To my father’s father’s best friend:

[How much do humans have to give up to pay tribute to independence? ]

[If a seed originates from a rose seed, can it only grow into roses? ]

[Love, happiness, laughter, joy... When a person's vision is limited to these beautiful things, is his or her growth, maturity, and even ultimate form condensed by these already achieved things? ]

[Hate, pain, torture, beatings and scolding... When a person's growth environment or even the source is mud, where should he or she find his or her pure white roots? ]

[The guidance of the elders to the younger, the inheritance of the grandparents to the grandchildren, the expectations of the parents for the children, and even a step further, the leaders to the followers, the rulers to the common people, the rule controllers to the submissive. The behavior of the latter cannot escape the rut of the former, like one ring after another, with a radiating effect, surrounding one small group and small class after another. ]

[When I was a child, I heard my father's father's friend Casadia talk about the iceberg theory in Satir family therapy: a person's "self" is like an iceberg, and other people can only see a small part of the surface - behavior, while the larger part of the inner world is hidden in the depths of the ocean.]

[Behavior, coping style, feelings, perspectives, expectations, desires, self.]

[A person will have a close connection with his or her native environment, and this connection may even affect his or her entire life.]

[Once the idea of ​​pursuing oneself, breaking away from the rut, and cutting off connections arises, it is regarded as "rebellious", "deviant", "audacious", and "disrupting the order". ]

[It's funny to say that I have spent almost my entire life trying to break away from these invisible things like threads. Like a wild animal, I probe, bite, collide, vent, and crash until I bleed.]

[Although I don't want to admit where my rebellious thinking comes from, I have to admit that it does come from my father, whose behavior is the same as mine. His rebelliousness, his pain, his desire for destruction, the tyranny in his heart... all form the backbone of my world. ]

[However, I am still proud that I have something he cannot have - compassion for his offspring and empathy for his compatriots. When someone becomes oppressed, they either oppress the weaker or empathize with the weaker. I am honored to be the latter, and this is something I am proud of.]

[In the end, when he wanted to do something to me, I understood what a mirror was.]

【I am the mirror and he is reflecting me. 】

[I reflect all of him, but the dust, spider webs, particles, and condensed water vapor on the mirror...are all parts that belong to me.]

【I am the mirror, and he is not me. 】

[He is the shadow in the mirror, and what is outside the mirror is the bigger thing under the iceberg.]

[I am the mirror, he is the shadow, and outside the mirror, there is someone else.]

[If I am lucky enough to be written again, I have only one wish. ]

[Please don't let me know who wrote it, and please don't let me see you again. ]

[In this way, can I get away from some old ruts a little bit and dance freely in the spring breeze? ]

[——《Prayer for the Day》]

…

The Devouring Claws flashed scarlet light, the flames were devoured, and the temperature gradually dropped.

A book shining with golden light lies on the desk.

——This is Rovatha’s “Book of Collection”.

Su Mingan took a few steps closer and stretched out his hand.

At this moment, countless crystal branches and leaves of the World Tree suddenly went crazy, bursting out with a frenzy-like momentum, and rushed towards Su Mingan.

Su Mingan originally thought that these branches and leaves had no ill intentions, but he found that these branches and leaves were like blood-sucking worms, trying to pierce his flesh and suck his blood.

“Swish!”

He immediately drew out the amber knife and slashed through space. A three-square-meter hole instantly appeared around him. But before the next knife fell, countless branches and leaves rushed over frantically again.

"This is……"

He instantly remembered the memories that had been drained away, but under Ijurel's coordination, he and the World Tree were clearly in a friendly cooperative relationship...

Wait a moment.

Iguazuel is dead.

So the brainless World Tree will subconsciously crave for its own complete seeds...

Su Mingan was suddenly shocked.

——He seemed to have fallen into a trap.

Is Iguazuel really doing this for his own good?

She lived such a long life that she really didn't care about death, but that also meant she didn't care about any emotions. She could give her life to Su Ming'an for an occasional touch, but what if her actions had other purposes? For example, to provide the World Tree with an energy source that could never be drained...

"boom--!"

The floating cannon fired and Su Mingan retreated, but this was the core of the World Tree, and countless branches and leaves would grow in every corner.

"...Come towards me."

At this moment, a mature and gentle voice came from the edge of the lake.

A man with long green hair and dressed in white stood under an apricot tree. I don't know when he appeared.

The situation was urgent. Su Ming'an rushed over in a few steps. After arriving under the apricot tree, he found that the pervasive branches and leaves could not penetrate him. This place seemed like a safe barrier.

"You are..." He quickly recognized who the green-haired man was.

"This should be our first meeting. But perhaps you have heard my name many times." The green-haired man grinned and said, "Qiao. A member of the witch clan, Si Que's adoptive father, and the royal engineer of the Red Tower in the Second Era."

"I know you. But I heard that the next generation of witches will appear only after the previous generation dies. And as far as I know, Si Que would have died at the age of eighteen, but history has proved that he survived and later became a dual race of magpies and witches." Su Mingan's implication was obvious.

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