As long as there is blood, the gods will kill you

"Xiaorou, how many months is it now?"

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Ye Songbai asked.

"Early April."

"Oh, it's been so long. Has the snow melted outside?" Ye Songbai asked.

"Absolutely. Mr. Ye, do you want to see the snow?"

"That's not true. Now that the snow has melted, I want to go out for a walk. Is the wheelchair still there?"

"Hey, the doctor said..."

"Okay, don't let the chief doctor say that the doctor said, don't I still know about my body?"

Ye Songbai seemed to be in high spirits and asked Xiao Rou to bring up the wheelchair. Then he swayed and was helped into the wheelchair.

"Let's do this. You take me to the top of the rooftop and let me see the scenery. After watching it for a while, we will come back. Don't tell anyone else."

You are the former head of the Northern Capital Division.

There are [-] surveillance cameras around here, who can I hide this from?

Xu Rou smiled helplessly, seeing that she couldn't defeat the other party, so she had to fix Master Ye, and covered him with a thin blanket and a small heater that released heat to ensure that the old man would not be blown down by the cold wind.

Pushing up the wheelchair, the two of them walked towards the rooftop.

It was the top floor. It didn't take long. Xu Rou pushed Master Ye to the rooftop. Unfortunately, the fence was too high and most of his view was blocked.

"Go up and go up."

Ye Songbai pointed to the edge platform.

"what?"

"It's okay. The platform is very wide. I won't move around. Plus you're here, nothing will happen."

"Mr. Ye, this is really not possible..."

"No problem. I haven't been out for a long time. I can only look at the outside world through the small window in my room every day. I have a hard life..."

This old man.

Xu Rou became more and more helpless. She turned around and looked at several nervous night watchmen, and then at the old man beside her who looked expectant. She hesitated a little and lifted him up.

"Now, the view will be wider."

Ye Songbai was very satisfied.

It is the afternoon sun, the sun is high in the sky, and the warm winter sun shines on the body, making the whole body warm and very comfortable.

"That's Dongcheng District over there?" Ye Songbai asked, pointing in one direction.

"Yes."

"The area where Beidu was first built has many old towns, but it also retains many traditional craftsmanship, and many snacks there are delicious."

Ye Songbai's eyes flashed as he recalled, "My hometown, Evergreen Gathering Place, was once a second-level gathering place in the south."

"There are many pines and cypresses planted in the east of the city. I still don't know what species they are. On the day I was born, it snowed heavily. My father said: Look at the heavy snow falling on the pines and cypresses. The pines and cypresses are straight and straight. The little guy will be called Ye Songbai."

Xu Rou didn't answer anymore and listened quietly to the old man's story.

The guards who followed him did the same, watching from a distance and listening silently.

-

“That goes back decades.”

"The South has not yet fallen, and the real sun can still be seen in the sky."

"Despite the catastrophe, people remain extremely optimistic."

"Everyone firmly believes that with the development of the extraordinary road and the advancement of science and technology, these abyssal invaders can be defeated."

"Until I was 15 years old, the sun set, a fifth-level special species appeared, and the whole south was in chaos."

"I still remember the scene: it was just a normal evening, adults got off work, children were out of school, smoke rose from every house, and then, the sky darkened without warning."

"The laughter stopped suddenly, and everyone looked up to the sky. The sounds of cars colliding, crowds screaming, running and pushing... all kinds of chaotic sounds were intertwined together. Everyone's legs were shaking, not knowing what was going on. "

"Fortunately, the emergency lights were quickly turned on at the gathering place and every household turned on their lights, so that the situation was not completely out of control."

"If you ignore the mess, everything seems to be just like a normal night."

"It's just that everyone understands that sudden darkness is definitely not a normal event."

"All residents are informed at the gathering place that they are not allowed to go out unless there is an emergency. The night watch department will distribute supplies regularly. Please stay calm."

"Forty-eight hours have passed and the sky still has not lit up."

"But we received instructions from Beidu: All residents pack their bags and move north under the escort of the Night Watch Division."

"So, the unprecedented migration began."

For a moment, the rooftop seemed quiet.

Xu Rou stood beside the old man and looked into the distance with his eyes, as if he was also traveling against the flow of time and saw that scene.

"My parents are both night watchmen, so they are naturally involved in the task of escorting people."

"The great migration came so suddenly. Fortunately, after experiencing crisis after crisis, people in that era were always prepared for emergencies. They did not waste too long and the mighty migration began."

"There are no lights in the wild, and night watchmen line up in long lines holding torches."

"In the wilderness full of alien species, we can hear roars approaching from time to time. Whenever the lights dim in a certain location, we know that a night watchman has left the team to kill the alien species."

"Subsequent night watchmen came to make up for it, but we don't know if the night watchmen who left the team have returned."

"If a powerful alien species attacks and scatters the team, then the night watchmen will swarm up and besiege the alien species."

"Those fires all over the mountains and plains, when I think back, I just feel like they were the only warmth in the vast darkness."

"..."

"..."

"Later, I entered Beidu Academy and was fortunate enough to become Mr. Su's student and accept his teachings. After graduation, I entered the Night Watch Division. I started as a basic night watchman and gradually became a general."

"In the Battle of Red Maple, too many of us died. Immediately afterwards, the first divine visitation came, making Dazhou deeply aware of his own shortcomings."

"The Chief of Beidu was seriously injured in the Battle of the Gods. After Mr. Su recommended me, I successfully assumed the position of Chief of Beidu."

"Ten years have been relatively peaceful, but I didn't expect that at the time of the [-]th anniversary of the catastrophe, all kinds of events would be overwhelming."

“When I was young, I didn’t believe in fate, but as I got older, I began to believe in these things more and more.”

"I often pray that I can give Dazhou a happy ending, at least it won't be so troubled again."

"Just let me look at Dazhou a few more times, and let me feel the land full of devastation and blood, and the people's shouts against the countercurrent."

The wind on the rooftop is relatively strong.

The blowing blew Ye Songbai's pale hair, but it couldn't smooth out the wrinkles on his dry face.

Xu Rou often felt that the textures on the faces of the older generation were like the vertical and horizontal ravines on this land.

While weathered by wind and rain, it has also witnessed the growth of generations after generations.

"Looking back over the past few decades, I don't seem to have any outstanding achievements. I just follow the steps and work carefully."

"My biggest wish since I became the head of the department is to continue the Great Zhou Dynasty. The efforts of my ancestors cannot be lost in my hands."

"As a general, I don't have the courage of Wei Shanhe and Li Xunguang."

"As the boss, I don't have Mr. Su's outstanding layout ability."

"Thinking about it this way, I feel really ashamed."

"Tell me, am I a qualified boss?"

He asked softly, looking into the distance blankly.

This whispered conversation has already caused the sun to shift to the west, and the conversation lasted from noon to dusk.

Xu Rou was silent for a long time, looking down at the crowded street.

"Look, Mr. Ye, the snow on the streets has melted, spring has come."

Ye Songbai smiled warmly, and the dim sunlight fell on his body, making him feel even more comfortable and blinding.

He took a few deep breaths.

In a daze,

He seemed to smell the fragrance of food wafting from the alley, smell the fragrance of books and ink in the classroom, and smell the pines and cypresses in Chengdong District that always gave off a strange fragrance after heavy snowfall.

What kind of pine and cypress are they, and what kind of smell they have.

He still doesn't know.

However, it doesn't matter anymore.

Ye Songbai's breathing slowed down and his eyelids closed heavily.

"Yes, spring has come."