Chapter 279: #eightyfive the lieutenant with the unlicensed bumper sticker.
The Zhangsheng seat with the name "Chi Xiaochi" is filled with fresh fruits and sandalwood incense.
Song Chunyang kneels every other month, as he always does, to tell his benefactor's future and fortune.
After making three wishes, he threw down a homemade bamboo bamboo oracle to tell his fortune.
He threw three times, then sprang up, narrowly missing Xi Lou, who was passing behind him with two glasses of breakfast milk.
Xi Lou admonished him, "Watch where you're going." The tone of his voice did not contain much blame, so it did not have the effect of admonishing him at all.
"Great luck on the top! It's an oracle three times!" Song Chunyang, the little magician, beamed and pressed his still sandalwood-scented hand against Xi Lou's cheek, "Get some of their good fortune."
Xi Lou blushed a little at his touch, gave a tsk, but didn't back away or avoid it, holding the milk and letting him rub against it enough before he complained afterward, "The milk is getting cold."
Song Chunyang looked at the time, it was indeed getting late.
He should go to work, Xi Lou has classes today too.
He had to drive Xi Lou to school in their new car, and then rush to pick up the morning shift.
Without delay, Song Chunyang took the milk, gulped it down, and with bread in his mouth went around the house looking for his clothes, school bag, and car keys.
Xi Lou sat at the table and watched as a good breakfast was eaten by his soldiers, crying and laughing.
The kitten with yin and yang eyes had jumped up and down enough, and had finished its work, before it thought to come to the master's side to rub its pants and ask for a reward.
He sat on his butt in Xi Lou's arms, and kissed him on the side of his face sweetly and loudly, "All cleaned up."
Xi Lou moved his lips.
"I know you want to compliment me." In front of Xi Lou, Song Chunyang never knew what cheek was and looked at him blearily, "...... Or do you want to kiss me?"
Gloom doesn't linger long on people like Song Chunyang, even for the sake of those he loves, and he'll climb out of the muck of the past as soon as possible, scrubbing himself clean and turning back into a warm little sun.
Xi Lou kissed away his milk mustache and said in a twisted voice, "How old are you, and you're still always pampering yourself."
Song Chunyang just loved teasing Xi Lou, seeing how he pretended to be calm even though he obviously enjoyed it. But before he could brew his next wave of offense, his afterglow landed on top of the tribute stage.
Noticing a slight stiffness in Song Chunyang's arm, Xi Lou was surprised, "What's wrong?"
Song Chunyang didn't say anything, so he followed his gaze.
On top of the ...... tribute table, the threaded incense bubbled with a curling mist, and it looked like nothing had changed.
But two freshly put up, washed apples from the morning were missing.
............
In the midst of the newly established human town, there are open-air revels every half-monthly night.
One to deepen the relationship, two to acclimatize, and three to relax the spirit.
In the end times, closing a door and going your own way is certainly a way to live, but under a protracted and harsh winter, people prefer to stay warm in a group.
This is the same experience they brought with them from the old human settlement towns.
Ding Qiuyun's old team gathers in a circle to play the game of kings.
Yan Lanlan holds the "King" sign and looks around with dark eyes.
Shu Wenqing took the lead and coughed cooperatively.
Sun Yan made a quiet "3" as she scratched her hair.
Sun Bin was glared at several times by Yan Lanlan before he remembered their earlier agreement and sniffled twice.
Yan Lanlan waved his hand and the handbell jingled several times, "Good. I'll take #4 and #5, kissing."
Such blatant cheating makes Ding Qiuyun's head hurt: "Lanlan."
Yan Lanlan beamed at him heartlessly.
Ding Qiuyun's head tilted and he saw Gu Xinzhi beside him put down the note with "5" in his hand and looked at him calmly, making his head hurt even more.
Yan Lanlan led the charge, "Give me a kiss! Give me a kiss!"
Ding Qiuyun didn't rush to move, secretly wondering if he should kiss the back of his hand to make up for it.
As for Gu Xinzhi ...... he did not believe that Gu Xinzhi this nature will follow the coaxing of others to do things.
The result of not believing is being kissed directly on the lips by Gu Xinzhi, down to earth, without any discount.
After the kiss, Gu Xinzhi took the 4 from Ding Qiuyun's hand and gave it to Yan Lanlan to be rearranged.
Having never played the game before, he bluntly expresses his feelings at the moment, "I love this game."
Yan Lanlan smiled like a little fox, "Right."
Ding Qiuyun couldn't do anything about them, and he felt vaguely dry, so he let them play first, and got up and went to the tent to get a bottle of wine to warm himself.
He skillfully snapped the cap off the bottle with his teeth, and before he could pour in a mouthful of wine, the blowing north wind sent a conversation not far away into his ears.
"...... You can't be mistaken."
"I'm just not sure I'm looking at it right. If I was sure, I would have gone straight to Team Ding."
Ding Qiuyun walked up, "What are you talking about?"
Both are familiar faces from the old town.
One stood up from the edge of the fire and bent over at Ding Qiuyun: ''Team Ding, just now I hit the edge of the cliff to the south of the west of the city, and I saw a young man with a panther by his side, blowing the wind by the edge of the cliff. I thought it was a bit suspicious and went up to ask him a couple of questions. He said he was a traveler and had come here to rest and relax. But I look at that leopard, how to look like the boss ......"
Ding Qiuyun's hand on the bottle of wine tightened violently.
Following the man's instructions, Ding Qiuyun hurried to the southwest cliff.
Instead, there was no longer a panther on the cliff, only a thickly dressed youth, and a man of his age in a white coat and black pants.
The youth took a fresh apple, still dewy, and nibbled on it.
Ding Qiuyun's heartbeat was a little out of order, stood firmly and tentatively called out, "Mr. Chi? Mr. System?"
Chi Xiaochi turned back to Ding Qiuyun and smiled in greeting.
On Song Chunyang's side, Chi Xiaochi has done a good job and he is happy now, so Chi Xiaochi doesn't have to show up and remind him of his bad past, but just take away a little bit of the offering.
Ding Qiuyun's side of the story is different.
It's a world he almost lost control of, thanks to Lou being there to help pull him through.
That's why he has to get the after-sales service right.
Ding Qiuyun's throat knots shrugged extremely visibly for a few moments, and suppressing his excitement, he walked over to the edge of the cliff, propped himself up with one hand, and, in the same motion as Chi Xiaochi, sat down side by side with the two of them at the edge of the cliff, dangling his legs down into the abyss.
Chi Xiaochi asked him, "How's it going?"
Ding Qiuyun : "Very good."
The word "good" doesn't even begin to summarize his gratitude to Chi Xiaochi.
He told Chi Xiaochi as much as he could think of about the situation in town.
Yan Lanlan, Shu Wenqing, Lao Jing and her son, the Sun brothers, Xu Jingyuan, and the puppy that finally found its owner.
They're all doing well.
Chi Xiaochi listened to him, hmmm'd, and asked, "Regret letting me come?"
Ding Qiuyun couldn't figure out why Chi Xiaochi would ask that.
Only Lou Ying beside Chi Xiaochi knew how he felt and took his hand and shook it comfortingly.
Handing a full bottle of wine to Chi Xiaochi, Ding Qiuyun said brightly and succinctly, "Without Mr. Chi, there would be no Ding Qiuyun."
Chi Xiaochi took the bottle of wine warmed by the warmth of his palm, "How's Gu Xinzhi doing?"
Ding Qiuyun was stunned.
Ding Qiuyun thinks about the shooting accident and the choices he made.
He had thought that after Gu Xinzhi's resuscitation, he would go his own way with him.
He told Gu Xinzhi the whole story, including Chi Xiaochi and the existence of the system, including the fact that he had a chance to save him but gave up.
In contrast to Gu Xinzhi, who hides everything, Ding Qiuyun likes to be open and honest.
Gu Xinzhi looked at him, "But you saved me in the end. I'm still alive now."
Ding Qiuyun said, "I didn't save you, Lanlan did."
Gu Xinzhi: "How will they save me?"
Ding Qiuyun : "I gave them the memory disk."
Gu Xinzhi : "Why did you give them the memory disk?"
This question puts Ding Qiuyun on the spot.
As a result, their so-called "starting over" is still a matter of mutual indebtedness and entanglement.
In Ding Qiuyun's words, a thousand things are just "not bad".
Lou Ying, who was on the side, gave a small laugh and said to Chi Xiaochi, "I told you, you don't have to worry too much."
Ding Qiuyun greeted Lou Ying, "Boss, thank you too."
Chi Xiaochi was slightly surprised, "You know him?"
Ding Qiuyun nods.
He had seen the panther in its true form when he was still immobile in this body, and had guessed the relationship between the two.
Now it seems that they are fixing things, so it is really something to be congratulated.
After exchanging names, Ding Qiuyun reminisced and said, "I still remember that Mr. Ji had to castrate Mr. Lou in the past."
Lou Ying: "......"
"Luckily not." Chi Xiaochi was very emotional, at the same time raised his hand and patted Lou Ying's thigh, not without bragging under his breath, "But it's okay, he can grow back even if he's castrated."
...... Lou Ying doesn't think that's the right way to compliment your husband.
Just as she was about to correct Chi Xiaochi's choice of words, Lou Ying sensed a movement not far away before anyone else.
Lou Ying glanced back and met with a tall figure among the groves.
Ding Qiuyun's reaction speed was actually no less than his, "...... It's him coming."
Chi Xiaochi winked at him, "See you later then."
With that, he took Lou Ying's hand and jumped straight off the cliff.
The figures of the pair swept into the cliff like white birds, disappearing air-like in mid-air, leaving behind only a bottle of wine that had been taken a sip.
Gu Xinzhi stepped out of the woods, "Who were you talking to?"
Ding Qiuyun stood up and stomped his feet.
His feet are a little numb.
He said, "No one."
Gu Xinzhi's voice hid a hint of unspoken emotion, "I've seen that man."
Ding Qiuyun's ears perked up, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
"...... is the man." Gu Xinzhi stepped forward, "He hugged you."
Ding Qiuyun scratched the side of his ear, agonizing over how to explain to him that what Lou Ying was holding was not himself, but another person inside his body.
Gu Xinzhi continued, "I've been looking for him for a long time."
Ding Qiuyun couldn't help but remind him, "What are you going to do when you find it?"
Gu Xinzhi frowned, and the hostility that had coalesced between his clear brows faded a little.
This was the result of his deliberate control, because he knew that the answer he gave would never be one that Ding Qiuyun would like.
Ding Qiuyun tried to digress, "How did you know I was here?"
Gu Xinzhi: "I asked someone."
Ding Qiuyun : "Let's go back then. Lanlan They ......"
Gu Xinzhi didn't intend to leave it at that, and pulled Ding Qiuyun along as if he had made up his mind to ask for an explanation.
But what I didn't expect was that Ding Qiuyun's feet were numb, and when Gu Xinzhi pulled them, he directly folded over Gu Xinzhi and fell to the ground.
The sound as he fell to the ground was dull and should have sounded like it hurt.
Ding Qiuyun coughed softly, "Crushed any of Lieutenant Valley's parts yet?"
Gu Xinzhi looked at him with his eyes close at hand, "It's broken."
...... What a blackmail.
Ding Qiuyun tried to get up, but Gu Xinzhi rolled over and pushed him down onto the cold, hard ground.
Tiny rocks slipped and rustled down the side of the cliff.
Ding Qiuyun braced his arm and reminded, "...... This is on the edge of a cliff."
The slightest misstep is a fall into the abyss and a shattered body.
Gu Xinzhi's gasp was a loud, suppressed whisper, and he gazed into his eyes for an instant, "Team Ding, you can ask me to stop."
Ding Qiuyun thought, yeah, he could.
Gu Xinzhi's remote control is in his pocket and he can tell him to brake and stop at any time.
With this in mind, he clasped Gu Xinzhi's back with his arms and said nothing.
...... They should be indebted to each other.
But that reason didn't explain the physical reaction of a lump in her throat and a racing heart at his approach.
Ding Qiuyun grasped the scattered and cold soil in his hand, clenched his teeth, and thought, "This is probably a lifelong enemy.
A few moments later, the bottle rolled down to the bottom of the cliff with a regular vibration, making a faintly audible cracking sound.
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Published at: 02/18/2025 14:00