Chapter 171 Girl (please ask for monthly votes for more updates)
The two sides were silent for a few seconds.
"Sorry. I broke into your castle without permission."
Gilan took off his hat, saluted to the other party, and said softly.
He saw that this girl was not simple.
Although under spiritual vision, the other party's consciousness is no different from that of ordinary people. But looking back at this dead island, this huge but empty castle, and this lonely girl in a wheelchair.
This does not look like an ordinary person.
"I'll leave now."
Gilan put on his hat again and was about to turn around and leave.
But the girl in the wheelchair stopped him:
"Wait a moment, sir."
Hearing the sound, Gilan stopped.
Immediately, I heard the rustle of rolling wheels coming from behind.
The girl pushed her wheelchair with her hands and came to Jilan's side. She turned to look at him and smiled:
"I didn't mean to drive you away...Actually, I It’s boring to be alone here. No one has visited me for a long time. Can you chat with me? ”
As she spoke, she pointed behind her.
At the end of the hall, there is a huge circular staircase leading upstairs.
"In return, how about I treat you to afternoon tea, sir?"
Jilan looked at the clear eyes and sincere smile on the girl's delicate but sickly pale face, After a moment of silence, he nodded mysteriously.
I don’t know whether it was the situation of the other party losing her legs that made him feel pity, or whether the other party was suspected of being a high-ranking mysterious person. Gilan wanted to try to have a good relationship with her. In short, he accepted the other party's invitation.
Seeing that he agreed, the girl smiled happily.
With a smile on her lips, she rolled the wheelchair with her hands and led the way.
Arrived in front of the circular staircase, Gillan walked up behind the girl like a gentleman and took the initiative to push her wheelchair up the slope on one side of the circular staircase.
The girl was startled at first, but she did not refuse.
Wait for the two of them to go up to the second floor.
Under the guidance of the girl, Ji Lan pushed her into a tea room with ancient decoration, but very warm.
The tea room is not big, about 20 to 30 square meters.
There are white candles in every corner, and the firelight illuminates the room.
A variety of bright flowers, as well as large and small potted plants of varieties Jilan could not recognize, were carefully arranged and placed on the corners, windowsills and wall panels to decorate the tea room.
If he didn’t tell her, Jilan would even think this was a flower house.
"Please take a seat, sir."
The girl pointed to the small round table in the center, and then went to the counter to make tea and get cups and saucers.
Her movements were neither hasty nor slow, appearing skillful and elegant.
“My name is Torina, what about you, sir?”
“Gilan.”
The wheelchair-bound girl named Torina chewed on the name as if she wanted to remember it.
Soon, holding the tray in one hand and rolling the wheelchair with the other, she slowly arrived at the round table. He arranged the small carved teapot and cups and saucers neatly, and poured another cup of hot tea for Gilan.
“This is the ‘Yelan’ I planted on the island specially. The tea produced by cooking it with ‘white tea leaves’ tastes slightly sweet and has a refreshing fragrance.”
Torina said with a smile.
“Hope you like it, Mr. Gillan.”
Ji Lan silently picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Suddenly, a strong aroma of tea, mixed with an indescribable sweetness, bloomed from your mouth. Although he has no physical body now, even his consciousness feels strong comfort with it.
The next second, he was stunned again.
Because he found that his spirituality had changed and became stronger and more stable... This meant that the upper limit of the elements of the universe that his spirituality could accommodate had been increased.
The efficiency of absorbing elements every day has also become higher!
Ji Lan's eyes were filled with joy, and she drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp. The spirit seemed to be jumping for joy and was greatly satisfied.
"This tea..." He put down the tea cup and spoke in surprise.
"It seems you like it very much."
Tolina was happy about this and took the initiative to refill his glass.
Jilan was not anxious this time. Looking at the other party’s elegant posture, he said frankly:
"Yeah. It tastes good, and it's very helpful to me."
Tolina raised her black eyes and landed on the blond young man. She spoke slowly and said:
"Just like you can see my pain..."
"I can also see your pain, Ji. Mr. Lan.”
"Your heart is full of restlessness, anxiety and eagerness. I believe this pot of tea can give you a little help."
"You seem to be eager to climb the original steps, hoping to gain stronger strength and a more stable foundation." The soul...maybe only in this way can it give you a sense of security and suppress the pain in your heart."
The girl picked up the teacup and expressed his hidden emotions in one sentence.
Jilan was stunned.
Listen to the other party slowly:
"But the pain will not disappear. Instead, it will hide deep in your heart. By absorbing your increasingly amplified emotions, it will slowly grow stronger and eventually turn into an unstoppable crazy beast."
"When This beast has fully matured, and your self will be swallowed up by it."
"At that time, you will no longer be you."
"But a beast dominated by madness. The beast of 'I'."
Gilan fell into a long silence.
The girl's words were like a sharp knife, piercing into his pretended to be hard heart, peeling away the fear he had hidden deep in his heart that he didn't want to reveal to outsiders.
"Thank you for the reminder, Miss Torina."
Gilan said hoarsely.
"But I have no other choice..."
"Yes." The girl sighed. "Too much helplessness in this world comes from having no choice."
"Just like me, I was born without legs, and I can't imagine what a wonderful experience it would be to stand and walk."
Jilan looked at the other party in a daze.
Remembering my past life, although I also lost my legs, I had walked, jumped, and ran wildly as a child, and enjoyed such beauty.
But the girl in front of me has never felt it before.
“I am born with a chronic disease and I don’t know how to cure it.”
Ji Lan sighed softly with an unspeakable pity.
The girl’s hand holding the teacup froze.
Hearing this, her eyes swayed for a moment, and she was a little absent-minded.
Soon, the blond young man asked again:
"Miss Tolina, do you hate the rain?"
"It's raining..."
The girl recalled what kind of scene it was like when it rained. She was silent for a while, but unexpectedly Jilan replied:
"I don't hate rain. . On the contrary, I like it very much.”
“Why?”
Through the conversation just now, Gilan seemed to have forgotten his surroundings, as if he had found a confidant. Enjoy talking to.
The girl smiled.
"Because that is very special to me... I have never seen it rain a few times in my life."
Gilan was a little surprised.
He frowned slightly, and through his own experience, he guessed something empathetically, and then said:
"Don't you rarely go out?"
"Yeah." Torina glanced at him in surprise and nodded. "So no matter what kind of weather it is, I always find it novel."
"Mr. Gillan hates rain?"
"Yes."
Gillen drank Sip tea and look out the tea room window at the dark night and sea.
“Rain always makes me irritable.”
"Mr. Gillan." Torina said softly. "Maybe on the contrary, it was because you were upset that you saw the rain."
Jilan raised his eyes and looked at the girl in confusion.
The girl lowered her head slightly and stared at the candle on the small round table.
The firelight reflected on her fair face.
“I’m afraid of the dark, so I filled the ‘Black Castle’ with candles. But sometimes, it’s inevitable to see a deeper darkness that shrouds everything, and any candles won’t help.”
Torina smiled slightly.
“So, the two of us are really similar.”
(End of this chapter)