Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Little Black Tower was embarrassed and at a loss, not daring to look the boy in the eye, and his voice was barely audible.

"Brother Mu... I lost my balance just now, I really didn't mean to trip you..."

On the soft lawn, Mu sat up, her fingertips unconsciously touching her lips.

There seemed to be a lingering soft warmth that belonged only to her on it.

A barely perceptible blush crept up to the tips of her ears and slowly spread to her cheeks, revealing the awkwardness and embarrassment of a young man.

Trying hard to hide his sudden flutter of excitement, Mu didn't respond to the topic of blushing and heart-pounding, but quickly and carefully scanned the girl's body.

"Does it hurt? Did you bump or hurt yourself anywhere?"

"No, no!"

Little Black Tower still dared not meet Mu's gaze, and in the end, he did something simple and unpretentious.

— He fled in panic.

"It's time to learn new knowledge! No slacking off, Little Tower, I'm off!"

Seeing the girl walk briskly and disappear around the corner of the courtyard, the boy breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't tell whether the sigh was because he was sure she was safe and sound, or because he could be alone for a while and calm his wildly beating heart.

The girl's words about marrying him when he grew up kept flooding into his mind and wouldn't leave.

From that night onward, their hearts drew closer.

The days that followed were uneventful.

The boy would still comb the girl's hair day after day, adding to her beauty with hair ribbons of different colors.

On Mu's birthday, Xiao Heita gave him a special gift.

The style was exactly the same as the one her mother had given her; both were custom-made.

"A key?" Mu asked curiously, not immediately understanding the meaning behind giving a key.

"My mother gave me a key as a birthday present, wishing me success in unlocking the locked door to knowledge."

Little Black Tower smiled broadly, his eyes narrowing into adorable crescent shapes.

"Although Brother Mu is studying medicine, medical knowledge is still knowledge, right? I hope this key can also help you open bigger doors and learn more amazing knowledge."

"I really like this gift, thank you, Xiaota." Mu's eyes were full of tenderness.

"Thank you for today only, I accept it~~"

Little Black Tower winked playfully, picked up a thin silver hairband, threaded it through the keyhole, and then tiptoed to tie it around Mu's neck.

"..."

The familiar scene made Black Tower unconsciously reach for his neck.

Her keychain had once been hung around Qi Zhimu's neck in the world of memories.

In exchange, Qi Zhimu gave him his black hair, which is still tied neatly in a wisp of hair hanging down his side.

Its function is...to locate.

But now, I can't feel Qi Zhimu's presence at all.

He disappeared suddenly, just as suddenly as he appeared on the day we first met, without any warning.

Mu's experiences, though similar to Qi Zhimu's, were also different in nature, which gradually made Hei Ta uneasy and deepened his doubts.

There aren't that many coincidences in the world.

What is the connection between the past, which is less than ten years old, and the present for her?

Why does this unknown world replay her past with Mu?

Even if it was a re-release, she couldn't recall many of the details without witnessing them firsthand.

Carefully recalling her experiences after falling into the memory labyrinth area, she quickly focused on the nightmare she had before waking up.

"...!"

Black Tower was immediately stunned.

So those two sentences I heard in my dream... weren't a nightmare after all...

Why did she think it was a nightmare at the time, and why did she forget such a warm past?

Has someone taken away many of the memories about Mu from her mind?

Countless questions swirled in her mind, but she had no time to ponder them.

That day finally arrived...

As dusk settled and darkness approached, the coalition government's representatives brought back devastating news.

—Her parents will never come back.

During the emergency mission, they were left behind in the maze area forever.

She had witnessed Mu's inability to bear the loss and her struggle to move on.

Now that their roles have reversed, it's her turn to suffer the excruciating loss.

The once cheerful and smiling girl has become taciturn, and may not utter a single word for several days.

She stopped going to school and spent most of her time locked in her parents' room, holding items that still carried their scent and traces, sometimes staring blankly for an entire day.

By examining her past self from a third-person perspective, Heita realized how dejected and rigid she had been back then.

His purple pupils were filled with gray, and no light could be seen.

A full month has passed, and I still haven't recovered from the sudden loss.

During this time, Mu stayed by her side the whole time, and was almost always by her side except for meals and other matters.

They neither offered words of comfort nor allowed her to have a good cry.

Mu simply stayed with her, sitting beside her for the entire day until she couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep.

During those days of living like a zombie, I couldn't eat a proper meal and could only drink a little thin porridge.

But things can't go on like this forever.

During the age when the body is growing, if the nutritional intake is not sufficient, the person will quickly become thin.

Her once fair and delicate skin was now dull and lifeless, and her prominent bones were even faintly visible. Her face was deeply sunken, making her appear exceptionally frail.

Mu saw it all, and though her eyes were filled with heartache, she said nothing.

Looking back on this past, the sadness that Heita once felt quickly took over his mind.

But this sorrow was quickly overshadowed by images she had never seen before.

She saw that every night, Mu would inject her with nutrient solution as she grew thinner.

They would secretly add a mysterious drug to the milk they drank at night.

She didn't know what it was, but it wasn't hard to guess.

People who are deeply saddened often have difficulty sleeping soundly, but at some point they often find themselves sleeping through the night.

This is the ultimate function of medicine.

After the injection, she would apply a topical medication she didn't know about to the injection site to remove the marks.

All of the above resulted in her complete ignorance, and she never realized that Mu had done these things for her.

Infusions often take several hours, and Mu sat motionless by the bedside, holding her hand and keeping a close eye on the progress.

The gaze directed at her was filled with pity and heartache.

And so, another month passed.

Mu finally couldn't bear to see her continue to sink into despair, so he pulled her into his arms and spoke softly.

"Little Tower, do you remember what your aunt and uncle wanted you to do...? If you temporarily lose your way, just listen to them, okay?"

"..." After a long, long time, the girl finally let out a soft "hmm".

That night, she was finally able to eat normal food.

Before going to sleep, I took my pillow and knocked on Mu's door.

"Brother Mu, I want to sleep with you."

"...How could it be so sudden...?"

"I'm scared, scared that you'll suddenly disappear too. You've been bathing and taking care of Xiaota all this time, so it's okay for us to sleep together, right?"

"..."

The boy hesitated for a moment, but the emotion in the girl's dim purple eyes made him agree without thinking.

The tiny creature snuggled into my arms, curled up, and fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing the almost imperceptible sense of peace on the girl's face, he couldn't help but sigh silently and hug her frail body tightly.

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