My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World-Chapter 347 - 305: Storm Song—Raging Waves (Part 4) (Double-Length)
Tang Xin slowly opened her eyes and turned to look at Alice: "Quick, quickly go and gather those books, and collect the scraps of paper on the ground."
Alice hastily nodded and organized the children to do it, while Tang Xin squatted down in front of another person. Several children surrounded the man, handing a wet rag to his mouth. Ince’s chapped lips touched the water, moving slightly. Seeing Tang Xin arrive, he let out a bitter smile:
"I’m sorry, miss, for letting you see me in such a miserable state."
Tang Xin shook her head, gently raising her hand. Soft water currents gathered and flowed through the air, lifting the huge rock pressing on Ince. Just as he was about to get up, the young girl stopped him: "Don’t move, both your waist and legs are pierced by steel bars and have been crushed for so long. I need to check if your blood vessels have necrotized."
In such circumstances, maintaining calmness and rationality, Ince sighed a few words, no longer struggling, until the water soaked into his skin, silently healing his wounds.
After the children brought the books and collected the scraps of paper into a small pile on the ground, Tang Xin focused all her attention, summoning a tiny flame at her fingertips, flickering in the girl’s eyes.
Controlling Ince’s vital signs, Tang Xin carried the weak flame over to Mel, who was feverishly awake, her eyes opening just a sliver, catching a glimpse of the girl’s figure.
"Is it you, Sevia?"
"Don’t move," Tang Xin said, propping the woman’s body up a little. "Can you hold on?"
"What?"
At this moment, Mel’s body suddenly trembled violently, the pain causing her abdomen to convulse. She bit her pale lips tightly, fresh blood quickly staining the hem of her skirt. Suddenly, both realized something.
Mel grabbed Tang Xin’s sleeve, momentarily pausing upon seeing the terribly scarred skin on the girl’s arm, then spoke hurriedly.
"I beg you, Sevia, please help me. This is my child with Chris. He’s already dead, I want to see this child, it’s all I have left."
"I told you not to move." Tang Xin reminded and began preparing to help Mel deliver the baby. She had never experienced such a situation before, and despite forcing herself to be calm, a glimmer of helplessness still flashed across her face.
But upon seeing the hopeful eyes of the woman, Tang Xin’s wavering determination quickly steadied, the pile of burning books added some warmth to the cold space.
The process of childbirth is destined to be extremely painful, especially in such a terrible environment. The woman’s face was drenched in sweat, hair sticking to her pale face, enduring the spasms of pain throughout her body. Mel looked at Tang Xin with the faint firelight, murmuring.
"I’m sorry... Sevia, for what I did to you before..."
"I’m sorry...I shouldn’t have ostracized you with them, shouldn’t have poured cold water on you, shouldn’t have carved hurtful words on your desk."
"Do you think saying those things now can redeem you, can earn my forgiveness?" Tang Xin said.
"I beg you, you must help me..."
"What’s done is done," Tang Xin said with calm eyes.
The bloodstain under the woman became more profound, the firelight in her eyes grew brighter, and the greatest motherly nature in humanity burst forth with dazzling brilliance at this moment. Her long-malnourished, slender body erupted with unimaginable strength.
Later on, Savina and Alice also came over to help, and Mel almost bit off a piece of flesh from Tang Xin’s tender arm.
In desperate situations, people can only pray for life.
An incredibly long and anxious time passed,
The first cry of life was born amidst the cold ruins.
Without witnessing her child greet this cold world, the woman’s gaze was already fading. Postnatal hemorrhaging compounded with an already frail body, life’s hardships aligned with the predetermined trajectory of fate to become inevitable.
Mel held onto Tang Xin, who tried to heal her,
For the injured, the girl’s vitality was enough to heal them, but for a mother who suffered through childbirth, all Tang Xin’s efforts were a drop in the ocean.
She was merely draining her vitality into a bottomless pit.
Mel channeled all her hope of life into her still-unseen baby, gripping Tang Xin’s hand tightly, gently stroking the girl’s pale face, wiping the bloodstains from the girl’s mouth:
"Will spring come to the world after the thaw?"
"If there’s a chance, please tell her."
"I love her... I love her..."
"I love her..."
Can this cold and sorrowful world bear so many tragedies, yet accommodate a newborn destined to face hardships and countless adversities?
Watching the woman’s hand drop weakly,
Looking at the dirty little faces around,
Observing this underground ruin,
Gazing at this cold and lonely world.
Seeing countless confused people trapped within black walls, struggling in solitude, helplessness, and pain.
Tang Xin’s final gaze lingered on the crying infant, and perhaps she found the answer to the question that always troubled her.
Why does life cry?
They must face countless hardships and sorrows,
they must face destiny’s injustices, unable to see their future, possibly never knowing their reason for existence throughout their life.
Yet, they must come to this world strongly, erupting in the first cry of life atop these cold ruins.
Because,
life is destined to confront this cold and cruel world.
After an unknown length of time, the tightly sealed wall was broken from outside, and the rescuers saw what lay inside. The blue-haired girl kneeled in the middle of the ruins, her long hair scattered on the ground.
The girl’s dim eyes lifted to look at them, the dust-covered gaze revealing no glimpse of clarity.
The survivors’ elation made the children cry out aloud in embrace. Someone from the Life Daylight rescue team recognized the blue-haired girl in the ruins, ignoring the injured children, directly coming to Tang Xin’s side, extending a hand:
"Miss Sevia."
"This is...?"
The rescue personnel looked at the sleeping baby and the gradually cooling body of the woman on the floor, realizing what happened and wisely closed their mouths.
Tang Xin shook her head, handing the infant in swaddling clothes to the rescuer: "Take her to the Elegy of Life, and find a wet nurse for her."
"Miss, you..."
The rescuer watched the blue-haired girl’s silhouette recede, looking again at the baby in swaddling clothes, feeling at a loss.
"I have more important things to do," Tang Xin whispered.
"More important things..."
...
The news never covered this incident, still promoting the Starry Art Competition for two days later into the night.
Instead, the tale of the "Dark Gold Rose" triggered a new wave of online discussion. Xu Xiaoyou watched the threads nearly deifying the "Dark Gold Rose," almost elevating it to the skies, calmly drinking her tea.
This revival of the "artist" was far from the previous two, and she knew this better than anyone. Who would have thought, after being seen by the association’s people before leaving, it inadvertently spread as ’"Dark Gold Rose" soloed the world-class strange tale "artist" in 3 minutes 15 seconds.’
Nonetheless, it was a good thing for her. At least the mysterious and powerful image of the "Dark Gold Rose" was established, and henceforth, appearing as the "Dark Gold Rose" would make various forces weigh the cost of provoking her.
Who would’ve thought, the renowned "Dark Gold Rose" was nothing more than an ordinary Three Tier Cleaner?
Of course, this ’ordinary’ is premised on her bankruptcy. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
At this time, a newly drawn social card caught Xu Xiaoyou’s attention.
[Skill Card: Orator]
[Quality: Limited (Purple)]
[Effect: Upon use, permanently gain the ’Natural Orator’ effect. ’Natural Orator’: Your speeches possess an invisible charm, making you more convincing. When you stand under the spotlight, you’ll attract more attention from others. (Note: This social card can stack with other charm-type social cards)]
