Facing Lucien’s invitation to flee Europe, Otto hesitated.
If only Lucien were traveling with him, he probably would have indeed agreed.
But Kallen was already by Lucien’s side, and if he followed along as well, would he be redundant?
Otto couldn’t help but think this way.
“Is there anything you need my help with?” In the end, he didn’t answer, and instead said this.
To this, Lucien didn’t produce any special emotions, still gently stroking Otto’s head.
After a good while, he finally let go with reluctance, “I actually do have one thing that needs your help, oh.”
What on earth is it?
I can do anything!
Otto gazed solemnly at Lucien, his eyes firm and full of a sense of conviction.
“You must eat well even when you’re alone.
I don’t know if it’s a matter of insufficient nutrition, but you’re too thin, it’s not healthy.”
“Before I come back, strive to turn into a ‘double-door refrigerator’, okay?” After saying this unexpectedly homely request, Lucien’s lips curved slightly, revealing a faint smile.
Otto looked at the incomparably dazzling smile before him, took a deep breath, yet could no longer find the previous firmness and sense of conviction.
They were all kneaded together, transforming into the smile on his face, “I will live well by myself too, but as for turning me into a muscular man or anything like that, please spare me.”
I am actually not thin; it’s just that the flesh has all grown in the places it should.
Even if you didn’t see it yourself, you can’t say “they” don’t exist…
Thinking thusly, a few flushes of shyness quietly spread from Otto’s fair neck up to his cheeks.
Seeing this, Lucien simply took it as him being physiologically unable to accept the “double-door refrigerator” body shape.
He didn’t think much of it.
“If there’s anything you can’t handle, grasp it tightly in your hand.
Even if separated by thousands of miles, I can sense it and return to your side.” Saying so, Lucien conjured golden light out of thin air into a lily flower, and showed it to Otto.
He originally wanted to hand the lily over to the other person after Otto saw it clearly, but looking at Otto’s suit of Platinum Bishop robes, he had a new idea.
The next second, he fashioned the lily flower in his hand into a chest ornament and adorned it on Otto’s left chest, looked him up and down a few times, and nodded with satisfaction.
At this point, having finished instructing everything, Lucien patted Otto’s not-so-broad shoulders lightly, and then turned and left.
“…” Otto watched Lucien’s departing back, only withdrawing his gaze until that back completely disappeared from his eyes.
He lowered his head again to look at the golden lily embellished on his Platinum Bishop robes, only feeling his heart warm and cozy.
I will eat well and live well even alone at home~
[People deeply respect and love the Immaculate Bishop, yet no one knows why he wears only the exact same Platinum Bishop robes regardless of the occasion, nor do they understand what the chest lily ornament on those Platinum Bishop robes truly represents.]
[Quite a few bold and enthusiastic Valkyries had once mustered the courage to ask the Immaculate Bishop about the meaning of the Platinum Bishop robes and the golden lily.]
[In the end, however, they would only be met with an immensely benevolent smile.]
[…]
[In 1476, you and Kallen took the purple box sealing “Corrosion” away from Schicksal, and decided to seal it away.]
[Kallen proposed that the Red Kite Immortal of Shenzhou is immensely powerful and enjoys eternal life, and will surely be able to properly safeguard this power that should not be controlled by humanity.]
[Thus the two of you had a clear goal: reach Shenzhou.]
[In the same year, you brought Kallen all the way east, sightseeing and casually dealing with the pursuers sent by Schicksal along the way.]
[You took Kallen on a tour, killing people.]
[Touring.]
[Killing people.]
[Repeating this cycle, it lasted for a full year.]
[It wasn’t until the following year that you finally arrived in Shenzhou and found the Immortal’s residence, Taixu Mountain.]
[However, the current state of Taixu Mountain is not very good…]
Shenzhou, Taixu Mountain.
The immortal mountain “Taixu” passed down by word of mouth among the people was still shrouded in clouds and mist, ethereal and beyond the reach of human eyes.
But it had also completely lost its immortal aura.
If you ask why?
The green mountains had been stained black, and if it hung on a bit longer, it would have to be changed from a famous Shenzhou scenic spot to an African territory.
Immortal aura?
Dead aura!
Looking at the peaks, there was not a shred of green; instead, they were clad in an old, tattered “overcoat” made of accumulated ash and charcoal.
Even without looking, one could guess seven or eight parts out of ten about what happened here.
It was nothing more than a massive fire that scorched all vitality beyond recognition, leaving only a lifeless patch of scorched earth.
Kallen gazed blankly at everything before her, her vermilion lips parting slightly, yet truly not knowing what to say, and only spitting out a few broken gasps of air.
The immortal mountain was famous, but its immortal aura was no more, let alone going to find any immortal.
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Facing this desolate and cruel fact, the young girl lowered her gaze, looking at the purple box held in her hands and entwined by golden chains.
What should be done next?
Thinking of this, Kallen instinctively raised her head, looking at the man beside her—he was still smiling softly, as if nothing in the world was worth moving him.
For some reason, seeing this smile made Kallen feel so reassured, so immensely reassured.
Just like the day years ago when her father miraculously “came back from the dead”.
Lucien was indeed smiling, but the smile he wore at this moment might have had “just a tiny bit” of difference from Kallen’s interpretation.
Everyone was considered an elder, and thinking about how Red Kite Immortal taught seven good disciples, only for them to join forces to gleefully send her off, Lucien just couldn’t keep a straight face no matter what.
It wasn’t really schadenfreude, it’s just that this kind of contrast was really quite interesting.
Look, Otto and Kallen would definitely never do such a thing.
Even if the brains of both of them were eaten by caterpillars one day in the future and they really wanted to do this kind of thing, they probably wouldn’t have the chance anyway.
Win!
Everyone can win!
The more Lucien thought about it, the happier he became, but unaware whether it was joy turning into sorrow or an immortal’s curse, he was actually choked by the dust permeating the air, “Ahem, ahem ahem ahem…”
Seeing this scene, Kallen’s “gaze flickered”, first freezing for a moment, and then hurriedly patting Lucien’s back lightly to help him smooth his breath.
After a long while, Lucien finally recovered his breath.
He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, cleared his throat somewhat awkwardly, and tried to mend his words:
“The environment of Taixu Mountain right now is really not very good.”
The sentence fell, but did not receive a response.
Lucien glanced sideways at Kallen, seeing that she was just blankly staring at him without saying anything, feeling extremely strange.
“Kallen?
Kallen?
What are you thinking about?” He gently waved his hand before the young girl’s eyes.
“…
Ah,” Kallen snapped back to her senses, but only revealed an extremely forced smile, “I was thinking about the purple box.”
[You did not doubt Kallen’s excuse; in your eyes, she was still that silly girl without any scheming.]
[You told her not to worry, that even if there were no immortals here, you two could still seal the purple box here.]
[After all, you can do anything.]
[When climbing the mountain, you walked in front.]
[You didn’t notice Kallen’s expression behind you, nor the hem of her clothes that she was unconsciously twisting and creasing.]