【Strike Lotus】Silent City

Chapter 6

6.

He sat down next to him, but he didn't reject his approach.

Xi Mie Tianlai and Yibu Lianhua's eyes also fell on the distant border city, like a mirage; Xi Mie Tianlai couldn't help thinking that maybe the city of Abel seen by people on the other end was also like a mirage.

"Have you heard a story?" Bu Lianhua broke the silence, he thought of a story suitable for telling at this moment. "A traveler lost his way in the desert. He walked for three days and nights in a row. During this period, he didn't have enough food. He still couldn't find his way and couldn't see his goal. The sun was very strong, he was hot and thirsty, and he slowly fell into despair. The abyss, and finally fell into the desert. In a haze, he saw a pair of feet crossing the sky. He looked up and saw a gentle man in a white robe, with a halo radiating from his body. He wept with joy, as if he was catching driftwood when he was drowning , hugged the man's feet tightly and begged the man to save him."

"But the man asked him a question: Do you believe in my existence? The traveler was puzzled, but in order to survive, he nodded desperately without hesitation. At this time, the man asked again: How do you prove your words? This question is not asked. How would he prove the existence of a man? He couldn’t figure it out, he didn’t know how to answer the man, let alone what the man wanted him to do, so he died of thirst in the desert.” Continue with Lianhua. Xi Mie Tianlai mocked the beginning of the story.

"This story is obviously not like this." Bubu Lianhua sighed, with a slightly annoyed expression.

"In my world, this story has only this kind of ending." Seeing Bu Lianhua's helpless look, Xi Mie Tianlai suddenly felt a little relieved, so he smiled comfortably. "Perhaps God thinks that human beings should maintain unwavering faith as a gift when they pray for His blessing, but why are human beings not allowed to question Him?" When a person has never experienced His power, how can he ask human beings? Believe in the existence of the so-called Almighty?

And since it is an omnipotent existence, why do we hope for human faith?

The more Xi Mie Tian thought about it, the more interesting it became. The original ending of this story is that the traveler answers the man: To believe is to believe, no proof is needed, because the belief in the heart is self-evident.It is taken for granted that the traveler was redeemed by a miracle, and has since become a follower of His believers, spreading miracles around the world.The correct answer is so simple, but there is no other possibility. Once the belief is not strong enough, it will be accused of heresy and excluded from the scope of His mercy.

"You have your doubts, but your world is not everyone's world." Yibu Lianhua looked back to the past with her eyes closed, and opened her eyes again: "Some people still choose to believe in Him despite their doubts, why can't they get a special encounter because of it? ? Faith also needs to pay a price.” That person may have to sacrifice his life, or he may have to give up part of his subjective judgment.

"But isn't the preciousness of God's mercy in treating people equally?"

"You are too extreme." He shook his head, not intending to continue arguing, but only briefly expressed his feelings.

"It's because you are too soft." After careful consideration, this is the reason why Yiyi Lianhua attracts me, and it is also the reason why I feel uncomfortable.This attitude is really infuriating... He thought to himself, obviously he should feel displeased, but he couldn't help laughing, then he paused for a while, and said again: "I can't let you go now Walk."

"You have a new plan?" Other than that, he couldn't think of any other reason.If Xie Mie Tianlai had no intention of detaining him for a long time, the only remaining concern that releasing him at this time would hinder their next wave of actions would make him decide to continue detaining himself. "I've been wondering what the hell was in that cart."

"Meddling won't do you any good."

"If you are afraid of things, you may not be able to protect yourself wisely. Even if you die, you must die with peace of mind." He half-jokingly said, but in exchange for Xi Mietian glared.

He said with a firm voice, "As long as you settle down and nothing bad happens, I will set you free after the matter is over."

"Then, at least let me report to my friends that they are safe, otherwise they will easily expand the situation if they are in a hurry."

Hearing this, without further ado, Xi Mie Tianlai took out a palm-shaped communicator with a built-in anti-tracking mechanism and threw it to Yibu Lianhua. Yibu Lianhua wanted to directly communicate with Cang, but thought that this move might lead to follow-up If you are troublesome, you will send a text message to convey the news of your safety.As soon as the text message was sent, within a few minutes, he received more than a dozen return messages, except for the first one sent by Cang Hui, the rest were all from the Son of Heaven.

A series of questions appeared on the screen of the communicator, including asking about his own details to the personal "emotional expression" of the Son of Heaven. Bu Lianhua quietly read the content of each message sent by the Son of Heaven. His cold green pupils always shone with a warm yellow light. After reading, he deleted all the records and returned the communicator to Xi Mie Tianlai.

"You won't answer him?" Xi Mietianlai rested his elbows on his knees and propped his fists on his cheeks. Looking sideways at Yibu Lianhua's expression when he read the news, it was not difficult to guess the weight of the person he subpoenaed in his heart.Compared with the meaningless and gentle most of the time, he prefers his slightly troubled expression, which is faintly brimming with happiness.

"Unless I stand in front of them properly, they won't stop worrying. The more I explain, the more counterproductive it will be." He looked back at Xi Mietian, with "You should understand this truth best" written in his pupils.

Resisting the urge to ruffle his hair, Xi Mie Tianlai asked, "Are they... your family?" The image of the birthmark on Yibu Lianhua's right shoulder was constantly being depicted in his mind.

Shake your head. "I have no family."

Heart trembling, Xi Mie Tianlai asked again: "Are you an orphan?"

"No, my mother froze to death on the street when I was eight years old. At that time, my adoptive father worked in the medical clinic across the street. He helped me dispose of my mother's body. I followed him to travel to various countries to practice medicine."

"You mean, you lived with your mother until you were eight years old?" Recalling his mother's company in his childhood, Xi Mie Tianlai was puzzled.

Is the birthmark just a coincidence?

"Yes," the mother's soft and beautiful face unfolded in front of her eyes, and Lianhua looked up at Jikong with ethereal eyes. "She is a native of Yapei."

"Your father isn't here?" After blurting out, Xi Mie Tianlai suddenly noticed his excessive eagerness, and then changed his words: "I'm just asking, you don't need to answer."

Couldn't help laughing, Lianhua smiled, and before Xi Mietianlai's face turned gloomy, he replied seriously: "I haven't seen him, and I haven't asked my mother."

"You don't want to know?"

"I don't really think about it." He replied with a smile. His mother would occasionally touch his cheek in confusion and stare at his face in a daze. He thought she probably had the same questions as Xie Mie Tianlai. "My mother also thinks I'm unusual, but she probably thinks I don't mention it because I'm afraid she'll be upset." In fact, he seldom thinks about who his biological father is, where he is, why he isn't by their side, etc. He just wants to Seeing how their mother and son survived. "I don't want much." His environment failed to meet his basic needs, so he learned contentment early on.

"My desire is endless." Xi Mietian said awe-inspiringly, and two clusters of fire ignited in the eye sockets looking at him.Although he doesn't know whether the future extension of Abel City is a smooth road or a dead end, he will not stop. "The more I can't see the future, the more I want."

Yibu Lianhua twitched the corners of her mouth, and his mind came up with the side face of Cai Mie Tianlai when he was sitting alone on the high wall, and he felt the quiet duality of this city: it is desolate, desolate and lonely, but it is also full of quiet plots. It is a suspenseful suspense that makes people dare not take it lightly; it is dead and lively, calm and flowing.

In a way, Xie Mie Tian Lai is like his beloved Abel City.

It was the attachment that he was wandering all over the world, and he hadn't realized it. However, he also had his own attachments.He lightly smiled, staring at the pure crystal necklace hanging on Xie Mie Tianlai's chest, which shone brightly under the refraction of the sun, and the unique triangular ruby ​​inlaid on the crystal diamond was shining brightly, making him reluctant to look away.

In his memory, there is also a ruby.

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After dinner, they declined their mother's kindness to stay, and went back to XI Mie Tianlai's residence together.

The lights in the house were flickering, and he knew what to do, when he opened the door, he saw Azak and Gorsky sitting in the living room.Azak bit a chocolate bar and looked down at the magazine, while Gorsky concentrated on assembling his weapon model, which was his special interest besides developing ammunition.

"Have you got in touch with Tunfo? What news does he have for us?" Xi Mietianlai opened the beer can on the table and drank it all in one gulp. Azak would never forget to search for daily consumer goods every time he went to the city, especially once The truck's ale is definitely not to be forgotten.This ale brand with the logo of a dove of peace printed on it is the one they all agree has the purest taste.

The beer bottomed out after three or two sips, and the aluminum can of peace dove was crushed. Tian Lai crushed it with one hand and threw it into the trash can. He wiped away the air bubbles at the corner of his mouth, and when he looked back, he saw Bu Lianhua's eyes sparkle with novelty, so he asked, "Have you ever drank it?" ?”

Bu Lianhua nodded vigorously.

"Want to drink?"

Nodding again, the snow hair swayed like waves, Xi Mie Tianlai's throat overflowed with a chuckle, picked up a can of ale and threw it at him, and continued to ask his companion: "Ge, what was the result of trying to decompose the batch of grain before?"

There are two situations where Azak did not answer. One is that he has no time to answer, and the other is that he feels that there is no need to answer.Xi Mietian couldn't wait for Azak's response, so he automatically skipped him to ask Gorski.

"Three days later, those people will hold a confidential meeting." Azak mumbled, chewing a mouthful of chocolate. He had just finished nibbling the chocolate bar in his hand, and he couldn't wait to unpack the new package.

"Well, how is your side?"

"Give me another day." Playing with the missile model he made, Gorsky replied after consideration. "Basically, I have already thought of a way to separate the parts without damaging the original body, but I hope to have a little more time to think about it." After all, there is no room for error in field operations. Once a sample is damaged, it becomes worthless broken copper Rotten iron, do it carefully so as not to lose money.

"I see. We will set off early in the morning in two days' time. This operation can be done by the two of us plus Mintel." It's just a little tricky, and doesn't require too much labor.

"I don't need to go?" Hearing the important point, Azak raised his face that was concentrating on eating snacks and asked in doubt. Only when he faced sweets did Azak's old-fashioned attitude change.

"You are responsible for sitting in Abel City. In case the self-defense regiments from other towns come to make trouble again, keep an eye on them and don't let them be too impulsive."

"After learning the lesson last time, they should not commit another crime in the short term."

"It's always safer to be careful." If the self-defense regiments of several neighboring towns fight together, a conflict will inevitably cause damage to one's own side. "Anyway, I'll leave it to you, I'm relieved."

"What about him?" Azak raised his eyebrows and nodded his head towards Bu Lianhua, who was sitting beside him happily drinking ale.

"Ah? Don't worry about me." Bu Lianhua, who was named, replied casually, drinking with her head buried.

"He won't get in the way." His toughness and ability to adapt to changing circumstances are as good as anyone here, Xi Mie Tianlai thought to himself, suddenly feeling inexplicably proud of this discovery.

"Finished?" Gorski stood up and stretched. "If it's okay, I'll go back first."

"Ge," after thinking for a while, Xi Mie Tian Lai stopped Gorski from leaving, and said softly, "There is no need to have a psychological burden, just do your best in everything."

"Understood." Thinking that he stopped him to say something important, Gorski waved his hand and replied with an unruly smile.

"I'm going back too. It's a new flavor. It's quite delicious." After Gorsky left, Azak finished a bag of high-calorie snacks on the table, cleaned up the messy table, and left two servings for Xi Mie God. "When I came back, I checked the wind. There may be a sandstorm tonight. I have already informed other people to be careful, and you should be careful... The one you picked up seems to be drunk, take care of yourself." Mao Mao's cheeks were red Dongdong , Azak smirked at the peace dove all the way, Azak patted Xi Mie Tianlai on the shoulder and finished speaking, then turned back to his own residence.

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Azak's observations are more accurate than weather forecasts, and human sensory experience is often more effective than cold instruments at critical moments.

The sandstorm invaded Abel City two hours after Azak left. The originally quiet city was filled with thrilling wind roars. The crackling of firewood is very lively.

Xi Mietian came to the living room after taking a shower, Bu Lianhua was already sleeping on the bench.

Two hours ago, Yibu Lianhua drank three bottles of beer while he was discussing the plan with Azak and the others. The alcohol made him flushed and unconscious, but he looked normal except for his red face.

Xi Mie Tianlai made sure that he was drunk after asking him a few questions. Lianhua was very obedient when he was drunk, like a child without temper. No matter what questions Xi Mie Tian asked him, he would always be Nodding his head and smiling, he answered yes, this reminded him of whether Yibu Lianhua was the same in his mother's eyes when he was a child.But from getting along these days, he really felt Yibu Lianhua's stubbornness and self-indulgence under the soft appearance.

His smiling face can be a gentle comfort, but most of the time, it is a wall that blocks all probing eyes and the leakage of his inner thoughts.

A person's character is half born and half influenced by the environment. One step Lianhua's growth background will also affect his attitude towards life and values. However, no matter what the proportion is, Xi Mie Tianlai is deeply grateful. When he is sober, step by step Lianhua revealed more to him than when she was drunk.

He approached him, stared at his sleeping face for a long time, the half-open collar gave him enough space to imagine the faintly blooming birthmark, he stretched out his hand to slightly open the collar, stroking the birthmark almost obsessively, seeing his slender eyebrows lightly After twisting, she withdrew her hand and sat beside Bu Lianhua, resting his head on her lap.

Is it really just a coincidence?

He was meditating, and unconsciously inserting a step of lotus-like snowy hair with his palm, combed it repeatedly, and the illusion was easy to grow here: it seems that a long time ago, their hair was also entangled, and he would get used to it. Stretch out your fingers to wrap the other half of the snow silk on the forehead, roll them into a curved spiral and then let go, watching them burst out from the tight state in an instant, repeat this action over and over again until sleepiness overwhelms you. hold him.

It should be an illusion. He once heard Azak say that people will confuse their memories because they are too eager for one thing. , as one's own experience.

Perhaps deep down in his heart, he really longed for someone else in this world who was inseparable from him.

is it him?Or just a misunderstanding?

He did the same to create an impression that he didn't know where it came from, and then loosened the snow satin wrapped around the lotus flower. After doing this a few times, tiredness flooded him. He adjusted a comfortable sitting posture, turned off the light and sank into the Dreamland.

In the darkness, a pair of green pupils were half-opened and half-closed. After waking up, the pupils were exceptionally clear and bright. The owner of the pupils watched Xi Mie Tianlai's fingers gradually slow down their winding movements, and watched his hair gradually slip from his fingertips. Loosen... He stretched out his hand, grabbed Xie Mietian's slipping arm in time, and held it tightly.

Accustomed to the constant silence, even the lackluster sound of wind and sand is valuable.This city needs a little sound, Bu Lianhua listened to the lullaby outside the window, and closed her eyes contentedly.