Chapter 223 People Who Love Each Other Will Always Meet

"We really don't have any ill intentions toward you."

Bruce walked up to Steve, and it had to be said that Captain America was not a very good dancer.

"I can understand your anxiety now. You suddenly woke up in a strange environment and saw so many incomprehensible things."

Bruce waved his finger, and the dance at Steve's feet stopped.

"But please believe me, I really didn't use any mind control on you."

Steve held his trembling legs and sat down against the wall.

His body was already weak now, and coupled with the strenuous exercise just now, he finally couldn't stand up anymore.

Bruce sat in front of him and looked at him sincerely.

Steve's originally high mood gradually calmed down at this time.

He began to realize that Bruce was different from the Hydra in his impression. At least, the Hydra people did not have such sincere eyes.

"Are you really not Hydra?" Steve asked.

"Hasn't Hydra been defeated by you long ago?"

Bruce did not answer yes or no. He smiled and said, "Captain, although more than seventy years have passed, we have not forgotten your contribution!"

Steve was silent for a moment.

"What happened just now?" he suddenly asked, "Why did I suddenly dance?"

"It's just magic."

Bruce replied, "I will slowly reveal to you the truth of this world. It is more complicated than you and I imagined."

…

Steve never let down his guard, still harboring a hint of suspicion that he had been deceived.

However, at the moment, he has no way to escape. He can only temporarily suppress this suspicion and follow Bruce to understand the current world.

The first thing they did was go outside.

In front of him is a huge training ground, where countless apprentices of Karma Taj are practicing basic spells commonly used in the magic world.

They held specific spell gestures and drew circles in mid-air. Wherever their fingers crossed, energy lines continued to burst out sparks.

Steve was stunned.

"I'm not lying to you, magic does exist."

Bruce said, "This is a secluded monastery, and outsiders are basically unaware of their existence."

In fact, this was the first time Bruce had seen such a scene, but that didn't stop him from pretending to be well-informed in front of Steve.

Bruce led Steve through the trainees, and Steve's eyes kept flowing between the sigils that appeared out of thin air.

"Good performance, practice hard!"

When Bruce passed by a certain apprentice, he patted him on the shoulder casually and encouraged him to continue practicing.

This made the apprentice confused, and he kept wondering, did he know this kid?

"It seems that you are no ordinary person."

Steve said tentatively, "You are so young, you can actually teach them how to learn magic?"

"It's easy."

Bruce explained, "But my magic is not the same system as theirs. My mentor and I are here to communicate, and now I am taking you to see him."

Bruce felt a bit unlucky when he mentioned the word mentor.

Steve followed Batboy all the way, and from time to time he would look back at the group of practicing magic apprentices.

"It's probably not Hydra."

Steve thought to himself, "Hydra would not build such a big venue and hire so many actors just to deceive me."

Aren't fairy tales lies?

Soon, they came to another pavilion.

Walking through the corridor, Bruce stopped in front of a door. He knocked respectfully and asked, "Tutor, can I come in?"

"Cuckoo!" A bird called from inside.

"OK."

Bruce opened the door and led Steve into the room.

Steve swore that what he saw next was almost the most unimaginable scene he had ever seen in his life.

Even when he was tested on Professor Erskine's serum, it was not so bizarre.

He saw an owl, with its talons crossed in a meditative posture, suspended in mid-air.

The owl's eyes were closed, and a black cloak was draped behind it, moving automatically in the absence of wind.

"This is my mentor, Katum."

Bruce introduced, "He is a magic master from another world. He has... wisdom that ordinary people cannot understand."

"Oh, that's it."

Steve immediately stood in awe, clasped his hands and saluted Katum.

Master Owl opened his eyes, and just looking at those eyes, he was indeed extremely wise.

"Gugu." Katum called several times.

"This?" Steve looked at Bruce in confusion.

Bruce coughed lightly and translated: "The master said he was happy to see you."

Although Steve was a little skeptical, did a coo really have so much information?

But he didn't show it on his face, but returned the greeting and said, "Nice to meet you too, Master Owl."

"Cuckoo, cuckoo."

Master Owl spoke again, and Bruce quickly translated it.

"The master said: Child, I see the sadness on your face. You have something on your mind about a dance."

this!

Steve's eyes widened momentarily.

Accurate, so accurate!

Not many people know about the agreement between him and Peggy. Master Owl can tell it right away, so it is definitely not a deception.

But he has real ability.

"Master is worthy of being a master."

Steve nodded with a serious expression, "I did miss a dance."

At this time, Bruce was also communicating with Katum through telepathy.

"Is it really useful to mention this?"

Bruce asked, "I see other psychics and so on, they all say that people have blood disasters."

"Of course it works." Katum said, "Believe me Bruce, after today, Steve will worship magic!"

At this time, Steve's mood has been depressed.

Katum's words touched the most regretful corner of his heart.

Seventy years ago, at the moment of his plane crash, he made an agreement with his beloved woman Peggy to dance a dance.

Now that he opened his eyes again, more than half a century has passed. It is uncertain whether the beauty at that time is still in the world.

"Gugu!" Master Katum suddenly spoke again.

Steve looked up blankly, and then heard Bruce's translation.

"She's still alive."

"What?" Steve didn't react for a while.

"The master said: The person you miss is still alive." Bruce relayed again.

At this moment, Steve's originally dull face suddenly burst into unexpected ecstasy.

"Really?"

He almost jumped up, "Peggy is still alive?"

This high emotion was the first time Steve showed it after waking up.

But then, he sank again.

Peggy is still alive, which is of course a good thing, but seventy years have passed, even if she is still alive, she is already very old.

Meeting her by myself, I am afraid it will only increase sentimentality.

"Coo!"

Suddenly, the Owl Master shouted in a stern tone, as if he was scolding Steve, and kept shouting.

Steve was stunned by the shouting, and he naturally looked at Bruce.

The little bat coughed twice and translated: "The master said: How can you have such prejudice? She has waited for you for more than seventy years. Don't you want to see her? And-"

Bruce hesitated for a moment before continuing: "The master also asked you to change your mindset. Remember one sentence, women are like fine wine, the older they are, the more mellow they are."

Ah?

This was the first time Steve had come across this view, and he was a little confused for a moment.

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the master's reprimand made sense.

Of course, it wasn't the saying that the older the better, but that he should meet Peggy.

"But I can't go to see her now."

Steve said dejectedly, "You just said that this is the Himalayas. I don't have an identity, so I can't go to the United States at all."

Bruce blinked, thinking that it was natural to enter the United States without an identity. If Steve wanted, he could even introduce a few professional snakeheads.

Of course, he didn't say this.

"Gugu."

"The master said that there is no need to be so troublesome. As long as you want, you will definitely see it even across the Pacific Ocean."

Hearing this, Steve's eyes flashed with hope.

"Really?"

"Gugu." "Really."

"Please help me!"

Steve put his hands together again and bowed deeply.

"Gugu!"

Katum was particularly satisfied with Steve's attitude.

He clapped his claws, suddenly jumped from mid-air, came to Steve, and flapped his wings.

Before Steve understood what was happening, he was wrapped in a sense of detachment. When he reacted, he was already floating in the air.

He saw his body, lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out.

"This is--"

Steve looked at his translucent hands, through which he could even see the ground.

"Out-of-body experience." Bruce explained, "In this form, you can enter Peggy's dream without worrying about being seen by others."

"But how can I go?" Steve was puzzled, he was still in the Himalayas.

"Go this way."

Suddenly, Bruce took out a diary from his arms, and after opening it, it was full of blank pages.

Bruce tapped the page lightly, and a huge suction came out. Steve had no room to resist, leaving a scream, and was sucked into the page.

"I hope it won't scare Ms. Peggy."

Bruce closed the page and thought to himself.

An old man in his twilight years suddenly saw his lover from his youth, and in spirit form.

It is easy to understand that the other party is here to take him away.

…

Peggy is still alive, but in poor health.

She is confused and sometimes in a trance, which sometimes makes it very difficult to communicate with her.

Peggy lies in bed all year round and rarely moves.

When Steve appeared in her room, she closed her eyes and was sleeping.

Even in her dreams, she was still asleep.

Steve looked around and looked at this room.

This is the home where Peggy gave birth to children and spent her life. Steve sat by her bed, looking at the face that was almost unrecognizable after aging.

This is the mark left by seventy years.

But in fact, for Steve, the last time he and Peggy met was yesterday.

“I’m proud of you, Peggy.”

Steve said, looking at the old photo on her bedside table.

That was the glory and achievement of Peggy's life. She participated in the creation of S.H.I.E.L.D. and commanded dozens of top-secret missions in Europe during World War II...

Most people will not achieve so much in ten lifetimes.

"You have lived a perfect life." Steve whispered, "Even without me, you have lived a perfect life..."

He choked up as he spoke.

This sense of gap is really too big, and he still can't accept it. Seventy years have passed like this.

He just took a nap, and when he woke up, his lover's life was almost over.

"Steve?"

Suddenly, a subtle call interrupted Steve's thinking.

He looked around and saw that Peggy's eyes were wide open and she was staring at him closely.

She's still beautiful, Steve thought.

At this moment, he remembered the teachings of Master Owl, women are like fine wine, the older they get, the more mellow they become.

It did make sense, and Steve kind of got it.

"You're here again."

Paige smiled, not surprised by Steve's appearance.

On the contrary, this is a very common thing.

"Sleeping more is definitely beneficial."

Paige said, "As long as I dream more, I will always dream of you."

She had realized that she was in a dream, but she only thought that Steve was the existence in her dream.

Steve's lips trembled, trying to keep his emotions stable.

"Peggy, you have lived a fulfilling seventy years."

He said with difficulty, "Seeing you like this makes me very satisfied."

"My life is indeed full."

Paige smiled and said, "But my only regret is that you didn't get to enjoy your life."

She reluctantly held out her hand, and Steve grabbed it immediately.

"Peggy——"

Steve was about to speak, but then something strange happened to Paige's body.

She coughed, and Steve gave her a drink of water.

She squeezed her eyes shut and suppressed a cough.

When she opened her eyes again, a surprised expression appeared on her face.

"Steve?" she said softly, as if he had just stepped into the room.

"What's wrong?"

"You're alive, you're back," Paige began to ramble, repeating some of the things she had said before.

Once again she was lost in the mists of time.

Steve immediately understood the situation and knew what was wrong with Paige.

Dementia.

Paige almost forgot everything, but she still remembered his appearance.

Steve was heartbroken to see her in her current state, but he had to fight back his grief.

He didn't want to hurt her, even if he had to tell a white lie.

"Yes, Paige, I just got back."

"It's been too long, really too long," she choked.

"I can't leave my beloved girl behind," Steve said.

Trying to hold back his tears, he smiled and added: "Not to mention she still owes me a dance."

…

A moment later, Steve's figure flew out of the diary, and he returned to Kama Taj again.

"How are you? Have you met your beloved?" Bruce asked.

"Saw it..."

Steve said in despair, he was really not happy the way he looked now.

Although he clearly saw his lover, more troubles followed.

"It's time." Katum suddenly said to Bruce through telepathy, "It's time for Steve to see the magic of magic."