40K: Where did the Emperor go?

Chapter 180 Father and Son
The Emperor, Angron, Guilliman, and Mortarion stood far away from the young man being judged in the center of the trial.

Emperor: "Come on, let's go find Koz."

Angron pointed downwards: "Don't you want to read?"

Emperor: "Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to argue, and then showing his true identity to slap the other person in the face. I have seen others do this kind of thing, and I have done it many times myself. What is there to see? The most important thing now is to put Kozi Catch that kid, otherwise he will run away."

Mortarion: "Koz knows we're coming?"

Guilliman: "Koz has a natural ability to predict, so it's not surprising that he knew we were coming, but why did he run away?"

Emperor: "Because he dare not face it."

Guilliman: "Facing what?"

Emperor: "Facing the loss of me."

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Kezi came to the locker room at the port and opened a locker with a key. Inside was a pot of plants and weapons.

Kezi reached out and took out the pot of plants. They were two white wildflowers. This kind of wildflower can be seen everywhere. What's more special is that the roots of one large and one small seem to be entangled together, just like an adult and a child holding hands.

Every time he saw these two flowers, Kezi remembered that 20 years ago, Horus sent him to the future, but he collided with Kezi from the future in the turbulence of time and space. The contact between the two triggered a certain point in time and space. kind of reaction.

They merged into one, and their bodies and minds became like those of young children, and they temporarily lost their memory. However, this was temporary. As Kezi grew up, his memory, mind, and abilities would gradually return.

But also because of this, he was often confused and even frightened by the return of memories.

"Ugh!"

The young Kezi woke up from bed crying, and a pair of calloused but extremely warm hands hugged him.

"What happened! My son."

The father picked up the young Kozi and asked softly.

Kezi sobbed: "Dad, I dreamed of a monster."

Liu Bi: "What monster?"

Kezi huddled in his father's arms: "He is thin and tall, wearing a black cloak, his skin is very white, his hair, nails and teeth are very long, like a big bat..."

Kezi described the monster in the nightmare vividly, while his father listened quietly.

Liu Bi patted Kezi on the back: "Don't be afraid, good boy, daddy is here, nothing can hurt you."

Kezi: "But what about when you're not around? I'm afraid."

Liu Bi: "Whatever happens, I will always be with you."

Kezi fell asleep peacefully in his father's arms.

At that time, they didn't know who they were and had little power. The first thing they saw when they woke up was each other. The induction in their blood let them instinctively know that he was his son and he was his father. They only had each other.

The next day, Liu Bi sent Kezi to church. The priest of the local church was willing to teach the poor children to learn Gothic words for a small fee.

Liu Bi hoped that Kezi could learn more and not have to work as hard in a factory as he did.

Liu Coin was at the door of the church. He took out a few crumpled banknotes from his pocket and handed them to Kezi: "This is the tuition fee."

Liu Bi thought for a while and took out three coins from another pocket: "Buy some snacks."

Kezi shook his head like a rattle, and pushed back the change in his father's other hand with his little hand: "The church will give out free bread. Dad earns money very hard, so dad has better lunch."

Liu Bi smiled, lowered his head and kissed Kezi's cheek: "Kezi is so good, his salary will be paid today. I heard that there is special price of Gro beast meat today, let's have stew tonight."

Kezi swallowed: "Really?"

Liu Bi touched Kezi's little head: "Of course, I will pick you up early today."

Kezi nodded...

After Liu Bi finished his day's work and received his salary, he arrived at the mall early. In a crowded queue, Liu Bi successfully bought the last piece of 45-gram Glo meat.

Liu Bi passed by a fruit stall and saw a local fruit that looked like apples.

What is an apple?Liu Bi was puzzled. When he encountered some similar things in his mind, corresponding terms would pop up.

Ke Zi had never eaten this thing. Thinking of this, Liu Bi touched the remaining money in his pocket, looked at the price, gritted his teeth, and shamelessly went up to it and soaked it in it. Under the disgusted eyes of the store, he bought it. After picking up a piece of fruit, Liu Bi happily hugged the thing and hurried back.

"The rebel bombing is coming!" Suddenly, the sound of planes whizzing by was heard in the air, followed by a "boom", followed by a continuous sound.

Liu Bi quickly put the things in his arms and crawled to the ground. Immediately, the bustling market became more lively, and the heat on Liu Bi's back ignited the clothes on Liu Bi's back.

After a long time, Liu Bi got up from the ground. His back was completely black. He looked around and saw that there were no shops, fruit stalls or crowds.

There were only charred corpses and collapsed rubble walls. The originally crowded market was now so vast that it was scary.

"Son, son, Kezi..."

Liu Bi uttered a few words with trembling lips, and then his confused brain realized that he had a goal. He picked up his things and ran towards the church.

When he came to the church, the sacred church had been turned into ruins, and he suddenly felt darkness in front of him.

Liu Bi shouted: "Kezi! Kezi!"

He knelt on the ground and cried. After crying for a while, he suddenly remembered what he said to his son last night.

No matter what happens, I will always be with you.

Liu Bi threw down the things in his hands and ran to the place where he remembered his son went to school and started digging.

Parents and families with children are constantly arriving to help dig and search together.

The sound of planes roaring again sounded in the sky, and the people on the ground dispersed in fright, except for one person who dug indifferently.

After the plane flew away, people came out and started digging again, but some people had already given up on rescue and chose to leave.

After a while, a group of militiamen came, and they shouted: "The Chaos Rebels are coming soon. They are thugs who believe in the Khorne sect. Quick, quick, those who are still alive and moving should evacuate with us."

A militiaman pulled Liu Coin and said, "Quickly leave. If you don't leave, it will be too late."

Liu Bi shook off the other party: "Even if the Khorne they believe in comes and wants to chop off my head, I will save my son first."

Militiaman: "The shells hit the church directly. It's impossible for anyone to survive."

Liu Bi said stubbornly: "I will never give up until I see my son's body."

"Father! Is that you?"

a surprised voice shouted from below.

Liu Bi shouted: "Kezi, is that you?"

"It's me. Is the father really you?"

Liu Bi shouted to the people below: "It's me, Kezi, my son, I'm here."

"I knew it was you. I told my classmates not to be afraid. I knew you would definitely come to me."

Liu Bi asked eagerly: "How are you now?"

Kezi: "We hid in a corner and the ceiling collapsed into a triangular space. We were not hit."

Liu Bi: "How many people are still alive around you?"

Kezi: "Twenty-one, plus 21 of me, we are all alive."

Liu Bi called to the people around him: "Come quickly, there are children below."

Immediately, everyone around came to help dig and rescue people. After a few minutes, everyone dug out an exit. Liu Bi immediately saw Kezi at the entrance of the cave.

Liu Bi stretched out his hand: "Come on, kid, give me your hand."

Kezi: "No, dad, let my classmates go out first. I know you will be with me. I'm not afraid."

When Kezi emerged from the hole, the two embraced each other happily.

Kezi pointed to two white wildflowers in the ruins, one big and one small growing in the corner: "Dad, I was buried underground. Looking out from the gap inside, I can see those two flowers. When I see them, I think of us." , I remembered what you said, what happened in incest, I know you and I are just like them, you will always be with me, and you will not let me get any harm."

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Kezi looked at the two flowers and fell into the warm memories of the past. At that time, he was extremely happy.

Kezi put the flowers aside and took out a painting from inside. In the painting, a man wearing a political commissar's uniform was pointing a gun at the emperor wearing gold armor.

Kezi closed the painting: "You protect me from harm, and I will not let anyone hurt my father."

(End of this chapter)