The early morning light filtered in through the papered window. Lying on the simple bed, Chiyo Rei opened her eyes, and the memory of yesterday slowly emerged.
They caught a lot of land eels and happily took them to the city to sell. However, because they were found to have divine eyes, they were invited as guests... Chiyo Rei recalled those things, and the last scene was of him lying on Qingqi's bed. sleeping on the person's back.
Chiyo Rei suddenly felt a little embarrassed, but then he thought that he was just a child now. It was normal for him to want to go to bed early after a tiring day.
Comforting himself in his heart, Chiyorei suddenly discovered that before he fell asleep, Qinqi seemed to have said something to him.
However, no matter how much he thought about it, he could not remember what Qingqi said.
With this doubt in mind, Chiyo Rei quickly put on her clothes and walked out of the bedroom.
The Qingqi person usually gets up early. According to past circumstances, he should be cooking or packing things at this time.
Sure enough, as soon as Chiyo Rei walked out of the bedroom door, he saw Qinqi Zhe coming out of the kitchen carrying a bowl.
"Lian, you're awake." Qingqi said with a smile.
Chiyo Rei wanted to say good morning, but as soon as she opened her mouth, a yawn came out.
Looking at him who seemed to be still awake, Qingqi's smile became more obvious. After smiling, he urged, "Come and eat."
"Yeah." Chiyo Rei nodded sheepishly.
Sitting in front of the dining table, there was a simple meal on it. They were no different from the food in the past, but Chiyo Rei always felt that something was wrong.
At this time, he looked at Qingqi who was serving rice and felt that eating this was too unfair for him.
Although Qinqi Zhe clearly said that he does not need to eat so much food, Chiyo Rei feels that whether he eats or not is one thing, and whether he likes to eat is another.
At this time, Chiyo Rei has firmly believed that Qingqi likes to eat eel meat.
He couldn't help but decide to sneak out to catch land eels after breakfast, so as to surprise the stranger and let him eat them.
Just when Chiyo Rei was ambitious enough to start a plan to catch land eels, a bowl of rice was placed in front of him. At the same time, he heard the stranger ask, "Do you want to go to a place with me?"
Chiyo Rei came to his senses, he blinked and asked, "Where?"
"The house I lived in before." The Qin Qi Zhe sighed after finishing speaking.
As soon as these words came out, Chiyo Rei remembered what Qingqi Zhe had said to him yesterday.
This made Chiyo Rei hesitate. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but that in the original plot, Qingqi Zhe and the child also went to that house and mentioned their agreement as family members. As a result, the child died not long after. .
Now that Chiyo Rei is the child who should die, he will naturally feel conflicted about going to that house.
"Qingqi, why do you want to go there?" Chiyo Rei did not forget to ask when he was in trouble. He wanted to hear if Qingqi had any reason why he had to go.
The Qinqi thought for a moment and replied, "I want to say goodbye to it."
This goodbye was not only to the house used to house him, but also to the past. However, no one who admired this idea told Chiyo Rei that he did not want this child to come into contact with such a heavy thing.
So I just thought it was because he was nostalgic and wanted to revisit his old place.
The Qingqi was so engrossed in his thoughts that he did not see the slightly surprised expression on the opposite side of Chiyo Rei.
Before the admirer noticed, Chiyorei put away his surprise and agreed in a low voice, "Okay, then when will we go there?" He did not expect that this was the reason, which made him vaguely have a guess.
The Qinqi gave the answer he had prepared long ago, "How about after dinner? When we come back, we can just get back the food we left on the roadside yesterday." He has not forgotten the vegetables that were left on the roadside. Although it takes a little longer to get fruit, it only takes one trip.
"Of course." Chiyo Rei had no objection, and then he discovered that he could catch some land eels while the Qingqi was taking advantage of the food left on the roadside.
Near that path was the shoal where he and Qingqi caught land eels yesterday. Maybe there were fish that slipped through the net there.
Having made up his mind, Chiyorei became more and more convinced that this was killing three birds with one stone.
If everything goes well, they will have a feast of eel meat at noon.
Chiyo Rei thought about this, and the pickles in his mouth became more flavorful.
After finishing a simple breakfast as quickly as possible, Chiyorei couldn't wait and offered to go to that house.
"Okay, wait while I prepare water." Qingqi was not so anxious.
Chiyo Rei admired his attentiveness. He didn't think about getting water at all.
Suddenly he realized that every time he went out, Qinqi Zhe would prepare enough food and water, and sometimes he would also pay attention to wild fruit trees. Compared with his meticulousness, Chiyo Rei had to admit that he was a living waste.
If he hadn't met the Qin Qi, his life would probably have been very difficult.
Chiyo Rei looked at Qingqi Zhe's back and thanked him even more.
"Rei, you can go." Qingqi prepared his things and asked Chiyo Rei to set off.
Chiyo Rei, whose name was called, didn't think any more and walked towards Qinqi.
The Qingqi still remembered the route to the birthplace. He held Chiyo Rei's hand and set off along the coastline towards the residence hidden in the mountains.
Since it was far away from human habitation, they met few people along the way.
Chiyo Rei originally thought that the remote location was the limit, but he didn't expect that once he entered the mountains, there was no way he could even walk.
Walking in the mountain forest covered with weeds, Chiyo Rei held Qingqi Zhi's hand to prevent himself from falling, while sighing that the God of Thunder had really found a good place to place Qingqi Zhi. It was a miracle that anyone could find it here.
"We're just ahead." Qingqi could feel his hand being squeezed when he spoke, so he added a little more strength to reassure Chiyo Rei.
"The place you lived before was so remote." Chiyo Rei couldn't help but speak his mind.
The admirer agreed, "Yes, that's why I never came back after I left."
Chiyo Rei deeply agreed with Qingqi's words, "If it were me, I wouldn't want to come back." This road is so difficult that people don't want to walk it a second time.
The Qingqi smiled softly and did not answer any more. He looked forward to the mountain wall covered with green vines, where there was a hidden stone crevice that was only accessible to one person.
Loosening Chiyo Rei's hand, Qinqi Zhe ordered, "I'll go and get those vines away so that we can get in easily."
"I'm here to help." Chiyo Rei volunteered. He couldn't let Qingqi do all the work.
The Qingqi wanted to refuse, because he thought those vines would scratch Chiyo Rei's hands, but seeing how much he wanted to help, he couldn't bear to refuse.
Finally he found a compromise, "Then Lian will take the cane from the side, and I will do the higher ones."
Hearing this, Chiyo Rei suddenly wanted to ask Qingqi Zhe, was he politely saying that he was short?
Chiyo Rei moved her lips, but in the end she didn't ask her doubts. Anyway, his current age is about ten years old, and he will definitely grow taller in the future, while Qingqi's height has been fixed and cannot grow any taller.
Chiyo Rei is very confident about his future height.
Though he thought so, he always felt that something was not right.
But before Chiyo Rei had time to think about it carefully, the Qingqi people over there were already busy.
Chiyo Rei had no choice but to let this matter go in her mind first, took the torn vines from the hands of the Qinqi, and threw them aside.
With the two people's concerted efforts, the gap hidden in the vines soon became apparent.
"You can go in." The Qinqi who stopped his hand said to Chiyo Rei.
Chiyo Rei curiously looked into the cracks in the rocks, but it was too dark and couldn't see anything clearly.
"If you're scared, just hold on to my clothes." Qingqi Zhe reminded Chiyo Rei before going in. If he remembered correctly, the next section of the road was quite long.
Seeing the serious expression on Qinqi's face, Chiyo Rei swallowed the words "I'm not afraid" and responded instead.
The Qingqi smiled again when he heard this, and the slight melancholy of returning to his hometown was completely diluted.
"Let's go." He said and walked into the crevices of the rocks.
Chiyo Rei followed, and as he got closer, he felt a sense of coldness, which prompted him to shiver and subconsciously grab the clothes of the person in front of him.
By the time he realized what he had done, he had already walked some distance away by the collar of Qinqi's clothes.
Gritting his teeth, Chiyo Rei once again comforted himself by saying that he was a child and it was normal to feel scared. It was definitely not that he was timid.
Passing through a narrow stone crevice, a well-made door suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.
Chiyorei raised his head and looked carefully at the door that served as the entrance. There was an obvious, broken seal on it.
"Do you want to go inside the door?" Chiyo Rei asked the slightly stunned Qinqi.
Putting away his thoughts, Qinqi reached forward and pushed open the wooden door.
The door made a dull creaking sound, which made Chiyo Rei sigh. Under the ravages of time, there is nothing eternal and unchanging. Even if no one brings the Qin Qi out, the door and seal will be broken due to disrepair one day in the future.
Chiyo Rei shook his head, he wanted to tell these thoughts to Qinqi.
However, he was a child and shouldn't think so much, so he swallowed those words and looked at the interior decoration intently.
Passing through a long corridor, Chiyorei saw a maple tree.
This maple tree grows in a courtyard that is not exposed to the sun, but there is no sign of withering. The fallen red leaves are piled on the ground, like a brilliant morning glow.
"So beautiful." Chiyo Rei praised from the bottom of his heart.
The admirer also turned to the maple tree. He didn't think it looked good. He looked at the scenery for an unknown amount of time before being taken out.
Really not wanting to look any further, the admirer silently moved his eyes away and said slowly, "It is very beautiful, but this is not a good place."
Hearing this comment, Chiyo Rei also looked away from the maple tree and turned to look at Qinqi.
In those purple eyes, he saw a flash of sadness.
Chiyo Rei's heart sank, and the scenery became boring.
No matter how beautifully decorated this place is, it is just a prison for the people around him. He was abandoned here, unable to leave, and with no one to communicate with.
This is undoubtedly torture for an intelligent and thinking person.
Chiyo Rei put himself in his shoes, and then he held Qinqi's hand, "It's okay, we won't come back again. Isn't this time to say goodbye?"
"Yes, we came to say goodbye." Qingqi Zhe agreed, and he almost forgot the purpose of this time.
Chiyo Rei, who was standing by, continued, "Let's take a look for the last time. There will be no chance in the future."
The admirer laughed out loud at his words, and his mood was no longer as heavy as before.
Looking at the maple tree and the surrounding scenery again, the admirer thought for a while and said, "This is the place where I was born. I have been alone here since I woke up."
After hearing Qinqi Zhe's words, Chiyo Rei became silent. Regarding the birth of Qinqi Zhi in the game, it only mentioned that he was a doll made by Thor to hold the heart of God. He shed tears when he was made. Considered too fragile by God.
It was this vulnerability that led to him being abandoned here.
Chiyo Rei thought about the plot in the game, and the speculation that arose before coming here came up again.
Lowering his head, Chiyorei frowned and thought to himself, Qingqi came back to say goodbye, not only to this house, but also to his past?
Under this guess, Chiyo Rei was finally certain that the plot had been completely changed.
Somehow Chiyo Rei found that he had to live, otherwise Qinqi would be even more desperate.
It's like giving a hope and everything is developing in a good direction, but at that critical moment, that hope is taken away abruptly.
Chiyo Rei imagined taking a long breath, raising his head and promising to Qingqi, "It doesn't matter, we are a family now, and we will go to Narukami Island together." This was both to Qingqi and to himself.
He will definitely survive. No matter what the original plot or any unwritten settings... rules are meant to be broken.
A sonorous and powerful voice appeared in Chiyo Rei's mind. He clenched his fists and suddenly felt that he could use a baseball bat as his weapon in the future.
