Chapter 804
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The sea breeze propelled the waves that smashed onto the stone piles on the reefs and piers .
The residual foam fluttered into a bucket . The fish in the bucket thrashed and jumped, trying to return to the freedom of the sea, but they could not quite jump out .
In the end, they grew weary and sank down, lazily lying still as if to welcome their coming death .
The straight long road stretched from where it had broken out of the sea several days ago to a place 100 meters offshore where it turned into a downward stone staircase that led step by step into the sea .
Salt crystals still remained on this road that had been reshaped by sea rocks . It exuded a slight heat, so one would not feel cold when walking on it barefoot .
There was even a trace of warmth in the cold late winter wind .
An almost completely natural alchemy had occurred here .
Just in order to… let his creators fish .
Ye Qingxuan sat on the steps, rolled up his pant legs and soaked his feet in the warm water . He put the bait from the box next to him on his fishing pole then cast his hook into the sea .
He stared at the buoy as it rose and fell . He was silent .
Sometimes he would sit there all day .
In this time of chaos, in this world that seemed to be marching towards its demise, he seemed to be the only one on vacation . He was as calm as if nothing was happening .
And really, nothing had happened .
Nothing .
He put out his cigarette and emptied the ashtray into the sea . He turned to look behind him .
A slender figure had come up the long road leading to the shore at some point . She bent down and put her shoes on the shore, mimicking Ye Qingxuan . She walked over barefoot, long dress fluttering in the wind .
She was like a blooming jasmine .
Finally, she stood next to Ye Qingxuan . She gathered up her dress in her hand . "Can you get me a stool?"
"Why not try sitting down on the ground, Your Highness? It's not cold . " Although he said this, Ye Qingxuan still reached out and lifted a bench from the sea . After interfering with its nature, the seawater condensed into a crystal-like texture, magnificent and gorgeous, and worthy of a Queen .
"I'd like to, but unfortunately the clerk came over as well with some tiresome chatter . " Mary sat on the chair and tied up her hair that was blowing in the wind . "I heard that the Silence Governance is sending someone over?"
"Well, quite a lot of people have come in the last couple of days . " Ye Qingxuan grabbed his fishing hook . His tone was calm . "Fortunately there are a lot of houses, more than enough to put them in . "
"They told me there's urgent news, haven't you heard?"
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"There's a lot of urgent news in the world, but I often receive it too late . " Ye Qingxuan was unmoved, just as if he did not understand why they had come . "State affairs are very urgent, private affairs are very urgent, and fishing is also pretty urgent . So, I'm not worried . It's good that you came today, Your Majesty . I caught a big grouper this morning, I can't eat it all by myself . "
Mary did not reply .
She just silent watched his profile .
"Mr . Ye . . . "
"What's wrong?"
"Do you really, I mean, do you really like fishing?"
"I like a lot of things . Unfortunately, I don't have any of them now . " Ye Qingxuan could not help but smile as he said this . He bowed his head and lit another cigarette . He shook his head and looked self-deprecating . "I'm just trying to find something to do, something I can do . Something that won't disappoint others . . . "
Mary looked at his face and said nothing .
She just bowed her head like she had done something wrong .
A lot had happened since the destruction of the Sacred City .
But for Ye Qingxuan, those things were no longer important . He had returned to Avalon and sat in his fief for several days . After he awoke he would eat a big meal, then drink some wine and smoke . In his boredom, he had taken up fishing .
He'd learned very well .
He'd caught quite a lot .
"Actually, if it wasn't for Charles, I'd be married now," Ye Qingxuan said suddenly as he raised that topic without warning . "I wanted to invite him to my wedding, and bring his teacher . Unfortunately, that's no longer possible . "
Mary's shoulders trembled slightly .
After a while she looked up, wanting to see Ye Qingxuan's expression . But he was staring out at the sea . She could not see his eyes or his face .
But his voice was calm, like he was tired and numb .
"Before leaving the Empire of Aurora, Bai Xi cried so much . She asked me to bring Charles back . I wasn't successful . I didn't know how to face her . And I don't know how to face you . "
He finally looked back with a shameful smile . "I've let you down, Your Majesty . I'm such an indecisive man . I have no room left in me for benevolence, all that is left is weakness . I'm not worth waiting for, and I'm not worth your favor . "
But Mary did not put on a sad and hurt expression, nor did she turn away crying and leave .
She just looked at him solemnly and seriously, without a trace of wanting to run away .
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She watched him with a dignified manner .
"You were the one who saved me, were you not?"
Ye Qingxuan was stunned .
But Mary rose from her seat, walked down the steps and stood upon the sea . She stood between him and the ocean, catching his eye as he tried to avoid her gaze .
Her dress was dampened by the sea .
"I know you were not saving me because I am Mary, but I am nevertheless grateful to you . Whenever someone asks for your help, you respond like a glorious hero . You will not let suffering happen in front of you . If there is still anyone in this world who is worthy to bear the title 'Hand of God,' it is you . I have always thought so . "
Mary looked at him and sighed, then said something she had hidden in her heart, "That is what I love about you!"
In the silence, Ye Qingxuan's jaw dropped open and his eyes went wide .
As she said that, the serious and solemn Queen seemed to disappear, and she became like her former self, maybe even a little bit uneasy . She looked down and gathered up her dress .
"That took all of my courage to say . Thank you for not interrupting me . If I have to say it again, I won't hesitate . Mr . Ye is different . Mr . Ye can do it . I have firmly believed this from the very beginning . "
Mary avoided his gaze and returned to her seat .
After a while, Ye Qingxuan lowered his head in shame and smiled softly .
"Are the people from the Silence Governance waiting outside?"
"Mhm . " Mary nodded . "It is said they've brought a new report about Charles . "
Ye Qingxuan looked down and put out his unfinished cigarette . "Mary, do you also wish me to go kill him?" he whispered .
"If you have to kill him to save the world, then even if you don't go, it won't matter to me," Mary answered . She smiled . "Because you've already saved my world . "
"I understand . " Ye Qingxuan got up and stretched his waist that had remained motionless after sitting for so long .
"Thank you, Mary . "
"Mhm . " Mary blushed and lowered her head .
…
After Mary left, Ye Qingxuan picked up his fishing gear and headed back to the shore .
The sheltered harbor where Ye Qingxuan had spent so many idle days collapsed back into the sea with a roar .
"This is for the kitchen . " Ye Qingxuan threw the fish he had caught to his subordinates, put on his robe and turned towards the guesthouse . "Where are they? Bring them to me so I can have a look . After I see them, they can get the h*ll out . "
Ten minutes later, the people from the Silence Governance finally saw Ye Qingxuan .
The primary musician was a new face . The highest people in charge maintained an unusually low attitude when facing Ye Qingxuan these days . Facing this youth who was less than half his age, he maintained a humble attitude .
Soon, Ye Qingxuan saw the news they had brought .
It was… a sleeping old man .
"Gaius?" Ye Qingxuan frowned . "What? You went through all this trouble to see me just to bring me this old man to vent my anger on?"
"This . . . " the person in charge of the Silence Governance wiped away the sweat on his forehead . "In fact, it doesn't matter if you kill him . No, I don't doubt you, but before that, I hope you can take a look at the news we brought . He is one of the last survivors of the Kingdom of God in the Commonwealth of Caucasian . He has a certain value . Before you kill him I'd like you to consider it a little . "
The news that the Silence Governance had brought was not on paper .
It was in Gaius's brain .
After injecting a large dose of tranquilizer, the alchemy arrays in Gaius's skull had been dismantled and then transformed into a state that would make it easy for anyone to read his memory .
Ye Qingxuan glanced at the person in charge, then finally pressed his palm against Gaius's forehead .
Ye Qingxuan was already the leading Heart Musician in the world, and was rumored to not be inferior even to Ye Lanzhou .
It didn't matter that Gaius's defenses were down . Even if they had been there, breaking through that kind of lock would be a simple process .
In a flash, his vision went dark .
Numerous memories crashed against him like a tide, but it was hard to get to the main ones as they were chaotic and fragmented . It was like the brain of a madman, only a few incomplete fragments of memories were still decent .
Ye Qingxuan even went all the way back to the early years of the Revolutionary Army and the dirty trade with the nations that had not seen the light of day .
Soon, those unimportant things were swept aside as he headed straight for the main subject .
He went straight for… the memories of Charles after he left the Sacred City .
He came to the Commonwealth of Caucasian, rode the Terminal Dragon, broke through a vast army easily, and in the end, he pushed open the door and came before Gaius .
Ye Qingxuan was not infected by the memory, but stood outside Gaius, overlooking everything .
He saw the young man sitting across the table, just like he was sitting upon a throne, and staring at the old man in front of him .
"Long time no see, sir . "
There seemed to be no fluctuations . Ye Qingxuan did not feel any fear or anxiety . All he could feel from the memory were the compression pain from internal organs and the skull .
Even so, Gaius was calm, warming himself by the stove next to him and lifting the boiling kettle . "Didn't we just see each other, Charles? Don't imitate old people by using this kind of unlucky phrase . "
"You're right . " Charles nodded and smiled in agreement .
"Have you come for revenge?" Gaius took up the hot water and the pills, blew on it, and then decided that there was no need for more medicine . He put them aside and sat up straight in his chair to face his death .
But Charles did not cut off his head . He did not move at all .
Instead, he bowed his head and fell into a deep silence .
He was formulating his next sentence .
"Although I was originally very angry, I thought it through on the way here . " He said this calmly . "Giving the world to someone like me would even make you uneasy, no, Mr . Gaius? If I was still like before, then after spending a bit of time I could make a stable transfer of power . I could conceal my identity after this and not trouble the world again . But after receiving too much responsibility, I've become a bomb . If you don't eliminate me, I will feel that you've become too softhearted . Although I'm very angry, after thinking it through, I understand . "
While speaking these lenient words, Charles's expression was calm . There was no hatred in his eyes, just pity . "After all, people have such limited vision . This isn't your fault . I was just too arrogant . "
What he said was so forgiving, and his eyes were so merciful .
But even a bystander like Ye Qingxuan felt an indescribable chill . It was like seeing something gradually transform into something unintelligible .
The love and hate of mortals had lost all its meaning for Charles .
"Do you really want to become a god, Charles!?" He looked at the calm face in the memory, and remembered Charles's face when the Sacred City had ignored him .
So high and mighty, so… sad .
"You came here just to show off your winner's compassion? Charles . " Gaius lowered his eyes, and for the first time, Ye Qingxuan felt a bit of remorse from his heart . "You want to let me live? Charles, if I live I will do all I can to kill you . I will use the evil things that I have personally created to destroy you, no matter the cost! Even so, you will let me live?"
"Mhm . " Charles nodded and grinned . He slowly got up . "You have guided and cared for me for so long . This time I came back not for revenge, but to pay you back in some meager way . "
He reached out and touched Gaius's forehead .
"For the future . "
At that moment, the world changed suddenly .
Time passed by at a rate hundreds of times faster than normal .
Gaius was thrown from his original time and rolled around in the turbulent flow of information as countless bits of information ran through his consciousness and then disappeared .
In a flash, he fell out of centuries of history towards the future .