Chapter 55: The Universe is in the Same Boat (Part 4) Each with their own mission, they come to fulfill their appointment...
After Zhang Hu's death, everyone was mobilized and war was about to break out.
Too many people rushed into the Yueke Hall, and they said that all the gods below had been killed.
Everyone scrambled for the corpse of Wuhun's true body, gnawed his bones raw, and fought fiercely over the pile of bones. Some people also looted the things in the house. The burning, killing and looting were almost crazy.
Zhang Deng and his companions hid in a corner, watching the frenzied expressions of the crowd. Zhang Deng said, "I think everyone has gone crazy."
"Let's finish this soon," Dong Yu said. "I'm tired."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Deng seemed to hear some noise again. He raised his head vigilantly and saw a row of dark and strange-looking people standing above him. The man in the lead was looking down at Zhang Deng, the axe in his hand reflecting the light of the rising sun.
Zhang Deng was a little overwhelmed - what was this?
This was obviously a group of powerful monsters who came to divide up the spoils, but Niu Zhuang suddenly asked, "Dad?"
Everyone:"……"
"Okay, okay," Zhang Deng said, "Your father is the Bull Demon King. I should have thought of that earlier."
The leading man was at least two meters tall, like a small mountain. He glanced at his son and asked, "You did well."
Niu Zhuang said: "I didn't do anything."
"Nothing," the man said. "Good job."
It’s so true, Zhang Deng thought, this is what the first generation of entrepreneurs require of their sons, doing nothing is the best.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Niu Zhuang asked stupidly.
"Why call me dad anymore?" Shi Hong said casually as he squatted in the corner. "You can call me Emperor Father now."
Niu Zhuang asked, "Are you going to be the emperor?"
The man said, "Son, come here. I told you all those years ago, what are you going to learn in human society?"
Niu Zhuang said: "How to be a human being."
"Yes, I want you to learn how to be a human being." The man said, "Have you learned it now?"
Niu Zhuang nodded: "I learned it."
Shi Hong was puzzled: "Really?"
Niu Zhuang was not sure either, and said, "I've almost learned it."
Zhang Deng said, "It's quite different."
Niu Zhuang: "I learned a little bit."
The man was already very satisfied and said, "Okay, you can learn the rest later. When we rule Kyushu, you can have fun with these humans."
Zhang Deng said, "...will it ever end?"
The man waved at Niu Zhuang: "Okay, first of all, kill these friends of yours, my dear son, let me see if you have the guts."
Everyone:"?"
Niu Zhuang said: "Oh, okay."
Everyone:"??"
"Brother," Dong Yu said, "please hesitate for a moment!"
Niu Zhuang also grabbed his axe from the void behind him and walked towards them. His expression suddenly became indifferent and cold. Zhang Deng thought that Niu Zhuang was joking or just a delaying tactic to deceive his father, but seeing his expression, Zhang Deng was not sure again.
Zhang Deng said, "Niu Zhuang, you..."
Niu Zhuang looked at him, stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked the man: "Dad, can I--"
The man said, "Son, I can't."
The man waved his hand, and many of his men immediately left to clean up the battlefield. Zhang Deng guessed that many humans were exhausted and should not be their match. This situation was becoming more and more beyond their expectations.
Could it be that Niu Zhuang is the person they are looking for? He is indeed crazy.
Niu Zhuang was rejected by his father. He turned his head again, with only a moment of confusion in his eyes, but he quickly regained his determination and said, "I can't disobey my father."
Shi Hong cursed, then said, "I told you he can't be trusted."
Zhang Deng said, "I'm so sorry."
"Brother, you really don't know how to judge people," Shi Hong said, "but never mind. I knew you were this kind of person when we became friends."
Shi Hong's words were so valuable that it took Zhang Deng a moment to react.
Zhang Deng always felt that Shi Hong was mature. At this time, he truly felt that the most mature thing about Shi Hong was that he was very good at separating various topics. Zhang Deng pulled Niu Zhuang into their circle, but Niu Zhuang betrayed them in the end. Zhang Deng himself felt that it was his own fault, but Shi Hong's idea was that he had long known that Zhang Deng was an overly soft-hearted and poor judge of people, and he chose to be friends with Zhang Deng, so he had to bear the consequences of being friends with Zhang Deng.
Shi Hong did not choose to blame Zhang Deng, but thought that this was a result that they needed to bear together.
Zhang Deng was so moved that he heard Dong Yu say to Lin Yuzhou, "Brother, please help me."
Lin Yuzhou stood there, helplessly saying, "I can't interfere with cause and effect."
"What do you mean?" Dong Yu said, "Aren't you going to take action?"
Lin Yuzhou put his hands behind his back and said apologetically: "I will stand with you."
Zhang Deng asked, "Did you also receive the mission?"
Lin Yuzhou shook his head and said, "I just can't control the course of humanity itself. Killing or Nirvana is to clean up the mess, but other people or monsters have their own cause and effect."
Zhang Deng understood that Lin Yuzhou was no longer in the same camp with them.
He is no longer Lin Yuzhou now. He should be called He Tongyu, or the true body of his martial soul. He is no longer their friend Lin Yuzhou.
Zhang Deng felt a little sad. Although his friend was still standing in front of him, things would never be the same as before. Yesterday morning they were still sitting in the cave chatting, and Lin Yuzhou told him about his predicament with a little guilt. Today, Lin Yuzhou just stood by and watched helplessly.
He talked about the great principle of not interfering with cause and effect, but he looked at the life and death of human beings with a cold eye, as if these were trivial matters not worth mentioning.
People have different identities and statuses, so naturally they speak differently. Lin Yuzhou seemed to have forgotten that he was an ordinary person with amnesia yesterday who relied on the help of his friends to reach Kunlun.
He had forgotten everything, but suddenly remembered lofty words like the Great Way, the difference between immortals and mortals, and cause and effect.
Zhang Deng thought that his inability to judge people was more than just his inability to recognize Niu Zhuang.
But how can one truly judge a person? People's hearts are hidden, and Zhang Deng found it difficult. He had also suffered from over-trusting others, but even after being wronged time and time again, he seemed to still do the same.
The man said to Niu Zhuang from behind: "This is the final step for you to become my son. Kill these people, and I will completely accept you."
"You don't need to persuade him anymore," Dong Yu said, "Your son isn't worried at all, haven't you noticed?"
Dong Yu said with a hint of ridicule: "You still think your son is very affectionate?"
"I don't understand you fathers who use brotherhood to test your sons," Shi Hong said. "If he kills his brothers so easily, isn't it only a matter of time before he kills you?"
Niu Zhuang said: "I'm not that kind of person."
"You are too much of that kind of person," Dong Yu said, "You must never underestimate yourself."
Dong Yu also stood up, stretched himself, and said, "I've suffered heavy losses in this line of work."
Dong Yu made a spell in mid-air, muttering something. The spell whistled and transformed into a giant eagle, its sharp beak rushing towards Niu Zhuang's eyes. Niu Zhuang raised his arm to block it. Shi Hong drew his sword and with a stride of his long legs, he disappeared from the spot. Niu Zhuang was unable to block the two men, but of course he was no match for them. The man said angrily, "That's all you can do."
Wei Yuanye had already rushed forward with a shovel, slamming it into the man's face with a loud bang. Zhang Deng was startled. He asked, "When... where did you get a shovel!?"
Wei Yuanye said: "I picked it up, it's very useful."
Zhang Deng: "Any more? Give me one."
"That's all." Wei Yuanye tossed the shovel to him, turned around, and started fighting with the man. Zhang Deng, feeling much better with a weapon in hand, also came up and beat up a few of the minnows and crab generals. As he joined the fray, Zhang Deng sighed, "Why doesn't anyone use a shovel as a weapon?"
Shi Hong said, "Why don't you try mine?"
"Is it fun?"
Shi Hong threw his sword to him and took the shovel from Zhang Deng. It was the first time for Zhang Deng to use such a sharp object, so he was a little timid. However, an ugly monster pounced on him, and Zhang Deng subconsciously chopped it out. The blood splattered on his face, and it was warm.
Zhang Deng saw that the monster even fell to his knees on the ground with just this one blow, even the bones on his chest were exposed.
Zhang Deng gripped the sword tightly, feeling as if he was the one dying.
Shi Hong said, "Is it cool?"
Zhang Deng didn't dare to speak. He directly announced that he would withdraw from the battlefield, returned the sword to Shi Hong, and wanted to run away again, but there was no place to hide. Zhang Deng searched for a long time and finally ran into Niu Zhuang. One of Niu Zhuang's eyes was blinded by an eagle, and he was also struggling around, but finally met him. The two met on a narrow road. Zhang Deng secretly cursed his bad luck and clenched the snow-covered wood in his hand.
The look in Niu Zhuang's eyes when he looked at him was no longer the same as before. It was just like the way he looked at the mouse that day, waiting for an opportunity to strike, extremely vicious.
Zhang Deng didn’t know why his transformation was so great. Perhaps this was the nature of demons.
Hongzhu also killed Zhang Hu without any warning. It seems that the nature of monsters is to kill. For them, killing is as easy as eating.
Niu Zhuang said, "I know your piece of wood is very powerful."
"You don't use weapons," Niu Zhuang said, "and neither do I. How about that?"
Zhang Deng said coldly: "You are dreaming."
He raised his hand to take it out, but his arm was suddenly grabbed. Someone stood behind him and snatched the snow wood from his hand. He quickly threw it to Niu Zhuang. Niu Zhuang weighed it in his palm and asked, "What's your spell?"
Zhang Deng said, "I don't have any spells."
Niu Zhuang tried to wave a few times, but there was no response. Niu Zhuang grabbed his neck, squeezed it hard, and asked, "Tell me, and I can let you go."
He really threatened the right person. Zhang Deng was not afraid of death at all, and there was no fear in his eyes when he looked at him.
Niu Zhuang couldn't get the answer he wanted from him. He looked at Zhang Deng but couldn't find any flaws in Zhang Deng. This was why Niu Zhuang liked Zhang Deng. Zhang Deng was so simple that one could understand it at a glance. For a monster, it was not difficult to understand Zhang Deng.
He pinched Zhang Deng's throat and Zhang Deng couldn't speak, but Niu Zhuang knew that Zhang Deng didn't want to say anything either.
Niu Zhuang felt it was a pity to kill Zhang Deng, but it wasn't that regrettable. There were many lovely people in this world, and it wouldn't be difficult to find someone as interesting as Zhang Deng.
Niu Zhuang felt that he could find a few more interesting humans to be friends with in the future, and it would be very interesting to be with them.
Then let's kill this guy. Zhang Deng glanced at the corner. Wei Yuanye should be far away from him. This place is very hidden, so hidden that no one can find him. Everyone is always confident in his escape skills, so no one will worry about him being in danger.
A long time ago, Zhang Deng once thought about a question: When a person dies, should he feel guilty for the sadness of those around him?
The conclusion Zhang Deng came to was unnecessary, not for any reason, but because Zhang Deng couldn't think about others when he was no longer able to live. He was not that great.
But at this moment he did think of Wei Yuanye. He felt that Wei Yuanye would be angry, upset, and sad, but because Wei Yuanye was extremely tough, he would soon slowly return to normal.
But wouldn’t the many nights that follow be a little too long for Wei Yuanye?
Wei Yuanye doesn't like to eat, there are no games in the World Tree, and he has no friends. So how is Wei Yuanye going to get over the self-blame and sadness of losing his lover?
When Zhang Deng thought of this, he actually wanted to struggle, but he soon lost his strength. Just when he was about to squeeze all the oxygen out of his lungs, he heard a voice.
The long arrow pierced the air and passed by his ear. Niu Zhuang sensed the danger and threw away the lantern. The arrow pierced his arm. He roared and reached out to break it.
A young man stood beside him. He was tall, strong, and even handsome from behind. Zhang Deng coughed violently for a moment, and he felt that everything around him was distorted. After a long time, sound, air, and color returned to his world. He heard Niu Zhuang ask, "Who are you?"
The young man said, "I have brought 30,000 men to Kunlun. If you don't want to die, surrender immediately."
Zhang Deng: “…”
He thought to himself, with 30,000 people, the Kunlun Mountains would be flattened.
But who was that voice? Zhang Deng looked at the boy and turned his head slightly, then asked him, "Are you okay?"
Zhang Deng narrowed his eyes and said in a hoarse, uncertain voice, "Flying...spear?"
"It's me," Feimao said briefly, "You still remember me."
Zhang Deng thought, you have grown a lot taller, it seems that you are living a good life, but what does an army of 300,000 mean?
There were footsteps at the corner of the street. A young man led a group of people and ran over. The young man shouted, "Kill!"
"Whoever takes the enemy's head will receive a reward of 100,000," the young man shouted as he charged forward. Zhang Deng was so frightened that he quickly got up. Feimao helped him up: "General Ping said that he must protect your safety. He is looking for you."
Who is General Ping? Zhang Deng asked, "A Ping?"
Feimao said, "Yes."
Zhang Deng: “…”
"You guys..." Zhang Deng asked, "What on earth did you do?"
Fei Mao helped him to the side. Zhang Deng looked back worriedly. Hundreds of people came, all of them were strong men, and some even knew some magic and martial arts. Although they were no match for Niu Zhuang individually, it was obvious that two fists could not beat four hands. The power of human beings in unity and cooperation was indescribable. It seemed that they could give even the most powerful opponent a try.
Feimao turned his head and said, "These are the elites trained by our academy, specially to protect you."
Zhang Deng's voice was hoarse. He pointed at his throat and said, "I know."
He turned around and shouted, "Brothers, hit them harder!"
Zhang Deng didn't actually mean that. He reluctantly asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"It's a long story," Feimao said. "Zhang Deng, after you left, didn't you give General Ping a book? General Ping found a teacher to teach us Qiang people. But then, somehow, he became famous, and many people sent their children to study. As the number of students increased, General Ping used the money you gave him to hire a few more teachers."
Feimao said, "According to General Ping, hiring only lecturers wouldn't be very effective, so he also invited some Taoist priests known as magicians. Your ideas about the equality of all people and the inherent human rights are particularly popular with these Taoist priests. They have written books on this theme, and over the past two years, science and education have been greatly promoted. Yingzhou has become a place where everyone is eager to read."
Zhang Deng: “…”
Feimao: "General Ping also killed a few powerful people and established his own faction in Yingzhou, gaining some reputation. When he saw that you had been in Kunlun for a long time and had not returned, he recruited 30,000 mercenaries and went up the mountain to look for you."
Zhang Deng felt as if he had never woken up since the sleep he had last night.
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