Chapter 186 Guardian (End)
Qiao Yuan had already realized that the other party was not really indifferent, but just didn't bother to think about it.
But now Su Zeyuan obviously had to recall.
Su Zeyuan: "That's indeed the case."
“But it’s not because of this.”
I don’t know if it was because he thought of the warm scene at that time, or because he didn’t like lying, Su Zeyuan answered quickly, and his tone sounded softer than before.
Qiao Yuan had been paying attention to Su Zeyuan, so he naturally did not miss the subtle changes in the other party's words.
Qiao Yuan lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes covering the thoughts in her eyes. From the perspective of others, one could only see her eyelashes trembling slightly, as if she was trying hard to hold back her sadness.
Qiao Yuan: "I understand it now, but I still find it hard to accept."
Su Zeyuan on the other side did not react at all, but just looked at Qiao Yuan with indifferent eyes.
If it were someone else, they would have stopped talking under Su Zeyuan's gaze, but Qiao Yuan did not stop -
Qiao Yuan: "After all, we worked hard for three years in high school, getting up early and going to bed late every day, just for the college entrance examination, but we didn't expect that we would not be able to take the college entrance examination ..."
Although he knew that Qiao Yuan had never studied here, Sheng Guiye was still stunned when he suddenly heard the other party's words.
What Qiao Yuan said was really heartfelt. Could it be because he was thinking about things in the real world?
The other party did not take the college entrance examination in the real world for some reason?
He subconsciously searched for information about Qiao Yuan in his mind, but unfortunately he didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, so he naturally couldn't confirm it.
Sheng Guiye glanced at Su Zeyuan, who had been silent just now, and finally responded: "The collapse of this dream and your death are both established facts. Even if your wish comes true, it can only delay the time for a short time."
Qiao Yuan: "It doesn't matter. I believe the college entrance examination can change one's destiny."
**
Tang Huan: "...So we are able to get together because He agreed to take the college entrance examination?"
A few minutes ago, the people who were originally scattered in Pinggu Middle School reunited with the help of Su Zeyuan. Before Tang Huan and Song Yanchi had time to ask why Sheng Guiye appeared here, Qiao Yuan told them the whole story.
Perhaps it was because the previous memories evoked his compassion, or perhaps it was because of the vague sense of familiarity, Su Zeyuan finally agreed, and his dreams naturally returned to normal.
Although Tang Huan had excellent grades in reading comprehension and had survived a rule-based ghost story copy, everything that was happening before her eyes was far beyond her imagination. She couldn't help but ask questions while secretly glancing at the scene on the side.
Pinggu Middle School had returned to the way they had seen it at the beginning. The blackboard was filled with questions that had not yet been erased. Outside the window, they could faintly hear the excited shouts of the first and second graders playing basketball. The students either gathered in groups of three or four to discuss questions and what they would do after the college entrance examination, or sat quietly in their seats.
Everything seemed like the most ordinary campus life in Tang Huan's memory. However, after knowing the truth, she certainly would not think so anymore.
Most importantly…
Tang Huan's vigilant gaze fell on one of the figures. The other person was Su Zeyuan, who was reading a book with his head down and a pair of golden eyes open.
Although Su Zeyuan was sitting quietly in his seat, some distance away from them, Tang Huan was still worried that he would hear her and inadvertently anger her.
After all, Su Zeyuan's sudden change of expression left a deep impression on her, but fortunately, the other party never turned around to look at her from beginning to end.
The person who could best understand Tang Huan and Song Yanchi's feelings at this moment was Sheng Guiye. Even though he had witnessed with his own eyes the scene of Qiao Yuan successfully persuading Su Zeyuan, it still seemed like a very realistic dream to him. It was not until now that he finally felt some sense of reality.
However, what struck him the most was the sentence "College entrance examination changes your destiny." Sheng Guiye still remembered the human helplessness that appeared on Su Zeyuan's face when he heard this sentence, as if Qiao Yuan's words were just a struggle before death.
However, what the other party doesn’t know is that this college entrance examination will indeed change their destiny.
Regardless, the fact that Su Zeyuan was willing to continue taking the college entrance examination still made the players feel relieved. Most importantly, it seemed that their lives would be temporarily guaranteed before the college entrance examination.
Tang Huan suddenly thought of something and glanced at everyone: "Where is Xu Yunchuan?"
Qiao Yuan: "Su Zeyuan thought there was something wrong with Xu Yunchuan, so he trapped him in another dream."
At that time, Su Zeyuan agreed to take the college entrance examination as well, and helped Qiao Yuan find other players. To be on the safe side, Qiao Yuan also suggested calling the evil god in the form of Xu Yunchuan, but was rejected by Su Zeyuan.
Su Zeyuan: "There's something wrong with that Xu Yunchuan."
Qiao Yuan pretended to be shocked, but she was only lamenting in her heart that she was caught by the other party. However, she quickly comforted herself and thought positively. After all, she didn't have a system now. If she continued to get along with the evil god, it would be very likely that she would be exposed as coming from the real world.
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Although there are only a few days left before the college entrance examination, players are still worried because they are worried that something might happen during the process.
The task of protecting Su Zeyuan was temporarily completed, so Qiao Yuan's main activities were to pretend to study and chat with him like before.
After all, there is no system now. Although the mission will be completed after Su Zeyuan takes the college entrance examination, whether he can be teleported out is another matter. Qiao Yuan decided to make preparations for both situations and play the emotional card when the time comes.
Su Zeyuan was still very cold at first, but the other party was more humane than before, so he did not resist Qiao Yuan's approach as before.
Qiao Yuan finally understood the reason why Su Zeyuan often dreamed before, because he was awakening. The joining of two players obviously promoted this process, and the other party's dreams gradually affected the world.
Qiao Yuan recalled his previous dream and associated it with the real world, and then was disappointed to find that he had no signs of awakening, and even his eyesight was still the same.
Time flies, and the day of the college entrance examination finally arrived.
Although Su Zeyuan has never experienced the college entrance examination, he simulated the scenes of the college entrance examination very realistically. There were teachers who kindly reminded people not to forget to bring their ID cards and admission tickets, students who were preparing to take the college entrance examination looked nervous, and invigilators checked their belongings, making the players, who were already a little far away from the college entrance examination, feel as if they had returned to the scene of the college entrance examination back then.
Qiao Yuan happened to be in the same examination room as Su Zeyuan. His seat was behind the other's, so he could see the other's back as soon as he looked up.
Everyone in the entire examination room had their heads down and was writing on the test papers.
The papers of one subject after another were handed out and collected again until the bell for the last subject rang, and then everyone filed out after the papers were collected.
Qiao Yuan walked out before Su Zeyuan and met other players who had also handed in their papers early and were waiting at the door.
Tang Huan twisted his hands nervously and asked, "Is this really okay? Why haven't we been teleported out after the exam?"
"Or... Or is it because we don't have a system right now, so people like Dou Yu and the others can't leave even if they complete their mission?"
Her mood was up and down. She thought she was going to die, but Qiao Yuan's words turned things around and gave her hope of completing the mission. Unexpectedly, after the mission was finally completed, she didn't get any news.
Song Yanchi: "My sister said that this is just one of the ways for us to escape from this world."
Tang Huan lowered his eyes in disappointment.
Qiao Yuan's brain was working rapidly, thinking about the situation in front of him.
There could be a delay in the system, or this path could be blocked. Even if they complete the mission, they cannot escape from this world...
【Congratulations to the player for completing the task. 】
A familiar voice suddenly sounded in Qiao Yuan's ears. Listening to the emotionless mechanical voice, Qiao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but said, "You're finally back."
Just as she thought, after completing the task, the system came back to life.
Although he still had many doubts in his mind, for Qiao Yuan, the most important thing at the moment was to get out of this copy first. After all, Su Zeyuan was about to come out.
The system listened to Qiao Yuan's pleasant voice and should have felt relieved that he was not angry, but for some reason, it felt like trembling. Before Qiao Yuan could ask, it immediately expressed its loyalty: "I didn't abandon you on purpose. At that time, I didn't expect that I would be suddenly cut off from you, resulting in the inability to communicate between you and me."
[As soon as I discovered it, I immediately contacted my superiors. According to the system manual, this usually means that the host has died suddenly, and I should start looking for a new host right away, but I didn't care...]
If it were before, the system would have immediately started looking for a new player to bind to. But maybe it was because when Qiao Yuan was in the real world, he would either drag it to watch "A Dog's Tale" and the clips of successive emperors beheading treacherous ministers and selecting burial objects, or he would keep telling it not to leave and that he couldn't have any other host besides Qiao Yuan, so it finally chose to wait where it was.
It had a hunch that Qiao Yuan was not dead.
There is also a stronger intuition -
If I just leave the other person like this, I always feel like I'm being buried with him/her.
The two feelings intertwined, making the system a wishing stone.
Facts have proved to be true. Qiao Yuan not only completed the task successfully, but also seems to be in a stable mood.
After hearing what the system said, Qiao Yuan temporarily gave up the idea of destroying the system: "Okay."
"I have completed my mission now, so I can exit this world, right?"
System: [Of course.]
Song Yanchi here suddenly spoke out in surprise and confusion, indicating that he had contacted the system again.
Song Yanchi: "It just claims to be a new system and wants to rebind with me."
Tang Huan responded, and although Sheng Guiye didn't say anything, it seemed that he was in the same situation.
Qiao Yuan had heard his system mention this before, and knew that it was the systems of Song Yanchi and other players that mistakenly thought they had died suddenly, so they had already found another host. As they completed their tasks and were confirmed to be alive, new systems naturally came into play.
Song Yanchi and others would chat with the system for a few words at the beginning of the mission, and did not communicate much at other times, so they did not react much to the change of system.
"Great! I can finally leave this world!" Tang Huan couldn't help but cheer because he was too excited.
However, she soon realized that her voice was too loud, and quickly looked at Qiao Yuan and the others with an apologetic look: "Sorry, I was too excited..."
Qiao Yuan didn't care much about it. Although classmates were coming and going around him, they didn't pay attention to this side. Instead, they were immersed in the joy of the college entrance examination. Naturally, they didn't hear what Tang Huan said.
Next, you just need to wait to leave the copy...
"Out of this world?"
Qiao Yuan's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden voice.
When she realized who the voice belonged to, her body froze and her eyes had already fallen over.
It turned out to be Xu Yunchuan.
