Blade and Swift

At three o'clock in the morning, the streets were as quiet as if they were sinking in the deep sea.The two slender shadows of the dim street lamp sometimes intersect and sometimes separate.

The aroma of tobacco mixed with the smell of wine made Yan Xichen squint his eyes comfortably, and the depression in his heart was suppressed a lot.

He carefully looked at the man in front of him, admitting that he was a little moved by him at such an inopportune time.

He learned his name 10 minutes ago, Du Yachen. These three words rolled over on the tip of his tongue, and there was an endless sense of familiarity.

When he repeated the three words Du Yachen, he saw the man looking down at him, with some kind of emotion in his eyes that he couldn't understand.

Yan Xichen didn't take it to heart.

"I want to take you somewhere." This was Du Yachen's first words after smoking.

The streetlights divided his face into a sculpture-like handsomeness, especially staring at those sincere and beautiful eyes, Yan Xichen could hardly say any words of rejection.However, Meier's current night is not completely lack of concentration.The two previous attacks had already made Yan Xichen understand that the outside world seemed to be peaceful, but in fact dangers lurk everywhere.Duan Yun also told him to be careful when going out.

Yan Xichen was about to refuse, but Du Yachen suddenly took a step forward and enveloped him: "You probably have a lot of questions in your mind, if you come with me, I think I can answer you, and I promise to send you home. "

Yan Xichen couldn't tell what it was like, he was like a demon, he was sure that if the current situation changed to anyone, he would not go with him.But for Du Yachen, he has a kind of vague trust and eager to explore.

He was quite willing to follow Du Yachen to see where he would lead him in the end.

In fact, he knows that he is not afraid of death. In this seemingly real and false world, he is more afraid of never returning to the place that once belonged to him than death.

The jeep speeds down the street.

Yan Xichen noticed something was wrong just now, even though it was early in the morning, the whole street and construction area were not at all popular.To say that at the beginning it was just desolation, but later on it can almost be described as absurd.

Gradually, the scenery in sight changed.The roads are getting wider and wider, the green plants are getting less and less, and the high-rise buildings are no longer visible. Instead, there is an old urban area, which looks like the outer edge of a small third-tier city.It looks more smoky, but in fact it gives people a sense of dilapidation.

Du Yachen accelerated the car to a limit, Yan Xichen's heart was beating extremely fast, but he couldn't interrupt the man next to him who was focused on driving.

Although the driving made Yan Xichen's heart skip a beat during the only ten minutes, he managed to control himself and did not show any signs of fear, except that his face was a little pale.

Ten minutes later, Du Yachen parked the car by the shade of a tree, the moonlight came in through the glass window, and the old apartment building opposite could be vaguely seen from the co-pilot.

It is an old-fashioned apartment, because it really has a sense of earthy and European fusion.In the real world, Yan Xichen would think this is a very weird building, but here he is no stranger to it.

Soon, Yan Xichen followed Du Yachen into the apartment building.

The apartment was the most basic type, but it looked like new after entering. There was an elevator and a chandelier inside, and it didn't look so dilapidated.

When he reached the elevator entrance, Du Yachen turned around suddenly, walked back a few steps, and took Yan Xichen's hand again very naturally, as if this was a fairly common thing and he was used to it.

Yan Xichen stared at the two people's hands in shock.He had a lot of guesses in his mind, for example, he guessed that although Du Yachen looked like a dog, what if he was really brought here for the purpose of sex.

Yan Xichen was very disturbed, and even came out with some strange thoughts.While talking to Du Yachen to distract him, he tried to break free from his hands, but he found that Du Yachen had great strength, and he couldn't break free without doing his best.

Now that the idea of ​​a one-night stand in his mind has been tampered with by him again, Yan Xichen thinks that this person might still want to kill him, or kidnap him or something.

Although he was thinking wildly in his mind, his body followed Du Yachen very honestly.

It has to be said that since entering this old building, Yan Xichen's heartbeat has been a little faster, as if this building has an unknown sense of familiarity like Du Yachen.

Yan Xichen was too curious, he was reluctant to leave.

The building has a total of sixteen floors, and the elevator is powered on and clean.There is a sense of discord and familiarity everywhere, and Yan Xichen even feels that there is an unknown force pulling him not to escape.

Du Yachen led him directly to the top floor.The top floor has two rooms, not a traditional apartment design, but the decoration style is more European.

The moment Du Yachen pushed open the door, Yan Xichen couldn't recover.

The room does not look luxurious and extravagant, but it is warm and clean, without losing the generous style.The interior is very bright, and there are all kinds of daily necessities, which makes people strongly feel the traces of life that once existed in this house.

After Du Yachen led him in, he turned around, his eyes were quiet but seemed to have substance, as if he wanted to search for some answer in his eyes.

Those eyebrows and eyes are a bit lazy, but they are indeed handsome.Especially those dark brown eyes, which are a bit brown in bright light. When staring at you, it would be a lie to say that they are not soul-stirring.

Meeting those eyes, Yan Xichen thought they were too familiar, he must have seen them somewhere, but he just couldn't recall them.But he didn't want to ask questions rashly, he wanted to figure out some answers on his own.

Yan Xichen looked away, there was a big mirror hanging by the door, the wooden frame was still carved, very old style.He stretched out his hand to touch those carvings, and even the wood grain gave him a familiar feeling.

"The reason why I followed you is because I thought you would solve some confusion for me." Yan Xichen turned his eyes away and looked at the person behind him in the mirror, "However, your current appearance seems to be expecting me Say something."

From the mirror, Yan Xichen saw Du Yachen standing behind him, looking at him intently.This feeling is very subtle, like he is watching Du Yachen's observation of him.

This feeling made Yan Xichen a little uncomfortable, but he didn't want to escape.

Those brown eyes flickered invisibly: "Do you feel anything?"

"It's a strange question. How should I feel?" Yan Xichen turned around and looked at him with a smile.

In fact, he has the answer in his heart, of course he has a feeling, everything here makes him feel very familiar.But Yan Xichen confirmed that he had never been to the other world, let alone had an impression of such a weird house in the other world.

Unless he once lost his memory of this place, even if this may be the only answer after thinking about it, Yan Xichen resists this answer from the bottom of his heart.There has never been any fault in his memory since he was a child, and he resists anything that goes against the truth in his memory.

Yan Xichen saw a trace of disappointment in Du Yachen's fleeting expression, but it only flashed away very quickly, just like the dangerous aura he felt on him when he was in the bar.

In fact, from the beginning of his alienation and thinking just now, there was a vague feeling——

Who did Du Yachen say he was waiting for? Would he have some kind of connection with him?Or maybe the person he was waiting for was simply... Otherwise, how could he explain that he would have a sense of familiarity with Aachen?

Yan Xichen didn't dare to think too deeply.

In just an instant, Du Yachen's emotions just now were gone, and he returned to that lazy and calm posture.He went straight to the curtains, pulled open the closed curtains, and had a panoramic view of half the city.The dim street lamps and moonlight from half the town flowed into his eyes, and it seemed to flow into Yan Xichen's heart.

It is beautiful here, but it has a dilapidated and lonely beauty.The streets and buildings here are not quite the same as before, as if the sub-city has completely changed.If it hadn't been for Du Yachen's personal experience that Du Yachen only drove for ten minutes, Yan Xichen would have no doubt that he was in a completely different city from before.

"This is District E." Du Yachen said in a low voice. When he looked at the lights under his feet, he seemed to become lonely along with him. "The loneliest place in the whole world is almost deserted."

Yan Xichen understood a little bit.Duan Mingyi mentioned to him that the entire Underworld is divided into 26 districts from A to Z, but there are not many residential areas among them.Some are stable areas, inhabited by ordinary people who have fallen into the inner world, and some are chaotic areas, where they are fighting against opposing camps all year round. The remaining sporadic areas, although there is no fighting, are basically deserted.

Because there are not many people in the other world, Duan Mingyi said that they once tried to conduct a survey similar to the census, but later found that such a survey was useless.Every day people come and people die.Some choose to leave, some choose to stay.But generally speaking, the largest number of people in the world did not exceed 3 people, and the neighborhoods were even smaller.

Some large areas, such as Area A, Area K, etc., have evolved into areas where residents of the world live in peace.There are also countless communities like District E, which are far away from crowded places and are not suitable for battlefields. In the end, they are reduced to ruins and become quiet places that no one cares about.

Footsteps moved unconsciously, Yan Xichen stepped forward and stood side by side with Du Yachen, looking sideways, the lights reflected in Du Yachen's eyes flowed quietly.

He drove across most of the city in the middle of the night just to bring him here to have a look.

Then what are you for?

Yan Xichen had this question in his heart, but he didn't really say it out.

"Let's go around. Anyway, you are very confused now. Let me take you here to see the answer in your heart more clearly. It is your choice to stay or leave, manage your life or fight." Du Yachen He interrupted his train of thought, looked down at Yan Xichen, and moved his palm away from the glass, leaving a dense, foggy mark.

Yan Xichen looked at the handprint in a daze, as if someone had asked him that a long time ago.

Stay or go?Live or fight?

"What about you? What is your choice?" Yan Xichen took two steps forward, and his palms met the dense imprint.His eyes stayed outside the window, so he missed the complicated eyes of his queen Du Yachen.

Du Yachen laughed twice behind him, his voice sounded extremely hoarse: "My purpose is quite special, whether I stay or leave depends on whether I have the person I am looking for."

Yan Xichen himself has a lot of questions, and he came back with him to let him answer them.But at this moment, those questions seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't ask them.

"If I really knew the answer, I wouldn't come to drink tonight." Yan Xichen smiled softly, "Actually, I haven't given up on this year of a dream. Look at how weird and absurd this world is. , no matter how you look at it, the watch world in your mouth is more real, right?"

"You?" Du Yachen keenly caught Yan Xichen's words and reminded him, "I don't think it will take long before you will believe that this place is real, not a dream."

Yan Xichen thought yes, so Duan Yun told him to observe more and ask less, because you will never know the answer to some questions.

Even if everyone is united and gives the same answer, as long as people don't believe it, the answer is wrong.

The reality is different.Reality cannot be disbelieved, so reality is also cruel.

Yan Xichen's mind moved, he turned to Du Yachen and said, "I want to stay here for one night."

Du Yachen was obviously a little surprised that he would make such a request, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Xichen Yan: "Are you sure?"

Yan Xichen did hesitate: "But tonight I ran out quietly and didn't say hello to anyone."

He told Du Yachen how he came to the other world, and how he met Duan Yun and Duan Mingyi's grandfather and grandson. He told him that he was still living under someone else's roof, and he was worried that he would bring a lot of harm to the other party if he disappeared categorically. worries and troubles.

"It doesn't disappear forever." Du Yachen walked around leisurely after hearing his worries, took out two bottles of cold beer from the refrigerator, and handed him a bottle. It's not unusual, not to mention that you are not related to them, and you have only known them for a day."

"Are you implying that I shouldn't take the relationship between people too seriously?" Yan Xichen rubbed his temples and took the cold beer, put it on his face and chilled it, really feeling a little tired.

He pressed the cold beer on his face, thinking that Du Yachen must come to this place often, otherwise the place would not be spotless, even the beer in the refrigerator was prepared.

But Du Yachen's words made him feel a subtle discomfort, even though his words were not offensive to Yan Xichen himself.

The two sat cross-legged in front of the coffee table, Yan Xichen wiped the table casually, and found that there was no dust at all.

He opened the can, and the beer foam splashed on his hand.Yan Xichen lowered his head and licked the beer froth off his knuckles. As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Du Yachen looking at him with tender eyes.

This made Yan Xichen startled in vain.

"I used to have a friend who was very similar to you. He lived in an extremely harsh environment and did not allow people to have too many normal feelings. After a long time, he would even become anti-personal, but he has been trying to be a normal person. He seems to have a love and enthusiasm that never fades, I don't understand how he can live like that in a harsh environment." Du Yachen's eyes were flat when he spoke, but he was staring at the tip of Yan Xichen's tongue licking his fingers .

Yan Xichen hid his hands behind his back in embarrassment, his heart beating a little faster.

He also pretended to be indifferent and concealed his emotions: "What's so strange about this? A person's life is indeed very important, because when a person dies, he loses everything. But what a person really believes is also important. So far, how many people are willing to sacrifice their lives for what they believe in. I think your friend must always believe in love."

The author says:

The swallow is still stupid now, maybe it is still a little swallow