
POVS. Xiu Qixuan's
My consciousness slowly floated fragrant, the sound that entered the eardrum like a halting hour hand made me feel dozens of hands pulling me into the darkness.
I was drowning in a silence that felt terrifying. It's so dark and empty.
"Hey, is there anyone?!" My voice was deafening and bouncing all over.
I can clearly remember that a fever hit my body while I was in a cold cave with a snowy storm out there.
It's so dreary here it's scary too. But I don't feel the slightest fear. I don't know, maybe you're used to this weird, fantasy-filled incident that's inevitable. Thinking of a creature like what else I would meet.
Both of my legs continued to step in erratic directions, trying to trace the void.
It was so dark I couldn't see anything. The dark blinded the view.
'Huff..' My body was mired in exhaustion with a shrouding sense of annoyance. Oscillating like this also feels tiring and energy draining.
'Oh, no..' My hands tightly gripped my hair with a stream of frustration that made my body tremble.
How'this? Am I dead already? here it looks like a drama or movie that records their cast while on the verge of death, right?
I guess so, but, how could it be? Death due to trivialities, this does not look cool!! Ha, what he meant was I didn't want to die.
Hurry, think quickly.
Wouldn't it be that in a movie or drama that I watched during a scene like this would appear a door that emitted a white light and after that the actor would wake up from a coma?
"You're coming."
'Whoakh..' I jumped in shock when a soft voice that greeted me sounded.
In the darkness a silhouette that somehow felt familiar walked over.
"You are the angel of death!" I shouted spontaneously interpreting his identity. "Don't you dare take me to the underworld, you should know that I am the messenger of the goddess, my task is not finished yet. So, for now miss me!" I said a little threatening.
Uh, come to think of it, my words just now were either too absurd or too bold, huh?
The silhouette was already standing right in front of me with his outstretched hand to help me move.
Hey, hey.my stiff body slowly moves by itself returning a helping hand from the figure.
'Wosh..' Suddenly the wind blew hard to make me reflect closed both eyes with one hand covering the face.
After a while, I could feel the change in the air around me blowing warm and so comfortable. My sense of smell also sniffed the flow of fresh green scent and felt to calm the anger of the human heart.
I quickly lowered my hand that was covering my face and immediately opened my eyelids to circulate my vision.
'Whoah..' I can't help but be amazed.
Although my little world of gold fans is also beautiful. However, the view in front of it looks different and gives an amazing impression.
It is a vast garden with hundreds of rainbow butterflies flying around the blooming spring flower garden.
"Isn't this a really amazing place?" A soft, melodious voice sounded from behind.
My body stiffened instantly. I slowly turned around to look at the person who asked me to speak.
In front there was a figure who was smiling gently and kindly with his eyes looking at me full of radiance of sincere happiness. He stood peacefully welcoming me without the slightest trace of hatred.
When I saw it, I was stuck, I was so embarrassed. It was as if I had just realized that I had been so inferior compared to him all along.
My hands were clenched with both of my eyes that were heating up for no reason and instantly a stream of warm water flooded my face. "Qiaofenga..." I flowed with a suffocating breath.
"It's good to see you again, sister." He said with a smile that calmed me down.
Seeing her like that made me want to cry even harder. What the fuck is he being so nice to me.— should just be mad at me, because then this guilt will be reduced.
I felt like a bad person to him. The memory of the mistake I made flooded my brain.
Qiaofeng walked over to me with his outstretched hand gently wiping away the tears on my face.
I looked at him with a plain, uncomplicated look. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry" Lirihku sad.
Qiaofeng looked back at me softly, "No need for an apology." Her speech.
Silent.
'Greb..' I quickly grabbed her hand and gripped her tightly. "Qiaofeng, are you alive and want to go home? Tell me where are you now? I'll pick you up and bring you back!" My touch with fire.
"Unfortunately, this place is the spirit world, which means I'm dead." Reply with ease.
I flinched, my hands bursting helplessly. My lowered face hid an undescribed strange look.
"Don't put on a look like that. Besides, I'm glad you came to talk to me." Further.
I looked up at her sharply. "Whatchu mean? I'm dead too?!" Sentakku.
Qiaofeng chuckled slightly.
"I mean—, you're just here to visit. It doesn't need to be that way either." Her speech.
"Yes, when I came to the spirit world to visit you was like on vacation and just having a picnic." Grunts me slowly and unconsciously.
The smile grew even more resounding on Qiaofeng's pretty face, he looked quite amused by it.
I saw it by turning my face serious. "Qiaofengdo.." Call me.
"Yes?" The answer.
"Your body in the Ca Li Land is gone. I have to find him, but, I don't know where to start." Obviously I was careful.
"No need to search." Replies
"Why?" Much
"It should be so. My body melted to re-merge between the two worlds." Clearly, indifferently.
"You mean?" My forehead is crinkled to interpret his explanation.
"A thread of bonding that brings a special presence. I can't tell you, so remember to find out about us, sister." His voice was flowing quietly but imprinted.
I looked at him deeply tracing his face which was wearing a firm expression full of weirdness, it might indeed not be allowed for a spirit like that since it would violate the laws of nature.
I can only sigh. But, remembering something else, I slowly said, "I've met your two children."
Qiaofeng's eyes trembled, unlike before he currently looked more emotional.
"Are they—," he choked.
"They're fine. Sweet and healthy boy." I said with a gentle smile.
"Thank God, I'm always watching them from afar." His voice was soft misty.
My lips were hooked up, but, when I wanted to reply said. 'Woosshh.bang...' A strong gust of wind like pulling my body into an invisible hole.
Qiaofeng clasped my hands one last time before darkness struck me a faint voice sounded out saying, "Please take care of them for me."
In the empty darkness, a flash of memory and the outpouring of feelings belonging to Qiaofeng crossed my mind. I can see a little memory that might be very imprinted in him.
Qiaofeng who was sitting alone in a small house, skinny back belonging to a young girl looks so lonely looking at the cluster of leaves, he said, waiting for the fifteenth year of his life to return home to a place called home or the person referred to as family.
In the fragility of his independent figure. In his silent and colorless life. Suddenly someone came to give him warmth. That person was Xia Qian Che.
'I am lonely and feel unloved. He was the only one who extended his hand to me. He told me I was worthy. And so I hung my life on her to satisfy my inattentive self. To this day, I do not regret the decision I have made.'
It was Qiaofeng's flowing inner voice telling me an important thing in the end of his life.
"Xuan'er, thank you."
Huh, he ended up calling me by name after all our conversations.
After that, the darkness sank me back into the void.
POV END'S.
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