GBP Chapter 805 What if we're going the same way?
Chapter 805 What if we're going the same way?
Even though Paimon was so close, he couldn't quite make out what Marian was saying—it was too intense.
That moment was like words suddenly sinking underwater, leaving only the sound of bubbles.
But even if he couldn't hear it clearly, Paimon knew in his mind that there was no such thing as a "strong flavor." It was just bland water. Marian couldn't drink it but said it was "strong," which must be an irony that the big drunkard was unwilling to bring out the real good wine.
What's most infuriating is that the drunkard was still laughing, not blushing at all!
Xu Ning naturally didn't feel embarrassed.
"You can't even drink it? What a pity. Even the purest water needs to be mixed with fresh water from outside, otherwise it will become a stagnant pool over time. After thousands of years, it will probably rot."
Marian smiled noncommittally, "Anyway, we've been here for so long, and it's rare to have guests. Let me show you around."
Upon hearing their hostess's invitation, everyone rose and followed her toward the garden, with Caterpillar and Seymour trailing behind at a distance.
The flowerbed is beautiful; it's clear it's been carefully tended.
However, at this moment, no one was really in the mood to appreciate the flowers, especially Kong.
Kong had always felt that Brother Xu's way of speaking was becoming more and more like Naxi Da's, as if he had said everything, yet he hadn't explained anything clearly.
And why are we suddenly visiting this place? Didn't we come here to find Princess Lilith?
"I'm sorry, I know this might spoil everyone's fun, but I still want to ask, is there really no information about Princess Lilith here?"
This sentence is like a pebble dropped into a mirror-like body of water; the ripples spread and never return to calm.
Marian turned her head, but instead of answering the blank question, she asked Ann, who had been somewhat silent, "What do you think?"
Ann spoke somewhat sullenly, "So the place that exists in my memory is actually just a huge stage, where the story of the Narcissus Cross Adventure Team is being performed... and I am just a character in this story, right?"
Marian didn't speak, she just looked at Anne quietly.
"Then... many of the things I remembered on the way were things that actually happened in these places? But I'm just a character in a story, how could I possibly know things outside the story... And... and in that case, wouldn't my birth as a pure water spirit and my wish to save Princess Lilith be completely meaningless?"
Looking at Anne's distressed expression, Marian said with pity, "Anne, your birth was a beautiful accident. Perhaps you don't have to live for Princess Lilith, but for yourself, to see what the world is like now, and then have your own soul and memories, your own personality and desires, to experience all the beauty in the real world, okay?"
Ann remained silent and said nothing, and it was unclear whether she had taken Marianne's words to heart.
Xu Ning gently pinched An's little wings and smiled at An, "Perhaps you yourself didn't realize that you unintentionally brought us into your story, perhaps so that we could help you out of it?"
At this point, Xu Ning turned to look at Marian, "Perhaps, Marian brought us here because she actually wants to save you, the 'princess'?"
Marian said softly, "This is my resting place, which is also my grave. Although I sometimes like to dream and imagine wonderful adventures and the future, I know that what has happened cannot be undone. In the real world, everything has already ended."
"This is not a place for you to stay for long. You should leave as soon as possible!"
Almost as soon as Marianne finished speaking, everything around them suddenly transformed into a world of pure water.
The tower corridor they had just walked through had been submerged by the sea at some point, and the crowd was swept away by the raging current, involuntarily rushing towards a hole in the top of the building.
When everyone returned to the place where An first met, An spoke with a heavy heart.
"I'm sorry. Actually, after you led me away from the story's path, I remembered many things, many emotions and scenes, happy and angry, kept coming back, one by one, although they were all blurry, it was as if I had experienced them all before..."
Xu Ning took a sip of his drink and asked, "...So you don't want to live as a new version of yourself, as Marian suggested. You want to find the story of the past, continue that story, and find an ending for it? But we also have a lot to do, so we might not be able to accompany you..."
Seeing An's somewhat apprehensive expression, Xu Ning grinned, "...But tell me where you want to go, just in case we're going the same way."
Anna rubbed her little wings and said, "In my memory, there seems to be a place called the Narcissus Cross Society, which seems to have a deep connection with our adventure team. Perhaps we can find something there..."
Xu Ning clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "Don't you think fate is really amazing? Seymour was determined to find its owner, Marian, and Marian led us to find her. Although she doesn't seem to be Seymour's owner, it at least shows that Marian has a strong sense of direction. Now, another place that Marian wants to go to seems to be related to Marian as well. Shall we go and take a look?"
The gears on Seymour's body began to spin rapidly, as if sorting through fragments of memory and logic.
"In my memory unit, the information about Miss Marian ends with Erinas's body. After that, due to damage, no more information was input. Perhaps we can find information about Miss Marian in the enemy's organization. I agree with Mr. Xu Ning's suggestion."
Xu Ning raised the gourd in his hand. "Alright, since you all agree, let's set off. Caterpillar, I'll have to trouble you to lead the way this time. You've only been in prison for a few hundred years, I'm sure you haven't forgotten the way home, have you?"
Caterpillar raised her hand helplessly. "I remember, I remember, but it's getting dark. Aren't you hungry? I was just watching you while you were having tea and snacks. Why don't we eat something and rest for the night before we go?"
As soon as food was mentioned, Paimon cheered and said he wanted to invite Qingyi to hold a barbecue party together.
Xu Ning did not invite everyone into the Hidden Dust Cave. Instead, he had Qingyi bring out a lot of barbecue grills and ingredients. The group sat around the fire, eating and chatting casually.
"Everyone says the society's location is extremely hidden. Even after searching for many years, Zhu Yingting couldn't find it. Just where is it?"
Caterpillar, focused on grilling meat, answered the question without even looking at Xu Ning, "You should have been there. I remember you caught the murderer of the dissolving girl yourself, right? He was hiding in the ruins of the former Academy of Natural Philosophy, and the Society was there."