Chapter 190: The Flower of the Wind for Noelle
That night, An Ping slept until the next morning, and it was rare that Barbara didn't come to him last night.
"It's a nice day!"
Pulling open the curtains and looking at the bright and fresh sky outside the window, An Ping was in a great mood.
At least a good start.
Next, it's up to us to see if the ending can be equally perfect.
After digging out the things he had taken from Qingce Zhuang from his bag, An Ping took a deep breath.
...
Noelle approached the head of the piano early in the morning to ask about his work arrangements for today.
"It's been hard a few days ago, Noelle will forget about work today, take a good rest, and enjoy the last day of the Wind Flower Festival."
Captain Jean gave Noelle a day off.
This has nothing to do with Anping's plan, and Captain Qin also decided to arrange for Noelle to rest today.
In previous years, Noelle has been in charge of logistics for various festivals, and if Noelle hadn't taken the initiative to ask for help this year, the head of the Qin troupe originally planned to let her rest and accompany Anping during the Fenghua Festival.
I just didn't expect this kind of thing to happen.
Unable to defy Captain Jean's kindness, Noelle wandered aimlessly around Mondstadt to see if there was anything she could do to help.
It's a pity that one of the traditions of the Wind Flower Festival has one of his own things to do, and Noelle has become extremely bored in his spare time.
If the seniors were here... But already...
If you're not careful, Noelle will fall into a state of deep sadness.
"Noelle, why are you here?"
Ying and Paimon seem to meet Noelle by chance.
"Captain Qin arranged for me to rest today... I had nothing to do but walk around..."
Noelle looked listless and dejected.
"Since it's okay, do you want to go to the square with us later, then choose the Wind Flower?"
Paimon asked, drifting over to Noelle's side.
"Choosing the Flower of the Wind? It turns out that the star of this year's Wind Flower Festival is a traveler... That's a good thing, congratulations. ”
Noelle cheered up and congratulated Yingdao.
"But we've heard a lot about the Wind Flower in Mondstadt, and I wonder what Noelle thinks the Wind Flower for the Wind God should be?"
"Everyone has his own wind flower in his heart... But if you want to talk about the flower of the wind dedicated to the god of wind, I think it should be a dandelion..."
Noelle's choice is very much in line with the traditional image of the Windflower in Mondstadt.
"Does Noelle think it's a dandelion too?"
"It's a big supporter, but I'd like to know what kind of flower you want the Wind Flower to be, Noelle?"
Ying looked at Noelle with a smile.
"Me?"
Noelle replied without hesitation:
"It's supposed to be a rose, but the rose, which symbolizes tight-lipped in Mondstadt, shouldn't be supported by anyone, it's just a personal preference."
"In Mondstadt, was the rose originally a symbol of tight-lipped mouths? In my hometown, roses represent love, and in my opinion, roses should be the most suitable wind flower for the wind god during the Wind Flower Festival. ”
Ying winked at Noelle.
"Huh?! Rose... Is there still such a fiery meaning? ”
Noelle, who had gained new knowledge, was a little surprised.
"Then it's decided! The flower of the wind at this year's Wind Flower Festival is the rose! ”
"Yay!"
Ying and Paimon sang and harmonized, giving the Wind Flower a given.
"This..."
Noelle felt that something was wrong, but the choice of the Wind Flower was set by the Wind Flower Festival Star every year, and she had no room for interference.
"But today is the Wind Flower Festival, why is Noelle still wearing the clothes she wears on weekdays? Let's go change it! Later, let's go and offer the flower of the wind to the wind god..."
Ying pushed her to change her clothes without Noelle's words.
At Ying's strong request, Noelle was half-forced to put on the pure white dress she had dated Anping last month, and then followed Ying to the foot of the statue of Barbatos, the god of wind.
It is already full of onlookers, and the star of the Wind Flower Festival will present this year's Wind Flower like the Wind God.
Noelle crossed his arms and searched the crowd cautiously.
I wanted to see that figure, but I was afraid to see him.
"The Wind Flower Festival ceremony is about to begin. Star of the Wind Flower Festival, have you chosen your own Wind Flower? ”
Captain Qin, who was already in front of the statue of the wind god, asked Ying who came forward.
Ying nodded.
"May the wind send our blessings and praises, please offer the flower of the wind of your choice."
The head of the piano stepped out of the way, and Ying stepped forward and planted a rose on the altar, the petals of the rose still stained with dew swaying slightly in the wind, glittering in the sunlight.
"Roses? It's a rare choice..."
"It's amazing..."
"But I've heard that roses also have the meaning of love in other countries, which is quite suitable for the theme of the Wind Flower Festival..."
The crowd of onlookers talked about it after seeing this year's Wind Flower.
...
"Wendy, what kind of flowers do you like?"
On the roof where no one noticed, An Ping was sitting with Wendy, drinking a bottle of dandelion wine leisurely.
"Is it too late to ask me what flowers I like?"
Wendy smiled and asked Anping.
"Just ask, after all, it's also a celebration of the Wind Flower Festival for you, will I be noisy if I do this. Anyway, you shouldn't be angry, I'm inviting you to drink, if not, you tell me what flowers you like, and I'll pick another one and give it to you! ”
Anping joked with Wendy without any scruples.
"Who would be angry about such a thing? The people of Mondstadt have their own choices, some choose dandelions from thousands of flowers, others choose windmill chrysanthemums, and everyone has a different flower of wind. There is no single answer to the Wind Flower, and there is no real Wind Flower that ever existed, and the term Wind Flower was originally just a code word for the mutual contact between the people of the old Mondstadt era and the rebellion of the covenant. ”
Wendy spread her hands out, not caring at all.
"The flower of blessing, the flower of love, the flower of deep love. Everyone has their own Wind Flower, and everyone has the right to define it freely. ”
"Sure enough, Mondstadt is free, and so is the flower dedicated to the god of wind."
Anping raised the bottle and touched it with the god of freedom.
"People will come together because of a common will, and what leads you and me to meet must be the wind of freedom."
With that, Wendy put down the bottle and plucked the strings, and a gentle gust of wind caressed Mondstadt, accompanied by bursts of string notes, bringing countless floral scents.
"I can even smell the smell of glass lilies, and the smell of Sumeru... Where did you get the wind from..."
An Ping snorted lightly, and silently sighed in his heart that he was worthy of a god.
"Who knows? The wind is free. ”
Wendy just smiled with enjoyment.
...
Until the people in the square dispersed, Noelle did not see An Ping in the crowd.
Noelle was a little disappointed.
But didn't my predecessor say that he would invite me to dance together in the evening...
When the time comes, I should be able to meet him...
However, until dusk, when the party celebration around the statue of the god of wind was about to begin, Noelle still did not see Anping.
Noelle finally started to worry.
Could it be that the senior was really taken away by that woman?
The worried Noelle began to look in the square, and found several acquaintances to ask, but they all said that they had not seen Anping today.
Noelle's heart gradually became depressed, and the tip of his nose became sour.
Looking at the cheerful couples in the square, Noelle suddenly didn't want to stay here for a moment.
She just wants to go home now, put her head under the covers and cry bitterly.
When Noelle wanted to escape, he suddenly saw a sneaky red figure quietly running by the guardrail.
Isn't that Klee?
Isn't she still in confinement? Why did you suddenly escape?
However, today is the last day of the Wind Flower Festival, and it would be pitiful for Klee not to attend.
Noelle was going to pretend he didn't see it.
As for the longer confinement after tomorrow's discovery, let's talk about that then.
Noelle wasn't going to leave Klee alone until she saw a red bomb drop from Klee's small backpack and drip and roll on the ground.
“...”
Noelle rushed over and picked up the bomb on the ground.
This is no joke!
How many bombs did Klee carry to escape! If there is an explosion at the Wind Flower Festival...
The consequences are simply unimaginable...
Noelle hurried to chase after the escaped Klee, even if she wanted to participate in the Wind Flower Festival, she had to confiscate all the bombs first!
However, Klee's short legs are exceptionally flexible, and Noelle has never been able to catch up with her, and has to stop from time to time to pick up the bombs that Klee has dropped.
Every time he watched a bomb roll down from that backpack, Noelle's eyelids jumped with it.
Fortunately, Klee moved away from the square with the largest number of people and ran in the direction of the Cathedral of Favonius, which relieved Noelle a little.
But if the historic Favonius Cathedral were to be blown up by Klee, it would be a very bad and serious incident.
Noelle continued to follow Klee until she reached the church.
Today's church is also remarkably quiet, and there are no nuns in it.
I don't know why Klee seems to be so familiar with this place, and after entering, she disappears from Noelle's field of vision.
Noelle could only make it to the point where Klee had disappeared, where she saw the stairs upward.
Did you run to it?
Worried about the church being blown up, Noelle had to go up the stairs step by step until he reached the top of the church.
The roof of the church is a trapezoidal shape with a large slope, and there is no suitable foothold, and if you slip your feet slightly, you will roll straight down, and Noelle is very worried about Klee's safety.
But when she got to the roof, there was no Klee.
Standing on the top of the church, only An Ping, who was wearing the light armor made by Noelle.
He stood with his back to the setting sun, his cloak swaying in the wind, and he stood there quietly, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
When Noelle appeared, his eyes fell on Noelle's body for the first time.
"Senior... How could you..."
Noelle's mind turned, and she couldn't imagine that Anping deliberately asked Klee to bring her here.
"I'm sorry, Noelle, it took a moment to prepare."
An Ping slowly walked towards Noelle step by step.
"It's okay, anyway..."
Noelle wanted to turn his head away from looking at him, but seeing Anping wearing the light armor she made with her own hands, Noelle was a little reluctant.
This is the most perfect peace she has ever imagined.
It's a pity that this perfection doesn't belong to her alone.
Noelle's heart was full of grievances, and tears were about to fall.
An Ping walked to Noelle's side, looked at Noelle's teary aggrieved appearance, gently took Noelle's hand, and asked gently:
"Miss Noelle, could you please dance with me?"
Noelle pouted and didn't speak, holding back her tears not to fall, and she didn't want to throw herself into An Ping's arms.
"Is that okay? May I? May I? ”
Anping held Noelle's hand with one hand and caressed it to his chest with the other, and approached Noelle a little closer with each question.
I learned this trick from Wendy.
This afternoon, Wendy swindled three bottles of wine from him with this hand.
Looking at Anping's face getting closer and closer, Noelle's heartbeat habitually accelerated, and he nodded silently.
"Great!"
Anping, who had been worried that Noelle would refuse, excitedly hugged Noelle and circled around on the top of the church.
"Senior... You beware... It's dangerous..."
Noelle reminded him helplessly.
"Okay, okay, just don't turn around, let's sit here for a while, wait a while..."
Anping sat on the roof of the church with Noelle in his arms, quietly watching the sunset. Noelle wanted to break free from his embrace, but Anping now has more strength than her, and after two attempts, he couldn't break free, so he could only lean on Anping's arms full of grievances, grabbing the roses on Anping's arm armor and playing with them.
"Where's Klee?"
"She didn't come up, so she probably returned to the square to attend the party."
"She's still carrying so many bombs... Will there be danger..."
Noelle was a little worried.
"It's all empty packs... Rest assured..."
Sure enough, she was deceived again, Noelle sighed, she always had nothing to do with Anping.
The sun is gradually setting, the night is falling, the bonfire in the square has been lit, and the atmosphere of the party is gradually warm.
Noelle was a little strange why Anping was still here, didn't he say that he invited her to dance with him?
"It's almost time."
Anping stood up with Noelle in his arms and led her to the edge of the roof.
"Noelle, this is the flower of the wind that I want to offer you."
As soon as Anping finished speaking, dozens of fires in Mondstadt burst into the sky, and brilliant fireworks filled the entire sky.
There was no such fireworks celebration in Mondstadt, and the first reaction of the residents of Mondstadt who celebrated in the square was that Klee had blown something up again. Knowing that the brilliant fireworks were blooming, everyone looked up to enjoy this fleeting scene.
Noelle was also watching fireworks for the first time.
Her eyes reflected the prosperity of the sky, and Anping's eyes reflected her.
When the fireworks scattered, several red bombs slowly spewed sparks into the sky, all the way to the top of the idol's head, and exploded.
No brilliant fireworks, no deafening sounds.
Above the sky of the square, a huge rose cloud bloomed, and the whole sky turned into a fiery red.
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