All heavens, the destiny that begins with the path of martial arts

Wei Ping had a slight smile on his face when he spoke, but there was sadness hidden in his tone, and they could hear it.

"So, who are you......"

Lolo took a step back, biting her lip.

Wei Ping did not answer him, but looked at him carefully, then suddenly squatted down and stretched out his hand to Lolo.

"Good boy, come here, let me take a good look at you"

Wei Ping always speaks in a gentle tone, just like Xiao, which makes people want to be convinced.

Lolo hesitated for a long time, but finally walked over. However, Huo Lei Ting and Ji Su Feng looked at Lolo with worried eyes.

Lolo walked in front of Wei Ping. Wei Ping gently placed his hand on Lolo's head. He wanted to touch her but was hesitant and did not do it.

“Like…really like…”

Wei Ping murmured as he looked at the similar face.

"Who do I look like?"

"Xiao's younger brother, Xiaohu, his name should be this"

"Eh? Brother Xiao's younger brother? Why haven't I heard him mention him before?"

Luo Luo scratched his hair, and the Golden Claw God was also lost in thought behind him. Xiao indeed had not mentioned anything about his younger brother to them.

"He won't mention it again... Xiaohu, Xiaofeng, Xiaoyue, Xinxin, they are Xiao's brothers and sisters, they... they are all dead..."

Wei Ping's voice sounded a little low and lost, and also contained some regret and self-blame.

"Dead, dead?"

Lolo’s eyes suddenly widened and her pupils trembled as she looked at Wei Ping.

"If I had been faster, could I have saved them?"

"If they hadn't opened the door, maybe they wouldn't have died. They would have waited until we came back."

"if......"

"..."

"It's too late. They've already died. They died in front of Xiao, died at the hands of Canshi, and died at the hands of their own people."

......

Luo Luo was speechless. He didn't know what to say. Maybe he understood what it meant to die at the hands of the enemy, but what he couldn't figure out was, what did it mean to die at the hands of his own people?

Who killed them?

call--

A gust of wind came from the sky, and the War Dragon Emperor fell from the sky. Ignoring the gazes of several people, he took a few steps forward and his eyes fell on Wei Ping.

"Why don't you invite me to join the fun?"

Jingjing came out of the War Dragon Emperor's body, clasped her arms across her chest and looked at Luo Luo proudly.

“I thought you weren’t interested.”

Luo Luo said this, but he glanced at the War Dragon Emperor and found that his injuries were almost healed.

Jingjing saw Wei Ping behind Luo Luo, but didn't say anything but just looked him up and down.

Wei Ping didn't mind and just responded with a gentle smile.

“These things… shouldn’t be here, right?”

Zhu Jiuyao walked behind Wei Ping at some point. He squinted his optical glasses at the pile of unidentified objects on the ground.

"...You are right, they really shouldn't be here, although I don't know why they are here either."

Wei Ping stood up, and after a moment of silence, a golden flame ignited in his hand. With a light wave, the flame fell on the pile of corpses and ignited.

"You'd better stay away from these things, be careful not to be infected by them"

Wei Ping took a step back, standing in front of Lolo and Jingjing, and watched quietly as the corpses burned to ashes.

"what is that?"

Jingjing pushed away Luo Luo who was blocking her way and stood at Wei Ping's feet, the flames reflected in her eyes.

"...Eaters, they are eaters, monsters that eat the world"

Wei Ping paused for a moment before speaking. Anyone who was observant would notice that after Wei Ping said the name "Eater", he unconsciously tightened the handle of the knife.

"Eater? Like Owl?"

"No, they are different. The Owl is special. He has his own consciousness. The Eaters are a group of irrational monsters. They will only kill everything in front of them. They are bloodthirsty and cruel."

Wei Ping sighed, and his hand that was gripping the handle of the knife loosened tremblingly.

"Xiao is different from them. Please don't treat Xiao as a monster. He is a human being."

Wei Ping lowered his head and looked at them, smiling slightly, but it was a very sad smile.

"You saw what Xiao looked like that day, right? Even if we don't touch him, who can guarantee that he won't turn into that again? That's an indiscriminate attack!"

Jingjing spoke in a stern tone, she didn't care about what Weiping said.

Wei Ping looked at Jingjing in silence for a long time before he could hear a faint sigh from him.

The golden armor slowly dissipated, and Owl's figure reappeared.

There is nothing different. The only thing that has changed is the eyes, which are no longer pale white but gray-black.

Those eyes were full of vicissitudes and tenderness. Jingjing and Luoluo seemed to see a warm home through those eyes, with adults and children all laughing and talking happily, but all the joy disappeared in the next moment.

"As long as I'm still here... no, as long as I'm still awake, I will never let Xiao become like that."

Wei Ping just wanted to smile. There was no sense of injustice towards himself in his eyes. Instead, he only felt sad for them and for the injustice suffered by others.

He is so gentle, just as gentle as Xiao.

They should know why Xiao is so gentle.

"Your promise doesn't mean anything."

Jingjing turned her head away, and Lolo looked at Wei Ping with an apologetic look.

“Now, let me answer your question.”

Wei Ping smiled, raised his hand and rubbed the ring on his finger, his eyes fell on Lolo.

A white light flashed, and Xiao's figure disappeared, replaced by Wei Ping, who was wearing a dark green military uniform.

"My name is Wei Ping"

"Yan Country's Supreme Strategic Commander, Military Commander, Supreme Conference Leader... Wei Ping, greetings to all of you."

Wei Ping straightened his collar and gave a standard military salute.

His eyes were firm, sharp like an eagle, yet gentle.

"soldier?!"

Jingjing and Luoluo shouted out the moment they saw the military uniform, and it was not difficult to see from their tone their surprise and excitement.

"So you are a soldier? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Jingjing and Luoluo ran over quickly and stood in front of Wei Ping. Jingjing snorted coldly in a rather arrogant manner, but her eyes could not hide her joy.

This is their unconditional trust in their country's soldiers.

Wei Ping smiled, slowly squatted down, and looked at the two children in front of him with indescribable gentleness and kindness in his eyes. He stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch their cheeks, but stopped in mid-air and was reluctant to do it.

"Good kids...you are all good kids..."

Finally, Wei Ping carefully placed his hands gently on their cheeks, with indescribable emotions on his face.

Happy? Sad? Or maybe both.

Why is he happy? Why is he sad?

"What's wrong with you?"

Luo Luo looked at the tears streaming down Wei Ping's cheeks and spoke carefully.

Why is he crying?

"I, I'm just, I'm very happy to meet you. It's a lucky thing for me to meet you. It's just that I haven't met you again for a long time... in the future..."

Wei Ping wanted to smile, but somehow a forced sadness appeared on his face.

"Maybe, I'm tired, I should have a good rest"

"We have been fighting for one sentence until now. We have been working hard until now just for what those children said, 'They are our guardian angels.' The eyes of those children looking at us are full of longing and expectation. How can we ignore their expectations?"

"We will be their patron saints, but we are just ordinary people. We don't have superhuman powers. We can get hurt and die. However, when we see the smiles of those children, we are motivated to keep going..."

"But I am a failure. I can't protect anything."

"I couldn't protect my wife. I watched her sleep forever on the operating table... I couldn't protect my child either. I watched him lose his life on the battlefield... I couldn't protect Xiao either. I wanted to save him, but he died in the end..."

"I can't do anything, I can only grieve for them, I can't do anything..."

Perhaps Wei Ping was really tired. He hugged the two children tightly, silent tears sliding from the corners of his eyes and dripping onto their armor.

He was very tired. He had been struggling to hold on because he was the only one left, but he could not let the children's expectations down. He had been dragging his injured and exhausted body to protect their smiles, but he was really tired now.

He wanted to rest, but what about Xiao? What about the two children?

Let them live in this dangerous world? He couldn't do it. He couldn't stand by and watch these children get into danger.

"But I can't do it. I can't leave you here alone."

"In your future life...all you need to do is be happy and grow up safely."

"We are here to protect you"

Wei Ping looked at Luo Luo and Jing Jing with a gentle smile on his lips. The tear marks on his face and the gentle eyes pierced their hearts deeply.

Looking at the tired but strong soldier in front of them, their noses felt sore and they hugged him together.

They had never thought about what he had experienced, nor did they dare to think about it. They always thought that they had it easy, but they were carrying so much pain and bitterness behind them.

Just for a word and a smile, they work hard day and night.

Guilt and regret arose in their hearts.

"You don't have to feel guilty or apologize, this is what we should do"

"We are soldiers, our duty is to protect you, and this is what we hope to do."

Wei Ping seemed to know what the two wanted to say and spoke first.

Wei Ping gently stroked their hair with his hands, there was no resentment or dissatisfaction in his eyes. He was always like this, always considering others.

He is so gentle... strong and vulnerable... compassionate and concerned...

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