I was hiding from gods and demons at the beginning, but it turned out that I was the boss

Before ten o'clock, a relatively open grassland on the outskirts of the White Mist Forest was filled with people.

A pit has been dug in the middle of the grass.

Beside the pit were some items commonly used by mercenaries.

Kaidi, who had black hair and dark eyes and a haggard look, was wearing a black hunting suit and stood with several powerful people in the mercenary alliance.

Although he is considered a leader among the younger generation, having broken through to the heaven level at the age of twenty-four, he is nothing compared to a group of middle- and high-level branch managers around him.

Several stewards gathered together to talk, excluding him and Evelin, the leader of the "War Horse" mercenary group.

The mercenary alliance was initially established by joining together several large and powerful mercenary groups. Even if it continues to develop in the future, cliques will still inevitably form within the company.

The leader of the alliance is elected every six years. People usually choose someone with high cultivation level and strong support from a large mercenary group to be the leader.

Kaidi's mother, Carol, was considered a rare cultivation genius among the girls in the empire. She, Lorenzo and Long Kai were classmates.

Because Long Kai liked Carol, he joined her father's "War Horse" mercenary group, and the two grew up together and developed a mutual affection for each other.

But Carol's father looked down on Long Kai. One reason was that Long Kai's family background was average, and the other was that his daughter was beautiful, more talented than Long Kai, and had many capable suitors.

So Long Kai was not happy in the mercenary group.

Carol's father often made things difficult for him, and even arranged for Carol to have a blind date with the leader of another large mercenary group.

In anger, he took Carol and left the mercenary group.

But the elopement did not bring them much sweet time. Not only did they have to avoid Carol's father, but they also had to avoid the entanglement of the blind date leader.

In the end, Long Kai was overwhelmed and felt that he was not worthy of Carol and took the initiative to quit.

Carol was heartbroken and was taken back to the mercenary group by his father.

After returning home, Carol discovered that she was pregnant with Long Kai's child. In order to give birth to the child smoothly, she promised her father to marry the leader of the blind date in a year.

After her marriage, she was cautious and occasionally visited the child, singing to her every time.

Therefore, Kaidi has been relatively withdrawn for a long time. He only feels safe when listening to music.

But paper could not contain the fire. Seven or eight years later, Kaidi was found. Carol's husband became angry and wanted to kill Kaidi.

In the end, he accidentally killed Carol's father, causing the couple to break up.

But at this time, Carol had grown to a terrifying height.

The two ended their marriage through a mercenary duel. In the end, Carol won and became the leader of the mercenary group and the leader of the alliance.

Only then can Kaidi return to her openly.

Carol felt that she owed her children and had always doted on Kaidi. Therefore, Kaidi had a perverse and domineering personality when he was a teenager, just like how he was when he first met Qingtian Yina eight years ago.

As he grew older, Kaidi gradually matured and treated Yina well. When he reached the age where he could agree on the future, Carol passed away unexpectedly.

Nicole from Tianqing Entertainment stood with Yina in the first row of the alliance's internal viewing area. Both of them were dressed in black dresses, wearing black hats and black veils.

Sunny pulled Rosen to stand in the crowd opposite them.

Most of the people who came to the funeral this time were people who had some friendship with Carol in the past.

The cultivators' guild, the royal family and the military also sent representatives.

At ten o'clock, the deputy leader of the alliance, De Mu, signaled to Bai Jingyan and Lorenzo, the highest-ranking people present.

The funeral started.

Four mercenaries carried Carol's body covered with black cloth and walked over. The nearly a thousand mercenaries present sang the war song of the Mercenary Alliance.

Accompanied by the melodious sound of the flute, war songs echoed in the woods, making people's hearts rise.

The non-Alliance looked solemn and bowed their heads in condolences.

After the bones were placed in the pit, some people recounted Carol's interesting past, some expressed their gratitude to her, and some even scolded her for letting go and leaving the Alliance to do something in the future.

Kaidi's dark eyes were filled with tears, and Yina held his hand and stood beside him obediently.

When the funeral master announced the covering of the earth, Kaidi stepped forward and put the items that his mother used to travel with during her lifetime into the pit, and used a shovel to remove the first layer of earth.

The soil was directly covered with black cloth and pressed on the bones. There was no coffin.

Lanze's mercenaries rose up in the White Mist Forest and returned to the forest after death, turning into the forest's nutrients and becoming part of the forest.

After everyone filled up the pit, a plant-type psychic urged a field of ordinary weeds and flowers to grow.

The grass returned to its original appearance, except for a new tree growing on the side.

After a minute of silence, the funeral ended.

The deputy leader greeted the guests who were watching the ceremony back to the headquarters for lunch, and the ordinary mercenaries dispersed on the spot.

Some mercenaries tied prepared strips of cloth to branches before leaving to represent their memory and blessings for the deceased.

Ina stood under the tree with Kaidi.

Qingtian and Rosen walked over and said, "My condolences."

It would be superfluous to say more at this time.

Kaidi nodded at the two of them, and Yina and Qingtian held hands.

Yina took out the prepared cloth and was about to tie it to the tree when a one-eyed middle-aged mercenary snorted beside her and suddenly started to curse.

"You have the nerve to tie the cloth. If it weren't for the fact that the young master accompanied you to Sadara, the alliance leader would not have gone to save people!"

When he said this, several mercenaries beside him also started cheering.

"That is, if it weren't for saving the young master, the leader would not have died at all."

"Young Master, don't you feel ashamed that you killed the leader of the alliance for a female actress?"

Hearing this, Ji Ya, the director of the Medes branch who had not yet left, felt angry, "Get out of here, you fart here, the alliance leader was killed by Aiden."

After saying that, he kicked the leader in the butt.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you and sacrifice you to heaven."

The man ouched, covered his butt and snorted coldly: "What did we say wrong? If the young master hadn't been obsessed with this actress, how could it have happened like this!"

"Lord Luo Lun asked the alliance leader to save people. The alliance leader died in a strange way. It is difficult to say that there is an inside story..."

"roll!"

Ji Ya whipped him, scaring several people and running away.

But even running away didn't stop them from talking nonsense.

"Hmph, Ji Ya must have been bought by Lord Loren in Medes!"

"The young master is obsessed with the illegitimate daughter of the Luo Lun family. I think the alliance is over."

"That is, if the young master really marries that woman back, will this mercenary alliance become Medes's private soldier?"

"..."

The mercenaries who had not completely dispersed looked at Kaidi and Yina sideways when they heard what they said, and walked away with each frowning.

Ina looked at Kaidi worriedly, but Kaidi was silent and didn't say anything.

This was not the first day he heard these words. He had heard such voices in his ears since he came back from Sadara and his mother disappeared.

"Young Master, don't listen to their nonsense, it's not your fault..."

Ji Ya saw that his expression was not good and wanted to comfort him.

"No need to say it, I understand." Kaidi waved his hand, turned to Yina and Qingtian and said, "Go back to the headquarters for lunch first."

Yina hummed, and Qingtian let them go first, saying she still wanted to take a walk outside.

When everyone was almost gone, Rosen was a little confused, "Miss, what are you waiting for?"

Qingtian sighed, "Wait for my useless teacher."

teacher?

Rosen reacted, he should be talking about fighting teacher Long Kai...

"Have you ever said that about your master?" A sudden voice sounded.

Long Kai, wearing a black mask and hat, dressed like a mercenary, walked out, "You didn't leave early even though you knew I was here. Is there something wrong?"

Qingtian nodded, "I think the Mercenary Alliance has a lot of problems. As a father, you should always contribute."

Long Kai frowned and said, "The key is that Kaidi doesn't recognize me and gets angry every time he sees me."

"You deserve it. After being a deserter for so many years, you can't be brave again." Qingtian looked at Long Kai speechlessly.

"After all, you are his father. If you don't stand up at this time, you will never hear him call you father for the rest of your life."

Long Kai was speechless and sat under the big tree alone.

Qingtian glanced at him, pulled Rosen and disappeared.

Long Kai leaned against the tree and looked at the grass in front of him, his eyes gentle and sad.

Since breaking up with Carol, he has never set foot in the White Mist Forest again.

Unexpectedly, it would be her funeral when we came again.

This place holds one of the most unforgettable experiences in his life. There is beauty and pain, witnessing his youth and love. "

Now, a few decades later, things have changed and people have changed.

Long Kai closed his eyes, the corners of his eyes were slightly moist.

"I wonder if you still hated me before you died..."

"You still hate me, I'm too cowardly."

"sorry."

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