Chapter 32 The Truth is True, Who is Right and Who is Wrong?
Just like Rongniang back then.
She selflessly saved the lives of the city's inhabitants, but in return, her soul was scattered.
No one, not even one person, told him that by the time he realized it, it was too late.
Song Ran will always remember the look in Rong Niang's eyes when he broke down the door of the altar that day.
Millions of bone spikes formed from glass fire hung in the air. Rongniang was still wearing the dress he had personally handed her that morning, which was soaked in blood talismans. The gold hairpin in her hair had melted, and dripping blood covered the entire altar.
There was reluctance and sadness in his eyes, but no hatred.
How could I not hate? What reason would I have not to hate?
Amidst the towering flames, Song Ran saw Rong Niang's lips moving. Separated from the city's people who wanted her dead, and from the raging inferno, his eyes were already wet with tears, and he didn't even see her final farewell.
As Rongniang turned to her last wisp of ashes, Songran heard the sound of his heart exploding. All human faces appeared like demons to him.
In his attempt to save these evil spirits, he lost his only remaining family member.
In that instant, hatred spread through his heart. He wanted everyone to taste the suffering Rong Niang had endured, so that they would never be reincarnated again for all eternity.
He endured and lay low, searching for a way to take revenge on his own, until finally his opportunity arrived.
He blessed the divine lamp. The good fortune of saving the people of a city made him qualified to offer sacrifices to the gods. Every day he would take blood to water the divine lamp without stopping, and finally on the day of the blessing festival, his wish was fulfilled.
Song Ran stood on the Mingyue Pavilion, looking down at the bustling scene of the city. But what came to mind was the Lingwu Mountain that Rong Niang had carried her through. He raised his hand and made a grasping motion, and the Zhushen Lamp exploded instantly.
The teahouses and taverns below were engulfed in flames like paper toys. The screams of the fleeing crowd had barely begun before they were reduced to ashes. The river water surged upwards, turning into a torrential downpour.
Song Ran stood upstairs, staring expressionlessly at the hellish scene.
"Huali, do you know what I'm thinking? I think they died too easily." Songran sighed. "It makes me feel that it's unfair."
"So you created the Sea of Time, making these people die in agony again and again." Although Huali felt sorry for Rongniang's plight, she couldn't sympathize with Songran's actions. "But what about the children, the elderly, and those innocent people among them? Why should they have to go through all this?"
“Sometimes, being a bystander is a sin in itself.” Song Ran stood up and smiled at Hua Li. “Thank you for listening to my story. The magic lamp is about to be lit, and if you don’t leave now, you’ll never be able to leave.”
"The Buddha's relic prison, freeze!"
An earth-element card flashed in her hand, and the barrier instantly trapped Song Ran in the center. Hua Li's gaze was solemn: "You need a core for remotely controlling the magic lamp. Where is the core?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Song Ran's eyes. He tried to break the barrier but couldn't find a way. The spirit sword in his right hand gradually materialized. "You can't trap me."
As the sword blade cleaved down, the entire barrier instantly shattered into a net-like pattern.
Ao Bai roared in his ear: "Host, you're useless. I can't tell his cultivation level, which means he's above the Nascent Soul stage. This person is cunning and must have some other tricks up his sleeve."
"Cards, upgrading cards will unlock new skills, like the Treasure of Pine Trees. Could the Treasure of Pine Trees be Rong Niang?"
Seeing the barrier shatter, Huali immediately tried to dissuade her, "Songran, think about Rongniang. If she knew that the child she raised with such care had become a ruthless killer, what would she think?"
Song Ran and all the people in the city looked in the direction of the blessing lamp. "What does it matter what we think? She is no longer in this world."
His hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals. "Endless Wood, Emptiness!"
Huali suddenly turned her head.
Amidst the boisterous cheers, the window on the third floor of Mingyue Pavilion slowly opened. It was too late! If, as Songran said, this was the last cycle, then it was all too late.
"Huali! I'm here to help you!" Rongxing's voice came from afar. "Songran, don't you want to know when Rongniang came to the astrological observatory?"
Upon hearing this, Song Ran looked towards Rong Xing.
The communication talisman in Rong Xing's hand was glowing. He explained breathlessly, "I contacted my master at the beginning of the second cycle. My master said that he received Rong Niang's request three years ago."
Song Ran was taken aback. "Three years ago?"
Rong Xing gave Hua Li a look, and Hua Li instantly understood. She used her cards again, "Earthly Entanglement, go!" The earth dragon directly interrupted Song Ran's hand seal formation.
Anger flashed in Song Ran's eyes, "You lied to me?"
He raised his hand and waved it, and Huali and Rongxing crashed directly into the pillar of the wonton stall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Hua Li swallowed the blood and saliva, thinking that it was better to keep the benefits within the family. She turned to Rong Xing and said, "This can't go on. We need to find the core of the Sea of Time, otherwise the two of us are no match for him."
Rong Xing immediately sat down cross-legged, formed hand seals, and a circle of complex incantations appeared beneath him, with star trails circling around him. "Give me two minutes, and I will use the extinguished blessings on his body to find the center of the array."
Song Ran was completely enraged, his hands never stopping the formation. "Let all of this end completely."
Karin had never hated her own powerlessness as much as she did at this moment. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and watched helplessly as the blessing lamp was lit again.
The instant a tear rolled down her cheek, a burst of Buddhist light illuminated the entire sky above Chenliu City. As the pressure of a Nascent Soul cultivator enveloped the city, a Sanskrit chant rang out.
"Sumeru Domain, open!"
Everything and everyone froze in place: the paper lanterns floating in the air stopped, the water used by the waiter to brew tea paused, and the children who were running and jumping had not yet swallowed the pastries in their mouths.
Night turned into day, and the prayer lamp, about to be lit, paused in mid-air.
Karin stared blankly at everything, "This is..."
Ao Bai squinted at the figure in the distance, "It's the Sumeru Domain, a move of the Nascent Soul stage. Buddha's disciple, Buddha's disciple Tan Chen has arrived."
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Wen Jin flicked his finger to dispel the oppressive aura, then sneered, his coldness evident. "As expected of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, forcibly deploying a spatial domain under these circumstances, you fools."
Tuowu lowered his eyes. "With Tan Chen appearing, should we still proceed according to the original plan? We originally intended to weaken the power of the magic array by using that little girl's death, but now that the Buddha's son has appeared, I'm afraid we won't be able to succeed so easily."
A cold glint flashed in the Demon Lord's eyes. "What's there to be afraid of? Isn't there still Wen Tingyun? Do you think he'll let this go?"
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The Buddhist disciple arrived just in time!
The sudden expansion of the domain made Song Ran's expression extremely awkward; clearly, Tan Chen's appearance was not within his expectations.
He subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the city lord's mansion, but his movement suddenly stopped.
“Song Ran, the situation in Chenliu City has already started to escalate. The Buddha is just the beginning. If you don’t stop, more people will come. No matter how capable you are, how long can you hold out?”
"You understand absolutely nothing! This is the last chance, I only have this last bit of time left." Song Ran's plans were disrupted, and madness was revealed beneath her gentle face. "From beginning to end, all I've wanted is fairness!"
As Song Ran formed a hand seal, a burst of emerald green light erupted. The air around Hua Li suddenly began to distort, and the surrounding crabapple trees were summoned, their petals transforming into sharp blades that flew towards Hua Li.
Before she could react, Huali's body was instantly covered in bloodstains.
Her strength was barely enough for the Golden Core stage, but it was simply insufficient for the Nascent Soul stage. The light of the Buddha Bone Cage barely enveloped her and Rongxing. Huali threw out a fire-type card, and the explosive flames blasted away all the flying flowers around them.
Suddenly, Rong Xing behind him coughed up blood. The starlight in his eyes hadn't faded, yet he roared excitedly, "The array's core! The array's core is behind the City Lord's Mansion!"
The moment Rongxing spoke, Huali rushed out with Songran.
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