IF Line: The young master of the chaotic city grows up smoothly
When falling from the sky, A Ren felt very cold.
He remembered falling into a broad, warm embrace.
Then my perception for the next three days became blurry. I only remembered that I was going out to watch the fireworks, but I forgot that I was blind.
He nestled in Asulin's arms, his brows furrowed as if he was feeling uncomfortable somewhere.
His breathing was intermittent and his life was hanging by a thread.
A Sulin held him and sat on the city wall, his palm unconsciously patting A Ren's back.
He is waiting for the sunrise.
Doctor Wei said that whether Ah Ren could survive depended on whether he was still breathing after sunrise. If he was, then the medicine he had been given would take effect and he would survive. If not...
The young chief didn't think any further.
He found that he couldn't seem to imagine a future without this child by his side.
The weak blood source knot was like a rootless duckweed, and the blood line was about to break at the next moment.
Ah Ren suddenly said: "Dad, I'm sleepy."
A Sulin paused in patting him and said softly, "Wait a while before going to sleep, okay?"
Ah Ren muttered: "But I'm so sleepy..."
Asulin was speechless.
But every few seconds, he would call A Ren's name, and would only stop for a while after the child in his arms responded.
Then he called out, "A Ren."
This time he called out several times, but the child in his arms didn't answer him.
Asulin lowered his eyes and watched the blood knot become fainter and fainter.
The sun came out, and a faint golden light fell on him. Suddenly, Asulin felt a severe tinnitus in his ears, and the sky and the earth seemed to be upside down, and a feeling of dizziness came over him.
When he was almost suffocated, he uttered a weak and dissatisfied voice: "...A Ren is very sleepy." It was like a chain tightly strangling A Sulin, pulling him back from the abyss.
A Ren felt that his father's occasional calls to him were really disturbing to him. He was almost asleep but was still woken up.
His inner thoughts were simple and rich, but he was so weak that he thought his response was loud, but in fact, if you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't hear it at all.
A few seconds after he said that, he suddenly felt the arms around him tightening a lot.
A Ren noticed that his father had pressed his chin on his shoulder, his breathing was disordered and his voice was hoarse. He had never heard his father sound like this before.
"You stayed..."
A Ren opened his eyes with great effort, but all he saw was darkness, and he couldn't see his father's expression.
After overcoming the sleepiness just now, he felt that he was not so sleepy anymore.
"Aren didn't leave...Daddy, don't cry."
He wanted to wipe his father's face, but he had no strength. He could only squeeze out a few words of comfort from his throat dryly and with great effort.
Asulin hugged him tightly and came down from the city wall. All the storms ended on the Lantern Festival.
"Well, let's go home."
He never showed any weakness in front of his tribesmen, but on this day, he came down from the city wall step by step steadily.
It's not that you can't use teleport.
However, his mental strength is now exhausted, and teleportation may cause bumps and have a bad impact on A Ren.
The city was covered in snow overnight. He carried A Ren all the way here, and he carried him all the way back safely.
All the tribesmen guarding behind the city wall did not notice the weakness of their leader. Their eyes turned red, they covered their mouths, and kept sobbing and thanking the gods.
Those suppressed voices full of gratitude and fear reached Asulin's ears.
He raised his head slightly and glanced at the clear blue sky.
He has never believed in gods.
But if this time it was really God who heard his prayers and allowed A Ren to stay with him, he would worship the god who fulfilled his wish until his death.
-
The news spread that the young master of the Chaos City had barely managed to survive under the crack in the sky.
Chi Ma, Bai Yu, Mei Ren Snake and other senior leaders and elders all breathed a sigh of relief.
Then comes guilt.
They were a group of adults, but were rescued by a four or five-year-old child. They felt really ashamed.
This shame was reflected in the precious supplements and medicinal materials of various races that were sent to the City of Chaos like a stream, pouring into the Central Royal City like mountains and seas. Even the seriously injured Jie Ling was forced to eat a lot of them.
His potential has been exhausted and his mental strength has been almost completely wasted. It is definitely impossible for him to practice martial arts like before. He can only be a butler in the City of Chaos.
Two months passed in a blink of an eye. Jie Ling's superficial injuries had mostly healed. The relationship between him and Nianlie had eased a lot because of this disaster. He could calm down and talk calmly, and the handover of official business became more efficient.
"Regarding the reconstruction of the city, the eldest and second elders of the clan took over the central area. The two elders acted prudently. Although the progress was a bit slow, it was generally smooth. Alas..." Jie Ling had a headache looking at the resources that needed to be replenished.
Post-disaster reconstruction is of paramount importance.
The Mi tribe has been hit hard, and the caravans that come here to trade will probably have to avoid it for a while. Fortunately, the Mi tribe is well-funded, and they can survive this period and continue to trade as usual, without any major problems.
Nianlie was not interested in these things. He never wanted to use his brain. Since they were not in an opposing relationship now, he would just do whatever he was told to do.
There's just one thing.
"The leader asked us to find the elixir that can cure eye diseases. Do you have any clues?"
Xie Ling's brows were filled with worry: "White Feather Red Horse and the Beautiful Snake sent a lot of eye treatment medicine, but the young master didn't see any effect after taking it.
"Doctor Wei said that ordinary things are useless for the young master's eyes. The injury to the young master's eyes is likely related to the crack in his sky. If we want to cure it, we must find a rare and powerful medicinal treasure. Sigh..." He sighed again, "So it's normal that there is no news for a while. Wait a year or two, and the trading fleet will recover. Perhaps good news will come sooner."
Ning Lie: "Contact the big clans in other regions. I think if it's just a matter of finding spiritual medicine, they would be happy to give us a favor."
Jie Ling: “I know.”
The two were silent for a while.
Jie Ling: "Actually, I'm more worried about the leader than the young master."
Nianlie's heart tightened. It would be fine if other people said this, but Jie Ling has always been biased towards the cubs and the young master. Now that he said this, the leader must not be much better.
"I asked Dr. Wei, but Dr. Wei didn't reveal anything."
The leader hadn't been seen outside for the past two months, and all orders were relayed through others. No one was so foolish as to disturb him at this critical moment.
"This morning I went to the chief's bedroom to report on my work and met with him," Jie Ling frowned. "The chief is in a very bad mental state. He's on edge all the time. Doctor Wei said he's barely slept in the past two months."
Even if one's spiritual power has reached the virtual realm, he cannot withstand this kind of torture, let alone after being injured.
After hearing this, Nianlie felt that the future of their chaotic city was bleak.
The leader was injured and the young master was seriously injured.
He was silent for a long time. "As long as the young master can recover, the shadow of the leader will eventually dissipate."
-
Asulin's sleeping palace.
A Ren woke up from a deep sleep again.
Well, actually, being awake or not awake now is the difference between being conscious and unconscious for him. He can’t see it anyway.
After a traumatic event, the body needs plenty of sleep and supplements to recuperate.
He spent the past two months almost entirely in deep sleep.
A Ren stretched lazily, but the meridians that had not yet fully recovered made him grimace in pain and he dared not move.
Doctor Wei said that it would take another four to five months for his meridians to fully recover. Before he fully recovered, he would eventually turn from a running little monkey into a sickly kitten.
Before he could say anything, a pair of hands picked him up, and gentle spiritual power nourished his body.
"dad."
A Sulin hummed: "Are you hungry?"
A Ren: "I want to eat roast chicken."
A Sulin pondered: "Is rice porridge with roasted chicken flavor okay?"
“…”
A Sulin: "You can add some diced vegetables and meat."
Ah Ren concluded: "Vegetable and lean meat porridge with roasted chicken flavor?"
A Sulin: "It can also have other flavors. Doctor Wei said that you shouldn't consume too much meat right now, especially greasy meat."
“…”
Woo woo.
Sick children have no human rights.
He said angrily, "I will eat a lot when Ah Ren gets better."
A Sulin smiled and said, "Okay."
He asked someone to go downstairs and prepare, and then began to put on a coat and socks for the child. Not only had A Ren shrunk a lot, but his meridians had not been repaired yet, and his hands and feet were weak.
It takes time to return to normal, but during this period, Asulin has no intention of letting others take care of his daily life and food, and he takes care of them very skillfully.
A Ren: "Dad, you're always there when I call you. Don't you sleep?"
A Sulin: "I'm asleep, but I can sense when you wake up."
Ah Ren said "Oh" and thought to himself, "So that's how it is." "Then next time Ah Ren will sleep longer, and Daddy will sleep longer too."
A Sulin paused to put clothes on him, and after a moment he said, "...it would be better if we wake up and get some sun."
"That's fine, Dad, stay with me." A Ren leaned on A Sulin's shoulder, feeling happy.
Hehe, although he was injured, he defeated the monster. Now that the monster is gone, his dad can spend more time with him. That’s great!
In the past, I was really unhappy every time I woke up and couldn’t see my father.
After drinking the porridge from his father's hand, A Ren felt better. At last, one could vaguely see some of his usual liveliness on his thin face.
He is indeed getting better every day. It is only a matter of time before his meridians recover, and medicine to treat his eyes is also being sought.
The second elder of the clan brought some new toys. After dinner, A Sulin played with him for a long time. He looked at A Ren's smiling face and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Until A Ren fell asleep again, A Sulin began to feel anxious uncontrollably, with cold sweat on his palms and an unstable heartbeat.
His emotions were at an abnormal level. He stood by the crib without blinking, counting the child's breathing. He would feel nervous if the breathing was too fast or too slow.
Dr. Wei comes on time every day.
She was now standing three steps away from the crib - based on her observations during this period, if the distance was shorter than this, the leader's stress would unconsciously increase and he would become irritable.
Dr. Wei: "Here are your medicines for today."
A Sulin: "Put it there."
Dr. Wei: "You need to rest. If you continue like this, your body will collapse before your mind."
She sighed countless times in her heart, "You should know that everyone is worried about the young master, and also worried about you. If you collapse, even if there are people supporting the Chaos City, what about the young master being sad?"
Asulin is actually very calm.
He knew that his condition was not right, and that he needed to rest, even immediately. But he couldn't do it. Once he fell into a deep sleep, he would be unconscious and unable to pay attention to Ah Ren's condition at all times.
A Ren needs his care, so he can't go on like this.
Asulin tried knocking himself out and taking medicine to force himself to sleep, but without exception, he would wake up in less than half an hour.
This is because of the blood relationship.
After all, A Ren is five years old. The blood knot is slowly weakening normally. With the withdrawal reaction and mental stress colliding with each other, it is already the limit for him to be able to clearly analyze his own situation. He can't do any more.
He turned around and answered Dr. Wei seriously for the first time.
"I know I'm not in the right condition, but I will get better with A Ren."
The better A Ren felt, the more his tense spirit relaxed.
Dr. Wei felt helpless after hearing this.
She looked at the child sleeping soundly in the crib and prayed silently.
The young master must grow up safely and healthily, otherwise not only will the young master be killed in the Chaos City, but even the leader might be...
Doctor Wei never delivered tranquilizers to A Ren again after that day. She only came to check on his condition on time every day and modify and add medicinal materials and elixirs.
A Ren's health is recovering better and better.
Until his meridians were fully recovered and he was able to run, jump, crawl around the house - he became a little blind, but his curiosity did not decrease at all. Instead, he was full of desire to explore this familiar room.
He left his own reminder marks everywhere and even planned a fixed path for himself to prevent himself from falling.
A child who is particularly good at taking care of himself and is gradually becoming lively again.
He vaguely felt that his blind eyes would make his father sad, so when he was with Asulin, although he was used to being spoiled and willful, he always smiled.
A Sulin looked at him for a while, squatted down, touched the child's head, and discussed with him in a gentle voice.
"Dad is going to be away for a few days. Some houses in the city have collapsed, and Dad has to go and help take a look. I'll ask the eldest and second elders to come here and keep you company for the next few days, okay?"
"Of course not."
He basically slept alone during the time when the disaster struck, and now there is no problem!
Ah Ren scratched his head: "That's right, Dad, how many days will you be gone? Will it be a long time?"
A Sulin: "Hmm...about a week? After you come back, Daddy will teach you Braille first, okay?"
Ah Ren said with a serious face: "Well! Even if the clan school is not reopened now, we can't fall behind in schoolwork (story books)."
It's such a shame to miss out on so many new and exciting stories! It's really necessary to learn Braille.
A Sulin didn't expose his little thoughts, he just felt distressed and funny.
He picked out a nine-linked toy and put it in A Ren's hand. "Let's see if A Ren can untie it before I come back."
A Ren: "Yeah!"
Asulin called the chief elder and the second chief elder to the palace and asked them to stay with A Ren for a few days. After arranging everything, including what to eat for each meal, he went to Jiushi's stone house.
As soon as the mind relaxed, the extreme fatigue that was enough to crush the mental defense line came like a mountain.
He fell into a deep coma almost immediately.
Nianlie supported him and helped him lie down on the bed. Jie Ling watched from the side, and Dr. Wei quickly diagnosed Asulin.
This was arranged long ago.
The reason why the stone house was chosen was because Asulin was afraid that the mental power in his body would run wild and explode in the palace and hurt A Ren.
After a moment, Dr. Wei's brows relaxed slightly and she finally smiled.
"Fortunately, the situation is more stable than expected."
Jie Ling and Ning Lie breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Nianlie: "That's good, that's good... After half a year, I finally heard good news."
Doctor Wei said, "The leader is worried, and deep sleep won't last long. I'll trouble Lord Ninglie to stay by the stone house for the next few days while I brew the medicine."
Nenglie: "Yeah."
-
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
The next moment when A Ren fumbled to untie the nine-ring chain, he smelled a familiar faint cold fragrance.
He looked up in surprise: "Dad!"
A Sulin touched his head and smiled, "Yeah. A Ren is very powerful."
Ah Ren said arrogantly: "Of course it is!"
The style of his clothes had changed, now pink and blue like a floral dress. Perhaps one of the elders had a bad taste and dressed him up however he wanted since the little one couldn't see.
Asulin shook his head.
"How's the construction of the house outside going? Where's Little Red Bear? Has he looked for me?"
"The house is still under construction. Little Red Bear is fine. Don't worry."
A Ren: "When can A Ren go out and take a look?"
A Sulin: "It's all fine, but you have to be by my side."
The child sitting on the carpet suddenly stretched out his hands, opened his arms and looked up with a smile.
Asulin picked him up.
A Ren: "Hurry up and go."
A Sulin: "Don't move."
A Ren just stopped struggling obediently. The further he walked out, the slower A Sulin's steps became. He gradually became hesitant, and the anxiety he had suppressed suddenly emerged again for no reason.
He slowly tightened his grip on the child.
A Sulin never thought that one day he would be afraid of A Ren walking out of the palace door.
Ah Ren put one hand on his father's shoulder. He didn't know what was going on in his little head, but suddenly he said, "Dad, Ah Ren, you must grow up well and be tall. When you are old, I will hold you like this."
He gestured to the way Asulin was holding the child.
A Sulin: “…”
He was silent for a few seconds, "Not really."
The messy thoughts were dispelled, and Asulin walked out steadily holding the child.
Along with the shadow behind him.
It's sunny outside.
"Dad, Second Grandpa said he found the medicine to cure my eyes?"
"Well, Dr. Wei just checked it out today and said the drug is very potent and you have to wait until you're ten before taking it."
"Oh...woo, I still need to learn Braille."
"Why rush? There's still a lot of time to go."
The child held his chin and announced loudly.
“It’s been a long time, but today we’re having roast chicken!”
Asulin chuckled.
"good."
-
Ten years passed in a flash.
The Northern Territory is rapidly recovering.
Outside the city of chaos.
A fiery red figure ran far away holding a delicious grilled fish in his hand.
Behind him followed a child from the Chima tribe.
The child was shaking with anger, and kicked the ground hard with his horse's hooves. "Damn bad uncle! You stole my grilled fish again!!"
The boy in front, who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, turned around nimbly. He had a cold look, but he had a bright smile, bright eyes and white teeth, and he was wearing a red dress that was very eye-catching.
Ah Ren smiled and said, "Good nephew, don't be stingy."
This child is the cub of elder brother Isa. His nickname is Ai Xiaoguo and he is very fun to tease.
The Isa tribe was busy, so they asked him to help take care of them for two days and go somewhere on their behalf.
A Ren was very melancholy. He didn't expect that he would have to take care of a child at the age of fifteen. Life is really unpredictable.
Ai Xiaoguo: "Grilled fish!"
Ah Ren: "It's not suitable to eat fish today. You have to eat vegetarian food during the worship."
Ai Xiaoguo hesitated and asked, "What kind of worship?"
A Ren: "You'll know when you get there."
He took a bite of the fish.
Ai Xiaoguo: “…Ahhhh!”
A bird flew down, grabbed the grilled fish in A Ren's hand and ran away.
The young man in red was stunned for a moment, pointing at the sky in anger: "Little bird! Damn it. You stole my food again!" But he didn't chase after it to take it away, nor was he really angry.
Feeling relieved, he pulled Ai Xiaoguo and put on a smile again.
"Let's go. When we get back to the City of Chaos, I'll personally make you something delicious."
Ai Xiaoguo hummed: "Okay."
A Ren led Ai Xiaoguo to a small tomb outside the City of Chaos.
There was a line of words written on the grave: "Here sleeps a little red bear named Congcong."
The tombstone was erected by A Ren himself. This was his first time erecting a tombstone.
He was a little absent-minded as he recalled what happened that day.
Then he shook his head.
He only remembered that he didn't believe it at first, and then he cried so hard that his heart was broken. He insisted on erecting the monument himself, and no one could stop him.
In fact, he could not remember exactly when he understood the meaning of death. It seemed that he understood it naturally as he grew up.
It was as if he suddenly discovered at some point that Congcong's voice was getting older and his physical functions were declining.
His physical potential is far from reaching its peak, while Cong Cong is already approaching its end. One is the rising sun, the other is the last light that is about to fall into the horizon.
Congcong's departure made him perceive the meaning of "leaving" and "death" more clearly.
A Ren picked a handful of pink daisy and placed it in front of Congcong's tombstone, then patted Ai Xiaoguo's head and said, "Call Congcong Uncle."
Ai Xiaoguo bared his teeth, "Uncle Cong..."
I also followed A Ren's example and put a bunch of pink daisy here.
A Ren sat here for a while, then clapped his hands and stood up, "Let's go."
Ai Xiaoguo was surprised: "Is that all? No crying, no tears? No sadness, no words?"
A Ren: "Cong Cong is my good friend, he doesn't want me to be sad."
Seeing that Ai Xiaoguo didn't quite understand, A Ren thought for a moment and told the child his life experience of the past ten years.
"Love yourself well. Those who truly love you will not be sad, no matter if they have left or are still here."
Ai Xiaoguo: "I don't understand."
Ah Ren pretended to be serious: "You will understand when you grow up. For now, just listen to it."
Ai Xiaoguo: "Where are we going now?"
The boy smiled and said, "Where else can I go? Home, of course."
At least I don’t have to make a fuss anymore.
Ai Xiaoguo was immediately relieved and started talking. "I want to hear the story of the sky crack that year. My father praised you so much. Uncle A Ren, how did your eyes get better? Was the process as thrilling as the legend says? Come on, tell me..."
Ah Ren covered his ears and said, "Go back and grill another fish for me, and I'll consider it. Oh! Remember to make sure it smells as good as the last one."
"Ah? Didn't you cook?"
"Huh? I didn't say that. I don't remember..."
As the sun sets, the two figures disappear into the gate of the city of chaos.
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