Since it was Xu Qiaoqiao's request, it was impossible for Jun Qi not to agree.
So at night, Jun Qi looked at the owl staying shamelessly next to Xu Qiaoqiao, feeling helpless.
Facing Xu Qiaoqiao's state, Jun Qi also understood it more or less, and he also had a premonition in his heart that the little hedgehog was going to leave him.
Later, Xu Qiaoqiao's limbs began to soften, her sleep time became longer and longer, and her reactions began to become sluggish.
Sometimes, when I bother her every year, it takes a long time for her to react. She opens her slightly cloudy eyes and looks a little dull.
Whenever this happens, Jun Qi will ask Nian Nian to go out to look for food. If he refuses, he will take action. Anyway, even if the opponent is in his prime, he cannot beat him.
Carrying such a body, Xu Qiaoqiao spent the summer safely under the careful care of Jun Qi and Niannian.
As the temperature begins to drop, heavy fog begins to spread in the forest, and autumn is quietly coming.
The leaves are also turning yellow unconsciously.
At this time, Xu Qiaoqiao could no longer stand up. Her limbs had softened greatly and were now completely spread out, no longer shrinking into a ball. Her breathing rate was also slowly decreasing.
"Gu Gu."
Nian Nian looked at Xu Qiaoqiao lying there, motionless, not knowing what was going on. Jun Qi, like Xu Qiaoqiao, stayed beside her quietly without any movement, except for nudging her cheek from time to time.
It feels like something big is about to happen.
Nian Nian keenly felt that something was wrong, but in his simple state of mind, he did not know the concept of death. He could only remember that at this time, Xu Qiaoqiao did not like to move.
Moreover, it also exudes a very special smell, which is the unique smell of dying things.
Parting is always a sad thing, but it is one of the issues in life and cannot be ignored.
Xu Qiaoqiao looked at her lover beside her, and suddenly there was a moment of clarity in her eyes. She tried hard to get closer and wanted to kiss Jun Qi, but she was unable to move at all.
She looked at Jun Qi and wanted to say something to him: Junjun, let's meet again in the next life.
After that, her spirit began to slump again, and she couldn't get up her energy at all.
The little guy also sticks to Xu Qiaoqiao every day, cooing and talking non-stop. At this time, Jun Qi rarely stopped him.
Later, Xu Qiaoqiao simply slept every day, and Jun Qi also listened to her voice every day, until one day, he could no longer hear the little hedgehog's heartbeat. It was a silent snowy night.
The snow fell very early this year, more than a month earlier than last year.
But for hedgehogs, they still have to hibernate in such cold weather.
Xu Qiaoqiao entered hibernation as usual. The moment before entering hibernation, she had a hunch that she might not be able to wake up from this sleep.
In such weather, Jun Qi initially thought that Xu Qiaoqiao's hibernating breathing was too shallow, so he couldn't feel it. Until later, when he no longer felt the heartbeat, he knew that the little hedgehog was gone.
After the little hedgehog died, Jun Qi stayed next to her for a long time, refusing to eat anything and making Nian Nian anxious, but he couldn't resist his parents.
He didn't know that Xu Qiaoqiao had left, so he complained to Xu Qiaoqiao. After he finished the complaint, he continued to talk to her about what happened to him today, adding a sentence at the end.
Mom, I can fly very steadily now, and I will be able to take you to the sky when the time comes.
Jun Qi couldn't hold on for long even if he was so hungry. Soon, he collapsed.
At the last moment before closing his eyes, Jun Qi was still holding Xu Qiaoqiao. He carefully hugged the little hedgehog's body tightly, rubbing his head against her face from time to time, and finally closed his eyes.
The two of them slept through the winter. Although the temperature was low in winter and the body could be preserved for a longer period of time, it still could not prevent the body from decomposing.
Even if I still don't understand, I understand it every year. I guess my parents will never wake up.
…
Xu Qiaoqiao seemed to have had a long sleep. When she woke up again, the surroundings were dark.
The familiar metallic sound suddenly sounded in her ears.
[It has been detected that the vital signs of the host body have disappeared, and the soul is now being stripped away, statistics. 】
When she heard the metal sound, Xu Qiaoqiao reacted instantly. She hurriedly interrupted the other party and said: "Hey, wait a minute, I have a few questions to ask."
"What does my current time travel situation mean?"
"Also, Junjun, what's going on with him?"
Xu Qiaoqiao hurriedly asked these two questions, fearing that the other party would suddenly start to talk about the next world again. The force of this system blocked her ears. She only talked but did not listen. She had seen it before, and she didn't know this time.
Will the other party listen? Xu Qiaoqiao thought anxiously.
Unexpectedly, the system's metallic sound paused for a moment, and then actually answered her two questions.
[Back to the host, the host is just selected by the system. This system follows the principle of letting nature take its course, improves the human happiness index, and allows the host to have a pleasant journey to another world. 】
[As for the second question, the system cannot answer it.]
The principle of letting nature take its course? Human happiness index? Journey to another world?
What is this all about?
Xu Qiaoqiao couldn't help but wanted to complain, but she held it back and immediately asked the third question: "Then why do I have to dress up as an animal?"
[It’s just the creator’s bad taste, the host doesn’t need to care.]
How could you not care?
I became an animal, but you became an animal?
Xu Qiaoqiao screamed in her heart, every word of this system made her want to complain, it felt like she said something, but what she said was completely useless.
After the system finished speaking, a sizzling sound of electricity sounded, and then he began to explain the data.
[Name: Xu Qiaoqiao
Gender: Female
Age at death: 21 years old
This time traveling animal: white hedgehog
Cause of death: Aging
Do you agree with the mission standards: Yes]
[Congratulations to the host for completing this mission and surviving well. Mission reward: To be determined. ]
This time the system was smarter, and it took the initiative to explain to Xu Qiaoqiao the meaning of the pending reward for this task.
[To be determined, it means that the host has not done enough tasks currently to unlock the rewards, so it is to be determined.]
Xu Qiaoqiao: There is actually a reward this time?
But this reward is yet to be determined, so it’s almost like nothing at the moment.
[It is detected that the current life characteristics of the host are intact and will be released into the next world immediately.]
As soon as the words fell, Xu Qiaoqiao fainted.
Before falling into coma, Xu Qiaoqiao's last thought was that she hoped to find Jun Qi in the next world and live longer.