"On a whim", or rather, spirituality.

This is a special sense born from high latitude energy, internal forces.

The energy of the spirit and the flesh, the true nature and the soul that runs through life, is illogical in terms of effect.

The world of logic needs to gather information and then analyze it to find out who or what will adversely affect you.

Perceiving that these things are happening requires a complete chain of evidence to support the brain's pros and cons.

But the Spiritual Sense ...... No, you don't.

There will always be a few moments in the life of a skilled internal force cultivator who are like divine help, even if he is completely unaware that there are people in this world talking about him.

I had no idea that there were people in this world who were planning to deal with him.

I have no idea what happens when I go through a big decision.

But his spiritual sense is to be able to tell him occasionally, without any information collection and analysis—something is going to happen to your kid.

Sam and Bai Tangzheng feel that way right now.

Sam's feelings came early, but not intensely. Because his relationship with Rodin is actually not close.

Bai Tangzheng's feeling was very strong, but it didn't happen until the end. Because his skills are relatively weak.

"Huh!" *2

Bai Tangzheng's strength is 150,000 horses, and his unsuppressed speed in the slums can almost sweep away large swaths of houses and crowds in the slightest passing by.

Sam was supposed to be able to carry him on a super-high-speed movement without waves.

But now it's up to him to follow him, to quell the shock of the air caused by his high-speed movement.

Looking at the small figure flying in front of him, Sam's lips squirmed for a while, but he still didn't say anything.

He wanted to calm down Ah Zheng, but he knew that it was impossible for that kid to calm down at this time.

And...... It is estimated that the matter has developed to the point of no return.

What he can do now is to prevent Bai Tang from unconsciously doing more large-scale killings.

Ah Zheng will be sad because of his friend's accident, and may even be hysterical when he sees the scene of the accident.

Sam could imagine the kind-hearted child behaving when he was mad with grief.

He could imagine it, because the child's education was up to him, his sister, his brother-in-law...... cultivated.

They gave him a good heart, to know how to weigh the pain of others, to learn not to harm the innocent, to persevere, to be autonomous, to fight heroically, to finish cautiously......

So he could imagine it.

And now, he wants to make Bai Tang Zheng not face the bitter fruits left by his madness again after the sad tide has passed.

What if Ah Zheng came back to his senses and saw that he had caused another casualty with his own hands......

Sam didn't want to see that, not at all.

It is the responsibility of his elders to prevent that from happening.

Following behind Hakudo to quell the chaos, causing Sam to arrive one step later than the brunette kid.

In the midst of the ruins, Sam caught up with Bai Tangzheng.

The little brunette stood in the middle of the earthen walls of the house that he had flown off, the dilapidated and filthy building now shattered to slag.

Only near the landing point that Bai Tangzheng subconsciously preserved, it was not damaged at all.

This small figure is looking at the mass of human bodies hugging each other at a loss.

His lips were open but he couldn't make a sound, and his eyes were blurred and couldn't even focus.

On that mass of human bodies, the same petite, monster-like figure hugged the old human body tightly in its arms.

Sharp claws pierced through the back of the head, and another into the back of the heart.

It's like ...... Make sure you kill with one hit.

At first glance, it looks like a scene that has happened countless times on the news -

The son of a runaway behemoth, the son of a strong man, launched a playful slaughter of ordinary people.

But no.

That's not true.

I could vaguely see that on the face of the black child, there was not a trace of arbitrariness and indulgence in the eyes that had lost their luster.

He was grieving.

Even if the flesh and bones had been distorted, even if the balance of his life was going to zero in front of his eyes, he didn't panic in the slightest.

There is not the slightest surrender to his own bestiality.

He was just grieving.

And what about the old man's face?

Her life was fixed on a smile.

It's like finally seeing that his grandson has a good future...... Smile.

Bai Tang was patrolling left and right, and the night was already getting desolate. The white coat was stained with dirt ash, and the black hair was red with blood.

He stood on top of the little ruins made of this little earthen house, and looked around blankly.

As if he didn't even notice that his uncle had followed, he had already stopped outside the ruins.

But he was aware of it.

The legs that could easily step on the keel of the steamer were unsteady on their feet, and after staggering back two steps, he sat down on the ground.

Dust rises.

A few hours ago, he had been teased by his friends because he couldn't stand the smell of the place.

Now, it seems that I can't feel anything.

Sam's heart chuckled, and he took two steps forward and whispered, "Ah Zheng......"

"What the hell is this ......"

The child's eyes were wooden, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was asking his uncle a question.

"What's going on?"

The smoke and dust from the collapse of the small earthen house had gradually subsided, but the air here was still cold and turbid, making Bai Tangzheng unable to breathe.

Sam stepped forward slowly, his tone deliberate and cautious...... Even a little nervous.

No matter how prodigal people are, they will get nervous when their next generation shows such an expression.

"It seems that your new friend is the son of a strong man, and he, he got out of control, and then ...... was 'processed'. ”

Sam desperately tried to pull Bai Tangzheng's thoughts out of the scene in front of him.

Tell him it has nothing to do with him. It was purely a matter of fate, an unexpected tragedy.

Life is fragile, and that's a lesson they've taught.

In this volatile and turbulent world, people are always like duckweed.

Sam is counting on his previous education to help Ah Zheng come out of the shadow of losing his friends.

Although this is the first friend of his age in his life.

Although they once poured out their ideals and promised to help their friends achieve them.

But he believed that Bai Tangzheng would be able to overcome these darkness.

But......

"But......" The child's immature fingers slowly pointed to his friend's corpse.

"That look, is it really out of control?"

The sad eyes, the genuine sadness, had nothing to do with Rodin's own pain and situation.

Not at all.

In the game a few hours ago, the black child most often said "mother-in-law used to say ......".

And what kind of mood did he have to stab his claws into his mother-in-law's body at the end of his life?

Sam didn't want to imagine.

Even if he is already as powerful as him, he is not willing to imagine it.

Sam's lips opened and closed in vain.

"Yes, he's just out of control." I can't say this sentence anyway.

It was the first time Sam hated Bai Tangzheng's acumen and wisdom so much.

His acumen and wisdom are here, bringing him nothing but pain.

How many years has a child who has been living here hard, and the night after making friends with him, he lost control?

Stupid people may think that there is no connection between this, but Bai Tangzheng is definitely not a stupid person.

He decided that there was a reason for the tragedy, and he was tormented by his kindness.

It's not over yet.

The little hand, which was no longer white, picked up an ear clip metal utensil from the ground.

It was the cutting-edge translator that Bai Tangzheng and Rodin gave him to use as a communication when they parted.

The automatic recording and translation function is on.

The small fingers rubbed the ear clips, and the child's voice was empty and distant.

"Do you know what Rodin said at the end, uncle?"

Sam's exoskeleton-wrapped palm "Kaka" opened and closed, and the man who had once slashed the sun with a red knife was at a loss at this time.

The child's voice continued.

Rodin...... He must have lost his heart by then. ”

He tried to keep his voice the same as usual, then moved his steps, hugged his mother-in-law, and said......"

"'Daddy is going to pick me up, Granny. Go and live in the palace, and we can all live in the palace in the future. And then there'...... Two claws into the flesh. ”

Bai Tang was raising his head, his eyes still unfocused.

"His mother-in-law...... When he died, he was smiling, feeling a sense of relief for the bright future of his grandson. ”

"Did Rodin do the right thing, uncle? Kill the person you love the most, the person who loves you the most? ”

Didn't wait for Sam to answer.

Bai Tangzheng, this ten-year-old child has already had his own answer.

"There are no deposits in this house, no food. Rodin could feel that he was no longer in order. The rest of the days can only be lived by a lame old lady on her own. What should she do? How is she going to live in this slum? How should she take it...... And his grandson died in front of his eyes? ”

"She's going to be crazy, she's going to be desperate, and better yet, she's going to come back to reality...... But so what? There's no food! There's no money! Where can the living environment here accommodate a lame old lady! ”

"She'd be hungry, unconscious, and her limbs swollen. Then the skinny is not human-shaped, the skin is dry and the blood is viscous. The muscles and internal organs atrophy, and the whole person shrinks into a ball. Endless pain and despair to torment her for days, ten days! Then she will swallow! ”

"You described it to me, uncle. When I was a picky eater, you described to me what it was like to starve to death. ”

The child's eyes stared into the void.

"Rodin was right, he also knew what starvation was all about...... No! He must have seen it with his own eyes, right? ”

So he could only drag his mother-in-law, lie to her, comfort her, and then kill her with one blow."

So the old lady smiled. Laugh all the time! ...... I'm fucking laughing even after I die! ”

Sam hadn't seen the kid lose his temper since he was seven years old.

But now, his little face was bruised, and the power of the giant beast in his fist surged, slamming into the ground.

Sam couldn't hold back any longer, clenching his small but powerful fist in his hand.

Wrapping around Bai Tang's struggling body, he suppressed him with great force.

"It's not your fault! Ah Zheng! It's not your fault! ”

Sam carefully restrained his power so that it would not hurt Bai Tangzheng.

Although they often beat the kid to a comminuted fracture during training, it's different now!

It's different now......

This is not a hurdle that can be overcome by relying on "iron fist education". This is not an obstacle that children can overcome by "not thinking".

It's a psychological trauma, and it's a bit of a bull's horn.

Even though Sam was at full speed, he could cross the ocean in less than an hour and return the child to his sister and brother-in-law intact.

But this hurdle is still here! Even if he has the power to reach the sky, this hurdle will still be in Bai Tangzheng's heart!

As Bai Tangzheng's uncle, he really can't stand it!

Any elder who sees his junior's self-abandonment will be angry and sad.

It has nothing to do with power, nothing to do with anything else!

Just because – love.

"Listen to me, Ah Zheng! Listen to me! ”

"That kid still has you as a friend, doesn't he? He can actually entrust his mother-in-law to you, can't he?! This is him, this is Rodin himself went to extremes! ”

"He actually has a way back! There is a way back! It's his fault! ”

Sam stared into Bai Tangzheng's eyes, expecting any emotion to appear in them.

Even if it's anger at himself for slandering his friend!

Even if his fist hits his face the next moment!

...... But nothing.

In the lively and cheerful expression of the past, there are no emotional fluctuations now.

"Is there really a way back?"

The child asked calmly. The tone made Sam's breath stagnant.

"Sadness to that extent, the soul really hasn't thought about it?"

The little hand held the ear clip in front of him and watched it word by word.

"Of course Rodin thought about it. Of course, he thought about all the people who could entrust his mother-in-law to him. But why would he do it? ”

Sam's heart was twitching, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong with Bai Tangzheng's state, but he couldn't say it.

I just feel that Bai Tangzheng's pain is too intense, and it completely exceeds the level of "the death of a friend".

Therefore, he could only look at the child who was detained in his arms in a daze.

"He can't think of it, uncle."

The child said a sentence like a thunderbolt from the blue.

"Rodin...... I can't think of it! ”

"Feeding an ordinary old lady is really easier for me than blowing a breath. Countless people, countless forces, they will naturally fulfill my intentions. Not to mention an old lady, even if it is legislation to improve the social welfare of the elderly around the world, I can do it! ”

"But Rodin he ......"

Speaking of this, Bai Tangzheng showed a teasing smile that was more ugly than crying.

"That guy doesn't understand at all!"

"He spent his short life in this slum, with no education and no vision. He even thought that the best life in the world was to be like the owner of his burrito shop! ”

"Can the owner of the burrito shop afford an old woman who can't do a job anymore? Yes, but hard. ”

So he thought I'd be hard too! So he, a child who is used to seeing tragedies, thinks that I will also have a hard time! It's hard to abandon his mother-in-law in the end! ”

"Stupid! Ignorant! You're an idiot, Rodin! ”

Bai Tangzheng finally couldn't control it anymore and cried like a child of his age.

But there was no joy on Sam's face.

There is no joy for the child to vent his emotions.

He let go of his arm and set Bai Tangzheng free.

He finally sensed that something was wrong with the child.

As expected, Bai Tang was regaining some composure after venting.

"So, why is this happening, uncle?"

Sam pursed his lips, speechless.

"Society is advancing, science and technology are developing, and even the Titans that can destroy humanity have stronger and stronger people to deal with. The world is rich and the future is beautiful...... Shouldn't it be like this?! ”

"Why are there still people like Rodin, who live a monotonous and barren life day after day? Narrow-minded like living in a dark past? As if everything I said before had nothing to do with them? ”

The child looked at Sam with burning eyes, expecting him to answer his questions as he had done in previous years.

Sam finally understood where the great sadness in that little heart came from.

It's not just the grief of losing a friend...... Far from it.

Bai Tangzheng, he was aware of the sadness that countless "Rodin" in this world were experiencing, or had experienced, behind the tragedy from Rodin.

This heavy and huge pain made him empathize with him, and he couldn't even extricate himself.

This made Sam sigh.

Ah Zheng ...... You're too smart. It's too sharp, too.

...... You noticed it too soon!