Su Shi, who was being chased around in the jungle, suddenly heard the siren sound of the protagonist's misunderstanding value dropping sharply.
Caught off guard, Su Shi tripped, and Su Shi staggered forward a few steps, and immediately felt a burning pain in his shoulder.
The situation is a little strange. The last time the people who tracked him were just to catch him back, but this time they used every step of the way. I don't know if the Pope guessed that he already knew the truth, and finally made up his mind to silence him.
This life cannot be handed over until the prescribed task is completed and the Pope is taken to death.
Not caring about what went wrong this time, Su Shi raised his speed to the limit and rushed into the depths of the dense forest without looking back.
The pursuit is still like a shadow.
At first, he thought that even if he couldn't escape, he could at least be caught back and wait for the day of execution safely, but now it seems that this plan has obviously come to nothing.
His body had lost its source of strength, and the influence of the branding became more and more intense as time went by. When the sky darkened again, Su Shi was still blocked by the pursuers outside the paladin's mausoleum.
All possible directions to break through had been blocked. Su Shi sat down exhausted, his chest heaving violently, and his throat was full of burning bloody smell.
"I can't die... I have work to do,"
Although he no longer had any hope, Su Shi still gritted his teeth, lowered his head and knelt on one knee, and offered to surrender to the pursuer in front of him.
"I'll go back with you, please don't kill me..."
At least let him meet the Pope, at least let him have a chance to deliver the fatal blow.
The pope has absorbed too much dark power and evil thoughts. No matter how strong the protagonist's ability is, he is doomed to be unable to win the demonized pope.
He must live now.
The shoulders, accustomed to carrying the armor upright, finally bent slowly. The young paladin lowered his gaze, and his left knee almost touched the cold ground.
The pursuer in black robe remained unmoved and walked towards him slowly.
A hot flame suddenly spread between the two.
Before he could react, Su Shi had already skillfully grabbed his back and lifted him up horizontally, and fell into a familiar embrace involuntarily.
"It might be hot, close your eyes."
A steady voice resounded calmly, and Su Shi didn't have time to speak when he felt a sudden burning in front of his eyes. The pitch-black flames were already blazing around the two of them, engulfing the pursuers mercilessly.
The wind blew up suddenly, and Su Shi was clasped into his arms with a strong arm, but he could still vaguely feel his whole body was instantly hot and dry. Scorching his almost completely dehydrated body, causing his eyes to turn black.
I don't know how long it took, but the surrounding area finally gradually cooled down.
Consciousness was already blurred, and Su Shi was drowsy thinking about where he had slipped up, blinking his eyes with difficulty, or falling into the peaceful darkness involuntarily.
After finding the hot spring cave, Esmond finally stopped and carefully put down the paladin in his arms.
The blood had completely soaked the young man's clothes, his face was almost bloodless, his brows were slightly frowned uncomfortably, his lips looked pale and dry.
There was running water dripping down the crevices of the rocks. Esmond imitated what he had seen during the day, folded off a leaf and carefully collected some clean water, carefully lifted him up, and fed the drowsy paladin.
The cool water touched his lips, and the person in his arms still showed some instinctive urgency in the drowsiness, and his Adam's apple was rolling with difficulty, obviously already very thirsty.
Fearing that he would hurt himself again by struggling, Esmond quickly held him steady, and carefully fed him some water.
The intense thirst and anxiety were finally soothed by the clear water, and the young paladin gradually relaxed, closing his eyes and sleeping peacefully, with the original warmth and tranquility in his brows and eyes.
Thinking of everything that happened in the treasure, Esmond's eyes dimmed, and a slight pain spread silently in his chest.
The soul in this body is still kind and sincere. Although it wears a realistic and cold mask, it still silently guards the people around it in the most gentle way.
Looking at his finally stretched eyebrows, Esmond seemed to feel relieved, subconsciously raised his hand, trying to wipe away the blood and ashes stained on that delicate face.
Those bloodstains had already dried up, and they were still not clean after several times of wiping. Esmond frowned, and his eyes suddenly fell on the hot spring beside him.
…
Su Shi woke up from a coma, half of his clothes had been stripped off.
Facing the shocked gaze of the paladin, Esmond paused his hands, pursed his lips guiltily, and tried to explain his behavior: "You are covered in ashes..."
This is the bad point of Huo Dun, unlike the water and ice types, they are always clean when they come out, and they never have to worry about any problems with their image.
He vaguely remembered that the other party picked him up and rushed into the fire and ran away. Su Shi understood instantly, and bent his brows helplessly, but still pushed himself back and moved away, raising his hand to untie his collar.
Esmond's hand paused in the air, and he retracted it for a moment, without continuing to interfere with the other party's movements.
After all, the two broke up unhappy, no one thought about how to speak, and the cave became quiet again, only the sound of ticking water remained.
Esmond watched him silently.
Paladins are proud, and their dignity is even more important than life. Even if you choose such a way full of misunderstandings, the other party is still unwilling to speak to yourself and ask yourself for help.
But at that moment, he saw the person in front of him slowly kneeling down.
The straight back was bent into a forbearing arc, the clear and soft side face was tense, and the eyes seemed to be very dim, but they still shone with unwillingness.
So he can no longer just look at it like that.
The movement of the other party to take off his clothes was a little slow, his eyes quietly fell somewhere in the void, and his raised hand trembled slightly, apparently a little powerless.
Esmond finally couldn't help it, and walked towards him: "Your body is still very weak, can I help you?"
The paladin raised his head to look at him according to the sound, his eyes had long been clear and clear, and there was even obvious concern and worry in them.
Su Shigang checked the status of the collection in the treasury, and the progress bar for upgrading the magic circle was still more than half gray.
Although it is not clear how the other party figured out the truth, it is obviously impossible to completely complete the upgrade in such a short period of time.
According to the experience of so many worlds, if you forcibly interrupt the upgrade and run out, you will definitely suffer backlash, and the opponent's current state is probably not much better than yourself.
The state of the protagonist is directly related to the success or failure of the final plot line. Su Shi lowered his eyes worriedly, but finally did not refuse.
With the other party's tacit consent, Esmond finally walked over and carefully took off the blood-soaked clothes for him, but his eyes suddenly focused on the blood-red brand on the other party's neck.
A sharp pain suddenly strangled his throat.
Sensing that his breath was not stable, Su Shi became more and more worried, and raised his head to look at him: "Are you okay?"
Esmond was still staring at him, and after a moment he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine, but you—do you know, you only have one day to live..."
The Holy See's execution was actually just a ceremony to show its majesty. It was the brand that really took people's lives. When the brand turned bright red, it meant that the person's death was approaching.
Anyone alike, there's no chance of getting away with it.
"Ok, I know."
The young paladin raised his head slightly and looked at him, as if he was calculating something, he breathed a sigh of relief after a while, his brows and eyes bent down helplessly, and he lowered his head again to untie his clothes.
Seeing the other party's calm expression, the intense blood in Esmond's eyes gradually receded, and he went silently, helped him take off his clothes, leaned over and hugged him gently.
The body in my arms is still young and flexible. Although it is a little thin, it shows smooth and beautiful muscle lines due to years of tempering. Even though it has suffered serious injuries, it still reveals the freshness and warmth of life.
If there is no threat of death, how many people would be envious of this body.
The warm spring water was gently rippling away, and the young paladin quietly leaned against the stone edge, slightly raised his head and looked at him, as if he wasn't used to such a feeling, and his eyes showed vague uneasiness.
The steaming heat blurred the slightly sharp edges and corners, making him seem a little smaller than he actually was, and his eyes became more clean and clear.
"It doesn't matter, the spring water here has the ability to heal. Although it can't suppress the effect of the brand, it can always make you feel better."
Softly comforting the disturbed young man, Esmond simply took off his clothes, stepped into the hot spring, and wrapped him in his arms again.
Hearing that the spring water was also useful, Su Shi's eyes lit up, and he swallowed the words he wanted to clean himself.
The stronger the magic circle, the greater the price to be paid if you want to forcibly resist and break free. If you can soak in the spring water together, you should also be able to repair each other's body.
It's just a soak in a hot spring, and at most some cuddling. The protagonist is a person who wants to save the world, and he won't just let it go as soon as he hugs him.
Su Shi comforted himself optimistically, allowing the other party to circle him into his arms, wash and wipe, and toss non-stop, concentrating on searching his treasure list, trying to find a substitute that could make up for the magic circle and continue to improve the other party's strength.
Esmond's gaze darkened further and further.
As soon as the blood entered the spring water, it slowly smeared, and the wounds almost covered the whole body, some of which were still oozing blood.
Just looking at these wounds, one can imagine that the other party has just experienced a life-and-death struggle.
The young paladin's expression was calm, but he didn't seem to feel any pain. His eyes just quietly fell in the corner, as if he was thinking about something.
The body, which had almost no strength, seemed to have finally reached its limit, softened meekly, and leaned quietly in his arms, the slender eyelashes fluttered slightly, and the water color was reflected in those clear and bright black pupils.
The coat could no longer be worn, so Esmond picked out the part that was not stained with blood, separated the lining, carefully cut it into strips, and carefully bandaged several deep wounds for him.
Aware of his movements, Ivan suddenly raised his head and looked at him. After a moment of silence, a helpless and gentle smile appeared on his delicate eyebrows: "Don't bother, it's okay."
Esmond's hand trembled, and he subconsciously held his breath.
"The paladins will use their lives to protect the pope. Since I assassinated the pope, of course I have to pay the price with my life. This is very reasonable."
Su Shi looked at him, smiled lightly, and said in a gentle tone, "This is just my destiny. You are a cardinal, and you should know that everyone's destiny is doomed, and it cannot be interfered or reversed due to personal will. .”
"I know, it's just—"
Just still sad.
Swallowing the unspoken words again, Esmond continued to tie the cloth strip in his hand into a knot, then wet a clean white cloth, and carefully cleaned the blood on his cheek.
"The injury on your body was caused by me, and I should at least be responsible."
The blood was slowly wiped away, revealing the especially pale face underneath. He couldn't help frowning, and caressed twice, until the delicate face was steamed with a faint pink color, and the empty heart finally returned to softness and peace.
"Those people didn't come here for you. They assassinated me on the orders of the Pope, so they made every move. It's just that I dragged you in, so that you will suffer an indiscriminate disaster..."
"You knew already?!"
Su Shi's chest tightened, and a little astonishment suddenly appeared in his eyes.
There is no need for the pope to assassinate a cardinal for no reason, unless Esmond already knows the truth about the pope's demonization.
But - I have clearly brought that ancient book out of the cave on purpose, the other party shouldn't have any way to know about this matter...
"You do know."
Watching his reaction, Esmond's eyes finally darkened, and his fist hanging by his side was clenched.
His chest heaved for a while before he gradually calmed down, and suddenly he raised his hand to hold the opponent's wrist, but the strength was extremely careful and gentle.
Su Shi suddenly felt something was wrong.
He raised his head subconsciously, and those eyes, which were always deep and steady, seemed to be warmed by water mist, quietly falling on him, showing some extremely soft sadness.
"I went to prison suddenly that day because I saw the Pope's top-secret assassination order when I was searching your home."
"I can't tell whether you didn't receive this order, or because you disobeyed this order, something happened again, which caused you to even assassinate the Pope—until the day I went to see you, you told me you were innocent. Guilty, I'm finally sure of everything."
Esmond looked at him quietly, put his hands around his shoulders, called the young paladin into his arms, and kissed his forehead lightly: "Your ice warbler is beautiful, Ivan... thank you. "
Even until the end, the person in front of him was still trying to use coldness and indifference as a disguise, to gift him the last precious treasure, and to lure away those pursuers for him, so that he could escape safely from the treasure.
This is a kindness that is so heavy that it is almost impossible to repay.
No matter why the other party wanted to protect him, whether it was because of loyalty, justice, or other reasons—it was because of the silent protection of the paladin in front of him that he was able to survive until now.
Realizing that there must have been some terrible misunderstandings in the communication between himself and the other party, Su Shi was taken into his arms in a daze, watching the protagonist's soaring favorability value, his eyes dimmed.
"No, Your Excellency, our identities are different..."
Almost seeing the mountains and rivers rising suddenly on the road to death, Su Shi hurriedly opened his mouth, raised his hand to push him away, and jumped out of the hot spring dripping wet.
Suddenly coming out of the warm spring water, the cold air around him made his face turn pale, and he couldn't help leaning over and half kneeling with difficulty, coughing and curling up his body.
Worried that he would suddenly catch a cold like this, Esmond quickly got up and followed with strides, picked up a shirt that was still in good condition, and wanted to wrap him up first.
Probably because he moved too much, the weight in his hand suddenly lightened, and a book fell out of it.
The book had been stained a little with blood, the cover and spine were mottled, and the paper was slightly yellow.
Esmond frowned slightly, put his clothes on with one hand, and bent over to pick up the book, but Su Shi's eyes suddenly shrank: "No—"
He rushed over hastily, wanting to snatch the book back, but suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed.
Without hitting the imaginary cold and hard ground, Esmond held him firmly, put the book into his arms, carefully helped him to sit on the straw in the corner, and picked up his clothes for him. He puts on.
He has the ability to start a fire, but he still needs materials to support the combustion. Just about to get up to pick up some wood, he suddenly found that his cuffs were being pulled tightly.
The young man in his arms was still conscious, and his face had lost any color, but he was still staring at him, with almost desperate pleading in his eyes.
"Don't you want me to watch it?"
Esmond was startled, vaguely comprehended what he meant, and knelt back again, comfortingly supporting the young man's emaciated back.
"There are a lot of things in that treasure, but you only took this book away—in fact, when I heard the notification sound of the formation upgrade and realized that it was not a seal, but an advanced formation that could improve strength, I already vaguely guessed that there must be a secret in this book that you must hide."
He simply stopped looking for wood, but sat on the ground, wrapping the young man firmly into his arms, and with a slight flow of strength, the surrounding air gradually became warmer and more comfortable.
It's not a system upgrade package, what kind of magic circle actually has a reminder.
Su Shi held his breath in his chest, blinked his eyes in disbelief, and a fishy-sweet breath spread from his throat.
"I know you can't say that. Paladins will never be able to betray the Holy See on their own. Even if you assassinate the Pope, as long as you have not fallen, you will still be under the law and cannot actively say anything that is not good for the Holy See."
Apologetically meeting those dazed eyes, Esmond spoke slowly, his eyes gradually darkening: "You said before leaving that high-level fallen people also know how to pretend—what did you actually want to tell me at that time? yes, right?"
Su Shi couldn't speak, his chest heaved and heaved, and his eyes were fixed on him.
"Don't be afraid, you have never betrayed your loyalty, you are using your own strength to protect all the light in the entire continent."
Gently putting the book back into his arms, Esmond still didn't read it after all, but gently stroked the young man's short black hair, which was still slightly damp, and the light in his eyes dimmed inch by inch.
"Any fallen person must be cleared. What you have done is good enough. From now on, leave this matter to me, okay?"
"Do not-"
Su Shi took two quick breaths, and the accumulated strength suddenly exploded, trying to forcefully knock the opponent unconscious.
Although it seems to be a bit illegal, but now I really don't care so much.
Immediately, the sharp siren that the protagonist's safety was threatened rang in his ears, making him dizzy, but he still didn't intend to stop.
Although he was already at the end of his strength, the opponent should have suffered serious injuries, so he might not be able to take the opportunity to knock the opponent unconscious. They are right next to the hot spring, there is a lot of water here, as long as they can trap each other for a day, he will still have a chance to complete the task.
Finally, all the power accumulated was used, and the ice blue light burst out for a moment, but was silently swallowed by a mass of black flames in the blink of an eye.
Seemingly not surprised by his actions, Esmond quickly stepped forward and embraced his precarious body. There was no anger or confusion in his eyes, only a very quiet gloomy sadness.
"You forcibly interrupted the upgrade...how could you not be injured?"
At this point, no matter how hard it is to see that the opponent is not only intact, but also has improved by leaps and bounds.
Su Shi blinked in disbelief, his eyes darkened, and he firmly grasped the other's wrist.
Unexpectedly, the other party was paying attention to this question. Esmond was stunned, carefully helped him to sit back, and spoke truthfully in a slow tone.
"After the upgrade prompt, it suddenly asked me to choose whether to continue the upgrade or to suspend it. I was worried about you, so I paused first and chased it out..."
Before he could finish his words, the young paladin's body suddenly tensed up, his face showed some extremely painful expressions, he raised his hand and instinctively clutched the clothes on his chest, but the dazzling bright red was already bubbling from the corners of his lips.
"Ivan!"
Esmond's breathing stopped suddenly, and he hugged the other party forcefully, his eyes almost showing some panicked blood.
But the young man's head had already drooped powerlessly, leaning on his shoulder unconsciously, blood poured out of his mouth like money was not needed, spreading a dazzling crimson.
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Su Shi: so angry that he vomits blood.jpg
System:... |ωQ`)
#Just want to make it more intimate#