Jian Luo stood quietly outside, listening quietly.
Lu Shifeng reacted faster than him. The Marshal took a step forward and stretched out his foot to kick the door. His face was as cold as ice, like a devil who was going to take a life.
Jian Luo's eyes widened, and he quickly pulled him back: "Don't!"
Lu Shifeng paused.
Jian Luo's eyes were filled with pity, and he shook his head: "Don't..."
Although they stopped it in time, their movements still attracted the attention of the people in the yard. The woman's voice came: "Who is it?"
Jian Luo was a little panicked, just when he wanted to pull Lu Shifeng away.
"drop!"
There was a warning sound, and Jian Luo opened his eyes and woke up.
Seeing the familiar rooftop, Jian Luo breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat up: "Are we awake?"
Lu Shifeng next to him opened his eyes and looked at him.
Jian Luo also recalled what happened outside the yard. He felt that he could explain it: "I didn't mean to hide it from you at that time. I just felt..."
Lu Shifeng raised his eyelids and looked at him: "What do you think?"
"I don't think she said anything wrong." Jian Luo said this calmly: "Actually, she is not my biological mother. She raised me and provided me with food and shelter. These are more than enough. As for the rest..."
Jian Luo pursed her lips and said, "Forget it. Actually, I don't really like sweets."
Lu Shifeng looked at him quietly.
Jian Luo was not one to dwell on sadness, so he quickly adjusted himself and said, "But it's a good thing we woke up early. It would have been terrible if we had been discovered."
Lu Shifeng's voice was indifferent: "So what if we're discovered?"
"...I might be tortured severely." Jian Luo was a little terrified just by imagining it: "Anyway, it will be very miserable."
Lu Shifeng sneered: "Do they dare to attack you?"
Jian Luo choked.
But at the same time, it is undeniable that he was a little touched. This feeling of being protected was very novel. He couldn't say how tears welled up in his eyes, but he was deeply touched.
Jian Luo sighed, a smile returning to his face. He said, "Then they definitely can't hit me. After all, you're here with me."
Lu Shifeng glanced at him.
"Actually, it's been so long, I don't care anymore."
Lu Shifeng opened his thin lips slightly: "Really?"
Jian Luo nodded: "Yes."
Lu Shifeng looked away. In fact, what made him unhappy was not the woman's words, but Jian Luo's somewhat hurt eyes as he stood there at that time. He probably didn't even know how much deep sadness was in his eyes at that moment.
He had seen Jian Luo in many ways: happy, sad, guilty, funny, and proud, but he had never seen him like that. He stood there, not saying a word, his eyes flickering slightly, and sadness covered his whole body.
At that moment, Lu Shifeng was inexplicably troubled. The Marshal did not think too much about it. An instinctive feeling of protecting his child came up. He wanted to make everyone inside shut up. Jian Luo was held carefully by him, and he would not allow anyone to hurt him.
"drop."
Another prompt sound came from outside.
Jian Luo said, "It seemed to be ringing just now. Actually, I've always wanted to ask, is there someone outside?"
Lu Shifeng glanced outside and said, "Come in."
The door opened and Secretary Jin was standing outside.
There was a curtain on the wooden bed, and Secretary Jin couldn't see inside, but Jian Luo could see a shadow through the curtain.
Secretary Jin said, "Sir, there is an urgent message from His Majesty. Please check it out."
Lu Shifeng frowned, unhappy: "How urgent can it be? Is he in a hurry to die?"
“…”
I can't respond to that.
Secretary Jin sighed and said, "I didn't mean to bother you, but Your Majesty has already sent 30 letters in just half an hour."
Lu Shifeng was unhappy and wanted to say something, but Jian Luo quickly persuaded him: "Forget it and see, what if it's an emergency?"
After the words fell, Lu Shifeng's expression became much better: "Bring it here and have a look."
Secretary Jin's mouth twitched as he forwarded the email to Lu Shifeng. Lu Shifeng opened the communication and could hear the little emperor's magical voice piercing his ears: "Uncle, I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much!"
Lu Shifeng was too lazy to pay attention to him.
"By the time you see this letter, I'll be almost there!" The little emperor danced with joy on the other end of the video: "Surprised?"
Lu Shifeng's eyelids twitched slightly, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
Sure enough, the little emperor continued, "Not only me, but the Lord Priest is here too. I'm sure you're very happy after not seeing you for a long time. Don't worry, we'll be there soon!"
Video closed.
Lu Shifeng's face was as black as ink.
Jian Luo noticed it sensitively and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Shifeng knew that he couldn't hide this from Jian Luo, so he said, "Your Majesty and the High Priest are coming."
? ? !!
Jian Luo blurted out: "No way!"
Lu Shifeng was quite satisfied. It seemed that Jian Luo understood that these two people were just light bulbs and should not have come to this matter at all.
Jian Luo covered his head: "Oh my god, I haven't finished my homework yet!"
Jian Luo couldn't sleep: "I'm going to read, otherwise the teacher will kill me. Please help me buy some time. If you ask, just say I'm studying."
“…”
the next day.
The young emperor and his entourage arrived. According to him, it was easy to be deceived if he handled government affairs all day on the Dark Star, so he wanted to go on a secret visit to deeply understand the people's sentiments.
In response to this, Lu Shifeng said: He was just bored.
The first thing the little emperor did after landing was to see Jian Luo. He opened his arms and made a hugging gesture: "Luoluo!"
The cute child hasn't changed at all, with big round eyes and an innocent chubby face, which makes people feel soft-hearted.
Jian Luo opened his arms and wanted to hug him, but just as the little emperor ran closer, Lu Shifeng stood between the two of them, with a stern face like a door god. The little emperor said that if he had not reacted quickly, he would have been scared to death.
Lu Shifeng said: "He is already in his advanced stage of pregnancy and cannot be rushed."
The little emperor quickly said, "I can be gentler."
"No, it will scare him."
?
The little emperor was very hurt. He looked at Jian Luo, but Jian Luo looked at Zhan Wentai behind him. The high priest was still so pure and untainted, with a transcendent temperament, but Jian Luo could always see the gaze of the class teacher in his eyes, which gave him a headache.
He smiled awkwardly: "Hello, teacher."
Zhan Wentai nodded and said, "You haven't fallen behind in your studies these past few months, have you?"
"……No."
Zhan Wentai was very appreciative: "That's good."
Jian Luo felt guilty and secretly prepared to make up for the missed lessons in the next two days, trying to catch up before the High Priest's exam.
Because the emperor had come, the Elf King had to come to welcome him. The Elf Kingdom was not good at anything except hosting banquets and singing and dancing. Although he was traveling incognito, the little emperor came to find Lu Shifeng, which was a big target and he did not hide it from the Elf King. Therefore, a banquet was held in the palace that night.
Jian Luo was still studying when he received the call. He said, "I'm not going. I need to study."
Lu Shifeng: "You really won't come?"
Jian Luo said firmly: "It's impossible for me to come here. I haven't finished my homework and I can't do the exercises. I can only look up Baidu and so on."
Lu Shifeng said slowly, "The priest said that if you love learning so much, he will go back now to help you with your homework and check your work."
"...Ask Secretary Jin to pick me up."
When Jian Luo arrived at the banquet, it was already very lively. Only then did he understand the meaning of Lu Shifeng calling him there. In order to celebrate, the Elf King specially held a banquet under the Elf Holy Tree. It was rumored that the Holy Tree was quite powerful. Every noon, it would drop nectar to moisten the earth. Those who bathed in the nectar would receive the blessing of the Holy Tree.
Jian Luo opened his mouth wide and exclaimed, "The sacred tree is so beautiful."
Different from the dragon clan's mother tree with towering green leaves, the sacred tree is magnificent and shining with crystal light. It is no exaggeration to say that it can dazzle people's eyes.
The little emperor was even more excited. He sat at the table and wiped his saliva without any ambition: "That elf sister is so beautiful."
The corners of Jian Luo's mouth twitched.
The food on the table was obviously richer. It was no longer just fairy water, but also some vegetables, fruits, and even dried fruits that Jian Luo brought with him. However, Jian Luo was tired of eating this stuff. Although attending the banquet was quite boring, Lu Shifeng still took him around and greeted some ministers of the elven tribe.
After sending off another minister, Jian Luo finally couldn't help but be curious: "Actually, I didn't cooperate with them, why did you take me with you?"
Lu Shifeng glanced at him sideways: "What do you think?"
Jian Luo choked.
He was rather slow in thinking and could not react for a moment: "I...I don't know."
Lu Shifeng seemed to have given up on him and only said, "Public relations and social networking are compulsory courses for every planetary leader. One day, you will have to handle these things on your own. Even if I'm not by your side, you can still handle it on your own."
Jian Luo widened his eyes slightly. He was wondering why Lu Shifeng would always bring him along to eat and drink for free at various diplomatic banquets. So this was the reason?
I have to say, it is useful. When he attended the princess's birthday party for the first time, he was timid and couldn't move his legs. Later, as he attended more and more similar parties, he gradually became numb and even a little indifferent. He just ate and drank.
Invisibly, Lu Shifeng broadened his horizons and taught him how to grow.
Jian Luo pursed her lips and said sincerely, "Thank you."
Lu Shifeng didn't respond, but just pulled him forward. As they walked, there were voices coming from all around:
"It's noon."
"Nectar is about to fall."
"The sacred tree is about to manifest itself."
Jian Luo was curious about where Lu Shifeng was taking him, so he followed Lu Shifeng to a slightly open area next to the sacred tree. A light drizzle began to fall from the sky, and it was cool and very comfortable.
Jian Luo looked at Lu Shifeng in confusion, and then he saw the Marshal took out a crystal-clear, golden fruit from somewhere and said, "This is the holy fruit of the elves. Try it."
Jian Luo was extremely surprised: "Where did it come from?"
Lu Shifeng opened his thin lips and said, "This is a gift from the Elf King. The Elf Tree only bears fruit once every hundred years. I give it to you."
Jian Luo opened his mouth unconsciously: "Is it okay to give it to me?"
Just when he was filled with excitement, Lu Shifeng actually added: "Your Majesty is the emperor. If he wants to eat it, he can negotiate with the Elf King himself. The priest is already very smart and does not need to eat the fruit. Lord Nie is rich enough and does not need it either."
"So." Lu Shifeng picked up the fruit and stuffed it into his mouth: "This is only for you."
The fruit melts in your mouth and is so sweet that it seems like the sweetness spreads from your mouth to your heart all at once.
There was a light rain falling from the sky. Jian Luo lowered her head, sniffed, stood on tiptoe, put her arms around Lu Shifeng's waist, gave him a hug, and hummed, "Thank you."
He suddenly understood why the place he missed most in his heart would return to the painful place in his childhood memories in his dreams.
What he missed and longed for was not that place, but home.
He longed for a home all his life, a place where someone would love him, and he longed to have a piece of candy that belonged to him.
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