Us!

Younger brother...

Li Heng raised his head, and the sound seemed to be audible only to him, like the roar of the ocean, deafening.

The voice was both unfamiliar and familiar.

"Elder brother..."

Upon hearing Li Heng's words, Ye Long was taken aback. He looked at the priest in front of him, as if he understood something.

"Originally, I had so much to say to you..."

Li Heng took a deep breath, but didn't know where to begin. "I feel that we've missed out on so much over the years."

"When you only learn to cherish something after you've lost it, it's already too late..."

"Sorry."

The voice from the deep sea came again.

"I don't care."

"I don't care about you, this family, or anything on land."

"Just like that one, who doesn't care what we make of the world, or how we reshape it, all the disputes of the world are just a game to me and to Him."

"If you are fixated on this appearance, then you still haven't grasped what growth is."

Li Heng slowly lowered his head. He should debate this theory of extraordinary life, but what would be the point?

Every moment of unnecessary thought is like a window of wind and snow.

Li Yuan had long ago abandoned everything that was unnecessary.

Ye Long said that Li Yuan's city, R'lyeh, was deep in the sea, a place that even he couldn't reach.

From that moment on, Li Heng realized something, but he no longer wanted to think about it.

Why not show yourself?

"Because you're not ready to see me yet, at least not now." The sea roared, and the voice echoed again.

"The Blood Clan seem to have given you quite a few benefits. Do you like the world of monsters?"

Li Heng stared blankly at the ground. "If I had to choose now, I think I would prefer to die on that day."

"Die on the day I become a monster."

Li Yuan, deep in the sea, was somewhat surprised. This was quite different from the Li Heng he remembered, or rather, it didn't seem like a person at all.

"You have indeed changed, little brother."

"What changed you? Was it time, or something else?"

Li Heng still didn't raise his head. "Perhaps, both are true..."

"As time goes by, in moments of life and death, and with the passing of loved ones, I've discovered that I'm not as strong as I thought..."

"Hundreds of hours have passed in the blink of an eye. What have I left behind? What have I gained? I used to think about this often, trying to fill myself with all sorts of things."

"I kept going through this cycle until one day the connection was lost, and I realized that it was tiring and cold."

"I really want to go back to the past..."

"I long to become simple again, to rediscover the topics we used to share, like when we secretly read comics under the covers without our parents' knowledge..."

"The wheat field we saw that year, and the Big Yellow, I really want to see it again... just one more time... that wheat field we went to."

As Li Heng spoke, two lines of tears suddenly streamed down his face. "I saw the tombstone you erected for Big Yellow. I'm sorry, I want to apologize to it in person..."

"If our childhood had been less traumatic, if we had been born into a normal family, would things have turned out differently..."

Li Heng spoke with a sob in his voice, as if he had become a crying child.

Li Yuan listened as he slowly closed his eyes.

"I really want to see it again, I really want to... go back to that year..."

"That year we were together, in that wheat field, there was a big white dog, it liked it there too. Do you remember, the book we found in that barn..."

"Houses nestled among mountains and water, surrounded by trees, offer peace and tranquility whether walking or sitting..."

"One ox for half an acre of land, the harvest depends on the heavens, the barrenness depends on the heavens..."

"After the rain, the sky clears, I row my small boat; fish are on one side, wine is on the other..."

Li Heng's voice gradually turned into a child's voice, which reminded Li Yuan, who was deep in the sea, of that autumn.

"Cloth clothing is warmer than cotton; it can be worn long or short."

"Simple meals make for a satisfying three meals a day, and the morning and evening are both delicious."

"When I have free time to appreciate books, I am neither greedy for fame nor greedy for profit..."

Li Yuan subconsciously stretched out his right hand, but what came into view was a huge arm formed from tentacles and eyeballs.

"You really are..."

"Only after losing everything do you realize how precious what you had was."

"But it was too late, it was too late..."

"What is the meaning of life? Is it just losing again and again? If I lose you in the end, what will I have left? And why do I exist?"

Deep in the sea, Li Yuan's golden eyes flashed, "When people begin to ponder the meaning of life, life itself has already lost its meaning."

"Though there may be regrets throughout the ages, it is easy to see that the world is already in vain. What is past is past."

"Those things that are lost can never be recovered. The only thing you can still lose now is not me, but your own life."

"Every word and action of yours tells me that you can't hold on any longer."

"By clinging to the past and to people, you will only lose more, but it may be too late for you now."

"But if you're willing to give up everything about being human, it's not too late now."

"Everything is just right."

Li Heng raised his head, "Those who don't want to lose anything end up holding onto nothing. Perhaps it was destined to be this way..."

"Brother, I want to ask you for a favor."

Li Yuan tilted his head in the deep sea and said, "As Blood Clan prince, why do you need to ask for favors?"

"With just a shout, even in a world without 008, you could become the new True Ancestor, and the Blood Clan would obey your commands."

You don't need anyone's approval.

Hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Heng turned to look at Ye Long to the side, "If I can let go of humanity, I can let go of a lot."

"But before that, I need to fulfill my promise to him."

"I need a Silver Thread Needle."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan calmly replied, "Unfortunately, you're too late."

What you are looking for is no longer in this world.

These words simultaneously entered Ye Long's mind. Upon hearing them, Ye Long gritted his teeth, realizing their meaning.

"... Li Heng, no need."

After saying that, Ye Long turned and left.

Silver Thread Needle is not in this world, then it can only have been offered to some mysterious being, someone even more unattainable for mortals.

Seeing Ye Long leave, Li Heng slowly exhaled.

He turned and left.

But just then, a dense group of Fishman suddenly emerged from the sea.

"Etc."

"Take them with you, for the tide of calamity should sweep across the world, and no one can remain untouched."

"Go, bring the flames of war to the earth. You can fire the first shot of this wave of war, my brother."

Li Heng stood up, and several priests walked to his side and took a black robe and draped it over his shoulders.

Li Heng put on his hood, then turned around and said, "If one day we can rekindle our old days, I hope we can see that we are both well, brother."

Watching him leave, Li Yuan slowly closed his eyes.

"Well..."