Chapter 39: One Thousand and One Nights
Surprisingly, Conelia, the governor of the 11th ward, did not take measures to conceal the series of events that later became known as the "Narita Offensive and Defensive Battle". In fact, that's because there's no way to hide it. The siege of the mountain, and the subsequent raid and escape of the Black Knights, might have considered concealing this less glorious war if the damage had been confined to military installations and troops.
Because your own embarrassment will increase the momentum of the anti-British forces. But in the end, they failed to hide it for another reason. The mudslide caused by the Black Knights spread to the streets at the foot of the mountain, causing civilian casualties. Death is a fact that is difficult to hide. Flashing words will only allow the enemy to grab the handle. So Cornelia chose a very transparent and open approach. Of course, the Governor's Office said that "although we were attacked by an organization called the Black Knights and suffered some losses, we also succeeded in destroying the evil terrorist organization, the Japanese Liberation Front." β
This is naturally Cornelia's usual means in order to appease the people, for this reason, he had prepared a pretext for Lu before the start of this war, but for the report he sent back, the fact that ZERO was dead did not seem to be recognized, Suzaku's strength She was clear, and the human body wanted to avoid that kind of attack, it was almost impossible, she even didn't understand that her imperial brother would be a little hesitant in this matter, but these things, it only took a little time to prove, The most important thing at the moment is to sweep away the remnants of the Black Knights.
Thinking of this, Cornelia didn't even sleep all night. Throughout the night, in addition to restoring and pacifying the population. A large number of troops were also dispatched to launch another round of search. I have to say that the energy of an unmarried woman is terrifying, but the benefits are also very significant, of course, this is all before dawn, under the mountain peak that was bombed into half of the waist, there is another fierce duel going on.
Resilience always comes into play, no matter where we live.
Whether it's grey walls, frosted glass that can't be seen out of the window, a scarred table, or a glare light that doesn't even take into account the impact on vision. After seeing it once or twice. It will be strange to feel that these existences are taken for granted, and there is no sense of depression and crisis at all.
What's more, the two people here, one is a self-proclaimed witch, and the other has long been accustomed to surviving against all kinds of adversities, compared to the experience of sitting on top of the pile of dead bodies and eating hamburgers, this should be regarded as a rather wonderful environment, of course, for Lin Xiu, there is no such a nasty woman as a premise.
"Is this your attitude towards your life-saver?" C.C.'s usual sarcastic tone has not changed in the slightest, and he either asks or answers Lin Xiu's questions. Or just sneer, at this point. Lin Xiu had no power to resist, but this time C.C. generously told him that he had only lost two newcomers, which was an exception, but when he thought of the feeling that everything was being controlled by this witch, Lin Xiu felt an uncontrollable anger. γ
"You obviously have a better way, there is no need for those two people to sacrifice, but why do you choose such a method? To prove that you are a witch? Or rather, you are naturally hated. Lin Xiu couldn't find any better words to fight back.
"Is it just a deviation from the idea once that it becomes this virtue? Do you talk about playing like a game? You've killed a lot of people so far. With your hands, or rather, with your words. C.C. sneered at each other in the same way, but the wording was much stronger than Lin Xiu's, and she knew the depths of Lin Xiu's memory without hesitation to sprinkle a handful of salt on his wound, so that he could know what it meant to be more painful.
"What did you say?" Lin Xiu gritted his teeth and said, for the dark side in his heart, he once blamed himself deeply, and finally temporarily relieved under Tifa's relief, but C.C. would knowingly pour salt on his wounds, so that he had to recall painful memories.
"Hypocrisy, if it weren't for me, would you let those two people go? It's just that sooner or later you die, you have long regarded them as victims in your heart, or rather, what you are angry about now is just disrupting your plan, so that the two of them did not die where they should die, and they have not yet played their cannon fodder value. C.C., who is deep in the heart of human beings, knows these well, and the mentality of the apostle gamer has long been clear in front of her, a thousand-year-old witch, and even not only Lin Xiu, including Xu Ningning and others, is not without such thoughts, in the apostle's game, this is the way to survive, and there is no distinction between good and evil, and there is no distinction between good and evil.
"Shut up!" It's not the first time that Lin Xiu has lost control in front of C.C., but it's the first time that such a hysterical rant has been revealed, and when this dark negativity is ruthlessly exposed by C.C. in person, it's like a three-year-old child being ripped off a diaper.
"You're not going to say you don't understand. What a blessing to have such a brain. That's all you call protection and principleβ"C. C. did not timid, did not hesitate, but Lin Xiu couldn't answer, even, he pulled his hair with both hands, his face was distorted, and two lines of unwilling tears fell, he wanted to be a good person in the sense he thought, but this game couldn't help him, the word good guy is not as good as the weight of a piece of bread in the balance of survival, this truth Lin Xiu has always understood, but he just didn't want to look at it directly, when C.C. first appeared such a blatant mockery, his spirit and heart were completely on the verge of collapse.
"Ah...... usually says it so heroically, but it turns out to be just an innocent boy who can play tricks. Are you using this mouth to protect the people around you? It's really a big joke, and it's so easy to live with the crowd. Tell you, Lin Xiu, just saying that the word is created for youβ" C.C. said with a disdainful smile, completely ignoring Lin Xiu, who had already gone berserk, and grabbed her body.
Snow-white skin was revealed. Lin Xiu's clothes on her body couldn't withstand such a strong pull and fell to the ground, but even so, C.C. still didn't change his cold look. He looked at the man in front of him with contemptuous eyes.
"Start by getting into this game. You don't have the right to waver or stop. Whether you choose to become a king or give up becoming a king, guarding is not your naΓ―ve imagination, there is a price to pay, death is never the most painful punishment, it is just a coward's way to escape, if you can't even do this, just watch the people around you be shot out of the head at any time, or your woman becomes someone else's plaything. If you're just going to cry your nose and go crazy here. Then be prepared for this, otherwise, don't let me down. β
"Ah~~~~" The roar mixed with anger and unwillingness resounded throughout the cave, and C.C.'s body was thrown to the ground by Lin Xiu, but she still maintained her original posture, not struggling, not covering up, letting this crazy man roar there, she knew it. He'll come to his senses, because he's the one in his fate. If she had doubts, she had found an opportunity to grant him what he wanted.
C.C. suddenly closes his eyes. And then - "It's tough, isn't it......?" She said such strange things, as if she were talking to herself, and as if she was engaged in some kind of dialogue.
This is a man who needs to be persecuted, the more he is forced to a dead end, the more he can produce that kind of power that is close to a miracle, originally there was still a little doubt about this, but now it does not exist, such a man can not be depressed by his temperament. It was most appropriate to apply a blow next, and with this in mind, C.C. had already made the decision to experiment with it, and fortunately, it was a success.
I don't know how long it took, Lin Xiu's roar had stopped, his eyes were facing each other, C.C. Zhilu said, his eyes had regained their clarity, and even said that he was more determined than before, which she was very satisfied with in her heart, but it would not be put on the surface, but strategically, he really lacked too much, it was not his responsibility, it was just that the World Lu Realm did not give him such a chance, maybe before he achieved his wish, he still needed his own guidance from this point, but these are not the most important things, right.
Lin Xiu turned around and kicked a stone away, with a loud bang, C.C. chuckled at his back, maybe he still grew up a little slowly, always childish like a child, but... I've laughed twice, when was the last time? It's been too long, and I can't remember the time for a long time.
"You're going to continue playing the role of ZERO, even though I thought it was a bit of a fantasy." Walking in the dark cave, Lin Xiu asked out loud, but it was not so much a question as it was to say that he was already destined for this, and it was not difficult to hear from his tone.
"What do you mean by Arabian Nights?" C.C. did not directly answer Lin Xiu's words, but became interested in this word, but unfortunately did not get a reply from Lin Xiu.
"It's a story." After a long time, I don't know what kind of mentality Lu Dao came from, Lin Xiu said this, but he himself didn't know very well for what purpose, maybe because of her previous tears and memories, or maybe because of a life-saving grace.
"Tell me about it."
"You'd better give up the treatment."
Confrontation is the most accustomed dialogue between the two, but giving up the word healing, Lin Xiu used the Tao for the first time in this world, thought about it, and finally told C.C. this story.
"This story is also called One Thousand and One Nights..."
"For what... Very earthy name..."
"If you don't want to hear it, just say it."
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"Once upon a time there was a kingdom called Sassan, and the king, after an expedition, found that his queen and his brother were fornicating, and he hated women, and vowed to have sex with a woman every night, and to put her to death at dawn. The prime minister's daughter could not bear to see the woman suffered, so she volunteered to spend the night with the king, despite her father's objections, and before leaving, Sanrudra said to Doyad: 'Sister, when I enter the palace, let someone come and fetch you, and when you come to me, you say to me: 'Sister, tell me a story.' So that we can have a happy night." I'll take the opportunity to tell a moving story. By Allah's will, my story may save many lives.
The prime minister reluctantly sent his daughter to the palace. When the king saw this beautiful girl, he was overjoyed, and rewarded the prime minister on the spot. When Sangludra saw the king, he wept bitterly.
The king asked: 'What are you sad about?' β
'Lord, I have a younger sister, and I hope that the Lord will be gracious enough to let me see her again, and say goodbye to her. β
The king, who had been smitten by the girl, immediately agreed to her request and sent for Doyad. When Doyad came to the palace, he saw his sister and hugged her happily, and they sat on the edge of the bed and laughed together. Doyad said: 'Sister, swear to Allah that you must tell me a story, so that we can spend the night merryly.' β
'As long as the king of prestige allows it, I am more than willing to speak.' β
The king, who had been in a restless mood and could not sleep, listened to Sister Sangruzhuo's conversation, which aroused his interest in listening to the story, and gladly agreed. So, my sister told her a story. Sang Rudra was a very good storyteller, and her story immediately appealed to King Sanua and his sister Doyad, but at the height of the story, the rooster crowed, and when the day began to dawn, she stopped telling no more. The younger sister Doyad said, 'Sister! This story you are telling is so beautiful and beautiful! How interesting! β
My sister Sanrudra said: 'If the king is gracious enough to let me live, then I will have a more interesting story to tell the next night!' β
When the king heard this, he thought to himself: 'Swearing in the name of Allah, the God Almighty, this is a fascinating story.' I'm not going to kill her for now, I'll wait until she's done telling her story. β
Early the next morning, when the king was on the court, the prime minister prepared a shroud, and thought that he would collect the body of his daughter, but the king was busy giving orders until the evening, and the king did not tell him to find another woman to spend the night. The Prime Minister was very surprised by this.
The next night the prime minister's daughter, Sangludr, continued to tell her story until the rooster sang, and at the end she said: 'If the king is gracious enough to let me live, then the next night my story will be much more wonderful than this!' The king agreed.
So Sanrudra told a story every day, and every day the king thought: 'I won't kill her until she's done telling the story.' β
Day after day, the stories of Sangludra are endless, each more wonderful than the other, until the thousandth and first night, Sangludra tells a total of a thousand and one stories...
"I suddenly don't want to know the ending of this story..."The witch stopped Lin Xiu's story with an indifferent face at the most critical moment.
"Well, witches don't know how to be moved, don't get me wrong, I don't want to do such a futile thing." Lin Xiu spread his hands to show his innocence, there was already a looming light in front of him, which was a sign of dawn, and it also indicated that they had reached the entrance of the cave, Lin Xiu took a breath and walked forward quickly...
Looking at the figure gradually walking towards the light cluster, C.C. stared at his back...
"If you are my king, kill the witch, as the end of this story, don't change the ending of the story like Tifa, some endings are already doomed, aren't they."
But when these words were spoken, the witch's face was shining in the sunlight, as if it was a sign of some kind of hope, although the cave was still dark and the sunlight was faint, but... It looks like a nostalgia that is hard to give up. (To be continued......)