Chapter 202 Scene 27 (Inverted V) To the middle of the sea...
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If Meng Qingshan is like a mother to He Yuezhe, like her many years later, then Awu is her sister, her from a long, long time ago.
The child does not understand why her life is so painful, so she can only thank everyone who helps her, but when she sees happiness, she will unconsciously feel sad.
Their pain made them strong and helped them grow, but their completely different growing environments led one of them to hatred and killing, while the other to love and protection.
"Immortal...?" Awu called out softly, at a loss.
He Yuezhe held Awu in his arms, just like he was holding his childhood self.
Gently, afraid of hurting her, but also a little tight, afraid she would run away.
"It's nothing, Awu, let me hug you, don't be sad." He Yuezhe let go of his hand, sat back, and slowly began to eat noodles.
"Thank you, Immortal! Awu feels much better now," Awu said, eating his noodles. "I'm sure Awu's mother wouldn't want to see Awu sad because of her."
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"Mother, if you could see Awu and hear what Awu said, you would be proud of Awu, right?"
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"Awu has learned magic now and can protect my sisters. He's no longer that useless loser. Mother, isn't Awu very powerful?"
"Awu's mother, do you like Awu?"
"Well, Awu's mother loves Awu very much. She only calls Awu a waste and beats Awu. She says beating is love and scolding is affection. She just loves Awu too much, but Awu never thinks she did anything wrong."
"...Awu is an idiot."
"Sage, what's wrong with Awu?"
"You're not eating the noodles even though they're all stuck together. You're just an idiot."
"Oh, Awu forgot. Awu will eat it now."
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After finishing the noodles and putting down his chopsticks, He Yuezhe supported his chin and looked at Awu.
Awu had a small face with very little flesh on it, so his eyes looked a little scary big. Tears welled up in his eyes and then gently melted into the noodle soup. Awu paused, smiled at He Yuezhe, said "sorry", and continued eating.
Awu ate noodles very quickly. In a short while, she had finished the whole bowl of noodles and drank all the noodle soup.
"Boss, how much is it in total?" He Yuezhe waved his hand and shouted.
"Mom, let me do it, let me do it!" The little girl ran out from behind the counter.
"You're such a jerk! If you dare to secretly take money to buy snacks like last time, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"
"I won't mother!"
The little girl ran up to the two of them with a smile, held up two fingers, and said, "This is the total for you two guests!"
"My two guests, I'm really sorry. My legs and feet have not been feeling well these days, so it's inconvenient for me to come out to greet you. I hope I didn't say anything wrong." A hoarse voice of a middle-aged woman came from the counter.
"No." He Yuezhe paid the bill and walked out of the store with Awu, who was still staring at the counter in a daze.
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"Awu?"
"...Oh, what's wrong, Immortal?"
"You..." He Yuezhe thought for a moment, but didn't say anything. He changed the subject, "Awu, you are very talented. There is not much I can teach you. After you finish learning, what are you going to do?"
"Immortal, are you leaving?" Awu lowered his head and his expression could not be seen clearly.
"Yeah." He Yuezhe replied.
"Then, can we take Awu with us?"
"Awu, I'm going to a place so far away that I can't even see the end. But you're still young, you shouldn't go there so early."
"Is the Immortal going to die? Awu is not afraid. Awu just doesn't want to be separated from the Immortal."
"Stupid Awu, who told you that?" He Yuezhe sneered, "I'm going to the sea. There's wind and sun on the sea, and there's nothing to do. You'll be very bored there. You might as well wait for me here."
"Sea? What place is that?" Awu tilted his head in confusion.
The two were walking on the way back to the organization. It was almost dusk and the delicate light sprinkled on them, warm, like a layer of gauze, bringing them together.
“The sea is a blue, endless place. People cannot walk there and can only rely on boats. Once they fall into the sea, they will be eaten by the terrible monsters inside.”
"How terrifying." Awu shuddered, "How long will the immortal be gone?"
"I don't know." He Yuezhe shook his head.
"Well, the immortal will definitely come back, right?"
"Yes, I will definitely come back. But by then, if Awu doesn't make any progress, I won't come back here and will go somewhere else."
"Immortal, Awu will work very hard! I will definitely let you stay by Awu's side!"
"Okay, okay, I believe you."
"Miss He, Awu, you are finally back..."
As He Yuezhe and Awu walked to the door of the organization, Shi Jihuai poked his head out from the door with a dejected look on his face.
"Sister Ji Huai, what's wrong with you?" Awu ran over in surprise.
"Hey, just now, Ji Yu said she received news from the spies that the situation in Baiyujing has changed."
"Bai Yujing?! But——"
"Well, the spies said that Baiyujing has become an ordinary town. Those prosperous decorations and buildings disappeared overnight, and the people living there were completely unaware of it."
Shi Jiyu frowned and rubbed his temples with his hands. "I've already sent Tang Xiqin and the others to investigate. The news they've sent back is that Baiyujing received a call for help from a certain city, and since they saw that wars were raging, they didn't want to be besieged, so they changed their ways."
"This is so weird. It has changed. Baiyujing is a city, not a person. How could it change overnight?" Shi Jihuai was puzzled.
"I can probably guess the reason," Shi Jiyu glanced at the two people present, "but the change in Baiyujing is not the main point. The main point is that the war has begun again."
"How could this happen? Didn't we agree a few years ago to stop raising troops? Everyone..."
"Ji Huai, all is fair in war."
"But I still don't understand why they started the war. Wouldn't that just make those innocent people suffer in vain?!"
"...Power, ambition, who knows." Shi Jiyu sighed, "But since they have done this, we should also think about how to deal with it."
"Well, go ahead."
"Why don't we just kill the generals and those who started the war?" Shi Jiyu said coldly. "Since they were unjust first, there's no need for us to show them mercy."
"That makes sense. I will go and investigate the situation first and then come back to report to you." Shi Jihuai nodded and said.
"Okay." Shi Jiyu waved her hand and let her leave.
After Shi Jihuai left and the door closed, Shi Jiyu called out again, "A-Lian."
"you say."
"Alian, are you leaving?"
"I believe in your abilities, so there's no need to stay."
"Uh-huh. Where are you going?"
"To the middle of the sea."
"Why would you want to go there?"
“To find something that’s important to me.”
"Will you come back?"
"Of course. But have you ever thought about what kind of chaos would happen to the people if we killed those people and left them leaderless?"
"There's no better way. We might as well solve the problem at the source before the news spreads. This way, the people won't be in too much chaos. At least, it won't get to the point of cannibalism."
"Well, good luck to you."
"I wish you good luck too. No one here has ever been to the sea, so everything is unknown."
"Um."
"How soon do you plan to leave?"
"Wait a few more days, let me stay with Awu for a few more days."
"Shi Jiyu! And Miss He! Are you done talking? Do you remember we agreed to go to the teahouse together today? It's getting late, we should go!" Shi Jihuai's voice came from outside the door.
"Let's go." He Yuezhe stood up from the chair.
"Wait!" Shi Jiyu grabbed her hand and said, "Alian, please come back safely. Please promise me, okay?"
"What if I don't agree to you?"
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"Okay, Shi Jiyu, I will come back safely, don't cry."
He Yuezhe wiped the tears from Shi Jiyu's cheeks with his fingertips.
The girl's eyelashes were wet with tears and trembled. She held He Yuezhe's hands tightly with both hands and lowered her head.
"I don't want to lose you again, A'lian. Please, come back safely." Tears slid into He Yuezhe's palm, burning hot.
"I told you I would come back safely, why are you still crying?" He Yuezhe asked with a smile.
"I……"
"Okay, let's go, the people outside are still waiting."
"Um."
"Squeak." When the door opened, Shi Jihuai was standing outside looking forward to it.
"Where is Awu?" He Yuezhe asked when he didn't see Awu.
"Awu? Oh, Awu said she went there first," Shi Jihuai pointed in a direction and said, "Should we hurry over there too?"
"good."
The three of them walked out of the house and went to the teahouse next door.
"Sister Ahuai, Sister Ayu, and the immortal!" Awu waved to the three people on the second floor of the teahouse.
"Xiao Awu, here we come!"
The four of them ordered some tea and snacks, chatting casually, enjoying the last bit of comfort before the killing.
From daily trivialities to family and national wars, and then to immortal arts and immortal sects, He Yuezhe's understanding of this world gradually deepened.
As the night deepened, everyone said good night to each other and returned to their residence.
The night passed quickly in his sleep. Early in the morning, because Shi Jihuai had gone out to gather information, He Yuezhe had to walk to the organization alone.
Before Shi Jihuai came back and traveled far away with Shi Jiyu, life in the water town was relatively peaceful. He Yuezhe also stayed here temporarily to teach Awu physical skills and formations.
As the days passed, Awu's skills in drawing formations gradually improved, and he became more proficient in controlling energy.
Through daily practice and Chinese medicine, Awu's eyesight has recovered a lot and he can now see some things clearly nearby.
He Yuezhe also received news from Meng Qingshan that she had rebuilt Baiyujing and was making some progress. He Yuezhe replied to her, asking her to be careful about the war, but she has not received a reply yet.
And at this moment, Shi Jihuai came back covered in scars.
She said that although the information had been obtained, on the way back to Water Town, she encountered an army that came to attack Water Town, so she simply killed the leader of the army. However, she was discovered while escaping and was injured.
Shi Jiyu then said that there was no time to lose and asked He Yuezhe to set off quickly.
He Yuezhe then took a horse, carried a bunch of miscellaneous things, left the water town, and headed towards the sea according to the instructions on the map.
It is not far from the water town to the edge of the sea, but the population becomes increasingly sparse along the way, almost turning into a wasteland.
There was no grass, no trees, no flowers, and no people. Ahead was a distorted and unclear world, which only became clear when the horse's hooves stepped on it.
"Well, it seems we've arrived." Looking at the thick fog that was so dense that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face, He Yuezhe dismounted and took a sip of water. "Is this the boundary of this world?"
"Sister." The girl's childish voice came from the thick fog.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Yang appeared in front of He Yuezhe.
"It's you."
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