The little crybaby in the group, the young master is a softie

Chapter 598: Out of the Illusion

After eating the delicious grilled fish, the two continued on their way.

As the sun was setting, they came to a thicket. Su Yang was attracted by a cluster of bright red fruits at his feet. The fruits were smaller than the wild fruits he had eaten before, round like small tomatoes, with shiny oily skin and a sweet aroma when he smelled them up close.

"Hey? What delicious thing is this?" He picked one, weighed it in his hand, and stuffed it into his mouth without waiting for Qiu Gu to say anything.

"Don't eat!" Qiu Gu's voice came from behind, with rare urgency.

Su Yang chewed the fruit and turned back to see her walking towards him quickly. Her face was even paler than usual. "This is a sugar-heart fruit. It's poisonous."

"Poisonous?" Su Yang was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to spit out the fruit in his mouth, he felt his tongue suddenly go numb. Then a fishy-sweet taste surged in his throat, and his head began to feel dizzy. "Fuck you..."

His legs gave way, and he nearly fell to the ground, but was caught by the prisoner. The few remaining candies in his hand fell to the ground and rolled into the grass.

"Spit it out!" Her voice was as cold as ice. She grabbed his shoulders and shook him hard. "Spit it out now!"

“…But I’ve already swallowed it…”

Su Yang felt like crying, but he couldn't. His head was getting increasingly dizzy, and the scene before his eyes began to spin. He saw Qiu Gu's face magnified before him, the anxiety in his eyes almost overflowing, but it was quickly covered by a layer of cold fierceness.

Before he could react, he was dragged by the arm to the nearby puddle. The puddle was murky, with a few rotten leaves and unknown insect corpses floating in it, emitting a disgusting stench.

"Drink it!" Qiu Gu held the back of his neck, forced him to lower his head and press it into the puddle.

"Ugh..." Su Yang struggled desperately, the fishy water choking his nose and irritating him to the point of tears streaming down his face. But his whole body was weak, and he was no match for the strength of his prisoner skeleton. He was forced to drink several mouthfuls, and his stomach instantly churned.

"Puke!" Qiu Gu released his hand and at the same time hit him hard in the stomach with his knee.

"Wow--!"

Su Yang bent over and vomited, acidic water mixed with undigested fruit residue gushing out, splashing all over his body. The fishy smell of the water mixed with the sour smell of vomit almost made him faint.

Qiu Gu stood by, watching him vomit expressionlessly, his eyes colder than the ice in the puddle. When he was almost done, his expression softened slightly, and he tugged his arm towards the puddle again, "Drink more."

"No... I don't want to drink anymore... I really can't drink anymore..." Su Yang shook his head weakly, his stomach feeling empty and painful.

Ignoring his resistance, Qiugu once again held the back of his neck. This time the water was even more muddy, with a dead frog even floating in it. As soon as Su Yang touched the water, he began to retch violently, vomiting up every last bit of his stomach contents.

"That's enough." Qiu Gu loosened his grip, looked at his pale face, and pulled out a small cloth bag from his pocket. He poured out some black powder and forced it into his mouth. "Swallow it."

The powder was bitter and astringent, making Su Yang cough uncontrollably. Knowing it was probably the antidote, he could only force himself to swallow it. The bitterness spread down his throat, overpowering the previous sweetness and fishy smell, but it also made him more sober.

Prisoner helped him sit on a rock while she walked over to the candied fruit bush, pulled out her folding knife, and hacked at the bushes one by one, her movements swift and fierce, as if she were venting some emotion. The bright red fruits rolled to the ground, and were quickly crushed by her, staining them with the color of the earth, no longer able to show their previous allure.

The days in this fantasy world are like a slowed-down hourglass, repeating day after day to a numbing degree. The sun rises and sets, and the birdsong echoes from the fictitious morning to the fake dusk.

That evening, he lay sprawled on a patch of soft moss, looked at the sky above his head that was cut into pieces by branches and leaves, and sighed heavily.

"I give in. I really do." Su Yang spoke weakly, his voice full of defeat. "Just consider it my loss, okay?"

Qiu Gu, who had been following behind him, stopped and looked down at him.

"Just tell me what you want to do." Su Yang turned his head and stared at her shadow. "Even if you are targeting me, as long as you can take me out, I will accept it. From now on, I will stay by your side and not run away or make trouble, okay?"

As soon as these words came out, a hint of joy flashed across Qiu Gu's expressionless face. But she didn't say anything. She just squatted down and drew circles on the ground with her fingers, circle after circle, with such force that the soil was loosened.

"Hey! Say something!" Su Yang was anxious, propping up his upper body, "I'm already like this, what else do you want?"

Qiuge paused for a moment before speaking softly, "I... don't know the way back."

“＜(。_。)＞…”

Su Yang froze in place. A few seconds later, he suddenly stood up from the ground with a somersault, and because he moved so quickly, he almost tripped over his own feet:

"Are you fucking kidding me?!" His voice cracked. "Didn't you say before that you were very familiar with this illusion? That you could find the edge with your eyes closed? Now you tell me you're lost?!"

"I'm only familiar with the edge of the illusion. This forest is too vast, and I've never dared to go deep into it before."

Su Yang was so angry that he was stunned. His hand trembled uncontrollably as he pointed at her. "Then, why didn't you stop me when I was trying to get in these few days? Why didn't you tell me I couldn't go in?! Ah!"

"You didn't ask me."

Qiu Gu's tone was too confident. He felt a surge of blood and energy rushing to his head, his vision went black, and his ears were filled with a buzzing sound.

“Plop!”

The next second, Su Yang fell straight back, staring at the void with despair.

Qiu Ge looked at Su Yang's annoyed expression and curled his lips, "I won't tease you anymore."

"what?"

"I'm not lost." Prisoner's skeleton stood up. "I've been here long enough. It's time to get out."

"Really? Don't play tricks on me again."

"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Qiu Ge turned and walked forward. "If you don't want to be trapped here forever, then follow me."

Su Yang looked at her back, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally followed her. He was really afraid of this ghost place, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance of getting out, he had to try.

I don’t know how long I walked, the light ahead became brighter and brighter, and the air became different. It was no longer the stagnant silence, but was filled with the hustle and bustle of the real world.

When they passed through the last dense shadow of trees, what they stepped on was no longer soft fallen leaves, but hard, cold concrete.

It was just dawn and there were already early risers on the streets. The rustling sound of sanitation workers sweeping the floor could be heard in the distance, and the air was filled with the aroma wafting from the breakfast stalls.

"In this dreamland... I felt like I had been there for more than ten days."

"But outside, it's only past midnight." Prisoner's voice sounded beside him, "I said, time is relatively still inside."

Su Yang calmed himself down, turned around and looked at Qiu Gu, his face regaining some of its sternness: "Okay, now that you're out, follow me."

"Where?"

"Police station! You've hurt so many innocent people and kidnapped me. This account must be settled! I can't swallow this anger unless I send you to jail!"

As he walked forward, he kept on mumbling about Qiu Gu's crimes. After a while, there was no response from behind him. Su Yang stopped and turned his head to look. There was nothing behind him. Where was the shadow of Qiu Gu?

"Fuck! Running so fast?"

He curled his lips and didn't plan to look for it. He walked all the way to the city center. The streets gradually became more crowded, the traffic was busy, and it was full of life. A bun shop on the street wafted out a rich meaty aroma, which made his stomach growl and his mouth water.

But when he felt his pockets, they were empty. His cell phone and money were gone.

Su Yang sighed and continued walking forward dejectedly. He had only taken a few steps when a sudden commotion erupted from the bun shop behind him, accompanied by the owner's shout: "Catch the thief! Someone's stealing buns!"

I saw a figure grabbing two big buns with nimble movements, and with a flash of his body, he jumped into the alley next to him at an astonishing speed.

Su Yang immediately chased after her, and when he reached the deepest part of the alley, he pointed at her breathlessly, "You... I was just talking to you, and you disappeared for no apparent reason, and now you're running out to grab some buns? Can you be more normal?"

Qiuge handed the bun in his hand over and pointed at the clothes on his body.

Su Yang took the bun and took a big bite, then he noticed her clothes. She was no longer wearing the black hoodie stained with blood and mud, but a brand new sports suit, clean and neat, and a little prettier than before.

"So you went to change clothes?"