paranoianovel Chapter 236 Future and Rebirth
Chapter 236 Future and Rebirth
In the blink of an eye, sixty years have passed.
On the Star Picking Cliff, two old people sat hugging each other, snuggling together and reminiscing about their lives.
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In the square, the girl's face was filled with a cheerful smile, her eyes were full of innocence and yearning, and the sun was shining on her. People were infected by the positive emotions and praised the girl's smile and beautiful singing voice.
The girl sincerely responded to people's compliments and returned the favor with her melodious songs. She spreads smiles and hope. She may not be dazzling, but she still shines.
A knight returning from training in the distance and passing by the square. She cast a glance.
This was her first encounter with him.
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The companion said: You singer in the square, my companion, go and see her!
The companion said: This song is so melodious, it must be the voice blessed by the God of Wind. My companion, go and see her!
My companion said: If you stand still, you will only miss it. Don’t be a knight of “freedom” without seeing it with your own eyes!
He said: Then let’s meet him from a distance.
So, after the training, the knight and his companions took a long detour, and the knight cast his gaze from a distance.
This was the first time he met her.
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As usual, the girl brought her own songs to everyone and cast her eyes in a certain direction as usual.
She saw the shy knight, who would "pass by" here many times every day. The girl sighed, "The training of the knights is really intense!".
So she sang harder, she wanted the knight to stop being nervous.
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The knight "passed by" here again, "This place must be full of magic!".
The knight thought so, otherwise why would he yearn for this place so much?
He glanced toward the square, their eyes met, and he immediately avoided the other person.
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"Mr. Knight, why do you have time to come here today? Is it possible that today's training is no longer stressful?"
She asked the knight who walked up to him for the first time. She had been looking forward to this first conversation for several sunsets.
"My name is Rosalind. Don't be nervous, Mr. Knight."
The knight in front of the girl hesitated, his face already red with embarrassment.
"Ru, Rustan. You, your singing is so beautiful, I...my heart is filled with..." He wanted to say - longing for it.
But he didn't say anything after all. He panicked, and his heart beat harder than during training. When he came back to his senses, he no longer knew where he was.
This is their first meeting.
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From then on, the girl sang harder because she knew. Somewhere not far away, there is a serious knight who has been admiring it.
The shy knight didn't want to show up, so she asked Feng'er to send her song to him.
From then on, serious knights will train in the same place every day, because this place can hear her high-pitched melody.
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The girl received an invitation from the "Teaching Academy", which is the palace of knowledge and the place she yearns for.
But the girl declined the invitation.
"You can't, Rosalind. You can't go. You have to stay in Mondstadt this time. Your songs and your knights are all in this place."
The girl thought so.
When the knight heard about this, he was puzzled. He came in front of the girl, with a serious look on his face that the girl had never seen before. He asked the girl - "Why should you reject the longing you once had?"
"Because this is the place I long for."
The girl replied. Yes, a place with you is what I yearn for.
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The girl waited quietly, waiting for the "dark" monster to arrive.
"Come, come! The thing that took everything from me.
come on! What's the harm in doing it again? "
But what she was waiting for didn't come. This is still a place full of peace.
"Ah... as expected. A gentle person..."
The girl finally understood that all these were "gifts".
Everything is false except...
She looked somewhere, but there was nowhere else. That was the training ground for the Knights, and that was where her lover was.
The madness in her eyes faded, and relief finally appeared.
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The church bells ring, this is the palace of happiness.
"Will you marry this woman? Love her and be loyal to her, whether she is poor, sick, or disabled, until death."
"I do."
Even death. The knight added in his heart.
"Will you marry this man? Love him and be loyal to him, whether he is poor, sick or disabled, until death."
"I do."
Even death. The girl added in her heart.
Under the witness of friends, companions, and disciples, under the gaze of the God of Wind.
The story of the girl and the knight begins with a grand opening.
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Their lives began there, and they stayed with each other until death.
They have walked through the rising sun together, walked through the scorching sun together, and witnessed the beauty of the sunset together... and now, they are finally going to spend the last dusk together.
Time treats every creature equally. Sixty years have passed, and Rosalind Zao's blond hair has lost its luster, and her skin is no longer as fragile as it used to be. Wrinkles climbed up her forehead, the morning sun was no longer there, it was already dusk. And Rustan has turned into a gray-haired old man.
"Rustan, you knew this all along. Right?"
Facing the darkening sky, Rosalin calmly asked the old man beside her.
"Rosalyn, this is a dream. I know it, I've always known it. And you've always known it, haven't you?"
Rosalin's consciousness was always clear, and she knew from beginning to end that this was a dream.
But so what? Even if the dream is false, the life lived is false. But the memories and happiness all existed. Moreover, the Rustan beside her was definitely not fake - she was extremely sure.
Even the power of gods cannot create such a realistic "phantom" out of thin air, and even Motar's technologies cannot simulate things that he has never seen.
The Rustan in front of him was indeed the person he loved.
"So, Rustan...you're leaving, right?"
There was no sadness on Rosalyn's face.
The cherished people, the past years, the brilliant future... everything that was shattered by the disaster, she has recovered all in these sixty years.
The purpose of retrieval is not to go back to the past, but to truly say goodbye to the past.
And now, it's time to say goodbye.
The heat has turned extremely dark, this is the darkest moment before dawn.
"Well, Rosalind. I'm going back to where I belong...Forgive me for giving you only so much, my love.
But, Rosalind. The past is like this dream, you can recall it, but don't sink into it.
So, bravely step into the future... Also, thank him for me. "
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man beside him disappeared into a green curtain of light.
"Die where the wind blows! The wind will bring your soul back to your hometown!"
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I don’t know how long it took, but the sky started to get brighter.
That's morning light, that's dawn.
Rosalin opened her eyes, and what fell into her eyes was a wine glass filled with fruit wine, and Zuo Xi's familiar smile.
"To the future and new life."