First Player

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers! Su Xiaobai, the greatest navigator in the kingdom, retires!" The newsboy's shouts spread throughout the streets.

After the newspaper boy sold out the newspapers, he was dragged into an alley by a few gangsters. Not only was he beaten severely, but the few remaining copper coins were also taken away.

He sobbed a few times and staggered out. The closer you get to the village, the peach trees grow densely, and a red brick house is located deep in the peach forest, like a fairyland on earth.

At this time, a young man was sitting on a chair in front of the house, basking in the sun. He was not wearing a veil, revealing his full head of black hair. Light pink petals fell on his forehead, and a light-colored soft blanket was spread on his body.

"Um... hello, this is the newspaper you ordered this week." The newsboy handed the newspaper over in a low voice.

Su Mingan then picked up the veil and covered his face.

"It's okay. I have been sending you newspapers for almost a year, and I have already guessed that you are Captain Su Xiaobai. You live in seclusion here, you have no worries about food and clothing, and you are still so young... It is easy to guess who it is. "The newsboy lowered his head.

The captain, Su Xiaobai, was the most legendary navigator. The treasures he brought back from each voyage made this place the most powerful kingdom nearby. He never encounters wind and waves, as if he is being cared for by the gods. Some even say that he is an angel from the sea.

At this time, Yueyue walked out of the room. She lowered her head until she bumped into Su Mingan's back, then she said "Ah" and covered her head.

"Don't play with your phone while walking." Su Mingan supported her.

"Um?"

"Although Ah Du has opened unlimited hotspots for you, you can't play games from morning to night. I thought you didn't go to sea because you wanted to experience ordinary farm life, but you ended up staying at home playing games every day..."

"I won't play until I finish clearing the game routine. By the way, I still have comic books in my room..." Yueyue didn't raise her eyelids.

"You have watched it several times over the years."

"You don't understand, some comics need to be recalled to read..."

They talked back and forth for several times before Yueyue saw the newsboy. She frowned: "Yeah...he heard everything."

The newsboy was a little confused: "What are you talking about? What's the hot spot?"

Yueyue glanced at the child and suddenly said: "By the way, Xiaobai, didn't you say before that it's tiring to go to the city to buy things all the time? It just so happened that this newsboy had been delivering newspapers to us for a year, so I asked him to give it to us. Just run errands."

Su Mingan's fingers shrank.

This is just a way of saying aging. It wasn't that he was tired from running around, but... he felt that his body had begun to have difficulty with his legs and feet. Including Yue Yue...

"Okay! I promise to complete the task!" The newsboy's face turned red when he heard this, as if he had undertaken a major mission.

"Don't leave yet. I'll apply some medicine on you." Yueyue took out the medicine box and helped the newsboy apply the medicine.

The newsboy stared at Su Ming'an and blushed slightly.

Yueyue glanced at him: "Xiao Kai, that's the eldest brother, not the eldest sister. Although there is a veil, you know he is the captain, so you shouldn't admit his mistake."

The newsboy scratched his face shyly: "No...no."

"How old are you this year?"

"twelve."

"Twelve...haven't gone to school yet? It seems that even if the kingdom is very prosperous, there are still people at the bottom who don't have enough to eat."

"No... not at all. The uncles and aunts on the street are very nice and will give me a bite to eat. Boss Jiang from the cloth shop is even more nice. She would even send me some quilts when I usually sleep in a bridge hole."

Yueyue's fingers paused: "Xiao Bai, I see that he is often covered in bruises and bruises. How about I adopt him? This will also reassure him."

"Your body is old, but not your soul. Why do you really look like an old man and want to raise children?" Su Mingan kept his eyes on the book in his hand: "If this is your wish, of course I respect it."

After the newsboy left with tears in his eyes, Su Mingan looked at Yueyue's white hair: "...Aren't you going to use your life authority? Chaoyan has always stayed young before, so you can be young again now."

"You can't understand that I want to experience the feeling of growing old. Don't worry, when I really reach the critical point, the authority of life will be activated." Yueyue changed the subject: "It is you who I have to worry about now. Feel your body If you age a little faster than me, why don’t you go find a god to change your body?”

"You can't go back frequently to avoid being noticed by Dieying." Su Mingan took a sip of tea and felt the state of her body: "Wait until you can't use it anymore, then go back and change it."

They sat under the peach blossom tree. These peach blossom trees were all carried one by one by Su Ming'an. They are already lush with branches and leaves. When the spring breeze blows, the sky is filled with spring light.

He was holding a copy of "On the New World" and she was holding a copy of "Comics Party", quietly drinking tea and reading. Gradually, gradually... for some reason, she felt that her eyelids were getting heavier.

The peach blossoms in the sky fell on her eyelids, her eyelashes trembled, and suddenly she felt like the world was spinning...

"...Yueyue, Yueyue?"

Su Mingan's shout startled her, and she fell down on the stone table. She raised her head in confusion, only to find that there was some blood bleeding from her mouth, and her ears were buzzing, and she could hardly hear the sound.

Su Mingan took her back to the room and put her on the bed: "What's so good about being an old man? You're covered in illnesses and often faint..."

"You don't understand..." She fell asleep quickly.

Su Ming'an hadn't looked at her face in detail for a long time, but she was quiet at the moment.

[As people age, their faces will develop many wrinkles and spots. No matter how beautiful you are when you are young, you will be the same when you are old...] This is what Yue Yue said twenty years ago. He couldn't remember many details, but he remembered this sentence.

But looking at her like this, he didn't have any idea that "she was old". Since becoming an observer, she has stepped into the ranks of the Immortal Species and cannot be considered a Zhai Star human in essence. For her long years, decades are nothing. Even if she experiences the aging of a mortal, it does not mean that she is really old.

Of course... visually, he would know that she looked like this when she was old.

"...Actually, I understand." Su Ming'an whispered to himself: "Because to you...it is really...decades..."

He reached out and tried to smooth out the wrinkles on her face.

He suddenly understood why she insisted on experiencing aging. This was to fill up her own life. Without these years, he might never be able to see her now in his entire life.

She filled his void.

Standing there for a long time.

The peach blossoms fell and rested on the window edge.

…

The 57th year of the Heavenly Generation.

Above the western ocean currents, several cannon fires were heard, symbolizing the new great changes and power pattern.

The symbol of the clash of civilizations broke the balance of fifty years and forced the Celtic Kingdom to face an unprecedented challenge. The Celts built city walls and iron tools, and absorbed emerging technologies and ideas through innovation.

"Ming'an... Ming'an!" Yueyue shook Su Ming'an on the bed.

Su Mingan opened his eyes, his whole body seemed to be frozen, and it took a while before he could barely sit up.

"I called you many times... but you still haven't woken up." Yueyue squeezed his cold hand: "Is your body almost unable to hold on anymore?"

"The body can still last for a few more years." Su Mingan held his forehead: "I'm just troubling you because you have to face a weak me."

He suddenly felt funny. He used to always laugh at Su Lin as an old man, but now it was his turn to be as weak as an old man. What a turn of events. Fortunately, Su Lin was not here, otherwise she would definitely laugh at him.

But for some reason, the ominous premonition in his heart became more and more serious.

"Xiao Kai went to school and his grades were very good." Yueyue opened the food box.

"Um."

"He brought some candied fruits here before, you can try them."

"Um."

Su Mingan took the candied fruit and suddenly held Yueyue down with a serious expression.

Yueyue looked at him in astonishment, and the candied fruit in her hand fell to the ground.

"What's wrong?"

"Yueyue, tell me honestly..." He coughed a few times and stared into her eyes: "Can your life authority allow you to rejuvenate your youth? Did the gods give you any additional tasks? I have already asked this question. I wanted to ask, but you kept avoiding me.”

Otherwise, why would the gods say, "If you cannot enjoy a happy life, Chaoyan will be your safety net". This sentence has no beginning or end. Things can't be that simple.

It was so beautiful, so happy, so happy that it scared him.

Yueyue was silent for a long time, and just when Su Mingan thought she didn't want to answer, she spoke: "...Yes, the gods did explain it."

Su Mingan asked: "What is it?"

"The gods said, let you live a happy life first and judge whether this happy way of vacation is feasible. If not, you need me..."

Su Mingan asked: "What do I need from you?"

Yueyue sighed, twisted the quilt with her fingers, and suddenly said:

"Do you know where Chaoyan went?"

Su Ming settled for a moment: "The gods said that Chaoyan went to a safe place to sleep, and gave up the power of life to you."