Volume 1 Chapter 36: Desperate Situation Meets New Life

  "Xīn yuè, come quickly!" Qīng Chí suddenly beckoned. He was standing at the edge of the rooftop, his body leaning forward, looking down at something. The cold wind that had risen from the ground blew his already somewhat disheveled hair into a loud rustling, making him look carefree and full of wildness.

  That face... Is that really my own face? How come I never knew I was so handsome before? Xinyue lowered her head, and unexpectedly didn't dare to look at herself straight in the eye. Her enchanting eyes quietly rolled upwards, her curved and long eyelashes fluttering, looking at the clear pool in front of her with a feeling that made her heart skip a beat.

  What's wrong with me...

  "Hey! What are you still standing there for? Come over quickly!" Qingchi was getting impatient and waved his hand vigorously.

  "Oh!" Xīnyuè ran over obediently.

  "What's the point of still holding onto this broken knife? Throw it away!"

  Xīn Yuè said with a hint of grievance: "What if it's useful later on? Maybe it can..."

  Kiyoi cut her off mercilessly, pointing downwards and saying: "See that? That big tree? That's our only hope now. Grab onto that branch and climb down the trunk! Luckily it's an old guy, less than 20 meters from the ground, and that branch is just right next to the wall too... what's with that expression of yours?" Kiyoi furrowed his brow in puzzlement.

  "You... you're not kidding, right? Jumping from here to the branch and then climbing down? How is that possible! This isn't a movie!!" Xiangyue retorted with some annoyance, her hands on her hips and her head tilted to one side. "What if I slip and fall to my death?! No way, no way, this plan absolutely won't work!"

  "Then tell me what to do! In less than five minutes, that guy will definitely break in! Do you want to get shot or take a chance?!" After a pause, Qingchi looked at the creaking wooden door and said pitifully: "You idiot! If it were me, maybe I'd just get hit by a bullet, but you're not that lucky! Don't blame me for not protecting you well later!"

  "Who needs your protection! It's I who should be protecting you, isn't it? You're just a weak and feeble woman, unable to even truss up a chicken, whereas I..."

  The clear pool surface wore a smile, embracing her arms, and teased: "Go on, go on!"

  Xīn yuè wú yǔ... (No words can express my delight...)

  Another gust of cold wind blew by, and the sound of the wooden door grew louder.

  "You choose, follow me and jump, or sit and wait for death! Or do you want..."

  "Boom!" The wooden door burst open.

  "No need to choose! You all have to die!" Xu Song's face was ferocious, and he raised his hand to fire a shot.

  Bullets whizzed by, and in the flash of an instant, Qing Chi swiftly pulled Xiang Yue to one side, wanting to use his body to shield her. But unexpectedly, his foot slipped, and he stepped on empty air, his body flying off the rooftop like a kite with its string cut...

  The vast and desolate night opens its bloody mouth wide, wanting to swallow everything.

  At this moment, Qingchi stared blankly with her eyes wide open, her hands grasping randomly a few times, and her mind was completely blank.

  Is this how I'm going to die?...

  "Clear the pool! Grab him quickly!"

  With a crisp cry, an oval-shaped brown wooden object entered the field of vision, and its appearance was actually like...

  Qingchi didn't think much of it anymore, just like seeing a life-saving straw, he reached out and grabbed it.

  Right away...

  A heart-rending and blood-curdling scream!

  Qing Chi suddenly found that his body had stopped falling, and when he looked down, his feet were on the edge of a seemingly bottomless "thousand-meter-deep abyss", with icy winds howling past his face like a knife cut.

  Lift your head...

  Qing Chi was stunned...

  It turned out that Xinyue was holding a sharp blade in her hand and lying on the rooftop, barely keeping herself suspended in mid-air.

  Blood...

  Bright red blood...

  Like a spring gushing out, blood as red as rain falling...

  Only to see Xīn Yuè closing her eyes, under the long eyelashes, beside the shining eye corners, tears sparkling. Looking again at the tightly bitten small mouth, there were threads of blood on it. A pair of white as snow and soft as water jade arms in the dark night emitted a holy light, while those originally shy and awkward little hands... had become bloody, with fresh red flowing between fingers, on wrists, shocking to behold. Drop by drop, even like a small stream continuously flowing down...

  Why...

  Why was she, who was timid and afraid of pain, able to be so brave as to grasp the blade...

  Why in that brief half-second, her first reaction was to hand me the knife handle, while leaving the blade for herself...

  Why why...

  Qingchi's heart was in intense turmoil, watching the lovely girl in front of her enduring pain that seemed to be cutting her wrists and throat. It was unbearable for her to see this, but if she let go of her hand, would she really have saved her mother? Wouldn't the pain and suffering she had endured all been in vain?

  I must survive!

  Qingchi didn't say a word, raised his head and stared at Xiangyue with piercing eyes. The latter nodded, and everything was understood without saying a word.

  Not far away, Xu Song's eyes widened in shock as he stared blankly at the scene before him, his mind reeling from the intense impact. He couldn't understand, nor would he ever understand, why someone would give up their own life to save another, and instead point the sharp blade at themselves. In Xu Song's eyes, relationships between people were nothing but exploitation and being exploited; he was already numb to such naked deception, but today... everything had changed.

  At the same time, Qingchi grasped the knife handle with one hand and stretched out his other arm to grab the eaves, just as he was about to touch it, his body suddenly dropped down again. A crisp tearing sound immediately came from beside his ear, and Qingchi's body stopped in mid-air once more. He raised his head to see that the girl's delicate eyebrows were furrowed, her cheeks had turned pale, and her small mouth was twisted in pain. Her soft hands tightly grasped the knife tip, and a bright red liquid continuously flowed out from between her fingers, flowing down the gleaming blade, staining the knife handle red, dripping onto Qingchi's face, mixing with the scalding tears in his eyes, sliding to the corner of his mouth, salty and bitter.

  Qingchi really wants to let go of her hands, this way, she won't have to suffer anymore, but...

  Suddenly... In the darkness, a sturdy arm reached out towards Qingchi...

  It was actually... Xu Song!

  He only saw him grasp the collar of Qingchi's clothes, and although he was holding it lightly, it had already alleviated a lot of weight from his numb and aching hands!

  The two of them stared at Xu Song in shock, the once cruel and evil him now had a warm and passionate smile all over his face, as if he was an angel descending to earth to save humanity.

  Everything becomes insignificant in the face of that brilliant smile.

  Xin Yue had already been choked with sobs, her small face was wet and tear-stained, but she was crying tears of joy, like a rainbow after the rain, with a misty aura hanging on her, and her complexion was filled with colorful hues.

  "Waaahhh... waaahhh..., thank you, Xu Song! Thank you!" Xiang Yue really wanted to wipe away her tears with her hands, at this moment she had already cried into a tearful mess, definitely looking very ugly.

  Qingchi still didn't speak, but his eyes looking at Xu Song were filled with gratitude and joy. It's all over, Xiangyue, you don't have to suffer anymore.

  However... The brief happiness and beautiful prospects vanished in the blink of an eye...

  A dark and shiny gun muzzle was aimed at Xinyue's small face, the cold and hard shell colliding mercilessly with that smooth and delicate skin, without any tenderness or hesitation.

  Everything came so suddenly, changed so abruptly...

  Both of them were shocked, their terrified faces filled with confusion and incomprehension.

  "Only one!" Xu Song said in a low voice, "You can only live one! You!" Xu Song pointed at Qing Chi, with an evil smile continuing to say: "Let go of her hand! I'll let her live! If you don't let go, humph, I'll pierce a hole through this little face right here and now! But don't worry, even if she dies, there's still me, I'll pull you up!"

  Silence... A brief half-second of silence...

  Qingchi raised her head, her eyes were clear and bright, like the lake water on a sunny day after autumn rain, sparkling and crystal clear.

  "Xīn yuè, dà wǒ xiàng... " translates to "Dear, on my behalf to..."

  "No!!!" A shrill cry interrupted Qingchi's words, "If you dare to let go! I'll jump down with you!"

  Blood... It's still flowing non-stop, the small hand has turned pale, but at this moment, Xiang Yue has completely lost all feeling of pain, as if the hands holding the knife were not hers, but someone else's.

  "Clap, clap, clap", Xu Song clapped his hands and laughed, "Actually, there's another way to save you two, that is, you! Xiangyue, let go of his hand, I'll pull this kid up without a single hair harmed! I'll keep you safe..."

  "Shut up! You deceitful person! Who will believe you again!"

  "Hmm, fine! I'll count to ten and then it's up to you guys. One..."

  Nine...

  "Eight..."

  The alarm of hell is ringing in their ears, but the two are as if in a trance, as if they have come to a pure land, with only each other's figure in their eyes and only each other's words in their ears.

  Everything became hazy, as if it were an illusion, yet it seemed like a resonance of their two souls.

  "Xīnyuè, I just realized you're quite brave and lovely! If there's still time in the future, I think I will..." The boy said halfway, intentionally pausing to pucker up.

  "What will happen?" The injured little angel couldn't care about the pain and asked eagerly. Will it be the answer I've been expecting?

  "Then... I'll acknowledge you as my little sister! And then... we siblings will never switch back, I'm finding it more and more that being a boy is pretty good, so just stay like this from now on. I think you have more talent for being a girl than me!" The boy said with satisfaction.

  The little angel's face turned red with anger, and he really wanted to throw away his sword! Let this annoying guy fall flat on his face!

  "Don't you think that I... we... you and me..." The little angel's implication had already reached an unattachable level.

  But anyway, the boy understood, he furrowed his brow and said: "Hmm... how to say it, seeing you is like looking in a mirror, touching you is like my left hand touching my right hand... really is... cough cough... no feeling at all!"

  “。。。。。。”

  "Oh no! Don't let go! I'm just kidding, just kidding!! It feels so real, it feels so real, it feels amazing!!"

  。。。。。。

  Three...

  "Two..."

  "Xīnyuè, take good care of my little brother. If he cries, I'll haunt you even after I'm dead! And as for Dad, his stomach isn't doing well, so make sure to cook some light dishes for him. As for sister..."

  "No!!! Don't say that again! I won't let you die, I won't let you die! Waaahhh~"

  "A single..." The icy voice was devoid of even a hint of sympathy.

  "Don't say anything more, just listen to me! Do as I say!" Qingchi said resolutely.

  "Shut up!" Xinyue suddenly roared, her serious expression stunning the two people beside her. "Why are you so selfish? Have you ever considered me?" Xinyue bit her lower lip tightly, her small face streaming with warm tears, but a bright smile hung at the corner of her mouth, and in her soft voice, a heartfelt cry was revealed:

  Have you ever had the experience of lying alone in bed and being unable to fall asleep all night because your mind is preoccupied with thoughts of her?

  Have you ever had the experience of watching her cry and wanting to shed tears with her, or watching her smile and feeling sweeter than honey?

  Have you ever had an experience where just silently muttering her name would make you feel satisfied and happy?

  Have you ever had experiences where you wanted to save delicious food or fun activities to share with her?

  Have you ever had an experience where everything you saw was her, every sound you heard was her voice, and every thought in your mind was still about her?

  。。。。。

  "If you have it, let go and I'll live well for you! If not, please hold on to it tightly, even if it's just for me? Those experiences are my treasures, no one can take them away from me! Please, let me keep them for just one more second... If I lose them, everything... will have lost its meaning..."

  Astonished...

  Shocked...

  A hundred emotions converge...

  However... The ruthless gunfire did not stop because of this, everything arrived on schedule.

  "Bang..."

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