Unconventional blind dates

As soon as they left the house, Miss Bai continued to pull Lu Li forward, but found that she couldn't move him.

She turned around, her eyes filled with doubt, "Mr. Lu?"

Lu Li looked up at the surrounding skyscrapers and remained silent.

Luo Qianning, who followed beside her, opened her parasol and held it over her head, while using a folding fan in her other hand to cover the lower half of her face. "She can't see it. There's not much time left."

Yes, at this moment, there are high-rise residential buildings, community gardens, cars, and equipment all around.

Everything was covered with a layer of twisted, pitch-black plants.

Pure white peonies bloom on the plant.

The pedestrians who were originally on their way to work on the road have all turned into mummies, and their bodies are covered with all kinds of twisted plants.

Some people and their pet cats and dogs even turned into something resembling twisted plants.

But no matter what they look like, these plants are all covered with beautiful white peonies.

This scene, a veritable apocalypse, appeared before Lu Li.

He looked up at the pitch-black night and the total lunar eclipse in the sky, and sighed inwardly.

This feeling... is similar to the feeling before the embers went out in Dark Souls III.

"Mr. Lu?"

Faced with Miss Bai's question once again, Lu Li showed nothing. "Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

Miss Luo had told him about this before.

Everything in the world contains information.

It's just that there are more and less.

The more information there is, the stronger the overall strength.

When the world's capacity can no longer accommodate them, they will be kicked out of the world.

This is what is known as "breaking through the void," "ascension," and so on.

But Miss Luo and Miss Bai are just too strong.

Their own information content already surpasses that of the entire world.

So the world being polluted, the world being upside down... that's really just her passive skill, and as the pollution deepens, the degree of inversion also deepens.

However, Lu Li can rest assured that this world will collapse before it even reaches the point of being so inverted that one has to breathe to die.

Miss Bai is the same way.

She is a monster of dreams and nature. In the end, everyone will die in their dreams, and the world's nourishment will be drained by the dream seed, eventually turning into the world she knows.

There is only one way to save the world.

Miss Luo also said so.

We can just wait for Bai Muli to die.

Since these conceptual-level monsters don't leave behind corpses when they die, they naturally don't leave any information either.

She will also leave after Bai Muli dies.

Lu Li certainly wanted her to leave, but he was also a little conflicted.

He asked her why.

The silver-haired girl with heterochromia simply winked playfully and said one sentence.

"Because I've already accomplished what I wanted to do~"

Lu Li didn't know what she wanted to do.

A blind date?

Or was it that I spent less than three days with myself?

Lu Li couldn't understand it.

But you can simply stop thinking about things you don't understand.

He has done his best and left the rest to fate; he has done everything he could.

We arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The Civil Affairs Bureau was naturally open, but since it had been turned into a twisted treehouse, there were no living people inside.

After pretending to fill out the form, Luo Qianning helped take the photos and printed out the wedding photos.

Both Lu Li and Bai Muli's books list their birthdate as December 31, 1992.

"This is out of pity for her."

Miss Luo closed her left eye and winked at Lu Li, while also showing off her wedding photo.

Her birth date is January 1, 2003.

"She's a beautiful girl who's forever eighteen!"

This is how she answered Lu Li's deadpan expression.

Bai Muli didn't pay attention to what she said.

Or rather, she was indifferent to everything except Lu Li.

But now she has a new treasure.

That is the little red book that I hold in my hands and caress carefully.

The smooth texture didn't conjure up any images in her mind, but she still treasured it.

Although... in her eyes, she was nothing more than holding a pile of rotting flesh.

Lu Li's feelings were also somewhat complicated.

He got married twice in one day.

Then one of the two newlywed wives was about to die, and the other was about to leave this world and probably would never see him again.

Getting married and becoming a widower less than a day later... why does that feel so strange?

To be honest, he wasn't really bothered by getting the marriage certificate.

He didn't actually feel any heart-wrenching pain about Miss Bai's impending death.

It's just... a little bit sad.

That feeling is hard to describe.

Perhaps it's out of pity.

Pulling himself back to reality, Lu Li put his two little red books into his pocket.

Then he took out a cigarette, and the Zippo lighter made a crisp sound.

Wisps of smoke rose into the night sky.

"Hiss—whoosh—" Taking a drag of his cigarette, Lu Li asked, "There's still some time, right? What should we do now?"

"Of course, it's about doing what husband and wife should do," Luo Qianning said with a half-smile.

"Please allow me to refuse this matter," Lu Li said calmly, a cigarette dangling from his lips. "If I can't give you happiness, I won't do something I'll regret."

That's how his girlfriend broke up with him when he graduated from university.

He didn't love that girl that much.

Maybe it's just about finding a companion, or maybe it's just about following the crowd.

Everyone else is dating, so I might as well start one too.

So when the girl confessed her feelings to him, he agreed.

They attended classes together, ate together, and went to the library together.

Four years passed just like that.

The girl begged him to go to her city.

He refused.

On graduation day, she cried and wanted to go to a hotel with him.

He... also refused.

They were destined not to be together, and he felt he couldn't hurt her.

She didn't say anything, and turned to leave.

He was blocked and there has been no contact since.

Now that I think about it, she's probably married and has children by now.

Lu Li's attitude towards Miss Bai and Miss Luo was the same.

If it's destined to have no outcome, then don't hurt them, and don't leave yourself with any lingering hopes.

Miss Luo wasn't angry.

Of course, Miss Bai wasn't angry.

She simply tilted her head and calmly asked, "Mr. Lu, do you love me?"

"I don't love her." Lu Li said, a cigarette dangling from his lips. "It's just the kind of liking that comes from attraction. Girls like you, with your great personalities, beautiful looks, great figures, great temperament, and unconditional kindness towards me, it's hard for me not to like you."

But it's just a matter of liking someone who has a good impression of them.

It's not about love.

Perhaps if we spend more time together, this liking will turn into love.

But right now I don't have time.

Lu Li is twenty-eight years old, not the kind of teenager who would chase girls recklessly for the sake of physical desires or saving face.

The more mature you are, the more things you consider.

For example, he had feelings for two girls, but still felt that it was best for them to leave.

Only then can the world return to normal.

He was deeply moved and sympathetic by Miss Bai's story.

But... mature people know how to make choices.

If possible, he would certainly want her to live, and he would also want them all to stay.

If you can't do any of those things, then you might as well just let nature take its course.

Miss Bai smiled.

Her smile was as gentle as ever.

"Just as I expected, that's what Mr. Lu would say~~"

Miss Luo beside her had equally gentle eyes, "That's why it's so irresistible..."

Miss Bai silently stroked the little red book.

Then she put the little red book away, and suddenly sighed softly, "I'm starting to regret it. Suddenly I don't want to die anymore."

Desires will always expand.

The pursuit of life will never be satisfied.

She couldn't bear to die; she wanted to live on and stay by Mr. Lu's side.

But her very essence has been almost destroyed.

The remaining support is now almost exhausted.

Soon, she will be gone.

Turning around, she "looked" at Miss Luo and said, "So...can you entrust your life to me?"

With her back to Lu Li, only Luo Qianning could see the expression on her face.

Miss Luo's face showed a hint of sadness and reluctance.

But this sadness and reluctance are not because of Bai Muli, but because... she is about to hurt Mr. Lu.

She put down her fan and said:

"Bai Muli will not die from Lu Li piercing her chest."

Tear--!

The blood flowing from Miss Bai's mouth stained the front of her clothes.

She slowly lowered her head and saw a hand.

A hand piercing through the chest from behind.

Lu Li hurriedly pulled his arm back and slowly sat down, holding Miss Bai who had fallen into his arms.

"this......"

Miss Bai lay in his arms, her smile still gentle.

His image was reflected in her golden eyes.

"Mr. Lu, it's okay for husband and wife to kiss, right? So... could you kiss me?"

Lu Li didn't speak, but slowly lowered his head and covered her lips with his.

It's very soft and moist.

But it disappeared very quickly.

Lu Li remained seated on the ground, slowly lighting a second cigarette.

Blood rain began to fall from the sky at some unknown time.

But Lu Li did not get wet in the rain.

He turned his head and saw Miss Luo's bright smiling face. "Oh dear~~ Trying to get revenge on me won't work~ Mr. Lu, you're too weak~~"

Although she was smiling, Lu Li could clearly see the pain, fear, and unease deep in her eyes.

"Don't be silly." Lu Li raised his hand and flicked her forehead. "Miss Bai wanted to die by my hand, didn't she? She must have said something to you with her back to me."

Luo Qianning was taken aback, and the pain, fear, and insecurity deep in her eyes disappeared.

She just stared blankly at Lu Li, murmuring softly, "As expected... it's Mr. Lu..."

They've always been so mature and reliable.

"But... I still feel a little uncomfortable." Lu Li, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, looked up at the night sky through the rain. "I feel a void in my heart. Miss Bai... Bai Muli, she really is irresponsible."

He silently smoked his cigarette, quietly experiencing the melancholy deep within his heart.

After an unknown amount of time, Luo Qianning suddenly said, "Bai Muli is not dead."

Lu Li was taken aback, then looked up instantly. "What do you mean?!"

"That idiot has absolutely no common sense." Luo Qianning pouted. "We are concept monsters. As long as concepts don't perish, we will never die. She is a monster of dreams and nature. As long as dreams and nature still exist, she will not die."

"She's probably being reborn somewhere right now."

Luo Qianning snapped her fingers, and a pot of flowers suddenly appeared in Lu Li's arms.

A pot of blooming peonies emitting a faint white glow.

"As long as this flower hasn't withered, it's still alive."

Lu Li stared blankly at the peony flowers she was holding.

After a moment, he raised his hand to cover his face, not letting Miss Luo see his expression, "This is... wonderful..."

Luo Qianning looked at his profile, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she revealed a smile that looked like she was about to cry.

Over 60,000 "first meetings," Mr. Lu, would you make this kind of expression because of me?

Yes.

She has seen Lu Li more than 60,000 times.

She was able to enter this world even before she found the passage.

Because she is a yokai with the "ability to reverse degrees"!

Therefore, she has had 66,535 "first meetings" with Lu Li.

But the world can only sustain her for three days.

After three days, the world will collapse and reset.

Mr. Lu's memories were also reset along with the data.

Every time they met for the first time, she had to hide her sadness and present her most radiant side to Mr. Lu.

Every time...every time...

Later, she came up with a good idea.

She knew a demon who also harbored an obsession with Mr. Lu no less than her own.

So she seduced him.

That's right, it's Bai Muli.

Bai Muli, just as she had planned, squeezed into her passage.

Just like in her script, it came to an "end" three days later.

And he "died" at Mr. Lu's hands.

In this way, her remaining fragmented core will enter Mr. Lu's body under Miss Luo's arrangement!

Because the kernel is too damaged, the world will not be reset.

Because the kernel is too high up, if the world is reset... Mr. Lu's memories will not be reset!

So that's her ultimate goal!

She wanted to ensure that Mr. Lu would never be reset along with the world again!

That way, when they meet again next time, she won't have to say... "Nice to meet you."

But now is not the time.

The Mr. Lu we know now is not yet Mr. Lu.

So in the final step, she will burst this world and reset it!

But Mr. Lu will not be reset!

And then... wait.

Until Mr. Lu becomes Mr. Lu!

She suddenly kissed Lu Li's lips and bit him hard, much to his surprise.

She released his lips, gently licking the blood from them, a half-smile playing on her lips. "Mr. Lu, this time... you won't forget me, will you?"

"It's hard to forget someone as incomprehensible as you." Lu Li licked the wound on his lower lip, the slight pain causing his eyes to twitch slightly. "So what exactly do you want? To be honest, compared to Miss Bai's crazy obsession, Miss Luo, you are the woman who scares me more."

"Why...? I'm searching for the answer too."

She suddenly leaned close to Lu Li's ear and whispered something.

"Mr. Lu, I'll be waiting for you there."

Lu Li was taken aback and was about to ask a question when Miss Ke Luo had already disappeared.

At the same time, the world began to fall apart.

Everything is starting to reset.

Apart from Lu Li's memories.

............

I don't know where it is.

I don't know when.

A mass of rotting, twisted flesh suddenly coalesced into a human form.

She stroked the little red book in her hand, then looked up, her unfocused golden eyes gazing into the distance.

"Mr. Lu..."