Chapter 460: The Beast World's Charmer (25)

"I'm fine, and Atlantis and Lemuria are fine too."

Qiao Xi didn't care about his slightly awkward look.

A great wizard who is highly respected in the eyes of the orcs.

But now, he was like a young boy who had just begun to fall in love, avoiding her sight in a somewhat awkward manner. This contrast made Qiao Xi chuckle.

There was also nostalgia in her expression.

"I don't know how long you've been here, but everyone has become whoever they want to be."

Qiao Xi said.

"Do you still remember Mr. Jue, the ruler of the Imperial Clan? He wanted to step down for a while, but in the next general election, he was pushed back to continue as Emperor. He looked very helpless during his speech."

The girl seemed unaware of the uneasiness of those around her.

She talked incessantly about the past.

The relaxed tone of voice also made Horn's tense nerves relax unconsciously.

"And Simon, who dropped out of school, was also very capable. He later became the leader of the mixed-blood tribe and I heard he trained a powerful army."

Qiao Xi sat on the steps in front of the wooden house.

She rested her chin on her cheek, looking up at the starry sky of another world. Her expression of longing was filled with a longing that Horn could empathize with.

He knew this kind of loneliness.

In this other world, there is no one I know.

All his memories of the past exist only in his mind, and no one can understand or share his past.

He never fit in here.

Being called the Great Wizard by the orcs all the time, he almost forgot what he originally looked like.

These are the things Qiao Xi is talking about.

So far away.

It made him feel confused and unfamiliar, yet very familiar.

It gradually awakened his past that had been buried and almost completely forgotten.

"And my former brother Jorel, he became the king of Atlantis. I remember when we were kids, we would run out to play, and he would always catch us back."

The girl turned her head to look at him.

Horn was caught off guard and met her eyes. He clearly saw the emotions in Qiao Ximei's eyes: "They all have their own lives, but I haven't seen you since then."

“…”

Horn was silent.

He calmly turned his gaze away, not looking at Qiao Xi again. However, his hand hanging by his side had already been secretly clenched into a fist. He suppressed the emotional fluctuations in his eyes and spoke in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter whether you see me or not."

“……?”

Qiao Xi was a little bewildered when she heard his words, and looked at him in confusion. When Horne met her gaze, his heart ached and tightened, almost curling into a ball in pain.

He listened to Qiao Xi say a lot.

About other people's stuff.

It was obvious that we had finally met in another world, and this wasn't the time to say such things. However, a slightly awkward feeling and a heavy depression choked my chest.

But it made him feel very painful.

Almost out of breath.

In Qiao Xi's world, those people still intersected with her. But what about Horn himself? Maybe Qiao Xi didn't know why he left in the first place, but he knew it clearly.

Those disturbing things.

He wanted to stop caring and paying attention.

So he set out on his journey alone.

Because he knew that he had no power to change the situation, nor could he stop the marriage between the Atlantean princess and the Lemurian prince. The person he loved was going to marry his brother.

And he has no ability to change.

He hated himself for being so incompetent.

So he would rather leave Lemuria and embark on a journey alone, seeking the power that would make him stronger. He deliberately ignored the news related to Qiao Xi, and he didn't dare to listen, nor did he dare to understand.

He was afraid that he would remember.

The cowardly and incompetent self before.

In the dormitory, he learned what his father had told him, that his brother was going to marry the person he liked. He had no ability to stop it and could only watch it all happen.

if……

If he was the more powerful person, then Qiao Xi would not give up her identity as a sea clan member, and she would not marry his brother as a sea clan member.

The source of everything.

It's all because of his incompetence, he is too weak.

He thought that he could change something by studying hard and then catch up. But in the end, all his efforts and hard work were like a joke, and he never surpassed Qiao Xi.

He couldn't surpass his brother either.

Recalling his time in the academy, he went to the arena every day to hone himself, and after returning to the dormitory he would duel with Qiao Xi.

even.

He was even criticized by girls for working too hard.

But he didn't know why, he just wanted to work harder, quickly surpass Qiao Xi and defeat her in terms of strength. Later, Horn thought it through and realized the true meaning behind his idea.

He felt young.

As a man, he cannot be weaker than the woman he likes.

He wanted to become strong and have the power to protect Qiao Xi. Before he did that, no matter how he felt, he would not say it. He wanted to express his feelings openly as a man.

but……

She is so outstanding.

No matter how hard he tried, he was always just a hair's breadth away from Qiao Xi. Horn thought, perhaps he would never see that day again.

Reality often shatters his innocence.

The hot-blooded young man was bruised and battered, and only when everything became a foregone conclusion and could not be changed did he realize that everything he had done was in vain.

"...Horn, what's wrong with you?"

The girl next to him noticed his strange mood, and there was undisguised worry in her clear almond eyes.

Horn's heart trembled violently.

He forced himself to suppress the surging emotions, pursed his lips, tried to make his tone cold, and bluntly rejected the girl who showed kindness to him.

"You shouldn't be here. I'll take you back."

Although he didn't know why Qiao Xi was here.

However, Qiao Xi, who has memories of the past, should not stay here.

She should go back.

She still has many people who care about her, unlike him who had long since left his family and embarked on a journey alone.

Qiao Xi was slightly stunned.

"But isn't your magic power exhausted?"

She had seen in those books what Horn had written down in Lemurian characters. This world was made up of no elemental energy, so naturally there was no magic.

Qiao Xi can do it through the commonality of the laws.

Converting the absorbed energy into magic power wasn't a concern. Humans needed a wand as a medium to use magic, but in the world of the sea people, she tried to trigger magic without relying on a wand.

The vampires in the back.

She attempted to transform the laws of nature to freely convert magic for her own use. The skills she had spent two lifetimes learning now allowed her to trigger magic through the essence of the world no matter which world she was in.

But Horn hadn't learned.

He relies on divine power for survival, and his body is also divine, so he can trigger magic at will without a wand as a medium.

But he did not touch the origin of the world.

Didn't touch the core of the world.

Without a deep understanding of the complete laws, one would not be able to transform them. After all, the origin of the world and the power of laws are the great path that people in the world of immortal cultivation pursue.

You must first build a foundation and practice.

Only after attaining enlightenment and becoming an immortal can one access the most fundamental power of the world's laws. By understanding the commonalities between them and then learning magic, one can discover the essential commonalities and achieve free transformation.

Perhaps it is because they have something in common.

That's why Qi Yeyue and Horn can appear at the same time.

Horn's magic power was exhausted, so the only thing left was the divine power to keep him alive. But once the divine power was lost, and there was no way to recover it, it was like all potential was prematurely drained.

After that, you will become a complete useless person.

Perhaps, even the natives here cannot compare to them.

"...Do you want to use your divine power to send me back?"

The girl's soft voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly, as if she was shocked or in disbelief.

Horn looked away and said nothing.

It's already the default.

He couldn't use his divine power to send himself back, and during this period he might not be able to maintain his body due to the exhaustion of divine power. But if he wanted to send Qiao Xi back, he could still do it by staying behind as a support point.

Although he didn't know why Qiao Xi became a creature in this world.

But it's obvious.

Now it seems that Qiao Xi is all alone here. Even if she is a favorite of nature, she will still feel lonely after a long time.

so.

It would be better to send her back to where she was originally, back to the world she originally existed in.

Whether it's her royal brother Jorel.

Whether it is the great magician of the human adventure guild or them, they are all willing to accept and welcome her presence.

Better than...

It would be better to be in another world accompanied by endless loneliness, gradually wearing away past memories and losing yourself.

"I'm not going back."

Qiao Xi narrowed her eyes and decisively refused. She reached out and forcefully pulled the slender hand under the man's black robe. Horn was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at her, and opened his lips, about to say something.

But at this time.

He felt a familiar and long-lost power surging into his body.

The source of magic power has long since dried up.

As the magic power continued to flow in, it quickly filled up. Horn realized in an instant that Qiao Xi was replenishing his magic power.

But……

She is clearly a living being here, so why does she still have magical powers?

"You...don't have to waste your time on me."

Horn hurriedly tried to pull his hand back, but Qiao Xi held it tighter. The girl's slender, soft, and cold hand quietly held him, with an irresistible firmness.

"My magic will recover, don't worry."

As if to confirm what Qiao Xi said.

The endless flow of demonic energy seemed to have no limit. Horn's own magic power was now very strong, and he became a leader among them during the journey.

But even so.

Qiao Xi, who was now replenishing his magic power, did not show any sign of fatigue.

The depleted magic power was constantly replenished and slowly filled up. The two people's overlapping hands seemed to pull each other very close at this moment. Qiao Xi did not speak again, while Horn tried to call upon the magic power that had returned to his body.

He is adapting.

I've gotten used to being without magic power and unable to use it for a long time, but now I'm gradually getting back to the peak and feeling like I can control my power.

Horn felt that it had been a long time since he last came here, and it also felt a little strange.

"Do you still remember the coordinates of the original world?"

The sweet voice of the girl beside him came unexpectedly at this moment, pulling Horn's thoughts back from himself.

"Remember."

He is always looking for ways and opportunities to escape from this era.

His magic is incompatible with the power of this world.

If he stayed here, he would become a useless person when his last divine power was exhausted.

"Then go back."

Qiao Xi, who was constantly replenishing his magic power, withdrew her hand and spoke softly when she realized that it had recovered to its limit.

The soft and cold little hand left.

Horn felt a sense of emptiness for no reason. The most intimate contact between him and Qiao Xi was probably this brief hand holding.

"……What's the meaning?"

Horn suppressed the emotion in his eyes and glanced sideways at her.

His pupils had become silent because of Qiao Xi's sudden words, and even though his magic power had fully recovered, he didn't feel very happy.

Let him go.

What about herself?

Does she mean to stay in this backward world?

"That's right, it's time for you to go home. The environment here is not suitable for you to survive. It's better to leave as soon as possible."

Qiao Xi said this.

Horn must really want to go back, judging by the things she said about the past. From the man's somewhat nostalgic eyes, she saw a deep longing for his hometown.

Horn is here alone.

No matter how highly respected he was, no one could talk to him and share his memories.

He has been alone in this world for too long.

As a result, the once carefree and outspoken boy gradually became closed off as time passed.

"What about you?"

Horn moved sideways towards her, and his handsome face suddenly enlarged in front of her eyes and caught Qiao Xi's sight.

Those deep eyes looked at the girl without blinking.

"Aren't you going back?"

He asked.

As he leaned over, his hands, hidden under his black robe, passed by Qiao Xi. He pressed directly against her, imprisoning her in his arms and closing the distance between them in an instant.

There is no direct contact.

Not even a corner of their clothes overlapped.

But Horn, who was approaching, was very close to her. The distance between them was only a few inches, and even their warm breaths were intertwined and entangled.

"You yourself are not going back, are you?"

Horn's eyelids closed slightly.

The man's steady voice had long since lost its former impetuousness, and an unspeakably calm and magnetic voice sounded softly.

The words fell into Qiao Xi's ears.

His gaze was too intense, oppressive and aggressive, encroaching inch by inch.

I want to know what’s in Qiao Xi’s heart.

Cut open one by one.

“…”

Qiao Xi lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze. The girl's hands at her sides tightened involuntarily. This evasive look already gave Horn his answer.

"Why?"

The girl's evasive look made him even more irritated and uneasy than seeing Qiao Xi here.

His nature hadn't changed much.

Even though the passage of time has made him calmer and more composed, matters involving Qiao Xi can always easily make him lose his composure.

Horn grabbed her wrist.

The girl was also caught off guard and was pulled closer by him. This closeness completely broke the vague distance between them, making the two of them almost touching each other.

Qiao Xi looked slightly stunned.

It seems like he was slow to react.

She seemed to want to avoid the question and didn't intend to answer. However, Horn noticed her intention and clamped her chin.

Half-forced her to turn around.

Forcing Qiao Xi to look at him.

The man's eyes, which had gradually turned cold, were sharp, and his deep eyes under his heroic brows narrowed slightly: "Speak."

This is probably the first time I've seen Horn like this.

This childhood sweetheart was so different from what he used to be that it seemed that Qiao Xi was unable to react for a moment.

Her beautiful eyes were tinged with a hint of loneliness.

She seemed a little scared and uneasy about this strange childhood sweetheart. She drooped her long and thick eyelashes as if retreating, and pursed her pink lips.

Qiao Xi's voice was not loud.

It is so light that it looks like a feather that can be carried away by the breeze at any time.

"I am a living being here, I can't go back."

How could a spiritual being, nurtured by heaven and earth, possibly leave the homeland that nurtured it? Even if it could leave, the will of the world would not allow it.

Horn paused.

His grip on the girl loosened slightly, and Qiao Xi took the opportunity to break free, awkwardly tucking the loose hair around her ears.

There was still a faint blush on that fair and pretty face.

As the little princess of Atlantis, she always regarded the other party as a friend and a rival.

now.

Her childhood sweetheart's actions made her realize that there are differences between men and women, and that he is no longer the immature boy he used to be.

so.

When she struggled to break free, the little girl moved to the side a little unnaturally, looking a little embarrassed.

"Just go back, don't worry about me."

Horn came back to his senses from his thoughts.

When he noticed Qiao Xi's slightly unnatural expression, he was stunned for a moment. After realizing it belatedly, he widened his pupils slightly in surprise.

Then.

As if to hide his awkwardness, he pretended to be nonchalant and kept a distance from Qiao Xi.

For a while.

The sweet and subtle fragrance of Qiao Xi that had been lingering around him faded away.

Horn lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment: "Okay, I will go back."

Qiao Xi blinked her beautiful eyes.

She seemed a little surprised, but she still smiled sincerely: "Then I wish you a safe return..."

The words were not finished.

Horn's eyebrows were raised in a proud and frivolous manner, and he looked at her with a smile that was not a smile.

"No need to say goodbye, I'll be back."

Qiao Xi: “???”

Horn seemed very calm. He was just trapped here and couldn't go back because he had no magic power, but now his magic power has been restored.

Of course there is no problem going back.

Of course, as he is proficient in the magic of time and space travel, he can come here at any time.

so.

It won't be a real separation with Qiao Xi. At least before trying, he won't give up on Qiao Xi easily and leave her here alone.

So what if it is a living being here?

Consciousness of the world.

It's not that you can't disobey. As long as they are not creatures here, you can leave, just like what Qiao Xi did when he gave up his identity as a sea creature.

Just change your identity.

"What materials did you need when you changed into a new body?"

Horn looked at her.

Qiao Xi instantly realized what he was going to do.

However, in that world, this kind of reincarnation grafting magic is a taboo. Transferring soul consciousness to a new host body is not allowed.

At that time, Qiao Xi exchanged bodies.

He also made up an excuse that because she was born from the Sea Pearl and inherited a powerful soul, she could be treated differently and would not suffer backlash.

But now she has this identity.

You can't use this excuse anymore.

So she planned to make one up on the spot to dissuade Horn from taking her back.

"Horn, it's useless. I am now a consciousness naturally nurtured by this world. If I separate from the origin of this world, I will die. So forget it. I quite like this place."

"I see..."

As expected, Horn looked a little lost when he heard her words.

People will be reincarnated after they die.

The human race also has the shortest lifespan. Qiao Xi became a human when he gave up his identity as a sea creature. Horn did a quick calculation and found that he came to this barbaric and backward world.

At least a few hundred years have passed.

In the past few hundred years, humans have already changed many generations.

Horn thought that it was not so strange that a human like Qiao Xi would die and be reincarnated into this world.

After he went back.

Perhaps neither Lemuria nor Atlantis changed.

Instead...

In that world, Qiao Xi will no longer be seen.

Just like before, he could only watch it all happen, and then he could do nothing. But he was unwilling to accept it, he didn't want such a dazzling girl to be buried in the long river of time.

Guarding the memories of the previous life alone.

You will gain eternal life in another world, but you will also be lonely for the rest of your life.

Horn stood up quickly.

He turned around and looked at her, and said, "Don't go to that forbidden forest. If you want to return to your original world, I will help you."

He can come again.

But Qiao Xi couldn't leave, so if Qiao Xi didn't feel lonely and was willing to stay here, he wouldn't force her or impose his own ideas on her.

"Okay, are you leaving now?"

"Yes, those things in the house...if you don't mind, you can take whatever you want."

Horn, having regained his magic, is about to leave.

Qiao Xi had no intention of disturbing him, so she simply stepped back and avoided him.

What's in the Great Wizard's House?

She was also quite curious. Before she met the great wizard, her impression of him was still that he was rather mysterious.

Read books.

When she discovered the Lemurian text, Qiao Xi had a vague guess, and now she knows that the great wizard is her childhood sweetheart when she was a princess of the sea tribe.

Hiss, it feels a bit exciting.

The powerful magical fluctuations did not overflow due to the blockade of the barrier. The opened space-time tunnel slowly emerged from the void. Qiao Xi also waved to Horn and watched him leave.

The world over there.

What does it look like now?

If they could cross the time tunnel, she could go back with them. But for Qiao Xi, that was the end of her story.

Although the world's trajectory continues.

But unless the world collapses again, she probably won't go back.

Horn leaves.

The strong magical fluctuations gradually subsided, and everything here returned to its original state, with no signs of abnormality.

Qiao Xi withdrew his thoughts.

Focusing her attention on the wooden house belonging to the great wizard, she was also a little curious about what Horn had left here.