Chapter 403

"To see you at the very end of my life, how annoying..."

"Are you planning to give up, Chen Xiaoxia?"

Xiao Bai continued to ask questions.

Xiaoxia tilted her head and looked to the side. Her body fell backward, and it was as if an invisible wall appeared in the darkness, supporting her body and making her lean against the dark wall.

Like a boneless woman, Chen Xiaoxia said to Xiao Bai:

"... Leave me alone, just let me stay here until I die."

"Chen Xiaoxia, has anyone ever told you that a melancholic temperament doesn't suit you at all?"

"!?"

Upon hearing Xiao Bai's words, Chen Xiaoxia suddenly felt a surge of anger for some reason.

Her expression brightened, and a glimmer of light appeared in her eyes. She looked at Xiao Bai and said with dissatisfaction:

"You're already dead, why are you still trying to annoy me? You're really annoying!"

"I'm just stating a fact," Xiao Bai, but then suddenly added sarcastically, "But you actually know how to get angry. I thought you wouldn't react no matter what I said."

What do you mean by that...?

"It means that some idiot still hasn't realized it."

"Realized... what?"

Chen Xiaoxia still didn't quite understand.

Instead of answering Chen Xiaoxia's question, Xiao Bai asked Chen Xiaoxia:

"Do you think Xiao Qiu is the kind of person who would abandon her friends here and say, 'Oh, I can't help it, so you can stay here.'"

"!"

"Chen Xiaoxia, think this through carefully. Even if Xiao Qiu really dies and goes to another world, she would never abandon any of her friends and family! She would rather stay here with that friend who was left alone than abandon anyone!"

"You call yourself Xiao Qiu's friend? How could you not think of that?! Idiot!!"

Xiao Bai yelled at Chen Xiaoxia.

As Xiao Bai scolded her, a light gradually appeared in Chen Xiaoxia's eyes.

Xiao Bai's words reminded her of the past.

Volume 4 <Magic Autumn> Theatrical Edition and Season 3: Chapter 436 Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia's Past

Xiaoxia and Xiao Qiu first met when they were in elementary school.

Having just transitioned from kindergarten to primary school, they didn't know each other yet; they were just classmates who happened to be in the same class.

Their meeting was nothing special.

It was just that Xiao Qiu was being teased by her classmates, and then Xiaoxia went to help her.

They became friends after that.

Then they discovered that their homes were very close to each other, not in the same neighborhood, but not far apart.

They're all on the same street.

From then on, the two went to school and came home together, becoming inseparable best friends.

Their first separation was when they were assigned to different classes in junior high school.

During the transition from elementary to junior high school, although the two entered the same junior high school, they were assigned to different classes.

Having never experienced separation before, the two were naturally very upset, especially Xiaoxia. Having been a tomboy since childhood and having few female friends, Xiaoxia cherished Xiao Qiu, her only best friend, even more.

Xiaoxia remembers crying very sadly when she found out that she and Xiao Qiu were not assigned to the same class.

At that time, Xiao Qiu comforted her:

"Don't cry. I've inquired, and this junior high school uses a credit system. As long as I study hard, we can still be in the same class next year!"

It's quite embarrassing to admit, but Yu Muqiu, who seems like a good student, actually has relatively weak academic performance.

Chen Xiaoxia, who appears to be a student with athletic talent, is actually at the top of her class academically.

Although Chen Xiaoxia controlled her grades when she entered junior high school, she still couldn't be in the same class as Xiao Qiu.

Hearing Xiao Qiu's comforting words, Chen Xiaoxia hugged Xiao Qiu and cried sadly.

"Waaaah, if only I had done two fewer problems! Then we would be in the same class again!"

At that time, their grades were actually not that different, at least not with Xiaoxia's careful control of her scores.

However, Chen Xiaoxia was at the very bottom of the top class, while Yu Muqiu was only among the top students in the average class.

And it's not even number one.

The two were ranked within ten places apart, but those ten places became the dividing line between them being placed in different classes.

It can only be said that it was fate.

Listening to Chen Xiaoxia's tearful account, young Yu Muqiu smiled awkwardly:

"... Xiaoxia, although I appreciate your kindness, what you said... hurt me a lot..."

Despite his friend's careful manipulation of his grades, they still weren't assigned to the same class. This didn't seem to be his friend's problem, but rather Yu Muqiu's own.

Chen Xiaoxia didn't care about any of that. She hugged Yu Muqiu and burst into tears:

"Waaaaah! Xiao Qiu!!"

"... We're just being separated into different classes, don't make it sound like a life-or-death separation... Xiaoxia."

This was in front of the school sign displaying the class assignments, with many students watching. Chen Xiaoxia's crying made Yu Muqiu blush deeply.

But she still comforted Xiaoxia, saying:

"Don't worry, I'll definitely be in the same class as you! I'll never abandon you!"

"Waaaaa? Really?"

Young Chen Xiaoxia looked up at her friend with teary eyes.

Yu Muqiu thought about her grades. Although she was a little unsure, to comfort her friend, she clenched her small fist and said earnestly:

"Of course it's true!! I will try... try harder... try even harder to catch up with you! And in the future too! I will never be separated from you!"

"Absolutely not?"

Absolutely not!

Yu Muqiu said confidently, patting Xiaoxia's shoulder earnestly, and emphasized again:

"No matter what happens, I will never abandon you until I die! No, even if I accidentally die, I will wait for you to go with me! Believe me!!"

"... Stupid Xiao Qiu!"

For some unknown reason, Chen Xiaoxia suddenly chopped Xiao Qiu with a chop to the neck.

Thinking she had said something very cool, Yu Muqiu immediately covered her forehead and squatted down, her eyes brimming with tears, and asked:

"Why did you hit me?!"

"Don't say 'death' or anything like that! It's too unlucky!"

Chen Xiaoxia, hands on her hips, shouted at Yu Muqiu, "None of us will die! Never again! We will never die!"

"Xiaoxia... the only ones who never die are monsters, right...?"

"I don't care! You're not allowed to die!"

Chen Xiaoxia pointed at Yu Muqiu and said.

Yu Muqiu looked at Chen Xiaoxia. The two girls, who had just entered junior high school, looked at each other and then laughed at the same time.

"What?! That's so stupid..."

The girls laughed, their sadness from the class reassignment completely gone, and that day became one that Chen Xiaoxia could never forget.

Even now, Chen Xiaoxia has never Oblivion.

(This is wonderful... this is wonderful...!)

(This is exactly what I want to see! Autumn and Summer 99!!!)

(Girls are so great... Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia were so cute when they were little... um... it seems like it was only three or four years ago?)

(Sticky!!!)

(Long live girls who love to stick together!!!!)

(No way, you guys should worry about Xiaoxia!!)

(Hilarious! They've already entered a flashback phase, what's there to worry about? The one who should be worried is the Demons, right?)

(www First it was Xiao Qiu, then Xiaoxia. If I were Demons, I'd be devastated...)

"Whoa--!" ×2

The two parties involved, Xiaoxia and Xiao Qiu, covered their faces almost simultaneously when they saw the memories in the Sky Screen.

Xiao Qiu said shyly to Xiaoxia:

"Don't remember things like that! Forget about it!!"

"No, no, no, this isn't my fault!! But Sky Screen! Don't you know what 'privacy' means!?"

Chen Xiaoxia turned her attention to the Sky Screen.

Indeed, to outsiders, the scene of Xiaoxia and Xiao Qiu snuggling together in their memories is incredibly beautiful, almost heaven-defying.

Even their seemingly naive words are a symbol of youth and proof of their friendship.

After all, who hasn't said all sorts of nonsense when they were young? To outsiders, this beautiful and youthful scene is a wonderful sight.

But for the parties involved...

Awkward!

It's so embarrassing you could practically dig a three-bedroom apartment out of your toes!!

So why is this being shown on the Sky Screen?! Why not just skip it altogether?!

Hateful!!!

Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia were sunk on the spot by Sky Screen. What even the Demons couldn't do, Sky Screen did with ease. As expected of Sky Screen!

Xiao Bai looked at the two with a smile, but the thought of being exposed made her smile vanish instantly.

Tsk, so busy laughing at others, I almost forgot about myself.

It seems I'm about to become one of the targets of Sky Screen's 'sinking'!

As expected, after this episode ended, the first thing to do was to escape... No, we can't delay!

Looking at the scene in the Sky Screen, Xiao Bai deeply felt the danger.

She quietly retreated, intending to escape before the episode ended.

Before Xiao Bai could leave, Chen Xiaoxia suddenly grabbed Xiao Bai's arm and said:

"You... you're thinking of leaving without saying goodbye?"

Xiao Bai:"?!"

Xiao Qiu looked over too. "Xiao Bai? You're leaving again?"

Xiao Bai was speechless.

Chen Xiaoxia, however, wore an evil smile, gripped Xiao Bai's arm tightly, even hugging her, and said:

"Xiao Bai, I know what you're worried about. You're probably worried that you'll end up like us, with your dark past exposed by the Sky Screen, which is why you want to run away, right? Don't worry! I absolutely won't let you escape!!"

"I can't escape! And neither can you!!!"

Damn it!!! Why are you being so smart at a time like this?!

Xiao Bai was sweating profusely inside, but on the surface she remained calm and composed. She tossed her silver hair with one hand and said coldly:

Don't compare me to an idiot like you; I don't have any dark history.

"Puff--"