A mysterious realm descends, and I defy fate in comics.

Chapter 142 Now this dungeon is truly over...

Unfortunately, although Jiang Xingni really wanted to have a meal with Xu Niannian before leaving,

However, as a high school student, Xu Niannian really didn't have time to come out.

Finally, Jiang Xingni could only call Xu Niannian during her free time after dinner and get out of class.

For a moment, Xu Niannian didn't even know how to start the conversation.

"Stars," Xu Niannian whispered. "I'm sorry, I'm always so cowardly."

Jiang Xingni could hear the sound of water from Xu Niannian's side through the phone—it must be from the bathroom.

It's the bathroom again.

Jiang Xingni remembered that the last time Xu Niannian called her, she was also in the bathroom.

After all, schools don't officially allow students to bring cell phones, so the only place where students can make calls is the restroom.

"No," Jiang Xingni immediately retorted. "Where are you being cowardly? Our Niannian has always been a very brave girl."

No one, not even Xu Niannian herself, can be described as "cowardly".

If Xu Niannian were truly cowardly, how could she have been influenced to want to fight Ji Shanqing to the death after mistakenly believing Jiang Xingni was dead?

If Xu Niannian were truly cowardly, she wouldn't have done something as simple as almost burning down the school.

"...I don't dare to go with you," Xu Niannian said.

I dare not walk with you.

We probably won't be going that way again in the future.

I'm sorry, I know how much danger you might face, but I still don't dare to go with you.

I'm too cowardly, so much so that I only dare to secretly talk to you on my phone in the bathroom now, and I don't dare to actually climb over the wall and see you.

Jiang Xingnian was stunned for a moment.

He instantly realized what Xu Niannian meant by those words.

She originally made this phone call to Xu Niannian to test what Xu Niannian was really thinking.

If this person weren't Xu Niannian, Jiang Xingni would have been able to act on her own initiative; she's not the type to hesitate or overthink things.

Once she makes a decision, she will move forward without looking back, and she is prepared to bear all the consequences of that decision.

However, she was facing Xu Niannian, and Jiang Xing knew that the distance between her and Xu Niannian would gradually grow further and further apart in the future.

Having lost common ground, she didn't know if she could survive the comic book artist's creation.

Based on the death probability under the veil, she might just die in the next instance as a tool to catalyze Xiao Jiming's growth.

Therefore, Jiang Xingni is very clear about his current thoughts.

It is very likely that this farewell will be the last, and Jiang Xingni sincerely hopes that his friendship with Xu Niannian was free of any deception or flaws.

Even if she doesn't survive, even if she dies in the future and Xu Niannian has long forgotten her existence.

She also hoped that she would leave a good enough impression on Xu Niannian so that Xu Niannian would remember that she had a really good friendship with her.

"I know," Jiang Xing glanced at the subject and changed the subject. "Didn't you also hesitate when I skipped class by climbing over the wall?"

"We're not conjoined twins, we don't have to be stuck together all the time."

"My Niannian already had her own path to follow," she said softly. "I'm already very lucky to have been able to travel along that path for a few years."

Jiang Xingni genuinely felt that way.

"Besides, it's not like I'll be completely out of contact once I leave. You can still call me if you want."

Jiang Xingni's voice carried a faint smile as he deliberately teased Xu Niannian by saying this.

She could already hear Xu Niannian trying to suppress her sobs on the other end of the phone.

Xu Niannian didn't actually know why she was sad.

Jiang Xingni hadn't left, her connection with him hadn't been completely severed, and Xu Niannian could still talk to him like before.

However, she still felt an indescribable sadness, as if she had watched Jiang Xingni drift further and further away from her. Even though she could foresee the future development, Xu Niannian still lacked the courage to take a step towards Jiang Xingni.

Therefore, all she could do on the phone was to repeatedly tell Jiang Xingni that she was too cowardly.

"I know, I know," Jiang Xingni sighed helplessly. "It's not a big deal."

"I might miss a few years before I can continue my university studies," Jiang Xingni changed the subject. "Maybe by then you'll have been in university for several years, and I'll have to call you 'senior'."

Xu Niannian was easily led astray by her—it was unclear whether it was because she originally wanted to skip the matter, or because Xu Niannian wanted to chat with Jiang Xingni a little more about such ordinary topics in order to escape the obvious anxiety about the upcoming separation.

"Okay." She looked out the window at the small patch of blue sky that was now confined to the view. "Back then, remember to call me 'senior sister'."

Jiang Xing smiled and agreed to her request.

"However, since the school leader died, our school should have a holiday for a while?" Xu Niannian guessed.

"At most two days, maybe. People who jump off buildings only get half a day off. How many more days off can the school leaders who die get? Besides, it's senior year now, and they might even say that too many days off will delay the college entrance exam."

Xu Niannian muttered to herself, "But there's no holiday notice yet. I have a short self-study session later, then two evening classes, and finally evening self-study..."

"I'm just hoping that during evening classes I'll receive a notice from the school that I'll get several days off so I can finally get a good night's sleep..."

"I wonder how the next exam will go..." Xu Niannian suddenly stopped talking.

"The preparatory bell has rung!! I have to go back and do my test now!" She hung up the phone in a hurry, then pushed open the door of the toilet stall and rushed into the classroom.

Jiang Xingni arrived at the airport just then and saw Song Juexiao waiting at the front.

Song Juexiao saw her immediately and waved to Jiang Xingni.

Jiang Xingni keenly noticed that there seemed to be an extra accessory on the phone in Song Juexiao's hand.

Then Jiang Xingni walked towards Song Juexiao and Xiao Jiming.

Jiang Xingni suddenly remembered that when she knew nothing about it, she had secretly brought Xu Niannian to climb over the wall.

Xu Niannian didn't dare to climb over the wall to skip class, so she just waited at the foot of the wall and watched Jiang Xingni casually climb over and run into the world outside the school.

None of the scenarios she imagined—that Jiang Xingni might fall or grab—came to happen.

Then the school bell rang.

She hurried back to the classroom and saw Jiang Xingni blowing her a kiss from outside the school.