vrcanaries Chapter 110: An Inexplicable Hug
Chapter 110: An Inexplicable Hug
His body had been pulled out of that world, but Shen Jun was not teleported back to the fast-travel bureau. His mind was suspended in the void along with his body, and complex electric current sounds kept ringing in his mind.
Something seemed to be heating up in his chest. Shen Jun looked down and saw a faint light gathering and glowing on his chest, condensing into something that looked like a gardenia.
The faint light felt hot in my chest, and eventually left something like a light pink scar on the skin over my heart.
There were too many complicated things in his mind. Shen Jun looked at the scar-like thing and suddenly remembered that somewhere he had carefully put a small jade carving that looked exactly like this scar into his pocket.
His thoughts gradually drifted away. He seemed to want to give it to someone very important, but he couldn't remember what that person looked like, and even his figure was almost unclear.
There was only a faint scent of gardenia wafting around his nose.
He suddenly remembered the young man who had been sitting on the bed for a hundred years, looking at the yard full of gardenias with a lonely expression.
"Qi Qingchuan..." Shen Jun silently read out the name.
His face that always had a faint smile and his pair of furry animal ears seemed to appear before my eyes again...
[Host, congratulations on successfully completing the mission in the previous world and returning home in glory! ??ヽ(°▽°)ノ?]
031's voice rang in his mind, but Shen Jun's chest seemed to be pressed by something heavy and he couldn't recover for a long time.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully paying off the debt of the quick-through game and receiving a 031-point reward! ] was still mechanically thanking Shen Jun, but Shen Jun couldn't hear a word.
"031..." Shen Jun spoke slowly, his tone full of loneliness.
031 stopped talking immediately after hearing this.
[Host, is there anything 031 can do for you? ]
"Can I know how Qi Qingchuan is doing after I left?"
[Host, if you want to see the subsequent development of that world after leaving, you will need to pay 500 points.]
When he heard the five hundred points, Shen Jun did not hesitate. He just nodded and agreed on the payment interface that popped up on 031.
[Payment successful, querying...]
A slow progress bar appeared in his mind. Shen Jun watched it, but his attention was drawn to the archived memory folder next to him.
He remembered that he had seen the same thing in the previous world... What was that? Was it his previous memory?
Did he ever... delete his memory? Shen Jun stared at that place in a daze, his mind slowly recalling some fragments.
It seemed that there really was a time when he asked 031 to seal his memory. When was that?
Shen Jun didn't remember it clearly, and before he could think about it, the query was completed as shown.
Shen Jun withdrew his gaze and opened the folder.
What came into view was the ending of Qi Qingchuan after Shen Jun left...
After Shen Jun left, Qi Qingchuan was rescued by Xianyang and Qingping who arrived later, but the fox's demon pill could not be found anywhere.
Having lost his demon pill twice, no matter how strong his demon power was, Qi Qingchuan was powerless to save the situation. At the end of his life, Qi Qingchuan and Xian Yang asked him to send him back to the palace.
There, there are the gardenias he planted himself, the traces of his and his lover's past lives, and every bit of Shen Jun's past existence...
Qingping looked at Qi Qingchuan who was so infatuated with his senior brother, and for a moment he didn't know how to describe his feelings.
The two of them worked together and used their spiritual power to protect Qi Qingchuan and send him back to the demon world.
Along with Qi Qingchuan went back with Shen Jun's sword, which had a bent blade.
A good sword is a spiritual sword that will actively recognize its master, but his master has disappeared. The sword spirit couldn't find his master, so it followed the familiar smell and came to Qi Qingchuan.
This person has the scent of his master. He searched for a long time but could not find his master, the young man with the scent of gardenia.
The moment the sword flew into Qi Qingchuan's hands, the scabbard closed automatically, and no one could open it anymore.
Qi Qingchuan looked at the sword in his hand, tears slowly flowing down his face.
Looking at the large patches of gardenias in full bloom in the yard, Qi Qingchuan walked towards the flower field.
The fragrance drifted away with the wind, as if Shen Jun had never left... Xianyang and Qingping watched him from afar, watching Qi Qingchuan sitting alone in the middle of the flower field, his eyes drifting far away to an unknown place...
Later, Qi Qingchuan turned into a white fox, holding Shen Jun's sword in his arms and fell asleep forever.
After his death, Qingping and the people of Qingyue Mountain packed up Shen Jun's clothes and personal belongings and buried them with him.
He was buried under the most flourishing gardenia...
Many years later, perhaps no one will remember Qi Qingchuan anymore, but the fragrance of gardenias will never dissipate above his grave.
He was still alone, just like he had been for countless days and nights before, and his lover was never by his side.
But every time the gardenia blooms again, a roast chicken and two strings of candied haws will be placed in front of the small grave.
Seeing this, Shen Jun's eyes could no longer hold back the tears. They rushed out one after another, and drops of them hit the ground and splashed around.
That fox ended up being…alone.
The intense pain tore at his heart, making Shen Jun almost unable to breathe.
It hurts so much... Qi Qingchuan... Were you in the same pain at that time?
[Host, I have detected that your emotions are fluctuating greatly. Do you need 031 to save your memories? It may be easier if you don't remember. ]
031's voice was still cold. As Shen Jun listened, tears welled up in his eyes again.
After a long time, Shen Jun seemed to be tired of crying. He slowly squatted down and hugged himself into a ball, as if this could dispel some of the sadness in his heart.
Shen Jun smelled the familiar floral scent again and suddenly stood up and looked up as if he had noticed something.
Before he could see clearly, a big hand suddenly took away Shen Jun's sight. The warm palm had a reassuring smell, making Shen Jun forget to struggle for a moment.
The next second, he fell into a warm embrace.
Although his vision was deprived, his sense of smell was still there, and Shen Jun smelled that special, heart-pounding fragrance on that person.
"Is it you..." Shen Jun asked with a trembling voice, but the man behind him did not say anything. He just tightened the arm hanging around his waist and hugged Shen Jun tightly.
After standing for a long time, Shen Jun's legs became numb, and the man behind him finally withdrew his hands.
Shen Jun turned around quickly, but found that there was no one behind him...
Is it an illusion? Shen Jun thought, but just now... those touches, how could they be deceiving, he clearly smelled that familiar smell...
"031! 031! Did you see that? The person just now..." Shen Jun called 031 in his mind.
[Host...031, what are you talking about? Who is it? 031 didn't see it. ]
Shen Jun's eyes dimmed when he heard this. Was it fake? Was it an illusion? But... the warm temperature behind him hadn't dissipated yet...
[Host, don't be sad, we still have the next world to go to, right? ]
Shen Jun listened, but his eyes were empty.
After a long silence, 031 thought that Shen Jun was unwilling to go to the next world. He was about to say that he could apply for leave, but Shen Jun took the lead.
"Can I use my points to choose the next script myself?" Shen Jun asked in a hoarse voice.
031 hesitated and sent a message to his immediate superior 001. After getting 001's approval, he replied to Shen Jun again.
[Sure, host, what kind of script do you want? ]
"Before that... could you please save my memory for me?" Shen Jun's voice seemed to be even hoarser.
[Of course, host, but...can I ask why you want to save your memories? After all, you did the same thing in the previous world. Wouldn't you be happier if you didn't remember?]
Will it be happier? Shen Jun thought silently.
No, he won't be happier, but... subconsciously, it seems that he should have forgotten all this, as if someone once told him not to look back at the road he has walked, and those who move forward should not carry too many burdens.
"No, but... please save it for me." Shen Jun's tone seemed a little firmer.
[Received, host, saving...]
【Ding! Saving completed! 】
[Host, please choose the script for the next world. It will cost you 1,500 points]
As Shen Jun listened to 031's voice, the last trace of moisture in the corners of his eyes gradually dried up.
"That's it." Shen Jun looked at the script in his mind titled "After Becoming a Real Young Master, I Became Gay" and silently clicked to confirm.
[Host, you are about to be teleported to the next world, please be prepared. ]
The light gate appeared in front of him again, and Shen Jun raised his legs and walked slowly towards it.
A breeze blew from somewhere, and Shen Jun smelled that familiar fragrance again.
They surrounded Shen Jun and still refused to leave.
Shen Jun looked at the door in front of him with empty eyes, and stepped in again without any hesitation.
After he left, a figure finally slowly stepped out of the void.
The man just stood in front of the empty door and stayed there for a long time.