Nightmare Light

Chapter 101 Letter from Twenty Years Ago
Old Xu handed the sealed letter to Lin Wang, then picked up the scissors on the table and handed them to the latter.

Lin Wang took the letter and refused the scissors.

The few slightly scribbled words on the envelope are still clearly visible even after more than 20 years.

The top line reads: To Lin Wang personally.

The next line reads: Written by Tan Mingzhe.

Lin Wang's gaze lingered on the two lines of words for a few seconds. Then, he pressed his finger on the wax seal, which instantly became soft and was gently peeled off by him.

Lin Wang took a deep breath and took out the letter. He shook the letter out and turned to walk towards the window.

Outside the window, sunlight shines through the endless fog and illuminates the letter paper.

And this letter, which had been hidden for more than 20 years, finally appeared before him.

(For ease of reading, the content of the letter will be written in brackets below)
[Nephew Lin Wangxian:
Hello there.

I am the temple priest Tan Mingzhe.

Of course, this worldly identity is not important.

To you, I have a more important identity—I am a friend of your father, Lin Zizai.]

Father...Lin Zizai?

Lin Wang's eyes flashed.

This was the first time he knew the name of his original father.

Although this could not be considered his biological father, when he saw these words, some complex emotions from this body slowly surged up and affected his mood.

Lin Wang continued to read.

[For reasons I cannot disclose, I was entrusted by your father to send you to Qiwuyuan—the orphanage where you are now.]

I...was sent to an orphanage by my father, who entrusted me to this priest while he was still alive?

What was he doing at the time?
Where is my mother? Where is my mother?

Lin Wang frowned and his breathing became faster.

Please understand your father. Under the circumstances at the time, he and I agreed that sending you to an orphanage was the best and safest option for you.

What happened then?

"I'm sorry, child. What your father is going through must not be written in a letter. Not only does it involve our enemies, it could also draw the attention of the gods."

enemy?

God... is watching?
Lin Wang’s mind suddenly flashed through the conversation that had taken place in the temple.

Rebellious Son... Internal War...

Father, could this be related to this matter?
Thinking of Tan Mingzhe's identity, Lin Wang vaguely felt that there might be a deep connection between the two.

It was your father's idea to suggest that you join the newspaper when you come of age. But he didn't do this in the hope that you would use the newspaper's power to investigate and find him when you come of age.

[On the contrary, he hopes you will never look for him. His greatest hope is that you can live a healthy and peaceful life.]

Your father wants you to join the newspaper because he hopes you can have eyes that can see the truth.

Lin Wang squinted his eyes and read the text for a long time.

Especially the two paragraphs of "Your Father Hopes", he read them more than ten times.

Although, he had no impression of this man named Lin Zizai and had no emotional ties with him.

But whether it was the natural emotional reaction of this body, or Lin Wang himself, his biological father before the time travel... all of them made him feel subtlely emotional.

It turns out that someone cares about me.

But...why don't you want me to find you?
[My child, the above suggestions were made by your father, Lin Zizai. Fortunately, I'm the one writing the letter, so I can give you a different suggestion from my perspective.]

[A thorough reading of divine scriptures and history can help one understand many truths—time will dissolve everything, including the deepest hatred and the most terrifying truths.]

What your father and I are going through is a terrible mistake that must be corrected. And your father is the one who will correct it.

So, if you are lucky, by the time you open this letter, this terrible and dark thing will have become part of history.

If this dark history were completely erased, the world would be saved. If so, I hope you can go find him. After all, he is your father.

【Family is the most important thing in this world.】

I've left the clues in a wooden box next to you. I believe that someone as smart as you can find clues to your father. The person who held you is Tan Mingzhe.

Standing in the light by the window, Lin Wang looked at the letter that had reached the end, sighed slightly, and remained silent for a long time.

A huge amount of information came like waves, crashing down on him and hitting him hard, making it impossible for him to digest it for a while.

A dark history...shadows of the past...

What my father is doing...

He... is still alive?

Is he a member of the Rebellious Sons?

According to the temple, the War of the Rebellious Son ended in the 83rd year of the Federation Calendar.

But I was sent to the orphanage in 86... The timeline is wrong...

Should the Temple know about this...

The surging emotions in his mind made Lin Wang's face become gloomy.

"Lin Wang, are you okay?" Old Xu looked at Lin Wang with some concern. "What did you write in the letter?"

"Nothing." Lin Wang shook his head and smiled at Old Xu.

Old Xu's interruption pulled Lin Wang out of his previous chaotic and complicated emotions.

After Sen finishes dealing with Chief Editor Hou's matter, he has many questions to ask these two people...

With the strength of the Temple Saint, resolving the abnormality of a newspaper editor should be no problem...

Just as he was thinking, a sudden explosion, rapid and violent, interrupted his thoughts.

"What's that sound!" Lin Wang turned his head suddenly.

"It's coming from the corridor... the basement!" Old Xu's face turned pale. "Could it be the Saint? She can't be..."

"No need to guess! Just go and see for yourself!"

Lin Wang said as he quickly put away the letter, rushed out of the office and ran towards the corridor.

Old Xu was stunned for a moment, as if he was a little unable to react to Lin Wang's "command", but he smiled and said, "This kid!" Then he followed Lin Wang and ran to the basement.

The two ran into the basement, passed through the old and dim passage, and turned a corner at the end of the passage. Lin Wang saw the Saint Lady and the priest.

However, the state of the two people surprised him.

At the end of this passage, there is a rusty black iron gate with a huge rotating handle on it. Judging from the style, it looks very much like the protective door of an underground control facility.

At this time, the iron door was half open, and a sharp whistling sound continued to come out from the gap in the door.

The temple's Saint Sen and Priest Meng fell not far from the door.

Sen looked in pain as she was trying to support herself and stand up. Not far away from her, Priest Meng had already fainted.

"What happened!" Lin Wang ran to Miss Saint and pulled her up.

"I didn't expect that Chief Editor Hou..." When Sen stood up, he touched the wound and groaned in pain, "Hiss... It hurts."

Old Xu also came running over, panting: "What's wrong, Mr. Hou?"

"We had already stopped him." Sen cast a spell on herself, and her expression improved. She walked towards Priest Meng, "But we didn't expect him to completely lose his mind and become incredibly powerful."

"Priest Meng and I have already cast a restraining spell on him, but I didn't expect his strength to be so great that he could break free..."

The Saint Lady frowned as she treated Priest Meng.

While listening to Sen's words, Lin Wang turned his head and looked around.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a very thick notebook lying on the ground near the gap of the iron gate.

Lin Wang walked over, bent down, and reached out to pick up the notebook.

Just at this moment, Sen turned his head and glanced at him. The Saint's face suddenly changed drastically: "Don't touch that notebook!"

But the moment she spoke, it was too late.

Lin Wang has already picked up the notebook.

The next second, violent black energy surged out and rushed towards Lin Wang's face!
(End of this chapter)