Volume 2 Cold Dew Chapter 29 Autumn Outing

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He opened his eyes. Three black birds circled down and landed on his body.

Footsteps.

Walking on thick fallen leaves.

Someone is coming.

He tried to look and saw four people, two men, a woman and a child.

Shadows spread across the ground.

"Where is this place ?" Yang Xuan asked.

"Some ruins..." Jiang You picked up Jiang Mo, "It's a pity there's no barbecue grill. I should buy some seasonings and some frozen beef and chicken legs and bring them in a fresh-keeping box."

Liu Boyang looked at his phone and said, "No signal."

It flew out and landed on Liu Boyang's head.

His sight stayed on Jiujiu's body, and the shadow on the ground receded backwards.

"Is this place sealed because of some barrier?" Yang Xuan asked.

Jiang You glanced deep into the woods. "If I were to explain it, it might not be accurate..." Jiang You held Jiang Mo and walked forward. "I remember a famous online novel. After the characters in the novel reached a certain level of cultivation, they would have a small world. This is basically a fragment of a similar small world," his voice became a little unclear, "floating in the gap between life and death."

"Peach Blossom Spring?" Liu Boyang asked.

"It's a bit similar," Jiang Youxi raised his head and looked at the sky between the leaves. "Its owner should be dead..." He turned his head and glanced at Liu Boyang. "It hasn't completely left the world yet... So it can still attract people like you who exude despair to slow down its dissipation."

"Are you going to commit suicide?" Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan glanced at Liu Boyang.

"I..." Liu Boyang opened his mouth.

The bird took off, and the light flashed across its wings. They followed it forward.

Stepping into the depths of the woods.

He recognized Liu Boyang.

This man, it was this man who took it away...

Why are you back again?

Why come back?

The ground began to tremble slightly, and the fallen leaves turned into powder and melted into the soil.

The chirp makes a crisp sound.

The roots of the tree emerged from the ground and wrapped around Yang Xuan's ankles. Yang Xuan screamed, and then she saw Liu Boyang being thrown into the sky.

Jiujiu's body suddenly grew bigger and caught Liu Boyang in mid-air.

Yang Xuan turned her head and looked towards Jiang You's position.

Jiang You's legs were also trapped by the tree roots.

He was pulled downward.

The body sank into the mud.

He threw the chopped ginger out, and Yang Xuan reached out to catch it, and she felt a strong force pulling on her ankle.

She flew up.

She was thrown to the top of the woods. She saw a gap in the blue sky and her body was wrapped in soft white clouds.

It circled in a circle, raised its head, and made a short, clear chirp.

What is it saying?

spider?

What is that?

Jiang Mo stood on the fallen leaves, the breeze blowing his hair.

Him?

Little boy...

Jiang Mo looked at the place where Jiang You disappeared.

Liu Boyang sat on Jiujiu's body. He felt a little dizzy and his vision went dark. His body softened and he fell off Jiujiu, and a piece of feather was pulled off.

dark.

“My visa has been approved.”

"I hope you can find someone that your parents like and that you like too. Really, I wish you the best."

"No need to send me off."

The smell of dead leaves and mud lingered in his nose. The ground was damp and his pants were mostly wet. He sat up, moved back, and leaned against the tree trunk.

My palms feel a little hot.

He opened his hand and a wisp of feathers floated upward.

blank.

"Xuanxuan, I know you are a good kid. The three years of high school are crucial. You will go to college together in the future..."

She watched her father approach her. He pointed his finger at his face and spit on her face. "You don't even want your parents. I've seen through you..."

She turned around, and her mother looked at her disappointedly, "How did you become like this? We never had to worry about you before..."

Three black birds flew up at the same time and surrounded Jiang Mo.

underground.

Countless tree roots entangled Jiang You's body.

Shadows covered the sky.

Jiang Mo looked up at the flying bird. The transparent spider silk was entangled under the bird's feet. The bird flapped its wings and struggled hard.

The feet were corroded, corroding the whole body.

The flying birds fell one by one and turned into black powder.

The fallen leaves on the ground fluttered up into the air.

Underground, transparent spider silk was winding around the roots wrapped around Jiang You's body.

Dry.

fracture.

Jiang You patted the black powder on his body and stood up. Suddenly, a road appeared under his feet. It was a very small stone road with a dark green glow.

On either side were black, withered trees with twisted branches.

He set out on the path.

Walk forward neither hurriedly nor slowly.

The further back you go, the taller and more twisted the trees on both sides become.

Finally, he stopped in front of a big tree.

Very tall, very large, with mottled bark.

Among the mottled spots, there is a pair of eyes.

"Before coming here, I was thinking about what kind of gift would be appropriate. Now it seems that you like it very much." Jiang You looked up and looked at the two people floating in the air, their souls and bodies gradually separating.

Chirp was flying in circles above them, as if blocked outside by an invisible force.

"Gifts? Did you bring them here?" An old voice came from my consciousness.

"I have a better sense of direction."

Jiang You walked to the front of the tree and sat down. He took out a bottle of Coke from his bag and took a sip. "Isn't my son cute?"

"Him?"

Spider webs spread through the woods.

"Yes, it's better to raise a son. Look, the daughter you raised with so much effort was cheated away by someone."

Jiujiu stopped on a branch and pecked at it bit by bit with its head lowered.

"Girls can't be kept at home when they grow up."

"I sent it away."

“The world outside is completely different now.”

"What is it like now?"

"Some of the weaker ones were directly kept in captivity by humans and forced to eat some very strange-tasting food."

"Why?"

"Because humans nowadays believe in everything and nothing at the same time, hundreds of thousands of new gods are born in a day, and at the same time, so many die. For example, I recently believed in Jeanne d'Amore, and a few months ago I believed in Umaru-chan. So without the help of humans, it is very difficult to keep up with the trends, change my clothing style, and have a stable source of food."

“It’s a spiritual bird.”

Jiang You raised his eyebrows, but didn't respond.

"What did it do?"

"I also speculated that although the man was cowardly, he was still a good person. Even if he sighed in front of it every day, it would not pollute it unless it took the initiative to guide it," Jiang You looked up at Jiujiu, "It probably followed Liu Boyang away from here, hoping to become stronger and come back to save you, but it didn't expect the world outside to be so complicated. You left all your last spiritual power to it, and it can't do anything..."

Jiang You didn't say anything else.

The ground was covered with spider webs.

Water vapor evaporates.

The ground became dry and hard.

split.

After a long silence, the old voice sounded again, "I'm about to disappear."

"What if its wish is to return to Chaos with you?"

"It's okay for me..."

“I run a postcard shop.”

"postcard?"

"If you have any hopes for the future, write them down. Maybe they will come true."

“You established the rules?”