Chapter 702: Only Look at Today
A light drizzle began to fall from the sky of the Styx at some point.
The shadows of the black wolf and the blue dragon intertwined and entangled, then disappeared at the other end of the sky.
Li Chengtian was lying on the bank of the River Styx. He no longer had the strength to stand up.
After his fate was twisted for many years, he collapsed and fell into madness.
After the flame of madness was extinguished by the cold water of Li Muhan, he fell into emptiness and dead silence.
Li Chengtian had no expression on his face as he looked at Li Muhan, who was panting, grabbing his collar and pressing on him.
It was like he had returned to the person he was many years ago.
"Is An An really still alive?"
"I told you, she's still alive and well, and she's doing fine now. I'll make sure she gets better and better in the future."
Li Muhan said with a trembling voice.
"The last time I saw..."
"Oh, sorry, that's what I changed, don't stare! Just listen to my explanation!"
So Li Muhan told Li Chengtian about the star-studded incident, how he turned into Li Lingan to hook up Zhong Huaian and the plague.
Here, both of them sat by the River Styx, gazing at the dark horizon, with raindrops falling on their heads.
When he heard Li Muhan say that everyone liked Li Lingan, he saw a hint of pride on Li Chengtian's face.
"Is An An okay now?"
"She is in the Tianhai City Special Management Bureau. Chang Yue and Lin Ze love her like their own daughter. Not only them, but everyone in the Special Management Bureau likes An An."
"...So, Li Zhiqiu's words finally came true. An An returned to where she should be, and everyone will love her."
"It has nothing to do with that bastard's fart."
Li Chengtian smiled and said, "He is your father."
"I don't have a father, that bastard. To be honest, I used to dream of meeting my father and my mother. I saw the shadows of you and Aunt Lu Xue in the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, and I thought you were my parents. At that time... well, I even called you dad."
“Hahahahahahaha.”
Li Chengtian laughed out loud, causing some pain in the wound.
He covered his waist.
"The phantom in the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons has nothing to do with me. When Li Ling'an merged with you, her mother's umbilical cord still remained. That was Lu Xue's last protection for her daughter."
"Li Muhan, don't you think humans are amazing? Even with such frail bodies, they can rely on the last remnants of their flesh to build a final peaceful place for their children. And you... have also grasped the tenacity of humans very well, replicating that trace of obsession and protection for children into your own Ten Thousand Demons Palace."
"I know." Li Muhan lay on the ground, looking at the sky, letting the raindrops wet his face.
"So I don't hate anyone, and I don't blame anyone. Although I was born surrounded by malice, whether it's you, Aunt Lu Xue, An An, Lin Ze, my adoptive parents, or even that bastard Chang Yue, everyone loves me. Hatred can't pierce my heart because it's wrapped in your love."
Li Chengtian sighed and shook his head.
"I have never loved you, Li Muhan. I have always wanted to kill you because I think you killed my daughter and wife."
"Stop quibbling, uncle. Do you really think I haven't remembered it yet?"
Li Muhan put his hands behind his head and looked at Li Chengtian beside him.
"When I was five years old, I was rescued from Mendarosa and placed in an orphanage. The children there were afraid of me and the teachers didn't like me, so I was always alone. But that day, June 18th."
"A disheveled, slovenly older man came to the orphanage. He rode a worn-out bicycle and came to see me at the gate, carrying a plastic bag."
Li Chengtian was silent, as if he was lost in memories.
"I was quite scared of him at first because his eyes were cold and scary, but he took out a bowl of steaming hot noodles from a box from his plastic bag and handed it to me."
"You know, even after I went to a normal orphanage, they only fed me leftovers."
"And that bowl of noodles... was the best thing I've ever eaten in my life."
"We sat on the steps, and the uncle said nothing as he watched me finish my noodles. He then said to me, 'Happy birthday, Li Muhan.'"
"So June 18th, that's my birthday, which is today..."
“That’s why I like eating noodles so much…”
Li Chengtian's body swayed, and then he smiled bitterly: "He is indeed a little freak. He remembers things from when he was five years old so clearly."
"I had forgotten it at first, but thanks to you, I now remember everything. That figure I always see wherever I go, the knife-sharpening uncle in my hometown, and the uncle who pushed a bicycle and sold candied haws at the door when I was studying in a small county town."
Li Muhan propped himself up and sat up, then turned to look at Li Chengtian.
"And there was the uncle who opened a ramen restaurant near my school after I went to college."
"Thank you...Uncle Li, thank you for always watching over me silently."
The cold raindrops poured down on their heads, mixing with the man's tears.
It seems that his life is not meaningless.
At least...the kid didn't actually become a demon.
Rustle, rustle—
The sound of metal dragging on the ground slowly echoed from the original place.
Li Muhan turned his head and saw a girl in white slowly walking towards him, dragging a long sword.
"Go do what you should do, Li Muhan."
Li Chengtian didn't look back, as if he knew who was coming behind him.
Li Muhan nodded slowly.
"Uncle Li, this time, don't run away anymore. Let's put an end to it, okay?"
"Get out of here now."
Li Chengtian waved his hand.
Li Muhan looked at the girl again and nodded.
The girl smiled and waved at Li Muhan.
"Go ahead."
......
When the knife was stuck next to Li Chengtian, the girl slowly sat down.
"You owe me an apology."
Lin Ze looked at the Minghe and said with a smile.
"You've already let it go. I can feel it. This apology is meaningless."
"Everything should have a beginning and an end, right?"
"Was my leaving meaningful back then?"
"What do you think?"
"I want to know it from you."
"Our hearts speak to each other, and we wish this love would last forever." Lin Ze smiled and recited the last two lines of the poem: "If only we could have done those things together back then, gone to restaurants we'd never been to before, played badminton, and you gave me a skirt, then we could have written this poem together and released the Kongming lantern."
"If you really do these things, then perhaps your departure will become meaningless."
"After all..." Lin Ze lifted his hair slightly, "Leaving the one you love, no matter what the reason, is a sign of cowardice."
Li Chengtian remained silent.
"You were the one who gave that poem to Li Muhan, right?" Lin Ze asked again.
"Um."
"You didn't stop him from snooping into your memories, or rather, you hoped to use the power of the past to see if the outcome would be different if you really did those things, right?"
"Um."
"It's a shame nothing has changed."
"Because I live in the past, and you..." Li Chengtian turned his head for the first time and looked at Lin Ze's profile.
"You live in the future, Lin Ze."
"So, you owe me an apology, Li Chengtian."
Lin Ze also slowly turned around and looked at Li Chengtian with a smile.
"...I'm sorry for leaving without saying goodbye."
"That's enough." Lin Ze smiled and stood up: "For me, this ending is enough."
She drew her long sword and walked towards the temple.
"We are completely over, Li Chengtian." Lin Ze stopped and said, "This time, you don't owe me anything."
"What a child's tone..." Li Chengtian smiled helplessly: "My time has come, right?"
Lin Ze did not stop or look back.
"Don't look at the past, don't look at the future, look at the present. At least when the final end comes, stand by that child's side."
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