"Smith, are you afraid of me?"

"Your Majesty, we respect you, but we are not afraid of you."

"very good."

…

The sound of wind chimes, as melodious as the gurgling water of a mountain spring, spread deep inside the palace.

The figure as silent as a stone statue on the throne slowly stood up against the skylight above his head.

He looked down at the heaven and earth and saw the endless flow of destiny.

…

"Smith, in your eyes, what is destiny."

"Your Majesty, fate is there, invisible and intangible, but it encompasses every choice we make. No one is free from the shackles of fate, because it drowns everything."

"Including me?"

"Your Majesty, of course not including you! You were born to be above fate. You are the writer of fate, not the ants struggling underneath."

"Smith, you will never say anything but flattery."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

…

"Smith...Smith?"

"Your Majesty, the priest has joined the expeditionary force."

"..."

"His Majesty?"

"Proclaim Horus to come to me."

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

…

…

This is a strange dream.

When Lu Mingfei woke up from being half asleep, he vaguely remembered that he had had a dream. He tried hard to recall the details of the dream, but he could only think of a fragmented part.

When Lu Mingfei woke up leisurely, the sky outside the window turned into dusk.

The large fiery red fire clouds are reflected in the Chicago Lake, as if the entire lake is on fire, which is magnificent and spectacular.

The tall buildings in the distance reflected the red light of the setting sun. On the lake where birds were flying in groups, the sun was slowly falling diagonally among the city buildings. The whole world was covered with a layer of dim color.

Eriki was already awake, and there was the sound of water running in the bathroom. She seemed to be taking a shower.

Lu Mingfei stood up slowly, came to the window, and stood silently.

He was still thinking about the dream he had just had.

This dream gave him a special feeling, like a recall of memories. He thought of an old friend from long ago and the past between them, but there was a layer of gauze between them, like the white mist that was gradually filling the foggy sky.

There were only large expanses of blooming flowers and grass between the sky and the earth. A certain familiar silhouette stood on the wilderness. Through the white mist, he vaguely saw the man kneeling on one knee and saying something, but he couldn't hear it clearly, nor could he see it.

The man's face is unclear, only the setting sun slowly sets in the distance.

Some memories are like demagnetized tapes. Even if the sound is familiar, it will eventually become blurred in the noise that gradually separates, and then become unfamiliar and far away.

Lu Mingfei slowly raised his head, the dusk on the horizon was gradually sinking, and the summer night in Chicago was about to come.

He didn't like this feeling, this feeling of forgetting someone or something.

"Smith..."

He whispered the name he heard in his dream, and the vague outline of the figure in his mind gradually stood out in the hazy white mist.

Eri wiped her hair and came from the bathroom. She had suddenly put on the batik dress that came with the express delivery. The background color was blue and white, which looked like the sea and the sky. She turned in front of the full-length mirror in the bedroom.

He walked around a few times, took photos, and nodded with satisfaction.

The red dragon cub was huddled under the bed and shivering, carefully climbed out and hugged the mistress' calf.

From just now, the little guy noticed the depressing atmosphere in the room and crawled under the bed very wisely.

Eriki leaned over to pick up the little guy and wiped its little paws with a towel.

Lu Mingfei quickly calmed down, suppressed the annoyance in his heart, stretched, and prepared to take a shower. It would be time for the mission in a while.

This mission definitely requires temporary changes.

The other party has completely grasped their whereabouts, and their traces are completely invisible, so there is no need to be sneaky. Just come to the door openly. I just don't know if the other party has the courage to wait for them to visit "at home".

Lu Mingfei rinsed his body with cold water. After a brief rinse, he walked out wearing a towel.

"Wear this!" Eriyi held up the batik panties that came with the express delivery, her eyes sparkling and her smile full of laughter.

Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment. Wearing big pants to go out in summer didn't seem out of place?

He took the clothes and pants from Eri Yi, put them on and stood in front of the mirror to look at them. Not to mention, these two pieces looked a bit like couple clothes.

Before going out, Lu Mingfei looked at the little guy in Hui Liyi's arms.

Do you want to take this little guy out?

This is a problem.

However, seeing Eli Yi holding the dragon cub and not letting go, Lu Mingfei shrugged and said it didn't matter. His wife liked to take a pet out, so why not let her go?

They walked out of the guest room and the hotel side by side. A black car was waiting at the door for a long time.

Lu Mingfei opened the car door and let Huiliyi get in first.

"Let's go, let's go directly." Lu Mingfei sat in the back row and closed his eyes, saying calmly.

The black car started silently and drove into the constant flow of traffic.

The last rays of the setting sun dissipated from the horizon, and the setting sun that broke through the sea of ​​clouds at the end of the city completely sank. Not far away, the Chicago Lake also returned to silence. The waves on the lake surface were smooth, and the white cruise ship docked quietly at the lakeside.

The summer night belonging to this city has completely arrived.

Hello everyone, happy 2023
Chapter completed!