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The darkness seemed to be broken by something.

After hearing Li Re's words, the second personality 'Lu Baixi' stopped where she was. She looked at the darkness in front of her blankly. She thought that it was impossible - the real her should have left. Her original purpose was to eliminate this defect of hers. There was no way she could turn back...

Yes, impossible.

Staying here and disappearing into the darkness is the best outcome for me.

Trapped here, being swallowed by darkness is her best fate.

Only this way will work.

Only in this way...

"I...I'm back!"

The voice suddenly exploded in her ears! The voice was a little timid, soft and sticky, but it seemed to have no hesitation.

Lu Baixi was stunned.

Although still invisible,

But she could feel that the real 'self' was not far in front of her.

She really came back——

So she couldn't help but burst out: "You...are you an idiot? What did you come back for? You are stupid, dirty, and you always want to hide in the trash can to avoid all the negative eyes. Isn't now the best time? Leave me, the biggest dark side of your heart, behind, and you can welcome your light?"

"What are you doing back here? Have you been hiding in the trash can for too long and your brain is full of garbage?!" The voice was nagging, and the tone of his voice couldn't help trembling as he made venomous and unceremonious accusations.

"I...I just wanted to come back, to find you, 'the other me'."

The real Lu Baixi who turned around said so. She stopped when she heard the voice coming from the darkness. She couldn't help but take a deep breath and said slowly, "Just like you said, I am really stupid and dirty. I am also afraid. I am afraid of being excluded by others and being looked at as a monster by others..."

"I am very timid."

"So, you know what? I can't get out by myself - so I came to you, wanting you to take me away!"

"It's not me who saves you, but you who saves me."

Lu Baixi, curled up in the darkness, was stunned for a moment.

Li Re, who was watching through the surveillance camera, couldn't help laughing when he heard this, thinking that this was indeed very much in the style of Madoka!

He had seen it a long time ago.

It can be seen that Lu Baixi does not want to leave alone - if not, she would not turn around and return to the starting point of the cycle every time she is about to see the end. If not, she would not move forward again and again... over and over again.

If she wanted to go alone, she would have gone long ago.

If she wanted to leave alone, she would have left long ago.

Although she gradually lost herself after repeating the same thing so many times, her original idea still remained in her heart as an instinct - she... didn't want to leave this 'haunted house' alone.

She never considered that other self as a flaw.

And the reason was simply because of her own 'cowardice'.

She is timid and hopes to become a stronger person.

Yes.

That's it.

"So now, take me away, 'another me'." Lu Baixi, standing in the darkness, stretched out his hand towards himself curled up on the ground.

Lu Baixi, who was curled up on the ground, raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound.

At this moment, she really wanted to reach out.

but--

"No, you can't get out if I stay." She suppressed the impossible impulse: "You can only go out if I stay - this is the rule of ghost stories and the mechanism of the supernatural."

This is the most fundamental issue.

It wasn't that she was willing to stay, nor was it that she was willing to die.

But one person must stay behind!

"No." Lu Baixi, who was standing, suddenly laughed: "Because the real 'ghost story' is here to pick us up!"

After these words were spoken, the other 'Lu Baixi' seemed to have sensed something and suddenly looked in the direction where the real voice of himself came from.

Then she realized that she really saw it.

In this dark world without any light.

In this dark and vast area, which I can never walk out of.

She saw the real herself.

I also saw more and more of myself - they were all smiling at me, and that smile seemed familiar, it was... the smile that Li Re showed every time his 'conspiracy succeeded'.

She succeeded—

"Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine cycles. The 'me' that exists in the present moment in the two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine cycles, plus you, should be enough."

This is what Lu Baixi who was standing said.

Her voice was very low, but - it seemed to float in the sky: "It's enough to create a strange story of our own here."

What is a ghost story?

Determine a true identity, and then use rumors as a shell to create a "supernatural" entity - as long as the "rumor" spreads widely enough and has enough people who believe it, it will be fine.

And there were a total of 'three thousand' of them.

"Us, plus 'you'... another me, are you willing to rescue me?" Lu Baixi smiled faintly and full of hope.

'Lu Baixi' curled up on the ground, looking at the hand stretched out to her.

She also looked more at the wall emerging from the darkness behind her.

And the 'marks' carved all over the walls - they were countless 'Li Re'.

The existence of 'Li Re' is a strange story that she constructed through countless cycles and exists in their minds.

But now, there is still one missing.

The only thing missing is...'rumor'!

Lu Baixi, who liked Li Re as much as Lu Baixi, certainly had this rumor in her mind.

"It seems that a coward like you really can't do without me!"

Then Lu Baixi, who was curled up on the ground, came back to her senses in a daze. She pursed her lips, smiled as if she had broken through tears - and finally stretched out her hand.

if it is possible.

if possible.

Of course she... also wants to live!

So Lu Baixi, who was standing, looked at her and was very happy.

At this moment, the 'two people' smiled at each other, clasped their hands tightly, as if reflected in a mirror - the sportswear on Lu Baixi disappeared, and she stood in the same place, her long skirt fluttering in the darkness, her long hair falling, the glasses on her face disappeared, and her beautiful face was completely exposed, as if it was truly 'complete' at this moment.

This time, the dark haunted house began to wriggle again as if some taboo had been touched.

The dark walls slowly closed as if to catch them all.

Amidst the creaking sounds.

But suddenly the wind started to blow.

Moreover, a strange green light suddenly appeared in the darkness.

The next second after this second!

With a loud bang, a raging fire suddenly rose up and tore through the overlapping darkness. The blazing flames spread across the darkness and turned into a "road" connecting the inside and the outside.

At this moment, the Yin-Yang road opened.

Li Re grinned in front of the monitor, then suddenly stood up and disappeared.

He walked into the Yin-Yang road.

The essence of the strange story is that the "spiritual official" also came on fire from the other side of the "haunted house" at the same time!

Chapter 259: The Strange Amusement Park Linked to the Yin-Yang Road

Visitors can prepare three incense sticks before entering the park. Once they encounter an "abnormality" that cannot be avoided in the park, they should immediately find a suitable place to light them. If the flame is green, please hold the incense and move forward.

When the spiritual official steps on the fire, he will be protected as he moves forward and will not be disturbed by any evil spirits.

——《Guidelines for Tourists·Part 1》

...

At this moment, accompanied by surging green fire, it broke through the haunted house shrouded in darkness, and the faint green light and shadow instantly covered the sky like a tide - it was like a rushing river, and also like a long road stretching out.

An uproar suddenly broke out!

It was also at this moment that Li Re walked slowly over with his feet on the spiritual fire surging like a jungle, and the abyss-like world was illuminated by overlapping lights.

From the 'monitoring room' to the haunted house, it is only one step away on the Yin-Yang road that is connected in an instant.

One step later, he saw the haunted house engulfed in green fire, and also saw the figure of the girl encompassed by the light over there.

Li Re dropped his hands and thought about the situation. It seemed that even if he did not come in on his own initiative this time, he would be summoned in by Lu Baixi's prior preparations - rationally utilizing the supernatural mechanism to fight against the supernatural mechanism, and directly breaking through the mechanism blockade of the haunted house with more powerful ghost stories. This girl with a gorgeous face finally possessed the qualities that an outstanding supernatural player should have!

It seems that I was worrying too much from the beginning.

But this seems to be pretty good, although Lu Baixi doesn't actually need to be rescued by himself, and the strange stories here obviously can't threaten Li Re who has dual immortality.

But he felt very happy.

That's enough!

Say so.

However...

"I feel like they're treating me like a 'summoned beast'!"

Li Re was thinking out of boredom, and he spoke even more out of boredom.

The sound penetrated the surging spiritual fire and fell into the other end of the 'Yin Yang Road'. On the other side of the road, Bai Xi pulled up the second personality that he had materialized, who was squatting on the ground. When he heard the sound and looked in the direction of the sound, he couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Re appearing with his feet on fire.

"Li Re...long time no see!"

Lu Baixi waved her hand, and after the huge glasses disappeared, she revealed a beautiful face. She couldn't help but smile, and her expression looked very happy: "I knew you would come!"

"Of course I will come. If I don't come, there will be only one Lu Baixi left out of the two. How regrettable would that be?"

Li Re approached and spread his hands, "If it wasn't for the shy and sharp-tongued Lu Baixi, how boring would that be?"

Lu Baixi's pretty face flushed and she immediately shook her head, saying firmly: "No——"

"Because I promised you, I will definitely go back in one piece!" She said so. Although her face was rosy and she looked well-behaved, her eyes looked extremely serious.

Soft on the outside, strong on the inside...

Li Re put his hands in his pockets and thought so.

The other 'Lu Baixi' next to Lu Baixi also blushed when she heard this, but still did not refute as extremely rarely as before.

After all, I have always claimed to be "strong", but this time I was saved by my "weak" self.

This is the truth.

However, inexplicably, she suddenly felt that this feeling was good.

Because they are the same person.

Li Re also paused and looked around. The haunted house was no longer as dark and scary as before after being illuminated. However, the seemingly ordinary little house with four walls contained an extremely disordered time force in the realm of consciousness, which amazed him.

This is what this haunted house looks like.

The same is true for this "Ghost Story Amusement Park".

This time, Li Re, who broke into the trial copy in person, was deeply touched - he looked at the two girls in front of him and his eyes paused slightly, and he thought to himself that double the happiness was indeed worth looking forward to!

The two Lu Baixis in front of him had the same long hair, the same beautiful face, and were both wearing white shirts and black knee-length skirts. Their bulging chests and slender waists complemented each other, and their rounded hips outlined by the skirts also made them look graceful and full.