Chapter 115: The Meaning of Existence
The woman who came out of the door was very excited, but she still maintained a dignified appearance and looked at Shi Lan affectionately.
It made him very uncomfortable.
It is not difficult to see from the woman's flickering body that she is definitely not human.
Shi Lan's expression stiffened and retreated, wanting to turn around and flee from here, but the terrible thing was that his body was out of control, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't even move a finger.
Just when he didn't know what to do, his vision blurred, and a white ball of light flew out of his body, encircling him, and then turned into a body that shook like a woman.
Tears welled up in the woman's eyes, calling out the man's name and throwing herself into his arms.
Shi Lan's pupils were shaken.
This man is none other than the man who has appeared in countless dreams, Captain Shi of the Fifth Formation of the Millelith Army.
He turned around and smiled and nodded to Shi Lan, opening his mouth to speak but not hearing the sound, but it was not difficult to see from the shape of his mouth that he called Shi Lan's name.
"He knows my name!"
Shi Lan was stunned in place, watching the man and the woman enter the house together, and the moment the door closed, Shi Lan saw that the figures of the two people became blurred and disappeared.
"Why? Am I still dreaming? Shi Lan was very anxious, thinking about how to wake herself up.
Just as Shi Lan thought this, his body suddenly regained control.
He didn't say a word, and gave himself a big slap in the face with his backhand.
This slap was merciless, and he directly turned his fan in a circle, and his brain was buzzing.
"Hurt ......"
"No... Am I not in a dream? ”
"This place is not good for long!"
Shi Lan was dizzy, turned around and ran in the direction he came.
But as soon as he turned around, he heard the sound of flares coming from the other end of the village.
I only heard the sound of it, but I couldn't see the flames of the fireworks.
Shi Lan was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "It's Hu Tao or Chongyun, the two of them!" ”
Without further hesitation, he turned around again and ran towards the other end.
However, as he passed by the second house, his body could not move again......
In the same way, a spirit flew out of his body, landed at the door of the house, said an inaudible thank you, and turned and went into the house.
Shi Lan was silent.
He walked silently forward to the third house, and the same thing happened again.
This time it was a little girl who opened the door, happily pounced on this soul.
They couldn't hear a sound, but they were laughing happily.
The soul picked up the little girl, laughed and entered the room, and the figure disappeared into the hall with a streamer.
Fourth household...... The fifth household... Sixth household...... That's all the same.
Shi Lan seemed to understand something.
"They're all Millelith ......"
"I ...... On the ...... sending them home"
"Why, the souls of these Millelith Army beneath the Chasm are in my body...?"
Hu Tao's voice came to his mind.
Shi Lan looked at the endless houses in front of her, and found that the houses behind her had disappeared by themselves.
Their families have been unable to make up for the regret of not being able to see them for the last time, hovering on the border of life and death.
How many years have passed since the Great Chasm? More than 500 years...... Their families have been here all the time.
Waiting for the return of those souls who have pinned their trust on themselves, waiting for their arrival.
I don't know when, Shi Lan has burst into tears.
"It turns out... So..."
"The one who has placed his wishes... I was born of them... That's why I exist......"
Shi Lan stumbled, I don't know how far I walked, I don't know how many souls I sent away, and my body became weaker and weaker, and even the sting dragon was about to be unable to hold it......
Came to a fork in the road.
The houses and villages on the left still have no end in sight, and at the end of the road is a wide avenue, and at the end of the road, the anxious voices of their companions are heard.
Syllable!
Another signal flare exploded, and the dark path was illuminated.
"Shi Lan!" Hu Tao looked at Shi Lan, who had been left behind for a long time, in surprise, and waved his hand desperately, "We are here!" ”
Shi Lan was overjoyed, turned around and was about to run towards the two.
With a squeak, the door of the hut was opened, and two old figures appeared at the door, looking at Shi Lan's back eagerly......
The sound of the door opening was like a timer for time to stop, and Shi Lan's footsteps just raised hung in the air.
It's not that Shi Lan can't control his body, it's that he hesitates.
Complete your quest and send your unliberated soul home to your own end.
Or go back to your companions, go back to prosperous Liyue, and play with the eldest lady.
It's weird... How could you think of her......
Shi Lan's tears couldn't stop flowing, dripping down at his feet, his breathing was short, and he wandered at a fork in the road.
"I ...... It's Shi Lan... I want to live too...... I want to ...... too"
He muttered to himself, but his voice was choked, his whole body was weak, and he looked blankly at the left and right, unable to make a choice.
The soul is crying, and the heart longing to go home is sad.
Shi Lan felt two irresistible forces tearing at his body, wanting to tear himself in half.
He wanted to, but couldn't.
"Shi Lan! What are you doing! Come back! ”
Hu Tao shouted loudly, and was about to run towards Shi Lan as he spoke.
But as soon as she took a step, it was as if she had hit a thick barrier, and her tears were about to come out of her eyes, and her eyes were shining golden.
Chongyun shook his head and said calmly: "He seems to be in another space that we can't set foot in, and we can't get into." ”
"Then Shi Lan will definitely be able to come out." Hu Tao said, "I don't think he saw us?" Try another flare! ”
"Hmm." Chongyun nodded, and sounded the flare again.
The small flare flickered with a faint light, flew into the sky crookedly, and then exploded.
The monotonous white, in Shi Lan's eyes, was like a brilliant firework, illuminating his face and his pupils.
He stared blankly at the sky, but his eyes were bright.
"Like fireworks...... Short... And splendid...... No one knows......"
The words he had said reappeared in his ears, Shi Lan smiled slightly, and stopped his waist.
"Send them home......"
"I can too, like fireworks, short and gorgeous......"
"Whew, it's really not like me...... I'm so scared of death......"
"Yes...... I can't do that...... I want to go home too......"
Shi Lan sniffed, wiped away her tears, took off the cloth pocket, slowly took off her coat, and untied the stinging dragon.
"It's a pity, Stinging Dragon, I originally wanted to take you with me to Tivat......
"You don't have to die..."
"Whew...... Want to open a little...... Shi Lan ......"
Shi Lan put the stinging dragon and the cloth bag together, turned and walked towards another fork in the road.
"Why? Didn't he see us?! ”
Hu Tao was impatient, banging desperately on the air wall in front of him, and yelling, even his voice was hoarse.
No matter how hard she and Chongyun tried, Shi Lan's back never turned around, watching him walk into the distance step by step, hidden in the light.
In the middle of the road, the dragon and the cloth pocket lay there quietly, as if waiting for their master to return.