"Qiqi…"
"No ill will towards anyone…"
"I'm sorry…"
Ningguang was like a child who had done something wrong,
standing there at a loss,
her peach-blossom eyes filled with inexpressible frustration and sadness.
She didn't know what to do, only apologizing again and again.
Qiqi hoped to gain everyone's understanding; he didn't mean to scare them.
However, the villagers were in a state of fear,
and they ran away frantically, not hearing a word Qiqi said.
The villagers' panicked expressions were naturally all seen by Qiqi.
"Everyone is afraid of Qiqi…"
"Qiqi needs to hide… can't… scare anyone again…"
Qiqi felt that he would only bring fear to humans,
and he felt guilty.
After some murmuring, Qiqi quickly turned and ran towards the uninhabited mountain forest.
In just a blink of an eye, Qiqi disappeared into the mountain forest.
Although Qiqi is a zombie, he runs very fast.
In the game's background story, Hu Tao has always tried to catch Qiqi.
If Qiqi didn't run fast, he would have been caught by Hu Tao long ago.
Qiqi's speed is naturally not something ordinary people can keep up with.
So when Makoto chased him out, Qiqi was already nowhere to be found.
Even if he wanted to find Qiqi now, he wouldn't know where to start in a short time.
And those villagers had also run far away,
so Makoto couldn't find anyone to ask about the situation.
It was at this moment,
Ningguang rushed over from the side and hugged Makoto tightly.
To be honest, when Ningguang saw Qiqi, her heart was also very scared.
After all, Qiqi is a zombie,
and Ningguang had never seen such a creature.
Although Ningguang was terrified, he didn't run around like those villagers.
Because he considered that Makoto was still in the cave and hadn't come out.
The little girl worried that Makoto might encounter some accident, so she endured her fear and guarded near the cave.
She even prepared to rush into the cave.
Now, seeing Makoto walk out of the cave, Ningguang naturally ran over immediately.
"Brother Makoto, are you okay?"
"Let Ningguang see if you're hurt!"
Ningguang's tone was full of tension and anxiety.
She worried that Makoto might have some mishap.
Looking at the concerned Ningguang, Makoto felt a warmth in his heart.
He chuckled and said, "Ningguang, I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."
"See? Aren't I perfectly fine?"
To reassure Ningguang, Makoto even specifically let Ningguang examine him.
Ningguang carefully checked Makoto's body, and after confirming that Makoto was not injured, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Immediately after,
Ningguang recalled the Qiqi he had seen earlier and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Makoto, the little girl who just ran out of the cave,"
"Everyone says he's scary, but… I didn't feel any danger from him,"
"On the contrary, I felt like he was trying to express kindness to people."
"Is that girl… really a zombie that harms people?"
Ningguang blinked his eyes, showing a puzzled expression.
Makoto heard this, smiled and rubbed Ningguang's head, then softly said, "Ningguang, that girl's name is Qiqi."
"He is indeed a zombie, but not a zombie that harms people, but a kind-hearted zombie."
As Makoto spoke, the villagers also realized that Qiqi had left.
Besides, with an immortal here, they must be safe, right?
So the villagers all gathered around Makoto, wanting to hear Makoto explain the situation.
Makoto didn't mind whether there were many or few people.
He just hoped that everyone could treat Qiqi kindly.
Makoto took a deep breath, and then slowly began, "A long, long time ago, Qiqi was just an ordinary herb-gathering girl…"
Makoto recounted Qiqi's story.
As Qiqi's past gradually emerged, all the villagers fell silent.
Everyone began to feel sorry for the girl named Qiqi.
They felt Qiqi was too pitiful.
Who would have thought that the small and frail Qiqi had silently endured so much?
Recalling the scene just now, all the villagers were filled with self-reproach.
They had said many hurtful things and made many hurtful gestures towards Qiqi before.
When Qiqi first appeared, the villagers instinctively shielded their children behind them.
They worried about the children getting hurt, but they overlooked that Qiqi was also a child.
How sad must Qiqi have been at that time?
The more the villagers thought, the more self-reproachful and guilty they felt.
"We misunderstood Qiqi; that child clearly did nothing wrong."
"Although Qiqi is a zombie, he really didn't want to hurt anyone. I accidentally fell while running away, and Qiqi pulled me up."
"He was afraid of scaring me and immediately ran away again. How could such a kind child hurt anyone?"
"If I could, I'd like to apologize to Qiqi, and I'm willing to be his friend."
"I also want to apologize to Qiqi."
More and more villagers felt that they had hurt Qiqi, so they wanted to apologize.
But now Qiqi was nowhere to be found,
so apologizing was impossible.
At this moment, Ningguang looked up at Makoto, and her childlike voice seriously said, "Brother Makoto, let's go find Qiqi together!"
"You just said Qiqi lacks friends; Ningguang wants to be friends with Qiqi!"
Hearing Ningguang's words, Makoto chuckled and nodded: "Then let's go find Qiqi now."
He was originally thinking about how to get Ningguang and Qiqi to get along well.
He didn't expect Ningguang to actively suggest wanting to be friends with Qiqi.
This would make things much easier.
There's naturally no need to worry about Qiqi; he's very happy to make friends.
Soon, Ningguang took Makoto's hand and acted as a guide.
He pointed his finger to the north and then seriously said, "Brother Makoto, I just saw Qiqi leave in this direction,"
"But, the search area is really too vast, where should we look?"
Just as Ningguang was thinking, Makoto spoke,
"Violetgrass."
"Qiqi said he was going to pick Violetgrass."
"I think he will go to a place where he can avoid humans and also has Violetgrass."
Ningguang's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, and he had an idea.
"Brother Makoto, I know such a place!"
"Come with me!"
"Perhaps, Qiqi is there!"