Morning Star

Chapter 220 No matter which world I am in, I am still me

Chujiu was stunned after hearing this, biting his lower lip and thinking for a long time before hesitating and speaking: "Have you ever thought about going back?"

When Mo Xinglan, who was standing beside the mirror, heard this, his eyes froze for a moment, and then he started laughing at himself.

Xiao Xiao, who was by the river, was stunned for a moment and smiled, "Of course I have thought about it, but not now."

"Why?" Why didn't she want to go back? Didn't she miss her parents?

While I was wondering, I heard Xiao Xiao sigh helplessly and then said, "What's the use of thinking about it? It's not like I can go back whenever I want. I might as well not think about it, so I can live a happier life."

She said as she looked at Chujiu with a smile: "And I also have family in this world that I care about."

"But you are still Xiao Xiao. You have parents on Earth too." She didn't understand, and for some reason there was even a hint of stubbornness in her tone.

"Yes, I also have parents on Earth. So I want to go back. But if I abandon my parents in Hualing because I want to go back, then what does it matter what I have experienced in the past three years? They are all sincere to me." She smiled at Chujiu and raised her hand to lightly touch her heart, "And no matter which world I am in, what I have given here is also true."

Chujiu opened his mouth with some reluctance in his heart, or perhaps he couldn't accept that Xiaoxiao gave up hope of going back so easily.

After a moment of silence, he said stubbornly: "Then can you abandon your parents on Earth?"

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He raised his hand and tapped her forehead: "Xiao Jiu, why are you so stubborn again?"

"I didn't." She took a step back in annoyance, covering her forehead with her hands, refusing to acknowledge what Xiao Xiao said.

Xiao Xiao shook his head and said sadly: "If I could, I would certainly not give up. But the most important thing now is..."

At this point she sighed: "Forget it, you will soon understand my feelings."

"What do you mean?" Chujiu didn't understand.

Xiao Xiao did not answer her, but said: "Besides, I have died once, I know what it feels like to die. I know what it feels like to have regrets. All I want now is to live every day to the fullest."

As she spoke, she raised the corners of her lips slightly: "When I died, I never thought that I could live again. And before I met you, I never thought that I could see you again. I think I am very lucky. For some things, if you don't have hope, there will be no disappointment. Besides, I am living a good life now."

“……” Chujiu looked at her blankly, with his mouth slightly open, not knowing what to say.

She felt like something had changed.

Besides, didn't she die once? How could she not understand the taste of death and regret that Xiao Xiao talked about? It's just that she has one more path to choose than Xiao Xiao.

Somehow the wind by the river was particularly cold, and Chujiu shivered with cold. He looked at Xiao Xiao standing in front of him facing the river, and followed Xiao Xiao's gaze to look at the river.

A leaf fell on the calm river surface, creating ripples with the leaf as the center.

Chujiu seemed to have figured something out, and suddenly laughed, looking up at Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoxiao, thank you for accompanying me for seventeen years. It's really good to meet you. Meeting you since I was a child is something I will never regret."

After hearing this, Xiao Xiao looked at her in a daze, then smiled and said, "Are you saying goodbye to me?"

"No." She lowered her eyes to look at the slowly flowing river and said softly, "It's just a simple thank you."

Although she and Xiao Xiao grew up together and experienced a lot, and even understood the meaning of each other's every look and every movement before this, they still have their own lives. No matter how good their relationship is, there will always be a day when they will...part.

Is it different after all?

As she thought about it, things in front of her eyes began to become blurry, but she didn't notice it at all.

"Little Nine!"

Xiao Xiao's surprised voice sounded in her ears and she looked back.

"You...why are you still crying?"

Xiao Xiao raised his hand and gently wiped her tears, feeling very worried.

She stared at Xiao Xiao blankly, then she realized that she was crying. She lowered her head and bit her lip: "No, it's just that the wind by the river was too strong and sand got into my eyes."

"..."

If it was in the past, Xiao Xiao would definitely laugh at her, but she didn't this time, because she knew she was feeling upset at the moment.

Without pointing out her clumsy lie, she went forward to hug her and patted her back gently: "Xiaojiu, no matter which world I am in, I am still me, and I am still the good sister who marked your shoelaces and wiped your snot."

Chujiu was slightly stunned after hearing this, then slowly raised his hands to hug her back, buried his face in the crook of her neck and whispered, "Yeah."

Coming to Hualing was not her wish, and she never thought she would meet Xiao Xiao here. But when she met him, she was really happy, the happiest she had ever been since she came to Hualing. She felt a sense of belonging and felt that she was no longer alone.

So when she heard Xiao Xiao say that she didn't want to go back, she was unwilling to accept it and felt abandoned. She was afraid of going back to being alone again. She would never forget the feeling of helplessness when she first came to Hualing and didn't want to experience it again.

A moment later, Chujiu and Xiaoxiao were walking and chatting by the river.

Suddenly Chujiu thought of something, and took out the storage ring that Mo Xinglan had given her in the Abyss Valley, and took out a thumb-sized aquamarine glass ball from it. He took her hand and put the glass ball into her hand: "This aquamarine bead is for you. It can save your life when you are in danger. Well... I am too weak, and I don't have enough strength to protect you, so I can only give you this."

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, looked at the aquamarine bead in his hand, raised his eyebrows and said, "Baby, so many people want it, and you just gave it to me like this. If your parents knew about it, they would beat you to death. And this can not only save my life but also your life. I don't want it."

As she spoke, she pushed the aquamarine bead over.

"Just take it when I tell you to. Why are you getting more and more hesitant? Besides, we came out of the same trouser leg, so how can there be any distinction between you and me?" Chujiu refused to take it and looked disgusted.

After hearing this, Xiao Xiao quickly took back the aquamarine bead and said with a sullen smile, "I'm hesitating? But you're right, we're friends. I won't be polite."

"Tsk, you'd better not be polite to me." She looked like she was going to beat him up if Xiao Xiao really tried to be polite to her.

Xiao Xiao smiled and didn't take it seriously. After taking the aquamarine bead and putting it away, he took out a red bead and handed it to her: "I don't have anything to give you, so I'll give you this True Fire Bead."

Chujiu took the True Fire Pearl and raised it to his eyes in confusion, "What is it for?"

Seeing her inexperienced look, Xiao Xiao shook his head helplessly: "It contains Samadhi True Fire, which is more damaging than ordinary fire, and cannot be extinguished by ordinary water."

"Ah, then this fire cannot be put out? Will it burn me?"

"How stupid do you have to be to burn yourself? Besides, the fire came from the bead. Wouldn't it be extinguished if you control it again? You're so stupid." After saying that, he looked at her with disdain.