socalfunplaces Chapter 1345 Swire is Gone
Chapter 1345 Swire is Gone
After hearing Alice's distorted and untrue words, Ying was stunned for a moment, then let out a shrill laugh filled with endless mockery, her laughter full of exhaustion and despair.
After hearing what you said, I really want to ask, why do I feel like you're the one who's gone mad?
"I'm not crazy!" Alice's voice suddenly rose.
"You've spent too much time with that madman and your mind has been corrupted by him! You've long forgotten your mission and the reason you came to Teyvat!"
"Think about it carefully! If you choose Jonawa's plan and kill your brother with your own hands, then you are negating everything you have done since you came to Teyvat!"
"All your previous adventures, your perseverance, and your obsession with finding your brother will be meaningless! Don't fall for her tricks!"
After a heated argument, Alice's voice calmed down a bit, and she finally asked the core question.
"So, what exactly do you want to do? Give me your choice."
Ying did not answer, nor did she want to.
She could only feel a buzzing in her ears, and Alice's and Rona's conditions kept intertwining in her mind, like two knives repeatedly cutting into her nerves.
She silently pressed the hang-up button on the Dudu communicator, putting away this troublesome device.
"Damn it... I'm so tired... I can't really beg my husband again, can I?"
Ying sat down, slowly closed her eyes, reached out and pinched the bridge of her nose hard, trying to relieve the throbbing pain in her head, and muttered to herself.
On one side is her blood-related older brother, and on the other is her lifelong lover.
But how did I end up finding a third way?
Just then, Paimon, her mouth greasy and her cheeks smeared with barbecue sauce, slowly floated over, clutching a skewer of meat bigger than her entire body.
Seeing Ying squatting alone in the corner with a worried look on her face, she curiously went over, waved the meat skewers in her hand, and asked:
"Ying, why are you all looking so gloomy here? Don't you like the food at the banquet? Look at these grilled meat skewers, they smell amazing!"
Ying slowly opened her eyes, looked up at Paimon's optimistic and innocent appearance as always, and felt extremely envious.
I envy her for always being able to live such a simple life, where as long as she has enough to eat, she has nothing to worry about.
She was silent for a moment, then asked softly, "Paymon, if... I mean if, one day you had to make a choice, do you think my brother is more important, or my husband?"
"Huh?" Paimon was stunned by the question, almost dropping the skewer of meat he was holding, and his voice trembled.
"Ying, Ying, don't scare me! Why are you suddenly asking this kind of question? Did something happen?"
Ying ultimately didn't reveal the current dire situation, but instead used the all-powerful light novel as a shield, pretending to be relaxed as she said:
"It's nothing. I just read a light novel where the female protagonist encountered a particularly difficult situation and had to make a choice to protect her family."
She paused, softened her voice, and deliberately imitated the conflicted tone of a light novel, but it was actually a genuine expression of her feelings.
"To save another person by killing your own husband or your own brother... don't you think that's cruel?"
Upon hearing that it was a plot from a light novel, Paimon's tense shoulders instantly relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
"Oh, it's a light novel! You scared me to death! I thought you were in some kind of trouble!"
Fearing she might arouse suspicion, Ying tried to make her smile look more natural and teased, "Paimon, didn't you always drag me into discussing light novel plots before? Why are you reacting so strongly today?"
Paimon pouted, snorted, and complained:
"It's nothing, it's just that what you're saying is really too strange... How can there be such outrageous choices? The author's imagination is just too wild!"
Ying forced a smile and continued, "The world is full of wonders... Speaking of which, if it were Paimon, what would he choose?"
Paimon immediately shook his head, decisively refusing to think about this painful question.
"I won't choose that! I don't want to make that choice! Besides, Shao Yun already said not to take light novel plots seriously, they're all lies!"
As she spoke, she shoved the sizzling, oily skewer of meat, emanating a rich aroma of spices, into Ying's hand.
"Alright, alright, stop thinking about those light novels! Here, I'll give you the biggest meat skewer I got, hurry up and eat it! It tastes amazing!"
After sharing the meat skewers with Ying, Paimon turned around and plunged into the pile of food like a little glutton, muttering, "The grilled mushrooms I saw earlier looked pretty good too."
This is truly a case of wanting what you don't have while eyeing what you don't have, completely forgetting the topic they were just discussing.
Ying held the warm skewer of meat in her hand, watching Paimon's bouncy figure.
She lowered her head and took a bite. The crispy, charred skin of the meat burst open between her teeth, and the delicious juices filled her mouth.
At this moment, Ying's vision gradually blurred, and two bloody options seemed to appear before her:
Did she kill her husband? Or did she kill her brother?
Just as Ying was staring blankly at the meat skewers, her heart filled with unresolved emo emotions, a cool and aloof figure silently stopped in front of her.
“Fire…” Silky called out Fire’s name softly.
Ying snapped back to reality and quickly swallowed the last bite of meat skewer in her mouth, the skewer still sticking with some meat juice.
She looked up at Skykirk, pretending nothing had happened, and gave a faint smile.
"Huh? Master Skykirk, what's wrong?"
Silky's violet hair was edged with a warm, golden glow by the firelight.
She pursed her lips, and without beating around the bush or hiding anything, she said directly, "I'm leaving, so I came to tell you something."
Ying was taken aback by her words, instinctively assuming that she was simply not used to the liveliness of the banquet and wanted to go back to the ranch to rest first, so she casually replied, "Ah? Going? Back to the ranch?"
"That's true, it's really too noisy here, it's normal that you're not used to it."
Skork gently shook her head and explained further, "No, it's about leaving Nata and continuing my own journey."
"Leave Nata?"
Ying was truly stunned this time, and almost dropped the bamboo skewer in her hand.
She looked at Silky's calm face and was caught off guard for a moment.
"This... is a bit sudden."
Although the Evil Knight had been killed by Shao Yun, Silky's time was much more abundant than before, but that did not mean she could squander her time at will.
Moreover, Skykirk has always been obsessed with becoming stronger; her life has never been one where she could be content with the status quo or confined to a small world.
After looking down at her palms and remaining silent for a moment, she offered a straightforward response:
“I have taught you everything I needed to. Your swordsmanship is sufficient to handle most dangerous situations. You have graduated. In that case, there is no need for me to waste any more time in Nata.”
Ying's fingers tightened slightly as she gripped the bamboo skewer, a wave of indescribable melancholy washing over her.
But she also understood that Skykirk was essentially herself before she met Shao Yun, a lone traveler who pursued greater power and was never one to stay for anyone.
Flowers bloom and wither, people gather and part; this is the natural order of things in the world.
Ying took a deep breath, suppressing the reluctance in her heart, and put on a relieved smile. Her tone became lighter as she comforted herself, as if she were saying goodbye to a friend.
"Well, all good things must come to an end, right?"
Skirk nodded, but there was no doubt that she had been very happy in Nata during this time.
"Well, goodbye..." She paused, her words a little awkward, as if she were clumsily learning an unfamiliar expression, "Although I've never used this way of saying goodbye before, but..."
Before she finished speaking, Skykirk stepped forward, gently reached out her arms, and pulled Ying into her embrace.
Her movements weren't very skillful, and were even a little stiff, but this intimacy was the first time she had shown it without reservation since her hometown was destroyed.
Before Ying could react to the sudden embrace, she felt a gentle breath on her ear.
Skirk actually blew a soft breath into her ear; was she flirting with Ying?
The warm touch made Ying's ears burn instantly, and her pretty face flushed red.
She nudged Skykicker's shoulder shyly and muttered softly, "Master, where did you learn that?"
Skirk didn't answer, but simply tightened his arms, holding her even closer.
She lowered her head slightly, her lips close to Ying's ear, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"That painting you did on the beach back then was quite well done."
"The beach?" Ying was taken aback, her eyes filled with confusion, and she didn't immediately understand what Silky Kirk meant.
Skirk slowly released his grip on her, took a half step back, and quietly gazed at Ying's flushed cheeks.
The next second, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, forming a faint smile.
The long-dormant emoji was finally awakened, revealing pure and genuine emotions.
Goodbye, and have a good time in Nata.
After saying this, Skork turned around and left the banquet without lingering. She disappeared into the night and her whereabouts were unknown.
Ying stood still, motionless for a long time.
She raised her hand and gently touched the ear that had just been blown on; she could still feel the lingering warmth on her fingertips, and the itch seemed to still remain on her skin.
But this brief moment of shyness and warmth was quickly overwhelmed by the surging sorrow in her heart.
She gazed in the direction where Skykirk had disappeared, her eyes dimming, her lips moving slightly as she sighed.
"Happy... How could I possibly be happy right now..."
"Oh well, let's just wait and see... Alice and Ronava can't exactly come to my house, can they?"
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