That was the continent's darkest era.
At that time, the continent was still ruled by a tyrant nicknamed the "Devil of the West". Looking back, he should be the king who best fit the image of the Demon King.
Absolute power, endless violence, and bottomless desires are all enough to bring despair and death to the continent and even the world.
When everything on the continent was deprived of everything by this demon king, the resistance began in a small village in the Land of Wind.
The village happened to be near Kaguya Castle, which had not yet been built at that time. It may have a name, but no one remembers it, because desolation is its only feature. Li Mo only remembers all the withered farmland there, and some people who had fallen on the farmland. An old farmer who has become a skeleton, he once worked hard with hope, but what he gave birth to was the despair of his family and his family.
The uprising gained momentum and soon expanded to the entire continent. The Land of Wind in the west of the continent was quickly occupied by the rebels. The Demon King at that time was caught off guard and retreated to the Land of Fire in the east.
Because he lost the most resource-rich land in the west, the Demon King was also nicknamed the "West Demon King". The Demon King who occupied the north, south, and south was called the West Demon King. This was his greatest ridicule.
Perhaps because of this, huge suppressive activities were launched randomly. Even though the most fertile land was lost, the power of the Demon King could not be underestimated. The war lasted for hundreds of years with constant suppression and resistance before it ended.
It was already the middle of the war when Li Mo joined the resistance. The resistance at that time was still lacking everything. Most of the soldiers were old people and children. Supplies, weapons, combat power, and even water sources were all considered rare.
Li Mo understood why the forest guard hated him so much. It was because he understood that the 3,000 men and horses lost by the forest guard could be regarded as the main combat force at that time. The loss of these 3,000 men and horses might even cause a complete collapse of the front line.
At that time, the old man noticed that Li Mo was hesitant because he was also afraid of taking this gamble. Although he had won the bet now, he also buried his guilt towards the old man who was used as a bargaining chip.
But Li Mo also understood.
Guilt is just guilt after all, it's just a personal feeling, but some mistakes should definitely not be borne by him alone.
"I don't understand what you are...saying..."
The Woodsman's dry lips were torn and blood seeped out.
He couldn't even speak properly, but Li Mo clearly felt the uncontrollable pain from his broken words. He avoided Li Mo's sight as if to escape, and his hand slipped from the hilt of the knife. Slowly slide down.
The flickering firelight illuminated the anxiety dancing in his wrinkled eyes.
For the first time in his life, the old man felt that he had been seen through by someone, but this feeling was not bad. It was like an old friend who had not seen him for many years could still see his difficulties at a glance. If the other party was not... What about this young man’s words?
He sat back on the tree stump again, and this time he was surprised to find that this natural "sofa" was quite comfortable.
"Actually, I don't understand either."
Li Mo shrank his shoulders, shook his body, and returned to his usual lazy smile.
He looked up and down at the old man sitting across from him with his face turned away, and then suddenly realized that he had screwed up again and had gone too far. He obviously wanted to have a good talk with him, but now he couldn't listen to his own words. .
Fortunately, the forest guard understood that Li Mo was letting him go, and the old man was not someone who liked to ask for trouble, so the quarrel did not turn into a fight.
only......
The breathing of the two people could be heard, and there were fish jumping out of the water in the lake behind them. The owls that had been awakened began to whisper softly, and everything returned to calm.
The silence was terrifying and painfully obvious.
If this atmosphere continues, it will be in vain. Li Mo still understands this. Although he doesn't know what to say, he still bites the bullet and speaks:
"Would you like some water? I also have lipstick. If you've used it, don't give it back to me. I won't use it again."
"unnecessary!"
Li Mo was sure that what the old man refused was lipstick, and he understood that the old man was saying that I don't want to use what you have used.
"Stop drinking alcohol. It's not good for your health. The benefits are only used by drunkards to deceive themselves. I never drink, and people around me don't know why they don't let me drink."
"It's none of your business."
"I want to eat sea crab meat and bird's nest soup."
"There is no such thing!"
...
Li Mo tried to open up the topic sentence by sentence, but all the topics he raised were bounced away by the old man.
In the following time, he exhausted all the words he had accumulated throughout his life and finally figured out one thing...
As expected, he still couldn't communicate well with this old man. He had been chatted to death countless times. He even began to suspect that he was not good at dealing with such serious people.
——My head hurts.
The most powerful and intelligent general actually had a headache because he couldn't talk to an old man.
Ahhh...why should I worry about such a bad old man? I obviously only want to worry about young and beautiful girls!
"If I had known it, I wouldn't have come."
Li Mo sighed and complained softly.
"You shouldn't have come in the first place."
"I don't care, but if I really don't come, the old man will regret it for the rest of his life. Ah, this..."
Li Mo didn't expect that the old man's ears were still wet, so he picked up the letter that was thrown on the ground and handed it to the old man.
"It's better to burn it. The person who wrote the letter will definitely be sad to see the letter in this state."
"Whatever happens to that bastard's daughter has nothing to do with me."
There was almost no reaction on the old man's face, and he also didn't reach out to pick it up.
Li Mo shook his head and threw the letter into the bonfire on his own initiative.
I didn't get any emotional letters, and even if I threw it into the fire, it wouldn't cause any temperature expansion. I just lay there quietly, waiting to be swallowed up by the flames.
"you say......"
"ah?"
Li Mo was startled by the sudden voice in his ears. He raised his head suddenly and checked for a long time before he was sure that it was the old man with the stinking face opposite who spoke.
"You said she..."
The old man looked a little ugly and kept ducking his feet, waiting anxiously for Li Mo's answer.
"She? Ah——"
Li Mo showed a see-through evil smile.
Although he said such unpleasant words, he still couldn't feel relieved.
Perhaps there was no need to go to such great lengths to pry into his heart in the first place. Some closed doors would open by themselves as long as you waited quietly.
"Why don't you go home, old man? I understand that the reward of a forest guard is not high enough to make it worth not going home for decades, right? Even if there is any reason, at least send a letter back."
"Whether you want to tell me or not? If you don't tell me, don't talk about it."
"Since the old man wants to listen to me, he must first endure my nagging. This is called favor, and this is called justice! Do you understand, old man?"
"Tsk."
The old man smacked his lips to express his dissatisfaction, but he did not resist as before.
"Of course I have my reasons for staying here, but I can guarantee that this is only my personal matter and will not endanger anyone. Moreover, why do you have to ask me? Can't you peek into other people's memories? You Can’t you just watch it?”
“Don’t talk about people like criminals!”
Although he could barely hold a conversation, the old man was still aggressive.
"However, old man, I can't embarrass you if you say so, but at least go and see your daughter."
"No! Don't say anything!"
This was a very decisive tone, as if he was resisting an enemy with a blood feud.
"Why?"
At the end of the day, once this issue is raised, the old man becomes like a child having a bad temper.
"I told her before we got married that I couldn't trust that man. She just refused to listen to me and insisted on marrying him with all her temper. Now that she's divorced, she even loses custody of her children. Yes, I will never see her before she wants her child back!"
"..."
"What's that expression on your face?!"
"No...I just feel like I want to die..."
What's this? Li Mo sighed as if disappointed.
I thought that there was some kind of blood feud between the father and daughter and they refused to see each other for decades. I even prepared watermelons, but it turned out to be just an ordinary father and daughter quarreling.
"I think you are just deliberately looking for trouble, right? Stand up and fight with me, right now!"
"I was wrong. I was wrong. Why don't you stop thinking about fighting with others when you are older?"
Li Mo is really fed up.
"Anyway, follow me to meet your daughter tomorrow morning!"
"Go and go by yourself. If you keep yelling here, I will cut off your rotten tongue."
"I'm talking about you, don't you even know what kind of person your daughter is?"
"What's the meaning?"
The old man said every word, viciously.
"Do you remember that my sister once ran to the military camp to look for you? It was such a good show. The slap was so loud that I heard it even standing dozens of meters away."
"..."
The old man seemed to be aware of what Li Mo wanted to say.
