latelenovela Chapter 497 Spending a day in regret
Chapter 497 Spending a day in regret
Upon hearing Dina Zede's words, Xu Ning looked up at her face, where her usually gentle expression revealed a hint of weariness.
"You're not feeling well, so you must make the most of your rest time. But today is the Flower Goddess's birthday festival, so treat it as an occasional indulgence and have a good day. But you'll need to take good care of yourself tomorrow."
Dina Zede smiled and said, "I thought you were possessed by your father when I heard the first half of your sentence, but thankfully you turned back into yourself when you said the second half."
Xu Ning silently took a sip of his drink, then turned to look at the bustling street, where almost every stall was surrounded by lively crowds.
Despite the bustling and vibrant scene, Xu Ning sensed an inexplicable sense of unease.
It's as if this place shouldn't be so lively at all; instead, it should be extremely deserted, with lonely floats, empty stalls, and a theater where not a soul is seen—that's what the Grand Bazaar should look like now.
Xu Ning was astonished by the scene he had imagined.
The Grand Bazaar was so deserted, it didn't look like a place for the Flower Goddess's birthday celebration at all. It was practically a ghost town. All the Mora I spent here was just a waste of money.
Putting aside that inexplicable scene, Xu Ning saw Dina Zedai and Kong and a few others huddled around a candy stand playing a guessing game.
"How could we forget Master Ji and Qingyi in such a lively atmosphere? Both of them are also experts at eating sweets."
Shen He would never come out to such a lively place, but Qingyi and Master Ji both liked it very much.
As for the Wind God who collapsed again beside the Thousand Winds Wine Pool, Xu Ning was already being quite lenient with this cowardly god by not letting Shadow Wolf Maru take his little dog to pee there every day.
This guy still hasn't revealed a single thing about erasing the poem on the letter with an apple!
Xu Ning reached out and pressed on the dragon's eye. There was no familiar collapsing feeling. The wine gourd in his hand suddenly turned into a solid copper lump.
Let alone calling Qingyi and the others, Xu Ning couldn't even open the Dust Concealment Cave.
"What's going on? I was sleeping inside yesterday, how come today... today... today..."
Xu Ning seemed to wake from a dream, "Holy crap, this is already the second cycle? I was really too humble just now."
Once he suddenly understood how he entered the illusion connected by the void terminal, Xu Ning immediately called upon the being that had brought him here in his mind.
"Are you still there? It seems that the illusion here is stuck in today forever, and everyone is trapped inside, unable to enter tomorrow, right?"
The mysterious voice suddenly spoke again, "We cannot know the exact definition of today and tomorrow, so how can we determine whether today is tomorrow or yesterday?"
"How many days have passed today? Is tomorrow just a fabricated concept? In reality, there is no such thing as tomorrow. Perhaps even this world is an illusion, and the history of this continent is nothing more than a long, endless festival of the Flower Goddess..."
Hearing these incredibly philosophical words, Xu Ning sipped his wine and pondered for a moment. "That's a good point, but don't say it again. I just wanted to ask how to wake everyone up. You should know the method, right?"
"You'll know for sure by tomorrow, so there's no need to ask me! If you can't wait until tomorrow, go find out for yourself!"
Xu Ning sighed, "I'll naturally know tomorrow, but the problem is, aren't we always stuck in today's cycle? By the way, you don't actually know the answer, do you? Why do you insist that I find it myself? You're definitely angry, aren't you?"
The voice seemed to fall silent.
Xu Ning scratched his head, but for a moment he was at a loss for what to do.
He had completely remembered what happened "yesterday," which was the first cycle.
After Dina Zede and Sora finish their divination game, they will come to find me to retrieve a gift from her residence. On the way, we encountered robbers. I escorted Dina Zede away first, leaving Dixia behind to cover the retreat. Dixia sustained minor injuries.
Because of the excessive time wasted, not only did they fail to receive the gift in their haste to see Nel's Dance of the Flower Goddess, but due to the interference from the Order of the Church, even those who rushed over in the end were unable to witness the Dance of the Flower Goddess.
I spent the day with regret.
Xu Ning recalled the empty city he had seen during the day and thought to himself, "If this illusion is a dream woven by everyone's consciousness, then the bad guys inside must also be bad guys outside. In that case, let's eliminate some wrong answers and try to make up for some regrets to see if we can break the deadlock."
"Xu Ning, I forgot something at my residence. Could you... come with me to get it?"
Dina Zede came over and called her again, her voice tinged with embarrassment and pleading.
Xu Ning naturally nodded in agreement, "Sure, is Dixia coming along too?"
Dixia laughed and said, "That's the bodyguard's responsibility. I won't leave Miss's side for even a moment. Of course, if you and Miss are together, I can leave one or two steps away."
Dina Zede was mortified and, bickering with Dixia, hurried forward.
Xu Ning instructed Kong to keep order at the Zuber Theater and prevent any disturbances before quickly catching up with Dina and Zede.
Sure enough, they encountered the thugs who were planning to kidnap Dina Zede near their residence.
It was quite a coincidence.
This group of people somehow learned that the eldest daughter of the Humayi family lived in such an apartment, and they came early in the morning hoping to make a "big deal".
Unfortunately, Dina Zede was so eager to attend the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival that she got up early, leaving them empty-handed.
Just when they were feeling frustrated, Dina Zede returned to get a gift for them, much to the delight of the kidnappers.
"Haha, what great luck! I thought I missed out, but it just came to me again."
The leader of the gilded guild chuckled, "We haven't received any money from the Humai family yet. We wonder how many Mora the Humai family will have to pay to ransom this young lady?"
Seeing that Dixia was eager to try, Xu Ning smiled and reached out to stop her.
“You said it before, bodyguards can’t leave their employers’ side for even a moment. Take Dina Zede back to the Grand Bazaar. Our people are all over there, no one will dare to chase after them there. I’ll handle the people here.”
Although Dixia and Xu Ning had fought, both of them were very restrained and did not use their full strength.
Even so, according to Dixia's judgment, Xu Ning's apparent strength is quite considerable.
"Okay, take good care of yourself. I'll take the young lady to the Grand Bazaar and find an empty seat. I'll come to help you immediately."