[Prison Gate].
Lu Yuan sat at the bottom of the steps, raised his head, and looked at the ray of sunlight shining in from the door.
Recently, he often sits here and looks up.
There were even a few times when he almost impulsively wanted to walk through that door and see what the world under the sun looked like.
Compared with Guan Shanyue and Ma Yuxiang, Lu Yuan is younger.
He also has a brighter vision for the future.
It was his own decision to stay.
He has no regrets now.
Because he knows that the choice is still in his hands.
But once he went up, he would have no chance to regret.
However, even though he had the right to choose, he still felt that he had no choice.
"Want to go up?"
A voice came from behind Lu Yuan.
Without looking back, Lu Yuan knew who the person behind him was.
Guanshan Moon.
"Uncle Guan, haven't you thought about it too?"
Lu Yuan said calmly: “Everyone who is still here has thought about it.”
Guan Shanyue sat next to Lu Yuan and imitated him, looking up at the [prison gate].
"The words 'Upper City' are too tempting for us lower city people."
Lu Yuan continued, "If Shangcheng didn't exist, I really feel that my life is good now."
"There aren't that many powerful exotic beasts here anymore, and effective medicines are becoming increasingly abundant. We don't need to worry too much about the miasma invading us."
"Each district has already put aside their own interests and is treating the entire Lower City as a whole. At least in the short term, there won't be a war with no winners here."
"Obviously, everything is moving in a good direction, but..."
Lu Yuan turned his head and gave Guan Shanyue a wry smile: "None of us seem to be very happy."
Guan Shanyue also agreed with Lu Yuan's words.
Once upon a time, what Guan Shanyue wanted was actually a world like this.
Even though he is a commander and has extremely powerful strength, he knows very well that these things are just chips used to maintain stability.
Who would want to see people living in misery when they can live and work in peace?
But as Lu Yuan said, when this beautiful vision came true, he was not as happy as he had imagined.
The source is right above.
Although everyone who came back tried their best not to show any "superiority" in front of them, anyone could see that they were very satisfied with life in the upper city.
It is indeed as beautiful as the legend says.
No matter who you are, it is difficult to resist the desire to pursue beauty.
It's instinct.
Guan Shanyue is actually the same.
Although he would not express it like Lu Yuan, he had imagined countless times when he was alone what the upper city would look like.
What's the difference between living in a place like that and living in the city?
At the same time, the group of people now gathered at the [Prison Gate] are the absolute top combat forces in the lower city.
Their mentality will be affected if there is any disturbance in the upper city.
Because they feel they can't help.
If you don’t have this ability, it’s okay.
But the problem is that they have the ability but cannot use it.
Therefore, Guan Shanyue knew that Lu Yuan's mentality was not an isolated case. It was just that, relatively speaking, he was still young and not very good at hiding his true thoughts.
Moreover, everyone understood that their longing for the upper city was growing day by day.
Just like now.
Lu Yuan couldn't hold on any longer.
I remember when he couldn't say it at first, although I felt a little regretful, I still didn't take it to heart.
At the very least, I won't have to stand guard in front of the prison gate every day like I do now.
Even Guan Shanyue would stop and look up when he occasionally passed by here.
Every time someone came back from the [Prison Gate], Guan Shanyue would use his position to inquire about the situation in the upper city.
Of course, there are factors related to caring about Ning Fan and the forces in the lower city, but he cannot deny that another factor is to satisfy his own curiosity.
“Everyone says it’s a great place.”
Guan Shanyue sighed softly, "Once you go up this path, there's no turning back."
"I know."
Lu Yuan spread his hands helplessly: "So I can only sit here and watch."
A big part of the reason why Lu Yuan was able to maintain a certain level of rationality was actually because of Qiao Fei.
He deeply felt from Qiao Fei the helplessness of not being able to pick up a knife again.
He knew that if he really went up, there was a high possibility that one day he would become the next person who would hate himself for regretting his impulsiveness.
In a sense, Lu Yuan and Qiao Fei are very similar.
Their abilities are not "their own".
It is because everyone has invested all their best resources in them that they have become as powerful as they are today.
Therefore, he dared not be selfish.
"Okay, that's enough for today."
Lu Yuan stood up and stretched. The helpless expression on his face gradually disappeared, as if he had turned back into the heartless boy. "Uncle Guan, can you watch for a while?"
Guan Shanyue looked at Lu Yuan and smiled too.
"No more."
The two stood up and prepared to leave.
At this moment, a figure walked down from the [prison gate].
They both looked over at the same time.
It's against the light and I can't see clearly.
When that person walked down the stairs, the two of them immediately showed a hint of anticipation in their eyes.
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