Chapter 202 Win and Lose
I don’t know when it started raining outside the window, and the chilly rain invaded everything outside.
Telela was lying on the bed, feeling slight pains in various joints of her body, and also felt chest tightness and shortness of breath. This is normal for the elderly, even if she has not done any menial work.
Only time will not let you go just because you are powerful.
The door creaked and was slowly pushed open, and a burst of cool air mixed with moisture penetrated into the room following the footsteps.
Hearing the commotion, Terela straightened up and half leaned on the head of the bed, pursed her lips and smiled.
"Come back?"
"Yes."
Luke walked to the bed and took off his coat, sitting on the bedside in a daze.
After taking a closer look, Terela realized that something was wrong with Luke. Although it was not obvious on the surface, people who have been together for a lifetime will not be fooled by appearances.
"What happened? You look like a puppy that lost in a fight."
"You didn't lose."
Lu Ke replied dully, "I won."
After Mahat committed suicide, he lost control of his emotions and used all means to kill all the demons in the city.
The corrupt sage, the blood-stained military god, and the remaining seven collapse sages and the great demons...
The door to the demon king's throne is closed, no matter what attack magic he uses, Unable to shake it, even the future vision cannot see the possibility of opening this door within two hundred years.
Except for some scattered demons outside and the missing omniscient Shurahat, only the Demon King is left alive among the top demon clan.
“But it seems to me that you just suffered a defeat. What did you do?”
“I eradicated all the big demons except the Demon King, but the purpose Not achieved. "
Luke looked out the window silently, the dark rainy night being as bad as his mood.
"When Amir joined the army, I felt that he was not suitable for joining the army. I felt that he was a naive idealist who did not know the cruelty of the battlefield and only thought about his future self and his future."
"But I also think that if I join the army or become an adventurer, I will be able to destroy the devil and return the world to peace."
Luke lowered his eyelids, and the low pressure on his body lingered for a long time.
"Excellent people are always a little arrogant, which is okay, and you have just completed a feat."
Teila comforted softly.
"No, I am arrogant than you think."
Lu Ke shook his head slowly, "I always thought that I was the protagonist. My birth must have a lofty mission, and my future There is light, I am an indispensable part of the world."
"Everything will make way for me, and everything that stands in my way will be destroyed. Difficulties are just short-term tests. As long as you want to, there is nothing you can't do. The great deeds in the world are eager for me to complete, and countless feats are waiting for my signature."
"But now, I can't even let you live for a while."
Listen. After hearing this news, Terela not only did not feel frustrated and resentful, but also relaxed a lot.
"It's good that you finally gave up."
She smiled from the bottom of her heart.
“I have always felt that you are living less and less like yourself. You are becoming more and more anxious and panicked. These emotions are increasing step by step as I grow older. Now you finally You can return to yourself."
Lu Ke was speechless. The situation was indeed so that he could not argue.
"Let's set off back to Barum tomorrow morning. I've missed my home a little bit in the past few years." Terela lay back on the bed and closed her eyes.
“We have been delayed for a long time, and the remaining time cannot be wasted.”
……
It took four years to get from Barum to Ode, and the journey back Although there is no need to stop and experience the scenery in various places, it still takes a year or two.
So before leaving the northern countries, the two of them encountered the long-lost meteor shower that only occurs once in fifty years.
Luke, who had seen such a scene in his future vision and Graosam's dream, did not think it was very beautiful, but Terela beside him saw tears welling up in the corners of his eyes.
Fifty years have suddenly seemed like a dream, and the scene at the wedding is still vivid in my mind. Recalling it, it seems as if she was still a girl in a wedding dress yesterday.
She couldn't help but hold Luke's hand. The thin, black hand was in stark contrast to the elf's clean and strong fingers, one black and one white.
There was a period when she would be anxious, irritable, and uneasy, but now she is extremely calm, and even tightened her fingers, attracting the elf's attention.
“Is it possible for you to study the magic of producing meteor showers?”
“It’s not a big problem if it’s just an illusion. After all, people’s vision is easily deceived.”
Luke thought for a while and asked: "Do you want to see meteor showers every day?"
"Who would hate the beautiful scenery."
But Terela still shook her head, “But this way I lose the expectation of waiting, so forget it.”
“So it’s good now.”
……
After passing through the city fortress Var and arriving at the Central Kingdoms, something interesting happened on the way back to Barum.
In Grants Strait, the two people unexpectedly met the little flower girl who used to sell flowers. Now she is a middle-aged woman. The "big brother" she shouted after seeing Luke made everyone present. Everyone looked at them with strange eyes.
"I just thought you looked familiar, so I said it was really you."
The middle-aged woman looked quite emotional, "Forty years have passed, brother, you are still the same as before. , Elf is really enviable." Luke had nothing to say to such an unfamiliar person and just nodded.
Teila was very happy to talk to her. It was obvious that there had been a dispute at that time, but now she only encountered the kindness of old acquaintances.
"Long time no see. How have you been these past years? Are you still selling flowers?"
The middle-aged woman shook her head, "Selling flowers is no longer a popular item. I am occupying a seat. ."
"Obtain a seat?"
"Sit down in advance at the best place to watch the sunrise, and let them watch it when a couple comes over."
"Don't you have to get up very early to make sure your body can handle it?"
The middle-aged woman sighed, "I don't have any exquisite craftsmanship, so I have to find a way to make a living. After all, I'm not like you nobles. He stretched out his hand and opened his mouth, ah... I didn’t mean anything else.”
“It’s okay, I understand.”
Teila took out some money and stuffed it into her hand. I bought your place.”
“No need.” The middle-aged woman pushed the money back, “It’s just a place. Let’s give it to a friend we haven’t seen for forty years. Let’s treat it as a reunion gift.”< br>
She said with envy in her eyes, "I didn't expect that after forty years, you have become a grandma, and the two of you can still be together."
Teila smiled and looked at Next to Lu Ke's eyes, "I have good vision."
The middle-aged woman nodded with deep understanding, "I also have good vision."
With his help, Lu Ke and Terela enjoyed a beautiful sunrise from the best location.
Then the two parties said goodbye and continued their lives.
...
After arriving home, Terela was rejuvenated, and her mental state was much better than during the journey.
She cleans the room carefully, arranges household affairs, and prepares meals for Luke. In her free time, she takes him to the theater in a carriage or goes for a walk in the city, enjoying a comfortable and stable life.
The days passed by, and in the blink of an eye it was Terela’s seventieth birthday.
Lu Ke prepared a lot for today. He invited An Rui to celebrate her birthday together and personally made a birthday cake for her. It looked and tasted great. This was the result of many practices.
Teila likes desserts very much. She ate less than half of the whole cake. As half-son, Anri was present, which made her particularly happy. Her whole face looked rosy and full of energy.
"This is a gift for you."
An Rui took out the portrait of Luke and sent it to him. Because it was properly maintained, the painting is still as exquisite as it was then. The elves in the painting are lifelike.
"After thinking about it, except for Uncle Lu Ke, you don't seem to have anything that you particularly like, so I can only give you this."
An Rui said embarrassedly: "It's the one from back then. The painter is no longer here, and his son has not inherited his craftsmanship. Unless other painters are masters of outstanding craftsmanship, they should not defend it easily.”
"Thank you, I like your gift very much."
Teila accepted it happily, "I wanted it back then, but Ms. Luo Yin cared so much about it that I didn't take it away. Now it's finally mine. "
Her eyes turned to Luke: "Where is your gift?"
Lu Ke pointed to the birthday cake.
"This doesn't count. You didn't just prepare this, right?" Terela raised her eyebrows.
Lu Ke pursed his lips and pointed to the sky again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Following the direction of the finger, there was a slight sound outside the window, and colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky. It was so beautiful that it brought the atmosphere of this birthday to a climax.
“Nothing new...just get by.”
Telaila rarely drank some sweet wine that night, and she was in high spirits and talked to An Rui and Lu Ke for a long time. I returned to the room after feeling a little sleepy.
Originally, Lu Ke planned to stay with An Rui for one night, but he shook his head with a wry smile, saying that he couldn't leave.
"Is there something that must go back?"
An Rui sighed, with a solemn tone, "Maybe there is going to be a war?"
"A war?"
"This trend has been going on for a long time. After the demons took hold in Ode, countries began to have frictions and the situation became increasingly tense. Although the war has not started yet, it is likely to come soon."
When the external threat is gone, the internal war will begin. The only lesson humans have learned in history is that humans will never learn lessons.
As the head of the Campbell family, if a war breaks out, Anri obviously cannot stay out of it.
He patted Lu Ke on the shoulder, his expression slightly relaxed, "Maybe I am too pessimistic, and I may not really start a fight, but whether we can afford a war or not, it has nothing to do with you, Uncle Lu Ke."
Luke's territory is a land of honor and reward, and he is a famous magician. As long as he doesn't insist on getting involved, no one will attack him.
“Be careful yourself.”
Luke hesitated for a moment. Although he didn't want to be disturbed, he still said: "If you have anything to do, you can come to my place to avoid it."
"Understood."
An Rui glanced at Trey Pulling the room, his face darkened a little, "How long?"
Lu Ke did not answer this question and sent the person away without saying a word.
Then he walked through the corridor and came to the door of the room, and then he read out the answer.
“One night.”
(End of this chapter)