Three months have passed since the Great War, and both Earth and the Demonic Kingdom have experienced a rare period of peace.
However, Li Xiu, who had fought with Li Boyang, seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth and was never seen again.
Because Changshengtian was leaderless, several powerful gods finally temporarily formed the Changsheng Hall Council to make important decisions for Changshengtian by voting.
Although no new president was elected, a position for a saint was established, with Li Qingyi serving as the first saint.
"Sister, do you think Li Xiu can come back?" Han Sanpao asked Han Minghui who was making tea.
"Do you want him to come back?" Han Minghui said without raising her head while making tea.
"Of course not. If he doesn't come back, our Han family is now one of the giants in Changshengtian. If he comes back, we will be inferior to others like before." Seeing that Han Minghui didn't say anything, Han Sanpao continued, "I don't think he will come back. The president is just unlucky, otherwise he would have died. Although he is not dead now, he must have suffered extremely serious injuries and it will be difficult for him to recover. Otherwise, why didn't he return to Changshengtian to recuperate."
"Do you really think that the president lost because he had bad luck?" Han Minghui put the brewed tea to her lips and tasted it, then put down the teacup and said lightly.
"Isn't it? Li Xiu himself had the problem of being too arrogant. If the president hadn't made a mistake in the end, Li Xiu would have been the one to die." Han Sanpao said.
"You are still too young. If you want to be useful in the future, you need to think more and talk less," said Han Minghui.
"I just don't understand, what did I say wrong?" Han Sanpao said unconvinced.
Han Minghui put a cup of tea in front of Han Sanpao and said calmly: "Li Xiu could have killed him but didn't, not because he was arrogant, but because anyone could have killed the president but he couldn't."
"Why can't he be killed?" Han Sanpao still didn't understand.
"What is the relationship between Li Qingyi and Li Xiu? What is the relationship between Li Ming'er and Li Xiu? What is the relationship between Xiao Bu'er and Li Xiu? They are all the president's daughters. If Li Xiu kills the president himself, how will he get along with them in the future?" Han Minghui said.
"To risk your life for this, isn't that unlikely?" Han Sanpao didn't quite believe Han Minghui's judgment.
"When did he take a risk?" Han Minghui rolled her eyes at her brother's stupidity. "From the beginning to the end, did the president really threaten Li Xiu? As for the cosmic coin, you have to know that it originally belonged to Li Xiu. Do you really think the president's death was an accident?"
"You mean... the president was schemed by Li Xiu..." Han Sanpao was interrupted by Han Minghui before he could finish his words.
"There are some words that you have to pretend you haven't heard. You can only think about them but not say them. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, not only will you die, but the Han family will also be buried with you. I tell you this because I'm afraid that you won't know the seriousness of the matter and talk nonsense outside. Do you understand?" Han Minghui said seriously.
"Sister, don't worry. I won't let anyone know even if I keep this to myself." Han Minghui couldn't help but ask, "Li Xiuzhen is so powerful, why doesn't he come back?"
"What difference does it make to him whether he comes back or not? In your and my opinion, Changshengtian is the foundation and the lifeline, but to a person like that, Changshengtian means nothing! If he wants, the whole world is his." Han Minghui actually cursed.
After this battle, Li Xiu was almost deified, but humans had very complicated feelings towards him.
If Li Xiu had sacrificed himself to save the whole world at that time, he would undoubtedly be the real God.
However, Li Xiu did not choose to sacrifice himself to save the world. Although he finally defeated Li Boyang and saved the world from destruction, it also had flaws. Those who lost their families or were hurt in the disaster were not so grateful to Li Xiu.
Only the dead are heroes, and the living are just a person, and people will criticize them.
Some people regard Li Xiu as a savior, while others think that Li Xiu is selfish and not so perfect.
But no matter who they are, they all know that Li Xiu is now the undisputed strongest person in the world.
In an old house in a small town, Li Xiu was lying on a lounge chair by the pool, basking in the sun with his eyes closed.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and a familiar voice said, "Boss, are you there?"
"The door is not locked." Li Xiu said softly, with no intention of getting up from the rocking chair.
Jiuxiaoyun pushed the door open holding Zai Zai in his arms, followed by Chu Jun, Sha Chu, Sha Lai, the Afei Ye siblings, and Jing Li.
The bandit was also holding a little girl's hand, and the little girl was naturally walking in small steps.
"I knew you were here. You've been resting for so long. Isn't it time to go back?" Chu Jun said with a smile.
Li Xiu sat up and said with a smile: "Go back? Where to go? This is my home."
"Even if you don't want to go back to Changshengtian, you should go back to the City of Light, right?" Chu Jun and others were all stunned, and Chu Jun said.
"Having you in the City of Light is enough. I want to stay at home quietly and don't want to go anywhere." Li Xiu shook his head and said.
Chu Jun wanted to say something, but was stopped by Jing Li: "The chief has his reasons."
"Why talk about those boring things? Today I will show you my skills. We won't go home until we are drunk. What do you want to eat, sir?" Jiu Xiaoyun said.
"Barbecue." Li Xiu replied with a smile.
"Okay, this is my specialty. I'll go get some good meat first." Jiu Xiaoyun said as he handed Zai Zai to Li Xiu.
Li Xiu took Zai Zai in his arms, looking at her tender pink face and twinkling eyes as bright as stars, he seemed to feel much better.
Jiuxiaoyun went to prepare the meat, and the others also found something to do, some helped to clean the yard, some prepared snacks, and some helped to clean up.
Xiao Bu'er was happily fiddling with the charcoal stove to make a fire, and his hands and face were covered with ash, making him look like a little cat.
"Jing Li, how is your sword training going?" Li Xiu asked with a smile when he saw Jing Li standing aside.
"I have understood something, but it is far from enough. I am far worse than you." Jing Li said.
"As for knife skills, just practice casually. When you have time, go out often and meet the people you like." Li Xiu said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll make a note of that." Jing Li nodded, but looked at Li Xiu with some doubt and asked, "Captain, have you recovered from your injury?"
"Some injuries have healed, but some may never heal. It's not a big deal." Li Xiu said indifferently.
"Whatever medical treatment items you need, I'll find a way." Jing Li said.
Li Xiu stretched out his finger, pointed at his head, and said with a smile: "There is nothing that can cure the injury in this place, but it doesn't matter, I don't need it now."
"Is there really no way?" Jing Li was not as open-minded as Li Xiu, and said with a frown.
"The spiritual consciousness is running at super-negative core speed, which exceeds the carrying capacity of the body and brain. It is impossible to recover." Li Xiu said with a smile.
Although the other people in the yard were doing their own things, they were all listening to the conversation between Li Xiu and Jing Li. When they heard what Li Xiu said, many of them paused.
"Is the impact big?" Jing Li asked again.
"It's not too big, it's just that my memory has become worse and my control ability has weakened. This is normal. People will be like this when they get older." Li Xiu said indifferently.
Jing Li's face changed slightly when he heard this. Li Xiu said it easily, but he knew what it meant for his memory and control to deteriorate. But this time, Jing Li didn't say anything.
No one else asked Li Xiu about his injury. They just talked about the past. Everyone chatted and laughed, and the meal lasted until late at night.
Jiuxiaoyun got a lot of fireworks from somewhere and set them off in the yard. Xiaobuer and Ye Xiyuan had a lot of fun.
While eating, Jiu Xiaoyun and others saw that Li Xiu was unable to pick up the food in one go several times when picking it up with chopsticks. They felt sad, but no one showed it.
"City Lord, there are many magic equipment control techniques that I don't quite understand. Can I stay here and ask you for advice?" Ye Xiyuan was too young after all, and he was the first to speak impatiently.
"Xiao Xixi, you are still young and can learn magic equipment technology at any time. I, your sister, am already old. If I don't practice well, it will be too late. Don't you think so, General?" Sha Chu said with a charming smile.
"If the beautiful lady wants to stay, then I want to stay and learn something too." Chu Jun said.
"Okay, you all go back. I want to spend some quiet time alone." Li Xiu interrupted them.
Before they could say anything else, Li Xiu said to Jiu Xiaoyun, "I'll have to trouble you to take care of Zai Zai for a while."
"Li Ming'er likes Zi Zi very much and she always keeps Zi Zi with her. If I don't take Zi Zi back, she will definitely kill me..." Jiu Xiaoyun hesitated.
"If she is willing, let her take Zai Zai with her. If one day she doesn't want to take Zai Zai with her, we have to find a place for Zai Zai to go." Li Xiu said.
"Don't worry about this. As long as I am here, Zai Zai will definitely have someone to rely on." Jiu Xiaoyun said confidently.
"That's good." Li Xiu nodded and waved to Xiao Bu'er: "Xiao Bu'er, go back to the City of Light first. I'll come to see you later."
"You said you would never leave me again." Xiao Bu'er refused to go over and questioned while biting her lip.
“不是分开,我只是有点累了,想要休息一段时间,等我休息够了,就去接你。”李修微笑道。
“这可是你说的,不能说话不作数,我们拉勾。”小步儿走到李修面前,伸出了小指,小脸满是认真。
“好,那就拉勾。”李修也伸出了小指,与小步儿的手指勾在一起。
众人离开的时候,阿匪却站在那里没有动。
“你也回去吧。”李修对阿匪说道。
“我不走,你需要有人照顾。”敢当着李修的面说的这么直白的,也只有阿匪了。
“你不去报仇了?”李修笑着问道。
“不报了,我已经知道那个上帝是谁了,他已经死了,我也没有地方可以去了,只能赖在你这里。”阿匪说道。
李修看阿匪的眼神,就知道自己再说什么也没用了,于是也没有再说什么。
楚君他们走了之后,阿匪在院子里面收拾东西,李修看着门外说道:“既然都来了,站在外面干什么?”
“咳咳,人老了,不想搞那么多事,原本只想在外面看看就走的。”西门官轻咳着走了进来。
“看起来你的情况很糟糕。”西门官走到李修面前,打量着他说道。
“灵识损伤很严重,各方面都有影响,我的记忆力和控制能力会越来越差。”李修说的轻松,可是西门官听了却直皱眉。
“还能激活魔装吗?”西门官问道。
“一般的魔装现在还行,画眉那样的魔装怕是不行了。”李修无所谓的说道:“以后也用不着了,画眉魔装的残骸在屋里,你带回去吧,也许还能有点用。”
“跟我回去,我现在正在研究灵这方面的东西,总会有办法的。”西门官说道。
李修摇了摇头:“其实那些对我来说真的无所谓,能不能恢复根本不重要,我现在只想在这里等着姐姐,如果有一天她回来了,我希望她能够在每一时间找到我。”
“明白了,我的研究会一直继续下去,将来能帮到你的时候,你得跟我回去。”西门官固执地说道。
“行。”李修笑着点了点头。
“还有,李青伊和李冥儿其实都想来的,可是她们又不知道该怎么面对你。”西门官沉吟着说道。
“我知道,是我让她们为难了。”李修轻叹道。
“你已经给过李伯阳机会了,是他自己作死……”西门官有些气愤地说道:“他自己作死也就罢了,死了还给人找麻烦,可惜那两个姑娘了,多好的孩子。”
“虽然李伯阳没有说,可是我知道,其实他是有机会杀了我夺走金币,利用这个世界的能量铸就宇宙币的,只是因为有青伊和冥儿她们,所以他也没有走那一条路。”李修说道。
“算了,这种事说不清楚,你们自己的事自己解决吧,我只想说,李伯阳又不是你亲手杀死的,没必要因为这件事耽误了你们。不说废话了,我走了。”西门官说着就要走。
“老官儿。”李修轻唤了一声。
西门官停止了脚步,却没有回头,不耐烦似的问道:“干什么?一点也不知道尊敬老人。”
“帮我看着点青伊和冥儿。”李修说道。
“烦不烦,自己的事别麻烦别人。”西门官说着头也不回的出了门。
“八爷,你就别在外面吹风了。”李修淡淡地说道。
八爷笑着推门走进了院子:“四哥,你可别那么叫我,显得生分,还是叫我老五吧。”
李修笑了笑:“你来的正好,我正想找你测个字。”
八爷端了一杯茶放在李修旁边,笑吟吟地说道:“你写我测。”
李修伸手沾了点茶水,在桌子上面写下了一个灵字。
八爷见李修这个灵字写的虽然韵味十足,可是笔划明显有些不顺畅,知道李修的情况不容乐观。
“四哥,你想测什么?”八爷问道。
“测一人吉凶。”李修说道。
八爷打量着桌子上的灵字,半晌才突然开口说道:“四哥,我知道你想问的人是谁,只是这个字,我测不了。”
“那就不测了。”李修点了点头。
八爷想说什么,张了张嘴,最后还是什么也没有说,起身准备告辞,可是走了几句,八爷又回过头来,重新坐回了李修旁边,哭丧着脸说道:“老子也他娘的放纵一回,这字我还非测不可了。”
说着,八爷也沾了一点茶水,一边说一边在桌子上面写着:“山下有火……”
只是他才说了一句,山字也才刚刚起笔,眼角就溢出血珠。
八爷却没有停的意思,咬着牙继续写。
一只手按住了八爷的手,李修笑着说道:“不用测了,给我留点念想吧。”
八爷苦笑摇头,抹去了眼角的血珠,起身说道:“吉人自有天相,不必太过担忧。”
“当然。”李修笑的很开心。
时间就像是回忆,回头再去看的时候,青春已经成为了美好的回忆,只能在杯中追忆。
光阴之战已经过去了七八年,人类社会早就已经回归了正轨,以太空城和白夜城为首的魔装师势力和以长生天为首的试炼者势力,各自占据了半壁江山,越来越多的优秀试炼者和魔装师涌现,时代如潮汐般起起伏伏,上帝之名,仿佛变成了定格在历史上的记忆。
一群青少年正在路边的球场上踢球,他们并非只是纯粹的玩耍,这也是许多试炼场的试炼项目,现在很多少年都会选择一些体育项目进行学习,为将来进入试炼场试炼做准备。
“能不能带我玩一个?”一个少年因为不小心受了伤,场上少了一个人,旁边一个坐在长椅上看球的青年出声问道。
一众少年早就发现了那个青年,到不是说那个青年有多少显眼,而是因为在他的身边,站着一个脸上有着刀疤,看起来很凶的女人。
“你会踢球吗?”受伤少年那队的队长问李修。
“以前踢过,不过好些年没踢的,踢的不怎么好。”李修答道。
“那行,你就顶替赵贺吧。”队长说道。
李修点点头,起身走了过去,接过受伤少年递来的球衣,套在了自己身上。
很快,这些少年就发现,这个青年看起来长的挺坚实的,可是足球技术却烂的可以,接球不稳,传球不准,射门更是糟糕透顶,有一次队长骗过守门员把球传到他脚下,他都已经面对近在咫尺的空门了,可就是硬生生给打偏了。
这一队的队员都很郁闷,队长正想着怎么说,才能够让那个大哥哥不伤自尊的下场,却突然被人拍了拍肩膀。
队长转头一看,顿时瞪大了眼睛,满是不可置信的惊喜之色:“您……您是天下第一刀荆……荆……”
男人对着队长竖起手指,做了一个噤声的手势,然后温柔地说道:“请让我代替你踢球可以吗?”
“当……当然……”队长立马把自己的球衣脱了下来,用颤抖的手递给了面前的荆离,他都感觉自己像是在做梦一样。
世间最强的刀客,竟然会出现在这里,代替他踢球。
这可是荆离啊,那个无敌的刀客,没有人能够让他出第二刀的存在。
队长有些奇怪,为什么荆离在这里,其他那些队员竟然没有围上来,他们当中可是有很多人,都视荆离为偶像的。
“难道他们都乐傻了?”队长转头看向自己的小伙们,这一看之下,他都傻了。
“魔剑老千……天神召唤师叶宇真……霜叶女神叶惜缘……光之君楚君……魔女砂楚……杀手之王沙莱……太空城主关景豪……”队长此时就像是一个看到了满天神仙的傻子,浑身颤抖的站在那里,脑海里闪过一个又一个如同太阳般闪耀的名字。
这里的任何一个人,跺一跺脚就能够让世界震三震,皆是这些年来在世间呼风唤雨一般的人物,在他们眼中,这些人都似神明一般,别说是面对面的说话,就算是远远看上一眼,也足以在小伙伴面前吹上一整年了。
可是像这般恐怖的存在,此时却一个个出现在足球场上,和足球场上的少年说着什么,让他们几乎都以为自己身在梦中。
不一会儿,场上所有的少年都被换了下去,他们傻傻的看着那些人上了场。
这些人或正或邪,甚至有些根本就是敌对关系,他们竟然会在一个球场上面踢球,恐怕说出去根本没有人会相信。
“这哪是踢球啊……这些人……这些人可以直接把地球都给踢爆啊……”有一个少年忍不住呻吟着叫出声来。
少年们这时才如梦方醒,一个个都大喊大叫了起来,喊着那些人的名字。
“我们上吧。”荆离重新开球,看着旁边的李修说道。
“放马过来吧。”沙莱在对面叫嚣着。
少年们更是激动地恨不能把嗓子都扯出来,可是当比赛真正开始之后,他们才发现,这哪是什么足球比赛,根本就是陪练。
Those who were famous all over the world, admired by thousands of people, feared like tigers and able to stop children from crying, or were like kings in the eyes of the world, were all feeding the ball to the young man who came on the court first.
Watching the young man bring the ball to the front of the goal again and again, but kicking the ball away again and again, those terrifying god-like figures delivered the ball to the young man's feet again and again.
Until the young man kicked the ball into the goal, everyone, whether friend or foe, came forward to hug him in celebration, lifted him up and threw him high into the sky.