bookcurios Chapter 229: Hidden
Chapter 229: Hidden
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Wu Shuangcheng did not have any real feelings about Wu Baitian's demise.
Over the years, the mountains of corpses and seas of blood he had witnessed had already numbed his nerves.
The only thing he has been trying to do is to minimize the tragedy that has not yet happened, even if it can only be reduced a little bit. However, people also have their strength exhausted, and he, Wu Shuangcheng, is not that great.
If we really want to talk about the future, how can it be limited to the destruction of a city?
At this moment, looking at Lin Zhonghan, whom he had not met for more than 20 years, Wu Shuangcheng showed a rare slightly awkward and embarrassed expression, and greeted him: "Senior Brother, Hello..."
Different from today’s students, Sun Yinghong and Lin Zhonghan were true students of the God of War back then and had received direct instruction from the God of War.
Although Wu Shuangcheng's class did not receive direct instruction from the God of War, the best among them still received personal guidance from both of them.
Therefore, although he called them senior brothers in name, in his heart, they were actually closer to the status of master.
This time, I was disrespectful for not going to see my senior brother the first time I came here, but I was caught in the act...
"Wu...Shuangcheng, I'm glad you're...still alive."
Lin Zhonghan's gaze, which was originally directed towards Wu Baitian, turned to Wu Shuangcheng, with an expression of nostalgia and emotion that was difficult to conceal.
The proud boy in my memory who always followed behind me, with a childish face and full of longing for the future, now obviously has the ability to stand on his own.
Although Wu Shuangcheng tried his best to show his best condition, his pale and bloodless face still betrayed him.
Perhaps for people like them, being alive is the greatest blessing.
"Well, I'm alive and well!"
Lin Zhonghan's mere words were enough to make Wu Shuangcheng lower his head, and his shoulders began to tremble slightly.
After Lin Zhonghan said "You really do know", Wu Baitian, who was lying on the hospital bed, gradually regained his composure and woke up.
If it were any other time, she would not have disturbed their reunion, but now was obviously not the time.
"Principal Lin, the entrance to the abyss that will appear in Qingcheng in the future is not an accident, right?"
As soon as these words came out, both Lin Zhonghan and Wu Shuangcheng were stunned. They both understood that they could no longer hide this matter from Wu Baitian.
However, they still found it hard to believe that Wu Baitian knew about the entrance to the Earth Abyss. If Wu Baitian's family background was not clear enough, they would even start to suspect that she was a traitor to the Earth Abyss.
"Yes! This is the common opinion of the upper echelons. I want to stop it, and my father wants to stop it, but we can't. We have to sacrifice the lives of a city in exchange for three years of peace. All we can do is try our best to postpone it... I'm sorry..."
Lin Zhonghan's voice became deeper as he spoke these words. After all, he and his father were not gods, and they could not save the collapsing building... But if he had to watch millions of people being slaughtered, how could he bear it? How could he be willing?
This sentence of "I'm sorry" is not only an apology to the tens of millions of people in Qingcheng City, but also an apology to his own conscience.
"Brother, this is not about you and me. The decline of our human race is an inevitable trend..."
Wu Shuangcheng said this calmly, and at the same time he was acknowledging that he was fully aware of the matter.
"So... that's how it is..." Wu Baitian's tears slowly slid down his cheeks. It turned out that Lin Zhonghan's family had already known about it, and even on the day of the airborne landing in Qingcheng, they had chosen to share life and death with the people of Qingcheng.
They could have avoided death, could have been ignored, but a mere sixth-rank, a fourth-rank, and a talented warrior were killed, and ended up with their heads chopped off and hung on the city wall...
What is the purpose? What is the purpose?
It turned out that Qingcheng was not without help. It turned out that some people were even dumber than she had imagined.
"When did the God of War fall?"
"Bai Tian, you! Do you know what you are talking about?" Lin Zhonghan looked at Wu Bai Tian with shock. He never expected that Wu Bai Tian could be so perceptive.
Fortunately, Wu Shuangcheng had already covered the room with a layer of white mist to block out all sounds the moment Lin Zhonghan entered the room.
But is this really so difficult to guess?
Wu Baitian couldn't believe that if the God of War was still alive, he would allow such a thing as sacrificing a city to happen.
That’s the God of War, a hero who can say, “The success may not depend on me, but I must be part of it”;
A great man who was indifferent to power and devoted to serving the people;
A powerful existence who had already broken through the blood and qi constraints of a warrior and was strong enough to break through the boundary and leave, but resolutely chose to stay in China to protect China.
Wu Shuangcheng saw Lin Zhonghan's lips trembling, but he still couldn't make a sound. He understood that it was his senior brother's feelings for his mentor, so he spoke on his behalf: "28 years... It has been 28 years since the God of War passed away."
"The statue of the God of War?"
"The heart of the God of War is placed inside the stone statue. When you kowtow, you are definitely looking at the God of War.
His blood, sir, has gathered into a blood pool of our school, which can protect Wuda from invasion by all races when necessary.
But... all the students of Wushu University must stop the Ten Thousand Races from entering the Blood Forest, even if they die. If they reach the Blood Pool..."
"The aura can be sensed. Will the news of the Martial God's death be hidden?"
Wu Baitian continued speaking after Wu Shuangcheng's words. At that moment, she seemed to have lost all her strength.
The urgency of the situation that she had originally thought was so far off from the reality. In this situation, she didn't know what else she could do.
For 28 years, these people worked hard to create the illusion that the God of War had not yet fallen, for a full 28 years!
"No! It can be hidden!" Lin Zhonghan said firmly.
"Yes! We can keep it a secret! We will do whatever it takes to wipe out all the creatures in the Earth Abyss! Until the day when a new Martial God can carry China."
Wu Shuangcheng also did not hesitate for a moment: "In this China, countless of us can die, but the only indispensable existence is the God of War. As long as he is alive, we in China can survive."
Wu Baitian, of course she knew clearly that the so-called concealment was just a matter of persisting for a few more years.
Without her knowledge, this group of people had persisted for 28 years. She didn't even dare to estimate how many warriors had sacrificed their lives for this.
Is it worth it?
Of course it is worth it. What Wu Shuangcheng said is right. The collapse of China's army happened after the news of the death of the God of War.
Countless of us can die in this China, but the God of War must live!
Wu Baitian finally understood why the place where they exchanged points was called Dim Fire, and the place where they used points to exchange for skills, combat techniques, potions and other items was called All Stars.
Wushen Wuda is actually the place where all the stars are born. Its existence is like eternal hope and a fire in the darkness.
Wu Baitian suddenly smiled, with an undisguised madness in her smile. The corners of her mouth stretched out wantonly, as if she wanted to swallow up all the air around her.
"Hahaha!!!!"
Her laughter was deafening, and her ferocious posture was like that of a wild beast that had just been freed from a cage, wantonly venting the endless bitterness and despair hidden deep in her heart.
Lin Zhonghan stretched out his hand and wanted to stroke Wu Baitian's head. Such a reality, let alone a child like her, even for people like them, it took a long time to gradually accept it.
"I just wanted to save some points. I thought that even if my recovery was slow for a few days, it wouldn't be a big deal. I'm just an ordinary person. I get tired too... Okay... I'm wrong."