The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

"You gave me all the points?"

Xie Yue's gaze fell vaguely on Lu Shi's face, his eyes slightly empty.

His lips, which were already slightly pale, were now moving nervously, as if countless small insects were crawling inside.

His voice also became hoarse, revealing an indescribable panic.

"Yes."

Lu Shi smiled gently, with a hint of freedom and casualness in his smile, as if he was just doing something insignificant.

"The points are of no use to me, so I'll give them all to you."

"It's still a good deal, isn't it? I won't waste your points in vain. Here, all for you."

"Who wants your points!" Xie Yue's angry voice exploded in the air like thunder, and the strong emotion seemed to ignite everything around him.

Hearing these angry words, the smile on Lu Shi's face gradually disappeared like snowflakes under the scorching sun. Her face instantly turned gloomy, and an inexplicable irritation surged in her heart.

"I've given you the points. Take them or not..."

Before she could finish her words, she was suddenly silenced as if someone had strangled her throat. At that moment, the entire space seemed to freeze, with only the two people's rapid breathing echoing.

After a long moment, she slowly spoke, "Why are you crying?"

Tears kept pouring out like a flood that broke through the dam, falling drop by drop on the back of his hand with bulging veins, falling quietly like broken pearls. Each drop seemed to hit Lu Shi's heart heavily, causing a slight pain.

You didn’t cry even though we had such a serious fight yesterday, why are you crying now?

"Don't cry, you'll be going home soon, shouldn't you be happy?"

Lu Shi took out a handkerchief from his chest pocket and said, "Wipe your tears first."

The corners of Xie Yue's eyes were red, and crystal tears hung on his black crow feathers. He stared at Lu Shi for a few seconds before reaching out to take it.

The moment Xie Yue took the handkerchief, his hands felt a touch of coldness...

It seemed normal to have cold hands and feet in winter, but Long Sui's words kept appearing in his mind: "She is sick and only has one or two days left."

He suddenly grabbed Lu Shi's hand, and the cold touch became more obvious. He tried to warm it with the warmth of his own hands, but it was no use.

"Your hands...why are they so cold?"

"Oh, maybe I didn't wear enough clothes when I came out."

Lu Shi nonchalantly pulled his hand back and looked at him with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, you've really gotten rid of me this time."

"But considering that I gave you all the points, can you forgive me?"

No response was heard.

Lu Shi smiled knowingly. As expected, Xie Yue’s temper was not that good.

"It's okay if you don't forgive me. Your system says you still have points left. When the time comes, redeem them for a Forget Worry Pill in the system mall, and you'll forget all your memories of this world."

"Is your mission related to me?" Xie Yue suddenly asked.

Lu Shi tilted his head and glanced at him without denying, "It is indeed related to you. She asked me to listen to you carefully."

"Listen to me..." Tears kept flowing down Xie Yue's face, wetting the bedding.

"I'm not lying to you this time, seriously!"

Lu Shi raised four fingers and swore.

"Then your mission failed?" His voice was intermittent and sounded unrealistic.

Lu Shi shrugged, "You've already gone home, so of course my mission has failed."

"What happens if the mission fails?"

"Will you die?"

Before Lu Shi could speak, the system in Xie Yue's mind answered for her, "If a mission fails, the system will generally abandon you and leave you in this world forever, or you will be directly wiped out. In any case, there is no way to escape the fate of complete annihilation of both body and soul."

His thoughts completely stopped at this moment, and Xie Yue was stunned and unable to think.

Obliterate? Annihilate both body and soul?

What means?

He rolled his eyes mechanically until he was brought back to his senses by Lu Shi's words.

"Death... that's about the same."

Anyway, Lu Shi’s current body was about to die. She felt like a popsicle, and the temperature was gradually disappearing.

I just checked, and this body still has about ten minutes left.

Tears welled up in his eyes again, turning into sharp blades that cut into Xie Yue's heart.

His voice trembled, his words filled with panic. "Why did you send me home when you knew the mission would fail?"

"Don't you want to go back? You said it yourself, you want to go home even in your dreams."

Lu Shi blinked his bright eyes and said, "So I'm helping you."

"Would you like to praise me? I helped you realize your wish."

As expected, there was silence.

Lu Shi pouted, "Why don't you give me a good look when there are only a few minutes left? I was wrong before, but I have tried my best to make up for it."

"Hmph, if you don't want to forgive me, then don't forgive me. I won't see you again anyway."

Feeling his body beginning to become weak and limp, Lu Shi remained calm and walked to the table and chairs and sat down.

As if she was sleepy, she lay down lightly on the table...

"What's wrong with you?" Xie Yue stood up hurriedly, "Are you feeling unwell? Are you..."

Is he going to die...

Lu Shi opened his eyes tiredly, "Why are you crying again?"

Forget it, she should just leave. It’s too unlucky to die in someone else’s room, and it’s likely to scare people.

She stood up and took a few steps, "I'm leaving first..."

"Where are you going!" Xie Yue suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.

Lu Shi's hands and feet were already weak, and when he was pulled, he fell down with his eyes closed.

Fortunately, Xie Yue caught it, otherwise he would have hit the ground with the back of his head.

However, "Xie Yue, you are quite warm."

"You better be smarter next time and don't let yourself be fooled again."

"You still claim to be a university professor. If I were your student, I would definitely disagree with you."

"And..."

As if he was giving his last words, Lu Shi kept talking, but his voice became weaker and weaker.

"Stop talking. I'm not going home."

Lu Shi was slightly stunned, then raised his eyes to meet his.

In the dark red pupils that looked at her, all kinds of emotions were mixed together, and the feelings that had been restrained by his cold temperament in the past poured out at this moment.

Lu Shi was surrounded by a strong love without any impurities.

"I'm not going back. I'll let bygones be bygones. I forgive you."

"Your mission has not failed, you will not die."

"Then you can coax me again and we can get married again."

"Can I be your queen again?"

Xie Yue hugged Lu Shi tightly in his arms, so tightly that it seemed as if he wanted to melt into his flesh and blood.

A muffled laugh came from his arms, followed by Lu Shi's helpless sigh.

"Xie Yue...you are such a loser."

"Yes, I'm a loser, so I'll rely on you for the rest of my life. You have to be responsible for me..."

"If this world doesn't have you, my life has no meaning..."

"Host," the system's mechanical voice said with a hint of reluctance, breaking Xie Yue's last fantasy. "Your countdown to returning home has started and cannot be stopped, so..."

At the same time, Lu Shi's weak words were also floating in his ears, "Don't put your mind on me, I told you about that red rope..."

The broken red rope represents the incompatibility between them.

And that red string was broken by him personally...

Tears as big as beans slid down her pale cheeks, staining her light green inner garment.

"I don't believe it. Since I can't change it, how about I stay with you..."

"not good……"

Lu Shi endured the pain of her soul leaving her body. She looked up into his eyes and spoke every word with remarkable clarity, "I finally got the chance to have you go home. Be obedient and don't make trouble."

……

【--bite!】

【Countdown to home: 30 minutes.】

The person in my arms closed his eyes forever.

For the next half hour, Xie Yue sat motionless on the ground like an old tree that was about to wither.

Her departure seemed to have taken away his vitality as well...

He wanted to cry, but his eyes were too dry to shed a single tear.

The person who could coax him is no longer there.

He was wrong. He shouldn't have quarreled with her and shouldn't have broken the red string...

If he had believed her at that time, they would still be fine.

If he had gone to see her in the palace yesterday when Long Sui told him, she would have been fine...

in case……

But... there is no if.

Why didn't you let him go with you? Instead, you got all the benefits.

He doesn't want it and doesn't deserve it.

A flash of red came into view. Xie Yue slowly rolled his eyes and tremblingly took the red from Lu Shi's hand - a red rope that was broken into two pieces.

A tear rolled down my cheek...