In a ward on the twentieth floor of the Star Picking Building, Shangguan Yuanji* was lying there, the black crack on his chest looked more and more obvious, and after two days of treatment, the black wound still changed from a few inches in size to the size of a fist, and it seemed to be spreading.

During this period, Shangguan Yuanji never woke up, and when he fell asleep, he was quiet as if he was dead.

In the ward, many people are here, Rhine, Duguba, Dao'an, Shangguan Feihu, Bei Mingfu, and Ximen Cangyue, who has just arrived from Nanjun.

"Doctor, how long will it take for him to wake up?" Ziyan looked haggard, he was wrapped in bandages, and his injuries looked very unoptimistic, but fortunately, his injuries were basically external injuries, so he had been with Yuan Ji here.

The attending doctor of the Alliance's medical department, Sha, drew a pen on his notebook with a pen and a lollipop in his mouth, "The condition of the young master Shangguan is very unstable and requires long-term treatment and observation, because this kind of case has never been seen." Saying that, he walked to Ziyan's side and patted him on the shoulder, "Ziyan, you also need to rest, go get a room to sleep in, let Yuan Ji rest and rest." ”

"Yes, Ziyan, you go and rest, I'll stay here." Shangguan Feihu stood up, "Let's all go back, just have me here." ”

"No, Uncle Shangguan, I'd better stay, you're already very tired." Ximen Cangyue said sensibly.

Shangguan Feihu hesitated for a moment, touched Cangyue's head, and said, "Okay, then please." ”

Everyone went out, but Ziyan was still sitting there, and Rhine was standing there all the time.

"Ziyan, uncle, you should go back too." Cangyue said.

Dongfang Ziyan looked lost, "It's all because I didn't take a good look at Yuan Ji, now he has become a different ・・・・・・・ I ・・・・・・・" He gritted his teeth and grabbed the white sheet in his right hand, "If I can be stronger and kill the enemy earlier, how can I let Yuan Ji escort the people out of the city alone!" ”

"Don't be sad・・・・・ Cangyue hugged Ziyan in her arms, and both of them were crying.

At this moment, Yan Wei just walked to the door of the ward, from the half-open door, she saw the scene in the ward, her body was stunned, after hesitating for a few seconds, Yan Wei, who had just rushed over, turned around and left, a few tears sprinkled on the cold floor.

Rhein seemed to sense something in the room, and he glanced in the direction of the door, but said nothing.

Aurora and the fifth Emperor Hongjun Troy walked through the ruined Imperial City, the road was full of soldiers busy with the reconstruction of Chihong, the least damaged Star Picking Tower in the Imperial City was also being repaired, and the rest of the city was being rebuilt in large areas.

"Teacher, the war has just ended, the world is in ruins, and if the empire wants to restore its former glory, I'm afraid you have to preside over the overall situation." Troy changed into an imperial costume, and the word "Hong Jun" was conspicuously displayed on his cloak.

"Your Majesty, I saw that the emperor was ruined, and my heart ached like a knife, but Your Majesty has not returned all year round, and the enthronement ceremony is the most important thing." Aurora said.

"I'm not one of those vain people, the enthronement ceremony is time-consuming and labor-intensive, let's leave the funds to rebuild Chihong and use it, I'm still young, everything is decided by the teacher." Troy said.

"Don't dare, I'm old, these things should be decided by His Majesty personally, I can only help you behind my back, and ・・・・・ you are now the Ninety-Five, you must not call me a teacher in person." Aurora said with a wave of her hand.

Troy whispered in Aurora's ear: "Teacher, you also know that I am used to being free, and when we are alone, we don't have to care about those etiquette. ”

Aurora also responded in a low voice: "You are not the little hairy child of the year, you have to show some of the appearance of Emperor Xuan, otherwise others will laugh at us for not being polite." ”

Troy smiled, a look of honor on his face, "I see, in fact, the teacher doesn't like this feeling of being superior, I know." Having said that, we are only students in front of the teacher, and the teacher ・・・・・I heard that in the past 20 years, without you, there is not a single day of light for the human race・・・・・・"

"It's a pity・・・・・・ until now, the darkness still can't be eliminated・・・・・・ and it may strike again at any time, the shadow devouring is just a reminder to the human race・・・・・・" Aurora said meaningfully.

The two of them walked all the way, both with a sullen expression.

It was getting dark, Dongfang Ziyan was lying on the bed in the ward alone, and he was alone in the room. Everyone went back, Duguba left Chihong, saying that he was going back to northern Xinjiang, and brought a letter written by Aurora himself to prove that he abandoned the darkness and turned to light; Bei Ying Fu was summoned by the family and had already returned to the family; Although Shangguan Feihu wanted to stay and take care of his son, the family still had a mess to manage, so he had to go back first; As for the members of the headquarters who participated in the Troy Project, they were all busy transferring the Iron Dome to Chihonglai, so they all went back to prepare.

There aren't many people left.

The door of Ziyan's room was pushed open, and it was the dragon who walked in.

Dongfang Ziyan lay on the bed and never fell asleep, but he pretended to be sleeping, and after the dragon came in, he closed his eyes tightly, as if he didn't want to talk to others.

"This is the second time," the dragon whispered, he knew Ziyan was not asleep, "The first time was when he was in the bamboo house, and that time was because of your father. ”

Ziyan sat up and rubbed his red eyes, "No, before I was ten years old, I would be like this every day, at that time, I was bullied by others, and when I was wronged, I would hide in the corner like this and cry secretly, but after crying, it will be much better." ”

"You can't always be an escapist who loves to escape," the dragon whispered, sitting beside him.

"Teacher・・・・・・ I just feel so sorry for this kid Yuanji, this kid, every time he encounters danger, he rushes over to help me, and he doesn't even care about his own life・・・・・・ Ziyan said.

"Five years ago, I told you that you will always encounter these tribulations on the road to growth," the dragon patted him lightly on the shoulder, "You have survived this time." That ・・・・・・ Ziyan, I'm leaving, and I'll go back to Nanjun tomorrow. ”

"Is the teacher leaving?" Ziyan said with his back to the dragon.

"Yes." Long said lightly: "Yan Wei just saw you with Yue'er, and she secretly left, she saw me, and said that ・・・・・・ was going back with the people from Bityas, and went back to his tribe." ”

When Ziyan heard this, his heart sank, "Do you want to go back to Bibityas?" ”

"It was her own decision, she was meant to say goodbye to you." The dragon whispered, "She made a decision. ”

"I'm just Ao, one day she will leave, after all, this is not her home, and there are no relatives of hers." Ziyan laughed, revealing helplessness and sadness, "She wants to leave, I won't keep her, I saved her life in the past, but she has repaid her many times, and she won't have a good time with me." ”

The dragon did not answer.

"I think if it was Yuan Ji, he would agree with me to do this." Zi Yan, his eyes gradually turned red, something seemed to crack in his heart, and something sour flowed out, "I'll go to the toilet." ”

Ziyan got up and walked towards the door, and when he reached the door, he stopped again, turned his back to the dragon and asked, "Teacher・・・・・・"

"Huh?"

"Do you think ・・・・・ I'm a failure?"

"Failure or not, only you know." The dragon replied softly.

"Got it." After Ziyan finished speaking, he opened the door and went out.

After going out, Ziyan pushed open the door of the toilet, sat on the ground as soon as he entered, buried his head and cried bitterly, his hands clutching in his long hair.

Ziyan's thoughts became very confused, he remembered that when he was six years old, he was beaten by a group of children in the alley, they all scolded him for being a demon and a damned cursed child, he couldn't beat so many people, the gang of children left when they were tired, when he was beaten to the point that his nose was blue and swollen, and his nose kept bleeding, but he didn't cry once in front of those children, he endured the pain alone for ten years, and never complained to anyone.

But this time, he really felt that he was isolated, he felt that there was no one around him, she thought, Yan Wei might find a man with the right door in Bityas, right? Everyone seems to have a future, but he doesn't know where his future lies.

"For so many years・・・・・・ it's just me ・・・・・・" Ziyan curled up on the floor, holding his head.

In fact, he wanted to save everything, including his father's death, Yuan Ji's injury・・・・・・ and Yan Wei's departure, but he didn't, maybe she was really too strong, so reckless that she even had to show disdain for what she cared about most. After a while, he stood up, came to the faucet, washed his face, looked into his depressed eyes in the mirror, and said nothing.

Outside the door, the dragon heard everything, but did not knock and went in to comfort her, like a black statue in the dark hallway.

"Trapped in the thorn rose, the more you struggle, the more painful it is, the only thing you can do is to endure the pain, this is what you must experience to grow up, as a teacher, I can't leave you anything, just leave these few words・・・・・・" The dragon took out Ziyan's Red Emperor Charm from his sleeve, gently placed it at the door, turned around and left.

A golden streamer flashed on the Red Emperor.

"Ziyan・・・・・・ congratulations, you have broken free from the shackles of thorns."

Dongfang Ziyan seemed to hear something inside, but he didn't realize that the dragon had left, he splashed a handful of water on his face, and his ears were full of water.