Chương 250: The Lost and Found "Treasure"

"Hey! What are you doing? Let go of that senior right now!"

Yin Xue's longing to embrace Xing Shuang, and her shock at Xing Xuan's near-lightning-speed "intercept," made her forget to think about the deeper reasons behind the other party's abnormal behavior. At this moment, her only thought was to pull away this hateful woman who had rushed to hug her senior before her.

She stepped forward with a displeased expression and subconsciously reached out to grab Xingxian's arm.

However, Xingxian ignored Yinxue's tugging and held the petite body tightly in her arms as if she were holding a priceless treasure that she had lost and found again.

However, seemingly to avoid putting pressure on Xing Shuang, who is now of a certain size, she proactively switched from a standing posture to a kneeling posture, making herself "taller" than Xing Shuang.

This way, she could comfortably rest her head against Xing Shuang's soft body.

She remained in that position with peace of mind, closed her eyes, and almost greedily felt the other person's aura, her face showing a childlike dependence and longing that was completely out of character for her.

Yin Xue became even angrier upon seeing this. She continued to grab the other person's shoulder and said irritably, "Hey! Have you misunderstood something? This is Xing Shuang, my and Xiao Li's senior, not your so-called legendary senior! What exactly are you doing—" Yin Xue's remaining words suddenly caught in her throat, and the dissatisfaction on her face quickly faded, replaced by extreme surprise.

She stared blankly at Xingxian, who was kneeling on the ground with her face buried in Xingshuang's arms, and then looked at Liuli beside her, who was also deep in thought. An absurd yet seemingly reasonable guess suddenly surfaced in her mind.

After a long pause, she managed to squeeze out a few words: "—No way? Our senior Xing Shuang—and your senior—are the same person?"

As soon as the question left her mouth, she almost immediately recalled those details she had previously overlooked— While watching the match, Xingxian unconsciously uttered the respectful title of "senior"!

—And that line, "Perhaps the magical girl with the code name 'Starfrost' exists to create one miracle after another that ordinary people cannot understand!"

At the time, I actually felt quite pleased with what she said, and it even improved my impression of her.

In hindsight, this guy had already recognized his senior's true identity back then?!

After all that, her sudden act of rushing up and hugging her senior wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision at all, but rather— Was this premeditated?!

Yin Xue subconsciously turned her head to look at Liu Li beside her, seeking confirmation from her companion, only to find that her friend was also looking at her.

They exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other's thoughts from their eyes; they had both guessed this.

"You can't be kidding me—" Yin Xue suddenly felt her worldview being utterly shattered.

"The Xingxian mentioned Xingshuang, isn't she a legendary senior of the Pride of the Sun level? How could she be related to our Senior Xingshuang—" She looked at Liuli with some uncertainty and asked softly, "Lili, do you think—Xingxian might have mistaken someone else for someone else?"

Liuli shook her head slightly and analyzed softly, "Thinking back carefully, none of the missing seniors mentioned Senior Xingshuang's existence to us. She only suddenly appeared in front of us a month ago."

"Moreover, we had never seen her unique spell before—until just now."

"That unique technique that is closely related to the soul of its owner—I think Xingxian, as the Inspector, should have no reason to mistake it."

"Although I also find it incredible, the truth is probably as we think."

"Why is she like this?!" Yin Xue pouted, looking at Xing Xian who was still clinging tightly to Xing Shuang.

"I haven't seen her in ages! She's so cunning, she beat me to it!"

Despite her words, Yin Xue simply stood aside with a displeased expression, watching helplessly, and did not try to forcibly pull the other person away as she had done before.

After all, she knew that the longing she felt for her senior was different from that of herself and Xiao Li, who had only been separated from him for a week.

Xingxian had long held the most pessimistic view that the legendary predecessor had sacrificed himself, yet he was still doing his best to find the other's whereabouts.

The weight of these two kinds of longing is not even in the same league.

And it's not entirely incomprehensible that Xingxian would act in such a seemingly rude manner under such extreme excitement.

Xing Shuang gently stroked Xing Xian's soft, light purple hair in her arms, comforting her with her silent gesture.

At the same time, she also clearly heard the discussion between Yin Xue and Liu Li not far away, and a trace of struggle and hesitation flashed in her deep purple eyes that no one could detect.

Then, a slightly bewildered yet incredibly gentle smile appeared on her face. She raised her head and asked softly, "Yinxue, Liuli, what did you mean by what you just said? Do you know any other magical girls with the same codename as me?"

She paused, glanced down at the girl still trembling slightly in her arms, and continued to ask in that bewildered tone: And who is this child?

As she asked the question, Xing Shuang sighed softly to herself.

—I'm sorry, Hoshino.

Although she inherited the power of "Starfrost," she lacked the other's memories and knew nothing about the inner workings of the magic kingdom.

It's impossible for her to pretend to be the legendary senior she knows in front of Xingxian.

What if she continued to act like an ordinary Crescent Moon-level person and interact with the other party, based on Xingxian's previous impression of her? She had considered this approach, but ultimately gave up on it.

In the future, they will definitely have to face countless powerful enemies together, so she cannot keep the powerful "Star String" spell, which is practically unfair, hidden away in order to conceal her identity.

However, if Xingxian sees her even once in a subsequent battle, she will immediately realize her identity, just like she does now.

She still needs to face their questions and give the same explanation—that she has lost her memories.

Therefore, although directly stating that one does not remember anything related to the other person will inevitably deeply hurt the emotionally agitated child, overall, this is actually the best solution at this stage.

"Eh?"

Upon hearing Xing Shuang's question, Liu Li and Yin Xue were both stunned.

Yin Xue instinctively took a step forward, her face filled with worry, and asked anxiously, "Senior, you—you don't remember anything related to Xing Xian?"

"Xingxian—?" Xingshuang repeated the name, her face still bearing that slightly bewildered expression, as if trying to recall something.

"This child is called Xingxian. It's a very nice code name."

She gave Yin Xue an apologetic smile and continued, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, but actually—my memory has always been a bit muddled, and I don't remember many things from the past very clearly."

"Of course, that includes—" She lowered her head, looking tenderly at Xingxian in her arms, and said softly, 66 This is about the child.

"How could this happen—what about Hoshizune—" Upon hearing Xing Shuang admit to "amnesia," Yin Xue immediately showed a somewhat sad expression. She looked at Xing Xuan, who had been holding Xing Shuang and remained motionless since the beginning, her eyes filled with worry and sympathy.

The senior she had finally found had absolutely no memory of her—she couldn't even imagine how much of a blow this would be to Xingxian.

Honestly, if I encountered something this upsetting, I might have been so upset that I cried.

Just then, Yin Xue's self-illumination suddenly condensed slightly.

Because she saw that Xingxian in Xingshuang's arms suddenly moved and then slowly raised her head.

Xing Shuang also noticed this movement. She took a deep breath, feeling a little uneasy, and lowered her head to meet the other person's clear silver-gray eyes.

She was prepared to face Xingxian's breakdown after learning this cruel truth, and any possible emotional outburst that might follow.

She was prepared to comfort the other person with her gentlest touch and to do her best to heal the child's trauma.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xingxian's expression was unusually calm. Her face did not show the sadness or despair that everyone had expected. Instead, she had an expression of understanding.

She looked at Xing Shuang, a gentle and radiant smile slowly spreading across her face, and said softly, "Senior Xing Shuang, I know all about these things."

"I know—senior, you've lost your memory and don't remember—anything about me."

"Eh?"

This time, it was Xing Shuang's turn to be surprised.

Although she clearly saw a hint of disappointment deep in Xingxian's eyes when he said those words, she could also clearly sense that his emotions were much calmer than she had expected.

Yin Xue, standing to the side, couldn't help but look at her with an expression as if she were an alien, blurting out, "Are you so upset that you've driven yourself crazy? You were so looking forward to meeting your senior, but when you found out he doesn't remember you, your reaction was so mild?"

"Yinxue, that's a bit inappropriate—" Liuli gently tugged at her friend's sleeve, whispering a reminder, but Yinxue seemed oblivious, still staring intently at Xingxian, waiting for her answer.

"What do you mean, mentally unstable—" Xingxian's tone suddenly rose, and she glared at Yinxue fiercely, almost starting their usual banter right there and then.

However, as if remembering that Xing Shuang was right beside her, she immediately coughed lightly, forcibly suppressing her little temper, and instead adopted an unusually gentle tone, saying to Yin Xue, "Thank you for your concern, Xiao Xue~ But I'm perfectly normal now~"

"Little... Little Snow?!"

Upon hearing that tone and that extremely mushy address, Yin Xue immediately felt goosebumps rise all over her body.

As she vigorously smoothed the skin on her arm, she muttered to Liuli beside her, "Hmm—she's probably beyond saving."

Xingxian glared at Yinxue again, then quickly turned to look at Xingshuang, her eyes instantly switching to a mode full of tenderness and affection.

She gave him a sweet smile, then buried her head back in Xing Shuang's soft embrace, and said in a muffled voice, "If you still remember me, senior, you shouldn't have reacted like that when you saved me from Jing Jue."

"If you still had your previous power, this battle wouldn't have lasted so long."

"Senior, you must have gone through something terrifying before, which caused you to not only lose your memories and most of your powers, but also become this cute person you are now—completely different from before, right?"

As she said this, she unconsciously tightened her grip on Xing Shuang's arm.

Xing Shuang stared blankly at Xing Xian in her arms, not expecting that the other party would react this way to her "amnesia".

She never expected that without her having to explain, the other party had already filled in the blanks in their mind, and even found a reason that was more perfect than she had imagined.

So she could only smile awkwardly, unsure of what to say.

Hoshino didn't notice the other person's reaction and continued to say in a muffled voice, "Actually—what I had in mind was that I would never be able to see you again, senior, as if you had suddenly disappeared from this world completely."

"Or perhaps, I keep searching, only to suddenly receive news of your death."

"Every time I think about those two worst-case scenarios, my heart aches so much that I can't breathe. I feel like there's nothing I can do but watch helplessly as the people I love and admire the most leave me."

"And now, you've suddenly appeared before me and rescued me from that bastard's clutches—it's a miracle, a million times better than the most optimistic scenario I could have imagined!"

"So—" Xingxian raised her head again, her silver-gray eyes, which had just been slightly dimmed by disappointment, were now filled with brilliant light once more.

Her eyes curved into beautiful crescent moons as she smiled at Xing Shuang and declared in an unquestionable tone, "No matter what, I will find a way to restore your original memories and powers! And until then, let's never be apart again, okay, senior?"'

"Um?"

Yin Xue, who had been watching this deeply moving scene with a look of relief, suddenly realized what was happening when Xing Xian uttered his last words, and her face darkened again.

"Hey! If you have something to say, then say it properly. Let go of the senior first!" She stepped forward again, trying to pull Xingxian away from Xingshuang.

"How long have you been hugging the senior? And aren't you tired of kneeling like that?"

"Even if it's a wheel, shouldn't it be my turn by now?!"

"Eh? I don't want to~" Xingxian stuck out her tongue and hugged Xingshuang even tighter.

"I can't hug you for as long as I want!"

Xiaoxue, just give up!

"I told you, don't call me that mushy nickname! And let go of me right now, senior!"

Enraged, Yin Xue lunged forward, trying to forcibly pull Xing Xian away from Xing Shuang so that she could take her place, but she found that Xing Xian was like a piece of chewing gum, and she couldn't budge her no matter what she did.

In desperation, she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and hugged him tightly from the other side.

In an instant, the scene became one where Yin Xue and Xing Xian flanked Xing Shuang's petite body tightly in the middle.

Forced to become the "sandwich filling," Starfrost's expression immediately turned very strange.

She hesitated for a moment, then turned her pleading gaze to the only companion in the distance who still seemed to be "rational".

To her dismay, she discovered that the other person also looked eager and ready to join the fray at any moment.

"well----" Xingshuang let out a sigh filled with helplessness in her heart.

Even as a Starfrost herself—can't she escape this situation?!