What appeared before my eyes was an empty street with no trace of pedestrians. The dilapidated shops on the street were now quiet, with their doors half-open and half-hidden. In the distance, there were buildings with no one living in them...

Chapter 68: Lacey, She Can't Get Out

"This is..." Wu Yue murmured to himself, with a hint of surprise and confusion in his voice.

"This is Tokyo, the closest edge to the coffee shop. Wu Yue, is this your first time here?"

[Ding~ Leisa's curiosity is detected, the system rewards 10 points. 】

Lace followed Wu Yue's footsteps and came to her side and asked softly.

"Ah... well, it's indeed my first time here. By the way, is this the place painted black on the map, outside Tokyo and Kyoto?"

Lacey shook her head.

"Not here. We are currently only at the edge of Tokyo. Beyond the edge is the countryside. Outside the countryside is the black area on the map."

"Oh, I see." Wu Yue nodded, looked around, and once again cast his gaze at the surrounding environment, looking at the empty buildings on both sides and the wide but empty streets under his feet.

Looking at this desolate scene, Wu Yue's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the bustling center of Tokyo.

There were people coming and going, cars and traffic, people were in a hurry, with all kinds of expressions on their faces. Compared with where we are now, it is a world of difference.

"Come to think of it, this place doesn't look uninhabitable. Where did everyone go?"

Wu Yue muttered to himself with a puzzled look on his face. Lacey, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but chuckle after hearing what he said.

"What, Wu Yue, you don't know this?" Lei Sai raised the corners of her mouth with a slightly teasing smile.

[Ding~ Leisa's curiosity is detected, the system rewards 10 points. 】

Wu Yue thought to himself that this was not good, he was exposed again. Whenever he encountered a puzzle, he would mutter about this question and decide to correct it when he had time.

explained.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I seldom go out, so I don't know much about these situations. I've only heard about them, and this is the first time I've actually seen them like this."

"Wu Yue, you don't have to apologize. I was just asking."

[Ding~ Leisa's sadness is detected, the system rewards 10 points. ]

The moonlight was like water, gently falling on the quiet streets, covering this desolate place with a layer of soft silver gauze.

Lace put her hands behind her back and walked briskly on the slightly higher road. Her figure looked particularly agile under the moonlight. She walked in jumps, her steps light and graceful, as if the ground under her feet was not the ground, but a single-plank bridge.

Wu Yue followed her on the street, looking at her beautiful appearance.

"Because no one can get out, just like mice falling into a trap carefully made by humans. No matter how hard they try, they can't get out. If it keeps like this, the mice will gradually gather together and keep each other warm. Slowly, the area around the trap will become empty."

"No one can get out? Why?"

Leisa giggled, turned to look at Wu Yue, and put her index finger on her pink lips.

"Secret~"

"Why is this..."

Lace's answer made Wu Yue a little speechless. He really cared about this and wanted to know more about this world. At the moment, it seemed that this world was full of doubts.

But Wu Yue couldn't ask directly what the reason was, because he didn't know exactly what step Lace had learned about her.

Whether Lei Se knows the identity of Wu Yue's man or Wu Yue's background is unknown.

Wu Yue was hesitating whether to make up some more outrageous lies as an excuse to ask, when Lacey suddenly came over, put her arms around Wu Yue's shoulders, her face flushed.

"Speaking of which, since Wu Yue is traveling with me, why don't we take this opportunity to go and have a look? Let's start from here."

"Eh? Now?"

"Yeah, that's right. It doesn't matter now. I've already asked for leave. And although it's in the countryside, it's in the countryside on the edge of the country. Everyone has moved to the city. And the distance is not too far. It's just a short walk. Don't you want to know this secret? If we go there together, you'll know, Wu Yue."

Wu Yue thought about it and looked up at the moon above his head. It was almost Christmas, and the winter moon was not round anymore, with a missing corner, but even so, the moonlight was still bright, clear and cold, like silver silk, quietly spreading over this deserted block.

As for lighting, it is completely sufficient.

"Okay, let's go and take a look together."

"Then it's decided. The improvised plan is called the Midnight Countryside Adventure. The first step is to find a usable means of transportation that can carry people!"

Lace let go of Wu Yue and began to look around.

"No way, bicycles, are there really any here?"

"Let's look for it, maybe we can find it."

Ten minutes later, Wu Yue really found a broken bicycle in a residential building on the second floor.

After blowing away the dust on the front and back seats and wiping them with a tissue, Wu Yue tried riding for a distance and found that it was barely usable.

Wu Yue got on the bike and motioned Lei Sai behind him to get on.

"Come on, I'll ride."

[Ding~ Leisa's nervousness is detected, the system rewards 20 points. 】

Lace didn't sit on it immediately. Instead, she raised a faint smile at the corner of her mouth and looked at Wu Yue teasingly.

He spoke slowly, his voice deliberately soft and with a hint of doubt.

"Eh~ what? Wu Yue, are you trying to show off your femininity and demonstrate your gentlemanly style to me? That's not good~ I'll fall in love with you~"

Wu Yue thought about the operating rules of this strange world. Masculinity and femininity probably became the same concept.

"Then let's get addicted~"

"What? You said it so easily. I thought you would be shy."

Lei Sai sat sideways in the back seat and grabbed Wu Yue's clothes around her waist.

Wu Yue pressed the bell, and the dilapidated bicycle made an unpleasant and harsh sound, and they set off.

The bicycles kept a moderate speed as they passed through the quiet streets and then rode along the river.

The river water sparkled silver under the moonlight, and their figures were reflected in the ripples.

During the trip, Wu Yue could sense Lacey's subtle hand movements. She seemed to want to hug him, but was hesitant.

[Ding~ Leisa's nervousness is detected, the system rewards 10 points. 】

[Ding~ Leisa's shyness is detected, the system rewards 20 points. 】

"Go ahead and hug me if you want. It's safer this way! Just like what we did in the coffee shop, this time it's your turn to take advantage of me!"

[Ding~ Leisa's anger is detected, the system rewards 10 points. ]

Hearing this, Lei Sai bit her lip, finally mustered up the courage, and gently stretched out her hands to wrap around Wu Yue's waist. Her hot face was pressed tightly against Wu Yue's broad back, trying to pass all her shyness and uneasiness to him.

Wu Yue gradually pedaled harder and harder, the bicycle moved forward, and the river on both sides of the road gradually disappeared from sight.

They continued on their way, moving away from the bustling and noisy Tokyo metropolis behind them. The surrounding scene began to gradually change, and lush flowers, plants and trees began to appear in their field of vision.

Before they knew it, they had arrived in the countryside.

This place is just as Lacey said. Although it is also deserted and dilapidated, the fresh air and quiet atmosphere make people feel a different kind of comfort.

The breeze brought by the ride gently brushed Wu Yue's cheeks, bringing a slight coolness, while Lace's body, pressed against his waist, exuded bursts of warmth.

Lace was excited, and this wonderful touch made Wu Yue equally excited.

He stepped on the pedal faster, and just as Wu Yue was immersed in this pleasure, he suddenly felt someone gently pinching his waist.

Wu Yue gradually slowed down, stopped, turned his head to look at Lei Sai behind him, and Lei Sai jumped out of the car, touching her hips and pouting.

"It's true... Pi Gu is in so much pain..."

But when Lacey spoke, she turned her head away to hide the panic on her face.

"No matter how I call you, you don't respond to me. I'm really tired..."

Wu Yue apologized immediately. "I'm sorry, but... Lacey, your ears are so red. Is it because you hugged me? They're so red that I can easily see them in the moonlight, just like when I touched your thigh in the coffee shop. What's wrong? Do you have a cold?"

Lacey still didn't turn her head back, and cleared her throat deliberately.

"Yes... I caught a cold. Anyway... Anyway, it's right here. Wu Yue, take a few steps and take a look. The secret is just ahead. Wu Yue, go and take a look."

Leisa's voice trembled. After she finished speaking, she slowly squatted down, hugged her knees tightly with her slender arms, and buried her head gently. Her originally delicate and charming face was now completely hidden between her legs, with only a few strands of messy hair showing.

Just like that, she curled up quietly, no longer making any sound, with only her body trembling slightly.

She saw a slight high tide in the sea, just like it happened every day in the coffee shop.

Wu Yue parked his bicycle on the side of the road and walked in the direction Lei Sai said.

The front is indeed very different. About two meters away, it is like a dividing line. The front and back are completely different worlds.

Wu Yue stood in front of the strange dividing line, his eyes moving back and forth between the completely different worlds on both sides. Within two meters was the world he was familiar with. Although there were occasional weeds on the roadside, it was generally clean and tidy. After all, it was in the countryside and someone would take care of it.

However, just one step away, the other side seemed to have entered a completely different time and space.

There, the trees are dense and their branches and leaves are intertwined, forming a thick primeval forest. The moonlight shines through the gaps between the treetops, making the scene mottled.

For some unknown reason, the road built in the countryside only goes to the foot of Wu Yue and ends in front of the primeval forest.

Wu Yue looked left and right along the intersection line, trying to see the whole picture of this strange sight. Although the moonlight was not bright enough, he could still vaguely see that the intersection line extended to the end of the horizon in his left and right vision.

It is like a mysterious boundary of nature, closely connecting two different worlds, yet separating them so clearly.

"Wu Yue...keep moving forward, take a few more steps, a few more steps, and you will discover the secret of this world."

Lacey's voice came from behind.

Wu Yue swallowed and became nervous unconsciously.

He walked and walked and walked...

Slowly, Wu Yue walked across the intersection, into the weeds, into the primeval forest, and to the side of a big tree.

But after waiting for a while, Wu Yue found that there was no change. He closed his eyes and waited for a while...

But still... nothing...

"Well... Lacey, the secret you mentioned is..."

While Wu Yue was speaking, he was about to turn around and look at Lei Sai, but the system prompt sounds kept ringing in his mind.

[Ding~ Leisa's shock is detected, the system rewards 20 points! ]

[Ding~ Leisa's shock is detected, the system rewards 20 points! ]

[Ding~ Leisa's shock is detected, the system rewards 20 points! ]

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The words Wu Yue was about to say came to an abrupt halt. He turned around and his eyes fell on Lace.

Lacey had already stood up, and her originally beautiful face now showed an indescribable look of extreme shock.

"Lacey, what's wrong with you?"

Lace did not respond to Wu Yue's question. She just walked towards Wu Yue silently step by step, and each step was so heavy and slow.

Finally, Lacey reached the boundary line, but she stopped. Then, she slowly raised her slender jade hand and gently touched the empty air in front of her.

At the moment when Lace's fingers touched the air, strange patterns like water ripples appeared in the touched space.

These ripples spread rapidly with Lace's fingertips as the center, and it looked as if there was an invisible barrier there, blocking Lace firmly inside.

Lacey was trapped inside and she couldn't get out.

In the sky, sporadic raindrops began to fall.

At a corner not far behind, a dull sound suddenly came from the drain in the corner.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of clear and transparent water gushed out, forming a vortex.

Chapter 69 What is the answer?

At first, only a few scattered raindrops fell from the sky, but in a blink of an eye, these scattered raindrops gathered into dense raindrops, crackling to the ground, splashing water.

"How annoying! It's raining! Wu Yue, come back soon and let's take shelter together!"

Lace shouted anxiously, she put her hands above her head, ran quickly, and looked around for a place to shelter from the rain. Finally, she found a nearby dilapidated middle school and rushed in immediately.

Wu Yue followed closely behind, pushing his bicycle and struggling forward in the rain. The rain was already extremely heavy, and there was a hurricane blowing around, like a typhoon.

The raindrops hit Wu Yue's face, making it difficult for him to open his eyes, but Wu Yue persisted and pushed the bicycle out of the first-floor corridor of the middle school.

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