After hearing what the other person said, the excitement on Nini's face gradually disappeared. "A place where you can never come back? Does that mean we will never see each other again?"
Shanshan, who looked like an old lady, nodded gently. She put her wrinkled, dry hand on Nini's smooth hand and held their hands together, just like when they first met at the Crown of the World.
At that time, both of them were just innocent children. Shanshan came into contact with humans under Anna's persuasion, and Nini was the first person to come into contact with her. The two became good friends there.
"Nini, you told me that you wanted your father to come back and you wanted to eat meat every day. Now your wish has come true. Are you happy?" There was some other emotion in Shanshan's old voice.
Nini nodded vigorously, her eyes full of reluctance, and held the other person tightly with both hands.
"Shanshan, can you please not go to that kind of place? I don't want you to leave. Didn't we agree to be good friends for life?"
Shanshan looked at her tenderly, "We are lifelong friends, but sometimes, good friends have to separate, and it's too late to say it now, I'm gone."
She stretched out her other hand and stroked the other's smooth face. "Thank you, Nini, your existence tells me that everything Dad has done is worth it."
"Shanshan, please don't go. Please live with me on Hope Island." Nini did not give up and tried hard to keep him.
Faced with the farewell of her good friend, Nini wanted to hold back her tears, but when she thought that she would never see the other person again, she burst into tears.
"Nini, you know what? I really envy you. I envy you for having enough time to grow up slowly instead of being like me, who grew up too quickly."
"I once imitated humans, but I am not a human being. I used to complain to my mother about why she made me learn human emotions, but now I think she was right."
"There is indeed despair in human emotions that makes people feel uncomfortable, but there are also other good emotions, such as family love, love, and friendship. If you have not experienced them, you will not know the beauty of these emotions at all."
"Nini, as your lifelong friend, I choose to protect your hope."
After Shanshan finished speaking, white light appeared on her body. She had said goodbye to her only friend and was about to leave.
"Shanshan! Don't go!" Nini went straight to hug the other person, but her body went straight through.
The last scene she saw was the gradually transparent Shanshan waving goodbye to her.
There was a flash of white light, and Shanshan came back. After 2,000 years of waiting, she finally stood in front of her father again.
The original island of flesh and blood has disappeared, leaving only a beating heart with blood vessels constantly spreading to the surrounding sea. That is Charles who has merged with Lily.
Shanshan could feel that her father had reached the most critical moment and she arrived just in time.
He did not take back his human-shaped body, but threw it casually on the pumping blood vessels and flew towards that side.
"Dad, I'm back. I'm not pretty anymore. You won't dislike your daughter, will you?"
After hearing Shanshan's words, Charles' body slowly raised his head and looked at his daughter with dull eyes, his eyes containing a lot.
“You… why… are you back…?” Maybe Charles in the past would be excited about Shanshan’s return, but now he has lost a lot of humanity and there is not much emotion on his face.
"Dad, I'm here to help you. I've been in the past for a long time. The past is useless and can only be used to escape. Only the future can change. You're right. The only thing we can do is to confront it head-on."
She said with a twinkling smile, reaching into her waist pockets and pulling out the things inside.
There were a dozen white balls, 005's dozen white wish balls, held in the hands of his daughter.
Shanshan did not answer her father's questioning. Now looking like an old lady, she just stood there, looking at her father with a smile.
Although his daughter didn't say anything, Charles still saw some images from her past.
When he realized what was going on, he could hardly stand.
The Shanshan in front of him was actually just an empty shell with a message. In the past 2,000 years, the real daughter had already transformed into a true god.
The name given to Shining by her human followers was the Eye of Truth, but Charles knew that the real Eye of Truth was dead and his daughter had died long ago.
After hearing the news, Charles' mouth opened slightly, his expression gradually became distorted and hideous, and a wailing sound of extreme sadness came from his mouth.
The other party's contribution is far greater than yours.
At this time, more than a dozen white balls in Shanshan's hand floated into the air and turned into red balls one after another.
Shining in the red light, her smile became even brighter. She raised her hands to Charles like a baby, "Dad, can you hug me? You haven't hugged me for a long time."
Charles did so, sitting on the chair made of flesh and blood, holding his daughter in his arms, placing her on his lap, and rocking her gently.
Charles tried hard to remember something, then he opened his mouth slightly and began to hum a lullaby he had never heard before.
"Thank you, Dad. I feel much better." Shanshan closed her eyes with satisfaction.
A middle-aged man with scars all over his face was holding an old woman, rocking her gently like a baby. Against the backdrop of the huge beating heart, the scene seemed particularly strange and peaceful.
The wish balls in the air disappeared, and were replaced by black dandelions all over the sky, covering everything that Charles and others could see.
This is the true body of 005. After accepting more than ten wish balls from Shanshan, she really came to help Charles.
Winky's wrinkled face leaned toward Charles's half-worn captain's suit.
"I'm sorry, Dad. 2,000 years can't stop me from coming back. You were right before. Escaping won't solve the problem. Living in the past is like living in a recorded movie. It won't solve the problem."
Charles clenched his teeth tightly and held the old woman in his arms with a distorted expression.
However, her body turned into pieces and dissipated in the air.
"Dad, this is not your fault. Maybe my fate was decided when I was born. But I just want to say that I am really happy to be your daughter."
When he finished speaking, Shanshan's body finally disappeared.
I'm guilty, I'm done
(End of this chapter)