Beautiful and miserable be aesthetics

Three months later.

sky valley.

A very high mountain, the peak is the base camp of Tiangu.

The highest point is called the dome of the sky.

A huge pendulum hangs on it, and the pointer moves forward little by little.

Nine super power users spent a lot of time researching a huge and complicated power circle that can transmit energy.

The magic circle lasted for a long time, and just after it fell, a white light slowly disappeared.

The young man sitting in the middle wore a hood, opened his eyes, his lips were a little pale, and he could vaguely see some blood, and he raised his hand to wipe it away.

Brother Shi stood up.

Nine surrounding Sky Valley's supernatural powers came forward one after another, and thanked: "Thank you, Mr. Shi, for informing in advance that the energy of the marrow is insufficient, otherwise it may cause big trouble."

"Yes, yes, thank you..."

"If there was something offended before, let's find a restaurant to drink, and I will treat you to apologize!"

A few months ago, Ku Yu brought back a supernatural being who was said to be able to predict the future from outside, and opened his mouth to tell where their essence was stored.

He also said that the energy of the marrow will completely disappear the next time it is sent to sea.

They didn't believe it at first, but with Lao Chi's strong guarantee, they were dubious, and it took a lot of money to test the remaining energy in the essence with the help of Mr. Shi.

There was really only a little left.

And the rate of consumption is still accelerating.

They hurriedly researched the magic circle for transmitting energy, and wanted to refill the marrow. The mysterious Mr. Shi made the eye of the circle.

Of course, if they choose to believe this weird person, their internal audit will have to quarrel for a month.

Today is the first transmission.

Brother Shi avoided their excessive concern, "It's okay, once a month, it doesn't take much effort."

Chi Yu in the distance greeted him, Brother Shi bid farewell to these people, and walked to where Chi Yu was.

The moment he lifted his foot, he stopped abruptly.

The white transparent chain, invisible to everyone, was tightly wrapped around his ankle, and the red lines on it were more vivid.

After a pause of less than half a second, Brother Shi continued to walk forward, the moment he landed.

The chain broke and disappeared without a trace.

……

It is now December.

The winter in the Beiyu Region is extremely cold, with thin snow falling in the sky, but fortunately there is no wind.As New Year's Eve is approaching, businesses on both sides of the street have hung bright red lanterns in advance.

The young man was still dressed in the same clothes as when they first met.

For so long, he hadn't seen this guy's face.

Chi Yu was wearing a thick cotton padded coat, unbelievable, "Aren't you cold?"

Tiangu's base camp is not too close to the training base, but they have a space ability and a time ability, and when they reach the street in front of the training base, they are still quite fast.

He didn't know that Brother Shi was materialized, and he couldn't be considered a complete human being. As long as he had energy, he could maintain a constant body temperature.

"not cold."

Later, I looked at him: "Well, the energy transmission carried out today will not have any bad effects on you."

Brother Shi smiled: "No."

That level of energy transmission, although it can be transmitted into the essence, is of no use at all.This method has been tried before so many resets.

He was just looking for an excuse to get close to the marrow in an open and honest manner.

"Tell me, why would I believe you? Obviously we haven't known each other for that long, but I almost chopped off my head and put it on the table, and those rambunctious people agreed..."

"Hey, hey, let me tell you, why are you talking to me?" Chi Yu followed Brother Shi's gaze and found that it was a cart of sunflowers covered with a layer of transparent insulation film.

Brother Shi withdrew his gaze: "In this season, there are still people who buy sunflowers."

"If you have money, let alone buy sunflowers in winter, you can probably get them just to see the sun," Chi Yu said with emotion, "But I don't like this kind of flowers very much."

"reason?"

"Chasing the sun all the time, how tiring, just a few days of blooming period," Chi Yu took a puff on his cigarette, squinted his eyes, and said leisurely, "It's better to sleep with your eyes closed."

Small lights--

In other words, when he was a child, he didn't like sunflowers very much.

Thin snowflakes fell on the young man's hood, and then slid down with his movements.

Brother Shi said: "Maybe they don't want to, but they are born like this. When the blooming is no longer facing the sun, it will usher in death. Running becomes a habit, so you won't feel tired."

Chi Yu felt that the words made sense, and the two chatted along for a while, when his phone vibrated.

It was Zhi Ze's phone call, but he didn't answer it later, and he had a terrible headache, so he hung up immediately.

Brother Shi: "What's wrong?"

Chi Yu: "During this period of time, for some reason, the three bastards under my command have to recommend someone to be a foreign aid member of the Sharp Knife Team."

He exhaled smoke rings, and the fine snow on the bong melted away, and he couldn't help but arouse a little curiosity, "But I really want to see who they can recommend so strongly."

"The sharp knife team originally wanted to recruit four people, but it was not fully recruited. Although three people have been booked now, but... if it is suitable, that would be good."

"Wait until those boys have completed the task, and when I go to check and accept, let's see how that person is."

Brother Shi: "Yeah."

A smile flashed across his eyes, and he probably knew who this person was.

-

City F.

As early as when the first snow fell, the mission of the three of Yuan Ting was completed.

This time the experience was very fruitful, Cen Le was promoted to level 9, Yuan Ting was level 9, Zhi Ze stayed at level 8 for the time being due to entanglement with the upgrade of prophecy.

He is already a leader among high-level abilities, but the threshold between high-level and super-level is extremely high, and the next upgrade will not be as easy as it is now.

Because the incident with the three-tailed fox had exposed part of his hidden things, Shi Deng no longer pretended to be weak, and showed part of his abilities, often going out hunting with the three of Yuan Ting.

After five months of experience, except Shi Deng stayed in its original appearance, the other three have grown a lot.

The four of them cooperated very well.

As they were about to leave City F, the three of Cen Le were very reluctant to part with them. After obtaining Shi Deng's consent, they applied to Lao Chi, wanting Shi Deng to become a foreign aid member of the Sharp Knife Group.

The so-called foreign aid members are members who can apply for help when they receive tasks or encounter troubles in the sharp knife group.Foreign aid members can accept or refuse, with a high degree of freedom.

Of course, this kind of "friend" relationship is purely voluntary, and foreign aid members are not qualified to enter Sky Valley, nor are they under the jurisdiction of Sky Valley.

Shi Deng agreed to become a member of the foreign aid here, and the sharp knife team had to nod later.

Came here later than today to pick them up, Zhi Ze and Cen Le reported the situation to him in the room.

"Shi Deng, don't be nervous. Instructor Chi is quite easy to talk to except during missions," Yuan Ting patted Shi Deng on the shoulder.

"When you go in later, just tell the truth, the instructor won't embarrass you."

Shi Deng wasn't nervous, but he was looking forward to seeing his old friend. He gave Yuan Ting a reassuring look, and gently opened the door: "Hello, Instructor Chi."

Later than: "Come in, Cen Le Zhize, you go out first."

There were only the two of them left in the room, and Chi Yu's eyes fell on Shi Deng's hair, he let out a cry, and then looked at the boy's face.

A sense of familiarity and intimacy that cannot be ignored suddenly surged in my heart.

He held Shi Deng's application form in his hand. The three of Cen Le had good eyesight. They just wanted to go through the process at first, but when they saw this young man, the name 'Shi Deng' seemed to come alive suddenly, with color .

"Your name is Shi Deng?"

The young man nodded.

Later, he frowned slightly, and after a while, he hesitated and said, "...haven't we met somewhere before?"

Moreover, this child is also surnamed Shi.

Does it have anything to do with that Mr. Shi who suddenly appeared and kept silent?

Shi Deng knew that Chi Yu was very perceptive, and he shook his head obediently without showing any strangeness.

There was silence in the room.

After a long time, the tip of the pen slid across the paper of the materials. After preparing a full stomach, he somehow forgot all of them. He signed his name and left a badge. He stood up and walked in front of Shi Deng: "Give."

The time lamp took over.

Every member of Tiangu has a badge of his own, and he will wear it on his chest when he goes out to fight.

His identity card as a member of the foreign aid is only eligible to participate in missions and battles, or there are some clubs and discounts in hotels and shopping malls under the name of Tiangu.

The most direct benefit is the opportunity to meet some high-level personnel of Sky Valley.

Other than that, nothing else.

However, different groups of foreign aid members have different specifications and formats of identity cards.

Shi Deng's palm is a black, rectangular piece with his name engraved on it, and a small sharp knife pattern in the lower right corner.

However, the difference from regular members is that Shideng's ID card is made of ordinary iron, and his name and sharp knife pattern are engraved on it, and it will not emit a weak light at night.

Even though he was just a foreign aid member, Shi Deng was still stunned for a while, as if what he had lost had come back again.

Chi Yu resisted the urge to pat the other person on the head, and extended his hand according to the procedure: "I hope to have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

Yes, they can only be regarded as a voluntary cooperation between both parties.

The young man narrowed his eyes, stretched out his hand, and said softly, "It's a happy cooperation."

The broad and gentle palm and the boy's slender fingers are intertwined.

"We're leaving right now, do you want to come with us?"

Shi Deng smiled: "Okay."

Yu Yu nodded and went out to prepare things. It's almost Chinese New Year, and they plan to leave F city today. If they leave from now on, they can arrive at Tiangu's training base by eight or nine in the evening.

When he went out, the seriousness on his face faded, and he couldn't understand his behavior of skipping the routine questioning before signing, let alone the joy that surged in his heart when he saw the boy, and scratched his head and muttered something strange.

Facing the expectant eyes of the three cubs under his upper hand, Chi Yu laughed: "Okay, I agree, go in and help people pack their luggage, let's go together."

"Wuhu~" Yuan Ting's mouth was crooked, and he shouted excitedly.

The three hurried through the door.

The sun shone in from outside, and the teenager inside looked at his ID card, rolled his eyes, held it in his palm cherishingly, then turned around and smiled brightly at them.

"Take care of me in the future."

Yuan Ting rushed forward with a bear hug: "Hahahaha, I feel like abducting someone into our house."

Zhi Ze grabbed him by the collar of his back shirt, and said with disgust: "Come on, loosen it quickly, don't be afraid that Shi Deng will turn around and leave."

"I won't let it go!"

"... Sister Le, save me." Shi Deng looked at Cen Le for help.

Cen Le put a smile on his lips.

The four of them made a fuss, and Lao Chi watched outside the door, smoking a cigarette, with a smile in his eyes.

The inexplicable feeling of emptiness when I saw only three people on the list that day dissipated a little.

-

It was night.

A modified RV was driving on a wide road at a constant speed.

"Snowing!"

Lao Chi was driving the car, and the four people sitting in the back looked out the window one after another.

Tiny snowflakes floated in the sky, and under the gray-blue sky, it seemed like elves were dancing lightly.

When the lights four open the big window on the roof of the caravan—

It is said that it is designed to be able to set up weapons from the car and kill strange beasts.

The four of them climbed onto the roof of the car, facing the cold and stimulating wind, infinitely provoking people's senses, facing the receding scenery, Yuan Ting put his hands around his mouth and shouted: "Shuang—— !"

"I like snow—!"

"I want to be friends with my friends for life!"

"I don't want to be alone anymore!"

Emotions are contagious, especially excitement and joy. The subtly rising adrenaline can easily infect the people around him. Yuan Ting said happily, "It's so cool, you guys try shouting too?"

Cen Le smiled, not as fussy as he was, and said, "I hope that all the wishes in my heart can come true."

Zhi Ze let himself go, stepped on the guardrail on the roof of the car, the light of prophecy lit up in his palm, and shouted like him: "I prophesy, the future of this world must be bright—!"

The secondary sense is overwhelming.

After five months of non-stop high-pressure fighting, I was holding a breath in my heart, and when I shouted out at this time, I felt comfortable from head to toe.

Yuan Ting groaned, "On the day when the pollution disappears, there will be light."

It is said that more than 300 years ago, when pollution did not appear, alien beasts were not as violent as they are now, and humans with supernatural abilities and alien beasts could live in peace and maintain the balance of the ecological chain.

Children with supernatural powers can go to school normally, instead of voluntarily or forced to become supernatural beings early, start cruel training, and bear the heavy responsibility of saving the city.

"If there is no pollution, I should be in... freshman or sophomore year of high school, carrying a schoolbag, going to and from school normally, and eating meals cooked by my family when I go home."

Cen Le: "I am half a year older than you, I should be in the third year of high school, and I will be admitted to university."

As if remembering something, she turned her head and looked to the side: "Shi Deng, we wish we hadn't asked, how old are you?"

"I?"

Shi Deng didn't know what he was thinking, his reaction was half a beat slow, after thinking about it, he said with a smile: "I'm almost a hundred years old."

His appearance was frozen in the year when he first looked back at the age of 19.

Every time he goes back, he will replace himself at the original time point, and so will Little Uncle Fu.

However, every time he backtracks, he can't go beyond the time point where Xiaodeng is, Xiaodeng is 6 years old.Lin Lin finally figured it out, and adding that he was originally 19 years old, he seemed to be almost a hundred years old.

Yuan Ting laughed unceremoniously, "Who are you framing? I think you are younger than us, and you don't know how to make up a lie."

They discussed how to arrange the time lamps into younger brothers, winking.

Shi Deng watched them fight and romp, and through countless time streams, he touched the reality hidden behind the illusion.

Not surprisingly, this will be his last backtracking.

If the plan goes smoothly, Brother Shi will not disappear, he will find a way to keep Xiaodeng also.Yuan Ting, Zhi Ze, Sister Le, Instructor Chi...

will have a very good future.

In retracing again and again, Shi Deng has long been used to parting. If the retracing was only to change the ending of Yuan Ting and his death at first, then it will not be completely the same later.

I have glimpsed the devastated corner of the world after the pollution broke out. If there is a chance to change, why not try it.

After all, he...

"I like this world," the teenager said softly.

They were speeding on the wide and uninhabited road, standing on the roof of the caravan and talking about the future, and in the distance of the field, there were low-rise houses that had just been lit up, and in the distance, there was a bright city.

It's fireworks, it's the world.

"Huh? What?" The voice was too low, and Zhi Ze next to him couldn't hear it clearly.

Shi Deng thought, maybe he will disappear forever.

The future will be fine without him.

When Shi Deng exhaled, the boy's eyes lighted up, and he shouted to the night sky: "I like this world——"

Because all the warmth he has felt comes from the generous giving of people in this world.

Even when he was sick, he would want to commit suicide; even if he went back so many times and was misunderstood and scolded by others; even in the process of completing the plan, he would be more painful...

Zhi Ze laughed and said, "I like it too."

Cen Le: "Me too."

Yuan Ting: "Add one plus one."

Inside the RV, the driver, Lao Chi, sneezed from the cold, and cursed, "If you like it or not, get out of here, you want to freeze to death, don't you?"

Xiao Deng, who was nestled in Lao Chi's pocket, yawned.

Laughing all the way.

……

Yuan Guang.

Brother Shi looked at the four people on the mirror, his eyes fixed on the smile from the heart that had not appeared on Shi Deng's face for a long time.

After a while, he took a coat and went out.

……

The entrance of Tiangu Training Base.

Lao Chi still had a meeting to hold, so he turned the corner and left in the middle of the night.

The residence of Yuan Ting and the others is at the training base, but they don't know where Shi Deng's house is.

Zhi Ze said: "Why don't you squeeze with us today, let's play a game, I always feel that there will be no chance to get together for a long time like in F City."

Yuan Ting has no family members, so he plans to eat and drink at Instructor Chi's house, and both Zhi Ze and Le Jie will go home.

Shi Deng hugged Xiao Deng, hesitant.

"I……"

"Hey, just register." Yuan Ting took off the ID badge worn by Shi Deng, and trotted him to the guard.

The ID cards were swiped in, and Yuan Ting, Zhi Ze, and Cen Le all swiped them successfully, only Shi Deng's got stuck.

The guard immediately felt the difference in material, and raised his eyes: "A foreign aid member?"

It was night now, and the names on Shi Deng's ID cards were not illuminated, but the names of the three people in Yuanting's ID cards were all dimly lit.

Zhi Ze said: "Yes, it's getting late, we want to register and let our friends sleep here for the night."

The doorman returned the ID card and gently refused.

"It is stipulated that only official members of Tiangu can enter. If there is really no place to go, you can go to the hotel under the name of Tiangu on the next street. I can make a phone call and let your friends stay for free."

Yuan Ting was a little anxious: "Can't you register?"

Cen Le: "Uncle the guard..."

The guard shook his head: "Little girl, it's really not possible."

Tiangu's regulations are very strict, if you can't do it, you can't do it.

Yuan Ting immediately said: "Then let's go out and live together..."

"No need," Shi Deng lightly interrupted him, "Actually, I have already called before, and my brother will pick me up in a while. It's almost Chinese New Year, just in time to go home."

Tomorrow's New Year's Eve, people who have already begun to lose their temper will start to set off fireworks.

The sound of bang bang sounds very lively, but when it stops, it seems lonely.

The boy took back his ID card and teased it jokingly.

"You were so enthusiastic just now, and I was struggling with how to decline. This is just right, otherwise Brother Shi might be angry, and there will still be opportunities in the future."

The three of Yuan Ting remembered Shi Deng's elder brother who scared them all, and hissed, Zhi Ze stopped immediately, "Forget it, we won't be with you anymore."

Clutching the ID card in his palm, there was a light red mark, Shi Deng rejected their proposal to accompany him to wait for Brother Shi to come over, and said with a smile: "You guys go in, I'll be leaving soon."

"Okay then, let's go back first."

"Ah."

The snow fell from the sky, and the hidden light gathered on the young man. The long empty street behind him was invisible, only the light from the scattered street lamps illuminated it.

When they disappeared, he lowered his head, stroked Xiaodeng's hair, turned and left.

The new snow that covered the street was extraordinarily soft when stepped on, leaving a string of footprints behind him.

The young man walked forward with his head down, until he saw the toe of a shoe that did not belong to him, Shi Deng froze for a moment, then raised his head.

"Brother Shi?"

"Ah."

"How did you come."

Brother Shi wore a gray turtleneck sweater, his side face looked softer than usual in the light and shadow intertwined by the snow and street lamps.

He shook off the long padded coat that was draped over his arms, put it on the boy's shoulders, put a scarf on him again, and lowered his head and said softly, "Didn't you tell them to call me?"

"But I didn't fight."

"Ok, I know."

"But you came anyway."

Xiao Deng got into the warmer scarf, pawed around, and looked up at Brother Shi together with Shi Deng.

Brother Shi just said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, and Uncle Fu made dumplings."

Thinking of his plan, Shi Deng always felt that the tip of his nose was a little sour. When he was stopped by the guard just now, the little bit of grievance that dissipated in his heart seemed to surface again, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.

Brother Shi noticed it, and lowered his eyes and asked, "What's wrong."

Two or three seconds later, the boy with his head down pulled off the corner of his clothes, then stretched out his hand and spread his palm.

The identity card was lying quietly, and there were still marks on the palm. The soft snowflakes fell on it and were melted by the body temperature. The engraved name was a bit bleak at this moment.

"Brother, my name doesn't shine."

The kitten meowed.

Brother Shi picked it up and looked at it. In his long memory, he found the production materials and specifications of the official identity card.

But he didn't say anything, put it in his pocket, and then held onto his young self who had made a different choice from him.

"Come on, go home."

They walked forward together, at the corner, disappeared in the snowstorm.