Chapter 564: Matryoshka
I saw Li Muhan opening his mouth for a long time without saying a word.
The man sighed, then took out a small notebook from somewhere and wrote something while muttering.
"Your brain isn't very sharp, so I'll deduct ten points."
The moment I saw the man's indifferent expression as he lowered his head slightly to write.
Li Muhan finally remembered where he had seen this face.
To be more precise, isn't this face the person who sleeps next to me every night!?
It happened very quickly.
Li Muhan stood up directly, his body straight, his eyes firm, staring straight at the man in front of him.
"Brother! No, that's not right, uncle! Please, may I ask...what is your name?"
"Why, you're asking me questions?"
The man smiled slightly and then said.
"My name is Elias, my wife is Xia Grace, my eldest daughter is Xia Liya, and my second daughter is Xia Luer. Do you want to know more?"
Michael was drinking nearby when he saw Li Muhan tremble as if he had been electrocuted, and then suddenly bowed to the man in front of him.
"Uncle! Hello! My name is Li Muhan! I'm 21 this year! Just turned 21! I'm 182cm tall and weigh 60kg. I don't smoke! I drink occasionally, don't play cards, and don't have any other bad habits! I'm a freshman at Tianhai University, and I also have a serious job. I'm the captain of the Seventh Squad of the Huaxia Special Management Bureau! My income is okay! I live in an apartment owned by the company, and I just bought a car, but it's broken now! Uncle, I... "
The man raised his hand to interrupt Li Muhan.
"Okay, I understand. Sit down first. Don't be nervous. I'll ask you something."
"Young man, what's going on? Who is this person?"
Michael came over and asked quietly.
"...My father-in-law."
After hearing Li Muhan's answer, Michael almost spit out his wine, and then he tactfully sat in the corner of the tavern to make room for the two of them.
"Xia Liya... well, I should call her Xia Yue now. How is she doing lately?"
"Well... Uncle, if you compare her to a year and a half ago, I think Xia Yue might make you look at her in a new light. She now has her own friends, her own job and career, and she's full of expectations for the future. I'm very pleased that I can stand by her side and walk this path with her."
Li Muhan was a little clever in saying this, implying that whether you agree or not, I will definitely stay by Xia Yue's side.
Elias's eyes softened, and he felt mixed emotions as he looked at the young man in front of him who was so nervous that he was incoherent.
Although this boy is a little clumsy, one can feel his sincerity and care for Xia Yue from his words.
"Young man, I can see that you really like my Xia Yue."
Elias patted Li Muhan on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Her mother and I are very grateful to you for taking such good care of her during this period of time."
Did her mother...really thank me?
When he thought of that lovely girl... Li Muhan felt a chill on his back.
"Her mother always acts like a child. Of course, I'm also responsible for this. I shouldn't have left the three of them without saying a word. But... Li Muhan, as a man, I believe you can understand me."
Hearing Elias' words, Li Muhan's face darkened.
"Uncle, I may not understand you. I don't know what kind of person you are, but if it were me, I would never abandon my loved ones. Do you know how long Xia Yue has been wandering in this world like a walking corpse?"
Elias said nothing, but picked up the glass and silently drank a sip of the bitter wine.
"During this long, tedious time, she had no goals, no hope, and her mother didn't care about her. If I were her, I might hate parents like you, but Xia Yue doesn't. She's too kind, so kind that she doesn't even seem like your daughter... After all, you could actually do such a cruel thing."
"Young man, some things can't be judged by appearances alone. Everyone faces frustrations and difficulties in life, not to mention that Mr. Elias is Xia Yue's father. He must have his own reasons. Please be lenient and don't blame the elders too much."
Michael couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he said kindly to Li Muhan.
Li Muhan took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He knew Michael was right and he shouldn't have said such rude words to Xia Yue's father.
But when he thought of the suffering Xia Yue had endured over the years, he couldn't let it go.
Elias saw what Li Muhan was thinking and sighed, "Li Muhan, I understand how you feel. You hate me, blaming me for not fulfilling my responsibilities as a father and for causing Xia Yue so much suffering. You're right to hate me, and I hate myself too."
He raised his head, a bitter expression on his face. "I'm not a qualified father, I know. I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye and abandoned three women. But I had no choice... Some things are beyond my control. I can only watch Xia Yue suffer outside, but I can't do anything..."
His eyes were moist and his voice was choked. "How I wish... to see Shallia and Shallul right now, hug them, and tell them how much their father loves them and misses them. But I can't... before the end comes, I can't face my daughter and wife..."
Li Muhan sighed silently. At least... Xia Yue's father and mother were still there.
It’s not that they no longer pay attention to Xia Yue.
As for Li Muhan, he originally thought that his parents were dead, but later he thought that Li Chengtian and Lu Xue were his parents.
Now.
He no longer knew what he was.
Am I really a human being?
He could no longer utter any words of reproach.
After hesitating for a moment, she whispered, "Uncle, I...will take good care of Xia Yue for you. When you come back, I will make it up to her."
Elias raised his glass. This time, Li Muhan didn't refuse and raised his glass. After the glasses clinked, Li Muhan heard the man whisper, "Thank you, son."
After drinking that glass of wine.
Li Muhan suddenly felt a little dizzy, and then the whole tavern began to spin.
Michael walked over and gently supported Li Muhan's staggering body.
"What's wrong with me?"
Li Muhan looked at the illusory scene in front of him, and then suddenly felt as if he had returned to the Hall of Demons, where Baal, Lucifer, and Baal were staring at him.
"Li Muhan, I will take you into the castle now."
"Young man, you should have guessed it."
Michael helped Li Muhan sit on the chair, but the dizziness showed no sign of going away.
"To enter that castle, you don't have to use brute force. Li Muhan, don't forget that you also have a castle. Here, let your Pandemonium merge with this castle, so that you can naturally enter the castle through the Pandemonium."
“…What should I do…”
Li Muhan covered his head and asked.
"It's very simple." Elias squatted down, gently held Li Muhan's hand, and said in a gentle voice: "You don't have to be a brave knight to enter the tower, you can also be..."
Elias's voice became increasingly blurred, and then Li Muhan felt that he was completely inside the opera house.
"It could also be the demon that exists in this tower itself, right, Li Muhan?"
This was Elias's last voice.
When Li Muhan looked around and tried to find him, he could no longer see a single person.
"I entered the Pantheon Hall from the Pantheon Hall, and now I have to enter the Pantheon Hall from the Pantheon Hall again... I'm putting nesting dolls here."
"juvenile."
Michael then followed into the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons. He seemed to have the power to travel through various realms. This might be some characteristic of his realm.
"Now we can enter the castle."
Michael raised his hand and pointed to the center of the opera house's stage. At this moment, a golden door stood in the center of the stage.
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