Chapter 8: Back to the Future

"Mother's little brute, have you been bitten by a snake?

A heavy slap hit Lancelot in the face, so that he was stunned, woke up from a nightmare, opened his eyes, and found himself lying on the bed, as if he had returned to the mansion provided by Bai Dezhao, neatly dressed, any battle injuries were just a dream, and the person sitting on the chair in front of him, rudely cross-legged, was ......

"You old pervert, why did you slap me when you have nothing to do? Is it great to be a righteous brother? Huh? Where is the girl Ailing?

She's supposed to be with me, hey, don't take the opportunity to do something weird to her......" As soon as he opened his mouth, he asked many questions in a row, and the other party obviously had no patience, and he slapped him again, and Lancelot turned his head to dodge, but somehow he couldn't dodge, and there was a hot pain in his left cheek, and he slapped him again.

"Bastard little brute, I've only been out there for a while, and I'm not big or small, who's the old pervert? Which eye did you see me being horny?"

The words are not right, the rude actions are not right, the righteous brother Dongfang Xuanlong will not have such an arrogant behavior, and he will not fight so honestly and unceremoniously, so ...... In this world, the person who still has the same face as his brother-in-law is...... Be......

In disbelief, Lancelot's eyes widened and he looked at everything around him. The moonlight shone in through the window, and all the scenes in the house, the table and the stool, seemed so familiar, the broken teapot with the lid missing, still on the stool next to the door, as it was when he left, and the tiger tooth necklace that he had made up to play with, and the beehive that he picked up to make wine, all of which were placed in the place of memory...... This is the cottage on the mountain of Hangzhou, the home where I spent the first nineteen years of my life.

"Old ...... Old man, really...... Is it really you?"

The answer to this question was not words, the other party's bad temper was just like in memory, and the stinky big foot kicked it directly, kicked it in the forehead, and hit it back on the bed.

"Dead little brute, I have told you since I was a child I don't know how many times, it is Master, what kind of dead old man, no big or small...... Fuck you, a dog is smarter than you!"

It's still such an unceremonious abuse, but in my ears, there is a kind of nostalgic warmth. God is really good to himself, and after everything is irretrievable, he is still willing to give himself such a small opportunity to make up for the regret that he couldn't complete at the beginning.

"Old man, you're not...... I heard Ailing girl say, you have ......"

"Well, the girl wasn't lying. ”

Under the moonlight, Huang Taiji's expression became gentle, trying to show ease, but there was a little regret that could not be hidden.

"Actually, when you see me talking to you here, I should have been gone. ”

"Don't you think it's strange to say that, old man, that you're standing right in front of me! And even if you're a ghost, your voice is still terrifying. ”

"Shut up! Adults speak, children don't interject. ”

Roaring back to Lancelot's question, Huang Taiji said, "The me you see now is not the real me. It was I who used the last bit of strength to copy my spiritual imprint in the iron plate, and combined with the technology of the Ancient Demon Dao, to give you the last chance to give this fool a little more guidance. ”

Even if he didn't say so, Lancelot himself knew that after this meeting, he would be with the old man in front of him forever, however, hearing him say the last two words, he still couldn't help but feel an unspeakable sadness in his heart.

"Don't show this kind of inverted frieze face, fuck you, are you going to cry now?"

"Uh...... Old man, I heard Miss Ailing say that when you were with her, your mouth didn't seem to be so bad......"

"Ailing girl is a cute little lady, how is it the same as your little brute?

Of course, this is not true, but this kind of conversation is a peace of mind that Lancelot has not enjoyed for a long time, and gradually dilutes the sad atmosphere.

"Look at your sloppy appearance, you seem to have made some name out there, tell me about it! Good or bad, it doesn't matter, let me hear what you're doing outside." ”

Facing the old man sitting in front of him, with his legs crossed and shaking his feet, and a teasing smile, Lancelot slowly talked about everything he had been doing since he came down the mountain.

“...... When I met my brother-in-law in Siam City, I really shocked him, I can't imagine that there is anyone in the world who is exactly like your ugly face......"

“...... The battle on the dry ear mountain was really dangerous, and suddenly so many lizard monsters swarmed up, killing us, and that stinky woman, who had such a beautiful face in vain, and was so vicious! Hey, old man, your sworn brother is too uninteresting, I only did a few votes in Altino, and he actually sent an apprentice to smash my field!"

“...... Senior Brother Wang Wu is really a good person! At my wife's farewell ceremony, he personally came here to help me congratulate me. What does he have to do with you, old man?"

“...... Xiao Ailing is a wonderful girl, how did you meet her, old man? Also, you are so uninteresting, everyone says that you are the great master of the Ancient Demon Dao, but I have been with you for so long, and I haven't learned a fart, how long has the girl been with you?

You pass everything on to her, you nasty old man must be lustful, have the opposite sex and no apprentices......"

Lancelot kept talking, sometimes gesturing excitedly, sometimes sighing, but the old man in front of him always maintained that smiling expression, quietly listening to what he had to say.

It feels as if time has been turned back a long time ago, when I was a hairy little ghost in my childhood, whenever I did something, I would immediately run to this only relative, happily report my achievements, catch a big fish, find a four-leaf clover, find a clear pool of tadpoles, and get delicious honey......

These are trivial things, but when I tell my adoptive father with joy, he is not in good health at that time, and he always coughs and touches his head at the same time to show his praise, and the warm smile on his face is no different from now.

I have never had a father, and I have lost the opportunity to be a father, so I can't understand what kind of existence the so-called father is?

The relationship with this old man is sometimes very confusing. Is it master and apprentice, is it father and son, or is it a friend? All three are similar, but they are not just like that. Since he knew that he had a strong internal force, it was very likely that it came from his inheritance, and that he was by no means just an ordinary old man, whenever the night was quiet, there would be an inexplicable question in his heart: If the old man is so powerful, why do he live in seclusion in the barren mountains alone? Why do you pass on so much internal force to yourself, but you don't mention it?

Especially when I heard the story of Bai Qi's life, a terrifying thought hit my heart. Will...... The old man just wants to use himself for something?

This thought used to make me very uneasy and uncomfortable, but it was not until this moment, when I faced my adoptive father again, that I understood one thing.

What exactly should a so-called father do? If you think about it carefully, it is probably these things that the old man once did for himself! If it is a father's duty to expect, care, educate, and temper his children, then he has done nothing less! In this way, he should be treated as a father, and even if he wants to make use of what he has, he does not need to pursue it for the sake of the warm memories he has enjoyed in the past......

I didn't think he would be stupid enough to find out about his mother's plan, but he had obviously never had any grudge against her......

"What are you thinking? With a look of tears on the verge of tears, your dad is dead?"

The old man said with a mocking expression, but Lancelot knew that his adoptive father was not the one who would be ashamed of a man's tears. In his own education, he repeatedly emphasized the need to be an upright man, however, although his concept is very manly, it has a high degree of flexibility.

He has always said: "Why should you suppress it? Laugh when you want to laugh, cry when you want to cry, this is normal! Desperately hold back when you want to cry, pretend to be amazing and cool, so that you are not called a man, you are called a bad seed."

Everyone has a vulnerable side, and only when you are brave enough to face your weakness is that you are a man. “

Unconsciously lowering his head, Lancelot whispered, "I'm sorry......"

"I'm sorry for what? A man doesn't want his mother-in-law to talk ...... mother-in-law."

"That day...... I should not have stoned you, and hurt you...... I'm so sorry for you. ”

The main reason why he was able to sneak down the mountain that day was because when the old man seemed to be a little sick, when he was pranayama on his knees, he took a stone and smashed him from behind, knocked him down, and ran out in a puff of smoke, so that he was able to successfully escape.

The idea at that time was very simple, in the past nineteen years, in order to leave this ghost place, I don't know how many times I have attacked him, I don't know how many times I have smashed a bigger stone than this, this old ghost has no scars at all, this time while he is sick, he will smash it ruthlessly, and the stone is specially selected without sharp and horns, at most it will be faint, it will not be good at all.

However, when he officially practiced martial arts, he realized that his adoptive father's face was blue and red that day, and he was smoking, which was the most dangerous way for martial arts practitioners. Thinking of this, I feel guilty beyond measure.

"What nonsense? Little Wang Ba Lamb, what kind of thing are you? I'm a dignified sage of the day, and the little strength you can only use to fight ants can hurt me, a supreme master who no one can match? You dream of waiting for the next life!"

"But ......"

"No, no, no, no!" The old man's palm slapped on Lancelot's shoulder, his stern expression slowly eased, and he said in a deep voice: "You are a young man, right? Since you are a young man, you must have the vigor of a young man, and don't think about some boring things to delay your life." ”

"But ......"

"No but! No but!" Like an unreasonable tyrant, the old man dismissed Lancelot's words again, and the hand on his shoulder became even stronger, "Don't always think about the past, you are obviously living in the present, but you insist on carrying the burden of the past, so you will not have a future." You still have a lot of friends with whom you can share the future, don't take those boring things to heart......"

Lancelot wanted to say something, but was stopped by the old man's strength, he became serious, and said slowly: "Actually, I'm very dissatisfied, why are you so much messy after you have been out for so long? What I was going to teach you in the first place was not like this......"

Even if his adoptive father didn't say it, Lancelot himself knew that although he had done a lot of things since he came down the mountain, practiced martial arts, had the power of heaven that ordinary people could not dream of, and became a famous figure in the mainland, but in his heart, he also felt that this was not enough.

The distance between himself and his senior brother Wang Wu has not narrowed, and compared with his brother-in-law Bai Qi, the outstanding deeds he has made are as ridiculous as naughty boys. This kind of self is indeed very cowardly......

"What are you scrupling about? Isn't it unscrupulous when you were on the mountain before? Where did you go, who never took my rules into account and only did everything according to your own will? How could my Huang Taiji's apprentice be bullied like this?"

The old man shook his head as he spoke, his face was not only disappointed, but also angry, if he didn't give this kid some face, it would be a slap in the face.

"You say that...... But you can't ignore anything, if you do things like this, it will hurt a lot of people, and ...... If I really run rampant like this, it will be difficult to explain to my senior brother at that time. ”

"Put your mother's stinky fart, is it your senior brother or me, is it more important to explain to him than to explain to me? All day long, you only think about explaining to people, have you ever thought about how to explain to yourself? Look at your turtle appearance, I'm ...... But I didn't expect that the apprentice who had worked so hard to teach would become such a virtuous person. ”

"Ah, fart, did you have a hard time raising me? Didn't you kick me out every time, find my own food, and even find your share, so it's hard work?"

"This ...... Besides, every time you go out, I'm anxiously waiting for you to come back!"

What if I was eaten by a tiger or a lion? What if I died outside and couldn't come back?"

"What if you don't do it, in that case, I'll cook my own dinner that day......"

"Bastard! That's not the point, you dead old man who doesn't care about human life!"

"You are a bastard, you will die in the rice bucket outside because of such a trivial matter, you are not qualified to be my apprentice of Huang Taiji!"

The old and the young shouted at each other, but the atmosphere eased a lot, and when it was inevitable that he still had to face the original topic, Lancelora pulled his hair and sighed: "Why do you all talk so easily? I can understand your expectations of me, but it is not so easy to do things according to your own will without caring about anything......

“............”

"People must know how to control self-control and self-discipline, which is the way to growth. Blindly rushing indiscriminately not only hurts yourself, but also hurts the people around you, I ...... I don't want to hurt the people around you because of myself, old man, why do you want to enter the heavenly position? Don't you have any problems with that?"

"I'm not as troublesome as you kid, life is a simple thing for me, I need strength, because only with the power to break all shackles can I not play according to the rules of others, I can kill all the people who are pleasing to the eye and those who are not pleasing to the eye, and I can do everything I want to do with the woman. ”

"You're too direct......"

Although he was already dying, when the old man said this, Lancelot really felt the monstrous domineering spirit of this sage of the day. Although it is inconceivable that human beings would worship such a person as a sage, it is indeed very handsome to be able to live like him!

"Boy, you...... It is indeed a growth, and the virtue you just spoke about is simply the same as that of my indecisive third brother. ”

The third brother in the old man's mouth refers to the star sage Kadar, which makes Lancelot feel relieved, it seems that among the three sages, after all, there are still people who look like a sage!

"But...... Kindness alone is of little use. The third brother was the same as you at the beginning, he didn't want to hurt anyone, he had a lot of concerns, but in the end, because of his indecision, he hurt everyone. The way things are in the world, when you want to do something, you will always destroy something, and although we try not to lose either side as much as possible, in fact, we can often only choose between the two. ”

The old man shook his head and said, "Whether you want to or not, you are now in the position of leader. A leader's moral standards and values do not need to be the same as ordinary people, attaching importance to morality, benevolence and love for things, which is a good thing, but in a leader, it is not a good trait...... Don't think about it, do you still remember the four words that your senior brother gave you when he broke up with you?"

Lancelot was stunned, of course he remembered those four words, but this parting gift did not match the senior brother's personality, he always thought it was a joke, did it ...... Senior Brother Wang Wu is serious? If that's really the case......

Vaguely, Lancelot realized, though not very clear, that he knew what he should do now.

The old man seemed impatient and waved his palm again, but this time, Lancelot held it up.

"That's enough, old man, if you really want me to let everything go, then why am I here listening to you shit? I don't have to play by your rules......"

Obviously not expecting such a refutation, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then, when he saw the confidence and sparkle in the disciple's eyes rekindled, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Really, you guys, one by one, I am afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Grabbing his hair, Lancelot said, "Isn't it good to let the world remain like this?" It's not that I don't have any hope in my heart, once I completely let go of my hand to do it, how much these hope will get out of control, even I don't know it......"

That being said, Lancelot didn't mean to back down. If a beast is destined to not be imprisoned in a cage, then no matter what the consequences are, now is the time for this beast to be liberated.

"Go and have a good time! If one day you are tired of playing, and you want to die, then come back to me, as before, but until that day, you have no scruples about anything, and you will use this continent as your playground, and you will kill anyone who you don't like, and kill any woman you like. The so-called heroes since ancient times are lustful, you ......"

"It's okay! You can die and go back to the grave! Count me on you, you are also a sage old man, don't talk like a pimp, are you a disciple or a solicitor?"

It feels really good to be able to talk to my adoptive father like this, why didn't I cherish it before?

It's getting lighter, and while it's not real, it's ...... It's also time to break up!

The old man stood up, and in the morning light that gradually penetrated through the window, the shabby red robe fluttered gently, looking so chic, but so desolate.

"Wait a minute!"

Staring at his adoptive father's back, Lancelot cried out. He had one last question, not confused, but wanting to confirm it again, to affirm something.

"If you say...... If there is a conflict with the existing rules for the sake of the people and things that matter to you, and it may even endanger thousands of people, what should I do at that time? How should I choose to be worthy of you?"

This is indeed not a simple question, at least among the masters of the heavenly position, Gengoro has been troubled by it to this day, and the old man also showed a solemn feeling on his face, and after a deep groan, he beckoned to Lancelot to come over and give the secret opportunity.

"What I'm going to say now, listen carefully, it's something I've been thinking about for 2,000 years, and I might be able to help you......"

Lancelot listened attentively and did not dare to miss a word, however, on that day, the sage roared loudly with the powerful lion roar, and shouted the four words "fuck your mother" to the extreme, and he was suddenly attacked, and he almost fell back to the bed bleeding through seven holes.

The red robe floated up, and when Huang Taiji raised his right arm, there was a kind of powerful momentum that destroyed the world and destroyed the earth in it, and the fierce wind rushed to all directions, and the wooden house exploded into ashes in an instant.

"Don't be coquettish, your life is your own business, how can I help you make a choice!"

"Wait a minute, old man, I'm ...... I don't want to be separated from you like this, I still have a lot to say to you!"

The powerful power did not stop, and with the condensation of the moves, the entire space was rushed, causing the scenery outside to gradually peel off and turn into one piece of nothingness after another.

Forced by the strong wind, Lancelot could only shout blindly. However, for this request, the old man showed a wry smile on his face, and with a little loneliness and regret, he slowly waved his arm.

“...... God hasn't done me anything good, but if I've ever been grateful to the gods in my life, it's to thank them for having an heir like you for the rest of my life......"

The fierce blow hit the top of the head, although it was not lethal, but the rushing energy flow made Lancelot lose consciousness almost instantly.

“...... Do your great thing, son. ”

Still lying in bed, Lancelot woke up. The moon was shining outside the window, and although the surrounding environment was gray and gloomy, he could still know that he was in the prince's mansion provided by Bai Dezhao.

There is no doubt that the dream is over......

The hand touched the cheek, and I found that the eye, which had been abandoned by Bai Qi and had not been able to be healed by the ether immortal body, was as intact as before, without the slightest pain or discomfort.

He sat on the bed in a daze, silent for a long time, and when the sky dawned, Lancelot finally moved.

Blood splattered from their fingers together, and for a reason that no one could understand, Lancelot once again poked himself blind in his left eye. Despite the pain, there was no trace of frenzy or fear on his face, and he didn't do it on the spur of the moment.

Quietly shaking his shoulders, bright red blood, accompanied by drops of tears, fell on the snow-white sheets, imprinting one red round seal after another.

Although I don't mind crying now, I ...... That's enough.

"Take care of yourself, goodbye, ...... daddy"

Please continue to watch the eighteenth episode of "The True Story of Style".

Grace Symposium Nieer: Alas~~

Gengoro: Dear Miss Nier, why are you sighing? Are you in a bad mood?

Nil: Don't get so close to the stinking shemale (with an iron fist). The eldest brother fought so fiercely with the enemy under the grass, but we haven't appeared since the beginning of the sixteenth episode, just blowing and drying in the North Gate Tianguan, etc., and they are about to become humans, how can I be happy?

Gengoro: Miss Nier, don't be angry about this little thing (put on an affectionate look), isn't it nice to have no one to disturb us, and we can enjoy the world of two quietly...... Oops, Miss Nil, you stuck my eye again......

Nil: It's all to blame for that dead dwarf named White Rising. It's a super big light bulb, lit up with such virtue, and robbed us of all our scenes. The author is really, for the sake of that dead dwarf, the civil war that was originally scheduled to end in fifteen episodes was extended to the eighteenth episode in one go, aren't you afraid of being criticized by readers for dragging the scene?

Gengoro: The author is also very helpless! Although one paragraph in five episodes is the author's original plan, but this is only a basic reservation without accidents, but this Bai family is too powerful, creating a bunch of accidents, and the plot has to be extended.

Nier: It's such a shame to let your work get out of control, and it's so damaging to yourself as a professional writer!

Gengoro: According to the author, it takes time to prepare for each character to shine, and when a character begins to shine gradually, it is always unwilling to give full play to his brilliance. As a result, it was written like this.

On this point, I ask for your bearing.

Neel: ...... Dead shemale, how much did you take advantage of the author?

Gengoro: This ...... (Innocent smile)

Nier: Back to the point, when is the civil war going to be fought?

Gengoro: It will definitely end in 19 episodes, because of the aftermath of the sci-fi scene being overdone.

Nil: It's all the fault of the Ghost Raids series, so let's reveal some key information as usual!

Gengoro: In the next episode, the boss will be reborn, truly embark on the road to the king, and have a brilliant decisive battle with the Bai family.

Readers who are looking forward to the protagonist's power, you can get your old wish.

Niel: It's been a long journey, I'll do the math, one, two, three...... It's all because of your big light bulbs that my brother was forced to stuff for more than a dozen episodes, no wonder my brother complained all day long that he didn't want to do it.

Gengoro: Yes...... Miss Nill is one of the big bulbs herself...... Ah!

Niel: What about coming again?

Gengoro: ...... Because some readers complained that it was boring for a few men to fight, so at the request of readers, the beauties will have a lot of scenes in the next episode. ......

Nier: Well, as long as it's not an emotional drama with my brother, I don't object to it.

Gengoro: (face blacks) Uh... Finally, a character who hasn't been seen for a long time will reappear.

Niel: Is it my brother's old lover again?

Gengoro: This... You'll find out then......