Travel through the city of orcs

"Dad, Mr. Barry said that you can't eat so much dried meat, you should eat something fresh, why did you secretly eat Ian's dried meat again?" Cheng Chi looked at the half-empty pocket inside, not knowing whether to laugh or cry Looking at Aubrey sitting aside as if nothing happened.

"It doesn't matter if you eat a little..." Aubrey shrugged disapprovingly, trying to get away with it. "Besides, dried meat is also meat, roasted meat is also meat, and boiled meat is also meat. Is there any big difference?"

"Father," Cheng Chi said helplessly, "but fresh things are always more nutritious than pickled ones, right?"

"Okay, okay, I know," Aubrey waved his hands and stood up, "Ian has played outside long enough, I'll pick him up."

Cheng Chi looked at the back of Aubrey who couldn't wait to leave, and sighed. He felt that the family now had three children, two mischievous children——Ian and Tangyuan, and one who didn't like oil and salt. Old boy - Aubrey.

Since Claude called Aubrey's father that day, the relationship between the two has become more harmonious and intimate.At this moment, Aubrey, who has a prominent status, is more like an ordinary elder, living a peaceful and regular life every day.Either Claude walked and chatted with Aubrey or Aubrey took Ian out for a walk, and occasionally chatted with Sam and Wilbur.

Later, for some reason, Aubrey became obsessed with eating jerky made by Cheng Chi. Although it was fine to love jerky, the problem was Mr. Barry’s instructions.Because they felt that Aubrey's physical condition was not very good, Claude and Cheng Chi asked Mr. Barry to take a look for Aubrey. Although Mr. Barry didn't say anything after seeing Aubrey's body, but from his Cheng Chi and Claude could more or less see the clues to the occasional frowning.It is precisely because he knows that the situation is not optimistic, so he absolutely scrupulously implements Mr. Barry's instructions on Aubrey's physical aspects, such as maintaining a certain amount of exercise, paying attention to a happy mood, eating fresh food, and so on.There is no doubt that jerky is not the kind of freshly made food, but Cheng Chi and Claude can't bear to ban it all, so they have to control the quantity each time.

In fact, Cheng Chi really can't understand why Aubrey loves the meat jerky he made so much, but every time he finds that Aubrey either goes into battle by himself or encourages Ian or glutinous rice balls, or simply let the two little guys cooperate to sneak into his hiding place. Cheng Chi is always in various moods when getting good meat jerky.Is this still the king of the orc world?Why do you look like a gluttonous old kid now?

Such an ordinary and simple life always passed quickly, until a mighty group of people came to Topa Town, Claude and Cheng Chi realized that Aubrey was still the king of the orc world, and he needed to return to the world. The bustling main city continued his life as a city lord, and Topa Town was just a temporary substation for him.

The night before Aubrey was to leave, the usually bustling dinner hour had become a little quieter, with everyone at the table bowing their heads and eating their own food.

Aubrey looked at the two expressionless people sitting across from him, feeling a little emotional in his heart, and said with a smile, "Achi, prepare some dried meat for me later, let me take it home to eat, I want to eat meat after you are gone Preserved can be difficult."

Cheng Chi looked up at Aubrey, who was in a lively atmosphere. He wanted to laugh but felt that he couldn't lift the corners of his mouth. After getting along for a while, Cheng Chi had already regarded Aubrey as a member of the family, as his elder, Father, now that he is leaving suddenly, this makes Cheng Chi, who is never used to parting, feel very uncomfortable.

"Mr. Barry said that you are not allowed to eat dried meat," Claude, who was sitting next to Cheng Chi, said at this time, "I will let Ah Chi prepare it for you, and then I will divide the portions for you. When you arrive Don't eat it all in one go, and pay attention to your health when you return to the main city, don't just deal with business..."

Aubrey listened to Claude's nagging instructions to himself, and laughed, "I see, now you treat me like a child."

Claude looked at Aubrey who had a good temper and responded to him, pursed his lips, and said sullenly, "If the time is right, I will visit you and bring you the meat jerky made by Achi. .”

Aubrey's eyes lit up when he heard what Claude said, and he responded with a smile.

After dinner, they rested for a while and they all washed up and got ready for bed. Cheng Chi looked at Claude, who had been a little unhappy since he knew Aubrey was leaving, and was about to say something when there was a knock on the bedroom door.

Cheng Chi opened the door and found Aubrey in pajamas, "Dad?"

Aubrey looked at Cheng Chi standing inside the door, and smiled, "I'm leaving tomorrow, I can't sleep, I want to chat with Claude, is it convenient?"

"Of course." Cheng Chi nodded and turned sideways to let Claude, who stood up and walked this way after hearing Aubrey's words, go out.

The father and son came to the backyard, and Cheng Chi thoughtfully made a pot of hot tea and some snacks for the two of them, and brought Aubrey a small leather mattress along the way, "It's cold at night, so be careful not to get sick."

"Thank you, my child." Aubrey reached out and stroked the leather mattress on his lap, and smiled narrowly, "Don't worry, I won't borrow your Claude for a long time."

"Dad!" Cheng Chi was speechless, and simply turned his head to tell Claude, "If Dad is tired, take him in to rest, don't stay in the yard all the time, the night is heavy with dew."

"Yeah." Claude nodded and agreed.

Cheng Chi got Claude's answer before turning around and returning to the house. Aubrey looked at Claude watching Cheng Chi enter the house with a smile, and said with some emotion, "You are so kind. Back then, I wanted to be with you too. Daddy lives like this."

Claude turned his head, looked at Aubrey with some regret and some sense of loss on his face, smiled and did not speak, picked up the kettle and made hot tea for Aubrey.

Aubrey sniffed the aroma of the hot tea, looked at the delicate snacks, raised his hand and patted Claude on the shoulder, "Achi is fine, my son has good eyesight."

Hearing what Aubrey said, the smile on Claude's face became wider, "Well, Chi is very good, I really feel very lucky that he can choose me."

"Of course Ah Chi will choose you." Aubrey's eyes were full of confidence, "My son is so good, who would he choose if he didn't choose you?"

"Dad..." Crowder couldn't laugh or cry at Aubrey's overwhelming confidence.

"Sometimes I really think that it would be nice if I could live here forever, and it would be nice to spend a leisurely life like this every day," Aubrey looked up at the stars all over the sky, and said, "But I still have to go back, but also Well, such a day won't last long, and I will be able to rest every day from now on..."

"Dad!" Claude frowned and interrupted Aubrey, "Your body will be fine, you are still young, aren't you?"

"Hey, boy, don't get excited," Aubrey looked at Claude, who was full of disapproval, and smiled comfortingly, "Birth, old age, sickness and death have always been an inevitable stage of life, and each of us is no exception, isn't it?"

Aubrey pinched the bridge of his nose with his hand, "Sometimes, leaving may not be a relief, and being alive may not be happiness. Those things make me feel too tired, and sometimes when I think about it in the dead of night, I don't care about it." I know what motivates me to keep going. My child, I miss your Daddy so much, and now when I think about seeing him soon, my heart will always be filled with endless joy."

"Dad..." Claude opened his mouth and called Aubrey, but seeing the relieved and sweet smile on his face, Claude felt that he couldn't say anything.

"Good boy, if I leave, can you do something for me?" Aubrey turned to look at Claude and asked softly.

"You said." Claude nodded.

Aubrey looked away from Claude's face, stared blankly at the darkened sea due to the darkness through the fence, and finally said, "If, I mean if, if something happens in the main city in the future Any changes, please help Warren."

"Dad?" Claude's eyes were full of doubts.

Aubrey sighed and leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and continued, "I know better than anyone else what my body is like and how long it can last. I also know better than anyone else. The main city, It's not as calm as it seems to outsiders, and only those who live in it can understand the undercurrent and turbulence inside. Ambition is always a terrible thing. It blinds reason and leads to madness. Those orcs are eager to move, secretly making small movements , I know all of this, but my body and energy have not allowed me to control everything. Warren..." Having said this, Aubrey paused, "I don't know if he can sit still My position, can he suppress those orc leaders with evil intentions. Maybe I have never been a qualified father, a qualified partner. I can't take care of you and your Daddy, let you live hard, and ignore Warren and His Daddy. I failed as a father, and I failed as a partner. I owe you and their father and son, and now I want to make up but I can't. I know I'm asking too much, but I hope you, if you can, When Warren is in danger in the future, if you can give him a hand, I beg you, father..."

Cheng Chi didn't know how long the father and son talked that night, but when he sent Aubrey away the next day, he felt that the atmosphere between the two fathers and sons seemed weird.

Ian was very sad when he knew that Aubrey was leaving. On weekdays, Aubrey often took Ian out for a walk, and would teach him many small games that Aubrey played when he first turned into a black panther. Sleeping with Ian, gently stroking his back and telling him interesting stories, accumulated all kinds of things, made Ian not like his kind and funny grandpa, and he was like a little follower every day Run after Aubrey.

"Honey, grandpa is leaving, let go." Aubrey looked down at Ian who was biting his trouser legs with bared teeth and smiled helplessly, bending down and patting Ian's little head and said.

Ian only whimpered while biting Aubrey's trouser leg, holding his paws and kept stepping back, but he didn't let go.

Receiving Aubrey's eyes asking for help, Cheng Chi glanced at the wooden-faced Claude, sighed in his heart, and stepped forward to coax Ian, "Grandpa has a lot of things to do, Ian let go, please?" ? Dad and Daddy will take Ian to see Grandpa in the future, okay?..."

After persuading him for a long time, Ian reluctantly let go of his mouth, raised his head and groaned to Aubrey, turned around and ran towards the house with four short legs. After a while, he took a small cloth bag again. Ran out and stood up and threw himself on Aubrey's lap, whining.

"A gift for grandpa?" Aubrey took the cloth bag dangling from Ian's mouth inexplicably, and was stunned when he opened it. The bag was full of dried meat.

Aubrey looked down at Ian who was looking at him with watery eyes, and after a long time, he smiled in relief and bent down, hugged Ian in his arms and kissed his forehead, "My Ian is so good. child……"

After chatting with Ian for a while, Aubrey, who taught Ian into Cheng Chi's arms, turned around and walked in front of Claude, "I'm leaving, you have to take good care of yourself, Achi and Ian, Don't forget, you said you would come to visit me in the future."

Claude looked at his father standing in front of him at the same height as him, noticed the fine lines in the corners of his eyes, and the deep reluctance and love in those eyes, pursed his lips, stepped forward and hugged Aubrey, " Daddy, have a nice trip, and don't worry, your wishes will come true."

Hearing this, Aubrey was stunned for a moment, then hugged his son tightly, patted him on the back, and said with a trembling tone, "Thank you, my son..."

The family of three watched a group of people rumble away until they could no longer see their shadows. They sent away the Sam family and the Wilbur family who came to see them off, and the three went back to their own house.

Cheng Chi looked around the room and sighed, "Why do you feel that it's suddenly so deserted?"

Ian carried the glutinous rice balls up the stairs listlessly, with his ears hanging down and his tail, turning a deaf ear to Jerome calling him to go out to play.

And Claude looked back at the direction Aubrey left outside the window, and said nothing.