Demon King's chamber.
Shi Xiaobai was lying in bed with his eyes tightly shut. He was still unconscious.
Sunless sat quietly on a chair beside the bed. Her eyes were lifeless as usual, but when her gaze landed on Shi Xiaobai's face, it did not move away for a long time.
The Infernal Queen was lazily lying on a sofa a distance away with her eyes closed.
As time passed, the bedchamber was as quiet as water. Only the sound of light breathing could be heard from time to time. No one moved, as if they were three petrified statues.
Suddenly, the corners of Shi Xiaobai's eyes twitched.
Although this minute change was fleeting and fleeting, it did not escape Heartless' eyes. A glimmer flashed across her dull eyes as the corners of her mouth moved slightly, but she did not make a sound. Her fists were slightly clenched, but she did not get up.
Instead, the Infernal Queen, who sensed the change in her aura, leaped up from the sofa and landed by the side of the bed.
"Husband!"
"You're finally awake!"
Over the three long days, the Infernal Queen, who had only occasionally walked over to take a look, was now looking as though she was waiting anxiously. Sunless glanced at the Infernal Queen with a deadpan expression. Her gaze was slightly cold, but she did not say a word.
The Infernal Queen gave Sunless a provocative glance. When Shi Xiaobai slowly opened his eyes, she leaned her face over.
Hence, the first thing that entered Shi Xiaobai's eyes was a peerlessly beautiful face.
Shi Xiaobai blinked his eyes gently.
The Infernal Queen gave a charming smile. "Fu …"
The affectionate and intimate voice came to an abrupt halt because Shi Xiaobai's face had turned to the side in a very heartless manner. He was looking at Sunless beside him.
Sunless' lips moved slightly, but she remained silent. It was not that she had nothing to say, but there were too many things she wanted to say. As such, she did not know where to begin.
The two looked at each other for a moment before Shi Xiaobai's gaze slowly slid from Sunless' face to her shoulder.
Sunless' expression changed slightly.
"Sorry."
Shi Xiaobai's eyes dimmed slightly as he spoke softly. His voice was hoarse and deep.
When he lost control, he still had a vague consciousness. Even if he didn't completely remember what happened, he could still clearly remember the unbearable pain when his fingers pierced the girl's soft shoulder.
He had almost torn her arm off. He had hurt the girl that he should never have hurt.
Sunless was slightly surprised as she shook her head and said, "It wasn't you."
The 'Shi Xiaobai' who injured me is not you, so why are you apologizing?
Shi Xiaobai sighed and did not say another word.
Even if it was only for a moment, he still saw a flash of worry in the girl's eyes.
Compared to the fear of almost losing her arm, she was more concerned about how he would blame himself for that memory. However, she was not good with words, so she couldn't come up with any beautiful words to make him feel better. She could only say, "It wasn't you."
"Yes."
Shi Xiaobai acknowledged softly as a relieved smile suffused across his lips.
He could not blame himself.
Otherwise, she would blame herself.
"En!"
Heartless acknowledged with a heavy "yea" as he heaved a sigh of relief.
The Infernal Queen rolled her eyes. Seeing Shi Xiaobai ignore her and go back and forth with Sunless, she immediately found it boring and turned to walk to the sofa.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Pulp Farmer and Feng Yuanlin's voices came from outside, asking if they could enter.
"The third wheel came just in time."
The Infernal Queen chuckled and with a wave of her hand, the door to the bedroom opened with a whoosh.
Pulp Farmer and Feng Yuanlin were slightly surprised as they exchanged looks and walked in.
.....
The atmosphere suddenly turned awkward for some baffling reason.
Shi Xiaobai had just woken up, so his mind was still in a daze. He did not know what to say.
Sunless never took the initiative to speak. All she did was quietly look at Shi Xiaobai.
The Infernal Queen sat on the sofa and looked like she was watching a good show. She had no intention of interjecting.
Pulp Farmer and Feng Yuanlin clearly had something to say, but they exchanged looks, urging each other to speak with their gazes.
Hence, the atmosphere suddenly turned silent.
Feng Yuanlin was finally defeated in the 'exchange of glances'. He could only bite the bullet and say, "Ahem, Boss Shi Xiaobai, how much do you remember about the Silent Desolate Lands?"
This question was clearly not suitable to be asked. Be it Shi Xiaobai or anyone else, the memories of the Silent Desolate Lands were memories they wished could be deleted.
However, the question of whether Shi Xiaobai had any recollection of accidentally killing Speechless affected their plans of concealing the truth from Shi Xiaobai. They had to clarify it no matter what.
"I only remember some blurry fragments."
Shi Xiaobai pondered for a moment. He began trying hard to recall the memories after his consciousness was occupied by 'anger'. Blurry fragments constantly flashed across his mind. From protecting Dawn Li to killing Field Marshal Awesomo, Earthbound Yaksha and Shadow Wraith, his memories were extremely blurry. He could not remember many of the details, but as his recollections progressed, a sudden surge of 'pain' made him widen his eyes.
It was as though something important had disappeared.
It had disappeared from this world, from his memories.
What was it?
What was it?
"Dawn Li!"
Shi Xiaobai suddenly gasped as his expression changed drastically. He anxiously asked the people beside him, "Where's Dawn Li?"
In the blurry memories, he seemed to see the blonde girl vanish into thin air in front of him. His consciousness was extremely hazy, but the pain he felt at that instant was extremely clear.
It was not an illusion, nor was it a dream, nor was it a mistake in his memories!
The 'nightmare' of the blonde girl suddenly vanishing into thin air in front of him was a reality that had happened before!
Shi Xiaobai's forehead oozed cold sweat. All sorts of guesses ran through his mind, but they all pointed to a cruel possibility.
"Dawn Li?"
Everyone immediately panicked when they saw Shi Xiaobai's anxious expression. They tried their best to recall the name Dawn Li.
"Dawn Li … Isn't that the Hero King's name? Oh, I get it. Shi Xiaobai, you are asking about the replica created by the assessment program, right? "Pulp Farmer was the first to recall an impression that existed in his memories.
Shi Xiaobai's face immediately turned extremely pale. "Replica? … Did she … vanish? "
Even though the blonde girl made him feel real and warm, Shi Xiaobai always had the worry that 'she might be a fake existence'. However, this reality that he did not wish to face had been exposed.
"She disappeared. Before she disappeared, she said the truth. Just as we guessed, she is indeed a replica created by the assessment program." Pulp Farmer did not remember the entanglement between the fake Hero King and Shi Xiaobai. In fact, his memories regarding the fake Hero King were blurry as well. However, the fact that she was a replica left a deep impression on him for some reason.
“.....”
Shi Xiaobai sighed silently as he repressed his churning emotions. He did not express them. He did not wish to believe that the blonde girl that accompanied him through life and death was a fake existence, but he was unable to convince himself to believe in such a ridiculous self-delusion.
She had disappeared.
They could never meet again.
Even though he was mentally prepared when he fell in love with the girl, Shi Xiaobai still felt as though his heart was being gripped tightly at this moment.
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