The bright sunlight reflected the man's straight body and his face that seemed to be forever young.
But it also shows the unspeakable fatigue, old age and pain of men...
His body seemed to be hunched by the sunset glow, and his face seemed to be marked with vicissitudes of life as if it had been written by the years.
It turns out that you have become so old without realizing it?
Subconsciously thinking this in his mind, Otto straightened his body, his face showing a solemnity that he himself could not imagine.
He was waiting, waiting for Lu Mian's next words.
Is it the long-cherished wish to fill the world with light?
Or take care of Kallen's request?
Or is it a request to be resurrected from the dead?
No matter what it is, I will definitely do it. I swear to do my best in this life and never give up even if it means death!
This was the only thought in Otto Apokalis' mind.
"Otto, you are my pride." Lu Mian was finally no longer confused and said this with a smile.
"...Eh?"
Otto didn't react to what Lu Mian said, but his body reacted before him.
Tinnitus.
He endured the sharp noise in his ears and looked at Lu Mian, trying to interpret something from Lu Mian's expression.
But he could only see a smile on Lu Mian's face.
The smile was not as gentle as before, but it was particularly proud and proud, the kind of smile that anyone passing by would envy.
But this is a smile from a close elder to the younger generation, so it becomes the best gift in the world.
Shrouded in the warm light of the setting sun, Lu Mian squinted his eyes and whispered to Otto, who was huddled in the dark shadows:
"Otto, you are my pride, always have been."
Chapter 2: Finding You in the Sweet Place (5/)
【Life and death stand between you and your descendants.】
[You are as powerless as your grandparents who suddenly became critically ill when you were taking the college entrance examination.]
[However, the power of Xukong Wanzang is very magical, and your soul, which has been living in Xukong Wanzang for more than ten years, is also magical. ]
【You can do more in the end. 】
So, say what you want to say.
The light and darkness in the room seemed to cut off the boundary between life and death. As a departed person, Lu Mian stayed in the sunset and whispered to Otto who was hiding in the shadows what he wanted to say:
"Otto, you are my pride, always have been."
The sound was gentle, but as sharp as a sword, cutting through the noisy buzzing around Otto's ears.
Yi Nuannuan gives Otto the courage to love and be loved again.
Otto's vision suddenly became blurry.
At this moment, Lu Mian's figure in the light suddenly flickered, and the change was so clear.
Otto's pupils shrank slightly, as if he had thought of something. Without thinking, he stood up and rushed out of bed.
"Puff-"
Without nimble movements and quick speed, he fell down in a panic.
He knelt on the ground, not caring about the pain in his knees and hands, nor caring about his demeanor and face, and just used his hands and feet to crawl towards Lu Mian's direction, towards the light.
The bed and the desk were actually not far apart. This time he had the strength to move and even crawled to the desk under the light.
But this time he still caught nothing.
His palm went straight through Lu Mian's body. In an instant, Lu Mian's already flickering body dispersed and turned into countless points of light.
"Ah..." Otto's eyes were blank as he stared blankly at everything in front of him. It was as if his vocal cords were broken and he could only utter a simple note.
If I hadn't hesitated, if I had come to you from the beginning, would everything be fine...
Before Otto could finish this thought, the light spots emitted from Lu Mian's body gently enveloped him - like an invisible and gentle hug.
His whole body became warm, and the pain from the fall was completely wiped out.
One second, two seconds. The light was full for only two seconds, and then it became dimmer and dimmer, until it disappeared completely - as if it was slowly being pulled away from the fingertips.
"......" Facing the warm light of the setting sun that can thoroughly interpret "poetry and distant places", Otto shivered and covered his mouth with his hands.
The world was very quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was the faint trembling breath that sneaked out of his nose.
Otto didn't know how difficult the situation was for Lu Mian to come back to him.
he does not know.
But the scenes before Lu Mian returned to him could still appear in his mind.
The autumn wind blows, bringing up the sorrow of parting. The remaining soul, having done all that should be done, cannot leave peacefully because there are still people it is worried about.
His memory was fragmented and could not be maintained, so naturally he could not remember the way home, so he searched bit by bit, hesitantly and groping.
He felt dazed and should want to sleep. How could he stay awake in this situation?
But he couldn't sleep because he had people he was worried about and things he had to say no matter what.
How difficult is it for a person to persevere?
He just walked the whole way home step by step.
So what did the people who worried him do?
【Otto Apokalis hesitated because of the doubts in his heart.】
[He just left you in front of the desk, and huddled in the dark shadows by himself.]
[Until you disappeared, he didn't come back to you. ]
For the first time in his life, Otto hated the wisdom he had always relied on. If he was a fool, would he not be able to think of these scenes in his mind?
he does not know.
He only knew that the world in his eyes became increasingly blurry, until it turned into a white light where he could not see anything clearly.
A long time, a long time.
Otto woke up from his dream again. Looking at the familiar ceiling, he raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes and sat up.
He subconsciously looked out the window. The morning light was cool, and it was autumn.
Is this all a real dream?
Moving my eyes downward, I saw a pot of green lilies, some neatly stacked books, and... an intact airplane.
No, it's not a dream.
Otto silently got out of bed and walked to the desk.
Standing in the dim light, he held the plane in both hands and admired it quietly.
As he watched, he suddenly rested his chin on his collarbone and buried half of his face in his shoulders. Two lines of tears burst out of his eyes and soaked into the golden tassels on the platinum bishop's robe.
Tears are silent, just like longing is silent.
When he came to his senses, he, who had suspected that there was something wrong with his emotions, was already in tears.
Don't force yourself. Just today, no, just for this moment, let him be weak for a while.
Don't do this again in the future.
After all, he is someone's pride.
[No need to cling to any traces of you anymore. ]
[No need to struggle to leave anything for you. ]
[The existence of Otto Apokalis is your continuation. 】
[Even if the road ahead is bumpy, he will still try his best to make the world brighter. ]
[Because he knows that you will still be with him beyond time. ]
After an unknown amount of time, the sun slowly rose.
Bishop Platinum was no longer in his living room. Everything was quiet except for the gentle breeze.
Perhaps the wind was about to part with the green lilies beside the table, and the two were lingering and chattering.
However, it accidentally disturbed the books spread out on the table, causing them to rustle.
The ink was still wet, and a few scattered words were smudged by tears, but the emotions contained in them still penetrated the paper:
“Many people leave in such a hurry that those around them are caught off guard. When people die, they return to the earth and turn into dust, no longer having dreams. Instead, those who survive are left with only sorrow.
"A star fell, and the sky became bleak and cold.
“At the same time, the living will begin to regret and fall into nothingness. If this or that had happened, if that or that hadn’t happened, would everything have been changed? Would the dead not have died?
“However, the fact is that the living have no need to regret the lives of the deceased. We have neither the ability nor the qualifications to make decisions for them.
The people who have passed away made us who we are today, and we are the ones who have to keep going.
“What the living can do is to take over the existence of the dead, become their eyes and live hard. No matter what kind of person they become, what they do, or who they meet, they are continuing the meaning of their lives.
"I once thought that if I kept the light, I could keep you forever, but the fact is that I was completely wrong. But I will still make the whole world bright, I will erase all the bitterness, and then go to the sweet place to find you."
This petition is written in beautiful style in Bishop Platinum's handwriting, and there is also Bishop Platinum's signature at the end.
And after that signature, Bishop Platinum signed the only peach heart in his life - in such a romantic and affectionate way, he engraved eternity.
Chapter 3: Separation and Reunion (5/)
The residence of the Kaslana family, a thousand-year-old tree.
Kallen sat against a tree, squinting her eyes slightly.
After accepting the title of "Saint", Karin was busy every day, either dealing with complicated and trivial matters, or conducting field investigations and construction according to the reasonable plan given by Otto.
Today she had a rare opportunity to take a break from her busy schedule in the morning light and enjoy a moment of rest.
But when she thought about it carefully, she had nowhere to go, so she had to come here after wandering around.
Otto is lifeless all day long. If the two meet, they will probably just dislike each other.
Kallen is much stronger than Otto and has already gotten over the sadness of losing Lu Mian, at least on the surface.
This is the direct conflict between her and Otto at the moment. Although they have been communicating since Lu Mian left, they have never actually met.
Karen couldn't go to Otto's side, so after counting, she only had her biological father Francis left.
But recently the two of them have been having an unpleasant quarrel.
The saint holds on to a heart of light, sweeps away centuries of corruption, and reshapes destiny.
This sentence would be just a simple sentence in history, but if it were applied to reality, it would cause endless contradictions and conflicts.
Sweeping away a century of corruption and reshaping destiny will inevitably destroy the interests of a large number of people.
Apart from the castle council composed of nobles which was almost destroyed by Lu Miantu, the remaining Apokalis family, Shaniyat family and Kaslana family were the first to be affected.
Those brothers and sisters in the Apokalis family who could threaten Otto had already become acquaintances of Lu Mian, and the remaining useful puppets could be controlled by Otto alone.
As for the Shaniyats family, they are just a subsidiary of the Apokalis family.
As a result, the only family left to deal with was the Kaslana family.
Lu Mian did not do anything cruel to the Kaslana family, perhaps because he believed that the Kaslana family were all hot-blooded idiots who believed in justice, or perhaps because he took Kallen's feelings into consideration.
If it was the latter, Kallen would be very happy, and then happily worry and hope that half of the Kaslana family would die tomorrow.
If it is the former, then Kallen can only say that although Kaslana is the shield of the people, not every Kaslana is willing to sacrifice for the better life of the people.
