"Where is this place?"
Bai Xi followed Ulysses to the place he wanted to take her to. Spring water fell from the sky, exuding a cool fragrance. The cave was full of all kinds of flowers, and the scent lingered around her nose. Bai Xi liked it a little.
This place is almost too refreshing.
"It's my secret, no one will come here."
Ulysses simply sat down by the river and invited Beshi to sit down with him.
Bai Xi looked slightly puzzled, but still walked over and sat down next to him.
"You actually like this kind of place? I thought vampires only looked for dark and shady places to stay."
I don't know if it was because the smell here was so nice, but it had a kind of hypnotic effect, because Bai Xi actually yawned after sitting down.
"For example? Cemeteries? Coffins? Don't you think those are things only the dead would like?"
Ulysses chuckled; Bai Xi was indeed very easy to misunderstand him.
"No, no, no, I think vampires would like it too."
Bai Xi shook her finger, making a gesture of disapproval.
"Unfortunately, I don't like it."
Ulysses shrugged, his gaze falling on the spring water flowing down from the cave ceiling, clear and transparent, looking very clean.
His voice began to drift away, becoming difficult to hear.
"Sometimes, I envy the human race..."
Ulysses' words surprised Bai Xi a little. She tilted her head and raised an eyebrow.
"What, does the Ancestor envy creatures like us with such short lives? You are immortal."
She was just joking when she said that. Of course, she didn't think Ulysses would want to die. Anyway, he seemed to have a lot of energy in the future and was always causing trouble.
It is said that people who live a long time find everything in the world boring, but this is not the case with Ulysses.
"Don't use that form of address; it makes me feel like we're strangers."
Ulysses tried several times to correct Bai Xi's statement, but Bai Xi would say the same thing every time.
"..."
For some reason, the image of Ulysses in Baixi's eyes overlapped with the image of his future self, and he didn't reply to him for a moment.
"Don't you think immortality is a curse?"
Unable to hear Bai Xi's voice, Ulysses waited for a while and then sighed softly.
"Are you tired of living?"
Bai Xi's expression was somewhat strange.
She never thought that way; in fact, he wanted to find the 'Nightmare Crescent' to prevent himself from being permanently sealed away—wasn't that a sign of a strong will to survive...?
Ulysses' answer was completely unexpected.
"Yes, if it weren't for your appearance."
Ulysses' tone didn't sound like he was joking, which surprised Bai Xi for a moment.
"No way..."
She watched as the vampire turned his head, and after seeing those earnest eyes, her questioning became very soft, lacking confidence.
Do you know why I know about 'Nightmare Crescent Moon', and why I know you come from the future?
Ulysses then changed the subject.
"?"
Bai Xi's thoughts jumped around so fast that she couldn't quite keep up.
"What?"
She asked.
"Because it was commissioned by me from the King of the Elements."
Ulysses pointed to the cross around Baixi's neck and said something that made Baixi's pupils dilate in shock with his nonchalant attitude.
"You had the Elemental King forge a weapon to seal you away... You really don't want to live anymore...."
Bai Xi stared at him blankly.
"It just so happens that I discovered your secret when I went to inquire about the construction progress."
Ulysses spoke lightly, but Bai Xi's feelings became complicated.
"This is my secret."
He said.
"Aren't we lovers now? I want to tell you everything."
Ulysses looked away, not wanting to put pressure on Baixi. He was simply sharing and wouldn't force Baixi to exchange their deepest secrets.
Bai Xi pursed her lips after hearing this.
"Actually... our future relationship is not good."
She hesitated, but perhaps because she had been holding back her thoughts for too long, and the atmosphere was really relaxed, she finally spoke.
"Is that so... No wonder you seemed to dislike me when we first met."
Ulysses looked knowing and wasn't surprised at all.
"However, that's all because you're so annoying."
Bai Xi sighed. The future Ulysses was really unlikable. Perhaps it was because the difference in strength was too great and she couldn't fight back. So when facing Ulysses, she would always be subconsciously on guard, even though it might not be of much use.
“I once wanted to kill you, and that’s when I found Nightmare Crescent.”
Bai Xi's eyes were vacant. Knowing that she would eventually die, she seemed to do many things without any scruples.
"So... that's why my power is stored in the cross. Did my future self die at your hands? Oh no, I'm just in eternal slumber."
He touched his chin thoughtfully, then asked again.
"No, I didn't kill you. I don't know why Nightmare Crescent would absorb your power. But the last time I saw you before I came to this era was when I almost sealed you away."
Bai Xi felt a little depressed when this was mentioned.
Who would have thought that she could now sit here calmly chatting with Ulysses, and even become lovers, and that he was the only person she knew in this era, besides the elemental spirits.
"You've softened your heart."
Ulysses was certain.
"...No."
Bai Xi couldn't explain why she pulled out the Nightmare Crescent at the time; it was probably because Ulysses had really helped her.
She stared motionless at the pool formed beneath the spring, when suddenly she felt someone encircle her shoulders.
Bai Xi turned her head and met a pair of slightly curved eyes.
"It's okay, don't blame yourself. Nightmare Crescent was something I asked to do, it was my wish, you don't need to be sad about it."
As Ulysses spoke, Bai Xi kept staring into his eyes. In fact, Bai Xi had wanted to say many times before that Ulysses' eyes were really beautiful. Although he was a vampire, they were exceptionally bright. Compared to the empty and eerie feeling of other vampires, his eyes even had a bit of a living person's aura.
"I'm not sad. I can't predict what will happen now."
Bai Xi turned her face away and said in a stiff tone.
"In short, although you have done many bad things to me, I have done them too, but now I forgive you."
She cleared her throat. There was no need to explain the whole situation, but she still didn't want to be misunderstood, nor did she want Ulysses to be misunderstood.
"good."
Ulysses' pupils reflected Bai Xi's profile, her eyes so gentle they seemed to drip with tenderness.
This is a good start; at least now Bai Xi is willing to open her heart to him.
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