Lyle's lips opened and the water slid down his throat, cold and biting.
“Is this all right?”
"Hmm - that should be fine."
After feeding him water, the two children left quickly again. They didn't say anything else to Lerdo. In their eyes, saving his life was enough.
Lyle stared at them blankly. "Do you remember what the world was like five years ago?" Bai Wei, who had been silent for a while, spoke again. "You couldn't see the sky, you couldn't smell fresh air, the average life span was only 40 years, there was no past and future, these are what you said just now. But did you know what the outside world was like at that time? Why did you dare to walk out of the yellow sand that would never dissipate just based on the words of that black businessman? Aren't you afraid that he was lying to you, that there is no better world outside, but a worse place. If you leave your hometown, what awaits you is only eternal damnation? Haven't you ever thought about this?"
Lyle opened his mouth.
"Of course you thought about it, but you still did it." Bai Wei said, "Because you were betting that what he said was true, betting on that 'what if'. In your eyes, that 'what if' is worth everything you give up. So why didn't you accept your fate five years ago, but accepted it today, five years later?"
Lyle's breathing became heavier.
"I'm not blaming you. Not everyone can take that path, but those who can, how can we not admire them?" Bai Wei said, "Just like your son will definitely be proud of you who had the courage to break out of the yellow sand five years ago, right?"
Lyle fell silent.
Although his breathing was still heavy, like a broken instrument, compared to his previous disorder and irritability, he was now exceptionally "quiet".
It was quiet for a very long time, so long that the two children began to doubt whether he was dead. They were hesitating whether to come over and take a look, when Lyle finally spoke.
"My son——" he asked softly, "where is he?"
"Tianqin," Bai Wei said, "a deserted place, but still with some hope."
"Ah, Lyra - I know, I know."
Lyle closed his eyes gently. He did not ask Bai Wei how he saved his son, nor did he make any requests. He just kept repeating "I know" like a tape recorder.
After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Are you Visas, or the tongue they are talking about?"
“Is this question important to you?”
"The curtain is important." Lyle said, "If you were Lord Visas, I would be able to pray to you."
"May I see your son?"
"No," Lyle said, "it's the other thing you promised me, to lend me your power.
Bei: "Even if it costs my life?"
Lyle said nothing, but evidently acquiesced.
"After using it, I will never see my son again." Bai Wei said, "Is it okay even if that's the case?
"I don't have the face to see him anymore." Lyle said again, "I feel bad for my wife, my parents, and my son - so I want to do something."
"So you want to rescue all the children here?"
"No." Lyle shook his head, then looked at the black marketeers outside the warehouse and said word by word,
I just want to take away all the people like me.」
Bai Wei was silent for a while, then smiled.
"Can."
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