nebula story

Looking up at the microphone, he said word by word: "I, Xie Zhan, have never been afraid of war. I want to see if the firepower of my 'Infinity' is enough to cover a small scout ship from flying away." Star Fisher! I, Xie Zhan, really want to try it out, will the Federation Council really dare to bombard my ship and kill a Federation frontline general?!"

"General Xie!" It seemed that Xie Zhan's reaction was so excited. Vice General Wei's voice was also a little puzzled and slightly angry, "If you really don't want to, why did the general vote for it at the military meeting? Fight for reason!? Now that everything is a foregone conclusion, you suddenly repented before the battle, and watched the prisoner exchange ceremony end without a problem an hour later, in exchange for the emperor's fury and bloodbath, do you really have no regrets in your heart?"

Narrowing his eyes, Xie Zhan mocked lightly, "If I had voted against it at that meeting, guess what, would the military allow me to send him on his last journey?"

Without looking at Chesu, he just tapped his chin in the direction where Chesu was: "And do I still have a chance... to see him for the last time?"

"General Xie, please don't force our own soldiers to meet each other." Vice General Wei gritted his teeth, "You know, military orders are like mountains, and I will definitely do what I say."

Xie Zhan's eyes suddenly ignited with a fighting spirit, even more blood red, full of anger: "If you want to fight, then start!"

The air was full of explosive pressure, Xie Zhan's toughness, and Vice General Wei's persistence, like two swords that refused to give in, suddenly intertwined!

At this moment, a calm voice suddenly came from the microphone, with the clarity and calmness of a young man.

"Thank you General, please calm down."

……

Looking up in astonishment, Chesu and Xie Weian stared at the source of the voice at the same time.

"I am Nan Zhuo, the commander of the Federal Elite Flying Battalion." Nan Zhuo's voice echoed in the ship, "I want to remind the ship 'Infinity' of another thing. The flying battalion has mobilized enough troops to block the launch of your ship. Possibly. General Xie, even if you can really send out the Vivian, I guarantee that under my personal leadership, you will be able to intercept it and keep Chesu behind."

"...Nan Zhuo!" Xie Wei'an couldn't believe her ears. After being extremely surprised and angry, she asked sharply, "You, what did you say?"

"I'm sorry, Wei An." Nan Zhuo's voice was extremely indifferent, "I'm a soldier, and the interests of the Federation should be my priority."

"Nan Zhuo, you know that Xiao Su is so innocent—" Xie Wei'an's voice was hoarse, and her soft voice was trembling, "You...you caught him with your own hands, and now you want to cut off his last life? Are you Not human?! Do you have a heart?!"

I don't know which piece of starry sky is parked nearby, Nan Zhuo was silent for a while, and then said lightly: "Since I personally captured him, I also want to send him the same way for the last time. Isn't it best to have a beginning and an end?"

Yuan Bihai, who was being watched closely by several soldiers, suddenly felt a miraculous feeling in his heart.

This is not Nan Zhuo, not that enthusiastic, impulsive and lazy young man.After returning to the front line of Fisher Star and rejoining the flames of war for more than a month, the young neighbors on Gotha Star have already returned to the ruthless soldiers.

Is this war?With blood and death, everything is quietly changed, including the soft things in people's hearts.

In the ship, there was a brief silence, and the rapid siren sounded harshly, but no one made a sound.The gloomy and dangerous atmosphere condensed into thick frost in the late autumn morning, covering the air and freezing people.

Chesu, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke in the dead silence, letting out a very soft sigh.

"Nan Zhuo?" He whispered.

In the microphone, after a brief silence, Nan Zhuo's answer sounded: "I am here."

"Please tell the people over there, don't worry about everything." He said in harmony, "From the beginning to the end, there was no real change."

Turning his head to look at his relatives, he smiled slightly, feeling a little guilty.Looking at those eyes that were as clear as water and warm as ink, Feng Zhu'an and Xie Wei'an suddenly felt great sadness in their hearts, and suddenly understood something.

Yes, from the beginning to the end, he was so determined.

Even without the immediate crisis and dead end, none of them could really persuade Chesu to give up the decision he had already made.

"Please send someone to board the ship to take over, I'll go with you." Chesu whispered in the eyes of everyone.

Soldiers, all armed and full of bullets, rushed in quickly. They were under Vice General Wei's subordinates.After silently taking over the "Infinity", someone found Yuan Bihai who was under control.

Standing beside Chesu, Yuan Bihai didn't feel the joy of regaining his freedom and the comfort of regaining control of everything. He closed his lips tightly with a strange expression on his face.

With neat steps, a group of soldiers surrounded Chesu and walked towards the exit of the ship. Behind them, Xie Wei'an, the most beautiful young female captain of the Federation, suddenly burst into tears and cried bitterly.

His body froze slightly, and Chesu turned his head amidst the crying.

Looking at his father Che'an and sister Xie Wei'an, his eyes were filled with tears, and finally he took a short look at Xie Zhan before turning around and wanting to go.

"I didn't answer what you asked me just now because I didn't know the answer." Behind him, a very hoarse voice sounded, and Xie Zhan looked at Chesu's back that suddenly stiffened.

Gently waving his hand to signal the people around him to stop, Yuan Bihai held his breath like everyone else.Looking back, the silver hair on General Xie Zhan's temple suddenly looked so dazzling.

"I only know one thing." The man's voice didn't fluctuate much, but there was a trace of bleakness and desolation deeply implanted in his bone marrow, "If I knew the truth 19 years ago, I would never agree to send you to the empire .”

Pausing for a moment, he stared deeply at the child he had never raised, nor had he ever loved.Yes, that was Xie Zhan's own and only son, standing there with picturesque eyes, calm and peaceful, but 19 years old, just coming of age.

It was exactly the same as when we first met, the child looked so docile and pure, but he had an indestructible arrogance.

The people around had an illusion at that moment.Their eyes, the heavy-handed general who was known for his cold-blooded, ruthless and decisive killing, seemed to have a slight flicker of water in his eyes: "If there is a next life, I will watch you grow up... I will not let you leave your parents for half a step."

Standing quietly in front of the hatch, Chesu seemed to be petrified there.

I don't know how long I stood like that, and some people even began to wonder if time had frozen. The boy in front of the hatch finally turned his head and looked at Xie Zhan.

"Father... thank you." His voice was very soft, but very clear, enough to make the cold-blooded general not far away suddenly shocked, as if struck by lightning.

On Chesu's beautiful and compelling face, there was a faint but heartfelt smile: "But in the next life...you have competitors." His thin chin pointed to Feng Zhuan, and he smiled, "My father He said that he would not want me to be his son in his next life, but I know he is lying."

Desolate mountains, endless interstellar mines.Covered in a sea of ​​blue-grey, in this long-abandoned temporary airport base, there is only the faint roar from the interior of the spaceship.

The sky was dark, and the clouds covering the sky were layer upon layer, with ink-like colors and heaviness.Behind the endless heavy cloud of lead, suddenly there was a faint sound of wind and thunder, and a ray of sunlight broke through the deep and surging darkness.

Due south, a huge ship broke through the clouds, and with a dark and sharp sense of oppression, it took off and landed towards the middle designated by both parties!

There are only 10 minutes left before the agreed time for the exchange of prisoners of war.In an instant, all the federal soldiers who had been waiting on the ground raised their heads and looked at the ship that looked like a visitor from hell.

The imperial army marks on the side of the hull, silver badges, black swords and flowers, but in this gloomy and silent atmosphere, they are not as majestic and gorgeous as before, only the murderous aura and coldness remain.

The new wind was hunting, and when the imperial ship landed, it brought mine dust flying all over the ground, bringing a pervasive hostility.

After a short while, the hatch of the imperial warship slowly opened.The figure of the imperial diplomat appeared on the gangway.After a slight pause, he stepped down. Following his steps, another hatch at the rear of the ship slowly opened, and a whole team of bulletproof military vehicles with high windows was lined up neatly. Beside them, the imperial army guarded with guns, looking vigilant.

Standing by the hatch of the "Infinity" and looking through the window through a small special window, Yuan Bihai watched silently as Deputy General Wei, the representative of the federal military, also walked forward slowly, and exchanged salutes with the imperial diplomats. Talk briefly.

It was far away, and Yuan Bihai couldn't hear those words clearly. After a while, Vice General Wei looked back and pointed to the gangway where they were...

Sighing deeply in his heart, Yuan Bihai looked at Chesu beside him.

No matter how much she feels, but at this moment, everything has come to an end.

Slowly took out the small sealed box that was close to his body. With steady hands and slightly focused eyes, he gently turned the switch, and the box lid opened in response to a sound. A small light green pill lay quietly in the pure white cotton wool. Like a harmless vitamin pill.

But Yuan Bihai's eyes narrowed instantly, as if he saw the most dangerous and vicious thing in the world.Taking a deep breath, he slowly handed the pill to Chesu's eyes.

……

She didn't pick it up immediately, and Chesu, who had been quiet all along, stared at the imperial warship outside the porthole with a dazed expression, as if she had suddenly fallen into a daze.

Yuan Bihai was a little surprised, and quietly looked at Chesu's expression, feeling a little uneasy.

But he didn't rush, just waited quietly on the side.

After a while, Chesu finally turned his head and stared at the light green pill in his hand with strange eyes.His lips looked bloodless, and his eyes, which were originally bright, were also a little dull.

After hesitating for a while, he finally begged Yuan Bihai earnestly with great difficulty: "Wait a little longer, just a little longer, okay... you go down with me, and when you hand me over, I'll take it again, it's okay Can't?"

What difference does that make?It's just a delay of 10 minutes, up to 10 minutes.Yuan Bihai stared at him, as if trying to find a look of retreat and fear, but obviously he failed.

Those dark obsidian-like eyes were not frightened or flinched, but seemed to be some kind of disappointment and sadness, or the final unwillingness and regret.

There was a voice in his heart to stop him coldly, Yuan Bihai's indifferent eyes flickered sharply, and he remained silent for a long time.

Chesu didn't continue to plead, but just stubbornly and quietly looked at him, as if waiting for the final blow of the judge in the collegial panel.

At that moment, his eyes were as sad as autumn water, with the last ray of hope like duckweed floating in it.

Without any persistence, Yuan Bihai silently opened the cabin door when he saw that look, and accompanied Chesu down the gangway.

The west wind is blowing, there is no sun on Fisher's planet, only a few distant cold stars emitting cold light, reflecting the entire silent base.

It also reflects the figure of the lonely boy on the gangway.

Raising his head slightly, Chesu looked at the imperial ship that was completely black except for the two hatches with black lacquer holes that were about to devour it, and stared at it for a long time.

Is there really no one coming out anymore?

Although I knew in my heart that the possibility of that person coming in person was almost zero, but I still had a last hope in my heart.

The anticipation that has always been like a spark is so strong that at the moment when the disappointment is confirmed, the heart seems to be slowly twisted together, and the disappointment and sadness hit layer by layer, like the tide of the ocean.

I want to take a look at that person before I can't remember anything and wait stupidly to be brutally executed.Look at that handsome and masculine face, look at the icy blue eyes staring at him, look at the affection that once appeared in those cold brows.

Even if it's just a few seconds, even if it's only a short moment, I still want to take a serious look at that person and give him a last smile.

Say something casual, "sorry" or "thank you."

I'm sorry, but I'm still sorry for the empire he grew up in, and thank him for never giving up and trying his best to save himself.

Finally lowering his head, his long eyelashes drooped slightly, covering his dark pupils.Quietly took the pill in Yuan Bihai's hand, without any further hesitation, he picked it up with his slender and pale fingers, brought it to his mouth wordlessly, and was about to swallow it.

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Staring blankly into the distance, the head of the royal guard, Wood, stood in the central control room of the imperial warship, looking at the blurred figure on the screen, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

From such a distance, I couldn't see the boy's face clearly, but I could vaguely see that after more than a year, Chesu's figure seemed to have grown slightly taller, and he looked like a boy of sixteen or seventeen when he first met , and now finally gradually have the temperament of a young man, when standing there still, he is like a orchid and a jade tree, standing upright like a bamboo.

Staring closely at his figure, Wood could only hear his own heartbeat in the quiet central control room.

Peeking around anxiously, his heart beat even more violently—the face of His Majesty the Emperor hadn't changed from a moment ago, and there was even a kind of stiffness like an ice sculpture. I don't know if it was an illusion, but Wood suddenly felt that his body , it seems that suddenly because of the invisible fluctuations emanating from this space, it is firmly suppressed, and it cannot move a little!

His Majesty's eyes looked at his former partner, the current federal spy, without blinking.

Wood had never seen that kind of look in his eyes before. It seemed like a hungry lion trying to pounce on its prey, or a vicious shark eager to tear something apart. The cold anger and hatred made those serious ice-blue beautiful eyes become It became gray-blue, full of gloom and violence, full of faint thunder and lightning before the mountain rain.

But his body didn't move at all, as if he was firmly nailed to the chair, his strong spine was as hard as a pole, he just stared coldly at the slender figure standing on the gangway, silently meeting his sight.

come on.

As long as you walk a few dozen steps, you can return to me.

Die in the empire, die by my hand, die in front of me!