My Endless Life.

Chapter 355 Another Self

The basement of the mansion seems to be very deep.

After Kate led Li Qi down, it took at least half a minute to reach the flat ground.

Li Qi made a rough estimate of the distance and determined that it was probably several dozen meters below the ground, which was equivalent to the height of a three-story building.

It was so deep underground, and no one in the mansion discovered it?

Li Qi was very confused about this, but then he thought that maybe someone from the mansion had discovered this place, but after checking, they determined that there was no danger here, so they allowed Kate to come here to play.

But having said that...

Li Qi looked at the candles burning in the corridor and the gloomy environment, and became more suspicious of Kate in front of him.

Would a normal child like to adventure in such a spooky and mysterious place?
Anyway, considering Li Qi's childish mentality in this life, if he had not recovered his memories of his past life, he would never dare to come to such a place to play.

But looking at Kate's expression, she seemed to be used to this place.

Just as Li Qi was thinking this, he saw Kate in front of him suddenly run back and grab his hand, then said seriously:
"Don't be afraid. Although this place looks scary, there's actually nothing to be afraid of."

As she spoke, she held Li Qi's hand tightly and led him deeper into the underground passage.

Li Qi observed Kate's reaction and confirmed that Kate did not show any fear. He asked curiously:

"Are not you afraid?"

"I was very scared before, but... after meeting my friends here, I'm not scared anymore."

Kate answered truthfully.

Li Qi's eyes fixed, his expression became more serious: "...Friends?"

"Yes, my friend, we agreed to come here and play together every day, including today. I will introduce them to you then!"

Kate said with anticipation in her tone.

Hearing her words that didn't sound like a lie, Li Qi took a deep look at the ten-year-old girl.

He didn't say anything more, but followed the little girl cautiously into the depths of the basement.

The passage in the basement is not very complicated. After walking down the spiral staircase above, there is only one road that leads to an unknown place.

There were candles on both sides of the walls that seemed to burn forever. There were no rooms or spaces. It seemed as if this was not a basement for storing things, but a secret passage leading to somewhere.

Kate led Li Qi forward for about five minutes. Li Qi estimated the distance and confirmed that they had left the mansion before asking Kate:
"Are we not there yet?"

There was no end in sight for the passage, and Li Qi couldn't feel anything at the other end. He was worried that he would encounter an accident if he continued walking, so he stopped and asked Kate.

Of course, seeing Kate's familiar look, we know that she must have been here more than once, so the probability of an accident is not high.

But Li Qi also has reason to worry.

Kate came here alone before, but now she has Li Qi with her, so it wouldn't be surprising if something unexpected happened.

Kate was stopped by Li Qi's hand, then she turned back and blinked at Li Qi, saying:
"It's almost there, listen."

Hearing what Kate said, Li Qi tilted his ear to the other end of the passage. Suddenly, his pupils shrank and he looked up at the front.

With Li Qi's extraordinary hearing, even if the person is more than a hundred meters away from him, as long as Li Qi concentrates, he can hear the whispers.

But in this empty and silent corridor, Li Qi had not heard any strange sounds before.

Only when Kate reminded him did he hear footsteps coming from the other end of the passage!
The footsteps were light and hurried, as if two children were holding hands and running towards this side.

Li Qi looked forward, and under the flickering candlelight, he saw a little girl in a white dress, leading a little boy in a children's windbreaker, running towards him from a distance.

When he saw the appearance of the two children, Li Qi's eyes widened slightly.

The two children running down the aisle were none other than the other Kate, and...

Reach himself!
……

Li Qi and Kate went off to play somewhere unknown, and Sun Xiaoqing was wandering around the edge of the town bored, trying to find clues to leave.

But she had not walked far when Vincent found her again and said that there was a new person in town and that person was still looking for her.

Out of curiosity, Sun Xiaoqing went to meet the person Vincent mentioned.

Then she broke out in a cold sweat, and at that moment she regretted listening to Vincent and running here to meet the "acquaintance".

"Sun Xiaoqing, long time no see."

In a makeshift bar in the small town, a tough man with a crew cut and wearing a suit was sitting at the edge of the bar.

He looked at Sun Xiaoqing who walked in and stared at her with unfriendly eyes.

Sun Xiaoqing smiled awkwardly when she heard this, raised her hand and responded to the other party:
"Hello...long time no see, knight."

After saying this, she subconsciously put her hand on her waist. The invisible hand that she had confiscated from the dancer was hidden in the pocket on her waist. Once the knight made any unusual movements, she would immediately take out the invisible hand and wear it on her hand for self-defense!
It's no wonder that Sun Xiaoqing is so vigilant. After all, the man in front of her is a member of the Jinyiwei in the Ancient Relics Society, responsible for dealing with traitors and some internal personnel who have done something wrong. And now Sun Xiaoqing has betrayed the Ancient Relics Society!

So even though Sun Xiaoqing and the knight were once good friends, she was now extremely nervous, fearing that the other party would just pull out a gun and shoot her to death.

Even if she has a magical item in her hand, she is still an ordinary person and will die if she is shot!
Perhaps seeing Sun Xiaoqing's fear, the knight patted the table next to him, motioning for her to sit down, and then said:
"Don't be nervous. I'm not here to deal with you. The agent asked me to give you a few words."

Only after seeing that the knight really had no intention of killing her immediately did Sun Xiaoqing dare to sit next to him.

"What?"

"Stay away from the teacher's grandson. If you continue to stay around him, you will harm him."

The knight said seriously.

He came all the way to this small town, even risking his life in the pollution, just to tell Sun Xiaoqing this.

Although the knight felt that his efforts were in vain, after all, the pollution in this town was quite strange, and Sun Xiaoqing might not be able to leave the town alive.

Even the knight himself felt a little regretful for taking the risk and going deep into the pollution for this guy Sun Xiaoqing.

Now he only hopes that after his death this time, he won’t become a strange person after being reborn.

When Sun Xiaoqing heard the knight's instructions, she didn't know what expression to show for a moment.

Now it’s not a question of whether she can leave Li Qi, but whether Li Qi will let her leave.

But let’s not talk about this for now. Looking at the knight in front of her who had no hostility towards her, Sun Xiaoqing finally sat closer to the knight.

She came over and asked:

"Is this the only sentence the agent asked you to bring?"

"Why, you still want the agent to help you get rid of the wanted list in the association?"

The knight glanced at Sun Xiaoqing.

Sun Xiaoqing immediately shook her head: "Of course not, I am also a veteran in the club, I know the rules of the club, but... the situation of the agent is not good now, right? Does he still have the leisure to pay attention to other things?"

The departure of the old Twelve Stars [Death Star] caused some turmoil within the Antique Society. As the most likely codename member to become the next Twelve Stars, the agent is now being watched by many eyes, and any abnormal behavior on his part may cause hostility and scrutiny within the society.

Sun Xiaoqing didn't know the double agent's identity, so she naturally didn't know why he had the confidence to do this, so she was very surprised.

The knight also doesn't know the agent's identity, but he can understand the agent's actions from another perspective.

"We are all the teacher's students." The knight said softly, "The teacher adopted us and taught us. Now she has had an accident and only has a grandson left in this world. As her students, we have the obligation to protect her grandson. The agent thinks so, and so do I."

"..."

Sun Xiaoqing wanted to say that she thought so too, but when she met Meng An in person, something unexpected happened...

However, she couldn't tell the knight about this for the time being, so after thinking about it, she changed the topic to another aspect:
"…Okay, let's not talk about that for now. What do you think of the 'pollution' in this town? Can you take us…me out?"

Sun Xiaoqing changed her words temporarily and did not reveal any news about Li Qi for the time being.

The knight didn't think much about it. When he heard Sun Xiaoqing's question, a bit of worry appeared on his face:

"It's terrible. Anyway, I haven't found a way to deal with the pollution here. I don't even know if it's polluted here."

“…Then how dare you come here?”

"Nonsense, you idiot, you ran here without thinking, of course I have to see if I can rescue you."

The knight said without disguising.

Sun Xiaoqing was stunned when she heard this. She raised her head and looked at the knight with indescribable emotion in her eyes.

Her relationship with the knight was neither very good nor very bad. To be more precise, they were just classmates in the same class.

The difference is that the relationship between classmates in this class is closer.

So when she saw the knight, Sun Xiaoqing thought that he was coming for her, with the purpose of getting rid of her as a traitor of the Ancient Monuments Society.

After all, they had hardly seen each other since "graduating" from Teacher Zhang. It was somewhat unrealistic to expect that old classmates who hadn't seen each other for so many years would forgive a "traitor" like him when they met again.

Sun Xiaoqing thought that even if the other party didn't want to kill her, he probably wouldn't be nice to her.

But she didn't expect... that the other party would actually risk his life to save her.

Sun Xiaoqing did not hide her expression, and the knight saw it clearly. Seeing Sun Xiaoqing's expression, he could not help but sigh and said:
"The number of students that Teacher Zhang brought up is getting smaller and smaller. If possible... I don't want to see anyone die anymore."

This is why the knight would venture to the small town.

He didn't want to lose the "classmate" who was adopted by Teacher Zhang.

(End of this chapter)