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"Take my ashes back with you. β
Xue Xue's flat expression didn't seem to pay any attention to the meaning of her words.
Weken: "......"
"Didn't you hear clearly?" Xue Xue nodded slightly, "Take my ashes back, you know, our hometown is very particular about 'returning to the roots'." The bones are buried outside, and the soul cannot be reunited with their loved ones. β
"I heard what you said, but ......" Weken was a little disheveled, forcibly keeping his composure, "why would you say such a thing? Are you sure you didn't say the wrong thing?"
"No, it's 'my ashes'. Xue looked at Wei Ken solemnly.
"Butβyou're not dead yet, so why are you worried about who's going to collect your body?" Wei Ken looked at those gray eyes, his expression complicated.
"Alas...... You should remember that in the distant country of the East, our traditions......"
Xue Xue did not answer directly, but sighed a little nostalgically.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know about that...... Weken shook his head in annoyance, "I haven't been to that place. β
"Really?" Xue Xue was a little surprised, and then looked at Wei Ken with a sad gaze, "Were you born on this continent?
Weken: "......"
After a long silence, Weken shrugged.
Not recognized, nor denied. No one can know where he came from. That's weird, it's so counterintuitive.
"Then let me talk to you about my hometown. After crossing the Tianshan Mountain Range, which no one could cross, there was a country in the far east where everyone was black-haired and black-eyedβthe True Kingdom. Xue Xue's gentle gaze made Wei Ken a little overwhelmed.
Don't show that expression, in that case, how can I fight you seriously, you are my enemy, and I am watched by your loving gaze, and at last I still want to swing the sword in my hand and separate life from you.
Weken listened in silence.
"There are Kyushu, each corresponding to a direction. I have no experience living in any other state, only memories of living in my hometown of Spruce Town. Spruce Town is located in Nanzhou, which is a state that is close to the ocean and has the largest port in the whole of the real country, 'Liangang'. A smile appeared on Xue Xue's face, sweet, but slightly sad.
"Ten years ago, when I was 10 years old. My parents and I went to Liangang to play, but I didn't expect to meet the South China Sea slave trapping team of the Kingdom of Raldor......" The sweetness on Xue Xue's face didn't last long, and it turned into sadness.
There is no way to be angry, because even anger cannot be done. Angry people will find a way to get revenge, and even revenge will be in vain...... I can only be sad about my own experience.
"Could it be that you were ......" Weken probably guessed some of the process.
"My parents were killed, and because I was young, I was engraved with a magical seal and sold as a slave to Rieldo, and then to Vichy. Xue Xue nodded, "My face was ruined in this accident. β
"Those people, hateful ......" Wei Ken frowned, "even your face ......"
"No, I destroyed it myself. Xue Xue smiled.
"You...... Don't...... I see, sorry......" Weken sighed, "Ugh...... Those people, no, those things, don't deserve to be called people anymore, do they?"
"By ruining this face, my 'worth' has changed, and I don't have to be treated inhumanely like other people who don't want to do it. Xue Xue sighed bitterly, "Actually, I want to kill myself, but I ...... I couldn't be ruthless, so I cowardly let go at the last moment, only to let the saw blade ruin my appearance. β
"I'm not good at comforting others, in short, mourning......" Wei Ken looked at the scar on Shirt Xue's face again, and for a while, there was something unpleasant in his heart.
"Thanks, it's been a long time since I've talked to my compatriots for so long. Xue Xue smiled slightly, "Do you know, this is the first time in my ten years that I have chatted with a Zhenguo person after being separated from my compatriots. β
"Sorry......"
Weken was reluctant to say anything to shatter her beautiful illusions.
I am not the people of this world, the "true country". To this world, I am a visitor from another world.
"No, you don't need to be sorry. I'm sorry, I have nothing to give you. Xue Xue shook her head, "In Rayaya, I will never regress. Other than that, you can take all the rest of my life. β
Weken nodded silently, then reached out and stroked her head gently.
"You ......" Xue opened her mouth, but finally closed her eyes in silence.
"Hopefully, this will remind you of the distant past...... Other than that, there's nothing I can do to help you. β
Her hair was already a little dull and seemed to be a sign of a loss of vitality. If I could, I didn't want to fight this woman who was cold on the surface, but soft as water on the inside.
She is only nineteen years old now, and she is just an ordinary girl who is a little older than herself......
"This world, it sucks, I feel that way more than once......" Weken finally stopped, his eyes flashing with anger.
Xue Xue opened her eyes. At this time, she had a trace of tears in her eyes.
"Sorry...... I ......" Xue Xue seemed to notice her gaffe, and turned her head away, not wanting Wei Ken to notice the change in her mood.
Weken was silent.
I'm sorry...... Even if it's a deception, I hope you can find a little comfort.
I am not the first "compatriot" to talk to you in this decade. In fact, you have not met any of your "compatriots...... That country in the East is already an unattainable existence for you......
Weken pondered.
"Xue Xue, make a deal. "Leave the Vichy Empire alone, go back, go back to the real country." As long as we cease fighting, I will escort you to the real country after I have done my business. β
Xue Xue looked at Wei Ken, her lips moved slightly, almost agreeing directly......
But......
"Sorry...... I can't go back......" Xue Xue sighed sadly, "I have, there is no other way." Now I can't live for myself. Outside, the unreliable ones, like me, were chosen to be the recipients of magic at the Vichy court. Their freedom is just a thought of me...... If it weren't for them, I would have died in the time I was disfigured. β
Weken listened in silence.
"There has been a rebellion in the Vichy Empire, and the one who organized the rebellion has promised us freedom, provided that he gives his strength. When successful, he will remove our slave print and return us to the status of free men. Xue Xue said in a trance, "As long as they are free at that time...... As long as I stick with it a little, yes...... As long as I ......"
"Stop. Wei Ken's face changed slightly, "Xue Xue, is that kind of transaction really freedom? That person just wants to get your power. β
Silent......
Inside the cave, the two stared at each other in silence.
Xue Xue's eyes flickered, and she finally avoided Wei Ken's gaze.
"Come and make a bet with me, how about it?"
As if she had made a choice in her heart, Xue Xue met Wei Ken's gaze again.
"Yes. Wei Ken nodded directly.
"I don't have much to gamble with, so I'll just use myself as gambling money. Xue Xue was a little surprised by Wei Ken's refreshing answer, and then thought for a while before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, we're being rescued outside." β
"Probably so. Weken spread his hands.
"The bet is that if the person who rescued us is my companion, then I will kill everyone but you. In the meantime, I entrust the rest of my life to you, at your disposal. Even if you say that you want to assassinate the king of the kingdom of Rairdo, I will assassinate him with the attitude of dying. β
Wei Ken's brow furrowed. The strength of the snow is very strong, so strong that it can really help her do many things. But......
"What if it's my companion?"
It's hard to say what the situation is like out there.
"Then I'll kill everyone but you and kill myself. You burn my body and return my ashes to the real country. β