On the boundary between life and death, the father and son look at each other for the last time, and a goodbye is the final farewell.
Light, like the autumn wind.
Li Tianlan no longer looked at Li Kuangtu, but supported Li Honghe and walked aside.
The hazy rain seems to cut through every inch of the lonely mountain.
Li Kuangtu sat in a wheelchair, looking at Li Honghe's back, motionless.
Father and son, who parted ways many years ago due to different ideas, have quarreled countless times over the years until today.
Farewell.
The old man is about to enter the kingdom of heaven.
And he has already gone deep into hell.
Are there any grievances between them?
Kuangtu Li didn't know.
None of this matters anymore.
He looked at Li Honghe's back. The figure that was once so tall and strong in his life had become skinny, rickety, and weak.
Li Kuangtu's eyes flickered, and everything in his eyes was filled with the past.
Everything seems to have come to an end today.
goodbye.
Never see you again.
Li Kuangtu took a deep breath, remained silent for a long time, and then said calmly: "Let Li Xiao come for a visit."
Phoenix stood beside him and nodded, saying softly: "Okay."
...
Li Honghe's pace is steady, his breathing is steady, and his condition seems to be getting better and better.
In the last moments of his life, his smile never stopped. He greeted everyone passing by with a smile, and finally sat on a bluestone on the edge of the lonely mountain.
"Do you remember this place?"
Li Honghe gasped and asked with a smile.
Li Tianlan stood beside Li Honghe and nodded silently.
Wang Tianzong and Gu Xingyun once teamed up to attack Gushan. Compared with three years ago, Gushan today is not actually the same mountain, but it is still the same place.
The newly built Gushan still retains this huge bluestone, which was one of the few things that was not turned into powder by Wang Tianzong's sword energy.
Li Tianlan remembers this place, this location, and this bluestone facing the West Lake.
It was here more than three years ago. It was on this bluestone that he carried the dragon's veins and stood beside Master Wuwei, quietly watching the metaphysics master of Central Continent turn into a wisp of smoke with the wind.
It's like a reincarnation.
Three years ago he saw off Master Wuwei here.
Now he has to send off his grandfather here again.
"This is the enemy who is walking in vain."
Li Honghe said softly: "It's pretty good."
Li Tianlan said nothing.
Li Honghe sat on the bluestone, facing the wind and rain, looking at the rippling West Lake in the rain in front of him, and said calmly: "Is there anything you want to ask me?"
Li Tianlan looked at Li Honghe.
His energy became more vigorous, but his whole person looked older.
When he spoke, he did not look at Li Tianlan, but looked at the West Lake. Li Tianlan stood in front of him, and he could vaguely see the hesitation and guilt in his eyes.
"No."
Li Tianlan suddenly smiled.
"There's none?"
Li Honghe also laughed: "You know the truth about Tiandu Purgatory, you know Kuangtu Li, and you know that he is not your father, do you really have nothing to ask me? For example, who is the Emperor of Dongcheng, and your life experience?
Your parents, don’t you want me to explain many things?”
Picture of the Emperor of the East City.
It was the first time that Li Tianlan heard this name from someone other than Qin Weibai.
Li Tianlan was silent for a long time.
Li Honghe's eyes were in a daze, becoming a little nervous and helpless as Li Tianlan became silent.
"No."
Li Tianlan finally shook his head, very calmly, very slowly, and very firmly.
"Why not?"
Li Honghe looked at Li Tianlan, his eyes fluctuating: "Are these not important to you anymore?"
"Very important."
Li Tianlan looked at the old man with a smile and said softly: "But they are not as important as you."
He didn't know how much of his past was hidden in his life experience that Li couldn't let go of. It was either hard to talk about, or he couldn't help it, or it was something else.
These are all important.
But more importantly, Li Tianlan felt Li Honghe's guilt and felt his nervousness and uneasiness.
Li Tianlan suddenly didn't want to know the so-called truth, at least not now. In Li Honghe's last days, he just wanted him to leave with peace of mind.
"The most important thing is that you are my grandfather."
Li Tianlan said softly: "That's enough."
"Ah..."
Li Honghe's eyes fluctuated violently, he opened his mouth, and was speechless for a moment.
"Grandpa, you don't owe me anything."
Li Tianlan also sat down on the bluestone and looked into the distance: "Maybe there was a debt at the beginning, but over the years, you have already made up for what should be made up. Li doesn't owe me anything. You and Li have given me everything.
Everything you can give me is worth what I have to bear."
He looked into Li Honghe's eyes and said softly: "So if you really want to leave today... don't worry, Li's future will be with me. No matter what, you will be my grandfather, the best grandfather. So here we are.
Above, take a good look, the Li Shi I gave you is the best Li Shi."
Li Honghe held Li Tianlan's hand tightly.
His arms trembled slightly from exertion.
Looking at Li Tianlan, he opened his mouth several times, finally smiled, nodded and said, "Okay."
"Tell me about your experience in Beihai."
Li Honghe said softly: "I want to hear it."
Li Tianlan was silent for a moment and shook his head: "There's nothing to say. I did what I had to do and I got what I deserved."
His tone paused, thinking of the sad sword light, and murmured to himself: "What should be lost, I also lost..."
He raised his palm, and the sword light bloomed quietly.
The Thirteenth Floor appeared next to Li Tianlan.
One famous sword after another appeared in Li Honghe's eyes, and they were all the famous swords he was most familiar with.
Autumn water, colored glaze, starry sky, amber...
Except for the broken Wanshi and Kuangtide, all the famous swords passed down by the Beihai Wang family are now in the thirteenth floor.
There are only three famous swords left that truly belong to the Thirteenth Floor Sword Formation.
Xuanyuan Sword, Azure Sword, Twilight Sword.
Three delicate small swords rotated slightly around Li Tianlan, dexterously and docilely.
Li Honghe watched this scene quietly and said softly: "Ah...Human Emperor..."
He shook his head: "The incredible sword formation is unprecedented."
Li Tianlan narrowed his eyes and looked at Xuanyuan Sword: "Is he really the Human Emperor?"
"Yes and no."
Li Honghe shook his head: "It may or may not be considered the Human Emperor, but it has nothing to do with the Beihai Wang family's Human Emperor. At least it doesn't matter now."
"Such a sword formation, such a sword..."
Li Honghe was silent for a moment and said softly: "This can no longer be regarded as pure swordsmanship and martial arts. The peak sword intention, the strongest luck, perfect materials, strong murderous intention, and countless conditions are combined together to make this happen.
The sword formation has life, thoughts, and emotions."
He looked at Li Tianlan and sighed: "You left the other swords in Beihai. You probably discovered the secret of this sword array, so you want to use those swords to absorb the luck of the Wang family in Beihai?"
Li Tianlan did not answer.
Li Honghe seemed to want to say something more, but in the end he stopped.
He turned his head and looked around.
Not far away, Qin Weibai, who was dressed in plain clothes but still looked as elegant as a beautiful scenery, stood there, looking at Li Tianlan tenderly.
Li Honghe suddenly smiled and waved to Qin Weibai.
Qin Weibai hesitated for a moment, walked over slowly, and looked at Li Honghe with calm eyes.
"Thanks."
Li Honghe looked at this most incredible woman he had ever seen, smiled and thanked her.
If there was no Palace of Reincarnation, perhaps Li Tianlan today would still be silently forbearing, waiting for the opportunity to develop, with the goal of restoring the glory of the Li family in ten, twenty, or even a lifetime.
But now it's completely different.
I can see Li Tianlan's future and the Li family's future, and I feel safe and secure.
He said thank you sincerely.
Qin Weibai shook his head and said calmly: "I deserve it."
Li Honghe took a deep look at Qin Weibai, shook his head and said, "Same."
"At least it's the same here."
Qin Weibai suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Honghe, seemingly shocked.
"I have a question."
Li Honghe suddenly said: "Just out of pure curiosity, I have no other thoughts. Before I leave, I just want to find out, did you kill a man named Hua Wu more than three years ago?"
Li Tianlan raised his eyebrows. At this time, the person Li Honghe cared about could not be a simple person, so the next second, he and Qin Weibai asked together: "Who is Hua Wu?"
Li Honghe was stunned for a moment and looked at Qin Weibai.
Qin Weibai was a little confused. She seemed to have remembered something. A strange look flashed in her eyes: "Emperor Huawu?"
Li Honghe narrowed his eyes tightly, thoughtfully.
He turned his head and glanced in the direction of Li Kuangtu, and said softly: "I see..."
Qin Weibai said nothing.
"never mind."
Li Honghe suddenly smiled, held Li Tianlan's hand, and said softly: "I have always felt that Tianlan is the best and the strongest."
"certainly."
Qin Weibai nodded seriously.
Li Honghe coughed and looked past Qin Weibai.
Less than twenty meters behind these people, the few veterans of the Li family, Dongcheng Hanguang, and everyone from Zou Yuanshan gathered together.
Li Honghe nodded to them.
Dongcheng Hanguang hesitated for a moment and walked over slowly.
Everyone followed.
Li Honghe's eyes fell on several veterans of the Li family, his eyes soft.
His breathing gradually became rapid, and his originally good state began to become tired: "Ms. Li..."
Without any nonsense, he said softly: "Li's future depends entirely on Tianlan. I hope you can help him more."
These are undoubtedly the most important last words, representing the will of the Li family to inherit.
Several veterans of the Li family nodded, and they were mentally prepared. But when the moment finally arrived, seeing Li Honghe about to leave, great sadness still surged out. It was not an emotional breakdown, but a kind of powerless numbness.
"There are times when everyone is powerless."
Li Honghe gasped several times and chuckled: "Everyone in the world says that I am good at planning, but my personal thoughts cannot change the trend. I have done many wrong things in my life, but many things I know are wrong.
But it must be done.”
He held Li Tianlan's hand tightly: "Over the years, the Li family has not been safe. Crisis is everywhere. The collapse of the Li family was so sudden that I had no time to prepare for an escape. So when the Li family collapsed, I could only take you with me."
."
"Over the years, you have already proven your loyalty to the Li family. You are the Li family's greatest pride and the most feared force by the enemy."
"But...it's too much...it's really too much, the scale of more than a thousand people...more than a thousand people, a large amount of high-end combat power, all of us gathered together, there is no way to survive.
"
"So you have all seen what I do. People die every year. Some people really die, and some people also leave Central Continent in the name of death. This is the predecessor of Tiandu Purgatory."
"I actually don't want to establish Tiandu Purgatory, or in other words, I haven't found a suitable helmsman for Tiandu Purgatory. Li Kuangtu's ambition is too great and his personality is too extreme. He is not the most suitable candidate. No, he even
He was not considered a qualified candidate, but at that time he was the only choice."
"I knew at that time that once he and Tiandu Purgatory grew up, they would definitely be in the situation they are in today, but I had no choice."
"Many of you have joined Tiandu Purgatory. They are all your old friends and elders of Tianlan. If I still have time, my biggest goal in the next few years is to remove Tiandu Purgatory from
Li Kuangtu took it back and handed it to Tian Lan..."
Li Kuangtu's eyes gradually became distracted, and everything in his sight began to distort and gradually become blurry.
"such a pity..."
There was regret in his voice: "I have time to plan, but I don't have time to get it all back."
"The establishment of Tiandu Purgatory can barely be said to have preserved part of the core strength of the Li family, so... I ask you to carry out my last order. No matter what, do not let Tiandu Purgatory fall into the hands of Kuangtu Li.
Li's future belongs to Tianlan and only Tianlan."
Li Honghe smiled bitterly: "I can't do anything else, so... please."
"Don't worry, Mr. Li."
A veteran of the Li family stood up and said in a deep voice: "We will do our best to help the young master, and at the same time contact the old friends in Tiandu Purgatory."
Li Honghe hummed, turned his head with difficulty, and looked at the cold light of Dongcheng.
He wanted to say something else, but there really was no time.
He looked at Dongcheng's cold light and smiled, feeling a little helpless.
"Feel sorry."
He breathed hard, feeling that the fire in his body was burning his internal organs. His vitality was burned away, leaving only his stubborn will.
Dongcheng Hanguang shook his head and said softly: "This is not something we should talk about between you and me."
"Tianlan is very good."
Li Honghe murmured: "No, he is the best. But he is still too young. After I leave, you should keep a check on him and... take care of him for me in the future."
"rest assured!"
Dongcheng Hanguang said in a deep voice: "The Dongcheng family will go all out to support Tianlan."
"good."
Li Honghe murmured to himself: "Okay."
He grabbed Li Tianlan's palm with force and whispered: "Tianlan."
Li Tianlan hummed and sat on the bluestone, but did not look at Li Honghe.
Li Honghe reluctantly pointed in the direction of Dongcheng's cold light. His voice was weak, but he tried his best to say, "Call Grandpa."
Li Tianlan's body shook violently.
Dongcheng's cold light also suddenly raised its head.
Li Honghe's last vitality supported him tenaciously and repeated: "Call Grandpa."
At this moment, Li Tianlan suddenly panicked.
Looking at everyone's gaze, he glanced at Qin Weibai subconsciously.
Qin Weibai grabbed Li Tianlan's other palm, looked at the cold light of Dongcheng, smiled and called softly: "Grandpa."
Dongcheng Hanguang was stunned for a moment, and everyone was stunned for a moment.
"Hey. Okay, okay."
Dongcheng Hanguang looked at Qin Weibai and responded in a panic.
Li Tianlan's body was a little stiff.
"Call Grandpa."
Li Honghe persisted, repeating almost stubbornly.
"Grandpa...Grandpa..."
Li Tianlan took a deep breath, looked at the cold light of Dongcheng, and let out an extremely dry cry.
"Okay, okay, good kids, they are all good kids."
Dongcheng Hanguang looked at Li Tianlan and then at Qin Weibai, extremely excited and his voice trembled.
Li Honghe's voice stopped.
His vision had become dark, but he still glanced in the direction of Dongcheng's cold light.
"I don't let you down."
He said softly and held Li Tianlan's hand tightly.
The rain is still falling.
A gust of autumn wind blew over the lonely mountain, extremely gentle.
The last trace of sword intent bloomed on the bluestone.
Li Honghe's figure began to shatter.
Flesh, skin, the entire human body.
The autumn wind blew over and completely blew away his old figure.
Li Tianlan's palm moved slightly.
Li Honghe's body disappeared.
Completely, completely dissipated.
Sad sounds echoed across the lonely mountain.
Li Tianlan did not move. He sat quietly on the bluestone, looking at the rippled lake in front of him, and was silent for a long, long time.