It's not too much to say that a beauty is a little bit stronger

There are many people around Nangong An, and those who can be called partners can probably be counted on one hand.

He had used many people and knew that Xiao Huai wanted to use him.

But when he heard Xiao Huai say the word "partner", he was still moved.

Nangong An's eyes flashed with a faint smile, "If I'm lonely in the future, can you accompany me?"

It's already obvious at this point.

Xiao Huai would definitely not agree to him.

That was Nangong An's way of escape.

However, Xiao Huai's answer brought the two closer together.

"Sure." Xiao Huai answered without thinking.

A pile of elementary school toys appeared next to him, "Play with them yourself, I'll give them to you."

Nangong An pursed his lips, but still couldn't help laughing out loud.

How come some people don't understand his hint?

At this point, Nangong An would feel reluctant if he continued to escape.

He propped up his chin and put away the elementary school toys.

He murmured to himself, "If only it could be more exciting."

It’s a pity that guy’s eyes are so scary.

Lu Yuanshi's eyes seemed to announce to the world——

No one can touch him except me.

Xiao Huai heard his mumbling.

"Then I'll give you this."

He specifically went to the system mall to search for police catching thieves game toys and found a pair of toy handcuffs and a toy gun.

From the moment the handcuffs appeared, Nangong An's eyes lit up. He didn't even look at the toy gun, his eyes were always on the handcuffs.

Then, he slowly picked up the pen and wrote his name on the contract.

Satisfied, he picked up the handcuffs and shook them.

"It's mine. If I want to play with you in the future, don't refuse me."

Xiao Huai took a look at the handcuffs.

Is there really someone in the world who wants to be a thief so much?

He picked up the toy pistol next to him and said, "Whatever you want."

The soul relationship has been established, but Xiao Huai didn't understand until the end that Nangong An was referring to the letter game.

He doesn't hang out in that circle, so of course he doesn't know.

Xiao Huai lowered his head and his eyes fell on the small bead that was emitting a faint white light.

Nangong An's eyes softened instantly. He lowered his eyes to look at it and called Cheng Qi's name several times.

no respond.

Is it really like what the Fallen Goddess said, that even if I get it back, I can't wake up and I will be trapped in the nightmare forever?

Xiao Huai saw the confusion in Nangong An's eyes, and he suddenly reached out to Nangong An.

Nangong An looked at the hand he extended and raised his eyes with some confusion.

"Do you still want to see Cheng Qi again?"

The answer is obvious, Nangong An came here for Cheng Qi.

"Then protect him well from now on." Xiao Huai didn't wait for Nangong An to hesitate, he grabbed his hand with one hand and held the soul bead with the other hand.

A strong sense of weightlessness came over me, and the scene in front of me became increasingly blurred and dark.

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When they opened their eyes again, they had entered a nightmare world.

That is the world deep in Cheng Qi's soul.

There was a thick black fog in the air, and there seemed to be countless shadows around, ready to pounce on them at any time.

The air was filled with the suffocating smell of decay and death.

The dead trees stretched out in the black fog like ghost claws, and their branches were covered with tattered strips of cloth, swaying in the wind and emitting low moans.

The black fog grew thicker, as if telling them something.

Cheng Qi could hardly hold on any longer.

They walked forward and finally saw a faint flickering light among the dilapidated ruins.

Cheng Qi curled up in the corner, holding his head in his hands, his eyes dull.

Nangong An subconsciously wanted to take Cheng Qi away immediately, but was stopped by Xiao Huai.

Only then did Nangong An notice that there was a thick circle of black shadows around Cheng Qi.

Those were some nightmare monsters, with various shapes and terrifying looks.

Some monsters are huge, covered with rotten scales, and black putrid fluid constantly drips from their mouths, corroding the ground.

There were also some black shadow monsters with long limbs, twisted and deformed joints, and fingers like sharp blades. They grinned and kept moving their fingers across Cheng Qi's back.

All the monsters were staring at Cheng Qi.

Outsiders would feel creepy just by looking at their eyes.

Everyone wanted to eat him alive.

But what really made Cheng Qi uncomfortable was not just these monsters, but the lake water in front of him.

Certain images are reflected in the lake.

Those images are the unknown that people fear the most.

He saw Nangong An dead, and because of his death, countless people criticized him - "Why are you still alive? Nangong An died because of you! You bastard, a burden, shouldn't live anymore!"

"It would be better if you died. Being near you will bring me misfortune."

"Why do you follow him? Don't you know how much pain you have brought to others?"

"If you can't control the power of the nightmare, you deserve to be devoured by it."

Cheng Qi's heart aches...

The pain was so severe that he didn't want to wake up, and each dream became more and more real.

He was afraid that one day he would not be able to distinguish between reality and dreams.

I’m afraid that one day I’ll regard my friends as nightmare monsters.

He doesn't sleep, he uses that time to do other things, he does puzzles.

Playing puzzles for so long...

Why? Because he wanted to escape, he wanted to escape from everything, but the more he tried to escape, the more afraid he became. Afraid of falling asleep, afraid of dreams, afraid...

It turned out that without him realizing it, the pressure had become so great that he was almost unable to breathe.

I can’t pretend anymore…

It’s better to just end it all.

Suddenly, countless blindfolded monsters crawled out around Cheng Qi. If you look closely, you can actually find that those monsters all have Cheng Qi's face.

Cheng Qi was about to fall into the abyss, and the monsters grabbed him and tried to drag him down.

His body looked like it was melting, covered in black slime.

"Are you giving up?"

Suddenly, a voice came into Cheng Qi's ears.

The voice is strange yet familiar.

He didn't know who was talking. Black mucus covered his eyelashes, and as it slid down his cheeks, he looked like he was crying.

Xiao Huai came to Cheng Qi's side and gently wiped away the black mucus from his eyelashes.

Only then did I discover...

Beneath the black slime were his real tears.

He is crying.

Cheng Qi is crying.

He wants to give up.

He didn't want to give up.

He had tried to resist, to break free from the nightmare, but that was a deal with the devil! He failed every time, and his soul was corroded bit by bit.

Even though his eyes were empty.

Even though he knew that he would never be able to escape the nightmare.

Even though he knew that endless pain and torture would accompany him until the end of his life.

He is still...

I don’t want to give up just like that.

"Xiao Qi, we're here to see you." Xiao Huai wiped his tears, "After we get out, we'll buy you a lot of jigsaw puzzles, how about that?"

Cheng Qi's body was shaking. Even though he couldn't see, he could hear.

He could feel his hand being gripped.

Xiao Huai whispered word by word in his ear:

"Now, let it out."