Pamir Plateau.

"The god Daxia is in Egypt?"

After listening to the Queen Mother of the West's words, Lin Qiye was shocked and asked, "From the beginning, Daxia's goal was Sun City?"

"If it was a few days ago, this matter would still be a secret. Now the Heavenly Court has probably taken action, so it's okay to tell you." Queen Mother of the West said calmly, "Only by revealing Odin's true face, causing Asgard to fall into civil strife, and then directly damaging the Egyptian pantheon, can Daxia get rid of its current predicament.

As a result, the alliance of the four kingdoms will only be reduced to three kingdoms, and Asgard, which has lost Odin, will be much less powerful than Olympus in the midst of civil strife. ”

"I see……"

After listening to all of Daxia God's arrangements, Lin Qiye couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that everything is within the calculations of the Heavenly Court. Our worries are indeed unnecessary."

"But even if we achieve this, it will only increase Daxia's chances of winning." Queen Mother of the West reminded, "Asgard and Olympus are only in a temporary predicament, not completely losing their combat effectiveness. We in Daxia still have to face the three great kingdoms of gods.

Moreover, the attack on Sun City may accelerate the process of the three kingdoms joining forces, and that will be when this war becomes truly difficult."

Lin Qiye nodded, and then as if he had thought of something, he asked:

"My lady, I have another question."

"explain."

"In the snapshot of time a hundred years ago, I remember that one of the national guardian steles transformed by the gods of Daxia was nearby, but why can't I see it now?" Lin Qiye looked around and asked in confusion.

"The national monument has always been here, it just hides its appearance."

The Queen Mother of the West raised her finger, and a ray of divine light shot out and gently landed somewhere on the border of the fog. As the divine light passed, a corner of the black national monument appeared in the wind and snow.

"This is a trick set up to prevent mortals from discovering it. However, gods can easily sense its existence. The divine power fluctuations it radiates in this snowy field are as dazzling as the sun."

After the Queen Mother of the West finished speaking, she seemed to have sensed something and looked in a certain direction.

"I have something else to do, please leave on your own."

Without waiting for Lin Qiye to say anything, Queen Mother of the West took a step forward, her figure turned into a green light, and disappeared into the sky.

Lin Qiye stood there alone, turned his head and looked at the foggy border again, the black stone tablet that was gradually hidden in the wind and snow, let out a long sigh, and walked towards the direction of the border defense company.

The place where he was was not far from the Kayushi Border Defense Company. This time, Lin Qiye rarely used his ability to hurry on his way, but chose to use his legs, walking back step by step.

His mind is in a mess.

Perhaps because he had just experienced that tragic history personally, the scene of the gods of Daxia crashing into the stone tablet like moths to a flame kept flashing in his mind.

They all seemed to be emitting a certain kind of radiance, a radiance that did not come from divine power but from the soul... This radiance had nothing to do with people or gods, or even people or objects. He also saw this radiance on the thirty million swords that soared into the sky at the command of the Lord of Morality.

That kind of glory comes from dedication, from sacrifice, and from the determination and resolve in their eyes when they fight for all living beings.

As his thoughts wandered, many figures appeared in Lin Qiye's mind.

Zhou Ping, who was on the verge of death, still stood up and slew the god with a sword;

Go back in time, risk all your life, and change the face of history;

Lu Qiu, who overdrawn his potential, used the emblem to desperately send a message and saved the entire Shenlong Pass;

Chen Muye, who was reborn after death and guarded Cangnan alone with a miraculous body;

...and General Zhao, who slashed the ghost-faced man with his sword on that rainy night and saved his entire family.

They are all night watchmen, and they radiate the same dazzling light as that of the Great Xia God.

Lin Qiye is also a night watchman.

But he always felt that... he was a little different from them.

What's the difference? If one day, a crisis comes and it's your turn to sacrifice yourself to save the millions of people behind you, will you do the same?

Without any hesitation, Lin Qiye confirmed the answer.

He will.

The choice he made was the same as those of these night watchmen and the Great Xia God.

So...what is the difference between them?

Lin Qiye lowered his head and walked silently in the wind and snow. He stared blankly at the marks left by his feet and moved forward stiffly like a puppet.

He was thinking and he was confused.

His thoughts followed his memories, going back a little bit... the Shangjing Incident, the Human Circle Tour, guarding Shenlong Pass, the establishment of [Nightfall], and joining the Night Watch...

He recalled every bit of the past, and suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind!

His thoughts returned to that rainy night again.

In his arms was the seriously injured and dying Zhao Kongcheng. Behind him was a low and dilapidated hut. Next to him was the body of a ghost-faced man that was gradually resurrecting.

On that day, he made a ten-year agreement with Zhao Kongcheng's corpse. On that day, he kowtowed and said goodbye to his past. On that day, he pulled out the straight knife that Zhao Kongcheng had stuck in the ground, killed the ghost-faced man with his own hands, and embarked on the path of the night watchman.

That’s where it all started.

At this moment, Lin Qiye knew what was different about himself.

He made a ten-year pact, he drew his sword to kill the ghost-faced man, he joined the Night Watch... He did all this not to save the people of the world. What he really wanted to protect were only his aunt and A Jin in the low house behind him, and the dreams of the cold man's body before he died.

From the beginning, his intentions were selfish.

Even though he has come this far, even though he has become the captain of the special team, deep in his heart, he is still the selfish Lin Qiye. He would raise his hand, point to the neon-lit city center in the rainy night, and ask the dying Zhao Kongcheng, "Is it worth it for them?"

The dead Zhao Kongcheng did not answer, and Lin Qiye today still cannot answer.

He can sacrifice his life and everything he has to protect millions of people...but that's only because it's his duty, it's what he should do as a night watchman.

Deep down in his heart, he is not a selfless person willing to protect all people in the world. Perhaps, this is why he is different from them?

Lin Qiye, lost in thought, stumbled and a shining emblem fell from his arms into the thick snow.

Lin Qiye was stunned.

The crimson cloak fluttered in the wind and snow. He hesitated for a moment, bent down to pick up the emblem, wiped the snow off the surface with his thumb, turned over, and looked at the four lines of words engraved on the back of the emblem.

He remained silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly:

"I... am so selfish..."