I loaded the dream game

As for the flashlight...

Xiao Xiazhi lowered her head and pressed the switch.

The flashlight only flashed twice and then went completely dark.

It seemed like there was an earthquake in the whole mountain just now, causing her to accidentally fall and seem to be broken at that time.

……what to do?

The girl pursed her lips and thought to herself.

As the flashlight disappeared, the surrounding environment fell into complete darkness. One could only barely see the road under his feet with the dim light of the moon above his head.

The place where she fell was still aching slightly, making her afraid to move forward in this light, but she couldn't stay here any longer.

In the dark and gloomy woods, it seemed as if I was the only one left.

It reminded her that after that incident

In countless dark nights, I was also such a person, curled up in the corner of the room, helplessly waiting for dawn.

At that time, she was unwilling to ask the boy for help, and did not want to show any weakness in front of him, fearing that he would despise her and leave her.

But now...

"Brother..." the girl murmured softly.

As soon as the words came out, as if in response to her words, a warm touch came from above her head.

Then, the boy's gentle and familiar voice came to my ears.

"Well, I'm here."

Just simple words completely dispelled the girl's inner fear, and she felt that the world around her suddenly became brighter.

"elder brother!"

Xiao Xiazhi hugged the boy tightly and was unwilling to let go.

Xia Zhi looked at the girl in his arms and sighed slightly.

So... does this count as a win for her?

……

"Really..."

Back at the campsite at the foot of the mountain, Xia Zhi helped the girl clean the wound on her leg with a Band-Aid. He said with some complaint, "If you fell, why didn't you quit earlier?"

Listening to his complaints, Xiao Xiazhi did not reply, but just looked at the boy squatting in front of her and patiently treating her wounds. After thinking for a while, she called him softly:

"elder brother……"

"Hmm?" Xia Zhi answered without raising his head.

"elder brother."

"what?"

The girl shook her head: "No, I just wanted to call you."

Are you free? Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

On the other side, Xiao Xiazhi looked at the boy with a speechless expression on his face and smiled softly.

Still laughing?

After Xia Zhi put the Band-Aid on her, he slapped her leg in annoyance.

"Ah!" The girl cried out in pain, puffed up her cheeks and looked at the boy angrily: (bidc) "What are you doing?"

"So you still feel pain?" Xia Zhi asked.

Xiao Xiazhi snorted lightly and didn't refute anything, but she also had no intention of leaving the boy's side. She just wanted to sit quietly beside him.

Not far away, there was a cry from the Star God Girl, and then a little light appeared... That was Xia Zhi teaching Ai Luke how to play with the fairy wand, and Cong Yu squatted in front of the kitten, teasing it with the fairy wand. Hubie was watching this scene, tilting his head slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, and seemed to be hesitating about the possibility of lighting it.

Everything seems so quiet and warm

at this time……

"Bam—!"

In the distant night sky, gorgeous fireworks bloomed and scattered in an instant, dispelling the darkness of the night sky, and the entire night sky was dyed into colorful colors.

"Is there a fireworks show tonight?" Xiao Xiazhi asked doubtfully.

"No." Xia Zhi replied.

That was just a special effect he made using his dream game privileges to make the girls happy... But fireworks, aren't they just a light and shadow effect? ​​So it's almost the same, he thought.

"Yeah……"

Xiao Xiazhi looked at the night sky in the distance. The brilliant light of the fireworks reflected in her black eyes seemed to be flickering.

What would your life be like if you hadn’t met your brother?

The girl didn't dare to imagine, nor could she imagine such a future.

To her, just like what happened in the mountains and forests just now, the existence of the boy was like a ray of light in her life, illuminating her life that had already fallen into darkness.

The summer solstice may not need "summer weaving", but "summer weaving" is inseparable from the summer solstice anyway.

and so……

Xiao Xiazhi opened her mouth slightly:

"elder brother……"

"Ok?"

Hearing her words, Xia Zhi lowered his head to look at her, but saw that she was still looking at the fireworks in the sky. For some reason, her profile under the fireworks looked a little red.

"I'm really shy, so I'll only say it once."

The girl said, took a deep breath, turned around and looked at him

"I am really grateful that you came to my side."

As she spoke, she leaned forward and gently hugged the boy, resting her head on his shoulder, gently closed her eyes, and whispered in his ear

"You are the best gift God has given me."

Chapter 716 A Belated Wish

Hearing the girl's words that were almost like a confession, Xia Zhi gently hugged her and responded softly: "Well, you are also my most precious treasure."

After hearing his words, Xiao Xiazhi seemed to have run out of courage. Her fair cheeks immediately turned red. She struggled to get up and run away, but the boy held her tightly and she couldn't leave.

Finally, she had no choice but to give up trying, and quietly lay in the boy's arms, staring at the fireworks in the distance, and the boy's profile under the brilliant fireworks, her vision gradually blurring...

I don’t know how long it took, but when the fireworks in the distance gradually died down, Xia Zhi heard the steady breathing coming from his arms. He lowered his head and found that the girl had already fallen asleep in his arms.

After staying outside for a while, as it was almost late at night, Xia Zhi and the others did not stay outside and returned to the hotel with Xiao Xia Zhi in their arms. After washing up, the girls were already tired and fell asleep.

But Xia Zhi did not sleep.

It’s not because he slept too much during the day and now he can’t sleep... Well, that’s a little bit of the reason, but that’s not the point.

Most importantly, there was one more thing he wanted to do before going back tomorrow.

So he walked out of the room and found the person he was looking for in the corridor without much effort.

At this moment, the girl was leaning against the railing, quietly gazing at the starry sky and the moonlight above her head. Her soft emerald green hair swayed gently in the breeze, brushing against her delicate and beautiful cheeks under the moonlight, just like the scene that night.

The only difference from that time was that the face of the girl leaning on the railing and gazing out under the moonlight now no longer had the loneliness and sadness she had then, but instead had an inexplicable expression on her face, as if she was missing something and sighing for something.

"Aren't you asleep yet?" Xia Zhi walked up and asked.

Hearing his voice, Cong Yu paused for a moment, then turned around, shook her head gently and replied, "I can't sleep..."

After all, she will be going back tomorrow. She has too many feelings for this land where she has lived for more than 500 years, and she feels a little emotional and reluctant to leave.

I always feel that, although only a few days have passed since I came here, my life seems to have undergone earth-shaking changes.

She pursed her lips slightly and thought with emotion in her heart.

"...Scared?" Xia Zhi tilted his head slightly.

"No!" Cong Yu glared at him with a red face.

Master, what a fool! Why are you still bringing this up?

Xia Zhi chuckled and stretched out his hand to her: "Since you can't sleep, do you want to go somewhere with me?"

Eh?

Cong Yu was slightly stunned

"now?"

She looked at the quiet night outside the window and asked hesitantly.

"How about just treat it as a date?" Xia Zhi asked.

Date! ?

Cong Yu's cheeks immediately turned red. Looking at the boy's hand stretched out in front of her, although she felt a little shy, she still stretched out her little hand and gently placed it in his palm as a response.

She turned her eyes away and blushed as she complained, "A date or something... would a normal person choose to have it in the middle of the night?"

"You are not a normal person." Xia Zhi answered while gently holding the girl's hand.

Cong Yu thought about it and it seemed so.

...No, what about you?

Before she could ask the question, she felt a sudden force on her hand, causing her to scream involuntarily. Then she felt as if she was flying into the air, with the whistling wind in her ears and the feeling of weightlessness that followed, causing her to subconsciously hug the boy tightly with both hands.

Flying?

Looking at the shrinking town below, Cong Yu couldn't help but feel nervous, and his heartbeat quickened.

She could fly in the past, but her body couldn't interact with other substances at that time, so she couldn't feel the cold wind whistling past her at high speed. More importantly... she didn't fly so fast back then?

Is this considered speeding?

Cong Yu thought about it and couldn't help but hug the boy tighter, trying to find some sense of security.

Fortunately, they arrived at their destination not long after.

The girl couldn't help but feel relieved as she felt her feet were on solid ground. She raised her head and looked around, stunned for a moment.

"here it is……"

shrine?

"Is this the rendezvous place you mentioned, Master?"

It feels... a little bit special. Would most people go to a shrine in the middle of the night for a date?

"That's it."

Xia Zhi said, and found a wooden sign from somewhere, handed it to the girl and asked, "Do you want to make a wish?"

"...Huh?" Cong Yu was stunned for a moment when he saw the blank wooden sign handed to him.

"That day, you actually wanted to make a wish, right?" Xia Zhi asked.

When he was being pestered by Xiao Xiazhi and the others to make a wish, the girl was watching him with envy.

What was she thinking at that time? Xia Zhi didn't know, but she must have been a little moved and thought about making a wish or something, right?

"But later, he ran away alone."

Cong Yu stared at him blankly, her lips slightly parted: "Master..."

She originally thought that the boy noticed her later... didn't she expect that she had been noticed from the very beginning?

"The wishes made by couples who come here on the Qixi Festival will be blessed by the goddess Congyun, and there is a high probability that they will be fulfilled."

This is a legend compiled by the shrine for this year's Tanabata Festival. However, regardless of whether the legend is true or not, even if it is true, looking at the current situation of the goddess, it is estimated that she will not be able to fulfill other people's wishes.

"But it doesn't matter. I am also a god after all."