……
"Ring, ring, ring~!"
The ringing of the doorbell interrupted Sakura who was about to commit suicide again.
As the saying goes, the beginning is always the hardest. Now he finally understands the meaning of this sentence.
Since his first suicide attempt, his fear of facing death has become less and less with each subsequent attempt.
Even though he still feels a little scared now, it does not affect his clean and neat way of ending his life.
After storing the knife in the system space, Yingliang walked towards the entrance.
"You are here, come in."
After opening the door, Yingliang saw Li Xi outside with a slightly uneasy look on his face and extended an invitation.
Li Xi hesitated for a moment, nodded and walked in, "Excuse me."
……
In the living room, Li Xi sat on the sofa at Yingliang's invitation.
When Yingliang came out of the kitchen with a glass of water, he saw Li Xi sitting very stiffly, looking around, and looking very uncomfortable.
"Don't be nervous. There's no one else in the room. I live here alone."
Li Xi accepted the purified water handed over by Yingliang and nodded in gratitude, then asked, "Where are your family members?"
Yingliang paused for a moment, then sat down on the single sofa beside him. "I grew up in an orphanage and have no family."
"..."
The scene fell silent instantly.
The atmosphere became a little subtle.
After a brief silence, Li Xi put down the cup and looked at Ying Liang with a complicated expression, "Sorry..."
She just asked casually, and she didn't expect to bring up the other person's sad story.
Unexpectedly, Yingliang looked nonchalant. He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'm used to it. Whether it's someone casually bringing it up or whether it's just me living my life."
Upon hearing this, Li Xi felt even more apologetic and lowered his head unconsciously.
But before she could apologize again, Sakura got to the point.
"Can you show me your abilities?"
"Eh?"
Li Xi looked up again, his face full of confusion, "Here?"
"Hmm. Or is it that the range of your abilities is quite large, so it's not suitable for indoors?"
"Ah, that's not the case."
Li Xi didn't know how to explain it, so he just performed it in front of the other party according to his wishes.
Lixi picked up the cup and drank the pure water in it in one breath. Then she put the cup on the coffee table in front of her, stretched out her right hand and pointed her index finger at the mouth of the cup. A thin stream of water flowed out from her index finger out of thin air.
Li Xi didn't stop until the cup was full.
It's strange to say this, but Sakura has an inexplicable feeling like she's watching someone urinate...
Riki turned back to Yingliang, a hint of pride on his face for some reason. "How's it going?"
That's right, even though she is worried about her situation because of having super powers, it does not prevent her from thinking that having super powers is a cool thing.
Yingliang hesitated to speak.
After a while, he reluctantly spoke: "Excuse me, what is the limit of your ability? It's not just a small stream, is it?"
Li Xi shook his head. "The first time I discovered I had this ability was when a cockroach flew towards me. I subconsciously put my hand out to block it, but I didn't expect that in my excitement I used my ability and destroyed the window in the room."
Water flow can destroy windows, so its power should not be underestimated.
Yingliang is a little greedy.
"By the way, what is your ability?"
Li Xi suddenly asked.
Yingliang raised his hand casually and aimed at the wall next to him.
The next second, four sharp claw marks were carved into the wall.
This was captured by Sakura summoning the [Black Ghost], but he had no intention of revealing the truth.
"My ability is to control airflow."
The reason for lying was actually very simple. He was afraid that one day Shiina Riki would be caught accidentally, and if someone used something like truth serum to force her to confess, he would be in trouble if his ability was exposed.
On the other hand, Li Xi did not suspect that Yingliang was lying to him, but was just surprised that the other party's ability was so exaggerated.
At least one's own ability can be seen, but if the opponent uses this ability in a bad way, it will kill people invisibly!
"Here's a piece of advice for you. Never reveal the fact that you have superpowers. There are organizations all over the world that capture people with superpowers. If you are discovered, you and your family will be harmed."
Yingliang had no intention of letting the other party come in vain, so he gave him a serious reminder.
"Is it really that dangerous?"
It was just a suspicion at first, but now that it has been confirmed that some criminals may be targeting him, Li Xi feels extremely uneasy.
"Why would I lie to you if I'm fine? Or do you have to wait until you're caught before you believe me?"
Li Xi quickly waved his hands, his tone excited, "I didn't mean that, it's just a little hard to accept for the time being."
Looking at her face, which almost showed fear, Yingliang knew it was time.
He didn't call the other person over simply because he wanted to see his ability, but he planned to lure the other person into his band.
I just happen to be short of a drummer right now. The other party is quite capable and there are special reasons for recruiting him. I have no reason to let him go.
"Will you stay with me?"
"Eh?"
Faced with Yingliang's sudden question, Li Xi became at a loss, "Why?"
"You don't want to be arrested suddenly one day, do you?"
Sakura asked meaningfully.
Seeing Li Xi's hesitation, he continued to pursue, "It's okay now, but what if one day you meet someone like me who can see whether someone has superpowers?"
"Even if they are all superpowered, they might help outsiders capture their own kind for the sake of profit."
Li Xi was speechless.
She understood that what Yingliang said made sense. If they really came to her house, with her own abilities, she might not have any room to resist, let alone facing terrorists who might have guns. Even if she faced a slightly stronger guy, she might not be able to resist.
What will happen to you once you are caught?
Li Xi didn't dare to think about it any further.
"what is your purpose?"
Riki didn't believe that Yingliang would help him for no reason.
Yingliang didn't hide anything and told the other party directly, "I want to form a band, and I'm just short of a drummer."
Hearing this, Li Xi didn't care why the other party knew he could play the drums. Instead, he complained in disbelief: "Are you serious? Our current situation is so dangerous, and you still have the mind to form a band?"
Yingliang raised an eyebrow and asked disdainfully, "What else do you want to do? Get together and find more esperants to form a group? Don't be ridiculous, the more people there are, the more concerns there are. Two people are easier to manage. Can you guarantee that every esperant will behave themselves?"
"If someone is exposed while secretly using superpowers, a large group of people will be affected."
"In this case, it's better to relax as much as possible and integrate yourself into the circle of ordinary people."
Li Xi was speechless.
After being persuaded by Yingliang, she chose to compromise.
Li Xi didn't want to get hurt, and he didn't want his family to be implicated because of him.
It is better to have someone like you to help you than to be alone and worried all day long.
“How many people are in your band now?”
"Including you, there are four of us. I'm the lead guitarist, and there's another one on bass and keyboards."
"Are they also super-powered?"
"I don't know about that. I found him online and haven't met him in person yet."
Sakura confessed.
Li Xi complained, "You are so casual."
Yingliang was unhappy when she heard this, "You can't say that. I invited them to form a team because I saw that they were quite capable."
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and showed the other party the account page of [Red Ginger].
Li Xi took a closer look and was very surprised.
As someone in the industry, she is naturally familiar with the group Red Ginger.
She was particularly impressed by the new song released by Red Ginger some time ago, so she followed this account.
"Really? You haven't even met them in person, and you got them to agree to form a band online?"
Li Xi became suspicious.
"is it hard?"
Yingliang took out the private messages between herself and [Red Ginger] and showed them to Lixi.
After discovering that Yingliang had won the [Red Ginger] combination with just one video, Li Xi couldn't help but click on the video to check it out.
As expected, she was also impressed by Sakura's impromptu guitar solo.
"I didn't expect you to be so good."
Li Xi muttered softly.
Yingliang put away his phone, sat back on the sofa, and said jokingly, "There are so many things you can't imagine."
……
Chapter 9 Afterglow.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Xi asked, "Do you have any vacant rooms here? I'll go back and pack my luggage and come over now."
"Eh?"
This time it was Yingliang's turn to be stunned. "Why are you packing your luggage and coming here?"
"Didn't you ask me to stay with you?"
Li Xi frowned and asked back.
Upon hearing this, Yingliang realized that the other party had misunderstood.
When he just said to stay by his side, he didn't mean to ask the other person to move in with him, he simply meant to act together as much as possible.
After listening to Yingliang's explanation, a rare blush appeared on Lixi's pretty face.
After all this time, all my inner struggle was in vain.
If she had known that the other party just needed her to follow along, why would she hesitate?
"Well...if you're really that scared, I can let you move in."
Sakura suddenly said.
Li Xi's face turned even redder and he glared at Ying Liang fiercely, "I'd rather die than do that!"
It was embarrassing enough to have misunderstood the other person's intentions, and now he was being treated as a charity. Li Xi couldn't stay any longer and stood up and left angrily. "I'm going back. If you have anything, let me know on Line."
Yingliang had no intention of trying to keep her, and waved her hand casually, "See you tomorrow."
After Li Xi left, Yingliang summoned the knife from the system space again.
Since every death can restore her to peak condition, Yingliang decided not to sleep for the next few days and increase the cruising time of [Black Ghost] to more than one hour.
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