Chapter 4728
Chapter 4728
His voice was filled with pain and despair, each word sounding as if it were being torn apart.
He couldn't accept that despite his desperate efforts to protect the meteor, he still couldn't escape the chains of fate.
However, he must now face reality.
In reality, this escape was doomed to fail from the very beginning.
This is why the Night Witch is unwilling to take action again.
Shunliuxing gently pulled him back, her eyes bright, filled with an unprecedentedly innocent smile.
"Burning Bones, I'm so happy."
Her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze, “Because… I can finally see. I can see the night sky, the mountains and rivers, you, and I can also see Chaos and the other humans from Earth.”
“Before, everything was dark, and I could only rely on touch and imagination to perceive the world, but now, I can really see clearly.”
Burning Bone's body trembled, and he slowly turned his head, his gaze falling into the girl's eyes.
He wanted to say something, but his throat tightened.
Shunliuxing opened his arms as if to embrace the beauty of the entire moon: "So what if I can't leave here? As long as I can travel to every part of the moon and see the mountains, rivers and sky of this planet, I will be very satisfied."
Her smile was like light, illuminating the darkest corner of Fen Gu's heart.
Zhang Yi smiled slightly but did not interrupt.
He knew that this purity and courage were the very meaning of the "spark".
Their journey began from there.
The group left the Dark Sun Forest, traversed the polluted wasteland, climbed snow-covered mountains, and crossed a lake reflecting the glow of two moons.
Throughout the journey, Shunliuxing kept asking, "Chaos, are there mountains like this on Earth? Are they even higher than this?"
Zhang Yi nodded: "Yes. The highest peak on Earth is called Mount Everest, which is even more majestic than the mountains you see. It is covered with snow all year round, and the sea of clouds rolls around it, like a stairway to the heavens."
Shunliuxing's eyes lit up, and he clasped his hands together in front of his chest, as if depicting a scene in his mind.
"What about lakes? Are there lakes on Earth?"
King Arthur replied with a smile, “Of course. The lakes on Earth are much larger than here, some as boundless as the sea. When the sun shines, the lake surface glistens like a giant mirror, reflecting the clouds and mountains in the sky.”
Meteor listened intently, her eyes sparkling with longing and curiosity. She suddenly whispered, "If only one day I could see Earth with my own eyes..."
Burning Bones lowered his head, his voice hoarse: "It's my fault, if I were stronger..."
Shunliuxing shook his head, his gaze resolute: "No, Burning Bones. Even if it's just for a moment, I will hold onto hope. Because hope itself is more beautiful than despair."
Their footsteps continued.
At each place he arrived at, Shunliuxing would gaze at it for a long time, as if trying to etch all the colors of the world into his eyes.
She touched the cold stone wall with her hands and pressed her face against the grass to feel the scent of the earth.
She picked up a stone by the lake and earnestly asked Zhang Yi if it was a "pebble" that also exists on Earth.
Zhang Yi smiled and nodded: "Yes, and there are more and rounder ones than this."
Tears welled in the girl's eyes, yet she still smiled.
Burning Bones watched all of this silently from the sidelines.
His hand remained tightly gripping the bone scimitar, as if only in this way could he suppress the surging pain and unease in his chest.
He knew very well that this short journey could not change his fate, but for the sake of Shunliuxing's smile, he was willing to fight against fate once again.
High in the sky, two enormous spaceships continued to follow, like divine punishment that could fall at any moment.
Zhang Yi looked up at them, his eyes cold.
Deep down, however, he was pondering—the surveillance by the Bright Moon and Dark Moon wouldn't be without reason; it must signify an impending new upheaval. The journey of the Meteor was destined to be anything but peaceful.
But all of this may just be the calm before the storm.
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