The staff was taken aback when he realized Long Yin's bold idea.
"However, if this is the case, Lone Star can only go there alone, and no one can accompany the supervision. Is the risk too high?"
Others present also agreed, "Yeah, leave such an important thing to him alone, in case something goes wrong..."
Long Yin waved his hand disdainfully, "The biggest advantage of Lone Star is obedience. In terms of performing tasks, he is much more reliable than any of you. It is because there are no ordinary people's subjective messy thoughts that they will always be The order comes first, and I will never question my superiors, give me a hundred lone stars, and I can sweep the galaxy."
He stood up and paced in the parliamentary hall, "Don't you think that the tree of souls are unprecedentedly planted, and the Lone Star, which only appears once every five hundred years, is a coincidence? It's like a coincidence? It's like someone is secretly arranging it."
"The people in the church usually like to talk about the gods and gods. According to their theory, it is not God's will that the Lone Star and the tree species appear at the same time to help us expand our territory. If we miss this opportunity, we will still It will take another five hundred years."
"Over the years, Lone Star has been practicing with the army, and his performance has been very satisfactory every year. I am as assured of his ability as his loyalty. Since it is a secret plan, the fewer people who go there, the less it will attract the attention of others."
He put his arms on the table and said, "Someone's previous plan has been leaked. Today, all the people present are people I trust. I hope you will keep two points in mind. Reporting to the marshal is not allowed."
Someone raised his hand weakly, "However, it is impossible for the marshal to be ignorant forever. What should we do then?"
"Don't worry, the marshal himself must be in favor, but the bishop has been sing the opposite. If he convicts later, the consequences will be borne by me alone."
Just after returning from the expedition, Jing Yu was called by the military again. Such a situation is extremely rare. In addition, Ling Xing has a ghost in his heart because he concealed his awakening. Since he left, he has always felt uneasy in his heart.
Fortunately, he came back in less than half a day, but what he brought back was not good news.
"You're leaving again? Isn't this year's mission with the army over, why did they send you out just after you came back?"
Jing Yu came back to say goodbye to Ling Xing. Although the military's request was to leave immediately, Ling Xing taught him that he must say goodbye to his family before leaving the house, otherwise the family would be worried.
"There is a temporary emergency mission."
Ling Xing was not happy, "What urgent task must you go to? You are still a baby, don't you just practice with the army?"
"No, I'm the only one on this mission."
Ling Xing was even more surprised, "What is the mission?"
Jing Yu never hides anything from Ling Xing, "Go to Lanjuxing to plant a peach tree."
Ling Xing shook his hands, looked left and right to see no one, and hurriedly pulled Jing Yu into the church, until he got to a place where no one was there, did he restrain his pounding heart and pretend to calmly ask, "You said, Where are you going and what are you going to do?"
Jing Yu repeated it honestly, "Go to Orchid Star to plant a peach tree."
"The military sent you so far to plant a peach tree? Is that what they say?"
"No, they just gave me a peach pit and asked me to choose a place with fertile soil to plant it."
The more Ling Xing thought about this matter, the more strange it became. The military's move made it impossible for him not to keep in touch with recent social hotspots. What's more, because of the church, he also kept a close eye on the whereabouts of the tree species.
"Is that peach pit on you now?"
Jing Yu lowered his head and took out something from his left breast pocket. Ling Xing took it with a little hesitation and took a closer look. It looked both ordinary and ordinary.
His eyes flashed, and he handed the peach core back to Jing Yu, "Wait for me here! Don't leave! Remember?"
Jing Yu didn't ask why, he always listened to Ling Xing's words, but at this time he just nodded.
Ling Xing walked away quickly, and after getting out of Jing Yu's hearing range, he quickly called the bishop.
"What's wrong?"
As soon as the other side connected, Ling Xing couldn't wait to ask, "Sir Bishop, have you seen the real tree species of the Soul Tree?"
"certainly."
"What does it look like?"
"Looks like it? It's very common. People who don't know it will still regard it as a peach pit. If I hadn't watched it being plucked from the tree of souls, I wouldn't have believed it at all."
"It turned out to be really..." Ling Xing whispered to himself.
The bishop wondered, "Why are you asking this?"
"No, I'm just asking," Ling Xing hurriedly said, "Don't bother you, I'll hang up first."
He hung up the phone in a panic, and as he walked back, he figured out the military's intentions in the shortest time possible.
Letting Lone Star break through Soul Traction and send tree species to Orchid Pleiades is equivalent to expanding the circle limited by Soul Traction into two. The original conjecture that tree species will be planted to Pleiades is still far from the military. The extent of Fang's ambition.
What should I do? This incident is happening in front of me now. Do I really have to let it develop and watch the military's ambitions spread through Jing Yu's hands? He was thinking about countermeasures, and when he looked up again, Jing Yu was already in front of him.
As expected, Jing Yu was still waiting on the spot. After seeing him, he said, "I have already said goodbye. The military asked me to leave immediately. It's time for me to go."
"Wait a minute!" Ling Xing subconsciously stopped him before he could think of a solution at all.
"Anything else? Oh yes, seeds? I'll remember to bring them."
"No, it's not about this," Ling Xing's brain was running fast, "You just came back, you're leaving so soon, I'm very, I'm very reluctant, you stay for one more day before leaving."
"It's an order from the military."
"I know, but the military just wants you to plant a peach tree. It makes no difference if you plant one day earlier and later one day, right? It's not a particularly urgent order, is it?"
"But… "
Ling Xing stepped forward and grabbed his arm, "You've been gone for a whole month, and it's only been one day since you came back. Lanjuxing is so far away, I don't know how long it will take to come back, just listen to me and stay for one more day. , okay? Please."
Seeing Ling Xing say this, Jing Yu agreed with half hesitation.
On the night that Jing Yu was forced to stay, Ling Xing was always restless. Even if he prepared the most hearty dinner, it could not offset the low-level mistakes he made repeatedly due to distraction at the dinner table.
I can only be glad that Jing Yu is not someone who knows how to watch words, but anyone with normal emotional intelligence here can see Ling Xing's uncharacteristic behavior.
But Jing Yu, as usual, wiped out all the food Ling Xing had prepared for him, and then picked out a book to tell him.
The light in the bedroom in the backyard of the church was quickly turned off. It was a peaceful night, and the people in the insect and bird house outside the house fell asleep early.
Until there were no awake creatures except those nocturnal animals, a figure quietly crawled down from the bed.
The person in the upper bunk is still soundly asleep, half of his face is basking in the moonlight, and the other half is hiding in the shadows, and the sculpture is very three-dimensional. Ling Xing looked at his sleeping face, and couldn't help but want to go up and touch his straight nose or tightly pursed lips, but he finally restrained.
Jing Yu's coat was hanging on the head of the bed, Ling Xing closed his eyes, took three deep breaths, and finally summoned up the courage to reach out, and in his breast pocket he found the tree that looked like a peach pit.
A hand stretched out from the side, firmly and firmly clasped Ling Xing's wrist, Ling Xing's hand trembled, Fang noticed that Jing Yu, who was still sleeping just now, did not know when he opened his eyes and was watching intently. Own.
This scene was deadlocked for a long time, and the solidified time finally began to slowly melt. Although Ling Xing was caught, he still refused to let go of the hand holding the tree species.
"Listen to me, Jing Yu," he swallowed his saliva and tried his best to choose his words, "this is not a peach core at all, this is the tree species of the tree of souls, and the reason why we have soul traction is because of the lighthouse. existence, and the lighthouse will only function within the confines of the Soul Tree."
"The army asked you to go to Lanjuxing, not to let you plant some peach trees. They want to use your hands to plant trees where they can't go. The next step is to let you find coolies there. Build lighthouses for them. When all this is in place, they will be able to come and go in both places, even farther than Pleiades."
"Jing Yu, for so many years, I have been working hard to instill the idea of peace in you. Even if I know that you will definitely embark on the road of war in the future, I still insist on it. I just hope that when you execute the order, even a little bit of me can be remembered. For what you have said, even if there is a little mercy, every book I have read for you in the past seven years will not be in vain."
"You are a Lone Star, and your fate has been decided since you woke up. I am just your child's supporter. In your long life, only these short seven years belong to me, and I have nothing to do with you in the future. right to interfere.”
"But, but this is the only thing," Ling Xing's eyes flashed, "If you really planted the seeds, it would be equivalent to helping the military to double the battlefield that can be invaded, and then how many lives will be ruined and innocents will die in vain. , Since I already know about this, I can't let it happen anyway, let alone let the person I value most, that is, you, to plant this evil cause with your own hands."
"When I was still a baby, I personally experienced the tragic ember annihilation incident. I was once heartbroken, and then I was saved by God. I was thinking, if God wanted me to live, there must be some meaning, until I met you."
"Until I met you, I knew that God had kept me alive for so many years just to wait for you to appear."
"Your joining has made my life complete and perfect, with no regrets. Even if it ends at this point, I will not feel any regrets. So when I made this decision, I was already on the trajectory of life ahead of time. It's a full stop."
"If you want to stop me, kill me here. You can also pretend that nothing happened. After tonight, I will take the initiative to surrender to the military and let the military punish me."
The postures of the two people did not move, until the nocturnal creatures clucked twice outside the window, and one of them moved.
Jing Yu let go of Ling Xing's wrist a little bit, and retracted his hand. The whole process was like a slow-motion playback, quiet and long.
Ling Xing was so moved that he closed his eyes, and there were only two words left in his mouth, "Thank you."
The next day, the storm swept the military headquarters.
"What? The tree seed was stolen?!"
Long Yin heard such news early in the morning and rushed there angrily, "Who did it?"
The subordinates reported, "Lone Star's caregiver turned himself in this morning, saying that he stole the tree seeds, but refused to explain where the tree seeds were hidden."
"Ridiculous! Wasn't he ordered to go yesterday?"
"Yes, but for some reason he delayed it by a day."
Long Yin gritted his teeth, "I was opposed to handing over people to the church to raise them from the beginning. If the tree seeds are gone, should I go to the church to ask for it?"
The staff officer reminded aloud, "When he turned himself in in the morning, I noticed there was a problem and stopped him privately, but it still attracted the attention of some people. This matter is still a secret outside, don't leave because of a moment's excitement. The sound of dew wind, not to mention the current whereabouts of the tree species are unknown, it will definitely cause an uproar when it is spread."
His words awakened Long Yin. Now they have no name for their teachers, and they don't even have the name of asking guilt in an upright manner. How can Long Yin bear it.
"What about people?!"
Immediately someone brought Ling Xing over.
"Speak! What about the tree species?"
Ling Xing said calmly, "I stole the tree seed myself. Jing Yu didn't know about it. This matter has nothing to do with him."
Long Yin patted the table, "I asked you about the tree species!"
"I won't hand over the tree seeds to you. Have you ever explained to the public about your private plan to plant trees on Lanjuxing?"
"The military's decision, when will it be the people's turn to intervene?"
"Then why did the people here sneak around when I mentioned this matter. When such a big incident happened, the marshal didn't show up. Could it be that you alone decided?"
Long Yin clenched his fists, wishing he could be beaten here.
"I only ask you patiently for the last time, don't think that you are a baby and you will get a gold medal for avoiding death. Tree, plant, in, where, in?"
Ling Xing's expression remained the same, "No matter how many times you ask, the answer is the same, I won't say it."
Long Yin waved his hand and summoned his subordinates, "Go to the church, dig three feet in the ground, and find it for me."
The subordinate just got the order to leave, but was called by Long Yin again, "Also, call Gu Xing back, and he is not allowed to stay there any longer!"
"Yes, sir."
The pastor of the church ended the day of morning prayers when he heard a commotion outside.
When he rushed outside, he saw many people in military uniforms digging up every inch of land in the yard. The flowers that Ling Xing and Jing Yu planted together were ruthlessly shoveled into pieces.
"What are you doing?"
He hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, but was stopped by the oncoming soldier, "It has nothing to do with you in the execution of military affairs, please don't interfere."
"This is the yard of the church, why are you fooling around?" the pastor said angrily.
But the other party completely ignored his opinion. A few people went directly into the church, and they also rummaged around in it. The pastor wanted to follow, but was firmly confined to the place.
Some believers came for their morning prayers, and when they saw this scene from a distance, they were scared away, not knowing what was going on.
After a while, Jing Yu came out, still carrying the suitcase, followed by two soldiers.
"Jing Yu, what happened? Where is Ling Xing?"
Jing Yu walked past him as if he didn't hear what he said. His expression when he left was exactly the same as when he came, and there was no change. He had lived here for seven years, and he didn't have any reluctance before leaving. .
The soldiers sent by Long Yin searched all the rooms and courtyards of the church, and even searched the pastor who knew nothing. Do not answer.
The catastrophe lasted for a full six hours. When the military personnel evacuated with nothing, the entire church was as horrific as a tornado passing through.
The pastor anxiously dialed Ling Xing's terminal number over and over again, but couldn't get through, and finally had to call the bishop.
When the bishop received the news, he rushed to the military headquarters. As soon as Long Yin saw the appearance of this person, he secretly cursed for trouble.
"Lieutenant General Long Yin." The bishop greeted him unceremoniously.
"Sir Bishop," Long Yin replied politely, "I'm not a church here, have you gone to the wrong place?"
"Your people demolished one of our churches this morning. A child from the church is still missing. Don't you allow me to come find someone?"
"Child?" Long Yin laughed, "Do you call a child who is more than seventy years old?"
"No matter how old he is, he is still a baby. A baby's crime cannot be punished on the same level as an adult, not to mention that you can't even bring his charges."
Long Yin sneered, and just about to answer, the staff officer tugged at his cuff secretly behind him, making him take back his words in time.
"Well, you said that a child is a child. Your child came by yourself, but no one forced him."
The bishop did not listen to his explanation, "I only give you a choice, either you give reasons for his detention, or let him go."
Long Yin was about to get bored. According to the reports from his subordinates, they found nothing in the church, and Ling Xing refused to say, if the bishop pressured the matter again, then the matter would be solved. Big trouble.
"Okay, you can take people away, but you have to take good care of them, after all, babies are very fragile." He specifically bit the word "vulnerable" very hard.
For his threat, the bishop responded with a fierce stare, and soon someone brought Ling Xing over, seeing that the other party was unharmed, the bishop was relieved.
"what is the problem?"
Long Yin calmly pricked up his ears.
The bishop alertly blocked Ling Xing with his robe, "Let's go, let's go back and talk."
"Hey," Long Yin spat disdainfully behind them.
"Lieutenant General, it seems that the bishop is completely ignorant of this matter, so it can be ruled out that Ling Xing handed over the seeds to the church."
"But he was always a member of the church, maybe he just didn't have time to hand it over. Monitor them closely, and record everyone who came in and out of the church during this time."
When Ling Xing returned to the church, he almost cried when he saw that his efforts with Jing Yu had been destroyed.
The bishop was also unhappy. Those flowers and plants that were once prosperous were mixed with the soil, scattered all over the place and in a dilapidated state.
Ling Xing went to the flower room to get the shovel without a word, and began to squat down. Little by little, he planted the surviving flowers and plants back to their original places. The bishop and the priest also came to help him. The three of them were busy until night fell. Only a quarter of its original appearance was restored.
A hand was placed on Ling Xing's shoulder, "Let's rest first, we'll come back tomorrow."
Ling Xing has been tireless for what it is, but thinking that there are still two people, they will not leave if he doesn't go, so he has to reluctantly agree.
Taking this opportunity, the bishop asked tentatively, "You don't want to tell me, why did you go to the military? Did that call you made to me in the morning have something to do with it?"
Ling Xing opened his mouth and just wanted to speak, but then he thought that if he didn't talk about this matter, it would be a personal act, but if he did, the church and the military would inevitably clash again. At that time, the military is likely to bite back and label the bishop as the mastermind behind the scenes. Maybe even the church will be implicated and charged with theft.
Thinking of this, he closed his mouth tightly again, refusing to utter a word no matter what.
The bishop and the pastor looked at each other helplessly. They didn't even know the problem. How could they solve it
Ling Xing's bedroom was also turned over in a mess, but the messy books on the floor could not offset the emptiness caused by the disappearance of a person. Before the arrival of Jing Yu, Ling Xing had lived here alone for more than 60 years, but he had never felt so deserted.
Sleeping on the bottom bunk, he seemed to lack some kind of weight from the top bunk, making him feel light and insecure.
Such days have passed in a blink of an eye for another week. Bishops come here frequently, trying to find out the truth from Ling Xing's mouth, but he has made up his mind not to mention it. The bishop returned without success, and the person Long Yin sent to monitor him couldn't find any clues.
After a long time, some people can't sit still. Seeing that the chances of losing the tree seed and recovering it are getting slimmer and slimmer, the most angry thing is that he knows who the thief is, but he can't convict him, which makes Long Yin swallow this breath.
His advisor saw that the matter could not be dragged on, so he had to give him an idea.
"The matter of the tree species has been dragged on for so long, and the people have been waiting for the military to give a statement, and the marshal also mentioned it twice. In my opinion, no outsiders know about this matter, so we will treat it as a fake. The tree seeds are real, and if they promise to plant them in their own country, it is also their wish.”
"And then? A peach tree grows?"
"We have seen it with our own eyes that it is not false, but the soul tree has grown such a strange thing for thousands of years. There is no precedent to prove that it must be a tree species, and all this is only experts. Just guessing."
Long Yin closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Although he felt that this suggestion was too stupid to be stupid, he couldn't think of a smarter way.
"Even so, I can't bear to let a thief hide like this."
At this time, someone knocked on the door and came in, "Lieutenant General."
Long Yin raised his eyelids, and the person who came in was a health care military doctor, "Speak."
"I did a routine physical on Lone Star this morning and found this."
Long Yin took the report from him and read it quickly in three or five lines, "You said Lone Star has awakened?"
"Yes, but he was injected with a sedative specially designed for the baby state, so he didn't show it."
Long Yin can't wait to smash the report, "Ling, Xing..."
The staff had an idea, "I have an idea."
"Say."
"Lone Star has awakened, and would have found one of the same kind to kill. In any case, this person's death is doomed."
"If Lone Star mistakenly kills another young man who gets along with him day and night at the coming-of-age ceremony, no one will be suspicious, and it will save the military the trouble of selecting a candidate. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone."
"It makes sense," Long Yin's eyes flashed dangerously, "do you have that kind of tranquilizer reliever?"
The military doctor was a little flustered when he heard the staff officer's words, but he quickly lowered his eyes and replied, "Yes."
"That's good," Long Yin gritted his teeth, "I don't need to teach you how to do it, right?"
For the first time in days, Jing Yu was summoned to Long Yin.
"You violated a military order and caused irreparable losses. The crime is treason. According to military law, you should be executed."
Jing Yu stood upright and listened to his speech without raising any objection. Even if Long Yin ordered him to die, he would not hesitate to execute it.
"But the military decided to open up to you and give you a chance to make up for your faults, and this order will be of great benefit not only to you, but also to your caregiver."
Long Yin walked in front of him and said in a low voice, "After all, you don't want to see his soul fly away, right?"
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Ling Xing silently closed the sacred scripture in his hand. He recently spent all his time aside from repairing the garden, chanting scriptures and repenting. Among the commandments of the church, he has committed three things: breaking his promise, lying and stealing, and he has no face to continue. As a priest here.
At this time of year, the pastor would go to Outworld to learn the teachings, and this year was no exception. When he came back, he would find a chance to raise this point with the pastor.
The footsteps behind him reminded him that someone had entered the church. Ling Xing, who thought it was a visit by a believer, turned around, but saw an unexpected person.
"Jing Yu?" he said in surprise, "you come back..."
Jing Yu took a step forward, and the other party never had the chance to say the last word that welcomed him home.
Only feeling the darkness in front of him, Ling Xing's wrist swung weakly in the air, and a holy scripture fell to the ground.