Free Web NovelChapter 1335: Chapter 1321: Longing
Looking at the rare smile on Gu Jie’s face, Yang Xiao suddenly felt a chill in his heart, as if some ominous event was about to happen to him.
"Ahem, Elder Gu, I still have things to do, so I’ll take my leave. I haven’t been back to Purple Origin Star for a long time, I should go back and take a look. A lot of people have been emigrating to Purple Origin Star recently, I’m afraid something might go wrong."
Yang Xiao turned around, ready to leave the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
Gu Jie watched Yang Xiao, then suddenly said:
"Yang Xiao, although you’re not from Witch Star and have no duty or obligation to defend Witch Star,
your wife is the Emperor of the Great Dragon Empire of Witch Star, and your son is the future Emperor of the Great Dragon Empire. Can you really bear to just stand by and watch your wife and child, and their Imperial homeland, be destroyed by the Dwarf Star people?"
Yang Xiao had just turned around when Gu Jie’s words made his heart violently tremble.
Damn it, the more you’re afraid of something, the more it comes right at you.
Yang Xiao had no intention of getting involved in this war between the Witch Star people and the Dwarf Star people. Deep down, he still harbored intense hatred toward the Witch Star people. After all, so many people on Earth, including his own parents and relatives, had been killed by them.
Although he had killed the Emperor of Great Dragon and Long Aotian, and that counted as a bit of revenge, compared to the tens of billions of lives on Earth, the life of the Emperor of Great Dragon was really dirt cheap.
Yang Xiao’s original plan was to return to Purple Origin Star and avoid this war.
But the Heavenly Book Pavilion was still very tempting to him, so he had stayed in Mingluo City for the time being.
And in the depths of his heart there was another unspoken reason—Long Jing and his son Long Xiao.
Yang Xiao had killed Long Jing’s father and brother, as well as several of her relatives. The hatred between the two blocked them; for now there was no possibility of reconciliation.
No matter how much Long Jing loved Yang Xiao, she couldn’t just turn a blind eye to the murder of her father, could she?
If she simply stayed together with Yang Xiao like this, wouldn’t she be spat on by everyone around her?
Even when she faced Yang Xiao herself, she felt extremely awkward inside.
Because of her son Long Xiao, and because of Yang Xiao’s protection of the Great Dragon Empire and other reasons, Long Jing could only tacitly accept this awkward situation between them. Aside from official matters, the two no longer had any dealings with each other.
If it were only Long Jing alone, Yang Xiao actually had nothing he couldn’t let go of.
But he was very worried that some ill-intentioned people would take advantage of Witch Star’s current chaos, fish in troubled waters, and secretly harm Long Jing and Long Xiao.
So he had stayed on Witch Star for the time being, which could be considered guarding Long Jing and her son from the shadows.
Under Yang Xiao’s persuasion, Long Jing had finally allowed Long Xiao to emigrate to Purple Origin Star, and Yang Xiao’s worries were greatly reduced.
Therefore, he was also planning to leave Witch Star and return to Purple Origin Star after a while.
Now, Gu Jie’s words were like a sharp sword cleaving straight through to Yang Xiao’s deepest worries and attachments.
After all, Yang Xiao was an ordinary person, and he also had his own feelings for his child and his wife.
Yang Xiao turned back and looked at Gu Jie.
"Witch Star is doomed; no matter how hard you struggle it’s pointless. My son Long Xiao has emigrated to Purple Origin Star. If his Genetic Evolution Talent is very high, even if he can’t become the king of the Great Dragon Empire, he can still become the king of Purple Origin Star in the future. Farewell!"
After speaking, Yang Xiao decisively walked toward the main gate of the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
Gu Jie was stunned for a moment, then called out to Yang Xiao’s back:
"Kid, you’re already the king of Purple Origin Star now, but can you really let go of Earth?"
Yang Xiao’s heart jolted, he paused, took a deep breath, then turned back and smiled at Gu Jie.
"Elder Gu, you’re welcome to come to Purple Origin Star as well. Purple Origin Star is vast and can accommodate enough immigrants."
Gu Jie looked at Yang Xiao’s departing back with a face full of disappointment and could only shake his head helplessly.
On the first floor, Gu Zhen let out a cold laugh and said:
"Gu Jie, without Yang Xiao, can’t we defeat the Dwarf Star people? Let him go. Our Witch Star has its own heroes to defend it."
Gu Jie said calmly:
"Yang Xiao is the most suitable candidate we’ve found so far. He possesses an exceptionally strong Genetic Evolution Talent. If he could infiltrate Dwarf Star and learn the Dwarf Star people’s Genetic Evolution Methods, his future achievements would be limitless.
For hundreds of years, we’ve secretly sent hundreds of people with Transcendent Evolution Talents to Dwarf Star, but the results haven’t been great.
The appearance of this brat Yang Xiao gives me a very strong urge to send him to Dwarf Star."
"Alas, Yang Xiao is ultimately from Earth. The hatred for the Great Dragon Empire for wiping out tens of billions of his compatriots on Earth is not something he can let go of in a short time. Asking him to save Witch Star is unrealistic!"
"Sigh, so be it, such is fate. We’ll take it one step at a time."
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Yang Xiao left the Heavenly Book Pavilion and used the Transmission Array to arrive at Flying Leopard Academy.
As soon as he stepped into the academy, Yang Xiao felt that something was wrong. In the past, the academy had students everywhere, the campus was extremely lively. Even at midnight, you could see students all over the place—some strolling about, some whispering sweet nothings under the flowers and moon, and some cultivating as if in a world apart.
But at this moment, when Yang Xiao entered the academy, he found it much more desolate. Along the way, he only saw a small number of students.
Yang Xiao found a group of guards patrolling the campus and asked,
"Why are there so many fewer people in the academy now?"
"Senior Brother Yang, everyone has emigrated. There have already been three waves of migration. Most people have gone to Purple Origin Star; the ones left here won’t be leaving the academy for now."
Yang Xiao nodded, thanked them, and ran straight to the Academic Affairs Office to inquire about news of Xiao Ling.
The instructor at the Academic Affairs Office looked at Yang Xiao and laughed:
"Your wife left with the first wave of immigrants. You didn’t know?"
"Ah, so that’s how it is. I’ve been in Mingluo City recently, helping the Elders of the Genetic Store deal with matters concerning the Dwarf Star people. Right, you few instructors aren’t emigrating?"
"Sigh, we’re all old, we won’t go. The Dwarf Star people might not necessarily attack us. Even if they do come, they might not necessarily attack our Flying Leopard Academy.
And even if they do attack Flying Leopard Academy, we can always fight to the death. To die for the academy would be worth it!"
Yang Xiao fell silent, nodded, and offered comfort:
"Mm, the Dwarf Star people won’t necessarily come after us. Take care, and you’re always welcome to come to Purple Origin Star."
"Hehe, Yang Xiao, once you’re back on Purple Origin Star, take good care of our instructors and your junior brothers and sisters. You’re a student of our Flying Leopard Academy after all. When the alma mater is rebuilt in the future, it’ll all depend on you."
Their words were filled with a vague, indescribable sadness.
After saying farewell to everyone, Yang Xiao went to the library.
There were hardly any people left in the library now.
Yang Xiao numbly walked to the small courtyard where Elder Ye had once lived and lay down on Elder Ye’s favorite lounge chair.
Elder Ye and Thunder God were both dead. Their bodies had already been buried in Mingluo City, honored as heroes of Witch Star for future generations to pay their respects to.
Thinking of all the bits and pieces of his interactions with Elder Ye in the library, Yang Xiao felt a deep, dull sorrow; his eyes grew moist.
The Defensive Light Curtain Gate of the small courtyard buzzed and opened with a hum, and a figure walked in.
"What is it, missing Elder Ye?"
Yang Xiao didn’t need to turn around to know it was Dean Xinghai.
