The Last Will You Thought I Was Writing?

"Of course we should do it earlier if possible. The longer we delay, the more dangerous the dungeon will become." Zhao Mou shook his head and sighed. "Qu Xuanqing went undercover in the Red Armband team. What's the background of that first-year girl? Do you really want Qu Xuanqing to be paired with her?"

The first-grade girl he was referring to was Ji Jingyi.

"Her," Yu Xing said, "Is a teacher who hates red armbands, and she's one of the few people Qu Xuanqing could potentially develop into an ally during her undercover mission. Heh, don't worry so much. You were so afraid of her before you met her, there's no reason you'd think something bad would happen to her after you've met her."

Zhao Mou: "... I'm not worried at all."

Zhao Yijiu: "..."

It's because Qu Xuanqing becomes more gentle as she matures, which is quite different from the rumors.

After exchanging a few casual words, some people decided to go to the bathroom to take a shower first.

There should be quite a few people in the bathroom at this time, because the sound of doors opening and closing could be heard from time to time in the corridor.

Who knows, we might even find out about the setting from the students taking a shower.

Zhao Yijiu didn't like crowded places, so he didn't go. Yu Xing also made an excuse to rest and didn't want to squeeze into the bathroom with others. Only Zhao Mou and Wen Qinghuai, who were quite comfortable with crowds, took their changes of clothes and walked into the corridor.

Only the two of them remained in the dormitory. Yu Xing returned to her cubicle, waited for a while, and then suddenly spoke up, "By the way, Brother Jiu."

Zhao Yijiu looked up and stared at Yu Xing, who had suddenly called out to him.

"I hid the two books I took from the library in the woods outside the library, under the roots of the third tree from the right, the tallest tree with its back to the library."

"Hmm," Zhao Yijiu replied indifferently.

"Before burying it, I tore up this year's school history as wrapping, since the school history is the biggest one. Those two books shouldn't get dirty with the soil."

The person who had been listening quietly had a sharp gaze, a glint of light flashing in their crimson pupils. "You mean you want me to go get this?"

"Not now." Yu Xing chuckled twice. "If, and I mean if, I suddenly disappear, remember to dig out the book before leaving the instance and give it to Zhao Mou to take back to the inn for research. It should be of great help."

"What do you mean?" Zhao Yijiu's expression changed. She suddenly stood in front of Yu Xing, looking down at him as he sat resting on Yu Xing edge of the bed. Her gaze was chillingly cold. "What do you mean you suddenly disappeared?"

"No, I was just saying." Yu Xing rarely saw Zhao Yijiu so fierce, and he revealed a teasing expression, "Is Brother Jiu panicking?"

"You can't fool me with that trick anymore." Zhao Yijiu saw through his attempt to change the subject. "Just kidding, and you'd avoid my brother? What are you afraid of? Are you afraid he'll panic too?"

His gaze hardened, a hint of bloodlust creeping into it. "Don't you know? You're so weak right now, you can't even lie properly."

"Explain clearly, what do you mean by 'you're gone'?"

"..." Yu Xing subconsciously rubbed her face, as if to confirm whether she had made a bad expression while lying.

Then, faced with Zhao Yijiu's aggressive attitude, this unusual reaction gave Yu Xing a strange feeling. "Do you know something?"

Zhao Yijiu didn't say anything, but her aura was terrifying.

"That—the vengeful ghost told you?"

"Tsk tsk tsk. Don't be so fierce, Brother Jiu, if you keep looking at me like that, I'm going to get scared."

"Last night." Zhao Yijiu softened his gaze and walked directly to Yu Xing's side to sit down. Only the warmth from her arm could confirm that the person sitting next to him was the living Yu Xing. He repeated, "Last night, for a moment, you were very emotional. Why?"

It still sounds like they're interrogating me.

"You know?" Yu Xing was somewhat surprised. He had been resting in Qu Xuanqing's dormitory last night. After emerging from his dream, he realized that it was related to the Ghost Tree, and his emotions did indeed fluctuate.

But Zhao Yijiu lived in a building next door, something Qu Xuanqing hadn't noticed. How could Zhao Yijiu know?

"... Contamination. At the time, my state overlapped with that of the vengeful ghost, and our sensory abilities also overlapped," Zhao Yijiu explained, then frowned, "Don't change the subject. Last night's emotional fluctuations, those last words just now—what exactly are you trying to do?"

A last message? Yu Xing was stunned. When did he say a last message?

"Speak," Zhao Yijiu emphasized, almost grabbing Yu Xing to prevent him from disappearing in the next instant.

"You misunderstood, it wasn't a farewell message." Realizing what was happening, Yu Xing quickly reassured him, while inwardly thinking, "Good grief, is he in such a bad state that even assigning a small task makes his teammates think he's giving his last words?"

"Brother Jiu, how could I die?" Seeing Zhao Yijiu's serious expression, he sighed, put on a slightly more serious face, and patted the boy's head. "Even if you die, I won't die. I'm that good at surviving."

Zhao Yijiu: "..."

Okay, that puts my mind at ease.

"Then what do you mean?" he asked coldly, forgetting to remove Yu Xing's hand from her head. "Even if Zhao Mou were here, he would still think that what you said was—"

She couldn't continue. For some reason, as the predictor, death should be something everyone is prepared for, but this word seemed to be something that should never be placed on Yu Xing's head.

Zhao Yijiu didn't want to associate "death" with Yu Xing; it was too incongruous, too... heartbreaking.

"I had a feeling," Yu Xing said, tapping her temples. "Since you sensed something was wrong last night, you should know that my weakness is definitely related to what's beneath this school."

"That tree, it wants to devour me, but of course, I can devour it too."

"I guess it's in a hurry, otherwise it wouldn't have rashly exposed itself in the school instance. So I have a feeling that it will be even more anxious and attack me when I leave the school instance."

"Perhaps I will separate from you all and face my own destiny alone, who knows?" The more she brought up this topic, the gentler Yu Xing's tone became, just like how she had coaxed Zhu Yan and the others a few years ago.

This is based on experience in soothing children!

"... Destiny, why is it your destiny?" Zhao Yijiu whispered. "You never said."

Yu Xing had indeed never told them anything about herself.

Even Qu Xuanqing and Zhu Yan, who had been by his side for several years, did not know his true past, only some scattered fragments.

"Everyone has secrets, and the worse a person is, the more secrets they have." Yu Xing tilted her head, pointed to herself, "Someone like me is a walking secret."

Zhao Yijiu was silent for two seconds, then said, "... I've got it."

"Hmm? Remember what?"

"Go retrieve the book before you leave."

"Ah." Yu Xing noticed that Zhao Yijiu's thoughts were starting to jump around too, so he smiled. "Okay. I think I mentioned it to Qu Xuanqing yesterday, so I'll tell you again."

"No matter what happens, I will win in the end. I will neither die nor lose."

"Remember this too, keep it in mind. Don't become like your brother, worrying more the closer you get to him. He needs to trust Qu Xuanqing, and you need to trust me."