hunting light

That night, Ian's feet never touched the ground again.

Leon carried him to the bathroom and took a shower together.

He didn't hold back halfway, and pushed him back to the bed to do it again, and handed over all the public rations he owed these days.

After the incident, Ian was so tired that his eyelids twitched.When Leon wiped his body, he fell asleep with his head tilted.

In the process of falling to the dreamland, Ian heard the man whispering in his ear, with grievance and sadness, as well as endless thoughts and love.

"Come back soon, my love. I'm waiting for you, completely, to come back to me..."

In the deep dream, a laugh followed.

Contemptuous and cold, like a sharp blade, cut off Leon's warmth.Ian fell crazily like weightless.

"No pope can escape my control!" The voice laughed, "They have more or less been brainwashed by me. Do you think the function of the treatment cabin is only to cure diseases?"

It was supposed to be a clear and gentle male voice, but it gradually became thin and distorted, full of malice towards human beings.

"You have to understand, Ian, everything I do is for the good of you humans."

"This is your order to me, Ian... Everything I do is to follow your order!"

"You are no longer my custodian. I am free. My keys, I am in charge of myself!"

Ian screamed in dizziness and falling, and the voice followed him like a tarsal maggot.

"Wherever you flee, I will find you...and your children..."

Yi An dreamed that he rushed aboard the Guangji starship and closed the hatch.A starship that had been sleeping for 5000 years started with a buzz.

He dreamed again that he climbed out of the escape pod in a mess and staggered towards the old church not far away in the corner of the wilderness.

One after another, there are remote chapels, ruined monasteries, and even empty chapels with only murals and holy light stands.He was sheltering from the rain inside, shivering with cold, with only half a piece of hard bread in his arms.

cannot be found by it...

There was only this sentence in his mind, and the rest was just chaos.Whenever I think about it a little more, I get a splitting headache.

he will come to me...

In the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, another voice spoke to himself.

Who is he?

"Ian, my old friend." The male voice smiled triumphantly, "When you wake up, you will find that your admiration and trust in me have reached an unprecedented level. Belief in me is the foundation of all your behavior patterns. fundamental."

"You have to give up your desires first, and you can no longer love that man. You have to regard him as your heaviest sin and stay away from him!"

"You will only follow my orders."

"Then you have to instill my will into that man's sea of ​​consciousness..."

Do not--

At this moment, a fiery flame burst out from the abyss, like a roaring fire dragon, rushing towards the direction of the sound.

No!Don't think about it!

You may have control over me, but you can't control him—

"I will...come...to find you..."

That voice disappeared into the raging flames.

And Ian also woke up from the dream, pajamas drenched in cold sweat.

He was out of breath, his heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't recover from the frightening dream for a while.

But there is no one around, and the morning light shines on the bedding.The nose is still lingering with the man's rich and majestic, sea-like breath, which brings bursts of comfort and makes the heartbeat gradually calm down.

Ian let out a long breath.

"Morning, Ian." Asura opened the door with his nose and walked in.

It seemed to be getting more and more used to its appearance as a mechanical dog, completely forgetting that it could change into a human form and open the door with its hands.

"In about ten minutes, we will be able to land in the capital of Tatil. Leon has a meeting with the king, and he will be busy all day. He has already made preparations. He asked me to tell you, if you want to go out Go around, there is a grand canyon with a nice view..."

Ian came to the window amidst Asura's chanting.

The real sunshine poured in from the window.A beautiful chartreuse planet is close at hand.The fleet is about to enter the atmosphere.

Tatil was a small country bordering the Byron Empire.This is also the last stop of Leon's tour of the nations.After departing from here, they will return directly to the imperial capital Glori.

"Asura," Ian asked, "what did you say to Leon yesterday? Please repeat the original words to me... Asura?"

The black mechanical husky squatting beside the bed disappeared, and a mechanical corgi with short legs and a fat butt appeared in place, wagging its tail at Ian haha.

"What?" Asura played cute and pretended to be stupid, "Sorry, Ian, my storage chip is a bit full recently, and I haven't saved many daily things. Give me some time to tidy up and put some unnecessary Things are deleted to make room for..."

"..." Ian could only ask, "What happened to Simon? Did Leon drive him away?"

"Leon has withdrawn the imperial order." Asura said, "However, that kid was waiting at the gate of the royal area early in the morning. He said he wanted to see you, probably because he wanted to thank you. Do you want to see him?"

The royal warships of the Byron Empire slowly landed at Tatil's capital airport.

When Leonardo III's handsome figure in military uniform with long boots and a light cape appeared at the hatch, he was greeted with cheers like waves.

As a small country bordering Byron, Tatil has always been deeply attached to Byron both culturally and economically.All citizens have admiration for the Byron Empire.

Leonardo III may still be regarded as too naive or too aggressive in his own country.But in Tatil, the popularity index of the young and handsome emperor far exceeds that of the most popular idol stars.

Queen Tatil is gray-haired and elegant, like a kind old grandmother.Leon strode up to the Queen and respectfully kissed her hand.

The two state leaders held hands and accepted some media shutters before boarding the royal limousine and heading for the palace.

On the royal flagship moored at the airport, Simon followed behind Asura and walked into the royal suite nervously.

Ian withdrew his gaze, turned around from the window, and smiled softly at Simon.

Even without a robe, the innate elegance and the holy solemnity born of long-term immersion are still a silent but dazzling brilliance.

Simon was stunned for a moment.

"Thank you, Ashura. You can go out first." Ian then nodded to Simon, "Please sit down, Simon."

"Archbishop!" Simon came back to his senses and bowed ninety degrees to Ian, "I'm sorry, my lord! I apologize to you again for my rudeness yesterday. I was offended by me, but you still defend me like this. I am really grateful I don't know how to repay your kindness!"

The boy's face was flushed with anxiety, his eyes were full of water, like a frightened kitten, very cute.

"You were scared yesterday, right?" Ian felt a little guilty, "I don't know who spread the words indiscriminately, causing His Majesty to misunderstand. But the matter is over, you can continue to stay with peace of mind and continue to study with Dr. Roland .”

Asura, who was "spreading nonsense" and adding drama without authorization, left the room and was squatting at the door, with a bored look on his dog's face.

Simon drooped his head: "Actually, I didn't plan to stay in this project anymore. Even if what happened yesterday didn't happen, I would leave the flagship today. I'm here to say goodbye to you this time."

"What happened?" Ian was surprised.

Simon smiled bitterly, with an unspeakable embarrassment on his face: "I don't agree with this topic. Anyway, my doctoral thesis is basically finished. I don't want to... participate in their behavior..."

When Simon said this, he looked around uneasily.

"Simon, are you hiding something from me?" Ian held Simon's hand, and passed a gentle and majestic force over, "Don't be afraid. The entire starship, only here is not equipped with surveillance. What grievances do you have? Here, you can tell me everything."

An A-level guide like Simon may be very good among ordinary guides.But in front of Ian, he is like a lake to the sea, completely powerless to resist.

"I..." Simon was emotional, with tears in his eyes, "I really didn't expect you to be such a good person, Archbishop. I can understand your beliefs and your thoughts on guarding your body. Your Majesty, he...he is a very good person. Good person, but he shouldn't force you like this! You should be so holy and flawless, but now he..."

Ian smiled wryly.

"I take all this as a practice. Your Majesty the Emperor is the test given to me by the gods. After all, I have broken my oath. As long as I can overcome my lust again and no longer be tempted by the emperor, I am qualified to receive the God's test." Glory."

Simon looked around the room again, hesitating to speak.

"Simon." Ian stared at him, "God is watching us. If you have anything to say, you can talk to me with confidence."

Simon shook his heart: "My lord, I just know that you have a firm belief, so I feel that I can't continue to stay in this project. They also think that your belief is too strong to be eradicated. The emperor wants your people, and the empire also Want to get the power of your light guide. So... so they plan to brainwash you!"

Ian was stunned, staring at Simon with dark eyes.

"It's absolutely true!" Simon grabbed Ian's hand, "You can read my heart and know that I'm telling the truth. This is Dr. Roland's idea. They will completely erase all your memories, and you will even I will forget everyone, let alone the Holy Master. In this way, you will be kept by the emperor's side forever!"

The blood faded from Ian's face: "Just to... control me?"

"Yes!" Simon said firmly, "His Majesty the Emperor didn't agree before. But since you influenced him last time, he finally changed his mind. Dr. Roland is already preparing for the operation, and he is going to complete the operation before you return to the imperial capital. .I just can't stand them treating you like this, so I'm leaving. I don't want to be involved in this crime!"

Ian pursed the corner of his mouth hard, unable to utter a word for a long time.

"My lord!" Simon squeezed out a very low voice from his throat, "You run away with me!"

Ian's eyelids lifted suddenly.

"Right now!" Simon said, "The emperor left the flagship, and most of the guards followed him. As long as you say you want to go out, no one will stop you."

Ian frowned: "This is too hasty."

"We are in the airport right now." Simon said excitedly, "The civil aviation flight I booked will board in half an hour. I can help you steal my colleague's bracelet. He is quite similar in age and appearance to yours .You can leave with me by using his identity."

Ian didn't say a word, but the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Simon emphasized his tone: "There is one thing, I'm afraid you are still kept in the dark, my lord. His Majesty the Emperor is considering getting you pregnant again. He wants to tie you down through a child!"

Ian got up suddenly and walked to the window, obviously panicked.

"My lord, you want to serve God all your life, right?" Simon followed and persuaded him sincerely, "Didn't you do everything possible to avoid the emperor at the beginning just to stick to this belief? How could your holy body be A despicable person like the emperor occupies it?"

Ian turned his head slowly and looked at Simon.

"mean?"

Simon was surprised that he had gone too far, and said with a sneer: "I'm being rude again, my lord. I'm really impatient because time is running out. Civil Aviation doesn't wait for anyone..."

"I thought you had a crush on the emperor." Ian smiled faintly.

Simon lowered his eyes, quickly calmed down, and smiled wryly.

"It's all a little wishful thinking, and I don't have the face to mention it anymore. Since I met you, I have been deeply impressed by your demeanor. My lord, please come with me! In half an hour, you be free again..."

As he spoke, Simon stretched out his hand towards Ian.

"I'm not leaving." Ian said.

Simon froze.

"I won't go with you." Ian's face against the light was a bit blurred, but his black eyes shone with a captivating light like cold stars in the dark night.

"I plan to stay with the emperor. I'm tired of the days of hiding. The emperor has retreated a lot under my insistence. As long as I continue to fight..."

"Are you giving up completely?" Simon asked anxiously, "You have been the pope, and you are also an emperor. You are willing to become his pawn, staying in the deep palace all day long, bearing children for him female?"

Ian looked at the flying birds in the clear sky outside the window: "How do you know that he won't respect me, love me, and give me an equal status? How do you know that I can get freedom and respect when I go outside?"

Simon was silent, and his enthusiastic face quickly cooled down.