Chapter 465 Be careful along the way
The man looked helpless.
He leaned against the pillar at the theater's backstage entrance, his arms folded across his chest.
Seeing that Li Muhan was just standing there in a daze, he sighed and waved at Li Muhan.
"Come here, what are you standing there for? Are you waiting for me to carry you on my back?"
"No, no... I just... I don't know why, but when I saw you, I felt something..."
The man raised his eyebrows, walked towards Li Muhan, then held his shoulders, looked at his evasive eyes and said something seriously.
"I'm straight."
"Get lost, me too."
The tension and inexplicable uneasiness in Li Muhan's heart immediately disappeared after the man said this.
He seemed to understand what the man meant, and when the two looked at each other again, they couldn't help but smile knowingly.
"Better?"
"Well, thanks... By the way, I still don't know what to call you."
Li Muhan thought that this person might be the legendary figure of the Chinese Special Management Bureau that he had occasionally heard of from others before.
Li Chengtian.
But the man himself said that he was just a projection and had nothing to do with the original.
"It's okay if you want to chat, but boy, do you remember what I said before?"
After a brief thought, the man looked at Li Muhan and said with a smile, "I told you last time that if you see me again, it means you might die. So you don't have much time now. Are you sure you want to waste your time on a projection of me?"
Li Muhan looked at the man. He didn't know why, but when he heard the man say that he was going to die, he didn't feel sorry for himself at first. Instead, he felt that he would never see this man again.
This feeling made him feel like his heart was being cut by a knife.
"Alright, you little thing that's lacking love in your heart."
The man raised his hand and rubbed Li Muhan's hair.
This feeling is novel. I often rub Xia Yue's hair, but that is just out of habit. Xia Yue has also rubbed my hair, but that is out of love.
But when the man's big hands rubbed Li Muhan's hair.
Li Muhan actually had an urge to cry.
"...I understand." Li Muhan nodded: "But...I hope that after this is over, you can tell me who you are, and...who I am."
The man used a little force with his hand and pressed Li Muhan's head.
"Okay, brat, you've learned how to bargain. Come with me."
The man's hand left Li Muhan's head and turned to walk backstage at the theater.
Li Muhan also followed him in.
But what surprised him was that the backstage scene, including the layout of the corridors and some rooms, was exactly the same as what he had seen at the Nightingale Circus.
The man walked in front and found Li Muhan looking around in surprise. He spread his hands and said with a smile.
"This place is originally a projection of your mind, kid. Everything that is shown here is just a projection of your memory. Don't be nervous. This place is different from any place you have been to before."
"oh......"
Li Muhan withdrew his curious gaze after hearing what the man said.
"Li Muhan."
Walking in the almost endless corridor, the man suddenly asked.
"You're always getting yourself into all this trouble. Aren't you tired?"
The man's back in front of Li Muhan hid his emotional fluctuations.
Li Muhan had heard such questions too many times.
He always intervenes in other people's troubles, and trouble always seems to find him.
However, he never thought deeply that he could actually choose to escape or let others take over.
But every time, he always rushed to the front line without hesitation.
As time went by, he gradually forgot about this issue.
Really not tired? How could that be possible... Deep down in his heart, the feeling of exhaustion followed him like a shadow.
"It's really tiring."
He admitted softly.
"Need a break?"
"……rest?"
The man stopped walking, still without looking back, his voice was filled with soothing warmth.
"I am a projection of this world. I can control the flow of time here. Right now, time has stood still in many corners of Pandemonium. If you wish, I can let you enter and build a palace of your own as you wish."
Li Muhan was stunned when he heard this.
He remembered that Baal had mentioned that before he awakened, Baal's temple was also frozen in time, and he spent a long time there.
Does he have the same opportunity now?
"You don't need to worry about the outside world. Even if the world is destroyed, Pandemonium will exist forever. You can stay here until you feel rested enough."
"Will you always exist?"
Li Muhan asked, and the man slowly turned his head, his eyes softened, and he smiled and nodded.
"Yes, I will always be with you. The owner of this body missed your growth. I can fill that gap and make up for your regrets, Li Muhan."
"No thanks." Li Muhan shook his head and refused without hesitation.
"I'm fine. I don't need to rest."
He didn't explain why, because for him, there was no need for an excuse.
For the world, for those who depended on him, these reasons were too high, too far-fetched.
They do not belong to him.
He just felt that he could continue to move forward, so there was no reason to stop at this moment.
"...Really? Is this your decision, Li Muhan?"
"Yes." Li Muhan nodded firmly.
The man's smile revealed a deeper sense of relief.
"Then... let's go, Li Muhan, go to where you should go."
As the man finished speaking, the surrounding scene began to change.
The backstage of the theater disappeared and turned into nothingness, and not far ahead, a majestic stone gate stood out, carved with mysterious patterns that Li Muhan could not decipher.
But his eyes were soon drawn to something else.
That's a lady.
She was wearing a white researcher's coat and was standing at the entrance of the huge door, smiling at Li Muhan and the man.
This woman... looks so familiar.
Li Muhan suddenly remembered that he seemed to have seen this woman after being entangled by Prometheus's circuit, but... what did he say to this woman?
Why can't I remember anything at all...
“It’s a little earlier than expected.”
The woman said with a smile when she saw the man coming over with Li Muhan.
"Because he's better than you think."
The man also smiled. He turned to look at Li Muhan. Seeing that the other party was a little afraid to move forward, the man reached out, patted Li Muhan's back gently, and pushed him towards the woman.
"Come here, child."
The woman also opened her arms, ready to welcome Li Muhan.
But Li Muhan stopped in front of the woman and did not actually throw himself into her arms.
"Who...are you?"
He stared at the woman blankly, a name almost coming out of his mouth, but in the end it was drowned in the chaos of memory.
"She is a created projection just like me, but we each have our own responsibilities. I will appear twice to guide you in times of danger, and she will open this door for you when the time is right."
The man walked up to Li Muhan, patted him on the shoulder gently, and looked at the woman with a reproachful look.
"You're too enthusiastic. How can you just hug someone as soon as you meet them?"
The woman smiled and stuck out her tongue. "I thought he would like such a friendly approach."
Then the two of them slowly left Li Muhan and stood on both sides of the huge stone gate under his gaze.
"Li Muhan." The man looked at Li Muhan and said in a deep voice.
"Now you have one last chance to choose. You can choose to stay in the temple. This is your right. No one will blame you. She and I will stay by your side."
The woman also smiled and said, "Yes, we will accompany you. If you want, we can let you live your life again. This time, we will let you have a wonderful childhood."
Listening to what the two said, Li Muhan had a strong urge for some reason.
He wanted to tell these two people loudly.
I am willing, as long as you don't leave me.
I want everything...I don't want any world or future.
I don't want anything anymore! Just don't leave...don't abandon me again...
Please.
Tears silently slid down Li Muhan's cheeks, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
At this moment, a pair of tender little hands gently held Li Muhan's trembling hands.
Li Muhan was slightly stunned. He slowly lowered his head and looked at the boy next to him who was about five or six years old.
"At least you still have a choice..."
People don’t have so many choices... Li Muhan remembered a sigh he once made.
But now, he has to make a choice.
Li Muhan slowly raised his head. Although the traces of tears representing reluctance still remained on his cheeks, his expression was no longer sad.
He gave the man and woman a determined smile.
"...Thank you, please let me go."
After hearing Li Muhan's decision, the boy also smiled, but there was more helplessness in this smile.
The boy who was casually created and wanted to experience those hardships on his behalf... can now make his own choices.
"Let's go, Li Muhan."
The boy took Li Muhan's hand and slowly walked towards the huge door.
At the same time, the man and the woman also raised their hands slightly, each holding a bell in their hands.
At the moment when the clear sounds of the bells intertwined, the stone door began to slowly open inward.
A ray of light shone out from the door.
The boy pulled Li Muhan and walked towards the light step by step.
Then he slowly stopped at the door.
At the same time, the man and the woman also walked over, stood beside the boy and looked at Li Muhan gently.
"Before we leave..." Li Muhan suddenly stopped and looked back at the woman and the man: "Can I... make a request? I know this may be very abrupt for you, but..."
The man and the woman seemed to understand what Li Muhan wanted to say.
They nodded slightly.
The tension on Li Muhan's face gradually eased and turned into a hint of joy.
He stood up straight and bowed to the two of them.
"Thank you... Although I don't know why, I know that you two have always been watching over me and protecting me. Although my life may not be happy, I am very lucky to have come to this world... So, so... so... well... I'm leaving... Goodbye."
Finally, he raised his head, looked at the two of them, and said the name he wanted to say most in his life: "Dad, Mom."
The man and woman were slightly dazed, they shouldn't have felt anything.
But at this moment, the woman's body began to tremble.
She slowly raised her hand and waved at Li Muhan.
"You have to walk the rest of the way by yourself... You must... take care of yourself... Remember to eat more... Don't stay up late at night... Also... Be more attentive to the girl you like and don't make her sad... And, and..."
The woman's face was covered with tears as she patiently reminded him of one little thing after another.
It was not until the man gently put his arm around her shoulders that the woman slowly closed her mouth, leaving only silent tears dripping down.
"Go, don't worry, you will never be alone." The man didn't say much, but every word expressed his sincere blessing.
Finally, the boy raised his hand and waved at Li Muhan.
"...I give my life to you. Always remember your name, Li Muhan. And never forget that you are a human being."
Li Muhan's figure was gradually swallowed by the light.
He wanted to look back at the three people again, but when he looked back, he found that everything had turned into light.
There was no longer any figure behind him.
Only two different voices of "Be careful on your journey, we will always love you" were left floating in the air as the end of it all.
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