"Crackle, crackle —"
The firewood burning in the stove let out a soft sound. In the silence of the night, that sound seemed to be right next to his ear, causing the dazed Xu Sili to gradually come back to his senses.
He looked at the young man who was still waiting for his answer. The young man's blue eyes were clear and had a hint of expectation and sincerity. It made him feel like he was looking at the future Si Sheng.
But …
"How did you … when did you …"
He felt his throat dry up. His eyes were still filled with disbelief.
Xu Sili had never thought that Si Sheng would retain his memories from "Game of Gods" …
How was this possible? Wasn't he a character reconstructed by the game team? But if he wasn't, then why did he ask if he was a god?
But … he was now Snow Roland.
Even if Si Sheng retained his memories from the previous game, he wouldn't be able to recognize him, right?
"Game of Gods" was a mobile game. He was only playing on his phone. It wasn't a holographic game where they could see each other. Si Sheng had never seen him before. How could he recognize him?
The young man waited quietly. His eyes were focused on the little boy. He took in all his reactions.
Although the dream was still blurry, his heart was beating violently. He knew that he cared a lot about this answer.
Xu Sili lowered his eyes and avoided the young man's gaze.
Many details flashed through his mind. They were like scattered pearls that were connected by the young man's words.
When he had first transmigrated, Si Sheng had pinched his chin and asked him who he was …
He thought that he could get away with it. But now, it seemed like that wasn't the case.
Because almost on the same day, Si Sheng's attitude towards him changed completely. Not only did he protect him, but he also didn't mention the humiliation of stepping on his face …
If he asked himself honestly, if he was in Si Sheng's position and had his face stepped on and turned into a puppet, would he not hate that person?
Impossible, he would definitely make that person pay the price!
Therefore, he had always felt that Si Sheng must have a bigger motive for being so nice to him and compromising so much for the general interest.
He was on guard against Si Sheng from the beginning to the end.
Even if she couldn't control herself from getting close to him, and couldn't control herself from being attracted to him, she couldn't completely trust him. She would always think that their relationship would break down one day.
In this relationship, he always had a trace of sobriety.
However, he had never imagined that such a situation would occur …
Si Sheng had already recognized him.
Moreover, he still had the memory of the previous game! He thought of him as the "God" in the game.
Xu Sili felt his heart beating violently in his chest, which made him feel a little numb.
No wonder Si Sheng always looked at him gently and sincerely. Sometimes, he could even be described as humble.
That sense of dissonance suddenly disappeared when he found out that he had retained the data and memory of the previous game.
Because …
Come to think of it, didn't Si Sheng look at him like that in "Game of Gods"?
Hadn't he been moved by his pious eyes in the past and even marveled at the realism of the game's modeling?
Could it be that Si Sheng already had self-awareness back then? What was this? Was he an artificial intelligence like Xiao Wu?
But if that was the case, how did his consciousness come to the Star Age? And he even thought of him as a "God"?
Xu Sili felt his mind was in a mess.
Everything seemed to make sense now, but it also felt so ridiculous …
However, he could feel the strange ripples in his heart.
If this was true, did that mean that Si Sheng …
Had he always been sincere to him?
And he wasn't just the Si Sheng from the Star Age. Apart from these two short months together, did they have a deeper connection and memory?
Xu Sili gulped and quickly realized another problem.
So, he actually fell for him so early?
Xu Sili widened his eyes again, but at the same time, he felt a little guilty.
Although he didn't really act and had always done what he wanted, and with Si Sheng's intelligence, it was normal for him to see that something was wrong, but … he really wasn't a God!
So how did Si Sheng recognize him?
What kind of feelings did he have for him?
Xu Sili really wanted to ask, but the Si Sheng in front of him had already blurred his memory, and with the two of them now, it seemed too strange to ask about feelings …
Ah, this damned trial!
He frowned slightly and felt a little irritated.
After not getting an answer for a long time, the light in the young boy's eyes dimmed when he saw the irritated expression on the young boy's face.
Was he being too rash?
In the dream, he didn't dare to ask …
He bit his lip, and under Xu Sili's dazed gaze, he reached out and pulled him into his arms, hugging him tightly.
"If this question is too difficult for you, please forget about it."
The young boy rested his chin on the top of his head, and his voice was low and trembling.
Xu Sili leaned into his arms, feeling the warmth from his body, and couldn't help but sigh.
Difficult … It was definitely difficult.
But how could he forget?
Xu Sili raised his head, his cheek resting on the young boy's chin, and gently rubbed against it. Their skin touched, and they were still as intimate as before.
Feeling this, the young boy's tense nerves slightly relaxed, and then he heard the young boy's voice again.
"What else did you see in the dream?"
The young boy pursed his lips, and his eyes were filled with fear. Even death couldn't make him feel fear, but now, because of the young boy's question, he was panicking.
If the "dream" was real, then it should be his biggest secret …
But, what if His Highness was really a god?
In the midst of a battle between heaven and man, that scene appeared in front of him again — — when he was in the most despair and pain, the fairy-like young boy suddenly appeared, just like the most dazzling sunlight.
He said that he was here, and no one could hurt him …
The young boy's fluctuating emotions suddenly calmed down.
How could His Highness not be a god in the dream? He did the same thing as a god.
He should believe in His Highness.
"I saw in the dream …"
The young boy whispered, "I came from another world."
Although Xu Sili already had his suspicions, when he heard the confirmation, he couldn't help but be shocked.
"What kind of world was that?"
He heard himself ask.
"There was a very powerful country in that world, and the first successor had just died. As the second successor, the princess had to complete a test before she could take over the king's position."
"And I was instructed by the god to assist the princess …"
With just a few words, the young boy confirmed to Xu Sili that he really did come from "The Game of Gods"!
But, why did such a situation occur?
Xu Sili suddenly rejoiced. Although this test brought a lot of danger, at least Si Sheng didn't have such a heavy heart when he was still a cub, and he was tricked by him into spilling everything.
Otherwise, wouldn't he have been kept in the dark?
"Then … do you still remember how you came to this world?" Xu Sili asked softly.
Then he felt the young boy's body stiffen.
"No, I don't remember."
The young boy replied.
Xu Sili pursed his lips. The young boy didn't know how to lie, or in other words, he couldn't hide his emotions in front of him.
So he remembered, but he refused to say.
Should he force him?
He remembered the young boy's dead eyes when he used the iron chain to strangle the slave master's neck.
He had suffered a lot.
If he had the memory of the previous world, then this suffering would be doubled.
Maybe the way he came to this world was also full of pain?
He knew that if he missed this opportunity, Si Sheng, who had completely recovered his memory, would not be so honest with him again.
But …
Xu Sili couldn't bear it.
He didn't want to see Si Sheng in pain, and he didn't want to lose his memory and be hurt again.
Thinking of this, Xu Sili rubbed the skin on the young boy's neck again and softly comforted him, "Well, it's okay if you don't remember."
He felt the young boy's tense body slowly relax.
The room fell into silence again.
The night gradually deepened, and the burning firewood in the stove slowly turned into charcoal. The raging flames weakened, but it still provided heat in the room.
But this heat was much weaker than before.
Xu Sili felt this change and couldn't help but snuggle into the young boy's arms, greedily absorbing the warmth of his body.
Maybe it was because the night was too cold, or maybe it was because the fatigue had eroded his brain, so his thoughts became a little chaotic and his heart's defenses were lowered to the lowest.
"I didn't know you still remembered the things of that world."
The young boy, who had closed his eyes, suddenly opened them and looked down at the few strands of silver hair under the quilt.
Did he hear wrong?
Originally, he thought he wouldn't get an answer tonight …
"I thought you forgot." The young boy's soft voice, with a bit of ethereal fantasy in the night, made the young boy feel like he was in a dream.
So, was this the reason why God didn't recognize him? It wasn't that he didn't want to, but … did he think he didn't remember?
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault that you have to go through this again …"
Xu Sili hugged the young boy's thin body, feeling extremely guilty.
If Si Sheng was really conscious, then he would be transferred to the Star Age. Did that mean he had to go through the painful childhood again?
Thinking of the young boy's dead eyes, he couldn't help but tighten his arms again.
"Don't say that …"
The young boy whispered, "I'm not afraid of suffering, I'm just afraid … that I can't stay by your side …"
In fact, he wanted to ask why God abandoned him before. Why did he leave him alone in this world? According to what Lord God had said, he had erased his memory.
So, was this the reason why he waited until four years ago to remember what happened in his previous life?
Why? Why did he do that?
But he couldn't be as reckless as before.
Even if there were countless questions in his heart, he didn't dare to ask.
Just like what he was worried about in the dream, what if Her Highness' answer … was that she didn't care?
Because she didn't care, she abandoned him so easily. Because she didn't care, she erased his memory and left him in this world to carry out missions …
If that was the case, what should he do?
The young boy hugged the child in his arms tightly, almost suppressing his trembling body as he said, "God, please let me stay by your side … please … don't leave me behind again."
Xu Sili's heart ached when he heard this.
How could someone touch his heart like this? It made him feel extremely guilty.
"I won't leave you behind," he said.
"You can stay as long as you want, until you're tired of it."
Hearing his promise, the young boy blinked, his eyes were red, but he was smiling.
He closed his eyes, lowered his head, and gently planted a kiss on the top of the little boy's head.
"I'll never be tired of it."
The young boy's mouth curved up slightly, revealing a faint smile.
He seemed to know how to smile …
So, this was the feeling of happiness.
What surprised Xu Sili was that he had a good night's sleep last night.
Originally, he thought that he would lose sleep because of the conversation before going to bed, but when he woke up the next day, he found that he was full of energy, a state that could only be found after a good night's sleep.
Today's weather was clearly not as cold as yesterday.
When he found that the bed beside him was empty, Xu Sili nervously poked his head out from under the blankets.
"Si Sheng?"
Then, he saw the neatly dressed blonde boy walk out from behind the screen.
The sunlight just happened to shine in from the window, making his hair look golden and beautiful. But what made Xu Sili unable to move his eyes away was the slight smile on the young boy's face.
It was a very faint smile, but it was like a rose blooming on a snowy night, firmly attracting his gaze.
In a daze, Xu Sili thought that he was looking at an adult Si Sheng.
But soon, he found that there was a difference.
Because under his gaze, the young boy's cold white skin was clearly dyed with a thin layer of red, and his smile was somewhat bashful.
An adult Si Sheng would not be so pure. When it came to words of love, his face was not red, and his heart was not beating fast.
"Your Highness, you're awake." The young boy came to his side. Just as he hesitantly reached out to hug him, the little boy took the initiative to reach out and intimately close to him.
"I already said not to use honorifics when there are no outsiders," Xu Sili said.
The young boy blinked, then the corners of his mouth curved up. "Okay."
"Do you want to wash up?"
He said, "I just went to get some hot water, the temperature should be just right."
Xu Sili looked at the toiletries placed beside the bed and casually asked, "Where's Janice?"
The young boy paused. "She's preparing breakfast for Your Highness."
Xu Sili nodded and did not say anything, obediently brushing his teeth and washing his face under the care of the young boy.
Soon, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
The young boy got up to open the door, but the door only opened a crack. The person who knocked on the door was blocked outside.
"Please leave it to me."
He looked at Janice and stretched out his hands, ready to take the tray.
Janice frowned. "Excuse me."
The young boy had no intention of giving way. "I'll do it, I'll take good care of Your Highness."
"What do you mean …"
The young boy looked up at her, and Janice suddenly paused.
Looking at the young boy's gray-blue eyes and seeing the coldness and impatience in them, Janice felt a chill down her spine for a moment.
While she was in a daze, the young boy had already taken the tray in her hands, entered the bedroom, and slammed the door shut.
Xu Sili did not notice the brief confrontation at the door. Although he felt that it was a little strange, Si Sheng had often served him meals before, so he felt that he was already used to it.
He slowly drank his milk, thinking that he would continue to be a salted fish in the room today.
However, sometimes things did not go as planned.
"Little Snow, I'm here to see you again!"
Just after breakfast, a young girl's hearty voice came from outside the door. Then the door was kicked open, and a young girl with a high ponytail and wearing a combat uniform appeared at the door.
Xu Sili looked at her and lazily greeted her, "Second Sister."
The young girl was a little dissatisfied.
"Little Snow, are you not happy to see me?"
She walked into the room and saw the young boy in a new outfit. She patted him on the shoulder casually. "Not bad, it fits you very well!"
The young boy looked at her with an indifferent expression. He did not show any special reaction because of her identity as a princess. He was completely different from the shy and shy person he was just a moment ago.
Xu Sili saw this and couldn't help but say, "That day, it was my sister who went to the Water Healing Division and brought you here. She also had the clothes custom-made for you."
The young boy paused and understood the young prince's meaning.
He looked at Princess Sirene again and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness."
His attitude was still neither servile nor overbearing, but it was much better than his previous indifference.
Fortunately, Sirene had a straightforward personality and did not lower herself to his level. She only shook her head and said, "It's nothing. It's just a small matter."
Then she looked at Xu Sili again.
"Little Snow, hurry up and change your clothes. I'll take you out to play."
Xu Sili was still lying on the bed. He was only a five-year-old child and Sirene was his sister, so he did not feel embarrassed.
"I don't want to go out."
He shook his head and refused. "It's freezing outside. I'm fine with Si Sheng in the room."
"That won't do."
Sirene walked over and was about to lift his quilt. But when she grabbed the edge of the quilt, a thin hand reached out and grabbed her wrist.
She was a little hurt. When she looked up, she saw a pair of wolf-like eyes.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?" The young boy looked at her with a particularly sharp gaze.
Sirene pulled back her hand and finally looked at the young boy.
"You're very strong. No wonder you could strangle that slave owner to death." She looked at him admiringly and said, "Are you interested in joining my team?"
"When I'm an adult, I'll lead the team to the front line. A good seedling like you should go to the battlefield and fight with us. We'll strive to kill those damned interstellar beasts as soon as possible!"
The young boy did not answer. When Xu Sili heard Sirene's words, he felt a little sad.
This lively and beautiful young girl would die in the Beast Tide ten years later on the battlefield. She would become a heroine that everyone admired and worshipped.
However, death was death.
Originally, he did not care because he had not interacted with her before. He had not even seen her before, so he would not have feelings for her.
But now …
Xu Sili sighed, but this attracted Sirene's attention.
The young girl rubbed his head and said resentfully, "Lazy bone, I heard from Janice that you haven't been out of the house for two days. If you stay here any longer, you're going to get moldy!"
Xu Sili shrugged.
So what if I get moldy, it's better than encountering danger.
There were less than three days left, and he did not want to fail at the last moment.
Sirene saw him get into bed again and wanted to lift the quilt. When she saw the young boy next to her, she could not help but feel a little afraid.
He was like a wild wolf, the kind that had eaten people.
She was one of the people who saved him, but the difference in treatment was too big!
"Okay, get up." Sirene finally softened her tone, "Little Snow, it's father who wants to see you."
When he heard her mention the old emperor, Xu Sili immediately pricked up his ears.
Except for the vague impression of his father in Snow Roland's memory, Xu Sili's deepest impression of the late emperor was the restricted holographic games in the game cabin.
Also, before he died, he spent all the Universe Coins and did not leave him a single coin.
"Do I have to go just because he wants to see me?" Xu Sili said expressionlessly.
"Don't be angry, he's still our father after all." Sirene touched the top of his head. When she felt the strong gaze next to her, she reluctantly withdrew her hand.
"I'm not angry …"
"I know it's hard for you to live here, but you can't go on like this."
Sirene explained, "This is the rule, and it's also to protect you."
The members of the royal family who were tested to be Elementalists would have the right to inherit the throne, and resources would also be tilted toward them. But if they were not talented, all the treatment could only be carried out according to the lowest standard.
"I know, second sister."
Xu Sili said earnestly, "It's just that I'm not in a good mood, and I don't want to see him for the time being."
Sirene could not help but sigh, "That's not up to you."
"Today, Marshal Joyce returned in triumph, and our father ordered us to personally welcome him."
Joyce? Marshal?
Xu Sili touched his chin. He knew General Joyce, was it just a name?
Marshal Joyce was really something to be welcomed by three members of the royal family.
Knowing that this was part of the trial and that there was no way he could avoid it no matter what, Xu Sili gave up on struggling.
He got up from the bed and saw Si Sheng coming over to help him put on his clothes. Xu Sili couldn't help but tuck his hair behind his ear and said, "You can stay here."
Although he didn't want to be separated from him, it was obvious that there might be danger now, and he didn't want him to go with him.
The boy's hand that was helping him to button his clothes suddenly paused.
He looked up, and the frost that he felt when facing Princess Sirene melted into water. He looked at Xu Sili pitifully and said, "Your Highness, you said I could always stay by your side …"
Xu Sili looked at the boy's aggrieved appearance and felt even more helpless.
"Okay, okay, you can come with me if you want."
In the end, he could only coax him.
The boy slowly revealed a faint smile, and looked at the little boy's blue eyes, which were shining brightly and more dazzling than the sun.
Sirene looked at this scene, and even though she was slow, she felt that something was wrong.
Damn, was her precious little brother going to be abducted?
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