readytorunbook Chapter 721 Don't let him look for me.
Chapter 721 Don't let him look for me.
Xu Ning was only in a daze for a moment. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in a space where everything was pure blue.
There was no solid ground beneath their feet; it looked as if they were floating in the air or in the water.
Moreover, Kong had also entered this space, just like him, and was standing beside him, looking around.
"Brother Xu, look over there."
Xu Ning turned his head and saw a pure water sprite floating in the space with its back to them, just like the two of them.
"Eh? You're Carlyle?"
Xu Ning almost thought it was the Pure Water Sprite from Qingquan Town, and called out her name, but then realized that the Pure Water Sprite did not react to the name at all.
"I'm sorry, I must have mistaken you for someone else. After all, your tribe all seem to look quite similar. I don't know how to address you."
This water sprite doesn't seem nearly as clever as the poet Kaliru; it looks rather dull.
"Huh? Isn't this my Vashe? No... Do you guys know Vashe? Where is my Vashe?"
Although this water sprite seems to be love-struck, it at least proves that she has been calling out Vasher's name to Lu Jingquan.
"Although we don't know who Vasher is, could you tell me if this Vasher is someone you know? Or to put it another way, is this Vasher a person?"
The Pure Water Sprite's face didn't reveal her expression, but Xu Ning and Kong could tell that she was thinking very hard.
“A person?... Yes, he is a person... I was once a person too... Now I have lost my human form, I am just a consciousness.”
It lost its form? Isn't that like dissolving?
Kong hurriedly asked, "Do you remember how you lost your physical form?"
"I can't remember."
The water sprite shook its head. "In my last memory, I only vaguely remember being enveloped in pinkish-blue water, and everything before my eyes became blurry..."
Kong and Xu Ning exchanged a glance.
This description clearly describes the situation of being dissolved by the water of the primordial womb. It seems that we have really encountered a ghost this time. The person in front of us is very likely one of the victims of the missing girl case.
So the urgent question now is, who is Vasher?
Xu Ning asked the Pure Water Sprite this question, but the answer disappointed him.
“Vashe is my love. We’ve been to many places and faced many dangerous situations together. He’s always been by my side, but now everything is irreversible…”
Kong said sadly, "So you've been calling out for Vasher here, hoping we'll bring him to see you?"
"No, that's not the case..."
Xu Ning was quite surprised by Pure Water Elf's answer.
From what Xu Ning sensed just now, this water sprite's longing for Vashes was as clear and heavy as a physical thing. But why did she so decisively refuse when Kong said he wanted to bring Vashes to her?
Even if she didn't want Vasher to know what she looked like now, didn't she also not want to see Vasher again?
"...There's no point in us meeting again. We can't create new memories, and the longing from the past will only cause him pain. Let this longing stay with me at the bottom of the water."
"If you ever see Vasher again, please tell him not to look for me; he should move on."
Xu Ning glanced at Kong, and, being a tool in his own right, began to nod in agreement to the Pure Water Sprite's request.
However, the most crucial question remains unresolved.
Where did you dissolve? Was Vasher with you at the time?
The Water Sprite seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then said, "Vasher was right beside me at the time. When I was surrounded by water, I saw Vasher on the surface of the water, his eyes filled with pain and longing. But I wanted to tell him that I didn't feel pain, and even felt very warm."
“You call this process ‘dissolving,’ but I feel it’s more like ‘releasing.’ There is no fear, no tension, only endless calm, like a still surface of water.”
Xu Ning frowned, wanting to say something, but the Pure Water Sprite began to flap its wings.
“Your companions are calling you; it’s time to go. I’m glad you could sense me. Please remember, if you see Vasher, don’t let him look for me again.”
Xu Ning and Kong opened their eyes almost simultaneously.
"Kong, you're awake. I have to tell you, that was really dangerous just now..."
As soon as I opened my eyes, I heard Paimon begin to recount the intense battle with the guards that I had just encountered, like a small machine gun firing off a rapid-fire monologue.
The fighting outside has long since ended.
This group of guard machines, which appeared out of nowhere, has all been reduced to a pile of parts on the ground.
The "steel version" Thousand Rock Army, wielding the Thousand Rock Spear, remained completely unharmed.
Of course, some of the guys who were hit by the artillery fire looked a little dirty, but Qingyi and Aji were already taking small handkerchiefs and helping them clean up.
When Xu Ning saw Aji raise the small handkerchief, the mechs dressed as Qianyan soldiers would actually squat down to let Aji wipe the black ash off their faces.
"Is this the surprise you were talking about? You guys disassembled Ah Mao's body and turned it into this kind of machine, didn't you? But it hasn't been that long, and it seems like it's even developed sentience?"
Qingyi rolled her eyes at Xu Ning. "They are intelligent, okay? I'm telling you, it hasn't been that long, have you already forgotten about Feligis and those little guys in the Yuan Energy Core?"
When Qingyi suddenly mentioned Feligis, Xu Ning suddenly remembered that when they were in the Eternal Oasis, True Monarch Liuyun Jiefeng had made her a mechanical body.
However, in order to resist the dark forces below Mount Temu, she and Lilupal ultimately remained underground there.
He had originally said that after resolving Tanit's matter, he would go and help them resolve the root cause of those monsters.
Although they encountered a lot of trouble as soon as they came out, after they resolved the celestial phenomenon of Burning Truth and completed the Water Offering Ritual, the Ten Thousand Mother Trees also regained their power. So the underground demons lost their source and should be completely eliminated by them, right?
But no matter what, he broke his promise to pick them up.
Hurry up and finish what you need to do here, then take some time to visit Mount Tiemu. You should also check on how that little girl, Jiede, is doing.
While Xu Ning and Qingyi were talking, Kong over there told Paimon about what the two had encountered in the spring.
"Oh, that sounds so pitiful. Watching your lover melt away right before your eyes, that guy named Vasher must have been in so much pain!"
Paimon said with a hint of sadness.
Upon hearing Paimon's words, Xu Ning shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Don't rush to pity others. That water sprite's words are not entirely true. I still don't completely believe her."