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Xu Rendong suddenly opened her eyes in the dark. The silver-gray elevator reflected the icy metal light, and the cold air of ice and snow penetrated through the crack of the door, making him shiver.

He sat up dazedly, seeing his suit jacket still hanging on his arms. The back of the neck was still aching, and he reached out and touched it to confirm that the bite wound that was deep to the bone had disappeared, and the skin and muscles were still well attached to the neck. His body was back to its best condition, but his heart was as uncomfortable as being smashed by a hammer.

The elevator was silent, but Lian Joe's hoarse cry still echoed in his ears.

—liar.

Xu Rendong didn't understand how he became a big liar. I saved you and you still scold me, do you make sense?

After being angry, Xu Rendong thought about it calmly, even Qiao was right. He clearly promised him that he would work hard to live together, but in the end he talked to himself and chose death. This is truly a disbelief.

But at the same time he was helpless. At that time, they were already at the end of the road, and the blackened rabbit was chasing after them. Seeing that Lian Qiao was about to fall to the ground, the situation was extremely critical, and there was no turning point for the situation. Either he died, or he died with Lian Qiao. He was going to die anyway, so why drag Lian Qiao with him?

He knows the pain of death better than anyone else. Of course, what is more painful than death is to die again and again.

Xu Rendong thought very calmly, although his current situation is a bit miserable, but he is very sure that watching others suffer will not make him feel better. So even if he were to choose again now, he would still push Lian Qiao away.

As soon as he dies, the world resets. Even Joe wouldn't remember his treachery, and he wouldn't have to see this little guy die tragically in front of him. pretty good.

This seems a bit selfish, Xu Rendong thought, but I'm already so miserable, what's wrong with being selfish?

He decided to forgive himself a little.

Sometimes, the elevator door has opened. The cold wind mixed with ice and snow poured into the elevator, Xu Rendong shivered from the cold, and quickly put on a suit jacket. He suddenly caught a glimpse of the footprints in the snow in the distance, and his heart suddenly became tight: Not good! He forgot that Lian Qiao was about to meet Brother Sledgehammer at this time!

Xu Rendong ran away immediately, blaming herself along the way. Damn, how could you even forget this? Is it because it survived too long this time?

Yes, after saving Lian Qiao last time, they survived in the ghost world for seven days. He almost forgot that he was trapped in the circle of death. If Lian Qiao died tragically because of his mistake...

Xu Rendong didn't want to think about it, just swinging her arms vigorously and running wildly in the snow with her fastest speed. He kept urging himself in his heart, hurry up, I was afraid that he would be one step late, and when he saw Lian Qiao Shi's corpse, only his brain had burst.

Absolutely not!

He wanted to get to Lian Qiao as soon as possible, so he didn't even have time to poke away the branch in front of him. He couldn't take care of so much, he just felt short of breath and his heartbeat was so violent that it jumped out of his chest.

Hurry up!

The trees in view are getting sparser. After a long time, he finally came to the vicinity of the open space. At the same time, he heard a scream that was all too familiar.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

The familiar figure also appeared in front of me again. The limbs are slender and powerful, running like a sturdy little tiger. There was an aggrieved expression in the panic on his face, and it looked like a kitten that had not been weaned. Behind him, the tall and mighty Sledgehammer chased him furiously, the giant hammer in his hand kept falling, but every time he was narrowly avoided by Lian Qiao. Brother Sledgehammer screamed in anger. Even Joe was so frightened by the deafening roar that he almost cried, covered his ears, and started to circle around the stone tablet with Brother Sledgehammer in the open space.

Alive...just alive.

However, this cat-and-mouse scene is a bit funny. Xu Rendong just put down a worried heart, and the corner of his mouth immediately raised again.

He looked around, picked up a thick tree trunk, and quickly ran towards Lian Qiao. Lian Qiao turned around in circles and became dizzy. Suddenly, he saw a man emerge from the woods. Before he could react, he saw the man shout, "Get out of the way!"

Lian Qiao was startled and instinctively ducked to the side. Xu Rendong bent over, swept the tree trunk, and hit Brother Sledgehammer's calf heavily. Brother Sledgehammer didn't expect to kill such a person in the middle. He didn't have time to brake, and his calf was mixed with Xu Rendong. The huge body suddenly lost its balance, fell heavily into the snow, and fell a dog to eat shit. Snowflakes splashed all over for a while, and a large, deep and fat font was printed in the snow, and the picture was actually a bit funny.

Lian Qiao was stunned by this operation. In addition to being stunned, he didn't take the time to escape, but stood on the spot and applauded him with a look of admiration of "big boss, social society".

Xu Rendong glanced at him speechlessly, grabbed his hand and ran. Lian Qiao cooperated with him and started running wildly with him, still talking excitedly: "Brother, your QTE is really awesome! It's beautiful! I want to cut it out as a video material! Oops, no video recording! What a pity! (Note )”

…It’s still so verbose. Xu Rendong was running out of breath, but even Qiao was still chatting excitedly. Obviously not slower than him, but it looks relaxed. He probably didn't have a correct understanding of the terrifying monster behind him that would smash his head with a sledgehammer at any time. But this can't blame Lian Qiao, after all, he doesn't remember that he has been shot twice, and that dog, Sledgehammer, was really happy when he fell.

In fact, even Xu Rendong couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth slightly. The haze that shrouded my heart a moment ago has now all dissipated.

This time, Brother Sledgehammer chased after a certain distance before stopping and turning his head back into the forest. The two found this and gradually slowed down.

"Thank you," Lian Qiao said, "I just walked around in circles with him, and I fainted myself. If you hadn't come to the rescue, I would have been cold."

Xu Rendong was suddenly a little curious: "You run so fast, why don't you walk in a straight line? He can't catch up with you, why do you have to circle with him? In case he suddenly turns around you Isn't it over?"

—Is there any reason why this scene has to be circled? Xu Rendong has subconsciously regarded Lian Qiao as a master of reasoning, believing that he can observe details that ordinary people can't notice. So even Qiao walked around the column, there must be some reason for it!

After all, all the hidden nesting dolls were found by Lian Qiao, and Xu Rendong trusts Lian Qiao very much! I even want to call him a boss!

Unexpectedly, Lian Qiao was stunned and fell into deep thought.

Xu Rendong: "?"

After a while, Lian Qiao nodded sadly and said, "You are right."

Xu Rendong: “…”

Lian Qiao scratched his hair embarrassedly: "I'm not scared. I suddenly see this kind of classic boss of horror games in 3D, I'm scared to pee."

Xu Rendong thought for a while: "No, you don't."

Lian Qiao: "?"

Xu Rendong: "You didn't hiccup."

Lian Qiao was shocked: "How do you know..."

Anyway, having been scolded as a liar, Xu Rendong lied very calmly: "I am your fan and watch your live broadcast every day."

Xu Rendong: "...?"

Lian Qiao turned her head awkwardly, and wiped her mouth in a guilty conscience.

The two walked side by side along the path in the forest, and soon saw the hunter's hut. Only then did Xu Rendong remember a very important question: "Did you take the nesting doll on the stone tablet?"

Lian Qiao: "Take it." He took out the smallest nesting doll from his pocket, "Do you know what this thing is for?"

Xu Rendong couldn't spoil the story of the rabbit in advance. After thinking about it, he said: "The elevator that brought me here has Russian matryoshka written in it, so I think this should be very important. s things."

Lian Qiao seemed not surprised that he knew Russian, and nodded in agreement: "I think so too. By the way, I don't know your name yet."

He had a polite smile on his face, and Xu Rendong's figure was reflected in his beautiful eyes. Those eyes are soft and warm, with a little curiosity, a little anticipation of making new friends. His smile was so contagious that he couldn't help but smile with him. But Xu Rendong always felt as if something was missing.

"My name is Xu Rendong," he added after a pause, "to endure the cold winter."

Lian Qiao was surprised: "Endure the winter?"

Probably because the weather was too cold and the smile of the person beside her was too warm, Xu Rendong suddenly wanted to talk to Lian Qiao about herself.

He wiped it away and said, "I am an orphan, and I was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage shortly after I was born. At that time, it happened to be the coldest time of winter, and everyone was afraid that I would not be able to make it through, so they named me Honeysuckle. get through this.”

Lian Qiao fell silent. Xu Rendong turned his head to look and found that he was frowning, looking like he didn't know what to say. Xu Rendong's heart suddenly throbbed, and he realized that Lian Qiao and him at this time just met by chance.

It is normal for Joe to feel embarrassed and overwhelmed. After all, Lian Qiao has no memory of them being born and dying together, but he still unconsciously regards Lian Qiao as a friend of life and death. Lian Joe probably thought he was too familiar.

I blame this inexplicable desire to talk, and I don't care if people want to hear it or not. Somewhat disrespectful.

At this time, Xu Rendong suddenly understood what was missing in Lian Qiao's eyes when he looked at him just now. It is trust, intimacy, and the bond of birth and death together.

He doesn't remember him anymore, he doesn't remember anything.

But that is impossible. On the bright side, he doesn't remember anything, which means that he doesn't have those painful and tragic memories, which is good.

Nevertheless, I am still disappointed.

Xu Rendong didn't want to do this embarrassing thing again, so he smiled and changed the subject: "Let's go quickly, it's too cold."

Lian Qiao said, "Then...how do I call you? Can I call you Brother Honeysuckle?"

Xu Rendong glanced at him restrainedly, and said briefly, "Yes."

I'm afraid it's not a misunderstanding, I want to be a fan, I'm not, I don't have it!

So Lian Qiao was silent the whole time, and followed behind the beauty of the iceberg like a chicken, for fear that his abruptness would make the other party angry.

Xu Rendong: "..." Oh, I really don't remember anything, it's heartbreakingly cold.

Even Joe: "???" I didn't say anything, why do you seem even more unhappy? ? ?

In this strange atmosphere, the two came to the hunter's hut. The rabbit in the little golden dress was already standing at the door, and was about to knock on the door with its little furry paws.

Xu Rendong was in a bad mood and pushed the rabbit away: "Wait a moment, let me go first."

The rabbit who was pushed and squatted: "???"

Lian Qiao: "??????" How can this rabbit walk upright? Still knocking on the door?

Xu Rendong knocked on the door with a cold face. Yuan Xueming, who came to answer the door, saw the two of them, just about to say hello, and then saw the rabbit who had just climbed up from the snow and was patting the snow on his butt, and his face suddenly became confused.

Everyone sitting at the table: N faces are stunned.

Yuan Xueming said with difficulty: "You three came together?"

Xu Rendong: "I am alone, and the last two met on the road. I just met, not familiar."

Lian Qiao was suddenly full of fear: ah ah ah, what did I do wrong?

The rabbit seems to have not recovered from the shock of being pushed over just after debut, while patting the snow on the **** hair, and still using the expression "You are a real talent" Look at Xu Rendong. Xu Rendong didn't look back and went straight into the house. Lian Qiao followed him in great grief, grimacing.

Yuan Xueming looked at this strange two people and one rabbit, puzzled, and felt that he suddenly lost his confidence as an old player.

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Note: QTE: QTE is an abbreviation for QuickTimeEvent. There are two types of QTE. The first is a system that tests the player's immediate response. During the actual game, the player must respond quickly to the buttons that appear on the game screen, and press the button corresponding to the screen. There are single buttons as well as combination buttons. The second is a specific or random symbol that moves back and forth quickly for a length of time, and the player needs to press the corresponding button when the symbol moves into the valid area, otherwise it has to start over. The above is excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia.