Free Web NovelWhen Dragon Tang said he would accompany Yumen Pass for its last few to ten-odd years, Lu Yibei’s heart felt as if it had been violently squeezed by an invisible large hand, contracting sharply.
Although Dragon Tang didn’t say it explicitly, she understood his meaning.
Dragon Tang wanted to replace the Shaman King, who had broken free from suppression, and burn himself to provide Spiritual Energy for the operation of Yumen Pass.
But perhaps, it didn’t have to be like this...
That’s right! He didn’t need to sacrifice himself to this extent!
Lu Yibei thought, patting Dragon Tang’s shoulder, and said in a half-joking, half-serious tone, “What are you talking about? I’m already back, is it still your turn to make this sacrifice?”
“Didn’t the Shaman King escape too far? Why don’t we go catch him and suppress him again?”
“Even if we can’t catch the Shaman King, there are more urban legend in the outside world recently. Relying on the urban legend captured by Yumen Pass should be enough to last for a while, right?”
“Or... or...” She originally wanted to say these words to Dragon Tang in a relatively relaxed manner, but as she spoke, a hint of panic uncontrollably seeped into her words. “Right, if all else fails, there are other Calamities in the city now!”
“Let them each spare a little Spiritual Energy... not too much, just enough to last until the Night Watch arrives for support. Yumen Pass is so important, they won’t sit idly by.”
“Oh, and you don’t have to worry about authority corruption!” Lu Yibei said, “I have something that can heal corruption, guaranteed to keep you lively for several hundred years.”
Although she couldn't guarantee that she could produce Human Fireworks again in a short time, if Boss Hu was willing to lend her fleeting life like寄 to extract raw materials, there would be plenty of scraps of Human Fireworks.
How much corruption could be cleared would depend on how many steamed buns one could eat in a single meal.
After listening to Lu Yibei’s words, Dragon Tang just smiled and shook his head, saying unhurriedly, “Yumen Pass no longer needs to be tainted by the Shaman King’s authority for survival, and Yumen Pass doesn’t need others to sacrifice for it...”
“Lilim Miss, do you know? I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time. From the day I gained the power of Calamity, I’ve been preparing for this day.”
When he said this, Dragon Tang subconsciously omitted some details.
He didn’t tell Lu Yibei that all of his authority, except for the authority to maintain Calamity-level power, was prepared for this moment.
In fact, he had long envisioned that if the Shaman King’s power dissipated and Lu Yibei and Shen Baiwei had not yet returned, he would sacrifice all his authority to Yumen Pass to maintain its operation.
“At that time, I thought, once you and Miss Shen return and the Shaman King is dealt with, I won’t care about anything else. I’ll quickly go to the Yellow Springs to chase after my elder brother and brag to him about my bravery after he left...”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yibei opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but before she could speak, Shen Baiwei tugged at her sleeve and whispered in her ear, “Don’t, let him finish.”
She had been listening quietly all along. After hearing Dragon Tang’s words, she suddenly thought of a patient from the Gobi Desert ward when she was still in the black night disease isolation ward of the hospital, before she was taken away by the Tethys Laboratory people.
That was an old man over sixty, who had struggled for most of his life for his family and children. He had finally retired, but before he could properly enjoy his later years, he unfortunately contracted black night disease, and his bones would split once every month.
One divides into two, two transforms into four... The pain of bones breaking and regenerating, and flesh constantly being squeezed, was absolutely unbearable for ordinary people.
When Shen Baiwei saw the old man, his body was already grotesquely swollen and unrecognizable. He lay unconscious on the hospital bed, covered in various unnamed tubes, and required large amounts of medication daily to barely sustain his life.
At first, Shen Baiwei would think that the old man’s children were indeed filial, not giving up on treatment even with their father so ill, unlike her irresponsible mother who abandoned her and her father and left.
However, when she saw the old man’s children repeatedly asking the Doctor to rescue their father from the brink of death...
And heard the old man’s children arguing in the corridor for a long time about who should sign the “do not resuscitate” form, ultimately leading to the next rescue...
And then saw the old man briefly awaken in the middle of the night, his cloudy eyes revealing intense fatigue and pain, and a plea when he met her gaze, her thoughts changed.
She realized that the old man actually no longer wanted to cling to life.
She also realized that forcibly keeping someone who had no lingering attachment to this world was not for their own good; from a certain perspective, it was a form of cruel torture.
“......”
Perhaps, the old man’s children repeatedly asking the Doctor to rescue their father wasn’t out of filial piety; they did it just to avoid feeling guilty, right?
They weren’t much better than that irresponsible woman, were they? That’s what Shen Baiwei thought at the time.
And now, she felt that Calamity's act of forcibly retaining Dragon Tang was particularly similar to the old man's children.
They didn’t care how much physical and mental pain Dragon Tang had endured to hold on until now, whether he still wished to live, or what his final wish was.
This cannot be said to be Calamity’s fault, but it can certainly be considered right!
Seeing Shen Baiwei interrupt Lu Yibei, who was about to speak, Dragon Tang smiled at her, nodded slightly, and then slowly began to speak.
“Lilim Miss, you don’t need to keep me. In fact, I should have left this world seven hundred years ago. Being able to live until now is like borrowing every day from a miracle... What is borrowed must be repaid, and now it’s time to pay the debt.”
He actually wanted to say that he was very, very tired, and now he finally had the chance to let go of everything and rest properly, but he didn’t want to appear so weak in front of “Lilim” and Shen Baiwei.
He believed that with “Lilim” Miss’s intelligence, she should understand his meaning.
Hearing Dragon Tang’s words, Lu Yibei was slightly lost in thought until Dragon Tang continued to speak.
“Lilim Miss, you actually don’t need to feel guilty. This is my choice and my mission... It’s just that, if I had a choice, I’d like to be born into an ordinary family in my next life and experience a life of toiling for daily necessities.”
Just as Dragon Tang said, in his perception, being born into the Nanling Long family meant he should bear all of this without any complaints. However, this burden was simply too heavy, and if he had a choice, he would never choose to bear it again in his next life.
“Haha, Lilim Miss, do you think I can have a next life?”
Although he lacked the support of Spiritual Energy theoretical knowledge that had rapidly developed over a millennium, a powerful individual like Dragon Tang could vaguely know that in this world, death was like a lamp extinguishing; there could be no next life.
“...” After a few seconds of silence, Lu Yibei slightly clenched her fists and said with certainty, “There will be, there definitely will be.”
At that moment, she thought of the method Chatterbox Girl had told her: to lead the countless residual souls within Yumen Pass into the God Kingdom Prototype and use the power of the God Kingdom Prototype to “regain new life.”
Since Dragon Tang yearned for a next life, perhaps this method could fulfill his wish?
Seeing the atmosphere become a bit heavy, Dragon Tang waved his hand and quickly changed the subject, saying, “Alright, alright, let’s not talk about these sad things for now. It’s not time to say goodbye yet!”
“Lilim Miss, Miss Shen...” As he spoke, he looked left and right at Lu Yibei and Shen Baiwei, smiling and saying, “The celebrations and banquets outside should be almost ready. Shall we go take a look together? Everyone is very happy that you’re back!”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yibei and Shen Baiwei exchanged glances, then looked at Dragon Tang and nodded.
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On the other side, in the market not far from Daimu Courtyard.
A long, long time ago, a brutal riot occurred here, and countless people lost their lives. However, with the passage of time, the brutal past has vanished in the river of years, and the area has gradually regained its former vitality.
To celebrate the return of the two legendary Miracle Saintesses, and to celebrate the impending salvation of Yumen Pass, hundreds of residents of Yumen Pass prepared this celebration and banquet by almost emptying their pockets.
It was just like someone who had been frugal and thrifty for an entire year, then came back to their hometown for Chinese New Year with a bonus at the end of the year, acting just as lavishly.
Bai Kai and his group originally only intended to see who these two legendary Miracle Saintesses were, but once they actually walked into this market, they were unknowingly drawn into the festive atmosphere by the genuine smiles on everyone’s faces.
The most sincere joy is indeed that infectious!
“I say, look at this wine...” Bai Kai handed a small pot of strong liquor, which he had gotten from who knows where, to Lord Bing, shaking it. “Guess what they brewed it with?”
Lord Bing leaned in to sniff the pot, and after detecting a faint bitter taste, he said expressionlessly, “Some kind of traditional Chinese medicine?”
“No!” Bai Kai shook his head. “Aloe! Didn’t expect that, did you? This is the first time I’ve heard that this stuff can be used to brew wine!”
Lord Bing rolled his eyes, “That’s because you have little experience!”
...
To the side.
Nanling Qifeng looked at the stone amulet with the miracle flower pattern carved on it in Nanling Yaohua’s hand and frowned, “When did you start believing in this? If you want an amulet, Grandpa can just make one for you, wouldn’t it be much more effective than this?”
Hearing this, Nanling Yaohua couldn’t help but roll her eyes, thinking of the various “amulets” her Grandpa made.
What are those messy amulets you make for?
“This is for blessing marriages, can you make that too?”
“...” Nanling Qifeng opened his mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Although the herders around Yumen Pass often sought amulets from him in the past, what they sought were amulets for safe travels, healthy offspring, and prosperous wealth. He truly couldn't make amulets for blessing marriages.
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“Gu Qianqian! What are you °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° eating? That’s disgusting!” The system said.
When Gu Qianqian had just begged for skewers from a stall on the side of the market, it hadn’t paid much attention. After walking all the way to the stage at the end of the market, it finally noticed that the remaining skewers in Gu Qianqian’s hand were actually strung with scorpions and crickets.
Those scorpions and crickets were strangely shaped, with unusually large bodies, completely different from any species seen in the outside world, as if they had been fattened up by eating some strange feed.
“Scorpions!” Gu Qianqian chewed on half a scorpion in her mouth while replying to the system, “Those locals said these are unique scorpions here. Does the system want to try some too?”
“No.” The system said coldly, “I don’t eat such strange things!”
“But it tastes really good, and there’s a lot of meat!” Gu Qianqian vigorously defended the scorpions, “I just asked the locals, and this stuff is also very easy to raise. I’m even planning to ask them for some young ones to take back and raise when I leave!”
“If they can be raised, the villagers’ problem of eating meat should be completely solved.”
“...” The system squinted at Gu Qianqian, holding it in for a long time, unable to utter a word.
It had originally come prepared to fish in troubled waters amidst the chaos of Yumen Pass, so how did it develop into this current situation?
With Calamity, Void, and Nightmare all in Yumen Pass, plus the Miracle Order and Night Watch Guardians, why hadn’t chaos erupted? freёwebnovel.com
And Gu Qianqian... it just felt like she was here on vacation! The system wondered perplexedly.
As it pondered, the sound of a gong interrupted its thoughts.
The celebration began, and to the music of the pipa and konghou, two lavishly dressed dancers appeared on the stage at the end of the street.
Their dance dresses looked like modified Tang Dynasty Hu Xuan dance skirts, with much more fabric than the original Hu Xuan dance skirts that highlighted the body’s curves, emphasizing conservatism.
Their song and dance seemed to tell a story, a story about the first Miracle Saintesses.
The system below the stage listened to the story conveyed in the song, and the more it listened, the more something felt wrong, until the name “Lilim” appeared in the lyrics, and its entire being was stunned, its body feeling as if it had suddenly been thrown ashore to dry. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Lilim? That... wasn’t that the core authority of the Disaster Demoness Seed urban legend entity?
Could it be that Calamity was the legendary first Miracle Saintesses?
Then who was the other first Miracle Saintesses? The system wondered.
As the system was filled with doubt and surprise, the song and dance performance concluded, and a disheveled, seemingly deranged old man walked onto the stage.
Seeing that old man, all the Calamities, including Bai Kai, Nanling Qifeng, and Lord Huaiyuan, were stunned, and a strong phantom pain vaguely came from the back of their heads.
What the heck? What’s going on?
Why didn’t anyone tell us that this old monster was the leader of the locals in Yumen Pass?
Does this count as walking into a trap?
“Everyone, next, let the two Saintesses tell you?” After some pleasantries, Dragon Tang on the stage turned and made a welcoming gesture, and then Lu Yibei and Shen Baiwei, who were waiting behind the stage, ascended the platform together.
“Hello everyone, hello everyone!”
“Are you happy today?”
“Let me see your dou... ugh!”
Lu Yibei said loudly, just getting into character on stage, when her gaze met several meaningful eyes in the crowd, and she was completely stunned.
Good gracious! You are the legendary first Miracle Saintesses? She read the same meaning from the eyes of a group of familiar faces below the stage.
Lu Yibei, “...”
