When Xia Xi said goodbye to Jing Yue, Jing Yue stopped Jing Lan alone.

Xia Xi wisely left first. After all, the two had a family relationship, and it was understandable to have some private conversations.

"Uncle, what's the matter?" Jing Lan asked, subconsciously looking at Xia Xi's leaving back from the corner of her eye.

Jing Yue looked Jing Lan up and down with great interest, and gossiped, "Are you and this Mr. Black Crow together?"

"We..." Jing Lan just wanted to say, aren't we always together?When the words came to his lips, he remembered that Jing Yue probably didn't know the connection between Xia Xi and Hei Ya, so he temporarily changed his words: "I live in one place for the time being."

"Just living together?" Jing Yue teased him: "I don't look like it. Besides, there are many houses in this base, and it's not that there is no place to live. Why do you have to squeeze together with him?"

"..." Jing Lan silently looked away.He didn't want to deliberately deceive Jing Yue, but he and Xia Xi hadn't agreed to reconcile with him yet, and he didn't want to rashly reveal each other's identity.

"Do you still like Xia Xi?" Jing Yue asked again, and after getting an affirmative answer, he sighed softly, with a bit of regret in his eyes: "But I heard from other people in Zhuguang that Xia Xi is dead. The body is Cremated in front of your face."

Jing Lan pursed her lips: "This is between me and him, so don't ask uncle."

"Okay, don't ask, blame me for talking too much." Jing Yue shrugged: "I'm just curious. I heard from Xiang Lei that when Mr. Hei Crow was in Jingting City, he used a skin that was very similar to Xia Xi, and his name was also named after Xia Xi. The difference is only one letter. And since then, the relationship between you seems to have become closer. Don’t do something like using someone as a substitute, which will disrespect Shahi and Mr. Black Crow. Mr. Black Crow is our base My benefactor, I don't want to see you repay your kindness with revenge."

"No." Jing Lan replied firmly.After all, Xia Xi is the black crow, he knows it all.

"That's fine." Jing Yue's tone relaxed again: "Speaking of it, I think it's not bad if you really like Black Crow. His strength is comparable to yours, and it's rare that he has the same goal as you. If you are really together , remember to let me know."

Jing Lan responded in one gulp: "Okay."

"Pfft, right now I agreed quite simply." Jing Yue smiled and waved his hands, no longer embarrassing Jing Lan.

On the island, Xia Xi ushered in the first new year after the end of the world.

Although there is a shortage of supplies in the last days, everyone arranged some decorations on this day, and even specially prepared a sumptuous dinner and organized activities to celebrate this rare day together.

Xia Xi wore a cloak as usual, with a mask covering her face, and sat beside Chao Mo.He doesn't talk much to the people around him, he only concentrates on eating his own food, and those people don't bother him with winks.

Jing Lan hasn't come back yet, Jing Yue asked him to go ashore with the boat early yesterday morning, saying that he wanted to get some more important experimental materials, and he was worried about others going to the shore.

Xia Xi was bored by being alone, and after she was full, she got up to bid farewell to Chaomo, and went back to her residence alone.

Unexpectedly, just as he walked to the door of his residence, he ran into Jing Yue waiting for him.

Xia Xi paused and said, "Jing Lan hasn't come back yet."

Jing Yue waved at him: "I came here on a special trip to find you. I think you don't like chatting with those people, so you shouldn't stay in the banquet hall for too long. Sure enough, I was waiting for you right away."

"Looking for me?" Xia Xi opened the door and let Jing Yue into the room: "For the experiment?"

Speaking of the experiment, Jing Yue really thought of one thing: "I have almost observed the external data of the artificial man, and the core components will be disassembled next. There may be a risk of irreversibility."

Xia Xi said it didn't matter: "Originally, those artificial humans were brought back for research. If they are broken, I will take out the skeleton at worst. The combat power will not be affected much. It will be easier to use."

"Did you come here just to say this?"

"No, it's just that you just asked." Jing Yue replied, "Actually, I'm here today to chat with you about Jing Lan."

Xia Xi became nervous unconsciously: "Talk about what he does?"

"Even if it's a middle-aged person's nagging, if you misunderstood something, don't mind Mr. Black Crow." Jing Yue said as he entered the room, "I just heard that you live together, and I want to ask you about Jing Lan. Opinion. After all, Mr. Black Crow gives me the feeling that not everyone can live with you."

Xia Xi unconsciously clenched the doorknob with the hand that closed the door. Her previous doubts about Jing Yue's identity hadn't disappeared, and Jing Yue's strange attitude made her nervous like seeing a parent.

He turned around stiffly, and replied in a well-behaved manner: "Jing Lan is strong, treats me well, and makes delicious food. She has always taken care of me while living here."

Jing Yue did not speak, but stared at the living room in front of him with a serious expression.He had been to Jing Lan's home before the end of the world, so he naturally knew that the furnishings in this place were almost exactly the same as Jing Lan's previous home.

Xia Xi also thought of this belatedly, secretly thought carelessly, pretended not to notice anything, led Jing Yue to the sofa, and said, "Sit down as you please."

He sent the skeleton to pour a glass of water for Jing Yue.

"Thank you." Jing Yue took the water glass and glanced at Xia Xi with a complicated expression. He noticed that there was still an unfinished snack on the table, which was Xia Xi's favorite flavor when he was alive. : "You... also like sweets?"

At this time, Xia Xi had come to his senses and vaguely understood Jing Yue's doubts. He probably regarded himself and the former Xia Xi as two people. It seemed that Jing Yue did not reveal to Jing Yue that he was Xia Xi.

Xia Xi thinks this is also very good, if Jing Yue has a problem, it is easier to test each other with two identities at the same time.Xia Xi took the coffee handed over by the skeleton, blew on it, and pretended to be stupid: "Yeah?"

Jing Yue coughed softly as a cover-up: "A former friend of Jing Lan also liked to eat his desserts, I wonder if he mentioned it to you."

Xia Xi shook her head and lied solemnly: "I don't know what happened to Jing Lan before the end of the world."

"If you want to know, I can tell you." Jing Yue said proactively.

Xia Xi refused: "If he wants to say it, he will tell me himself."

"That's right. I'm meddling in my own business." Jing Yue hit a soft nail, and his tone was not annoyed, he was still kind: "I shouldn't have come to you to talk about these things, but I watched him grow up. I know he has a knot in his heart, and I always hope he can come out of the shadows."

Jing Yue didn't mention Jing Lan and Xia Xi's period before the end of the world, but said: "But when the end of the world came, he seemed to be more withdrawn than before. I don't have the memory of the last life, and I don't know what he experienced in the last life , but when the apocalypse began, his state was really worrying. He looked miserable."

When Jing Yue said this, he looked no different from an elder who was worried about his children.

It was also the first time Xia Xi saw this side of the other party.I was slightly moved in my heart.He didn't feel that Jing Yue was acting.

There must be a misunderstanding somewhere?Xia Xi thought, if Jing Yue is really a doctor, he might be able to produce those crazy research products, but at least it won't hurt Jing Lan like that.

Jing Yue added: "Come back this time, Jing Lan looks a little more relaxed than before, probably because he has let go of some things. You are the only person he is willing to get close to at present, so I really hope to see that you have always had a harmonious relationship. Whether it is Any relationship is fine, as a family member, I just want him to live happily and smoothly."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Xia Xi held the coffee, lowered her eyes, and suppressed the emotions in her eyes.

Jing Yue crossed his hands in front of him, and unconsciously lowered his tone: "If... I mean, if Jing Lan was confused for a while, and I feel sorry for you, I also hope that you can accommodate him a little bit, and give him A chance to make amends. I know this request is very selfish. He is an adult and should be responsible for his mistakes, but as an elder, I can't help but favor him more. His mother left early, and his father didn't care He, in this world, we are each other's last relatives."

Xia Xi's heart ached slightly.

He had dealt with Jing Yue several times before, and in his impression this uncle was always gentle and calm.Although he didn't know the other party's occupation at that time, it could be seen that the other party was used to excellence, and there was a kind of pride and calm engraved in his bones that he took for granted.

Xia Xi had never heard him pleading with anyone in such a tone.This is the first time.

After sending Jing Yue away, Xia Xi's thoughts drifted back to the past.

There is no New Year's festival in Huangguo, but there are other similar celebrations.At that time, the father, the queen, and the queen always took their brothers, sisters, and the whole family to celebrate the holidays together.On the day of the festival, my father would check the homework of my brothers and sisters, and if I did not do well, I would severely reprimand them.But as long as I act like a baby with my father, my father will always turn the dark clouds into sunshine immediately.

He was weak and the youngest when he was a child, and the whole family always loved him.As if no matter what wrong he did, he could always be forgiven.

He also had such unprincipled connivance and favoritism.

Looking back on those days now, it feels like a few lifetimes have passed.

When Jing Lan disembarked and returned to the island, it was already the second half of the celebration, the island set off self-knowledgeable fireworks, and everyone sang and danced around the bonfire in the square.

Jing Lan walked straight through the lively crowd and returned to her residence. When she saw Xia Xi, he was on the balcony of his residence. The mask he often wore had been taken off, and he was only wearing a white cloak.With a fluffy hat on his head, a pair of purple eyes looking thoughtfully at the bustling house in the distance, his lips are tightly pursed, like a cat that doesn't fit in.

"Why are you here alone?" Jing Lan asked.Xia Xi used to like to be lively, even if he couldn't adapt to other people's enthusiasm, he shouldn't hide so far away.

Xia Xi was lying on the railing of the balcony, the scattered fireworks were reflected in her eyes, and her voice was a little nasal, a little fragile and sticky: "Jing Lan, I'm a little homesick."

Jing Lan's heart skipped a beat.This was the first time he heard Xia Xi take the initiative to mention his past.

"Can you talk to me?" Jing Lan asked cautiously.

Xia Xi was silent for a long time, singing, laughing, and the sound of fireworks exploding in her ears.He looked at the people singing happily downstairs.It is not that they have experienced grief and suffering. Many of them have lost family members, friends, and lovers in the last days, and they themselves have lost everything and left homeless.But they still work hard to live and live a good life.In this long night with no end in sight, they are always chasing the light.

Maybe I should get out of the past that has been trapping me.

Just when Jing Lan thought that Xia Xi would not speak, Xia Xi began his narration: "I have a family who loves me very much. Father, mother, and several older brothers and sisters. My father owns a large piece of land, and our My family is also there. My older brothers and sisters go out to help my father when they are sensible. I am young and weak, so I am always at home. Everyone loves me. Before I was ten years old, I had always been very happy. At that time, the oldest The only trouble I have is probably how to get some snacks out of the butler's pocket."

Jing Lan smiled, looking at Xia Xi's current appearance, he could imagine that Xiao Xia Xi, who was less than ten years old, must be very cute.If he came to beg for snacks with me in a childlike voice, I would definitely stuff all the delicious snacks into his hands without principle.

Xia Xi changed the topic: "But one day, a group of robbers came, they broke into my father's land on the grounds that my father didn't respect their gods, and killed the guards, the gardener, the cook, the housekeeper uncle, and all my brothers elder sister."

"Father wanted to guard the land left by his ancestors. He lit a fire at home and would rather die than hand over the house to robbers. Mother could have escaped, but chose to die with father."

"In the end, only the most useless me survived. I wandered for a long, long time until I met you."

Jing Lan can tell that this story should hide Xia Xi's original world background, which is not something that happened in this world.The continent before the end of the world has always been peaceful.If such a major and tragic murder happened, it would definitely be reported.So this can only be a story from another world.

Land, guards, stewards, robbers.Jing Lan's heart moved slightly, thinking, maybe his lover was really a precious little prince once.

That's why he has that kind of innate elegance and nobility. He should have enjoyed a carefree and prosperous life under the favor of everyone, but because of those invaders, his country was ruined and his family was destroyed. Suffering from ups and downs.

Thinking of this, Jing Lan was both angry and distressed.

But he couldn't take revenge on someone in another world, so he could only hug the young man in front of him and kiss his forehead gently: "I will be with you from now on."

Xia Xi shook her head, and gently pushed Jing Lan away. There was a layer of water in her purple eyes, reflecting the light and shadow of the sky: "I have grown up now, and I can live well without the company of others. I just miss them a little bit. I don’t know where their souls go after death, whether they go to a good world, meet new family members, and live happily.”

Jing Lan wouldn't say comforting words, he wouldn't say that they must have lived well in another world, he knew it was meaningless, and it wasn't the answer Xia Xi wanted to hear.

He just said, "They must want you to be happy."

"Maybe." The expectations among the family members were roughly the same, and Xia Xi remembered what Jing Yue said before he left. He also said that he hoped that Jing Lan would live happily and smoothly.

Xia Xi added: "Actually, I once blamed my mother. I blamed her for being able to survive, but she chose to die with her father, leaving me alone in this world. I blamed her for liking my father more than me. I blamed why she liked her." would make a man give up his life for another."

He raised his head and looked at Jing Lan: "You also said that you like me, but I would rather not have this liking. I don't want to carry such a heavy thing, and I don't want to lose anything."

Jing Lan sighed, he probably knew why Xia Xi stubbornly refused to introduce his confession.Even if she agreed to be his boyfriend back then, Xia Xi never once said that she liked him.It turns out that the knot is here.

Jing Lan pressed Xia Xi's shoulder: "There is nothing wrong with liking someone. Liking does not mean giving up life, it is just an extreme possibility. Liking can also be companionship, redemption, and many beautiful things. Just Like you are to me."

Jing Lan will always remember the day they first met.He is like a person who has been sneaking in the dark for a long time, unable to find his direction, and also lost the meaning of moving forward.And Xia Xi broke through this endless darkness and became his light.

Xia Xi didn't quite agree with Jing Lan's meaning: "It's beautiful to be together for a moment, but the pain of loss is eternal."

Jing Lan: "We are different from then. To me, no one is more important than you. I will not abandon you because of anyone. I will try my best to live longer than you, and I will not leave you alone. In the world."

Xia Xi was a little moved, but still shook her head: "People can't promise tomorrow. Even..."

"I promised." Jing Lan interrupted Xia Xi: "As long as I live, I will always be by your side, even if I die, I will be your skeleton, always by your side and guarding you. "

This is a heavy promise, and Xia Xi can already feel that Jing Lan's consciousness is involved with him.This consciousness belongs to him. If Jing Lan dies, his bones and the remaining fragments of consciousness will automatically become his own.until his own death.

Xia Xi's throat tightened a little.This was the first time that someone sacrificed his undead to him without any transactional nature or any request.

"you……"

Xia Xi hadn't organized her words yet.But Jing Lan asked cautiously.

He said, "So, can I say I like you?"

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