Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

Liu Ying's words warmed Xing's heart.

Pure, sincere, passionate... To receive such affection from a girl of this caliber is enough to make a large number of people in the galaxy envious.

"I want to know about our past." She pursed her lips and asked curiously, "Why are you so concerned about me?"

When this was mentioned, Liuying paused for a second. She took a deep breath, suppressing the almost magical urge to agree to everything he said: "...I'm sorry, I can't say. Elio told me it would lead to a terrible future. If I just say a few more words, you'll die at the next stop."

[March 7: Hiss... What on earth happened? Just letting Xing know will have such serious consequences? Are those things like in fantasy novels, some kind of taboo, where even mentioning them will attract a series of attacks from this immortal or that venerable? It can't be that bad...]

[Star: Thank goodness you didn't say I'd explode if I found out.]

[Yao Guang: Logically speaking, there should be a more logical reason. For example, something happened that Xing absolutely could not tolerate, and once she recalls it, she would inevitably do something irrational. If it makes sense.]

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Ying couldn't bear to refuse completely. She racked her brains and, skirting the edge of taboo, said as much as she could: "All I can tell you is the reason for our reunion."

"A long time ago, you promised me that if I could dream, you would make it a beautiful daydream."

Xing frowned slightly: "Am I still the person you know?"

After all, she had forgotten everything, and her life and social relationships were completely different from before.

[March 7th: Why are you suddenly getting philosophical? Are you such a profound little raccoon?]

[Star: What do you mean I'm not? I'm understated luxury with substance, high-end and classy.]

[Firefly: Yes, Xing has a very clear understanding of herself.]

March 7th: ...I can't understand.

The fireflies just smiled quietly.

Indeed, what the young girl cherished most had either been lost or changed beyond recognition. Yet her smile remained, just as it had when facing fate—

"What matters is not what they become, but that you still have the same genuine feelings for them."

[Fireworks: I don't care what you think, I care what I think. What I say goes!]

[Xi Lian: Memory is never the essence. If emotions are always genuine, then there is no need to fear the myriad changes of the world.]

"Hoo... Hah..."

As she spoke, Liu Ying suddenly took a deep, long breath. She subconsciously brushed her hair aside to cover the blue light patterns surging on her cheeks.

"…Feel sorry."

This must look really ugly, right?

Xing's expression froze: "...Entropy loss syndrome?"

Despite her pain, Liu Ying's voice trembled slightly: "Yes, actually... of the three deaths mentioned in the script, there's one I haven't experienced yet."

Xing: "...So that's why you're staying by yourself?"

[March 7th: This... General Yao Guang was right after all?]

[Yao Guang: Being so perceptive in a place like this doesn't exactly make people happy.]

Liu Ying forced a smile: "I only realized this after the dream of Taiyi dissipated. I misunderstood before. Being sent to Liumeng Reef by [Death] can't really be considered a death. That would be too easy."

"The three real deaths, the first one..." She paused, then mustered her courage to recount the cruelty that had befallen her: "I knew the truth all along. I have no ability to dream; once I wake up, I can never dream again. In other words, the me in my dreams will completely cease to exist."

"The second time, it was the global locust plague that killed me, but I used my true power and was resurrected."

"But that power will inevitably lead to a third time—my symptoms will accelerate uncontrollably, and I will die from entropy loss."

"When we arrived in Pinocene, the dream had already begun to merge with reality. I thought I was dreaming. But at the same time, I was also walking in waking reality—which would also cause entropy to continue to worsen."

"But don't worry, I asked Silver Wolf, and it's not that serious in reality. Let's not talk about this for now."

She cheered and said with a smile, "I'm just afraid you'll look sad—this is our most beautiful daydream, and we're going to finish it with a smile."

"After all, we'll never know from which moment we'll run out..." Her voice choked as she said this, then she quickly gathered her breath, desperately trying not to let Xing see her weakness: "We've run out... all the time we shared with someone in every place in this galaxy."

[Bai E: So romantic, yet so sad.]

[Star: Don't worry...]

Xing looked at her gentle smile, but felt a chill run down her spine.

She's lying! The reassuring meaning in that smile was so obvious that it made her guess in the exact opposite direction, especially since she was different from the one on the screen. She knew a lot and also had the dual identities of being both involved and an observer.

Liu Ying... might also face death, along with her real-life counterpart.

March 7th trembled. She didn't make any deductions, but looking into Firefly's eyes, she intuitively guessed that she was not being sincere.

Seeing the peaceful scene just now, she was almost immersed in the deliciousness of the dog food, and even the urge to complain was activated.

But now, as if suddenly awakened, she remembered that the firefly's crisis wasn't resolved. The star's intervention to grant her wish seemed more like...

On March 7th, he looked at Dan Heng and the other members of the train crew in a pleading manner.

Is this... end-of-life care? Or perhaps something like "eat whatever you want"?

Everyone remained silent.

[Black Tower: Does the merging of reality and dreams not only bring dreams into reality, but also nightmares?]

"By the way, Star..." Firefly said shyly, her voice barely a whisper, "Could you please close your eyes?"

"If this is the only time I'll ever dream, I hope... you'll see the best version of me."

"Let me indulge in a little perfectionism as we near the end."

"Like I used to do, close your eyes and imagine us together... Even if you can't see me, you'll still know that we've never been far apart."

"..." Xing remained silent for a long time, finally unable to refuse her: "You are not allowed to leave secretly."

[Star: Not in any sense!]

Liu Ying smiled slightly: "No, as long as I can do it, I never will."

Xing Ruyan closed her eyes, and the light screen went completely black. Fortunately, Liu Ying's voice did not stop.

"Hmm... let me think... where should I begin..."

She eagerly replied, "That's right, of course we should start from [where it all began]."