Chapter 55 Departure
The black book withdrew its abilities.
After checking the future, its tone became exceptionally heavy.
At the same time, it had to admire Liu Haoyu’s intuition.
This man, despite not having the ability to see the future, was able to avoid danger time and time again through his intuition. Even when he couldn’t avoid it, his good luck would help him escape predicament.
However, the current situation could not be solved by luck alone.
Gu Mingyuan, this ghoul, was clearly coveting Xiao Qin Liu. Once Liu Haoyu left and Xiao Qin Liu returned to the mansion, she would be as good as dead.
“That’s why I wanted to ask you if there’s any way for Xiao Qin Liu to not have to return to the mansion. If not…”
Liu Haoyu didn’t finish his sentence, but the black book understood his meaning.
For Xiao Qin Liu’s safety, this man might truly kill Gu Mingyuan without hesitation, even if it meant him staying here forever…
No.
The black book shook its head.
It was well aware that if Liu Haoyu remained in this place and was captured by Gu Qianyang, it would be certain death.
Facing Gu Qianyang, an incredibly powerful ghost exorcist, Liu Haoyu had no chance of winning.
Staying here, he would die.
But if Gu Mingyuan was not killed, Xiao Qin Liu would be in trouble.
Faced with such a difficult choice, Liu Haoyu seemed to have made up his mind.
He handed over the piece of paper in his hand.
“Take it.”
After a moment of silence, the black book opened, and a slender, pale hand extended from within, taking the paper and holding it.
The book closed again, and the man and the book continued their conversation.
“Old friend…”
Liu Haoyu opened his cigarette case, and only the last cigarette remained inside.
He picked up this last cigarette, lit it, and took a slow, deep drag.
Then, he slowly exhaled.
The cigarette numbed Liu Haoyu’s nerves and gradually calmed his mood.
“If anything unexpected happens, please help me take this paper back.”
“You should know yourself,” the black book continued to advise, seeing this. “Staying here, you absolutely have no chance of survival.”
“And do you have confidence in winning against Gu Mingyuan?”
The black book’s words made Liu Haoyu smile slightly.
He flicked the ash, and continued.
“I’ll win.”
In fact, as mentioned before, Liu Haoyu’s strength and Gu Mingyuan’s strength were roughly equal.
But that was when he had Xiao Qin Liu with him. Without her, and without having to hold back, it was a different story.
However, this also meant that Xiao Qin Liu would have to stay in this place.
“How much longer until those people arrive here?”
“They are expected to discover your and Xiao Qin Liu’s tracks before dawn.”
“Then it seems we can still have a peaceful night tonight.”
Liu Haoyu let out a self-deprecating laugh, then extinguished the cigarette butt on the tree.
Behind him, Xiao Qin Liu’s voice called out.
“Hey~”
Xiao Qin Liu seemed to be having a lot of fun playing with the water. She thought Liu Haoyu might take the opportunity to sneak a peek.
Just like the time he used a mirror to peek at her using the restroom…
Did she really think she was some dim-witted, clueless little loli?!
She just saw through it and didn’t expose it.
However, seeing him leaning against the tree, exuding an aura of gloom, Xiao Qin Liu called out to him.
“Do you want to come and bathe together?”
“You must be uncomfortable too after traveling for so many days, right?”
Xiao Qin Liu’s words made Liu Haoyu’s eyes light up.
An invitation to bathe together, how could he refuse?
If he refused, would he still be a man?
But when he turned around, he realized that Xiao Qin Liu had already put on her clothes.
Looking closely, there was a hint of a sly smile on her face.
“Wow~ Someone actually took it seriously?”
“…”
Damn it.
Liu Haoyu’s mouth twitched. He hadn’t expected Xiao Qin Liu to play such a trick on him.
He thought he would get to see a benefit, but instead, he became a laughingstock.
Especially seeing Xiao Qin Liu’s slightly mocking expression, Liu Haoyu couldn’t help but reach out and pinch her cheek.
“Mmph mmph mmph… What… what are you doing…”
Xiao Qin Liu spoke indistinctly. After Liu Haoyu had his fill of pinching, he let the little one go.
“I don’t need to bathe.”
Liu Haoyu had no interest in bathing now. With a formidable enemy in front of him, he just wanted to quietly await tomorrow’s arrival.
“Go to sleep quickly.”
“What about you?”
“I’ll keep watch for you. I’ll catch up on sleep tomorrow, and then it will be your turn to keep watch for me.”
Hearing Liu Haoyu’s words, Xiao Qin Liu, who had already completely trusted him, had no further doubts.
She went into the warehouse. After entering, she didn’t forget to poke her little head out and tell Liu Haoyu.
“If you get tired, remember to wake me up to take over.”
With that, the little one went into the warehouse.
Watching Xiao Qin Liu’s retreating figure, Liu Haoyu sat on the grass, looked up at the moon, and quietly awaited the arrival of the next day.
——–
Time came to the morning of the second day.
Xiao Qin Liu woke up from the hard shelves.
She rubbed her eyes and yawned, still half-asleep.
“That’s strange, why didn’t Liu Haoyu come to call me?”
“Could he have fallen asleep outside?”
Xiao Qin Liu murmured softly.
She got up, stretched, and walked outside.
“Hey~”
Calling his name directly was a bit too embarrassing for Xiao Qin Liu, so she usually didn’t call him by name.
“I’m awake, you can go sleep.”
But when she reached the outside, she found that there was no one under the willow tree.
Only a black book lay there quietly.
Seeing this black book, Xiao Qin Liu was a little confused. She walked forward and picked it up.
All she saw was some indecent material.
“Why is it a smutty book!?”
Xiao Qin Liu couldn’t help but complain.
But before she could look further, the images on it began to distort, and then lines of blood-red text appeared.
“Although I’ve always said that we don’t need to apologize to each other,”
“But this time, I’m truly sorry…”
The blood-red text continued to distort, gradually revealing new content. The handwriting was very messy, as if written in a hurry by Liu Haoyu.
“I can’t let you continue to take risks anymore.”
“Gu Qianyang has already detected our location.”
“The ghoul he sent out desires your soul. I will lure it away and deal with it.”
“That ghoul is very strong. If we continue to bring you along, we might not survive tonight.”
“This book will protect you until I return to the future. Please take it with you.”
“And… don’t come looking for me.”
The last four words were deeply imprinted on the paper, the strokes almost tearing through the pages.
