The old man got an accurate answer and became a little excited. He tried to nod towards Su Tao, looking like he was crying and laughing. He opened his mouth again and again, wanting to say something but no sound came out.
Su Tao didn't know why she suddenly fell down beside the old man's bed.
She seemed to understand his reluctance and his instructions: "Old General, I will protect Taoyang and the Federation well, and overcome this difficult time with everyone. Don't worry."
These words were like a soothing medicine. General Liao immediately calmed down, with tears in his eyes.
He tried to raise his skinny hand, as if wanting Su Tao to come closer.
Su Tao did as she was told and listened attentively:
"Help me, help me, tell Lao Xing, I'm sorry——"
Su Tao was stunned on the spot.
It took her a long time to realize that Old Xing was referring to their old leader in Dongyang, Xing Hongwen!
In a flash, she remembered what Shi Zijin had said to her. In the early days of the apocalypse, not long after the first apocalypse broke out, the supreme leader passed away, and internal strife broke out in Changjing, forcing the old leader to take sides. One of the sides was the old leader's former comrade-in-arms, with whom he had a close relationship and was sworn brothers. The old leader refused and was determined to leave the mess and go to Dongyang, thus becoming enemies with his comrades-in-arms.
In the end, the old leader went to Dongyang as he wished, and saved most of Dongyang's land and people. Changjing also ended its internal strife, but the one who came to power was his former friend.
Therefore, this former comrade-in-arms is the old and declining General Liao in front of us!
So, everything makes sense.
General Liao has always blamed his old superior for not standing up to help him.
After the breakup, they didn't see each other for twenty years.
He said sorry twenty years late before he died.
Su Tao suddenly couldn't hold back any more. She held the old man's hand and choked up:
"Please hold on a little longer, I'll bring our leader here right away."
With that, she ran away, rushed back to the courtyard as fast as she could, teleported back to Taoyang, then jumped to Dongyang, and rushed into the old leader's office.
The old leader who was reading was stunned: "Peach girl? You——"
Su Tao wiped her eyes and said, "Come with me quickly to see General Liao. He is dying."
She believed that the old leader was also reluctant to part with his old friend.
But at that time, Dongyang needed him, and it was difficult for him to have both.
Sure enough, when the old leader heard this, he was struck by lightning, his body swayed, and he grabbed Su Tao's hand:
"Hurry, take me to see him!"
The old leader thought that his old friend had come to Dongyang.
Unexpectedly, Su Tao took him directly through two portals, which made the old man dizzy. When he came to his senses, he found that he had traveled thousands of miles from south to north and arrived in this ward.
The old leader had no time to think about it. He saw his old friend lying on the hospital bed, emaciated and terminally ill.
He trembled and shouted, "Old Liao!"
When General Liao heard this familiar yet distant call, he cried out "ah ah" several times and struggled with his hands in the air, as if he wanted to sit up.
The President and Minister Xu hurriedly helped him up.
The old leader dropped his cane and rushed over.
General Liao held his hand, and the two old men finally met again after twenty years.
General Liao suddenly seemed to have strength. He sat up straight, his eyes sparkling, and he could even speak more clearly:
"Old Xing, you're here. You finally came to see me."
"I'm here, I'm here." The old leader burst into tears. It's not that he didn't have resentment before. He led Dongyang to develop step by step with great difficulty. The more difficult it was, the more resentment he had.
The old man surnamed Liao was too cruel. He broke off the friendship without hesitation and refused to help. His subordinates even made things difficult for Dongyang because of his expression.
The old leader often insulted him in front of the younger generation, calling him an old fool, confused, and black-hearted.
But when the old leader heard that the old man was ill, he was anxious to go to Changjing to see him, but the resentment over the years had already formed a thick ice wall that was difficult to melt.
He doesn't want to be the one who bows his head first.
However, when the old leader saw that the old man was really only breathing his last breath, all his resentment disappeared in an instant.
Hatred and resentment are insignificant in the face of life and death.
Old man Liao was very happy and said, "Do you remember that we had a cook who cooked terrible food? The pancakes he made were so bad that they could kill you. Every time it was his turn to cook, you would sneak into the canteen and get some of the soft pancakes from other classes. If you didn't eat them yourself, you would give them to me."
The old leader said: "I see that you have a fragile stomach. Every time you eat at night, you suffer from indigestion. The stomach pain makes me toss and turn and I can't sleep well."
Old man Liao chuckled twice and suddenly sighed: "I suddenly miss the taste of that pancake."
Now everyone in the ward was stunned.
Where can I find a big pancake to hit people with now?
Su Tao: "Wait a minute, I have it."
She really did have it. In Lin Fangzhi's space, there were some dry food biscuits that Master Qin had baked a long time ago. They were originally meant to be snacks for Fangzhi, as the child liked to chew hard and crispy things.
Master Qin loves the child very much and makes different kinds of food for him, including biscuits, cakes and pancakes of various flavors.
Su Tao ran out of the ward, pretended to rummage through the space, and found a bag to pack it in.
When Old Man Liao saw the dry biscuit, his eyes lit up and he took it and started to eat it.
He has no teeth anymore, so he can only eat by slurping his food.
"Oh, it doesn't taste right. It's not as good as this. Old Xing, I'm sorry. I couldn't bear this hardship for you until I died. I regret it. I'm older than you. When we were young, you gave in to me. Now that we're old, you still give in to me and put up with my anger. I'm sorry for you."
The old man hugged the pancake and started crying.
Su Tao was filled with guilt, she never expected that a delicious dry biscuit would make the old man cry.
The old leader cried with him, and everyone in the ward also wiped their tears silently and turned their heads away.
"Old Xing, please don't blame me. I beg you not to blame me. I admit my mistake. I was too selfish. When I thought about you resolutely severing our decades-long comradeship for Dongyang when I needed your help the most, my heart ached."
"I've been waiting for you to come back, waiting for you to regret leaving Changjing and losing an old friend like me. But you're so stubborn. You left for twenty years, and I was almost dying before you came to see me."
Old man Liao felt really wronged. He told all his struggles and regrets over the past twenty years.
After saying this, it was as if a heavy burden had finally been lifted off her shoulders. Her crying became weaker and weaker, and the hand that was tightly holding the dry biscuit loosened its grip.
Su Tao's heart was lifted.
The old commander froze and began to shout at him: "Old Liao! Old Liao!"
"Don't shout, I'm a little tired. I want to take a nap first. I've been trembling with fear for twenty years. I have to take a nap for a while."
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