We moved to Golden Courtyard

Xu Qi wanted to continue speaking, but Ai Li silenced her with her index finger.

She looked at Xu Qi tenderly and said softly, "Even like this, I don't dislike you, okay?"

"..."

Xu Qi suddenly felt that he no longer needed to explain anything.

I was being narrow-minded, thinking that Ellie was a little angry for that reason.

"Then why..."

At this point, Ellie blushed again! Now, no matter what Xu Qi said, she was too embarrassed to explain why she seemed a little afraid of him.

Could she say that she was afraid that when it was her turn to sleep with Xu Qi, he would make her faint?

This is just too shameful!

153. The shimmering Durandal, the shimmering Qiqi

The car drove all the way to the largest flower park in Nansha.

To Ying's surprise, she didn't see many fellow travelers heading this way, and even at the park's parking lot, there were only a few scattered cars.

And... as soon as Sakura got out of the car, she smelled something unpleasant—rust...

Why is there such a strong smell of rust here?

Alicia looked around curiously and asked, "Xu Qi... is there really a sea of ​​flowers here? Why are there so few people?"

Indeed... something is strange.

Just then, the security guard in charge of the parking lot came over. Seeing the group of one man and two women, he seemed to understand something and asked, "Are you three here to see the sea of ​​flowers?"

Xu Qi stepped forward and nodded, "Yes, but it seems like there are very few people. Is it because it's newly opened?"

"Ha, no, there were a lot of people here before."

Before……

"Then now..."

The security guard glanced at the three people, shook his head, and said, "It's alright. Anyway, the park doesn't charge admission anymore. Just go in and take a look, and you'll understand."

Oh, don't worry about parking time; parking here is free now.

No entrance fee?

Go straight into the park?

The three looked at each other, all seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

The security guard... he seemed unwilling to say anything more and had already walked away.

"Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look."

Ai Li looked at Xu Qi, and finally, she grasped Xu Qi's large, kind hand and nodded.

"Ok!"

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After entering the park, Xu Qi hadn't walked far... when he understood why the security guard's words had sounded so strange, and why there were so few people in the park...

"how so……"

Ellie stared blankly at the scene before her.

Can this still be called a park?

The scorched soil was everywhere, and the road was littered with scattered pieces of sheet metal and broken armor.

And this scene can be seen just a few steps after entering the park from the main gate...

The entrance to the park is still in perfect condition, with flowers blooming everywhere. Walking on the stone path, you can occasionally smell a faint fragrance of flowers.

however……

Just around the corner, the deeper you go, the stronger the smell of rust becomes.

Until... this scene unfolded before my eyes.

The sea of ​​flowers... has disappeared.

All that remained was this devastated land, with rows of fallen exoskeletons abandoned here. The charred surroundings and their own broken state testified to the battle that had taken place here.

There's the Iron Man model specifically for the police, and the Titan model specifically for Anti-Entropy...

Sakura glanced at Xu Qi, then at Ai Li, shook her head, and walked to the side.

She knew... that right now, Ellie definitely needed someone to comfort her.

And this candidate is probably only Xu Qi...

The idiom "covered in wounds" is perhaps used to describe the current scene.

Ellie slowly buried herself in Xu Qi's arms, her voice trembling as she asked, "This is...that night..."

"Yes, that's right..."

Iron Man and Titan... Xu Qi knew at a glance that a small force must have fought here during the Anti-Entropy blocking battle that night.

The aftershocks of the battle engulfed the entire sea of ​​flowers, leaving only ruins scattered across the land...

And the fate of the pilots of those damaged Iron Men and Titans is self-evident.

It's hard to imagine the scale of the battle that night, so much so that the ruins left in this park have yet to be dealt with to this day.

But what's even harder to imagine is that such a tragedy happened so close to them.

"Xu Qi, why do you think... humanity must continue to fight like this forever..."

……

"Perhaps it's because if you don't take up arms and fight, you can't protect what you want to protect."

"Even if we have to leave this place in ruins?"

"This is the price we have to pay."

Xu Qi reached out and gently stroked Ai Li's hair. His gaze drifted into the distance, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

He pointed to a section of tattered Titan armor and said, "Ellie, look."

Ellie looked up in confusion, following the direction Xu Qi was pointing—and there, a purple-gold flower was blooming in the wind… This small scene left Ellie stunned.

"What a nice view……"

On this scorched earth known as the battlefield, an indomitable spirit blossoms...

Ellie walked slowly forward, carefully protecting the purple-gold flower from the wind. But then, she seemed to realize something and gave up this meticulous protection.

"why?"

"What she needs is not someone else's protection, but for others to see that even in this scorched earth filled with the flames of war, peace can still exist, even if... it may only bloom for a fleeting moment."

Ellie turned around and looked at Xu Qi.

"This is...humanity, isn't it?"

!

That fleeting glance back seemed to make Xu Qi's heart skip a beat.

"Hmm...that's humanity. It's because so many of them are willing to become a fleeting 'flash' in the darkness that...it's worthy of this beauty."

"That's true."

Xu Qi looked to his side in surprise, while Ai Li also seemed somewhat surprised and looked towards Xu Qi's side.

Beside him, a foreign woman with long, wavy blonde hair and faint red eyeshadow around her azure eyes appeared out of nowhere.

Even so, her beautiful face still only revealed the girl's boundless heroic spirit.

Even in casual clothes, she still looked like a female general on the battlefield, so heroic and valiant.

Moreover... it's strange, Xu Qi felt inexplicably close to the other person even though it was only the first time they had met.

"Who are you?……"

The woman smiled and looked at Xu Qi, saying, "Just call me Yulandel."

Xu Qi couldn't help but joke, "This is the first time I've ever heard of someone naming themselves after a sword."

"It's still the sword of Paladin Roland, symbolizing holiness, justice, and the 'Indestructible Blade'."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

It's strange... but... it really feels like meeting an old friend instantly.

At this moment, Ellie stepped forward and, as if asserting her ownership, took Xu Qi's arm, looking at him curiously and saying, "My name is Ellie."

"Hello, Alicia, you can just call me Durandal."

Ellie has never been able to resist pretty girls.

She nodded with a smile and remembered the name.

"What you just said is very true."

"Ok?"

Even if it flashes by like a shooting star, that moment of brilliance, even if it only illuminates one person's heart, can last forever. At least, that's what I believe.

154. Xu Qi, Rita has her eye on you.

As Durandal spoke, a hint of self-deprecation crept into her tone.

At least... that's what she thinks.

Xu Qi couldn't figure out the reason for the self-deprecating remark, but he nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Durandal."

"You shouldn't actually be happy."

"Ok?"

Durandal shook her head.

She suddenly turned and left. Xu Qi and Ai Li turned around as well, only to find that a woman with short gray-gold hair had been waiting behind them for some time.

The woman had an elegant demeanor and smiled back when she noticed Xu Qi's gaze.

"See you again someday, Xu Qi."

Durandal turned her head to the side.

"You're a good person. It would be a shame to stop here."

"Forehead?"

Leaving behind this ambiguous statement, the two departed without looking back.

Just as the two were leaving, Sakura, who had been leaving, suddenly appeared next to Xu Qi and Ai Li, startling them!

"Um... Sister Sakura?"

Xu Qi was somewhat puzzled, because at this moment, Ying's face was serious, as if she had discovered something extremely dangerous.

"Those two people are very capable."

"what?"

“Xu Qi, you’re not a martial artist like me, so you can’t sense it. That woman with long golden hair doesn’t conceal her aura and physique at all; they’re no less impressive than yours! That’s… a physique purely acquired through training!”

Xu Qi's pupils contracted; he understood perfectly what Ying meant in her words.

Xu Qi's body was shaped step by step using Möbius's reagent.

And that Durandal from just now... is it really possible for a human to reach that level through training?

But after the initial shock, Xu Qi stopped caring and instead laughed in the crowdfunding group 456127940.

"Really? Hmm... that's quite unexpected. But essentially, I just met a very interesting person today, didn't I?"

Sakura's mouth opened slightly, then she nodded helplessly.