Chapter 67 I've Always Been with You

Machines that run at high speeds will get hot due to long working hours.

Exercising with all one's strength will make living beings feel tired and painful.

This is normal.

It is the rule of the world.

And now, Xu Xi's situation is even worse than this. His body is getting older and older every year, and he can no longer bear the spirit of the Holy Domain Mage.

A situation of one weak and one strong.

The weak body can only dilute and share the mental pressure through sleep.

This means that in the future, Xu Xi will often fall into sleep until he dies.

This is irreversible.

It cannot be changed.

In the study, Xu Xi looked at the results he calculated and fell into silence.

He didn't expect that his already limited lifespan would change again because of this kind of thing. It seems that the upper limit of lifespan has not changed, but minus the time of sleep, it is really very few.

And——

Xu Xi sighed: "Who can guarantee that the next sleep is not real death?"

Looking back now.

The so-called sense of comfort before was clearly a precursor to the soul returning to the underworld.

In that hazy state of soul and body, Xu Xi would turn from sleep to death if he was not careful.

"Trouble."

Xu Xi picked up the calculation paper and scanned the calculation results on it. Finally, in the silent atmosphere, flames appeared on his fingers and burned the paper to ashes.

About death.

About life span.

Xu Xi had long been prepared to face it.

The only thing he was worried about was the witch who didn't understand joy and sorrow, and didn't understand emotions.

In this magical world, the only person Krisa could rely on and trust was Xu Xi. If Xu Xi really died suddenly, she couldn't imagine what would happen.

"This matter... can't be hidden from the child."

"Telling Krisa in advance may make her difficult to accept, but at least there is a buffer process."

"If you keep it a secret from her."

"Then, when the day I really die, Krisa will only be more desperate."

Turn the knob to turn off the light.

Xu Xi left the study.

...

[You told the witch the truth of the matter, but to your surprise, the witch did not show an expression of difficulty in accepting it. She was stronger than you thought]

[You were very relieved. You didn't seem to worry too much about the witch's future. You habitually thought about the witch and completely forgot that the witch had traveled the world with you and accumulated a lot of life experience and a mature enough mentality to handle affairs]

"Teacher."

"What's wrong, Krisa?"

"Please leave it to me, everything."

"All?"

"Yes," the calm voice did not contain any color. Krisa crossed her hands and said while sitting opposite Xu Xi.

"Please allow me to take over all the affairs of the courtyard, including the care and handling during your sleep."

In the smooth voice without ups and downs.

Unexpectedly, there was a hint of determination.

"I will take good care of you and everything about you," the immortal witch made such a promise.

"Thank you for your hard work, Krisa," Xu Xi smiled and gave trust without reservation.

...

[Simulation of the 62nd year, you are 76 years old, Krisa is 68 years old]

[With your consent, Krisa took over everything in the courtyard, including your flowers, your books, your information, and your magic]

[Even you were taken care of by Krisa]

[Sometimes you wonder if this is an alternative inheritance, but you reject this idea because you are still alive]

[Simulation of the 63rd year, you are 77 years old, Krisa is 69 years old]

[Your frequency of sleeping has increased, and your sleeping time has increased. In the latest sleep, you slept for half a month]

[When you wake up, you hear the passage of time from the witch, and you have an extremely strong sense of trance]

[Simulation of the 67th year, you are 81 years old, Krisa is 73 years old]

[The half-month sleep you once marveled at has now become your lowest sleep time. You often wake up to find that the four seasons have already rotated]

[The witch takes good care of the dragon blood grass]

[You enter the courtyard to check and find that the growth of the dragon blood grass is extremely gratifying. You find the undried dragon blood on the grass leaves]

[You criticized and educated the witch and taught her what sustainable development is. The witch listened and decided to change the dragon to get blood next time]

[In the simulated 71st year, you are 85 years old and Krisa is 77 years old]

[You set a new record for sleep again]

[This time, you slept for a full six months. When you woke up, you were greeted by the witch who never came late]

"Welcome back, mentor."

The lonely echo echoed in the quiet room.

Xu Xi's consciousness gradually became clear. Before he fully opened his eyes, Krisa's greeting came to his ears.

"Well, long time no see, Krisa."

Xu Xi said hesitantly.

In his perception, he just slept a simple sleep, the so-called "yesterday" was extremely clear, but in fact half a year had passed.

This strange time confusion made Xu Xi feel a little chest tightness.

Until he drank a glass of ice water.

His body felt much better.

"I am getting weaker and weaker." Xu Xi lowered his eyes and looked at his hands, repeatedly looking at the wrinkles on them and the dull and yellow skin.

To be honest.

If it weren't for the fact that during the awake time, I could use the wisdom of mortals to continue to learn some new knowledge.

And, I always worry about Krisa in my heart, wanting to teach her more and watch her grow strong enough.

Such a repeated torture of sleeping scenes.

In fact, the simulation should have ended long ago.

Shaking his head slightly, shaking off the messy thoughts in his mind, Xu Xi's eyes turned to Krisa.

He wanted to ask about Krisa's recent situation to prevent something bad from happening during his absence, and he didn't know about it.

"Krisa, what are you doing when I'm not here?"

"Accompany you."

"I mean, uh...what are you doing recently?"

"I'm accompanying you."

The witch's answer made Xu Xi stunned for a moment.

Her voice was always so plain, without any lies, only the truth: "Since you fell asleep, I have been accompanying you in the room, and only go out when necessary to take care of the courtyard for you."

"I was accompanying you the day before yesterday, yesterday, and today, until you wake up."

Describe your behavior with clumsy words.

No gorgeous words piled up.

Simple, yet extremely heavy.

In countless lonely days and nights, the immortal witch sat quietly in Xu Xi's room, expressionless, staring at the familiar and old face, waiting for the long-lost reunion and the long-lost warmth.