Chapter 816 Holy War! [2 Updates]
“I’ve told you, you should go now.” She put down the astrolabe and picked up another book. “Don’t disturb me while I’m reading.”
"You've been reading this book for decades, haven't you? The cover's practically falling apart." He glanced at it, then ruffled her hair. "Since you love reading so much, shall I bring some back for you this time?"
Because the Wheel of Fortune was in worse shape, even the Fool wouldn't allow her to leave the City of the World.
Her only form of entertainment is reading books.
She glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Considering he brought her books, she let it go after he touched her head.
But at that moment, he suddenly leaned down and took her hand.
Her peach blossom eyes curved upwards, full of laughter.
Her eyes reflected only the image of herself.
"Miss Ying, do you... like me a little?"
"..."
This time, it still ended with him being kicked off the mountain.
He went to see her for seven days after that, but was always given various excuses and was unable to meet her.
He thought to himself, "This little girl has quite a temper."
He didn't think about coaxing people; he just followed his own heart.
But no matter how difficult it is to coax her, he never tires of it.
The connection between them was unknown to the other sages, including Xiu.
Wise men are rarely seen together, as they are mostly traveling around the world.
He would only contact her privately and did not want to be disturbed by others.
But this does not include the wise and the foolish.
This is a wise old man; nothing escapes his eyes.
He would occasionally watch them bicker with a smile, while brewing a pot of tea nearby.
"My body is old and frail; I can't keep up with you young people's energy." The old man sighed. "Youth is wonderful, truly wonderful. Grandpa is leaving now; see you tomorrow."
This disaster was so great that it was the two oldest sages, the Wise Fool and the Wise Temperance, who stepped in to stop it.
However, this time, the wise fool and the wise temperance did not return.
They perished in this great catastrophe, sacrificing their lives.
When he came to find her, he saw her sitting in front of the astrolabe, without saying a word.
“Grandpa Fool is gone, and Sister Temperance is gone too.” After a long, long time, she finally spoke, “They have completely perished and are no more.”
Her face remained expressionless, cold and indifferent.
The sound was completely flat.
But he could sense her sadness, a sadness so heavy and oppressive that she could hardly breathe.
“Miss Ying, the day we become sages, our lives will no longer belong to ourselves.” He sat down beside her, raised his hand, and hugged her. “One day in the future, I will die, and Xiu will die too.”
"And this world will get better and better after we leave."
Upon hearing this, she suddenly looked up, a thin layer of anger appearing in her phoenix eyes: "You will not die."
"Are you angry?" He smiled and pinched her cheek. "It's rare to see you get emotional. It's quite cute."
She didn't speak this time; she simply remained silent.
He chuckled softly, "Once things settle down in the future, Miss Ying, please smile more often."
After that, no more catastrophes occurred, and the number of disasters gradually decreased.
He thought it was time to put some of his plans into action.
Because of her weak constitution, they could not fight side by side like the Sage Moon and the Sage Sun.
This is his regret.
But once everything is at peace, he won't need to go out anymore, and he can spend more time with him.
Before he could do anything, she came to see him in person for the first time.
To put it simply, it's just one sentence.
"I saw the year 20xx AD."
He paused, then asked, "20xx AD?"
He had never heard of this way of recording time.
“It’s a way of recording dates from the future, four thousand years from now, in the year 20xx, a void.” Her voice was very soft. “I can’t see anything, only ruins.”
His expression changed slightly: "What's going on?"
There is nothing in this world that the wheel of fate cannot predict.
“This proves that we were all dead before 20xx.” She paused for a moment. “It was an apocalypse, an unchangeable apocalypse.”
He pressed further: "Even a sage couldn't stop it?"
“It’s unstoppable. Every sage will die, including you and me.” She shook her head slightly, but her eyes shone. “But I still found a solution.”
He frowned: "What method?"
“I’ve calculated another universe,” she said. “That universe is very stable because it has survived an apocalypse, and the people there are stronger than us.”
“Mr. D, listen carefully. You are the strongest among us. I will help you open a passage to that universe.”
"That universe is completely different from ours. They can cultivate their physical body and soul, as well as spiritual power and so on."
"The strongest among them can even travel freely in the universe without the aid of any medium."
He had never heard of any of these things either.
His eyes were fixed on her: "What do you want to say?"
“So after I send you there, you can cultivate in that universe.” She looked at him and said, “Then one day, you can come back with even greater strength, and at that time, you will be able to save everyone.”
The universe is vast and boundless.
There is more than one Earth, more than one solar system, and more than one civilization in the universe.
Other civilizations also have guardians like them.
Of course, there is more than one universe.
He knew all of this.
Could it open a passage between two universes?
This is something that even the two prophets, the Wise Fool and the Wise Temperance, dared not even consider.
"Open a cosmic portal?" He didn't answer immediately, then asked, "How do you open it? Why don't you go yourself?"
She paused for a rare moment, hugged her legs, and lowered her head: "I am physically weak, so I can only guide your actions from behind the scenes."
“If I go, even if I can increase my strength, it won’t be as much as it is for you, so it won’t be of much help. But you can, you can save everyone.”
“Miss Ying, listen carefully, you are not weak.” He grasped her shoulders. “Your abilities are the strongest among all the sages. Without you, the deaths and injuries would be far more than these.”
“But I can’t fight against disaster like you do.” She grabbed his hand suddenly and said, word by word, “Mr. D, the Fool is gone. Of all the wise men, I only trust you. Never tell anyone else about this.”
His gaze suddenly froze.
Her words imply that a traitor has emerged among the Sages.
"who?"
"Because the end of the world is coming, everything will be gone, so we must change this future."
He was still uneasy: "What are we going to do by opening a cosmic passage?"
“Nothing needs to be done, just one specific day will suffice.” She rested her chin on her hand, raising an eyebrow. “Mr. D, are you scared?”
"Okay." He finally agreed. "Wait for me to come back, you must wait for me to come back."
"Hmm." She looked up at the sky and smiled for the first time, a smile of exquisite beauty. "On December 1st, I will send you away."
"I expect you to be back by the end of 2022 at the latest, there's plenty of time."
"December 1st." Upon hearing Fu Yunshen say this, Qin Lingyu and Yu Xuesheng exchanged a glance. "The day the Holy War breaks out is also the day the cosmic passage opens?"
"Hmm." Fu Yunshen lit a cigarette but didn't smoke it, saying calmly, "But she still lied to me."
He should know how difficult it is to open a passage between two universes.
But she is the wheel of fate, the wheel of fate that divines the world.
He thought she wouldn't do that.
But she always put her own safety aside.
Xiu's throat tightened, his voice strained: "Her demise was because of this?"
"The cosmic portal opened anyway, and I couldn't stop her in time." Fu Yunshen tilted his head slightly. "When her defenses were at their weakest, she was ambushed by several knights. I couldn't even save her; I could only watch her..."
He didn't say anything more, and his fingers slowly closed.
Everyone fell silent.
Opening a passage between two universes is something no one dared to imagine.
But the wheel of fate thought of it and acted on it.
But the price is—
Her life.
Qin Lingyu could predict what would happen next without even asking.
Fu Yunshen somehow managed to send Ying Zijin to another universe so that she could increase her strength.
The price to pay is probably his life.
Otherwise, how could the most powerful demon perish without a cataclysmic disaster?
After a very long silence, Fu Yun smiled and said, "Do you know what her last words to me were?"
“She said—” Fu Yunshen stubbed out his cigarette, all the lights dimmed, but his eyes shone brightly, “But all I want is for you to live.”
But all I want is for you to live.
Then, he resolutely went to his death.
The protagonist's past life won't be covered in the side stories; this concludes the main narrative.
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