Ark, I got cold a little early

Ling noticed Hongyu's actions, but she just continued to tell her dream.

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"Old man, why don't you tell stories today?" Today, Nian came to Hongyu as usual, expecting him to start telling the next story, but this time Hongyu did not tell the next story to Nian as Nian expected.

He held his favorite candied haws in his hand and just ate it by himself.

"No stories today, Nian."

If I were to say one more, I would never be able to finish.

I don't have enough time.

"Let me accompany you to look at other storybooks." Hongyu handed Nian another candied haws.

"Hey! No! Tell me!" Nian reached out to take it, but it was the one that Hongyu had eaten.

"It's really gone." Hongyu smiled bitterly.

His heart was about to stop beating.

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Capital city, Simuitai.

"Wang... you seem to be gradually becoming familiar with the work at Si Sui Tai..." Hong Yu expressed admiration as he looked at the documents handed to Wang.

"Sir...you..." Wang on the side frowned. He could feel that Hongyu's breath had weakened a lot after not seeing him for just a few years.

"Me?" Hongyu looked at Wang's worried face and waved his hand with a smile. "You figured it out? Wang, I'm old. Are you interested in taking over the governor's job? Just think of it as working for me?"

"You want to pass the position of prefect to me?!" Wang was a little overwhelmed for a moment. Although he had long expected that Hongyu and Nami would one day hand over the position of prefect to him, but at this time...

Isn’t it a bit too early?

Hongyu seemed not to notice Wang's embarrassed expression. He casually took off the prefect's order that he had specially worn around his waist this time and held it in his hand to show it to Wang.

"In two days, I will submit my resignation to Dayan, and then it will be your turn to become the next governor."

Wang looked at Hongyu in a daze.

Over the past hundred years, Wang, who has been accustomed to calculating the world, has always refused to do one thing.

That is to "count" family members.

Hongyu was obviously also within Wang's understanding of "family", so he was a little surprised.

He didn't understand why the sir... seemed to be in a hurry?

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Yumen, the northwestern border of Dayan.

"Sir?" Zhongyue didn't expect to see Hongyu today. He was stunned for a second and then warmly invited Hongyu to sit in the barracks.

"Chongyue, you really have become much calmer." Hongyu felt a little emotional for a moment, and Zhongyue smiled awkwardly in response.

"Sir, you don't need to mention my past embarrassments, right?"

"Hahahaha... Of course not." Hongyu was amused by Zhongyue's helpless expression. He patted Zhongyue on the shoulder and mentioned the reason for his visit this time.

"Zhongyue, where is your sword that sealed your power? Show it to me."

"That sword?" Zhongyue pinched his chin. He didn't care why Hongyu was looking for the sword. He naturally took Hongyu to the location of the sword.

He would never doubt whether Hongyu would do anything bad to the twelve fragments.

But... why did you take the sword and then put it back?

At this time, Hongyu spoke.

"Shuo... no, Chongyue." His tone was calm, as if he was talking about something very ordinary. "Let's fight again, just outside the border of Yumen, so as not to disturb the people."

"I won't limit my own power. Although this is a bit unfair to you who has already sealed your authority, but...never mind. Are you ready?"

"What do you mean, sir?" Zhong Yue was stunned, but the only answer he got was the ice chains that suddenly emerged from the ground.

The battle is about to break out.

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Chapter 24: Long time no see

Twelve souls of different colors were floating in Hongyu's hands. These souls all came from the consciousness of "Sui" in the twelve fragments.

Finally, Hongyu found a way to solve the big problem of "year".

He used his deep understanding of the soul to forcibly separate the fragments from their connection with "Years" without harming them.

Although this was a dangerous move without hurting the fragments, Hongyu still succeeded.

He can always transfer the damage to the soul to himself at the critical moment.

So, the fragments were not injured.

But Hongyu, as the caster, suffered damage hundreds of times continuously.

What's even more terrible is that the consciousness of "Sui" has been stripped away and now Hongyu, who is like a candle in the wind, can no longer be sealed.

And if the evil thoughts of "Sui" are allowed to gather together again and destroy the trust that Hongyu has accumulated over a hundred years among the people of Dayan and the imperial city in the fragments, the consequences will be unimaginable.

This is definitely something Hongyu doesn't want to see.

Therefore, Hongyu decided to help them again at the last moment of his life, and as the first generation of "prefect", he paved the way for them for the last time.

To put it simply...

I'm going to fight you!

Haha, you are a nice person at this age.

You know I'm not good at dealing with goodbyes, let alone saying goodbye to twelve people one by one. So you just planned my death, right?

Hongyu actually didn't have much hope for his last battle as the "prefect".

To be on the safe side, he even chose his own spiritual space as the battlefield this time. After all, "Sui" is just a soul now, so he can throw him wherever he wants.

In this case, even if I die, as I will travel through time and space to return to the future, I will probably take away the consciousness of "years".

When the time comes and they return to their bodies in their prime, who will suppress whom?

Phew, even though what I thought was right, it’s not enough. I still have to try my best.

Hongyu slowly merged the twelve souls into one and placed it on his forehead.

His sight also disappeared at that moment.

When he opened his eyes again, he was in an endless white field, and not far away was the "old acquaintance" who was completely black and roared from time to time and emitted crackling electric discharges.

"Hey! Sui, long time no see!" Hongyu raised his hand and thousands of thunders flew straight towards Sui's head. This scene seemed exactly the same as the scene that year.

"Roar!!!!!"

The earth-shaking roar stirred up ripples in the space. Sui, not to be outdone, condensed several powerful thunders and sent them towards Hongyu.

Tens of thousands of lightning bolts intertwined in the sky, making a deafening thunder.

Dazzling lightning flashed between the man and the beast. Enduring the mental injury, Hongyu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Give it to me... Gu!!" Hongyu opened one hand towards Sui and then quickly clenched it. In an instant, thousands of ice chains emitting cold air wrapped around Sui's huge body.

After that, Hongyu sent a thousand bolts of lightning towards Sui, and Sui's next move followed closely. Rocks flew towards Hongyu like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.

This scene was like Hongyu's first battle with Sui, but in fact it was the last battle.

Although the battlefield inside was so massive and earth-shaking, the only thing that changed in the world outside was that there was a mortal who was gradually losing his life breath sitting in an empty house except for himself.

The light in his eyes gradually disappeared. He was ultimately just an ordinary man with a limited lifespan and his own destiny of life and death.

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Well--

What's going on? Feeling relaxed?

Ling stretched lazily, smacked his lips, and suddenly felt very comfortable, as if the huge rock that had been pressing on him had suddenly disappeared.

"Old man?" Ling called out habitually and waited for Hongyu's response.

But this time, Ling did not wait for the familiar voice of "Here, don't make noise." Instead, after waking up, he did not find any trace of Hongyu.

"Old man? Where is he?" Ling frowned and wondered if the guy had secretly left him to buy candied haws, so he walked to the nearest town angrily.

If he really went to buy candied haws by himself, he would definitely forget to buy wine for himself!

No, I have to remind him that he must not forget to buy me some wine!

Fufu... If he doesn't agree, I'll kiss him. I really want to see him pretending to be calm again~

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"Ayao, where do you think he went?" Xi held Ayao in her arms and asked the little guy in her arms while looking at the empty studio.

"Gao——" (I don't know what you are talking about, I'm just an Ayao)

"Well, that's right. You probably don't know anything. He should just go out to buy candied haws or something, right? He'll be back soon." Xi was also amused by his own behavior of asking questions to A Yao.

She tilted her head slightly to look at Gouwu City, which was surrounded by mist in the Huiqi Mountains. She raised Ayao in her hand again, so that it could look at her level.

"What do you think... should I tell him clearly about my feelings for him when he comes back this time? Will he agree? I think he will, right? He seems to have never rejected me before..."

"Gao-Gao..." (So I've already said I'm just a bitch. If you want to confess your feelings, go find the male owner.)

"It's decided! Ah Yao, accompany me to rehearse what will happen when Yu Ta comes back!" Xi seemed to have made up his mind.

"Huh?" Ah Yao was stunned. (What are you talking about? Me? Rehearsing with you?)

"Of course! Just to kill time while waiting for him to come back!"

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"Where is the old guy?" Nian scratched his messy white hair. He ran almost all over the places where Shangshu Hongyu often went. He even held in his hand a sharp weapon used to trap Hongyu - a string of candied haws.

Although I don’t know why I was unexpectedly energetic when I woke up today, Hongyu’s sudden disappearance made me feel a little tired of looking for him.

Where did he go?

After searching for a long time without any results, Nian had no choice but to eat the candied haws one bite at a time and walked back slowly.

This is not what I want to eat, it’s your fault that you didn’t come to me.

Forget it, I don’t think anything will happen to this old guy, so let’s wait for him to come back.

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