Jinyun...
The young man who looked so much like his son left the hope of survival to himself.
Thanks to him, the anti-Honkai drugs subsequently developed by Kamijou Pharmaceutical saved tens of millions of people infected by Honkai, and protected hundreds of millions of ordinary people from infection and torture from Honkai disease.
Behind these miracles is the child's hard work and dedication until his death.
"Bronya."
Liu Mei didn't want Bronya to continue to be sad, she smiled gently and said:
"Walk with me, will you?"
"Of course." Bronya nodded slightly, "I just came here to stroll along the beach."
"That's great."
Bronya stepped forward, took Liu Mei's arm, and helped her walk on the golden and soft beach.
The clear blue sky is gently reflected on the sea, as if pouring all the vast blue here.
The waves gently hit the shore, making a melodious sound.
Liu Mei placed one hand on the back of Bronya's hand that was supporting her, looked out at the distant horizon, and smiled gently:
"Bronya, you've changed a lot."
"Have I changed?"
"Well, you've grown quite a bit taller..."
She glanced at her elbow. Because of Bronya's support, her elbow would inadvertently touch the other's proud chest.
“I’ve also matured a lot.”
Bronya nodded slightly: "After all, many years have passed."
"I'm not just talking about age."
"...?"
"Little girl, after so many years, you still don't have the idea of starting a new relationship?"
"what?"
"The war is over, and humanity has finally ushered in the long-awaited peace. It's time to find someone to have a good relationship with, little girl."
"..."
Seeing that Bronya remained silent and was indifferent to what she said, Liu Mei couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
After a while, she smiled again: "Yeah, that's right, after all, you are a legendary hero who saves the world, there is no man in the world who can match you, right?"
"I have a lot of friends around me, so..."
"Yes, I have seen them. There were photos of them in the letter you sent me. They were all very cute girls.
Saving the world is such a daunting task, but it is up to you little girls to shoulder it. You have worked so hard..."
"All of this is in the past," Bronya brushed her hair that was messed up by the wind, "so it's nothing."
"Yeah, it's all over."
The topic ended here, and the two fell silent again. The waves rolled in from the horizon, hitting the rocks on the shore, and the waves splashed like a silver bottle breaking. From a distance, they looked like clusters of white plum blossoms blooming on the coast.
"The place where we just met is called Cape Rock. Not far away there is also a End of the World Rock. Did you see those young people taking pictures on the beach? They were all in pairs."
"Ah."
"In Shenzhou, the term 'ends of the earth' was originally used to describe being too far away to touch. But now, in order to express the wishes of those who died in the Honkai disaster, the living have changed its meaning to one of being together forever."
These were just complained about by the reloaded bunny on the way here.
Bronya smacked her lips, not knowing what to say.
After all, apart from that group of friends, she no longer had any lover with whom she could expect to be together forever.
"I have somewhere else I want to go, please come with me."
"where?"
"Have you ever heard of the Shenzhou Sea Guanyin statue?"
"......No."
"It's okay, just follow me."
"Ah."
......
......
When Yun Xi put his hand down from the Tianya Stone, Jin Yun was staring blankly at the Cape Stone not far away.
She walked up to the other person and gently poked his cheek with her index finger:
"It's time to come back to your senses."
"what!"
Jinyun was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and looked into Yunxi's green and calm eyes:
"Sister Xi, are you done with your memories?"
"I should be the one to say this," Yun Xi said in a neutral voice, with one hand on his waist, "I have been staring at the direction of Cape Rock since a while ago. What's going on? Did you see someone you know?"
"No......"
Jinyun shook his head and scratched his hair in confusion:
"It's just that I just had a feeling that I might run into someone I know there."
"Feeling like I can touch it? What kind of premonition is this?"
"I can't really describe it, so I just said it was a premonition."
"..."
"Don't just talk about me. I haven't even asked you yet, Sister Xi, why did you bring me all the way here?"
While saying this, Jinyun's expression became a little unnatural, his eyes became fan-shaped, hiding three parts of nervousness, three parts of expectation, three parts of doubt and ninety-seven parts of shyness.
To be honest, Yun Xi felt like punching someone after watching this.
She curled up her right hand, and her bony white fingers were grasping the air. She always felt that she should hold something with her fingers at this time.
Yun Xi sat down with one hand hugging her knees, while her other hand wandered restlessly on the beach like a spirit snake. Her slender jade fingers suddenly clenched, then spread out, and she held a handful of sand:
"Time is such a strange thing, Jinyun."
"Ok?"
“Sometimes it is like a stream, flowing silently. Sometimes it is like the bright moon, passing through the sky, unchanging from eternity.
People say that time flies by like a white horse, but I prefer the latter. Time is like a lake, still all year round, and only a breeze can make it ripple. "
"Why are you so literary all of a sudden..." Jinyun couldn't help but complain, "It gives me goosebumps just by listening to it."
"Look at this stone. Some people say it came from outer space and fell here. It has been standing here for billions of years."
"Billions of years is too much, maybe a few hundred years..."
"More than that." Yun Xi said, "Although I don't know how long it has existed, it is definitely more than a few hundred years."
"Ha, Sister Xi, since when did you become interested in history and archaeology?"
"Can you please stop interrupting?"
"sorry."
Jinyun gave in immediately.
Yun Xi slowly opened her fingers holding the sand, and the sand in her hand flowed down through her fingers like a small sand waterfall. The sea breeze blew, and the tiny sand grains were carved into the shape of the wind.
"To me now, time is more like the sand in my hand. It will dissipate when the wind blows, and only the residue between my fingers will remain."
"Well, do you want to say that time flies, or..."
“What I’m trying to say is that I’m forgetting.”
"what?"
“I mean, the things that I remember… there’s a lot of stuff that I can’t remember anymore.
Many things are gradually being forgotten by me, the places I have been to, the scenery I have seen, the people I have met...
I am still me, at least this body is me, but having lost so many memories, I have become broken and no longer complete."
Yun Xi stared at the remaining grains of sand in his hand, as if he could see through them the remaining fragments of memory in his mind.
"Beauty and ugliness are all bones beneath the skin, and appearance and voice are nothing but the eyes of the world. Time has not left any traces on me, but in another way, it has warned me of my growing age at the cost of taking away my important memories.
Jinyun, do you think that if a person loses her memory and can no longer remember her past, is she still the same person as before?"
Listening to Yun Xi's series of sighs, Jin Yun couldn't help but stand there in a daze.
Are you discussing philosophy with me?
There is a famous paradox in the history of philosophy called the Ship of Theseus.
Its core issue is: if the wood on a ship is gradually replaced until all the wood is no longer the original wood, is the ship still the same ship?
The question Yun Xi asked is somewhat similar to this one.
"If a person loses his memory, is she still the same person?"
Jinyun chewed over the question in a low voice, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the deep sadness and sorrow flowing in Yunxi's green eyes.
These sentimental and melancholy words came from the mouth of this woman who was always strong and cold, as proud as the snow and frost. Jinyun felt a sense of sadness in his heart for no reason.
Only at this moment did he realize how lonely Yun Xi was.
I have been able to rely on her since I was a child, with homework, playmates, household chores, and as someone who stood by me when I was bullied.
No matter how far away from home he is, as long as he looks back, Yun Xi will always be there waiting for him.
Just like a mother always lights a lamp at night for her children who return home from a trip.
No, not the mother.
More like a wife.
She doesn't ask you to be successful in your career or to be rich and powerful. She will thoughtfully arrange everything you need for you, and all she needs in return is your company.
However, Yun Xi has never been able to rely on him in a real sense.
Jinyun came and sat down beside Yunxi, and imitated her by pinching a handful of sand in his palm, and slowly spoke:
"Sister Xi, there is a saying, I wonder if you have heard of it."
"what?"
“A person will experience three deaths in his life. The first is when your brain stops functioning and your heart stops beating, and you are biologically declared dead.
The second time is when your relatives on earth attend your funeral to say goodbye to you and remind you that you will no longer exist in this society.
The third time is being forgotten. When the last person in the world who remembers you gradually forgets you, you are truly dead, and everything in this world will no longer have anything to do with you.
"Interesting statement...what were you going to say?"
“I want to say that I will always remember you.”
"...Morning mushrooms do not know the new moon and full moon, and cicadas do not know spring and autumn. Compared with the big tree, the mayfly is just born in the morning and dies in the evening. What is the eternity?"
"Oh, you think so far ahead? It's almost beyond the scope of human beings."
Jinyun curled his lips, shook off the sand in his hand, and showed the sand remaining in the cracks of his fingernails to the other party:
"But you see, time can't wear away everything. Just like these grains of sand, some of them will always remain. If you still feel uneasy, come with me."
