Monument of Life and Death

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Everyone was silent for a few seconds.

 Soon, Baomu cleared his throat and was ready to speak.

 After all, now is not the time to be silent.

“Do you feel that the influence of those eyes on us seems to be weaker?”

 After hearing what he said, everyone started to feel it seriously.

"I feel so," Xia Ni said cautiously, "I don't know if it's because of the spirit inquiry."

"It's possible," the fool stood up immediately, "Quick, Baomu, maybe this is the time when those eyes are at their weakest, and we have to take this opportunity to attack."

Baomu nodded firmly. He touched the head of the Son of Light and said softly, "Xiaoguang, shine."

The child of light's dark little head tilted, and then rubbed against the owner's arms twice more, but the little guy didn't let his coquettishness take too much time. Soon, he jumped from Baomu's body, He raised his furry head and stared straight into those giant pupils.

 Dazzling light spots began to emanate from this small body. Not long after, bright clear light surrounded the Son of Light and began to gradually bloom in all directions.

 “Little Light is great!” The fool was shocked by the energy of the Son of Light.

Even with his eyes closed, Baomu could still feel the brightness of the Son of Light.

The long-lost light spread to everyone, and a warm orange area appeared in front of Baomu's closed eyes. The orange area expanded little by little, until the warm vision turned into touch, and the body that had been cold for a long time seemed to be... As if wrapped in a pair of big hands, all the lost strength and courage came back.

Baomu smiled and felt the hands carefully.

Hmm...they are a pair of hairy hands.

“Those eyes are responding!” the fool shouted excitedly, “We might be almost successful, come on, Xiaoguang!”

The giant pupil began to dodge the sun-like rays emitted by the Son of Light. Many of the slightly smaller eyes surrounding the giant pupil simply closed, and some of them disappeared directly into the darkness.

Baomu clenched his fists.

At this time, he could do nothing but encourage Xiaoguang.

The light brought by the Son of Light ignited the energy they had been submerged in for a long time, as if the other self hidden in the body was finally resurrected.

Baomu's tone also became high-spirited.

 “Come on Xiaoguang!”

He heard a weak cry from the Son of Light. It was a meaningless cry. Baomu didn't think much about it. He just felt that it was the Son of Light responding to his encouragement.

"Those small eyes are slowly disappearing, and only this big one is left," the fool broadcast the battle situation in real time, "Little light, it should be enough if it is brighter!"

The Son of Light began to hum continuously, and with the chirping sound coming from far and near, Baomu felt that the temperature around him was getting higher and higher.

 Baomu hugged his shoulders, almost enjoying the warmth.

  Compared to a lion, the Child of Light is more like a cat.

 It likes to huddle in a warm place, and its favorite thing is the owner’s arms.

Whenever the Son of Light lies in Baomu's arms and comfortably enjoys the touch of his master, Baomu can feel that this little guy is drawing energy from this intimate touch.

 Today, it finally returned all that energy to its owner.

Thinking of this, the smile on Baomu's face suddenly froze.

return…

 Violent fear suddenly gripped the back of Bao Mu's spine.

Baomu couldn't care anymore and opened his eyes suddenly.

 In an instant, Baomu felt as if his heart had stopped.

The fool's eyes could no longer withstand the intensity of the Son of Light's light. He covered his eyes and completely failed to see what was happening in front of him.

 Baomu opened his mouth, but his voice was stuck in his throat.

 In the center of the light is his little black child of light.

 The children of light are now smaller and darker.

The light spots spread in all directions, the light enveloped all areas, and the giant pupil was almost invisible.

 But that powerful light source.

The child of light who is doing his best to release energy.

 It is also the small light of Baomu.

 It is dissipating.

  "Xiao Guang!"    The voice finally exploded from the depths of Bao Mu's throat. It didn't sound like Bao Mu's voice, or even the voice of a living person. It was more like the scream of a dying man cursing God.

 Bao Mu rushed towards the Son of Light like a madman.

The fool was startled by Baomu's cry. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Baomu in shock.

"What's wrong?" The light was too dazzling. Even if he opened his eyes, the fool still couldn't see anything clearly. "Baomu? Is it you who is calling?"

 Baomu is almost climbing on the ground.

Baomu's eyes widened, and the dazzling light instantly made him shed tears, but Baomu did not close his eyes. He screamed and rushed towards the Son of Light.

 A flood of tears covered Baomu's entire face.

 Bao Mu moved very quickly, but in his own eyes, everything seemed to have slowed down.

The body of the Son of Light turned into countless light spots, flying into the air piece by piece.

 The child of light returned all the warmth he received from his master to him.

 Wait until Baomu comes to the Son of Light.

 He only saw a pair of reluctant eyes.

And one last gentle sob.

There was only a short sound, but Baomu instantly deciphered the meaning of the whimper.

That is-

"do not forget me."

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 Xia Hua is wrapped in pain.

Xia Hua couldn’t remember whether she had ever felt pain like this.

 It has happened, it should have happened.

 It’s just that I have forgotten it.

 I don’t want to remember sad things or painful things.

I just want to remember happiness.

hapiness…

 Xia Hua thought of a lot.

  She recalled the days when she and A-Long had fun together when she was very young.

 I don’t know where A-Long is now.

 I hope she and Xia Ni are in a safe place.

 Xia Ni…

A long and fragile sigh sounded in Xia Hua's chest.

 What should I do with my younger brother...

 What should he do in the future...

She recalled that when her brother was just born, she pointed at the black and ugly little guy and told her mother that this monkey was definitely not her brother.

 You are so beautiful, how could you have such an ugly brother?

Xia Ni grew up slowly. He couldn't learn physical skills and couldn't find life insects. He was a stupid child.

Xia Hua hates this younger brother.

 You are so smart, how could you have such a stupid brother?

 But Xia Ni will stick to her affectionately and call her sister.

Can’t he see how much he hates him?

Xia Ni will hide her good things, keep them for her sister, and feed them to her sister, even if the smart sister has more and better things.

Xia Hua looked at this younger brother.

What a stupid brother.

 The corners of Xia Hua's eyes began to feel sore.

How will he continue to live...