The pale moon flows in the dark clouds, and the hazy moonlight covers the ruins of this Sioux City garden, like a thin layer of frost, and the world is filled with the eternal emptiness and indifference.
Being in it,
It’s easy to lose yourself,
He even imagined that he was a sculpture that had gone through many vicissitudes of life along with these ruins.
In a dilapidated pavilion that can barely accommodate people, under the hazy moonlight, it is surrounded by countless rockery dead trees that are half buried in the yellow sand. In the darkness that the moonlight cannot reach, there are no insects and birds, only a dead silence and desolation.
Oh, it's not like there's no sound at all.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound of footsteps in the darkness.
Empress Dorothy Alita bent slightly and walked out from behind the rockery behind the pavilion?
There was a faint blush on her face and neck that was covered by black gauze, and she looked completely different from her usual cold and indifferent appearance.
Higashinohara, who was lying on his side on the cleared part of the pavilion ground, moved his ears slightly, but still fell asleep with his eyes closed. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of his black hair that was blown by the night breeze.
The black robe was soaked by rain and sea water and naturally fell down, making it look a little loose.
Even so, the black robe behind the woman still showed a beautiful and graceful outline when she bent over.
Maybe not many people in this world would think of it.
The woman who was always as cold and indifferent as the blue sky also had such a side, but except for Higashinohara, no one could see this side in the ruins of this huge garden.
"I know you're not asleep."
Higashinohara, who was sleeping with his back to the other party, suddenly heard the empress Dorothy Alita's voice, which was neither soft nor serious, and couldn't help scratching his nose in embarrassment.
He sat up holding on to the cold floor tiles and glanced at the returning empress Dorothy Alita, "I thought you were going to leave me alone and leave here."
Empress Dorothy Alita recalled her cautious appearance when she just got up at night, and her slightly red neck under the black gauze couldn't help but become a little more rosy. She turned her head away from Higashinohara and said coldly:
"If I abandon you at this time, I will not come to White Swan Harbor to save you."
Higashinohara was slightly startled when he heard this.
Although he had experienced the warmth of friendship and family when he came to this strange world, when it came to fighting the enemy, he had always been wearing a thick mask and fighting alone to escape death.
I have never had a trustworthy partner to fight alongside.
Thinking back on it now,
His heart couldn't help but feel warm.
So he said seriously,
"Thank you for coming to save me."
Hearing that Higashinohara was so serious, Empress Dorothy Alita was at a loss for a moment.
Immediately, she tilted her head and looked down at her feet. Her originally cold voice gradually softened and said:
"No need to thank me, I said you are mine, I will naturally save you."
Hearing the other party "bringing up old things again", a wry smile suddenly appeared on Higashinohara's face.
This cold-looking woman is really arrogant to the core and will never compromise with her words.
Hmm. It doesn’t seem to be the case.
As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he couldn't help but think of all the absurdities during the "tit-for-tat" night, and his face suddenly looked up at Dorothy Alita with a strange expression.
Dorothy Alita noticed Higashinohara's gaze, and she immediately stopped talking after saying that sentence. She suddenly felt some strange emotions in her heart in this lonely night.
For a moment, the only sound left in the quiet air was the whine of the night wind blowing through the ruins of the garden.
at this moment,
It seems just like that time.
At this time,
Suddenly there was a cooing sound in the air.
Like some kind of signal,
Another "Cuckoo" followed immediately.
Higashinohara immediately breathed a sigh of relief, ending this sudden strange atmosphere.
In order to prevent the topic from leading in that direction again, he did not argue with this arrogant woman about who said "Cuckoo" first and who came last.
People are like iron rice and steel.
Just pretend that your stomach is growling.
Thinking of this,
Higashinohara couldn't help but feel helpless.
This time is different from the hell world after entering the border gate twice before.
Not to mention that he left both times well prepared and with sufficient supplies.
This time, at the end of the road, the empress hugged him and fell into it together. Naturally, it was impossible for the two of them to carry any food with them.
Empress Dorothy Alita also seems to be aware of this serious survival problem.
Thinking of what Higashinohara said just now after waking up from a coma and seeing the world for the first time, she couldn't help but said with a slight movement in her heart:
"Have you been to this hell world before?"
"That's right." Higashinohara admitted frankly.
The other party blocked everything in order to save him, and even lost the bet. If the Second Judgment Commander Puso Wiseman deliberately revealed his true identity for revenge, the Empress would be involved with him, the person who repeatedly killed the Cholera Judgment Commander.
Together, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a place in that world in the future.
At this point, there was no need for Higashinohara to hide anything from her.
But he seemed to know what the empress wanted to ask. He smiled bitterly, shook his head and said:
"As you can see, this place is desolate and there is nothing to satisfy our hunger."
Dorothy Alita paused slightly.
She was born in the Nine Clan of Zhengtian Ren since she was a child. Although she was not favored because of her mixed-race origin, she never thought that one day she would fall into the most primitive human predicament of hunger.
After pondering for a moment,
Raising her head inadvertently, Dorothy Alita found that Higashinohara had a wry smile on his face.
But they don't seem to be worried that they will starve to death in the next period of time.
"Is there anything you can do?" she couldn't help but ask.
"I have no choice, but didn't you just say that?" Higashinohara said with a smile, "If you bear with it a little longer, someone will send us supplies soon."
"Who would." Dorothy Alita stopped talking midway through her words.
Obviously, she also realized the implication of Higashinohara's words.
When she first arrived in this world in the evening, she told Higashinohara not to be too optimistic. The fourth-level purple border gate had a fatal attraction for the Nine Celestial Beings, and all forces would soon organize manpower to chase after it.
At that time, she thought the young man didn't listen.
Unexpectedly, the other party still "listened to it", but only from this tricky and unique perspective.
For a moment, she was speechless.
This young man, who was seriously injured and had no hope of recovery in the short term, no longer looked "optimistic" enough to describe him.
But it's a little too optimistic.
"What are you thinking about?" Higashinohara saw that the other party was deep in thought and was silent, so he couldn't help but ask.
Empress Dorothy Alita turned her head and glanced at the handsome young man's face after Higashinohara took off his mask under the hazy moonlight, which was as gentle and moist as a piece of beautiful jade.
Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, hesitated for a moment and then asked:
"How old are you this year."
"Age?" Higashinohara asked subconsciously.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward again.
Even through the black veil, Higashinohara could detect the slightly embarrassed gaze of the other party.
He habitually made a dirty joke that he often made with his friends in his previous life.
But how come you understood it instantly?
Higashinohara realized that the arrogant woman in front of him was not easy to joke with.
Now that he is seriously injured, he will not be a match for this woman "in a short period of time".
If you really piss the opponent off and lose the huge agility bonus of White Swan Harbor, you may not be able to run away.
Bow your head and answer seriously and honestly:
"eighteen."
Empress Dorothy Alita nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.
Higashinohara quietly took a look at this woman who was as graceful as a purple lotus in the night.
He subconsciously wanted to ask the other person's age, but he opened his mouth and swallowed the words.
Empress Dorothy Alita seemed to have noticed something. She raised her head and glanced at Higashinohara, and suddenly took the initiative and said, "I am 26 years old this year."
Um?
Higashinohara glanced at the other party.
Aren’t women always secretive about their age?
Twenty-six years old
The night was as cold as water. Empress Dorothy Alita turned her head slightly and glanced at Higashinohara, bit her lip and suddenly added without thinking,
"The lifespan of the celestial beings.
They are generally about 30 years older than humans."
"ah?!"
Higashinohara failed to understand this meaningless statement at the first time, and looked at the other party like a stupid goose, with a look of confusion on his face.
Empress Dorothy Alita turned her head sideways and did not explain these words.
Higashinohara looked at the hazy moonlight Dorothy Alita's smooth and white chin, which was covered with black gauze. It was like a tender egg white that had been peeled off. Some people believed that she was an eighteen-year-old girl.
The next second, he suddenly realized the implication of the empress's meaningless words just now.
The lifespan of devas is generally thirty years longer than that of humans.
That means,
Calculated, among humans, Dorothy Alita's "age stage" is the same as that of a girl of seventeen or eighteen, who is still in her prime years.
After realizing this, Higashinohara glanced at the silent empress, and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart.
It turns out that age matters too
He thought about it and couldn't help but joked, "In that case, I'll just call you 'Duo Duo' from now on."
Empress Dorothy Alita turned her head and glanced at Higashinohara, noncommittal.
Something suddenly sounded at Higashinohara, and he couldn't help but said with some worry:
"The loss to the Second Judgment this time caused that lunatic to get involved with me again. If the family behind you cannot save you, I'm afraid you will never be able to return to the Judgment Division."
There is not even any place to stay.
"Then leave there completely." Empress Dorothy Alita said suddenly.
"Huh?" Higashinohara was a little surprised.
From the first night he met this woman, she used an attitude of absolute power to make him hers, assisting her in taking charge of the Judgment Division and completely changing that gloomy executioner institution.
Dongye originally thought it was the other party's obsession, but he didn't expect that he would give up so lightly.
Suddenly, he remembered that the other party seemed to have said something like "This is just a choice without a choice" when talking about this issue in the evening.
He was still a little confused at the time.
At this time, he was even more confused.
Dorothy Alita turned her head and glanced at Higashinohara, then looked up at the dim moonlit night sky.
Suddenly he lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Whether it is the Adjudication Department, the World Government, or the Nine Heavenly Beings, I actually don't care about these."
"Then why do you want it so hard?"
Higashinohara's words were interrupted by Dorothy Alita. The other person raised his head and stared at him, and his voice suddenly became a little ethereal and said:
"Have you ever felt that way?"
"What does it feel like?"
Higashinohara said doubtfully.
"It is said that the starry sky contains the most mysteries in the world." Empress Dorothy Alita said softly with a somewhat erratic voice, "Ever since childhood, I have been looking up at the stars of all ages alone, but whenever it is quiet at night
, I would vaguely feel as if my body was filled with a sense of rejection."
"Feeling of rejection?"
"Yes, it's like being rejected by the world."
Higashinohara pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Is it because you were not the aborigines of this world thousands of years ago? Speaking of which, I have always been curious, where did you come from?"
"have no idea."
Empress Dorothy Alita shook her head.
Sensing Higashinohara's gaze,
She said seriously:
"I really don't know. I read all the classics when I was young. Even the secret scrolls of the Nine Celestial Families don't have any records. Maybe the heads of the Nine Families will pass down some of this information orally from generation to generation.
Secret."
Speaking of this, Empress Dorothy Alita suddenly turned her head and stared at Higashinohara,
Asked seriously, "In the past few years, have you ever felt that the world was sinking?"
“The world is sinking?”
Higashinohara was stunned for a moment and glanced at Empress Dorothy Alita, who was a little unusual after she rarely expressed her feelings tonight.
I couldn't help but asked with relief, "Is it possible that the greenhouse effect is causing the sea level to rise?"
"No, that's not the case."
Dorothy Alita shook her head decisively.
There was silence for a few seconds,
She continued hesitantly, "It's like the whole world feels like a hell that has not yet fallen into the abyss."
Speaking of this, she glanced at Higashinohara, and her somewhat ethereal voice suddenly became solid.
"Actually, my childhood dream was to know what the connection between this world and the hell world is, and why heavenly beings come to this world."
Seeing the serious look of Empress Dorothy Alita, Higashinohara couldn't help but be slightly startled, and inexplicably remembered the sentence he saw in his previous life, "A man's journey is the stars and the sea."
Unexpectedly, the woman in front of me had a similar dream since she was a child.
"Then you have been in the Adjudication Division these years"
"I said,
That’s a choice without a choice.”
Empress Dorothy Alita said in a low voice, "People always need goals. Only when I find something to keep my feet on the ground can I feel that at least the world is real."
Higashinohara smiled bitterly in his heart when he heard this.
A child who has felt since he was a child that "he does not belong to this world, and the whole world is like a hell that has not yet fallen into the abyss" really needs to find something to do when he grows up, otherwise it will be easy for the whole person to fall into this kind of nihilistic fantasy.
It's just that the woman in front of her so-called "finding something to do" for herself is a bit too generous.
Take charge of the Purge Judgment Department!
I'm afraid not many people in this world have such ridiculous thoughts about this kind of thing.
After some conversation,
The atmosphere fell into silence again.
The night was as cool as water, and in the silence, Empress Dorothy Alita, who was about to open her mouth to say something, suddenly turned her head and looked somewhere in the deserted garden not far away.
In the silent darkness,
The moonlight could only vaguely highlight the jagged outline of the rockery that was half buried in the loess, but behind the rockery there was still a large area of darkness that the moonlight could not reach.
"What's wrong?"
Higashinohara's heart trembled.
Empress Dorothy Alita did not answer, but stood up quietly, stared at that place, and suddenly walked over with a slight frown.
The soles of the shoes rubbed against the yellow sand underfoot, making a rustling sound in the dead darkness.
Empress Dorothy Alita walked to the rockery half buried in the loess before Higashinohara could speak.
At this time, in this world shrouded in boundless darkness, the only light source is the hazy moonlight above the head that penetrates through the dark clouds. The shadow of the woman wearing black gauze stretches out from behind and casts it on the ruins of the desolate garden.
on the ground.
Dorothy Alita looked across the rockery into the darkness. After standing there for nearly thirty seconds, she turned around and walked back with a slight frown on her brows and a hint of doubt.
Higashinohara couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
I have to say that such a woman who takes the lead in everything really makes people feel "safe".
It's just a little too aggressive.
"Did you find anything?"
Higashinohara couldn't help but ask, and the sound spread far away in the silent night.
Empress Dorothy Alita shook her head.
However, at this moment,
Her footsteps suddenly stopped again.
Suddenly I looked back again.
At this time, a gust of night wind blew through the jagged rockeries in the garden.
In the desolate wind,
The faint voice of a woman singing could clearly be heard.
"On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, when the zodiac is auspicious, sorghum is lifted."
"Put on the red dress, hate every inch, cut it in a hurry."
