Wan Jie Hospice Care Company

"Brother Xiang, the moat!"

After landing on the rooftop, Xiang Yu felt the shimmering chill on the side; that must be the light reflected from the moat.

Although it is winter now, it is not too cold this year. The temperature in this city is about seven or eight degrees below zero, and a thin layer of ice has already formed on the moat.

However, the ice wasn't frozen very solidly; it was probably the kind of thickness that would break if someone stood on it.

But now, he can't look towards the moat, and he can't even measure the distance between himself and the river.

He had to keep a close eye on the ghost child in order to carry out his plan!

Then let's take a gamble!

Xiangyu's toes pressed against the edge of the residential building, the concrete ridges digging into the soles of his shoes. He took a deep breath, inhaling the damp, cold, fishy smell of the river into his lungs.

Then, he jumped backward.

The moment my body left the edge of the building, the world suddenly went silent.

The wind rushed past my ears, and the sunlight reflected from the buildings was flung into long, golden streaks.

The ghost child rapidly magnified in the very center of his vision, then accelerated once more, at a speed that left no room for escape.

It smiled sinisterly, then stretched out its short right hand, which was about to touch Xiangyu's clothes.

Xiang Yu just smiled and then tilted his head to the side.

With that slight tilt, the ghost child's gaze passed over his shoulder and collided with the ice behind him.

The thin layer of ice reflected the sun in the sky, like a mirror suddenly held up in front of someone's eyes.

There is a face in the mirror.

The ghost child froze, staring at its reflection on the ice, its pupils slowly dilating.

"I...I..."

Xiangyu hung in mid-air, coldly watching it.

Watching that innocent face contort inch by inch, teeth chattering and grinding, it was as if the mirror reflected the most terrifying thing in the world.

"This isn't me! This isn't me!!!"

"Aaaaaah!!"

"I don't want to remember, I don't want to remember!"

"I don't want to know who I am!!!"

thump!

Just as he expected, the thin layer of ice shattered the moment it touched his body, and icy water surged up from all directions, pulling him into the dark riverbed.

Xiang Yu sank into the icy water, his vision instantly blurred by the turquoise water.

not good!

Xiang Yu cursed under his breath. If he didn't keep an eye on that devilish child, he would forget everything immediately.

Almost instinctively, he raised his hand, wanting to use his fingernail to carve a word on his forearm, to etch the memory into his flesh.

But as soon as he applied force with his fingertips, he suddenly stopped.

He hasn't forgotten.

The wind on the rooftop, the ghost child's dilated pupils, and that scream were all clearly imprinted in his mind.

My memories haven't been erased!

Succeeded?

"Gurgle..."

A string of bubbles escaped from Xiang Yu's lips, drifting leisurely upwards in the murky water, and he suddenly noticed something.

He doesn't seem to be able to swim.

"Gurgle?"

Fortunately, although he had never learned to swim, his physical coordination was already beyond that of ordinary people. He mastered the knack of floating and sinking after just a couple of strokes with his hands, and after a couple more strokes, he had almost learned how to swim in the water.

"Gurgle..."

"Waaah!"

After holding his breath for several minutes, Xiang Yu finally broke the surface of the water, gulping in air. He splashed the river water, barely managing to float among the broken ice, his exhaled white breath condensing into a ball and then dissipating.

"Brother Xiang...!"

A distant shout came, and Xiang Yu turned around to find that An Ling had already swum up in front of him. She was breaking the ice as she swam forward, and splashing water was splashing onto Xiang Yu's face.

Her swimming style, while not quite graceful, was more like a dragon in flight, splashing water several meters high as if she were riding the waves, as if afraid others wouldn't notice she had just learned freestyle.

"Brother Xiang, I'm here to get you ashore!" An Ling used all her strength to paddle, then slowly swam to a spot two or three meters in front of Xiang Yu... and sank.

She swam and swam, then slowly sank...

"Holy crap, you really swim by brute force?"

Xiang Yu's lips twitched, then he held his breath and sank into the water. A short while later, he pulled An Ling out with one hand.

An Ling tilted her head back and spat out a jet of water with a puff.

"what……"

"If you can't swim, don't go into the water."

Xiang Yu helped An Ling up and noticed that her arm was twitching. It was probably because the water temperature was too low in winter, causing her limbs to cramp.

"Hehehe... I'm afraid you can't swim..." An Ling chuckled awkwardly. "I learned to swim with my dad when I was little, so I think I'll never forget it."

"...You'll get yourself into trouble if you try to save someone like that." Xiang Yu thought of countless cases where people went into the water to save others but ended up being pulled in themselves. It was just that people before the millennium hadn't heard of so many news stories, so they weren't as wary of this.

"Oh, right."

Suddenly, Xiang Yu thought, "Where did that ghost go? Where did it go?"

"Hey, right, where is it?" Anling barely managed to lean on his shoulder, her wet head turning as she looked around warily.

Xiang Yu then supported An Ling's waist, allowing her to look around at a higher elevation as much as possible.

However, just as he was lifting her up, Xiang Yu turned his head and saw that An Ling's clothes were already soaked through by the river.

She had only worn a thin layer of loungewear when she left home, which now clung to her body, outlining the girl's figure in exquisite detail. Her waist was so slender it could almost be grasped in one hand, and her lower abdomen, chilled by the river water, was softly pressed against his face.

Xiang Yu raised an eyebrow, not expecting to find scenes here that could undermine his Dao heart.

"There it is!"

Suddenly, Anling pointed to the ice in the distance, where there seemed to be a small thing lying on it, but it was much smaller than the ghost child from before.

"Huh?" Xiang Yu was taken aback, then swam towards the place An Ling pointed to.

Anling splashed around in the water a couple of times, breaking the ice on the surface to make it easier for Xiangyu to swim.

Just as Xiang Yu approached, he discovered that the little thing was not a ghost child at all, but a small doll.

However, his clothes and attire bore a resemblance to those of the ghost child, leading Xiang Yu to reasonably deduce that the ghost child had transformed into this form after seeing his own face.

The doll lay there quietly on the ice, as if everything that had just happened was a dream.

Xiang Yu reached out to grab the doll, examined it from all angles, but couldn't discern any magical power in it.

"..."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiang Yu suddenly opened his mouth.

"Hey? What are you doing, Brother Xiang?"

"Eat it."

Xiang Yu tore into the doll piece by piece, quickly devouring it until the entire doll was in his stomach.

[Unlock the illustration: E+ Rank Calamity - The Forgotten Doll]

[Item obtained: Forgotten Doll (Remains)]

[Note: After the world ends, items can be converted into reward items or exchanged for points.]

"call……"

I feel that if I eat too much of this kind of food, I'll get indigestion sooner or later.

"Hey, you two, over here!"

Ji Zhuo's voice came from the shore.

Two police officers had already prepared life jackets. With a flick of the rope, the orange-red life ring drew an arc and landed with a splash between the broken ice and the cold water.

"Hurry up and get on!"