After finishing speaking, Xu Yingchen walked away angrily, leaving only blood and mess on the ground.
The air was quiet, except for the unconscious Zhuxuan and the lingering smell of blood in the air, it was impossible to imagine that there was a lunatic killing here.
I slowly got up from the ground, sat next to Liang Kaifeng's broken body, panting heavily, and it took me a while to calm down my breathing. Then I slowly propped up my body, moved to Zhu Xuan's side, and checked his injuries.
I should be thankful that at least Xu Yingchen didn't lie about this point. Although Zhu Xuan bled a lot, his breathing was still steady and his pulse was strong. I tore off a piece of fabric from my clothes, and simply bandaged Zhuxuan's wound.
The arm twisted by Xu Yingchen was excruciatingly painful, and now Zhuxuan was still in a coma, and there was not even a living person around, so if he wanted to survive, he could only rely on himself.
I sat on the cold ground again, ignoring the blood on my clothes, took a deep breath, pressed my left hand on the wound, gritted my teeth, and pushed it up hard.
The pain from the joints almost made me pass out for a moment, and it took me a long time to relax before the pain gradually eased. I tried to move my arm. Although the joints still hurt, my fingers could move. It seems that letting my blind cat meet a dead mouse actually pushed the dislocated joint back.
"I will come back to find you soon." I turned my head and whispered to the unconscious Zhu Xuan, then supported the injured arm with my good arm, stood up slowly, and limped towards the Go in the direction of the door.
I secretly swear that I will definitely come back to find Zhuxuan. But right now, I have more important things to do.
I didn't run back to the old house directly, because now I gradually understand what is going on with all this.
Xu Yingchen said that Wen Jiubai hadn't seen me for six years, but I knew in my heart that the last time I called him was only yesterday. Xu Yingchen killed Wen Jiubai and took Yu Ruyi away. All of this is linked to my original dream.
The gears of fate have turned, and here, right now, I'm experiencing a future I've been unwilling to believe in.
But even so, asking me to believe that Wen Jiubai died just like that is just a dream. In that video, Wen Jiubai clearly said that he would come back.
Just pretend that I have been possessed, but I never believe that Wen Jiubai will die so plainly, that old fox will never let himself die in vain. And at this moment, I happened to know where he was most likely to be.
I don't know how I limped back to Yanda with injuries all over my body. This journey may be the most distant one in my memory.
Since it was late at night and the city hadn't woken up yet, everything was immersed in silent darkness. I don't know whether I should be thankful or complain that there is no one or a car passing by on this road. But when I stood at the gate of Yancheng University, I understood why.
The university where I was attending classes yesterday is in ruins today. It is exactly the same as what I saw in that dream, this place has been abandoned, and of course no one will come here.
Must hurry, time is already crumbling.
I dragged my injured body to the alley at the end of Jinhua Road. If I guessed right, at this moment, my past self should be on my way to Yancheng University. Soon, he will find that something is wrong, and then he will rush to the old house to find the injured Bai.
"You—isn't this the young master? Long time no see." Boss Cat's voice came from above his head, as if he was very surprised, "What happened to you?"
I was very amused when I heard Boss Cat call me this name, but just moved my lips, I don’t know where the wound was pulled, and I grinned in pain.
"This is a serious injury." Boss Cat squatted down, held my armpit to help me up, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"This... it's a long story." I smiled wryly at him, "Can we go in and talk first?"
The cat boss nodded quickly, carried me into his small shop, and found gauze to help me wrap it up briefly.
"Sorry, I seldom have human guests here. So I can only make it like this." The cat boss said, "Fortunately, I like to collect some human daily necessities, otherwise, Now I really don't know what to do. But then again, who beat you like this? The people who did it are so cruel... Did something happen outside? Or, young master, you Just simply fighting with other humans?"
Facing Boss Mao's thoughtful concern, I actually felt my throat tightening for a while, and all kinds of mixed feelings were circling in my mind, and in the end, the only thing I could say was that one sentence.
"Boss cat... Wen Jiubai," his Adam's apple slid up and down twice, "he was killed."
Boss Mao's wrist flicked, and he almost couldn't hold the disinfectant in his hand. Then he looked at me in surprise, and even raised the beard on his cheek, "What are you talking about? Wen Jiubai—is it [that] Wen Jiubai?"
"This is very complicated." I nodded, and then I tried to explain everything to Boss Cat in the simplest language possible.
"... I never knew that the boss named Xu Yingchen was actually Wen Jiubai's old enemy Ling Xiao. But it's normal, after all, Wen Jiubai never mentioned Ling Xiao's appearance to me, and I haven't seen any photos or anything like that How can this be my fault?" My tone was involuntarily tinged with complaint, "And now, Wen Jiubai has been killed by Ling Xiao. And for some very complicated reasons, Ling Xiao is going to kill me. It was erased from the timeline. I have to find Wen Jiubai before this, and ask him what is going on. Although I don't know what conspiracy Ling Xiao has, but he took Yu Ruyi, there must be nothing Good thing, whether it is possible or not, I must try it... "
The cat boss looked at me very calmly, and then interrupted me.
"Wait a minute, young master. But you said, Mr. Wen has been killed." The cat owner's expression became very serious, and he said every word, "Although I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm, but , People cannot be resurrected after death. This is the most basic law of nature, I believe you don't know it?"
"He is not human." I insisted, "He is a nine-tailed demon fox."
"The nine-tailed demon fox is the same." Unexpectedly, the cat boss did not give in at all, and still said calmly, "Monsters are born from the human heart; people are the same, existing in the shadow of monsters. The law of nature treats everything with the same Treat everyone equally, there has never been anyone special, and there will never be any in the future.”
I stood up suddenly, and I didn't care if the action hurt the wound. In order to express my determination, I stared intently at the furry face of the cat boss.
"I don't believe it. I don't believe in any fate, nor do I believe in any natural law. I only know that he said he will come back, so he must have a way to return to this world. Even if I saw his dead body with my own eyes , it is impossible to change this! And now I know what is behind your shop. Behind us is the gap between Yin and Yang, right? All the souls of the dead have to pass through before going to the underworld That gap. And Wen Jiubai is no exception, am I right?"
There was a look of surprise on Boss Cat's face, "You..."
"I know, because I've been here once, and I didn't save him last time. So this time, I absolutely can't give up!"
I was amazed at the flames burning in my chest. I couldn't tell whether it was the hatred for Xu Yingchen, or the love for Wen Jiubai, or if it was just my outburst of deep dissatisfaction with my own incompetence.
Boss Cat’s beard twitched, and an interested smile appeared on his face, “Oh, son of man. That kind of place is not for young masters like you to take risks. If you don’t pay attention, you will be killed dead."
I smiled dryly, pointed at the tip of my nose with my index finger, "Haven't you noticed yet? I simply wrote the word 'death' on my face. I will be removed from the timeline soon." It will be completely erased from the world. It is still a happy thing to die, because I don't have to watch those I love completely forget my existence one by one!"
Shi Yitong, Su Xiaoyun, classmates in the class.
My mom, my family.
And Wen Jiubai.
If this continues, Wen Jiubai will forget me. Has there ever been a person named Gu Yu in the world, and there has never been a person who made Wen Jiubai say those three words on the phone.
This is something I'm more afraid of than death.
It doesn't matter what else, at least before that, let me see him again.
After listening to my words, the cat boss narrowed his eyes. The vertical pupils of felines look particularly scary at this time.
"Even so, what if you risk your life and can't save Mr. Wen?"
I looked up at him.
"People have birth, old age, sickness and death, and monsters have growth and failure. With death as the boundary, the world is divided into Yin and Yang." The cat owner said leisurely, "That is to say, although people die with souls, demons have spirits. However, souls can only be Soul, there is only a thing that a person turns into a soul after death, but there has never been a reason for a soul to turn back into a living person. This is the law of nature, and it is the unchangeable fate of everything. Even if you really find Mr. Wen's soul before you are killed , you have no way to bring him back to the world. Because the body that can support Mr. Wen's soul is dead, if you force him out of the gap, it will cause chaos in the balance of yin and yang. You have seen so many people lose their minds Yes, the crazy evil spirit is because of this."
I stared fixedly at Boss Mao, and said in a low voice, "Boss Cat, thank you for saving me and explaining so many truths to me. I know you are doing it for my own good, and I know you have not lied to me. But … Sorry, I never believed in fate."