After leaving her former small room, this time, the old woman firmly brought Aaron to the study.
The door to the study was the place that impressed Alon the most.
Because he used to like to look for his father when he had nothing to do. Even though he knew that his father might not respond to him, he never tired of it and firmly believed that as long as he kept looking, his father would always respond to him.
And many times, when his father didn't want to see him, Aron could only stand blankly outside the study, looking at the door in a daze. Over time, this door became the most impressive thing in Alon's childhood memories.
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After knocking on the door, the old woman said outside the door: "His Royal Highness is back."
As soon as the voice fell, the study door automatically opened a gap.
The old woman nodded lightly to Aaron and then turned and left: "Today...there are still many places...to be cleaned...to be cleaned..."
Aaron didn't hesitate and pushed open the study door.
That familiar figure, even much younger than in my deepest memory, was sitting behind the large desk in the study room, with a thick book spread out on the table.
He turned the pages gently with his fingers, and the pages rubbed together, making a slight sound.
Aaron looked around and looked at the layout of the study. It was still the same as in his memory.
"Are you finally willing to come back for a visit?" The man's voice brought Aaron's eyes back to him.
The man who was looking down at the book raised his head, with a faint smile on his lips, and looked up and down at Aaron's current appearance.
"Long time no see, father." Aaron said calmly.
"It's been a long time indeed." The man nodded and said, "You have changed a lot. Although your face looks more tender, it has been weathered."
He stood up from his chair and said, "You seem to want to say something, why don't you say it now?"
Aaron hesitated and said, "The last time you talked to me so much in one day was when you passed away."
The man was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, you dare to make fun of me now, you have really changed a lot."
Aaron's original restraint relaxed a lot after making a joke like this.
King Silver came to Aaron, stretched out his hands and patted Aaron on the shoulder, then looked at Aaron carefully.
Aaron's current body was catalyzed during his fight with Fang Tianmu in his youth, but it is still a little different from what he looked like in his full body.
And even when Aaron is fully grown, he is not as tall as his father, Silver King Roman.
"I've grown taller." After thinking about it, Aaron decided to defend his current height.
"Yes, he has indeed grown taller." Roman admitted with a smile, taking care of the child's stubborn mood a little.
The father and son did not stand in the study all the time, but came to the palace and talked while walking.
After a little chatting, Aaron frankly admitted that he was no longer the king and had failed to fulfill his father's expectations before his death.
"You hoped that I could become a qualified virtuous king, but not only was I driven crazy, but I also personally wiped out everything I had built. I am not a golden king, I am just a disqualified evader." Aaron said while looking at the floor.
"Aaron, you don't have to be so harsh on yourself. I seized this opportunity to gather my dreams to meet you again, not to care about those things, nor to criticize you." Roman said gently.
"Then why did you come here through dream consciousness? Is it just to chat with me?"
"Isn't it possible?" Roman asked.
Aaron was puzzled.
For him, his father had never had a good conversation with him.
He couldn't imagine his father talking to him. After all, it wasn't until the moment of his death that he showed a little care for Aaron.
But Aaron didn't realize it at all at the time, and he only discovered it recently when he reviewed his memories.
"I'm sorry, Alon. Although countless people once called me a perfect king with both civil and military skills. They touted my martial arts and praised my character. But my force cannot save Shaya, and my character cannot make me face it.
Your existence means that for this family, I am not the perfect Silver King, but just a bad person who can’t grasp anything.”
"It's too much. You have tried your best to kill my mother. As a murderer, it is reasonable for me to be hated by you." Aaron was a little stunned when he heard his father's self-deprecating words and couldn't help but defend him.
Hearing this, Roman just shook his head quietly: "I am not a qualified father. No matter what the reason is, this is an objective fact."
Aaron had nothing to say.
If you really want to ask whether Aaron can understand Roman's neglect of him, he definitely understands.
But when asked if he could accept it emotionally, little Aaron was the first to say no.
Countless times in the quagmire, he hoped to get a hint of the warmth of his father's love, but he was always disappointed. He was hobbling on his own. If it weren't for the help of some other people, Alon was not sure whether he would have made it to where he is today as a child.
"I haven't done much for you, but I imposed the heavy responsibility of human justice on you after death. This is my biggest sin, child." Roman gently stroked Aron's head and passed his fingers.
hair.
Aaron didn't resist. This was the first time his father touched him like this.
Before his father died, he only touched his temples.
"It's over, father. I betrayed the righteousness of mankind and buried him with my own hands." Aaron whispered.
"No, Aaron, that's not right." Roman shook his head slightly, retracted his hand, and looked forward.
In front of it is the waterfall that Roman once used magic to build in the palace. This landscape remained until the later period of Alon's reign, and it was quite impressive to him.
"Fang Tianmu, you once told me." Roman whispered, "You are a treasure given to this world by the void of chaos. If you are guided well, you will become the highest barrier of this material world and protect this world forever." He said
, you are a human being, but you should not be bound by the shackles of the righteousness of the family and the country. It will only make you dusty and eventually lead to extreme consequences."
Aaron listened quietly and said nothing.
"Before you came, Fang Tianmu also came to this dreamland and summarized what I said at the time."
Roman paused slightly here and repeated Fang Tianmu's words: "'The growth of the being named Alon in the material world is the road of self-sufficiency called human and righteous shackles that you have tied little by little."
Aaron frowned slightly, Fang Tianmu had never said these words to him.
Although there were similar words before, saying that he was just trying to restrain himself, but such a harsh tone had never been used before.
At least, except for the fight with Fang Tianmu during the vision of heaven and earth, Fang Tianmu has always been very fond of Along, and even did not dare to lose his temper too loudly.
"He values you very much." Roman said, "That's why he expressed such anger at what I did."
Fang Tianmu knew that he could no longer be a good teacher. He could only teach Alon knowledge and guide him on how to arm himself so that he would not be hurt by the malice of mortals.
But Fang Tianmu cannot fully fulfill the responsibility of a father and cannot teach Alon what the correct values are, because even he himself does not know such things.
The demise of the Golden Age was the result of hidden dangers and was not Alon's responsibility.
Fang Tianmu once said with certainty: "This is my fault, and it is also your fault, but it is not his fault. He is the supreme god, and became a human being after being recognized by this world. He is a blank piece of paper
, but the background color of this white paper has been dyed black for most of it, which is difficult to remedy.
"If he is still willing to come here to see you, I suggest you kowtow and apologize."
Regardless of how correct or arbitrary Fang Tianmu's words were, Roman thought there was one sentence he said that was right.
At least as a father to his children, he should apologize well.