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    The problem of mixed use of original meaning and extended meaning

    21 grams of soul cannot be measured.

    His hand passed through the other end of the scale and sank down.

    When Qi Ruiqing refuted him, he crossed his arms in front of his chest to make a cross. His language was clear and logical, and he pointed out the important premise that “they are in memory” that cannot be ignored.If he didn’t say it, Shen Molin would really forget it.

    He smiled and admitted his subjective assumption.His Qi Ruiqing was still so smart that he was speechless after a few words.

    Black swans and gray rhinos all exist.Whatever Qi Ruiqing thinks is, it is; if it is not, it is also.

    “Follow your explanation.”

    But the master of the world had no idea of his supreme status, and instead patted Shen Molin’s hand to comfort him.

    “Let’s continue.”

    What’s next?Oh, yes, it was Qi Ruiqing who suddenly pulled away. He started passively from his sleeping state, humming like a tractor that had been in disrepair but not turning.

    He couldn’t wake up, couldn’t sleep, he was up and down.He later realized that this was a “backstage” state.

    Stop it, stop it, move.But he could only watch the crisis approaching.

    In that state, he remembered the dull sound coming from above the water, as if someone was chiseling anxiously and stubbornly, mumbling strange words.

    But before there were ripples, a biting chill spread from the darkness of the deep water, suffocating him to the point of suffocation.He couldn’t move, but still in despair he heard the sound of the door frame being slapped on the indestructible surface.

    Has his youth… got what he wanted?

    “Qing, regarding the matter of you and me killing each other… I would like to explain further…”

    Maybe he stopped too suddenly, and Qing bumped into him from behind.He was staggered and quickly reached out to protect Qi Ruiqing.

    Fortunately they didn’t fall.

    Qi Ruiqing quickly stepped up his legs, supported his waist, released his strength, and stabilized his figure within a few steps in one go. On the contrary, Shen Molin held his arm to barely stand still.

    The impact happened at the moment he looked back. Out of surprise, he exclaimed and immediately looked up at Shen Molin…

    ——Shen Molin should not have appeared.

    He clasped Shen Molin’s arm back and observed the other person’s expression.

    “You…” Shen Molin’s expression naturally changed from slightly sad to confused and strange, “Why are you so nervous? What did you see?”

    He began to look around, trying to eliminate safety risks and uneasiness factors for Qi Ruiqing, but obviously, there was only darkness here.

    “Qing…what do you mean…I am your uneasy factor?”

    His inner voice was seen through, which Qi Ruiqing didn’t expect: “No…didn’t you say you can’t see through me?”

    “But it’s not like I can’t see anything…” Even though he was hurt, Shen Molin answered the question for him first.

    “Oh…so you are not a [black hole].” Qi Ruiqing breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed.

    “But you are not Qing either.”

    Shen Molin released his hold on his hand, and he took a few steps back alertly, frowning as he tried to understand Qi Ruiqing in front of him.

    “How come you… why do you suddenly think of ‘black hole’ as a pronoun instead of a concept related to black holes?”

    Shen Molin closed his eyes and began to read Qi Ruiqing’s mind. The [black hole] Qi Ruiqing was talking about was shaken in his hand like a test tube, and he carefully studied and observed it.

    So, he saw Shen Molin’s expression becoming more and more confused: “Why did you use those descriptive words for ‘black hole’? These words also quite quoted my views…”

    This is indeed difficult to explain, and Qi Ruiqing cannot immediately transform from a stressful and tense state into gentle and considerate.He could only stutter: “I know it’s hard to believe, but I do know these things that you haven’t told me yet. I know that the only one who can know so much about you is that bastard…”

    “No, there is another person.” Shen Molin held Qi Ruiqing’s hand again, “There is also Qing in the future relative to me.”

    He was still so trusting, like he was meant to be alive.Qi Ruiqing was in a daze, seeing something about the person he was looking for.

    “Why are you stepping into memories again? Are you still alone?” Shen Molin’s muffled voice came from his chest. Qi Ruiqing quickly pressed it again and again, but his whole body was sore.

    “This is not a memory…” “Oh?” “It’s [Black Hole] him…”

    “‘He’?” Shen Molin stopped laughing, stopped comforting, and became serious, “‘He’ or ‘it’? Why is the ‘him’ you mentioned so clear?”

    “Because he is [Black Hole], the fake Shen Molin we saw before! As you said, he is the leader of Black Hole…”

    It was wrong. Qi Ruiqing suddenly realized that doing this might make Shen Molin “make the same mistakes again.”After all, Shen Molin does not yet know the location of the black hole, and Qi Ruiqing cannot be sure whether the sudden appearance of the black hole is due to him revealing the “truth”…

    What’s more, maybe Shen Molin has not been invaded by a black hole at this time, and the so-called “truth” is just his imagination coming true. After all, the third law…

    “No no, I can’t tell you.”

    But really can’t tell him?This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a good opportunity that may prevent Qi Ruiqing from being separated from him!This is the past!Perhaps his early warning could allow him to prepare in advance…

    “No…actually, he is in [Black Hole]…”

    But what if this would harm him?

    But what if it would harm him if he didn’t?

    “Good Ruiqing, good Ruiqing, calm down, calm down, take a deep breath.” Shen Molin held his head, “Don’t panic like this, there is still time for you to make a choice.”

    “But what I’m embarrassed about is not lack of time, it’s that I don’t know how to choose.” Qi Ruiqing covered the back of his hand again, “I’m scared… I don’t want to lose you…”

    “You’re not going to lose me.”

    What unrealistic comfort.Qi Ruiqing scolded him with some excitement, scolding him for being stupid and ignorant of the future.

    “But I know what happened in the past,” Shen Molin’s calmness was not cold and violent. “Since you are here, it means that you in the past most likely did not see the second half of this memory. I can tell you, do you want to listen?”

    He guessed it right, and Qi Ruiqing did not fully understand the second half of this memory.

    “I said I would kill you, and you would kill me, but I didn’t kill you, and you couldn’t kill me.”

    Qi Ruiqing understood: “So what you are most worried about is the breakdown of our relationship, not the death of either party?”

    “…Not entirely.” Shen Molin looked a little strange.

    “But I really can’t accept our turning against each other. That would be worse than killing me…” Shen Molin shuddered and did not continue, “When I shouted for you to swim out of the water desperately to help you, you were no longer where you were.”

    “Where have I been?” Qi Ruiqing found the answer immediately after blurting out his question.

    He knew where he went – he must have gone to find the real Shen Molin.And the one he was fighting was just a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

    He must have found it, otherwise Qi Ruiqing would not have stopped there weakly…

    But what is he looking for…Why does he feel so helpless, desperate, and disheartened?

    “So you passed through the middle and back sections and directly saw the end of this memory?” Shen Molin said thoughtfully, “Then did you also see…”

    “What did I see?” Qi Ruiqing asked in a questioning tone, “Yes, you should know that you are standing behind me, and you can see it from that angle.”

    Shen Molin shut up and came again.

    “Listen to my explanation, dear… Just like you can’t tell me what’s about to happen, I’m also hesitating whether I should tell you or not. It’s not my intention to hide it from you, but I have to.”

    Ah… Shen Molin is right. He also needs to hesitate to make a choice and judge whether the future can be changed.

    “So… it’s just nothing in the end?” If nothing can be changed, what’s the point of Qi Ruiqing doing something?

    “No, it’s not over yet. We can’t choose between telling and not telling, but there’s a third option.”

    Where did the third option come from?Ambiguous “tell or not”?

    “Right.”

    The Riddler Shen Molin came closer, his amber eyes that made Qi Ruiqing feel like he had been missing for three autumns, filled with unfathomable mystery.

    “Methodology, just tell me the rules you concluded.”

    So, “Should I be the Riddler too?”

    “Yes.” Shen Molin expressed his affirmative view.

    This… is indeed a good method. Now that it is said, it is the same as if it is not said. The final result still depends on people’s subjective initiative. Whether they can change it or not depends entirely on personal understanding and efforts.

    “Of course, this only applies in special circumstances like ours.”

    Then Qi Ruiqing decided to speak more positively, covering everything during this period, concise and easy to understand, and full of philosophical meaning and practical value…

    It’s a bit difficult: “First of all, you have to pay attention to the definition of a black hole. When summarizing its characteristics, you must be rigorous but not too rigorous.”

    “I understand,” Shen Molin nodded, “We must grasp the degree of mutual transformation of quality.”

    “Secondly…you must pay attention to your own safety, especially when researching everything related to [black holes], and pay attention to occupational exposure.”

    “I understand,” Shen Molin understood, “Hain’s Law.”

    “And, this tape is very important, I need it, it’s not just a memory.”

    “I understand,”

    “Also, if you have already realized the truth, it will be too late; if you can, use my power.”

    “I don’t understand this.” Shen Molin didn’t understand, “Then should I realize ‘the truth’?”

    Qi Ruiqing…not sure.

    “…I understand.” “What do you understand again?” “Understanding the uncertainty of things is also a kind of understanding.”

    Schrödinger’s cat, the future is in a state of superposition.

    “…I suddenly feel that there is no need for me to say anything, because you know everything.”

    You in the past understood the overall situation better than me in the future, but even you couldn’t prevent this from happening… So how can I, who is stupid now, continue to talk nonsense?

    “Oh, that’s not what I expected…” Shen Molin sneered and quickly used his usual tricks, “Spread your mind and make up your mind – don’t give up before the end.”

    This is his future advice to Qi Ruiqing.

    “But what’s the use of suggestions? You see, we are still talking here, and nothing has changed.”

    Nothing should change, because in the cycle of cause and effect, no one can exist alone.

    “But your future is still uncertain, because the farthest future I have seen has not yet reached the end of your and my story.”

    This memory ended at the moment when Shen Molin was killed in the past: Was Shen Molin rescued?Did the [Black Hole] conspiracy succeed?Did they get what they wanted?

    There is no answer, and no one knows what happened next.

    “Perhaps what we say now will actually work in that unknown future, and these experiences may be more effective and closer to the truth than we thought. We can still rewrite the future.”

    Is this sentence a deceptive comfort or something else?Qi Ruiqing rolled up his sleeves and reached into Shen Molin’s chest, holding his heart.

    This is peace of mind in a physical sense.

    “So you can actually stay conscious in a black hole. Doesn’t this cause you to suddenly…” How to describe this?

    Losing control, here refers to losing control of one’s own definition.

    “He did it, it must be.”

    But why did he attack Shen Molin from the past again?

    Oh, oh no, wait…

    “I remembered that you are not [my Shen Molin] I am looking for, you are [the past Shen Molin No. 2].”

    Stop being as casual as usual. This Shen Molin is safe. Now, Qi Ruiqing’s Shen Molin is the one who should pay the most attention.

    [Past Shen Molin No. 2] didn’t know why: “I am indeed not the Shen Molin you are looking for. This is why we need to exchange information.”

    “So you should find your Qi Ruiqing.”

    No matter where Qi Ruiqing is, there should be Shen Molin at the corresponding time, otherwise, they would not still exist.

    Today, Qi Ruiqing finally understands that this sentence was blurted out by him.

    “After you and I were separated, I was pulled into a fantasy world, and your Qing was standing in a panic among the corpses, about to face the loss of control at the end of the story. You have to save me, save your Qing, because I will go crazy at any time if I lose you.”

    Since change occurs in the future, we must first follow the cycle to ensure that we can still reach the future before changing.

    “I understand.” [Past Shen Molin No. 2] let go of him and ran away, but then thought of something and turned back uneasily.

    “What about you?” “I’m looking for my Shen Molin, my Lin.” “But if you don’t find it…”

    He frowned slightly, then relaxed.He ran towards Qi Ruiqing, held his forehead and kissed him gently.

    “Ruiqing, come on.” Perhaps this was his advice for Qi Ruiqing’s future.

    His figure disappeared and returned to the past.

    Even the past he described flashed through Qi Ruiqing’s mind, almost disappearing in an instant.

    “What did [past Shen Molin No. 2] say?”

    Something is visible but unable to respond, the ripples on the water surface have not yet risen, the background state is floating and sinking…

    Water… water?

    No, he didn’t say this. There are no such words in the main story.

    The stream water flowing over his ankles was cool and clear, and fine sand and pebbles were stuck between his fingers. He saw the scenery spreading among the leaves in the forest, where a pair of familiar eyes were looking at him.

    “Shen Molin!!!”

    No, this is not the shadow of the trees, this is just the waves on the water; the eyes hidden in the forest are not clear either, they are turbid and floating in the water, like peeled lychee kernels.

    “Shen Molin!! Shen Molin!!” Qi Ruiqing, like every kind-hearted person, stretched out his hand to save the drowning person.

    But obviously, the drowned person had lost all strength and lost consciousness, and his hands could only slap the body of the glass bottle, just like hitting the rigid water surface.

    “Shen Molin! Shen Molin! Shen Molin!” He chiseled in time with the sound of the chant, and he broke several nails under the brute force.

    This won’t work.

    Qi Ruiqing stopped and forced himself to make the most correct judgment – if this was [Past Shen Molin No. 1], then there was no need for him to pay so much attention.He can only save one Shen Molin, and it is precisely in this way that he can save all Shen Molin.

    “But…but Shen Molin being passively in the background is the result of the black hole, so it is indeed possible that his Shen Molin is imprisoned like this.”

    If I had known, I would have asked Shen Molin if he had seen me…

    No…no need…he couldn’t see it.

    Because Shen Molin has disappeared.

    So Qi Ruiqing closed his eyes and touched the Braille with his fingertips like a blind person.He really regretted it. He should have listened to Shen Molin and guarded his hands more.

    So, he took a Braille pen and opened the rough but not delicate skin of his fingers.He knew very well that Meissner’s tactile corpuscles were located in the dermis.

    He forgot that he still had sex.

    Therefore, the imaginary pain would not come. The end of Qi Ruiqing’s diffuse melted into the water, and the electric sparks that were touched by someone flashed past and struck him like lightning.

    Shen Molin is down there!

    “I want to save him from crossing this water!”

    Putting aside the constraints of definition, he can be a collapsing fluid like Shen Molin, and can easily spread among water molecules like these falling black inks.He can go to him through the barriers of time, space, and reality.

    So simple, he has already grasped the sharp needle and pointed it at himself.For the neck, it is easy to start from the original dotted line.

    “don’t want”.——[Past Shen Molin No. 1]

    “Haha”.——[Black hole]

    The water surface vibrated and bubbles popped up, making those eyes focus, and the last voice came from behind, snickering uncontrollably.

    Qi Ruiqing recognized them one by one.

    He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. When the ominous omen was at its strongest, he instantly stabilized his trembling hand and stabbed the person behind him.

    However, his inner voice will also be revealed without reservation.

    Black solid fibers were instantly condensed by the ink. They wrapped around Qi Ruiqing’s wrist and intercepted his attack in the air.

    “Yes, we have no secrets here, we are all honest.”

    Qi Ruiqing quickly changed hands, threw the needle out, caught it and stabbed it out again, piercing his chest.

    “It’s useless, otherwise, Shen Molin wouldn’t be dead.”

    Qi Ruiqing flashed to a distance, drew his gun and shot.

    “This weapon is not for you.”

    With the gun taken away, Qi Ruiqing grabbed the mud and threw it into the opponent’s face.

    “Stop doing useless work!”

    Qi Ruiqing held the knife in his back and stabbed him in the head, but he couldn’t make the blade turn red.

    “Qi Ruiqing, are you listening to me?”

    The red ax was swung, and the force of the swing was enough to break the wind.He finally had to dodge and move away, watching the trembling water surface making waves from the crack.

    He looked at his arm, where there was a gash left because he couldn’t dodge it – a gash that couldn’t be closed.

    “Wait! Wait!!” An inexplicable panic surged in his heart, and he shouted to stop before Qi Ruiqing was about to lift the ax again.

    “I’ve obviously made you die thousands of times! Can’t you feel it? Don’t you realize it yet?!”

    The ax bumped in Qi Ruiqing’s hand, which was very handy.Qi Ruiqing looked at him with calm eyes, like looking at a pile of unchopped firewood.

    “No…how did you hurt me?”

    Qi Ruiqing was not stupid enough to answer him. His long hair was tied into a ponytail behind his back, looking very smart.

    “Aren’t you curious why I can’t recognize those corpses?”

    Because they have no brains.

    “Aren’t you curious why the camellias are so red?”

    Because they lost their heads.

    “Okay, just stand there and don’t move…”

    What arrived before his voice was his axe.

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