Arcs of fiery red light were imprinted on the walls of the building, cutting out dark holes. The space seemed to be torn apart. If such a blow fell on a human, it would undoubtedly cut off the human flesh and burn it. However, hundreds of flames passed by the man's body, and none of them actually cut into his body.
The man looked more miserable than ever. The bandages on his body were almost burned by the high temperature caused by Chu Zihang's attack. His skin was red, but he had not suffered any substantial damage from beginning to end.
At this moment, Chu Zihang even suppressed the man in speed. The man dodged a slash by leaning sideways. Chu Zihang pressed forward, and Murasame changed his original trajectory of movement and launched a flying chomp from bottom to top, aiming at the man's chest. The man's reaction ability was terrifying. His back twisted into a strange arc, just avoiding this extremely fatal blow.
Murasame's blade tore the bandage on the man's face. For a moment, the man's long-forgotten face was reflected in the bright firelight. He subconsciously squinted his eyes, like a snake that had been trapped and hibernating in a tree hole, and was awakened by the first warm sunshine of spring.
Chu Zihang stopped swinging his sword at this moment. At the same time, the man seized the opportunity, quickly moved his body backwards, and created a safe distance between himself and Chu Zihang.
A complex emotion flashed in Lu Mingfei's eyes. He arched his nose and let out a deep sigh.
The man was standing about five or six meters away from Chu Zihang. At this moment, the bandages on his face had been completely cut off by Chu Zihang, and the bandages on his body had almost all been burned by the flames.
The man wrapped in bandages revealed his original appearance for the first time.
"He is..." Nuonuo came to Lu Mingfei, looked at the man and asked in a low voice.
"We should all call him uncle." Lu Mingfei still remembered what this man looked like. Lu Mingfei said softly, "He is Chu Zihang's father, Chu Tianjiao who has been missing for seven years."
Even though she had guessed the truth, there was still a hint of surprise in Nuo Nuo's eyes. Not only Nuo Nuo, but Chu Zihang and the man also stopped their actions. Everyone heard Lu Mingfei's voice, and the expressions on everyone's faces were struggling and complicated.
"He is also the Odin we met." Lu Mingfei added slowly.
Chu Zihang looked at the man quietly. The face that was always smiling and frivolous in his memory, but now expressionless, was reflected in his pupils, along with the man's body full of holes and bruises.
Chapter 1049 Love and Hugs
The corner of Chu Zihang's mouth formed an ugly arc.
It is hard to imagine that the adjective "ugly" would appear on the face of such a handsome boy, but it is true. Chu Zihang seems to be smiling, but this smile is too complicated and obscure. The expression squeezed out of his usually expressionless face looks complicated and sad.
Seven years of pain, fatigue, regret and sadness were all mixed into a faint smile. No matter how small the arc of this smile was, it was incredibly complex.
The face was still the same face, that handsome face with a hint of oldness. Even though it was burnt black by the flames and had many scars, Chu Zihang could still recognize that the man was already forty years old... No, seven years had passed, and he was almost fifty years old. People of this age will definitely not grow anymore. Instead, there is a certain chance that they will become shorter because the spine will bend and the body will become hunched.
But the man didn't, and his body shape was still the same as in his memory. Chu Zihang actually couldn't remember clearly whether the man had so many scars on his body originally, because he saw the man with his upper body naked when he was very young, and many, many years had passed since then... Chu Zihang's memory has always been good, but he doesn't have to remember everything. Before the incident seven years ago, Chu Zihang seldom thought about this man on his own initiative, because he always believed that it was a bad memory, so he couldn't remember many things about the man when he was a child.
He remembered that the man would let him ride on him, that he would sit on the man's back and shout "Ji Ji Ji Ji", and that the beautiful woman was busy around the gas stove, but he didn't remember how strong the man's back and shoulders were, that he could carry him and play with him for an hour without breathing; he still remembered that the man and he soaked in the bathtub to teach him how to swim, but he didn't remember how strong the man's muscles were. That was not the physique of an ordinary driver. Without high self-discipline, it was impossible to have such a strong body; he remembered the man's voice and appearance, but he ignored the man's taste. Which man without taste would listen to Elvis, the Beatles, and the Cadbury Band? The tattered phonograph in the small house where they lived, which his mother complained about countless times, might really be a valuable antique...
Chu Zihang has forgotten a lot of things, but he still remembers a lot of things... Because he has forgotten a lot, the things that are left seem so precious, and he must remember them. There is no way he will make a mistake in the appearance of this man.
Everything about the man looked the same as the man he was back then, exactly the same as in Chu Zihang's memory, except for his eyes... these empty, indifferent, yet fierce eyes were obviously different from the man in Chu Zihang's memory.
He is still him, but he is no longer himself.
Obviously he couldn't recognize Chu Zihang at all, even though the person standing in front of him was his own flesh and blood son, and half of his blood was still flowing in the boy's body. But his eyes looked so strange, as if the impression of Chu Zihang in his mind was very faint, no different from a stranger.
After just a few seconds, the man had recovered from his embarrassing posture. Even though his body was still covered with burns and scars, and his physical strength had obviously decreased a lot, his golden eyes were still bright, and the indifferent expression in his pupils had not changed at all.
The transparent membrane barrier unfolded silently. That was the area of "time zero". The membrane barrier quickly covered Chu Zihang and the flow of time was slowed down.
The man, or Chu Tianjiao, looked at Chu Zihang with fierce and dangerous eyes. It was definitely not the look of a father looking at his son. It was more like a beast looking at its prey. His handsome but slightly old face was expressionless, and the curve of his eyes was as cold as frost... Chu Zihang recognized him, but he did not recognize Chu Zihang. This father and son, who had not seen each other for seven years, had a life-and-death battle as soon as they met, and it seemed that it would end in blood.
The man pounced on Chu Zihang. In the realm of "Time Zero", his speed relative to Chu Zihang was increased, but it was obvious that the long battle and the consumption of Word Spirit had reduced his physical strength by more than half. This time, "Time Zero" was obviously not as strong as before, and the man's figure was not fast enough to be invisible, and his movements were traceable.
So this time everyone didn't seem to be too worried about Chu Zihang, because not only did the man's condition deteriorate seriously, but Chu Zihang's "Jun Yan" domain was still maintained. Everyone saw Chu Zihang's control over "Jun Yan" and the way he forced the man into a state of embarrassment. Moreover, he still had Murasame in his hand, and there was still a dazzling flame on Murasame... It was obvious who had the advantage in this battle.
Only Lu Mingfei looked at Chu Zihang's back with a complicated look in his eyes. His fists were unconsciously clenched tightly, and he seemed to be struggling in his heart.
“Brother…please don’t die!” Lu Mingfei’s lips opened and closed slightly, but no sound came out.
Beside Chu Zihang, the originally restless flames slowly calmed down, but this time it did not seem to be due to the effect of "Time Zero".
"No, the domain of 'Jun Yan' is disintegrating!" Ye Sheng was the first to discover this, and he exclaimed loudly.
Indeed, the domain of "Jun Yan" was collapsing, but the tone of voice said that this word spirit was disintegrating, it would be better to say that Chu Zihang was actively removing "Jun Yan". The flames dissipated in mid-air, the high temperature dropped rapidly, the distorted air returned to normal, and even the flames on Murasame gradually went out, and it changed from a flaming sword to its original low-key demon sword.
"What does he want to do?" Nuo Nuo also frowned, not able to guess what Chu Zihang was thinking.
However, Chu Zihang's surprising behavior was not just to release the "Jun Yan", he even let go of his hand... Chu Zihang let go of Murasame.
In the realm of "time zero", Murasame fell slowly, and his falling speed was slowed down several times, like a film with a longer speed... Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes, completely unable to guess what Chu Zihang was thinking behind this behavior.
Facing the man's attack, she not only took the initiative to cancel the word spirit, but also threw away the weapon. Isn't this seeking death? How is this different from suicide?
"Chu Zihang, do you want to die?" Caesar roared loudly, and the blue veins on his forehead popped out.
If Chu Zihang was next to him, he would definitely block the attack for this guy first, and then slap him hard to wake him up... But he couldn't catch up at all. Caesar was too far away from Chu Zihang. Even if he started running wildly and entered the realm of "time zero", he couldn't even touch Chu Zihang before the man attacked Chu Zihang first.
Why would you give up? Just because the person in front of you is your dad? Who doesn't have a jerk dad? Even if that person is your dad, should you kill him?
Caesar questioned in his heart.
Let's take a step back and say that he only gave you half of your life. If you want to die, have you asked your mother?
Chu Zihang seemed to have really given up, so at this moment Caesar didn't understand, didn't accept, and was even angry... Chu Zihang was a man he regarded as an opponent and a brother. He didn't understand why his opponent was so cowardly, nor did he accept that his brother would commit suicide so easily.
People don't need to die heroically, but their death must be meaningful and valuable. This is what Caesar has always thought. Maybe it's because Caesar hates his father too much, so he can't understand Chu Zihang's thoughts... That's your father, but he doesn't recognize you as his son anymore. What's the difference between such a person and a walking corpse?
Not to mention the unconscious Pompey, even if Pompey was alive and well, if he wanted to kill Caesar, Caesar would have to draw swords against that man. This has nothing to do with filial piety and family affection. Everyone has his own code of survival, and the meaning of life should not be so frivolous.
Lu Mingfei also heard Caesar's roar. Everyone actually had the same question in their mind as Caesar, except Lu Mingfei, who knew why his senior brother did this.
A child who lacks love can give a lot of things for a hug. Lu Mingfei is a child who lacks love, and Chu Zihang is also a child who lacks love.
So Lu Mingfei can fight for Lao Tang, for his senior brother and Xia Mi, for Nuonuo and for Eiry, because all of these are the people he loves... A person doesn't have much, so you will do everything you can to protect them. If anyone disappears from your life, you will feel that it is more sad than death.
For Chu Zihang, for the sake of an illusory hope, he can force himself to remember it firmly. He has been running around and working hard for it for seven years. He can do this for a figure in an illusory memory. How will he feel when that man really stands in front of him?
Excited? Sad? Guilty? In short, it is impossible to feel at ease and relieved.
In fact, we are all such children who lack love, including Caesar himself. Children who lack love can really give a lot for the love in their hearts... The analogy Caesar made in his mind is the essential problem. This is not a comparison between fathers, but a relationship between regret and sigh. If Caesar was facing his mother Gulveg instead of Pompey, I am afraid that if that woman had a knife in her hand, Caesar would rush up to hug her without hesitation and kiss his mother's cheek with sobs.
Chu Zihang had his back to everyone, so no one could see his expression at the moment. There was only one man in front of him, but the man's pupils reflecting his face were cold and ruthless. He didn't care at all that this cruel killer who had been cold for seven years seemed to have turned into the stubborn and slightly childish boy from seven years ago or even longer.
"Long legs, do you want to do something? Do you want to do something? Are you really going to watch Chu Zihang die?" On the rooftop, Su Enxi watched the development of the situation and was so anxious that she circled around Jiude Mai.
And Jiude Mai just looked down quietly, with no joy or sadness on her charming face.
If Chu Zihang wanted to subdue Chu Tianjiao, she could help. If Chu Zihang was cruel enough to kill Chu Tianjiao, she wouldn't mind helping. Even if Chu Zihang was at a disadvantage, Jiude Mai could risk her life to help him...but this was the situation right now.
This is Chu Zihang's own business. Everyone has his own choices, whether it is due to stubbornness or selfishness. No one has the right to interfere with some decisions, even if they seem wrong or stupid.
To be honest, the friendship between Jiude Mai and Chu Zihang was not very deep, and she was a heartless person to begin with. The essence of a killer and a ninja is to put feelings aside... But if this stubborn boy really died here, at the hands of his biological father, it would be quite sad and tragic.
Jiude Mai thought silently.
The man had already pounced in front of Chu Zihang, with murderous intent in his golden pupils. Chu Zihang's eyes were slightly red, and he slowly raised his arms... He opened his arms to the man, like a child asking for a hug.
This was probably the funniest and most dramatic scene in the world. A father and his son reunited after seven years. The father had forgotten everything and wanted to kill his child, and his child opened his arms to hug him, just like when he was a child...but they hadn't hugged for more than seven years. The last time they hugged was when Chu Zihang was very young, but no one could remember which day it was.
The sharp object cut through the flesh, and scarlet blood splattered in the air. Under the influence of "Time Zero", the blood flew slowly and calmly, as if it had solidified in the air.
Chu Zihang's chest was torn open by the man, leaving a huge crack. This would be an almost fatal injury to anyone. The pain alone would be unbearable for an ordinary person.
But Chu Zihang's eyes didn't change at all. He didn't resist at all and generously exposed his chest in front of the man... Perhaps no one has ever thought about it this way. Hugging is actually a very dangerous thing. When you expose your chest to the other person, if the other person has a knife in his hand, it can stab into your heart without any hindrance.
No one has ever thought about it this way, probably because everyone hugs the person they love deeply.
Chu Zihang embraced the man with his arms. This man was the one he loved deeply, and he made no secret of wanting to kill him. However, Chu Zihang neither resisted nor dodged, risking his heart being torn apart... as if it didn't matter if he lost his life here, just for a hug.
The man wanted to break free from Chu Zihang’s arms, but Chu Zihang’s hands were as strong as steel. His chest was torn apart and he should have been extremely weak due to the pain, but at this moment he had an incredible amount of strength... Just like love is the most bizarre thing in the world, which cannot be explained by science or common sense.
The child has grown up and the father has grown old, and the child's arms and chest are even stronger than his father's.
The man's body was pressed tightly against Chu Zihang's. They were almost the same height. The blood from Chu Zihang's chest also soaked into the man's chest. The blood was wet and hot, probably because Chu Zihang had just used "Jun Yan". The blood was just like the two beating hearts in his chest.
Chapter 1050 Desperado, why are you still not awake?
The man struggled frantically, but Chu Zihang held him very tightly, so tightly that he had no room to struggle.
The man's strength was obviously not as good as Chu Zihang's. The continuous high-intensity fighting had consumed too much of his physical strength. As a result, he no longer had enough physical strength to break free from Chu Zihang's restraints.
Chu Zihang's arms were like two pieces of hard steel. He held the man's body tightly, as if he was afraid that the man he hadn't seen for many years would suddenly disappear from his life again.
Warm blood flowed from the wound on his chest. It was a very serious injury, because Chu Zihang was completely defenseless facing the man's attack. He almost completely exposed his weakest part in front of the man, and the man didn't know him for a long time, so of course he would not show mercy. This was a fatal blow. If it was Chu Zihang before the "Dragon Blood Baptism", such a blow would be enough to send him to the ICU.
But Chu Zihang just didn't want to let go, even though the rapidly flowing blood was depriving him of his strength and consciousness, even though he felt that his life was also flowing away bit by bit with the blood, he just wanted to hold on to the man in front of him tightly, and get closer to him, just like in his vague memories a long, long time ago... He just didn't want to let go, and the dead child in his heart popped up at this time, stubbornly playing tricks on him the moment he saw the man's familiar face.
In this world, we experience countless partings every day, but reunions are rare. Everyone says "goodbye" to each other before parting... but in fact, most people will never see each other again after separation, just like a kite with a broken string.
What’s more, it was not a separation of life, but a separation of death. The reunion after seven years seemed like a miracle.
See you again at last.
……
"Be obedient! Remember what you promised me... If I die, the only thing I'll have left in this world is you. If you die too, I'll have nothing in this world."
"Son, you have to believe in your father. Only if you survive, we will meet again... If you stay here, your father still has some tricks that he can't use."
"That car is great. It's worth 9 million. You spent so much fucking money on it. God can't stop it!"
The man roared behind the boy, his voice like thunder. Even the heavy rain and the roar of the Maybach's engine could not cover up his angry voice. This was probably the most hoarse roar the man had ever had in his life.
Looking at the Maybach speeding away after starting, the sound of the engine of the nine million luxury car was like a herd of cattle running on the wilderness, and the man rarely showed a relieved smile.
"Well done, son!" In the reflection of the man's pupils, the boy drove the black Maybach slightly clumsily in the opposite direction of him. He watched the most important boy in his life go farther and farther away.
"Goodbye, my son." The man turned his head and raised it to face the gods, and said in a very soft voice, "Perhaps I should say... goodbye."
Young Chu Zihang sat in the driver's seat of the Maybach, started in reverse gear, and pushed the car backwards quickly. The man and the woman had secretly looked for him several times after their divorce, and each time they had picked him up in this Maybach. The man had secretly taught him how to drive on the suburban road under the fallen leaves of the sycamore trees in autumn.
The Maybach hit the thick rain curtain hard. At the moment of impact, Chu Zihang really felt like he had hit a wall. But this was water. How much water would it take to produce the same impact force as a wall?
The hurricane passed through like a tornado, and water hit the windows of the Maybach on all sides like a flood. Chu Zihang felt that his respiratory tract was full of water. He did not look at the rearview mirror, but looked in the direction of the man. His foot was firmly on the accelerator of the Maybach. The twelve-cylinder internal combustion engine compressed madly, and the sound it made was like the roar of a wild beast, but it still could not break through the layer of water curtain.
He and this man were trapped, trapped in the barrier of "God", and even a car worth nine million could not break out of this barrier.
In the desperate sight, Chu Zihang saw the man with his back to him, roaring and throwing the long knife at the head of the eight-legged horse. The "God" Kungunir struck out again, and Chu Zihang saw the man leap up again, and was submerged by countless golden meteors.
At this moment, the heavy rain curtain weakened, and water fell powerlessly in all directions. The Maybach charged against the rain curtain and retreated to the other end of the elevated road which was almost out of sight.
Chu Zihang even forgot to look at the road. He stared blankly ahead, as if something important in his life was about to be quickly pulled out of his body. The Maybach was slowly submerged by the heavy rain and the endless night. The car stereo was turned on at some point, and it was still the old song that he had listened to many times.
Father and daughter sang affectionately to each other.
"My dear daughter, my arrangement for you is correct.
I'll marry you to the son of a wealthy family.
Once I grow old, he will be the man you can depend on.
He’s still young, but he’s growing up.”
Until the man's figure and the "God" completely disappeared from sight, the Maybach stopped on the empty elevated road. Chu Zihang wanted to restart the car countless times, but he couldn't do it. Finally, he leaned weakly on the leather seat of the driver's seat, crying hysterically.
That night, fifteen-year-old Chu Zihang lost the most important thing in his life.
……
Chu Zihang felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. The pain was even stronger than the pain in his chest. To be honest, the wound on his chest was bleeding a lot. The blood even wet the soles of his shoes. It hurt so much that he was almost unconscious.
He knew where this intense pain came from, that fierce pulling feeling, as if his shoulder was torn by a wild beast... The man in his arms seemed to find that he could not break free, and bit Chu Zihang's shoulder.
Blood flowed out slowly, wetting Chu Zihang's shoulder. The man bit Chu Zihang hard, as if he wanted to break Chu Zihang's shoulder bone together.
Such pain is unbearable for a normal person, but Chu Zihang's face did not show any expression of pain... Chu Zihang also lowered his head towards the man's shoulder, he leaned over and gently rested his chin on the man's shoulder.
"Dad, you're back." Chu Zihang said in a very soft voice.
Something rolled down the man's shoulder, warm... but this time it was not blood, but tears.
No one has ever seen Chu Zihang cry or shed tears, because there is no need for tears in the world of killer embryos...but in fact, killer embryos can also shed tears, just like the saying goes "Men don't shed tears easily, but they just haven't been heartbroken." If in front of this man, Chu Zihang doesn't want to and doesn't need to hide his weak side.
"Dad"... For many, many years, ever since the man divorced his mother, Chu Zihang has never used this name to address the man. He would rather call his stepfather, the bespectacled guy with a middle-parted hair, that name. Of course, he knows in his heart who his real "Dad" is, but he just doesn't want to call him that. He once stubbornly believed that the man didn't deserve this title.
"You will understand in the future"... The man always said this to Chu Zihang. This was also a sentence that Chu Zihang was very annoyed with, because he didn't know when the "future" the man was talking about was, and what exactly he meant by "understand".
Can a father’s irresponsibility be excused with words like “later”, “in the future”, and “when you grow up”?
Later, Chu Zihang really understood it. On the rainy night when he lost the man, looking at the man's back getting farther and farther away in his sight, he completely understood the meaning of this sentence.
That song, that Irish folk song sung by a father and his daughter, is what the man wanted to give him. No matter whether Chu Zihang is a boy or a girl, she is the man's child. He watched Chu Zihang walk into a wealthy family. This was his wish. No matter whether it was Chu Zihang or the woman, they were the ones he loved deeply. No matter who Chu Zihang called dad or who the woman called husband, he must force himself to accept it.
Because he cannot give them a happy and healthy life, he would rather others take care of them. He hopes that his wife and children can live a happy and prosperous future.
He didn't want his true side to be exposed in front of the person he loved. He originally had an extraordinary identity. He had done cruel things and even killed people, but he was afraid that his children would know, so he became an "ordinary" driver, the most ordinary one. He completely restrained his sharp side and became a role that was completely opposite to his real personality. He played the role very successfully, and everyone believed that he was an incompetent, irresponsible person who would never amount to anything in his life. He accepted all the rebukes and insults calmly.
But can he really be calm? Which man is willing to give up his beloved family to others? Which man will not feel frustrated when his wife and children point fingers at him and say he is weak and incompetent? Which man will not be heartbroken when he sees his wife and children leave? But what else can he do? He can't do anything. He can only drive the Maybach around his son's school several times after school. When he sees his handsome son walk out of the school gate and get into another luxury car, he will leave alone in shame, feeling relieved, relieved and heartbroken.
The future the man was talking about is now. Chu Zihang now finally understood and leaned on the man’s shoulder… This man is a tiger in the jungle. The tiger is a loner. He cannot have a family or a lover because he has extremely powerful enemies. Love will become his weakness.
He knew this, but he still fell hopelessly in love with a woman and gave birth to a child for whom he was destined to be irresponsible. So he paid a heavy price for his weakness on that rainy night seven years ago.
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