Chapitre 65: Chapter 65: I'll Come Down and Accompany You
Chapter 65: I'll Come Down and Accompany You
By the Qingyang River on a spring day, a gentle breeze brushed past Lin Zhaoyu, causing her long hair to dance lightly.
Gazing at Lu Yu, who appeared to be sleeping like a child, Lin Zhaoyu blinked her eyes. She reached out and gently touched the person in her arms. The white silk felt as smooth as water, slipping from her fingertips. There was a slight coolness to it, reminiscent of spring rain or autumn's evening breeze.
What kind of feelings did she truly harbor for Lu Yu?
Holding the person tightly, Lin Zhaoyu buried her head in Lu Yu's chest.
When she first met Senior Brother, she was only six years old. That year, the Nine Abyss Clan gathered at the Ancient Tomb of the Military Lords. Those people misled others, attempting to resurrect the ancient evil beast, Chiyou.
In that year, Lu Yu had appeared before Lin Zhaoyu like a brilliant shooting star. He was full of spirit, wielding a long sword with crackling lightning. Among the thousands of Nine Abyss Clan members, none could match Lu Yu's prowess.
Although her parents had been killed by Lu Yu, Lin Zhaoyu never resented him. Her parents had already been corrupted and twisted at that time, their minds controlled by the cult. The love they gave her wasn't genuine; it was filled with nothing but endless fear.
The young man named Lu Yu wore white robes. Together with Chiyuan, they thwarted the Nine Abyss Clan's scheme and saved Lin Zhaoyu from falling into the abyss.
At that time, she was timid and couldn't even speak to Phoenix, who was like an immortal. In truth, she had wanted to stay by Lu Yu's side, but Phoenix's demeanor was so aloof that she dared not speak up.
In her moments of helplessness, it was Lu Yu who took the initiative to ask Phoenix to let her stay by his side. That was why she remained.
Without Senior Brother, she might have become an orphan without anyone to care for her after that incident. What would have become of her?
She might have starved to death. Or perhaps, due to her appearance, she would have been captured and sold somewhere. It was hard to say.
Senior Brother was truly a good person. Even though she was the one who needed help the most, she had never asked for anything. Even this Honkai Beast, he had dealt with it alone.
"Senior Brother."
Year after year of entanglement piled up like a mountain, and all the moments from the past flashed before Lin Zhaoyu's eyes like a revolving lantern.
Palpitations, bitterness, and the emptiness within her heart felt like a sharp blade piercing into Lin Zhaoyu's chest. It hurt so much.
The pain left her speechless. The pain was so intense that she couldn't even cry.
So, this was what heartache felt like...
Longing was the most beautiful distance, but it was also the most distant. The distance between Senior Brother and herself seemed like a winding river. She had always been by his side, yet she had never truly touched him. The resplendent Lu Yu shone as brightly as the sun, just beyond her reach.
By the Qingyang River, Lin Zhaoyu's figure appeared lost, fragile, and full of anguish.
So many years had passed, and she had finally managed to get a little closer to Senior Brother. But this time, everything was ruined. This distance, she could never cross it again.
"Senior Brother, look at this divine land you protect."
By the bank of the Qingyang River, devastated by the recent battle, everything lay in ruins. Looking around, nothing remained.
This was the divine land her beloved Senior Brother had safeguarded.
Lin Zhaoyu smiled. "Senior Brother, listen. It seems like it's raining."
Indeed, rain had begun to fall at this moment. Raindrops fell rhythmically, accompanied by a gentle breeze that stirred up fallen leaves and dust from the ground.
Lin Zhaoyu lifted her hand and brushed her temple. She gently placed Lu Yu's body on the ground.
"Senior Brother, your health isn't great. I can't let the rain ruin you."
Standing up, Lin Zhaoyu removed the outer robe with the Taiji symbol on it. She covered Lu Yu's body with the robe. Taixu Sword Sect, the Taiji symbol—no one was more suited to these things than Lu Yu.
"Senior Brother, do I look good like this?"
Lin Zhaoyu took off the hairpin from her head. Her hair fell down like a waterfall, and now, dressed in plain clothes, she stood in the drizzle. Lin Zhaoyu held the hairpin in her hand and pointed it at her own heart.
"Senior Brother, would it be good if I came down to accompany you?"
Lin Zhaoyu gazed at the sky, then firmly drove the hairpin into her heart!
It hurt. Lin Zhaoyu was covered in cold sweat, and the pain made her lose her balance.
This is good. It wouldn't be good for Senior Brother to walk the Yellow Springs Road all alone. She had accompanied him for these years, and the Naihe Bridge was so long. Without her company, how much suffering would Senior Brother endure!
As the hairpin plunged deeper into her heart, Lin Zhaoyu's consciousness gradually faded. With her eyes open, she fell by Lu Yu's side. And in that moment, she seemed to see Lu Yu.
She saw Lu Yu rise to his feet and smile at her, saying that he was fine, that he had just gone to the Yama King's side for a visit. He was incredibly fortunate to survive.
The hairpin sank deeper, and the bright red blood stained Lin Zhaoyu's clothes.
"That's better."
To be able to die with Senior Brother, that was not a bad ending.
However...
Suddenly, a faint electric light appeared in the sky, hitting Lin Zhaoyu's right hand that was holding the hairpin.
With a clang, the hairpin fell to the ground. Seeing the hairpin on the ground, Lin Zhaoyu's suppressed emotions finally burst forth.
"Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Lin Zhaoyu covered her face with both hands. At this moment, she sobbed loudly like a helpless child.
...
This cruel fate, not even allowing her to accompany Lu Yu in death!
Senior Brother had protected the divine land for so many years, performed countless acts of chivalry, and now, they wouldn't even let someone accompany him on a trip to the underworld?
"Senior Brother, sob, sob, Senior Brother, sob, what should I do? Senior Brother, please teach me."
Lin Zhaoyu collapsed completely on the ground. Countless tears and raindrops streamed down her face, and she could no longer tell whether they were tears or raindrops.
Lin Zhaoyu felt a deep hatred! She hated this unfair heavenly law. Why was Senior Brother's life so frail and plagued with illness? He had protected the people of the divine land, and yet this was the fate that awaited him.
She hated her own foolishness. She had been so easily dismissed by Senior Brother with a flimsy excuse, and now she couldn't even see Senior Brother for the last time before he died.
She hated that the martial world was so useless. In the vast divine land, it had to rely on a person who was already crippled to save it.
She hated that Tai Xu Sword Sect was so weak. With so many junior brothers and sisters, none of them were capable of facing the disaster.
She hated her Master Phoenix for her heartlessness. Why did she let Senior Brother deal with this Honkai Beast? What did the lives of the people in the divine land matter? Why should Senior Brother's life be sacrificed for them?
She hates it so much! ! ! ! !
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone