Standing in front of the emperor's house, Dai Lan was still a little cautious: "I remember... your wife doesn't want to have anything to do with your work. Is it too intrusive if I take the liberty to come..."
After Dai Lan said those words openly on the show, she knew that from this moment on, she had "no home".
Whether it was Tian'en Daily, the house she rented, or the place where her parents lived, she could no longer go back. Those "psionic assassins" who were used as consumables by the elf directors must have been targeting her.
.
At this time, the emperor extended an invitation to her.
After all, Dai Lan is also Bing Shui's friend - because Dai Lan is relatively young, she is not aware of Bing Shui's special attitude towards her. Unlike Xia, who has fully understood Bing Shui's emotional and aesthetic aspects.
I have a special preference and accepted part of it with some hesitation.
But the emperor is Bing Shui's father after all. Now that Dai Lan is about to be in trouble, he still has to step in to save her.
——Especially, he actually knew that ice water was fine. But if he left it alone, something would really happen to Dailan.
If he really left it alone, his daughter would really beat him up when she came back.
"And in order to deceive people into performing righteous deeds and doing good deeds, I concealed this matter and pretended that she still existed... as if she existed in the air. In order to prevent people from thinking that 'heroes' are nothing.
Unable to protect; in order to make people believe that heroes are always monitoring all unjust acts; in order to prevent people from realizing the fact that heroes can be retaliated against...
But as a woman, Dailan was keenly aware that there was no love in the old emperor's eyes in those photos - there was no shadow of his wife in his eyes, only a deep hidden pain and solemnity.
What Dailan said can certainly arouse great discussion, and may even directly shake the position of Tianen Group.
"This is a photo synthesized using artificial intelligence."
"But this lie is to maintain the order of the entire empty island. Now think about it, who am I? I, a civilian, must maintain the order of Happy Island? A little girl must treat everyone from an early age.
Do you have to lie to survive?"
This posture of the old emperor was obviously taken alone.
"No such thing."
She subconsciously took the heavy photo sealed in the crystal plate and looked at it.
The young emperor looked serious, but did not put up any resistance to her. His brows and eyes were very relaxed, and his eyes were bright. He was very careful with his movements so that he would not crowd his lover, or even
He tilted his shoulders slightly to make her pillow more comfortable.
He doesn't even have psychic powers. Only recently did he awaken the psychic powers that were once a disaster sent from heaven.
Because he couldn't see her at all.
If she were asked to make this kind of decision now, she would definitely not waver at all... let alone be so frightened that she would pee.
"For so many years," the emperor said softly, "I make several pictures every year. I often fantasize about her every move and use it to respond to the questioning of reporters like you. Sometimes, I fall asleep...
Thought my fantasy was real."
The emperor was never clean or great. It was just that people gave him too much expectations.
Even if the public opinion is as fierce as a tiger, it will take enough time to fully ferment. And now Happy Island has fallen into chaos... At this time, no one can care about the life and death of a small person like Dai Lan. People themselves have already fallen into chaos.
It's too much to take care of.
Beside him, a pair of white cat ears stood upright. The petite girl put her head on the emperor's shoulder with a smile, and hugged one of his arms with both hands. Her tail behind her gently wrapped around the emperor's other arm.
On top, that naughty and mischievous smile reminded Dai Lan of ice water in an instant.
There seems to be the smell of ice water in this room...
Dai Lan sniffed and vaguely smelled the scent of Bing Shui's usual perfume...the smell hadn't dissipated for too long.
At this moment, Dailan saw a photo of the emperor. It was not a photo taken more than ten years ago, but a recent photo - the emperor's hair had turned gray. And his wife also showed a kind smile, as if
The young couple held his hands like each other. But the emperor seemed to be unable to see her, just straightening his chest and looking forward. One look showed that he was a stubborn old man.
"...More than ten years?"
The emperor gave a cold sneer: "What kind of 'hero' doesn't have his own personality?"
The first time was when she decided to speak, the second time was when she decided to tell all her secrets... and the third time she had become calm. When it became clear that death was approaching, all she could feel was to face life and death head-on.
The great terror between her and her calmness after the war. For Dai Lan at this moment, the threat of death could no longer shake her in the slightest.
"That's just a personality."
To put it simply - even if she died immediately, Dailan felt that her mediocre life was worth it.
"She left when Bing Shui was six years old... Look, this is a photo of us before."
Only an hour had passed since the talk show started. But she felt that the person she was now was completely different from the person she was an hour ago.
Because the old lady did not exist in his eyes - it could be seen from every detail that she did not really exist.
The postures and locations are different... It's as if the two have been together, growing up and getting older together.
After hearing what Dai Lan was worried about, the emperor sighed and opened the door through personal authentication: "My wife has died a long time ago."
"No, it was an accident. One night, a gunfight, and a stray bullet. But as you can imagine, people will subconsciously suspect that she was killed by my enemies... because I have too many wives.
Too many enemies."
After that, he walked in minding his own business.
The emperor stared at the old photo and murmured softly: "It's ridiculous. The most qualified old hero of Happy Island can't even protect the one he loves most...
So even though it would attract people's attention, he still took Dailan home directly.
"...Huh?"
He sighed: "She has been dead for more than ten years, of course you will not hear it. And Bing Shui will not talk to you about such things."
Dailan subconsciously moved away from the old photo and looked at the new AI-synthesized photo on the table.
Just like an actor. Assume there is some kind of special effect here, and then perform wholeheartedly into the air... But he is not a good actor after all.
At that time, the emperor's hair color was still dark brown curly hair, with only a strand of the emperor penguin's iconic golden highlights standing stubbornly on end. The strong and determined young man wore a double-breasted stand-up collared windbreaker, with a straight face, chest raised, and looked forward.
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In the emperor's picture, there is only nothingness.
But from Dailan's point of view, the emperor only saved her once and already exposed his position - when the board of directors' revenge comes later, he will also be unlucky because of his own reasons, and now he still needs the emperor to continue to protect her.
Own……
The old emperor opened the drawer in front of Dai Lan, and then she saw that it was filled with various photos.
And when she considers this matter from the perspective of a wife, although she may not say anything... After all, the emperor is indeed such an upright and hard-core hero, so she must have expected it rationally. But from the perspective of
Emotionally speaking, she would probably blame herself for causing trouble to the emperor.
She was a little surprised: "But I remember you said that you and your wife are very loving..."
As the chief reporter, I don’t know such important information?
"Because this is nothing new."
She walked in hesitantly, hesitated for a moment and then cautiously asked, "When did this happen?"
In her eyes, the kind old lady became vaguely blurry.
Dai Lan quickly followed him in, her big black tail hanging timidly.
"...Are you being revenged...?"
But public opinion is wine.
Dailan was stunned for a moment when she suddenly heard the news.
"The thing I'm most sorry for is the ice water.
So, Dailan was ready to die for the third time——
The two of them took many photos every year from their thirties to their sixties.
The emperor's voice sounded behind her, frightening Dailan's black fox ears to stand up.
After all, she is an outsider, and the emperor is her lover.
"I taught her to lie since she was a child. I asked her to behave as if her mother was still there to her teachers and classmates. She understood things at a very young age and learned to lie from an early age... As an ignorant child, she is the most powerful person to conceal the truth.
After all, people believe Tong Yan Wuji. Since Bing Shui said so, then people believe it.
That was not just more than ten years ago - the emperor got a daughter in old age, and now he is an old man in his sixties. And from this photo, the emperor is probably only thirty years old at most.
But what were you doing earlier?
Why didn't it respond to me when I needed my spiritual power the most?
The old man stared at the photo, his mouth tightened. He seemed to be sneering, but couldn't. There was a kind of pure sadness like bitter coffee flowing in his eyes... They were not tears. Because he had no tears for a long time.
"——So ridiculous."
I’m updating this today because I want to play Hogwarts Meow!
It took me an hour to finish typing the prologue, and my evaluation is pretty good! I originally thought it was a defense, but I didn’t expect it to be wine-filled chocolate—that’s about the extent of the surprise.