There was a gleam of light in the beautiful eyes of the Blue Silver Witch, and there was an unconcealable blush on her pretty face.
It was not until this moment that her incomplete memory was completed and Sylvia finally knew the whole story of that night.
And, everything Char did for her.
Even looking back from today's perspective, Char at that time believed that what he had entered was nothing more than the echo of history.
However, in the remnants of history, he truly tried his best for Sylvia.
At the end of everything—
Brother Xia looked pale, but he still forced himself to be alert and gave himself detailed instructions.
The scene where he finally, out of worry about herself, used up his last bit of mental strength to cast the "Final Tsukuyomi" on himself was still replaying over and over in Sylvia's mind at this moment.
"Brother Xia..."
...
...
The pleasant sound like wind chimes rang out again, but it was mixed with a bit of heartache.
At this moment, a loud rumbling sound came from the distant end of the sky.
Xia looked in the direction of the sound and discovered something unusual.
This small and quiet courtyard is actually just a very small part of the world we live in.
They were now inside a huge tower, the entire body of which was built entirely of huge chalky stones.
Whether it is the courtyard full of flowers and plants, or the bright moon, the night sky and the waves of the Grand Sea, they are just the scenery arranged inside the tower.
Not just in reality.
Even in her inner world, Sylvia built this tall chalk tower.
Then, he imprisoned himself in this lightless tower, day after day, year after year, until the end of time.
"This tower... is the landscape in your mind, Sylvia?"
"That's right, Brother Xia."
Sylvia and Char sat side by side, looking at the pure white tower together.
At this moment, time seemed to have gone back to more than 500 years ago. Holding the milk tea cups named "Ulemei" by Char, they were looking at the flowers and plants and the night sky in the distance in the courtyard, chatting idly.
"When I was young, I once fantasized that if one day I could remove the curse on my body and become a normal person again..."
"Then I must see the mountains and rivers that you, Brother Xia, described..."
"Look at the snow-capped mountains in the far north, look at the golden plains, and then look at the silent and deep Sage's Forest."
"Later, when we parted, you also said...I would have a life that is far more splendid and beautiful than my current one, and I would meet many different kinds of people and things."
"but."
Sylvia smiled silently: "It's not really like that."
"Brother Xia, you helped me solve the curse that originated from the dusk, and even helped me complete my divinity. Although I started late, I have talents and promotion speed that no other beastmaster can match."
"But later I broke through the sixth ring and reached the legendary level..."
“The mountains that were once so far away and so desirable to me are now within my reach.”
“But, it wasn’t until I actually climbed to the top of the Three Sages Snow Mountain, witnessed the Golden Plains with my own eyes, stepped into the depths of the Sage’s Forest, and talked with the legendary monster known as the ‘Forest Sage King’. ”
"I realized that the scenery in those places is indeed very beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful...but it's not what I want."
"I long to go there, just because I want to travel with you, Brother Xia, and experience all those people and things..."
“What’s most important is not the scenery at the end of the journey, but the person who accompanies me during the journey.”
She tilted her head slightly, and a few strands of silver-white hair fell on Xia's shoulders.
"The Land of Disaster was indeed a dark and chaotic era... It was so crazy that when I woke up and saw the peaceful Western Continent, I thought I had been asleep for not just five hundred years, but an entire era."
"In that world without light, it was my hatred for you, Brother Xia, that became my motivation to survive and become stronger."
"Later, I became a legend and discovered the gaps in my memory... So the obsession of hatred turned into a search for the truth and a determination to meet you again at the end of time."
"So I built a tower made of chalk stone and buried my soul and body in it..."
Sylvia turned her head and silently looked at Char's profile.
"The long sleep of self-sealing is actually very painful, because a long sleep will make the soul and spiritual world dry up and deteriorate, eventually leading to extinction and even loss of self."
"In countless moments when the fire of my soul was fading, I relied on this fantasy world to persevere."
"Although compared to the years I have lived through, the time I spent with you, Brother Xia, is just a drop in the ocean... But it is indeed the most precious memory in my heart. It has never faded with time. Instead, it has become more unforgettable. It is the only motivation that drives me to continue living."
"So, during this long wait of five hundred years... I was really scared. I was scared all the time."
"I'm afraid that Brother Char is actually dead, died that night, and the so-called promise to meet again is just a lie you made up to comfort me and keep me alive... just like adults don't tell children about their parents' death, but just say they went to a very far place."
Those beautiful silver eyes drooped slightly.
"fortunately."
The girl's voice trembled slightly.
Fortunately, that day, Brother Xia did not betray me.
Fortunately, these five hundred years of waiting finally bore fruit.
So, the girl named Sylvia found the meaning of existence again.
Thus, her world was bright again.
Boom——
Boom——
The roar became louder and louder.
This is the sound coming from Sylvia's entire inner world.
The tower of chalk is crumbling.
One after another, huge white bricks fell from the sky, splashing up smoke and dust all over the sky.
The entire tower was falling apart, and bright sunlight shone through the gaps between the fallen white bricks, illuminating the lightless world inside the tower.
Sylvia watched in silence as the tower collapsed with a loud roar. The sunlight shone through the cracks in the white tower and fell on her silver hair, like a light golden neon dress.
Xia listened to Sylvia's story and felt very sad.
After confirming the truth about the remnants of history from the Shadow Council, Char had actually imagined the scene of meeting Silvia again many times.
For example, she had already forgotten the brother Char from five hundred years ago.
Another example is that as a superior, seeing this childhood acquaintance of his nod casually
Or maybe it was just a casual smile from a chance encounter...
But I never expected it to be like this.
She should have been the Lord of the White Tower, ruling the world and admired by everyone.
Applause, flowers, power and glory, Sylvia can embrace everything that human beings in this world pursue.
But she simply buried herself in a high tower made of white bricks, guarding the already blurred memories and the promise of reunion, and spent day after day, year after year in this world without light.
Char subconsciously reached out and touched Sylvia's silver hair, just as he often did in the Reverberations of History.
The silver witch's hair is soft and smooth, with a faint scent of lavender.
During this process, Sylvia had no intention of resisting at all.
It was as if at this moment she was no longer the throne-lord who had just killed a legendary pet with a single word, but was still the girl in the Grand Duke's mansion listening to Char telling her stories.
Boom——
Boom——
The last white brick shattered, and the huge, tomb-like tower was no longer there.
All that remained was the devastated ruins, illuminated by the clear sunlight.
"Now, Brother Xia, it's time for you to answer my second question."
The pleasant sound like wind chimes rang out again.
There was no longer the previous hesitation in the voice, and instead, there was a slight expectation.
"What kind of position do I occupy in your heart?"
"She's my sister, a passerby I saved by chance... or..."
"Neither." Xia's words interrupted Sylvia's voice.
He just stared into Sylvia's beautiful silver eyes without dodging, and spoke word by word.
“Yes.”
"Besides, it's not the kind of love a brother has for his sister, it's the kind of love a man has for a woman."
While saying these words, Char was also examining his own heart.
At the beginning, in my heart, I actually felt more pity and sympathy for Sylvia.
Sympathy for her situation and pity for the fact that she is about to lose everything.
Later, as day after day passed in the echoes of history, that sympathy and compassion slowly turned into pity and affection.
However, it is undeniable that in my heart, I do have some affection and feelings for Sylvia.
This feeling may have originated from the guilt in my heart for the knife I stabbed in the sea of night orchids at Morning Star Hill that night, or it may have been born from the heartache for Sylvia's perseverance over the past five hundred years.
Or maybe it came from earlier, and I didn't even notice it...
Xia's straightforward words made Sylvia lower her eyes.
"Xia Ya-nii is really greedy... He already has Miss Airola, but he can still say these words to other women without batting an eyelid."
"That can't be helped." Xia sat down on the steps, gazing at the sunlight that was shining on the ruins. "Who made me such a greedy person?"
"But... I'm actually really happy that you can say that."
Sylvia's last whisper was so soft that no one heard it.
"So, how do I compare to Miss Aurora in your heart?"
Here comes the fatal question number two.
Why don't you just ask me directly who I would save first if you and Xiao Ai fell into the lake.
Xia felt a little numb.
He didn't answer, but Sylvia could easily see through his overflowing emotions.
Then, I knew the answer to the question.
Sylvia silently felt the passionate emotions that Char was emitting, not for her, but for another girl.
I felt how they knew each other from childhood, and how they stayed together when they encountered the disaster in Ceylon, accompanying each other day and night, and relying on each other for life and death.
After a long time, Sylvia finally sighed.
"How lucky you are, Miss Aurora."
There was a hint of envy in her words, but not much dissatisfaction.
This is a matter of course.
Compared to the short time that he and Char had spent together, the other person and Char had experienced much more.
Rather, after witnessing everything that happened between Char and Airola at the dinner party, Sylvia already had the answer to this question in her heart.
She was just a little envious.
I envy that blonde girl who can stay by Char's side from beginning to end, sharing his sadness and laughter.
But I can only stay in that cold tower alone, missing you over and over again.
Char could only remain silent.
If it were someone else, if they were favored by such a throne-level beastmaster, they would probably be so happy that they would not be able to wait to express their loyalty and devotion to the other party, and draw a clear line between themselves and other women.
After all, the easy food in front of you doesn't just mean saving yourself a few decades of detours, it means saving you hundreds of years of detours.
However, Char did not speak a word, and he could not even tell Sylvia a so-called "white lie".
Because he was afraid that Xiao Ai would be sad, and more importantly, he knew he couldn't do such a thing.
If not, then at the previous dinner, Char should have chosen to accept the Borgia family's marriage proposal in a pretentious manner, instead of firing that shot that surprised everyone.
He saw the Blue Silver Witch in front of him take a few steps back, her beautiful silver eyes drooping slightly.
"Brother Xia."
"I must apologize to you and Miss Aurora."
"Apologize." Xia was a little confused: "Why?"
"Because I didn't realize it until now, when the white tower in my inner world collapsed."
"In the past five hundred years, the feelings I had for you were not actually love, but dependence."
"Time will make emotions deteriorate..."
"During those long years, I regarded the memories of our time together as the light in the dark world, and also the only support. I thought about it day and night, and recalled it over and over again... During these five hundred years, it continued to ferment and deteriorate."
"When I woke up, my emotions had already become sick... They had turned into a reliance on you and an intense and indelible desire to possess you."
"So when we met again, I couldn't help but kiss you. But at that time, in my heart, I didn't actually regard you as my lover, Brother Xia. You were just a treasure that belonged to me alone... Because I didn't want something that belonged to me to be coveted by others, so I declared my sovereignty."
Sylvia put her hands behind her back and smiled slightly: "In the words of Brother Xia, it is the so-called yandere... It is not love, but just some kind of morbid possessiveness."
"I think what I did must have caused a lot of trouble to Miss Aurora and Brother Xia."
"is that so……"
Char let out a breath.
I feel a little relieved, but also a little regretful.
But the next moment his eyes suddenly widened.
Because of that cold and soft touch, it spread across Char's cheeks again.
Different from the previous possessive kiss that was strong and domineering, Sylvia's kiss this time was very light and disappeared in a flash.
"Miss Sylvia?"
This time, Char was truly at a loss.
He clearly said before that his feelings were not love, but just a pathological possessiveness.
As the master of her inner world, Sylvia easily noticed Char's confusion at the moment.
"In the past five hundred years, the feelings I have for you, Brother Char, were not love, but pathological dependence and possessiveness."
"Um……"
Sylvia leaned down and looked at Xia with her clear and beautiful eyes.
"So, from now on..."
"That's true love."
The glow of the morning light was reflected in the girl's eyes, like a dim sea of stars.
She had indeed arrived five hundred years earlier, and so she had waited five hundred years.
But fortunately, she finally waited.
They are no longer separated by the echoes of history, nor are they separated by the distant space and time.
But in the reality that is truly within reach.
We met again and got to know each other...
Then, fall in love.
"Compared to me, Miss Aurora is indeed far ahead."
"But since we haven't reached the end yet, then everything is still unsettled. This is also the truth you, brother Xia, taught me."
The witch lady smiled slightly, her smile was very bright, just like the morning sunshine.
"Well then, Brother Xia."
"From now on, please give me your guidance."
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