Chapter 5: I am not Qin Liu
Time came to midnight, and Liu Haoyu did not fall asleep.
Due to years of ghost exorcism and irregular sleep schedule, his sleep was not only shallow but also of poor quality.
Even though the red door had been sealed again by Qin Liu, it would not appear in his dreams.
But Liu Haoyu still woke up several times tonight.
He sat up from the bed, looking at the girl floating in the air, but his mind kept thinking about the three words the black book had said before.
“Promise her…”
Those three short words made Liu Haoyu sleepless all night.
The reason was simple.
Jiangquan City was a long journey, and the biggest reason why Qin Liu was restricted by the haunted house was because her body was in the basement of this house.
The farther the soul was from the body, the more likely problems would occur.
Liu Haoyu worried that if, in the end, even if he broke Qin Liu’s shackles and seals, her soul might not be able to return, which would be very troublesome.
Thinking of this, he decided to ask the black book for clarification.
The man got out of bed, picked up the black book on the table, turned to a blank page, and began to write.
“Tell me, what are the benefits of agreeing to Qin Liu’s request.”
The black book slowly woke up. It was like a miserable person pulled up in the middle of the night. After a long silence, lines of very awkward sentences appeared on it.
“The guide already knows her mission, but has not fulfilled her duties and obligations…”
“She is confused, she is doubting, the duty like Mount Tai pressing down is falling on her shoulders,”
“And in the original fate, you should have died in the action of saving Old Deng,”
“If the guide chooses to accept her duty, then you!”
From the blank pages of the black book, a pale purple hand stretched out, pointing at Liu Haoyu and saying.
“You, whose lifespan is over and whose fate should have ended, will definitely be taken away by her at the first moment.”
The black book’s words made Liu Haoyu fall silent.
This man never believed in fate, but he had to admit that fate might indeed be predetermined by destiny.
And from the black book’s words, Liu Haoyu could also infer that becoming a guide was not a good thing for Qin Liu.
“Although I cannot see Qin Liu’s destiny clearly,”
“I know that Qin Liu is also constantly tìm kiếm her foothold as a human in this world,”
“She once said that there are things she must investigate in Jiangquan City.”
“Neither you nor I know her intentions for going to Jiangquan City, but following her wishes down, it’s not a bad thing.”
The black book’s lengthy explanation also allowed Liu Haoyu to clarify the reason for asking him to promise Qin Liu.
However, going to Jiangquan City…
It wasn’t impossible. According to friends, the paranormal events there were also very intense.
It’s just that before going, I should say goodbye to Old Deng and the others.
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Time came to the next day. The morning sunlight fell on the girl’s cute face.
She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the empty room. She was startled at first, but when she saw Liu Haoyu washing his face outside the window, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Since she saw the black coffin, a strange and eerie voice had been appearing in her mind.
It kept urging her to fulfill her duties and missions, and the feeling of being unable to help herself was becoming stronger and stronger.
Qin Liu, as if in a dream, held the lantern in her hand and unconsciously began to stare at the flame in the light.
The flame flickered in her pupils, but her eyes began to become hollow, as if her soul was being stripped away. However, in the next second, she came back to her senses.
The girl shook her head and kept repeating a sentence.
“I am not Qin Liu, I am not Qin Liu…”
At this time, “Qin Liu” in Qin Liu’s mouth seemed not to be herself, but some more terrifying existence.
Perhaps doing so could be self-suggestion. After whispering an unknown number of times, her eyes once again became clear.
“I am not Qin Liu herself, I am just a unlucky person pulled into her body, that so-called guide…”
Although Qin Liu knew nothing, she knew that the ghost-scented guide was like a golden toilet in Warhammer 40k, or a soul of cinder in a game.
Become a machine without a soul, only fighting for mission and duty?
Forget it.
Qin Liu shook her head, then walked out of the haunted house, came to Liu Haoyu, and said.
“Didn’t you say you were going to say goodbye to Xiaolin and Old Deng?”
“The things have been packed, and we can go later.”
After finishing washing up, the man wiped the water off his face.
One had to admit that if Liu Haoyu was serious, with his looks, it would be no problem to win the hearts of a large number of girls.
Unfortunately, this shrimp-head-and-white-stockings fetishist in the late stage is beyond saving.
Qin Liu sighed in her heart. Liu Haoyu looked at Qin Liu.
“Well, go back into the Hong Yu. I’ll ride the motorcycle there.”
Liu Haoyu took out a piece of Hong Yu in his hand, signaling Qin Liu to come in.
However, Qin Liu, who usually liked the environment inside the Hong Yu very much, shook her head this time.
“No, I’ll just sit behind you.”
“Oh?”
Qin Liu’s words made Liu Haoyu a little surprised. You know, before, when he asked Qin Liu to sit behind him, this little ghost was as resistant as if she was going to the gallows.
Why is she so proactive today?
“Can’t I?”
Hearing Qin Liu’s words, Liu Haoyu shook his head and said.
“How can it not be possible? But don’t forget there’s Su Luoluo in the room. Say hello to her too.”
“Okay.”
Qin Liu had intended to do so. She followed behind Liu Haoyu and they went into Su Luoluo’s room together.
However, when the two entered the room, they found that the interior was empty.
On the table, there was a semi-transparent message.
Qin Liu picked up the semi-transparent paper and looked at it.
It was what Su Luoluo had written.
“Sister Qin, Uncle Liu…”
“I’m very sorry I couldn’t say goodbye to you both in person.”
“I’m worried that when I see you two again, my already unstable resolve will waver again.”
“So, in order to break free from dependence, I decided to leave alone in the middle of the night. I am truly sorry!”
“I plan to go to Jiangquan City first. I’ve been thinking about that sky-high Pearl Tower for a long time…”
After reading the long message, Qin Liu said to Liu Haoyu.
“Su Luoluo seems to have taken a bus to Jiangquan City early in the morning to see the Pearl Tower.”
“If we’re lucky, we might run into her.”
