RPAGF Chapter 240 The Great Merciful Tree King
Chapter 240 The Great Merciful Tree King
The rain gradually intensified, slowly expanding from a light drizzle into large raindrops that pattered against the eaves.
Water droplets slid down the roof ridge, stringing together, and gently tapped on the girl's palm. Was it... also crying?
Rainwater gradually filled her fair palms. Nilu stood there blankly, watching it slip through her fingers and fall to the ground, shattering into a shower of silvery-white waves.
In the distance, the lights of the Zubair Theater remained bright, their orange glow spreading warmly through the cold rain.
However, that light was very distant and detached, and the rain curtain was merely a concrete manifestation of that invisible barrier.
She still loves dancing, loves that ethereal beauty that draws the entire audience into a magnificent and fantastical world, loves that brief moment when she forgets the past and reality.
But when the curtain falls, and that empty seat is swallowed up by the cheers of the crowd, the thin, illusory sugar coating is torn away again and again.
What is she thinking? Could it be that he will really reappear and take that seat that has been empty for seven years?
No. No. No. No. No. No…
But she did it anyway. For seven years, she bought that seat in advance for every performance without fail.
Call her stubborn, call her naive, call her stupid, but that's just how she is.
She was afraid... afraid that one day, a stranger would take her place.
Because that would mean that he had truly left forever, and the memories would end there.
Keep it. What if he gets bored sometimes, misses her, and comes to see her performance?
Nilu is a silly girl; she'll keep waiting, or... until the day she comes to find you.
She always believed that if she could find him once, she could definitely find him a second time.
Her soft, red hair was soaked with rainwater, clinging heavily to her face and falling down her shoulders.
She didn't use an umbrella, and just walked slowly in the rain.
When she was little, she also liked to do this, walking slowly on the bluestone streets in the rain, watching the raindrops dance in the air. This kind of road could never end.
However, there was someone else by her side at that time, desperately using his clothes to shield her from the wind and rain.
"Nil, Nil, come back! Don't think you can't catch a cold just because you have the Water Elemental Eye!"
"Come back! Even the Wind God is allergic to cat fur!"
As expected, she eventually caught a cold and lay listlessly in bed. In the end, it was he who took care of her.
Nilu smiled, her lips pursed. In the distance, Mr. Judt's round tower stall was closed, shrouded in darkness.
Now she can get soaked in the rain, but the raindrops no longer have the ease and comfort of that year; all that remains is endless coldness and the memories of the past that he buried with her.
Brother Mufeng... if you don't like seeing me in the rain, or if you're worried about me getting sick, then come back and visit me...
At least... on a rainy day like this, handing me an umbrella is enough to make me feel like I've passed the test...
The rain subsided, something appeared overhead, and the raindrops no longer stung my shoulders.
The girl turned around with the greatest joy in her heart. The name was on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed it back down.
Behind her was a stranger she had never seen before. The umbrella was covering her head, and the other person's shoulders were wet.
"Miss Nilu, it's better to carry an umbrella on rainy days. Even the holder of the Water Element Eye should be careful not to catch a cold."
Nilu's gaze dimmed instantly, the light went out, and she forced an ugly smile.
"Thank you... sir, but... no need."
She's really greedy; she actually fantasizes about the miracle of being brought back from the dead, and even has high hopes for it.
The rain subsided, and her heart sank completely; her hope, which had been extinguished the moment it shone even a faint glimmer of light, died.
If it really were you, how wonderful, how wonderful...
The stranger seemed to sigh, shoved the umbrella into her hand, and walked away without saying a word.
"Eh?! Sir, your umbrella... you don't need it..."
The girl was startled and wanted to chase after him, but she seemed to have been in the rain for too long, and her legs went weak, and she almost fell to the ground.
When I looked up again, that person was gone.
The raindrops couldn't reach her anymore. The little dancer stood up blankly, trembling as she touched her face. It was water.
The rain intensified, and the darkness and rain amplified the cold. She moved her lips, but no one saw it, including herself.
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On the other side, at Sumeru, lies the Pure Goodness Palace.
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter... The rain pattered on the leaves of the sacred tree, sliding down the white jade steps and drowning out the sound of footsteps.
Sumeru has been under lockdown for some time, but there is one place that is both the most dangerous and the safest.
This is also his final destination on this trip.
Mu Feng took a deep breath. The heavy palace gates were familiar, yet they also felt strangely unfamiliar, as if from another world.
The palace of the god of wisdom, where he once spent a third of his life with the little gods.
When I opened the door, was the room still the same as he remembered?
Mu Feng sighed. In fact, he was much weaker and more worried than he had imagined.
However, regardless of the circumstances, the Teyvat timeline has been completely altered, and everything no longer follows its original trajectory. The predetermined outcome may not be as controllable as expected.
Apep... With his current strength and the authority of the three elements, he should be able to fight this weakened Grass Dragon King, who has been corrupted by the abyss, for several rounds.
Even in the worst-case scenario, he still has the Sands of Time as his trump card, so overall he's still 90% confident.
Although the win rate is only 98%, which is practically suicide, there's no time to dwell on that now.
He glanced back at the rain-soaked street, where the red-haired girl was no longer to be seen.
Nilu... still loves getting wet in the rain, just like before. She really isn't afraid of getting sick again...
However, regardless of whether they still remember him or not, he has responsibilities he wants to fulfill and people he wants to protect.
That's how it was in the simulation, and that's how it is now; he's very greedy.
Just be careful, the lady servant might come to Sumeru and unleash a spectacular nuclear explosion, or worry that a little nurse might rush over from Mero Petersburg and give you an immediate injection.
The door slowly opened, the heavy palace gates slid to both sides, and the wise deity sat on the flower platform, a smile on his face.
"We meet again, visitors from beyond the world."
"Although it's not very fitting for the occasion, I should still greet you, Descendant, welcome back."
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