Xingtie, my life is like walking on thin ice

"No wonder you care about her so much."

Hearing this, Zhu Qing shook his head.

"It has nothing to do with strength."

As soon as Zhu Qing finished speaking, footsteps were heard behind him. Liuying deliberately increased the volume of her footsteps to avoid hearing anything she shouldn't hear.

She didn't understand these limits at first, but she learned them and did it quite well.

Whether you are a man or a woman, knowing the limits is often the first step to a harmonious relationship.

No one dislikes such a person.

Zhu Qing turned around and looked at the girl.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Just buying a few glasses of water."

Liuying looked at Zhuqing with a smile in her eyes.

She came over and handed the drinks in her hand to the two of them.

As for her, she bought a glass of cold soda bean juice.

I really don't know how this girl's taste buds developed.

"Could you please introduce this lady to me? I know nothing about her except her name."

Since he is Zhuqing's friend, the girl feels that he can be regarded as half a teammate in Pinocchio, so it is always good to get to know him better.

Zhu Qing looked at Huang Quan.

"I am just a self-destructor shrouded in the shadow of [IX]. My identity is not special."

Liuying also looked at Huang Quan. She placed one hand on her chest and said, "My name is Liuying, a star core hunter. I'm sorry, I lied to you just now because I was hiding my identity."

Huang Quan smiled slightly.

"It's ok."

Anyway, I didn't get cheated.

But she didn't say this. If she couldn't help teasing the little girl any longer, the little girl might really stop talking to her.

"So, Miss Huang Quan is also our teammate?"

"If you need me to help, please let me know. Although I can't help you much, I'm willing to do my best."

"Thank you."

Liuying apologized. She didn't know much about the self-destructors. All she knew was what Zhuqing told her and what she found herself.

They were a group of poor guys, forced to be shrouded in nothingness, their memories, emotions, and even their lives gradually disappeared and eventually returned to nothingness.

From this point of view, it is the same for her. If she continues, her ending will not be much better than those who commit suicide.

Hearing that the other party was a self-destructor, the girl felt a sense of sympathy.

"If Miss Huang Quan were to take action, it would probably only exacerbate her own destruction, right? Is that okay?"

"Among those who self-destruct, there are always some who can resist the erosion of the power of nothingness and prolong the process of self-destruction. They only take action occasionally, which does not affect them."

Huang Quan explained softly. Her voice was very soft. If she didn't know him, her voice would always sound distant. But once she got to know him, her distantness would turn into a little bit of tenderness.

"What's more, among these Pinocchios, unless Infinite Master takes action personally, ordinary people should not be able to test my strength."

She said this calmly, yet very arrogantly, and she even included Zhu Qing in it.

The little firefly heard the voice-over and looked at Zhuqing.

This... can be considered as the combat power of the commander level, right?

Is this the self-destructor she mentioned who is not worth caring about?

The little firefly was a little shocked and confused. This was not mentioned in the script.

"The power of nothingness will erode the power of other destinies. In other words, if Huang Quan really takes action, it may destroy the rules of this dream."

Killing someone in a dream.

"He's right, so I'm not willing to take action unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Then leave the normal fighting to me and Zhuqing."

Liuying took the initiative to say that the strength of the two of them was enough to deal with most situations.

"Ah."

......

The three of them sat there chatting. Because of Zhuqing, Huang Quan and Liuying were not so stiff when they were chatting.

Although this kind of chatting can only be considered as acquaintance at most, it is enough to cultivate trust to this level in such a short time.

At least nothing would happen later and they wouldn't start fighting.

"I only noticed something was wrong with Pinocchio out of intuition. You've been investigating for a while, so you should know more than me, right?"

"A little more than you know, but it's limited."

Zhu Qing tapped the table rhythmically with one hand. The little firefly sat next to him, looking at Zhu Qing.

"I've had contact with the Starry Sky Train, the company, the Flowing Light Memory Court, and even the Masked Fool. They each have their own agenda, but for Pinocchio, it's nothing unsolvable."

"But the family's attitude is quite strange. How should I put it? It feels like... they know something big is about to happen."

It's strange to say, if there was only Sunday's unilateral testimony, then knowing that something big was going to happen wouldn't be worth paying attention to, but the organizations mentioned by Zhu Qing are enough to be considered the largest organizations in Pinocchio.

Leaving them out of the equation, this passage becomes quite noteworthy.

Sunday even let Zhuqing take the robin away to protect his sister's safety.

"Could it be that there is a big problem within the family?"

Liuying said softly, "I've been investigating some things these past few days, and I feel like the relationship between families has become quite 'ambiguous'."

"There must be problems within the family. I just don't know who the traitor is, nor do I know what they are going to do."

Zhu Qing paused and remembered the person he met yesterday.

"Also, the watchmaker must have completely fallen out with the family. The relationship between them can be described as antagonistic."

"It's quite ironic that Pinocchio's father is even willing to turn Pinocchio upside down just to become an enemy of the family."

Zhu Qing didn't know which side was good and which was bad, but at least judging from the watchmaker's current behavior, the family must have done something that the watchmaker could not tolerate.

"It's really chaotic."

Huang Quan sighed, "If that's the case, I'll also investigate after we separate."

"You won't get lost again, will you?"

"I bought a new phone so I can write down your contact information."

Huang Quan smiled and took out his phone. "Ms. Liuying, please add me too. If I find anything, I will contact you as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Liuying nodded.

Zhu Qing told her yesterday that Miss Huang Quan was a person with poor direction.

"If you really can't find the way, I can ask a friend to make a map for you."

Firefly said.

Huang Quan shook his head. "No need. I'm not really directionally challenged. I just don't have a very good memory. Even with a map, it wouldn't be of much use to me."

She could wander around the hotel corridors for dozens of minutes, and the map couldn't save her.

"Your identity is special, so be careful not to be discovered."

Even Pinocchio would not welcome a vain fate-walker.

If Zhu Qingxu's power was discovered, his fate would not be much better than Huang Quan's.

"Don't worry, I can hide my aura a little bit and make myself less noticeable."

After Huang Quan finished speaking, he also looked at Zhu Qing.

"You too, be careful."

"I'm probably more comfortable at Pinocchio than any of you."

Hearing this, Huang Quan chuckled, "I can tell you've listed so many organizations like a dish. You must know them all, right?"

"Well, it's just that relationships can be good or bad."

For example, the relationship between the Black Swan and them is not much better, if not hostile.

For example, although Hua Huo and Zhu Qing have worked together before, Hua Huo doesn't care about it. If Zhu Qing can't make her happy, she will probably abandon Zhu Qing immediately.

"Don't worry, at least I'll always be by your side."

Liuying on the side spoke.

Zhu Qing smiled and said, "What if my decision conflicts with the script?"

"Everything depends on your new decision. I asked Kafka this question before coming here."

Liuying smiled and said, "I think this is a good idea too."

"..."

Huang Quan on the side burst out laughing, and after laughing twice, she put away her smile.

"Since we have nothing to do right now, let's get together again when we have some clues."

As for their companions, the trip to Pinocchio was not short, so they could wait until they were really free to get together.

"Well, let's go. I'll give you a walk to where there are more people."

Lest you lose the way.

"You underestimate my memory."

"Quick question, what's my name?"

"..."

......

Liuying did not catch up, Zhuqing and Huangquan walked one after the other.

"In a trance, it seemed as if we had just returned to the time when we left the land of nothingness."

Huang Quan sighed, "It was really hard for you to accompany a boring person like me on that journey."

"Compared to what you did, my time there was quite interesting."

It is far beyond the endurance of ordinary people for a person to guide the bloody and sinful spirits alone.

"I just did what I was supposed to do."

"Even if that's meaningless?"

"Even though it didn't make sense, I still came here, didn't I?"

Huang Quan paused for a moment, stood side by side with Zhu Qing, and looked at Zhu Qing.

"Just like the things you did, they were equally meaningless, but you still did them."

"For me, it's an honor to be able to do this little thing for my predecessors."

This is the meaning of Zhuqing. As he said, meaning is given by people.

"In front of [IX], death is a luxury, and for them, death is their only way to return to reality."

Huang Quan said softly.

"I have fallen into nothingness for too long, unable to walk in the sunlight, but those people should not be like this. [Guardian of the Forgotten River], this is the duty I have given myself."

From words alone, Zhu Qing could no longer imagine what Huang Quan had been carrying so far. For her, forgetting was already the luckiest thing she had.