The last stop, the Land of Swords, was not completed, and the two of them had no chance to see the legendary sword of the brave. Trela fell ill while crossing the north. Her cheeks were red, her body was hot, and she looked very uncomfortable. Because the area was remote and no monks could be found for treatment, Luke could only take her to live in a nearby village and go to a pharmacy to buy medical potions. "It's so painful." Terela's face wrinkled after drinking the potion. Seeing her like this, Luke stuffed a candied date into her mouth and tucked her in to prevent the cold wind from blowing in and aggravating her condition. Terela chewed it and managed to swallow it, and said aggrievedly: "After getting sick, sweets have become unpalatable." "This is what will happen if you don't pay attention to your body." Lu Ke's tone was a little serious, but after a while he became lighter again. "What do you want to eat? I'll go out and buy it for you." "I want to eat you."
Luke took the bowl of candied dates back expressionlessly, "No, you're sick." Terela's eyes were filled with water, "Do you want to try what it feels like to have a hot body?" Luke glanced at her sideways and said nothing. But Terela continued without hesitation: "Try it, try it." This time Luke stood up slowly and threw the bowl on the ground under Terela's puzzled gaze. Click—— Candied dates and broken bowl crumbs scattered on the ground. "There's a limit to how much fun you can have!" Terela, who saw Luke lose his temper for the first time, was stunned for a moment, and apologized a little helplessly, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong." Luke moved his fingers, and the ground squirmed and the garbage was submerged. He glanced at Terela on the bed and frowned. Terela had changed a little since the middle of the trip. She was no longer as lively as before. She would occasionally be in a daze, look at herself without speaking, and more often she would be obsessed with herself at night. The desires of elves are indifferent, and Luke rarely takes the initiative to get close to Terela, but he does not resist his partner's needs. However, Terela's recent visits have been too frequent, which has reached the point of damaging her foundation. In addition to the cold climate in the northern countries and the long journey, another reason for this illness was Terela's recent indulgence. "You've been pestering me to do that kind of thing during this time, and now you're sick and you still won't stop. What are you worried about?" Luke tried his best to keep himself calm, "As you know, elves are not that focused on lust, and physical pleasure is dispensable. I will not betray my marriage for such an insignificant thing." Terela bit her lip and said with a depressed tone: "But I am just afraid. No matter how low the desire is, it is not impossible, and no matter how small the possibility is, it is not non-existent." "I'm getting older, Luke, and it's especially true when I'm with you." She grabbed her hair and curled up into a ball, her eyes turning red a little bit. "Your body is as strong and strong as ever, but I feel that my face is no longer as tight as it was when I was young, and my energy is not as strong as when I was young. This feeling is especially prominent after the age of thirty."
"Time is a gift to you. You can read more magic books, learn more knowledge, develop more magic, and your body will always be in its best years." As she spoke, Terela's tears fell little by little on the quilt, and she stroked her cheeks that were red because of illness. "But for me, time is torture." "I'm pretty good-looking now, but in ten years, wrinkles will appear on my face, my skin will be sagging, and my health will get worse and worse. It will be difficult for me to get close to you. In twenty years, I will be a complete loser. A complete old woman.” "Everywhere I go, I see women younger and more beautiful than me spying on you. I know you won't be tempted, but I'm just afraid." Lu Ke's brows softened little by little, and his tone was gentle and comforting, "You were much more confident when you were young than you are now. When faced with the problem of aging, you would only openly express that it is a good thing to have a partner who will always be young. Do you remember? " Following Luke's words, Terela smiled bitterly after recalling for a moment, "I remember that at that time, my thoughts were very simple and my consideration was not comprehensive enough. I felt that as long as two people like each other, there is no obstacle." "Same now." Luke took off his coat, got into bed and hugged Terela, "Don't think so complicated. If I care about appearance, why would I choose you?" Terela was stunned for a moment, her tears slowly stopped, and she asked with a nasal voice: "Do you mean to say that I am not good-looking?" Lu Ke tightened the person in his arms, "You are good-looking, but good-looking is not the reason why I chose you." "Then how did you fall in love with me?" Luke thought for a while, "It's hard to say. Originally, I never thought about finding a partner. After all, elves have a long lifespan. They will die after a while. The only one who is sad is myself. Later, you kept clinging to me and slowly moved me." Maybe, deep down in my heart, I still want someone to accompany me.” "Sounds like you'll accept it as long as someone is messing around with you." "There is another first-come, first-served issue." Luke showed the Mirror Lotus Ring in his hand, "Isn't this already trapped by you?" Terela didn't speak anymore, but Luke could feel the body in his arms relaxing a little. After a while, the rise and fall of the person in his arms became smoother, and she fell asleep. It seems that lifespan is not the only thing that prevents immortal species from being together with humans. In other words, the issue of lifespan will give rise to many problems. Luke thought silently and let out a silent sigh. After that night, Terela returned to her former self, and told Luke in embarrassment and frustration that she was just weak-willed and out of control after getting sick, and she would never have random thoughts in the future. People are emotional animals, and it is normal to have highs and lows, but Luke felt that maybe traveling was not suitable for them. Seeing more young girls might cause Terela to accumulate negative emotions again. So the three-year trip ended, and after Terela recovered, Luke took her directly back to Barum's fiefdom. The area of the fiefdom awarded by the city lord is not small, but most of it is in the suburbs, with a few villages scattered here and there. Because I wrote a letter in advance to inform him that I don't like the excitement, there was no grand celebration of welcome when I returned, there was only a village chief who led the way. The village chief with a shy face and a smile briefly introduced the area, population, income and tax revenue of the fiefdom in previous years, and then began a series of complaints. To sum it up in one sentence, life is difficult and the harvest is not good. I ask the lord to be merciful and reduce taxes. The people under the taxation were very resentful, and not accepting it at all would be disruptive to the order. Lu Ke didn't lack the income, but he was too lazy to bother with these small things. He just said that the lowest tax rate would be the same as the previous one, but there must be no problems in the middle. When the village chief heard this, he naturally beamed again and couldn't help but thank him. The lord's mansion was larger than the Campbell family's. After arranging servants to clean it, Luke and Terela stayed in the master bedroom. Due to the remoteness of the territory and Luke's personal disinterest in human interaction, there were very few guests here.
Basically, only Amir and Sally would come over occasionally with their sons. The Magic Association initially invited Luke to give lectures, but after being rejected several times, it slowly died down. In such a situation where there is not much movement of personnel, time flies and another five years have passed. During this period, Terela was emotionally stable. Except for her appearance, she was no different from when she was young. She developed a hobby at home that most girls did not have - sculpture. At first, she simply carved some graphics, and then she hired a teacher to learn from her. After five years, she actually perfected her skills, and the carved things were lifelike. Later, Luke learned that Terela wanted to carve him. "Why would you want to make a statue of me?" "At the end of civilization, everyone can only do what the ancient infants did - carve words on stones." Terela, who was wearing work clothes, winked at him mischievously, "Isn't this sentence included in the story you told me?" "That's just a story." Luke didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Besides, I don't have anything worth recording." Even Flamel, the origin of human magic, will be forgotten. He, the "Father of Modern Magic", will become the "Father of Previous Generation Magic" in about a hundred years, and this person will not be found in a few hundred years. "I had this idea when I saw your statue in the royal city before. Those guys didn't restore it enough. I want to give you a perfectly restored statue." Luke stared at her for a while, and then shook his head after confirming that she was seriously planning to do this. "Don't mess around." "Why are you just messing around? I just leave it at home and watch it by myself." “It would feel weird to have a statue of yourself in your home.” "It doesn't matter, it won't be weird if one is weird and two are weird." Terela smiled and said the follow-up plan. "I will also carve one for myself, and then we will be placed together." Luke imagined that scene and frowned deeper, "Isn't that even weirder?" "Just say whether you agree or not!" Terela held the carving knife against her throat, as if she would die if she didn't agree, so Luke could only nod in agreement. After that, the long carving time begins. Terela's carving was very detailed, very focused, and very slow. It took nearly a year to complete Luke's statue, but her own statue was much faster. Probably because practice makes perfect, in just half a year The time is complete. "Here, here." "Over there, a little to the right, right!" Terela directed Luke to move the statue around, constantly adjusting the angle. When the two statues were placed together at the right angle, she looked at Luke with bright eyes, showed a shallow smile, and spoke lightly. "In this way, no matter how long it takes, the two of us will always be together until the end of civilization." Although it was just a fleeting emotion, Luke still keenly captured the sadness under Terela's smiling face.
He was quiet for a moment and nodded, agreeing with his wife. "Yes, we will be together until the end of civilization."