roccoschili Chapter 132: Divine Brother
Chapter 132: Divine Brother
General Ye praised generously:
"The Demon Lord is indeed both wise and brave. This deployment will not only make the core forces of the heaven unable to recover, but also save us from the need for a single soldier. The remaining small soldiers and crab generals are of course a piece of cake."
Feng Yequn frowned upon hearing this, and with a look of hesitation on his face, he sighed:
"But... the Third Prince is my good brother after all. We once shared hardships together... our friendship grew out of the pile of dead bodies together..."
Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord laughed loudly and said:
"Son! From the day you and he fell in love with the same woman, you were destined not to be good brothers in this life! Moreover, our worlds of gods and demons have been irreconcilable since Pangu created the world, and you two are both the future kings of the two worlds. Even if there is no emotional game, you can't be good brothers. If one day, he knew that his nemesis had been lurking beside him for more than a thousand years, do you think he would still regard you as his good brother? Your fight last night and the sneak attack this morning, he is so smart, I guess he has already started investigating the spies in the heaven."
Feng Yequn was silent for a moment, then suppressed his emotions and asked:
"Then should I also end my identity as a member of Feng Yequn?"
The Demon Lord patted his shoulder and comforted him:
"Look at it more positively... It's destiny that old enemies meet. The friendship between you has become a thing of the past, and it can never go back to the way it was before."
Feng Yequn remained silent, with complex emotions in his eyes, as if he was struggling and wavering between a choice.
The morning light had just shone on the golden flags of the Heavenly Army's camp. Shi Juyi, wearing armor, stood outside the camp and whispered to the soldiers at the door:
"Is the Marshal awake?"
There was a hint of anticipation and anxiety in his voice.
Luo Ying, who was inside the tent, had not seen him, but had heard his voice. He knew that it was Shi Juyi who had arrived, so he called him softly:
"Is that General Shi? Come in!"
Shi Juyi stepped into the tent, his eyes involuntarily falling on the bed. Last night, he accidentally glimpsed two lingering shadows in the flickering candlelight outside the tent, and at this moment, an inexplicable sadness surged in his heart. He looked up at Luo Ying, with a flicker in his eyes, and asked carefully:
"Your Highness... has he... gone back yet?"
Luo Ying's heart trembled suddenly. She took a deep breath, tried to calm her inner waves, and said calmly:
"Yes! I was worried that the enemy would launch a surprise attack on our Heavenly Base Camp, so I asked him to return quickly. How can the Heavenly Court's army of hundreds of thousands be leaderless?"
Shi Juyi folded his arms across his chest uncomfortably, lowering his head like a child who had done something wrong. Luo Ying noticed the scars on Shi Juyi's face and asked with concern:
"How did you get hurt? Were you injured in the enemy's surprise attack last night?"
Shi Juyi lowered his head and shook it gently.
Seeing this, Luo Ying leaned down, looked up into his eyes, and continued to ask:
"A fight?"
Shi Juyi hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded honestly. Seeing this, Luo Ying couldn't help laughing and said:
"Before your Highness left this morning, he told me that the people he brought with him were all fierce and fierce, and he was afraid that I couldn't control you. I didn't expect that you little wolf cubs would start fighting so quickly."
Upon hearing this, Shi Juyi showed a somewhat aggrieved look on his face and whispered:
"Marshal, don't laugh at me. They were talking about you being a female commander and had improper thoughts about you... so... I started a fight with them."
There was a hint of self-blame and helplessness in his voice, as if he was justifying his impulsive behavior.
After hearing this, Luo Ying's smile gradually faded. She looked at Shi Juyi deeply, and a warm feeling suddenly surged in her heart, like a trickle of water moistening her inner depths. Her eyes unconsciously became moist. She called softly, her voice full of tenderness:
"Come here and sit on the chair in front of me."
Shi Juyi moved in front of her carefully, as if afraid of disturbing this delicate atmosphere. Luo Ying gently took out the ointment and carefully applied it to the wound on his face, while softly asking:
"How old are you?"
There was a hint of shyness in Shi Juyi's voice when he answered:
"More than eight thousand years old!"
Luo Ying smiled and said while applying the ointment:
"According to our mortal age, he should be in his early twenties, right?"
Shi Juyi nodded shyly, still lowering his eyes, not daring to look directly into her eyes. Luo Ying listened to his words, and an indescribable emotion surged in her heart. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she choked and said:
"In my real world, I once had a younger brother who was just like you, with big eyes and thick black eyebrows... If he were still alive, he would be as old as you and would also stand up for his sister and fight for her!"
Tears rolled down her cheeks unconsciously. When Shi Juyi heard her words, he lifted his drooping eyelids and looked into her eyes. His heart trembled. The tears in her eyes shocked him deeply. He asked unconsciously:
"Why is he gone?"
Luo Ying's hands suddenly trembled as she applied the medicine. She took a deep breath and said slowly:
"When I was just born, the rules of our world were that each family was only allowed to have one child. Families that had more than one child would not only be fined financially, but would also lose their job qualifications! My mother took the risk of giving birth to a younger brother in order to continue the family bloodline. In order to avoid being discovered and to keep my parents' jobs, she had no choice but to send him to live with someone else.
However, the wet nurse was pregnant and had to take care of other people's children. The two children, one yin and one yang, conflicted with each other, causing her child to die. And my brother became a vegetable at the age of one due to a high fever and lay in bed for a full ten years. My parents gave all their love to my brother and took care of him day and night.
They never resented the wet nurse, but just silently and without regrets guarded their brother who was bedridden without any sense. Whenever I saw him lying in bed, motionless, my heart was extremely sad.
He was so pitiful. Not only did he lie in bed motionless for ten whole years, but he also had to rely on others to take care of all his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. His fingernails were dug into the flesh from having clenched his fists for so long. I cried every time I saw him.
I often held his hand, put it on my face, and said to him: "Brother, wake up! Sister will take you to play!" But he just opened his eyes wide and didn't respond to my words at all.
The heart-piercing memory was like a heavy boulder, ruthlessly pressing on her fragile heart, making it almost impossible for her to breathe. She seemed to be bound by endless sorrow, yet she struggled stubbornly.
Tears glistened in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. She continued to recount those dusty memories, and every detail seemed to be magnified countless times and presented clearly in her mind.
Her voice was trembling and choked, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of her heart, carrying with it endless sorrow and struggle.
"Until one day, I got up to check on him as usual, and found that he...was not breathing.
That was the first time I faced death, but I didn’t feel scared. Instead, I was happy for him. Finally, he and my parents were freed. Just like my mother told me, he was a god who came down from heaven to experience tribulation. After the tribulation was over, he would return to heaven to be a carefree god! "
After saying this, Luo Ying gently stroked Shi Juyi's cheek. There was a strange light in her eyes, and tears rolled down her eyes like shooting stars. She said tremblingly:
"You look so much like him, could you be him? Let me know you are doing well in heaven..."
Luo Ying's throat seemed to be tightly strangled by something, and she was choking and could no longer make a sound. Shi Juyi listened to her story quietly, and an indescribable feeling of emotion surged in his heart, as if a huge force was instantly impacting his heart, making him almost unable to bear it. He gently reached out his hand to wipe the tears from Luo Ying's face, and inadvertently uttered two words: "Sister..."
These two words were like a magic spell, instantly breaking Luo Ying's last line of defense. She leaned on Shi Juyi's shoulder and burst into tears, as if she wanted to pour out all her grievances and pains. Shi Juyi wanted to stretch out his arms and hug her tightly, but thinking of Hua Yuchen's warning, he unconsciously put down his hands and could only let Luo Ying sob on his shoulder.
After a long time, Luo Ying's emotions finally calmed down. She raised her head, wiped the tears from her face, and said to Shi Juyi awkwardly:
"I'm sorry, I lost control and made you laugh!"
Shi Juyi looked into her eyes, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He didn't know how to answer, so he could only lower his head and remain silent. Luo Ying gently raised his face, looked at him seriously and said:
"What's your name?"
Shi Juyi looked into her eyes, took a deep breath, and said his name:
"Shijuyi."
After hearing this, Luo Ying smiled, shrugged and said:
"Then I will treat you as my younger brother from now on, and I will call you Ju Yi. You can call me Ying Shuai in front of them, and call me sister when it's just us, okay?"
Shi Juyi nodded, and an inexplicable warmth surged in his heart. He knew that from this moment on, there was a special connection between him and Luo Ying, an emotional bond that went beyond ordinary friendship.