Strange Cards

Chapter 371 I almost caught him

Shi Yu looked at the second lingering soul not far away, wrapped her cloak tighter, and pulled up the hood.

After Shigure covered almost all of his eyes with his hood, he mustered his courage and stepped into the second Soul of the Lost Sin.

……

Nanhai City.

At the Hunter's Base.

Qi Wu led the two back, looking dejected. When they arrived at the kitchen, they found Gu Yue, Qi Nannan, and Liu Yu baking a cake.

Upon seeing Qi Wu return, Gu Yue took off her apron and gently smoothed out Qi Wu's furrowed brows.

"Honey, what's making you so unhappy?"

"His eyebrows are furrowed into a deep frown."

"..."

Qi Wu lowered his head and remained silent, not wanting to say anything.

Gu Yue realized something was wrong and looked at the two children playing with the cream.

"Could you two please wash some fruit for me?"

"Your brother Shiyu's birthday is coming soon, and this birthday cake is prepared for him."

"Wash more strawberries."

"He loves sweets."

After saying that, Gu Yue took Qi Wu's hand and led him to the room, where she locked the door.

"Alright, let's go back to the room. Now those two kids can't hear us anymore."

"Now you can tell me."

"..."

"Xiaoyu, he..."

"Killed in action."

"He died right in front of me."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue seemed unable to believe what Qi Wu had said, her bright eyes filled with shock.

"this..."

"real."

"That child died right in front of me."

"I almost caught him."

Qi Wu said as he sat down in a chair in the room, reclined the chair, and lit a cigarette.

"I have never hated myself so much before."

"I hate my own weakness, I hate my own incompetence."

Qi Wu took a deep drag on his cigarette, almost finishing the entire cigarette in one go.

Qi Wu casually opened an information window and then turned on the exhaust fan, sucking away all the smoke he had exhaled.

After finishing his cigarette, Qi Wu stubbed it out in the ashtray in the room, looking as if he had aged several years.

"The mother of my child."

"If I had stopped this child from leaving today."

"Is he...?"

"You don't have to die?"

Qi Wu stared bitterly at the ground in front of him, then a warm embrace enveloped him, and a melodious voice rang out.

"Her husband."

"I left Hunter almost ten years ago, so I won't comment."

"You and I both know Xiaoyu's personality. Even if you stop him, he will still find a chance to go out."

"Fate has already written the book about the future, and we can only row a small boat down the river of fate."

"Humans are too weak; we can only learn to accept our fate."

If you're still feeling sad, then cry it out.

"It will make you feel much better if you cry it out."

Qi Wu suddenly hugged Gu Yue, buried his face in Gu Yue's shoulder, and burst into tears.

After an unknown amount of time, the crying gradually subsided until Qi Wu raised his face again.

"I..."

"Bai Yu has also been killed in action."

"They both sacrificed their lives."

"Tomorrow I will apply to the parliament to inform them of the circumstances of Shigure's death, and he will be buried with the highest honors the day after tomorrow."

"only..."

"The only thing left for this couple is a cenotaph."

"..."

"Let Xiaoyu and the others be buried together, right next to Miaomiao's grave."

"Although their lives on earth were not good."

"But at least over there, they're reunited."

……

Otherworldly Base.

Gu Nian looked at the script he had just written, picked up his pen and started frantically rewriting it, and in the end he actually burned it.

"No, this script is wrong."

"There must be a way to break it. The epitaph, which is derived from the prophecy, clearly shows the best future for me."

"How..."

"I can't write a script anymore."

Chun saw Gu Nian starting to get increasingly frantic and reached out to grab his shoulder. Instantly, a pair of camellia flowers appeared in her eyes.

Then the pair of camellia flowers were reflected in Gu Nian's eyes, which gradually calmed him down from his frantic state.

"Alright, boss."

"Try not to let your emotions fluctuate so much."

"I'm not sure I can control myself next time."

As Gu Nian gradually calmed down, he looked at Chun, whose face was as pale as paper, and took a deep breath.

"call."

"Sorry, I got too excited."

After saying this, Gu Nian's body suddenly fluctuated, and then Gu Nian directly pulled out Bai Lei and aimed it at his heart.

"If you try to take control of my body again, I will commit suicide and tear you out of my body."

"At worst, I'll just die. Leaving the script behind so they can hand this card to that Joker kid isn't such a bad idea."

"I was willing to cut off my own arm to seal your consciousness back then, so naturally I am not afraid of death today."

"I really dislike the word 'gambling,' but I want to say it."

"Would you dare to bet with me?"

After saying this, Gu Nian found that the fluctuations in his body gradually calmed down. Then Gu Nian stood up and patted Chun's head.

"Tsubaki, I need to go into seclusion for a while."

"The sealed Joker consciousness is gradually awakening. I can't let this guy take away the Joker position that Shigure is currently occupying."

"I've gone into seclusion to suppress his consciousness with all my might. The day I emerge from seclusion will prove that Shigure is about to come out."

"After I leave, leave the outside affairs to Ye Xue and Cang Li."

"You'll be in charge of the base, understand?"

Chun was stunned, seemingly not expecting Gu Nian to hand over the management of the base to her.

Gu Nian patted Chun's head and said with a smile.

"Don't be silly, the spot I was sitting on was for you before I got back."

"I know you have this ability. You need to lead the base well while I'm away."

"I'll leave something behind later. Just follow the instructions on it."

"remember."

I will always love you.

Gu Nian walked to the side as he spoke, while Chun paused for a moment before suddenly speaking up.

"Boss."

When will we meet again?

Gu Nian paused, then turned to look at Chun, who was staring intently at him, and then saw that small figure from before.

Gu Nian shook his head to clear his mind and then smiled.

"sooner or later."

We'll meet again someday.

"We'll see each other again before the new script begins."

"Someday in the future."

"We will meet again."

After Gu Nian finished speaking, he walked forward without looking back, while Chun kept staring at Gu Nian as he walked away until Gu Nian completely disappeared from her sight.