"Father...... I never knew you could be so miserable......"

Listening to Hepburn's memories of the past, Raymond's eyes gradually turned red, he had complained in his heart countless times before about his father's ruthlessness to his eldest brother, so he insisted on persuading Yunying to return - this seemed to him to be the only compensation he could make for his father to his eldest brother.

"Why, am I so stubborn and indifferent in your eyes?"

Hepburn closed his eyes and continued calmly: "I was worried about my son, but I never thought that she would one day come to me with a woman with a big belly! ”

"Oh? Is a weak woman worthy of Elder Hepburn, are you so hostile? ”

Yun Ying folded her arms with a disdainful expression, and she looked down on the guy who bullied women.

"A weak woman? That's right, but she's the offspring of those humans who drove us to a corner! Intrigues, treachery—this is humanity, it is they who have banished us from the vast forests, who have slaughtered our companions, and who have left us cowardly trapped in this last holy place! ”

The more Elder Hepburn spoke, the more excited he became, and his two arms were waving fiercely: "Do you understand?" We can cooperate with humans in order to survive, but I will never allow my son to marry the children of the enemy! ”

I see, the unbearable death of the Hundred Years' War - this is the fundamental reason why Elder Hepburn could not forgive his eldest son Amos, Cloud Shadow lowered her arm and suddenly did not know what to say, as a soul from the modern age, she certainly understood that all participants in the war could not be defined only by simple good or bad, but there was no doubt that those who survived had the right to inherit hatred, because the cruelty they endured was more tormenting than hatred.

“…… Elder Hepburn, now that you have chosen to cooperate with Rog, and the Ania Empire has begun to slowly recognize the existence of other races, can you take a step back from each other—I believe that if we trust each other a little more. Ten years from now, Ania will be a paradise for all races, and I'll do my best to lobby Rogue when I return to Nolan City in a few days. ”

Cloud Shadow was silent for a long time—her bottom line softened, and although she still disagreed with Elder Hepburn's approach, she was able to show understanding, and this heavy understanding suddenly gave her a desire to do something to erase the shadow of the Holy War of a hundred years ago.

"Well, it can't be, humans are cunning creatures no matter how long it takes, and we can't put the initiative of our survival in their hands, and - as you said earlier, the threat of the temple is fading. The goddess of nature knows how long the Emperor of Nolan City can pretend to be kind, and this time she has sent someone to find out our secrets, Cloud Shadow - do you think such a person can be trusted? ”

"Uh......"

Cloud Shadow was speechless. Of course, she knew that Rogge had always liked to put on a wise and gentle appearance, but she also knew how insidious and vicious the bastard hidden behind the mask was, so she really couldn't guarantee that Rogge was really befriending the aliens now.

"Look, Cloud Shadow, your reaction says it all. Don't think that you have a good relationship with that emperor and give up any form of lobbying, bloody hatred can only be repaid with blood, I believe that day will not be too long"

Won't it be too long...... Yun Ying suddenly thought of the Sino-Japanese relationship in the previous life, although the trade cooperation between the two countries was frequent, no one could deny the existence of that feud.

"Okay. Elder Hepburn, I think you've convinced me thoroughly—"

Cloud Shadow's tone was much better now than before, but she had one last question to ask, "Elder Hepburn." Although you don't want to talk about it, I want to ask - do you really not know what happened to your eldest son and her wife? ”

Since Liu Yun's parents are just missing, Yun Ying thinks that maybe some miracle will happen, and if he can happen to find them in the future, it will be the greatest comfort to Liu Yun's spirit in the sky.

"You want to find them?"

Hepburn's eyes were faintly filled with sadness, and the old man, who had always maintained his majesty, finally revealed his true emotions. At this point he was just a father.

"That's right, I want to give an account of my life."

"Good. Well--I finally saw them going further north. ”

Hepburn closed his mouth tightly after saying this, and now he became the important Great Druid Elder again.

"Alas, Cloud Shadow, I'll send you back."

Raymond, who had been standing beside him, looked at his father, who no longer spoke, and sighed, and finally looked at the lake that had returned to blue, and he seemed to understand a lot in an instant.

Leaving Hepburn to meditate by the lake, Cloud Shadow and Raymond walked back one after the other, and the destination was the cabin where Cloud Shadow had lived before.

"Cloud Shadow, do you hate my father? He denies you. ”

On the way back, Raymond finally couldn't help but ask Cloud Shadow what he thought.

"No, he has his own principles, and he can be said to be an old stubborn, but I may not agree with it, but I don't hold a grudge, because I never wanted him to recognize me."

From today's conversation with Hepburn, Yunying deeply realized that "hatred" is a powerful force, so she doesn't want to use these two words easily.

"Yes, everything is my emotional affairs, and Yunying, your behavior and thoughts have always been calm, not like a seventeen-year-old girl."

Raymond sighed a little, he used to think that life would be easier if it was simpler, but now, seeing his father's true feelings, he understood a lot.

"Ah, I'm also forced by life, who doesn't want to live wantonly and chic, I've had such dreams before, but people always have a lot of helplessness, and now I have to admit that I'm stuck in the middle of the game and I can't get out, but - I always try to make myself more comfortable."

Yunying smiled at the corners of her mouth without any negative connotations as she said the last half of the sentence, she was already missing the tequila at the Palm Hotel.

“…… It's nice—"

Looking at Yunying's simple smile, Raymond gradually showed a relaxed smile, and he said emotionally again: "Now, Yunying, although my father doesn't recognize me, you can call me little uncle in private." ”

Little-uncle-uncle? Cloud Shadow was shocked, and Raymond could really say it.

"I said Raymond, it's okay if you don't obediently call me senior sister with this tender face, and you're embarrassed to let me call you uncle, even if you are just a lot more mentally mature, you can't compare to my vicissitudes of soul, besides, I don't plan to admit it, and if you do, you have to bear emotional responsibility - this is what I never want."