A fresh breeze blew into the dim tavern, relieving some of the sultry sensation of the terrible weather, and Hodon watched as Walit put down the amber pendant and walked silently to the counter, as if he had lost his soul, he rummaged under the cabinet for a while, and turned out a brass pipe, and while looking for tobacco, he accidentally bumped into the tin can placed on the counter, and the crackling sound resounded in the tavern, but Walit filled the pipe with tobacco as if he hadn't heard, and sat down at the counter and smoked, with several furrows in his forehead, and his eyes looked straight ahead but seemed to be looking at him。

Farther away, Lan Yue was lying on an empty table fiddling with the candy Walit had given her, and Xinghe sat next to her, staring at the candy on the table motionless, looking in a daze.

In order to protect his children, Hedong put a mark on both Xinghe and Lanyue, of course, the two children did not know this. On the night of the incident, as soon as He Dong noticed the abnormality of Xinghe, he immediately rushed to the scene with Twilight, but he didn't expect to be a step too late, although it was just a quick glance, but he still saw the scene inside before the tavern was destroyed by him and Sheng, although he didn't ask Xinghe, he had already roughly guessed what was going on inside.

He knew early on that Xinghe would have a good magical talent, but he didn't expect that Xinghe's talent inherited from his fathers would be so strong that he became a natural spellcaster, just like handing over a sharp sword to a young child, Xinghe, who can't control his ability, went berserk in a specific environment, originally this was a good opportunity to prevent Xinghe from approaching magic, Hedong knew that magic would harm himself and the people around him while bringing great power, he had already tasted the consequences, he didn't want his son to repeat his mistakes, if he could, he would definitely seal Xinghe's talent without hesitation, let him go and live the life of an ordinary person, but ... There are no ifs in this world......

Unlike himself, who grew up in the war, Xinghe has been living a peaceful life under the protection of him and Twilight Rain, he knows very well how difficult things he is going through now for Xinghe, even if he took a long time to get used to the feeling of the caveman's blood flowing in his hands, not to mention that Xinghe is still just a child, but he doesn't plan to help him forget this unbearable memory, because he has no other choice, he can't let go of this opportunity to make Xinghe grow, he told Xinghe, " The past cannot be changed, as you can see, the comfortable life of our family is over, we will encounter many dangers in the future, do you think you can protect your sister and your family in the way you are now?" , What happened that night will become a thick cocoon that envelops Xinghe, he has done what he can do, and the rest depends on whether Xinghe himself breaks the cocoon into a butterfly or sinks (these two words are actually blocked), he believes in his son, he just hopes that his remaining time is enough to last until Xinghe finds the opportunity to break the cocoon.

Looking at Walit, who was sitting at the counter smoking a cigarette, Hedong cast a grateful gaze, but the other party who was obviously in a daze did not make any response, Hedong knew why Walit was so angry, because he saw that he was dying, and the battle with the saint was very difficult, he may indeed be the closest person to the "king" in this world, but when facing the real "king" There is still an unbridgeable gap between them, although the saint has some scruples in the battle, obviously did not use all his strength, but he was still forced to take a step towards that hurdle before he barely confronted it, if he was given enough time, he might really be able to ascend the throne and become a new king, but ...... , None of this matters now, since that night the weather above his head has become extremely abnormal, sometimes dark clouds, sometimes strong winds, although he has tried his best to suppress it, but the abnormal weather appears more and more frequent, the duration is getting longer and longer, their family has not seen the sun for two weeks (ten days, five days a week in the Illidan calendar), presumably when the clouds above their heads begin to rain, it is the end of their lives. He was grateful that Valit hadn't broken the story, and he hadn't told anyone about it, including the woman sitting next to him.

He reached out and took Twilight's hand on his arm, feeling the warmth from above, their hands clasped tightly together, Twilight looked at him, smiled softly, and her clear eyes were full of trust and encouragement. He hadn't figured out how to open up to her, but he thought she would smile and encourage him not to give up, even with tears in the corners of her eyes, as she always did.

He Dong still remembers that when he first came to this era with Xinghe, it was a very difficult time, and he didn't dare to imagine what he would be like now if it weren't for Twilight Rain.

He has an intricate relationship with the Saint, who has a reason to hate him because he made a foolish mistake and killed Tina, and he also has a reason to hate the Saint because the Saint planned a split in the Council of the League, united the kings, attacked his father, and both had a reason to kill the other.

When he first came here, all he was thinking about was how to take revenge on the saint, which was the only thing that supported his shattered mind, but as a result, he was told that the silver moon and the king of magic sank to the bottom of the small star sea with the Tower of Babel he built not long after the empire was established, and the descendants of the saint had also been extinct in the foggy moon incident more than three hundred years ago, and he lost the object of revenge and suddenly lost his spiritual support, fell into the abyss of despair, and was at a loss, borrowing wine all day long to kill his sorrows, and even ignoring the galaxy that was still in his infancy, it was at this time that Ye Duyu walked into his world and stopped him from continuing**, pulled him out of the abyss, came together with him despite Ye Zhiqiu's opposition, encouraged him behind him, and gave him the direction to live.

"Come out with me. Walit looked at Hedong with a solemn expression, and the pipe in his hand had been extinguished.

"Senior brother?" Twilight glanced worriedly at Ho Dong and then at Walit.

"Don't worry, it's okay. He patted her hand, gave her a reassuring smile, and followed Walit out of the tavern.

Walit knocked the ash off his pipe on the threshold of the tavern, "It's going to rain." He raised his head to look at Hedong, his sharp gaze pierced Hedong's soul, and wiped the cigarette holder with a handkerchief in his hand, "How long can you hold on?"

He Dong looked at the dark clouds in the sky, "I don't know, maybe ten days, maybe tomorrow." "To be honest, he's not sure at all.

Walit sighed, "When are you going to tell her?" ”

"I ...... I....... Hedong's gaze moved to Twilight, who was already sitting next to the two children in the tavern, and his eyes were confused and reluctant, "I don't know, I don't want her to be sad." ”

Walit shook his head slightly, and smiled a little mockingly, "Young man!"

Instead of being angry at his taunts, he saw more in Walitt's eyes, it was worry and heartache, and he could see that the weather-beaten man really cared about Twilight.

The expression on Walitt's face slowly turned serious, and he stared at Hodon, "How do you know I know where that tower is? I didn't tell anyone about it. ”

"You have traces of Tanigawa Castle on you, and only those who have been invited by the Tower of Babel can enter Tanigawa Castle. He Dong replied.

"You are an ancient master. Walit looked surprised.

He Dong nodded in acknowledgement.

Walit's face quickly returned to seriousness, and he asked, "What's in that tower?" I remember that the ancient city of Tanigawa was only in ruins.

"There's my last ray of hope" Hedong didn't really know what was in that tower, and his father told him to go to Tanigawa's Tower of Babel when he encountered unsolvable difficulties before sending him and Xinghe to this era. During the trough period when he lost all his life goals, he once wanted to go to Tanigawa Castle to seek answers, but in the library of Tiangong Academy, he learned from historical documents that in the 43rd year of the new calendar, Tanigawa Castle disappeared from the territory of the empire, and only the giant peaks of the Iron Curtain Mountains were left on the old site, and only a few people claimed to have seen Tanigawa Castle for hundreds of years, but the location of the city they gave was very different, as if Tanigawa Castle had long legs, and Hedong believed that the only thing that caused this anomaly was the Babel Tower in Tanigawa Castle, and it was the power of the tower that brought Tanigawa Castle to other places。 But even so, Hedong didn't have a bottom in his heart, after all, Tanigawa City had been abandoned for more than seven hundred years, and he didn't think there was anything left in the tower, but just like he said, his father's instructions were his last hope, and he had to hold on tightly.

He Dong has reached the age where he will not hope for miracles, and his past experience has taught him to always prepare for the worst, he looked at Walitt very sincerely, "After I die, can you help me send them back to the capital?" If it is only the three of them, I think Ye Zhiqiu still has a way. ”

Those who know Hedong well know that he never asks for others, this man has always liked to carry everything on his back, but Walit and Hedong have never known each other, so he probably doesn't understand what this request means to Hedon, he replied very calmly and even a little impersonally, "Don't worry, even if you don't say it, I will take care of them." ”

He Dong didn't know how to answer, and the two fell into an awkward silence, Walitt glanced at Twilight and the two children, and then looked at He Dong, and finally sighed, patting He Dong on the shoulder with his rough big hand, "Go in first, accompany them more, while you still have time." Then he walked into the tavern, and Hedon followed him in.

Ye Duyu raised her head and looked at the two of them, with a worried face, "What's wrong?"

Walit didn't answer her, and walked straight to the bar. He Dong squatted beside her, touched the heads of the two children, and then held her already sweaty hands, "Don't worry, we're just discussing the itinerary." ”

"It was the basement key and the door key. Walit came back with a bunch of keys, and he handed them to Twilight, "The bedroom is upstairs, the spare bedding is in the basement, you guys take it and spread it yourself, the kitchen is boiling water, it's been so many days, take a hot shower first, and then have a good night's rest, I still have some things to deal with here, we'll leave tomorrow." ”

"Senior brother... You've agreed to help us!" Twilight took the key, taken aback.

Walit glared at her, "Can I really leave you alone!"

Twilight's cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head.

Walit rolled her eyes, "There's food in the kitchen, if you're hungry, heat it up yourself, I'll probably be back late tonight, you guys should rest early." After he finished speaking, he left the tavern, and before leaving, he didn't forget to pinch Lan Yue's little face.

He Dong looked at the key in Twilight's hand, and couldn't tell what it was like, he stood up and said to Twilight, "Let's take the kids to take a bath first, I'll go to the hot spot to eat." ”

Anyway, the family settled here first.