To the eternal you

In the girl's eyes that were gradually dimming, Lei Dianqi hugged her actively, put his weak shoulders in his arms, combed the girl's hair lightly, and while blushing on each other's cheeks at the same time, she continued to talk : "This is my home, not Shaona Yanqi's, so... go back."

The girl can feel her breath, the warmth brought by her breathing, and the ripples in her heart when something is said.

It is a strange feeling of "confidant" when looking in the mirror and looking at the person on that side.

Yes, in that dark and bottomless water, why was she so lucky to meet Titi when she was on the verge of being broken?

Perhaps it was because the girl made a wish.

Even at such a price, I still hope that I can survive and fulfill Ying's wish, and there is a price to be paid for responding to this wish, which is probably the principle that maintains everything in the world.

Thus ushered in her who is now called "Raiden Qi".

Even if this self's answer is too late... the answer she wants to give is not.

"how about you?"

"Next, I will probably disappear."

"If we go together, we can go back."

This is a lie, and it is also the girl's choice.

But Lei Dianqi just shook his head, lifted the girl's drooping hair gently, and said softly: "If you don't go back, you will make your mother and the general angry. You don't want to be a bad boy, do you?"

The girl's expression became a little disappointed, but she still said stubbornly: "But...I have experienced a lot, things that you have not experienced, so...so I am very satisfied."

"Then how about giving me half of your heart?" Lei Dianqi rubbed the girl's little head, with a touch of playfulness in his tone, "In this way, even if the destination here disappears, I will not cease to exist because of it."

Amidst the girl's bewildered but moved expression, her voice became more gentle.

"—Whether it's an important name, an important face, everything including heart and love, it will be inherited as it is."

"This is the only wish I have left to be "you". "

When the words fell, the surrounding space seemed to resume its flow, and it began to be on the verge of shattering.

"It seems... the time is up, then... pray, please."

"Treasure the memory that originated from me, don't let this memory be forgotten, and be able to witness the eternity that I want to witness at that time."

"Finally——you are yourself, there is no doubt about it, and this is the answer I, Raidenqi, gave."

The next moment, the light flowed.

Only a very hazy and distant voice came from my ear, full of tenderness and sadness.

"I entrust my heart to you, please live freely from now on."

When the girl opened her eyes again, the flower of the heart was already shattered. Following the swaying thunder, it flew to the broken torii gate, gradually repairing the scars of Yixin Pure Land.

The noisy thunder finally subsided, and only the rain of light moistened the cracked ground, gradually changing the dry and cracked hard soil, and the breath of life appeared in Yixin Pure Land, and the scene that should have been fixed in eternity changed with all this.

In the green land like a field, the warm sunset and the gentle breeze blow over the face, and the quaint cherry trees with a strong sense of the times are in full bloom.

Under the falling cherry blossoms, the general and the shadow stood here... staring at the girl sitting on the ground, her face was covered by a paper umbrella.

"real...?"

At that moment, Ying called her name in a daze.

"It's praying, my mother always misunderstands me and my aunt."

The girl slowly propped up the ukiyo-e paper umbrella, and the beautiful patterns on it moved like a kaleidoscope. Sitting on the ground, she raised her head, a little confused.

"Mom, why are you crying?"

"Huh...did I cry...that's weird."

Ying stared blankly at the cherry petals falling on his palm, and the teardrops that slid down his face landed precisely on the petals, causing the water color to blur.

"I have a feeling that I have been here before and had the same conversation with Zhen...but the mood is different from that time."

"Then, do you still remember why you came here?"

"...Why," the general answered the question for Ying amidst Ying's hesitation: "We made an appointment to come here to find the letter that you and Zhen buried at that time."

"...But aren't we still in Yixin Pure Land? When driving away travelers...what did Qi do..."

Shadow asked dully.

"Mum said that was a long time ago, huh?"

The girl replied confusedly.

"Yes, is it..."

"Well! At that time, after the traveler conceded defeat, he left the castle tower, and then Daozuma signed an alliance contract with Liyue and Mengde, and everything was on the right track."

He read it as if reciting the end of the line, but the girl's smile was extremely real.

"Then, the letter that the general just said we are looking for..."

"It seems that you are really worn out, and you even forgot what you wrote."

"That's true!" Shadow subconsciously retorted.

"Hmph." The general just hummed back with an extremely contemptuous hum.

In the end, amidst the girl's helpless coaxing, no more noise, but under Ying's coquettishness, Qi stood on tiptoe and kissed her lightly, which made Ying feel a feeling of comfort.

As a matter of course, she didn't lose the role of the general, she seemed to be more humane than before, which made Ying feel inexplicably tasteful, did that stupid, stubborn and straightforward idiot become like a human being now?

"Compared to that, is mom ready to dig the letter?"

The girl reminded her, looking quite interested.

"Hmm... Although I don't know what is written on the letter, if you're really not here, wouldn't it be a bad idea to open it without permission?"

Shadow said hesitantly.

"Have you forgotten, stupid mother? My aunt needs to sit in the castle tower, so let me open it with you!"

Slightly angrily waved her small pink fist, the girl turned to look at her worriedly.

"Didn't Mom listen?"

"...sorry!"

She always seems to be breaking her daughter's heart, and whenever she does, she's grateful to whoever invented the word apology.

Although the apology can't express her heart, but at least she won't be misunderstood because of her stupid mouth.

However, that doesn't mean she can't move forward.

After coughing a little, Mother Ying took the initiative to come under the cherry tree, groping for the traces left by the past.

Finally, traces of Ba Zhiyin were found at the root of the cherry tree.

She stretched out her hand and wanted to dig it out like this, but the girl wrapped her hand in distress, and said coquettishly: "How can you dig it with your hands like this~"

"She probably thought it would be more ceremonial." The general said skillfully.

"Hmm—" Seemingly convinced by the general's words, Qi paused, while Ying's mother smiled lovingly: "Don't worry, it's just digging, it won't hurt me."

This surprised the general, this guy didn't use her like a tool, even though she wouldn't listen to him if he did that.

"Then I will dig with my mother too!"

The girl stretched out her slender and soft hands, and leaned closer to the side, while the general hesitated for a while, then came to the other side of Qi, took the lead in digging up the ground, and skillfully poured the dirt at Ying's position.

The mud splashed onto Ying's sleeve, but this time Ying didn't argue with her angrily, but kept the same rhythm as Qi, digging the ground, not caring about the mud getting on his fingertips.

The cherry petal also fell with her movements and got mixed into the soil.

With the general's efforts, finally——

A simple and old small box was unearthed.

The breath of time is left on the case of the box, but the excited curiosity urges the girl to open her as soon as possible.

While opening the small box and being choked, the girl with a dusty face also picked up the envelope inside.

The beautiful Ba Zhiyin shone with a faint light, and as the shadow gently opened it, a small piece of paper inside fell into the girl's hand.

What is written at the top is exactly

"To the everlasting you:

"Thank you, Shadow"

"Although I shouldn't be there now, I can't imagine what it would be like to lose your company."

"But I believe that even if the posture is different, you are still you"

"Overcoming many obstacles and reaching the end of our wishes, I really want to know, what kind of beauty is the real eternity displayed at the end of that beautiful dream?"

"That must be the scene of going to tomorrow amidst the waves."

"—True, stay"