Chapter 589: Marriage is always the best covenant
The passage of time is always silent.
The leaves of the black fir tree outside the window have turned yellow and become green again. Before I know it, many years have passed and the vegetation has become more and more prosperous.
Through the attic glass, Ji Xun watched the girl who was sitting at her desk writing a letter, getting older little by little before his eyes.
From that girl with a bright smile on her face, she gradually turned into a gray-haired old man.
Song Yu turned his longing into a letter, describing the romantic encounter he had at his most beautiful age.
She would often talk to herself in front of the window, pouring out her thoughts to the lover outside the window who she was sure would come to see her in the long river of time.
Fate is like a clown, playing a joke on them.
While giving them a surprise of fate, it also brought endless thoughts and regrets.
In the long road of life, Ji Xun accompanied Song Yu;
And that Miss Yu missed him all his life.
Time disappears like quicksand between fingers.
A hundred years passed in a blink of an eye.
Ji Xun stood silently in front of the window, walking with her for a long time, but looking back, it seemed like a life had passed by in a flash.
Ji Xun looked at the gray-haired Song Yu in front of the window, his eyes becoming gentler.
Finally, the figure of the girl in front of him gradually collapsed.
The light in the tree house suddenly went out.
Keep all the good things in the long river of time.
She has always been there
Never left.
Ji Xun looked at the dim and dilapidated treehouse in front of him and paused for a long time in the breeze in the forest.
Thousands of thoughts finally turned into a gentle sigh: "Miss Yu"
for a long time.
for a long time.
Only then did his distracted eyes gradually focus.
Ji Xun looked at the letter in his hand and the [Time and Space Stamp] whose light had completely dissipated, and his face felt a little relieved.
I once again traveled back a hundred years to witness Miss Yu's life, still relying on the extraordinary efficacy of this stamp.
But this time is different from last time.
He did not participate in that history in a "modifying" way, but witnessed that history from the perspective of an "observer."
This second wonderful journey through time brought him into contact with the true mystery of time.
In other words, in the future, when he stabilizes his understanding of the law of time, he can go back to see Song Yu at any time.
The girl will still be there, waiting for him.
Time is relative.
Standing at a high enough height, time is like a book that can open the past and future.
"That's it."
I don't know how long it took before Ji Xun murmured.
Don't understand.
But I have touched upon the mystery of time.
Just when he sensed someone coming down from the tree house, Ji Xun's thoughts were completely put away.
The man has been here for a while and has been standing under the tree house, as if waiting for something.
Ji Xun is also curious about who it is.
Logically speaking, no one knew that he was coming, nor did they notice that he was here. How could anyone come?
Looking back at the tree house that contained so many beautiful memories, Ji Xun felt a flash of emotion in his eyes. This may be the last time he comes here.
Come again in the future, it will be time to look for this memory again in the long river of time.
"Miss Yu, I'll see you next time."
Ji Xun murmured and jumped down without thinking much.
Under the tree house, there was an old man with a stooped posture and a cane.
Ji Xun recognized him at a glance, it was Mr. Jiu, the old butler of the Song family.
After the last farewell to Hong Lou, the "little turtle dove" whom I met a hundred years ago has aged so much.
Ji Xun could see that he had reached the end of his life.
This old servant who had been loyal to the Song family all his life, after the battle in the Eastern Wasteland, took his last breath and returned to the manor where he had stayed for most of his life.
Like fallen leaves, they eventually want to fall next to the roots of the tree that nourished them.
This old man seemed to be resting in the tree house as he had done for countless years.
He waited quietly under the tree.
It's like waiting and waiting until the lady comes down.
When Ji Xun came down from the tree house, the old man seemed to feel something.
He looked up, a flash of expectation flashed in his cloudy eyes, and said to himself: "Miss, are you calling me?"
For hundreds of years, this is a memory of loyalty engraved in our bones.
However, the luster in his eyes faded away in an instant, and he said to himself: "Oh, the lady is no longer here"
This sigh revealed endless loneliness.
As he was muttering to himself, he suddenly saw a figure gradually appearing in front of him.
The old man was shocked at first and thought it was his hallucination.
Before the expectation in his eyes dimmed again, he heard the man in front of him greet him: "Mr. Jiu."
Unconsciously, the old man burst into tears, and he immediately recognized him. He raised his hand tremblingly and greeted, "Mr. Ji Xun. Are you coming to see the lady?"
"Yeah."
Ji Xun nodded, his tone filled with mistiness as if he had just stepped out of the long river of time.
He looked at the old man in front of him and said again: "Mr. Jiu, long time no see."
"You"
Mr. Jiu's old face was filled with relief when he heard this, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but moisten.
It was like going back to the scene of our first meeting in the refugee camp a hundred years ago.
From this greeting, he heard a farewell.
This is probably the last time we meet in this life.
Mr. Jiu was filled with emotions.
He is no longer the decisive and cunning butler of the Song family, but like an ordinary old man in his twilight years, talking about the last concern in his heart: "You are still as young as you were a hundred years ago. It's a pity that the lady is not here. I’m getting old too. This may be the last time I see Mr. Ji Xun.”
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Ji Xun looked at him and remained silent.
At this moment, time and destiny were clearly reflected in his eyes again.
At first in this life, people are completely unaware that time is like a river, but they begin to realize that the years are passing by, as if they are only realizing it after saying goodbye again and again.
A gratified smile appeared on the old man's face, and his tone became weaker and weaker: "It is the greatest luck of 'Little Turtle Dove' to have met Mr. Ji Xun and Miss Ji Xun in this life. I have no regrets to see you again."
Ji Xun looked at that old face and said only one sentence out of thousands of words: "Little turtledove, I am honored to know you in my life."
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When the old man heard this, he burst into tears.
A calm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It's like if there are no worries in the world, people can calmly go to the end of life.
Mr. Jiu's words are saying goodbye to his benefactor a hundred years ago, and also saying goodbye to this world of fireworks.
At the last moment of his life, images of this life flashed rapidly in his mind.
It suddenly dawned on me that the starting point of the story with memories is when I met "Mr. Ji Xun".
As I thought about it, the last glimmer of light in my eyes dimmed, and the hand that was still trembling while holding the cane gradually calmed down.
The old man stood there, slowly closing his eyes, his face peaceful and happy.
There will be no regrets in this life.
Ji Xun clearly felt that life was dissipating before his eyes like a wisp of smoke.
A line of fate reaches its end here.
Witnessing the death of an old friend again, Ji Xun's eyes showed an indescribable depth.
Time and life are like intertwined threads in the universe, becoming clear.
The manor remains the same, but the old friend has passed away.
I don't know when, rushing footsteps came from outside the woods, calling anxiously and worriedly.
"Grandpa! Grandpa!"
The young man wearing a long gown looked at the old man standing silently and burst into tears.
Ji Xun left Saphire Manor.
Under the street lights, a mushroom-headed boy was holding a book with "Infinite Scripts·The World of Will and Representation" on the cover and looking at it intently. It seemed that this classic was very profound, and he sometimes frowned and sometimes pursed his lips while reading it.
At this moment, Mushroom Head looked up and saw Ji Xun walking out of the manor. He quickly put the book away in his bag and greeted him respectfully: "Teacher!"
Ji Xun nodded, "Let's go."
"Oh."
The mushroom head nodded obediently, but he seemed to have discovered something. He blinked and asked again: "Teacher, why do I think you are different from before?"
Ji Xun turned his head and glanced at him, "What's different?"
"Well I can't tell"
The mushroom head held his cheek and thought for a moment, and then said in a young and mature tone: "In you, I seem to see the traces of the passage of time, the decaying atmosphere of the end of cause and effect, and love."
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As soon as the words came out, he seemed to come to his senses. It was a very imprudent behavior to say in front of his teacher that 'love' that he didn't even understand of.”
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Ji Xun laughed and praised: "Yeah. Not bad."
"Hehe."
The mushroom head blinked, and he felt very happy when the teacher praised him.
After thinking about it, he asked one more question: "By the way, teacher, I saw that there was a record in ancient Tarun language on the title page of the note you gave me before. It seems to be very important. Do you know what the record is?"
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As soon as he heard this, Ji Xun immediately knew what the young man said and said: "That sentence says that there are fifty laws in the universe, four-nine are orderly, and one is disordered."
The mushroom head looked confused, "Huh?"
Ji Xun didn't explain much: "You can't understand it now. When you can understand it, you will naturally be able to see it."
"Oh."
The mushroom head touched his head, half understanding, and then asked, "Teacher, where are we going?"
Ji Xun pondered for a moment and said: "Go to the Old Continent."
A visit to Saphire Manor is to say goodbye to that time.
The situation in Donghuang has now stabilized, and there is no need to stay.
The most important thing is that after advancing to the ninth level, he also found that it was difficult to absorb the law elements through normal breathing in the East Wasteland.
As for the Old Continent and the Southern Continent, which have higher law limits, they will naturally go there.
Half a month later.
Old World, the original Nugget Pier.
The current "Battle City".
This is the base camp of the Iris Legion and the territory established by the Andre family.
Although the once prosperous Innocence City and Nugget Pier were destroyed, the iron chain across the rift in the world was reconnected.
Ji Xunde walked over the iron rope with a mushroom-headed boy.
As soon as their feet touched the ground, the burly middle-aged man in the city lord's mansion immediately sensed something and teleported to the dock.
Darcy was frightened when he saw the middle-aged man suddenly appearing in front of him.
Especially the terrifying dragon power, which made his soul, who had just advanced to the third level, seem to freeze.
Ji Xun, however, made sure to look at the bearded man in front of him calmly and said, "Your Excellency Andre, long time no see."
Andre squinted his eyes and looked at Ji Xun in front of him, and said: "You have advanced to the ninth level? Congratulations."
In fact, during the decisive battle in Donghuang before, he could see how special the guy in front of him was, and the probability of successfully advancing to the ninth level was very high.
But what surprised the general marshal was that this newly promoted ninth level seemed to be a bit ridiculously strong.
"I was lucky enough to advance."
Ji Xun humbled himself, and then introduced: "This is my disciple Darcy. This is Marshal Andre."
Although the mushroom head was shocked, he bowed and saluted in a humble manner: "Marshal."
Andre took one look and smacked his lips: "There are quite a few good seedlings in Donghuang."
Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.
After all, he was a visitor. Andre greeted him: "Let's go and sit in my mansion."
The guy who could once be despised has become a top powerhouse at the same level as himself. In an instant, as the generalissimo, Andre not only sighed in his heart, but also changed many of his original plans.
When Ji Xun came to the Old Continent, he first visited the Hundred Battles City because Catalina said that their ally was a little "uneasy" now.
It was not that Marshal Andre wanted to break the alliance, but that he wanted to gain as much benefit as possible.
After all, in terms of strength, the Iris Legion is stronger than any force in the Eastern Wasteland. The covenant between the strong and the weak originally meant that the weaker party needed to cede some interests.
It would be great if the "Alliance Army", which was gaining momentum, could be brought under its command.
It's hard to say if it will be a few years later.
If you want to do it, do it early.
Ji Xun came here this time to renegotiate some cooperation conditions.
He had already clearly understood the information before.
The situation in the Old World today is very chaotic.
The melee between the two dragon gods in the southern continent continues. A large number of land reclamation lords have brought countless refugees and war refugees to the old continent, and each has enclosed and built new territories.
Originally this was nothing.
After all, the nobles are all dragon-born. Once the two dragon gods in the southern continent decide the winner, these people will still be loyal to the dragon gods.
It is equivalent to the Dragon Clan gaining a new territory as large as the Old Continent in vain.
However, the surprise lies in the [gene-anchored potions] that suddenly appeared on the black market.
It was a magical potion that allowed the dragonborn to escape the suppression of the dragon's bloodline.
This made the Dragonborn who came to the Old Continent have other thoughts.
Those who originally came to the Old Continent to open up wasteland were some fringe nobles, and their attachment to the Irel Empire was not that strong.
It's more of a last resort at the bloodline level.
Now genetic medicine gives them the right to choose.
No one would want to be a slave if they could.
Except for those high-ranking nobles who rely on the achievements of pure-blood dragons, almost all other dragon-born lords are secretly inquiring about the [Gene Anchoring Potion].
Of course, there is the secret fueling of the Iris Legion.
After all, although they have decided to break away from the control of the dragon clan, the Iris Legion is still the three major red dragon legions.
They don't dare to use genetic medicine only on themselves.
And if most of the people who came to the Old Continent betrayed the rule of the Dragon Clan, that wouldn't be a problem.
Therefore, [Gene Anchoring Potion] spread rapidly through the black market in the Old Continent.
Another point is, mechanical technology!
Although the Alliance Army lost some elites in the Eastern Wasteland last time, the rewards they received were also huge!
Now the Alliance Army's mechanical legion has basically taken shape.
There are now four Titan mechas and countless Hunter-level mechas in the Allied Forces, and the East Wasteland side has stabilized, and the New World Mechanical City is still producing new mechas and sending them over.
In case of encountering a strong enemy, the Angel Armor and the other two Titan Armors being researched in the New World can also come to the Old Continent for support.
With this combat power, almost no lord in the Old Continent can take down the Alliance Army alone.
Another crucial point is that as the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, Katarina became the carrier of the Moon God after merging the [Plum Blossom Q-Moonlight Queen]. The place where the magical power of the Silver Moon Sect’s beliefs converges, and her strength increases every day. skyrocketing.
It can be said that beheading is impossible.
Therefore, the Alliance Army does not have to hide and develop like before. Instead, he very forcefully let the old antiques in the Southern Continent see the horror of the steel torrent.
Coupled with the mutual support of the forces originally controlled by the Dragon Rebel Army near the Loon Highlands and the alliance with the Iris Legion, this iron triangle is already the most stable alliance in the Old Continent.
The Dragonborn of the Southern Continent, who had seen the power of mechanical technology, also began to think about mechanical technology.
Originally, machinery was considered taboo by the Holy See in the Southern Continent. Now, the control of the Holy See is gradually weakening, and it has become useless in the Old Continent.
Of course, the lords will not give up buying some equipment to easily equip a powerful legion.
As luck would have it, all kinds of mechanical equipment and mechanical drawings have become abundant in the black market.
Of course, Iris also secretly contributed to this.
Andre was apparently still the three marshals of the Red Dragon Kingdom, so it was certainly impossible for him to blatantly declare his support for mechanical technology.
But in fact, it has secretly supported several new forces in developing mechanical technology.
The reception room was chosen in the study room of the Lord's Mansion in Baizhan City.
The general's study doesn't have so many fancy things, mostly armor and weapons.
The few gilded classics on the bookshelves are decorative objects that have not been read in decades.
Although there were only a few people, this was a meeting of extremely high standards and confidentiality.
Ji Xun sat leisurely on the chair, chatting like an old friend, and asked: "So, what does Mr. Andre mean?"
Andre glanced at Ji Xun and said two words: "Marriage!"
(End of chapter)