Chapter 1622

"At this moment…… I see. So the 'Fu Li' that appeared at Fleming's retirement ceremony back then was another Wu Luo Jing Zi who completed the 'Shoushou' by sacrificing herself, and then her memory, as it passed through the Company, was seen by Fleming, who locked eyes with it for a period of time."

Hades gradually understood, nodding slightly: "The 'Shoushou' is equivalent to the destiny of every Wu Luo Jing Zi, differing only in that different Wu Luo Jing Zi complete the 'Shoushou' at different moments in the universe due to their own reasons, closing causality and letting themselves remain forever in the past."

"No wonder Xilian, though clearly an independent life, also had to separate from Xing and the others. Moreover, unlike other Golden Descendants, others can rush toward 'tomorrow,' but Xilian must forever remain in the 'past.' It turns out the one who must stay behind is…… Xilian."

Susano-o sighed deeply, he clearly understood that parting from Xilian this time was a true and final farewell.

"Then what about those death knells echoing in the future galaxy?"

The previously confident Shiva suddenly panicked, he still cannot recall now how he was killed by the Iron Tomb, he even lacks the memory of being killed and directly went to Shan Jian Tian to check in.

Without Xilian's resurrection, this means their world could at any moment suffer the same indiscriminate attack that destroyed the Iron Tomb this time, leading to total annihilation.

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Genshin Impact.

"Who is the Wu Luo Jing Zi? Me?"

Xia Luo Ti pointed at herself with a dazed expression: "Wait, completely mistaken? How could I possibly be a Wu Luo Jing Zi? I'm just a reporter from Fontaine who came to Snezhnaya for an interview!"

"Sorry, the Winter Contract Army is currently registering all visitors to Snezhnaya, especially……" Yaluoviya paused her registration motion, pointing her pen at Xia Luo Ti's head.

"Especially…… my hat?" Xia Luo Ti felt even stranger.

"It should be said to be your hair color, your pink short hair is very beautiful, but it just so happens that Wu Luo Jing Zi also have similar hair color traits."

"Um, searching for the Wu Luo Jing Zi, is this the Empress's order today?" As a journalist, Xia Luo Ti keenly sensed something, she cooperated with the Winter Contract Army's registration while asking calmly.

Yaluoviya lowered her head to flip through the register in her hands, not looking up: "Yes, and it was just issued, not only registering foreign visitors, but also conducting inspections within Snezhnaya."

"Does the Empress only judge whether someone is a Wu Luo Jing Zi by hair color?" Xia Luo Ti blinked her eyes, proceeding step by step.

"Um, for now——"

"Cough cough!"

Yaluoviya was about to continue speaking when suddenly a clear cough came from behind, timely interrupting her words.

"Oh dear, it seems this young lady is very interested in the Empress's orders."

Only seeing a golden-haired wind immortal with a ponytail walking over with a smiling face, her gaze swept over Xia Luo Ti's beautiful pink short hair, then fell back onto the subordinate's registration ledger, she said cheerfully: "Knowing so much, could it be that Miss Xia Luo Ti is interested in joining the Winter Contract Army? If you pass the entrance assessment, it wouldn't hurt to tell you the Empress's orders in detail~"

"Winter, Winter Contract Army?"

Wei Si Na smiled even more brightly, snapping shut the register in her hand: "Exactly, if you have no intention of joining the Winter Contract Army, you can wait a moment, turn left when going out, and learn the latest policy updates through the Pioneer Report~"

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""There will be no more Star Gods intervening in this history, nor will there be any more 'blank' in causality, thus the 'present' will be fixed, becoming unbreakable." The Black Tower Lady surveyed the empty surroundings, her expression somewhat complex: "Two paths, only one is correct. Machine Head did not tell me the answer. But the consequences of error can be imagined——due to 'causality missing,' there is a certain probability that the Iron Tomb will make a comeback.""

"""""

""These words like a sharp thorn, fiercely stabbed into Xilian's heart. She lowered her eyes, her pupils slightly trembling: 'The gods in the galaxy are also this unreasonable.'"

""My suggestion: don't think so much, first ask your own heart." The Black Tower Lady paused, as if weighing her words, "Choose the first path, you might be able to continue existing in the form of Memory Spirits, even travel with them (the Xingzhou Train) for a while. Even I can see that you care about them, especially Xing.""

""But if you choose the second path……" The Black Tower Lady's voice sank, "then you might have already missed the chance to say goodbye.""

"""""

Xilian lowered her head, her pink long hair falling, covering half her face. But what surprised the Black Tower Lady was that, facing such an important choice, Xilian had not hesitated too long.

""I've decided, Black Tower Lady.""

""I thought you needed time to carefully consider.""

""The answer is obvious, isn't it? But people indeed need a little time…… to overcome the sorrow in their hearts." Xilian gazed at the vortex deep in Fate's Narrow Gap, unconsciously the familiar face of Xing appeared before her eyes, "Her gentleness is always just right, surely…… she will forgive me?""

"""""

The Black Tower Lady sighed deeply: "I won't say more, lest I spoil the mood. But finally, may I ask you one more question?"

Xilian nodded: "Of course."

The Black Tower Lady bluntly: "Why?"

"""""

Xilian lightly smiled: "I've heard such a saying: divinity is 'flawless humanity,' and humanity is 'flawed divinity'…… the children of Wengfaluo Si, long ago stopped believing in gods. Compared to those who enjoy playing tricks……"

""I believe more in her, and in myself as a 'person'."

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Honkai 3.

"Don't… this kind of thing shouldn't happen……"

Patrick buried his face in the crook of his arm, sobbing with his shoulders shaking: "Why choose the second path? Clearly choosing the first path would also work! Even if the Iron Tomb makes a comeback, so what? At worst we destroy it again! As long as Xilian still exists, as long as the Xingzhou Train's adventure continues, this kind of thing can also be done, right?"

"Really, why must it be this kind of ending…… Eden Sister, I feel terrible……" Patrick raised the back of his hand, wiped his face haphazardly, but tears still kept falling.

Eden squatted beside him, said nothing, only gently reached out to pull Patrick into her embrace.

"Let her cry if she wants to." Eden said softly, one hand gently stroking her back, "It's okay."

Not far away, Ailixiya quietly watched this scene.

Her eyelashes drooped, she looked at her own hands——those hands once made of data, now possessing warmth, the person who regained a body through them could only forever remain in the past.

"Even the chance to personally say thank you to her…… is gone now."