Chapter 397: Honkai: Star Rail — The Xianzhou General Wouldn't Dream of a Yandere Chapter 392: Underlying Code

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Inside the Liyue North Bank Branch, the moment Xuan Ge appeared before her, Rosalind felt as if her entire being had returned to five hundred years ago.

"Ge... General..."

Rosalind subconsciously called out softly, using the way she most liked to address Xuan Ge.

Xuan Ge smiled and nodded, but those eyes were welded dead onto Rosalind's....

At this moment, Xuan Ge recalled his experience of being trained by Dahlia.

Rosalind did not mind Xuan Ge's rude behavior at all; on the contrary, she felt incomparable joy at his utterly undisguised conduct.

With reddened eyes, she walked forward, first reaching out to lightly touch him; when her fingertips contacted that real body temperature, only then did she confirm this was not a dream.

"General, I...."

Rosalind's words suddenly halted; her tears once more surged out uncontrollably, but she forced a smile and said in a trembling voice:

"Welcome home."

She did not question where Xuan Ge had gone these years, nor did she ask why he had become white-haired like this now.

Because her own soul told her, the person before her eyes was that very Xuan Ge who once stood beneath the Wind God Statue, singing together with her.

"... I forgot some things."

Xuan Ge still brought out the amnesia excuse; this was also something that could not be helped.

Without a Path's blessing, if he wanted to wield the power of causality he could only draw from his own stored power, and each draw consumed nearly one-thousandth of his strength.

For safety's sake, he chose to earnestly appreciate the beautiful scenery before him on one hand, while slowly figuring out that version of himself who was called the Divine Might General in Teyvat on the other.

"It doesn't matter."

Rosalind reached out and lightly caressed his cheek; her gaze, like Xuan Ge's, was firmly welded onto him.

"If you want to hear, I'll tell you; if you don't want to hear, then we'll start over from the beginning."

Venti, to the side, sensing the Life Fire that had long since dried up inside Rosalind reignite, quietly let out a breath of relief.

Had Xuan Ge not returned in time, Rosalind would likely have already made preparations for martyrdom.

After the Divine Might fell, Rosalind hated the gods above to the bone; she cried dry all her tears in Qiu Ge Zhi Di, and the first thing she did upon emerging was launch revenge against the Ice God.

Because Qiu Ge Zhi Di is very close to both Snezhnaya and Inazuma, it is a massive island in the sea.

But Rosalind was at most merely a God's Eye bearer; how could she possibly contend with a true god.

The result was obvious.

Her battle with the Ice God lasted a mere ten minutes, and those ten minutes were only barely endured because the Ice God deliberately held back.

At the moment of defeat, Rosalind — whether heart or body — thoroughly died.

Fortunately, she was entangled with the Divine Might far too deeply, and on top of that encountered the Ice God proactively returning the Divine Might's Relic to her.

That was why the Ice God allowed her to accept this empty shell named "La Signora".

Thinking of this, Venti smiled in satisfaction.

As expected, the wind still brings good fortune.

He quietly came behind Xuan Ge, conjured a bouquet of Cecilia Flowers, and stuffed it into Xuan Ge's hand.

Then, he turned and left.

That drinking party just now isn't finished; when I go back this time I'll have to drink to my heart's content.

Must switch to big bowls!

Xuan Ge blanked for a moment; he originally didn't know what Venti had shoved into his hand, but when he took it out to look, that bouquet happened to point straight at Rosalind.

"Ge... General..." Seeing Xuan Ge produce the Cecilia Flowers that symbolize love, Rosalind completely softened.

Xuan Ge blinked, seeing her reaction, and instantly understood the meaning of this flower.

"Sorry for making you wait so long."

Xuan Ge handed the bouquet to Rosalind, and with his superb husband-material aura said softly: "This time, are you willing to accompany me to see a thousand mountains and ten thousand waters?"

The Harbinger La Signora, who in outsiders' eyes was originally lofty and cold as frost, at this moment directly became the embodiment of a super-sweet girl thoroughly captured by love.

"I... I'm willing, as long as it's you, I'm willing to do anything."

Rosalind blushed; she did not reach for the bouquet, because the person before her was thousands of times, tens of thousands of times more important than the flowers.

She extended both hands, tightly grasping Xuan Ge's hand that held the flowers, then leaned forward, tiptoed, and lightly kissed Xuan Ge on the lips.

The moment their lips touched, Rosalind took only one second to smell the other lingering scents on Xuan Ge; though already very faint, she remembered them incomparably clearly.

'That stinky bird who wears black stockings every day, and that idiot who makes the kitchen explode every day he cooks.'

Xuan Ge perceived Rosalind's nose tip twitch slightly; for some reason, he suddenly had the illusion of being caught red-handed by Ling Sha on the spot.

"I...."

Xuan Ge wanted to speak in defense, but Rosalind extended a finger and lightly pressed it against his lips.

"It's fine, with you here, everything is enough." Rosalind smiled sweetly.

She truly did not care whether Xuan Ge was amorous, because she had once truly, genuinely lost him.

She personally witnessed the General's death, so she never wanted to experience that kind of loss again.

She didn't ask for much; as long as Xuan Ge was willing to occasionally glance at her, willing to accompany her for a little while, say a few words to her, all of this would make her incomparably satisfied.

".... Rosalind."

Hearing these words, a wave of indescribable sourness rose in Xuan Ge's heart.

It wasn't that he couldn't accept Rosalind's frank and burning love, but that he simply couldn't get past Xuan Ge of this world's hurdle.

He couldn't possibly stay in this world for long; he had to find out why this world's Shen Wei fell back then as soon as possible.

Moreover, he had absolutely no idea what the time flow between the two worlds was actually like.

So.....

Rosalind keenly captured the fleeting hesitation in Xuan Ge's eyes; her heart ached at the sight, but she wasn't disappointed.

Being able to look at Xuan Ge one more time, she would be willing to die right now.

She received that bunch of Cecilia Flowers, looked down at the petals, and said softly:

"Cecilia Flowers are the flowers most commonly used by Mondstadt's young men and women to confess and convey feelings; every Wind Flower Festival, many people use the gift of Cecilia Flowers to express their hearts."

A tear quietly fell on the petals, making Xuan Ge's heart feel even worse.

He reached out wanting to wipe her tears, but Rosalind instead reached out and grabbed his hand, making his hand turn back and tightly hold her own hand.

"General, you've surely met Xianyun and Ying by now. One is a Xian, one is a God...."

Rosalind lightly pursed her lips, her voice lowering.

"And I.... am just a ruined body, a cluster of fire that burned out long ago...."

Hearing this, Xuan Ge understood Rosalind had misunderstood him.

She was thinking that he had already seen more stunning existences, so that was why he was somewhat cold toward her.

But how could that be possible; he likes big ones, even if the Huan Yu exploded that wouldn't change this preference.

"Listen to me, Rosalind."

Xuan Ge cut off her humble self-narration.

"I'm going to investigate the truth of Shen Wei's fall back then; I must find that answer, so I hesitated — I'm afraid of implicating you all."

Hearing this, Rosalind looked up at him: "General.... you.... you don't disdain me?"

"How could that be; my eyes are practically welded onto you right now."

Xuan Ge simply self-detonated; his gaze, whether center or peripheral, had long been firmly welded onto Rosalind's stunning numbers.

Rosalind froze for a moment, then shyly turned her head away, unable to hold back a laugh.

"General, you're still this bad."

"Uh hehe, just so you know."

Xuan Ge laughed and nodded, grabbed her other hand, learning the way she had held him just now, and also turned back to tightly hold her.

Rosalind watched Xuan Ge shelter the flowers and herself in his arms like before; she could no longer hold it in and burst into loud sobs.

"Wuwu ah~~ General, that flower you gave me the first time, I didn't keep it safe, it's all my fault!"

Seeing Rosalind cry aggrievedly like a little girl who had done something wrong, Xuan Ge gently pulled her into his embrace.

"Don't cry don't cry; this time I came back, it was specially to give you a replacement flower."

While comforting Rosalind, Xuan Ge silently gave Venti a huge thumbs-up in his heart.

If he could cross the world line's barrier, he would definitely have the Xian Zhou send over a whole planet...

No, ten!

Covered in all the world's alcohol, letting Venti drink his fill.

Switch to big cups!

This consumption, all paid by Sha Jin!

At this moment, Sha Jin, who was leisurely accompanying his sister on vacation on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, suddenly sneezed.

Sha Jin frowned; an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

"Bad...."

PS: Shenhe, I know you're watching; you like blocking my book's re-review, picking faults every day, then I'll make you watch every day.

This scheme is Large Intestine (you have to review what I write, right.)