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Chapter 523 - 489: Xiaoqi is the Origin

Chapter 523: Chapter 489: Xiaoqi is the Origin

"Let’s go back to the compartment where I spotted the shadows!" Jiang Xiao made a decisive call.

"I want to see for myself what exactly those two shadows are all about."

Since even the co-driver had no idea, the only option was to head to the place where the weird forces could be directly observed.

Intuition told Jiang Xiao.

One of the two shadows must be the train driver.

But who could the other one be?

Why didn’t even the co-driver know?

Logically, if it’s about fighting the strange for justice, there’s no need to hide, right?

Perhaps, the actual situation differs from what Scar-faced said.

Of course, it’s not that Scar-faced was lying, but rather even he could be kept in the dark about some things.

Inside the compartment, the lighting was dim, and the air was filled with an oppressive atmosphere.

The other unknown shadow was certainly not ordinary; it might be part of the eerie, or perhaps someone else, but regardless, the concealed truth surely held unspeakable secrets.

Jiang Xiao had just stepped forward when he caught sight of the little girl holding a baby bottle.

She sat in a corner of the compartment, swinging her bare feet back and forth, her clear, large eyes curiously observing the surroundings.

"Eh?" Jiang Xiao couldn’t help but let out a soft exclaim upon seeing her.

This little girl with a baby bottle was like a tender light in the dimness of the compartment.

"So beautiful?"

Jiang Xiao couldn’t help but admire aloud.

She was dressed in a delicate frock, her black curly hair neatly arranged, maintaining an elfin presence even in such a setting.

You should know.

It was already a bonus if the other passengers could keep their clothes clean and tidy.

Most were ragged old men and women or middle-aged housewives, etc.

Each passenger appeared exhausted or numb, disheveled, with hollow eyes. Yet she was like a princess straight out of a fairy tale, fresh and pure.

On this train, aside from the outsider Mei Li, the dress and appearance of all the others were leagues behind this little girl.

Jiang Xiao couldn’t help but slow down his pace, but he soon realized this was not the time to admire beauty.

The little girl’s very presence was a mystery.

Why was she here? Why was she so different from everyone else?

Some people are born to be the protagonist.

Jiang Xiao was particularly sensitive to this.

He approached a little closer and asked her tentatively,

"Little girl, what are you doing here? Are you alone?"

The little girl lifted her head, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes, then reverted to an innocent demeanor.

She responded in a childish voice,

"Xiao Qi is all alone, mister. Are you going to offer me candy or snacks?"

Snacks?

Jiang Xiao turned around, hoping Mei Li would throw some her way.

Suddenly, he realized Mei Li and the others were also looking at the little girl with surprise in their eyes.

Clearly.

They were stunned by Xiao Qi’s beauty and demeanor.

"You don’t know her?" Jiang Xiao asked them.

"No, we don’t know her..." They were baffled, unsure why they should know her.

"She’s so pretty, and it’s your first time seeing her?" Jiang Xiao sounded incredulous.

"Yeah, is there a problem?" the co-driver replied, his gaze never leaving the little girl.

It was normal that after watching the older men and women for so long without ever tasting any good pork, one’s gaze could not easily be drawn away.

Jiang Xiao: "?"

"She stands out so much, surely if you guys paid her more attention, you’d remember her, right?"

Furrows deepened on Jiang Xiao’s brow as the puzzles in his heart grew thicker.

He turned his head to look at Xiao Qi, those clear, large eyes seeming as if they could see through a person’s heart, yet appeared to conceal some unfathomable secret.

"She’s really strange," Jiang Xiao murmured to himself.

He decided to test Xiao Qi again to see if he could extract some clues from her responses.

"Xiao Qi, how long have you been on this train?" Jiang Xiao asked.

Xiao Qi tilted her head as if to ponder the question, then she revealed an innocent smile and said,

"Xiao Qi doesn’t remember anymore, it’s like time has stopped."

Jiang Xiao felt a chill in his heart upon hearing her words.

Time stopped?

This answer was too surreal, surreal to almost touch upon the very essence of this Kaidan.

A train that never stops, isn’t that the same as time stopping?

Could Xiao Qi also be an existence influenced by some strange power?

He decided to ask a question from a different angle.

"Xiao Qi, have you seen any other children? Or have any other people mentioned you?"

Xiao Qi shook her head, her voice still tender.

"I can see other children, but there are so many people coming and going, they seem to have not seen Xiao Qi."

This answer made Jiang Xiao even more certain of his hypothesis.

Xiao Qi’s existence seemed invisible to the other passengers on the train.

Or rather, she was hidden by some sort of force.

"Could she be..."

A thought flashed through Jiang Xiao’s mind, but he didn’t speak it aloud.

He turned his head to look at Mei Li and the co-driver and saw that they still looked bewildered; obviously, they had not realized the abnormality of Xiao Qi.

"You really haven’t seen her on this train before?" Jiang Xiao confirmed again.

Mei Li shook her head: "No, really not. I have a strong impression of this little girl, if I had seen her before, I definitely wouldn’t have forgotten."

The co-driver also nodded with a wry smile: "Yes, me as well. Such a beautiful little girl, how could I have forgotten if I had seen her before?"

"Have you not realized the severity of the problem?"

"So many people on the train... wait a minute! Ling Zi, you haven’t seen her either?"

Ling Zi, who had been silent all this time, slowly shook her head.

She too had only just come to her senses.

Such a beautiful little girl on the train should’ve been noticed by them long ago.

You must know she is a ticket collector who checks tickets dozens of times a day!

Such an attractive girl, now that they met her, it’s impossible that they wouldn’t have any impression of her, right?

Just now, if it wasn’t for Jiang Xiao noticing the existence of the little girl, they might have ignored this little sprite altogether.

Watching the four people stare at her incessantly, Xiao Qi’s face did not show any signs of fear. She faced them boldly, occasionally blinking mischievously.

"Where are your parents?" Mei Li asked softly as she stroked her head.

Xiao Qi seemed taken aback, then shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know where they were.

"Kind big brother, would you like to help me find my mom and dad?"

"I would not, thank you."

Uh?

Jiang Xiao’s decisive refusal seemed to have taken the little girl by surprise.

"Tietie, I don’t like to lie, Xiao Qi is it? It’s best to confess freely and face strict consequences if you resist. I guess, the source of all strangeness...it’s with you, isn’t it?"

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