CHAPTER 239: CHAPTER 238: BACK

Chapter 238: Back

Thus every time the mortal goes to a reincarnation, the God would feel an inexplicable exhaustion rushing inside him, like a mysterious yet dangerous feeling of having his power slowly stripping away.

At first he didn’t mind, but as the cycle goes by until he was actually injured from a slight accident, he realizes the fate seems to stop wanting to give them freedom to be with each other.

"For such a long time

There might be a goodbye between us..."

The God was once forsaken to find his friend and spent his days feeling like an endless life of waiting. He started longing that he wasn’t supposed to have.

His mortal friend also notices his absence and he becomes firmer to ascend higher to accompany him. That lifetime seems to be an eternal barrier that didn’t allow them to cross paths again.

Yet even with the unknown guess if they can meet again, both still hope they’ll meet.

"Through this journey

No matter else we collide

We can as long as we have each other’s back..."

Although this time, they are not really on each other’s side.

As the performance went to the end, Qin An’s mind became somewhat dazed. A large amount of heaviness seems to strike him making his heart feel weary.

Was this just because of their performance?

It seems not. He denied it.

Qin An felt a strange feeling of an unfamiliar yet familiar loneliness inside him. His heart beats but it feels heavy as if every time it beats, the mysterious feeling of longing becomes even more emphasized.

But he didn’t understand. Was he just too invested in their performance?

"Until a life will make our path cross again

Be my friend for a long long time..."

Before this performance, Qin An actually received a call from Professor Song, the old man who decided to be his guardian for him to have a legal background.

At first, he was confused and thought maybe something happened to the old peach tree but to his surprise, the old man didn’t say anything was wrong and just called to ask about his state. That was the first time that Qin An received a worry from someone as his ’elder’. Even though He Yan’s mother also asked about him, a call from Professor Song seems to feel different.

When he couldn’t find a word to respond, the old man wasn’t offended and even apologized for his lack as an elder. Because the latter had been busy in the laboratory and rarely took a break, the old man forgot about the time again. Qin An didn’t mind because he just thought that being a guardian was really for a cover and there would be no connection aside from that.

Who would have thought that the old man would say that?

Qin An felt a warm sensation inside him and only came back to his senses when he actually said yes when the latter asked him to go to dinner with his only son together after the competition.

The young man also remembered the last words saying that his ’brother’ would be very glad to meet him.

Qin An was stunned. Does he even now have a brother?

Qin An consulted this feeling to Nan Moyi and the latter congratulated him and also explained that he was just looking forward to meeting them. There was nothing wrong with the longing that he wanted to fulfill— a family. Even if they don’t have any blood relations, it was still a family.

A family that he never has.

And then he didn’t know but that feeling became his motivation to perform this aside from the friendship with Nan Moyi.

Just like how God began to feel what he felt, they are just the same.

However at this moment, a new feeling arises within.

Qin An didn’t understand but as he deeply understood and resonated with the song, what he’s feeling is not just a longing for a family... but also seems like a longing for someone.

But who?

And it feels too deep that he knew that it was not from this life. From his past? But Qin An never had anyone, didn’t he?

He never had a friend, a companion that he awaits everyday.

... or is it?

"And when the fate tied

I laid my eyes on yours one day

Hello again... my friend,"

Those were the last words that both Qin An and Nan Moyi sang together and just as the music finally stopped, a commotion was suddenly heard behind.

They heard a gasp of surprise or exclamation due to the extreme shock from the audience as they looked in a certain direction. Qin An also couldn’t help but turn his head towards that and when his eyes laid into someone, he became dumbfounded.

A man wearing his battle uniform filled with blood. His armor was somewhat torn and there were many obvious wounds on his body but the man didn’t even flinch in pain. It was obvious that he came from chaos because his temperament is too sharp and he still has the aura of killing around him, making anyone feel intimidated and fearful.

It was the Marshal of the Federation, He Li.

The man ignores all the stares around him and walks steadily to the young man on stage.

At this moment, the music abruptly stopped and silence engulfed the venue.

He Li stopped in front of the young man. In the middle of the stage, two men who obviously have different lives stand together. One wears a long ancient robe that seems too dissonant with this world while the other one wears a bloody armor that suits from this future.

A different timeline but when they stood together, there was a mysterious harmony growing between them.

"..." Everyone was just stunned and could only stare at them.

As for the two, when their eyes meet, it seems that the surroundings become blurry. The killing intent around the Marshal slowly faded and a rare softness appeared between his eyebrows that no one noticed except for the young man in front of him.

Then the Marshal slowly raises his hand and lends it in front of the young man.

His eyes stared intently and spoke with a hoarse voice.

"Come with me,"

And he did.

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