No one notified me in advance. Everyone in the end times is crazy.

One is a chatterbox, the other is very frugal with words. These two people, who are full of contrast, have been together for more than two months.

The two did not separate until He Gui's office was built.

From then on, He Gui always accompanied Fu Hua on missions and followed him wherever he went.

Yu Jie was left out in the base.

Even though the master's preference was towards this junior brother, and even though everyone said that the next commander would be He Gui, Yu Jie didn't think much of it. In his heart, it didn't matter who took over between the two brothers.

Even though they lived separately, Yu Jie still acted like a nanny, cooking three meals a day himself. After cooking, he would bring them to He Gui, watch him finish eating, and then pack up and leave.

That day, He Gui suddenly stopped Yu Jie who was about to leave.

"Senior brother."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

He Gui tentatively said, "Everyone is talking about me taking your place..."

"Hey! That? I don't care. It doesn't matter who takes over. At worst, I can just help you!"

"sorry."

"What are you apologizing for? You have no idea how tiring it is to be a commander. Eight heads wouldn't be enough. With you here, I'm finally free!"

Yu Jie smiled and patted He Gui on the shoulder. He was genuinely proud of this junior fellow apprentice. "Besides... I feel like you're more suited to this position than I am. I'm indecisive and can't handle big responsibilities."

He Gui nodded and said nothing more.

Yu Jie's refusal to fight or compete has affected the interests of some people, who do not want He Gui to succeed him.

So...when I returned from a mission.

His partner seemed to have planned it in advance. He pretended to fall in a blind spot of the surveillance camera and touched He Gui.

He Gui once again witnessed the people around him turning into ice sculptures, and just stood there stupidly.

Soon, a "witness" appeared, pointing at He Gui and questioning, "Why did you freeze your partner? Was it because your soul power was out of control, or was it intentional?"

Before He Gui could say anything, more people gathered around him and used words like "alien" and "monster" to hurt him.

Luo Shiyu protected He Gui and confronted those people, but unfortunately, what he was protecting was just an illusion. Those people could not hear or see him, and there was no sign of them stopping talking.

Until Yu Jie arrived, stood in front of He Gui like a mother hen, and defended him: "He and I have lived under the same roof for more than two months without any problem. There must be some misunderstanding. Before my master finds out, please shut up."

After saying that, he grabbed He Gui's wrist through his clothes and took him to the rooftop to get some fresh air.

"Don't take what those people said just now to heart."

He Gui just nodded and said nothing.

Yu Jie pinched his waist in frustration and said, "You too, why don't you explain?"

"I said it, but no one listened."

"You really are! Oh my! I'm so anxious! Why don't you use your powerful ability to intimidate them!"

He Gui didn't say anything, just watched Yu Jie jumping up and down over there.

I don’t know how long he talked to himself, until Fu Hua appeared, Yu Jie left.

Fu Hua sat down next to He Gui as if he were an elder and asked, "I heard that my child was wrongly accused today?"

He Gui looked into the distance, feeling the evening breeze, and said nothing.

"Blame me. It's all my fault."

He Gui then looked at Fu Hua and asked, "Why?"

"Because my governance is flawed, there are too many corrupt people at the top, and I can't move them. But they fear you, fear your ability, so they plot against you."

He Gui retracted his gaze and continued to look into the distance. After a while, he said, "Actually, I understand all of this."

This surprised Fu Hua: "You... actually understand?"

"I look like a piece of wood, following my master around all day, but I'm not really a piece of wood."

Fu Hua was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha! Good boy! You still know how to hide your shortcomings?"

Perhaps because she liked He Gui too much, she reached out to rub his head.

He Gui turned his head and dodged nimbly.

"Oh! Look at my memory. I always thought you were an ordinary child. It must be very painful to be unable to interact with others?"

"Fortunately."

"How can it be okay? That kind of loneliness, that kind of solitude, maybe only you can understand it, right? But don't worry, nothing in this world is absolute. Maybe, at some point in time, someone will appear who is exactly the person who can touch you."

[Hey! Isn't this talking about me? ]

"I don't believe there are such people."

"Maybe? What if? Don't be so pessimistic! The world is so big, there are all kinds of strange things!"

"Ah."

"Well, you mean I don't listen, right? You really are...too smart."

The two stopped communicating and watched the sunset silently.

It wasn't until the sun set that Fu Hua raised his question: "You are capable and smart, why are you willing to work under me?"

"You are my benefactor, so I am willing to be your sword. I will do whatever you want, that's all."

[I think I said this to someone else. I can't remember, maybe it was in a dream.] (emphasis added)

"You are a good boy who knows how to repay kindness." Fu Hua praised and reached out to rub He Gui's head again.

He Gui dodged again, frowned slightly, and chose to stay away from him.

"Ah~ Children who can't act like a spoiled child are really not cute!"

"Oh."

"Oh, you mean you don't like to hear it, right?"

"No."

"Really? I don't believe it."

"what ever."

"That's just you don't want to bother with an old man like me! Oh! How sad!"

He Gui ignored him and turned away.

"Are you really leaving? That's so unlovable!"

Only after hearing He Gui's footsteps completely disappear did Fu Hua let out a long sigh.

"Some roads can be paved for you by an old man like me!"

In the following month, He Gui always managed to freeze his partners for various reasons, no less than four people in total.

There were more and more bad rumors about He Gui, and no one was willing to be his partner anymore.

In addition to taking care of He Gui's three meals a day, Yu Jie is busy calming down these rumors.

Fu Hua gave everything he had to He Gui.

Fu Hua's body was corroded by the disease and became worse and worse. In the end, he was finally confined to the hospital.

The door of the ward opened and a woman pushed it open to come in and visit.

Fu Hua opened his tightly closed eyes and said weakly, "You're here, Nan Yu."

"Well, I came to see when my old partner was leaving."

Fu Hua smiled and said, "It will be soon, but before that..."

He struggled to get off the bed, knelt in front of Nan Yu, and begged her, "I've never begged anyone in my life, and now I'm almost gone, and I don't care about my reputation anymore. Please, pair Nan Xing with He Gui as a partner!"

After saying that, he kowtowed to her several times.

Nan Yu panicked and went over to help him.

"Don't do this, I can't bear it."

Fu Hua had no intention of getting up and continued to persuade him: "I know Nanxing is your only daughter and everything in your life, but we are old and you can't protect her forever. In the new era, there must be a new generation to witness it. Old partner, trust me this time and bet on the child returning to the world!"

Nan Yu hesitated for a long time before relenting: "Okay."

"I have one more thing to ask of you."

"You said."

"Have all the senior officials with voting rights and He Gui come to see me."

"I see. You want to tell me your last wish, right?"

"Well, old partner, I have to go."