Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"You just said that people can't travel through time, so did you use your ability to help him come back?" Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered this and asked Lu Mingze.

Lu Mingfei recalled that Lu Mingze said that the middle-aged man was just a projection of his future self in the current real world. He could not affect things in reality itself, but could affect people's consciousness, which was similar to dreams... and this happened to be Lu Mingze's best ability.

"He did ask me for help." Lu Mingze paused, shook his head and said, "But it's not the me you see now, brother. It's another me."

"Another you?" Lu Mingfei was stunned. "Are you talking about your future self?"

“No.” Lu Mingze shook his head again and said something meaningful, “Whether it is the future, the present, or the past, I am me. My existence is special. I am not bound by factors such as time and space. My existence is fundamentally dependent on you, my brother.”

"What do you mean?" Lu Mingfei was stunned. Lu Mingze's words were confusing. The doubt in his eyes became even stronger. "Then who do you mean by the other you?"

"Let's skip this topic, brother." Lu Mingze shook his head and looked at Lu Mingfei, "Let's go back to the original topic, so I ask your brother, do you feel happy now?"

"This is a life that is completely different from the one in the story and the original future. In this life, you knew everything from the beginning, and you also tried your best. Is everything you have now what you wanted?" Lu Mingze paused and changed the way he said it. "Or, are you really satisfied with everything you have fought for and kept now?"

"I..." Lu Mingfei was silent for a long time again. This time he was thinking carefully, recalling in his mind everything he had now.

Friends, teachers, family and lover, he really seems to have everything he lacks now.

"Yes, I've thought about it, and I'm very satisfied." Lu Mingfei nodded and said to Lu Mingze in a firm tone, "I can't think of anything else I want."

"What about strength?" Lu Mingze asked Lu Mingfei, "Brother, you should know that if you want, you can be as powerful as you want. Even the Dragon King can only crawl under you."

“No need.” Lu Mingfei shook his head. “I don’t have such a big pursuit and ambition for this thing, and I don’t need the Dragon King to crawl under me.”

Especially Xia Mi, otherwise what would Senior Brother think? Lu Mingfei complained in his heart.

"What about wealth?" Lu Mingze asked again, "We have so much money that we can't even spend in a lifetime. Brother, you can easily become a rich man who surpasses the richest man in the world."

"Money is something that loses its meaning when it reaches a certain amount." Lu Mingfei shook his head again and said, "For example, just like the sweet-scented osmanthus cake we bought for Eri from the stall downstairs just now, she could ask me for a lot, and it would be easy to buy her all the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes in the stall, but if that were the case, for Eri, those sweet-scented osmanthus cakes would no longer be so delicious."

Lu Mingfei originally thought that if he said that, Lu Mingze would more or less say something back to him, sneer at him contemptuously, and say something like that humans are as despicable as always. But this time Lu Mingze didn't do that. There was no expression on his face, as if no matter how Lu Mingfei answered, he didn't care whether he was satisfied with the answer or not.

“What about power?” Lu Mingze asked immediately, “The highest throne in the world, standing above anyone’s head, overlooking everything, like a god.”

“I’m sorry, I’m really not interested in this. My middle school phase is over.” Lu Mingfei shook his head, “Now I just want to be a human being.”

"Where are your parents?" This was Lu Mingze's last question. He looked into Lu Mingfei's eyes and asked as if he was piercing the depths of his soul, "Brother, don't you want to see mom and dad again?"

This time Lu Mingfei was stunned, or to be more precise, he was frozen. His expression froze on his face for a long while, as if this question really touched a string deep in his nerves.

“I missed it very much before.” Lu Mingfei lowered his head, and his facial expression could not be seen. He spoke in a very low voice.

"You missed it a lot before, so you don't miss it now?" Lu Mingze asked calmly.

"Now... I still think about it." Lu Mingfei paused, "But not as much as before."

"Why?" Lu Mingze looked at Lu Mingfei and asked softly, "They came back to find you. Isn't this what you have always wanted, brother?"

"That's what I thought before. I wanted them to come back to find me, and I still want them to come back to find me now. But whether they come back or not is their business, and I can't control it." Lu Mingfei raised his head and restrained his expression. "One person cannot control the consciousness and behavior of others, even if that person is your parent. The only thing I can control is myself."

"Hmm?" This time, Lu Mingfei's words seemed to arouse some interest in Lu Mingze.

"I don't know where they went, and I don't know where to find them, so I can only wait for them to come to me. If they want to see me, they will come to me. If they don't want to see me, why should I go to see them?" Lu Mingfei asked in a very calm voice, "They can write to me and say that they miss me and love me very much, and I will miss them and love them too... but this longing and love is just that."

Chapter 1149: The Final Wedding

"That's all?" Lu Mingze was obviously surprised by the words from Lu Mingfei's mouth.

"There's nothing strange about it. Parents will grow old, and children will grow up." Lu Mingfei whispered to Lu Mingze, "Just like if they come to me and hug or kiss me, I will of course hug and kiss them, but this is difficult to achieve, so it's useless for me to think about it. Since it's useless, why bother thinking about it? It's just asking for trouble."

"Brother, what I meant by that question just now is." Lu Mingze paused, looked into Lu Mingfei's eyes and said, "If you risk your life, I can take you to find your parents."

After Lu Mingfei was silent for a moment, he shook his head and said softly, "No need."

"Brother, do you really understand what I mean?" Lu Mingfei asked Lu Mingfei, "What I said is that I really have a way to let you see them, if you want. I'm not talking about a dream like just now, but a reality that you can see, hear, touch and feel. You should know that I have this ability."

"I understand, but you probably don't understand what I mean. I want to see them, but that doesn't mean I have to go find them now." Lu Mingfei paused, and he also looked into Lu Mingze's eyes, and said in a calm tone, "I don't want to find them so much now. What I've been thinking about more in recent years is why don't they come to see me?"

Lu Mingze was obviously stunned. He looked at Lu Mingfei meaningfully and said in a low voice: "Brother...you have really grown up. You would never have said such words before."

"The most important thing you should understand when you grow up is that everything in this world should be mutual." Lu Mingfei whispered, "including feelings."

Lu Mingfei's meaning was very clear. He did miss his parents when he was a child, but people always grow up. Once they grow up, they will no longer be so dependent on the relationship they have not contacted for a long time. Time will

"This really surprises me, brother. I originally planned to use this question as my trump card. I never thought that this question would not work on you." Lu Mingze sighed and raised his hands as if admitting defeat. "I have asked all my questions. I have no tricks left. I have also confirmed that, brother, you really have nothing else to worry about. That's great. I can rest assured."

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but frown at Lu Mingze's words and tone. What was this tone of regret and relief? And what did "rest assured" mean? Was this what a younger brother should say to his older brother?

Isn't it true that aging parents will only say things like "Mom and Dad are relieved about you" after they are sure that their children have grown up and can take care of themselves?

Such words sound...like a farewell.

"Brother, don't show that expression. I'm happy for you. Don't worry, no one can take away what you already have, not even me. Since you feel happy, isn't this something worth being happy about?" Lu Mingze smiled at Lu Mingfei, "Smile. Brother, you don't look old at all when you smile now."

Lu Mingfei didn't smile. Instead, his expression became more and more solemn and serious. He felt that there was something wrong with this guy today.

Lu Mingfei stared at Lu Mingze's face. It was not until this moment that he realized that he seldom observed Lu Mingze's expression so carefully... This face was no different from the first time he saw him. He was as handsome, delicate, and flawless as ever, with a faint, indelible sadness between his brows.

Today's sadness seems to be mixed with a hint of loneliness, as if I am about to go on a long journey alone.

Lu Mingfei's brain buzzed, and he suddenly remembered a sentence Lu Mingze once said to him...

"Brother, you have really grown up. You left me alone as a child."

"What's going on? What do you mean? Are you leaving?" Lu Mingfei asked three questions in succession.

For some reason, he felt a little irritated, or more accurately, uneasy. He didn't know why Lu Mingze suddenly appeared today... Of course, Lu Mingze always appeared suddenly, but the key was why he appeared today? Was he just asking himself these random questions? What was his purpose? Was he happy or unhappy? What did this relate to? What did it determine? Wasn't this his long-cherished wish in the future? Did it have such a big relationship with Lu Mingze?

Lu Mingfei didn't know why he asked Lu Mingze if he was leaving. It was just that Lu Mingze's words gave him this feeling. He had a bad premonition, or fear. He didn't know what he was afraid of. Maybe he felt that the boy in front of him was also afraid of something.

Can the devil be afraid too?

What Lu Mingfei didn't notice was that a leaf outside the window quietly left the treetop, slowly flew down to the ground. The passing of life was silent, and no one in this world noticed it.

"Yes, brother, I'm leaving." Lu Mingze nodded and whispered, "But not today."

Lu Mingfei’s head buzzed again. What exactly does leaving mean?

He didn't know when he had gotten used to having Lu Mingze around. This little devil had been instilling certain ideas in him. He said, "Brother, I will always be with you, no matter how many thousands of years it takes." He said, "Brother, anyone in this world will betray you, but I won't." He said, "Brother, you can do whatever you want, and I will bear the consequences for you." Lu Mingfei had been brainwashed a long time ago. They had been with each other for so many years, so why did he suddenly say he was leaving one day?

This feeling is like someone has ripped a piece of your heart out. He has always been so attached to you, like a piece of flesh growing on your body. How empty would you feel after it's lost?

Lu Mingfei looked at Lu Mingze's face, dazed and melancholy. Under the dim light in the room, that little face looked so pale that it seemed to have lost its color.

Suddenly, a huge sadness overwhelmed Lu Mingfei like a tide.

"Where are you going..." Lu Mingfei asked subconsciously.

"Brother, you know this is meaningless. I'm not here to invite you to leave with me. I'm just here to confirm your thoughts and then tell you." Lu Mingze shook his head slowly.

"Then how long will you be gone?" Lu Mingfei wanted to slap himself after asking this question.

What’s the point of asking a question that you already know the answer to and that will make you sad?

"Maybe forever... I don't know." Lu Mingze shook his head.

This was the first time that Lu Mingze hesitated when speaking. Lu Mingfei felt his heart skip a beat because he knew what Lu Mingze was going to say.

Maybe never come back.

Before asking the question, Lu Mingfei had guessed the answer.

Why? Is it related to the question I asked before? If I feel happy, I will leave? If I am not happy, I don’t have to leave? So those questions are actually to make me keep him?

Lu Mingfei had a lot of questions, but his mind was in a mess and he always felt that he couldn't keep the little devil away.

"It has nothing to do with you, brother. It's my fault." Lu Mingze whispered, "You can sell the rest of your life to me or not. I don't have much time left."

“What exactly do you mean?” Lu Mingfei was a little flustered. This panic made him inexplicably irritated. “Do you have a terminal illness, or is someone trying to kill you for debt collection? Why do you make it sound like you’re going to die?”

"Brother, if you don't want me to die, can you give me the rest of your life?" Lu Mingze raised his head and asked Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He looked at Lu Mingze with an indescribably complicated expression on his face.

"No..." Lu Mingfei squeezed out a syllable.

"Look, you still can't bear to let me go." Lu Mingze shrugged. "Since you don't love me that much, then just mind your own business. Why bother with me?"

"Is what I traded to you really my life?" Lu Mingfei asked suddenly.

This time it was Lu Mingze's turn to be silent. His eyes flickered several times as he looked at Lu Mingfei.

"Brother, you are really smart." Lu Mingze did not deny it. "When did you guess it?"

"After the fight with Herzog, you didn't show up for a long time, and when you showed up, you seemed to be seriously injured." Lu Mingfei said, "My injuries have healed, so how could you be injured so seriously? I was the main fighter in that fight, and my life was traded, but it seems that you lost half your life."

"I should meet you a little later." Lu Mingze sighed softly.

"Do you have to hide it from me?" Lu Mingfei asked, "Why can't you just explain it clearly?"

"You guessed right, brother. It's true that what we traded was not your life." This time Lu Mingze nodded and admitted, "But it's not my life either."

"What is that?" Lu Mingfei didn't understand.

“After the transaction is completed, I will no longer exist,” said Lu Mingze.

“Does not exist?” Lu Mingfei didn’t understand two words at all, “This you?”

"Brother, don't you want to know why your parents didn't come back to find you? I can tell you, it's because they are with me. Of course, my relationship with them is not as harmonious as my relationship with you." Lu Mingze looked at Lu Mingfei, as if he wanted to pour out the secrets he had kept in his heart for many years. "I really exist in this world, not just in your dreams, but I am a dangerous thing. The fundamental reason is that you are a dangerous thing, so I was imprisoned. Originally, I wanted you to help me get rid of the shackles, but now my mind has changed."

Lu Mingze's words contained too much information, and Lu Mingfei felt like his brain was about to shut down.

Mom and Dad? Real? Imprisoned?

"Because your life is good, you have completely changed, you are happy enough, and you have the ability and courage to be independent. I am very happy." Lu Mingze added, "I am happy for you."

"Where are you?" Lu Mingfei interrupted Lu Mingze's farewell words anxiously, "I'm talking to you and my parents, where are you imprisoned?"

"Brother, I am very satisfied that you can ask this question." Lu Mingze smiled gently, "Siberia, the Far North, the Fifth World, it doesn't matter if I tell you, because you won't remember it, brother."

"What do you want to do?" Lu Mingfei took a half step back, put one hand on the table, and took a defensive posture facing Lu Mingze.

"Give me the last half, brother." Lu Mingze suddenly moved closer to Lu Mingfei. His movements were not fast, but they caught people off guard. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Not before, not now, and never in the future."

Lu Mingze stood on tiptoe and slowly moved his little face towards Lu Mingfei, as if he was going to kiss him.

Lu Mingze pressed his forehead against Lu Mingfei's. Countless images flashed through Lu Mingfei's mind, including cracked earth, collapsing sky, roaring black dragon, crumbling giant trees, running children, and even the faces of Herzog, Ling, Nono, and his parents...

The last scene was frozen in an ice cave. The boy’s limbs were entangled in thick chains. He was smiling at Lu Mingfei through the distant time and space, his lips moving slightly.

The picture disappeared, and Lu Mingfei came back to his senses. A gust of wind blew outside the window, and hundreds of leaves flew away with the wind.

Pedestrians and cars rush by, and the world runs in an orderly manner, over and over again, as if it never stops for anyone.

"Sakura, why are you crying?" Eri's voice came from the side.

"Crying... me?" Lu Mingfei's eyes regained their spirit and he subconsciously reached out and touched his chest.

It hurts so much, like I have forgotten someone important.

Lu Mingfei touched his face again and found that he was already in tears.

Lu Mingfei took a few minutes to take a deep breath and adjust his mood, then forced a smile to Eri: "I'm fine, I just forgot something. Where were we talking about?"

"Wedding." Eri answered seriously.

"Oh, yes, we talked about the wedding." Lu Mingfei showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, as if he had forgotten the sadness just now. "Nothing will bother us in the future, Eri, I hope we can live this life in peace and happiness."

There was a line of scribbled words engraved on the table behind Lu Mingfei, which seemed to be a coordinate.

"Siberia, the Far North, the Fifth World."

When Eri wasn't paying attention, Lu Mingfei lowered his head to look at his fingertips, or to be more precise, at the sawdust between his fingers, with no expression of joy or sadness on his face.

……

A month later.

In the city’s CBD area, the newly built Hilton Hotel has the largest banquet hall.

Mixed-blood elites from all over the world gathered here, including important figures such as but not limited to the president and vice president of Kassel College, the head of the upstart Dragon Slaying Family, the heads of the Eight Snake Families in Japan, and even Yuan Zhisheng and his party came all the way from France.

Because there are two weddings being held here today.

Sitting in the main seats were Lu Mingfei's uncle and aunt, Shang Shanyue, Lu Tianming, Su Xiaoyan and Chu Tianjiao. The gifts were piled up at the door. Two brides wearing WeraWang custom-made wedding dresses stood on the side of the stage, their white veils covering their beautiful faces.

The big screen suddenly lit up, and the faces of Caesar and Nono appeared on it. Caesar was wearing sunglasses and beach pants, and Nono was wearing a white gauze skirt. Both of their skin was tanned.

Chapter 1150 The Final Wedding

Caesar was not recording a video, but a real-time video. Caesar and Nono were on a white sailboat at the moment, crossing the Caribbean Sea. That was their wedding.

They agreed to hold the wedding together, but not necessarily in the same place, just at the same time... Caesar and Nono's unconventional personalities couldn't stand the monotonous process of ordinary weddings, so they embarked on their wedding journey a few days ago.