Living and dying together, the bond of love is hard to sever.
When the monster left, it didn't take a single candle with it, except for that familiar-looking body.
Outside the transparent enclosure was a pulsating, self-consuming sea of fire.
The huge boulder crashed down with a thunderous roar, and I thrashed about with it.
It didn't flutter.
I was so exhausted, but I knew that at this level, I was still a few rounds away from dying.
The green mist was too faint, but I never gave up chasing it desperately.
flapping wings, kicking legs diagonally, staring blankly...
After struggling for ages, I finally managed to jump up, only to fall flat on my back.
Fortunately, my body finally entered the final area of the green mist.
I need to get in touch with Xie Mazha right away. I'm worried we'll end up dying together and we'll waste this golden opportunity.
Just now, my big, bright eyes almost failed me. I only saw the ball of light drift past him and then, extremely cruelly, throw Xie the grasshopper out of my sight.
I stretched out my withered antennae and probed them.
"Xie Jinhui, Xie Jinhui, how are you?"
"I have good news for you. I have a good chance of dying soon."
After waiting for a while...
“The kite…”
His voice was very weak, as if I had just woken him up, or as if his soul had been drained.
I have a feeling something terrible is going to happen!
"I'm fine, really fine. I saw a grasshopper, it was so cute."
Then Xie Mazha, as if he had been roasted by the fire outside, gasped for breath and said in a dry voice, "We are different."
I'm completely gone.
"What's all gone?"
I blurted out this line without thinking, and it sent chills down my spine.
What could it be!
Take half of mine, and... all of his!
This is terrible! And as far as I know, even a grasshopper could be instantly killed in this situation...
However, he is still alive. It seems that my grasshopper body has become quite good!
Yuanhe, you still have the mind to daydream? You have no compassion.
I was so frightened that I stumbled backward, then stood up, unwilling to believe it, wanting to confirm if that was really the case.
"Did he die from exhaustion?"
I heard a barely audible "Hmm".
Oh Goddess, Oh Goddess, this is not an empty mountain! Isn't this a deadly disconnect?
I can't outrun him!
"Xie Jinhui, don't die, you have to wait for me..."
But the green mist dissipated, and he could no longer hear it.
So what? I jumped. I crashed heavily to the ground.
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts...
The heat from the candle gradually made the inside of the shade feel like a roasting oven.
My outer shell is crispy; it will be fragrant after being stir-fried for a while.
I watched as the grasshopper projected by the transparent dome—that is, me—fell into a puddle of mud.
Then I heard a crack from his hind leg, and one of his legs fell off. I was now lame, but I moved even closer to him.
Now I can see Xie Mazha clearly; he's still alive.
That green body.
Green? My vision returned to normal. What I saw was no longer a chaotic red blur, but the majestic light of flames reflected on the dome, creating endless blue candlelight.
Could it be that the grasshopper's functional limitations weaken before it dies? I wondered.
I tried to summon my divine power, but there was no response.
At this moment, Xie Mazha's stiff body suddenly jolted, and he used his hind legs to push off the wall of the enclosure, and actually stood up, wobbling as he crawled toward me.
Look at his legs, the charred parts are still smoking, and the rest of the body has been blackened.
I looked at him with a mixture of fear and admiration.
"That's so tough, it must hurt so much."
He swung his tentacles, and for a moment, I felt that he had the dashing and heroic bearing of the war god, Emperor Zangli.
Seeing his antennae bend, I immediately understood what he meant.
Xie Jinhui said, "Yuanhe, come here."
I stopped trying to jump over it and started crawling with a limp.
Stepping over the scorching flames beneath my feet, listening to the flesh and shell crumble...
I can be stubborn too. I can't grit my teeth, but I bit off the shell of my lower jaw...
In short, I attached my tentacles to him.
"Yuan'e, climb onto my back, quick."
Xie Mazha gave orders while lowering his posture.
I didn't want to slow down my mental processing, so I made myself seem hesitant.
Xie Jinhui threatened, "Come up here, or I'll kill myself right now."
I was completely disoriented, and following his crumbling, sprawling form, I waved my legs haphazardly until I finally managed to climb up.
I felt his body sink down, then straighten up again in an instant.
I dared not make a sound. If the link he had planned was broken, I would probably die.
The grasshopper wrapped its antennae tightly around me.
Then, the bean in his eye resolutely moved upwards.
Pull back with your hind leg, gather your strength, push off the ground, and jump! Whoosh!
The next instant, I felt as if I had entered the wind and was rising rapidly.
He suddenly dropped from the highest point of his jump, and my body floated up with him, my tentacles entwining with his in the air.
In the brief moment when my five legs left his body, the grasshopper suddenly spread its wings.
Then, I landed back down steadily.
Stepping back, I had the illusion of soaring through the clouds and becoming an immortal.
At the same time, I heard Xie Jinhui shout passionately.
"Yuan'e, this deity will take you soaring through the heavens."
pretty!
I really want to shout "Yohoo!" because the game is almost over.
I think he would take me and crash me into the ceiling, and then we would fall together and probably die together.
As for what happens after he dies, I glanced at him, battered and bruised, as he struggled to fly.
I couldn't help but let my imagination run wild.
If the predestined love in this lifetime is real, will this experience bring the relationship to an end?
Oh, what a pity. It's fake.
As I got closer and closer to the top, I leaned back, ready to face the exciting moment of being completely stunned by the first impact.
However, my feet suddenly lost their footing, and Xie Mazha abruptly spun around in the air.
He turned his belly toward me and released his tentacles.
The grasshopper flicked out two black legs and lifted me up, then I felt it kick me hard in the cheeks.
ah……
It hurt so much, I couldn't scream.
Huh? Grasshoppers don't seem to have gills, let's leave it like this for now.
I secretly admired him, thinking, "Brilliant! He's afraid I won't die completely, so he's intensifying the damage."
rigorous!
What I experienced next was not only rigor, but also a series of fiery precisions.
My cheeks, yes, my cheeks, from the moment they hit the top, clanged and bounced against the cover, hitting and rubbing back and forth at different points.
The dizzying sensation is hardly enough to describe this; it's like a multitude of worlds were suddenly thrown at me, all spinning around me in a dizzying, unsteady motion.
Pain is nothing; everything fades away before you're on the verge of death.
In the wind, my drooping antennae tapped my swaying head, like shaking a rattle drum, waking me up.
During the descent, I heard—crack!
It was Xie Mazha who crashed.
I wanted to turn over, turn my eyes toward him, and take one last look...
However, the grasshopper's body had already driven my consciousness away; it refused to obey.
That's settled then.
Xie Jinhui, wait for me.
I closed my eyes.
What followed was wonderful, thud...click.
The moment I landed, my immortal body instantly detached itself.
Then it retracted back into its shell.
I was devastated. I was in so much pain that my flesh and bones were torn apart, and I was covered in green blood. My grasshopper shell was actually intact, which saved me from death.
I can't die, I can't die, so annoying.
Xie Jinhui, you're strong enough. You're still alive, right?
My head is tilted to the side now, and through my bloodshot eyes, I see him, stiff as a block of ice in winter.
I know about winter, and I even know about ice. That's amazing!
Was he really dead, motionless?
I froze for a moment, my heart sinking. No, I have to call back his soul.
"Xie Jinhui, don't die first, wait for me, don't rush."
"Xie Jinhui, don't get up. Lie down for a little while longer, then I'll go."
Seeing that he still didn't react, I felt a slight yet incredibly painful ache in my heart.
"Xie Jinhui, Xie Jinhui, Xie Jinhui..."
My eyes are wet; it must be blood. How can a grasshopper have tears?
But……
"Xie Jinhui, why did you have to die first? We'll both be fully healed soon, all this suffering was for nothing..."
Waaaaaah...
My eyes trembled as I saw the ice in the raging fire seem to melt.
What can I use to make me rub my eyes and see clearly?
It wasn't until I saw the grasshopper's upper left leg and its still-intact left antenna twitching together that I was certain its tenacity remained.
I sighed, thinking with a wicked grin: He's asymmetrical, just like me.
The grasshopper's antennae tip laboriously curled into tiny hooks.
I understand what he means perfectly well; he wants me to come over!
I'll be there right away.
He was willing to die alongside me to embark on the journey to the heavens, and I am willing to climb over for him as well.
I bit my lip, swallowing the mouthful of blood.
Gathering all its strength, blood surged through its six legs.
Wings help me turn over, and one hind leg is enough to bounce me. I limp, I crawl, I drag, I struggle.
Xie Jinhui, wait for me, wait for me, wait for me...
When the tentacles touched him again, I seemed to have forgotten about life and death.
His consciousness was a blur, driven only by obsession and the instinct to get close to him.
My head drooped near his mouth, and I wouldn't mind leaning on his shoulder if he had one.
I'm so tired.
His voice seemed to be right next to my ear, yet it drifted far, far away in an instant.
“Yuan’e, I’m waiting for you,” he said.
As he spoke, he bit my neck—yes, my neck.
I saw the sky filled with green blood, which fell like a torrential rain, becoming the final shock in our eyes.
He fell, silently.
I counted one breath, two breaths, three breaths...
It got dark.
good evening.
(Makka Pakka - separator)
The silky smooth feel of the fairy-like garment brings me a refreshing and pleasant sensation every time I wake up.
A new day begins, I thought to myself...
The fog in my brain suddenly dispersed, and I raised my hand to take a look.
What are you looking at? Hurry up and leave this world, soar straight into the sky.
Finally freed from the grasshopper's body, I scanned my entire body.
My arms and legs are so precious, so rare, so light; I don't want to lose them again.
Beyond the reflection of the Non-Empty Mountain Range floating above the human world—the Void Realm Mountain.
Then I saw Xie Jinhui, who had died three steps earlier, waiting for me on the cloud.
His feet, which were standing on the clouds, seemed to have gone weak.
I merged Yuntou with him, after all, we had been through thick and thin together, so I should at least show some concern for him, regardless of the cause and effect.
"Are you feeling weak?" I said.
Xie Jinhui leaned against the cloud pillar, which he couldn't get any support from, his face ashen, as if he were in a daze.
He turned around and said in a low voice, "I am guilty, I am guilty, I am guilty."
Looking at him like this, I wonder if his experience of turning into a grasshopper caused him similar harm?
Based on my own experience, it's generally okay, except for a sore back.
So I couldn't help but ask him, "Does your back hurt? Is your back alright?"
Xie Jinhui turned his head heavily again, capturing my gaze in his eyes, and sighed.
"Yuan'e, I will definitely marry you."
"I have no physical or mental trauma..."
I waved my hand at him to stop.
Our friendship is in the grasshopper; I don't want to acknowledge anything else.
Suddenly, a large patch of dark clouds, carrying a belly full of ice shards, came trembling and drifting over from above.
It paused above us for a moment, perhaps having overheard some gossip about the headwinds.
Then I heard ice shards in the clouds crashing and clattering endlessly...
That rhythm and cadence, isn't it...?
The goddess was having a bad day; nothing seemed right to her. I angrily glared at the dark clouds and began to condemn them.
These days, dark clouds not only eavesdrop on others, but they also can't help but laugh.
They actually dared to openly mock the gods?
I raised my hand in a fit of rage, wanting to slap the clouds, the shadows, and anything else that seemed to have no shape at all.
The dark cloud was startled and ran away, leaving behind a string of uncontrollable crackling sounds.
Whatever fell down made my mind even clearer.
Xie Jinhui bent over to prove himself; he could do it. He picked up a piece of ice.
He stared at the hailstone that dared to knock on the head of a god, with utmost affection.
He exclaimed, "Yuan'e, it's ice, it's ice, I can boldly say it's ice now."
Ladies and gentlemen, can someone draw a few lines on his forehead? He'll never get rid of this psychological trauma, no matter how good his back is.
The wind blew, and the beautiful god Fuyunzhu stood forlornly on the cloud.
He's handsome, but his hairstyle today has a beard.
Xie Jinhui's two whiskers darted about in the wind.
It makes my eyes dizzy.
Just then, I saw Xianlin Garden in the distance. It was all green, which made my throat dry.
Therefore, I conclude that the green of the grasshopper and the whiskers of Xie Jinhui are both my ailments.
I looked at the owner of the two wisps of beard and made a mournful suggestion.
"Xie Jinhui, let's not see each other these days." I suppressed my pain and forced myself to speak.
Xie Jinhui grabbed his cane, a non-existent cloud pillar, and slowly stepped onto the ground.
He resembled an old sage with a cane, shuffling along on his two legs, which resembled the Big Dipper, as he took his first steps.
I watched him walk forward without turning his head, leaning on what he was holding.
Good grief, they're ignoring me again.
That's it.
I blindfolded myself and jumped off the cloud. The green color was so stimulating that I vomited repeatedly.
I'm going to wander around aimlessly.
He had only taken a few steps when he heard Xie Jinhui's words, which he was definitely gritting his teeth and forcing out.
"We'll see!"
Yes, he said he would pester me relentlessly, so how could he give up so easily?
But I'm sure his "exhaustion" won't get better until the day I can't even think of grasshoppers when I see these green things.
After all, our magical power is not that great...
Magical power...equal?
Recalling his unwavering determination when he thanked Xie Mazha, I feel ashamed of my own lack of it.
Let's assume we're "equally matched in magical power."
In short, I'm finally able to have a few days of peace and quiet.
Excitement acted like a vomiting potion, and the green nausea was uncontrollable.
I couldn't help but turn back to look at Xie Jinhui, and for some reason, I felt a tightness in my chest.
We've already gone through life and death together once, but that stubborn love seems unmoved by anything. It's so annoying!
However, there is one thing I am very relieved about.
My encounter with Xie Jinhui will definitely remain a secret between us.
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