The Hero in Exile

This is the day when everything is finally settled.

After Moran led the demons to overcome all difficulties and reorganized the demon government, they became a powerful country in the world with the help and reforms of various countries.

As for Moran, he planned to take a rest after resolving all this. After all, he had done too much for the demons and planned to start a good life with Lingyu.

It was just that some experienced old men in the demon clan and too many people begged him not to retire, which really gave him a headache.

They say that without him there will be chaos, as if he will always be there, or that the country cannot function without him.

Finally, Moran decided to do something extreme and go out to play for half a year before returning to the Demon Tribe. They already had a new leader.

After learning that Moran had returned, everyone was no longer as crazy about him taking the position as before, but they were still grateful to him and enjoyed talking about the relationship between him and Moran.

……

"Why is it so lively outside Moran? Is there some festival going on?"

Lingyu and Moran didn't stay in the demon tribe for a long time. After finishing their government affairs, the two began to travel around.

So it's not clear what day it is today.

"Today, today is City Lord Elena's 100th birthday. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that she had invited us."

Elena was the one who initially led the demons to rebel against the church, and she was friendly to the people here, so everyone naturally loved her.

Moran took out an exquisitely wrapped invitation from his pocket.

It said that Moran and Lingyu were invited.

No wonder there are so many people here, many from the Lionheart Kingdom, the Empire, orcs, dwarves, and elves are here to congratulate City Lord Elena.

"Oh, it's your birthday."

Lingyu remained silent and fell into deep thought.

Moran felt puzzled, but he was already used to Lingyu's eccentric personality, for example, when they were talking about their family background.

When the word birthday came into this world, it seemed to have nothing to do with us.

But my birthday is tomorrow, and I also hope to get Moran's congratulations.

But even though he has retired, I will still find him when something happens. He has a lot to do recently and often works from nine to five. Today, he is already working overtime for him to accompany me.

I don't want to trouble Moran, but I also want him to say happy birthday to me.

Lingyu looked at Elena's castle from afar. The lights were on inside and the laughter was loud enough to pass through her ears.

"What are you looking at?"

The hero turned his gaze back to the Demon King, whose eyes only showed concern for him.

"Nothing." Lingyu looked away again.

"Really? You must tell me if you have anything to say."

"Ah."

Having said that, his eyes still unconsciously looked towards Elena.

It’s better not to say it.

He has so many things to do, it's just a birthday, just a happy birthday, there is no family here, it's the same as before, it's the same as now, and it will be the same in the future...

I kept comforting myself in my heart.

"That's it, right?"

Lingyu murmured unconsciously.

"Really?" Moran didn't understand but still answered.

Lingyu looked at Moran in shock, and she didn't even notice that her eyes were filled with tears.

"Lingyu?"

Before Moran could figure out what was going on, Lingyu had already left using teleportation magic.

"What on earth is going on..." Moran was left standing there in worry.

Lingyu has already used magic to return to their little home.

It's just that I'm the only one in this house, and it seems particularly lonely...

Feeling tired, Lingyu lay on the big bed, her mind starting to wander again.

Moran did nothing wrong, and he is too old to lose his temper like this.

And she was jealous of Elena and all, just thinking that if Moran really celebrated her birthday, she would be really jealous.

Lingyu, lying on the bed, began to feel increasingly dizzy, until finally only the sound of steady breathing could be heard.

……

"Lingyu, wake up."

"Um, Moran?"

Lingyu was awakened by Moran and sat at the head of the bed. Seeing Moran with a worried look on his face, his heart suddenly tightened when he remembered his attitude last night.

"I'm so sorry for losing my temper last night."

"It's okay. I finished my work last night. I thought it's been a while since my husband and I had a good date. Why don't I go out and have a good day?"

After hearing this, Lingyu's eyes became much more energetic. Even though she didn't celebrate her birthday, it was still very nice to be able to play with Moran for the whole day.

"Of course I'm going to be suffocated for the past few days."

Lingyu's bad mood from last night was gone after she went out, and she became so lively that she didn't seem like an adult.

"There's some at Moran's. I want to eat some."

"It's really unbelievable that a grown-up likes this kind of kid stuff."

"No, I want it." Lingyu protested, pulling on the corner of Moran's clothes.

"Okay, okay, you're my wife after all. Boss, buy me one."

Moran handed Lingyu the biggest portion, the kind that Lingyu’s little head couldn’t be seen hiding in the back.

Lingyu happily took it and took a big bite.

"It's so sweet, Moran. You want to have a bite too, Moran?"

I looked up but didn't see Moran.

"Moran?"

Lingyu looked around in panic, but when she lowered her head, Moran disappeared. At this moment, even Lingyu's own body had become a little darker.

"I'm back Lingyu."

Moran squeezed out of the crowd with a teddy bear in his hand.

"Where did you go just now? I was scared to death."

"I saw a vendor selling dolls over there, and I thought you'd be lonely at home, so I bought this to replace me."

Lingyu took the slightly silly little bear and smiled.

"I like it very much, but I thought you lost me just now."

"How is it possible? How could I lose you?"

……

It's approaching evening

Moran led Lingyu into a small woods, and in just a few minutes a beautiful lake appeared before their eyes.

The lakeside is so big that it can reflect the moon and the starry sky, and can also accommodate Moran and Lingyu.

"Moran, where is this?"

Moran did not explain and led the girl to the lake.

"Happy birthday Lingyu, this is a surprise I prepared for you."

"This beautiful lady Lingyu, I like you, will you marry me?"

Mo Lan proposed to Lingyu again.

Took over the mother's question.

"I am willing!"

At this time, Lingyu looked at Moran and wondered what he would say next.

But I found that his mouth was closed but he didn't say a word.

"Moran, what are you talking about?"

Moran opened his mouth again but Lingyu still couldn't hear him. She could see the fear in his eyes.

Moran pointed at his body, and Lingyu lowered his head to find that his body was already looming.

A feeling of uneasiness loomed over my heart, and when I looked up again, the surrounding scene began to become blurry.

Looking towards Moran, one could only vaguely make out a shadow with arms outstretched.

Lingyu ran forward without thinking, and the scene around her began to become extremely unreal.

He ran to Moran and opened his arms, wanting to hug the person in front of him.

The familiar touch did not come, and his crossed arms fell into nothing.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw tall buildings, busy traffic, and people wearing modern clothes on the roadside.

Am I back to reality?

Looking back, I saw a rusty telephone booth on the corner of the street.

For some reason Lingyu walked over subconsciously.

Because of the passage of time, many of the lines above have been broken, but Lingyu still doesn't care.

Pick up the phone and enter a string of numbers that you don't even know.

"Sorry, the number you entered is not available..."

A huge feeling of emptiness enveloped her heart, and Lingyu nestled in the corner like a delicate puppet with its strings cut.

There is unstoppable sadness in those lifeless eyes, and it is an indescribable despair.

It is the loss after gaining everything.

Tears flowed from his lifeless eyes.

"Moran, you still lost me."