Chapter 766: Rain or Tears
Then, Krevy's soul dissipated like petals, as if blown away by a breeze, and disappeared without a trace.
Alechino stood there quietly, looking up at the sky. I wonder what she was thinking.
After a moment, Alechino walked to a stone nearby that was large enough for two people to sit on and sat down gracefully.
After sitting down, Alechino cast his gaze towards Shao Yun who was not far away and called softly, "Mr. Shao Yun, come here."
Shao Yun stood up upon hearing the voice, walked towards Alechino, sat down beside her, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Alechino was silent for a moment, then looked at Shao Yun, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, and said softly: "Thank you for taking action at the most critical moment just now."
Shao Yun waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "The main reason is that you don't want to kill Lini and the others. If I didn't take action, could you really kill those three children?"
Alechino nodded and said in a reserved manner: "It's hard to say. I must maintain my dignity and uphold the rules of the 'home'..."
"Linnie, Linnet, and Femini, even if they don't die, they will have to lie in bed and rest for a few months like Tartaglia."
When Shao Yun heard this, his eyes widened and he couldn't help but teasing, "Crazy."
When Alechino heard Shao Yun call him "crazy", he snorted coldly and said with disdain, "You don't seem to have the qualifications to call me crazy..."
Shao Yun was not surprised by her reaction. He just nodded, then took out a bottle of gin from his backpack and handed it to Alechino, saying, "You are right. Come, have a drink and relax."
Alechino did not refuse. She reached out to take the bottle, opened the cap, tilted her head back and took a big sip.
The strong liquor entered her throat, bringing a burning sensation, but she seemed not to care and just silently savored the hot feeling.
After drinking a bottle of wine, Alechino slowly closed his eyes.
Shao Yun looked at her quietly, wondering what she was thinking at the moment.
After a while, Alechino finally opened her eyes. Her vision was a little blurry, but she soon regained clarity.
Shao Yun looked at the place where Krevie had just disappeared by turning into petals and asked Alechino a question.
"Krevy has completely disappeared. Do you feel a little sad? After all, she was your best friend."
Alechino's expression did not change at all. She calmly returned the empty bottle to Shao Yun and said lightly: "Anger brings impulse, and sadness brings hesitation."
Then, Alechino added: "As an aside, Mr. Shao Yun, if you can keep your emotions stable at all times like me, I think you can avoid a lot of trouble."
Shao Yun sneered, mixed with some complicated emotions and said: "I am a human, how can a human not have the slightest emotional fluctuations?"
"I feel love, hate, anger, fear, and all kinds of emotions. I am just an ordinary, normal person."
When Alechino heard Shao Yun use the word "normal" to describe himself, he felt an urge to laugh. This guy really knows how to flatter himself!
"Normal? Are you sure that's the right word to describe you?"
Shao Yun remained calm, even nodded shamelessly, and replied, "I think it's very suitable."
Faced with Shao Yun's shameless answer, Alechino was speechless for a moment. He was so shameless!
However, the "fear" he just mentioned aroused great interest in Alechino.
"But, speaking of that," Alechino suddenly changed the subject, "you still feel fear?"
Shao Yun nodded without hesitation. His expression seemed unusually calm. Talking about his fear was not something difficult for him to talk about.
"Of course I will."
Seeing this, Alechino was secretly delighted, as she thought she might have caught something on Shao Yun.
So, she deliberately asked with a little curiosity and purpose.
"So, what scares you? Can you tell me?"
Shao Yun naturally understood Alechino's intention. She just wanted to test him through this question and get some information about his weaknesses from him in case of emergency in the future.
Originally, Alechino didn't have high expectations for Shao Yun. After all, who would be stupid enough to reveal their own weaknesses?
However, unexpectedly, Shao Yun nodded and agreed.
This move was completely beyond Alechino's expectations.
Afterwards, Shao Yun slowly took out a silver coin from the Eastern Legend backpack on his waist and handed it to Alechino.
The silver coin looked ordinary and there was nothing special about it. Alechino took it, feeling full of doubts.
"What is this?" Alechino asked casually as she carefully examined the silver coin in the sunlight, "Is this the souvenir you bought in Liyue?"
Shao Yun pointed at the silver coin he handed to Alechino and explained, "I'm afraid you won't believe the origin of this thing. However, you can feel it first, and then tell me how you feel."
Alechino stared at the strange silver coin with some curiosity for a while, and suddenly thought of an idea.
She decided to use her own Blood Fire of the Evil Moon to test the silver coin to see if there was anything strange about it.
Action speaks louder than words, Alechino released his Blood Fire of the Dark Moon, letting the blazing flames wrap around the silver coin.
However, to Alechino's surprise, although the power of the Blood Fire of the Dark Moon was extremely strong, it lost its effect when it encountered the silver coin.
The silver coin remained completely intact despite the burning flames.
Alechino looked at the silver coin that was burned by his own evil moon blood fire, which was still intact. He was a little dazed and said, "What's wrong with this thing?"
Shao Yun looked at Alechino and saw that her Blood Fire of the Dark Moon had no effect on the silver coin, so he said, "It's scary, isn't it?"
Alechino did not respond to Shao Yun's words, her attention was completely attracted by the silver coin.
She looked at the silver coin carefully again, and suddenly, she found that the portrait of the person on the coin seemed to move, as if it came alive, staring at her vaguely.
This strange feeling made Alecino feel uneasy. She felt as if she was being watched by something and she felt uncomfortable all over.
This feeling became stronger and stronger, and then she quickly threw the silver coin back to Shao Yun.
"Okay, I understand why you feel scared... the origin of this thing..."
Shao Yun took the silver coin, hissed, and said, "You'd better not know, and don't delve into it."
Alechino nodded and said, "Okay..."
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After Shao Yun collected the silver coins, he then asked Alechino a question.
"So, I've revealed a secret to you. In return, can you please fulfill a small request of mine?"
Alechino looked at Shao Yun with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
She didn't know what kind of request Shao Yun would make, but from his tone, it didn't seem like it was anything excessive.
So she nodded and motioned Shao Yun to continue.
Seeing that Alechino did not refute, Shao Yun continued, "Can you express your sadness about Krevy's disappearance?"
When Alechino heard this, the expression on his face instantly became extremely ugly.
After a long while, she showed a disgusted expression as if she was looking at a pervert, and said, "Why? You like to see women cry? I didn't expect you to have such a perverted habit."
Facing Alechino's reaction, Shao Yun rolled his eyes at her and said calmly, "I just want to see if you have any human emotions."
"After all, you've always acted so cold, it's hard to believe that you have any real feelings."
Alechino didn't care about Shao Yun's opinion. She sneered and retorted: "Compared to you, a murderer, I have much richer emotions."
"I don't need you to prove anything. I know it very well in my heart."
Seeing that Alechino was simply too embarrassed to express his emotions, Shao Yun gave up.
"OK, I knew you would never show weakness, and you would never cry in front of me."
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However, just when Shao Yun decided to stop teasing Alechino, a drizzle suddenly began to fall from the originally clear sky without any warning.
Shao Yun looked up in surprise, looking at the dark cloud that had floated in from nowhere, and said to himself, "Villette, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying all of a sudden?"
"Is it because you feel sad knowing that Funina can't cook and can only eat macaroni every day?"
As soon as Shao Yun finished speaking, the rain seemed to understand his words and turned from drizzle to moderate rain at an alarming speed. It even had a tendency to intensify and turned into a downpour in the blink of an eye.
Shao Yun looked at this sudden change and shouted in disbelief: "Why is the rain getting heavier? Did I get it right?"
At this moment, Shao Yun inadvertently cast his gaze towards Alechino, who was also soaked by the rain.
In an instant, he was deeply attracted by the scene before him.
The crystal clear rain, with a slight coolness, met Alechino's warm skin.
Her face was outlined by the rain, and her originally cold and elegant temperament now added a bit of tenderness and sadness.
The raindrops trembled gently on her long eyelashes, but she remained unmoved.
Alechino's face was wet by the rain, and she couldn't tell whether it was the water marks on her face from the raindrops, or the tears she shed for Krevy, or maybe they had already merged into one.
If the rain in Fontaine was because the water dragon was crying, then at this moment, Alechino might take advantage of the rain sliding down her face and cry for Clavi without changing her expression.
Shao Yun looked at Alechino's tearful face and asked softly, "Are you crying?"
Alechino's eyes did not waver at all because of Shao Yun's question, and he said calmly: "Which eye of yours saw me crying? This is just the rain falling on my face."
"You wear a hat, so the rain won't fall on your face."
Shao Yun pointed at the liquid flowing from the corners of Alechino's eyes, which was not sure whether it was rain or tears, and said, "But the rain has entered your eyes. Are you sure it's okay?"
The corners of Alechino's mouth slightly lifted up, revealing a rare faint smile, but that smile revealed an elusive emotion.
She shook her head calmly and said softly, "It's okay."
The more Shao Yun looked at Alechino, the more he felt that she was crying, so he said, "Don't tell me that you are taking advantage of the rain to cry openly."
Upon hearing this, Alecino frowned, showing a hint of disgust, and said, "Do you think it's romantic to get wet in the rain? We should find a place to shelter from the rain instead of wasting time here."
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