Raiders of Painted Skin Girlfriend # 2

—————Chapter 2 Fear and Hope—————

"You...you didn't fall asleep!?"

An embarrassment of being found out for doing bad things lingered in his heart, and after thinking about it, he felt like this again The idea was absurd, but facing the unknown existence under the skin of "Qin Yuqiu", his heart still beat faster and faster.

"No, at least not yet, but if you really don't do anything, I will fall asleep with you later, but who made you so curious... But, in fact, this is also expected After all, I really know you too well."

"Qin Yuqiu" stretched lazily, her voice was still so gentle and sweet, and she was smiling as usual, but her eyes were calm and strange , as if all his actions were childish and ridiculous in her eyes.

"Although I don't know how you found out, but I think it was just a few days ago, maybe this morning?

" I can try my best to pretend that I didn't see it, and then accompany you to act as your good little girlfriend. Unfortunately, you are such a character who can't hide your thoughts. It's so obvious that I can't ignore it. "

"So...you knew all along?"

Lu Sheng's scalp tingled.

"That's right, from the very beginning, you knew that I had a problem, so why couldn't you hide it better? All kinds of small movements are so obvious, because I'm afraid that I don't know that you have discovered it?"

She laughed at him. glance.

Lu Sheng couldn't refute.

"Forget it, it's hard for you to do this kind of thing. You're not good at concealing things."

At this moment, the two lying under the quilt are still in the posture when they pretended to fall asleep just now, and the girl cuddled intimately. Around him, he didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this.

But to Lu Sheng, this seemingly familiar intimacy seemed even more unfamiliar, even a little scary, a sudden sense of disobedience seemed to split reality.

When an unknown creature in the skin of a familiar person lies in your arms with a sweet smile, not only does it not reduce the strange feeling, but the fear it brings is far better than "she" standing in front of you indifferently. appearance.

"If I were you, I would be more tolerant and investigate quietly instead of alarming the enemy. You are still far behind in this respect."

"Actually, that's what I think."

Seeing "Qin Yuqiu"—or The unknown existence wearing her skin didn't intend to kill people immediately, so Lu Sheng heaved a sigh of relief, but still didn't dare to relax his vigilance.

"It's a pity that I have such a personality that I can't do this kind of thing, but you still found out. I am far behind you in terms of camouflage."

"It's actually okay, there is no need to be so depressed, even if you really The disguise is very good, and it doesn't make any difference to me, it's just a matter of time before I find out."

She comforted him as if she didn't hear the meaning of his sarcastic words.

Lu Sheng shook his head.

"Forget it, since I've been discovered, I won't beat around the bush, let's talk frankly, who

are you?" "Did you kill Yuqiu and put on her skin to pretend to be by my side?" ?”

He waited for an answer.

If it is, he will do what he should do to avenge the girl he loves, even if there is little hope.

"Who am I? Put this question aside for now, but the first half of the sentence is barely correct. I did kill a girl named Qin Yuqiu, and then put on her human skin to pretend to be her."

She lightly Smiling, he spoke unhurriedly, as if what he was talking about was not killing and cheating, but something as simple as what to eat tonight.

Hearing this, even though he was mentally prepared, Lu Sheng's eyes were still covered with a layer of despair, followed by anger and instinctive killing intent, his hands suddenly swelled up, grabbing her tender neck, No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make any progress, as if he was imprisoned.

"Don't be so anxious, you just said that you can wait for me to promise you, and now you are so anxious to kill me?"

She said with regret, one by one, she opened his fingers holding his neck , and then rubbed his cheek against his palm, the touch was soft and delicate, but he couldn't move at all.

"My patience is reserved for Yuqiu, not you, a monster in human skin!" Lu Sheng scolded angrily.

"A monster... That's right, I'm indeed a monster, a monster who wears her skin after killing someone, and uses other people's identities to deceive everyone."

She smiled, but her eyes were too cold. No smile.

"However, it's really hurtful to say it from your mouth. You obviously said how much you love me before, but in the end it's still the same. You change your face when you say it."

"So, when did this happen?"

Lu Sheng asked suddenly.

"Huh?"

"I said, when did you kill her and hide by my side under the disguise of her?"

"Interesting, is there any point in asking this? The girl named Qin Yuqiu is already dead , I can't come back."

She snorted, as if she was amused.

"Tell me! When did it happen!?"

Lu Sheng suppressed his anger and almost roared.

"..."

She was silent for a few seconds, Fang opened her lips.

"I didn't want to say this. Since you insisted on listening, I will say it. It was probably... nearly four years ago."

"Four years ago? You mean... In the past three years, with me The "Qin Yuqiu" who was together was actually... you?"

Lu Sheng was stunned.

But she still nodded, her smile was a bit regretful for some reason, and some unknown emotion.

"Yes, it's always been me."

"How about it, are you disappointed? You thought you were in a relationship with a girl who liked you, and you have lived sweetly for three years, but in fact, both the feelings you cherish and the person you like are fake Yes, it didn't exist from the very beginning."

She turned sideways, put her ear on his chest, and rubbed it lightly twice, like a cat attached to him.

"I heard it, your heart is beating faster, you really want to kill me, don't you?"

"But unfortunately, you can't do it, your fist looks so ridiculous in front of me, even if I am right in front of you In front of you, you can't do anything, you can't even hurt me a bit, but I can play with your life in the palm of my hand, how about it? How does it feel to be hugged by a monster in human skin?"

" ..."

Lu Sheng didn't answer, he was thinking and struggling.

But "Qin Yuqiu" interpreted his eyes as another meaning.

"Oh, actually, you don't have to be so scared. I won't kill you for the sake of the fun you've had during this time. From now on, you can pretend that nothing happened and live your life in peace. I won’t come to you again, this is also your best choice.”

“Of course, you can also choose to take **** on me, I know you hate me, but that doesn’t make any sense, after I disappear from your presence, you will never It is impossible to find me again, even if I am standing next to you, **** will only waste your own time, I hope you can cherish your own life, this is my last advice to you as "Qin Yuqiu"."

"But , before I leave, I can accompany you for the last night by your side, sleep well, and wake up, it will be a new life."

"Qin Yuqiu" untied his imprisonment, as if he was not worried that he would come back again. There was a sudden burst...or maybe it was because of indifference, the slender jade fingertips lighted up slightly, and they were about to caress Lu Sheng's forehead.

Naturally, she didn't think that Lu Sheng would obediently listen to her and continue to sleep in the same bed with her, so she could only give a little help.

"Don't blame me, since you discovered my secret, you will never go back."

"Who said...you can't go back?"

Lu Sheng, who had been silent for a long time, spoke again, with complicated eyes.

She did not imprison his language ability, he has always been able to speak, but after learning that the girlfriend he has been with for more than three years has always been the "she" in front of him, he has been silent until this moment, because he He knew that if he didn't speak again, he would never have the chance to see her again when he woke up after being casted by the spell.

Not only words, but he also used more intense actions to express his thoughts - not violent attacks full of murderous intent like before, but a tight hug that seemed to press her into his arms .

Caught off guard, "Qin Yuqiu" didn't even struggle for a while, and was pulled into his arms.

"To be honest, I still don't know how to face this complete stranger you, but one thing makes me feel lucky, that is, you are with me from the beginning to the end, and you are not the one wearing her The monster that skin is close to me, you have always been the girl in my memory, and that is what makes me most happy."

He put his chin on her shoulder and whispered.

"You... What are you?"

She was obviously taken aback, the light on her fingertips disappeared, her expression was uncertain, Lu Sheng's reaction completely exceeded her expectations for the first time.

"Why? Are you not angry? I have lied to you for so long! How could you not care at all."

"Yes, of course I care. You have lied to me for so long, making me think that the girl I like is already I understand enough that even feelings are fake, how can I have no emotions at all, but that can be temporarily ignored in front of the most important issue!" Lu Sheng said in a deep voice.

"From discovering your secret to now, what I worry about the most is your identity. I am extremely afraid, afraid that you are just a monster who killed her and then pretended to be her to deceive me, so I have to kill you with my own hands. Or be killed by you in turn, but fortunately, this is not the truth."

After realizing this, he was really relieved.

"... I can't understand, I killed this girl named Qin Yuqiu, and then pretended to be her to approach you, isn't that true?" She asked puzzled.

"...Don't you want to say that because I have been deceiving you from the beginning, the "Qin Yuqiu" who is with you has always been me, not someone else, so you are happy?"

It seems to think so The idea was really absurd, she even laughed out loud.

"Are you a fool? At this point, you can't even make a mess of the most basic problems. Don't forget, I killed the real Qin Yuqiu with my own hands, and even put on her human skin to deceive you Three years, are you going to tell me that you don't have any grudges in your heart? Do you really think that such an excuse can deceive me?" At the

end, her tone was already a little cold.

This time it was Lu Sheng's turn to be silent again.

"If there is no grudge, it is impossible, even you won't believe it, but when I know that you are "Qin Yuqiu" who gets along with me day and night, and not someone who came in halfway, I am really glad, This is by no means lying to you, but an undeniable fact."

"Although I don't understand why you wanted to kill the real Qin Yuqiu, but... I believe you have your own reasons..."

At least he hoped there was such a reason .

"Of course, I know that this so-called "belief" is a bit ridiculous in your eyes, and I feel the same way myself, like a mindless idiot, I know almost nothing about the real you, but... I still like you , This is the most important reason for trust, after all, feelings are blind, aren't they?"

"Besides... If you were really that kind of bloodthirsty monster, you should have shown your fangs to me long ago, but up to now, you have only simply threatened me, but you have not hurt me, so... ...I believe that you are not the kind of guy who kills innocent people indiscriminately, maybe there is a reason that I can understand."

"Just because of this, you believe that I have a reason to kill people?" She couldn't believe it. "Are you out of your mind?"

"Maybe, but do you need a detailed reason to trust your girlfriend?" Lu Sheng sighed. .

In fact... it's not so much that he believes it, it's better to say that he is trying to "believe", and even avoid it to some extent, but what else can he do?

"But aren't you worried that I'll continue to deceive you in turn? It's so easy for me to fabricate a lie. Are you really willing to just trust me? Let me lie to you again?"

"Qin Yuqiu" looked up, Look into his eyes.

"...I don't know."

Lu Sheng shook his head frankly.

"I just know that if I can't find a way to keep you, I will never see you again."

"If I give me a little more time, I might be able to give you a more accurate answer, but right now my mind is in a mess , I don't know whether I should trust you, but you are my girlfriend, and this reason is enough for me to take a risk."

"Of course...if you really don't want to tell the truth, then lie to me again, it's okay Yes, it's best to weave a perfect lie, to be able to lie to me for the rest of my life, so that I can accept it with peace of mind...if you are willing to stay with me for the rest of your life."

"..."

She didn't speak, staring at He looked, and once again returned to calm as water, there was no emotion in his eyes, making it impossible to guess what was going on in her heart.

After a long time, she spoke slowly.

"Then...if there is really no so-called reason, and everything is out of my hobby? I simply like to make living beauties into human skins and wear them on my body, what should you do?"

"Then... ...I can only try my best to prevent you from continuing to do bad things. Even if I can't do anything, it is impossible to see you go further and further on this road, but even if there is still a glimmer of hope, then I still like you .”

He sighed softly.

"I liked you from the beginning. Since you have been with me for more than three years, for me, what is the difference between a constant disguise and the truth? This is my idea."

He His outlook on life in the past twenty years meant that he couldn't have no grievances about it. Lu Sheng knew this very well, and also knew that the woman in front of him might be a monster who killed countless people, but what could he do? Sternly reprimanded, a clean break? That's morally correct, but he really can't make this choice, but he also doesn't want to go to the other ****, sit idly by or even help the evil, so he wants to find a compromise balance.

Maybe a little cowardly, stupid, even hypocritical, but that's his choice.

"So, can you stay with me and continue to be with me? It doesn't matter if you continue to lie to me, as long as you tell me, I will believe whatever you say."

"You...Aren't you afraid?" She hesitated.

"Scared, of course I'm afraid. I'm afraid of you so much that I'm shaking all over now, but I'm even more afraid that you will leave me, and I'm even more afraid that you won't be by my side when I wake up."

Lu Sheng's eyes undoubtedly suppressed fear , but with some kind of hope, he looked straight at her.

"Please, Yuqiu...Whether you are the real Qin Yuqiu or not, I always like you now, please stay, okay?"

Silence, after a long silence, she opened her mouth slowly, her tone with mixed emotions.

"It's really interesting. After knowing so many truths that are terrible to you, you can still say that you want me to stay, and you are even willing to let me continue to deceive you...even if it's just lip service , to this extent, just because you like me, the pretended "Qin Yuqiu"?"

"That's right."

Lu Sheng admitted without hesitation.

"Should I say you're infatuated...or stupid."

She sighed and said helplessly.

"...Well, since you want a reason, I'll give you a reason, but...whether this reason is trustworthy and persuasive depends on you, and I don't care about it."

Her tone Softened a bit.

"The reason I killed her... was not as noble as you hoped, let alone correct. It was just an unequal transaction. I fulfilled her wish, no matter whether it violated human morality and laws or not. The price, her life, appearance and identity will completely belong to me after the transaction is completed."

"Qin Yuqiu" slowly narrated.

"She is not the first human to trade with me, and she will not be the last. As for the reason for this trade... because that is my instinct and my hobby. I like to collect those beautiful skins, disguised as Their looks usurp their lives."

"According to human morality, a monster like me...should be called heinous, right? Can you accept such a reason?"

"...To be honest, it's a bit difficult."

Lu Sheng Also sighed.

"So... what deal did the real Qin Yuqiu make with you?"

"Oh? Do you want to know?"

"Well, although she is not you, but the original owner of this face... this human skin, I want to know what kind of person she is."

"Then you may be disappointed, with that girl's nature, I'm afraid she won't even look at you in this lifetime." "Qin Yuqiu" pouted.

"What she asked for was money, and she wanted enough money to satisfy her lavish life, so I gave her a figure that would allow her to spend at least twenty years without any worries, at the expense of her The human skin and identity, of course... The transaction was not completed directly, and the condition I gave her was that I would take everything from her when the money was spent."

"And she used the money to buy every Quarterly luxury accessories, designer dresses and bags, and every brand she knew, spent most of the money in just one year, and finally became addicted to gambling, trying to get enough money with the last gamble. The money, let me not go to her."

"It's a pity...she poured all her money into it, signed a loan contract worth millions, and lost it all in the end. If I hadn't done it secretly, she wouldn't even have the only valuable appearance to me. It will be ruined."

"As for the aftermath? The next thing is very simple, I killed her, and her skin and identity became my property. Kill all the filthy things that wanted to do evil to "Qin Yuqiu", and then return to school instead of her, and then you know the rest."

"I see, no wonder I could occasionally hear some bad things about you in the past at that time. It was a good rumor, but it disappeared quickly, and I thought it was just a rumor, but it turned out to be not nonsense."

Lu Sheng nodded, sort of resolving one of his previous doubts.

"Because I personally looked for them, I didn't kill them just because I didn't want to make a big fuss, and if it wasn't for the original her who messed up the original social relationship, I wouldn't even need to transfer schools."

"How? Disappointed? This is just a boring and clichéd story of a gold-digging girl who is bewitched by an evil monster and finally falls into the abyss and loses everything. Neither she nor I are good things."

"That said, but You actually left her a chance, didn't you?"

Lu Sheng said suddenly.

"You gave her twenty years of money, and the condition that she would take her life if she ran out of money. If she hadn't worshiped money so much and spent the money not so extravagantly, the money should have been used for a long time, right? If she really If you do it, you won’t have to die...or at least you won’t die until a long time later.”

“It’s impossible not to die. If you want to take something from me for nothing and don’t want to pay the price, how can there be such a good thing? ’

she said with a sneer.

"It's just... If she can really hold back her inflated desires, the time will indeed be later. If she postpones the deadline for the conclusion of the deal to the time when she is old and pearls are no longer valuable, I don't bother to do it again." To take her place."

"Look, don't you still have some advantages, at least you keep the promise, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Lu Sheng smiled.

"...Stop being so sentimental. I keep the agreement just depending on my mood. Even if she really delays her ****, she will still die. From the beginning, I didn't intend to let her take the money for nothing. It's just what it is. It's just a matter of time to die, you'd better stop holding that ridiculous idea, I'm not the pure white and flawless little girl you imagined."

She sneered.

"I'm a monster, a murderous monster. It's best not to fantasize about how beautiful I am, and don't just look for advantages for me there. Don't you think you're too naive?

" You are right, my thoughts are indeed a bit naive. If this is the deal between you and her... or theirs, I am afraid I still have a hard time accepting it. At least I cannot accept that you peeled off the skin of an innocent girl with peace of mind. This kind of thing, and if there is no interference from you, maybe she won't lose everything so seriously no matter how much she worships money in her life."

Lu Sheng finally gave his own answer.

She stared at his slightly hesitant face, and after a few seconds, she smiled again. It was as delicate as an artificial flower, false and beautiful, and somehow touched people's hearts inexplicably.

"...Yeah, you finally understand that you are a kind-hearted mortal, but I am a monster addicted to killing people. You and I are creatures of two worlds, so... stop wishful thinking, okay, Since you can't accept me like this, don't fantasize about me being so beautiful, the moment when the dream is shattered is uncomfortable, why bother."

She gently stroked his cheek and said with some emotion.

"It's not too late now, let me help you sleep well, when you wake up, the world without me is the best for you, there is no need to **** yourself."

"No, you don't understand I mean, I haven't finished yet."

Lu Sheng shook his head and grabbed her wrist.

"I don't mean to give up the idea of ​​keeping you, but... I hope you can give up your deal, at least for the time being... where I can see, stop doing this kind of thing, Okay? Since you are willing to wait many years for her suicide, why not wait a little longer."

"Oh? You want to say that you don't intend to compromise, but want me to compromise, yes Is it?"

She was stunned, and then as if she heard something ridiculous and absurd, she couldn't help being amused, and the flowers trembled in his arms.

"Make it clear, it is you who want me to stay, you want me to continue to be your "Qin Yuqiu", it is you who are begging me! It is not me who is begging you, if you are the "guest" of my transaction, you are now You 're already dead, yet you still dare to make an inch of it."

"Do you think I won't kill you, so you have nothing to fear?" "Qin Yuqiu" narrowed his eyes.

She didn't see any movement, and there was some invisible pressure on her neck, which was obviously a threat and "warning", emphasizing that she had the ability to kill him here at any time.

"But you actually want to stay, don't you?"

Lu Sheng said softly, ignoring the pressure on his neck.

The inexplicable killing intent was getting heavier and heavier, making it hard for him to breathe, as if he was being targeted by a wild beast and wanted to kill him, all the instincts in his body were warning her of the danger.

But he mustered up the courage to continue talking.

"If not, why didn't you choose to make up a good-sounding lie to convince me? It's not difficult for you, but you just told me a reason that I can't accept...Of course, this It can also be explained that you were unwilling to promise me to stay, and my so-called liking is just a joke in your eyes."

"But... If this is the case, then you don't need to talk to me so much at the beginning. You can just let me go to sleep and leave. If my thoughts are really so ridiculous, you You should laugh at my stupidity and innocence, and then tell me that I don't deserve it, or even kill me directly to prevent me from continuing to make noise. You have this ability, but you didn't do it. Instead, you have been responding to my appeals, which is a bit dishonest "

Hearing this, "Qin Yuqiu" didn't respond, and there was no emotional calm on her face, which might be her best at disguising.

But that sense of danger did slowly fade away.

"So, even though you say you refuse, you actually want me to accept the other side that you think is the ugliest, don't you?"

"Of course... I'm not sure if this is my unilateral delusion After all, love is the most distorted filter, and what I see is only what I take for granted, so, Yuqiu, how about we make a deal too?"

Lu Sheng looked into her eyes without blinking, his expression gradually serious .

"A deal for both parties."

"You stay and continue to be my girlfriend, no matter if you are "Qin Yuqiu" or in any other capacity, but you have to give up your hobbies and stop taking the initiative to "hunt" The human skins of those girls, live an ordinary life with me with peace of mind."

"Oh, a deal...then what price can you pay for this request?"

"Qin Yuqiu" waited quietly, With a faint smile.

"The price... I really can't give you anything. As you can see, I don't even have the most basic capital to negotiate a deal. I'm not even a beautiful girl. I can't even give you this human skin."

Lu Sheng sighed tone.

"However, I can give you a home, a destination, and... a man who is willing to believe in you unconditionally, no matter who you are."

"He will try to accept everything about you. In front of him, you can show your true self without any scruples. Moreover, he is pitifully weak. No matter what he does, he will never be able to deceive you. He will always be under your control. Now , you don’t have to worry about him betraying you at all.”

“Does this condition satisfy you?”

“…”

“Hmph… It sounds nice, but it’s nothing more than an empty-handed white wolf, although the words of love are good, But what's the use of speaking so nicely, you can't give me anything and you want me to stay and continue to be your girlfriend, you're just a mere mortal, you don't even understand how big the gap is between us, you guy is really Dare to think, in normal times, you wouldn't even have the qualifications to stand in front of me..."

After a few seconds of silence, Lu Sheng's heart sank, he closed his eyes without any hope, and waited for her ruthless Rejection and wanton taunting.

However, what was waiting was a bit moist and soft to the touch.

She kissed him lightly on the cheek in return.

"Don't think too much, I didn't say this is a promise."

"I will stay, but only temporarily. One day I feel bored, I will leave anytime, no matter how much you ask me, it is useless, but in exchange , During this period, I will not "hunt" new skins for the time being, and I won't embarrass you, the rest depends on your performance."

"Ha~"

She covered her mouth and couldn't help yawning.

"After talking so much in the middle of the night, I'm sleepy too. Let's have a good sleep and let you calm down by the way. Don't be too hot-blooded. Sometimes the promises made in a hurry don't necessarily make up the numbers. Even if it is Those who make deals with me have the right to renege before the last chance, although they still have to pay a small price."

"...No, I won't regret it."

"It's not up to you."

"Qin Yuqiu" smiled slightly, stretched out his finger and pointed at his head, causing his body to go limp all of a sudden, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

"When you wake up, if you are still willing to fulfill the transaction, let's have a relaxing chat."

"Good night, have a good dream."

After a moment of hesitation, she took the initiative to adjust her posture, holding his arm like a Hugging her chest tightly like a pillow, she quietly listened to his steady and long breathing.

At this moment, she is the only "person" who is still awake.

In the night when no one could see, "Qin Yuqiu" finally stopped maintaining that disguised expression, and there was a little confusion in his moist almond eyes.

She curled up, lying beside the sleeping Lu Sheng, muttering to herself.

"Home...? It's a word that I hear every day, but every home doesn't belong to me. It has been like this every time for thousands of years. Will it be the same this time?"

...

Lu Sheng It was like a dream.

Qin Yuqiu in the dream is no longer her usual appearance, a sudden and strange zipper appeared on her white back, her eyes are no longer the gentleness of the past, but cold as if she had become another person, and she opened the zipper She took off the skin named "Qin Yuqiu" like taking off a piece of clothing, revealing a strange face.

Pretty, but not his Yuqiu.

Then... what happened later, the dream didn't say.

I just remember that he seems to have made a decision, choosing in pain and confusion.

Ah, he remembered.

It turned out that this was not a dream.

"..."

"It would be great if it was really a dream."

He slowly opened his sleepy eyes, raised his palms to cover the direct sunlight on his face outside the window, and after getting used to the morning brightness, Lu Sheng looked Looking at the familiar and white ceiling, whispering to himself, full of thoughts.

"If you really think so, it doesn't matter. I don't mind being an ordinary couple with you for a while. Anyway, I have been playing love games with you for three years. It doesn't matter if I come for another three years. To me Said there was no difference."

A familiar voice came from the side, "Qin Yuqiu" was leaning against the door frame, holding a glass of milk in his hand, with a slight smile on his mouth, a little different from his usual gentle and pleasant temperament, appearing more powerful and carefree Lazy, but it doesn't look out of place when it appears on her body.

Maybe that was her true character, or it was another deliberate or unintentional disguise.

"Just act as if you didn't see anything, and I can act as if nothing happened, and everything is as usual. This should be very attractive to you, after all... the real me is not as beautiful as you imagined, and you are also You don’t have to **** yourself to smile in the face of a monster in human skin.”

“Indeed, it’s very attractive, and I also hope that everything is just a dream, but... since I promised to accept the real you, I always I can't go back on my word after a night, it really makes me feel like I didn't find out anything, and I can't get over this in my heart."

Lu Sheng shook his head, straightened up from the bed, and stretched.

"From today onwards, we can be regarded as getting to know each other again. Since you are not the real Qin Yuqiu, do you need me to change your name?"

"It's not necessary, just call me Yuqiu like before. Skinny, naturally you have to respect the role setting."

She walked over and sat on the bed in a casual posture.

"What's more... Every time I change the appearance of a piece of human skin, I will change my name. I don't know how many names I have used for thousands of years. Maybe I still have my own name a long time ago, but it is too early now. I just forgot."

"So have you really lived for a long time?"

"According to the human concept of time, it has indeed been a long time, so long... the memory is a little fuzzy, well, you may have no idea if you have If you're interested, I can tell you about that gangster Liu Bang who chopped up the white snake. I happened to be there at the time, and it was one of the few historical legends that I personally experienced." After

speaking, she seemed to remember something interesting .

"By the way, I remember that snake is really a serious snake demon. It seems that it didn't take long for it to take shape, and it was unlucky to be chopped off by old Liu Zi."

These words directly silenced Lu Sheng.

"Didn't you say thousands of years ago? Liu Bang was in the Han Dynasty more than two thousand years ago."

"Two thousand years is also thousands of years. It is a unique privilege for girls to say one's age younger."

"But This span is too big."

"Don't be ridiculous, if I say thousands of years, it's thousands of years."

She flicked his forehead lightly.

"Okay, okay, you have the final say."

Lu Sheng closed his mouth.

"Hmph, you are wise, but this is actually only part of the reason. On the other hand... I can't remember how many years I have lived, and the earliest memories have been completely forgotten."

Qin Yuqiu smiled nostalgic laugh.

"I just remember that those humans who have seen me called me various names, most of which have been forgotten, but they are all monsters and the like, that is Pu Songling in the last few hundred years. The guy is interesting, he named me Painted Skin."

"Then... is the story in Liaozhai true?"

"Fart, it's fake, he made it up in the book."

She rolled her eyes.

"What I like is the skin of a beautiful woman. Why do you want a man's heart? It's not delicious. Besides, how can a mere Taoist priest have the ability to hurt me or even "kill" me? It's purely an ooc fan. I didn't It’s his luck to find trouble with him.”

“So, rather than saying that I am the legendary painted skin, it is more accurate to say that I am the prototype of the painted skin, but if you want to call it that, I don’t mind, after all, this is a legendary story It is the closest name in the book, and it is convenient for you to recognize."

"Painted skin..."

Lu Sheng chewed on this familiar classical monster name.

It must be said that the original deity of this ghost story is sitting next to him, which is quite a wonderful thing.

"Having said that, the painted skin in Zhiguai novels is a ghost of unknown gender. Most of the painted skins adapted from modern movies set the gender as female. As for the ones in the book, there are both. Then you who are the prototype of "painted skin" ..."

"Want to know my gender?"

She smiled, as if she had expected him to have such a question.

"I know what you're thinking, but if you want to make yourself feel better, I suggest you treat me like a girl, after all, I'm not interested in men's skin at all, and I'm not interested in using men Therefore... I have changed countless identities over the past thousand years, but they are all women without exception. Whether it is character, appearance or body, I am undoubtedly a woman."

"Of course, if you rebel You have a strong mentality, if you insist on treating me as a man wearing a beautiful skin, I don’t mind, anyway, you are the one who suffers.”

“Then your body gender… I mean you should have a real ...Hmm!" Lu Sheng's words came to an abrupt end.

Because she stuck out a finger, gagged his mouth, and shook her head with a chuckle.

"You don't need to know this."

"You just made the contract, and you want to know my real body. Don't you think it's a bit presumptuous... Don't worry, I'm not angry. You can imagine and doubt to your heart's content, but I won't give it to you." Your exact answer... at least for now, you don't have the qualifications."

"Of course, you can also change your mind, maybe you will feel better, isn't that kind of gender-unidentified character very popular now? So... just let me I'll leave you a little room for imagination."

She seemed to have thought of something, and poked his face with some amusement.

"By the way, if I remember correctly, don't you have a lot of fake girls' books and ts books in your e-station favorites? Did you find it?"

"Stop talking... Tell me, when did you check my phone."

Lu Sheng blushed a little.

"I didn't turn it over on purpose. It's just that you often open a page and put it there, and you just see it by accident. It's strange that you can't see it with your vigilance."

She spread her hands and said frankly.

"Don't worry, I won't laugh at you because of this kind of thing... In the end, I have lived for thousands of years and haven't seen any tricks. You are just reading a book. I have seen many people who play real people, men and women. Young and old, you can never imagine where the limits of human beings are.”

“It sounds amazing, should I say “explain”?”

“Well, it’s almost like listening to a story for you Isn't it? It's not impossible to want me to "explain in detail", and it's good to talk to you about the past if you have time, after all, I have lived for so long, even if I just pick some fragments I still remember, it is enough to talk about it for a long time."

" But my past is not only those interesting stories, you know, even if it is a real human heart, I have tasted it myself, otherwise how would I know it is not delicious, you are really prepared, together with those dirty Do you want to accept the dirty and bloody past?"

Qin Yuqiu's slender fingers slowly slid down, across his neck, and tapped lightly on his heart, as if implying something, but didn't show it, just his eyes There is a palpitating scrutiny like a poisonous snake in it.

"Now, you still have one last chance to repent. After all, you were not rational last night. You just uttered bold words out of emotion. You must have some regrets now. It's okay, I can understand, as long as you say a word , I'll just pretend nothing happened, and you don't have to worry about how to face me."

"No."

Lu Sheng shook his head.

"I don't regret it. Although I was a little bit upbeat last night, what I said was sincere. I just want you to stay and nothing else."

"But you don't even dare to hug me now, you are afraid of me Isn't it?"

Qin Yuqiu stared at him intently, and without seeing her turn her head, that soft little hand precisely grasped his hand hanging behind her waist, and he habitually wanted to wrap her waist , but I don’t know why I shrink back and dare not touch it.

Some things have indeed changed.

The two of them knew each other very well. After knowing her secret, no matter how beautifully Lu Sheng said it, it would be difficult for Lu Sheng to treat her as casually as before.

"That's right, I'm afraid of you, but I know better that ignorance is the biggest factor that breeds fear. I don't know the real you, and I only like you as "Qin Yuqiu", but that's just Your layer of camouflage."

Lu Sheng hesitated, but continued.

"So... I still want to know more about you, a more comprehensive and true you, so that I can know if I really can't let you go, even if I really can't accept it, it shouldn't be because I love you so much. Fear you because of ignorance."

"Fear and love are not necessarily in conflict, are they?"

He no longer flinched and wanted to hug but dared not, but decisively stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly. Grasping her willow waist, it seems to be declaring his determination in this way.

"I will try to accept it a little bit, I promise, so please understand the inner panic and bewilderment of an ordinary person when facing this shocking reality? I think I am already very I'm sensible, at least I'm not scared stupid, but no matter what, I can't get used to it in the blink of an eye, I'm not a superman, I have to give some time to adapt."

"...That's right."

Hearing this, Qin Yuqiu slightly He was taken aback for a moment, but quickly covered up the momentary absence calmly and calmly, without saying much.

[I still care a little too much, obviously she is such an old demon, she shouldn't, but in the end she was educated by him]

She opened her arms, accepted his hug, put her head on his shoulder, Breathing a familiar breath, his small white hands gently stroked Lu Sheng's unhealthy back.

"However, if the reason you want me to stay is because you don't want to part with your girlfriend "Qin Yuqiu", I can give you another choice."

She gently pushed his embrace away, moved her seat, and sat in a seat away from her. He was about half a meter away.

"Look at it."

Qin Yuqiu touched the back of his neck with his fingers, the fingertips shimmered, touched the smooth and fair skin, and gently swiped down, a delicate white zipper appeared on the skin, from the back of the neck Extending all the way to the back of the wrapped clothes, the shape of the zipper is the thinner type, not thick and wide, but small and exquisite, with a "slim" temperament.

She pinched the dangling zipper pull at the top of the zipper, and pulled it down, and the leather gap sealed by the zipper slowly opened. The movement was not fast, and she probably demonstrated it very carefully to let him see clearly, but the zipper was not there after all. It was too long, and Qin Yuqiu didn't really pull it to the end, but just untied a short section, revealing the same snow-white skin on the inside of the leather, which was smooth and flat, and there seemed to be no trace of another zipper.

She stretched out two hands, grabbed the leather on both sides of the zipper, and pulled the head of the leather up like taking off a tightly fitting hood. Immediately afterwards, "Qin Yuqiu"'s face began to distort , separated little by little from the other face wrapped in leather.

Although he observed very carefully, in the final analysis, it only happened in a few seconds from when she unzipped the zipper to taking off the head of the leather. It seems that the elasticity of the leather is also very good. After the neck leather stretched nearly 1.5 times its length, "Qin Yuqiu"'s leather headgear was finally completely taken off, revealing a beautiful but unfamiliar face and slightly curly dark brown long hair , showing him a pretty smile.

He didn't recognize this appearance, but he had seen it before. In the video that revealed the secret, after the skin of "Qin Yuqiu" was taken off, this was the face he saw.

However, the last time he saw her, the clarity of the video was not enough for him to see her face clearly, he only had a general impression, this time he was finally able to look at her carefully.

This new face is slightly more mature than "Qin Yuqiu", the red lips are slightly pursed, and the light eye shadow and thick long eyelashes perfectly set off the stunning feeling of those red and phoenix eyes, which looks similar to the gentle temperament of "Qin Yuqiu". There is a clear difference, except that the eyes are slightly similar to her just now, other than that, it is difficult for anyone who sees her to connect her with Qin Yuqiu.

In contrast, "Qin Yuqiu" is like a piece of clothing that has been partially taken off, the head without padding hangs limply on her chest, shaking with her movements.

"Qin Yuqiu" a minute ago was still pretty and cute, but this face at this moment can only exist in the world in the form of leather, proving the fact that she once existed.

The familiar face in the past has now become hollow, and the posture is distorted and weird. It looks like a kind of creepy fear, but also has some subtle sexual emotions for some reason.

"How about it, is it a little frightening and disgusting to see this most familiar face turned into this strange posture? The person you like is just a false skin. If it is not put on, it will be forever They all look so empty."

She pinched the human skin on her chest, put her palm in through the slit on the back of her neck, and showed the face of "Qin Yuqiu" that had been transformed into a mask and hood in front of him. He could see better.

"But...you can put it another way, no matter who the person inside is, it doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman, as long as you put on this human skin, anyone can become the Qin Yuqiu you like."

She smiled Said. The words seem to have something to say.

"For the sake of how long we have known each other, this human skin means something special to you... I can give it to you as a farewell gift, as long as I find someone who is willing to listen to you You can get a Qin Yuqiu who really belongs to you, and you don’t need to face a monster who can kill every day, she only belongs to you.”

“I think, the world desires to have this beautiful face There should be quite a few people, and you can always find a substitute if you want to.”

“Even if you really can’t find someone who is willing to put on human skin, you can use it yourself, and you will become one with the girl you like forever. ” This kind of thing sounds good."

"As long as you nod your head, I'll take off this human skin and give it to you right now, don't you really think about it?"

Lu Sheng shook his head without the slightest hesitation, stretched He gently squeezed her strange and charming face twice with his hand.

"Don't talk nonsense, I like you as a person, not just this face and this name, it doesn't matter whether you are "Qin Yuqiu" or not, I will take your words as a joke, don't say it again next time, Besides, I'm... I'm really angry."

Although his anger didn't mean much to her as strong as her, he still had to be angry.

"Oh? Why? Don't you like the face?"

"No, because you're insulting my feelings for you."

"I like the face because it's beautiful, yes, I don't deny that , but the premise is... Qin Yuqiu is you, not someone else, and it can't be someone else! At least for now, I don't like you because of Qin Yuqiu's identity, but because you happen to be the Qin Yuqiu I know."

"The two will always be together." They are all inseparable, understand? No matter who is the other person wearing this human skin, or even...the former herself, that is not the Qin Yuqiu I like, even if you can be Qin Yuqiu, but my Qin Yuqiu can only be you forever."

He took a deep breath.

"I fell in love with you at first because you are really beautiful, the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. This kind of liking is superficial and ridiculous, but now... I think this relationship has long been different, just now It is the little things I have experienced with you in the past three years that have created my feelings for you. Maybe for you these are all fake, just a role-playing game, but for me this is real Yes ."

"So, the kind of thing you said... I can't do it, and I won't die, even if I really can't stop your decision, if you insist on giving me this human skin and leaving alone, I will The only thing I will do is to treasure "her" and not let anyone know about it, and no one will be able to wear her, I will look at her alone, and miss you who used to be with me."

Lu Sheng After a pause, he sighed lightly.

"Until the day I'm old enough to never see again."

"At that time, you should still be alive. You lived well. You just changed skin after skin, but you are still as young and beautiful as today. I hope you will remember that there is such a person who liked you. And I'm about to die."

"If you're free, I hope you can come and see me."

"..."

"You bastard..."

"Qin Yuqiu" bit her lip, her eyes as deep as a deep pool didn't know when to start He was no longer calm, he looked angry, and he didn't know what he was angry about.

"You...should I say whether you can speak or not? You obviously don't know anything, but you can always talk about annoying points. In the end, I can't blame you. It's really... okay, count me in. It’s okay to say the wrong thing, and I won’t mention it in the future.”

Angrily and helplessly, she clenched her fist and gave him a hammer, which didn’t hurt or itch.

"Ah...why did you break the defense all of a sudden?"

Lu Sheng was a little puzzled.

"If you say one more word, I will make you unable to get out of bed for this month. Do you want to try?"

"Qin Yuqiu" gave him a vicious look, and a terrifying aura radiated out, making him instantly Cold sweat broke out from behind, as if he felt some kind of fatal threat.

It's obviously not suitable to continue fighting at such a time. After all, it's his girlfriend, and she needs to be coaxed. Although Lu Sheng didn't know why she was so angry all of a sudden, he resolutely confessed to avoid being beaten up.

Fortunately, "Qin Yuqiu" just pretended to scare him, and didn't intend to really beat him until he couldn't get out of bed, so he quickly calmed down and returned to his calm appearance.

"Now that you have made a decision, I won't say any more, anyway, you are as stubborn as a cow, and you won't turn back if you try to persuade you, so be it, the transaction will officially start from this moment. ’ she sighed slightly.

"Similarly, I will keep my promise to you last night and stay and continue to be your girlfriend. As for the price you have to pay..."

"Qin Yuqiu" had an evil smile on his lips.

"You will never take out my palm in your life. I will not allow a man who knows my secret to be out of my control. From today onwards, every girl who appears by your side has It may be me wearing another human skin. I will monitor your every move. If I find any signs that you want to betray me, I will do it myself, peel off your skin alive and throw it to the dogs. Let you experience what real cruelty is, and... even if I get bored and dump you in the future, you will no longer have real freedom, understand?"

"It doesn't matter if you are free or not, as long as you Just don't deprive me of my freedom to play games, and you can do the rest as you like." Lu Sheng smiled.

"Tch, who do you take me for? Such a trivial matter...I have to play with it myself, how could I care about you."

She rolled her eyes, pondered for half a second, and said:

"However, you Don't you really care? I'm not kidding, I'm serious, if you agree, your life for the rest of your life will be determined by my thoughts."

"It does sound a bit scary, but I'm also serious, If you can get you to be my girlfriend with such a price, there is nothing more worthwhile, isn’t there?”

“And, in the final analysis... this is actually not a big price, as long as I never betray you You, is there any difference between the so-called price and non-existence?"

Lu Sheng smiled indifferently, his eyes were very serious.

"You bastard..." She bit her thin lips lightly, her eyebrows rolling.

But in the next second, the atmosphere that had just been brewing was completely broken.

"Even if you give me a hundred ps5s, I will never betray you, I promise."

"Tsk, you just have to mention it, don't you just say it if you want to ease the atmosphere? You can't talk Just shut up, I've been thinking about your games all day long."

At this moment, she couldn't hold back the disguise of her expression anymore, she could only tap his forehead angrily, but couldn't help the natural smile from the corner of her mouth .

After a long time, she smiled very happily, and it was not out of the disguise of "Qin Yuqiu", but from the heart, her own brilliance.

"Okay, you can play games if you want, anyway, today is Sunday, but it's not the time yet, get up quickly, the breakfast I made for you is almost cold... By the way, bring your head over."

"Oh, what's the matter ?"

Lu Sheng did as he was told, and moved his face closer.

"Kiss me, this is an order."

"Huh?"

He looked at the beautiful and unfamiliar face in front of him, "Qin Yuqiu"'s leather head was still drooping on her chest, although he knew that the beauty in front of him was just taking off his clothes. Putting on a layer of camouflage, she is still the "Qin Yuqiu" she likes in essence, but she is still a little hesitant, wondering whether she should kiss her or not.

"Can you give me some time, I need to make some mental preparations, after all, this face is still very unfamiliar to me..."

"There's so much nonsense, and it's not the first time I've kissed, so just kiss if you want!"

"Qin Yuqiu" put his arms around his neck and kissed him proactively.

After a long time, the two slowly separated, and a thin thread of saliva stretched out between their lips, which broke in the breeze and felt a little cool.

"This is to let you get used to me wearing different skin identities. Since you said that you want to accept everything about me, you should also accept every face of me, right? If that's the case... let's start with kissing, don't Said that I wronged you when I was your girlfriend."

She licked her lips unsatisfied.

"Come again, continue!"