Evetrona's old stories

"It's fate." Nasdor repeated, "It's indeed fate... It's time for me to meet my own fate."

Nasdor took out a golden pendant from his bosom—if Eve was present, she might be surprised—from the outside, this pendant was exactly the same as the one Nasdor gave her.

Beside him, almost everyone's eyes were attracted by the ornament inlaid with black gemstones, and among these people, Pulikov's mood was particularly complicated.

"This world-famous treasure has brought misfortune to many people. If it is really a cursed thing, maybe—letting it sink here with me is the best choice." Nasdor said.

"If you really don't want it to exist in the world...then you might as well give it a knife now." The poet Opfeis said sarcastic remarks on the side.

"This is my mother's relic, I can't bear to destroy it." Nasdor put the pendant back in his arms, "If my brother is really brave, let him take it, if God still has mercy on this Then it will see the light of day...and by that time, we have been dead for many years." Then, he said to the witch next to him: "La Qing, after the child is born, don't tell him anything about the family or us. Luo Qi, you are the same, not everyone can live as long as a witch—and without me, your life has just begun."

"You... haven't named him yet, our child." La Qing stroked his abdomen with his hand.

"If it's a daughter, then call her 'Paloline', if it's a son, then...'Nasdor'." When saying this, Nasdor and Weiskan looked at each other, and they smiled tacitly—obviously, the name Nasdor is just a pseudonym used by noble people today.

So far they were silent, and the cold wind blew from the west.In this harsh land, the lifeless escorts and their horses were dumped in the rotten soil, the lightning flashed through the night and the dark clouds, and the thick purple blood flowed with the rain to the deeper part of the swamp—the death land that the nobles were about to set foot on.

The cautious old servant cast a spell, covered the rapier with inextinguishable flame, and burned all the corpses to ashes, so that he could really feel relieved.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, but no one cared at this time.The fire was flickering, the black smoke was billowing, the old man and the witches - the three knights stood here, watching the noble man and his entourage rush to the end of the swamp - the gloomy dragon pool, or the hero's tomb.

On the banks of the rushing Robin River, after the witches bid farewell to Chenia Bailu, they continued to move towards the uppermost reaches of the river.All the way through the thorns and thorns, before getting close, you can hear the loud rumbling noise in front of you - that is the sound of water, its movement is not like the surging waves, but more like an endless roar and destruction.

"It seems that there is a waterfall ahead. You can tell from the sound that it will be spectacular." Yuqie said.

"As expected of someone who grew up in Hatan, you guessed it right." Lelier affirmed his guess, "However, you must have never seen the waterfall here, and the environment here is quite different from the Fan Continent Terrace."

This area called Parnas Forest has a gravity similar to that of Zhonggu Continent. It is said to be one of the oldest birthplaces of elf civilization—or human civilization in the old era.

Eve once heard Yuqie say that the elves have slender limbs and well-proportioned bodies—and apart from racial factors, is this also related to their long-term living in such a gravity environment?

Walking near the waterfall, the sound of the water is getting louder and louder, even making people feel a little deafening.There are moss and rocks all over here. For safety reasons, they can only get off their mounts and walk carefully on foot.The nearby trees are sparsely shaded, and the view is relatively wide. Sometimes, the change of wind direction will bring some cloud-like water vapor, but when caught off guard, everyone gets wet all over, which is really a bit embarrassing.

With the last rays of the setting sun, they found a suitable place for camping near the rock wall on the side of the waterfall. It is relatively quiet here, and under the barrier supported by the Oran Rubik's Cube, the water vapor and noise can also be well controlled.Streiki built a bonfire outside the tent, and she used magic to create an invisible flue to ignite the firewood, so that the fire would burn evenly and vigorously.The hungry people also got busy together under her command and cooked a richer dinner.

After drinking and eating, the children wanted to go to see the waterfall, but Lelier didn't agree - it was already late at this time, the waterfall pool was deep and wide, and there were many fast-flowing places nearby, so it was indeed not safe.

"Let's take a look around, don't go down." Rui Diluo begged her.

"Yeah, just to see the waterfall..." Elinde obviously wanted to go too.

So—as if it was a walk after dinner—they all walked towards the waterfall together.

In this vibrant natural land, stacked slate rocks form undulating stairs, but this ladder is not easy to walk - slippery moss and loose rock formations make them have to focus on their feet, Fortunately, the moon can still be seen here, and there is enough light at night.

Above the head, the golden and purple moons complement each other, casting a cool lavender light—they just remembered that today is the fourth night of the Ming Festival.

A little farther away from the campsite, they finally saw the whole picture of the waterfalls - on a rock wall with a width of several hundred meters, countless wide or narrow rivers slanted down at the same time, or flowed straight down, or hit the protrusion under the rock wall, and scattered on the lower part of the rock wall, forming a snow-white and dense water curtain.This rock wall is about a hundred feet high and extremely magnificent. Perhaps because of the low gravity, the silky and misty water mist permeates the water surface at the bottom of the waterfall, covering almost half of the pool.

Everyone was in a high position at this time, but the thick water vapor still made them feel short of breath.

"It's so spectacular!" Erinde couldn't help saying.

Under the bright moonlight, the hazy water mist is like sublimated frost, crystal clear and pure.

"I didn't expect that we have climbed so high." Yuqie looked behind - the terrain here was at the same height as the campsite. Considering that the lowest reaches of the waterfall pool was the raging Robin River, they had indeed walked a lot in the middle of the afternoon.

"I think we can go down here..." Stricky pointed to a rock in front of them, planning a route for everyone.

"It's too late, let's come back tomorrow." Lelier said.

The height here is about 100 meters from the pool below. If everyone wants to walk down the rock pile, it may take a lot of time.

"What good water, why don't we go down to take a shower?" Streiki couldn't hold back any longer. Seeing Lelie's face was serious, she turned her head and asked for another person's opinion: "Eve, what do you think? It's just to clear the smell of alcohol on your body."

Eve is still hesitating, but the fifth generation is eager to try—these young girls have indeed not had a good bath for a long time.

"Let's go." Erinde took her hand.

"Well, then go down and have a look." Eve nodded.

So, the group of people continued to move forward, heading towards the bottom of the rock pile.

Streiki used magic to create a hot wind, which dried the rocks and moss on the road, and Lelie walked at the end of the team. She used Oran to check the surrounding environment to ensure that there were no wild animals in the pool and along the coast.Below the rock pile is a gentle beach, which is close to the lower reaches of the river, and the sand and rocks alluvial from the upper reaches have created a clear and flat shoal, and Streiki just caught sight of this place.

"I'll go around and call my name if necessary." Yuqie said to Eve - after arriving at the destination, he left the team consciously.

Mingla also came with the crowd. He looked at the witches who were walking towards the pool, and at Yuqie who had just left, and finally went to the side of the witches.

The witches found a clean boulder and began to take off their dresses, while the younger ones moved much faster than the adults. While coping with Lelie's nagging, Lopel ran towards the shallows - she was the first to go into the water.

Kani seemed to be hesitating about whether to go into the water, but Limeia didn't allow her to think about it—they lived together in the settlement, and Limeya always took care of Kani as her younger sister.

Some of the icy river water caused the witches who had just entered the water to scream a few times, but the cold couldn't dispel their playfulness, at least it wouldn't delay the mischievous children from splashing water on their companions.

The waterfall didn't stop making noise because of the night. On the other side, Yuqie also found a good location. He leaned against a rock and was carving something with his most commonly used wooden dagger.

Not long after, a small figure blocked the moonlight, Yuqie raised his head, and saw Eve sitting beside him.

"Aren't you with them?" Yuqie was a little surprised, he said while putting away the unfinished wood carving in his hands.

Eve didn't answer, she grabbed Yuqie's cuff, "Can I have a look?" - Although she was asking, but there was a sense of urgency in her tone.

"Of course." Yuqie said with a smile.He spread his palms, but his eyes were fixed on the girl's face, and as expected, under the moonlight, the girl's eyes revealed an expression of surprise and incomprehension.

The wood carving carved out the appearance of an elf deer, and its broad and upturned antlers were almost exactly the same as the stag named Laffer.

"It's pretty...I didn't expect your hands to be so skillful." Eve took the wood carving in her hand and looked at it carefully under the moonlight.Seeing that she was attracted by the wood carving, Yuqie calmly put the dropped semi-finished product into his pocket.

"Is it possible to carve so well with only a dagger?" Eve asked him, "I see that the craftsmen in Mengcheng always have a lot of tools around them."

"It's just a pastime in my spare time." Yuqie replied, "When I was still living in Hartan, I had an elder brother who could carve lifelike objects with only a knife. I can't do that...so, I still need to use other tools."

"But I saw you were using a knife just now." Eve said, "Did you just carve this?"

Yuqie smiled helplessly—he thought to himself, he still underestimated himself as the master—at this point, he couldn't continue to lie, so he had to show her the half-finished product.Eve took the statue and gave him a meaningful look, as if to say: You are wise.This palm-sized bust is roughly half-finished at this time, and although the facial features have not been refined, it is still possible to tell who is carved on it.Eve looked at the statues, but didn't say anything. After a while, she returned the statues to Yuqie.

"Don't like it?" Yuqie asked her.

Eve just shook her head with a smile.From her actions that weren't considered an answer, Yuqie understood some meaning - it wasn't that she didn't like it, but she didn't intend to accept the gift from others.

［211］Rebirth under withering: One of the ancient dreams·Part [-]

Even if there are two moons hanging in the sky at this time, its lonely nature cannot be changed.The moonlit night is intoxicating, quiet and pure-sometimes it reminds people of those distant and nostalgic things.

Eve felt breathless, as if her soul was no longer free—in an instant, the world became extremely strange again, and she was in an unknown foreign country.She doesn't know who she is now and where she is. She looks at the two moons hanging in the sky and listens to the sound of the rushing river, as if immersed in a cold dream.

"Tell me, a person always lives in such a muddle, when... let's put it this way, can a person really not waste his life?" Eve closed her eyes and asked such a question.

"No one does not have regrets. From this perspective, everyone is convinced that they have missed a more fulfilling life." Yuqie said, "What is wasting? Maybe you have too high demands on yourself."

"That's right, maybe that's the case. After all, people are always dissatisfied." She squinted her eyes, looking at the shadow of a tree.

One has to die, and on that day, the world in his eyes will disappear in smoke—whether it is winning or losing a certain game the next day, or those unfinished projects at work, or the most anticipated movie is about to be released... All these things that are valued or not are all gone.People are liquidating the assets left by the deceased, and the family members dig out his belongings one by one—they may find some photos, some texts, or some secrets... In short, they see his unknown side, and they have other emotions besides nostalgia. But whether it is surprise, touch, incomprehension, or anger, people will always have the most tolerant attitude towards the deceased—because he is there, a corpse, no longer afraid or remorseful, everything he did, thought, and possessed no longer belongs to him. Because he died, everything that belonged to him was over.

From this, Eve thought that she might be counted as someone who had really died once.She lost everything about the past except for the memories of the old world that remained in her mind - the past was over for her.

It is now 98 years of Thorn - people who know her call her "Eve", but strangers will call her "Madam" or "Miss", of course, some people will call her "Little Beauty", "Little White Rabbit" or "My Master".But no matter what others call her, one thing seems to be unchanged—she is always in the center of people's attention, always being watched and expected.In the eyes of others, she is undoubtedly a glamorous woman, but she herself never thinks that her masculine inner body has completed the transformation in this young girl's body - she feels that the change of body has not actually had any substantial impact on her personality.

Eve still remembers the clothes that Nanfen prepared for her for the first time when she first came to Klikin—a set of underwear, a long skirt, and a pair of women's shoes.At that time, she didn't even refuse, and with the help of her godmother, she changed her clothes and combed her hair.She was impressed—she was wearing a pale green pleated skirt of soft material, which always made her feel awkward, but she said nothing. "Obedience" has almost become her habit. When this person was still an office worker more than ten years ago, she understood one thing. In fact, she worked hard and obeyed instructions, not for the sake of a bite of food.Obviously, she just can't give up her hobbies, and she can't bear other people's strange eyes—she doesn't think she is a cowardly person, but she has always just obeyed...such an ordinary person.

In the first few years with Nanfen, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Eve regarded this godmother as a caring boss, but no matter what, she thought that she should at least reciprocate... But What can I give to the other party?Probably, I can only try my best to please her—but with her character, she can't really please her.Sophistication is not difficult to figure out. In the final analysis, it is just a norm, a kind of self-protection, and a logic of doing things that is not so error-prone, but "being able to understand" and "being able to do" are two different things. She always feels that being able to do things People who have reached this point still need a certain talent, but on the other hand, she doesn't actually envy this "talent".

"You see, in the past half month, I have seen so many things—even more than what I have seen and heard before." Yuqie's words interrupted her recollection, and he continued: "This is because I met such a person. From her, I can see infinite possibilities, because she is an explorer, not a conqueror."

Thinking of what happened recently, Eve also felt a little emotional.

"It's all accidental, I'd rather live an ordinary life." She said.

"Ordinary is fine—it's also a goal."

"And you, then you don't have to follow me anymore... What do you want to do most?"

"Of course I... will continue to follow you." Yuqie said, "If you have a son in the future, maybe I can teach him swordsmanship."

Eve laughed, "My son? Whose son is mine? You think too far."

"It may be the person you like, or it may be the person who likes you." He replied, "It depends on who you choose."

"I can't imagine that I will live with a man in the future." Eve shook her head, and she thought to herself: If she really chooses this kind of life in the future, then she will not be her.

"Sometimes, a person makes a choice, and it is only in a flash." Yuqie said, "Just like when I met you at that time, when I met you, I couldn't ignore it anymore-you said it was unimaginable, maybe it was just Because you haven't seen anyone like this before."

"I actually think that most people will never meet this kind of person even if they live to die. Maybe one day I will see a beautiful cup in the store. I buy it because owning it makes me happy-but people are not things, not cats, dogs or flowers. I don't know if having one more person by my side will have a bad impact on my life, and I don't know if the other person can bear me. Moreover, I don't have such a need to have someone by my side...especially a man."

Yuqie was stunned, and then suddenly laughed, "Just now you said that you want to live an ordinary life, maybe even you don't understand what is 'ordinary' - maybe you are heading for a monastic life."

"What are you talking about, don't you make many friends if you don't start a family?"

"That's right, I'm narrow-minded."

While the two were talking, a slight noise from behind caught their attention.Eve poked her head out of the rock, and she saw Erinde standing nearby, looking around.

"I'm over here!" Eve yelled at her.

Seeing Eve waving at her, Erinde trotted over.

"Aren't you really going to take a shower?" Erinde said, "If you're not used to crowds, let's move to another place."

"Also." Eve accepted her proposal.

"Oh, so you're here too." Erinde looked at Yuqie, her tone was stiff, obviously, she didn't just see Yuqie just now - thinking of what happened last night, she was still a little hard to let go.

Yuqie smiled at her, he was not angry.

"Let's go." Erinde said to Eve.

Eve patted Yuqie on the shoulder, got up and left here with the girl.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, but the sound of water remained the same. Yuqie leaned against the rock behind him and looked up at the moon in the sky.

People who hide their thoughts seem to have deep and charming qualities, and curious people always want to try to understand them.Yuqie found that he was starting to sink a bit. When he was alone with Eve, he couldn't help but say those insinuating words, trying to test out the other party's attitude towards him.

Eve and Erinde walked along the river bank. They carried their boots and tied their skirts in knots, walking in the clear and cold shallow water.

Under the towering water curtain, they can still see their companions playing in the water in the distance—the witches are shaping the shape of the water, and the water polo and water column rise and fall. Under the illumination of several Oran Rubik's Cubes, everything appears hazy and transparent.

After finding a clean stone slab, the two of them folded the clothes they had taken off, and walked towards the pool again.Eve walked in front. She held Erinde's hand and probed the depth of the water step by step. As the pool reached her knees, Erinde refused to go any further.

"I don't know how to swim." Looking at the dark pool in front of her, Erinde's voice was timid.

"Oh, good." Eve stopped belatedly.

They knelt and sat in the shallow water, soaked their bodies, and slowly wiped their skin with towels.

A gust of evening wind blew, and Erinde couldn't help shivering. The climate here is relatively mild, sometimes making her forget that it is still late autumn in Featherland.

"Aren't you guys much colder than the islands?" Erinde noticed that her companion seemed not afraid of the cold.

"Not necessarily, at least the winter will not be colder than the archipelago." Eve said, "One winter, I went to the harbor west of Bomeng, and that place is really cold... By the way, it is also very cold on the Mien Mountain side. It is dry and cold, and it can freeze a person's face to numbness."

"You... don't you feel cold now?" Erinde kept rubbing her arms.

"I can still bear it, maybe I'm used to it."

"Do you often take cold showers?"

"If the weather is good, I might go swimming in the lake." Eve said, "Usually in summer and autumn, too cold water won't work... If you want to maintain your body temperature, you'd better get active, otherwise you'll definitely catch a cold and get sick."

"I can't hold it anymore... the water is too cold."

"Then let's go back?"

"Wait a while... I can hold on a little longer." Eileende said, and then sat beside Eve, leaning into her arms.

The girl's back was cold and soft, and their bodies were almost stuck together.Regarding Erinde's sudden action, Eve only felt that her mind went blank. She hung her arms in the air with a very bewildered expression.

Erinde turned her head to the side, with a triumphant smile on her face——she held Eve's wrist, wrapped her arms around her waist, and wrapped her hands around her lower abdomen.

Eve's face was a little hot, and the two hands placed on the girl's abdomen dared not move.Even when she was with Minxi, Eve rarely had such an opportunity—after all, she seldom took the initiative to hug others, let alone hugging a young girl so "honestly" like now.

The cold feeling when the skin first touched has dissipated, and the sound of her heartbeat echoed in her chest.The sparkling wide river, the still noisy flowing water, the cloud-like waterfall, the trees swaying in the wind... everything is flowing, so they form an elongated dark landscape, and the night turns chaos and triviality into black shadows, so that people can fill the gap with the best imagination in their hearts.

Erinde lifted the hair around her ears, revealing her snow-white and soft shoulders and neck. She held up Eve's face and let her head rest on her shoulders.

They hugged quietly like this, sitting in this gentle water.

"Eve..." It seemed that because of the long silence, Erinde's voice was a little unnatural, and she said: "There are some things I have been hiding in my heart, but I don't know who to say to—are you willing to listen? ?"

"I..." Eve hesitated, but she also knew that she had no choice, "Tell me, tell me."

At this time, they faced the waterfall, facing the flowing water day and night, but they didn't want to become a part of the scenery.

"Aren't you a little surprised why Tai Lian's death has such a big impact on me?" Erinde said, "That's because——she is my mother...I am her biological daughter."

After hearing this sentence, Eve's body froze, and Eileen continued: "Are you surprised? When I first heard the truth, I almost fainted...I was only in my teens at the time."