405. She is no longer afraid of leaving home...
Huo Wenxi suddenly understood the significance of this contact. Why would the resistance army provide so much information at this time? Xuanqing herself was not important. She was representing the resistance army's inquiries.
Zhu Ning was already in the Far North. If she killed Prometheus, the first obvious consequence would be that the defense wall of the Kingdom of God would be opened. However, the impact of this incident was actually "not that big" because the number of first-class citizens was very small compared to the rest of the Federation's population.
The rebels don't care about the lives of first-class citizens at all. They care more about other areas of human survivors.
Area 103 was de-Prometheanized after the last apocalypse, trying not to rely on artificial intelligence and building its own wall defenses. However, Prometheus has controlled the wall for decades, and some parts may still live under his protection even if they don't admit it.
The current situation of other bases is even worse. The closer the area is to the Kingdom of God, the stronger its dependence on Prometheus.
If he really died, at least dozens of areas would be affected, the city walls would be broken, and the death toll could be as high as tens of millions.
Zhu Ning will become a demon.
Scenes flashed through Huo Wenxi's ocean of consciousness. Ordinary people will face the biggest crisis since the construction of the wall.
"What did you predict?" Xuan Qing asked.
Huo Wenxi's eyes stung, and her voice was cold when she answered. Like all priests, she only conveyed God's will and had no personal feelings.
"Death." Huo Wenxi said.
She saw countless deaths, and after the defensive wall failed, yellow sand poured in from the cracks in the high wall, followed by the overflow of contaminated spores.
It has always been the gods who fight and the mortals who suffer. With the push of a button, the whole world pays for the consequences.
That moment should be very quick, and this is exactly the result that the Resurrection Society wants, a large-scale and rapid massacre of the entire area.
The biggest beneficiary of Prometheus' death is the Resurrection Society. The evolution they expect will arrive on time, and humanity will perish without them even having to do anything extra.
No wonder no one has killed Prometheus for so many years. Even if they were lucky enough to reach the host's door, they would hesitate. No one can afford such a big sin.
Because the hostages in Prometheus's hands are all human beings.
Xuan Qing was silent for a moment. At this moment, all words seemed powerless. She asked a very stupid question, "Are you sure Zhu Ning will do it?"
Huo Wenxi stared ahead, her eyes gradually leaving the real world, like a kite suddenly released into the ocean of consciousness. She forced herself to perform divination, and her ocean gradually rotated, the sky and the ocean turned upside down, and the ocean hung in the air.
Huo Wenxi stared at his own sea, from which strands of blood seeped. The wails of death filled the sea, as if countless wronged souls were telling their stories.
Even if they understood the whole picture of the world, what would it matter? They still existed here, even if they were just a tiny dandruff. But did dandruff not have the right to survive?
The world is already a corpse destined to extinction, yet humanity is still struggling to survive.
"I'm not sure." Huo Wenxi said.
As long as something hasn't happened, everything is uncertain.
Xuan Qing breathed a sigh of relief. She had experienced the crisis in Area 103 and knew that this world was a makeshift one, but she didn't expect that what happened next would be even more terrifying.
Uncertainty meant opportunity, so Xuanqing hurriedly asked, "Can you contact her and stop her?"
"No." Huo Wenxi answered firmly.
Besides, she had no right to persuade Zhu Ning to give up, so why should Zhu Ning listen to her?
Xuan Qing's heart sank. Huo Wenxi added, "All the prophecies are due to our inaction."
Huo Wenxi has been living with her special abilities since she was a child. When Zhuang Lin died, she first glimpsed the negative effects of precognition. She has been benefiting from precognition for a long time. For example, when she stands in front of two different options and makes different actions, the future will be "modified".
Zhu Ning had talked about his own similar abilities. Although he didn't know what Zhu Yao had done, Zhu Ning actually had the Huo family's abilities.
Huo Wenxi always felt that Zhu Ning had a connection with him. Maybe Zhu Ning already knew it, but unfortunately they had lost contact.
Zhu Ning has a skill called Death Precognition. Before death comes, he will change his strategy under extreme conditions until he tests the outcome in which he will not die.
This is what Huo Wenxi needs to do, but on a larger scale, and the prophecy targets all human survivor bases.
So Huo Wenxi had to take action and could no longer divine in a static state. She had to try different paths and gamble on the outcome with the least casualties.
Xuan Qing didn't follow Huo Wenxi's train of thought. Huo Wenxi said, "We need to pay for all disasters. Let's prepare."
Huo Wenxi looked straight ahead, and every word he spoke was powerful. Xuan Qing felt as if the Huo Wenxi of the past had returned.
"Wait," Xuan Qing said in disbelief, "Are you going to clean up Zhu Ning's mess?"
"Yes," Huo Wenxi said as he put on his coat, "I've been cleaning up her mess."
The first was the mess in Yixue, then the deserted village, the doomsday crisis in Area 103, and finally the whole world.
Before Zhu Ning pressed the death button, they needed to protect ordinary people as much as possible.
If this is Zhu Ning's choice, to dismantle the giantess's brain, then the human civilization of this world should also do the same, to dismantle the artificial intelligence.
Humanity will pay the price for its long-term dependence on Prometheus. It is time to throw away this crutch and try to survive independently in this cruel world.
Huo Jinsheng asked Huo Wenxi to calm down and think carefully about his proposal. She had not been doing nothing these days. She had really made a prediction and saw the same future as Huo Jinsheng.
Huo Jinsheng's observation was correct. Lu Yuan would become the mother of the new world, Zhu Ning would become the new world itself, and Prometheus would become their steward.
It seemed like everyone was having fun and the success rate was very high. Huo Wenxi was like facing a cake with perfect flaws on the outside, and no one knew that there were rotten flies and insects underneath the cake.
She had made the choice long ago to clean up the mess for Zhu Ning and prevent the devil from becoming a devil. She is the president of Zhu Ning's fan club.
Xuan Qing really wanted to pour himself a glass of wine to calm down. "Let me think about it. After the wall broke, there were natural disasters and man-made disasters. For example, the Revival Society must have taken the opportunity to do something."
"And the Pilgrims, they killed your team members and might want to kill you too. I don't even know what their stance is."
Huo Wenxi: "They hope Lu Yuan will become the mother of the new world."
Xuan Qing was silent for a moment, "You know that Teacher Qi might kill you, right?"
"I know," but Huo Wenxi didn't care. "I don't even know the specific reason."
Huo Wenxi didn't know whether Teacher Qi's murderous intention persisted. After all, that was what Huo Jinsheng relayed to her.
It is very likely that Teacher Qi is trying to prevent Huo Wenxi from contacting Lu Yuan to prevent Lu Yuan from evading responsibility.
"I have another question," Xuan Qing asked, "What is Zhu Yao doing?"
"I don't know." Huo Wenxi replied, "I can't see through it."
Was Zhu Ning's choice within Zhu Yao's predictions? Was this the future she had hoped for? There must have been some things Huo Wenxi didn't know back then. Zhu Yao was simply a mystery.
There was no time to think too much now. This wasn't the time to think about Zhu Yao. Huo Wenxi said, "Notify the resistance forces. They have more people over there. Urgently contact other areas and prepare for the worst."
Xuan Qing rubbed his temples. "May I remind you? You're making these arrangements based on the premise that Zhu Ning will definitely press the button. If Zhu Ning chooses not to kill him, all your preparations will become direct evidence of your treason. Are you planning a second betrayal?"
"How can there be a second betrayal? No one would commit treason twice." Huo Wenxi immediately retorted. Xuanqing felt that her mental state had recovered and her mind was working faster than before. She was indeed a workaholic. No matter how sad the situation was, she would forget everything as long as she got into work mode.
"I believe you." Huo Wenxi said.
Xuan Qing was speechless. Huo Wenxi not only wanted to commit treason himself, but also wanted to drag her into it.
Huo Wenxi put on her coat hastily and packed up while giving instructions. After she put on the coat, she was stunned for a moment. This was the same outfit she wore on the day she came to the Huo family.
She blinked her eyelashes, thinking of Zhuang Lin's advice to keep warm when going out. She put on a down jacket before leaving, and it didn't look aesthetically pleasing at all. It looked a bit out of place. Huo Wenxi couldn't help but laugh when she saw herself in the mirror.
If Zhuang Lin was present, he would definitely have a headache. Zhuang Lin has always been very protective of Huo Wenxi's appearance. She is dressed too casually now and has no aura at all.
But Huo Wenxi just wanted to keep herself warm, so she even added a scarf, left her hair untied, and buried her face completely in the red scarf.
She opened the door and took a deep breath. The coldness outside immediately came in. Huo Wenxi protected herself very well and didn't even shiver. Her thick coat felt like a warm eggshell.
Huo Wenxi had two guns in her hands, and there might be a monitor or bodyguard at the door. Thanks to the Huo family's training since she was a child, she still had some basic life-saving skills.
Huo Wenxi paused then. She saw a person in the cold. There was no bodyguard in the courtyard, and there was only a wheelchair at the end of the bluestone road.
Huo Jinsheng had a blanket covering her knees. She didn't know how long she had been there. She was like a mother who wanted to prevent her daughter from leaving home. She could only think of the dumbest way to protect her daughter's safety and kept guarding the bedroom door.
From a rational point of view, Huo Jinsheng would not do such a thing. As an observer of the Federation, this would be a waste.
Xuan Qing's ability to contact him should have been within Huo Jinsheng's tacit consent.
Huo Wenxi needs to talk to her. A person will not betray his country twice, but he can leave home twice.
Huo Jinsheng's wrinkles seemed to have deepened overnight. "Are you going out?"
Huo Wenxi trembled at this sentence. The old lady was not aggressive, but asked like an ordinary elder.
Huo Jinsheng must be very uncomfortable. Huo Wenxi has never seen her biological mother. She has always been raised by her great-grandmother. Her great-grandmother is her mother, her teacher, and her clan leader.
Huo Jinsheng has many expectations of himself, but this world is very unreasonable, and it is difficult for Huo Wenxi and his family to be on the same path.
"Yes." Huo Wenxi said.
This time when she leaves the Huo family, Huo Jinsheng will not give her any extra protection. She will be exposed to a world full of dangers. Zhuang Lin is dead, and all the people who can protect her have disappeared. She might die immediately at the hands of Teacher Qi.
Huo Wenxi needs to face the whole world on his own.
Huo Jinsheng sighed, "You really look like your mother."
She was an observer and had already seen the future, so there was no need for Huo Wenxi to explain too much. She waved her hand, and Huo Wenxi walked towards her, just like when he was a child, he walked towards his grandmother and fell on her knees.
Huo Jinsheng: "Huaiying left in the same way."
For her, the future of the world was no longer important for the first time. Huo Huaiying was free after giving birth, and Huo Jinsheng no longer placed his responsibilities on his daughter, but instead focused on nurturing Huo Wenxi.
She always thought Huo Wenxi would be even better, and indeed, Huo Wenxi was better than she expected, but she was as stubborn as her mother.
Thinking about it now, it was as if Huo Huaiying had chosen a new path for her daughter.
Obviously, the mother and daughter had not spoken, but Huo Huaiying asked her not to stick to the pedantic tradition, and Huo Wenxi heard it.
In Huo Jinsheng's eyes, the images of mother and daughter overlapped. On the day Huo Huaiying left, she said goodbye to him with her backpack, saying that she was going to follow Liu Yu into Utopia, and said softly, "Mother, I'm leaving."
Huo Huaiying waited for her for a long time, but Huo Jinsheng refused to look back. That was the last time the mother and daughter met.
Just as he predicted, Huo Huaiying's ending was to die in the underground of Utopia and has not been buried yet. Will Huo Wenxi also follow this path?
Huo Wenxi was silent, his eyes a little sore for the first time. Huo Jinsheng said, "Lower your head."
Huo Wenxi lowered her head obediently, and Huo Jinsheng naturally helped her straighten her collar. "Really? Why did you dress like this?"
Huo Wenxi smiled. The old-fashioned ways of her grandmother could not be changed. She always felt that you were not dressed right, did not do things right, and everything was wrong, so she couldn't help but help you sort it out.
Huo Wenxi bent down as much as possible to facilitate the grandmother's movements. Suddenly, Huo Wenxi felt a pair of gentle hands stroking her head. Huo Jinsheng's hands naturally passed through her long hair and braided it into a long braid for her.
Huo Wenxi has been living with this braid since he was a child. What era is it now? Why are people still so conservative and not allowed to cut their hair? When he was a teenager, he wanted to cut his hair into a neat short style, but he didn't dare to act.
Huo Wenxi also thought that if she left home for the second time, would her grandmother cruelly cut her hair and expel her completely.
Grandma just helped her comb her hair, just like when she was a child, Huo Jinsheng combed Huo Wenxi's hair.
Huo Jinsheng was old, so his movements were slower. His five fingers were like the softest comb. Huo Wenxi waited patiently for her to weave slowly. After the last knot was done, Huo Jinsheng was not done yet. He twisted the long braid into a strand in his hand and put it behind her head.
Huo Wenxi's body stiffened, and the next moment tears fell, dripping onto Huo Jinsheng's blanket and quickly disappeared.
This is a ritual that only the Huo family can understand. It is equivalent to the grandmother putting the responsibility on yourself. No matter what path you choose, things have come to this point, so go ahead.
There is bound to be disaster and death ahead. Like your mother, you are walking on a difficult road and going upstream. I wish you all the best.
"Your mother can't even do her hair up." Huo Jinsheng didn't send Huo Huaiying off back then, but now she can. She put her hair up neatly, then turned to wipe Huo Wenxi's tears, looking at her granddaughter's face: "Just like you, I like to cry when I leave."
Huo Huaiying cried when she left, and finally wiped her tears and moved on. Huo Jinsheng didn't know whether she resented him before her death, and why she refused to look back.
"Are all those stories Mom told true?" Huo Wenxi asked, "Even the ones about Utopia."
These days she has been thinking about Huo Jinsheng's words, trying to figure out what's wrong and whether there is anything false in what Huo Jinsheng said.
Huo Jinsheng's hands were wrinkled and felt a little rough when he touched her, but his movements were gentle and soft. He helped her wipe the tears from her face, "Guess."
Huo Jinsheng was a little naughty, but Huo Wenxi nodded seriously, "Okay, I'll guess."
Huo Jinsheng stroked her eye mask. The Eye of Prescience was like a curse. The tentacles in her eye sockets were very obedient under Huo Jinsheng's hands. She knew that this might be the last time they met.
"Let me tell you one last thing. Your little warrior's eyes come from Huaiying," said Huo Jinsheng.
Huo Wenxi was surprised. The sandstorm was crackling on the sky dome. In the cold wind, Huo Jinsheng finally told her the secret of the Huo family, about the Eye of Prescience that she was most curious about.
Huo Wenxi kept bending over until she finished listening, then she straightened up. Huo Jinsheng pushed the wheelchair away, leaving her alone.
Huo Wenxi raised her head and looked up. In her world, there was a huge eyeball in the sky, which echoed her own eyes. In the past, she would tremble whenever she looked up, but now she was not afraid.
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