Invade the World

   Chapter 425 The Undead in the Moonlight

  Sister, she...is crying?

  Xu Xiangyang was once again in shock.

  This is different from the joking surprise of "Sister is willing to cook" before dinner today. This time, he really couldn't believe his eyes.

   Because, he has never seen Li Qinglian cry.

   In his impression, his sister will always be that strong woman who is valiant, has a strong personality, and acts resolutely.

   She smiles from the bottom of her heart when she is with her family, and she has a serious face when she is working, and sometimes shows an almost icy expression. He was fortunate enough to have seen it a few times in his sister's workplace before, and that attitude was naturally aimed at criminals, but ordinary people would also be frightened when they saw it.

   This is almost all of Xu Xiangyang's impressions of Li Qinglian.

   Of course, there are also some fleeting moments - very rare, when my sister is resting in the room alone, or accidentally falling asleep on the sofa, her face will inevitably leave a little tired look on her face. It was the weakest expression she had ever shown.

   In addition, in Xu Xiangyang's limited memory, Li Qinglian has never cried once.

   Maybe it's because my sister used to avoid herself crying secretly... But in Xu Xiangyang's view, it's more likely that she has a habit of forcing herself, she won't cry, and she's not allowed to cry.

   Not to mention that, like today, I ran out of the room without sleep at night, stood at the door for more than ten minutes, and cried silently while blowing the wind and looking up at the moon.

   This is what Lin Daiyu should do in A Dream of Red Mansions, not Li Qinglian.

   "Sister...Sister, you, what's wrong with you?"

   He even stuttered a little.

  Xu Xiangyang activated his psychic ability almost immediately, and the suddenly spreading spiritual sense mapped all the landscapes and the information they symbolized within a few kilometers around, including the underground and the sky, into his brain.

  When Xu Xiangyang first used his psychic ability, he would feel dizzy and even feel uncomfortable about vomiting because of the large amount of information pouring into his brain; but now he is completely used to it.

In this fleeting short period of time, because he was too concerned about his sister's state and the fact that "she actually cried", he even forgot what Li Qinglian just said to him, which is also very attractive. Force, equally strange to not.

No no……

   Sure enough, there was nothing abnormal.

  If it was really dangerous, he should have grabbed his elder sister and escaped to Xingjie's bedroom.

  No evil spirits, no approaching humans.

  Xu Xiangyang thought to himself, but that doesn't mean Li Qinglian didn't see anything.

   He immediately thought of what happened tonight. There were some things that he couldn't see with the naked eye and couldn't explore with his spiritual sense; in the final analysis, it was a problem within the scope of the brain's cognition.

   In other words, only the parties can see it.

  Xu Xiangyang has no choice. The only thing he could do was move forward.

   In front of him is his sister and the open door behind her. The moonlight falling from the sky is getting closer and brighter as he walks closer.

   At this time, Xu Xiangyang had noticed something was wrong.

The living room of their house is not big. From the room to the door, the distance is no more than three or four meters horizontally and vertically. He can easily cross it, but every time he lifts his foot and takes a step, the brightness of the moonlight in front of him is changing. With a rapid momentum, it increased rapidly, until he could barely open his eyes.

  Where is the moon? It was like trying to look up at the sun high in the sky at noon.

  Li Qinglian silently watched her younger brother approaching her, without reaching out to wipe away the tears on her face.

   Until Xu Xiangyang grabbed her hand.

   The woman's body swayed slightly, her eyes blinked a little confusedly, and then she seemed to come back to her senses, her eyes were focused, and she looked at her younger brother.

   "...Xiangyang?"

  Li Qinglian did not break free from Xu Xiangyang's hand, but tapped her temple with her other free hand and said:

   "I'm a little sleepy."

   "It's okay, I'll go look outside."

  Xu Xiangyang and Sister Lian exchanged places, standing under the door frame, looking towards the alley.

   The narrow walls on both sides seem to be integrated into the infinite eyes of the night. The bluestone road in the middle is dyed as pale as ice and snow. Every crevice and every dust is clearly visible in the brilliant light.

  ——It really is an unusual moonlight, an unusual night.

  Xu Xiangyang quickly confirmed his guess.

   In today's Jinjiang City, I am afraid that only...

   "I saw your parents."

   At this time, my sister's voice came from behind.

"……Um?"

  Xu Xiangyang turned his head and saw Li Qinglian holding his hand with a faint smile.

   He couldn't see his sister's emotions for the time being. It seemed that he didn't have the feeling of sadness and sorrow just now, but calmed down.

   But in this calm, some more complex emotions are clearly brewing.

   Li Qinglian looked at him so quietly, her eyes fixed, and she repeated what she just said a third time.

   "Uh, you mean my parents..."

  Xu Xiangyang was a little confused, but he still decided to ask a tentative question. While staring at the other party's expression, he said carefully:

   "But they haven't..."

   During the summer vacation, he shared his past with two friends.

  Xu Xiangyang lived with his parents in a place called Wucheng before he went to primary school.

   Actually, Lin Xingjie lived here with her parents when she was a child, but it was closer to the village, and the directions on both sides were different.

   Then, a sudden fire took away his parents, destroyed his home, and completely changed his life.

  The fire burned so thoroughly that only the original house was left in ruins. The source of the fire and the like have been burnt down, and there is no clue at all. It is not even known whether it was an accidental fire or someone deliberately set it on fire. Of course, the former is definitely recorded in the police file.

   As for Xu Xiangyang...

   Now, he only remembers what happened after he was rescued.

   Including waking up in the hospital, being questioned by the police after he stabilized, and attending a funeral.

   The first person to discover the fire scene was a passerby. Sister Lian arrived at the scene shortly after someone called the police, and she rushed in immediately. But because the fire was so fierce, she only had time to rush into Xu Xiangyang's room and carry the young boy out.

   Up to now, she still has scars left after the burns have healed.

   After that, Xu Xiangyang lived in a relative's house for a while, and Li Qinglian graduated from the police academy and became a policeman, and officially became his guardian.

   Perhaps because of the existence of his sister, Xu Xiangyang's missing part in family emotions was well filled. He did not feel lonely because of the early death of his parents.

   When he was in school, there were ignorant little kids who laughed at him as an orphan with no father or mother after learning about his family status... But even at that time, he would not be angry because of this.

What happened has already happened, the dead can't be resurrected, the time that has passed can't be regained, in this world, he only has one family left, that is Sister Lian; so there is only one wish all along: then grow up quickly , Grow up as an adult as soon as possible, so that I can share the family responsibilities for my sister.

   In less than a year, he has two more objects he wants to protect, but that's another story.

   "I know, but I do see them."

  Li Qinglian insisted.

   "Dad and Mom? Are you sure? Why..."

  Xu Xiangyang became more and more confused.

   "So, where are they?"

   Sister Lian did not answer this question, but fell into a strange state of contemplation.

"You know, my relationship with your mother used to be very good, because I was always alone when I was a child. My parents have gone to the city and they have no time to take care of me. At that time, it was her distant cousin who had been taking care of me in my hometown. Later, even after she got married, the relationship between the two of us was still very good, and your father was also a good person... Therefore, the two of us have never broken contact. Xiaoyang, sister, I watched you grow up, you do you remember?"

"……Ok, I know."

   In terms of blood, Li Qinglian is only Xu Xiangyang's distant cousin, but the relationship between the two is better than a sibling.

   If it weren't for this relationship, Sister Lian would not have decided to become his guardian when she just entered the society and even she was a "big child".

   "However, even though they treated me so well, I always felt sorry for them. Both of them are good people, why...they have no reason to become victims, but no matter how I try, I can't save them..."

   Sister's tone was calm, but the words that came out of her mouth were a bit scary, like a drunken drunk, becoming fragmented and topsy-turvy.

Xu Xiangyang was even more flustered now. He saw that his sister's lips were trembling. When he was not speaking, the woman was biting her lips with her teeth, and her chest was rising and falling irregularly; There was a very abnormal force in his hand, which made his palm hurt.

   "Sister...Sister!"

  Xu Xiangyang hurriedly called twice.

   Meanwhile, his brain was racing.

  Why did Sister Lian say these words? Could it be that she felt guilty because she only had time to rescue herself, but not his parents? Could it be this idea that she kept her mouth shut, even through the source of the psychological stress she needed to vent through frantic work?

  But...this is not normal at all! In his opinion, this kind of thinking is completely self-abuse!

   No matter which direction you look at, Li Qinglian has done well enough and powerful enough in that fire, and no one can blame her on this matter.

   In fact, Xu Xiangyang has always admired her sister's bravery in rushing into the fire. He regarded Li Qinglian as his idol from the bottom of his heart, and felt yearning to become such a courageous adult.

   If it wasn't for Li Qinglian as a role model, he would not have grown into what he is now, and he would not have had the opportunity to meet Xingjie and Qingyue.

  Xu Xiangyang doesn't understand, even if she has a good relationship with her parents and is sad about their departure, she doesn't need to be so **** the horns, right? Sister Lian's character has always been very unrestrained. When she was still a student, she left a vague impression of "this big sister is very handsome" when she was young, and she didn't look like such an awkward person at all.

   "It's nothing to do with you... and my sister, right? In that situation, it's already amazing that you can rescue me, it's really amazing..."

   He could only find a way to comfort each other.

   During this process, Li Qinglian didn't show much reaction, just stared at him silently, not knowing whether he heard it or not. Xu Xiangyang didn't care, he only cared about himself chattering, and didn't stop until he was so dry that he couldn't hold back half a word.

   After an unbearable silence, the woman suddenly reached out and touched his hair.

  Li Qinglian seemed to have suddenly figured out something, her shoulders and facial expressions relaxed together, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

   "Xiaoyang, you are right."

"Uh……?"

   Which sentence? I just said a lot of things, and I can't even remember what I said.

"I mean, they are indeed dead, I shouldn't have extravagant hopes on this kind of issue." The woman seemed to see through his question and replied, "It's because I know this matter, so I will try my best. Find out the truth about that day."

   "...The truth? Mom and Dad, don't they—"

"They didn't die by accident. I always feel this way, but I can't find any evidence, so I haven't told you. Otherwise, it's just adding trouble. After encountering real supernatural events, I thought I was very far from the answer. Closer, it turned out not to be."

  Li Qinglian smiled helplessly.

   "Look, psychics, psychics, evil spirits, haunted houses, and those distant realms are all very complicated things, and it's not easy to understand."

   "...Well, now is not the time to say that."

   Sister Lian re-tied the hair that was scattered on her shoulders, while she tied her ponytail, she motioned him to look up to the sky.

   "I think you should have noticed. The moon tonight is a little different, right?"

"Um."

  Xu Xiangyang nodded slightly, he raised his head, his eyes wandered the vast night sky.

   Strangely, the moon around Mingming was incredibly bright, illuminating the entire alley as if it were daytime, but in the sky, he couldn't find the shadow of the moon.

"Not long after I fell asleep, I felt that the moon was very bright, so I woke up. I wanted to go out to see what was going on, but I noticed that the moon was missing. I thought it was some kind of special astronomical phenomenon, and then it didn't take much. long time..."

  Li Qinglian's voice became serious.

   "I just saw the two people who died ten years ago standing in front of me."

   (end of this chapter)