Chapter 648 Liao Yuan's Choice
Liao Yuan's heartbeat paused, and he turned his head to look at the profile of the female next to him.
Ye Luoxing asked, "You grew up in the South, you must miss this land very much, right?"
Her thoughts drifted away, and her voice was light and slow: "Family, friends, tribe, the place where you grew up, were destroyed by a group of hell beasts that suddenly arrived one day. Your precious orcs, the orcs who accompanied you, were ruthlessly killed by them. You watched them fall one by one, looking at the hideous faces of the evil beasts, but you were powerless. In a corner full of wasteland and debris, you were the only one left to survive. You were confused and at a loss, not knowing what to do..."
"At that moment, the feeling of loneliness and despair overwhelmed you, as if the sea was about to swallow you up, and you had nowhere to hide. But those corpses that still had some warmth in them told you that you had to save yourself, you had to pull yourself out of the endless darkness, otherwise, where would those who had died find shelter..."
"When you move forward with hatred, who can guarantee that you will make a rational choice? If you have never experienced despair and loneliness, how can you know the helplessness and confusion of moving forward alone..."
Especially the second coming of darkness.
Liao Yuan made his own choice in the darkness. Maybe it was right; maybe it was wrong. But when he was in the darkness, many animals and humans could not guarantee that they would be more rational than him, and they could not guarantee that they would not be confused and helpless...
Ye Luoxing understood Liao Yuan’s feelings and thoughts when he made his decision. Just as she said, he was very similar to her.
Perhaps he was tired of standing, Ye Luoxing took two steps back, leaned against the stone wall behind him, and let out a long breath. Liao Yuan turned around and looked at him with complicated eyes. Everything in her heart was whispered by her. He couldn't tell what he felt. Sad? Sad? Fear? Loneliness? Or... what...
He gazed at her deeply. She looked softer under the moonlight. The starlight was crushed in her eyes. She did not look happy. At this moment, he smelled the same scent on her...
Maybe it was because he was leaving; maybe it was because he had just said a lot today; maybe it was because Liao Yuan was staring at her with his deep purple eyes at this moment...
Ye Luoxing couldn't help but say a few more words: "I have also experienced the loss of family, friends, and tribes. No, to be precise... I have no family and no home." Her voice became smaller and smaller, turning into a mumble to herself.
Until it returned to normal again: "Growing up in darkness, watching the darkness devour my companions, watching myself being devoured by the darkness, that feeling of powerlessness... I know it very well, but I don't want to die, at least I don't want to die in the pitch-black darkness, I don't want to fall in a pool of blood with those pairs of desperate eyes, so I can only walk forward through the river of their blood, I don't know the destination, I don't know where the light is, but I can't stop, and I dare not stop..."
"That kind of despair and confusion with no hope is more terrifying than hell..."
"Because there is not even a dry bone to be found..."
After the darkness, you capture a brief moment of light, but after the light there is darkness again, and everything is different from what you expect.
The second time despair comes, should I fall into an endless abyss or become more determined? That moment of confusion is more than just a moment, and I cannot control the decision I make.
He could sense her emotions, could sense the scent of her kind, that heart beating strongly.
He opened his mouth and said, "You advised me before, but I still took this path, and the result was not what I wanted."
The two parties just happened to look at each other, looking into each other's deep eyes. The water in the forest was gurgling, and another self was reflected in the water. Without saying much, they understood each other.
Liao Yuan asked a question: "A Luo, you also miss your hometown, right?"
She said, "Of course."
Liao Yuan answered in the affirmative without any hesitation, standing still. Her firm answer was no problem. Just as she said before, he also missed the homeland under his feet. But Liao Yuan knew that when she said this with certainty, it meant that she was indeed leaving and returning to the place where she grew up.
In the quiet and peaceful atmosphere, the two figures stayed quietly for a while.
Liao Yuan asked her again: "Have you ever made a wrong decision in despair and confusion?"
"Yes." This time, she answered firmly.
She smiled and said, "I am not a god, so how can I make the right decision every time? I made the wrong choice. To be more precise, gods also make mistakes sometimes."
Liao Yuan asked: "What happened after that?"
She still smiled and said, "But I found that there are so many beautiful things in the world. The sun is so dazzling, the spring breeze is so warm, I like the smell of the soil after the rain, and I like every breath of fresh air. I am alive, it's so good, I will have companions again, and a tribe that will move forward with me. Loneliness will fade away, and I will not be in despair forever. I embrace all this hard-won."
"Look--" Ye Luoxing looked up into the sky.
"Even if you experience a long rainy season and heavy fog, even if the night is long, the fog will eventually dissipate, the sun will still rise, and the moonlight will still illuminate the way forward for you in the dark." She will not sink in the darkness, she will push away the fog and walk farther and farther, and when she reaches out her hand again, the sunlight can already shine through the gaps between her fingers onto her cheeks and into her eyes.
These were ordinary words, but every word penetrated into his heart, bringing fresh air and the first ray of sunshine into the dark quagmire filled with fog.
She has always been dazzling, and even darkness cannot swallow up her radiance. Her brilliance never comes solely from the beauty of her appearance, because in the darkness, nothing can be seen.
He felt with his heart, felt the touch of each other's souls, felt the warmth she gave him and the small exit in the darkness.
At this moment, everything is just right, the moonlight, the breeze, her smell, the fire in the distance, the rustling of leaves.
From this high ground on the mountain, his clear and pleasant voice rang out: "Do we still have a chance to be friends?"
She replied: "Maybe..."
There is an unbreakable tenderness in the eyes, the heart seems to be wrapped in clouds, the clouds on the face are washed away, and a decision has been made in the mind.
He turned and walked away, walking farther and farther away. Ye Luoxing slowly stood up and planned to leave as well.
However, the figure that was walking away suddenly stopped, turned around, and called her in that familiar voice: "Ye Luoxing!"
It was a very clear and loud voice, unlike the previous addresses. Ye Luoxing turned his head and looked at him again.
At this moment, two figures were also bathed in the soft moonlight, which softened each other's lines. Everything was like a dream and an illusion. Her black pupils were always so bright. He stared at her deeply, mist gradually rose to his eyes. His eyes were red, and his chest rose and fell obviously. He couldn't help but let the tear fall.
Ye Luoxing smiled at him, her eyes slightly red. In the silent height, they were the only ones there.
He turned around and left with all his strength, as if it was a farewell, without even a hug. Although he once again stepped into the darkness where the moonlight could not reach, this time his steps were firm. The moonlight was already engraved in his heart, so it didn't matter whether the road was dark or not...
"Goodbye, Liao Yuan." A soft voice drifted away with the wind, and the figure disappeared on the spot.
The wind passed without leaving a trace, and the platform was empty, as if no orcs had ever been there tonight.
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