The ritual that Chu Yan said was extremely cruel, that is, through tens of thousands of lives in exchange for the resurrection of the old clan king.

Gurke didn't understand what Chu Yan was going to do? In short, he could not have ordered so many people to die, or let his army turn their weapons on his relatives.

Chu Yan told Gurke not to worry, he didn't need to do anything the first time.

Then, Gurke heard the news that the northwest was attacked by monsters, and only then did he understand why Chu Yan had made him not need to do anything.

At that time, Gurke naively thought that this was the end, but he didn't expect it to be just the beginning.

Next up is the Wada Department.

Gurke couldn't cry anymore when he said this, Tang Xiaohao knew that his tears were real, and his sadness and resentment were also from the heart, but what was the use? Everything has already happened, with his permission and support.

The Rouyuan people are good at fighting, and the number of corpses and armor in the hands of the bone hunters is not very large, and if they are prepared in advance, even if they win a miserable victory, it will not lead to the complete disappearance of these tribes.

Gurke cried so much that he lost his balance, and when he was about to fall, he grabbed Tang Xiaohao's arm: "Chu Yan said that three rituals need to be performed, and I must participate in them so that I can't be suspicious."

Tang Xiaohao said: "So, when the Gulan Department was attacked, you were in the Gulan Ministry, and you were able to escape, not because you really fought your way out of the encirclement, but because those bone hunters acted in a play with you, right?"

Gurke nodded, he still remembered the time when the Guran Patriarch Mantegar fought his way out of the siege with him, and was wounded trying to save him.

At that time, Gurke was distracted several times, entirely because when he saw Mantegar, he remembered the Wada clan chief Chaolun Pastoral, because they were sisters, and Chaolun Pastoral was Mantegar's sister.

The symbol of the Wada Department is a bouquet of flowers, and the symbol of the Zarank Department is a hand holding of grass.

Every flower and grass is life, and every branch and leaf is always about love.

Gul Ke killed Asawa Muge, but Asakin Muge's sister desperately led him out of the encirclement, unaware that she was the culprit who caused all this.

How desperate it would have been if Mantegar knew the truth.

She paid for the lives of her people and saved her enemy, who was still the little prince she respected.

Tang Xiaohao looked at the horizon with only a glimmer of brilliance left: "The attack in the northwest is just a rehearsal, and the Wada Division, the Guran Division, and the Zalank Division are the real targets, right?"

Gurke nodded silently and continued to drink, even wishing that the wine bag in his hand was mixed with poison.

Tang Xiaohao said again: "Before the attack on the Zaranke Department, the attack on Hacha City was also a drama. First of all, deliberately let the scouts discover the so-called nest of the monsters, and then you lead the troops to the conquest, the place of conquest is not far from the Zarank Division, and when you arrive with the troops, the city of Hacha will be attacked, you can only lead the troops back, and when the army leaves, the corpse will start an attack on the Zarank Division, you are in it, but you will not be suspected, but you chose to stay with your personal guards at the critical moment, so that the army can return."

Gurke continued to nod.

Tang Xiaohao continued: "If I guessed correctly, you didn't leave the Zalanke Department, causing Chu Yan to have to show up and force you to go, he even persuaded you that this is the last time, as long as this time is successful, you can resurrect the old clan king, so, before the corpse attacked, you left with your personal guards, but I'm very curious, why did you turn back again?"

Because of the pain and the effects of the alcohol, Gurke's eyes were red.

Gurke struggled to open his bloodshot eyes and looked at Tang Xiaohao: "Because of you."

"Me?" Tang Xiaohao was puzzled, "Why is it because of me?"

"I was on the hillside," said Gulke, "and I saw you rushing towards Zarank with a torch, and the light of your torch, though faint, seemed to break through the endless darkness."

After saying this, Gurke cried again: "However, I did not turn back immediately, not because I was afraid, not because I did not have courage, but because I had no face, and I was ashamed of everyone, living and dead, until my guards made a plea to me over and over again."

Tang Xiaohao said, "I'll do it now

Let me ask you, what are you going to do next?"

Gurke was a little surprised: "What do you mean?"

Tang Xiaohao said, "I don't know what will happen after returning to Hacha City, but if you want to atone for your sins, you must choose a path."

Gurke didn't know how to answer, just stared blankly into the distance.

Tang Xiaohao took out the credit spirit pot and summoned Tang Rongrong in front of Gurke.

When Tang Rongrong appeared, she was dressed exactly the same as when Gurke first saw her, which was deliberately arranged by Tang Xiaohao.

Sometimes, love can be a choice.

In other words, let people choose love.

Although Tang Rongrong has no love for Gurke at all, he just knows him, he doesn't like it, and he feels very frightened by Tang Xiaohao's statement that Gurke is in love with her.

She's a credit spirit, she's a monster, and although she once loved it, the other party isn't human.

After Tang Rongrong appeared, he sat next to Gurke with the red paper umbrella.

——

Tang Xiaohao turned to leave, and when he walked down the hill slowly, he saw the small bell on the hillside in the distance, and when he hesitated, he saw Bao Meng standing at the bottom of the hill and waiting for him obediently.

While he asked Gurke to make a choice, he was also faced with a choice.

Is it possible not to choose?

Just because he doesn't want it doesn't mean he wants it.

If only I were a real scumbag. Tang Xiaohao smiled bitterly, and in the end, he didn't walk to the opposite hillside, nor did he walk to Baomeng, but lay directly on the slope, pulled a piece of grass and bit it in his mouth, closed his eyes and waited.

He was waiting for the outcome of Gulke, and he was also waiting for fate to be arranged.

The corner of the little bell on the hillside in the distance kept falling on Tang Xiaohao, and she was hesitating to step forward.

Little Bell is not willing to be the one who chooses, and she does not want to be chosen, so she is also waiting for the arrangement of fate.

Bao Meng was still standing there, looking at the little bell, and then at Tang Xiaohao, just standing in place and waiting so obediently.

She is not waiting for fate, but waiting for herself to be needed.

——

The moment Tang Rongrong was summoned from the credit spirit pot, Gurke was directly stunned.

When Tang Rong Rong sat beside him, Gulke didn't know if he was awake or confused, and he even forgot who he was.

Sometimes happiness comes so suddenly, originally he fell into grief and collapse one second, and the next second he was directly stuffed into the arms of happiness.

At this moment, Gurke realized that happiness can be concretized, and Tang Rong Rong is his happiness.

At this time, a light snow fell in the sky.

Tang Rong Rong under the red umbrella reached out to pick it up: "It's snowing."

Gurke didn't know if Tang Rongrong was saying this to himself, he couldn't believe it. Although he asked Tang Xiaohao several times, he never dared to expect it from beginning to end, even if it was to be alone with Tang Rongrong for a while.

Gurke didn't know what to say, and still kept the same posture as he had been clutching the wine bag before.

Tang Rongrong raised the red umbrella high, moved his body and squeezed under the umbrella with Gurke.

"It's snowing." Tang Rongrong said again, her eyes were completely different from usual, as if because of this snow, the past events slowly came out of her mind and appeared in her eyes.

The snowflakes that had been falling stopped in Gurke's eyes, and they stopped in mid-air, as if time had stopped.

"Oh." After a long time, Gurke finally said such a word.

"I don't like rain, but I like snow, but rain and snow are just different shapes," said Tang Rongrong.

Gurke finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Why?"

His voice was so small that only Tang Rongrong beside him could hear it carefully.

When Tang Rongrong looked sideways at Gurke, Gurke also happened to look at her.

Then, Gurke blushed and immediately turned his face away and lowered his head, while Tang Rongrong smiled.

Tang Rong Rong asked, "What are you blushing for?"

Gurke just shook his head, he didn't know what to say, so he could only shake his head shyly.

Tang Rong Rong said, "A man who can be shy is very cute."

Gurke was very surprised, and subconsciously looked up at Tang Rong Rong, but he just glanced at it and lowered his head, he didn't dare to look directly at Tang Rong Rong's eyes.

Those eyes contained the whole world of Gurke.

Tang Rong Rong said, "If you don't know what to say, then count the snowflakes, this is what my brother said to me."

Gurke nodded, and really began to count the snowflakes.

Tang Rongrong said again: "The brother I am talking about is not my own brother, he is the person I liked for the first time, I don't know what to call him, so I call him brother, he is a cat demon."

After finishing speaking, Tang Rongrong smiled and asked, "Cat demon, are you afraid?" I'm a youkai too."

Gurke peeked at Tang Rong Rong and said, "What kind of monster are you?"

Tang Rongrong shook his head: "I forgot, but I know that I became an elf after I was reborn and awakened."

Gurke nodded, "Then did you meet your brother after you became an elf?"

"No," Tang Rong said, "I met him before I became an elf, and all I have is that memory, and everything in my memory is very vague, but he is clear."

Gulke nodded slightly, "Oh."

"I remember that back then, he would come to me every day, change back to his original form, and then lie down next to me, wrap himself around his tail and fall asleep," Tang said.

Gurke let out another "oh".

"Day after day, year after year, I don't know how many years have passed, I just watch him sleep next to me every day, I want to hug him, but I can't move," Tang Rongrong sighed slightly, "At that time, I said to myself, it's a little beautiful, just think about it."

One day, the cat demon did not come to Tang Rongrong as usual, and he disappeared.

After a long time, when Tang Rong Rong felt that he was going to wither, the cat demon returned, with scars all over his body.

After the cat demon changed back to its original form, it approached Tang Rong Rong and sniffed, then curled up in a ball and fell asleep.

When Tang Rongrong recalled this, he paused for a moment, poked his head out of the red umbrella and looked at the sky: "Then, it snowed, just like today, it was light snow, I watched him slowly covered with snow, and when he woke up, he looked at me and said......

The cat demon looked at Tang Rong Rong and said, "You know what? Only with you will I sleep soundly, thank you."

Tang Rongrong looked at Gurke at this time: "It's very strange, although it was snowing that day, it wasn't cold at all, as if snow had a temperature, so every time I encountered a light snow, I liked to reach out and catch it, as if I felt his residual warmth."

Snow has residual warmth, and love has providence.