Bai Lixin checked the time; it was almost the time they met. At this moment, Li Qiuzhi should be on his way out to check the surveillance.
He quickly watched the rest of the video but found nothing unusual. After finishing all the footage, Bai Lixin scrolled back to the part Li Qiuzhi forcibly dragged over. He leaned back in his chair and started listening.
“Master, I’m already on my way to the Cang Mountains.”
“Yes, that’s right. I’m on the xx-4849 train and will reach there in three days.”
“I’ve followed your advice, and I’ve brought everything.”
“Yes, yes, you’re right. I shouldn’t have treated him like that before. But at that time, I had no choice. I didn’t have much money, and I couldn’t afford the funeral expenses.”
“I didn’t have any malicious intentions, I just wanted to lay him to rest. Who knew his spirit wouldn’t dissipate.”
“You’re right, I’ll follow your guidance. This time, I want to go to the temple and offer a memorial tablet for him. I hope he can cultivate well in the temple, attain enlightenment, and stop haunting me.”
“Yes, yes, I understand. I’ll go to the temple to find you as soon as I get off. Thank you so much, Master.”
Afterward, it was the concluding words Bai Lixin heard before.
Bai Lixin dragged the scrollbar to the point where Li Qiuzhi heard something and then fainted. He stood up and looked around the room, his gaze gradually passing over the luggage Li Qiuzhi brought.
‘Brought everything? What was it?’
The ashes should have been handled long ago, so was it a memento of Zhao Ming?
Bai Lixin’s eyes swept across, finally stopping at Li Qiuzhi’s travel suitcase in the corner.
Just as he was about to investigate, a suddenly came from the loudspeaker outside.
“Hello, dear passengers.”
“We will arrive at the next station—Jingchuan Station, in five minutes. The train will stop for half an hour at this station. During the next few minutes before the upcoming stop, there will be some turbulence. All passengers are asked to remain seated and fasten their seat belts.”
The loudspeaker was loud; Li Qiuzhi on the bed frowned, and his eyelashes and eyelids started to tremble.
Seeing that Li Qiuzhi was about to wake up, Bai Lixin had to give up the idea of searching for the suitcase.
He found a sofa to sit on. After a while, Li Qiuzhi slowly opened his eyes and sat up blankly, “What happened?”
Bai Lixin: “You fainted, and I put you on the bed. You haven’t been unconscious for long; we’re about to reach Jingchuan Station.”
“Are you okay? Do you want me to call a doctor for you?”
Li Qiuzhi looked at the quilt on him with a complex expression, rubbing his temples as he sat up, “Thanks, no need.”
Bai Lixin: “If you’re okay, I’ll leave. I’ve been out for a while, and my family will worry.”
“Wait, don’t go.” Li Qiuzhi stopped Bai Lixin, “Can you stay and accompany me? I don’t want to be alone.”
“An old-fashioned pickup line.” Suddenly, the compartment door was pushed open, and the cold-faced Dijia appeared at the door, “If you don’t want to be alone, go find a staff member and change carriages, move to a middle-class or economy compartment. Bai Lixin is not obligated to stay with you.”
His face was already cold enough, but his voice was even colder.
Bai Lixin felt like ice shards were poking at his face.
Under Dijia’s oppressive gaze, Li Qiuzhi shrank his neck, afraid to say another word.
When the cold gaze turned to Bai Lixin, Bai Lixin felt a momentary guilt.
But the coldness in Dijia’s eyes quickly receded, and he just said two words, “Let’s go.”
Bai Lixin glanced at the travel suitcase regretfully and quickly followed Dijia out.
…
As the compartment door closed, Bai Lixin was about to apologize, but Dijia, contrary to usual, didn’t dwell on the topic. “We’re about to reach Jingchuan Station. We’ll have half an hour of rest. Have you been feeling a bit stifled on the train? Do you want to take a stroll?”
Bai Lixin: “I’m sorry, I was in Li Qiuzhi’s room because…”
Dijia interrupted Bai Lixin: “It’s okay, it’s definitely not your fault. I won’t misunderstand you. It must be something Li Qiuzhi did. So, shall we go for stroll?”
Bai Lixin blinked.
The human Dijia in this copy was nothing like the usual Dijia, he was extremely tolerant!
If it were another Dijia, he would have rushed over like a territorial dog upon seeing him with someone else.
Moreover, he had spent so much time with Dijia, but the man hadn’t taken advantage of the situation!
If it weren’t for the appearance of the Dark Fog Dijia, he might have thought they entered a thirty-thousand-year itch, and this bastard was no longer interested in him.
The Dijia before him embodied “benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and wisdom” to the core.
Bai Lixin: “Alright, let’s go for a stroll.”
Jingchuan Station was a small station. After the train stopped, Bai Lixin saw people boarding one by one.
Looking at the backs of the people getting on, Bai Lixin wondered if Li Cangshan might be among them.
The décor of Jingchuan Station was similar to X City’s train station, nothing novel. After a short stroll, Bai Lixin bought some fruits and snacks at the platform and boarded the train ten minutes before departure.
After having lunch in the compartment, Bai Lixin began to stroll around again. He searched the carriages for a while and eventually found Zhou Guang in the corner of the last economy compartment.
Zhou Guang was nibbling on compressed biscuits. When he looked up, he saw a bowl of steaming beef noodles placed in front of him. Upon recognizing the person, his eyes lit up, “God Xin?”
Bai Lixin: “I got it from the dining area. The timing for soaking was just right. Eat it while it’s hot.”
Zhou Guang didn’t hesitate. He took the beef noodles, and started eating, “God Xin is still considerate. I thought I’d be stuck with compressed biscuits and cold water for the next three days. This train is heading north all the way, and the weather is getting colder. Even if I don’t catch a cold, it’s uncomfortable.”
From their current position, they could see the two carriages behind them just by looking up. Bai Lixin glanced at the carriages through the glass, “Did you receive the task yesterday?”
Zhou Guang swallowed a big piece of beef, “I did. After separating from you, I encountered a family. They seemed to recognize me, no, the character I’m playing. Seeing me was like seeing a ghost.”
“I secretly followed them and saw them entering the first-class compartment. Even if you didn’t look for me, I was already planning to find you, God Xin. I probably need your help.”
Bai Lixin nodded, “What’s your task?”
A subtle expression appeared on Zhou Guang’s face, “The flying butterfly returns to the forest.”
Bai Lixin: “?”
Zhou Guang sighed, “That’s my task, ‘the flying butterfly returns to the forest’. I haven’t figured out what this phrase means.”
“To be able to contact this family, I went to the dining area this morning to accidentally meet them. Instead of seeing them, I saw the ticket inspector from yesterday. It’s too damaging not to have bought a ticket. You’re in the first-class compartment, it’s easier for you to approach them than me. Perhaps talking to them will reveal the meaning of ‘butterflies’ in this phrase.”
“Okay,” Bai Lixin agreed, “Which compartment are they in?”
Zhou Guang: “A-7.”
“They’re a family of three, a middle-aged couple, both in their fifties, and a son who is about twenty years old. The parents are a bit cautious, so you can start with the son. When I passed by them yesterday, I saw him playing with a Rubik’s Cube, but he wasn’t good at it. You can start from there.”
Bai Lixin remembered he still had a Rubik’s Cube prop, so he nodded, “Alright, no problem.”
The Rubik’s Cube prop was given to him by Song Yuantian. To be precise, it was handed over to Song Yuantian by Dijia and then passed to him through Song Yuantian.
When this Rubik’s Cube was in Song Yuantian’s hands, it was a black metal block. Once it reached him, it turned into a Rubik’s Cube.
Sister System couldn’t identify what kind of prop it was. He had played with the Rubik’s Cube countless times, but didn’t trigger any skills. In the end, it became a toy for him to pass the time.
Unexpectedly, it would come in handy now. He just didn’t know whether it was a coincidence or a foreshadowing.
“In addition,” Zhou Guang’s voice brought Bai Lixin’s thoughts back, “Last night, I went to the last two carriages for a look.”
