After returning to the military district, Gwen was being treated by a military doctor.

Their team could be said to be the strongest in the entire military district, but a Temple Knight almost wiped out their entire army. From Gwen to the guards, everyone was injured to varying degrees. Only Xiao Qiong and Gu Xingmian were safe and sound. This made them feel a little strange, especially when the Temple Knight looked at Xiao Qiong and left.

At a time when the Temple and the military district were fighting to the death, this kind of thing suddenly occurred.

Gu Xingmian felt that if he were Gwen, he would probably doubt their position.

However, Gwen did not interrogate them. He just said lightly: "The Temple has been desperate and even resorted to assassination. This proves that our direction is correct. There must be a truth outside the defense line that they are trying hard to hide."

Gwen saw that the two looked a little restrained, and comforted them: "I don't believe that the Temple is trying to sow discord. It has only been a short time since the four-school league. Do you think we have forgotten it?"

Gwen regarded the Temple Knights' act of letting them go as a clumsy attempt to sow discord, and did not care.

This made the two of them feel a little relieved.

But they guessed that this probably had nothing to do with the temple, but was the choice of the temple knight himself. However, they would not be stupid enough to tell Gwen what happened in the Central City, so they let the temple take the blame.

At this time, Gu Xingmian felt something furry behind him. He turned around and was almost scared by a huge tiger head.

It was Gwen's God Card, the double-winged white tiger.

He sat on the ground like a cat, with the wings on his back folded, squinting his eyes to rub Gu Xingmian's palm.

Gu Xingmian should be afraid of such a beast, but he couldn't have such thoughts about any God Card. He even felt another sense of familiarity with this double-winged white tiger.

Gu Xingmian still remembers that when he was in the card pool, there was a God card next to him, which was the double-winged white tiger in front of him.

After seeing this double-winged white tiger, Gu Xingmian seemed to have some more fragmented memories in his mind.

He had a car accident before crossing over, and after his death, his soul floated into the God card pool.

He thought he was drawn by Xiao Qiong as soon as he crossed over, but in fact he stayed in the God card pool for a long, long time.

In his memory, there was a gentle voice that kept asking him: Have you found a card master you like?

He kept shaking his head.

Until one day, he heard a clear voice making a wish to God: "God, is there anyone in this world who will always be together and never separate? If possible, can you give him to me?" Although

he quickly sneered: "So many people make wishes, can God hear it? Forget it..."

Gu Xingmian made up his mind.

The gentle voice smiled and said: Have you decided? Is it him?

Then he bumped into Xiao Qiong's arms. He

came back to his senses and glanced at Xiao Qiong secretly.

Just before he met Xiao Qiong's eyes, he quickly looked away and started to stroke the cat without distraction... No, stroke the tiger.

The majestic white tiger was well-behaved and lovely in his hands, and was even willing to offer its belly for him to stroke.

Gwen on the side was stunned.

He had heard about Gu Xingmian's affinity for the God Cards, but he and Cyril had been together for so long that he was very clear about his arrogant temperament. It was not easy for him to even give a look, let alone act coquettishly. When had he ever seen him like this?

Gu Xingmian jerked off for a long time, and only left with Cyril's reluctant eyes after jerking her off.

After leaving the room, Gu Xingmian and Xiao Qiong walked to the parking lot, planning to take the suspension car back to school.

Not long ago, Admiral Leus of the Fourth Military Region invited Song Nanting to join the Fourth Military Region, and other military regions also extended olive branches. The teammates who participated in the Four Schools League together all had their future directions.

Song Nanting sent them a message, saying that he wanted to get together again before leaving.

But as they walked, Xiao Qiong suddenly asked, "Do you know that white tiger?" Gu

Xingmian looked at him in surprise.

Xiao Qiong pursed his lips and said, "You treat him differently from other God Cards."

He knew Gu Xingmian very well, and he could still feel even the slightest reaction.

Gu Xingmian remembered the whole process of why he chose Xiao Qiong.

Under Xiao Qiong's gaze, he did not hide it and spoke out hesitantly.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Qiong's expression, but saw that the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he seemed very happy.

Gu Xingmian said all this, on the one hand, he did not want to hide it from Xiao Qiong, and on the other hand, he hoped that he could find some clues from this experience, but after he finished speaking, he realized that these words sounded like a wedding testimony.

He felt embarrassed, afraid that Xiao Qiong would say something, so he took the initiative: "No wonder you didn't tell me what wish you made for your twentieth birthday. It turned out to be this!"

Xiao Qiong looked at him tolerantly: "Well, thank God for making my wish come true."

Gu Xingmian: "..."

Damn it! How can he respond to this!

He blushed and ran towards the suspension car in panic.

Xiao Qiong looked at his back and couldn't help laughing.

He had experienced ups and downs since he was a child, and he had always believed that his destiny should be in his own hands. He also sneered at the gods.

But now, he is willing to believe in his gods.

The two returned to the familiar room, and Gu Xingmian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, the people in the First Military District were very nice to them and prepared a room for them, but it was probably because he had been living here since he was pulled out of the card pool, and he had subconsciously regarded this place as his home.

The two of them packed up a little and then planned to look for Teacher Wright.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they walked out the door, they ran into Eric who was also going out.

Eric did not attend the award ceremony in Central City before, and after they came back, Eric asked for leave and left school for a while, so they had not seen each other for a long time.

But when they saw Eric at this moment, they were shocked to find that Eric looked much more haggard.

"Eric, what's wrong with you?" Gu Xingmian couldn't help asking.

Eric scratched his head and said vaguely, "Nothing, just something happened at home recently."

He didn't elaborate, so the two didn't ask any more.

Xiao Qiong asked, "Have you chosen which military region you want to go to?"

Unexpectedly, Eric pursed his lips and said, "I don't plan to go."

Both of them were stunned. For the card masters of the four major academies, most people dream of entering the military region. Eric seemed to have expressed a similar dream before, but now that this opportunity has appeared, why would he refuse it?

Gu Xingmian hesitated and asked, "Is it... related to your family?"

"No, I just feel that my current ability is not good enough, and I plan to study in school for another two years." Eric said.

Both of them thought he was making excuses, but Eric didn't want to talk, and they couldn't force him.

So, they could only change the topic and talk about some interesting things that had nothing to do with Luka.

Although Eric seemed to be busy with something recently, it didn't prevent him from collecting gossip, which made the two of them stunned.

In the past, when Eric was around, no matter what the news was, he was always the first to know, so although they didn't take the initiative to inquire, the news was never out of date. As long as there was something, they just had to ask Eric, and he would definitely know.

It's only after losing him that you realize how good Eric is.

At this time, Gu Xingmian thought of something and asked, "Eric, do you know any information about the Temple Knights?" Eric

, who was originally speaking happily, seemed to have heard something terrible, and his face turned pale in an instant: "What...what?"

Gu Xingmian realized that something was wrong: "What's wrong with you?"

Eric pursed his lips, and Xiao Qiong found that his eyes were dull and his body was trembling slightly, as if he was trapped in some terrible nightmare.

He stretched out his hand on Eric's shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Eric, wake up!"

These words rushed directly into the chaos and rescued Eric from the nightmare.

He stared at Xiao Qiong and Gu Xingmian in a daze.

Like a lost traveler, seeing a lighthouse on the vast sea.

Gu Xingmian felt a little regretful. He just asked casually, but he didn't expect Eric to react so strongly.

He didn't dare to mention the relevant words again. Unexpectedly, Eric, who had calmed down, took the initiative to ask: "Why do you want to ask for information about the Temple Knight?"

Xiao Qiong and Gu Xingmian looked at each other, and then told Eric about the two encounters with the Temple Knight.

Eric was silent for a long time before he said: "He is indeed a little strange. The Temple Knight has always completed the mission at all costs. It is impossible to let people go like this..."

The two of them felt more and more confused when they heard him say that.

Because Eric knew the Temple Knight too well, a lot of information could not be explained by gossip at all. This was something that only insiders would know.

In the end, Gu Xingmian couldn't help but ask his doubts.

This time Eric was silent for longer than before, but the two just waited for him silently.

After a long time, Eric finally let out a long breath and said lightly: "Because, I almost became a Temple Knight..."

The two: "!!!"

Eric laughed bitterly: "Outsiders only know that Temple Knights are the most loyal and powerful dogs of the Temple, but no one has ever thought about where these dogs come from..."

According to Eric, they were all orphans selected by the Temple from all over the country when they were young. They were sent to the Central City and thought they would live a good life with enough food and warm clothes, but they didn't expect to enter hell.

Just as the outside world rumored, the power that the Temple Knights have to bear is extremely strong, far beyond the level that normal people can bear.

In order to improve their ability to withstand, the temple will use some means from their childhood, but those means are extremely cruel, and many children died in the process.

At this point, Eric pulled open his sleeves and said self-deprecatingly: "At first, I got tattoos just to cover these marks."

Eric has lived in this hellish place for three years, and has withstood all the means of the temple. He is "qualified" to withstand the power of the temple knights, but reaching this point does not mean liberation.

Even after such a painful and terrible three years of training, not everyone can withstand the powerful force, and once they can't bear it, they will explode and die in the process.

Of course, even if you eventually become a temple knight, it does not mean liberation.

Years of brainwashing education at the temple has turned them into machines that only obey orders, and the life of these machines is also in the hands of the temple. They can only do what the temple tells them to do. Once they disobey, they will be punished painfully, and in more serious cases, they will even lose their lives.

Eric was found to have awakened the talent of the ka before he took on the power.

People with the ka talent cannot become temple knights, and for them, there is only one ending for those who cannot become temple knights, which is death. It

can only be said that Eric was lucky and did not die. After being thrown away as a corpse, he was rescued again, and then by chance it was discovered that he was actually a child who had been lost for many years by a wealthy family.

After he returned home with great expectations, he found that his parents had a new child. There was no place for him in this family. They gave him money easily, but they could not give him much love.

Eric has always been cheerful, as if there was no haze at all. It was the first time they saw such a sad expression on his face.

But perhaps, this is the real Eric.

He came to Mosca Academy at first because he had hardly lived a normal life. He was like a child who had just opened his eyes to see the world. He mixed in the crowd, relying on the noisy body temperature to warm his lonely heart, and learning little by little how to communicate with people. He

wanted to live a stable life for a few years, and after graduation, he would join the guard corps as a small member, or go to the family business and almost muddle through.

But he didn't expect that he would meet Xiao Qiong, Fu Fenglin, and so many other people... They became friends, trained together, played together, took baths together, and celebrated his birthday together.

Eric was always very scared. He was afraid that his existence would be discovered by the temple. He had been in the place where the most powerful weapons were made in the temple. He knew that if he was discovered by the temple, he would not be able to escape.

However, he was too greedy for the days with his friends.

That was the only tattoo related to people on his body.

Eric spoke calmly and nonchalantly, but Xiao Qiong and Gu Xingmian could not help but feel pain in their hearts.