Chapter 109: Life and Death
Hao Yun and Yolanda did not return with the militia, but went directly to Dr. Chanai's medical station.
As soon as they arrived, Tiri ran out of it crying, bringing them unfortunate news.
Turin died.
This gentle, good-natured, martial arts warrior with large nostrils traveled through most of Castile, and finally stayed in Chiping Town because of Yolanda's beauty. Like all unfortunate predecessors, his legend has come to an end in the fight against the Demon Tide.
He died of his wounds, and neither the priests of Shilothyan nor the Lyddell healing chambers could hold his soul from his broken body.
Turin's soul returned to the feet of the Shrine, his human body turned into the branches of the sacred oak. If the conditions are right, under the moisture of the sun and rain, it will take root and sprout, and even flourish after a few hundred years, at some point, to support a green shade for a beautiful woman passing by.
It's just that his life as an elf has long since ended on such a starless night.
The rest of the team left the medical station in a dull manner, found a small clearing near the mysterious pond, and carefully inserted oak branches into the dirt. A dark scent of honeysuckle floated in the air and dissipated. Turin will die and the tree people will take good care of the seedling.
Around them, several groups of elves are doing the same thing. Most of the comrades-in-arms in the elven army are relatives and friends, so such a farewell ceremony is full of suppressed cries.
It's just that the war is tight, everyone hurries over, and there is a moment of silence, and they have to seize the time to rest and prepare for a more fierce battle. Maybe tomorrow I will accompany my friends in the same form, war is so cruel.
The elves of the younger generation faded their innocence and joy on this night, and the departure of their companions added a strong black color to their fantasy paintings of blue skies and white clouds.
"Let's go."
Having lost both arms, Phobis approaches Tiri and comforts his lover. The two of them were not very familiar with Turin, and they used to be just nodding friends, but they were just thrown together by Captain Pablo arbitrarily. In today's bitter battle, everyone helps each other, is a sword and shield for each other, and it is impossible to say who owes whom. Torino was just out of luck.
Phobis also lost both hands, and there is nothing Chanai can do about it, and he needs to wait for the chief priest to cast a severed limb regeneration on him. However, the battle was so fierce that he estimated that he would need to line up until the end of the war. In short, the subsequent battles have nothing to do with him.
Tiri's personality is weak, and his martial arts are half a pound and eight taels with Yolanda. Her luck was so good that she was almost unscathed today. In silence, she even wished that she would be able to take half of the damage and save Turin's life.
Forbis has lost the ability to fight, Tiri will return to the team tomorrow, and the two are destined to be separated for a while. This elven couple, whose relationship path is quite tortuous, hopes to seize the last time to soothe each other. They confessed to Yolanda and Hao Yun and left.
Yolanda was not relieved, she half-knelt in front of the seedling, silent. Objectively speaking, this "nostrils" of the Northland elf does not have much weight in her heart, this despicable philatelic woman prefers boys who can do things, and Turin's character is a little too loyal.
Turin did not die for her, but the grief in her heart was indescribable. This is the friendship between the warriors, far more than the whispers under the moon before the flowers.
"Hao Yun, the civilization of your Liddell people is much more advanced than our Eero elves, you should know how to see life and death."
After a long silence, Yolanda asked such a question.
The death of the Elf of Ero is to return to the feet of the Divine Mansion, and it stands to reason that she should be happy, but this uncontrollable sadness made her ask Hao Yun for help, an outsider.
After all, the Liddells were such an advanced civilization that they might be able to enlighten her.
"The question of life and death cannot really be seen through by any life. The Master once said that the unknown is born and the death is unknown, and educates us to pay attention to real life, after all, death is an unknown distant land from which no traveler has returned. β
Hao Yun thought for a while, this question was not easy for him to answer.
"Actually, I told you I'm not a Liddell human, but you seem to be stubborn about it. I live on a very ordinary planet, where there are only humans, the lifespan is very short, not even a fraction of that of elves, and I will suffer from all kinds of diseases.
Whether it's a powerful politician, a rich man who does whatever he wants, or a penniless little transparent like me, everyone will inevitably die in the end, and decades of life will pass in a hurry. Elves, who can live for thousands of years, are enough to make us crazy with jealousy.
None of us can see through life and death, and death is extremely terrifying for all of us, it is the instinct of life. Even individuals who have been brainwashed by special methods will still struggle instinctively in the face of death.
After I joined the Alliance and became an Immortal, this emotion still affects me. One time at work, a man I knew, who wasn't a friend, was killed in front of me.
I didn't even think about it at the time, and immediately asked my colleagues to help me reverse this man's life and death. β
Hearing this, Yolanda's eyes lit up, and she interrupted Hao Yun's words expectantly: "Then can you ......?"
"I can't!"
Hao Yun categorically rejected Yolanda, and the female ranger lowered her head in disappointment. Helothyan's magic is not without the option of resurrection, but the conditions are extremely harsh. Moreover, even if the conditions are met, the quota of the Great Resurrection Technique is too precious, and no one in Qiping Town or even Fury Wind City may have this qualification.
She originally had a glimmer of hope, but she didn't expect Hao Yun to reject her. Yes, everyone just got to know each other, who would waste such a precious thing for a crappy ranger like her.
Hao Yun sighed, but still explained, his tone was no longer tough: "First of all, this is not within my ability, and the person who can do this is not here."
Besides, according to my understanding, Sister Ning Ning will not let me continue to be willful in this matter. She said something the last time she helped me resurrect my friend. β
Hao Yun stared at Yolanda's violet eyes, thinking of the purple flame burning in Sister Ning Ning's eyes at that time.
She said she understood that I still cared about the mood of a certain wave.
I was never able to understand what she meant, but later, I carefully considered the issue of death and systematically learned the definition of life and death in the training.
Eventually, I finally understood that life's fear of death is essentially the limitation of life itself. Because of this limitation, we cannot understand death and therefore fear.
When I got rid of this limitation and looked at life and death from a higher perspective, I carefully recalled those lives that passed me by and returned to the underworld, and I felt the closeness and harmony of the connection between life and death.
Turin is now a tree in body, and the soul is in the kingdom of God in Helothyan, which is what you call death. But it seems to me that he is only divided into two parts, still stuck between heaven and earth. If you enter Helotheon's Valhalla in the future, you may even be able to meet him again.
In our world, death is much more brutal. Our bodies will be reduced to ashes, and our souls will return to the sea of knowledge.
No God is willing to take us in, and the final destination and origin of the soul is an endless sea. When the waves of the present world reflect a spiritual wave in the sea of knowledge, it is the birth of a new soul.
When the waves are calm, it means the death of this life, and the waves it sets off return to the sea.
But from a higher point of view, this is not the end, because the droplets that make up this wave, those joys, angers, sorrows, thoughts, sorrows, fears, and shocks are not annihilated, they will constantly collide and disperse, and even be inherited by the next wave, the next soul.
What we fear and sorrow is that we will not be able to see the same wave again. But from the point of view of us immortals, this sea has never changed. I say that, do you understand. β
"Understood." Yolanda stood up coldly, "But your high-minded attitude is disgusting!" β
"I'm sorry."
Hao Yun watched with regret as Yolanda disappeared into the night.
Xiaobai hugged Hao Yun from behind, she had already come, standing in the dark and watching this unpleasant happening.
"You're right, Yolanda is just in a bad mood to scare you." Xiaobai leaned his side face on Good Luck's back, "Girls want to coax you know." β
The little brother grabbed her hand and kissed her with a smile, and said, "She's not my girlfriend, why do you want to coax her?" β
Xiaobai felt so sweet in his heart when he heard it.
"You're a man...... Hum! will talk sweetly. β
In the battle against humans, the Zerg's specialty is night raids. Their compound eyes have an infrared perspective in low-light environments, while most human armies are blinded when they are not illuminated.
But when it comes to fighting elves, this advantage is gone. The elves who are favored by nature and the gods have better night vision than insects.
The horde of wild beasts outside the town of Chiping, on the first night of the siege, slowed down the offensive slightly. First, there is no bargain for night fighting, and second, the will of the swarm does not think that these cannon fodder alone can take this overly fortified town.
It further mobilized, and even replenished, a more advanced population of soldiers, waiting for a major attack at dawn. At the same time, although the Wild Beast is worthless cannon fodder, it will also put pressure on the next day's attack if it is depleted.
Therefore, there were no more sacrifices in Yeqiping Town, only some sporadic harassment. Most of the elves rested next to the city walls, and even three mountain giants re-infiltrated the earth to replenish the granite and dirt lost during the day.
But there were still many people working through the night, the priests of the temple had to hurry up to treat the wounded, Dr. Chanai had several surgeries scheduled, and CΓ©sar and Pablo, Alveta and other high-ranking generals had to patrol the city defenses. There is also the most important Pegasus reconnaissance team, which is in full swing to search according to the strategic map.
As he passed by the medical station, Cesar met with Dr. Chanai and Hao Yun, two humans, and he hinted somewhat tactfully that the town of Chipin might need the support of Liddell's fleet.
He remembered the glory of the Elf of Eero, but as the guardian of Chiping Town, he was very worried about the demon's subsequent attack. If he could avoid the destruction of Qiping Town, he didn't mind asking for help in a low voice.
Dr. Chanai didn't say anything, but Hao Yunhui was wrong, and slapped the recurve bow to promise to hold a line for him. This was much to Cesar's disappointment, and he still trusted the Liddell fleet more than a dark one.
Yolanda was quite vindictive, and they parted unhappily the night before, and she didn't say a word to Hao Yun until the next day. Awakened to the paladin's talent, she was transferred to Cesar's side for guidance, while Hao Yun remained on the walls of yesterday, defending with Tierry and leading the militia.
Their brief relationship with each other came to an end.