It doesn't matter. There are only two stitches left. You see, sometimes I also like to watch the flag-raising. You don't have to stand up. That flag is used to measure the wind direction, not the national flag. Can't you recognize it? Who said I have to hang the flag here? Child, I'm already retired. I want peace, so I chose this place, the edge of the world. No, these aren't my socks. They're my grandson's. He scratched them in the bushes when he was playing in the woods. They can still be worn after a few stitches. Yes, he had a lot. There was no need to wear this pair. What did it matter? I like to do this kind of work. It won't delay anything. Who was it? That silly child who raised the flag? He lives here. He likes to eat grilled eel, and I often leave my share for him. He had always thought that it was the national flag, which was raised every day at sunrise, regardless of the weather. I told them not to tell him the truth, and he took it too seriously. If he were in Congress Square, he would be the best flag bearer. That's right, he would never be able to become one, so what did it matter? Isn't a dream more important than achieving it? I often feel that glory is only found in his world, because he believes it when most people no longer believe it. Some things exist because of belief, and that's how we exist. Who can say that he is not happier than us? No one wanted to live like him because no one knew his happiness. In other words, everyone wanted to be rich because they didn't know the pain of being rich.
Mirror Demon: The spider is so big. It must have been absorbed by the spider when the magic was flying in the hole.
Leo: Detoxify the cowboys.
He just needed to break the magic power. Let me take a look. The Mirror Demon flipped through the magic book.
Don't tell me you want me to go back to Spider's past? That was too terrifying! I was so scared that my mouth opened wide.
Mirror Demon: Yeah, you have to talk to the spiders. It was written here.
I won't do it, I won't do it! I anxiously shouted,
Mirror Demon smiled and said," I'm just teasing you. It says 'Insect Demon' on it. Use garlic, coriander, fennel, and three bowls of water to boil them into a bowl of water. After soaking the cow dung and melting it, apply the bark of the stinking paulownia tree evenly on the insects. The effect will be immediate."
Liar: Where did you find so many weird things?
[Mirror Demon: There's more. If you don't have the items mentioned above, it'll work with men's smelly socks.]
The soldiers took off their socks and threw them over. The monster disappeared, and a small spider was weaving a web on the cave wall. However, the air in the cave was really unbearable, and everyone was almost poisoned.
The Cowboy was so angry that he wanted to pinch it to death. However, when he saw the word " Don't move " woven on its web, he was shocked and quickly left.
There was only him and Viper in the palace. The golden throne that Viper had torn down from the Palace Museum was thrown aside by Gong Gong. Gong Gong floated in the air and shuffled the cards. When he saw Viper, he landed on the throne. He fanned out the entire deck of cards in his hand. Every suit was neatly arranged from Ace to King. Shuffling the cards again, the four identical numbers were arranged neatly from Old A to Old K. On the third shuffling, the four colors crossed each group of 21 points neatly.
His voice echoed in the empty and gloomy palace.
"Your Majesty, you don't drink, you don't flirt with women, you don't watch songs and dances, and you only play cards. Isn't that boring?”
"Low IQ enjoys low taste. These interests will eat away at your ambitions and wear down your fighting spirit, but there is no other way. Before the Heart of Darkness is found, I will find some fun for you. Any progress with the Boy Scouts?”
"No news yet. Nine forts are enough for them. Why did you play with them? Just kill him?"
"When you become the king of the world, you will experience a kind of loneliness. It made it difficult for you to sleep, and it made you feel lost and empty. Because there was no opponent. A true opponent would make you tense up, your heart beat faster, and make you feel like you were still alive. So I want to make the Boy Scouts stronger.”
"Aren't you afraid of being defeated like last time? Once defeated, all your efforts will be in vain and you will lose the entire world.”
"The highest level of gambling is to use the most precious thing as a bet. Only then can you display your realm and confidence. And I will have the last laugh!"
"Of course, of course! Your Majesty, this is the blueprint of the City of War God. Please review it.”
Alright, let me see…What is this? Stupid idea! Gonggong spat a fire at the blueprint and burned it.
Viper asked with trepidation,"You burned well, but I'm not satisfied with this plan either!" Then how do you think we should build it?
Gong Gong waved his hand, and a mirage of a city appeared in front of him. Every time he pointed at a ruin, a building would appear. He pointed out that all plans must have a central idea. The City of War God was the center of the entire world. It was the place where the life and death of the world were decided. And its center is here, my palace. Surrounding the palace were various affiliated institutions, colosseums, universities, hospitals, police departments...
"What is it? University? Hospital?"
"What do you idiots know? We want to rule the world, not destroy it. Humans had to live healthily, become tools of production, and maintain the entire rule. Who would do the work if they were all dead? Therefore, hospitals are indispensable."
"Resources are limited."
"What are you worried about? They had to learn from the previous lesson to strengthen their team. When we find the Heart of Darkness, we will let humans absorb the power of dark energy and become its slaves. By then, dark energy will replace food, and we will have billions of companions!”
"Your plan is truly flawless! What about university? It seems unnecessary."
"Of course not. The brainwashing was divided into three parts. The first was to brainwash them directly, and the second was to send them to universities and hire some corrupt and incompetent professors to take care of these imbeciles. After graduation, they would be given some power and be able to lord it over their fellow countrymen. Third, burn those dangerous books and never let them come into contact with the truth.”
"Where are the prisons and concentration camps?”
"Of course, it will be built in the lowest-lying, dampest, and darkest slums.”
"What about the Heavenly Wolf Temple?"
"Of course, it's built at the place where the Heart of Darkness was unearthed. Haven't you sensed it yet?"
"The Heart of Darkness was buried underground by Zhurong. We're working hard to find it.”
"Go to the altar behind the palace and look for it. That's where the emperors of the past dynasties worshipped. Zhurong wouldn't have no impression of it.”
"You're really wise. Why didn't we think of that? I'll send someone to look for him now."
"If you want to control humans, you have to learn from them. Although their intelligence was not high, they had a rich history. There were endless characters and events that taught us how to fight. That was simply a bloody history! Let them rule each other, suspect each other, fight each other, and kill each other, while we only do two things, one is to watch happily, and the other is to provide them with justice and judgment.”
"You're really wise! The city wall is built, aren't you going to take a look?”
……
Gonggong and Viper came to the city wall and looked down. The city wall was very high, and one could see the wasteland with black smoke rising everywhere within a radius of a thousand miles.
"Your Majesty, the land is vast, right? The city walls are strong, right?”
"No matter how strong the city wall is, it can't stop betrayal and corruption, but it can scare my opponents, right?”
"Of course! Look at these unlucky humans. Sometimes, I have to feel a little pity for them.”
The prisoners were dressed in ragged clothes and wore heavy shackles. They were repairing the city walls and moving boulders. There was the sound of construction, the curses of monsters, the whipping of whips, gasps, laments, and miserable howls.
Gong Gong sobbed and sighed,"Yes." I can't help but cry.
Viper hurriedly brought over a scarf, and Gong Gong took it to wipe his eyes.
"Your Majesty is truly merciful."
"Let them eat their fill today and have a good rest tonight.”
The viper shouted to the prisoners,"Listen, the God of War has mercy on you. You'll eat your fill and have a good rest at night!"
The prisoners cheered,"Long live the God of War!" Long live the God of War!
Your Majesty, what about tomorrow?
I won't come here tomorrow. Gong Gong turned around and walked away.
I understand now. Viper looked at the prisoners and said thoughtfully," Then let fate take pity on you."
The swindler tried to continue his old relationship with the beauty along the way, but the beauty pretended not to know him. I hadn't spoken to Leo for a long time and was deliberately avoiding him. The Cowboy saw through the trick, but because he had something to use against us, he couldn't make us happy. He was on duty conscientiously and didn't dare to say anything. I chatted with the beauty, and we found a soulmate. We talked about everything and left the Mirror Demon aside. The Mirror Demon was jealous of the beauty.
Everyone walked on the mountain road. After the heavy rain, the mountain road was very wet, and their shoes were wet. Fortunately, the gravel road was not muddy. A lush forest appeared in the distance. The Cowboy warned Leo,"There's a forest ahead. You might encounter an ambush from evil spirits. Be careful."
Leo opened the map and said,"The next fortress is still far away."
Cowboy: We've been fooled twice. They'll ambush us.
Leo shouted,"Guards, open the way in front and guard the back." Prepare the torches and unsheathe swords!
Everyone entered the deep forest, and the thick leaves buried their boots.
The Cowboy shouted,"Watch your step and be on guard against the hunter's traps."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier was tied up by a rope and hung upside down. The other soldiers stepped on the animal trap and cried out in pain. Everyone quickly split up to save them.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and fallen leaves and gravel flew down from the hillside. A huge black shadow flew down and pounced on Leo. It was a black bear. The black bear was too heavy. Leo struggled with all his might, but not only could he not move, he could not even breathe. He hit the black bear with both hands, but the black bear did not react at all.
The Cowboy raised his spear and stabbed the black bear in the waist. The black bear raised its head and let out a long howl. It let go of Leo and pounced straight at the cowboy.
The swindler covered the beauty and hid behind the tree. The beauty pushed the swindler into the battle circle. Swindler pulled out his sword and ran over. He fell and the sword stabbed the black bear's heel. The black bear turned around and pounced on the swindler. The sword was stepped on by the black bear. The swindler threw away the sword and ran away with the beauty. The bear chased them down the hill.
Leo and the cowboys rescued the soldiers and went down the hill to look for them. The Cowboy said as he ran, We've got to think of something.
Leo: " You guys set up the trap. I'll lure the black bear over."
The Cowboy stopped Leo and said,"I'll lure it out. You stay here."
The Cowboy ran down. Leo set up the traps again and stood in a row with the soldiers behind the traps. After a while, the cowboy ran back quickly, followed by the black bear, less than two meters away. The Cowboy ran to the trap and Leo shouted," Jump!
The cowboy jumped over the trap and was caught by the soldiers. The black bear stepped on the trap with both its feet. It ran two more steps with the trap, roared, and fell into the fallen leaves. The black bear scratched the fallen leaves with its palms, moaning and panting in pain.
Swindler helped the beauty back. Everyone sat on the ground and watched the black bear, panting. Its eyes were filled with fear and helplessness, and its body was emitting a strong stench. The two wounded soldiers were bandaged by the cowboys, and the soldiers used tree branches to make stretchers.
I said,"Is this black bear an evil spirit?"
Mirror Demon: Read the spellbook.
Leo: No need to look. He's just a black bear. He doesn't have any magic.
Liar: We need to replenish our supplies. This is not bad jerky.
Leo: The world we want to save is theirs. Their freedom is also ours! Let it go.
Cowboy: What? It'll bite us again.
Leo: He won't. Not only did it know that the hunter had set a trap here, but it had also been waiting here for a long time. He was a smart bear. We don't have time. We can't delay any longer.
I said,"He's quite pitiful."
Beauty: Yeah, look at him crying.
Cheater: The ladies are always right.
The soldiers removed the traps for the black bear. The black bear reverently lay at Leo's feet, then reluctantly left us, looking back from time to time.
We continued on our way, the sun shining through the gaps in the dense forest. The sun was setting in the west, and they had no choice but to camp in an open space. The moon rose in place of the tired sun and was gradually covered by dense dark clouds. The sound of thousands of wings flapping could be heard in the sky. He raised his head and saw that it was not a dark cloud, but a large group of bats.
Everyone was so frightened that they gathered together. Their swords and sabers were unsheathed, and a circle of flames suddenly ignited under their feet, trapping us tightly within. A terrifying zombie wearing golden armor and a crown appeared in the flames. It laughed at us.
At this moment, the bat swooped down under the command of the golden-armored zombie. They could only use their swords to attack, but there were too many bats, and they quickly covered their bodies. The Cowboy shouted,"Think of something, I'm afraid of this thing!"
Leo covered his mouth and asked,"Are bats afraid of fire?"
Mirror Demon: All animals are afraid of fire.
The Cowboy jumped into the fire without a care, and everyone followed him. The bats were burned by the flames and flew away. They were on fire, their hair and eyebrows singed. They quickly jumped out of the ring of fire and rolled on the ground. A few soldiers had their souls sucked away by the golden-armored zombie and fell. Leo roared,"Stop!" Use any magic you have on me.
Alright, try this first! The golden-armored zombie waved the crown at Leo, turning it into a halo around his neck. Everyone exclaimed.
The more Leo pulled on the halo, the tighter it became. Unable to breathe, he fell to the ground. In a trance, he saw a bad child pointing at him and saying angrily, You killed the children, you killed them!
"I didn't. It wasn't me. As the adults said, they were treasures.”
"It's you, it's you. You told them, you killed them!”
"But the adults beat you up and called you a bad child.”
"You killed the children! You have to pay with your life."
I asked Mirror Demon what to do, and he replied," This was the Crown Light Lock spell, which would cause one to fall into a deep misunderstanding and be unable to extricate themselves until they forced themselves to stop breathing. To solve it, one had to enter his consciousness and save him from the misunderstanding.
I entered Leo's consciousness and said,"Leo, don't be afraid." Tell me what happened?
"The bad boy found a few little Golden Turtles and told me about them. I swore to keep it a secret.”
"But you didn't?"
"The adults say they are treasures. I told Dad the secret. I think Dad must be very happy to have them.”
"Is it made of gold?"
"No, but it's very valuable. It's a special type of medicine that's very rare.”
"The adults told you to say it?"
"No, I want to be a good child. I think everyone calls him a bad child. He should be wrong. Dad and the neighbors killed the little turtle and made it into jerky.”
"It's not just your fault."
"But the bad boy said I killed them.”
"The bad children are not wrong. You didn't kill them either. It's the adults 'fault.”
"But I betrayed the bad boy, causing him to be called a bad boy by the adults and get slapped.”
"The adults are not always right, and the bad children are not always wrong. You have to think of a way to remedy it."
"There's no way to save them. They'll never come back to life.”
"You have to apologize to the bad child."
"But he's a bad boy. I'd rather apologize to the little turtle, but I can't find them.”
"You have to apologize to the bad boy too. You betrayed him. You can't betray your friends.”
"Bad children often betray their friends, and he betrayed me too.”
"But this time, you betrayed him, and he did the right thing.”
"People will laugh at me. He's a bad boy that everyone hates.”
"Don't care if others like him or not. Since you did something wrong and he did something right, and you know you were wrong, you have to apologize to him.”
"He's here again. He wants me dead. He won't forgive me. It's useless for me to apologize.”
"You must apologize!"
"A good child cannot apologize to a bad child.”
"This has nothing to do with good children or bad children. There are no good children or bad children at all. Everyone makes mistakes.”
"The adults bought him a new schoolbag. It was exchanged by the little turtle. He was quite happy.”
"It has nothing to do with what you should do.”
"It's related. He's also the murderer. He told me on purpose. He knew that I would definitely tell Milord and he wouldn't be the murderer. He is also the murderer."
I was very angry and said,"You're making up a reason." Others don't like him, so you have a sense of superiority in front of him. You can't let go of this sense of superiority, so you refuse to apologize and even make up excuses to deceive yourself. A child like you is not a good child!
"Am I not a good child?"
"Good children should correct their mistakes when they recognize them. They don't care what others think. They should have their own principles.”
"I was wrong, but I don't dare to apologize to him.”
"No one can replace you. You have to tell him yourself.”
"If he doesn't forgive me, I'll be in trouble. I'll be looked down upon by him in the future.”
"As long as you apologize sincerely, he will forgive you. If he didn't forgive her, it would be his fault.”
"But he's a bad boy. He doesn't mind making one more mistake.”
"Are you going or not? The important thing was to look up to yourself and ignore others.”
Leo walked up to the bad boy and extended his hand to apologize.
Bad boy: I won't forgive you unless you give me back my five turtles.
Leo told me that he didn't love the turtle. He thought it was his. I don't think I need to bother with him anymore.
I said,"Don't worry about whether he loves the little turtle or not. The problem is whether you want his forgiveness or not."
Leo: That depends on what he wants with the turtle.
Leo said to the bad boy, What do you want the turtle for?
Bad Child: Play, then roast and eat.
Leo: I don't want his forgiveness anymore.
I said, Do you understand? If you don't apologize, I don't know what he's thinking.
……
The halo around Leo's neck disappeared and he woke up. The Cowboy pulled him up and ran into the woods. The golden-armored zombie chased after him but was blocked by the soldiers.
[Mirror Demon: Hurry up and enter this evil spirit's past!] Yena.
I said,"You're ahead of me this time."……The golden-armored zombie turned out to be a prince. His father had passed away, and he had become the king.……It turned out that he was the king that the beauty and the liar had met.……He had worked hard to make the country prosperous, but he always felt that it was not perfect. He did not do as well as his father and had always been worried about power. He felt his father's spirit reprimand him with contempt. He was a pitiful king. He confessed to the bishop, but he did not receive any help. He was sick and weak, and he was old. He wanted to obtain the medicine of eternal life. At this time, he met a beautiful woman and a swindler, and was cheated by the swindler with the dream medicine. He felt very comfortable eating the dream medicine, so he ate more and more until he was poisoned to death.
Why did these evil spirits know each other? How strange!
Leo: Let's go straight to his childhood this time. Be quick!
I said,"Well, he spent most of his childhood with his mother, who doted on him, and his father was very strict." He had been naughty since childhood, and his mother had raised his little problems. He had become very unreasonable, willful, and mean to others. Everyone was very afraid of him. His father disciplined him, but he did not listen. Later, he often belittled him, despised him, and insulted him. He had his mother to protect him from his father. Later, he rebelled against his father.
"Didn't you say that he felt that his father's spirit in heaven was reprimanding him? It proved that he still had feelings for his father.”
"…He didn't seem to like her father at all when he was young, so he didn't really talk to him. His father forbade him from writing with his left hand, from running around, and from speaking loudly. He hid behind his mother and looked at his father in fear.……Yes, he did not like him at all.”
"Why do mother and father have different views?”
I said,"Once, my father and mother were talking.
Father: How can you inherit the throne if you spoil him like this?
Mother: I think he will be a very good king. He will be dignified and will not be bullied by his ministers.
"Is that what you call dignified? Being cold, mean, arrogant, and rude to others?”
"A prince has to act like a prince. He doesn't need others to like him. They only need to submit to him.”
"But what I saw was a spoiled child!”
"I have my own way of teaching."
"You must educate a king who is competent for the throne.”
"Anyway, you just don't like him.”
"He's my son. Why would I dislike him?”
"Didn't you suspect his identity?”
"What? Are you crazy?"
"In your dreams, you often ask why the child doesn't look like you. Don't you remember at all?”
"I did at the beginning. Later on, the child looked more and more like me. What reason do I have to doubt his identity?”
"You made me sad. I think you just don't love this child. You don't have to care about the child's matters in the future.”
"You have to be responsible for me, for this country, and for the child.”
"If I let you take care of the child, you'll scare him out of his wits sooner or later. What if he goes crazy one day?”
"Then let someone else inherit it."
"What is it? Who do you plan to let inherit it? You actually considered this possibility?”
"I can't explain it to you clearly. A king has to think of 10,000 possibilities. If he misses one, the country will collapse.”
"You just don't love this child. I think you might have other illegitimate children!”
His father was angry and helpless. He panted and couldn't speak. He turned around and left.
……
Beauty: The last words of my father should be about the key.
When I came to my father's deathbed, I described," The ministers and the bishop stood by his father's bed. He pushed his wife's hand away and held his son's hand. Child, you will have everything I have. What I love, I don't see you love. You disappoint me. You don't listen to me. I don't have any energy left to save you. My life has been exhausted, but yours is still full of life. I know my life hasn't changed you, and I don't expect these words to have any effect.
I shouldn't have let you inherit it. You don't deserve it. You've been spoiled by your mother. You'll realize that sooner or later. But that was also my fault. I shouldn't have given up on you. In the future, no one will say anything bad about you. Don't blame others. This is how I spend my life. So I'm going to tell you your problem.
You don't know the value of wealth and money, so you waste extravagance; You don't know the meaning of loyalty and kindness, so you are mean to others; You don't know how difficult life is, so you're willful and indulgent. You don't know the dangers of the world, so you're naive and romantic.
You were completely unprepared. Everything happened too suddenly. I don't expect you to do better than me. You should try your best. I will watch over you from heaven, I will punish your sins, extravagance, and even laziness, I will watch over you every moment of your life until you deserve everything you inherit.
Come, give me your forehead and close your eyes.
He pressed the prince's forehead and suddenly shouted," God, may I bear his sins and not let him be forsaken. The spirit cannot return to the spirit, and the earth does not want to return to the earth. God, let me take care of him for the rest of my life and not enter heaven!
He stopped breathing. The bishop prayed for him.
Since then, the prince had always felt that his father was watching him, and his life had never stopped.
Liar: Isn't that his key? His father's words made him wake up.
I said,"But he hasn't changed for the better. He's just more restrained in his actions. He's always been unhappy in his heart, and he hasn't truly become a mature king."……After his father's death, he was no longer as close to his mother as he used to be, because no one scolded him severely, and he did not have to hide under his mother's wings for protection. In order to be competent for the king's job, he read a lot of books, but they were all reference books and did not affect his mind much.
His life was just a repetition of his father's work, just a shadow of his father. He was always asking the minister if he was acting like his father. When asked if he had done anything wrong, the ministers did not dare to say anything. He would often wake up from his dreams and break out in a cold sweat from his father's gaze. He didn't dare to make anything that his father didn't like to do.
Leo: Is he scared of his father?
Beauty: Maybe. I, won't you find the key by eliminating his fear of his father?
I said,"I'll give it a try." The king was awakened by his father in his dream.
I asked him, What did you see?
"Father looked at me angrily."
"Why are you angry?"
"I was wrong again. I peeked at his diary in the study.”
"That's not peeping, it's remembering the glory of his life.”
"No, he doesn't want me to see it."
"If I didn't want to, I would have burned it long ago."
"I didn't have time."
"No, you're wrong. Tell me, what was written in the diary?”
"He hates me and often worries because of me.”
"Because he loves you, that's why he's worried."
"No, I can't! He had never loved me, and only saw me as the heir to the throne. He was worried that I would not be able to do the job, and that his reputation and struggles would be destroyed in my hands.”
"You have to understand him. He is a responsible king, so his thinking is more serious.”
"Yes, he is a good king. I can't be as good as him. I'm a spoiled child and don't deserve to inherit everything from him.”
"No, Father will be happy for you because you've changed a lot.”
"I haven't changed. I can't change his country, nor can I change myself.”
"The country is also yours, and you are also yours, so you can change.”
"None of them are mine. I only inherited them formally. He looked at me. He looked at me every time I did something. I struggled.”
"You have to get rid of this idea. He's dead. He must be in heaven with God.”
"No, he gave up heaven. For my sins, he would rather be a ghost.”
"That was just a punishment he gave himself for regretting giving up on you. He should forgive himself, and so should you.”
"No one can forgive me. He can't, and neither can I. I was a sinner, so he looked at me and punished me.”
"He said that because he loves you. Don't misunderstand.”
"He never gave me love, and I never gave him love.”
"Then give it to him now."
"It's useless. It's too late. He's just punishing me. I couldn't escape. Even if I died, he was still watching me. That's why I don't want to die. Never. I don't want to be with him."
"No, you want it. You want his love.”
"I'm not worthy!" The king cried bitterly and was heartbroken.
I said to Leo,"It seems that I can't persuade him. He's very stubborn."
Leo: There must be a reason for his stubbornness.
I said,"I'll go back to his childhood and take a look." From the age of thirteen. Alright…He ignored his father and avoided him, his eyes filled with hatred.……Looking forward…hate, still hate.……Alright, stop! Stop! There was no hatred now. He was twelve years old. Before this, he had always feared his father, but he longed for his love. Something must have happened in the past year. Mirror Demon, look back. Good! He was stroking a white pony. He loved it so much that he gave it the same name as him. Every day, he rode the pony in the garden and had a lot of fun with it.……He rode faster and faster. The servants walking on the road hurriedly dodged and reminded him to ride slowly. He smiled happily and proudly, ignoring her. At a bend, his father's carriage was coming towards him. The pony panicked, jumped off his feet, dodged to one side, and threw him into the bushes on the lawn. He was injured, but not seriously. He was only slightly scratched and was helped up by the coachman.
His father got out of the carriage and shouted angrily, Who told you to ride a horse in the garden? Is this a place for horseback riding?
"I want to find my mother."
Father said to the coachman, Take him to the doctor. Where did this wild horse come from?
The coachman replied,"Someone gave it to His Highness to practice riding."
Father: Horsemanship? Why wasn't there a saddle? Running around on it! Send it back!
Prince: That's my horse. It's not a wild horse. It has a name. It has the same name as me.
"No wonder he's as willful as you! Send it to the military camp and let the soldiers discipline it!”
"That's my horse, no one is allowed to touch it!”The prince protected the pony.
The coachman took the horse away.
"They'll let him go to the battlefield and he'll be killed!”The prince stomped his feet anxiously.
"You reminded me. Then let it sacrifice itself for the country.”
"It's mine!"
"Nothing here belongs to you, including yourself.”
"It's mine. I'm Mommy's. I want Mommy. Mommy!"
It's all your mother's fault for spoiling you! It seemed that it had to go to the battlefield. There was no room for discussion! Let it die on the battlefield like a warrior! It was not anyone's shepherd dog! His father was so angry that he slammed the car door shut.
The prince was heartbroken and hated his father from then on.
Beauty: He thinks that the pony's fate is also his fate, so he is both afraid and hateful. He thought that if his father did not love Xiao Ma, it meant that he did not love him, because their names were the same. He felt guilty about the pony.
[Liar: The father mistook Xiao Ma for him and wanted him to go to the military camp to be disciplined and sacrificed for the country on the battlefield because he could not fulfill his expectations of his son in reality.]
I know where the key is. Let me enter his consciousness. I returned to the moment when the pony was sent away.……The prince cried bitterly for two days, and no one could persuade him. His mother cried with him and did not eat for two days. The prince stopped crying.
"Little prince, are you still sad?"
"There is no more grief."
"Then get along well with your father.”
"I can't do it! I hate him!"
"You're still sad about Xiao Ma. That's its mission. We all have our own missions. Sacrificing yourself for your country is glorious. You should be proud of it!”
"Xiao Ma was murdered!"
"He has the right to send it to the battlefield, and he has the right to send anyone to the battlefield. How can it be called murder?"
"He hates it, not because the country needs it, I know very well.”
"How could he hate it? Just because the pony hit his carriage?”
"Because he hates me, he mistook Xiao Ma for me. He wants to kill me too!"
"How could that be? He never asked you to die?"
The prince gritted his teeth and said,"He wants to!" He had long given up on me in his heart and wished that I would die on the battlefield as well.
"He wants you to become a meaningful person.”
"He wants to control everyone's fate, and everyone has to listen to him.”
"He's a responsible king. You can't say that about him.”
"At the very least, he wanted to manipulate me, but Mom protected me. That's why he didn't succeed, so he hates me! He couldn't manipulate me, so he manipulated the pony for me to see, to make me suffer, and to force me to submit.”
"He just wants you to change, not submit. Don't you think you're being too willful?”
"I'm a prince, I'm different, I didn't do anything wrong.”
"You are a prince, so you should shoulder the responsibility of the country. You enjoyed the rights of a prince, but you didn't fulfill your duties.”
"Even if you're right, can't I have fun for a few years before I take over the throne?”
"You don't understand his situation. Which country doesn't have internal and external troubles? He's under a lot of pressure too, so he wants you to grow up as soon as possible. At the very least, you can't be so willful. You're his son, the heir to the throne.”
"He never treated me as his son. I was just his work. Obviously, he was not satisfied with me. He might as well destroy me like he killed the pony. I am his sacrifice."
"You should have a good chat with him. He loves you. I can see that you know in your heart that you love him too.”
"He never said that he loved me. He just despised me and looked down on me.”
"Doesn't that mean that you care about him?”
"I used to be, but I don't care anymore. My little horse is gone, and will never come back, and will never be happy with me. He killed it!" The prince started crying again.
"Have you ever thought about Ma's future and your future?”
"I don't care! Little Ma is dead!"
"How about this, you choose, let it pull the carriage all day, or go to the battlefield for the country?”
"I don't know. I don't choose either."
"Then can it have any other future?”
"It can accompany me."
"To be your shepherd dog? Do you think its life is meaningful?"
"No, but…but he's the prince's mount. He'll feel honored.”
"A willful prince? A prince who doesn't want to shoulder responsibilities? A prince who only knew how to play with pets? What glory was there in being the mount of such a prince?”
"I don't know. Don't say anymore.”
"If that prince wants his horse to die of shame, I won't say anything!”
"Why would it think that?"
"It will. If I were it, I would think so. Because it loves you too, and wants glory from you, not shame. It has to fight for its prince to build a better country so that it can be praised by the people. Look, this is our prince's horse! The prince rode it to defeat the enemy.”
"What if it is killed by the enemy?”
"People will bury him like a general. It would be covered with a flag. People will give it the same respect they have for you. And it will be very proud!"
"Really? Would it be proud to sacrifice itself for me?”
"Warriors have always been proud of their sacrifices, and the same goes for warhorses. That is their mission and responsibility. The reason why deserters were shameful was because they were cowards and did not have such a sense of honor. Do you want others to call you a deserter?"
"I am not a deserter, nor am I a warrior.”
"Would your pony want to be ridden by a deserter?”
"It won't. It will feel humiliated. It would rather be a warhorse and sacrifice itself.”
"And you are a deserter. You avoided responsibility and duty, avoided love and the chance to be loved.”
"Do I still have a chance?"
"Yes, even Xiao Ma has a chance.”
"You said Little Ma will come back?"
"That depends on whether its owner is a deserter or not.”
"I'm not a deserter. As long as it can come back, I'll do anything!”
"I'm afraid you won't be able to see the pony if you don't get it back.”
"I want it from father? He will scold me. He won't give it to me."
"If you tell him what you think, he will definitely give you the pony.”
"I understand, but I'm afraid of him."
"Father is your enemy. Are you afraid of the enemy and don't dare to ride a pony to fight? Do you want to be a deserter?"
……
The prince saw his father. His father was in the study discussing matters with the ministers.
Prince: I want to see you.
"But I don't want to see you. I'm busy."
"I have something important to tell you.”
"What other important things can you have?”His father and the ministers all laughed.
"I want to tell you that I have to shoulder the responsibilities and obligations of a prince in the future. I won't be willful anymore. I will never be a deserter, I am a warrior!”
The father said in surprise, Oh? Who taught you to say that? I won't fall for your trick. Don't you just want Xiao Ma back?
"Yes, I just want Xiao Ma back. If you don't want to give it to me, I don't hate you. I'll ride it to fight with you, or even sacrifice myself with you.”
"No one can threaten me!" His father slammed the table and flew into a rage.
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