animal ears

? Pupils widen.

"Don't joke like that," Cole said.

"I never joke." Palanch was very serious, his eyes fell on Cole softly like a feather, "I will not lie to you, I hope you know that the person I will not deceive the most in this world is you, So..." His eyes turned slightly to Sarah, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, "I have to tell you all this."

The sound was inaudible.

"……tell me what?"

Taking a deep breath, after a while, Palanki said calmly, "Do you still remember going to the southern tribe with you at the beginning? That was my wish, but it was also the master's order."

Showing a suspicious look.

Sarah's order?

"You must be wondering why the master gave this order, right?" With a wry smile and shaking his head, "Because your strength is not complete."

incomplete?

Startled for a moment, pursing his lips, Cole didn't speak.

"No, it should be said...the body hasn't fully recovered yet."

"Palanki, what are you talking about?" I couldn't understand at all.

"Actually, the master has known about your situation for a long time." Ignoring Cole's doubts and sighing, Palanch continued, "A long time ago, let me think about it, well, after learning of your death, the master followed the clues I found your body that was brought to the Snow Wolf Clan. At that time, your whole body was destroyed, even your face was burned to a mess, and there was nothing good about you, but the master... wanted to kill you at that time .”

kill yourself?

Wasn't he already dead at that time?

With an even more puzzled look, Cole stared at Palanch, his arms slowly tightened, and Sarah in his arms was still unconscious, with only one breath left on his pale lips, dying.

"No, you weren't dead," Palanch said. "Even though you looked dead, you still had a heartbeat."

"...heartbeat?"

Cole didn't understand what Palanch was going to say.

Slowly closing his eyes, Palanch said softly: "Your body was found in the depths of the forest, as if it had been abandoned there. When you were found, you were indeed not breathing, and a wound was opened on your chest. Big hole..."

Opening his eyes, the silver pupils quietly looked over.

"But the heart is beating, and the body is also very strange, and it is gradually repairing itself. The master thought it was strange at the time, so he didn't do anything, and took you away to observe for a long time..." Palanch shook his head, With a wry smile, he said, "Later, I heard that the snow wolves kept your body, so the master went to investigate and found that you did have a 'body' without a heart, and there were rumors that someone poached it." your heart."

My heart skipped a beat.

"I don't know the specific reason. The master told me that your body in the Snow Wolf Clan looks exactly the same as yours... as you did before."

before?

"What the hell..." Looking up, Cole hesitated and didn't ask further.

"But the master is very sure that you who are almost festered are the real you, so he spent all his time and effort hiding you in the mountains of the northern tribe, in order to get the secret medicine of the snow wolf tribe to help you recover. I can't imagine how many years he has spent to make you like this." Palanch's soft words hit Cole's heart hard.

"You were already dying, and it was the master who saved you and let you slowly recover, but your consciousness has been unable to wake up, so year after year, and the master will look at your body in a daze every day, sitting for a long time For a long time, I didn't say anything, just looked at you."

Palanch looked at Cole with helpless and sad eyes.

But Cole was stunned, facing such words, he didn't know what to do.

"However, just as the master was looking forward to your recovery day and night, the southern tribes were also anxiously looking for the 'lost' heart. Unfortunately, once, the master's whereabouts were finally discovered, and the southern tribes The people came to find it, and Ley... took you away."

My heart stopped slightly.

"Ley..." He murmured his name silently.

"The master was very anxious when he learned about it. He was afraid that you would have an accident, so he went to look for you overnight, but there was no news at all. At the same time that he had no clue and fell into a stalemate, he learned of your location from the group of guys in the northern tribe. , so I went looking for you non-stop, and you... were in a state of rampage at the time."

"Being eroded by uncontrollable animal blood is like going crazy. Finally, in order to restrain your rising instinctive desires, the master..." Palanche said quietly, avoiding his eyes slightly, "Later, although you recovered She was sane, but she looked at the master like a stranger, with such obvious hostility in her eyes...the master didn't say anything."

Thinking of his attitude towards Sarah at the beginning, Cole felt a little stuck in his throat.

"Why...don't say anything?"

"Because you seem to have forgotten everything, but you only remember Ley, and you seem to like him very much." With a faint and forbearing smile, Palanch stepped forward and patted Cole on the shoulder, "Even if you tell me You, you will also think that we are talking nonsense and leaving. At that time, your body has not yet recovered, and the master cannot let you go, so you made up some reason and let you go back with us."

"Then form a partner..." I couldn't help but speak.

"Ah." He replied softly, "It's for the children."

"You already knew that."

"Well, I knew it from the beginning." Without concealment, Palanch squinted at Sarah in Cole's arms, and said, "He wants to give birth to that child, even if your power is not complete, you can't give him more He still wants to take the risk if he has too much energy to give birth to a child."

Swallowing, Cole asked, "Why?"

But with a helpless wry smile, Palanch said, "I told you, he likes you."

Like... yourself?

Is that Sarah?

How can it be.

"There's nothing wrong with it," Palanch said quietly, as if seeing Cole's thoughts, "He has been with you for several years. Although you didn't realize it at the time, I think you should know that the master doesn't like to show his feelings that much. Man, although he jokingly gave you the partner's mark a long time ago, and tried every means to kill you, but he didn't do it after all."

"You said it was because of my parents... Adoma." Confused, Cole found a reason.

"If it was really because of Adoma, he wouldn't want to give birth to you." Palanch pointed to Sara's belly and sighed, "Because I understand your feelings for Ley, so I didn't say anything. , let me accompany you to the southern tribe, and don't allow me to mention a little bit to you, he said, if Ley really likes you, don't add to your burden."

What kind of expression did Sarah use to say these words?

Cole couldn't imagine it.

That Sara who always smiles falsely, the female who occasionally shows a shy expression... What kind of complicated feelings are there for me?

Could it be that I misunderstood myself?

For so many years, he was actually by his side all the time?

And now... does he really want to give birth to a child for himself?

A lot of questions piled up in my mind, lingering.

After a long time, Cole raised his head, looked at Palanch, and asked, "Barton said, why did he come to the Snow Wolf Group to ask for the secret medicine?"

"Just like when restoring your body, you must borrow the power of the secret medicine, otherwise, you will die in the womb." Palanch said seriously.

"Deadborn..."

"Your child is different. He must have a very sufficient supply of animal blood to be born, and the way he can replenish animal blood is to absorb the life energy of the mother..." After a pause, Palanch closed his eyes, "Whether No matter how much energy Sara replenished, he couldn't be satisfied, that's why he was so thin and haggard, and after gradually becoming unconscious, Barton came to harass the master many times."

Speaking of this, Cole became nervous, frowned and said angrily: "He did it!"

"But the master didn't let him succeed. Later, the master sent me a message to come over. However, since he can't go anywhere in his current state, and if he leaves the Snow Wolf Clan, he might not get the beast's blood." Shaking his head, Palanch smiled wryly, "I just don't want you to know, because I'm afraid that the southern tribes will continue to harm you, and I'm also afraid that the northern tribes will know your true identity."

"I'm sorry." After a long time, Cole said quietly.

"Cole?"

"I feel very sorry for making you think of me like this, but I am also very grateful." Cole hugged Sarah in his arms, nodded, and said to Palanch, "Thank you for telling me this."

Hearing this, Palanch turned his head and said bitterly: "There is nothing to be grateful for. If I had known that Ley and Norman were coveting your heart, I would not have let you on the road in the first place."

Startled for a moment, Cole asked unexpectedly, "...Norman?"

Realizing that he had slipped his tongue, Palanch shook his ears, pursed his lips, avoided his eyes, and fell silent.

"Tell me." Cole chased after him and asked.

"...No, nothing." Palanch shook his head.

"You said you wouldn't lie to me." Staring seriously at Palanch's eyes, Cole suddenly grabbed Palanch's hand and pulled it over, "Tell me!"

The voice was slightly loud, slightly trembling, and slightly anxious.

Cole doesn't care what other people are like, but... he has to care about Norman.

Whether in the past or now, Norman occupies a very important position in Cole's heart.

And the more important, the more afraid.

Cole didn't know why he was trembling, but his whole back was trembling, as if he couldn't control it, and his red eyes were filled with anticipation, and also... Don't tell me.

However, the heart wants to know.

Although the truth often hurts itself even more.

Still want to know.

"The leader of the southern tribe who wants to take your life the most and create so many puppets that are exactly like you..." Palanch said faintly, "It's Norman."

The mind went blank.

A gust of cold air rushed from his back to the top of his head, and Cole froze in place, not knowing what expression to use to face Palanch.

laugh?cry?Still don't cry or laugh?

Sorrow turned into emotions flowed in my heart, but I still pretended to be nonchalant, shook my head and said, "No, the leader of the southern tribe is Tyson."

Everyone says that, right?

How could it be Norman who would do such cruel things as destroy other people's ethnic groups?

How could it be...my Norman?

No, my Norman, my Norman...

Clenched fist.

"I investigated the southern tribes a few years ago and know that the current 'Tyson' is just a cover played by the southern tribes."

"...a pretense?" After a pause, he raised his eyes.

"The real Tyson died five or six years ago." Palanch frowned slightly, and said slowly, "He was killed by Norman himself, and the body was torn to pieces."

With a cold heart, Cole's hands trembled slightly, and he was immediately speechless.

"That's why the leaders of the southern tribes wear masks and don't show their true colors..."

"How is it possible." Interrupting Palanch, Cole said with a smile, "Don't be stupid, Norman never lied to me since he was a child."

Tears fell down uncontrollably.

The Norman who stood in front of him and said he wanted to protect himself, the Norman who whispered "I love you" in his ear when he was tender, the Norman who acted like a baby and showed a childish expression to himself...all fake what?

No, it's impossible.

How could that be fake?

Norman... loves himself so much, and his heart believes so firmly, doesn't he?

Is not it?

……Is not it?

Oh, but why is my heart so painful now.

Are you kidding yourself again?

Or, I have been lying to myself all the time.

Realizing Cole's sadness, Palanch couldn't help stretching out his fingers, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said distressedly: "Norman won't lie to you, but he doesn't know that you are you, a copy of you by his side. There are too many products, but I think he shouldn't fail to recognize you."

"In his eyes, I may be just a container." Although he didn't want to admit it, Cole still said it.

"But you are not." Palanch denied, "Unless you think so yourself, then I can't do anything about it."

His fingertips caressed Cole's cheek.

"Parange."

"The only one who can save me is myself, Cole." Then he lowered his hands and held Cole's shoulders tightly. Palanch put his head on Cole's forehead, and put his face very close. When you are who you are, at the very least, please make sure you know who you are." The silver pupils reveal a firm gaze, giving strength to those who are confused.

What is in the pupils is the strange but real self.

That is yourself.

Silently bitter, with a sad face.

The one named Cole, myself.

Is it.

Or is this all just an illusion?

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One hundred chapters! !scattered flowers! ! ! ?