The end of another world: the desolate land!

Madam, aren't we a little too conspicuous to come here in such a grand manner? After all...

What's the big deal? According to the theory and even the rules, this city-state is mine now. I can come and go as I please. What can anyone here do to me?

And you have to understand, I'm just here to relax and enjoy life, and I won't do anything to them.

Yes~Hanxue understands.

You know what, it can be restored to this state in such a short time, which is enough to prove the skilled craftsmen here. We have almost finished our tour. According to what they said, let's go to Xumi and take a look.

By the way, have you read the guide?

Yes, madam! We came at the right time. This is their annual birthday of the flower god. After the change, it became the annual flower god festival.

The guide information simply explains that this festival is a day of celebration to bless the local gods, also known as the gods’ birthday, shared with the people.

Oh? It's quite interesting. Let's go and take a look.

The master and his servant took in the scenery along the way. Although the mountains, rivers, and grass had been burned before, they had recovered after just a few days. The houses, architectural wonders, and scenery that had been damaged before were also completely rebuilt.

Before long, relying on their walking speed and leg strength, they arrived at an area that was different from the ancient style of Liyue before.

Looking around, this place is full of vitality. There is no smell of perfume products in the air, only the original fresh scent of grass, flowers and water.

Different from the previous Liyue, this place in Xumi is not as bustling and prosperous as before. It is a place where people can relax and unwind.

It's a really great place, very suitable for traveling and relaxing. It's hard work for the managers here, as they have built this place like a huge natural rainforest, which is more lively than the forest area.

Madam, I think it's because there are more human smells here. No matter how green an uninhabited place is, it will be dead. But look at the scattered green lines here and the increase in the number of people, it makes the place come alive.

(Meng Lingyue looked in the direction Leng Hanxue pointed and combined it with the meaning of her words, and she also agreed with it)

It is truly a scene where it feels like spring all year round, with no feeling of being affected by winter at all. I guess it’s because of the world tree in this area.

If the original Liyue was like a place with fragrant carriages filling the streets and fish and dragons dancing all night long, then Xumi would be a place where one could sleep through the spring without knowing the dawn, with birds singing everywhere, the sound of wind and rain at night, and countless fallen flowers.

One is extremely prosperous, the other is full of spring. Let’s go and take a look at the so-called Flower Goddess Festival.

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The two girls observed and stopped to enjoy the scenery until they arrived at the largest town building here.

Different kinds of ribbons are hung on street lights, storefronts and even various trees. Even the flowers in the small flower beds on the roadside of the surrounding buildings are in full bloom.

Wherever the vines spread, flowers were blooming in all their splendor, and there were many pedestrians on the roadside. The most eye-catching thing was that an area of ​​the road had been perfectly cleared, as if making concessions for something.

The further you go inside, the more you'll discover that it has a more festive feel. The colors of the flowers are increasing, but they don't feel abrupt or eye-catching.

Although there were more and more pedestrians, they were all in an orderly manner. The two girls saw some small groups gathered together and even talked about something? Little Jixiangcao King, Master, is so tall. . .

Why didn't anyone find Meng Lingyue? Because she was wearing a mask at the moment, which might not be useful to those strong men, but it was enough for now.

For some reason, Meng Lingyue felt like she was back to a place she was very familiar with. She had participated in such festivals many times. The flowers on the roadside and the green everywhere seemed like a flower show.

Not only was he participating alone, there seemed to be a very lively girl beside him. However, no matter how lively she was, from beginning to end, it seemed that... the girl's left hand was always holding his right hand.

Although it was just a memory and a trance, Meng Lingyue was able to operate it with ease. She simply found an open-air courtyard where she could better observe the large stage in front of her and sat down.

Meng Lingyue sat down, but Leng Hanxue, who was following beside her, stood aside.

The opening of the festival was greeted with the greatest welcome, and all the people gave a deafening cheer, because a float drove up before everyone's eyes and gaze.

The wooden chairs are woven with vines and the sand vines are green, fresh and elegant. Every time the float rolls over the road, new green grass will spread out. The freshness and breath of life come to wash your face, making everyone around feel refreshed.

The petite woman sitting in the car was the Little Auspicious Grass King that everyone was talking about, that is, Nashida.

The people cheered, the dancers danced gracefully, the flowers compared their beauty, the gods celebrated with the people, and the people celebrated for the gods.

The float finally stopped on a tall stage, and a woman in the lead and a group of dancers began their dance performances.

At this moment, the climax of the festival was pushed to the peak. Not only the petite god showed a smile, but everyone seemed to be smiling. However, only Meng Lingyue was lost in a memory.

In my memory, I should be smiling at this moment... I should be happy, and I should like this beautiful scene very much, but my heart aches.

Looking at this scene which was almost exactly the same as the flower show I had imagined in my mind, I just felt that it was not that kind of feeling. Everyone was celebrating, but I couldn't empathize with them.

Baoling~ Look, this new type of flower is so pretty, and it's not too pungent, the fragrance is so refreshing~

What do you mean I only like this smell? I like it because you like it! Come on, come on, smell it, it smells really good.

Right? I knew you liked it. Look, I found such beautiful and nice-smelling flowers for you. Shouldn't you show some appreciation?

Hey, hey, hey! Why did you leave? Come back soon, you unromantic woman, you pissed me off!!!

In this memory, Meng Lingyue saw the girl who was originally still angry, but with just one step, she directly grabbed the right hand of the woman in front of her and ran around freely in the flower show with her.

Two people stopped to look at the beauty of the flowers, and two people bent their heads to smell the fragrance of the flowers. No...it could also be that one person looked at the beauty of the flowers, one person smelled the fragrance of the flowers, and the other woman tilted her head to look at the beauty of the person and bent her head to smell the fragrance of her hair.

The girl who was carefully observing the other woman seemed very shy, but the hand that was tightly holding the girl seemed to let Meng Lingyue see her persistence.

Yu Yuhan stops at the golden osmanthus fragrance, Yuhe is charming as the purple orchid, the worried red light is a thousand roses, and the lovesick green tea flower king is in love.

How is it? Baoling~ Take a look at the poem I mentioned. You really like the flowers in it~

You like it, right? Then give me a kiss and I'll give it to you~ Don't even think about running away! If you dare to run away now, hehehe! I've prepared a very beautiful new flower species for you.

Meng Lingyue only saw the playful girl, and before she could say anything, another girl whose face she couldn't see clearly kissed her on the corner of her mouth.

Oh, you damned spirit, I didn’t ask you to kiss my lips!!! I… I asked you to kiss my face! What do you mean I’m being ungrateful? Ah! I’m going to scratch your face!

The two girls were chasing and playing, and I don’t know if it was the wind cooperating, or if it was the various flowers that wanted to support these two beautiful girls.

The breeze seemed to have a rhythm, making the petals surround the body, like two fairies. One girl was in front, her steps were fast but she seemed to be waiting for someone. The other girl behind had an anxious expression on her face, but the curve of her mouth betrayed her.

The flower show lasted for a whole day, and the breeze and petals accompanied the two girls all day. The night was different from the day, and all kinds of warm lights shining on the various colorful flowers made them more beautiful.

The wind seemed tired and wanted to take a break, letting the petals fall into the water. The clear water moved the flowers, just like the wind.

Baoling~Are you happy today? I'll tell you! You've been practicing in the mountains, why don't you come down here to celebrate the festival? Can you accompany me often in the future?

The girl seemed to be trying her best to express her love. She grabbed the girl's hand and placed it on her face, letting her feel her warmth and sincerity.

There was no falsehood in the earnestness and eagerness in his eyes, but after seeing the desolate look on the man's face, the woman said nothing more, nor looked at anything more. She closed her eyes and carefully observed the delicacy of the hand she had placed on her face.

Really... Am I being a little greedy again? That's good... That's good...

Baoling~ There is no family here, no noisy voices here, can you kiss me again? Let me be greedy one more time.

When the two girls were about to kiss, Meng Lingyue felt that everything in front of her eyes was shattered like a mirror. Seeing this, Meng Lingyue even felt a sense of regret and anger.

But what I feel more is sadness, not the painful sadness but the feeling that I can never go back.

It hurts... My heart hurts so much, why? It's been so long since I had this kind of memory for no reason, why am I so emotional this time? Why do I feel so familiar with the person in front of me even though I don't know him?

Why do I feel like I have attended this flower show countless times? Who is that girl? Why do I miss her so much every time I see her? Why do I feel so sad every time I think of her?

Although Meng Lingyue was wearing a mask while sitting in the open-air courtyard, tears were flowing from the gaps. Perhaps she felt it was in the way, so she took off the mask.

Madam? Why are you crying? Are you feeling unwell?

It’s nothing... I just remembered something, a few... Never mind, nothing important.

Is it really okay? Madam~

Hearing the concern of the people around her, Meng Lingyue just shook her head and said nothing more. Her face did not show the sadness in her heart, but it was like a flood bursting a dam.

Not only because of the festive celebration at this moment, but also because the scene at this moment is so similar to the scene in my memory...

Once I recall it, the pain spreads. I try my best not to remember it, but I remember it for no reason. It feels very familiar, but also very strange. This contradiction makes me feel very depressed and irritable.

When the wind blows, the flowers fall with people; when the wind blows, the flowers also fall with people. The colorful lights shine in the eyes, and the five-spice green fragrance enters the heart. Meng Lingyue doesn't know that the celebration at this time may be true joy in the eyes of others, but she may be trapped in a strange memory, full of sadness.

People say that memories get deeper and deeper. Sometimes they are so deep that even everyone around you will empathize with you. It's like being stuck in a self-reincarnation cycle and not wanting to care about the world.

Meng Lingyue was now caught in this feeling, because she totally ignored the greeting from a woman who looked like an adult girl but had a gentle aura.

Meng Lingyue didn't care about Leng Hanxue, her personal maid, leaving the woman, the Great Compassion Tree King, who went by the alias Rui, embarrassed.

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve become too thick-skinned, but I sat on Meng Lingyue’s right hand side without getting permission, quietly waiting for the girl’s memories to end.

I originally thought it would only take a dozen minutes, but unexpectedly, Meng Lingyue sat there for three hours.

Leng Hanxue, a personal maid, had been trained by the head maid, so she would not complain even if she had to stand for 10 days. But this was hard for the Daci Tree King who was sitting on Meng Lingyue's right.