Mingye's voice was very calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Because it was too quiet, Su Wan couldn't help but glance sideways.
Mingye said... he has no parents
Su Wan held up the grilled fish in her hand which was emitting a fragrant aroma, but for some reason, Su Wan suddenly lost her appetite.
Ming Ye sat quietly beside him, looking at Su Wan with a pair of cold and strange emerald eyes.
No one spoke, and the air fell into a long awkward silence.
Want to comfort him?!
But Mingye looked too cold, arrogant and strong, and didn't seem like someone who needed comfort. Moreover...
Su Wan's parents have passed away. In fact, her situation is not much better than Ming Ye's, and she is not qualified to comfort Ming Ye.
Su Wan's long eyelashes trembled. She had to pretend that she had said nothing, lowered her head, and took a big bite of the grilled fish in her hand.
It was still as delicious as before, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, very fragrant and crispy, and had the most alluring flavor of river fish, but Su Wan felt that she had lost her appetite.
Su Wan opened her lips awkwardly, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
The bonfire next to him was still burning, and the sparks it emitted reflected Mingye's face, bright yet lonely.
Seeing Su Wan hesitant to speak, Ming Ye's face suddenly darkened.
His eyes swept across Su Wan, so sharp that it seemed to pierce through Su Wan.
"Are you surprised when I say I have no parents?"
Su Wan's fingertips trembled when she was looked at by Ming Ye, as if her whole body was covered by frost and suddenly became cold.
Su Wan knew that her reaction might have irritated Ming Ye.
After all, Ming Ye doesn't look like someone who likes to lie. He could have just not answered the question, but he gave the answer anyway.
Su Wan frowned slightly. After hesitating for two or three seconds, she finally thought of a good idea.
"No, I was just wondering, since you are so powerful, will you be a character like the Monkey King?"
Su Wan winked at Ming Ye as she spoke, trying her best to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"The Great Sage Equaling Heaven? Who is that?"
Ming Ye murmured these words, and his usually sharp eyes rarely flashed with a hint of confusion.
Seeing Ming Ye's puzzled look, Su Wan was stunned!
She had never expected that Mingye had never heard of Monkey Brother’s famous name!
But if you think about it carefully, after all, who knows how many years have passed. As time passes, the oceans have turned into mulberry fields, and even the most famous masterpieces may be lost in the evolution of civilization.
Su Wan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she immediately explained to Ming Ye with a smile.
"The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, also known as Sun Wukong, is so powerful! He came out of a crack in a rock. He has no father or mother, but he has done many great things that are admired by everyone!"
Su Wan has loved reading since she was a child. She read Journey to the West several times when she was in elementary school, but she read the simplified version for children at that time.
Growing up, Sun Wukong has always been the "male god" in Su Wan's heart, so when Su Wan talked, her almond-shaped eyes were shining brightly, like stars.
Ming Ye was stunned when he heard this, but seeing Su Wan's high spirits, he couldn't help but become more curious about the identity of the Monkey King.
“Isn’t that a fictional character?”
After all, it is impossible for any living creature to pop out from between rocks.
Even he, though he has no father or mother, is not like the Monkey King...
As Ming Ye thought about it, his originally calm expression became more desolate, as if covered by a layer of gray.
Su Wan did not notice Ming Ye’s frustration. She raised her chin and made an unfathomable expression.
"What's wrong with fictional characters? The Monkey King will always live in my heart and the hearts of millions of fans. He is more vivid than the real person!"
When Ming Ye saw Su Wan's arrogant look, he felt a strange emotion in his heart.
"really."
No matter whether it is a fictional character or a real person, as long as someone cares about him, his life is not in vain.
…
The sun sets in the west, and when the river bank swallows up the last ray of sunset glow, the night covers the entire earth. Everything is silent, and only the rustling of insects can be heard.
After dinner, the bonfire was crackling and sparks appeared from time to time.
Su Wan and Ming Ye sat around the campfire, neither wanting to move for a moment.
The moonlight was dim that night, and a few stars in the sky were shining brightly.
Su Wan raised her head and looked at the twinkling stars in the sky. The pain and gloom slowly occupied her heart.
So much has happened in these few days.
Everything she could lose, everyone she could lose, gradually slipped away from her.
Sometimes Su Wan didn't understand, why do people have to live in such pain? !
This feeling is terrible, terrible...
Ming Ye followed Su Wan's gaze and looked at the lonely moon in the sky, his voice low and magnetic.
"Su Wan, I just found a cave over there. We can spend the night there, and then..."
Ming Ye paused, he looked at the porcelain-white profile, and suddenly felt a little lonely in his heart.
"Then... when you and I leave Lan Hexing, we will go our separate ways."
Su Wan nodded in confusion. She was not at all surprised that Ming Ye suggested that they go their separate ways.
"good."
After all, they don't have a close relationship. At most, they are comrades-in-arms who have shared life and death. Parting is the most normal thing.
Suddenly, Su Wan thought of something.
She sternly looked at him and tentatively spoke to Mingye.
"Mingye, have you ever heard of the Earth? Does the Earth still exist?"
Ming Ye nodded, he turned his head to look at Su Wan, his voice light.
"The Earth you're talking about is the home planet where humans lived tens of millions of years ago. However, due to over-exploitation there a long time ago, all of humanity migrated there."
Ming Ye's voice was very gentle, but every word was like a knife, cutting Su Wan's heart bit by bit, causing a dull pain.
"The Earth is now nothing more than a wasteland covered in dust. There are no long-term residents. Only occasionally someone comes to visit the home planet of mankind as a tourist, and occasionally someone is buried on Earth, saying that it is a return to one's roots."
Ming Ye paused and glanced at Su Wan in surprise.
"Where do you want to go?"
Su Wan nodded in agreement, but after only two or three seconds, Su Wan shook his head again.
"Not really. That's my hometown, but the hometown I want to return to is the hometown tens of millions of years ago, not the Earth today."
Until now, Su Wan still hasn't figured out how she and Jiang Xuecheng got here. She wants to go back all the time, and she wants to take Jiang Xuecheng back with her.
As long as she goes back, she will find a way to make Jiang Xuecheng believe her.
Ming Ye saw the sadness between Su Wan's brows and couldn't help but pursed his lips.
"You want to talk about time travel? That's difficult, but it is said that the high priest has been studying this matter in his early years. If you want to know, you might as well start from the high priest."
[Thanks to the book friend "Angel's Meteor Shower" for the reward, thank you for your likes, I'm happy~]
(End of this chapter)