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"Wei Miao." Gu Ang smiled, without any strong emotions in his heart, "Why do you look different from what I remember?"

The boy's body seemed to be floating in the air, because his feet were also completely dark.He stood in the faint halo emitted by the sphere, showing a sad smile: "I'm sorry, I have changed."

Gu Ang and Qi Yanke were still standing at the door.Behind him is Qi Yanke's small home, which is full of sunlight.The two stood at the junction of light and darkness, neither moving forward nor retreating.Only Weishou stood alone in the darkness, guarding the small halo.

The child looked so lonely, as if he had been alone in this darkness for countless hours.Gu Ang suddenly couldn't bear it, and looked at Qi Yanke questioningly.Qi Yanke nodded, then held his hand, took a step forward, and stepped into the dark border.

The tactile feel underfoot is fantastic, there is no feeling of being on the ground, but there is no sinking.It was only when I walked in that I realized that it was a depressing and hopeless space.The darkness pressed from all directions, as if it was about to be deprived of breathing.Fortunately, the door behind him was still open, and the sun was still shining in.

...what was it like here before they opened the door?

How did Weishou stay alone in this darkness?Just with that glowing orb for company?

Gu Ang's heart trembled, and he suddenly remembered that Wei Miao had always called him "Guang".

"What's the truth?" Gu Ang took a deep breath and turned to look at Qi Yanke.

Qi Yanke handed over his notebook.As Gu Ang took it, he smiled and said, "It's so dark here, why do I..." Before I finished speaking, the moment my fingers touched the notebook, a large number of pictures came to my mind, gradually connecting them into a movie-like scene.

Qi Yanke's soft and gentle voice sounded in his head, as if it was the narration of a movie.

"When I woke up, there was a pen and paper beside me. In the bathroom, there were eight little yellow ducks with eight names written on them, including my pen name. Why is it a pen name?"

In the picture, Qi Yanke put down the little yellow duck, walked out of the room and looked at the crimson corridor like a monster's gut.

"Six rooms with patterns on the doors. Stars, brains, demons, twin snakes, hearts, books."

Gu Ang himself appeared in the picture, looking at Qi Yanke in surprise.

"Meeting yesterday's lovely reader =w= such an interesting coincidence, there must be something to it."

In the restaurant, eight people sit together. "Star, Gu Ang. Brain, me. Devil, Yiqian Yibo. Double Snake, Ni An Weishou. Heart, Palace Carp. Book, Cheese. The little yellow duck corresponds to the eight occupants. Why do the double snakes and the devil live in the room? Two people? What is the connection between eight people? Is there a ninth person?"

A smiling stickman in an apron.The apron was marked "not worn inside".The stickman's head says "cute mom =w="

……

Gu Ang's eyes suddenly became hot, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

……

"You can only conjure food in the refrigerator. Restaurant knives are the easiest weapon to get. After I finished saying this, the microsecond knife fell to the floor. The dull knife became sharp."

"Mom has a good memory. Yi Qian is very suspicious. Gong Li likes Gu Ang."

"Reassign the room. I share a room with Gu Ang, Yi Qian Yi Bai, Gong Li, Chee, and Ni An Wei Miao."

"Gu Ang is gay. He is very innocent and has a crush on me. Will it be a story of the hero and the hero?"

In the picture, Qi Yanke smiled slightly when Gu Ang was tidying up the closet, and wrote "That's not bad" on the note.

The scene continued to change, Yi Qian opened the closet in Ni An's room, his expression changed.Qi Yanke also stepped forward to open it.

"Ni An's cabinet has lube, enemas and condoms."

"Ni An brought Wei Miao back to the room. Ni An looked at Wei Miao very delicately."

... Gu Ang's mood became a little complicated.

In the restaurant, Uncle Cheese and Gong Li are preparing dessert.Qi Yanke quietly opened the drawer, hiding a knife in his sleeve with a natural expression.

"If it's the same as in the book, he will die soon, right? Since we live together, let's protect him by the way."

Tsk, you actually hid the knife secretly... But, since you are protecting me, I won't pursue it.

"Ni An died. A knife was stabbed in his chest and then pulled out. Wei Miao had a great time playing in a pool of blood. There were no bloody footprints at the scene, and the murderer should have not pulled out the knife when he left. Even if Wei Miao was not the murderer, he drew the knife indirectly. Kill Ni An."

Sure enough, it was the same as Uncle Cheese said... I didn't expect Qi Yanke to guess the cause of Ni An's death so early.But why didn't he speak out?

... No, come to think of it, I didn't know who the murderer was at the time.If Qi Yanke was too high-profile, he might become the murderer's next target.

"After Ni An's death, the ball lamp in the restaurant produced bloodshot eyes. The ball lamp cannot be physically destroyed. Is there a mechanism?"

"Ni An's room disappeared. What's the reason?"

"The next day, everyone had a sexual impulse. Is it related to Ni An's death? Since he is dead, let's throw away his little yellow duck. There are still seven people left, what will happen next?"

"Gu Ang is so cute."

Qi Yanke in the picture leaned over with a smile and said, "I want to kiss you a little bit".But when he closed his eyes, he showed a dazed look.

"Do I like him?"

"Do you want to kiss him because you like him, or do you want to kiss him because you want him to like me?"

"Gu Ang saw the little yellow duck, he was suspicious of me. Just a few words coaxed him to dispel his doubts, so innocent =w="

"No. It's probably because I'm too good at talking. I'm so good at deceiving people. Even I think that I probably like him."

...it turns out you've been questioning yourself ever since.

Gu Ang suddenly felt very sad.

"Gong Li confessed to Gu Ang."

"I tried to kiss Yi Bai. Sure enough, for the development of the plot, I can still do it. But why can't I do it to Gu Ang?"

Idiot, because you like me.

"Yi Bai is dead. Slipped and fell in the bathroom, hit the bathtub, fainted, and drowned. There was a piece of soap under the non-slip mat. Before Yi Bai entered the bathroom, Gong Li went up the stairs alone, and he had a motive."

"Yi Qian collapsed and shut himself up. Gong Li learned that Gu Ang liked me, and had a long fight. It's so cheap, hurry up and die."

"The devil's room hasn't disappeared. What's going on inside? If Yi Qian doesn't come out, we can't confirm it. Just as Cheese wants to persuade him to come out, let's send uncle to sacrifice himself."

"Yi Qian actually slept with the uncle. Hmph, it's definitely provocative!"

In the picture, Qi Yanke and Gu Ang stood peeking outside Uncle Cheese's door, and Qi Yanke carefully held his hand.

"Although what I said was 'just let me touch you, okay', but how is it possible!"

The person's inner monologue was slightly shy but full of joy, accompanied by the faster and faster heartbeat.

Gu Ang stared blankly at the two people in the bathroom embracing each other, at the slightly raised mouth corners of himself and him at that time, and staring at each other.

"He wants to kiss me."

The man's voice became a little sad.

"Just say some sweet words and make him fall in love with me... What about me?"

"Can I treat him with the same sincere affection?"

"Or, am I just immersed in the plot I set?"

idiot……

If you think like this, it means that you are already in love with me.I'm afraid that I'm not serious enough for me, I'm afraid that what I'm giving is not sincere enough... I think this way because I'm in love.

……

The screen switches and freezes on Weisiao.Wei Miao was wearing clothes that were too small, looking up at the two of them.

"Microseconds grew up. The ball light got dimmer. Why did only Subtle change this time? Is he related to the ball light?"

……

"If what happened to us here is a story in a novel, then what will the author write next?"

Qi Yanke in front of the pool quietly looked at the remaining little yellow ducks on the shelf, and then threw Gong Li's little yellow ducks into the trash can.

"Sure enough, the next one to die is Gong Li. The character of the supporting villain is so bad that the author will hate it."

"what about me?"

"I fell in love with Gu Ang because of my own will, or was it arranged by the 'author'?"

"Or, is 'I' so arranged?"

"Everything that happened so far is within my expectations... No, it's all within my 'settings'."

"Falling in love with Gu Ang. A serial murder case happened. No matter what, I can't escape from the house. All these are the 'settings' that I secretly look forward to..."

Qi Yanke sat down against the wall with his two little yellow ducks in his arms, his bare feet pressed against the tiles, looking very cold.He blinked slowly, deeply confused.

The self in the picture came to him and looked at him in panic.

Qi Yanke raised his face, and slowly handed the little yellow duck with "Gu Ang" written on it to himself.

"If everything is because of my 'setting'... I don't want to influence you anymore."

"I want to give you back your destiny. Stop acting according to my ideas, stop being influenced by my hypocritical lines. Be yourself."

……idiot.

Gu Ang raised the corner of his mouth, tears rolled down patter.

Who do you think you are, how can you influence my fate?You are thinking too much.

Although I don't know why I fell in love with you, but it's definitely...not because of some shitty setting.Besides, you love me too, don't you?

The two in the picture are kissing affectionately, with love that cannot be faked in their eyes.

"I am sincere to you."

Of course it is, idiot...

"Uncle Cheese cooked a sumptuous dinner. I think he is going to commit suicide. The reason is probably because he helped Yi Qian kill Gong Li, so he felt uneasy?"

"Yi Qian wants to talk to me. Let him pay attention to uncle by the way."

In Yi Qian's room, the place where the bed was originally turned into a huge spherical hollow.

Is it really true, or is it 'set' by you to be true?Yi Qian asked mockingly.

Qi Yanke ran away in a panic.

"Is it really true, or is it set to be true by me?"

"Don't want to fool him with a false 'image' anymore."

In the bathroom, Qi Yanke knelt by the toilet, closed his eyes and bit down hard.

"What I said was all carefully fabricated sweet words. It's no longer necessary."

He leaned on the toilet, spitting out a lot of blood.Obviously, his body was trembling in pain, but his eyes were extremely calm.

"Yi Qian told Xiao Benguang that the ending would be complete annihilation. Oh, if I knew it earlier, I wouldn't be so cruel. Xiao Benguang must be very sad. But until now, I believe that the two of us will be able to escape. No matter How can I protect you, even if you don't trust me anymore."

……

"Uncle Cheese is dead. Weishou can speak. It's so funny, I lost my tongue, and he learned language."

"The effect of books is language? It seems more than that."

"Twin snakes, desire. Devil, appearance. Heart, emotion. Book, language. It seems so, but it seems not accurate. Also, what does the ball lamp represent?"

"What would happen if microseconds died? Would rooms disappear?"

"Or, the whole house disappeared?"

"……core?"

……

"Yi Qian died. Gu Ang was seriously injured. Weishou allowed Gu Ang's wound to heal quickly."

"Yi Qian's body has merged with Weishou. It turns out that the room and the corpse did not disappear, but were absorbed."

"The microsecond has grown up rapidly. Does the devil really represent the appearance? The ball light is about to go out, and I feel very weak. Maybe my vitality is also being quietly absorbed."

"What the hell is a microsecond?"

"...Form? It's not the appearance, but the form... the existence form of Weishen, is it a demon?"

"Twin Serpents, Desire. Demon, Form. Heart, Emotion. Book... Cognition?"

"Brains, intelligence. Stars..."

"The child said, I remembered, I am a bad thing."

"……memory?"

……

"It turns out that I am an illusion."

"Ang, so it's really impossible for us to escape..."

……

The screen ends here.

Gu Ang felt as if he had fallen into the deep sea, his whole body was icy cold, and his whole body was swallowed by darkness.He even forgot to breathe until the suffocation woke him up and he took a deep breath.

"...memory..." He looked blankly at Qi Yanke and Weishou beside him, "I am...memory?"

Weishou curled up in the faint halo of the sphere, his eyes were clear and calm: "Well. You are my memory."

"Are you a demon? Then I...how are we..." Gu Ang suddenly felt extremely desperate, like a drowning person trying to reach out his hand, but he couldn't even catch the water plants.

Weishou smiled bitterly, and gently covered the luminous sphere with his palm: "No, I'm not a demon, I'm just its core... The original demon was disintegrated. Intelligence, emotion, cognition, form, desire, and more There are memories. You are all separated from the core."

Gu Ang looked at Qi Yanke helplessly.Qi Yanke held his hand with gentle eyes.

Weishou blinked slowly, and his eyes fell on the palms of the two.He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said softly: "When you die, you will return to the core. Then...we will be complete."

Such a statement deviated from common sense, after experiencing so many strange events, Gu Ang no longer felt that it was a fantasy.

But I can't help but feel... hopeless.

It turns out that we really can't escape.Because we ourselves are the "illusion".

Our only end is death.There is simply nowhere to go.

By the way, not only that house... the world we lived in before that is also an illusion, right?My parents, classmates and friends... my life...

It was rejected from beginning to end...

He took a deep breath and looked around.Just like this darkness, there is nothing, everything is nothingness.So what's the point of me struggling?

Where can I escape if I struggle again?

"I'm sorry." Wei Miao lowered her eyes and said softly.

Gu Ang didn't know what to say.At this time, Qi Yanke suddenly took out the little yellow duck from his pocket, and looked at Wei Miao with questioning eyes.

Wei Miao thought for a while and said, "That's your will."

Qi Yanke's eyes lit up.Weishou also seemed to have discovered something, showing a thoughtful look.Qi Yanke smiled and pointed to the notebook in Gu Ang's hand.Gu Ang was stunned, and quickly handed him the notebook.

Qi Yanke quickly wrote down a line: "Maybe I can protect you."

Gu Ang said blankly: "What do you mean?"

Qi Yanke smiled, pressed a kiss on his forehead, then took out the little yellow duck in his pocket, stuffed it into his palm, and held it tightly.

...Is this farewell? !

Gu Ang was suddenly very frightened, and pulled Qi Yanke hard, unwilling to let go.Qi Yanke shook his head with a smile, and stretched out his hand to scratch his nose.

"Be good, be obedient." He mouthed silently.

Gu Ang opened his mouth, but felt his throat choked up, and couldn't say anything.

...there is no point in struggling.There will be no other ending.

Despair robbed him of all strength.As soon as he let go of his hand, Qi Yanke broke free.

Gu Ang stared at him in a daze as he walked towards Weishou.Hand out the little yellow duck with "kilograms" written on it.

"Thank you for coming back." Wei Miao lowered her head, with a guilty and sad voice.He slowly raised his hand and took the little yellow duck.The plastic duckling melted and disappeared the moment it touched his finger, leaving no trace.

Qi Yanke finally turned around and smiled at Gu Ang, then his body began to twist.The surrounding darkness coiled and circled, enveloping him until it disappeared.

Gu Ang's eyes became hot, and they were so blurred that he couldn't see anything clearly.

He went back.

Weishou blinked slowly, and looked sideways at the dimming sphere.

"Finally... it's about to end."

The boy raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sad and hopeless smile.

"Qi Yanke, your wish is..."