novel-bin Chapter 174 Yu Yu's Heart Knot
Chapter 174 Yu Yu's Heart Knot
"There's no one on board."
On the APPle, which was shrouded in cold fog, Verdin, who was the first to land on the deck, said something.
Following closely behind her was Anya, who climbed onto the deck by using an ice pick made from ice crystals to knock on the hull.
A hoarse whimper like the sound of someone covering their mouth tightly sounded faintly in a corner of the deck, but thanks to the fact that there were not many people on board, it quickly dissipated in the chilly air emanating from Anya.
"Si Chen!"
The sonnet calls from the cabin:
"There are still members of the Foundation here. They have no obvious external injuries, their breathing is stable, and their vital signs are normal. It should be just a common coma."
"I see. Continue searching the ship for Xingti. I've been keeping an eye on this place while you were fighting, and no one has gotten off the ship. She must still be on board."
"Yes!"
After receiving the order, the orange puppy immediately started his new mission. Verdin, who was still staying in the cabin, fumbled for the knife in his coat pocket.
However, before she could find anything, the ropes on the two foundation members fell to the ground in a flash of cold light.
"no need to thank me."
Leaning against the door frame of the cabin, Anya looked into Veldin's eyes and threw the ice crystal dagger in her hand, then suddenly turned her head to the side in annoyance.
"whispering sound."
With a puzzled click of her tongue, Anya turned and left the cabin, nailing the dagger in her hand to the door frame.
"The person you're looking for is in the corner of the deck, where the ropes are piled. In this cold fog, everyone's every move cannot escape my perception."
"I froze her feet. She can't run away."
After she finished speaking, the wind and snow around Anya suddenly grew stronger, covering her figure, and she disappeared from Virtin's sight.
Arriving near the reshaped ship, Anya placed her hand on its still flowing black shell. With a thought, the ice and snow spread rapidly, covering its entire cabin. Finally, with a loud bang, a cluster of shrill ice spikes suddenly shot out as if venting something.
Having released some of the frustration in her heart, Anya sat down against the ship and sorted out her feelings.
She could be kind and polite to almost anyone. This was the first lesson Chen Xi taught her after she left the forest, and it was also the lesson that made her feel most intimate and warm.
At that time, Chen Xi often held her hand or supported her body, teaching her all the etiquette he knew bit by bit.
At that time, every time Chen Xi touched her body, her heart would get hotter and then beat uncontrollably.
Later, she understood what this kind of feeling was like while interacting with Chen Xi, and felt sincerely grateful that she could have such an emotion.
Until...she appeared.
Verdin...
She would never doubt Chen Xi's love for her, but when faced with that face that could be said to be the prototype of her own appearance, the irritation and disgust would still occupy her heart.
Was I born as a replacement for that person?
Whenever I see that face, this thought is like a poisonous thorn, piercing my heart.
Looking up at the mist she exhaled gradually dissipating in the air, Anya punched the reshaped ship with her backhand.
"Am I some kind of sickly, sensitive child? I love Chenxi, and Chenxi loves me too. In Chenxi's eyes, I am only me, not anyone else. That's enough!"
Anya kept telling herself this and stood up, facing Apple's direction and tapping the ground with her toes. An icicle rose from her feet and pushed her onto the deck.
"Did you find the person?"
Almost crashing onto the deck, Anya ignored the looks directed at her, loudly asking questions to drown out the emotions threatening to surge within her.
"I found it, but there was a slight problem..."
Verdin made way with an embarrassed look on his face, and then Anya saw that a girl who seemed very cheerful was actually holding an apple covered with frost and crying loudly.
"First mate, first mate—! Ah—!"
"How is this going?"
Anya, who arrived a little late, was still a little confused about the situation, but the observation skills she learned from following Chen Xi gave her a vague idea of what was going on.
So when she asked this question, she withdrew her mysterious magic.
But the apple, which looked delicious, was still covered with frostbite and hadn't improved. However, it could now speak a little.
"Don't... don't worry, Captain. I just died a little early. It's a pity that after dying like this, I probably won't have the good taste or flavor."
"If possible, I still want the captain to taste Guo Mou's taste before I die."
"Do not--!"
"that……"
At this time, the lantern attendant who was blocked by everyone behind her weakly raised her hand. After people made way for her, she put her hands on her hips, straightened her chest, and stood confidently in front of everyone.
"I think I can save it."
Behind the lamplighter, who held his head high and chest puffed out with pride, stood the foundation members, who were scratching their heads in embarrassment and feeling a little embarrassed.
"This extension of my mystical arts can dispel some negative states."
After saying that, she looked down at the two white masks behind her who had been restored from their coma by her, and raised the staff in her hand confidently in front of her.
"What's more, gentle sunlight is the best way for plants to recuperate."
Soft mystical fluctuations spread from her body, gathered at the top of the staff, and dissipated like the warmth of the sun.
"Light chases out the dark night!"
As the lantern attendant unleashed his mystical magic, Apple's injuries visibly healed. He swayed and floated back from Xingti's arms, his bow tie shaking energetically.
"Oh, Guo just had a dream. I dreamed that I was back on the apple tree where I was born. There was a man with white curly hair sitting under the tree..."
"Mate!"
Xingti pounced again and held Apple in his arms.
"You finally woke up. If, if you were gone, I might have to start my ultimate rock and roll goal early, woo woo woo..."
Hearing this, Apple immediately hugged Xingti and comforted her like an old father:
"It's okay, Captain. I didn't expect that I would fall victim to cold resistance. No matter what happens in the future, I will always be with you and will not leave you alone."
"So Captain..."
"Ahem, sorry to bother you."
Faced with this touching drama about to unfold, Verdin, in a rare act of confusion, interrupted it. The reason... a rainstorm was coming.
"If we want to talk or chat, I think we should choose a better place."
As he spoke, Veldin opened the box in his hand, and at the same time, clear raindrops began to rise from beside them into the sky.
"Si Chen!"*3
"You guys go into the boxes first. We'll report to the Foundation later. Especially for the two dispatched team members, saving their lives is the most important thing."
"Thank you for your generosity and understanding, and may peace be with us."
Sonnet, members of the foundation, and other people belonging to Chenxi entered Veltin's box one after another. Finally, on the deck of the APPle, which had begun to explode and melt, only Veltin, Anya, and Xingti, who was kneeling on the ground with a confused look on his face, were standing.
"what happens?!"
"Now you should get into the box and save your life. You don't want your records to melt and disappear in this rainstorm like the boat you're standing on, do you?"
"shit!"
As the beginning of the so-called main story, Chen Xi told Anya the user manual of Xing Ti as a short story a long time ago. So although Xing Ti, whose life was pinched, was still full of doubts, he still obediently entered Vertin's box.
In the rain, there were only two people with similar appearances left, watching expressionlessly as the scene in front of them melted away bit by bit.
But if you look closely, you can still see some different emotions in their calm pupils.
Anya's calmness came from the indifference deep in her heart, but Verdin... she had seen too many people disappear in this rainstorm. All she had in her eyes was the numbness accumulated over a long period of time and a little struggle that now showed some hope.
"You seem to be accustomed to the scene before you."
This was probably the first time someone had gone through a rainstorm with her, so when she saw that the other person had a similar expression to her, she couldn't help but ask a question.
"I only care about Chen Xi and my family."
"Except for them, I don't care what the world becomes."
The boat beneath their feet had completely melted, and its original appearance was no longer recognizable. Only in the raindrops drifting towards the sky did some traces of its past appearance seem to remain.
Anya froze a few raindrops and put them in her pocket.
"That's really the complete opposite of your usual cold-blooded self."
There was a hint of sarcasm in Vertin's tone, as if some bad memories were brought back to him.
"Has anyone important to you ever disappeared in this kind of rain?"
"There are also people in there who are very important to Chen Xi."
Hearing this, a hint of struggle appeared on Veldin's expressionless face, and he clenched his fists hanging on both sides of his body.
But after waiting for a long time, she still didn't receive any further questioning from Anya.
She looked up, but was surprised to see an expression on Anya's face that was completely different from what she had imagined.
"You...you don't want to scold me?"
"Chen Xi told me about that past. He said that he was too weak at that time and could be easily manipulated by almost anyone. He also tried hard to protect her in his own way, but she was eventually caught up in the irresistible force of history."
"So, he hugged me tightly in his arms, gently stroked my head and said that he now had enough strength to overturn the table against anyone."
"He will protect me and everyone."
When mentioning the word "I", Anya deliberately added emphasis to emphasize the difference between herself and someone else.
"Well, it's really a happy thing to receive such a promise. I can tell from the expression on your face."
There was a hint of bitterness in Vertin's tone at this moment. The rainstorm took away her mother and created a rift between her and Chen Xi. So even in the box that was gradually becoming lively, she often felt a sense of inexplicable loneliness.
"Okay, what are you thinking about? Of course, the family that Chen Xi mentioned includes you."
Looking at Veldin, who looked like a wronged kitten about to drop his pearls, Anya once again laughed at her previous thoughts. How could she bother with a child about such a thing?
"Let's go. I can feel... Chen Xi is back, right in this rainstorm. Let's go find him together. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."
"family……?"
Before Veldin could think about it, Anya had already pulled her and plunged into the rainstorm that was gradually coming to an end.
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A little bit written after the end of the Immortal Art Cup every day. Scratching my head, anyway, I try to update daily. These two days, Ark is playing the Immortal Art Cup, and it also happens to be finals week. I will not stop updating, but the update speed may be a little slower. Forgive me for that.