Chapter 85 I wish the mountains to bear witness that I will always be with you, no matter life or death...

The cemetery was completely silent, the sound of rain drowning out the suppressed sobbing. Ji He stood in front of the cemetery for a long time, accompanying Huo Yubai.

Colonel Huo's eyes were moist and red at the corners of his eyes, and his gaze slowly turned to the old man in the crystal coffin.

Inside the coffin, Admiral Huo's brows were not wrinkled as usual, nor were his lips slightly pursed. Instead, his face was relaxed, and his expression was so peaceful that it made people feel a little dazed.

"grandfather."

"Rest in peace."

Ji He, who was standing by, put away the umbrella, and the two of them left a bouquet of flowers next to the crystal coffin.

The rain wet the whole world, and also wet the white flowers surrounding the crystal coffin.

He no longer stood behind the colonel as he had in the past, but stood side by side with him, like two silent trees bearing the wind and rain together.

Soon, Ji He opened the black umbrella again and slowly retreated to the side with Huo Yubai.

Colonel Claude rushed over from Mars. He took off his military cap and said his last words solemnly to his old buddy.

"Have a safe trip."

At General Huo's funeral, besides his closest family members, there were also his former subordinates, and of course people from various military and political circles who had dealt with Alpha.

People walked back inside one after another and started a simple dinner. The originally sad and solemn atmosphere eased a little.

For the Fok family, the departure of Fok Ying-chan is like the title page of a book being removed, but the story must go on.

Ji He accompanied Huo Yubai through the crowd until the guests left one after another, but the rain still did not stop.

On the eaves, Huo Yubai quietly watched the guests leaving. There was the sound of rain behind him, and suddenly he felt a chill in his heart.

This kind of coldness is the sorrow that grows quietly into the bones, and from time to time it will come out in the rest of life and bite people hard.

"Colonel?"

Colonel Huo turned around and saw Dr. Zhong walking towards him.

The two of them exchanged a few simple words, keeping a social distance between them, not too close, and not too intimate.

Finally, Zhong Wenxi smiled and said, "Bless you and Lieutenant Ji, and hope you will be happy forever."

"Thank you."

"We will."

When Huo Yubai waved to people, Ji He just walked out from the corner.

At this point, everyone had left, and the originally noisy atmosphere was instantly eaten up.

Ji He stared at Huo Yubai.

The rain was falling.

At some point, a cigarette appeared between Alpha's fingers, but he didn't seem to be in a hurry to light it. He just slowly stroked the silver lighter.

It was not a deliberate action, but a habit Huo Yubai developed after losing his lover.

Ji He stood there and suddenly realized whether the other party would be in the same situation when he thought he was dead.

"Huo Yubai."

Colonel Huo bit the cigarette and said "hmm". When he raised his eyes, the lighter had been taken into Lieutenant Ji's hand.

The lighter made a crisp sound, just like before.

As the fire lit up, there was a flash of scarlet between the man's fingers.

Huo Yubai remembered that on the night of Barnard Star, the other party lit a cigarette for him in the same way.

Alpha was blowing out smoke rings, looking a little dazed, his half-closed eyes and brows blurred in the dispersing smoke.

"Ji He, I have lost another family member."

The voice was very soft, with a soft crying tone, which was not at all like Colonel Huo's normal speaking tone.

Ji He's eyes were also a little red. He didn't know how to comfort her, so he silently reached out and hugged her.

The pair of white hands stroked Huo Yubai's back again and again, like the beat of the lullaby he had heard when he was a child.

"I am here."

"You can cry or make a fuss now, whatever you want."

Ji He was tolerating him again.

After the funeral, Ji He took the spaceship back to Planet No. 2 to continue his work.

Control center.

Athena's bionic robot seems to have updated skin details, and the level of anthropomorphism has been taken to a higher level.

Athena, who was obsessed with a certain TV series, analyzed in front of the computer screen why the heroine burst into tears when the hero proposed to her.

"Why is she crying?"

Athena raised her head slightly, as if thinking about what was so touching about this incident.

Ji He finished his work, stood up from his seat, and said to Athena: "I'm going back first."

"good."

Outside the door was Colonel Huo, who was waiting for Lieutenant Ji.

After experiencing many ups and downs, the two of them especially cherish their warm and ordinary life at this moment.

Ji He took Huo Yubai's hand and asked, "Is the Silver Blade Mech not repaired yet?"

"It just needs to be tested. Come with me to take a look."

Huo Yubai lay on Ji He's shoulder, as if he was afraid that he would not accompany him.

Over the past few days, Ji He has become accustomed to Colonel Huo's clinginess and did not have any doubts. He just nodded.

A silver light flew out from the Federal Military Headquarters Base, like a meteor streaking across the sky.

Huo Yubai controlled the Silver Blade Mech to an altitude of ten thousand meters, and began to overlook the entire world with Ji He.

The undeveloped areas of Planet 2 are all ancient mountains, and the light gradually falls across the horizon to the top of the mountains.

Suddenly, countless balloons of different colors rose into the air, as if right under their feet.

Ji He looked at the scene in front of him, took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on his face.

Suddenly, the person next to him moved, and when Beta came to his senses, Alpha was already kneeling on one knee in front of him.

Lieutenant Ji's mind went blank, and he stared blankly at Colonel Huo who was kneeling on one knee.

"Colonel?"

Ji He met Huo Yubai's gaze, and his eyes began to feel inexplicably sour.

"Um."

The man stared at the other person's slightly nervous expression, and Huo Yubai's face in front of him and the young man in the past slowly overlapped.

"Jihe."

Huo Yubai had a black velvet box in his hand. He stared at his lover's face illuminated by the sunset glow and said seriously, "I want to ask you a question."

The mountain peaks in the distance were coated with a golden glow, and the colorful balloons in front of him reminded Ji He of the flying blessing ribbons when the two first met at the festival.

"Will you be my lover, my family, and go with me into the distant future?"

At that moment, Ji He's heart began to beat wildly and he was so nervous that he could hardly speak.

Everything before him was so beautiful that it seemed unreal, but what was even better than that was that the person Ji He had followed since childhood, the person he had a crush on when he grew up, and the person he loved deeply at the moment, was asking him if he was willing.

The smiles on their lips were like ripples, rising little by little with the happiness of the moment.

"Huo Yubai."

Ji He heard his own voice trembling as he said those three words, "I do."

As long as it's this person, no matter how long or how far away, Ji He is willing.

From the first time they met to now, countless years have passed through their fingers. They have had mistakes and separations, but after all the twists and turns, they are still each other.

The sun broke through the clouds, and the golden light spread across the world. In the boundless wilderness, only the two of them understood each other tacitly.

Huo Yubai remained kneeling on one knee and slowly opened the velvet box, which contained a jewel ring.

The ring was different from the usual ones, it was shaped like cypress leaves and feathers intertwined.

Ji He lowered his eyes. The diamonds on the ring surface surrounded an oval high-purity green diamond, flashing a dazzling fire, which was obviously of brilliant grade.

This is an impeccable and sincere engagement ring.

Ji He stretched out his hand and let the green diamond ring slide slowly across his knuckles.

This is the perfect size, not too loose or too tight. Colonel Huo secretly measured it when the man was tired and fell asleep.

Huo Yubai stood up slowly and handed his hand to the other party.

Deep love emerged in Ji He's eyes. He took out the remaining ring from the ring box and put it on Huo Yubai.

Two pairs of hands, fingers interlocked.

The next second, Ji He was embraced by someone, and he heard Huo Yubai whispering in his ear: "The mountains are witnesses, I will always be with you, whether you live or die."

Alpha stared into Beta's eyes, the smile on his face faded slightly, turning into a serious and solemn expression.

In the dim light, Ji He blinked his eyes. He knew Huo Yubai could do it, and whispered back, "No matter how long or short our life is, I will always belong to you."

Beta paused for a moment, then raised his eyes, his gaze cold and deep.

"You have the whole, the only, the whole of me, and I will be with you, support you, and love you until I die."

Huo Yubai's body trembled, and the tremor of his soul made his limbs numb.

The words that Ji He had written for countless days and nights came flooding back to him along with the promise he blurted out at that moment.

Ji He touched the top-grade green diamond ring. The gem was beautiful and hard, just like his heart that loved him unyieldingly.

The light became clearer and more transparent, and the gentle breeze was accompanied by the morning humidity.

The Silver Blade Mech landed smoothly on the open ground, and Huo Yubai walked down holding Ji He.

"Instructor, Colonel, I wish you everlasting love and everlasting union!"

Cheng Zhi took a bunch of huge white platycodon and handed it to Ji He.

Li Ran also prepared an engagement gift and said with a smile, "Lieutenant Ji, Colonel Huo, happy engagement! This is a gift that my brother and I prepared together."

Ji He nodded and took the things.

Colonel Huo, who was standing by, looked at the gift and suddenly thought of the love manual that Lieutenant Li Lie had prepared before, and pursed his lips.

Not far away, Xu Tianyang came over holding a cake. His congratulatory speech collided with the previous one, so he had to think of another one on the spot and swallowed nervously.

"Colonel, instructor, be happy forever!"

Ji He and Huo Yubai took two steps closer and blew out the blessing candles on the cake together.

"Ah He."

Ji He heard a familiar voice and turned around. It was Ji Mingtang who had just arrived.

"Dean Ji!"

"I wish to be a pair of wings in the sky, and a pair of branches on the ground."

Ji Mingtang made a Taoist blessing gesture, raised his eyes and continued, "This couple is made in heaven, and they will be blessed with endless happiness."

Gu Chaowen, who is a non-marriageist, crossed his arms and looked at his childhood friend who was just about to bear fruit. He joked, "I have to sit at the main table at the wedding."

"When are you going to hold your wedding?" Ji Mingtang asked while eating a small piece of cake on a small plate.

Ji He replied in a low voice: "We haven't discussed it yet..."

This answer obviously did not satisfy Ji Mingtang, so she looked at Huo Yubai.

Under such scrutiny, Alpha suddenly became a little nervous and explained, "My grandfather's funeral just took place, so the formal wedding cannot be held for the time being."

Ji Mingtang frowned, and Colonel Huo looked at Lieutenant Ji for help.