Throne Steps

Li Chen knew that nothing good would come out this trip.

Especially when the mercenary union saw Saenz appear, he had a faint feeling: what should come will still come.

The appearance of Saenz may mean that the success rate of this "journey to find the dragon" has increased, but it also means that "trouble" is coming.

Li Chen is neither slow nor stupid, he has long guessed that Saenz might find some time to "talk" with him.It's time to find time to settle the bad debt between them.

So, Saenz's feelings for Li Chen are clearly revealed, so what about Li Chen's feelings for Saenz?

To be honest, Li Chen couldn't completely deny it when he asked himself.

Yes, this is actually nothing to lie about.For Saenz, there is almost no place where he will not get a high score, from possessions to personal conditions, from appearance to abilities, from personality and attitude to dealing with people.Even though he sometimes has a "bad" attitude towards Li Chen, it is also due to his closeness to Li Chen and his concern for other people.It is also because of this that Li Chen sees a more real Saenz, and psychologically feels that he is closer to this pure white color.

Li Chen said a long time ago, who can really refuse a pure white color, when he is looking at you with all his attention?

And Saenz has watched Li Chen for ten years, 20 years, 30 years...

This is a gentle trap, even if you see it, you will fall into it helplessly.

How not to fall in?He will care about whether you are hot, even if it causes the black swan's summer uniform to always come too early; he will take you to enjoy the flowers, although the greenhouse in winter is only green; Put on your shoes, even though that women's outfit was also his own bad idea; as soon as he knows your true identity, he will clean up the informers and people who might know, even if it means that you have cheated on him in the past. A big lie.

Even though this real identity is likely to be against him, he still chooses to help you lie first.

He will also send the power of light to your hands when he is injured, he will remember to buy your favorite limited snacks on the busy road, and he will order the hidden guards after he recovers from a big fight with you protect you.

How can people not fall into it?

Saenz must have noticed this a long time ago, so he ignored all the hints of rejection that Li Chen had made, as if they were futile.It seems that in the eyes of this pure white color, except for the result he wants, nothing else is the answer.

But Lichen didn't want to give him this answer, nor would he.

Li Chen had confided his attitude to the half-elf when he first met Fudexi after the women's clothing incident.Although he was speaking only half-jokingly at the time, it seems that the content is very real now.

It's a dead end between him and Saenz, there is no possibility between the two, so he will not work hard for it at all.

With obsession, Li Chen lived his previous life, lived to Lei Di'a, survived the years of being locked up, and made a deal with the pure white color.This obsession has become Li Chen's spiritual backbone. If it weren't for this obsession, I am afraid that Li Chen would not be where he is today.

Without this obsession, when he was beaten in the lone wolf's mine, when the magic source was forcibly damaged by the killer group, and every time he was seriously injured in the past, Li Chen would have retreated a long time ago.

However, at that time, he survived with this obsession, and it is impossible to give up now.

Could it be that he has really followed Saenz's wishes for a long time, and even this matter should follow him?Do not make jokes!

Things like emotions... Since I already knew that there would be no results, it is better not to start.

"Hey, I said, are you all right?"

Li Chen looked at the troubadour standing in front of him: "What's the problem?"

"Why does the way you two get along get more and more weird?" The troubadour touched his chin, "Thal has been looking at you all day long, hesitant to speak."

"He hesitates to speak, then you can ask him, what are you looking for me for?" Li Chen chuckled, "And your eyes...you should drink less."

"What's the matter with me drinking!" The troubadour retorted, "But you are really masters and servants? You don't seem to be discussing the people you follow."

"What else? Do I still have to kneel down?" Li Chen raised his eyebrows, "Isn't what I did thorough enough?"

"It's just too thoughtful, so I find it strange..." The troubadour thought for a while, "You are so familiar and tacit with each of his actions, as if you have been paying attention to him for a long time."

"I am." Li Chen walked around him while replying, and walked towards the small lake not far away, "What's so strange about this."

"You may have misunderstood me. I don't mean ordinary attention. I mean the nuanced, all-time, dedicated kind..." The troubadour followed him, "It's like , er, the kind that observes a love object?"

Li Chen, who was washing a handkerchief by the water, glanced at him when he heard the words: "Then you really think too much. There are countless people around him who can do what I do, and there are many who are far better than me." gone."

"Are you talking about the person who really takes care of him?" The troubadour squatted beside him and said, "But you are not like that. I think that although you have no expression when you face him, you always treat him well." The matter has not been left behind, and it is not necessary to pick flowers for him, isn't it necessary for you to..."

"That's because that kind of flower can repel mosquitoes. It seems that you really want to give up your career as a poet, but a fantasy novelist is quite suitable for you." Li Chen wrung out his handkerchief, stood up and walked back.

The troubadour was speechless again by him, but still got up and followed him.

So Saenz came back from hunting, and when he took the handkerchief Li Chen wiped his face, he raised his chin in the direction of the troubadour, and asked, "Why is he following you?"

Li Chen turned his head and glanced at the troubadour, and then turned back: "He has a question, and I can't get the answer, so I want to ask you."

"Oh. I picked a handful of this kind of fruit. Remember to wash it before eating it, but don't eat too much at one time, or you will get a stomach upset." Saenz handed Li Chen a palm-sized cloth bag, which seemed to hold It was full, and then turned to look at the troubadour, "What's the problem?"

It's just a question of whether you are a couple or not... At this moment, the troubadour feels a little redundant.But Li Chen quickly walked away with the cloth bag, as if to leave room for them to talk.

The troubadour, unable to get off the tiger, had no choice but to raise his wine bag: "Uh, what, do you want to come and have a drink with me?"

The troubadour never expected that he would actually sit and drink with Thrall.

Ah, I can envy the girls in the dead group.

They sat by the small lake, with the stars hanging low and the night breeze blowing.Walking to this boundary, the density of trees has begun to decrease significantly.With a few more days to go, they would be out of the forest and into swamps and swamps.

That was also the time when the two were about to part with the mobile troupe.

"You two are so weird." The troubadour pinched the wine cup, and there was a hint of drunkenness in his words, "From his behavior, he cares about you and takes care of you; but from your eyes, I can tell that it is You're chasing him."

Saenz smiled indifferently, and took a sip of his wine: "So obvious?"

"Hmm." The troubadour nodded and drank his own wine cup. "No one can't see it. When your eyes chase him, your eyes seem to be on fire."

"You really deserve to be a poet." Saenz smiled and praised the other party's way of expression.

"You two are so funny." The troubadour said happily, "You still praised me as a poet, but he would just say 'You better stop being a poet'."

Saenz thought to himself, then you should really listen to him, after all the famous poets in the Literary Association were all promoted by his insight.

But Saenz didn't say anything to hurt the other party after all, his eyes turned to the distant starry sky, "But even so, he is indifferent."

"Hey, that's not necessarily true." After drinking for three rounds, the troubadour became more courageous, and he patted Saenz on the shoulder, "He looks smarter than all of us—except you, of course— —I mean, he must know, he just didn't respond to you for a while. You have to try harder, man!"

Saenz glanced at some of the opponent's arms, and finally only took a sip of wine: "You are right, he must understand. But I also understand that he will definitely not respond to me."

The troubadour was half drunk, and it took him a while to understand the tongue-twister sentences.He shook his head and said: "Then he must not understand how much you love him. I must say, you are a very nice guy. As long as you show that you don't care about him a little bit, even if there is some emotion in your eyes If it’s not obvious at all, the girls in the regiment will jump over and circle around you. They will fascinate you!”

"How could he not be aware of what everyone understands?" Saenz seemed to be answering the bard's words, but also seemed to be mocking himself, "He is more sensitive than anyone else, and he is actually rejecting me."

The troubadour stared blankly at his side face: "My God...look at you like this, how could someone reject you!"

Saenz actually showed no expression, but the troubadour smelled a sense of loneliness.When this man who is usually strong, firm, and seemingly omnipotent reveals a faint fragility, the contrast makes his heart beat like a deer!The troubadour is sure that at this moment, Sal only needs to take a look at the group of women in the regiment, and any one of them will jump over and make a promise!

Saenz smiled, but there was always a taste of "bitterness": "Others will not reject me, so what? The more he pays attention to me in action, the more pathetic I feel—every one of him The eyes gave me a negative answer."

The troubadour poured his wine: "Is it because you didn't do what he expected?"

What did Li Chen hope for?Saenz shook his head with a smile. What he wanted most was exactly what he didn't want to give.This is the greatest contradiction that lies between them.Or maybe this is not a contradiction, Li Chen probably didn't want to meet him at all, he just stood there and looked at him coldly, and backed away slowly.

Thinking about how they met, about the years before them, it all felt like retribution.

The troubadour sighed: "Rather than tormenting like this, it's better to separate altogether. Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain."

"Originally he wanted to be alone." Saenz's voice sounded like a sigh, "but I still want to try, even if there is a little hope, I hope he will respond—this is the last time."

The troubadour looked at him: "You..."

"If I still can't get the answer I want, it's time for me to end." Saenz put the wine glass aside, "Because it's the last time, I won't keep any affection for him. I love him, Loved from long ago."

His voice was faint, like the night wind, gliding over people's hearts.

The troubadour shook his head: "Hey, you should tell him that directly."

Saenz laughed suddenly: "He heard it."

The troubadour was taken aback: "What?"

"He said, I heard it."