readytorunbook Chapter 569 A Special Blessing
Chapter 569 A Special Blessing
After saying goodbye to Carlyle, Xu Ning watched her walk alone into the wilderness without following her. Instead, he walked towards Wendy.
"Is there some ulterior motive behind deliberately separating us into a group with her?" Xu Ning asked Wendy.
"Hey? Aren't you the one with ulterior motives? I've seen you looking at her more often these past few days than anyone else here. I'm creating opportunities for you."
Wendy, with a wicked grin on her face, leaned closer and spoke cautiously.
This guy still hardly ever tells the truth.
Xu Ning glared at him, then turned and walked towards the bridge. Rather than waiting for someone here tomorrow, she might as well sleep on the bridge tonight.
The next morning, Xu Ning, in the Hidden Cave, leisurely watched Kaliru slowly approaching from afar, holding a bowl of wine.
"Actually, from any angle, this beautiful lady has perfectly imitated 99% of the female postures of the Teyvat continent. It's a real pity she's not human..."
While sighing, Qingyi cleared away the breakfast dishes and then asked Xu Ning, "She's here. Shall we go out now?"
Xu Ning shook her head and said, "It's still early. There's hardly anyone at the venue. It won't matter if we're a little late. Besides, let me go out alone this time. The fewer people there are, the easier it will be to arouse her hidden desire to confide."
Carlyle was clearly very patient; she stood on the bridge without the slightest sign of anxiety, simply staring blankly at the flowing water.
Perhaps seeing that Xu Ning and the others had not yet arrived, Kalilu stared blankly for a while, then bent down to pick up a large leaf, took out a pen from her bosom, and began to write on it.
Qingyi saw this from inside and pointed at Xu Ning, then laughed.
"Judging from how smoothly she writes, it must be a direct expression of her thoughts, with clear and concise sentences. She's probably quite skilled at writing poetry, much better than you, a guy who plagiarizes other people's poems."
Xu Ning, who was about to leave after tidying up, glanced back at Qingyi and said, "You found out again? I've always said that those few lines of poetry were copied, but no one in Liyue, including Ningguang, thinks that I didn't write them."
Qingyi tapped the book she was reading, "Urban Design and Layout," tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I've seen it in the book, I think it's 'Selected Appreciations of Ancient Poetry'..."
As Xu Ning left, he was thinking about when he could go and search Qingyi's room. It seemed that the little snake had hidden a lot of amazing books there, and he wondered where they came from.
When Xu Ning appeared behind Kaliru, he saw her casually toss the fallen leaf covered with poems into the water, letting the clear water drift and carry the poems further and further away.
"It's a pity that fallen leaves drift with the current, either floating into the ocean or sinking into the mud, and the good verses that come to mind on the spot may be lost."
Xu Ning, who appeared behind Kaliru, casually picked up the Dust Concealment Gourd from mid-air, took a sip, and said.
Carlyle was not surprised at all by Xu Ning's appearance, and slowly said, "I just remembered some past events and scribbled down whatever came to mind. It's not a good poem."
"Poetry should be written for the sake of events. Only by incorporating personal experiences into poetry can it be more moving. However, it is difficult to find a kindred spirit like a high mountain and flowing water. Who should be the one whose heartstrings are touched?"
Xu Ning, in a refined and literary manner, continued reciting lines to her, thinking to himself that artsy young women usually fall for this kind of thing, and if he just kept going at this pace, she would probably be hooked soon...
"You want to ask me why I'm here, right?"
Kaliru smiled slightly and said, "Actually, you could have just asked directly. I wouldn't have hidden anything from you. After all, you're still willing to let me play here after you know my true form. I'm very grateful, since many people with magic in Liyue mistake us for demons or evil spirits."
Xu Ning knew that she must have felt she had seen through her true nature after reading the riddle in his poem.
However, I wrote it casually at the time, and it was Shen He, who was very perceptive about elements, who gave me some pointers.
However, he naturally wouldn't deliberately ruin his mysterious and enigmatic image at this moment, so he coughed lightly and asked, "Where did you come from?"
Instead of answering Xu Ning's question directly, Carlyloo asked a question in return.
Have you heard the story of the Heart of the Clear Spring?
Xu Ning frowned and said, "I do know Qingquan Town, but I don't know about the Heart of Qingquan..."
Before he finished speaking, a flash of white light appeared on the gourd in his hand, and a thin booklet was thrown out. Xu Ning quickly caught it and flipped through it casually.
"Sealing the kiss...starting with seduction and then abandoning...tsk tsk, what a scumbag woman..."
After shaking his head and finishing his comments, Xu Ning noticed that the usually calm and elegant Carlyle in front of him was now looking panicked and at a loss. Only then did he understand what had happened.
"Uh, what I said earlier wasn't actually about you... Okay, I'm just a straightforward person, don't mind me. But if I understand correctly, you should be a pure water elf from Fontainebleau, right? As a race with an almost infinite lifespan, it must be a bit stressful to be in a relationship with a human with a very short lifespan."
Xu Ning was not making this up.
Humans, being a short-lived species, can dedicate their entire short life to a relationship.
However, after his death, he can only become a memory for the elf in front of him. Unless this elf is truly a heartless woman who plays with people's feelings, she certainly won't have a good life.
Is 'he' still alive?
Xu Ning tossed the storybook "The Heart of the Clear Spring" back to Qingyi, took a sip of wine, and asked.
"He should still be alive... but... he should be an old man with white hair by now."
"Did you come back this time to see him?"
"I...I don't know."
Carlyle said with a conflicted expression, "I originally thought that he would give up his feelings for me and move on, and that we would eventually meet again when all the stars went out. But after traveling for so long, I suddenly understood his feelings for me back then. My heart is eager to respond to him, but I am also afraid that when we meet again, all I will bring him is disappointment and pain."
Xu Ning shook his head and said, "What's there to worry about? If you want to see him, just go see him! If he still loves you wholeheartedly, he'll be happy for you whenever you appear in front of him. If he sees you and feels disappointed and in pain, then you can let go of this knot in your heart and start your life anew. Letting go of others is letting go of yourself, it's that simple."
Carlyle smiled wryly and said, "What you said makes sense, but I'm still a little scared."
Xu Ning scoffed, "There's an even simpler one. You met that lucky guy in Qingquan Town, right? There just happens to be a kid from Qingquan Town here. I'll have her ask him to help you find out."
Carlyle thought for a moment and nodded, "You mean Diona, right? When we were little, she would often come to the spring to talk to me. I liked her a lot, so I gave her a very special blessing. Although I don't know where that power came from, after all, we lost too many memories after we escaped from Fontaine."