HCB Chapter 125 About the future
Chapter 125 About the future
"Um... Yunxiao... ah... if I asked you to give me the Xuanyuan Sword now, would you agree?"
"Um... Commander... Ah... Do you think if I and Wang Mian beat you up now, but only caused superficial injuries and didn't break you, would the Night's Watch put us on the wanted list?"
Ye Fan smiled brightly, while Ling Yunxiao smiled even more happily.
The two remained locked in this stalemate, smiling at each other, neither willing to back down.
"How about we have a fight! Whoever wins gets the sword. Commander Ye, as one of the five greatest figures in human history, known as Venerable Ye Fan, you wouldn't go back on your word in something like this."
Ling Yunxiao handed the Xuanyuan Sword to Wang Mian, then rubbed his hands together, looking at Ye Fan with anticipation. The sound of bones grinding together was clearly audible as their hands moved.
Ye Fan felt a momentary flutter in his heart, but then he saw Wang Ming frantically shaking his head and blinking at him. He blinked, then looked at Ling Yunxiao.
"Let's fight one-on-one, you're not allowed to call in reinforcements!"
"Of course, I, Ling Yunxiao, am not such a shameless person as to call for help to beat up a senior human."
Ling Yunxiao's righteous indignation and the awe-inspiring demeanor of a great physician almost convinced Ye Fan.
"Alright, I have other matters to attend to at headquarters, so I'll take my leave first. You can take the Emperor's Sword."
Ye Fan looked at Wang Mian, whose head was shaking so hard it looked like a fan, and decided to trust him one more time, so he rejected Ling Yunxiao's suggestion.
"This is so boring. I was hoping to see if you, Commander, could defeat Chi You now!"
Ling Yunxiao muttered something softly. Ye Fan, who had been feeling somewhat regretful, quickened his pace upon hearing this. Himself, fighting Chi You? He really dared to dream that far.
When Wang Mian and Ling Yunxiao landed back on Garuda King's back, they were the only two left on the way back.
"Captain, ever since you returned from the River of Time, your eyes have looked rather complicated. What happened? What is it that you need to tell us so we can face it together?"
Ling Yunxiao naturally knew that there wouldn't be an elderly King Face in this world; after all, King Face had already become a god right before his eyes. However, despite how well King Face concealed his inner turmoil, Ling Yunxiao still noticed it.
"Yunxiao, do you know An Qingyu?"
Ling Yunxiao was slightly taken aback. Sure enough, it was about the fish!
"I know him, even more than anyone else did before."
Many years ago, when I was still an intern, he and I studied under the same professor of surgical medicine. He was the professor's most outstanding student, having entered the research lab with the highest score in the province, skipping a grade level. As for me, in the professor's eyes, I was probably the kind of student he didn't want to acknowledge, the kind he would feel ashamed to admit.
Speaking of which, when he first came into contact with the mysterious in Cangnan, it was I who made way for him and gave him a scalpel made of the same material as the Night Watchman's Star Blade, so that he could explore and study it.
Isn't he the vice-captain of Lin Qiye's Nightfall Squad now? He's one of the best among the younger generation of Night Watchmen, isn't he?
Ling Yunxiao deliberately spoke in great detail, and after he finished speaking, the hesitation on Wang Mian's face indeed lessened considerably.
“Ling Yunxiao, you must stay away from An Qingyu. He is a projection of Cthulhu and the Key to the Gate.”
His concern for Ling Yunxiao made him abandon his attempt to conceal the truth and his hesitation. He was terrified that Ling Yunxiao might be affected or harmed by getting too close to An Qingyu without any precautions.
Ling Yunxiao smiled and shook his head, then looked up at the king intently.
"Captain, have you reached the end of time? Is what you see the truth?"
Before the king could answer, Ling Yunxiao continued speaking on his own.
"The An Qingyu I know can be described as an academic fanatic, a mad scientist. But he is definitely not a bad person; he is just a simple, passionate young man with no ill intentions."
Captain, I know you might say that he, like the believers controlled by the delusions, cannot defeat the Key to the Gate with his own consciousness.
But Captain, have you forgotten about the Ninth Seat? Just when the delirious thought his mind control was absolutely safe, the Ninth Seat, after years of being a believer, saved the entire Masked Squad.
Therefore, the An Qingyu you saw may only represent a fragment of his life, perhaps as a lackey of the [Key to the Gate], or as an enemy of humanity. However, since you haven't seen the ending of An Qingyu, you shouldn't completely dismiss him.
“Yunxiao, perhaps you are right! However, among the believers controlled by the delirium, besides the Ninth Seat, there is also Han Shaoyun, who is determined to die. The Key to the Gate is definitely not comparable to the delirium. You cannot be too optimistic.”
Wang Mian shook his head. He couldn't explain what state he had seen An Qingyu in, but standing among the Cthulhu gods, he was clearly of high status. If the terrifying Cthulhus weren't all fools, they wouldn't have failed to notice An Qingyu's abnormality.
The plausible explanation is that, whatever An Qingyu did, he is the "Key to the Gate," and Cthulhu must accept this person.
However, since Cthulhu accepted Anqingyu, they, as humans, absolutely could not accept it.
"Captain, I know you have many concerns, but let's go talk to the fish."
The Key to the Gate hasn't appeared yet; he's only the vice-captain of the Night Watch's Nightfall squad. We can't kill him without a reason at this time. But I can awaken him!
Ling Yunxiao grinned, while Wang Mian's eyes widened.
"It doesn't matter. Even if he transforms on the spot, he won't cause any trouble."
Ling Yunxiao smiled confidently, and Wang Mian could only nod helplessly, ultimately choosing to trust his teammate.
Two hours later, Garuda King hovered in the starry sky outside the capital city.
Ling Yunxiao took out his phone and searched around before finally finding An Qingyu's number.
“Fish, come out. I am now in Yanjiao Mountain outside the capital. I have left you a little bit of divine blood.”
"I knew you were my senior brother, you would definitely save the good stuff for me! I'm coming right away."
An Qingyu's voice was light and cheerful, and she agreed without any warning or hesitation.
Half an hour later, An Qingyu appeared at Yanjiao Mountain with a beautiful girl in a white gauze dress who looked like an elf. They looked up at the top of the mountain together from the foot of the mountain.
Ling Yunxiao landed immediately, but before he could speak, An Qingyu had already pulled Jiang Er and smiled at Ling Yunxiao.
"Senior, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Jiang Er."