Lan Jue lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong. "I-I don't have the face to come back."
The middle-aged man's eyes suddenly flashed. Suddenly, the air in the entire room suddenly twisted violently. Lan Jue was like a little bird that had fallen into a whirlpool. His entire body seemed to be twisted along with the twisted air.
The energy in his body instinctively burst forth to resist this powerful pressure. A faint blue light also overflowed from his body.
However, in the next moment, the pressure suddenly disappeared. Lan Jue's body swayed slightly. He quickly steadied himself. A faint black and white halo flashed from his body before disappearing.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly and said the words that Lan Jue would never have thought of. "It's good that you're back."
Lan Jue suddenly looked up. Even with his strength, a layer of mist appeared in his eyes at this moment. "Dad, I …"
The middle-aged man's eyes seemed a little lonely. He waved his hand. "I don't blame you. I was too stubborn in the past."
If he had beaten himself up, perhaps Lan Jue would have felt better. He had imagined countless scenes of reuniting with his father. However, it had never been this atmosphere before.
He would rather face his father, who was filled with violence, his eyes were cold and valiant, and he was under unparalleled pressure than face his father, whose eyes were calm and filled with vicissitudes of life.
Lan Jue suddenly realized that he did not seem to fully understand his father.
This was the first time he saw his father's peaceful side. However, he did not know why, but he just knew that this should be his father's truest side.
"Don't hide from me in the future. I called you back this time to tell you something," the middle-aged man said calmly.
Lan Jue instinctively stood up.
The middle-aged man raised his head. His eyes flashed.
The two of them just looked at each other like this. They did not make a sound for a long time.
The middle-aged man suddenly smiled. In Lan Jue's opinion, his father never smiled. His smile was a little forced and a little ugly.
However, his smile made Lan Jue's tears flow instantly.
"It's our child!
We've been out for a long time. We have to return home, "the middle-aged man said in a low voice.
"Father!"
Lan Jue cried out with tears streaming down her face. She was about to kneel down, but the middle-aged man stood up first and used his thick and powerful arms.
She pulled him into her embrace with one hand.
"I'm sorry, Dad. I'm sorry."
Everyone had a weak side in their heart, and only in front of this man in front of her, would Lan Jue's weakness be released unreservedly.
The middle-aged man smiled.
He smiled happily. "Perhaps I'm really old. I've actually learned to let go."
Yes, he had learned to let go. With his past unyielding character, how could he have taken the initiative to call Lan Jue to ask him to come back?
It was also because of this stubbornness that Lan Jue did not dare to return.
"Alright, don't cry.
Don't be like a girl. "He let go of Lan Jue's arm and patted him hard on the shoulder.
Lan Jue wiped the tears off his face and smiled.
This incomparably tough tone, this was the Old Dad!
But at this moment, the voice that had once terrified him sounded so familiar.
"Father, let's go home?"
"Okay!" The middle-aged man nodded and raised his hand to press on the table.
The wall behind the office split open on both sides, revealing a cabin that looked like a cannonball.
This cabin could only accommodate four people.
Lan Jue and the middle-aged man sat inside, and Lan Jue fastened his seat belt.
The middle-aged man did not.
The cabin door closed. The next moment.
A low hum sounded, and then the cabin really shot out like a cannonball. It reached a terrifying speed in an instant, and in the absence of a decompression device, it instantly pressed Lan Jue firmly into the seat.
The middle-aged man sat there as if nothing had happened, but a faint smile appeared on his resolute face. He took a puff of the cigar in his hand, and then slowly blew it out. Suddenly, the entire cabin was filled with the strong smell of the cigar.
"Father, you're still so extravagant.
This 1966 has such a strong smell. "Lan Jue smiled.
The middle-aged man snorted, "This is my only hobby. Don't even think about it, there's no share for you."
Lan Jue smiled, but did not say anything.
"Tell me," the middle-aged man said lightly.
The smile on Lan Jue's face immediately disappeared, and after a moment of silence, he began his story.
The middle-aged man smoked the cigar while listening calmly. There was no exhaust system in the cabin, and very quickly, the cigar smoke filled the cabin, blocking their sight to a certain extent.
But Lan Jue did not have any objections. This was the habit of the Old Dad, and he had always been like this.
The calm narration matched Lan Jue's not calm expression. The story was a little long, but it was not lacking in variety.
The middle-aged man listened very seriously, but did not ask or interrupt. He just listened as if he was really listening to a story.
"Hum!" The cabin stopped, and instantly became quiet.
The cabin door opened, and the cigar smoke also rushed out.
Lan Jue and the middle-aged man walked out of the cabin, and went up the elevator.
The elevator went up, and after a few minutes, they came back to the ground.
The metal door of the elevator opened, and in front of them was a wooden door.
The middle-aged man walked over and opened the door, and Lan Jue followed behind him.
Immediately, the fresh air blew into their faces, and the faint fragrance of flowers and grass was refreshing.
This was a wooden house without the slightest bit of metal, and the furnishings in the house were filled with a simple and unadorned aura.
If there was an antique expert here, he would definitely be able to recognize that everything here was actually an antique.
It was exceptionally exquisite.
Outside the window, green trees, grass, flowers, and birds, there was nothing missing.
The window was open, and the fresh air outside came from this.
Looking at this familiar environment, Lan Jue could not help but be in a trance. He still clearly remembered that when he and his brother were young, they lived here, in this carefree place.
Unfortunately, at that time, they did not have the time and energy to appreciate anything, because, from the age of five, they received inhuman training.
There was a long period of time when he was especially hateful towards his father, because those days were really too painful. But his father told them that if they wanted to become a person above others, they had to go through the hardships of life. The path they had to walk, would definitely not be ordinary, and he would not allow them to be ordinary.
After that, there was Prometheus and Zeus.
Now that he thought about it, his father was undoubtedly right. Even though his methods were too simple and crude, the pain of the past had become the accumulation of the present. If he wanted to live more freely in this world, to experience more beautiful things, then he had to first become stronger.
It would be many years before Lan Jue would truly understand this.
The middle-aged man opened the door and walked out.
Lan Jue followed behind him.
What came into view was a forest. Yes, it was a forest.
Within a hundred mu of the wooden house, it was all grassland, and further away was the forest.
This forest was like a fence surrounding the wooden house, protecting it.
The fresh air and the dense elemental energies of heaven and earth surrounded this place.
Lan Jue knew very well that these plants were all planted by his father. Ever since he started living here, he had been doing this all the time, and it was also his biggest leisure activity in his daily life.
Who would have thought that Jue Di, the man who had shaken the heavens and shook the earth, the man who had defeated all the heroes in the Great War, would end up as an old farmer on a small planet. He was also a top scientist.
His father once said that in this life, his biggest dream was to experience everything that could be experienced as much as possible.
And this experience was not just to look, but to go deep into it.
He had already tried many identities, and used his long life to learn many things.
Therefore, whether it was Lan Jue or Lan Qing, his father was like a vast ocean, so deep that the bottom could not be seen.
He was like an encyclopedia that stored the best knowledge of mankind. He was omnipotent!
"I miss this place." Lan Jue sighed.
Jueti faintly said, "But you didn't come back either?
Am I really that scary? "
Lan Jue glanced at him. "Do you want to hear the truth?"
Jueti nodded.
"Yes!" Lan Jue said without hesitation.
Jueti's mouth twitched. "If you do, then I want to slap you."
Lan Jue smiled bitterly. "Actually, if that's the case, I think it's more normal. You scared me just now.
But I don't like that feeling. "
Jueti laughed. "It seems that I can't be a good person.
So you all prefer me to be a bad person. "
Lan Jue shook her head. "No, it's not like that.
I like you right now.
But I don't want you to grow old. "
Jueti was silent. After a while, he sighed. "Whether it's an ordinary person or a paranormal, who can really not grow old?
Although there's still a long time in the future, the heart will always grow old.
Do you know?
When I found out that I was afraid of being alone, even I was shocked.
Because of this fear, some of the things that I used to insist on naturally seem to be put down. "
Lan Jue looked at him blankly. His father never told them anything in the past. He was so strong, overbearing, and Jueti.
But now, he really seemed to have become an old man who liked to reminisce about the past.
Even though he still looked so young.
"Dad, a lot of things have happened outside.
If you feel lonely, you can go out and take a look!
The human world also needs you. "Lan Jue said.
Jueti smiled indifferently. "What do we need?
So what if we don't need it?
When one's power reaches a certain level, it will make people afraid.
It wasn't just the enemies that were afraid, even the companions would be afraid.
I still like it here. Even if it's lonely, but here, at least I'm free.
The people here only know Engineer Chi, but not Jueti.
I'm here only because Chi isn't fat.
I'm used to this kind of life. Saving humans is the job of you young people. "