Chapter 1666: One Body, Two Souls

Chloe once held 【Vientiane Impermanence · Darkness】 and climbed to the peak of the demigod with that card. Although Xia De didn't know if carrying that card helped her face her inner darkness, she also realized that this kind of card definitely had extraordinary power.

The brown-haired witch looked at Xia De, and she asked very cautiously:

"I know you have always wanted this card, but I have a premonition that once I use it here, it will no longer belong to me."

This meant that this card might be consumed here.

Xia De shook his head indifferently. Vientiane Impermanence cards obey the choice of fate, or Vientiane Impermanence cards actively manipulate fate, so although he wanted it very much, he didn't force it. If it should belong to him, it would appear sooner or later:

"It doesn't matter, my main purpose in coming here is to walk through the seven-day story completely. It's time to end this journey. Do it."

So, 【Vientiane Impermanence · Space】 was placed on the side of the five identity cards. As the card radiated light slightly, everyone heard the dust-composed humanoid sigh:

"Dual-position integrated space, broken relationships, and newborn blood. So that's it; you chose such a fate for yourself and them, then actively welcome it. I hope that in the long and distant years to come, you will not regret your own choice."

All the dust that made up its body fell to the ground. At the same time, an inexplicable violent wind blew from the distance of the Lost Forest. The wind was so strong that even Xia De and Chloe had to raise their arms and dodge sideways.

The campfire flickered in the violent wind, and all the cards flew in the wind. The rich damp and foul smell in the Lost Forest surrounded everyone with the surge of the wind, even making people suspect whether this small camp would be completely destroyed in this wind.

【Outsider, you felt fate.】

Fortunately, when the violent wind subsided, the campfire and the tent were still there. Xia De held Mia and held Chloe's hand, and then heard the heart-piercing voice of Miss Andriana the witch:

"Clara, no!"

Turning to look, Clara the black-dressed maid had turned into a stone statue. And not only that, the stone statue began to turn into flying ash bit by bit from the top of its head, dissipating into the forest just like that.

The long table was gone, and the original stone statue of Miss Laks was also gone, leaving only cards scattered on the ground. Xia De just glanced at it and knew that 【Vientiane Impermanence · Space】 was not among them. He thought it must have left with that violent wind just now.

"I lost both of them?"

At that moment, the spirit on the witch almost exploded. The feeling of despair made her soul unable to bear such powerful power. Fortunately, Chloe was still here:

"Don't be so nervous, believe in the fairness of fate."

She patted the shoulder of this witch who also belonged to the Zalas Academy:

"Look over there."

Xia De and Mr. Enriques the bard also looked at the edge of the camp.

Footsteps became clearer and clearer, until the girl who was almost identical to Clara the maid, but wearing a dark blue dress instead of a black maid dress, walked out from the misty forest.

She almost rushed to Miss Andriana and hugged her, and the witch also hugged her while crying. This was Miss Laks the stone statue who had just appeared. She had indeed returned.

"I don't understand. Because that special card was used, doesn't it mean Miss Clara doesn't need to pay the price? Where did she go?"

The bard asked in confusion, and Xia De stared at the newly appeared girl:

"It's not that she doesn't need to pay the price, but the price has become less. This Miss Laks is not just Miss Laks."

"What?"

The witch let go of her apprentice and then was shocked to discover the fact Xia De discovered:

"Laks?"

"Yes, teacher."

"Clara?"

"Yes, miss."

Both answers were spoken by the same mouth, just with subtle differences in expression.

"One body, two souls?"

Chloe asked Xia De, and Xia De nodded but didn't make any evaluation.

This matter was simple to say. Because of jealousy, the twin sister forced the sister away, putting the sister in danger. Later, because of various reasons, she wanted to make up for the tragedy she caused, which led to her being unable to separate from her sister anymore.

The stories of the "twin" sisters around him, such as Helen and Grace, Dorothy and Leisia, Megan and Audrey, were all different from the pair in front of him, but the similarities were still there. Love and being loved, regret and attachment, seeking but not getting, and losing and regaining.

So Xia De made no evaluation. This was someone else's story, and he just needed to watch.

The group returned to their respective cushions and sat in a circle, waiting for the end of the seven-day travel story. The sobbing girl held Miss Andriana's arm, and this brown-haired witch had also understood the situation of the sister she loved.

She seemed to have a high acceptance of this situation. Although the two became one, at least they were indeed by her side:

"From now on, don't leave me again."

Mr. Enriques, who was already familiar with the witch, took the initiative to talk and sent his blessings, and Chloe also breathed a sigh of relief for this ending. While Xia De was happy that the ending was considered round, he knew very well in his heart that he would absolutely not accept this situation appearing by his side; he just wanted Dorothy and Leisia to always be two people.

"The Temple of Fate at the top of the snowy mountain gave this journey a different meaning. The girl chosen by fate was reborn because of attachment and regret, and the loyal dog who was deeply trapped in the sin of jealousy also gained her own redemption."

The deity smiled and made a summary for the journey on the afternoon of the seventh day, looking very satisfied with everyone's "performance".

Subsequently, it was the end:

"Although the loyal dog left, a new loyal dog arrived. The five people in the travel group knew that their journey was about to end, but they still moved forward. Ahead, there was no valley surrounded by green grass and flowers, no garden with babbling brooks, and even less a temple where gods and saints had rested. On the night of the seventh day, it was still the snowy mountain with harsh environment. You camped, sat in a circle between the campfire and the tent, endured the severe cold, and welcomed the end of the journey with a somewhat meager dinner."

He asked the group kindly, for the first time in the story, asking the group as a god:

"The journey ended in such a location that is not worth commemorating; won't you feel disappointed?"

"The location of the journey is not important."

The witch, who was snuggling with her apprentice and maid, said, gently wiping the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes beside her.

"The process of the journey is the most important."

The bard who recorded this story said. Compared to before the story started, he had really changed a lot.

"It's good that it's over; why care where it ends?"

The outsider who came from the distant future said.

So the god said again:

"During the gathering, the travelers noticed that the dusty traveler came from afar and joined them. As the initiator of this journey and the narrator of this story, the traveler sitting with his back to the campfire asked everyone a question. Only by answering the question can you set off to return to your hometown."

Sure enough, the story of the seven-day journey reached the end, and it wouldn't be so easy to let them leave the Lost Forest.

Xia De held Little Mia tightly and sat upright, and the others also sat up straight, waiting for the deity's question.

That question was somewhat unexpected, but thinking about it carefully, it was just right:

"Although the scenery during the journey is important, companions are also important. The three travelers who have completely experienced the seven-day journey, please each write down a wish you want to help her or him realize for a companion."

He looked at the bard, Xia De, and the witch in turn:

"If this wish is just right, and everyone gets a wish, then you can leave here."

The three blank cards on the top of the deck floated toward the three people. The cards were blank, but as long as you thought about it, you could leave pictures or text on them.

The three people who had experienced this short yet long journey did not hesitate, and soon the three cards were in the god's hands. He smiled and looked at the wishes the mortals made for each other, and then revealed them one by one:

"The wish of the traveler under the moon—may the parrot who left the Lost Forest still be able to get his manuscript and be able to remember this wonderful journey in this way."

The bard nodded gently to Xia De to express his gratitude. Xia De wished for the poet instead of the witch because he felt that the witch's wish had already been realized.

"The parrot's wish—may the unicorn and her loyal dog be able to remember their dedication to each other."

Even the proud witch raised her head at this time to express her gratitude to the bard. And the reason why the poet wished for the witch was that he felt that among everyone, this lady was the most pitiful. The man holding two cats just now was already happy enough.

"The unicorn's wish—may the traveler under the moon be able to reunite with his lover at the end of time one day."

Chloe nodded to Miss Andriana to express her gratitude, and Xia De also showed a smile. However, his time was running out. After a short reunion, it was time to part, just like every time before. And he would remember this strange adventure of the time key just like in the past.

"Very good, you can leave. Travelers, I hope you like this little story by the campfire in the lost night. But if I am really willing to realize one of the three wishes, which one do you hope I realize?"

The god asked the group again.

"Please realize the parrot's wish; I will grasp my own life."

The witch said.

"Please realize the parrot's wish; I believe that I can meet her myself, I firmly believe in this point."

Xia De also said, and Chloe had no doubt about the plural pronoun "her" used by Xia De.

The god looked at them:

"You may still not understand the meaning of travel, but at least this is indeed a good story. Lost people, the Lost Forest is the place where lost people belong. This journey has allowed everyone to find their direction, so you don't belong here anymore."

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