In the low echo like the tide, mixed with the crackling sound of burning firewood.
Huai Shi woke up from a long nightmare, opened his eyes, and saw the edge of the cliff close at hand, and the turbid torrent under the edge.
The rain had stopped, but he couldn't see the starry sky.
He was lying on a rock protruding from the flood, pillowing his saddle bag, next to a burning fire.
He tried to move his hands and feet, but he felt the pain all over his body, and he could barely move.
Hearing his groan, the thin figure in front of the fire turned around, reached out, and took off the gas mask on his face, revealing a head of mottled hair and an old and unfamiliar face.
"You're awake?"
He grinned, revealing a strange and gloomy smile, and happily lowered his head and patted the operation box next to him, "The sex change operation was very successful, Ke Ke Ke, from now on, you are a beautiful little girl …"
Huai Shi couldn't help but roll his eyes and sigh softly, "Don't scare me, Senior Sister."
"Hmm? “
The hoarse and low voice paused slightly, and then changed subtly, becoming gentle and pleasant, "Have you guessed it?"
With that, the "old man" raised his hand and peeled off a thin layer of mask from his face, revealing the familiar face hidden underneath, and his long hair slid down his shoulders like water.
Luo Xian smiled happily, and her eyes narrowed slightly, like a pair of crescent moons.
"How did you find out?"
"Didn't you already say hello before?" Huai Shi struggled to prop himself up and shook his head, "At that time, I was still awake."
"No wonder you slept so soundly, and you didn't wake up."
Luo Xian held her chin and looked at him, full of interest, "I waited for so long, and I've been thinking … If he still doesn't open his eyes, it's better to quietly break his neck. I really hesitated for a long time."
"…"
Huai Shi smiled helplessly, "Should I thank you for not killing me?"
"You're welcome." Luo Xian shook her head. "Because I couldn't help it, I crushed all your toes."
Huai Shi was so scared that he almost jumped up from the ground. Immediately, he saw Luo Xian's mischievous smile. "Just kidding … Am I some kind of monster in your heart?"
"No … It's just …" Huai Shi thought for a long time and scratched his head. "It's just that I didn't expect to meet you so soon."
"This is a chance encounter, isn't it?"
Luo Xian reached out and helped Huai Shi up from the ground. Then, she stuffed a plastic bowl into his hand. The steaming hot curry rice was exuding a charming aroma.
"Come, it's just right. Eat it."
"Thanks …"
Huai Shi subconsciously picked up the spoon. Halfway through his thanks, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. When he came to his senses, he looked at the curry in the bowl and his face turned as green as the curry.
This meal smelled really good, but when it was eaten … would it be fatal?
"…"
Luo Xian tilted her head and looked at him. She scooped a spoonful from his bowl and stuffed it directly into his mouth. "It's frozen food. I just heated it up. It won't hurt you, right?"
Huai Shi chewed for a while and found that he was still alive and tasted okay. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
But for some reason, he felt that there was something wrong with the taste. Especially as he chewed, the curry in his mouth became more and more sour.
It was too sour!
Why was it so sour?!
His expression twitched.
"Ah, so sour!"
Luo Xian finally reacted after taking a bite. She shook her head regretfully. "Probably it's expired?"
"… Uh."
Huai Shi looked at the spoon in her hand. He wanted to say something but stopped. That spoon was the same one that was stuffed into his mouth just now.
Luo Xian looked at him in confusion. "Are you not used to it?"
"No, no, I'm used to it!" Huai Shi shook his head like a rattle-drum. He lowered his head and took a bite. Then, he frowned.
This time, it was bitter.
So bitter, so bitter … Eating it made one's heart feel sour and bitter.
But after two more bites, the bitterness quickly disappeared. There was only the taste of curry left. It was the kind of taste that didn't have any special taste.
After eating, Luo Xian took out a pack of wet wipes from her pocket and came over to wipe the leftover soup from the corners of his mouth.
Her slender cold fingers pressed on his face. He couldn't help but blink his eyes.
"Don't be embarrassed. You just severely strained your muscles. Just treat yourself as a patient." Luo Xian threw the wet wipes into the fire and said with a smile, "Have a good sleep. You'll be fine tomorrow."
Huai Shi moved his fingers with difficulty and felt a burst of soreness.
With his deliberate adjustment, the biosphere in his body changed again. The healthy Mountain Ghost Sacred Mark quickly spread all over his body and began to develop toward regeneration.
A few bones were cracked, some internal organs were slightly ruptured, a brain concussion, and lightning burns … But they were not serious injuries. He would be fine after a little rest.
But he had to drink more water.
Then, a huge water tank was placed in front of him.
"Please, Your Excellency Judge." Luo Xian smiled. "I specially prepared it for you."
It was so well-prepared.
"Uh … Why is there so much water?"
Huai Shi couldn't believe it. He could feel that there was no radiation in the water. It was a pure natural source of clean water.
Luo Xian pointed to the shovel next to her backpack. "Find the right place and dig down. The underground water in this place is quite rich. As long as you find the right place and punch down a few times, the water will spray out by itself. "
"…"
Huai Shi's face twitched. He couldn't understand Luo Xian's method of finding water.
But when he recalled the scene of her walking freely in the storm and torrent, he felt more and more incredulous.
"How … How did you do it?"
"Huh?"
Luo Xian was puzzled. She tilted her head and looked at him. "It's just a storm. You can avoid it when it's not paying attention, right?"
"I see. I understand."
Huai Shi suddenly understood. "So it's taking advantage of the wind when it's not paying attention. So the trick of walking on water is to take advantage of the water when it's not paying attention?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, Huai Shi?" Luo Xian said seriously. "In that case, won't you fall? If there is no resistance, it will be very painful. "
"…"
I don't think the two of us are on the same channel from the beginning, sister.
Did we really come from the same training class?
Why are you so much better than me?
"Then why?" Huai Shi's face twitched. "Chakra?"
"Are you talking about the Indian Chakra Method? Ah, if you say so, you can do it with a little effort, but isn't it too laborious? "
Luo Xian shook her head. "In fact, it's just the application method of Yu Step that I figured out myself. If you learn how to sink, you can easily master it. I'll teach you later."
"Forget it."
Huai Shi couldn't help but cough. He felt the gap between their talents.
Not to mention sinking, he was still stuck at Sky Breaker. He could only use it as an inferior ancient mecha martial art. If he really practiced it with his physical body, he was afraid that he would explode on the spot.
After graduating from the orchard gym for so long, he was still at the most basic stage of a drummer. Even if he deliberately stored up his chord skills, he could only guarantee the success rate of major three chords.
When he could use 'Thunderbolt' well, he would be happy.
How could he dare to bite off more than he could chew?
He slumped on the ground again, sucking on the water tank with an iron straw in his mouth. Suddenly, he remembered what Luo Xian called him and felt that it was not right.
"Wait a minute … What's the matter with the judge?"
"You still don't know?"
Luo Xian looked at him blankly. Seeing Huai Shi's confused look, she couldn't help but shake her head. She took out a card from her wallet with an unopened plastic seal.
"You've released a new card."
"What's this?"
Huai Shi was stunned. He straightened his neck and leaned closer. His expression suddenly twitched.
That was a brand new 'Everything' card?
Memorabilia series' Clash of the Stars' limited edition card pack.
[Judge · Huai Shi]
Serial number No. 6 among the sixteen character cards.
The back of the bronze card had a silver border that represented outstanding contributions. On the card surface was a figure captured from the surveillance footage of the Stellaris.
The military officer of the Astronomy Society stood in front of the guillotine. His face was shrouded in darkness where the fire could not illuminate, but his eyes seemed to be burning. He opened his arms and bowed his head, announcing the arrival of judgment to one of the main culprits of the incident.
Effect · Executioner: When this card appears, all cards marked with the Astronomy Society's' Black Letter 'will lose 1 HP and be given a temporary weakened state of defense.
At the bottom, there was a short introduction written in bold.
[Judgment, your judgment has come. Your judgment is standing in front of you. Now, your judge is looking at you.]
Huai Shi was stunned for a long time after reading it.
Unbelievable.
"Did I get into the card pool again?"
"Yes, because it's not the protagonist, only 4,000 cards were sold, and it sold like crazy." Luo Xian stuffed the card into her wallet, "It wasn't easy for me to get this. What do you think? Big sister supports you so much. Are you touched? "
Huai Shi did not know if he was touched or not.
He only knew that he did not dare to move in front of Luo Xian. He was like a silly deer in front of a lion or a tiger.
Especially when the fire illuminated her moist lips, it always made him feel … as if she was not full and was hungry.
The premonition of death rose faintly and quickly dissipated. This repeated cycle made him feel cold at the back of his head.
Huai Shi subconsciously glanced at the saddle bag behind him.
The Sword of Virtue was still in there.
Should he give her another shot to cure her?
As if she knew what Huai Shi was thinking, Luo Xian chuckled softly, "The same trick is useless in front of me."
Where did this holy warrior come from?!
Anyway, he couldn't beat her and couldn't escape, not to mention that Luo Xian saved him.
If she wanted to kill him, he would have been dead already.
Huai Shi just didn't know what kind of state Luo Xian was in now. Was she as calm as Elder Luo said? Was she still entangled and troubled by the love of the abyss and unable to live normally?
Luo Xian seemed to be normal.
Her behavior was normal.
Maybe, he just had a guilty conscience.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh. He wondered if he was feeding his senior sister with the heart of a villain.
Luo Xian skillfully cleaned up the tableware, almost extravagantly washed it with clean water and put it away. Huai Shi could see that she seemed to have only brought these things in her backpack.
Other than that, she really didn't bring anything.
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Once again feeling the familiar sense of frustration, Huai Shi couldn't help but feel more and more helpless.
Comparing with others, one would die. Comparing with goods, one would throw them away.
Why did he take things so hard and compare his ability with a real genius when he had nothing better to do?
During the long night, the two of them talked about their lives over the past few days, and Huai Shi also told her about his deeds of courting death along the way.
"The King of the Outer Dao?"
When Luo Xian heard about the war on the Stellaris, she showed a look of realization. "No wonder I saw him in Southeast Asia a few days ago. So that's why?"
"Hmm?!"
Huai Shi widened his eyes. "You saw him?"
"Yes." Luo Xian nodded and said with emotion, "He's a very kind old grandpa. He's completely different from what Father said. He even lent me a lot of money."
"…"
Huai Shi suddenly couldn't hold it in anymore.
Why was there such a big difference between people?
When he met him, he would punch him hard, but when he met a beautiful girl, he would borrow money?
Wasn't this difference in treatment a little too much?
"But … he seems to be using a drummer too?" Huai Shi asked for confirmation. "What does it have to do with Teacher Luo?"
"If you want to talk about it, he's more like a grandmaster, right?"
Luo Xian thought for a moment and nodded. "But 14 years ago, he was punched into the abyss by Father. If it weren't for that, Father would have been a Level Five by now.
"…"
Amazing, what the f * ck grandmaster?
He didn't expect Teacher Luo to be such a filial son. She directly punched her own teacher until he froze!
"In short, if you meet him in the future, run as far away as possible."
Luo Xian reminded him, "Although the Heretic Monarch wouldn't go as far as to vent his anger on a child, he has very strict requirements. If you don't meet his requirements, he might just get rid of you in passing."
When she said this, she lowered her head and looked at the faint scar on the back of her hand. She recalled the hearty battle a few days ago and her expression became cheerful.
Okay …
The two of you seem to be getting along quite well.
Huai Shi's eyes twitched. He decided not to get involved in this mess.
Anyway, the one who fought with the King of the Outer Dao was Osiris. What did it have to do with Little Page of Huaihai?
After Huai Shi finished talking about his journey of courting death, the conversation between the two fell into silence.
In the silence, Huai Shi lay on the ground and tossed and turned.
In the end, he couldn't help but look back at Luo Xian who had laid down a sleeping bag next to the fire.
"These days …"
He hesitated for a moment and finally asked, "These days, have you been traveling all the time?"
"Yes." Luo Xian reached out and picked up her backpack. She showed him the strange souvenirs hanging on it. "Look, Dongxia, the Russian Federation, and Southeast Asia. Then from here, I went to America. After that, I went to Rome, and finally to Egypt …"
Like a child showing off her treasures, she smiled proudly. "Amazing, right?"
Huai Shi was silent for a moment and asked softly, "Have you been … alone all this time?"
"Yes."
Luo Xian nodded calmly. "Isn't this how traveling is? Traveling alone, I can go anywhere I want. It's the first time I've been so far away from home. Everything is new. But I always feel like a country bumpkin … You won't laugh at me, right? "
"No, no, no."
Huai Shi quickly shook his head. Looking at her happily holding up the map and the route, he hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Sister Xian, aren't you lonely?"
Traveling was a lonely thing.
Even with Crow and Beelzebub accompanying him, Huai Shi still felt lonely from time to time.
When he looked up, he saw the eternal starry sky, the boundless barren land, the endless journey, and the world that was so quiet that he could only hear his own breathing.
It was as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.
Moving forward alone.
But it had only been a few days, and Luo Xian had traveled so far and so long. She walked alone on the road.
Would she feel pain and sadness?
Huai Shi didn't know.
Luo Xian seemed to be stumped by the question.
Putting down the map, she turned around and looked at Huai Shi in confusion.
After a long time, she suddenly laughed.
"Of course, Huai Shi," she said.
She said, "Of course I feel lonely, but isn't everyone lonely in this world? Even now, when we're so close to each other, will you know what I'm thinking? "
Huai Shi was stunned.
Luo Xian lowered her head and looked at the young man's face. Her eyes were like mirrors, reflecting his face. "So, will you be afraid, Huai Shi?"
"I …"
Huai Shi subconsciously avoided her gaze, but soon after, she heard the sound of something breaking.
She was moving her knees forward.
Then she reached out and pulled him up from the ground. She held his face and forced him to look at her, into her eyes, until he couldn't avoid it.
Then she revealed an almost doting smile.
She hugged him just like how he hugged her in the past.
"Don't be afraid, Huai Shi."
She whispered, "Don't be afraid."
"The only thing I can be sure of is that you're definitely not alone."
Luo Xian whispered softly, "I believe that no matter where you go, those hopes placed on you will accompany you, and among them will definitely include my share."
Huai Shi froze on the spot.
He only felt the warmth of her close proximity and her breath.
Until she let go of his arm, he still didn't react.
He stared at her blankly.
He couldn't help blushing.
"Well, ahem." He couldn't help but look away. "It sounds like a confession."
"Huh?" Luo Xian tilted her head and looked at him, still smiling. "Your words also sound like a tactful rejection."
"Uh …" Huai Shi's mind was blank. He didn't even know how to answer.
"It's okay."
Luo Xian gently fiddled with his hair and told him, "Just like you didn't give up on me before … I will never give up on you."
She told the young man in front of her seriously, "If I really have a little bit of something that can be called love, then I will definitely keep it by your side."
Huai Shi froze on the spot.
But she smiled and finally pinched his face gently. She turned around and went back to her sleeping bag.
"Have a good rest, Huai Shi."
She closed her eyes. "Tomorrow you will go on a trip again. I believe that even if you are alone, you will never travel alone."
"Okay."
Huai Shi lay on the blanket that Luo Xian made for him, but he didn't feel sleepy at all. After a long time, he carefully raised his eyes and looked up.
Luo Xian closed her eyes and lay quietly in the sleeping bag. Her breathing was even as if she was sleeping.
"Well, Sister Xian …"
"Yes?"
"… Thank you."
"You're welcome." She turned sideways and opened one eye to look at him. "Isn't this what a big sister should do? Go to sleep. Good night. "
"Okay, good night."
Huai Shi closed his eyes.
This time, he fell into a deep sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already dusk of the second day.
The firewood had been extinguished, and Luo Xian had disappeared like a dream. Only the blanket under his body seemed to still have the residual warmth of the dream.
Huai Shi slowly got up and looked around blankly. He saw the dark clouds gradually dissipating under the setting sun, and the empty starry sky that was revealed again.
The billowing turbid flow had disappeared without a trace. Instead, it was still dry yellow sand and endless desert.
His journey was not over yet.
There was still a long hard journey ahead for him.
But this time, unexpectedly, his heart didn't waver at all. Instead, it became full and peaceful.
He rolled up the blanket and put it away. Once again, he picked up the saddlebag, but a small pendant fell from the blanket.
It seemed to be a souvenir from somewhere. It was outlined with an iron plate that looked like a traveler holding a hiking stick. It felt like he was ready to set off at any time.
Huai Shi looked at the pendant in his hand and couldn't help but smile. He hung it on the saddlebag.
"Then, let's go."
He whispered goodbye to his departing companion, turned around, and walked forward.
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