Chapter 12: True Friends
Xiao Nian walked slowly through a devastated land with a cane. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoThe past is vivid, and he has been tormented by pain. He had not changed his shabby clothes for an unknown amount of time, his long hair was not tied up, and his beard almost covered half of his face. He had no intention of dressing up again, after all, no matter how beautiful he dressed, who could he show it.
Huge bamboos fell to the ground in all directions, revealing the collapsed houses built inside. The dead grass was swaying in the wind, and some of them, unable to withstand the pull of the wind, drifted aimlessly in the direction of the wind. Everything was more decaying than ever, and he finally remembered what had been better. Although there is no sunshine, it is still a harmonious society.
But ambition has hurt them, they are not satisfied with the status quo, they still want to be better, they want to do what they know they can't do! Now that the lord is dead, the number of people has been reduced by seventy percent.
He looked up at the gray sky and let out a deep groan. There was a faint glow in his eyes, like a small lake, and although he didn't let it burst, who knows how many times it had flooded in the lonely night. He still retains the last vestiges of dignity in what he considers to be a man.
At this point, there is no longer any relationship between right and wrong, because the result has already appeared, and there is almost no relationship between life and death, because everyone has felt that there is nothing to love in life. Sadly, he didn't have the courage to raise the knife, which could break itself at any moment.
Death is never a simple thing, maybe it is only a short moment, but because the person concerned has stayed in the world for too long, countless things have been planted in his heart. So, when that moment does come, nostalgia and cringe will always do their best to stop them!
He lowered his head back and walked along the river. The river still shimmered with the dark inky glow, and countless disgusting garbage was slowly flowing with the water. From time to time, the surface of the water is cut by skeletal fish, which are searching for food. They're just as disgusting, but they're just trying to survive, at least they're not chasing what they can't. But Xiao Nian just didn't get used to them, he kept pointing his crutches to the surface of the water, and when the skeleton fish felt it, he always thought that there was food and couldn't wait to jump out of the water. The next moment, they are greeted by a sweep of a stick that can cost them their lives.
When he came to a bamboo tree that had fallen by the river, he stopped killing and instead threw his cane aside and bent down to get in.
The building inside the bamboo has long since collapsed, but after some people clean it up, it can still barely live for a while. He sat down in a chair, flicked his shoes with a flick of his legs, and then picked up the bottle on the table and poured it into his mouth. The clear wine ran down the corners of his mouth and soaked half of his clothes, but he didn't pay any attention to it, and swallowed it a few more times before putting the bottle down contentedly. After a moment of silence, he grabbed the bottle again and put it in his mouth, only this time another strong hand held it down.
So, with a little force, he quickly turned his hand over. The mouth of the wine bottle was already facing the ground at this time, because it couldn't stand the guidance of gravity, and the wine inside couldn't stop flowing down. He laughed, put his head up, and poured the wine into his stomach in mid-air.
The other party still wanted to snatch the bottle in his hand, but at this time, the wine bottle was empty. He looked at the other and laughed out loud.
"It's not going to be an option. The visitor said kindly. Unlike him, the other party seemed much cleaner. The wide fuchsia garment, though a little old, was straight and flat. The long hair was curled into a bun-like bun and hung over his head, with a long silver hairpin stuck in it.
"But what else can we do? We will never be able to turn over! Why, why?" Xiao Nian said sadly. "So I didn't approve of them doing that in the first place!"
"Now that you have done it, there is nothing to regret. ā
"But we have failed, so what's wrong with me now tasting the bitter wine of failure! Yes, what's there to regret! Is it also wrong to drink?" Xiao Nian roared loudly. Now, he no longer has to worry about speaking, because his opponents no longer bother to disturb them. With that, he stood up and took another bottle of wine from a wooden barrel in the corner.
Returned to his seat, opened it, and gulped down again. This time, the comers did not stop him. He knew that there was so much anguish and sorrow in his heart that there was nowhere to release them, and only wine could make him forget for a moment! He flipped an upside-down glass over the table, and poured a full glass there while the other man put the bottle down.
The cup is raised, the head is tilted, and the drink is swallowed. He knew that it was useless to talk to the other party no matter how much he said. Is it true that life and reality are like that, and can they be deprived of even proper indulgence in the midst of suffering? How could he not have been! Sometimes too much heroism is not good for himself or others! He knows each other too well, it is a brother and friend with whom he has grown, and comforting words are of no use to him, because they both understand!
After another glass of wine was drunk in one gulp, the visitor raised his head and said firmly to Xiao Nian, who was already a little drunk: "I don't want to admit defeat like this...... I'm going to bring the light back to this land!"
Xiao Nian didn't answer, only smiled lightly. Although he was a little drunk, the thoughts of a certain area of his mind had not been affected, and he was even more sober than before! He didn't want to hit his friends, and he knew their situation, so he could only smile lightly.
Life is full of too much helplessness, and some things do need to be laughed off.
"I've decided, I'm going out and going to find the people of Middle-earth, I'm going to find them and work with them to break the spell. The visitor ignored the other party and continued to speak.
"Yi Xun!" As if hearing some unfortunate news, Xiao Nian's wine immediately woke up halfway. Afraid that the other party would keep talking, he immediately interrupted the other party. After a pause, he finally remembered what he should have said: "Stop dreaming, because of dreams, we have lost most of them, and we can no longer afford to break dreams again!"
"No, it's because we have nothing to lose! unlike last time, this is a topic that doesn't need to be discussed!" he won't ask anyone anymore, and he doesn't need to ask anyone's opinion, because the lord is dead, and he is the only one in the scattered people who has that ability. In the minds of the people, he is already a new lord. It's just that everyone knows it, and he doesn't need any rituals, he is afraid that his failure will tarnish the holy name, so he can only move forward silently with practical actions.
So he didn't come to ask for the other person's opinion, but to say goodbye to his good friend!
It was an extremely difficult path, and if he chose it without hesitation, he would have to give up many things, including his friends and family!