In the past …
"Su Ming, I succeeded in my Berserkers' Awakening! Haha! I can practice the Berserkers' Awakening now! From now on, I'm a Berserker! What do you think? Am I awesome?"
In the past …
"Su Ming, don't worry. If anyone bullies you in the future, I'll beat them up for you!"
In the past …
"Haha! In the future, I, Lei Chen, will become the tribe leader. Su Ming, you have to work hard. You have to become the Elder. In the future, Dark Mountain Tribe will belong to the two of us."
"Bei Ling is too despicable. Su Ming, do you want us to find a chance to beat him up tonight? But we might not be able to win … "
"Su Ming … I think I fell in love with someone. It's that really strong girl from White Spirit Tribe. I think she really fits my taste. Su Ming, are you listening?"
"Su Ming, I'm tired. Don't walk so quickly. I'm telling you, did you know that when you went to gather herbs, that someone's house next to yours caught on fire? Huh? Are you listening? I'm telling you … "
In the past …
"Su Ming, I'm not going back to the tribe … I'm going to the other side of the mountain. There are Fallen Berserkers there. I want to make myself stronger. I have to become stronger, even if I have to pay a great price!"
The voice in the passage of time rose in Su Ming's head at that moment. He stared at the black butterfly and fell silent.
'Will we … change..?' In the midst of all the complicated emotions in Su Ming's heart, he stared at the black butterfly in a daze. He had found his old friend in Harmonious Morus Alba, but he could not find any trace of him in Arid Triad.
He was his childhood friend. It could be said that he was Su Ming's first true friend. He was his friend who liked to nag but swore that he would protect him in the future. He was his friend whose goal was to become the tribe leader. He was … his childhood friend who cherished their friendship and grew up with him.
But he was not him.
In Dark Mountain, the most unforgettable family member was his elder, the most unforgettable love was Bai Ling, and the most unforgettable friendship … was Lei Chen.
One thousand something years had passed. Time passed, and Su Ming could no longer return to the past. His childhood friend had already grown into a stranger, but the memories in his heart were still buried there. He did not want to forget them, did not want to give them up. He would always search for them in silence, but there were only traces … only traces.
Along with the marks were a few glowing spots of memories. One of them recorded the shrill and pained roar from the Chains of Han Mountain in Han Mountain City, and that sentence …
"You're not him! You can't be him! I buried you with my own hands! This … this is impossible!!"
There was also a spot of light in which the Ghostkeeper Tribe's Great Elder was looking for the next Ghostkeeper under him. It became a spot in that memory that would flicker eternally.
Su Ming continued until the final point. It was the scene from the secrets of the universe when he was in the Rune burning Incense Burning. He saw Su Ming die with regret on his face.
Silence. It was as if besides silence, Su Ming did not know how else to express the complicated feelings and anguish in his heart. All of this seemed to have verified the words of two children running on the snow at the foot of Dark Mountain around a thousand years ago, and they had coincidentally talked about their lives.
"Will we … change?"
This topic was too heavy for the two children at that time, so heavy that they would only occasionally think about it. Even if they thought about it, they would only think about it faintly, because they did not understand the future. They did not understand that the two paths in the fog before them would cross each other's paths a few times in their lives. When they crossed each other's paths, would they run side by side, or … would they go their separate ways?
"I don't want to be your enemy. Your enemy … is not me. He's already on his way." Su Ming was silent, and the black butterfly was also silent. After a long while, a voice filled with complicated feelings came from the butterfly.
Perhaps as the Child of Morus Alba of this Expanse Cosmos, he knew more than others. He knew about Arid Triad's existence and that there was another version of himself there. Perhaps that other version of himself had changed in an unseen manner. He … had memories of Su Ming that no one else knew about.
In any case, Su Ming could sense the complexity in his business, and he did not try to hide it.
In silence, the butterfly flapped its wings and swept up the Jade Emperor, leaving into the distance …
"Lei Chen …" Su Ming mumbled.
The butterfly in the distance did not stop. Gradually, it looked as if it was about to disappear into space.
"Lei Chen!" Su Ming lifted his head swiftly, and his voice echoed in the air like thunder. He called out the name of his childhood friend and spoke of his most unforgettable friendship in Dark Mountain.
Just as the black butterfly was about to fuse into space, it came to a swift halt …
"You asked me in the past whether we will change, and my answer … was no! You didn't answer me at that time. Now, can you tell me your answer? "Su Ming stared at the butterfly. It was his friendship, the first friend he had in his life.
The black butterfly did not speak for a long time. About a dozen breaths passed, but he still did not speak. Instead, he fused into space and disappeared without a trace.
Su Ming lowered his head, and a hint of sadness appeared on his face. He knew that the other party was not him, but he still asked, because he cared about Lei Chen, who he had never been able to find. He cared about his childhood friend.
This was friendship. It was different from familial love, because if there was one type of love that would never change in the world, then it would definitely be familial love. That was why friendship was not as pure as familial love, but at certain times, it could be the same as familial love.
Friendship was different from love. It did not need to be there every single day, but when a person needed it, the existence of friendship could make a person … feel that their life was more than enough compared to love.
Friendship was the person who would play in the mud with you, run together, play together, watch the sun rise and set with you when you were unhappy. It was the person who would nag at you in hopes that you would be happy.
It was the person who could punch your chest and laugh as you hugged him. It was … the person who was worth remembering for the rest of your life.
This was friendship. As time passed by, it would become more stable, and in their later years, they would be companions who would say the arrogant things they had said when they were young and even boast together.
Su Ming lifted his head quietly and looked at space. After a long while, he sighed softly. He still avoided looking at Lei Chen's deeply remorseful gaze when he saw him in the secrets of the universe. He did not want to think about it too much. In fact, he did not even want to think about the reason behind it. It was just like how he did not want to think about Su Xuan Yi, even though he had already guessed it, and just like how he did not want to face Bai Ling's change in emotions.
Su Ming valued his emotions.
He could overturn the world for his emotions. He could wipe off a True World for his old friend, Qian Chen. He was not a good person, and neither was he a person who walked down the righteous path. Sometimes, he was like a despicable person, and sometimes, he was too cunning, but he could give up everything for his emotions.
As Su Ming's enemies, they had to face death, and as his friends, Su Ming was a person who could make others turn their backs to him. He was a person they could trust.
Familial love, friendship, and love. These were the three emotions in life, and Su Ming cherished each of them with his life.
Su Ming was silent. He sat in the empty galaxy and closed his eyes. No one could see or sense the loneliness in his heart, because they could only see his cold-bloodedness and his desire to kill. His cold-bloodedness and his desire to kill hid away Su Ming's care and determination towards his emotions.
Time passed. When an unknown amount of time passed, Su Ming lifted his head and saw … the person he had been waiting for so long in the galaxy in the distance.
The purple butterfly was vast and endless. The ten Mournful-Death souls spread out like wings, serving as a foil to the young man in front of him, along with the determination and killing intent in his eyes.
This was the moment of Destiny!
"When you know who you are, you are no longer you …
"But when you don't know who you are, you will only be you …" As Su Ming mumbled, he forced down the anguish in his heart and ignited the flames of battle in his eyes. He met the gaze of his other self who had arrived through the galaxy.
…..
At that moment, the black butterfly swept up the Jade Emperor in True Sky Hill World and appeared on a meteor that was not too far away from the gigantic golden planet. The meteor floated in space and rotated according to a certain trajectory. There was a very normal looking house on it.
The black butterfly disappeared and turned into a man in a black robe. His face could not be seen clearly, but he was very big and built. He stood quietly and lifted his head to stare at space. He did not say a single word.
Behind him, the Jade Emperor wiped off the blood at the corners of his mouth and stood by the side.
After a long while, the Jade Emperor hesitated for a moment before he asked softly, "Lord Child of Morus Alba, he is not the Child of Morus Alba from True Victory Village World … Who is he?"
After some time, the black-robed Child of Morus Alba mumbled hoarsely, "He is an old friend. More accurately speaking, he was once an old friend of my other self."
The Jade Emperor looked as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated for a moment and did not speak.
"It's not that I don't want to help you, but … this person is not someone I can attack, because the only person who has the right to attack him is him, who is already in Victory Village.
"Go back and train at ease. I will help you make up for the losses suffered by Jade Palace …" The black-robed Child of Morus Alba shook his head. As he spoke faintly, he turned around and walked into the house.
The Jade Emperor bowed quietly by the side. There was a slightly complicated look on his face, along with the fear that came from surviving a disaster. Once the Child of Morus Alba from True Sky Hill World returned to the house, he chose to leave.
In the house, the Child of Morus Alba removed the hood that covered his head to reveal the face of a middle-aged man. There was an ancient air to his face, and compared to the Lei Chen in Su Ming's memories, there were quite a lot more signs of age on him, but Su Ming could still tell … that he was Lei Chen.
He quietly sat down cross-legged, and a complicated look appeared on his face. He sighed softly, and a hint of regret appeared on his face. If Su Ming was here and could see that regret, then he would definitely be able to immediately recognize that the Lei Chen he saw in the secrets of the universe … was this person!
"Father, Su Ming … came here." Lei Chen lifted his right hand quietly and seized the air. Immediately, a jade slip with black and white intersecting with each other appeared in his hand. It was as if Yin and Yang had fused together perfectly to form … a voice transmission jade slip that could connect Harmonious Morus Alba and Arid Triad.
Lei Chen stared at the jade slip quietly, and a hint of conflict appeared on his face. In the end, it turned into resolution. He did not send a voice transmission … but put away the jade slip.
"Will we … change?" Lei Chen mumbled, and a dazed look appeared on his face.
It has been going on for many days. Allow me to rest for a while. On the third day, it will be a little later. Everyone, please feel sorry for me. I might not be old, but I am still old …
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