The puppets' stage play

Chapter 431: Where is the old friend now (page 12)

"Once upon a time, I had a mother."

"In summer, she would fetch sweet springs for me, and in winter, she would care about my warmth. Of course, she is not that good at words, and always gives silently behind the scenes."

"However, I can tell that she actually loves me very much, so even though I always say bad things about her in my heart, I have to admit that she is a qualified mother."

Qi Xiu's tone was calm and his eyes were indifferent, as if he was telling someone else's story. There was never any emotion in those black eyes.

In this regard, they are indeed very similar, Milo thought to himself. Just talking about the behavior between their mothers, the two of them naturally have similarities.

"What happened next?" The confused look was slightly shocked, and a look of surprise flashed in Milo's eyes.

The next moment, he understood the ending of the story, but he still maintained his posture at the moment and continued to ask as if he didn't know yet.

"Later..." Qi Xiu looked at the person in front of him, "She died."

The young man read out the final ending softly, but there was no trace of sadness on his face or in his eyes.

Milo stared at that face, but seemed to see himself.

He was then......

"Due to a sudden disaster, the war swept through my former residence and burned that figure to pieces."

"And I survived. However, this is actually quite normal. It can even be regarded as a kind of luck."

"After all, I was still a child at that time, so naturally I couldn't be used. Well, even now, I would be just a burden if I appeared there."

To an ordinary person, this moment would be like pulling off one's own scars and displaying the bloody flesh, but... Milo looked at the young man, and a slight smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"I'm honored that it's because of that love that I survived."

The young man raised his hands high as if trying to catch the sunshine, his eyes shining with hope.

A certain aura filled the air, Milo's eyes focused, and a flash of thought flashed in his eyes.

The smell was neither iron nor blood. There was just a young boy in front of him, but...his half-closed right eye slowly opened, and in an instant, the 'bright' red color occupied the entire field of vision.

Devil, the next moment, this word flashed through his mind.

"At that time, they stood in front of me and told me to run away immediately. I understood this behavior very well, but..." The young man stopped speaking, as if he was thinking about something, and frowned slightly.

Qi Xiu shook his head slightly, then nodded, and finally a calm look appeared in his eyes.

"Well, in the end 'I' made a decision. I didn't want to die, so I had to leave immediately, even though I knew what that meant."

Under that green ocean, he became extremely rational at that time and clearly understood what he should do.

Therefore, the 'him' who had not yet sprouted at that time came to the surface and made the decision on behalf of the guy who was bound by 'humanity'. So, he ignored the eyes of the parents at that time, turned around, and left there.

What were they thinking at that time?

Sorry, the 'rational' man wouldn't consider it.

"As a result, I escaped from there on my own will and survived."

Qi Xiu smiled softly, his face showing satisfaction, and he was not ashamed of his words and deeds.

Milo looked at him, but vaguely noticed what he looked like.

At that time, when he faced his mother's death, was he sad or... relieved?

The murderous intention that was lingering around him could not help but dissipate. Milo looked at himself and saw a truth from the shadow in front of him.

"That's right..." He sighed and closed his eyes again.

In the distant starry sky, the general Jiang De and others who were executing the execution were startled and stopped their movements one after another.

"Greetings to Mr. Milo." Everyone said in unison.

A pair of deep eyes appeared in the sky, looking down at the scene below. A pair of dull eyes looked here, full of exhaustion and despair. Only a few beasts still maintained their dignified posture.

However, under Milo's gaze, his body could not help but tremble a little.

Milo knew in his heart that he originally wanted to torture these beasts slowly, but because of the persuasion of those juniors, he planned to kill them all at once and not repeat this boring process.

Therefore, he had issued an order before, urging everyone to speed up the killing and complete the task as soon as possible.

On the stage, the piles of corpses were covered with blood. The beast boys were all staying in place at this moment, just looking at the scenes of their loved ones dying in the past, and even crying and making sounds had long been forgotten.

"As rebels, I originally intended to kill you all as a cautionary tale."

The loud and indifferent voice spread, and the beasts were silent, with no life in their eyes.

"However, now I have changed my mind. You need 'atonement' more than death. That is a better punishment than death."

"When living in this world, we naturally struggle with things in order to seek peace."

"Now, each of you collect your own bones. I will arrange for someone to deal with your future lives. From today on, this 'punishment' will accompany you throughout your life."

His eyes trembled slightly, and he glanced below again, and then slowly dispersed. The sergeant below saluted solemnly to show respect.

"...Woooooooooo..."

Listening to the sobs ringing in his ears, Jiang De frowned, and then sighed. These big shots were really troublesome. In his opinion, it would be better to kill them all.

He shook his head and walked towards the generals to discuss the next plan.

Among the beast boys, a certain beast boy with red eyes looked at the clan uncle beside him. He lowered his head and could not help but let out a hoarse voice.

"Uncle, is that the strong one?"

Putting the sadness in his eyes away, Dolph forced a smile and looked at the younger member of his clan.

"Yeah, that's one of the strongest men in this federation, a big shot that we can't match..." His home port dimmed, and he suddenly thought about the other person's dead parents, and felt a surge of pain in his heart. Sighing, my palms couldn't help but cover it.

"Don't think too much, just follow me from now on."

"...Hmm." Beast Boy responded softly, but his eyes couldn't help but look into the depths of the dark starry sky.

Will it be able to fly freely in that sky one day?

Milo opened his eyes, and in front of him was Qi Xiu who was still calm and composed.

"It's an interesting story, but I still don't like you very much. I hope we won't meet again in the future."

Milo shook his head, frankly expressing his disgust at it.

"I will pay attention to it." Qi Xiu nodded honestly, indicating that he had remembered this.

"I have withdrawn the order. Your purpose of coming here has been achieved. Now go back."

Milo waved his hand and Qi Xiu opened his mouth and was about to reply when the scene in front of him suddenly changed.

After a moment of blur, the vision became clear.

He looked around, and many figures he had not seen before appeared again. The most conspicuous among the crowd was the frost-haired Belusa with a calm posture. She looked here, nodded, and then looked away.