After contacting Wang Taidi, Xiao Lan hung up the communication.

He saw that it was still early and it was not time to sleep, so he might as well go to the training ground to practice his hands.

After saying hello to Luo, he went directly to the training ground.

Xiao Lan directly chose his opponent and started fighting. He felt that he had become stronger recently, which probably started after the clearance of Apartment 404. Even though his poverty value had not increased much recently, his physique was improving by leaps and bounds.

This made him a little puzzled, could it be that he was gifted?

With [Dalit's Bone] the opponent who always knocked him down before entering the game, Xiao Lan solved it without much effort. Then he changed to a stronger opponent and started a new round of being attacked. The experience of tossing between squatting and thumping.

When leaving the training ground, Xiao Lan met an unexpected person - Qi Ning.

Qi Ning was still wearing his black trench coat, with the beak mask on his face that he refused to take off. His snow-colored hair stood out in the crowd, and he was carrying a retro-styled suitcase in his hand. Players obviously have storage props, but this person prefers to use luggage. Like his style of behavior, he has a maverick flavor.

The only difference is that today he has a pendant on his neck.

He had an aura that was incompatible with his surroundings, and players who recognized him nearby couldn't help but avoid him, and a vacuum appeared around him for a while.

Qi Ning was walking out from the training ground, turning a blind eye to the frightened or vigilant eyes around him. His pace was leisurely and his posture was relaxed, as if he had just returned from a walk.

He happened to see Xiao Lan as well, so he slowly stepped forward and said in a hoarse voice with a weak feeling of lack of qi and blood: "Meet again, Xiao Lan."

Xiao Lan was not surprised that Qi Ning knew his name. After all, he was a high-level player, and it was not difficult to find out about him.

Xiao Lan nodded at him as a greeting: "Long time no see, I didn't expect to see you here."

Qi Ning said with a rare smile in his tone: "I also need to rest. After all, life is very fragile. No matter how extreme happiness is, I can only enjoy it once, but here I can reminisce the past happiness countless times."

As he spoke, his hand gestured to cut with a scalpel.

I want to know what he wants to cut.

It turned out that he came to the training ground just to choose to fight against the wanted criminals he had killed, and then experience the feeling of killing each other again.

Qi Ning's happiness is really out of the ordinary taste, and it is a high level that ordinary people can't reach.

Xiao Lan's black line: "You call this... rest..."

"Hehehe..." Qi Ning laughed lowly, and sent an invitation to Xiao Lan, "Since we met by fate, would you like to have a cup of coffee and chat? I'll treat you."

Xiao Lan was really surprised this time. He thought that this person would only appear on the way to hunt down wanted criminals. Why did he not only see him at the training ground today, but also drink coffee?

I'm afraid it's not being pierced by human souls.

Brother, are you serious when you say you want to drink coffee with this mask?

Seeing Xiao Lan's surprise, Qi Ning added: "Anyway, you can't hurt each other at the player's station, and you are not my target type, so don't worry about me attacking you."

Xiao Lan was not worried that Qi Ning would attack him, but Qi Ning's anomaly today aroused his curiosity, he nodded: "Okay."

Xiao Lan originally thought that Qi Ning would take him to a medieval-style underground cafe, which might be decorated with coffins and candles, but he did not expect that Qi Ning would just take him to a corner house with simple and stylish decoration, with many decorations. Plant player cafe only.

Both of them ordered what they wanted.

The things in the player store are all made by the players, and the speed is not as fast as the system store, but most of the players choose here just to experience the manual service, and they don't mind waiting for a while.

While waiting for the coffee to be delivered, Qi Ning casually chatted with Xiao Lan: "The speed of your upgrade surprised me."

Xiao Lan recalled that it had been about three months since he entered the world, and he asked, "Why, three months is so fast?"

Qi Ning raised his head with one hand and looked at him: "Do you know how long the average player will stay in the primary level?"

Xiao Lan shook his head, he really didn't know this.

Qi Ning: "The average is about half a year. Of course, this refers to those who survived. The frequency of beginner players entering the game is generally 3-7 days. That is to say, it takes at least 25 or 6 games to level up."

"Upgrades within 10 games are all very promising potential seeds."

"What about you? No more than five, I guess."

Xiao Lan raised his eyebrows slightly, he didn't expect his level up speed to be so amazing among players, no wonder it attracted Samsara's attention.

Qi Ning looked at the crowd outside the window: "The last time I saw such a talented player was Wang Ke."

Xiao Lan asked, "You and Wang Ke are very familiar?"

Qi Ning: "It doesn't count, but the Wang brothers are very famous. They were still young when they entered the game, but Wang Ke was very ruthless and dared to fight, and the upgrade speed was very fast, which attracted the attention of many people at that time, and many organizations They all tried to recruit him, but they were all turned down."

"Later, as Wang Ke became more and more famous, everyone also noticed Wang Teddy. Wang Ke was very strong, but he had to bring a useless younger brother. He even gave almost all the advanced props to his younger brother. The reason for joining the player organization is also because I am afraid that someone will attack Wang Teddy when the organization is infighting. Everyone knows, don't touch Wang Teddy, because Wang Ke will never stop with you."

"This is rare in the world of advent. The most common here are brothers turning against each other and lovers betrayal. The two of them are too special. Many people are secretly taunting Wang Ke and calling him stupid."

Xiao Lan asked him back: "How about you?"

"Me?" Qi Ning seemed to smile, "I'm looking forward to what kind of ending they will have in the end."

Xiao Lan: "You don't seem to be very optimistic about them?"

Qi Ning pointedly pointed out: "Wang Ke is too protective of his younger brother. With Wang Teddy's upgrade, his pressure will definitely increase. No matter how strong he is, there will always be times when he can't bear it."

Xiao Lan was silent, because what Qi Ning said was right, Wang Teddy could take him with him when he was a junior, and maybe he could also be at an intermediate level, but what if he reached an advanced level?

Qi Ning suddenly changed the subject: "What do you think of the contract players?"

Xiao Lan looked at him: "If becoming a contract means never being able to be here, I don't think I would choose to become a contract player."

Qi Ning: "Aren't you interested in the power of contract players?"

Xiao Lan: "Of course strength is tempting, but the price is too high to be worth it."

Qi Ning suddenly laughed in a low voice: "Hahahaha... Yes, many people have forgotten that the reason why we have the current life is because of descending to the world, but they took the initiative to become part of the descending world in order to survive. , this is simply the standard to play a role in the tiger."

His laughter was low and hoarse, with a sense of weakness, as if he was trying to squeeze all the air out of his lungs, making people wonder if he would get sick because of it.

However, the body of an advanced player, even if it looks thin, is actually extremely tenacious.

At this time, the coffee they ordered finally came late.

Xiao Lan picked up the cup and took a sip of his cold brew: "You hate coming to the world?"

In front of Qi Ning was a latte, and the latte on it was a chubby cat, which didn't match his cold appearance at all.

Qi Ning saw the coffee in front of him, but didn't mean to drink it. Instead, he reached out and gently rubbed his necklace: "Disgust, of course disgust..."

Xiao Lan noticed this necklace again. Qi Ning treated it very highly and didn't even bring it with him when he entered the game.

Noticing Xiao Lan's gaze, Qi Ning handed the necklace over: "Want to see it?"

Xiao Lan took the necklace and found that there was a small button on it, which seemed to be able to be opened. He asked Qi Ning with his eyes, and after getting the other party's consent, Xiao Lan opened the necklace.

Inside is a photo of a man with a sunny smile. He is wearing a doctor's white coat and is looking back at the camera with a surprised smile. think he has met someone who makes him very happy.

"This is?" Xiao Lan vaguely had a guess.

Qi Ning's tone did not waver: "My boyfriend."

The guess came true, but Xiao Lan didn't expect Qi Ning's boyfriend to be like this... a normal person, maybe the former Qi Ning is not what he is now, he has a cheerful and sunny lover, and the two of them were together Walk the streets.

Xiao Lan said, "You guys seem to be in a good relationship."

Today's Qi Ning is unusually confidant: "Yes, his name is Cen Wei, we have been together since medical school, he is always very enthusiastic about life and happy all day. Every time I drink a latte, I must designate the latte to make a cat, because he likes cats very much, but he is actually allergic to cats."

He looked at the lovely coffee on the table: "His dream is to be an emergency doctor. When he can actually go to the hospital for an internship, he is so happy. Even if he worked overtime all day, he never complained, even if... he was sent to the hospital. The person who came was a wanted fugitive and he tried his best to treat him."

Xiao Lan suddenly had a bad feeling: "What happened to him later?"

The mask covered Qi Ning's expression, making it difficult to see: "Dead, on the way home after a night shift, he was killed by the wanted criminal he saved."

Qi Ning's voice was cold: "These guys are damned, how can one time be enough..."

Xiao Lan understood why Qi Ning was so fond of executing wanted criminals. What he was venting against these wanted criminals was his resentment over losing his lover.

I'm afraid that when Cen Wei died, Qi Ning must have regretted it very much. Why did he let the wanted criminal appear in front of Cen Wei, and why didn't he get rid of him in advance, so that he would not lose Cen Wei.

Xiao Lan handed the necklace back: "I'm sorry for reminding you of sad things."

Qi Ning shook his head: "No, I don't mind. The dead can only live in the memory of the living. If you share this memory, even if I die one day, he will still be alive."

"Today is Cen Wei's birthday. Because you seem to have a long life to live, I will tell you about him."

"Sorry for taking your memory as his birthday present without authorization."

Xiao Lan had no resistance to remembering one more person. He finally understood the reason why Qi Ning was abnormal today: "As long as you are alive, he will always live in your memory."

Qi Ning stood up and laughed lightly: "I've been in the world for five years, who knows how long I can live?"

"I owe you once, thank you, goodbye."

His figure gradually drifted away, tall and thin, with a dark loneliness, so special in the crowd.

When Qi Ning left, he left a black feather on the table, which was a communication tool called [Dark Crow Whisper].

His meaning is self-evident, Xiao Lan can come to him once if he needs help in the future.

Just for a memory, the price is big enough.

——

Because of Qi Ning's matter, Xiao Lan looked a little absent-minded when she returned to the room.

As a single dog with a mother and child, he has hardly thought about things related to love. In the past, there was an accident at home and he was too busy to live all day. Now, he is wandering between life and death all day and has no time to think about it.

But today Qi Ning's performance made him a little unforgettable.

That deep yearning, the anger and pain that has nowhere to vent, the hatred that can even distort the soul engraved into the bone marrow, and the obsession to let the other party continue to live in the memories of others even if he dies.

Is this... love?

Xiao Lan lay on the sofa, staring at the [Dark Crow Whispering] in a daze.

Seeing Xiao Lan's strange behavior, Luo approached him and asked, "What happened, sir?"

Xiao Lan didn't look back: "Qining invited me for coffee today, he gave me this."

Luo's smile froze on his face: "..."

Is this being taken advantage of?

The gentleman has never had coffee with him!

Is it too late to kill that dark guy now? ! !

Xiao Lan continued to lie down, without seeing Luo's expression, he repeated the story of Qi Ning and Cen Wei to Luo. Since Qi Ning wanted more people to remember Cen Wei's words, it should be alright to tell Luo, after all Luo seemed to be extremely tenacious.

After speaking, Xiao Lan suddenly turned around and asked Luo: "What would happen to you if I was killed one day?"

Luo Xiang didn't want to answer directly: "Kill everyone related to your death."

Xiao Lan hesitated: "..."

Luo's answer is too violent, you can't get enough of your elegant persona...

Luo leaned over and approached Xiao Lan, reaching out with one hand to support the armrest of the sofa, trapping Xiao Lan in the gap between him and the sofa.

He looked at Xiao Lan, no longer disguised as black with a serious look in his light golden eyes, and gently rubbed Xiao Lan's cheek with the other hand: "So, can I ask you to live longer, sir."

Xiao Lan: "..."

who am I?

where am I? !

Am I still...?