Chapter 26 Part 2 一 The Script Has Finally Come to an End.
Eisley probably didn’t have anywhere to go, so he could go and pick him up.
If Eisley knew someone had been following him for six years, and secretly had a crush on him for those six years, he would probably be shocked, right?
But what about Eisley?
He looked around, then suddenly overheard someone saying,
“Today is the day Lieutenant General Aisley is promoted to General. We are so proud to have someone like him in our country!”
He knew where he was.
Hua Xingyuan ran toward the palace…
As he moved deeper into the palace, the noise from outside was drowned out, replaced by a hint that something was amiss.
The ceremonial music he expected was absent, instead replaced by the clanging of metal.
“Bang, bang!” The sound of gunfire echoed through the palace. Hua Xingyuan grew increasingly nervous and ran inside, coming upon a scene of bodies scattered on the ground.
The carpet was stained with bright red blood, making Hua Xingyuan’s pupils contract as he clutched his chest and continued running inward.
When he reached the center of the palace, Hua Xingyuan was utterly devastated by the sight that unfolded before him.
Eisley, with the insignia of a general on his shoulder, leaned against the wall, expressionless and holding a gun. He was surrounded by a crowd of people, all seemingly intent on killing him.
He already had many wounds, bleeding profusely.
He was dying…
He was completely isolated and without support.
“Where is everyone? Where is everyone?” Hua Xingyuan screamed with all his might.
Just then, several heavy machine guns emerged from the attic, and the sound of an argument seemed to come from above.
“This is General Eisley! How much has he done for us, and you’re willing to do this to him?”
“The enemy leader is right here. If we kill them all, we’ve truly won! Otherwise, do you know how many hidden dangers there will be?”
Eisley raised his head and shouted hoarsely, “You don’t need to worry about me. Open fire, and we’ll have a complete victory. This will all be over…”
“Go away!” Hua Xingyuan shouted, tears streaming down his face.
“This is the General’s voluntary sacrifice. Didn’t we discuss this earlier? He’s doing this for the Empire! For the Empire!”
“General…”
Eisley smiled, blood trickling down the side of his forehead.
“Go ahead and shoot, it’s okay. Once this war is over, you can all reunite with your families.”
“General!!”
“I’m not like you. Even if I die, no one will miss me. No one will worry about me.”
His eyes wandered as he gazed ahead, saying, “The war is over, but I don’t even know where to go now.”
Hua Xingyuan was rendered speechless, crying silently with his mouth open as big tears rolled from his red eyes.
The people above were still arguing loudly about whether to open fire, and Hua Xingyuan’s mind went cold when he saw this scene. Suddenly, a thought hit him.
He lunged at a bayonet, which went straight through his abdomen.
The intense pain coursed through him, chilling his entire body, but he still heard a mechanical voice.
[End of the Experience]
Ignoring the pain in his body, he pushed open the door and ran out of the Science and Technology Museum. A massive shuttle was parked outside, and he opened the door and ran up.
“Do you have the coordinates?” Xu Mo asked casually, looking at the console.
Sensing something was wrong, he turned around and saw Hua Xingyuan’s distraught expression.
He was stunned and hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong? What happened?”
Hua Xingyuan trembled as he looked ahead, tears streaming down his cheeks.
“Quickly! Go there, hurry! He’s almost gone!”
Xu Mo tensed up, asking urgently, “Where are the coordinates? Where is it?”
Hua Xingyuan was gasping for air, his hands trembling non-stop. “I’ll find it, I’ll find it… He’s a 100,000 light-years away.”
“100,000 light-years… Got it…” Xu Mo turned back to enter the coordinates but froze just as he was about to press the first button.
Meanwhile, Hua Xingyuan had found the coordinates. As he handed them over, he collapsed on the chair.
“Take… take it…”
He quickly raised it, and Xu Mo paused for a moment before taking it and entering the data. The shuttle started, and it was expected to arrive in ten minutes.
Hua Xingyuan was gasping for breath without pause, clenching his palm in an attempt to stay calm.
As he was praying for time to move faster, he heard Xu Mo’s voice beside him.
“Did you say 100,000 light-years?”
“Yes, yes!”
“Was it in Star Gazer?”
“That’s right… Yes…”
Xu Mo paused, then said, “Prepare yourself mentally.”
Hua Xingyuan stopped, turning his head stiffly and asking, “What do you mean?”
Xu Mo closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, speaking softly, “100,000 light-years… It takes 100,000 years for the light to reach here. What you’re seeing… should be something from 100,000 years ago.”
The entire space fell into silence, and Hua Xingyuan’s expression went blank.
“Eisley…”
“Are you talking about General Eisley?”
“Yes!” Hua Xingyuan nodded vigorously as if he was trying to grasp something.
“That’s someone we learned about in our history classes… He fought countless battles and achieved many military honors. In the end, he sacrificed himself to end the final rebellion, bringing peace to the empire.”
Hua Xingyuan opened his mouth, but he couldn’t utter a sound. He tried to speak, but all he could do was cough repeatedly. His eyes were red and bloodshot, as if they were about to bleed.
He grabbed his throat and bit his lip hard to suppress his sobbing, until blood began to drip from the corner of his mouth.
The shuttle landed on a technologically advanced planet, where they arrived at the famous General’s Cemetery, where a colossal statue stood at its center.
From the silhouette and facial features, Hua Xingyuan recognized him at a glance.
“Not him… it’s not…”
His voice cracked as he cried, and he collapsed to the ground. Xu Mo quickly rushed to help him up, but Hua Xingyuan was trembling all over.
Nearby tourists were puzzled, unable to understand why he was crying so bitterly.
He shuffled forward step by step, unable to contain himself when he caught a glimpse of the gravestone ahead.
The grave of General Eisley.
Before the towering mausoleum, the young man knelt down on the ground, unable to suppress his heartbreaking and raspy cries.
He punched the gravestone, blood running down its inscription as if he had forgotten the sensation of pain.
Following the trail of blood with his eyes, he saw the small letters etched above.
[General Eisley had no father or mother, lived a lonely life, and had no family to claim his ashes. Therefore, the Empire buried him, built this mausoleum, and honored him for generations.]
He stumbled to his feet and grabbed a rock nearby that was used for landscaping. He smashed it against the mausoleum with all his might.
Xu Mo was shocked and quickly held Hua Xingyuan back. The nearby staff hurried over to restrain him, and many people pulled him away from General Eisley’s grave.
He cried out in a broken voice, “Let go of me! I’m his family, and I want to take him home… I want to bring him home…”
“This person is crazy, call a doctor quickly!”
“Get lost! I’m taking him home. He has a family… he has me!”
“Get out! Get out of my way!”
That day, coincidentally, the Emperor was touring the area. He frowned as he witnessed the scene.
“What’s wrong with this man?”
Hua Xingyuan, seeing the Emperor’s attire, shouted at him with a torn voice: “Give me his ashes… give them to me!”
The Emperor glanced at the gravestone and spoke in a low voice.
“General Eisley is a symbol of my Empire’s spirit, how could I give him to you?”
He then ordered the guards beside him: “Take this lunatic away, now!”
Hua Xingyuan was forcibly dragged away from the mausoleum and was ordered to never come near it again.
He collapsed to his knees, staring at the distant statue, and burst into tears, then laughter. He clutched his throat and coughed repeatedly, blood even dripping from the corner of his mouth.
The screen went black, and a final scene appeared.
Hua Xingyuan returned to Star Gazer.
He quietly watched Eisley’s body being carried away, cremated, and buried.
In the sunset, he leaned against a gravestone, looking up at the sky, clearly drunk.
He held a list in his hand, waving it aimlessly toward the sky.
He had a house, a car, a savings account, and he had graduated. His wedding… was even booked.
Where are you?
[End of the movie.]
I knew it😭
Me pregunto si es la historia del que estaba llorando en el cementerio
To be honest… I kinda expected this outcome 😥 I just tried to convince myself that this Stargazer was so technologically advanced that it could project images real time and the young master just has to come to terms with the fact that the fairytale romance was just his imagination. So I wasn’t surprised by the outcome, but it’s still sad.