She could even faintly smell a faint smell of blood from the bedding... That was the blood left by her father. It was the only thing her father left behind to protect her.
Tears began to fill up again, and her eyes could no longer hold them and were about to overflow... But Xilin quickly buried her head in the quilt and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She is a well-behaved child, she is a sensible child, so... don't let everyone worry too much.
Mom and Dad wouldn't want to see Xilin like this, hmm - Xilin thought so in her heart.
"It seems... Dad brought me something..."
Xilin tilted her head and thought for a moment, then gently stood up from the chair, slowly moved to the table wrapped in the quilt, took out a package from the corner, and then sat back down by the window.
"It seems to be the song given by Brother Xiwang..."
He muttered to himself as he unpacked the package, and finally discovered that there were several things scattered inside.
Two small terminals, a matching headset, a bright yellow gemstone with a beautiful color, like gold, a framed decorative flower with light pink flowers, and two letters.
The first one was from Xiwang. He first asked how Xilin was in the letter, and said that his song had come to her as promised along with the shooting star. In addition, he also included some other songs, hoping that she would like them... He also said that the decorative flowers were made for Xilin by a friend of his, and hoped that she would accept them.
The second letter was from a woman who claimed to be Xiwang's friend. She learned about Xilin from Xiwang and decided to give her a few songs, hence the second terminal... Of course, because it was a self-request, a gem was added as a "greeting gift". Although they had not met yet, the necessary etiquette was still required.
At the same time, she heard that what impressed Xi Wang most about Xilin was her gorgeous purple hair and golden pupils, so she hesitated for a long time between amethyst and citrine, and finally chose her favorite citrine. After all, she also had the same golden eyes as Xilin, so she hoped that Xilin would like this gift.
"........."
After learning about the situation, Xilin opened her mouth, and was so surprised that she was speechless... Because even though she didn't know the price of the gem, she could feel the preciousness of the gem from the bright color and beautiful shape of the citrine.
It seems that if we meet again in the future, I must thank Brother Xiwang and his friends very much - Xilin thought so.
Then, she hesitated for a while before picking up the terminal described by Xiwang, put on headphones and connected them to the terminal, and then played the first song stored in it - according to Xiwang, this was the song he wrote for Xilin.
First, a soft, somewhat brisk piano sound reached her ears. Xilin was very familiar with that feeling, and she was sure that it must be Xiwang's song, because the music that Xiwang played in the house was like this, brisk, and filled with joy.
Then, at a certain beat, the sounds of other instruments come in, bringing out the beat and the emotion.
It was a feeling of gentleness in lightness, and softness in warmth, just like... someone was comforting me by my side.
"I have a gift for you~?"
From the first line of the lyrics, Xilin was a little stunned, because the voice... sounded a bit like Xi Wang's, but it was different from the voice he had hummed before. However, according to the name written above, it was indeed Xi Wang who was singing, which made Xilin a little confused for a moment.
Obviously, for Xilin, who had never heard of Xiwang's other songs, this varied voice still shocked her a little.
But soon, she was attracted by the meaning of the lyrics.
"Gift"... is this song? - Xilin thought so.
"That was on a lonely night~?"
"It will still shine brightly in the distance~?"
"A sky full of stars~?"
Xilin was a little dazed. She tilted her head slightly and looked out the window at the night sky.
The stars are still there.
The singing continues, transitioning to the next section following the beat and melody.
"Even though we have nothing in our hands~?"
"But they can hold each other tightly because of this~?"
"Please don't get lost when you are alone~?"
"Because I will never let go~?"
Xilin subconsciously curled up her body, huddled down on the chair, wrapped herself in the quilt, and held tightly in her arms the only remaining photo and the terminal that was playing music.
Her gaze remained outside the window, on the starry sky, never moving away.
Is this an illusion? I always feel that... I can see the stars of my parents. I always feel that I can feel that they are looking at me in the sky, from a faraway place, looking at me through the stars.
A gentle interlude sounded, with some soft harmonies, like a slowly burning fireplace beside you, radiating warmth, like a blanket wrapped around your body, soothing your heart.
The familiar and intimate scent seems to reappear, gentle, it is the scent of mother.
A strange yet familiar scent quietly rises up again, sweet, it’s the scent of daddy.
"........."
Xilin blinked her eyes, her vision clearly became blurry, her vision clearly was filled with tears, and she clearly... should have been a good child and not cried, but this time, Xilin did not wipe away her tears.
Unexpectedly, I didn’t feel very sad... just warm, and a little bit happy and cheerful.
Because...she seemed to have found her parents' star.
Because...she seemed to be able to feel her parents.
They were right beside me, hugging me, gently and tenderly, and whispering soothing words in my ears.
Tears flowed quietly, slid across the face, leaving some warm and moist traces, and fell silently on the bedding, adding some water stains.
"Even though we have nothing in our hands~?"
"But they can hold each other tightly because of this~?"
"Please don't get lost when you are alone~?"
"Because I will never let go~?"
The song continued, and Xi Wang's gentle voice continued, as if he was right beside her, humming this gentle song softly.
But Xilin's gaze was still fixed on the stars outside the window, never moving away.
Because she found the star she was looking forward to.
It was a shining, bright star next to another equally shining star.
"I have a gift for you~?"
In the headphones, Xiwang's voice was like water and wind, flowing gently into his ears.
"That was on a lonely night~?"
"It will still shine brightly in the distance~?"
"A sky full of stars~?"
Just at this moment, as if it was a gift from heaven, the two stars that Xilin found in the night sky, representing her parents, gently passed by, leaving a faint tail in the darkness. Soon, they disappeared in a flash, but were still captured by Xilin.
"……Thanks."
In the final melody and gentle harmony of the song, Xilin smiled gently, tears streaming down her face, and hid her face in the quilt, carefully feeling the things and breath left by her parents surrounding her.
They...are by my side.
"Thank you, this gift...I like it the most."
She whispered this again, as if this could convey her gratitude to Xiwang.
Immediately, she gently adjusted the terminal and played the song again, and then again, over and over again.
She...likes this song.
Finally, beside the warm fireplace, in the gentle music, under the gaze of the stars, Xilin was embraced by her parents, closed her eyes, and gradually fell asleep.
She... could finally fall asleep peacefully and happily at night.
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[On the second day, Xilin gave the yellow gem to her aunt, and hoped that she could take her uncle to the city hospital for recuperation... After all, her uncle's condition has become more and more serious, and it is better to recuperate in the hospital. As for money... Selling the yellow gem can always cover most of the expenses.]
[The lady boss was a little suspicious, but after Xilin's explanation, she still accepted the yellow gem... There was no other way, her husband's condition was really getting worse, and he needed to go to the hospital for a check-up... But she still remembered to bring Xilin with her, hoping that Xilin could go to the town with her]
[Xilin refused and said that she could live well here alone... and her parents' stars had already fallen, they would be back soon, Xilin would wait here for them to come home]
[The boss lady couldn't persuade her, so she said that she would come back to visit Xilin from time to time to check on Xilin's living conditions... Xilin was very happy and readily agreed]
[After bidding farewell to her uncle and aunt, Xilin stayed at home quietly, even going out less often. She just liked to wrap herself in the quilt, sit by the window, listen to the song Xiwang wrote for her, look up at the stars, and then gradually fall asleep under the shining of the stars]
[Unconsciously, the purple lines on her neck...became more and more obvious, and gradually spread to her entire body]
[But Xilin didn't care at all. She... would be reunited with her parents soon.]
[Another day, Xilin fell asleep surrounded by stars. When the morning sun shone on her face, she seemed to realize something in a daze... In a trance, she could see the twinkling stars and her parents reaching out to her]
[In the blur, Xilin smiled and stretched out her hand to them... Then, an inexplicable force surged, enveloping everything around her. After a while of space transformation, her slender figure fell into the pure white snow.]
[Pure white snowflakes fell, and the gorgeous purple hair intertwined with the snow, but Xilin did not feel cold... Her mother's blanket was on her body, her father's breath was beside her, she hugged the photos they left behind in her arms, and gentle tunes lingered in her ears]
[Xilin is...very happy]
[Immediately... there was a strange energy surge, and countless "monsters" began to emerge out of thin air, but their bodies were soon torn apart as the space changed, along with the surrounding snow, trees, and even the falling snowflakes.]
[She... no, it, except for a few things around it, everything around it was torn apart, the space became broken, and then reassembled, just to eliminate the noisy sounds]
[It seems that it is just to create a quiet place, a place where it can sleep peacefully, that's all]
[At the same time, an alarm sounded in a place called "Fire Moth"]
[The "Second Great Collapse" has appeared]
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"Oh my... what a sleepy little girl~?"
A girl with long pink hair similar to Sakura stood at the edge and slowly retracted the bow in her hand.
Her name is Alicia, a girl as beautiful as a flying flower. Now... she is a soldier.
"But... even an unconscious action can make others helpless. You are really amazing~?"
Alicia stepped on the snow and slowly approached it, approaching the "Second Herrscher"... The existence that controls the power of "space" has troubled the Fire Moth for a long time. After all, any existence that approaches will tear the space together, and attacks at the edge will be constantly disturbed, and finally it will be impossible to hit the "Hersherrscher" itself. But fortunately, she is a very powerful existence. Although it took a little effort, she still helped the Fire Moth solve this crisis~
Then again… although the “Second Herrscher” caused widespread collapse, it erupted in an uninhabited snowfield and did not cause too many casualties. Compared to the chaos and casualties caused by the “First Herrscher”, this “Second Herrscher” can be called a different kind of “harmless”.
Although it is very confusing why this "Hersher" would appear in the depths of the snowfield, but... never mind. People's research on [Honkai Impact] is still very superficial, and there is no way to study this strange situation. In any case, it is fortunate that no large-scale casualties were caused.
However, when Alicia came to it and looked at the things around it, she was stunned again.
It was a photo frame that was deliberately protected and a small terminal that was held tightly in the palm of the hand. One could even feel the residual energy fluctuations around the two objects.
It was obvious that this "Lawyer" was still subconsciously protecting these two things when he was attacked just now.
"……Ugh."
Looking at the photo preserved in the frame, Alicia sighed helplessly... It was obviously a photo of the girl and her mother. It was something she had always cherished, and it could be seen. It was also because of this that Alicia felt helpless and regretful.
But what is the other small terminal?
Out of curiosity and the desire to preserve important things, Alicia picked it up and kept it, intending to discuss with the researchers of the Fire Moth to see if these two things had any impact on the "Second Herrscher", causing it to become so "harmless".
At this point, the "Second Great Collapse" ended. Compared with the "First Great Collapse", the casualties caused during this operation were only in the double digits. The environment was destroyed on a large scale, but most of it existed only in the depths of the snowfield and did not cause obvious losses.
More importantly, the number of civilian casualties directly caused by this "Great Collapse" was - zero.
Chapter 5271 Just focus more on me~ ()
[Thanks to a cute girl named Alysia, the Fire Moth solved the "Second Great Collapse", but in return, the Fire Moth also obtained some strange things from the "Second Herrscher" - a terminal with your song recorded on it]
[Considering the possible connection, the Fire Moth has begun to pay attention to you secretly... Of course, you don't know this yet.]
[You just suddenly learned about Xilin's disappearance and the death of Xilin's father during your journey... You were a little stunned for a moment, and rushed over in a hurry, but in the end, all you saw was the anxious and flustered proprietress and the seriously ill boss]
[His condition became increasingly serious. He had a very bad temper and was often angry for inexplicable reasons. His wife had to slow down and comfort him, trying her best to soothe his anxious heart... In a very short period of time, their identities and personalities seemed to have completely swapped, which was surprising.]
[But... this is also a helpless move. The sudden harm and disaster have caused them to become what they are now.]
[You don't know what to do, and you can only provide some financial assistance and play a few peaceful songs to calm him down.]
[Perhaps it is because music is the most romantic and direct "language" for people to convey their thoughts and emotions. Under your playing, he gradually calmed down. Although he still seemed a little anxious, it was much better than before.]
[You accepted the thanks from the lady boss and their son, and at their request, returned to the town to look for Xilin]
[But at this time, the town has been blocked. A group of people who look like soldiers stop you and refuse you to enter... You are a little helpless and ask them if they have seen a girl with purple hair and golden eyes. She disappeared some time ago.]
[The soldiers seemed a little surprised for a moment. After a brief briefing, a capable woman with fiery red hair came over, took you aside, and slowly explained to you the situation in Xilin and why they wanted to block the town.]
[According to what they said, a strange disease broke out in the town, the same disease that the boss had. This is a new disease that is highly contagious and fatal, and there is currently no treatment. At the same time, depending on each person's physical condition, the speed at which this disease kills people is also different...]
[In short, after she talked about a lot of things, you summarized what she said - roughly speaking, a strange disease broke out in the town, so it needed to be isolated, but most members were safe and received timely rescue arrangements, but there were also a small number of people who were quickly taken away by the strange disease due to their own physical reasons... Xilin was one of them]
[And you also noticed that in the middle of her explanation, her eyes were still on you, and there was a hint of scrutiny in her eyes, which made you feel a little strange... But you just thought it was her boss's habit and didn't pay much attention to it.]
