Chapter 22 Children

The temple is very big.

Just as Deng Baoying said, the temple is full of robots and mechanical butlers, and no real people can be seen.

Lynx insisted that Fu Jiao not walk by herself, and had to carry her on his shoulders. Through the thin cloth, Fu Jiao touched her strong and hard muscle lines, as if she could tear a person's neck in an instant.

"...your arm," the Supreme God bent down and gently touched her right arm, "what's wrong."

"Ah? Arm...? Oh oh."

Lynx was stunned for a moment, then smiled and lifted the cuffs of his right arm, revealing a cold and hard metal arm.

The metal mechanical prosthesis was even colder and sharper, forming a sharp contrast with her warm body temperature, and it looked like it shouldn't appear on this flesh and blood body at all.

"I broke my arm by mistake during a previous battle," Lynx shrugged, his tone quite relaxed. "At that time, technology had already developed to the level of bio-fusion mechanical technology, so I installed a new alloy mechanical arm... Don't worry, it's very easy to use, and it's very compatible with the body. It's even more suitable for driving a mecha."

"Is that so?"

Then, what kind of battle would cause Lynx to lose an arm, and even make it impossible to recover?

Fu Jiao smiled but said nothing. Lynx looked a little worried: "What's the matter? Is this arm uncomfortable to sit on? Should I change it?"

"No, it's already good. I was worried that you would be tired." The Supreme God pinched the outline of Lynx's furry and pointed ears soothingly. The latter narrowed his eyes slightly, showing a bit of intimacy.

Just as Wen Xin was interacting with the kitten, Fu Jiao heard the griffon's faint and deep voice coming from behind him: "Don't worry about her, Lord God."

"Compared to being tired, sitting on her is the best reward for her."

Deng Baoying lowered his eyes and his expression could not be seen clearly. His voice was as calm and steady as usual, but perhaps his position of sticking to the Lord God was taken away by his colleagues. There was a sour taste in his voice that was difficult to conceal, so much so that even Fu Jiao could hear it.

"Yes, Lord God," Wu Fuyi beside him also added with a smile, "Although I have to work non-stop for several days to find time to see you, the muscle density of the carnivorous subspecies is indeed better, and we can understand that she carries you."

"..." Lynx suddenly revealed a little contempt and impatience, "Hey! Are you crazy!!"

Fu Jiao: "..."

Oh no.

This familiar scene of fighting for favor that has been the same for thousands of years.

She was a little dazed and couldn't help but look back at the open space behind the lynx.

Logically, there should also be a red shadow chirping and arguing with the lynx, and then come over and ask for a hug.

...

Forget it.

At the end of the fight, the Master of Water-carrying, the Supreme God, coughed his brains out one by one, and then chose to get off the lynx's shoulders and walk on his own, thus putting an end to this war without gunpowder.

Speaking of this, most small animals have some kind of hoarding habit.

Walking from the side hall to the bedroom area and entertainment area and then to the main hall, Fu Jiao saw all kinds of things prepared by her own children without any surprise. From large mechas for convenient self-defense that pop out at the touch of a switch, to small devices for adjusting the brightness of lights in the garden, not to mention all kinds of new styles that have not yet become popular on the market, some of which are probably the work of the research institute.

Otherwise, there are all kinds of glittering and golden antique treasures and artworks, and even gadgets she left behind seven thousand years ago.

The rough little eagle stone sculpture carved by hand, the grasshopper made of broken shells... I don't know how they made these things survive seven thousand years and reappear intact in front of their owners.

——In addition, there is the snow-white statue standing tall in the main hall.

The main hall is quiet, and only when a group of people talk and laugh here, it brings a little lively noise. In the center of the wide, exquisite and gorgeous main hall, a huge snow-white statue several stories high stands out, which is really conspicuous.

The statue is carved with her eyebrows and eyes in her adult form seven thousand years ago, but it seems not complete.

The Supreme God is wearing a soft and bright white robe, and the eyes inlaid with gold are drooping, which complements the soft gold ornaments hanging around her waist and neck. Just as the myth says, the statue has its left hand on its chest, and its right hand is holding a round sphere that symbolizes a planet, with its lips curled up slightly, showing a compassionate expression.

It seems to be really looking down on all living things, and all things

are covered by it. Fu Jiao stood under the statue, looking up at his own sculpture, as if he was in another world.

"......This one too, did you prepare it specially?"

The three kids looked at each other, holding their breath and concentrating, and seemed very nervous.

After a long while, it was finally Lynx who broke the silence, stammering and gesticulating: "Because at that time... I didn't know if you would come back, so I thought of building a statue as a remembrance. Sit here for a while when you have time, as if you were still with us... Haha, really, I told Deng Baoying a long time ago that you don't like this kind of thing..."

After a pause, she pretended to be relaxed and said: "If you don't like it..."

"I don't dislike it, why don't you like it?"

Fu Jiao exhaled, frowned, and reached out to pat the kitten's head again.

"Like I said, I like everything you prepared for me."

Lynx narrowed his eyes and trembled his ears. He looked up again and saw Fu Jiao's golden pupils, which were shining with rainbow light and mirror image, bending up and cleverly reflecting the golden pupils of the statue looking down from above.

For a moment, it seemed that the ordinary and safe cub in front of him was really very, very similar to the noble and inviolable gods in the legend.

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Since Lynx and Wu Fuyi both had meetings and work to do, Fu Jiao packed up and urged them to go back to work before they could chat for a while. At

this moment, she really felt like a poor guardian who was a single parent raising four children and had to pay attention to the work dynamics of the cubs.

Lynx rolled over and howled unwillingly, and continued to pull to the limit with the expressionless shadow of Deng Baoying standing at the door. Wu Fuyi did not show any reaction, probably because he really had a lot of things to do.

When Fu Jiao sent Teacher Lu to the door, the latter turned around and showed the professional qualities of a teacher and scholar in every detail.

"Deng Baoying will be here with you recently. If you have any needs or questions, just go to him."

"Regarding the 'loophole in the rules' you mentioned, the institute has some guesses. After you settle down, we will pick you up to the institute in person so that you can personally check the problem and have a physical examination. The results of the physical examination will be kept completely confidential. I will take care of it myself, so you don't have to worry about being exposed."

"Also... as for the things in the Southern Territory test area, the institute and the Inspection Court will organize a team to secretly go and investigate, so you don't need to worry too much."

"We can't bring the child back... once the procedures are passed, the Inspection Court should also take him over. Although it's a bit noisy, it should be effective in relieving boredom."

"..."

Oh no, the poor little parrot is equivalent to a worry-relieving mascot.

Fu Jiao showed a bit of pity.

Noticing the change in the Supreme God's expression, Wu Fuyi smiled and said, "Don't worry about the child. Before Guan Buhui, he was sent to me to learn mecha driving for a period of time. His character and morals are fine, but he has been accustomed to Guan Jiu for a long time and is a bit willful. It's good to let him suffer now."

"I have evening classes and experimental projects later, so I'll leave first... You've been running around recently and you're tired. Take a good bath and rest tonight?"

Outside the high wall of the temple, the dedicated airship had been waiting for a long time. Lynx stood outside the fountain and waved goodbye to Fu Jiao. Fu Jiao smiled and waved, watching the snow deer in white clothes walk down the stairs, walked a few steps, and turned back.

"Although I don't know what will happen next." Wu Fuyi stood still a few steps away, his eyes fell on the girl's face, and a hint of complexity seemed to pass through his warm eyes.

"But, we are all happy that you can come back. This is true."

"I know."

Fu Jiao took a few steps forward and seemed to accidentally brush away the tiny dust on his shoulder: "Of course I know."

"Go, the sun will set soon."

This temple is indeed gorgeous, with snow-white buildings surrounded by gardens and various fountains, surrounded by transparent electromagnetic barriers and high walls. It looks like a manor house, and also like a closed, Baroque-style paradise, without the strange and familiar sense of technology from the outside world.

She looked up, the blinding sunlight poured down, spreading on the steps in front of the temple, the white marble was blinding.

It was a temple, a gift.

It was also like a gold cage carefully wrapped and painted with love and greed.

"......"

"What's wrong?"

Deng Baoying, who had finally sent the lynx away, walked behind her and stood in the shadow of the main hall where the sun could not reach.

Griffons walk silently, which should be a common problem for large carnivorous subspecies. Fu Jiao leaned against the door frame and watched the lynx and the mist-covered clothes enter the airship. With the sound of the engine running, the two airships took off.

——It was stupid to leave your back to the carnivorous subspecies, but she still didn't look back.

"I was just thinking, you guys have really changed a lot." The Supreme God smiled and sighed, "Oh no, to be exact, it's this world that has changed a lot."

As he spoke, the Lord God opened his palm.

In the palm that just brushed against Wu Fuyi's shoulder, a strange purple light with a pattern like a glass crack floated, reflecting the reflection of the dazzling sunlight.

It looked like... like a crack different from the real world.

"Look, this is the breath of the collapse of rules."

Fu Jiao turned around, stood quietly in the sun, opened his white palm, and showed him the purple crack. His golden eyes were still bent, revealing a little smile.

She closed the crack nonchalantly, raised her head, and looked into the light golden eyes of Deng Baoying.

"In fact, I have wanted to say this for a long time. You all have the shadow of this thing. It is on the metal arm

of the lynx, and on the fawn as well." "And you, you have the heaviest, even the shadow behind you looks like a vein of purple crystal."

"Is it because of the 'mutated beasts' reported on the news before I descended?"

Deng Baoying narrowed her light golden beast eyes and leaned down slightly. The Supreme God just stretched out his warm palm and touched the other's cheek, stroking it lightly and caressingly.

Then she raised her head and put her forehead against the other's forehead. The distance was so close that I could almost feel myself being wrapped in the warm breath.

It was like wrapping myself tightly with silk, leaving no gaps, intimate and loving.

"My dear children," the Lord God murmured in a low voice, "You must have had a hard time these years, right? Huh?"

"Don't worry, I'm back."