Arknights: It Was Game Over for Me a Bit Too Early

Hong Yu's residence, the open space in the back mountain.

Bang!

Shuò's fist collided with Hong Yu's, causing the surrounding air to vibrate.

Hong Yu used his own weight to press down on the point where their fists met, causing it to slide down. Shuò realized something was wrong, but almost at the instant he wanted to withdraw his hand, Hong Yu grabbed his arm and pulled him forward, while his left hand clenched into a fist and smashed towards Shuò's chin.

Shuò's left hand moved quickly and turned into a palm, placing it just a millimeter from his chin to block Hong Yu's fist.

Before Hong Yu could react, Shuò closed his eyes and headbutted him in the forehead, causing Hong Yu to let go and retreat a few steps.

Wiping the red mark on his forehead, Shuò pressed his advantage, his left foot lightly tapping the ground, and a whip kick flew towards Hong Yu's waist.

Hong Yu couldn't react in time and had to raise his arms to block at his waist, the impact making both his arms numb. And taking this opportunity, Shuò kicked out again, aiming for Hong Yu's chest.

But this time, Hong Yu sidestepped his straight kick before his attack arrived, at the same time reaching out to wrap his arm around Shuò's leg, while he himself supported himself on one leg and a knee strike flew towards Shuò's stomach.

But Hong Yu's attack was not successful. At that instant, Shuò's leg pressed down, causing Hong Yu to lose his balance, and both of them fell to the ground at the same time.

Shuò got up faster than Hong Yu. Before Hong Yu could stabilize his footing, he clenched his fist and charged out.

The wind from the punch blew past Hong Yu's face, moving his hair.

"Master, I win," Shuò's fist was pressed against the tip of Hong Yu's nose, declaring his victory.

A year after that day, this purely martial sparring match ended with Shuò's victory, and Hong Yu was also prepared to fulfill his promise.

"Mm, you win."

"When are you planning to leave?" Hong Yu supported his upper body with both hands, sitting on the ground and asking, not minding the dirt.

Shuò wiped the sweat from his forehead, reached out to pull Hong Yu up, and replied, "In a few days, maybe. Just in time to savor the youngest brother's cooking for a few days."

Hong Yu stood up and patted the dust off his long robe, then said seriously, "Shuò, you have to think carefully yourself. Your departure represents the trust of the Prefect of the Sui Regulator. From now on, your every move will no longer be that of an ordinary person, but of the giant beast named 'Shuò'..."

"Mm, I understand, Master," Shuò nodded.

"Ha, among you twelve, I'm most at ease with you..." Hong Yu smiled. "Go and see this land. Maybe you'll have a different harvest, and become a new you."

...

In the blink of an eye, it was time for Shuò to leave.

At the main gate, all the fragments had gathered.

"Big Brother, come back and visit when you have time," Wang handed Shuò a thick map. "This is a map drawn by the Master. It marks his recent travels in Yan and what he saw and felt. Maybe it will be helpful to you."

"Mm, I will. Thank the Master for me... by the way, where is the Master?" Shuò took the map and asked, puzzled.

"The Master is still sleeping. As for this map, the Master started drawing it a month ago... Maybe he stayed up too late perfecting it yesterday," Wang explained for Hong Yu.

Shuò was silent for a moment. For so many years, although he had never felt a single bit of fluctuation in Hong Yu's spirit, Hong Yu's actions could be felt with all kinds of warmth.

"Second Brother, let the Master rest well."

Twenty-odd years of companionship, the original twelve dragon bubbles had gradually grown into mature people, while Hong Yu's appearance had not changed at all, which was really a bit strange.

"Mm," Wang nodded and shook hands with Shuò. "I will. You also make the Master worry less when you're out there."

"Big Brother, write a letter in advance when you're coming back. I'll have the youngest brother cook a big table of food!" Nian smiled at Shuò from the side.

"Big Brother, be safe out there... and also..." on the other side was Shu, who could probably talk endlessly.

Xi clutched a paintbrush in her hand, and in the other hand, she held a painting she had made. She didn't know what to give her big brother, so she just held her painting there, hesitating.

What if... Big Brother doesn't like it?

Shuò saw the struggle on Xi's small face and took the initiative to walk to her side, reached out to take the painting she had made, and said with a smile, "Thank you, little Xi. It's beautiful, I like it very much..."

"Big Brother... it can also be used to store things..." Xi said in a small voice. She had actually used her authority on this painting. Inside was a small world that could be used to store countless things.

"Mm, thank you," Shuò put away Xi's painting. At this time, Ling walked up, and in her hand, she was carrying a jug of wine.

"Big Brother, have a safe trip," she didn't say much, just handed the wine she had treasured for... half a month to Shuò and wished him well.

It wasn't Ling's fault that she only gave Shuò wine that had been stored for half a month. Any longer than that, and the wine would have been drunk by Ling...

The other fragments also said goodbye to Shuò one by one, at the same time hoping that their big brother could come back and visit when he had time.

"Mm, everyone, I'm leaving now. Tell the Master for me, I won't disturb him," Shuò waved to the house, as if saying goodbye to Hong Yu inside.

Then he put all the relationships he had received from his younger siblings into Xi's painting and left with light luggage.

And Hong Yu inside the house, looking out the window, also saw the scene of Shuò waving to him. He chuckled lightly, "Heh, that brat..."

Inside the room was a floor full of map drawings. A closer look showed that every piece of paper had markings on it.

During this year, while completing the miscellaneous tasks of the Prefect of the Sui Regulator, Hong Yu had also spent a lot of time surveying various parts of Yan, just to give Shuò an accurate map.

Wang was right, Hong Yu did organize the map for a whole night.

But he was wrong about one thing. Hong Yu had started making this map from the moment Shuò proposed to travel this land. The month Wang mentioned was just for perfecting it.

"Shuò, have a safe trip."

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"When the Master died, none of us knew," Chongyue took a sip of tea and told the emperor who had come to Yumen Gate for a private visit about his influence on Hong Yu.

"Your Highness, none of us were by his side at that time. We didn't even know he was already dead," Shuò's tone was still the same, but his eyes revealed a hint of sorrow.

"Hah—" he let out a long sigh and continued, "I don't know if it's because his appearance never changed, and in our siblings' impression, he was too omnipotent, we all subconsciously ignored that he was already an old man of several hundred years."

"He did many things. He brought Wang to the Sui Regulator to inherit his position as Prefect, single-handedly defeated the demons from the northern border, saved Yan from famine... and even before he was about to die, he completely sealed 'Sui,' so that we don't have to feel the fear of 'Sui' all the time..."

"And these things... we didn't even know about them until several years after his death through Ling's authority..."

After Chongyue finished the tea in his cup, he realized he had said too much. He apologized to the emperor, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I've said too much."

"No matter, We already know... We will urge the Ministry of Culture to write down the merits of the first Prefect. You also don't need to worry about anything. Yan never mistreats those who have rendered meritorious service. Even though the Prefect has passed away, his merits can last for thousands of generations," the emperor waved his hand and said.

"Then Chongyue thanks Your Highness again," Chongyue clasped his hands in salute.

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