"It's been four years? I feel like I've spent one night and had a long dream." Yulia leaned on crutches and looked around, and the crutches made of ice crystals scattered crystal debris behind him.
"Be careful, Yulia." Sarah barked dissatisfiedly and swept his calf with her tail, "You're freezing my paws."
"Sorry, the reaction has not recovered yet..."
Cangdu and Hezhong in the northern hemisphere are experiencing a refreshing early autumn, but Morton Kingdom in the southern hemisphere is ushering in a bright spring. The snow and ice melted under the spring light, and the snow water flowed down the high slopes into the river, washing away the coldness accumulated in the long winter for the royal capital on the water. People come and go under the building with blue roof and white walls. Citizens take off their thick winter clothes and put on long-sleeved shirts and thin coats. The gentlemen always behave with a sense of reserve that belongs to the ancient city, and the ladies look as bright as spring. sunshine.
Gongsun Ce followed the two knights and snickered: "You are like a person with poor vision and his loyal guide dog."
"Gongsun Ce!" Yulia frowned.
Gongsun Ce raised his hands in surrender, and Sara licked her nose indifferently: "I still want to be a dog during the rare good weather. It's much more comfortable than being a human."
Sarah, the golden retriever, was wagging her tail next to Yulia, looking very proud. Not long after she recovered, she was unable to move around, so she simply nestled comfortably on the bed and used her golden retriever to go outside. But the rigid Yulia was in high spirits as soon as he got there, and he completely regarded walking as a rehabilitation activity.
"Four years!" Yulia's face tightened, "I even missed the critical period of rebuilding the kingdom. I want to return to my job as soon as possible."
"Going to compete for seats with the younger generation?" Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses, "Although I personally think you two are more reliable, it's not fair to Branagh and Akuya... By the way, I remember your last name was Bu. Rana, you two are from the same family?"
"Hail Branagh is my cousin. He has always been humble, so he insists on using his surname instead of his first name as his pronoun." Yulia was quite proud when he spoke, "I talked to him in the morning, and he also An honorable knight now. I don't think I'll have to reinstate myself - there are still many vacancies in the order, and I can always do what I can."
"Oh, our workaholic knight." Sara stretched out her tongue, "Can't you say something else when we meet old friends? Look at our superpower!"
Yulia turned around awkwardly and looked at his strange yet familiar friend. Gongsun Ce said before he could speak: "Don't talk about hair color, buddy, I've heard it dozens of times. Don't mention height. I was mentioned this repeatedly just a few days ago."
Yulia held it in for a long time and patted him on the shoulder: "You have become stronger."
"You've become gentler, haven't you?" Sara sat down on the ground and gasped, "You are such a big boy! I heard that you have several girlfriends?"
Gongsun Ce couldn't resist for a moment: "Who did you listen to but didn't you?!"
"Dogs always have their own channels." Sarah said proudly, "Tell us about the things we are all concerned about, Mr. Gongsun. It has been four years, how are you and Knight Alandia developing?"
Gongsun Ce scratched his head, straightened his collar, and said with a smile: "I plan to..."
"Oh, what are your plans today?" The golden retriever licked his paws, "Then what are you doing here?"
Yulia pushed him and smiled as if he was advising Mo Yuankai four years ago: "Behave well!"
Gongsun Ce waved to the two of them, turned around and ran away. Today he is wearing the same clothes as before, with a red cape and black cape flying behind him, like a burning fire. He ran around a corner and stopped. Girls with different expressions were waiting for him. Gongsun Ce looked embarrassed: "I——"
"Go, go." Qin Qianbai banged his head, "The so-called crew members are the captain's family."
Gongsun Ce nodded gratefully and ran all the way to his former residence, the two-story building at No. 91 Dawson Street.
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Morton Royal Knights Headquarters, 3rd floor.
After three months, the Dawn Knight returned to the royal capital again. Her office is well-lit, and the window faces the main entrance of the headquarters. She can see the green plants carefully cultivated by the gardeners and the statues of knights from past generations. The Dawn Knight's desk was right by the window. She closed the curtains to block out the scenery and concentrated on sorting out the analysis and reports on a series of recent events.
In fact, there is no one higher than her in the Morton Kingdom. The second prince, Jackson, has just been released from the crystallization and needs to rest for a while before he can inherit the throne and crown. These documents are more about Alandia's personal habits than work. She wrote down her opinions line by line: about the gradual changes in the kingdom's political system, about the personnel changes in the Knights, about the ownership of the new leader and the Holy Fire Armor...
As she wrote this, it naturally entered her mind, and his shadow jumped back and forth in front of her eyes. Sometimes he was the reliable gray-haired young man now, and sometimes he was the naive black-haired boy four years ago. She watched the young man grow step by step into what he is today, from a demon to a Jihui Division, from a follower to a knight, and then to the nominal "leader". She wrote in the column of handling opinions, "Please Gongsun Ce temporarily stay in the capital as the leader of the regiment." She crossed out the entire sentence before she could finish it. What is she doing? Writing such silly words on a document...
Alandia put the file aside, realizing she couldn't concentrate on her work. The shadow of the young man lingered in her mind, and she couldn't help but think about the other person's affairs, thinking about designing new techniques with him, discussing the next step of practice, and spending free time together. It was as if she was still on board the Morning Star, busy with the crew's spiritual practice and trivial matters in life.
She thought of those lovely girls, the young man's passionate kiss, and the words he wanted to say in the bathroom that night.
"Don't be such a little girl," Alandia said to herself. She is no longer a girl, just as Ce is no longer a boy. They both have too many things to consider, responsibilities, current situation, age, and each other's current lives. Four years can change a lot of things, it can make a fragile child strong, and it can also help a lonely teenager find his love.
Now that everything is finally over, she can make up her mind to deal with her emotional problems. Wait until after get off work and ask Ce to sit in a coffee shop and tell him your plan in as normal a way as possible. He will definitely be very angry, but he will eventually understand...
Does going to a coffee shop look like a date?
This sudden thought disrupted all Arlandia's arrangements. no. She quickly made a judgment that she could not let Ce have unnecessary expectations, so she changed the location to the study room at home, and the two adults had a rational and calm exchange.
But the last time they communicated in the study, she took the initiative to suggest that the two of them sleep in the same bed.
Arlandia tapped her forehead with her knuckles, feeling an indescribable sense of frustration. It doesn't work, she is too understanding, and he will expect something in any situation where the two of them are together. The usually flexible and clear thinking seemed to be tied up at this moment. She closed her eyes and thought, sighing depressedly.
At this time, a loud trumpet sounded from downstairs, and among the noise of many armors rubbing against each other, it stood out like a gunshot. Alandia opened the curtains, and a sky blue car was parked in front of the main entrance of the Knights. The driver was wearing a black suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He was leaning against the car door holding a whole bouquet of freshly picked roses, and he was in high spirits as he shouted.
"Hey, Knight Alandia!" Gongsun Ce showed his pocket watch, and it happened to be 5:30. "I'm here to pick you up from get off work!"
The windows of the entire headquarters building were almost all open. The knights looked at the gray-haired young man and his roses in surprise or curiosity, discussing his identity, his legend, and the amazing achievements he had completed. Alandia blushed half of her face. She quickly packed up her office, put on her deerstalker hat, and hurried downstairs. She met two female knights in the corridor. She was walking in such a hurry that she didn't even have time to say hello.
Knight Akuiya took a quick glance at the red glow on her face and was filled with surprise: "Holy King, is that Knight Alandia? Why does she look so...feminine today?"
Orianna smiled: "Knight Arlandia has always been a beautiful lady!"
Alandia felt like she was receiving the attention of the entire headquarters when she went out. The ceremony was even more solemn than the day she thoroughly investigated the royal capital. When she walked to the side of the Weatherlight, Gongsun Ce had already opened the car door, his movements elegant and graceful without making any mistakes. She couldn't help but moan: "Ce..."
"You're welcome, it's my duty as your follower." Gongsun Ce said with a natural expression, "By the way, although I don't care, the longer you and I chat here, the more gossip material the knights will have. "
Alandia had never been so helpless in her life. She quickly got into the car. Gongsun Ce thoughtfully closed the door for her and drove away on the Weatherlight while humming a song. He handed over the rose and put it into Alandia's hands: "Dear lady, this is a gift for you!"
Alandia didn't take the flower from him: "You should know the flower language of roses."
"Well, I think all the kids on the roadside know this." Gongsun Ce raised his eyebrows, "But the flowers I gave you today are purely as a gift, so just accept them! I'll just throw them away if you don't like them."
Alandia knew that he really could do it, so she sighed and accepted the flowers. Gongsun Ce loudly talked about his plan, claiming that once he returned to the royal capital, he would have to walk around the city for a long time, and then go to see the scenery outside the city that he had never been to before. At this point, Alandia was no longer in a hurry. She regarded this as a continuation of Hezhong's journey and fulfilled the small expectations of her entourage.
Now that it's the peak time for get off work, a faint sunset glow appears in the sky of the capital. Gongsun Ce's route planning was as perfect as that of veteran drivers who have been driving in Superbia for ten years. They often slip into side streets to stay away from traffic jams, and in the blink of an eye they are back on the main road with the best scenery. The sports car was driving very fast and just stuck on the speed limit line. The refreshing wind blew from the convertible roof, filling the car with the aroma of roses and dew. Their hair fluttered in the wind, and the gray and silver turned into a light golden color due to the sunset.
"How great, Alandia." Gongsun Ce laughed and said, "It's like making a movie!"
It's really like filming a movie. The bohemian bad boy secretly drives a sports car and takes the classical and elegant lady out for fun and fun. It's just that the male protagonist in the movie is always older than the little girl, but now the ages of both parties are reversed. Alandia couldn't help but shake her head: "You bad boy."
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Knight!" Gongsun Ce smiled with a smile on his face, "Would you like something to eat?"
Alandia suddenly became alert: "No going to a high-end restaurant, no candlelight dinner——"
"Then let's buy some sandwiches to eat on the way." Gongsun Ce said.
They used to do this when handling cases. They would just buy some food while they were busy going to the crime scene. At that time, Gongsun Ce always complained loudly: Miss, are you mistaken? I came to the capital for a vacation and ended up having three meals a day, either sandwiches or fish and chips. But after complaining, he always ate honestly... Thinking of this, Alandi Ya felt a little guilty: "Dinner is fine too."
"It doesn't matter, I haven't eaten a sandwich for a long time." Gongsun Ce shrugged, "Do you have any recommendations for a restaurant?"
Alandia smiled back, remembering a piece of news that would make her entourage very happy.
"Back to Dawson Street."
The Weatherlight quickly drove back to the familiar streets and stopped behind the two people's former residence. Gongsun Ce rubbed his eyes hard when he got out of the car. The small cafe that the two of them frequented was actually still there. It had been replaced with more fashionable decorations, brand new windows, and even the tables had been replaced by old-fashioned elderberries. Beautiful oak, but the wind chime at the door is still the same, and it jingles when the door is opened.
He pushed the door open and saw a handwritten sign saying "Everything is free today" and a strange-looking middle-aged man busy at the counter.
"Are you coming to the royal capital for a trip, young man?" The new shop owner beamed, "Just pick something to eat and just take it with you!"
"Two ham sandwiches with hot coffee, no sugar added." Gongsun Ce smiled at him, "What good things happened to you?"
"What a great thing, it's like the Holy King appeared. My mother - the former shopkeeper here - came back to life from the crystal. Countless families have cheered and celebrated the same luck in the past two days. I guarantee you, four Superbia couldn’t have picked a better day this year!”
"It's really good." Gongsun Ce nodded vigorously and agreed, "There is nothing better than this."
He took the sandwich from the shopkeeper and returned to the car, singing the Morton Kingdom's national anthem "God Bless Our Country" loudly. Alandia laughed: "You look like a kingdom person."
Gongsun Ce's eyebrows were beaming: "The gentlemen of the kingdom don't have such a cool singing style, I am a ruffian from Cangdu!"
After leaving the royal capital, Gongsun Ce simply used his telekinesis to drive the car. Without the speed limit, the car drove as fast as the wind. He soon left the city on the river behind and drove into the quiet wilderness of the north. Gongsun Ce deviated from the route to Kulin City. He seemed to be planning to drive all the way to the forest under the steel sword edge, where wild animals occasionally appeared and there were few people.
Alandia was a little nervous again, worried that he would be stubborn to the end. At this time, Gongsun Ce finished his sandwich. He pointed to the oncoming car on the other side of the road and said vaguely: "I am single after divorce. I am raising a son and a daughter. I plan to start a family again in the near future."
Alandia knew he was talking about the driver in the car, and she habitually tapped the brim of her hat: "Not careful enough, he plans to remarry. Because the wedding ring box on the side is a bit old, he obviously wants to impress his former lover with the gift from back then. spouse."
"A stingy person will also take old gifts and give them to new people." Gongsun Ce argued.
"You're right." Alandia nodded, "Do you think he is?"
"Well... I hope that the guy I pass by on the roadside is a 'good guy' in the general sense." Gongsun Ce shrugged, "The second car behind the gray Buick, the green-painted truck, he is a Fitness instructor with a criminal record.”
"Defraud or intentionally cause harm."
"I'd bet a pound it's the latter."
They discussed the identity of the driver, the family status of the passengers, what they were doing and where they were going. The long-awaited observation training makes the knights and followers enjoy it. There are many people in the world who are as sharp and intelligent as them, but there are few colleagues who can enjoy this process. Perhaps this is the reason why famous detectives and assistants always travel together. Under their seemingly different appearances, they are so similar in nature that it is difficult to find people who have the same interests as each other.
As night fell, the Weatherlight entered the forest road, and there was no other car on the single lane. The forest at night was moist and quiet. The two people, who lacked objects to observe, were still very interested and set their sights on each other.
"Your glasses were a birthday gift from your family," Alandia said.
Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses: "Why?"
"You live in the Sky City and know Miss Maho. It's impossible for you to be unable to cure your myopia." Airandia pointed out, "You deliberately became a person with poor eyesight in order to use this gift reasonably. You don't want them to The gift is gathering dust.”
"You are so sharp, great detective. You can see through a child's mind at a glance." Gongsun Ce curled his lips, "Your pocket watch was given by your father as a gift for joining the Knights. The reason is the same as above."
"you're right."
Gongsun Ce put one hand on the steering wheel and said with great interest: "But I guess your father also said something else, for example, you can give pocket watches as gifts to trustworthy people... Otherwise, Luoning Le Si won't be so surprised to see me holding this watch, right?"
"He suggested that I give 'time' to my sweetheart." Alandia took off her hat, "But you picked it away as a gift before I gave it away, so the matter was settled."
"I have really good eyesight!"
Gongsun Ce put on an expression like a winner, and Alandia's competitive spirit was aroused, and she decided to make an exception and say something more in-depth.
"Your self-destructive impulses are strongly correlated with your abilities."
"Appreciate further details."
"I think that every person with the most dangerous abilities can understand the nature of his power the moment he awakens his ability. That is the 'instruction manual' for the power given by the kings. But your telekinesis will show strange properties at certain times. This It's obviously different from your external claims." Alandia looked into his eyes, "But I'm sure you didn't lie, so you used a clever way to avoid this problem - you played a childish word game .”
Gongsun Ce scratched his head vigorously: "I can't bear it, how well do you know me? Okay, I admit frankly that the so-called 'psychic power' is actually an abbreviation, and the true form of my ability is..."
"The power to shake the world with your thoughts." Arlandia asserted in Imperial language.
Gongsun Ce stepped on the brakes and stopped the Weatherlight in the open space in the forest. He got out of the car first, leaning against the car door and looking up at the sky.
"Because of this thing, I have been struggling with it since I was a child. I thought I was a big devil who was born to destroy the world, and I almost committed suicide." He said fondly, "But soon I discovered that this thing is actually just ordinary. With my telekinesis, I finally had the courage to survive.”
The Knight of Dawn suddenly softened up, and could hardly say the words that were about to come to his lips. She got out of the car and stood next to Gongsun Ce, holding her hand gently. But now she can no longer say considerate and comforting words. How can she let Ce have too many expectations? Compared to four years ago when she had truly become a weak woman, the Dawn Knight back then never hesitated to communicate.
She made up her mind and was about to speak, but like a prophet, Gongsun Ce interrupted her plan again. He raised his hand and pointed to the sky and said happily: "Look, there are many stars tonight!"
There are really many stars in the night sky. The night sky in the forest is as clear as the dark sea, in which the shining stars gather to form a galaxy. So many stars twinkle in the night, hanging across the sky like waterfalls, sending old and new light to the small planet countless light years away. Gongsun Ce looked up at the stars, his words full of yearning: "Four years ago, I kept asking you out on dates. At that time, I wanted to find a chance to hang out with you alone. I thought about how much you admired every brick and tile of the royal capital. We are so familiar with each other, but you are so busy at work that you may not have been outside the city. I had already made a date plan at that time, and after you agreed, I asked Yulia to help you cover the day, and I will drive you there Climb the mountain and listen to you telling the myths of the kingdom, and have a picnic on the plain at the foot of the mountain and take pictures of the scenery. If the atmosphere is good all day long, we can take you to this forest until night. The travel brochure says that there are lakes in the forest and you can watch the stars at night. reflection. It will be a great day and we will definitely have fun!"
Gongsun Ce described his plan attentively and seriously, his eyes shining like stars with anticipation. Alandia realized that the young man four years ago might have taken time to work alone every night just to plan his date perfectly. She felt her heart being hit slightly and whispered, "It's very romantic."
"It's a pity that the travel brochure is misleading. When I came here today, I realized that the lake is just a small puddle. It doesn't have the same atmosphere as parked in the open space." Gongsun Ce scratched his head, "But then I didn't have the chance to date. After we finally met again, everyone acted together, and today we have the opportunity to put it into practice... Once the plan is implemented, it will always be different from what it was then."
Gongsun Ce fiddled with his pocket watch back and forth and paused: "The game of reasoning is about going back and forth. You just told me what's on my mind, and now it's my turn."
He suddenly raised his voice and said loudly: "Actually, I have always understood what you are thinking. It is true that we had a good relationship back then, and it can be said that it was already showing signs of development. But after all, it has been four years, and I also have a girlfriend. You are still the Dawn Knight of the Royal Capital, so we can no longer treat emotional issues as our own personal matter.
And you are 27 years old this year and I will only turn 20 at the end of the year. Our age difference is quite big. When you turn 30 in three years, the situation will become even more embarrassing... So we have missed each other at the best time. ! We should face up to this problem and resolve it calmly and rationally. This is for the good of both of us! "
Gongsun Ce didn't even look at her, and spoke all her thoughts fluently like a speech. Alandia has nothing to say. What else can two people with the same spiritual connection hide from each other? She let go of Gongsun Ce's hand and nodded silently, wanting to work hard to end it completely. But Gongsun Ce didn't stop. He walked to the opposite side of Alandia and looked at her.
"Everything you said is right." Gongsun Ce said, "I knew from the first moment I met you that we were born into two worlds. We are so different that you and I are by chance We meet but eventually separate, like parallel lines that no longer intersect. So I never thought of pursuing you at first. Even if you are so beautiful, so powerful, and so fascinating to me, who would have selfish desires for the gods in the sky? "
"But as the time we got together increased, I realized that I had misunderstood. You are not a perfect woman at all! You are clumsy, stubborn and rigid. You are not gentle to others at all and you say cold words every day. You are like a machine. If you don't have the combat power of Chuangjie Peak, you won't be able to survive here at all. Even a brat like me would be so angry with you!" Gongsun Ce waved his hands excitedly, "I was really pissed off at the time. I couldn't wait to tell you. A lot of hurtful words, and then before I knew it, I had a dark secret of joy.”
He snapped his fingers and made a small gap with his fingers: "I thought it was great, she is not a perfect woman. I can't get close to the gods in the sky, but I can always get close to a clumsy person.
So I started working hard, trying to learn the things you like, your reasoning, your understanding of your way of doing things, I chased your back and ran into the sun, not because I was pulled by you, but because I volunteered Forward. Because I don’t want to be a little boy protected by you all the time, I want to be a man who is qualified to stand side by side with you! "
Gongsun Ce was not nervous at all, and said this series of words openly, with a hint of deep-rooted childishness in his smile. He took off his glasses and hung them on the silver-haired woman's face.
"So I don't care about what you said at all, because you are a part of my life. Without the Dawn Knight, how could I be where I am today?" Gongsun Ce smiled, "Now I can't see or observe anything. You don’t need to be nervous, let alone care. I didn’t bring you here today to force you to make a decision, I just want to tell you my feelings.”
He hammered his chest with his hand and said loudly: "I want to be a man worthy of you, and I want to say to you openly:
Arlandia Hellaison, I love you! "
In a daze, he became the innocent boy he was four years ago again, saying so many things under the stars just to give himself a reason to confess. That enthusiasm seemed to turn her into a young girl, and she felt tears welling up in her eyes even though she had so many reasons to refute. Those entanglements rooted in the heart and the high walls built by reason were washed away by the torrent of emotion at this moment, leaving no trace.
She was really clumsy, she considered so many options and so many excuses, but forgot that she could never deceive her own heart.
"I love you too, Ce."
When she came back to her senses, she had embraced the young man in her arms, and the fate that had been separated by the disaster was reconnected at this moment. The knight and his entourage embraced in the night, and the bright starlight illuminated the tears on their faces and the happy smiles on their lips.
They hugged each other quietly and kissed each other's lips. The real starlight then transitioned and returned to the heart of the original owner with each other's feelings. This was not their first kiss, but it was the most innocent one, with no responsibility or burden, just out of love and sincerity, just like the beginning of this relationship.
Boy meets girl and that's where it all begins.
(End of Volume 5)
