Chapter 45 I have to go.
Looking at the familiar face, Qin Liu’s expression was quite stunned.
She never expected to run into Liu Qian.
And because this was a dream, Qin Liu was not sure if the Liu Qian in front of her was real.
Perhaps sensing Qin Liu’s gaze, Liu Qian adjusted her glasses, looked up, and met Qin Liu’s eyes.
The girl, exuding a scholarly aura, wore a very warm smile.
“Hello.”
Hearing her greeting, Qin Liu nodded dumbly.
“Hello… hello.”
“Sit here.”
There was no one beside Liu Qian. After a long silence, Qin Liu finally sat down.
Liu Qian continued to look at her textbook, and the two remained silent.
This awkward silence lasted for an unknown amount of time before Qin Liu finally couldn’t help but speak.
“I’m sorry…”
Liu Qian raised her head with a smile and looked at Qin Liu.
“Why do you apologize?”
“I…”
Qin Liu stopped speaking.
She knew that Liu Zining was not her sister, and that Liu Zining’s real older sister was right in front of her.
This sense of guilt, like a cuckoo’s egg in a magpie’s nest, was indescribable, and she didn’t know how to explain it to Liu Qian.
Although the girl in front of her had a personality exactly like her own, Qin Liu couldn’t figure out what she was thinking at all.
“You don’t need to feel guilty,” Liu Qian closed her textbook, looking at the scenery rushing past the window, and murmured, “I should be thanking you instead.”
“…”
Looking at Liu Qian’s dejected appearance, Qin Liu did not respond.
The latter continued.
“Ever since I left, although Liu Zining has always worn a smile, she has actually been living in the shadows. I saw it all, but I was powerless. It wasn’t until she met you that she showed genuine joy…”
“But I’m not her real sister.”
Qin Liu interrupted Liu Qian.
“I think it should be you who stays by her side.”
Even though the dead cannot be resurrected, since there are souls in this world, accompanying her in the form of a soul is more meaningful than her posing as Liu Zining’s sister.
To this, Liu Qian simply shook her head indifferently.
“Unlike you, I only managed to preserve my remaining sanity by relying on this trace of obsession. But even so, I could clearly feel my soul sinking. Now that the obsession is gone, if I continue to stay here, I will eventually turn into one of those hideous and terrifying fierce ghosts…”
Indeed, as Liu Qian said, the dead cannot be resurrected. Souls lingering in the world, under the influence of resentment, would eventually lose their minds and become bloodthirsty fierce ghosts.
If Liu Zining had met Liu Qian after she had become a fierce ghost, she might have suffered an even greater blow.
“But…”
Qin Liu wanted to say something more, but Liu Qian interrupted her with a smile.
“Don’t worry too much about my feelings. As long as I can see Liu Zining living happily, I have no regrets even in death.”
While the two were talking, the bus slowly stopped in front of the air-raid shelter.
The dim lights on the roadside flickered with the gloomy wind, and the darkness within the air-raid shelter made the place exceptionally grim.
The passengers on the bus got off one by one and entered the air-raid shelter.
Liu Qian looked at the passengers getting off, stood up, and said to Qin Liu.
“I should go now. By the way… can I ask you for one thing?”
“Although Liu Zining is not your sister, please take care of her as if she were your own sister.”
“And please don’t have any burdens on your mind.”
With that, Liu Qian, holding her textbook, also got off the bus.
Qin Liu quickly followed.
The deep darkness of the air-raid shelter gave off a familiar aura to Qin Liu.
This was the road to the Yellow Springs. Once they entered the air-raid shelter, they would reach the Underworld.
This also meant that once Liu Qian entered, she would never return to the human world.
“Wait a moment!”
Qin Liu grabbed Liu Qian’s hand.
“Don’t you… want to see your sister one last time?”
However, Liu Qian just smiled and said.
“Thank you. Your personality is so much like mine, it even makes me wonder if you’re another me. So I naturally understand your thoughts.”
Liu Qian held Qin Liu’s hands and gently entrusted her.
“But I have to go. Thank you… and goodbye.”
After speaking, Liu Qian released Qin Liu’s hand, turned around, and walked step by step into the air-raid shelter.
Qin Liu watched Liu Qian’s retreating back. Although this was her first meeting with her, she felt as if she had met a long-lost relative, but now, she was truly leaving.
Along with her were the lost souls in Jiangquan City.
They entered the air-raid shelter and gradually disappeared into the darkness.
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Qin Liu woke up from her dream.
The sky, which had been covered by thick fog outside, finally cleared up.
The girl slowly lowered her head, her wrist still faintly feeling the sensation of being held.
Recalling everything in the dream, Qin Liu’s mood became a little low.
“What’s wrong?”
At this moment, Liu Haoyu’s voice sounded in Qin Liu’s ear.
The man had woken up earlier, so seeing Qin Liu’s expression, he looked somewhat confused.
“Did you have a nightmare?”
“No… no.”
Qin Liu shook her head.
“I just met Liu Qian.”
Although Liu Haoyu was a little surprised by Qin Liu’s answer, he couldunderstand. After all, Qin Liu was a guide, so it wasn’t strange for her to dream of the deceased Liu Qian.
“Did she say anything?”
“She has gone to the Underworld, so she asked me to help take care of Liu Zining.”
Qin Liu did not hide Liu Qian’s request.
“I see…”
Liu Haoyu looked at Qin Liu’s expression. She seemed preoccupied and a little down.
Perhaps she was sad about Liu Qian’s departure.
Liu Haoyu sighed.
There is no such thing as perfection in this world; fluctuations are the norm.
He had experienced too much separation and reunion, and he was already used to it.
However, seeing Qin Liu’s dejected look, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but feel a little heartache.
Thinking of this, he reached out his hand and placed it on Qin Liu’s head, silently feeling the softness and smoothness.
Qin Liu did not resist.
The two lay on the bed like that, without many words.
It wasn’t until Qin Liu regained her spirits that the girl flusteredly left Liu Haoyu’s embrace.
After the blushing Qin Liu left, Liu Haoyu was left alone in the room.
The man slowly lit a cigarette, calming his restless heart.
At this moment, the Black Book vibrated with a “buzzing” sound.
Liu Haoyu opened it and saw a line of blood written on it.
“Is this the legendary post-coital cigarette, better than being immortal?”
Facing the Black Book’s teasing, Liu Haoyu’s mouth twitched.
“But you should have felt it too, right?”
“Qin Liu is gradually recognizing her own heart and has gained a foothold as a human.”
“She definitely has feelings for you…”
“And I can guarantee that it’s the kind of feelings between a man and a woman.”
