Slime's Evolutionary Journey

More than thirty years ago, under the afterglow of the flames, this forest turned into a sea of ​​​​fire. After more than thirty years of growth, although many of the burned trees were not as tall as before, under the special care of the royal family down, but has already restored its general appearance.

It was still the familiar path. Ci Ke took Hong Ji's hand and walked on this extremely familiar path under the leadership of Ladd. At the end of the path, there was a wooden fence made of ordinary wooden piles. Surrounded by cabins.

In front of the cabin, the elegant flowerbed was dotted with blooms. Perhaps because the flowering season was over, half of the flowers in the flowerbed had withered, and the rest of the flowers had faded, as if they would fall to the ground and return to dust at any time.

However, it can be seen that this garden has been carefully cared for over the past thirty years. Otherwise, this flowerbed would have been overgrown with weeds.

Pushing open the cabin, the three of them entered the cabin, which had been around for a certain period of time. The furniture and mechanical equipment in the cabin were the same as they were more than thirty years ago. Hong Ji looked at them gently. Looking at Ci Ke, the hands held by Ci Ke and Hong Ji couldn't help but clenched.

"More than thirty years ago, the moment you entered the Kingdom of Gears, I was looking forward to your coming out day and night. But two months later, my heart was already dead. I knew the world had passed two months later. , but more than fifty years have passed since the Gear Kingdom, and I’m afraid you are no longer here.”

"Everyone in the Ella Empire thought you were dead, and I was no exception. In the third month, I was completely desperate. I came to this place, which was already covered with ashes. I asked the mage to explore The original appearance of this forest, I asked the best palace masters to restore everything in this forest! I asked the top craftsmen in the palace to build the wooden house you made."

"On that day, I made up my mind to be a rebellious child. I pulled my father off the throne. I succeeded, but I also failed."

"In the third year, my father, who was pulled off the throne, told me that he no longer wanted to live in the palace. In the end, I did not expect that my father would come here and stay for more than ten years. During these more than ten years, my father has lived in your house. In the wooden house you lived in, you took care of the flower beds you planted, and lived like an old farmer."

After leaving the wooden house, like a down-to-earth young man who went out to work, Ladd gently closed the wooden door, walked through the flower garden, and walked deeper into the woods.

The afternoon winter sun passed through the cracks in the leaves and fell mottledly on the muddy ground covered with weeds. A few butterflies flew back and forth among the trees, and unknown flying insects landed on the fallen leaves on the muddy ground and looked back and forth, listening to After hearing the footsteps, he burrowed into the soil, with only a beard slightly exposed.

There was the sound of footsteps trampling on the leaves of Haloxylon ammodendron in the woods. There was no communication, just walking forward.

"Here we are."

Deep in the woods, Ladd exhaled a breath of cold air, pushed aside a bush, and stepped aside to make way for the road.

Among the trees, a white tombstone looked particularly bright in the warm sun.

The tombstone is engraved with the name of a very noble person during his lifetime.

This name should have appeared in the Royal Cemetery, it should have become the best stone carving of time, and the place of rest should have been built by Odeya's top craftsmen. But now, what is in front of Cike is just an ordinary building. , a stone tablet used by ordinary people, the characters engraved on the tablet were also carved by ordinary craftsmen, and behind the tombstone is an earthen grave covered with wild flowers and grass.

Everything is so simple, no different from ordinary people.

"An ordinary emperor, a father who has done many evil things."

This is the inscription next to the name.

Ladd took out a few sticks of incense from the secret box in front of the monument, lit it with magic, inserted it in front of the monument, and worshiped again and again as a son of Odea to his father.

"This old man has done his best for Odeya. For the future of Odeya, and for me who will ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, he has no weakness and will not hesitate to erase you. For the emperor, he is already qualified, but as a father He said, what he did was really terrible, but what reason do I have to say that to him? As a brother and son, I am also terrible."

Ladd said slowly, grabbing his sleeves and gently brushing away the dust on the monument.

"Tao, my brother doesn't expect you to forgive your father, but I think that since my father lived here for more than ten years in his later years, he must feel guilty for you, so my brother thought it would be good if my father could see you. of."

Zike shook his head:

"No one was right or wrong about that incident more than 30 years ago. Since everything has passed, let it pass."

Holding Hong Ji's little hand, Ci Ke walked to the monument.

"Owner……"

"Hongji, there is an old man buried here, an old man that I love deeply, but because I made him angry many, many years ago, do you think the old man will forgive me?"

Hongji looked at the tombstone, held Cike's hand tightly with her little hand, and said softly:

"Hongji and the master ask for forgiveness from grandpa."

Zike felt warm in his heart. Looking at the tombstone, his eyes were already moist.

More than thirty years ago, an emperor served his country.

More than thirty years ago, an elder brother went to the hospital for his younger brother.

More than thirty years ago, a younger brother died for the girl he loved.

As an emperor, he would sacrifice his children for the future of his country.

As an older brother, he became an enemy of his father for his younger brother.

As a younger brother, he gave up his country and his brother for a girl.

The world is like this, no one is right and no one is wrong.

"Old man, I haven't seen you for a long time. Although I was very sad when you wanted to assassinate me, I can't understand you. If it were me, I don't know if I would make the same decision as you. "

Zike's eyes were wet with tears.

"If I say I don't hate you at all, it would definitely be a lie. However, since you have taken care of that garden for me for so many years."

The swirling tears finally fell, like a little boy, choking on every word.

"In that case, let's make it even."

Tears fell in front of the stone monument, and the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time turned into tears and burst into tears.

"Father, Tao, is here to see you."

Like a boy who never grew up, he held a girl's hand and knelt in front of the stone monument, and did not get up for a long time.

The breeze swayed, and the flowers and grass on the tombstone swayed gently, as if smiling happily at the newlyweds.