Aya stood silently by the lake of fire, waiting.
She knew that there was a wedding for two in a cave not far away, and she also knew that there would be a farewell for two in that cave. This is a preordained thing, when Ning Zhou brought the Qi Le people from Neverland to the underground Ant City, and promised to summon the old devil king's old troops, she understood that her majesty decided to go to the devil world.
She could have attended the wedding, witnessed the wedding of a couple, and even acted as the master of ceremonies, but she had already known the ending and finally chose to give up—she couldn't bear to see them part.
So she waited here, didn't even enter this cave to meet the Destroyer like her colleagues did, she just waited here, watching the blazing flames in the lake of fire, silent for this moment of pain.
The one who didn't go in was the Void Witch. She never opened her eyes, but seemed to "stare" at the flames ahead.
"It's burning there." The Void Witch whispered.
Aya glanced at her.
"In that cave, hot love and pain burned together, very dazzling, and very desperate." The Void Witch murmured, "But what is the meaning of this? What is the meaning of life that is controlled by these emotions? What? Your Majesty can transcend these emotions and desires, and move infinitely closer to the source, but he always resists. In order to fulfill his love for the holy nun, he personally destroyed the road to the highest. This is too ridiculous and sad .”
"If the price of becoming a god is to give up your own happiness, then why do you want to become a god?" Aya asked back.
"For power, unparalleled power." The Void Witch said solemnly.
"But if you can't protect the person you love the most, what's the point of strength?" Aya really didn't understand, she didn't want to forget the original self who stumbled on the way of pursuing strength.
"Emotions are meaningless, but power itself is meaning!" said the Void Witch.
Aya suddenly didn't want to argue anymore, she just wanted to use her own power to make her people live happily, and she also wanted to use her own power to help her Majesty and the people of Qi Le.
Power is meaningless if it doesn't protect those important to you. For her, power is just a means, it has never been a meaning.
She believed that it was the same for Ning Zhou.
He never lived for power, he lived for love. The love for people, the love for the world, the love for faith, the light that is gentle to the extreme, the more it is in the dark, the brighter it is.
Footsteps were heard in the cave, and Ning Zhou came out with the old devil king's old troops, and went to the underground ant city without saying a word.
Aya looked at the wet tears on Ning Zhou's face in shock, she couldn't imagine what kind of pain would make this man cry like this. She didn't dare to think about what kind of mood Qi Leren, who watched Ning Zhou leave, was feeling at this moment.
This journey, as silent as a funeral, did not take them to the devil world.
The preoccupied Demon King of Destruction came to Queen Dragon Ant's palace and stayed there for a short time. He refused everyone's visits, but borrowed the magic mirror of the Void Witch, and looked at the Qi Le people through it, and waited until the illusionist arrived at the underground ant city and took the Qi Le people away.
He finally walked out of the tower, but he did not announce that he was going to the Demon Realm, but left the palace of the Dragon Ant Queen alone.
Aya followed him silently without asking him where he was going, which may be the reason why she was not driven away.
They walked through the streets and alleys of the underground ant city, walking in this underground city like the most ordinary residents. This is just the most ordinary day in the underground ant city. There are no festivals, celebrations, or gatherings. All the sounds of the world are flowing here. It is the same as before, and it is also different from before.
Aya looked at Ning Zhou's back silently. She knew that His Majesty came to the underground ant city after being exiled by the Holy See. It was that lonely journey that made them meet in the vast wasteland. He took over his own responsibilities. She was sent to the queen's palace, and was lucky to be chosen as the virgin of the holy fire, and she would serve her queen in the dark all her life.
But fate is so wonderful. In this unpredictable and crazy age, an illiterate orphan girl in a desert tribe became the supreme queen of this underground city.
This reality, which is crazier than the craziest dream, made her lose her way for a while. Facing the terrifying power, the huge palace, and the crowd, she trembled so much that she couldn't open her mouth. She knew that she was not enough to bear this responsibility , and she is not sure of leading her people to a bright future, but if she doesn't work hard, this underground city is destined to be dragged into darkness.
The Demon King of Power and the Demon King of Deceit have long been eyeing this piece of fat. Demons with various original powers are rampant in the dark lower city. These forces are constantly eroding her origin of order. Sooner or later the field will be dragged down.
Once she reaches that position, her life is not just her own.
She maintains order, clears obstacles, and sweeps away darkness. An understated order will cause countless bloodshed and death. This is too cruel and terrible for a girl who has never left the tribe for eighteen years. A little Mistakes cost the lives of innocent people, and the fear and guilt kept her up at night. She studied hard and tried to reduce her mistakes, but she was too young after all, and her powerful strength did not make her mature enough.
A single city exhausted her physically and mentally, not to mention Ning Zhou who was about to face the entire demon world. He has to test each other with the two deep-rooted devil kings, fight wits and bravery with the old devil king's old troops, and fight against his own original strength... The situation he faces will only be thousands of times more difficult than hers.
Not to mention... he left his lover.
One of them wants to fight in the Demon Realm, and the other wants to stand firm in the Twilight Land. Their respective responsibilities are destined to separate them. Ning Zhou will not let Qi Leren come to the Demon Realm. The Demon Realm does not welcome humans like him, and the other two demon kings must have been eyeing him early on. Once Qi Leren leaves the Twilight Village, the danger he faces will multiply , A little carelessness is a fall.
We can only wait until Ning Zhou annexes the Demon Realm, or the people of Qi Le condense into incarnations.
An avatar of freedom could leave Twilight in his stead and do what he wants.
Passing through the streets and alleys of the underground ant city, Ning Zhou and Aya came to a supply point in the underground ant city. This is one of the few places where the ant city has contact with the outside world. All the items and letters will be transferred here. .
Seeing Ning Zhou walk in, Aya handed her number plate to the staff in front of the counter. After confirmation, the staff found a letter from his mailbox and handed it to him.
Whose letter is this
Aya took a step forward suspiciously, but saw Ning Zhou looking forward without focus, as if caught in endless thoughts.
At that time, Ning Zhou didn't know the news of Qi Le people's resurrection. After coming to the underground ant city, he wrote a letter to Chen Baiqi, and then went to Purgatory. Unexpectedly, the Qi Le people at that time had already returned to Twilight Town, read his letter to Chen Baiqi, and then wrote a reply letter, which was quietly sealed in the transfer station and was not taken away. until today.
Aya caught a glimpse of the sender's name written on the envelope, and asked in surprise: "Don't you take a look?"
Ning Zhou lowered his head, carefully opened the envelope, and read it as he walked.
The cold underground wind passes through the city, and a large group of flame butterflies from the holy fire in the ground are fluttering in the wind. Ningzhou walking among the crowd is quietly reading this long-awaited letter, every word Li's joyful emotions for the future reunion kept jumping out of the paper, making the handwriting in front of him more and more blurred.
—I like that straw ring very much, and I want to give it to you in return.
The wind went farther and farther away, bringing the flame butterflies all over the sky to an unknown place.
Aya looked at Ning Zhou who was about to disappear into the crowd. The humans and demons coming and going didn't know that on this day, they passed by a sad demon king of destruction.
The whole city is so busy, and the long-lost peace and tranquility is deposited in this secular picture. Those happy people, unhappy people, loved people, and unloved people are all trying to survive. A simple matter has exhausted them.
There are too many pedestrians, too many voices, too many stories on this bustling street, and no one cares about a stranger who reads a letter and tears.
Only Aya knows that this is an unfinished story about waiting, faith, and love.