Chapter 24: To protect someone, do you like her? ...
After getting out of the elevator, Xu Nuo returned to the square. It was already evening, and night was gradually falling. The number of people exercising gradually decreased, and the stacked white tower buildings were hidden in the darkness.
Wei Yan walked forward silently beside him, and Xu Nuo could only follow him closely.
This scene was very similar to when he came to the classroom to pick her up to go to the administrative center. Xu Nuo also followed behind him, stepping on his shadow, not knowing where the destination was, just following forward.
At that time, he would bring her breakfast, fasten her seat belt, and smile gently and kindly. Now, in just two months, he has become someone who can only speak with a blank expression and sometimes even looks fierce.
There are two faces, front and back, which one is the real him?
She recalled what Zong Lan had just said: "Wei Yan, what were you like when you first came to the White Pagoda three years ago?"
Wei Yan paused for a moment, but did not speak.
Xu Nuo continued, "Actually, I have a friend who also became a Sentinel and entered the White Tower three years ago. He might have even trained with you. I remember all Sentinels serve for at least three years, right? I wonder if he's still here and how he's doing."
She looked at Wei Yan's back, a look of nostalgia in her eyes. "If he'd eaten and slept well, he'd probably be about the same height as you. When we first met, he wasn't even up to my shoulders, and we all ate the same food. But two years later, he's like a bamboo shoot after rain, suddenly growing up and becoming the tallest kid in our neighborhood."
"No wonder he became a sentry. He doesn't feel pain when fighting. We went to pick up freshly thrown trash and were surrounded by several older kids. He refused to hand over the trash bag, so he endured the pain and beat them all down. Later, we took over the trash cans in that area."
"He was so brave during the fight, but afterward he was still crying and waiting for me to apply medicine, and he insisted that it didn't hurt."
Wei Yan's footsteps suddenly stopped.
He whispered very softly: "You haven't contacted me?"
Seeing Xu Nuo stunned, he said: "You sound like you miss him a little, why don't you contact him?"
Xu Nuo looked down at the ground. "I tried to contact him when he first left, but I had no money so I could only send letters. Even the slowest letters would arrive in three months. I waited for three years, but there was no reply."
Wei Yan's eyes flashed with disbelief.
Xu Nuo said this with a bit of sadness: "At first I thought, maybe he was very busy at that time? There's a lot of training in the White Tower, so it's normal to be busy. But one year, two years, three years, three whole years without returning. That must mean... he doesn't want to come back."
"Perhaps he's had such a good life that he wants to forget the past—after all, scavenging isn't a pleasant memory. Or perhaps he simply forgot. The White Tower will provide all the resources it can afford to Evolved Humans with outstanding abilities. He might have already become a formidable Sentinel and settled down somewhere. I certainly wish him the best. It's okay if he forgets me, but please don't get hurt so easily again..."
The girl's last words were spoken so softly that they quickly dissipated in the wind.
She lowered her head, and where she couldn't see, Wei Yan's eyes were filled with strong emotions. He was almost unable to control himself, but at the last moment, he pulled back what he wanted to say.
He whispered, "What if he doesn't get the letter?"
Xu Nuo looked up suddenly, his eyes moist. "How could it be possible that I didn't receive it? I signed my name as Qi Qian, and the address for the letter was the White Tower Mail Office. The mailman said that the White Tower would deliver letters to the corresponding dormitories every once in a while. Even if I haven't replied for a few months due to a mission, the letter would be preserved as good as new."
Wei Yan fell silent again.
He didn't know what he was thinking. He felt a little uneasy, a little relieved, but mostly, sad.
"Have you ever thought about coming to the White Tower to find him?" he asked.
Xu Nuo nodded, then shook his head. "I did think about it when I was waiting for his letter. After all, the White Tower wouldn't let anyone go easily, so it would be more appropriate for me to go find him. But he didn't reply, and he wouldn't even share the latest news with me. Travel between bases is expensive, so why should I go through all the trouble of meeting someone who doesn't want to see me? You know, I've put a lot of effort into coming all the way from Yueshan to the capital."
"Maybe when he was on a mission, he went to the place where you were together to look for you."
Xu Nuo was amused by him: "How could he possibly come looking for me if he didn't reply to my letter? He might have already found his life partner, has a career and a family. What's the point of looking for a poor old friend like me?"
Although she was smiling, there was no trace of a smile in her eyes. Her lips were raised, but the curve did not reach the bottom of her heart. She sighed softly: "Okay, I told you my secret. Now it's your turn. Tell me, what was it like when you first came here three years ago?"
Wei Yan looked at her without saying a word.
The temperature dropped at night, and the wind was light and cool, making people's faces feel a little cold. The sentry stood solemnly in the dark shadows of the trees, the shadows of the overlapping branches falling on his face, making him look blurry and distant.
"I came here three years ago to protect a man," he said.
Xu Nuo asked in bewilderment: "You had someone you wanted to protect three years ago?"
He smiled, as if mocking himself. "At that time, my enemies were constantly tracking me. I thought I would be on the run for the rest of my life, but by chance I evaded their search and was able to catch my breath for a while."
"Did you meet anyone you wanted to protect during that time?"
Wei Yan nodded slightly: "The enemy later found me again. At that time, my power was not that strong, and she was also very weak. If I didn't leave, she would be implicated."
"Then why did you come to the White Tower?"
"At least they dare not confront the White Tower openly, and I desperately want power, enough to kill all my enemies and make sure no one in the world can harm her."
"So you succeeded? You're so powerful now, you should be able to protect her well."
Wei Yan's eyes fell slightly on the person in front of him, but he was a little unsure: "I don't know."
He wondered if she would still be willing to accept his protection after three years of separation and the misunderstandings between them. Moreover, she had been injured beside him a few days ago, and he had failed to fulfill his responsibility to protect her.
Thinking of this, his eyes darkened, and a faint black mist accompanied by specks of green light appeared at the bottom of his pupils.
Still not strong enough.
All people and things in this world that can threaten her should disappear completely.
Xu Nuo's heart sank as he heard the word "I don't know".
She actually didn't know who the "person I wanted to protect" Wei Yan was talking about. She had never heard him mention it, but she knew that this person occupied a very important place in his heart.
Even compared to what Wei Yan did for her, this person was more special - he would not stay in the White Tower for so many years in the arduous training just to protect an insignificant person, and he still hasn't left.
When he mentioned that person, his tone was full of concern and uneasiness, as if he was afraid that the other party would not accept this surging emotion and was hesitant about whether to get close. Or perhaps he had already poured his heart and soul into silently protecting her in an invisible corner, long before he met her.
Xu Nuo felt a little bitter in his heart. After hesitating for a long time, he asked softly: "Do you like her?"
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