Several decades ago, Li Pifu had been the commander of the 17th Armoured Division of the Federation's First Military Region. He had participated in the Federation's expedition against the Empire, assassinating the Empire's emperor and turning the tide. After that, he had commanded the Federal Army to fight like a god in the continuous battles that followed. He had made great contributions and became the undisputed number one person in the military, and even the number one person in the Federation.
Ever since that black M37 mecha had swept across the battlefield like a mad dragon, amidst the encirclement of 200 Imperial Royal Mecha Battalions, and killed the Emperor of the Empire, no one in this universe dared to call him by his name anymore.
No matter where he appeared, he would always be greeted with passionate gazes of excitement and admiration. Because of a person like him, the Lees of Philadelphia, a normal citizen family, actually had some semblance of a thousand-year-old family. Even the seven great families with 10,000 years of heritage did not dare to slight him.
The people of the Empire hatefully called him 'Beast', the people of the Federation respectfully called him 'War God', and successive presidents of the Federation politely called him 'Grand Marshal'.
Today, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Federation, the commander of the First Military Region, General Miles, the commander of the Third Military Region, and many high-ranking officers in the Ministry of Defence and the fleet were all subordinates of this War God.
For these high-ranking officers, they were not used to calling Li Pifu 'War God' or 'Grand Marshal', because that would seem too distant and too weird. They had their own unique way of addressing him. For example, General Miles was used to calling him 'Teacher', General Hong Yuliang was used to calling him 'Teacher', and the former head of the Ministry of Defence was used to calling him 'Boss'...
These old subordinates also had a common name for Li Pifu, and this name was affectionate and respectful, and that was: 'Old Man'.
However, today, in the military prison of Allure, when this young prisoner saw Li Pifu, he called him 'Old Man'.
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Old Man and Old Man seemed to only have a difference of one word, but the meaning they represented was as different as heaven and earth. The major general of the Ministry of National Defense and the warden, who had accompanied the Military God and his grandson into the prison, had a very interesting expression on their faces when they heard these words. They stared at Xu Le who was at the door, as if they would drag him out and shoot him at any time.
However, Li Pifu, who was sitting across the table, did not have any reaction. The old man just quietly looked at the young man at the door. Gradually, a trace of emotion spread from his old face, and finally turned into a kind of understanding, slightly disappointed smile.
How many years had it been since he heard this name? War God Li Pifu looked at this young man, but his thoughts drifted back to countless years ago. Ever since he was a child, he had always followed the rules and etiquette. Whether it was when he was in the Junior Military Academy in Philadelphia, or when he went to the other side of the universe with his younger brother to study under that teacher, he had always been so. Every step he took was cautious and he would never make a mistake.
Li Pifu had always been cautious, but he was never muddle-headed. The only time he took an uncertain risk was when he assassinated the Emperor of the Empire. This kind of temperament, in the words of his younger brother, was that he was only 18 years old, but his mentality was already 80 years old.
"On your 18th birthday, you started to call me Old Man." The old man quietly recalled in his heart. He could not help but sigh. From the two words Old Man, he finally confirmed the relationship between the young man in front of him and that guy.
"Sit down." The old man gestured for everyone in the room to leave, and then invited Xu Le to sit down.
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Xu Le sat down with the sound of the shackles, but he still felt that everything that happened today was somewhat unbelievable. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the Military God across the table. He felt a bit like a year ago when he woke up in the hospital and saw Jian Shui'er under the sun after waking up. It was just a dream, but he still saw the person who logically could only appear in dreams.
When he saw Lady Tai for the first time at the back of Mochou's mountain, Xu Le was already incomparably nervous. After all, the seven great Federation families were a distant and vague concept to him. However, the old man across the table was the object of worship for countless Federation citizens. There were several articles about him in the Federation's electronic basic education materials. These past few years, the Federation's publicity, movies, and documentaries had already deeply rooted this person's image in the hearts of the people, and it was difficult to erase it.
Xu Le was no exception. Although he was a bit undisciplined, he still felt respect and fear for this great hero who had saved the Federation. These two complementary emotions came from his bones.
"How were his years in Donglin?" Li Pifu looked at the somewhat nervous Xu Le and suddenly opened his mouth to ask a very abrupt question.
At this time, all of the surveillance equipment in the interrogation room had been turned off. No matter how strict the rules of the military prison were, in front of Li Pifu, it was not a problem, and no one dared to pry into this strange conversation.
This question was indeed very abrupt. Even if other people heard it, they might not understand it in a short time. But regarding this question, Xu Le had thought about it for a very long time. Ever since he fought with Madman Li in Linyuan, he had been thinking about this. Suddenly, he was about to get the answer today. His lips couldn't help but dry slightly. A moment later, he said in a hoarse voice, "It's okay. He just drinks and eats meat every day … He opened an electrical repair shop, and every week he goes to the sanatorium to play."
"Yes, he likes to eat meat very much. But I never understood whether he liked the feeling of eating meat or the pleasure of destroying the Federation's system." The old man sighed softly and said calmly, "You are his student?"
Xu Le nervously scratched his head with his right hand. Although the old man in front of him was wearing casual clothes and looked old and frail, he felt that there was an abnormally solemn mood in the room that was squeezing the air and his brain. Perhaps it was because of the old man's name and history, Xu Le felt that there was an abnormally solemn mood in the room that was squeezing the air and his brain.
"I … I am a repairman in the shop. I don't know if I count as a student." He raised his head and said somewhat helplessly.
"He passed on the most precious thing of the Li family to you, and you learned it. Naturally, you are his student." The old man's eyes were calm, but they were soul-stirring. He slowly said, "What do you call him?"
Precious thing of the Lees of Philadelphia? Xu Le's heart tightened slightly. He secretly wondered whether this referred to the power in his body or the bangle on his left wrist. Would the War God take back his family's things? Ever since he entered the interrogation room, he had deliberately hidden the bangle on his left hand. At this time, he even subconsciously put it under the table.
"I call him Uncle Feng Yu."
The old man was silent for a long time. Then he slowly said, "I thought that since you have been with him for so long, you should at least know something. His name is not Feng Yu, nor is it Yu Feng. "
"His surname is Li, and he is my younger brother."
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Even though he had already prepared himself and speculated, when he heard the War God personally confirm that the uncle who had taught him for many years really had such a close relationship with the Lees of Philadelphia, Xu Le could not help but feel shocked and hesitant. His left hand, which was hidden under the table, began to tremble uncontrollably. This was not because he was preparing to attack, but because there was an indescribable feeling.
Ten valiant close-range combat postures, and the strange power in his body that was generated because of these postures. These were the things that Xu Le could not understand when he valiantly charged into the capital ring and broke through the sky. But at this moment, he suddenly found the answer.
At this moment, he thought of the disdain of the uncle when he mentioned the War God that everyone revered. He also thought of many things. He also thought of when he fought with Lin Douhai's elite bodyguards under the Gangdu Hotel. When the powerful person called Kong Wu was injured and fell to the ground, he was extremely terrified.
"Your surname is Li! Your surname is not Xu! "
"You are a member of the Li family!"
Xu Le sat at the table and put his trembling left hand on his leg. He lowered his head and thought back to Kong Wu's terrified expression that day. How operatic that was … However, the uncle's past had affected his present. How much did it sound like Schiller's absurd early stage opera?
"How was he during those years in Donglin? Was he happy? "
Just as Xu Le was in a state of shock, the old man's indifferent and nostalgic words once again rang out in the quiet room, pulling him out of that indescribable emotion. He raised his head and looked seriously at the War God's aged face for the first time. He wanted to connect this most famous face in the Federation with Uncle Feng Yu's face.
"Not bad. Just a toothache … Uh, his teeth are basically all broken," Xu Le replied softly.
After Li Pifu heard this, his aged face dimmed slightly. He paused for a moment to reminisce, then he recovered his calm. He asked lightly, "Can I trouble you to tell me the specifics of his life in Donglin? I'm more interested in this. "
In Feng Yu's words, Xu Le was born with the ability to see through people's hearts. That was because his nature was too simple, direct, and clean, so the appearance of others was not an obstacle for him. Even though the person sitting across the table today was the most respectable person in the Federation, after calming down for a moment, Xu Le understood what the old man needed the most. After a moment of silence, he began to quietly describe the uncle's life in Zhonglou Street and the mine.
For example, the uncle's laziness, the uncle's gluttony, what brand of red wine the uncle liked to drink, how well his beef was fried, how much he liked to watch Twenty-third Uncle Dao's TV series, and that little girl with a head full of purple hair the most.
The interrogation room was completely silent. Only Xu Le's slightly hoarse voice could be heard as he described the ordinary life of a level one fugitive from the Federation.
The old man and Lieutenant Colonel Li Feng behind him listened silently the entire time. Only at the end did the old man say with emotion, "The stars are easy to fall into disorder, but one's nature is hard to change. After all these years, the things he likes are still the same. I just didn't expect that with his temperament, he could actually endure so many years of loneliness."
When he heard that Feng Yu liked that little girl with purple hair the most, the old man didn't express any opinion. However, Li Feng behind him frowned slightly.
No matter how plain and complicated the story was, there was always an end. The room was silent for a long time. Li Pifu looked at Xu Le and suddenly asked directly and simply, "Is the star map in your hands?"
This question came very suddenly. After the warm and emotional narration of the long memories, it was like a brush stroke from the heavens, giving rise to a biting cold feeling.
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