Scepter of Thorns

The two walked forward... No, mainly Lyle was walking, and Edward was comfortably held in his arms like a little prince, changing positions from time to time.

His cold fingers were poking the back of Lyall's neck: "Your skin is so hot."

Lyle grabbed his hand and said with a half-smile, "You won't be hot if you don't move around."

God knows how many years he has been longing for the person in his arms, and now he has to sit still and wait patiently for that kid who has no self-knowledge to grow up, it's really embarrassing for him.

The road gets wider and wider as it goes forward. The branches, leaves and vines in the forest have been cleaned up, and traces of man-made can be seen.There are also more and more light spots, emitting a bright green light, which is very beautiful.But when Edward knew they were so cruel inside, he didn't like them any more, wishing that there were as few as possible.

There is no extra light in the forest, and the journey is so smooth thanks to the light from the tree species.At this time, the guardian elves had already appeared, and they shuttled through the woods at such a speed that only afterimages remained.But the elf didn't seem to notice the two people who broke in. It should be Lyle who blocked the trace.

Thinking of this, Edward couldn't help but look at Kyle with an unbelievable look.He didn't think he was the kind of heartless kid, but after pondering for a long time, he couldn't see the real intention of the other party.That person is very strong, really strong, he feels like a tiny speck of dust, ordinary and humble, totally worthless to be kidnapped.

... After a full morning, little Edward finally remembered that he had been kidnapped.

But after the sparks of thinking burst out for a long time, he neither figured out a way to escape, nor was he figured out the reason for being tied up.This made him depressed for a long time, but soon Edward recovered - anyway, the fish on the chopping board was already at the mercy of others, he might as well enjoy the present moment, maybe things will turn around.

He scorned his heartlessness in his heart, and then changed to a more comfortable position and lay down on his stomach.Human flesh cushion, warm and cold, not lying in vain.

"Human Flesh Cushion" suddenly said with emotion: "You really don't look like a child."

Edward tilted his head and asked, "What should the child be like?"

"Heartless." Lyle said what he was thinking in one word, "I eat, drink and play all day long, and I don't understand anything."

"Isn't that my mother?" Edward was obviously a little confused, "But she's not a child, and I don't have any books about children at home, so I don't know much about it."

He seemed to be talking about an uncommon knowledge point, but it made Lyle feel bad for no reason.

Influenced by his family, Edward may be relatively precocious, and his ability to think and understand far exceeds that of his peers.But he is also a child, in some respects he is as pure as a blank slate, such as family affection, such as love.

He has never been in touch with these things that have been bathed around children since he was a child, and his understanding of these things is only a rare knowledge point.In the book, when he sees a family reunited at a table for a meal, and then sits on the sofa and chats together after the meal, he may think like this, oh, so this is family affection, this is love.

But he'll never understand, because he doesn't.

Lyle tightened his grip on him. He knew everything, but never regretted it.

These things are like a seed, quietly planted in that person's heart.It will be moistened by indifference, and then grow thorny thorns, stabbing the bloody heart that is not warm.This is an irreparable scar under that person's powerful appearance, it will be his biggest flaw in the future, and it is also a means of being firmly restrained by himself.

He just whispered in Edward's ear as gently as he could: "We're here."

Edward jumped out of his arms and looked up.

The white temple is supported by stone pillars and rises from the ground, hidden in a lush greenery.Decorative arabesques are engraved on the stone pillars, and dark branches extend from the open arched door to the inside, as if hugging the temple tightly.

There are almost no elves here, only a few waiters picking the offerings, but they all ignore Lyle and Edward without exception.Edward squatted down to pick up a branch, and poked the dark branch lightly, but it suddenly curled itself into a ball, shaking and shaking.

...It seems a little cute (._.)

So he poked the ball more vigorously, and as a result, the ball bounced up and hit his forehead, hitting a green mark like a small fist.He covered his head, it hurt so much!

What, it's obviously not cute at all! !

Lyle stood by the pillar with his chest folded, watching Edward calmly molested instead of being molested (?) and waiting for Mrs. Xiaozheng to come over with tears in her eyes to ask for comfort, but he really misjudged Edward's reaction, or it could not be used at all. Look at this product with the eyes of a normal child.

I saw him take out a series of strange tools from the space ring, including blades, mounts, tweezers, etc., and the most curious thing is that there is even a unilateral lens.He put the spectacle lens on his left eye, then cut a little tissue on the paper strip with a knife, and clamped it into the lens with tweezers.He took out a very thick notebook from the space ring, pressed the tab on a small opening of the cover, and the notebook automatically turned to a page.

This is the so-called "you beat me, you beat me again to dissect you, and uncover eight generations of your ancestors", which is really insightful.

"This is..." Edward pushed the lens subconsciously, "It came from the tree of life! No, the tree of life is an arbor, and it has nothing to do with vines."

Lyle reached out and snatched his glasses, and put them under his eyes for a closer look.This is a piece of thin to transparent crystal fixed by iron bars. There is a faint light flowing. It should be blessed with water mirror magic. "Can't you see clearly with your left eye?"

"No." Edward was called back from his own world, "It's just that the right eye can't see clearly during the day, and the left eye can't see clearly at night, but in fact it doesn't have much impact. It's just that when reading and writing, I will habitually lean , it is not good for the development of the spine, so I invented this. Well, you should be able to stop wearing it when you are an adult."

That's normal, Lyle thought.The sky clan has strong day vision and weak night vision; the demon clan has weak day vision and strong night vision, and the neutralization of the two bloodlines with large contrast will naturally cause some problems.But he didn't say anything, just returned the lens to Edward.

The kid lowered his head and twitched again.Lyle watched from the sidelines and asked him quite leisurely, "Did you find anything?"

"This is a parasitic plant with a certain degree of aggressiveness. It is preliminarily concluded that it has a symbiotic relationship with the tree of life." Edward put the tool into the space ring, "The roots of the two should be connected together, according to what you just said The way the tree of life draws nourishment, it may also rely on vines to bind the roots of other plants to absorb nutrients."

"The tree of life itself is perfect enough to absorb, and there is no need for another symbiotic plant to assist each other. If you deduce that it is two different plants from the tree of life, but the roots are connected together, don't you think Is it feeding on the tree of life?"

"No." Edward was actually hesitant, "But its organizational structure is the same as that of the tree of life, so it should be a plant."

Then when he finished saying this, the branch hit the back of his head again, as if he hated iron for not being steel.

"Why hit me again!" Edward was so annoyed, he picked up a knife from the space ring and wanted to destroy the green ecology, but Lyle took advantage of his long hands to snatch the murder weapon, "You are right People have been doing it so many times, collecting and commenting, so it’s strange not to hit you. It’s an aggressive plant, aren’t you afraid of being attacked?”

"No." Edward didn't think about it, but soon he realized that he was too sure, "I don't know, anyway, it will never hurt me." Then he jumped up to reach the knife, but there was no one at the altitude Half of them can only stare at each other to save their dignity.

"Violence can't solve everything." Lyle confiscated the tools of the crime and taught earnestly, "Things that can be solved with the brain are best not solved with the hands."

"But when my mother went crazy, my father always used a knife to stop her." Edward didn't take this kind of trick. "Using your brain to solve problems is ultimately because you are too lazy to do it."

"Well, I admit it. It's easier to use your brain than your hands." Lyle seemed curious, "Then how did your father do it?"

"He scratched his mother's face with a knife, and she cried and shut herself in the room." He replied casually, with a kind of non-concern indifference. ’, but I haven’t found anything it can’t solve so far.”

What can violence not solve?

"Such as family affection, such as love."

Lyle leaned down and cupped his cheeks, "Tell me, do you think they love you?"

Edward said without hesitation: "Love. The book says that if a family gathers together for a meal and sits on the sofa to chat after the meal, then they are loved by each other."

Although they often said nothing at the dinner table and yelled in the living room, Adorable Edward still didn't feel sorry for himself, "My parents have raised me since I was born, fed me, and they think I'm a waste , You can choose to give up. There are many orphans in this world, but they don’t. I am very satisfied with the status quo, and I never expect everyone to treat me well. They have fulfilled the most basic responsibility of parents.”

Lyle put it bluntly: "But you still expect too much." Otherwise, you wouldn't have gone to the rain.

"Yeah." Edward's smile was not at all childish at this age, but rather a wry smile, very light and fleeting, "I'm just begging them to give them a little look, but no matter what the result is, it doesn't matter gone."

He took the initiative to grab Lyle's hand, "Here, where are you taking it?"

Lyle wrapped his thin waist into his arms, as if gently handling a fragile handicraft, and repeated like an oath: "Take you to find paradise."

They walked through the corridor and entered the core of the temple.

"The God of Life created the elves, chose the Forest of Floating Light as their habitat, and used the Tree of Life as an incarnation to convey the divine message." Edward approached the lifelike statue in the temple, and unconsciously read out the knowledge he read in the book.

The long hair of the god enshrined on the altar reaches the ground, the classical and complicated robe is loosely worn on the body, and a book is clamped under the right arm.Although his facial features are soft, but it may be because of the marble material that he looks indescribably cold at first glance.

Edward was curious about this: "He's got..."

"Poems," Lyle replied, "the god of life is in charge of life and inspiration, and the god of art, who is in charge of art and aesthetics, also belongs to his camp."

The studious child pointed out: "There is no mention of this in the "□□ Epic"."

"Before meeting the God of Light, he was only in charge of life, but after meeting the God of Light, he changed his mind." Lyle raised his eyebrows. "The God of Light is the protagonist and the only character in his poetry collection."

"..." Seeming to have heard some great gossip, Edward said in a daze, "What's the relationship between them?"

"Admirers and admirers." He looked at the statue, his gaze penetrated further, "We have to leave here, otherwise we will be expelled as intruders."

Spirit world.

Saint Zachary leaned on the throne, the plants on both sides gave off a faint halo, and the drawn vines intertwined to form a wall to isolate the throne from the palace.The scene in the temple was clearly projected on the wall, and the man was holding hands and looked back when he left.

Emerald's eyes blinked, and he felt his body stiff, even his fingertips weighed a thousand catties, and he couldn't move.

Really, it's that guy.

Lyle's voice echoed in his ears through the two distant realms: "Keep your mouth shut."

Saint Zachary suddenly relaxed, he changed his posture, and said with a blank expression: "My hush money is very expensive, 'Kelros'."

"You think I can't afford it?" The tone on the other end was obviously a little joking.

"You're thinking too much." Saint Zachary said flatly, "I just want to say that even if I have the opportunity to blackmail, I'm not the kind of stupid person who is fooled by appearances."

... People with different brain circuits just can't understand each other when they talk.

So Lyle asked, "So?"

"Congratulations on your good luck." Saint Zachary thought to himself that if it was that person on the opposite side, there would be so much trouble, and there is no need to ask about things that are tacit.

Just when Saint Zachary was about to turn off the video, he suddenly remembered something, "Wait a minute, what did you just say about my relationship with him?"

"The admirer and the admired."

"Shameless slander." Saint Zachary's mouth twitched, "Then what is your relationship with him?"

The other party was silent, and after a long time, I heard him reply in a sigh-like tone: "Traitor and tyrant."

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Briars grow underfoot, birds rest in their hair,

You breathe life into the barren land, you bestow mercy on the spirits of the forest.

Tiangong portrays a delicate face, and ghost ax creates a cold and hard outline;

Devout believers enshrine you on the altar, and you will be immortalized in legends and memories.

—— "□□Epic God of Life"

----Chapter29. Paradise & End----