Unlike Longmen, the environment of Wei Mansion has not changed after so many years. Therefore, according to her childhood memories, Tallulah walked all the way and successfully found the courtyard in her memory. In the yard, Wei Yanwu stood alone by the pond with rockery, smoking a pipe. Under the light of the stars and the moon, he looked very lonely as he looked at the night sky. "...Long time no see, uncle." After looking at Wei Yanwu's back for a while, Tallulah said this. Wei Yanwu paused, turned around, took a puff of cigarette, and stared at Tallulah with scrutiny in his eyes: "I thought you would call me by my name like your sister." Tallulah smiled slightly: "At first I also thought that I would not be able to call you uncle, but when I saw you just now, I found that the title of uncle is not difficult to say." Wei Yanwu remained silent and took another puff of his cigarette. He stared at Tallulah for a few seconds, then turned his back and exhaled white smoke. In the smoke, he said calmly: "When I knew you were coming to the cooperation talks between Chernobog and Longmen, I guessed that you would come to see me. You came, but I'm not sure why you came. Tallulah, tell me, did you come to me tonight to avenge your father Edward who died in my hands?" "Since I still call you uncle, why are you so wary of me? Just call me Xiaota like we did when we were little."
Tallulah said so, and then slowly shook her head: "No, if it was a few years ago, even if I already knew the truth and was stranded on the ice field, I would still hate you and want to kill you to avenge my father, but now, I don't want revenge anymore." Wei Yanwu was stunned. He turned around, put down the pipe in his hand, and frowned. Tallulah said calmly, "Soon after I was stranded on the ice field, I joined the Reunion Movement. A few years later, with the help of him and my companions, I led the Reunion Movement to occupy Chernobog and established the current Dawn. When I joined, the Reunion Movement was just a small, unknown organization, but now, I think the name Dawn is known to everyone among the infected people on Terra." "I'm not saying this to show off or publicize my own achievements. I just want to tell you that during the days when the integration movement became a dawn, I saw too many people suffering, and I learned a truth: behind the killing and hatred that people feel are simple, there are often reasons that others are unwilling to recall, full of pain and despair." Tallulah lowered her eyelids and her voice became softer: "I saw with my own eyes that someone killed his own baby because the child was infected with Originium disease." "I started to think that the reason why that person did that was because he hated the infected and became crazy because of it. I was also angry about it. If he hadn't stopped me, I would have killed him with my own hands." “I was confused at first as to why he stopped me, but later I found out the reason.” "The man who killed his own child and made me feel worse than an animal was actually a very good person. He was kind, hardworking, and had a happy family - once." "But in a disaster, he lost his beloved wife, became infected, was discriminated against, and was driven out of the city. His child is the only support for him to live in this world." "He killed his child not because he hated the infected, but because he didn't want her to grow up in misery, to be bullied and persecuted, or to live in misery in the future." "I read this in his suicide note. Not long after his child died, the bystander said that the father who had always lived an optimistic life committed suicide because he blamed himself and was desperate about this world that had taken away his beloved wife and was persecuting his child as well." "I've seen a lot of things like this. I've also seen a lot of things that are even more unfortunate than this." Tallulah looked at Wei Yanwu, who had just started smoking again with an expressionless face, and said seriously, "I did hate you, but later I gave up. It is true that you, uncle, killed my father with your own hands, but you did that to protect me and my mother. It is also true that you raised me and never treated me unfairly." "I have never seen my father, but you, uncle, did raise me as your daughter." "Even if you gave up on me for Longmen later, I can't blame you. After all, if it were me, I would probably choose Longmen over one person. Besides, that situation happened because of my willfulness." "So don't worry, uncle. I came here tonight not for revenge, but just to see you, my aunt, my former home, and my sister Huijie whom I haven't seen for many years." "Of course, I have one more thing I want to ask you, and your answer will determine whether I will still call you uncle and treat you as a relative in the future." Tallulah took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Uncle, how did you feel after you killed my father? Did you ever blame yourself for it?"
"Blame yourself?" Chewing on this word carefully, Wei Yanwu suddenly sneered. His expression was ferocious, his tone was chilling, and he was filled with a terrifying spirit that chilled the entire courtyard. "Why should I blame myself? What's the use of blaming myself? Koschei, the sinister black snake who forced me to kill my like-minded brother and brother-in-law, the bastard who caused my sister to die of depression, if he hadn't been hiding in Ursus and refused to come out, and didn't dare to show up in front of me, I would have killed him with Chi Xiao and twisted off his head to offer to the heavens." Tallulah was silent. She looked at Wei Yanwu seriously, gazing into his eyes that were filled with terrible anger, as if there were flames burning in them, and suddenly she laughed. "After all these years, your temper hidden under your calmness has not changed at all, uncle." She turned around and said, "I'm glad you're like this, uncle. I want to go see Huijie. I think she, like you, must have guessed that I would come here. She must be waiting for me at the old place... By the way, I have to tell you some bad news. I have killed the black snake. Even the Originium skill he used to occupy my body was discovered and erased by my friends. His remaining soul was wiped out, so you probably have no one to vent your anger for wanting to twist his head off." That black snake is dead?! Wei Yanwu's hands trembled, and in the darkness, he showed a misbehaving expression for the first time tonight. He doubted the credibility of Tallulah's words, but did not question them. He just asked suddenly when Tallulah was about to leave the yard: "Who is this guy you keep talking about? Male or female? How old? Is he from Ursus?" "This is a secret. See you next time, uncle. I'm going to look for Huijie." Like a child acting coquettishly to her elders, Tallulah turned around, raised her index finger to her lips, made a playful gesture to Wei Yanwu, and then walked away briskly. "You stupid girl, you are already so old, but you are still as troublesome as Huijie." Wei Yanwu snorted, his tone very unhappy. He smoked a cigarette and looked up at the starry sky again. After a long while, he suddenly said to himself with relief: "I thought I would never see her again. I thought she is now... Edward, sister, your child, Xiaota has grown up." ...... Chapter 49: Sister and Sister On the gently swaying old swing, Chen held Chi Xiao and sat quietly. Pat pat pat—— There was a sudden movement in the darkness. Chen Bian could clearly hear the sound of solid boot soles stepping on the bluestone road. Is it finally here? Her eyes flashed and she stood up. Under the moonlight, a girl with silver hair and black dress slowly appeared. It was Tallulah, her elder sister who had been separated from her many years ago and from whom she had not heard from until half a year ago. "You finally came." Holding Chi Xiao's scabbard tightly, Chen's eyes were solemn: "I knew you would come, and I have been waiting for you here for a long time." "I also know that you will definitely wait for me here."
Tallulah smiled, with a tenderness in her eyes that made Chen sad and heart-pounding: "Long time no see, my dear sister, Huijie." Chen Buyan lowered his eyelids, pursed his lips, and held Chi Xiao's hand more and more tightly until blue veins appeared on the back of his hand. "You've grown up." Tallulah looked at Chen carefully, her voice full of laughter: "You look heroic, or should I say you look as boyish as when you were little? Huijie, you look a lot different than when you were little, but you also look the same... Well, can you satisfy my curiosity? Huijie, do you still like to read martial arts novels like you did when you were little, and dream of becoming one of those chivalrous knights in the books who are highly skilled in martial arts, stand up for justice and fight for justice when they see injustice?" "The knights use force to punish the injustices. In today's society, there are laws. If you see something unfair, you should call the police." Chen said: "And I am now a police officer." Tallulah was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "It looks like you haven't changed, Huijie. I'm sure your room now must be filled with martial arts novels just like when you were a child." Chen didn't answer. She asked in a strange tone, "What about you, Tallulah? Compared to when you were a child, how are you now? Are you filled with hatred, or are you still dreaming of saving everyone like when you were a child?" "You are so vicious, my dear sister. Are my dreams so unbearable in your eyes?" Tallulah looked at Chen reproachfully and replied, "You have grown up, and so have I. I used to think that everyone should be saved and can be saved. I still believed this even after I joined the Integration Movement. But later, I went through a lot of things, and then I found that not everyone in this world is worth saving. Some people are born hopeless." Chen opened his mouth and his eyes dimmed. Tallulah added: "But I am still willing to work hard to save those who deserve to be saved, the oppressed people, the oppressed infected people, those whose homes were destroyed by natural disasters, and those who have to wander in the dangerous land. I am willing to save them, willing to help them, and willing to work hard for their future." She seemed to have thought of something, her eyes became gentle, yet seemed to be burning with fire, and her voice was the same, gentle yet resolute: "This is my lifelong ambition, and it is also the ambition of my like-minded friends. There has been too much suffering on the land of Terra. We may not be able to eliminate that suffering, but we are all willing to fight to save those who are suffering and who deserve to be saved." "Tallulah..." The hand holding Chi Xiao tightened and loosened, repeating this several times. Finally, Chen loosened his hand, and even his tense body relaxed. She tilted her face and snorted: "It seems that you haven't changed at all. You are still the hot-blooded fool who thinks the world is bright and everything will be better." "You are wrong, Huijie." Tallulah said softly, "It's not that I haven't changed. I was once disappointed with this world. I even felt that there might not be much light and justice in this world." "Mr. Patriot, Yelena, Ino, Sasha... everyone has suffered hardships and witnessed too many infuriating things on that ice field. They have long been disappointed with this world. The reason they are willing to help me is that they believe in me and him." "Even though I have always believed that the future will be better and that people will be kind and grateful, after seeing what happened, I also became confused about the future after I met someone who was dissatisfied with our help and almost hurt my best friend Alina." "Why, I have been leading everyone to show kindness to this world full of suffering, but this world still wants to hurt us?" “I don’t understand it and I’m angry about it.” "It's just fortunate that he was still with us at that time." "he?" Tallulah's tone was so gentle, so trusting, and so sweet that Chen couldn't help but feel curious. She hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity: "Who is he? Tallulah, do you have a lover?" The tone in which Tallulah spoke of 'him' gave Chen the same feeling as when she saw Skadi talking about Chen An. It seemed as if she was thinking of her lover.
It’s just... strange. From the information I read before, Tallulah was always single and had never been in a relationship. "I wish he could be my lover, that fool." Tallulah sighed, then gritted her teeth and snorted like an angry little girl. Chen became more and more curious, but Tallulah did not explain. She apologized, "As a sister, I shouldn't hide anything from you, but I'm sorry, his existence is a secret of our Dawn. In order to protect him from harassment and safety when he walks in Terra, and because of his personality, after he left, we all agreed not to mention his name to others. Although I am the leader, I must abide by this agreement." "I can only tell you that he is very important not only to me, but also to many of my partners, and even to the entire Dawn and Chernobog. He has played a big role in the fact that the Reunion Movement has come this far, and that Chernobog is safe and sound after the natural disaster... no, he has made an indispensable contribution." Chen remained calm, but in fact he felt like a cat was scratching him in his heart and was extremely curious. Continuing the previous topic, Tallulah said, "He is an incredible person. No matter what kind of difficulties he faces, he can always remain cheerful and face them with a smile. He is also the smartest wise man I have ever met. Remember what I said before, those people who were helped by me but turned their backs on me, almost hurt my best friends, and made me doubt myself?" Chen nodded. She listened carefully to what Tallulah said. Besides, it had only been a short time since she mentioned it. Only a few minutes. She didn't have amnesia, so how could she forget it all of a sudden? "In fact, he saw from the beginning that those who were not grateful for the help and were expelled for rioting because of their dissatisfaction with the treatment were still dissatisfied. He even predicted what might happen in the future. But he did not stop me. He just helped to protect my companions when I was not able to take care of them. That's why Alina was safe." "I didn't know this at first, but later I found out, and I felt extremely angry at him." "He taught me a lot. He even saved my life when I was stranded on the ice field. Mr. Patriot is very stubborn. Only Yelena can convince him to make a decision. I am actually the same, but it is him, not Yelena, who can convince me. He helped me formulate many action plans for the integration movement." "I trusted him, maybe more than I trusted myself. But at that time, I was overwhelmed by the panic of almost losing my best friend, and I was also angry that he didn't warn me." "So I got mad at him. That was the first time I got mad at him." Tallulah sighed deeply, and it was hard to tell whether her tone was regretful or something else: "I was extremely impulsive and hit him. I grabbed his clothes and asked him why he didn't warn me when he knew something like this might happen. What if something happened to Alina?" "He should be angry because I was the one who wanted to save those people and I was the one who ordered their expulsion. Mr. Patriot clearly told me to execute them, but I didn't listen. I was the one who caused that outcome." "But he didn't get angry. Instead, he told me calmly: There is no regret medicine in the world. Once you make a decision, you must be prepared to bear the consequences. I am now the leader of a force and I have many people who trust me. The future of those people rests on my shoulders." "Individuals can be kind, and leaders can be kind too, but the latter's kindness must be sufficient to live up to the trust of their subordinates, and when the power and strength are sufficient." "He is my friend, so he is willing to help me solve my problems, but he is just my friend. He can't be by my side all the time to help me solve my problems. In the end, the only person a person can rely on is himself." "So he let it happen without giving me any warning, even though when I made the decision, Mr. Patriot was dissatisfied with my naivety and approached him to persuade me." "There is only one purpose, which is to make me understand the reality and learn a lesson while he can still help me. Because only by learning a lesson can people remember the truths that have been said many times by others, and everyone knows it, but few people will take it to heart." "He was right. After this incident, I did learn this lesson." "So after that, I never showed mercy to the rioters again, and I no longer held the naive delusion that everyone can be saved and should be saved. Because I have to be responsible for my friends and my subordinates." "Huijie, after hearing this, do you think I have become cold-blooded?" Chen tightly closed his lips and refrained from speaking nonsense. But in fact, Tallulah's behavior is understandable, because she is a police officer and often handles some difficult cases. At those times, for the safety of her subordinates, it is necessary to be ruthless to the criminals. The way Tallulah dealt with the rebels was actually the same principle. Tallulah smiled brightly: "No, actually. I just realized two things. One is that I am not a savior and cannot save everyone. The second is that if I cannot even save those who trust me and are willing to save others with me, how can I lead them to save others?" "Also, don't listen to him lecturing me. He is realistic and cold, but he is actually a good person through and through."
"He not only taught me how to be a leader and helped me find my way to the future, but also taught me many truths about life and how to face life." “This world is not as kind and just as we imagine, nor is it as hopeless and unfair as we imagine.” "How the world treats me is her business, and how I want to treat her is my business. Just like doing good things, I am happy, what does it have to do with me what others think?" "Being depressed is useless, it will only make things worse. Smile. Can't you smile at this time? Really not. Let me teach you..." Tallulah walked closer to Chen, eventually coming in front of her. As Chen was slightly nervous, Tallulah raised her hands and grabbed her face.
