Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Only Brother
Tuno thanked the waiter, and then walked towards the Keeper's Hall. The keeper who was sitting in the main seat of the east hall was like two people in normal times. He was radiant and radiant, and his face was probably slightly red from excitement. Gwen was wearing a star robe and stood aside as if there was some great joy. When he saw Tuno come in to pay homage, he hurried to greet him, fulfilled his duty as an apprentice, and then stood next to his father again.
The keeper looked at Tuno and said with a smile:
"The messenger of the stars is coming, and I hope to forgive me for missing it. Yesterday, thanks to the protection of the Star Emissary, the dog was able to return to the east hall safely. Although he hadn't seen you all night, he began to miss you, and he was talking about you, and you came. Please take a seat. ”
Tuno sat down in the chair to the right of the keeper and said with a smile:
"Don't make fun of me, Lord Keeper, I'm no longer a messenger of the stars. Guern is talented, and his merits will definitely be higher than mine in the future, but don't be lazy, it's important to study diligently. That's all I have to say, I'm here today to ask the keeper to promise me something. ”
The Guardian's expression became more serious.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"Just a trifle. I have been involved in the construction of the temple for thirteen years, and I was not idle on land before, but now I am old, and I really feel tired. Moreover, Guern was able to take over from me completely. I just want to go back to Lengshan to spend my old age in peace and live some idle days. The waiter has agreed, hoping that the keeper will grant me this humble wish. ”
The keeper pondered for a while, then said:
"Since you have made up your mind, I will not force you to stay. Retirement is not a good thing. Only, when are you going to leave?"
Tuno Says:
"I'll leave early tomorrow morning. ”
"Okay. I asked Gunn to send you off. The keeper glanced at Guin. Guern immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Tuno:
"Let the apprentice give the master a ride. ”
Tuno waved his hand.
"It's not as bothering Lord Nakshatra, just send me away. With that, he stood up and said goodbye to the keeper. The keeper pretended to stay, and Tuno said that he would have to take care of some tedious things and left the east hall. But he did not return to the Waiter's Hall, nor did he go to the Temple of Ulla, but walked through the entire Fangyuan Lake towards the woods by the lake.
At this time, Mugulan had already arrived at the North Mine, and he quietly found the mine where Deng Ke was located through the forbidden beam. He leaned back against the edge of the cave and poked his head slightly, and saw a boy chatting with a girl. He thought that the boy must be Dengke, but it seemed that he would make others suspicious when he found him out like this. He had an idea and came up with a great idea. He snuck into a nearby mine and stole a miner's outfit to put on. That way it won't attract anyone's attention. He came to the entrance of the cave again, and saw that both of them were silent, and he was just about to greet the lamp, when Yasi suddenly spoke:
"By the way, didn't you say you're looking for your mom and dad and brother? I'm not hitting you, they're probably all dead here. ”
Lamp Ke snorted twice.
"No, I think, they're back on land. ”
Mu Gulan listened and leaned closer to the edge of the mine.
"I hope so. I hope that's how it ends. Yasi was saddened by Lamp's dream. "But didn't I tell you? Every day, miners fall to their deaths or die of exhaustion and disease, and they are all thrown into mass graves, and there are many dead souls in them, haven't you seen them with your own eyes?"
"Don't say it. Yas, I'm mistaken, my parents aren't here, they must still be on land. When I get back to land, I'll go find them. "Lamp Ke is full of hope.
"It's easy to say, do you know how hard it is to get back on land?" said Yass disdainfully.
"No matter how hard it is, I have to go back! I made a mistake here, you know? I shouldn't have been here, I have nothing to do with it. After Deng Ke finished speaking, Yasi didn't speak for a long time.
"What do you think?" he asked.
"Dengke, what you said is really interesting. It's as if everyone who comes here has something to do with it. Everyone is the same as you, none of us don't want to go back, but we all know that there is only one way out, and that is to work hard and strive to be a team leader. After that, it's possible to go back to land, you know?" Jass seemed angry.
"Well, isn't there any other way?" said Dengke, reluctant to admit it.
"It's the most realistic and fastest way to do it, and there's no other way!" Yass vetoed.
"There must be!" thought to Lamp, "just like coming from the land to the depression, there must be a place to go back to the land through the channel." You just need to find that place, but where?"
"Hello!" said Mugulan, standing at the entrance of the cave. Lamp Ke and Yasz were taken aback, and they looked at him together, a fair-skinned and beautiful boy looking at them with a little nervousness.
"Excuse me, are you Zhan Dengke?" asked Mu Gulan, looking at Dengke.
"Ah......h
"Who are you? new here? Why haven't I seen you. She asked, looking at Mugulan.
Mugulan was calm. "Yes, I just came from the land and brought some news to Zhan Dengke, he must be eager to hear it. As he spoke, he looked at the lamp again.
Deng Ke struggled out of bed, his leg was torn violently, how did the soul cover seem to be ineffective, the wound that had healed opened again. Yasz hurriedly helped him.
"I'm Zhan Dengke. You said you brought me some news from the land, but I didn't know you. Deng Ke took a closer look at Mu Gulan's face, and suddenly felt déjà vu again.
"You forget, we have known each other for a long time. Ah, I can only tell you this news. Mugulan looked at Yasi apologetically, and Yas's face turned red inexplicably.
"Dengke, I'm in the house. With that, Jass hurried to the mine.
Mugulan led the lamp to the back of a hill made of abandoned slag, which was rarely visited and was well hidden. After looking around and making sure that it was absolutely safe, he smiled and said to Dengke:
"Brother, do you really not recognize me?"
Deng Ke's heart trembled, his eyes widened and he re-examined the curtain,
"Who the hell are you?" he asked.
"I'm Hico, brother, I've missed you for so many years. Muguran's eyes turned red.
"Don't try to lie to me!Sico should be by the side of the Star Emissary, how could he come from land and still be wearing a miner's clothes?"
Muguran wiped tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Brother, I know you know it all. Ever since you came here, my dad and I have been worried about you, but we haven't had a chance to come and see you. Yesterday the throne hall was attacked by demons, and today it has just calmed down, and Dad still has a lot of things to deal with, so he can't come to see you in person, so he let me come. Because I was afraid of attracting the attention of others, I dressed like this and lied that I had just come from the land. I beg your pardon, brother. "Mugulan is very sincere, and it seems to be all heartfelt.
Lamp Ke thought for a moment, he didn't know whether to trust this boy or not, but he felt that he and Xike did have some similarities.
"Well, whoever you are, tell us what you want to do. Also, stop calling me brother, I don't have a brother here. Deng Ke said coldly.
Mugulan was silent for a long time.
"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad shouldn't have let you be a stand-in for Legus. If I didn't understand anything, I would have stopped them. They are always like this, not thinking about the feelings of others at all. Therefore I am willing to bear all the sins on their behalf, and swear to protect you to the safety of the depression until you return to land safely. I will definitely do everything I can to get you back on land as soon as possible. Zhan Dengke, I'm sorry. He threw himself to his knees and kowtowed to the lamp. Deng Ke was stunned, and he hurriedly ran over to support Mu Gulan.
"Even if you are like this, I will not forgive you!" he still showed very indifference, and even a little hatred in his eyes.
"If you tell me where my real parents are, maybe I'll think about it. ”
Mu Gulan stood up, he was surprised, he didn't expect Deng Ke to make such a request.
"I don't know where your birth parents are, but I can go back and ask Daddy, and if he knows, I'll come back and tell you. He said.
"I know, they must be on land. Didn't you say that you would do everything you could to get me back to land, and send me back now, and I could go to them myself, and you could prove your sincerity by that. Deng Ke said coldly.
Mugulan looked very weak. "I will definitely do my best to get you back to land as soon as possible. But now that the quagmire is in the hands of the defenders, I must find an opportunity to mix you up with the next group of people who will go to the land. Otherwise, the keepers will find out, and then you won't want to go back. ”
"Hmph!" Deng Ke clenched his fists angrily and sneered, "I knew that you would only deceive people. Let's get to the bottom of it, what the hell do you want to do?"
"I know you don't believe me, but I'm here to help and protect you. In fact, since we came to the depression, Dad has been paying attention to your movements every day, knowing that you have been sucked in, he has never closed his eyes again, and he keeps telling me that even if our whole family is dead, we can't let you be hurt at all. We owe you so much, so we will try to double the compensation to you. But right now, we really can't meet your requirements, but I'll prove it to you as soon as I get the chance. Mu Gulan said tirelessly, but Deng Ke still ignored it.
"I didn't expect you to hate us so much. Mugulan wept. "Seeing that you are covered in wounds, you should hate us. As he spoke, his face suddenly became fierce. "Tell me, did someone bully you?"
Lamp Ke's nose was sour, and he turned around and shook his head.
"Is it the Keeper? Dad said that you were taken by the Keeper the day before yesterday, and he must have hurt you, right?" Mu Gulan asked angrily, but Deng Ke did not answer.
"Dengke, I will definitely avenge you! He went too far, I heard that he threw you in a mass grave. Tell me, is this true? Does he think you're dead?" Mugulan continued.
"Nope. He let me go, I didn't know the way to get there. He didn't hurt me, and I'm grateful to him, and if it weren't for him, I'd still be in the dark. There was still resentment in his words.
"It's so irresponsible for him to let you come back on your own! But I admire that you can come back here safely. You know, it's not a mountain that anyone can climb. Mu Gulan looked at Deng Ke with admiration, and Deng Ke nodded vaguely.
"Did you really climb that mountain?" asked Mugulan, surprised.
"Ah, no. He didn't know what to say, but he was about to tell him that there was a hole under the mountain, and that he had passed through it. Mu Gulan spoke first:
"Oh, you didn't go over that mountain, you fell into the pit from the east, did you?"
Deng Ke looked at Mu Gulan suspiciously, not understanding why he was so interested in how he came back. Mugulan hurriedly added:
"Did you get your injuries when you fell into the pit?"
"Yes!" Lamp Ke nodded dryly, he didn't want to talk so much nonsense. "I inflicted my injuries myself. If you really just came to see me, then you've got your purpose. ”
Mu Gulan lowered his head, seemingly sad, which made Deng Ke feel a little sad, but he still kept a straight face.
"Before I send you back to land, take care of yourself, don't get hurt all over your body. I will come to see you again, no matter what you think, you will always be the only brother in my heart. Mugulan turned and walked away. Deng Ke's eyes turned red.
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