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“Ugh…”
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Hua Qi’an bit down weakly, trying to tear apart the water plants invading her throat from who knows where.
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But her efforts seemed futile.
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Unlike the delicate strands she’d seen before, the water plants now felt alive, wantonly playing inside her mouth.
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Some even slid straight down her throat… burrowing into her body.
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Her chaotic mind couldn’t think clearly, but instinctively, she knew—she shouldn’t be here.
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…Then where should she be?
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A suffocating sensation, like drowning, washed over her.
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She seemed to be submerged in some body of water.
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Unstoppable liquid seeped into her ears and nose…
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A coolness, laced with deadly power, invaded her body.
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She tried to open her mouth to scream, but the moment she did, she choked.
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The water plants, twisting like living things, took advantage, digging in even deeper…
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Ugh…
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The sensation of foreign objects burrowing down her throat was far from pleasant.
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Her eyes rolled back for a moment.
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She retched instinctively.
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But since she was underwater, even that was impossible.
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Hua Qi’an tried to raise her hand, to tear off the strange water plants clinging to her body.
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But she found her arms wouldn’t move…
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Dazed, she looked down.
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Her hands were bound tightly with iron chains.
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A thick, heavy chain was wrapped around her bare ankle.
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Despite being submerged for so long, the chain showed no signs of rust.
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Thick water plants coiled around it—
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At the other end of the chain was a block of iron, plastered with talisman papers.
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It radiated a sense of ominousness.
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Half of the iron block was buried in the mud below.
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Clearly heavy, and old.
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“Cough… ugh…”
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Suddenly, the suffocation struck her brain again.
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Hua Qi’an felt her neck being crushed.
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She opened her mouth on reflex, only for water and water plants to pour in.
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What little oxygen she had left was stolen away.
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It wasn’t water plants—
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It felt like hands… choking her neck…
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Tightly.
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As if trying to strangle her to death.
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“Mm…”
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The air in her chest dwindled.
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Her consciousness grew fuzzy.
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The pressure and pain pressed against her neck, and only a painful gasp escaped her lips.
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In a haze, she seemed to see her childhood once more…
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“……”
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Is this a life review?
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Looks like she’s really going to die here, without even knowing why.
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Her corpse probably wouldn’t be found for a long time…
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She wondered if that person would look sad when they heard the news…
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Faces and figures flashed through her mind.
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Hua Qi’an looked calmly at the people from her memories.
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Until she stopped on a single face.
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“Wan Gui…”
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Her lips trembled soundlessly.
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Xia Wan Gui.
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Her childhood friend.
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“……”
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Why, even now…
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Can’t she remember what she looked like?
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“Ah… ugh…”
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She really was at her limit.
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The “hands” around her neck weren’t just choking her…
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They scratched her skin with sharp nails—
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Damn it, what the hell is this thing!
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Is there really nothing she can do?
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The sharp scraping burned her skin, and in the last moment of clarity, Hua Qi’an’s muddled mind cleared for a few seconds.
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A glint of ferocity flashed in her usually calm eyes.
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Pain shot from her tongue.
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She bit down, hard, taking the water plants in her mouth with her.
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The thick taste of blood instantly filled her mouth.
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She had already realized—this wasn’t a real “body of water”.
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Otherwise, she’d have drowned long ago.
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This had to be a dream.
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So she needed to wake up.
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Her memories from before all returned.
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Hua Qi’an remembered filming a video in an abandoned house—then fainting.
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So this must be the dream she fell into after passing out.
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The blood-soaked water plants stilled for a few seconds.
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Then, as if exorcised, they retreated from her mouth.
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“Ah…”
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The sudden withdrawal from her throat made Hua Qi’an shudder.
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But then she finally felt a bit lighter.
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Realizing it was a dream, Hua Qi’an regained her composure.
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The world in front of her blurred, as if the water plants had receded…
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But Hua Qi’an knew this was only the calm before the storm.
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A human silhouette slowly appeared before her.
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A wave of familiarity surged in her chest.
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She more or less knew the identity of the figure…
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Because its hands were still wrapped around her neck.
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Did she… do something to anger this person?
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Hua Qi’an quickly searched her mind for anyone who might hate her…
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But soon, she let out a wry smile.
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It was already a ridiculous dream, so what was the point in analyzing it?
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“Sss…”
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Even if it was a dream, the pain didn’t lessen at all.
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The metallic taste of blood still filled her mouth.
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Suddenly, Hua Qi’an felt the pressure on her neck ease.
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Though she couldn’t see the “figure’s” face clearly, Hua Qi’an somehow knew—
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It was looking at her.
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Even the pain couldn’t wake her from the “dream”…
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Did she need to start with this “human shape” instead?
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Another one of those bizarre dreams…
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As Hua Qi’an’s thoughts raced, an abnormality struck.
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Her whole body trembled.
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Hua Qi’an couldn’t believe it—the chill pressing against her lips.
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Her vision faded into haze.
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So cold…
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A cold, wet, flexible tongue replaced the water plants, invading her mouth.
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The taste of blood was swept away.
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This…
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Was this thing… kissing her?
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Why?
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The hands that had been choking her now pinched her face.
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Hua Qi’an felt the dull ache in her cheeks.
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Though the strangling eased…
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Her breath was stolen in a more domineering way.
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Hua Qi’an tried to break free from the kiss.
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But whether she turned her head or struggled, it was useless.
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Her body remained bound, unable to move.
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Finally, the figure released her.
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No longer tormenting her poor mouth.
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At some point, the shadow had become nearly transparent, letting Hua Qi’an vaguely make out its features…
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She squinted, familiar déjà vu and memories flashing through her mind.
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This shadow… wore the same clothes as that thing she saw in the mirror—
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Did it appear in her dream because she was scared into unconsciousness?
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Once she realized the truth of the “dream,” the faint fear in her chest dissipated.
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“What… do you want?”
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As expected, this wasn’t reality.
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Hua Qi’an’s voice came out smoothly.
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It echoed as if from the depths of water.
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One second.
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Two seconds.
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No response.
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Just as Hua Qi’an was about to speak again, she suddenly felt a tickling at her feet.
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Gritting her teeth, she looked down.
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The water plants that had been wrapped around the chain were slowly creeping toward her.
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They had already touched her soles.
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[Qi’an… Qi’an…]
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The figure before her finally made a sound.
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It was a wet, sticky call, like something from the depths of a sunless abyss.
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It kept repeating a name.
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“You… know me?”
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Hua Qi’an couldn’t help but be drawn in.
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This shadow—repeating her name—what was it?
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Even as the tickling on her feet grew unbearable, Hua Qi’an tried to ignore it.
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[You promised… never to leave…]
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[ Liar… ]
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The mournful, piercing voice rang out again.
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With it, the choking pressure and foreign sensation returned to her neck.
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[Hehehehe… let’s be together forever…]
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“Ah… guh…”
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Death pressed in again, Hua Qi’an’s mind spinning desperately.
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Those last two sentences were her only clues—her last hope.
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The one she promised never to leave, to be together forever…
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The one she betrayed and lied to…
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That person was—
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Uh…
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Who?
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…Who?
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Hua Qi’an’s consciousness sank into darkness.
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