Dawn of Another World

"Little guy, Ling Xiao, he-"

On this side, blinking those moist brown eyes, remembering the prophet Jiji's earlier exhortations, his face was blushing, facing Basil's series of questioning, shaking his head and waving his hands, the clumsy Limu boy finally twitched at the next moment. Tada started to cry, "I... woo woo, I don't know! They... They won't let me go in to find Master Ling Xiao woo woo... Master Jiji said... I said, I can't tell Lord Basil now woo woo... ..."

In the little guy's ambiguous narration, Basil, who finally understood what was going on, wanted to get out of bed immediately while propping up his body.

"No...it can't be done, Master Basil!" Lim hurriedly waved his hands to dissuade him, and Lim, who was still sobbing, didn't forget the Prophet's instructions to watch Basil carefully before he went out, "You are injured, you can't... oh no You can move around!"

Just as he was running around in a hurry, the sound of footsteps and conversations from the door made Lim turn his head quickly like a savior. After a few seconds of eerie silence, the little guy burst into cheers, which spread All over the spacious and gorgeous big tent.

"Lord Ling Xiao, it's Master Ling Xiao!" Basil quickly left aside, with snot bubbles and tears on his face, Lim yelled joyfully, and almost rushed forward, "Master Ling Xiao! The guards don't care Let me find you woo woo..."

"Okay, okay, the little guy is crying and laughing shyly."

Miya, who accompanied Ling Xiao into the tent, would not let go of Ling Xiao's arms, and Limti, who was humming and coquettish, slipped over, flicked his forehead with his fingers, and said with a light smile: "Master Messenger and Lord Basil have something to do." Say, let's go out first."

Despite the reluctance, the sensible little guy followed Mia obediently and walked out. When he passed the door, he put down the curtain considerately to prevent Ling Xiao, who had a different physique from them, from feeling cold.

In the temporarily silent room, Basil and Ling Xiao were silent and looked at each other.

Basil, who was half propped up with one leg under the bed, rarely had to raise his head slightly to look up at the young man standing opposite him.Basil felt that he hadn't seen him for a few days. Ling Xiao seemed to have lost weight, and his face was very haggard. He must be having a bad time these few days...

Basil forced himself to look away.

Otherwise, the sour and astringent strange feeling in my heart is about to break through the confinement of my chest and rush out.He tried his best to keep his face sullen, trying to pretend he didn't care, and pulled his legs back to lie back on the bed, but unexpectedly, there was a stabbing pain in his chest, which seemed to be that the muscles in the injured area were accidentally pulled.

"Basil!"

Ling Xiao was in a hurry, and hurried forward, stretched out his hand but didn't know where to touch Basil's body.There seems to be no perfect place anywhere.Both arms, the entire chest were covered with sackcloth bandages, even the right half of the cheek.

That day, Basil hugged him tightly with these arms without a piece of good flesh, and pressed his warm cheek against his forehead.He was unscathed afterwards, but Basil was covered in bruises.Basil, who was originally physically strong and powerful, had to be injured so badly that the simple movement of lying down was so embarrassing and laborious.

"Basil, is there something wrong with you? Is there any pain? I..."

Carefully holding Basil's palm and helping him to lie down, in desperation, Ling Xiao, who was always advising him, suddenly chuckled when he saw the handsome young man with silver hair on the bed.In astonishment, I recalled these words that blurted out, which was simply a replica of the scene that day, except that the two people who asked and answered had switched each other.

"Why are you laughing, I, I really..."

Tears suddenly flowed down without warning.

It was not only Basil who was startled by the unstoppable tears, but also Ling Xiao himself.After spending three days in the torment, all his thoughts were constantly thinking-how is the injury of the giant wolf youth who saved him twice and almost risked his life?Is it serious?Have you been treated properly?

Ling Xiao, who was so worried that he didn't eat well, fell asleep every night, but was always awakened by nightmares and couldn't sleep peacefully.Until he came here, he saw Basil who was covered in bandages and smiled at him.The nerves that were tormented by anxiety and self-blame and then suddenly relaxed, together with the fear and worry in my heart, suddenly overflowed like a water glass that was too full.

"Don't cry."

Stretching out his fingers clumsily, he wiped away the tears rolling down from the wet black eyelashes with great difficulty. The green pupils of Ling Xiao were like two jade crystals soaked in the cold spring, which captured people's soul at this moment.Seeing him standing by the bed, still unable to hold back tears, Basil tried to stand up again with his elbows on his hands, "Hiss—!"

"Stop moving!"

The corners of his eyes were red, and Ling Xiao, who had a very good temper and was always as gentle as a drizzle, frowned, and rarely shouted at Basil.

And seeing Ling Xiao who was so angry and finally couldn't care about the tears, Basil felt extremely relaxed for some reason.

The corner of his mouth unconsciously twitched again, at this moment Basil began to feel that witnessing Ling Xiao's sadness one after another was really enough.The bright and warm expression in the sun is the most suitable for the black-haired young man in front of him.Even now, facing his angry and embarrassed look is much better than those tears that make people sad together.

"Ling Xiao." Stretched out his bandage-wrapped fingers until he held Ling Xiao's fingers, who had handed over to him and interlocked with him, "I will definitely find a way, and find a way back."

"If you can't find it alone, let me help you find it together."

"I will always be with you and never leave you alone."

So, don't feel bad anymore.

From the moment when he encircled his hands and released his spiritual power, Ling Xiao's inner tide of unwillingness, helplessness, sadness, and deep thoughts came in waves as if he was connected with Basil's soul.In front of Basil's eyes, he even vaguely saw the child-like Ling Xiao, just such a small villain, crying and running alone in the endless dark wilderness, looking for a place to live.

After three days of comatose sleep, even his dreams were full of that scene of severe cold and desolation, which made people feel hopeless.

I also don't want to pursue Basil, who understands what's going on. In his past life, he just continuously tempered his physical strength and practiced martial arts, trying to become stronger than himself yesterday.But it is completely unclear why he wants to become stronger.

At the moment when he opened his eyes today, Basil thought he had finally found the 'road' that his teacher repeatedly mentioned and emphasized, that the warriors in the Terra continent lived in the fire of their souls until their death.

"Here, I swear in the name of the God of Creation, who is the embodiment of nature and brilliance."

It's like completing a sacred and solemn ceremony.

The golden-red flame-like light enveloped Basil and Ling Xiao.

Turning his head solemnly, Basil's golden glowing eyes stared blankly at Ling Xiao, who then wanted to withdraw his hand in a panic——

"Say you're willing, Ling Xiao."

Seeing the black-haired young man who kept shaking his head and opening and closing his lips but couldn't speak, Basil held his hand tightly and refused to let go, even though the well-bandaged wound was already faintly oozing bright red blood.

"Please—say that you are willing to believe and accept this loyalty, and that you are willing to have me accompany and protect you from now on until the end of your life."

"I-I don't..."

Loneliness has been deeply rooted in Ling Xiao's bone marrow.

For everything in front of him, Ling Xiao was instinctively afraid and wanted to escape.

But he held his hand so tightly, and under the familiar hot golden-red light, he could clearly feel the pulsation of Basil's heart and the brilliance of his soul in front of him. It was the collision and fusion of spirit and spirit, heart and soul. .

If he refused, he couldn't say anything.Because it is absolutely impossible to have any false deceit, it is a vow made by Basil from the depths of his soul to show everything about himself in front of Ling Xiao without reservation.

The light was so warm.

"I am not a human from the Terra continent, and my lifespan is short."

"Physique is that you can't adapt to the cold outside, you can't run very fast, let alone jump high."

"In danger, I can't even handle a fire iguana."

It was a mess, Ling Xiao didn't know what he was talking about, his eyelashes fluttered, and he lowered his head not daring to look at Basil again, "I'm sorry, I will only become a burden to you when we are together."

After finally finishing speaking in one breath, he gave up struggling and waited for Basil to finally announce that he gave up.

"Ling Xiao."

The effect of releasing the mental power to successfully build a bridge of connection is mutual. Just as Ling Xiao can see clearly Basil's heart's wishes at the moment, Basil can also hear Ling Xiao's true thoughts deep in his heart.

Whether it's the far-fetched words that don't match the heart, or the fingers that are tightly clasped with him and won't break free, the young man with red eyes under the reflection of his golden pupils is really too cute.

"Say you do."

"..." His throat was so tight that he couldn't make a sound, Ling Xiao could only nod his head silently over and over again.

And Basil finally heard the faint response from Ling Xiao's heart, and the external words became not so important at this time.

The flame-like rays of light kept entwining and entwining, and countless mantras composed of this ray of light spun and intertwined around the two of them.The ancient ritual circle responded to the call of the soul fire at this moment. These ancient runes, one after another, became more and more dazzling and bright, and finally disappeared silently between Basil and Ling Xiao in the blink of an eye. within the human body.

The contract is formed.

Basil relaxed, and withdrew the spiritual power he released, and after that, he felt a deep exhaustion.It seems that even if it is promoted, the mental power that was almost exhausted before can't be recovered so quickly, and it can only last for a very short time if it is barely used...

"I'm staying here."

Go to sleep.

In a daze, Basil seemed to hear Ling Xiao's steady voice, so he closed his eyes in peace, and within a moment, he fell into a deep, dark sleep.

Ling Xiao, who was sitting on the edge of the bed while maintaining the posture of the two of them interlocking their fingers, stared quietly at the silver-haired young man with a relaxed expression and sleeping deeply.

After a long time, he finally lowered his body, approached his ear and whispered in a hoarse voice——

"I'm sorry...and thank you, Basil."

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