Fei Xiao nodded slightly to the two of them to indicate she was fine.
Then, she turned to look at the shooting stars in the sky again.
Lin Siyu and Meng Xi noticed Fei Xiao's fox ears appearing again.
What was being revealed now was the real Fei Xiao.
Fei Xiao continued to gaze at the shooting stars in the sky, keeping her tone as calm as possible.
"I have seen shooting stars fall more than once in the past..."
"In the terms of your world, I suppose I was a slave when I was young."
Lin Siyu and Meng Xi both gasped.
The appearance of the terms "this world" and "slave" confirmed their previous suspicions.
They did not speak; although they were shocked that Fei Xiao had been a slave in the past, they remained quiet to be good listeners.
Fei Xiao continued, feeling strange emotions in her heart.
"My companions once took me to escape, and it was then that we saw the shooting stars in the sky."
Speaking of this, Fei Xiao looked at another shooting star streaking across the sky with a sense of emotion.
The shooting star left an indelible trail in the sky.
"My friend told me that it was 'hope'."
"As long as we made a wish upon the shooting star, we would surely be able to escape this place and gain true freedom."
"At that time, we would also be able to bring this hope to our other brothers and sisters."
So this was the source of Fei Xiao's obsession with shooting stars?
Lin Siyu and Meng Xi now understood why Fei Xiao had been distracted when she saw the shooting stars earlier.
Was it because she was reminded of her own past?
"We were pursued and ran without stopping for a moment."
"I don't know how long we ran, but eventually, I escaped the pursuit and met a woman who descended from the sky, a Cloud Knight."
"She saved me and showed me a wider world."
Fei Xiao stopped speaking.
The heavy stone in both their hearts finally fell to the ground; they thought, "That makes sense, otherwise how could Fei Xiao be here chatting with us so lively now?"
Lin Siyu's curiosity was itching uncontrollably, as if scratched by a cat.
"And then what happened? How did you become so powerful like you are now?"
Meng Xi wanted to tell her "best friend" to shut up, but Fei Xiao did not hide anything.
"Since then, I have been fighting alongside the Cloud Knights, and I have seen that shooting star countless times."
"My strength was forged in endless slaughter."
"Ah!!!"
The two were stunned; so Fei Xiao's formidable strength was tempered by the constant life-and-death situations in war.
Compared to the two of them living in a time of peace, they could not believe that a woman would go to the battlefield to kill enemies.
Seeing their expressions, Fei Xiao said with a hint of pride for the first time, "Don't look down on me because I'm a woman; I used to be the 'Tian Ji General' whom everyone feared."
Upon hearing this, the two were even more shocked.
They didn't expect the other party to be a general! No wonder she was so powerful!
Meng Xi stopped overthinking; seeing that Fei Xiao did not seem to care about the war, she didn't feel sentimental anymore.
Lin Siyu stepped forward and scrutinized her, looking very excited.
"Heavenly... Strike General, as expected of Sister Fei Xiao!"
Meng Xi suddenly spoke again: "Then, Sister Fei Xiao, what about your other brothers and sisters?"
Lin Siyu immediately interrupted: "Sister Fei Xiao is so strong, she must have easily rescued them, right!"
Lin Siyu looked at her expectantly.
Although Fei Xiao had a smile on her face, it made people feel sorrowful.
"Don't tell me..." Lin Siyu said uncertainly.
Fei Xiao looked at the shooting stars in the sky again.
"I kept the promise, but all that was before my eyes was an endless crater. Since then, I understood."
"That was never a shooting star that carried wishes."
Fei Xiao recounted a past that didn't belong to her, but for some reason, her heart felt increasingly heavy.
In the end, she just attributed it to being dissatisfied when playing games in the past.
...
The air went quiet once again.
This was an ending that the two of them had completely not expected.
The only thought that had once been full of expectation was actually...
That shooting star not only destroyed Fei Xiao's past... but also caused the hope in her heart to vanish along with it.
Fei Xiao tried her best to smile, struggling to cast aside the strange feeling in her heart.
"Those are all things of the past; I've long since let go."
"But thank you both very much for being willing to listen to me."
Fei Xiao looked at her two friends with a full smile.
"It's really great to be able to know you both and come to this world!"
"Yeah!"
Lin Siyu and Meng Xi also bloomed with bright smiles.
...
"I didn't expect myself to be unexpectedly adaptable to sleeping here!"
It was almost midnight now.
Fei Xiao had originally been leaning against a big tree, but because she couldn't sleep for the moment.
She came to the tree branch to look at the meteor shower that hadn't disappeared in the sky.
"Rainbow Hero? I feel like I'm not suited for it either?"
Fei Xiao boredly examined this rainbow feather.
There was no way around it; that girl finally felt it was too precious, so she returned it to her.
Legend has it that if someone with ill intentions touches the rainbow feather, its brilliant light will be contaminated.
She felt she wasn't qualified to hold it.
After all, it didn't seem right for someone who could suddenly erupt and destroy the world at any moment to hold it.
"Sister Fei Xiao, are you still not asleep? You..."
A voice appeared abruptly in the quiet night.
It turned out to be Meng Xi, who was probably also unable to sleep.
"I'm just not sleepy yet. Don't worry, as a general, harsh environments are nothing!"
"Uh... alright!"
...
The two who couldn't sleep now sat together to enjoy the night view.
Meng Xi tried to speak: "Sister Fei Xiao, are you... hiding something important from us?"
Fei Xiao looked at her with some surprise.
"I don't think you are a cowardly person, just as you said it's already in the past."
"Then the reason for your gloomy mood earlier must be about yourself, right?"
Meng Xi simply stated her deduction.
Fei Xiao nodded inwardly; as expected of Meng Xi.
She looks cold, but when it comes to important people, her mind is quite clear.
The moment the shooting star appeared, her heart became surprisingly calm, like receiving a tranquilizer shot.
In the end, she did pour out the strange emotions in her heart to them, but the matter of "Moon Rage" must absolutely not be let known to them.
It seems that was indeed correct; otherwise, Meng Xi and the others would definitely be worried.
This matter could only be delayed as much as possible.
"We..." Meng Xi was about to press further.
Fei Xiao grabbed her delicate hand and gently placed the rainbow feather into it.
Meng Xi looked at the rainbow feather in her hand in confusion.
Fei Xiao stared at Meng Xi with a solemn expression and said.
"Promise me, Little Meng, do not mention this matter again."
"But..."
"I promise you that in the future, I will definitely explain it clearly to you."
"I will entrust this rainbow feather to you as a guarantee, and at that time, I will give you an answer."
"So please believe me, okay?"
Fei Xiao's tone was very sincere, her cyan pupils staring intently at the other's beautiful face.
Meng Xi looked at the feather in her hand and held it tightly.
"Okay, I promise you."
Just like that, an agreement with an uncertain future was established.
No one knew if it could reach the end of the future.
...
...
The next morning.
Lin Siyu walked out of the tent, swaying slightly.
She stretched her body simply, her blurry eyes scanning the surroundings.
But Fei Xiao's figure was completely nowhere to be seen outside the tent.
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