Chapter 701 Good morning, good afternoon, and good night
"Have you seen enough?"
Tan Lang grabbed Li Muhan's hair and dragged him step by step from the abyss of the Styx to the shore.
A long black knife was inserted in front of Li Muhan's eyes.
"...everything you've been through." Li Muhan slowly stood up. Even though he had a thousand words in his heart, he could only say one weak word: "I'm sorry."
Li Chengtian grasped the hilt of the knife and slowly placed the blade on the back of Li Muhan's neck.
"You should never, ever, swallow my daughter, Li Muhan."
"She's still alive."
"By now, are you still not going to admit your sins?"
Li Muhan just lay on the ground, letting the tide of the Styx soak half of his face.
He no longer wanted to explain.
For a man who has been tortured his entire life, his final obsession is to kill himself.
"You reminded me of who I am. Do you know what this means, Li Chengtian?"
"If you die without remembering your crimes, then killing you wouldn't be revenge."
Li Muhan chuckled.
"I'm not going to be killed by you yet."
Li Chengtian's hand gripped the knife handle, making a creaking sound.
"Close your eyes, and I'll give you a quick death."
"You are atonement... You regret it. You regret letting me leave Tartarus. You regret putting a demon in my body. You once wanted me to destroy the world, and now, you regret it... You are atonement."
"That's enough talk, let's get going."
Li Muhan slowly closed his eyes. He already knew everything about Li Chengtian.
Everything about Tan Lang.
When Li Muhan opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting in the waiting area of the train station.
Could it be that I have entered into someone's memory again?
Li Muhan was a little confused, and then a smell of smoke wafted from the side.
Then came the voice that made Li Muhan's body tremble.
"I thought you were fucking dead, but you came here just for a trip."
The man held a cigarette between his fingers and sat behind Li Muhan, back to back.
"I miss you so much." Li Muhan's voice was a little choked.
"Huh? It's been fucking long since we last met. How come you've become such a wimp? What the hell are you thinking? Don't disgust me."
"I really miss you. The burden you gave me is so heavy."
"So what? It was you, you son of a bitch, who took it on. I told you a long time ago not to take me as a role model. But you, on the other hand, always help anyone in need. Now you've brought trouble upon yourself, and you're telling me the burden is heavy."
Li Muhan looked up at the high ceiling of the train station, and tried hard to suppress his urge to cry.
But this was also pointed out by the man behind him.
"You've made it big now, Li Muhan. You've taken good care of everyone in Team 7 and even become a hero who saved the world. Hehe, you're much better than me."
"It all started with you."
"I gave you a bad example, but you didn't go astray, Li Muhan. I know that the path you are taking now will be very tiring. I am not qualified to teach you anything, but..."
The man took a puff of his cigarette, and then said earnestly: "Don't forget who you are, Li Muhan, and..."
His voice became softer and softer, and finally only a faint echo lingered in Li Muhan's ears.
"You will always be Team 7, and you are my pride. I'll have to trouble you to take care of my troublesome daughter."
"..." Li Muhan raised his hand, trying to catch the dissipating smoke. The smell of smoke, which he originally hated very much, now made him miss it very much.
"Have a safe journey, Captain."
A train passed by him, taking away the last wisp of smoke.
Snap—Snap—
The sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground stopped beside Li Muhan, and then the man adjusted his glasses and sat next to Li Muhan.
"Seeing you like this, I feel quite comfortable."
"Then congratulations." Li Muhan smiled helplessly.
"I feel a little embarrassed in this state now." The man said, crossing his legs and looking ahead.
"I regard you as the goal of my life. I envy you, I'm jealous of you, I hate you. I regard all the kindness you've shown me as a shame. But now, you look so lost and distraught. It really makes me feel ashamed."
Li Muhan leaned back in his chair: "Then you will feel refreshed, won't you?"
"Why are you so concerned about what you are?"
"Because someone always asks me whether I am a human being or not." Li Muhan said with a smile.
"Why does it matter whether you are human or not? You once helped me, accompanied me, encouraged me, and even became the goal I pursued my whole life. Does that mean all this becomes meaningless just because you are not human? No, Li Muhan, it is because you are so confused now that I feel that my life is meaningless."
The man stood up and did not walk towards Li Muhan, but walked in the opposite direction.
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. This is what I taught you, and you practiced it well.”
"We've always been chasing after each other, but never saw the wealth we possess. This is what you taught me, Li Muhan. Set a good example and stop chasing after those unimportant shadows."
The hum of the train carried away the man's last words.
Practice what you say...and don't be imprisoned by so-called shadows.
Li Muhan slowly opened his eyes, his hands clenched little by little, and then a black long knife appeared in his hand.
"...It's over, Li Muhan."
Tan Lang's knife chopped down fiercely, and Li Muhan blocked Tan Lang's knife with a backhand knife, and made Tan Lang retreat several steps.
"...This knife is not the one that can subdue generals and subdue demons."
Li Muhan slowly stood up from the ground and looked at the knife in his hand, a little surprised.
Because this knife is exactly the same as the one in Tan Lang's hand.
"You shouldn't be able to use the power of the Ten Thousand Demons Palace now... No, that's not the power of the Ten Thousand Demons Palace, that's..." Tan Lang looked at the knife in Li Muhan's hand.
And the black flames gradually burning on the knife.
That is the power of the malefic star.
"You monster..."
Tan Lang glared at Li Muhan.
"Are you going to devour everything I have?!"
He roared angrily and slashed at Li Muhan with his knife.
The power that continued to emerge from Li Muhan's body allowed him to clearly understand all of Tan Lang's moves.
when--
Two almost identical knives collided with each other, and the black flames condensed into two vicious wolves biting each other in mid-air.
"I won't devour everything of yours!!" Li Muhan roared, the flames on his body even more intense.
"You gave me everything!! You made me see the world! You made me know who I really am!"
"Stop being so fucking sentimental!! I just want you to die!!"
The two black flames became more and more intense, and finally Li Chengtian's right eye burst out with the power of the blue dragon, but the next second, Li Muhan's right eye also began to emit blue flames.
Two giant dragons danced above the River Styx, illuminating the night like day. Finally, the light swallowed both of them, and the whole world was silent.
.......
Inside the waiting room of the train station.
There was an empty seat between Li Muhan and Li Chengtian.
They turned and looked at each other.
"You should die in my hands. This is the best fate for you, Li Muhan."
"Just tell the truth here, Li Chengtian. Moriarty can't influence your mind here."
Li Muhan didn't turn around, just looked at the empty platform.
"Even without her, I would have wanted to kill you."
“…”
Just as the two of them fell into awkward silence, a train came, and then there was an extra person in the empty seat between them.
"Alright... let's not argue at a time like this."
The girl gently hugged Li Chengtian's arm.
Li Chengtian was slightly stunned, and then his eyes softened.
"Why have you become so sloppy!" The girl used her hands to tidy up Li Chengtian's messy hair.
"Look at you, oh my! He's so dirty, he doesn't even wash his face, he doesn't even shave..." She gently held Li Chengtian's face.
"...Look at you, you can't even take care of yourself without me here."
"Yes." Tears seeped out of Li Chengtian's eyes, and he gently held the girl's hand.
"Without you, I can't do anything... I miss you so much..."
He buried his head in the girl's arms.
The girl gently stroked his hair with her hand.
"You're such an idiot... Why don't you ask me... Why did I lie to you in the first place?"
"No..." Li Chengtian raised his head, his lips trembling: "Because I know that you have never lied to me... You have never..."
Li Muhan didn't look back at them, but just felt a little emotional.
His life is always being arranged by others, and so is his own life.
Crash——
An umbrella slowly opened, covering Li Muhan's head.
"...This is the first time we've met."
A soft female voice slowly came into Li Muhan's ears, and he knew that there was someone sitting behind him.
"Who are you......?"
Li Muhan wanted to look back, but the woman smiled and said, "Don't look back, because I don't exist in your memory."
"This is the underworld... That's why I can see you. I waited a long time to see you, but I missed the opportunity to reincarnate and can only drift in this Styx."
"Who are you?"
Li Muhan asked.
There was no trace of Li Chengtian beside him anymore. The entire platform was slowly becoming empty, with only the rails and the two seats remaining.
"I'm not even a passer-by in your life, Li Muhan. I can finally call you by this name."
The woman's hair was slowly blown by the wind, and the strands of hair brushed against Li Muhan's ears and face, and a familiar fragrance entered his nose.
"...Is it really you?"
Li Muhan was a little bit unbelievable. He had no feeling about this sound or this taste.
But there was an innate feeling that made him want to get close to this woman.
"I really want to say sorry to you, Li Muhan, but I feel like I don't even have the right to say this. I left you nothing: companionship, growth, blessings, and guidance. All I left you was the nutrition delivered by the umbilical cord for just three short months."
"I..." Li Muhan's emotions were a little broken.
He had thought about this scene countless times, but now that the time had come, he didn't know what to say.
"I don't know... I don't know how to face you. I... I don't even know what you look like..."
"I shouldn't exist in your heart... Even now, I'm already satisfied just to see you as you are now and to see you safe and sound."
"...but you won't let me see you. You're very selfish."
"Because... I'm not worthy. You have to keep going on this road, but you won't be alone. My child is the best... He's no worse than anyone else. You are my pride, my eternal pride..."
"Don't stay up late. Although your body is different from that of ordinary children, staying up late will disrupt your biological clock, which is quite unscientific."
"Also, try to order less takeout. You can obviously cook, so why do you always order takeout? You kid..."
"You have to get a university diploma. No matter what you want to do in the future, a diploma is very important."
"Don't be so gentle to everyone, silly boy. Your gentleness will hurt those girls' hearts."
"I've met that child. She's very pretty and kind, but a little short and not very smart. But that doesn't matter. As long as you like her, I like her too. You will always be my pride."
The woman's chattering made Li Muhan feel sad.
These may be annoying nagging that ordinary people hear.
It seemed to him like an unattainable dream.
"I can...call you...."
Crash——
The umbrella disappeared at this moment, and Li Muhan's pupils suddenly widened.
He stood up and turned his head.
The word "mother" finally stopped at the throat and did not come out.
Because behind him, there was no one, only the pale nothingness.
"...You are so selfish..."
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