A quiet but vibrant forest.
Built in the depths of the forest, a house with evergreen vines growing on the brick wall.
A garden where flowers and plants grow freely.
Yellow stone tables and chairs under the pergola.
They were two old men.
Law stood in front of the wooden fence in the courtyard and looked at the house that had not changed for years. He said with emotion: "It's still the same."
Machi couldn't understand Law's emotion, but she looked at the surrounding environment with a trace of love.
In seven days, her injury has recovered. Fortunately, she avoided it at that time and did not take the whole "Tremor Punch" head on. Otherwise, she may have been seriously injured or even died.
Da Da.
The sound of slightly hurried footsteps came from the end of the winding path.
A man in a black suit with white hair and beard came quickly, but it was Lin Nie's housekeeper, Day Tiger.
He came to the gate of the fence, opened the wooden door, and said respectfully: "You're here."
He saw Machi who came with Law, but he didn't ask much. The reason was simple, because she was brought by Law.
Law heard this and said helplessly: "Don't use honorifics."
Day Tiger smiled and didn't say anything, but turned sideways and made an inviting gesture.
Luo Weiwei shook her head and led Machi up the winding path toward the front door of the house.
She opened the front door and entered the quaint main hall on the first floor.
Luo Hui glanced at Day Tiger and asked, "Where is Lin Nie?"
Day Tiger replied: "On the balcony on the second floor."
Law nodded and led Machi up the mottled stairs, making creaking sounds.
Lin Nie's second-floor balcony was just on the other side of the main door of the house.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the second floor. After passing through a corridor, they saw Lin Nie sitting in an armchair with his back to them.
"Sit."
Lin Nie heard the sound, slowly opened his eyes, and reached out to the prepared chair beside him. On the round table in the middle, two cups of fragrant hot tea had been poured.
Law and Machi walked over and sat on the chairs.
Machi knew Lin Nie, so he didn't feel restrained.
Lin Nie quietly looked at the changes in Law and had a lot of questions in his heart. After a while, he just said: "It's good that you're back."
Luo Weiwei smiled. She took out a rectangular stone box from the Black Cat's space and gently placed it on the round table.
"This is?"
Lin Nie turned his chair slightly and looked at the stone box.
"Nitolomi." Luo Dao said the name of the item in the stone box.
Lin Nie's eyes narrowed into slits. She knew about the Five Great Hopes and knew that Nitholomi was the longevity food that countless people dreamed of.
"Although there is only half a plant, the effect is still there." Law opened the box.
Lin Nie looked at the golden rice in the stone box. He didn't expect the longevity food that grew in the swamp area to be golden rice.
She looked up at Law, then reached out and pushed the stone box forward. She said lightly: "I don't need it."
"No, you do." Law pushed back the stone box with a firm attitude.
Machi didn't know what Nitholomi was. It was quite strange to see the two of them pushing each other away.
Seeing that Lin Nie didn't mean to accept it at all, Law looked serious and persuaded: "I will go to the Dark Continent again. I don't know when I will leave and when I will come back."
"If you still have hope in your heart, accept it honestly."
Lin Nie couldn't help but be silent. She knew what Law meant. He was worried that after coming back for the second time, she would die of old age at home because of the end of her life.
After a while, she no longer shirked and said: "How many people dream of it. You are generous."
Law smiled lightly: "If I need it, I will get it again."
A light sentence, in the ears of those who know, is not an ordinary arrogance at all.
Lin Nie looked at Law in a daze. She didn't know why, but there was a sense of loss in her heart.
If she had been more determined at the beginning, how could she still have hope in her old age and even rely on the younger generation.
The time that has passed can't be recovered in any case.
Law felt Lin Nie's loss and silently closed the stone box. Then he took out the ingredients from the Black Cat space and put them on the round table. Suddenly, the teacup was pushed aside.
A bright red fruit in the shape of a bud.
A translucent bamboo mushroom with snow patterns.
A piece of meat that was half green and half white, shaped like a mahjong tile.
A basket of stone clams the size of a basketball covered with rocks.
In addition to these, there were several flame-patterned eggs.
This was selected by Law from many ingredients. It was not the best, but it was an ingredient that could preserve 100% of its flavor.
Before he returned, he even went to the core of the underground world to hunt for a turkey. However, after being forced back by the magma waves many times, he did not find any trace of the turkey. He had no choice but to give up.
After taking out these ingredients, Law said with a smile: "These are all ingredients brought back from the Dark Continent."
Lin Nie looked at these unique ingredients and her body trembled slightly.
When Law pushed the longevity food in front of her, she didn't react, but when Law put the ingredients brought back from the Dark Continent in front of her, she lost her composure.
For countless days and nights, even in her dreams, she wanted to cook and taste the ingredients of the Dark Continent herself.
She got up from the chair, stretched out her trembling old hand, and gently stroked the ingredients.
Unconsciously, tears flowed down her face.
Law looked at Lin Nie, who lost her composure, and could understand the feeling of making up for the regret.
Whether it was the Nitolomi or the ingredients specially selected and brought back, it was all Law's way of repaying.
He has always been like this. Not to mention that a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring, he has never been stingy to the people he recognized.
Until Lin Nie calmed down, she didn't directly cook the ingredients. She wanted to be fully prepared before cooking, showing a high degree of importance.
You know, since Lin Nie was old, few people in the outside world had tasted her cooking. Only her old friends Nitro and Maha had the opportunity to taste it once every one or two years.
Cooking the ingredients of the Dark Continent was probably one of the most important moments in Lin Nie's life. Before she was ready, she would invite her old friends over.
She had the same point of view as Law, believing that the true meaning of delicious food was sharing.
That day, Law and Machi stayed overnight. It was unknown whether it was deliberately done by Lin Nie, but she said that the extra room was used to store sundries, so there was only one room available.
So, Law and Machi could only share one side and sleep in the same bed.
Lin Nie's house had a special feature, that was, the room was very big, and relatively, the bed was also very big.
The night was dark, and when one listened carefully, they could hear the low sound of insects outside.
On the big bed, Law was lying on the left and Machi was lying on the right.
"Did you go to the Dark Continent in the past few years?" Machi listened during the day and knew that Law might have gone to a place called the Dark Continent.
"Yes."
Law's arms were behind his head, looking at the ceiling, and he could feel the gaze from the side. He couldn't help but recall the days when he was first picked up by Machi.
Machi looked at Law's side face and was silent.
At this time, Law suddenly turned sideways, met Machi's gaze, and teased: "Machi, I have something to confess to you, although I still refuse to admit it."
"What?" Machi also turned sideways and wondered.
"I admit that I accidentally took off your clothes that night." Law said seriously.
In the quilt, Machi suddenly kicked out, but Law caught it with his hand.
"Let go." Machi's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.
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