Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Carriage Goes North
The frame drove over the forest path, the wheels crushing against the fallen leaves and dirt, making a soft 'crunch' sound.
Xu Qiansu sat cross-legged on the terrace in front of the frame, mottled shade brushing over his face.
He leaned against the carriage, held a pen, and drew a stroke on the Pokémon research notebook, recording his recent experiences.
But it's not a diary, most of it is still a cultural landscape, geographical environment, Pokémon ecology, etc.
What's more, what he was holding in his hand was not a diary, it was a Pokémon research note!
Although most of it is like 'Miss Marley is cute'.
The forest is quiet, the air is fresh, the sun is mild, only the 'crunch' of the frame and the 'rustle' of Xu Qiansu's pen tip brushing the paper.
Zoroya lay on Xu Qiansu's shoulder with his little paws, his little head peeking out from his back, staring at the research notes in his hand.
It's not that it doesn't want to lie in Xu Qiansu's arms...... The little pouch beast was already curled up, pillowed its chubby little tail, and fell asleep on Xu Qiansu's lap.
These days have exhausted her, and she has just experienced a high-intensity battle, and she is exhausted.
And a marsupial beast of her age should have curled up in the pocket of the marsupial beast mother all day long...... She doesn't have a mother, but Xu Qiansu's thighs and arms are also warm places for her to feel comfortable.
The six tails lay on Xu Qiansu's legs and yawned loudly, and then the six fluffy and cute big tails stood up slightly, shook lightly in the air, and covered their bodies.
In Chirulian's absence, no one can compete with her......
And these days, Xu Qiansu has been holding Zoroa most of the time, and now that the little saccharmon is back, he must have hugged her often...... Both of them are children, and the six tails are dissatisfied, and they won't bother with them.
The rattan snake sat on the carriage, like a queen looking down on the territory, squinting her big burgundy eyes, enjoying the comfort of the sun shining beside her.
After a while, Xu Qiansu put down his pen, closed his Pokémon research notes, and immediately took out the map again, and followed the roads on the map with his fingertips, passing through towns and cities.
Chiri is dead, and Xu Qiansu has no enemies in Xicui...... You can also concentrate on searching for Chirulian's traces.
They are now in the westernmost part of the Black Glory Field......
Xu Qiansu's fingertips slowly rubbed north from the Black Yao Field, then pointed to Tianguan Mountain, and then slid east along Tianguan Mountain, down the mountain...... Finally, the fingertip reached the edge of the map......
It is the border between the Seizu region and the Kanto region......
That's where the girl died...... An unremarkable lake.
"A dead man who has never met...... Is it worth your time to go all the way to worship her? Suddenly, a soft, languid voice came from behind her.
Gadelia floated behind Xu Qiansu, her hands behind her back, poking out her little head like Zoroa, staring at the map in Xu Qiansu's hand.
The question of whether it is worth it or not is naturally clear to Kaldelia, after all, it is up to the parties to decide.
She asked this way, but she was simply dissatisfied.
"It's not worth it, it's meaningless...... I will definitely go. Xu Qiansu smiled, did not look back, and said in a small but clear voice: "It's like I will definitely help the Snow Demon Girl find her trainer." ”
"Hmm-" Gadelia let out a nasal voice of unknown meaning, and said no more.
"If I die one day, will you travel thousands of miles to worship me?"
Xu Qiansu's voice was calm and calm, with a slight gentle smile, and the tone was no different from usual, but it made Jiadelia's heart skip a beat.
The dappled shade brushed over Xu Qiansu's body, and then caress over Gadelia's beautiful face.
Xu Qiansu didn't look back, so Gardelia couldn't see his expression clearly...... She didn't read her mind, but slowly straightened up, then floated to the carriage and sat down with her long skirt, her calves swaying slightly, and the hem of her skirt swinging, revealing her white boots.
"Naturally, I will not only worship you, but also avenge you by breaking the corpse of the person who killed you or the Pokémon."
Gardelia's voice was not loud, as in the past, with an inexplicable nobility.
But only she knew the complex thoughts within.
The little pouch beast rolled over on Xu Qiansu's thigh, revealing its soft little belly, and then fell asleep.
"That's it......" Xu Qiansu chuckled, reached out and gently pinched the little paw of the little pouch beast, pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, but asked with a smile: "If the person who asked you this question was Zhulan, would you say 'No matter what, I won't let you die'?" ”
Gadelia was slightly stunned, and then suddenly sneered, and her beautiful face looked beautiful in the mottled shade of the passing trees, "Are you sarcastic about my frequent use of 'If it were Marie, what would you do?'" ”
"The so-called master's long skills to control the razor, that's it."
That being said, Gardelia and Zhulan are not the kind of relationship that makes people reverie...... As the only friend of Gadelia who was under house arrest under the blue tiles and white walls when she was a child, Zhulan has now become a pillar of her soul.
That kind of relationship is far from being described by a mere 'lily'.
"You think I'm a barbarian?"
Gardelia's slender jade fingers gently wrapped around her blonde hair.
Xu Qiansu continued to gently press the little paws of the little pouch beast, and his handsome face full of boyishness was a little smiling, "Whether it's a barbarian or a nobleman, you are still Gadelia after all." ”
Hearing this, Jiadelia's apricot eyes narrowed slightly, but she didn't say much...... The Gardelia in Xu Qiansu's cognition is very different from the Gardelia itself.
She didn't want to talk to Xu Qiansu about this anymore, so she looked up at the little dust in the air, and after a while, she lowered her eyes and asked, "Are you afraid of death?" ”
Hearing this, Xu Qiansu didn't speak, his hand holding the little claws of the little pouch beast slowly put down, and he just gently rubbed the palm of the little pouch beast with his fingertips.
Jiadelia lowered her eyes and looked at Xu Qiansu's back, but her always elegant and lazy expression was a little positive.
"If I'm not mistaken, I came into this world and met the first 'death'...... It's her mom. After a while, Xu Qiansu said clearly in a low voice.
Gadelia tilted her little face, and her gaze crossed Xu Qiansu, and the chubby tail of the little sachet beast could be faintly seen.
"Therefore, the eldest husband should live when he lives, and die when he dies, and that's it." Xu Qiansu shook his head lightly, didn't explain too much, and said.
The breeze in the forest is blowing, and on the frame, the furs, feathers and other things left by the Pokémon of the hidden spring are fluttering in the wind.
Gadelia didn't reply, the eldest husband should live when he lives, and he dies when he dies, he said it lightly, but there are very few people who can really do this.
Moreover, does Gadelia want Xu Qiansu to answer like this at this moment, or does she want him to say 'I don't want to die'...... She couldn't figure it out herself......
After a while, she said slowly: "Not everyone can die meaningfully, but there must be a reason for being willing to die...... Whether it's for your family and country, or for righteousness, or for your ideals, and you've traveled all the way, so far, the only person who can make you willing to die should be Ma Li, right? ”
Xu Qiansu lowered his eyes and looked at the little saccharine that was sleeping on his lap, but he didn't answer, just shook his head slightly, and didn't know if he was denying this, or denying that Jiadelia only said Marly.
Gardelia was a little distracted.
Why would she ask such pointless questions?
It doesn't matter whether Xu Qiansu is willing to die or not...... Does Gardelia still have a choice?
In the past three years, she has long run out of methods.
Thinking of this, Gadelia glanced at Xu Qiansu's back, then withdrew her gaze and said no more.
The breeze was quiet, the shadows of the trees were mottled, and the frame 'crunched' forward, until now, Xu Qiansu never looked back at Jiadeliya.
One sat cross-legged on the terrace and the other on the carriage...... No one looks at anyone.
I don't know how long it took, the frame drove out of the forest, and the vision suddenly opened up.
The white mist composed of water vapor of birds lingered around, Xu Qiansu looked at it with a tilted head, there was no branch to obstruct it, and the sunlight was shining directly, which made Xu Qiansu squint his eyes.
The rumbling sound is endless...... After adapting to it for a while, Xu Qiansu looked at it, but he came to a steep cliff, and the river fell from the edge of the cliff to form a huge waterfall, which converged into a clear spring below.
The sunlight pierced the clouds and shone straight down, and the water vapor of the waterfall reflected the golden light, and the breeze blew through it, and it had a bit of an illusory color.
Several tyrannosaurus dragons circled and flew around the waterfall, and many water-type Pokémon of different races gathered under the waterfall, but one after another rushed towards the waterfall, swimming upstream......
Some of them were swept down halfway and smashed on the surface of the lake, making a splash, frightening the Pokémon who were cowering aside and did not dare to climb the waterfall, but after a while, those failed Pokémon showed their bodies from the lake again, staring at the waterfall unconvinced, and circles of gurgling bubbles gushed out of the lake, as if declaring war on the waterfall.
Some Pokémon that rushed straight up through the waterfall to the top of the cliff soared from the surface of the river, setting off countless crystal water splashes, and then fell into the river, looking up at the 'little black dots' under the waterfall, full of triumphant and excited cute looks.
The little suppository beast rubbed its eyes, first raised its little head and glanced at Xu Qiansu, and then touched Xu Qiansu's leg with its little paws to make sure that he would not disappear suddenly, and then stared at the big black eyes and looked at the scene in front of him curiously.
Immediately, Yin Bu finally rushed up to the waterfall Yin Bu looked at Xu Qiansu and the little bag beast, and was frightened on the spot, and hurriedly got into the river, but he didn't pay attention and was swept down the waterfall by the river......
"Hmm~~poof!" Shui Yinbu showed his little face from the surface of the lake, spit out a small line of water, and then looked up at the frame on the cliff, his big eyes full of curiosity.
"Karuka!?" The little saccharoid was also taken aback by the sudden appearance of Shui Yin Bu, and subconsciously drilled his little head into Xu Qiansu's arms, revealing only his little ass and small tail, where is there still half a point of the heroic posture of fighting several flying Pokémon alone.
Xu Qiansu couldn't help but chuckle and reached out to caress the back of the little pouch beast.
After the frame drove past the waterfall, Xu Qiansu retracted his gaze and pursed his lips, but said: "If you have the ability to return to modern times, go back as soon as possible." ”
"Huh?" Gadelia sat on the carriage, and when she heard this, she withdrew her gaze from under the waterfall and turned her head to look at Xu Qiansu.
This is not the first time Xu Qiansu has said this.
Gadelia has suffered so much for him...... It shouldn't be in a place where you spend your whole life washing this Laoshzi.
And can Gardelia go back to modern times?
Nature can.
The key to open the door of time and space has been found, and she has the experience of traveling through the back of the world, so if she is alone, the loss of traveling through time and space must be much smaller than the first time, and it will naturally be much safer...... But she said that she would take Xu Qiansu back to modern times, even if Xu Qiansu would die in place of Zhulan after he returned, Jiadelia would take him back......
At the very least, Xu Qiansu should be allowed to see Ma Li's last face...... Therefore, no matter what, Gadelia must find a way to let Xu Qiansu safely travel through the back of the world......
Thinking of this, Gadelia was suddenly stunned, counting the days, there were less than seven days left until that day......
When Kyurem said this, he was referring to...... Xu Qiansu will encounter an accident on the way back?
In other words, because of an accident, Xu Qiansu will stay in Xicui for the rest of his life, while Gardelia has successfully returned to modern times and will not be able to see each other for the rest of his life, so he can barely be regarded as 'losing an important person'......
"Why don't you speak?" Xu Qiansu finally looked back, looked at Jiadelia's pretty face, and asked suspiciously.
Gadelia lowered her eyes and looked at Xu Qiansu, and a few strands of blonde hair on her forehead swayed slightly with the breeze.
After half a ring, she shook her head slightly, "How do you know you don't want to stay here?" ”
This is not the first time that Gardelia has said this kind of answer.
If the calculation is correct, Xu Qiansu is most likely to encounter an accident on the way back.
Gadelia suddenly bit her lips, within seven days, if Xu Qiansu did not die, does it mean that the 'fate' laid by Kyurem is invalid?
And being in the Xicui area, which can make Gadelia encounter dangerous situations, there are almost no ...... Naturally, there is no situation that can make Xu Qiansu encounter danger.
As long as he doesn't travel through the back of the world without Xu Qiansu within seven days, there is a high chance that he will survive.
Xu Qiansu can still survive!
Gadelia felt a burst of joy for no apparent reason.
…… No, as a god, Kyurem has no reason to scare Gadelia with a false shot.
If Xu Qiansu does not die, it must be that Jiadelia has not really fallen in love with Xu Qiansu, and in the end, the fate of Xiangxiaoyu will still befall Zhulan.
Gadelia doesn't care if she loses her happiness, but she cares about Zhulan.
So far, has Gadelia fallen in love with Xu Qiansu? In her heart, does Xu Qiansu's status surpass that of Zhulan?
…… Jiadelia herself didn't know that now, she didn't want Zhulan to die, nor did she want Xu Qiansu to die.
It seems that autosuggestion is outstanding...... Gadelia's chest was a little undulating, but she thought so.
However, is it possible that as long as she takes Xu Qiansu through the back of the world within seven days, she can't save Xu Qiansu even if she tries her best...... Can you keep Zhulan?
Hey? Why did she go to such great lengths to protect Zhulan?
Why can't you go to great lengths to protect Xu Qiansu?
Does this need to be asked?
It is impossible for her to protect Xu Qiansu, even if emotionally she undoubtedly has a strange feeling for Xu Qiansu, but this is just the effect of autosuggestion, and when Xu Qiansu dies, once the autosuggestion is lifted, there will be no such great sentimentality......
At this moment, some sensibility was suppressed by Gadelia's almost ruthless reason.
But the cranky thoughts in the brain can't be suppressed no matter what.
"Uncomfortable...... Too much mental drain? Xu Qiansu stood up, walked in front of Jiadelia, looked up at her slightly, and asked softly.
For some reason, Gadelia was a little short of breath, and she couldn't help but look at Xu Qiansu......
She suddenly remembered her childhood...... It was probably when I was four or five years old.
At that time, during the day, Gadelia's petite body was wrapped in bloated and huge fine clothes, and she learned aristocratic etiquette, which was the first brief opportunity in her life to come into contact with people......
As night fell, all the teachers who taught Gardelia were gone, leaving her alone in the empty courtyard.
She took off her bloated dress for herself, put on her pajamas, and sat in the tea room, reviewing the tea ceremony taught to her by her teacher.
Suddenly, there was a ping-pong sound outside the window.
Gadelia turned her head to look, but saw wisps of orange fire flying into the night sky, and immediately scattered in all directions...... Firework.
Her big clear eyes rushed into the sky with a ray of firelight, exploded, and then lowered her eyes again, and her eyes followed the firelight that rushed into the sky again...... And so on.
Before she knew it, when the fireworks had dispersed and the night sky had become the same as usual, Gardelia suddenly heard the sound of 'snort', but the tea in the teapot had been boiling for a long time and overflowing...... She scrambling to clean up, but the superpower that usually runs wild whenever the slightest emotion is wrong is bizarrely unresponsive at that time.
Looking at Xu Qiansu's eyes, Gadelia suddenly thought of this trivial matter.
She couldn't help but stretch out her white and tender little hand, but she poked it lightly on Xu Qiansu's side face.
"Huh?" Xu Qiansu's eyebrows were frivolous.
After half a ring, Gardelia spoke slowly and clearly.
“…… I have carved a mark on you, so that you can still see me and touch me. ”
Xu Qiansu smiled dumbly, and shook his head helplessly, "I thought that when you appeared, it had been re-engraved for me." ”
Gadelia crooked her little face, "Aren't you disappointed?" ”
"What?"
"It turns out that you don't have anything special, it's just because of the mark that you can touch me."
"I can touch you, I just want to make sure you're alive...... As long as there is nothing wrong with your body, it doesn't matter if I can touch you or not. ”
Gadelia looked at him and didn't speak.
Then, she suddenly said, "Chirulian ...... I found it. ”
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Went home.
Soon the promised two 4,000 words were added and added.
Also, to the end of the volume...... There are less than ten chapters left.