C188 The Mortal World Needs the Strong
C188 The Mortal World Needs the Strong
How could Sikong Xuan still run? She knelt on the ground, trembling as she looked at the dark figure that was filled with oppressive aura. Her mind was completely blank.
Faang Yang had no choice but to drag Sikong Xuan along with him and crawl into the tunnel. Following that, the spatial tunnel closed up.
At the top of the castle, in a wide open corridor, Shen Zhan looked at the place where the tunnel was closed from the distance with his hands behind his back.
He had seen everything just now.
With a rumbling sound, the huge figure on top of the ancient castle landed behind Shen Zhan. He stretched out a big hairy claw and gently touched the corner of Shen Zhan's clothes.
It turned out that the Taotie was the one that scared off Sikong Xuan and Faang Yang.
The Taotie that was fierce and overbearing just a moment ago was now as obedient as a giant kitten, slowly lying down behind Shen Zhan. A low snoring sound came from its throat, half of its huge body was covered in the shadow of the eaves of the ancient castle, making it impossible to see its entire appearance.
Even if the Taotie lay down, Shen Zhan who was 1.8 meters tall was not even half of its height.
Shen Zhan stretched lazily and leaned on the Taotie, treating it as a huge fluffy sofa.
"The moon today is really beautiful … It's a pity that it's a little blocked by the clouds. " Shen Zhan said softly as he looked at the sky.
The Taotie raised its huge head, opened its mouth and exhaled towards the moon, causing the gauze like black clouds to be blown away.
The bright moonlight scattered on the ground, covering the ancient castle with a layer of shining silver cloak. Under the shine of the moonlight, the numerous ruins of the surrounding mountains also had a desolate and quiet beauty.
"Thank you very much." Shen Zhan said to the Taotie.
"Wuu — —" The Taotie also replied in a low voice.
The next morning, at daybreak, Shen Lang got up and opened the door to find Hee Tu standing outside.
"High Lord, you're awake. I've been waiting for you."
"What's the matter?"
"Please follow this old servant."
Shen Lang didn't ask further and followed Hee Tu out.
After coming out of his bedroom, he took the elevator up to two floors and then went through a winding corridor. After passing by two halls, Hee Tu finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous small door.
Hee Tu opened the door and said, "High Lord, please come in."
Shen Lang strode in.
"High Lord." The two middle-aged maids bowed to Wu Tie and then left the room.
Shen Lang was a bit confused. He raised his head and looked inside. A few rays of golden sunlight shone through the window onto a soft bed, and the one that was lying on it … Surprisingly, it was Qin Mingyue, who looked like a sleeping beauty.
Shen Lang stood dumbly on the spot, the entire scene seemed to have frozen.
A dozen seconds later, he rushed over to Qin Mingyue with wild joy. His trembling hands lightly touched Qin Mingyue's soft and tender cheeks.
"Mingyue …" "Mingyue …" Shen Lang shouted softly as tears blurred his vision, "So... So it turns out that you aren't dead … Great... "This is great …"
Shen Lang bent down and hugged his wife tightly.
"Wait, am I dreaming?"
Shen Lang quivered and let go of his hand. He opened his eyes wide to take a closer look and then fiercely slapped himself.
Pow!
Shen Lang grimaced in pain.
"Mingyue!" "Mingyue!" Shen Lang called her name with tears in his eyes, "Mingyue, can you hear me!?"
"We might not be able to hear it now, but we'll be able to wait a bit longer." Shen Zhan's voice sounded behind him.
Shen Lang quickly turned around and looked at his grandpa in shock.
"Grandfather …" This... What was going on? Didn't you tell me that Mingyue had... "Already …" Shen Lang's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Shen Zhan had a helpless yet relieved smile on his face.
"What I told you before is true, except for the fact that Mingyue has already opened a small space channel. I thought, if you can accept everything I've told you, then I can go along with the plan. If you can't accept it, at least there's room. "
Shen Lang was stunned: "You mean, Mingyue can open those spaces that contain source energy resources even without death?"
Shen Zhan shook his head: "No, maybe after many years, I will find another way, but now, I can't do it."
"Then …" Shen Lang's expression became extremely complicated.
Shen Zhan patted his shoulder.
"This is also my last test for you. Actually... If you are able to peacefully accept the fact that she died because of you, and don't have the slightest bit of anger towards my 'cruel' arrangement, then, when you break through from the Super Rank to become the son-in-law of the Sikong Family, there is a great possibility that you will abandon your Mortal World like you did when you were at the third heaven. "
"Mortal World indeed requires experts, but if this expert's nature is cold and cruel, to the point where he can even abandon his loved one without hesitation for the sake of becoming strong himself, then this kind of expert is actually a disaster for Mortal World."
Shen Lang kneeled in front of Shen Zhan and said, "A million people with Kunlun Ruins … Four Great Families … Knights... And you and Grandpa Qin Yun, Grandpa Shu Ding, Grandma Hua Xin … So many people do it for me... "And …"
At the end, Shen Lang was already sobbing.
Shen Zhan helped Shen Lang up, "This is what everyone is willing to do. It's not that you are sacrificing others to become stronger, there is a fundamental difference between the two. Furthermore, for the sake of the entire Mortal World, everyone was like the ancestors of the past. You don't have to feel guilty about this, but you have to keep the sacrifices in mind. You have to let them … It's valuable, do you understand? "
Shen Lang forcefully dried his tears: "Grandson …" "Understood!"
Shen Zhan nodded as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and then told Shen Lang, "The activation of the blood key has caused a huge drain on Mingyue, and this is the reason why she has been unconscious all this time. You don't have to worry, after so long, she has pretty much recovered. "In the meantime, come with me to the back of the castle."
"Yes, grandfather."
Shen Lang kissed on Qin Mingyue's forehead and reluctantly followed Shen Zhan out of the room.
Twenty minutes later, the grandfather and grandson duo arrived at the entrance of a huge cave hidden in the heart of the mountain.
The cave entrance was six meters wide and nine meters high. There were two enormous stone sculptures that were three meters tall on both sides of the entrance. The stone sculptures were colorless, simple, and spirited.
Shen Lang stopped and looked up, carefully sizing up the four statues.
The first one had a body like a tiger, completely covered in fur. The fur on its four limbs was like rolling clouds, and its huge head was like a tiger as well as a wolf.
Not only did it have two huge, curved horns on its head, but there were also two pointed horns on its forehead and on the sides of its cheeks, each slightly shorter than the one on its head.
The strangest thing was that other than a pair of eyes on his head, there was also a pair of enormous eyes on his shoulder and chest near his forelimbs.
The more Shen Lang looked at it, the more familiar it felt. He probed Shen Zhan: "This huge beast somewhat resembles a Taotie, but it also looks very different from it …"