in two.

This time, he didn't even have the strength to turn over or raise his head. His ears were buzzing, and his eyes couldn't see clearly. He didn't know whether it was the pain that made him unconscious, or his eyes were blurred by tears.

He could only grit his teeth and stretch out his hand, throwing the lit lighter forward.

If you can light those spells that fell on the ground...

The wind behind him suddenly stopped.

The next moment, a hand reached out and firmly grasped the lighter in mid-air.

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I had to rewrite it again, and that's the point of writing it... I'm very sorry, it's so late qaaaaaaq