It was night, in the Suzhou Inn.

Lu Zhiyao casually wore a loose robe and stood beside the cabinet. He leaned over to open the bag, and the front of his clothes was spread out, revealing the red marks on his chest.

A porcelain vase is standing quietly in the bag, this is the Gu that Bai Geng left him before.

But he didn't plan to use it for anything, just wanted to ask Li Ruoshui what price he paid for his eyes.

If it is harmful to her, these eyes will be gouged out and returned, and the left and right have already seen her, so it doesn't matter if you don't.

After sending the Gu worms, Lu Zhiyao knelt on his feet, took out the acupuncture bag from his bag, and carefully gave Li Ruoshui acupuncture.

Some acupoints will not hurt when pierced, and the Gu worm can be controlled in a certain position, preventing it from running around.

Now that the Gu worm is not in effect, Li Ruoshui is still sleeping, her sleeping position has always been honest, but she is afraid of heat, and she prefers to turn over in summer.

The warm person beside her disappeared. Li Ruoshui frowned, as if he was about to leave. He kept watching her in the distance and held her down. He skillfully fanned her to cool off the heat.

The river is gurgling outside the window, and there are lanterns hanging under the eaves of the inn, which look brighter than the moon in the sky.

The nocturnal moths and flying insects attracted by it stopped above, densely packed, and seemed to have a tendency to fly towards them.

Lu Zhizhi raised his eyes to look there, picked up the fruit knife on the table and threw it, the bright lantern and many flying insects fell into the water together.

With a bang, it was like a moon had fallen into the water. The lantern had not yet been soaked, and many small fish were attracted by the light.

Originally, he was not interested, but thinking of Li Ruoshui's excited expression pointing at the fish, he raised his eyes and glanced there.

"The fish you like is here."

Lu Zhiyao looked at Li Ruoshui with a light smile, rubbing his hand on her lips unconsciously.

"Next time I invite them here, will you be happier?"

In many nights that Li Ruoshui did not notice, Lu Zhiyao was like this, pouring out her thoughts while she was sleeping.

He doesn't really want to look at anything else.

This eye recovery was too sudden, and it might be taken back soon. He just wanted to remember Li Ruoshui's frown and smile as much as possible.

While he was looking at Li Ruoshui with a little obsession, she suddenly twitched and opened her eyes suddenly.

Those eyes are dull and sluggish, and she is very different from the daily life.

The dumb Li Ruoshui sat up and turned to look at him, like a well-behaved and obedient puppet.

Looking at her appearance, Lu Zhiyao didn't know what would happen next, and he was even in the mood to joke.

"Say I love you."

The brass bell in his hand jingled, and the sluggish Li Ruoshui suddenly reacted.

She turned her eyes to look at him, her slightly swollen lips parted lightly, and said those three words in imitation of his words.

"I love you."

Those lips were swollen when she kissed him too hard in the middle of the night.

Hearing this, he was overjoyed and laughed for a while before asking the business.

"Why did my eyes suddenly heal, who made a deal with you?"

Li Ruoshui sat on the bed in a daze, without saying a word, and without urging Lu Zhiyao, he just got up and pulled back her slipped dress.

Maybe it was because he had a filter on Li Ruoshui, but he ignored a problem for a while.

Li Ruoshui looks like she is thinking, but she has been controlled, how can she think?

When he concentrated on lifting Li Ruoshui's skirt, wiping sweat, and fanning, Li Ruoshui's mind was fighting fiercely.

On the one hand, the power of Gu worms, and on the other hand, the system's crazy warning warnings, these two completely hindered Li Ruoshui's thinking ability.

In other words, she's down now.

Although the system sounds powerful, it cannot influence Li Ruoshui's choice.

If under normal circumstances, Li Ruoshui answered this question according to the real situation, then she would be punished. This is the rule.

But Li Ruoshui is now under control. If she says anything, the system should take responsibility.

The system can turn on the protection mode to remove the poison, so it is turned on, but it takes time to detoxify.

During the period of detoxification, Li Ruoshui, who was affected by the poison, immediately answered Lu Zhi's question.

"I exchanged gifts with the system to let it heal your eyes, but not let others find it healed."

The answer is extremely clear, as if he is afraid that he will not understand, and the causes and consequences have made up a lot.

"system?"

Lu Zhiyao knew the word, but his understanding was completely different from Li Ruoshui's.

But he didn't delve into what the system meant, and the next moment he asked what he wanted to know the most.

"Is there a price? What's the price?"

The system has been silent, it is still clearing the toxin, and it cannot stop this conversation at all.

This is the first time it despises its speed so much.

"There is no price." Li Ruoshui shook his head stiffly: "This is the reward I should get."

When she heard that there was no price, Lu Zhizhi felt that there was no need to ask any more, but she said the word reward again.

Li Ruoshui is not an active person, so he is a little curious about what she can do for this reward.

So he asked the question that he regretted the most.

"A reward for what?"

He saw that Li Ruoshui's lips were slightly open, but she didn't make a sound. Her expression changed, and she seemed to be uncomfortable.

【warn! Please don't reveal the mission and the existence of the system! 】

At this time, the system was frantically swiping the screen in her mind, and loud warnings were bombarding her ears.

Even if Li Ruoshui is under control, facing such a scene, he can't help being distracted and unable to focus on answering the questions that are far away.

If Li Ruoshui is awake, it can stop her according to the rules, but she is not at this time. According to the rules, the first task of the system is to help the host get out of trouble.

It is true that the system can always refresh the screen, but this method will not work after a long time.

In the end, will be asked by Lu Zhiyao...

The system suddenly stopped swiping the screen, Li Ruoshui's ears became quiet again, and her attention returned to Lu Zhi.

"—The quest reward for the road away."

"What! You made me say that?!"

Li Ruoshui almost fell off the swing. She looked at the figure in the kitchen cutting a watermelon, and took a deep breath to calm her mind.

Originally, she was going to confess everything today, but she didn't know how far Lu Zhiyao knew, so she asked the system what happened that day when she lost her memory.

Don't ask, don't know, I'm startled when I ask.

In just one day, so many important events happened that she didn't know about.

Whether it is the exposure of the strategy mission or the existence of the system, any one can sentence her strategy to death.

"Didn't you say that the disclosure system is to obliterate the Raiders?"

[Passive is not counted, the responsibility lies with the system and has nothing to do with the host. 】

[And the host is not allowed to disclose it because it affects the strategy. Many mission targets have fallen to the bottom of their favor after learning about the strategy event. 】

[But the emotional connection between the host and the mission target seems to be somewhat special, so the system does not stop it. 】

Li Ruoshui touched the ground with her toes and stopped the swinging swing. She understood the voice of the system.

"You mean... his favorability hasn't dropped at all?"

[Yes, the system specially monitored his favorability before leaving for self-examination, and it was still 99%, with no fluctuations. 】

Li Ruoshui looked at the man who came to him with a watermelon and couldn't help but snort.

For this question, she could completely guess what he was thinking.

Lu Zhiyao guessed earlier that she had a special status and approached him with a purpose.

At that time, he showed his attitude - he didn't care, and he hoped that he could be her sharpest sword, and that she could use him more.

He was more afraid of her leaving than deceiving him and having an impure purpose.

...

She would rather his favorability drop to rock bottom on the spot.

Lu Zhi carried the watermelon to the table, then turned and sat on the swing, handing her a piece of melon in his hand.

As if what they were going to say next was not the truth, but a love affair.

Li Ruoshui took it and took a bite, then looked at him: "Give me a little more time to sort it out, okay?"

Lu Zhiyao looked at her with a smile, naturally nodded and said yes.

He tapped his toes and led her to swing on the swing.

"And then." she asked the system.

【Then】

Lu Zhiyao didn't understand what she meant, but he heard his own name and mission.

"What does it mean?"

He has always been curious about things related to Li Ruoshui.

Does attacking him mean defeating him? Defeat him to get quest rewards? Then he might be able to let her go a few more times.

"that is."

Li Ruoshui paused, but this was not what the system did, it was her own subconscious.

The next words will definitely hurt the road, so she subconsciously paused for a moment, trying to swallow the words in her mouth.

But these are ultimately unable to resist the control of the poison.

Lu Zhiyao's smile was reflected in her empty eyes, and he was still helping her remove the hair that was blowing on her face.

"Just make way for me to fall completely in love with me and then be able to go home."

The night wind was blowing gently, and the room with the cool moonlight suddenly cooled down, and the surroundings were silent, as if there was no sound of the gurgling water.

Lu Zhiyao never thought that he would get such an answer.

At this moment, it seems that even time is stagnant, every movement of his is so difficult, every heartbeat is so slow.

It was a long time before he found his voice, dry and unfamiliar as if it was the first time he had spoken.

"Go home, aren't you from Yizhou? We can go to Yizhou, we don't have to come to Suzhou..."

Li Ruoshui looked at him and saw his reluctant smile and the movement of withdrawing his hand suddenly, but she still had a blank expression on her face.

"I'm not from Yizhou. I live on the sixth floor of Unit 3, Building 3, Huayuan Community, Shu City."

She turned her back to the light and looked at Lu Zhiyao with an expression that was not very clear. After saying this, she paused for a long time before taking the next sentence.

"We can go live together."

Now she won't lie, what she says is what she really thinks in her heart.

This sentence is like a life-saving straw, pulling up the road that sank to the bottom of the sea.

"I'll never get to that place."

"Yes." Li Ruoshui answered him without hesitation.

"...Then am I completely in love with you now?"

He didn't dare to face this question, he knew his emotions very well, and he knew how much he loved her.

But he was also afraid that after asking this question, all he got was the answer that she was about to leave.

"No, only 99, and a little left."

Lu Zhiyao lowered his eyelashes, he held the knife in his hand tightly, and the lines on the scabbard were deeply embedded in his palm, so that he would not lose control.

It was like the rope that held him, just a little more and he would fall into the abyss without her.

"Is it."

He looked up at Li Ruoshui, then reached out and pressed her back to the bed.

If he wanted this poison to not hurt her body, the time could not be too long, he had to help her detoxify now.

Lu Zhiyao looked down at her, the corners of his lips still curled into a smile, as gentle as the moon in Suzhou water.

It looks beautiful and gentle, but in fact, just a little breeze can break it apart.

"...It seems that I can't get too close to you in the future."

He leaned over and kissed her lips, warm and pure, without a hint of sex.

"do not leave Me."

The words that were close to prayer failed to reach Li Ruoshui's ears, only Yuehe River in Suzhou heard it.

"Have you made up your mind?"

Lu Zhiyao turned to ask her.

The wind swaying on the swing made Li Ruoshui feel so cold that she couldn't even imagine how Lu Zhiyao spent the recent time.

Live in the panic of her leaving, in the shadow of thinking she doesn't love him.

He was probably estranged from her recently because he was afraid that the last point would be completed, but this estrangement was also torturing himself.

"System, is the time flow rate here and the world outside the book the same?"

[It's three to one, three days inside the book and one day outside the book. But the host is currently in the raid period, and the flow rate is elongated, and it is now thirty to one. 】

She was silent for a while and asked the question that she cared about the most.

"Can I bring him back to modern times?"

[It is logically impossible, this is the world in the book, and outside the book is not such a simple difference between ancient times and now. 】

...

"Think about it." Li Ruoshui looked up at him and smiled, but he looked a little sullen and didn't have much energy.

She looked away from the road,

"let us start."

The author has something to say: Before the time to explain. They went to Suzhou in the third year of junior high school and stayed at an inn. They were poisoned that night. Li Ruoshui fell asleep on the fourth day of junior high school. It was the sequelae of the poison, so they threw away the ice cream and food they bought that day.

Then she slept directly until the afternoon of the fifth day of the fifth day. She thought that it was the morning sun when she woke up. For her, it must have been the morning sun when she woke up after a night's sleep, but it was actually the setting sun.