Chapter 54 Never to be Separated
“Hello, Big Bird, hello, Big Bird.”
Black Book: …
“Don’t you like to talk, Big Bird?”
Black Book: …
“I really didn’t expect you to have this name, Big Bird.”
“You’re going too far! I’ve tolerated you for a long time!”
Finally, the Black Book let out a grumbling voice.
The thing it regretted most was erasing part of Liu Qian’s memories.
Now, this clumsy guy had given itself such an embarrassing nickname.
“Isn’t this name nice? Big Bird?”
“Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you have a guide protecting you!”
The Black Book’s voice changed as it shouted.
It hadn’t been broken by a pile of books, but this name had completely made it numb.
Qin Liu, seeing the Black Book furious and flustered, repeatedly said to Liu Haoyu.
“Stop teasing it.”
“Alright.”
Hearing Qin Liu’s words, Liu Haoyu withdrew his intention to tease the Black Book.
But before the Black Book could rejoice, Qin Liu continued.
“It’s already so silly, and you’re still bullying it. That’s not good.”
“…”
Upon hearing this, ten thousand alpacas stampeded through the Black Book’s heart.
Finally, it could only silently shut its mouth.
Next, the two boarded the ferryman’s small boat and prepared to return to the Human World.
On the boat, Qin Liu silently watched Liu Haoyu, making the latter feel a bit uncomfortable all over.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing…” Qin Liu said blankly, “I just feel like you really treat me as a mascot.”
“That’s not true.”
Liu Haoyu sighed, realizing that Qin Liu was still bothered by his smuggling into the Underworld.
“Isn’t this for the sake of your body?”
Qin Liu’s body was inside the Black Coffin. Because she was alive, using the guide’s ability would consume her lifespan and damage her body.
Liu Haoyu felt that it was not unreasonable for him to want to share a little of her burden.
“What if something happens to you then?” Qin Liu said softly, “Or… do you really plan to lie in the Black Coffin? It’s warm in winter and cool in summer, very pleasant~”
For some reason, looking at Qin Liu’s expression, which seemed broken, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but shiver.
This girl… definitely had this thought in her heart.
“Cough, cough!” Liu Haoyu coughed lightly and said, “How can it be more comfortable inside the coffin than outside? Even if we go back a million steps, the space inside is so small, it’s not convenient to do important things, is it?”
“When we do important things, I’ll allow you to leave the coffin~”
Qin Liu said with a smile.
“But at most, you can only move within a five-meter range.”
“Isn’t that no different from imprisonment!”
“The guide’s ability tells me that it’s most convenient to catch disobedient people.”
“No, no, no, if you do that, you’ll only get my body, not my heart.”
Facing Liu Haoyu’s words, Qin Liu just stared at him, her eyes gradually becoming hollow, and she revealed a very strange smile.
“Why would I want your body and heart? Isn’t your soul enough?”
As soon as she said this, a cold wind blew, stirring Qin Liu’s silver sideburns.
Looking at the girl’s smile, not only Liu Haoyu but even the ferryman on the boat couldn’t help but shiver.
“Well… just a little joke~”
Qin Liu lay on Liu Haoyu’s lap, closed her eyes, and said contentedly.
“As long as it’s like this, we’ll be together forever… forever.”
After speaking, the girl slowly fell asleep.
The ferryman, looking at the girl napping on Liu Haoyu’s lap, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
And in its eyes looking at Liu Haoyu, there was inexplicably a trace of sympathy.
It said in a very pitying tone.
“Brother, I admire you as a man.”
“That’s not necessary, just be quiet.”
“Okay.”
The ferryman closed his mouth, and Liu Haoyu silently looked at Qin Liu’s sleeping face.
She was really cute.
So cute that it evoked a genuine tenderness and heartache.
From his understanding on this trip, Liu Haoyu naturally knew that being a guide was not some noble profession.
It was just an external soul reaper dispatched by the Underworld, and Qin Liu was a living guide, so the guide’s abilities would gradually consume her lifespan, erode her consciousness, and continuously amplify her dark side.
Just like many fierce ghosts amplify their resentment from their lives, it was the same reason for living people becoming guides.
This was also why Qin Liu didn’t want him to become a guide.
Light mist floated on the Nai River, and this dilapidated small boat gradually rowed towards the other shore.
The lantern at the bow of the boat barely illuminated the path forward.
But because of this, Liu Haoyu could vaguely hear the roars and cries of the wronged souls in the river.
Was the method he used to smuggle himself into the Underworld before by sinking the coffin?
No wonder the Black Book said it was so dangerous.
Liu Haoyu sighed, but seeing the Soul Extinguishing Nail in his hand, he felt it was worth the trip.
As Liu Haoyu was thinking, Qin Liu tightly held Liu Haoyu’s arm.
Her sleeping face looked so sweet, and she let out a soft murmur in her dream.
“We will never be separated… No one is allowed… to let us… be separated…”
Such a strange murmur made Liu Haoyu’s body tremble.
And at this moment, he felt Qin Liu’s grip on his hand getting tighter and tighter, and more and more painful.
Facing this situation, Liu Haoyu tried to break free, but he found that Qin Liu, who was usually frail and would fall with a single push, now had surprisingly great strength.
This slender small hand was like iron pincers, firmly gripping his arm.
Liu Haoyu looked down in pain, only to find that Qin Liu had woken up, her hollow eyes becoming colder and colder, even a little crazy.
“Do you know? Every time I see you taking risks, I worry so much… so worried…”
“Why, why did you leave me alone at home?”
“Seeing the empty room, my heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, it hurt so much… so much…”
Looking at Qin Liu’s hollow eyes, her smile was very sweet and cute, but it didn’t look like a human smile.
“Why don’t we just keep you here forever? That way, we’ll never be separated, never…”
Hearing this voice, Liu Haoyu suddenly opened his eyes.
He found himself lying on the ferryman’s boat.
The boat swayed slightly, and the black river water rippled by the side of the boat.
He sat up, sweat beading on his forehead, his heart beating like a drum. He looked down, and Qin Liu was still napping on his lap, drool on the corner of her mouth, looking very cute.
But in his ears, Qin Liu’s sweet and strange voice still echoed.
“We can never be separated… Never.”
