LRAB Chapter 532 What does Bai Ying and the doll have to do with me, Tao Yao?
Chapter 532 What does Bai Ying and the doll have to do with me, Tao Yao?
The sharp questions, echoing in the overly cozy room, seemed utterly out of place.
Violet's chest heaved violently. The pain of not finding what she had been searching for, the anger of being deceived, and the complex emotions of seeing each other again, which had been suppressed in her heart for a long time, all erupted at this moment.
She stared intently at Tao Yao, not daring to miss any subtle change in her face.
However, Tao Yao's reaction to her almost fiery question was unusually calm.
She simply turned her head, her gentle eyes quietly looking at Violet, and then softly asked a question in return.
"Do you care about this a lot?"
His nonchalant tone made it seem as if he were simply asking if the weather was nice today.
But this simple sentence was like a red-hot branding iron, burning Violet's heart.
"Is there even a need to ask?!"
Violet's voice suddenly rose, carrying a tremor and a sob that she herself was unaware of.
"Of course I care!"
"Back in the Spirit Realm, I watched 'you' disappear with my own eyes. I truly believed you were gone! Gone forever, that I would never see you again!"
"To find out what really happened back then, I desperately became stronger and desperately searched for the Eternal Fairy's whereabouts. I just... I just want the truth!"
Scenes from the past flooded my mind like a tide.
That feeling of despair when you lose a close friend and the whole world turns gray.
The exhaustion and bewilderment of struggling day after day for a vague and unattainable goal.
She sacrificed so much and persevered for so long; what sustained her was her unwavering determination to find the truth.
Violet became more and more agitated and saddened as she spoke, the deep-seated grievances almost overwhelming her.
"But who would have thought..."
Her voice lowered, filled with endless bitterness and self-mockery.
"Who would have thought that you weren't dead at all?"
"You are Tao Yao."
"You've been alive and well all this time, watching us act like fools, running around and hitting walls everywhere for someone who's already dead..."
These words sent a shiver down the spines of all the girls present.
Hiyori instinctively clenched her hands.
Yes.
Bai Ying's death was a huge blow to Violet.
But now, the truth has been revealed to her in such a cruel way.
Just as the atmosphere in the room became so oppressive that it was almost frozen.
Tao Yao spoke again.
She looked at the little guy in front of her, whose emotions were almost out of control, and her face still held that gentle yet incredibly distant smile.
"Since you believe I am Bai Ying."
"Now that you've seen me 'alive and alive,' shouldn't you be happy?"
One sentence made all of Violet's anger and grievances get stuck in her throat.
She was stunned.
Happy?
yes……
Bai Ying did not die.
She is still alive.
Standing right in front of me, alive and well.
Could this be...
Isn't this exactly the result I've always dreamed of?
I should be happy.
but……
But why do I feel so choked up and so upset?
Violet's mind was completely in a mess.
She stared blankly at Tao Yao, momentarily at a loss for words.
After a moment, her chaotic thoughts finally began to clear up a bit.
"wrong!"
She suddenly realized what was happening and quickly retorted.
"You could have told me sooner! You could have kept your identity a secret!"
"If you had told me sooner, I wouldn't have been so sad! I wouldn't have suffered like a fool for so long!"
This is what she finds most unacceptable!
It was that anger and resentment of being kept in the dark and being played!
However, faced with her accusations, Tao Yao could only shake her head helplessly.
"Little Violet, perhaps you've misunderstood."
She spoke softly, but her words made Violet's heart sink once again.
"You think I am Bai Ying, but I have deceived you."
"But have you actually thought about this?"
Tao Yao paused, but her gentle words were like the sharpest knife, dissecting the cruelest reality.
"I am Bai Ying, but I am not Bai Ying."
"Or rather, not entirely."
"..."
The room fell silent once again.
Violet stared blankly at Peach Blossom, feeling as if her brain was about to stop working.
What does it mean?
What does it mean that Bai Ying is her, but she is not Bai Ying?
Isn't this a riddle?!
An indescribable anger surged up from the bottom of her heart, making her feel somewhat embarrassed and furious.
She could finally understand a little why Hiiro hated the Riddler so much!
Because what Tao Yao is saying now is completely meaningless!
No, this is more painful than saying nothing!
It felt like the other person was condescendingly toying with her intelligence and emotions!
It seemed that he had sensed the emotions that were about to erupt from Violet.
Tao Yao finally couldn't bear to tease her any longer.
She sighed softly and offered a further explanation.
"It's the same as the affection between a doll."
One sentence made Jasmine, the girl in the black dress who had been silently waiting at the back of the line, ready to step forward and question Violet after her, suddenly freeze.
Tao Yao didn't look at her, but continued to narrate a cold truth in that flat, emotionless tone.
"If the doll's affection is because it possesses the Primal Flower, it's equivalent to having a bionic mechanical doll that replicates me."
"So, the spiritual personality you see, Bai Ying."
"It was an 'assistant' that I left on Hiyori to guide her and accompany her as she grew up."
assistant.
These two words, seemingly light and airy, yet carrying immense weight.
"Their existence has only one meaning from the very beginning."
Tao Yao's gaze swept across the face of every girl present, and beneath that gentle gaze lay absolute, unquestionable rationality.
"That is to become a stepping stone on your path to growth."
"so that you may break free of your chains and move toward a brighter future."
"When their mission is accomplished, they will naturally perish."
boom!
These words were like a violent earthquake, exploding in the hearts of all the girls.
Violet was completely stunned.
Stepping stone...
Extinction...
So, was her best friend, who had been with her for so long and given her countless moments of warmth and comfort, just a tool from beginning to end?
Once a task is completed, it can be discarded at will...
tool?
That past beauty, that sincere friendship, at this moment, has all turned into a cold and laughable lie.
Jasmine, standing behind, was struck dumb.
She had initially clung to a faint, unrealistic fantasy.
She fantasized that the relationship between the puppet and the doll might be special, and that Tao Yao would treat her differently.
But now, all those fantasies have been ruthlessly shattered.
She and Violet are no different.
What they cherished and longed for were nothing more than props that Tao Yao created casually to achieve a certain purpose, which could be discarded at any time.
Although I had a vague idea of this possibility.
but……
When the truth was revealed so bluntly, the heart-wrenching pain still made it almost impossible for her to breathe.
Jasmine silently shut her mouth.
She had nothing more to ask.
The atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive.
Looking at the girls in front of her, who seemed to have lost all their energy and spirit, Tao Yao felt a deeper weariness caused by eternity.
She didn't say anything more to comfort her.
Because she knew that any comfort would seem pale and powerless in the face of cruel reality.
"If there are no other problems, you can go out now."
Tao Yao turned around and focused her attention back on the faintly breathing figure on the bed.
"There are many empty rooms in the side hall next to the temple; you may choose any of them."
Her tone regained some of the dignity and aloofness befitting a deity.
"Xiao Heng is seriously injured."
"I need absolute quiet and some time to process this."
These words were tantamount to issuing a direct order to leave.
"But……"
Hiyori's mouth opened slightly, as if she wanted to say something.
They had just been allowed to stay, and before they could even catch their breath, were they going to be sent to another room?
However, Tao Yao clearly had no intention of discussing it with them.
She didn't even turn around.
He simply raised his hand slightly.
next moment.
A gentle yet irresistible pink aura of demonic power emanated from her body.
This force gently enveloped all the girls crammed into the bedroom.
Then, without a trace of emotion, they were all pushed backward.
Sakura, Hiro, Violet...
All the girls were gently pushed out of the room, powerless to resist this force.
boom.
The door, carved with peach blossom patterns, slowly and mercilessly closed before them.
To completely separate the two worlds.
Outside the room, in the intricate corridors.
A group of little fairies, who had just suffered both physical and mental blows, looked at each other in bewilderment.
For a moment, I didn't know what to do.