Chapter 11 The Past Is Like Sand
"Harun, you ......" Oleje paused and said, "Harun, if you really love her, tell her clearly." ā
"Sister, do you think I don't want to? I almost ...... last night But if I tell her plainly, I'm afraid she'll leave immediately, and if she wants to leave, I can't stop her, and I don't want to take the risk. Harlan whispered.
"But it can't go on like this, do you want Xiao Yin to think that her eyes have never been restored? Isn't that too cruel for her? This kind of love is so selfish. ā
"Of course not!" His voice raised, "Of course I won't let her go on like this, but sister, I need time, do you understand?" I really need time, I need time to get her to like me! ā
"Silly boy, I also made stupid mistakes for love, but Yang Li finally forgave me, and I finally understand that love can't tolerate the slightest deception, Harun, tell the truth, tell Xiao Yin your heart, and let her decide whether to stay or not." Ole said softly.
"Sister...... Let me think about it......" His voice hesitated.
"You just think about it yourself-, it's not a way to go on like this, and besides, Xiao Yin helped me, and I won't watch it." Oleye's tone softened, "Alright, tomorrow is your enthronement ceremony, rest early." ā
"Sister," he called out suddenly.
I don't have the heart to listen anymore, do you want Xiao Yin to think that her eyes have never regained their sight? L'Oraier's words have been circling in my head, what do she mean, do they mean that my eyes have regained their sight? But why, it's still pitch black before my eyes......
While thinking, I groped my way back, and when I was almost there, I suddenly heard Ammanra's panicked voice: "Allah, Miss, why did you come out alone, if Your Highness knows that you will kill me, please, don't do this." ā
"I see." I said something lightly and let her carry her back to the room.
With great mixed feelings, I waited until it was time to fall asleep, and when Amman pulled out the door, I immediately got up and began to untie the gauze wrapped around my eyes, and when I opened my eyes again, it was still dark. I suppressed my impatience and quietly asked.
What's the problem?
I remembered what O'Reer seemed to stumble upon as he left the room, and suddenly remembered a sentence I had read in a book before, that if you want to hide a tree, the best way is to put it in a forest. Thinking of this, my heart moved, and I hurriedly groped to the door, and when I pulled the door, the door was locked. This did not bother me, I recited a few incantations, blew lightly, and the door slowly moved open,
As soon as I opened my eyes, the sudden light made my eyes watery with tears, I had to close them again, and when I slowly opened my eyes, I was already a little adapted, by the moonlight, I vaguely saw everything in front of me, only to feel a burst of ecstasy, my eyes really recovered, I can really see again! It's a bad feeling to be blind, but I know how precious it is to lose it, and now I understand how lucky I am to have eyes that can see the world!
After the ecstasy, I realized something, and hurriedly turned around to look into the room, the room was still pitch black, I opened the door wide, let the moonlight spill in through the door, only then did I see that there was no window in this room at all, and all around it was painted black, and the ice silk scarf that came into view was also black, it turned out that it was really like this, Harlan actually used a trick to let me live in a completely dark room, so that I mistakenly thought that I had never regained my sight. Harun, this bastard, how can he be like this, in vain I still believe in him so much!
As soon as my guess was confirmed, I was naturally angry, even if I liked me, I couldn't use such an excessive method......
I looked at the crystal bracelet in my hand, and was just about to summon Si Yin, when I flashed, but I heard Amman's voice not far away: "Your Highness, are you coming here so late?" ā
Harlan coming over so late? I hesitated, anyway, I wasn't in a hurry, I might as well listen to what he wanted to say again. Thinking of this, I hurried back to my room, re-wrapped the gauze, and as soon as I lay down, I heard the door creak and be pushed open.
Then I heard someone walk up to my bed and sit down next to me.
"Asleep?" It was Harlan's voice.
I continued to pretend to be asleep and ignored him.
"Love seems to be very mysterious, but being in it doesn't take it seriously." His fingers lightly touched my cheek, "Now, I finally understand the meaning of this poem, when I found out that love had come, it was too late, and the time given to me was running out." ā
"Allah Allah has given me a taste of regret, I can only blame myself for not cherishing the time that has passed, if I could, I hope to lie to you for a lifetime and keep you for a lifetime, but my heart will also be troubled for a lifetime." He continued to murmur, "Don't worry, tomorrow you'll find you seeing the sun shining again." ā
Hearing him say this, my anger has cleared up a lot, and it seems that he still doesn't want to deceive me all the time.
His fingers rested on my cheek, lingering.
"I'll leave tomorrow." I said suddenly, and his fingers immediately trembled and slid down my cheeks.
"Are you awake?" He was visibly taken aback.
"Well, I was thinking, if you continue to try to lie to me, then I'll leave immediately." I whispered.
"You already knew?"
"IāI heard you and Oleye."
He was silent for a while and said, "So, you still want to go?" ā
"Yes. I have to go. ā
"Even if you know my intentions, you have to go?"
"I don't belong here. I'm going back to my own time. All of this is nothing but a passing cloud for me, and it is all illusory......"
"Unreal?" He interrupted me, and his tone changed, and he pulled me out of bed.
"Hey, don't be so rude, okay!"
"Ugly bastard, you come out for me!" He picked me up and walked out, and threw me onto the horse before I could come to my senses.
"What the hell do you want to do!" I said angrily.
"What for! Go to the desert! He got on his horse and rode away.
"Three watches go to the desert in the middle of the night, are you in the water in your brain!" I turned my head to glare at him.
"Shut up, ugly bastard!" He roared.
"Lay me down or I'll turn you to stone!" I threatened.
"To stone?" A deep sense of loss suddenly crossed his face, "Then turn me into a bird perched on a cactus." ā
My heart was stunned, and I was suddenly speechless. When I arrived at the desert outside Baghdad, the speed of the horses gradually slowed down, and in the desert at night, I could finally see all this with my own eyes, under the shining stars in the sky, there was an endless light golden desert in front of me, the high places were like hills and hills, the low places were like deep canyons, the quicksand was long, the starlight was faint, the wind was slow, and the desert at night had an indescribable quiet and gentle beauty.
"Look ahead." He whispered in my ear.
I looked in the direction of his finger, and not far away, in front of the left, there was actually a large cactus.
"I didn't lie to you last time, there really was a bird parked here." His tone seemed to have calmed down.
"And the legend you talked about?" I couldn't help but ask.
"Fake." He said softly.
"Fake?" I unconsciously turned my head away.
He was staring at me, the starlight was faint, shattered to the ground, the light flickered in his eyes, it was so lonely.
I just wanted to turn my head, but I was caught by him like last time.
"This time, I won't ......" Before he could finish his sentence, his warm lips had quickly covered me, and my head tilted, and his lips slid over my lips and landed on my face.
"You're really going to me off." I suppressed the anger in my heart and said in a deep voice.
But he hugged me tighter, pressed tightly to my face, and whispered: "Remember me, even if you leave, remember me, this kiss is real, everything I experienced in Ruga is real, I, too, real, real existed in your life, I am not illusory, I ...... Not an illusory ......"
He didn't say any more, my face seemed to feel wet, and I felt inexplicably uncomfortable in my heart, and I wanted to push his hand away, but slowly put it down.
Harlan is not illusory, Sanatus is not illusory, Ramses is not illusory, Qingming, Zongji, Xiaozheng, they are all not illusory, they do exist in my life, although separation brings endless regret and sorrow, but their existence makes my life more complete...... Even if it was a punishment, I would not regret meeting each and every one of them......
"Harlan, I won't forget you, absolutely not. If you want, we can have another fight. I smiled.
He was stunned for a moment, slowly let go of me, and laughed, "I don't know if it's because since then, I've been obsessed with your ugly bastard." ā
"Can you get rid of the ugly words?" I glared at him, the kid was recovering too quickly.
He smiled again, looked at the vast desert, and said, "Tomorrow, I won't send you." ā
"Well, tomorrow is the day you ascend the throne." I nodded.
He pulled the reins, "Go back." ā
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This last night, I tossed and turned for a long time before I fell asleep.
When I woke up the next day, it was already dawn.
I changed my clothes and walked out into the garden, where the people in the palace seemed to be very busy preparing for Harun's enthronement.
"Xiao Yin," came Oleye's shout behind him.
I turned my head, and the Oleette in front of me had lost her peerless face, her original radiant snow-white skin was as dull as charcoal, her star-like eyes had shrunk a lot, and her thick lips had added a bit of clumsiness, and it was not too much to describe her ugly, but the smile on her lips was so natural and bright.
"Well, Oleyeh, why haven't you gone to Harun's enthronement ceremony yet?" I asked with a smile.
"Harlan told me everything, are you leaving today?" She walked over to me.
"yes, it's time for me to go back."
"Xiao Yin, don't blame Harun, he actually ......"
"I don't blame him."
"Xiao Yin, thank you." She hugged me into her arms, "If you could, I wish you could call me sister as my brother's wife." ā
I also hugged her and whispered, "But I can say it as a sister, goodbye, sister." ā
"Although there are thousands of sorrows in the world, the saddest thing is to say goodbye, Xiao Yin, take care." She let go of me and smiled at me. At that moment, I suddenly felt that she was very beautiful.
"Ole ......"
"What?"
"You're still beautiful."
She laughed again, "Goodbye, sister." ā
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"Well, goodbye." I looked at the crystal bracelet in my hand and called out to Si Yin.
"Wait!" A loud shout brought my mind back to life.
When I opened my eyes, Harlan was standing in front of me dressed in black, his long hair fluttering, handsome and chic, just as he had seen it when I first saw him.
"You, aren't you holding an enthronement ceremony?" I was stunned.
He didn't speak, but came up and took me into his arms.
"Let go of me, Harlan, I'll be gone soon......" I whispered.
"I know." He hugged him tighter, "Then, just disappear in my arms, let me be able to imagine that you belong to me in this last moment." ā
I bit my lip and secretly told myself, don't cry, don't cry, why is this happening, I thought there would be no sad parting this time, but why, the same thing always happens again and again.
Harlan ...... I ......, "I didn't know what to say, and my heart was churning like boiling water."
"Ugly, don't forget me." He said in a hoarse voice.
This time, I didn't contradict him, forget it, it's the last time anyway......
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After a familiar burst of scorching heat and dizziness, I finally ended my thrilling trip to Arabia and returned to this teahouse called Past and Present.
"Master, I'm back." I'm back, back to my real world.
"Is this mission going well?" Si Yin patted my head gently, "I didn't cause any trouble." ā
"Why, how could it be." I laughed dryly.
Master, I met King Solomon, and King Solomon said that my predecessor was related to the underworld, what happened to my predecessor? I really wanted to ask Si Yin directly, but I swallowed it back when the words came to my lips. I also understand that if Si Yin refuses to speak, then it will be useless for me to ask no matter how many times I ask.
"I'm going to see the birds." I smiled and walked over to Asuka's room.
Asuka is still the same, I look at his face as if he is asleep, and I can't help but feel even more disturbed, Asuka, what was your past life, why do you have to be punished like this?
"Tonight, I will entrust my dream to that client named Han Li." Si Yin whispered behind me.
"Then she ......"
"At the same time as your task was completed, she was also relieved, and the so-called inferiority complex in her heart was also eliminated at that moment."
"So when she comes tomorrow, everything will be back to normal?"
"Not bad."
"Master......" I turned my head, "if the immeasurable bottle is full this time, you'll go to the underworld, right?" ā
Si Yin looked at me thoughtfully and nodded.
I really want to go to the underworld, and I have never been so urgent, because not only are there flowers growing there that can save birds, but also, perhaps, there are secrets that have a great relationship with my previous life. All the mysteries may be solved there......
The next day, I saw Han Li again, it was completely different from the first time I saw her, her face was not powdered, she was not only not ugly, but also beautiful.
L'Olay, who lives in distant Baghdad, is very happy, and she will definitely be happy in this life.
When her tears dripped into the immeasurable bottle, the bottle still did not turn white, unfortunately.
In order to appease my disappointment, Si Yin proposed to go to the flower and bird market on the outskirts of the city. When I'm not on assignment, we occasionally go there to buy some plants and flowers.
The flower and bird market on the outskirts of the city is still as lively as ever, Si Yin parked the car at the door, took a pair of sunglasses from his pocket and put them on, because of his different-colored eyes, every time he goes out, no matter the wind or rain, or the scorching sun, he is always inseparable from the cover of sunglasses.
But no matter how he covers, his outstanding appearance is still very easy to attract everyone's attention, which is why he doesn't like to go out very much.
Si Yin and I picked out a few pots of green broad-leaved plants in the market, and when we passed by one of the stalls, I found that there were many cacti in different postures and sizes. There are so many cacti, and my mind seems to go back to the desert night under the stars not long ago, where there are many, many cacti.
"Miss, do you want to buy cacti? These cacti have just been transplanted from the desert of the Arabian Peninsula, and unlike the edible cacti of Mexico, they produce beautiful flowers. A middle-aged man greeted me warmly and took out a picture album for me to see.
"What? Xiao Yin, want to buy a cactus? Si Yin also asked me.
"Oh no." I shook my head and was about to leave, when I heard a fluttering of wings, and a colorful parrot stopped on the cactus in front of me.
The parrot stared at me firmly, its round black eyes staring at me fearlessly, and I smiled slightly and said softly, "Hello." "The parrot just looked at me and didn't speak.
"You're a parrot, why don't you speak." I teased it.
"Not all parrots can talk." The stall owner looked at me amusedly.
The people around me also looked at me with interest, and suddenly a young woman hurriedly ran over and said, "That's my bird, it somehow escaped from its cage like crazy, please help me catch it." ā
As soon as she finished speaking, the parrot suddenly flew into my hand again, and I was about to return the parrot to the woman, when the parrot raised its feathers and said clearly to me: "Ugly! ā
My body shook, and everyone around me laughed.
"Wait, can you sell me this bird?" I suddenly didn't want to give it back to that woman.
"No, it's my treasure, and I'll never sell it." The woman rejected me.
"Sell it to me, please tell me a price!" I pleaded unwillingly.
"Xiao Yin, let go." Si Yin quickly reached out and snatched the parrot from my hand and gave it back to the woman.
"Master, you!" I said angrily.
Si Yin bent down, stared at me, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Yin, there are some things that are destined to have nothing to do with you, they were, they are, and they will be in the future. ā
Harlan, I know that you are not illusory, and that you have been so real in my life......
I closed my eyes, and it seemed that the vast desert of the distant Arabian Peninsula appeared again, and the young Arab prince had also been left on the desert. The past is like sand, and after a thousand years, the desert is still the same, and the young prince has long since turned into a long stream of quicksand and merged with the peninsula......
It was as if the words he had said sounded in his ears again:
There is a legend in Arabia that if you ride a camel across the desert and see a bird perched on a cactus staring at you, then the soul in its body is the lover you forgot in your previous life.
In my past life, did I forget you?