âAre you really leaving? You still have a choice,â Zhou Lingfeng said as he drank his tea.
âI wish to head out to take a look,â Zhou Wen said.
âSo what if you see it? What if you canât withstand it?â Zhou Lingfeng put down the teacup and asked Zhou Wen.
âI might regret seeing it, but Iâll always regret it if I donât,â Zhou Wen said with a smile.
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âThatâs true. Instead of living the rest of life in regret, you might as well die a quick death.â Zhou Lingfeng smiled and said, âFrom the looks of it, I have to work harder. If my main account is crippled, I can only power level my smurf.â
Zhou Wen was somewhat speechless. He could never keep up with Zhou Lingfengâs train of thought.
âTell Ouyang Lan yourself. If thereâs a need, you can also tell her the truth,â Zhou Lingfeng suddenly said seriously.
Zhou Wen pondered for a moment before shaking his head. âThereâs no need. Itâs good to let An Jing be her child. If I fail to return, Iâll just be making her sad for no reason.â
âThen have a meal with her.â Zhou Lingfeng sighed.
âAlright.â Zhou Wen nodded.
âYou should meet Tianzuo too,â Zhou Lingfeng said again.
Zhou Wen shook his head and said, âNo.â
âNo matter what, you are brothers. What
grudge canât be resolved?â Zhou Lingfeng said with a bitter smile.
âThereâs no grudge between us. Iâm just not used to it. Same for him. Itâs perfectly fine the way it is,â Zhou Wen said with a smile.
âSeriously? Forget it. Iâll leave it up to you.â Zhou Lingfeng shook his head helplessly.
That night, Zhou Wen ate with Ouyang Lan and Zhou Lingfeng. Yaâer and An Jing were there.
Yaâer stayed by Zhou Wenâs side the entire time. An Jing lowered her head and ate without saying a word.
âCome, come, come, our hero who saved the world. Hereâs a toast.â Ouyang Lan was very happy as she kept pouring wine and toasting Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen didnât reject her. After a few glasses, Ouyang Lan became a little tipsy; she danced with Zhou Wen.
She was even more straightforward than a
man, but she wasnât good with alcohol.
âZhou Wen, did I treat you well?â Ouyang Lanâs face flushed red as she wrapped her arms
around his shoulder.
âExcellent,â Zhou Wen said with a nod.
âYou are Lingfengâs son, which means you are my son. Itâs been so long, but you havenât called me mom. Have I not done enough?â Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback as he was momentarily at a loss for an answer.
âOr am I not good enough for you to call me mom?â Ouyang Lan said angrily.
âOf course you are good enough. You are my
mother,â Zhou Wen said.
âNo, you have to seriously call me Mom,â
Ouyang Lan said.
âMom,â Zhou Wen called out with mixed
feelings.
âMy good son, I can now tell everyone that my
son is the hero who saved the world.â Ouyang Lan staggered to her feet and raised her glass. âCome, a toast to my good son.â
âWhy not? Iâm happy today. Letâs drink till we drop! Am I right, son?â Ouyang Lan grabbed the bottle again and poured herself some wine.
Ouyang Lan eventually collapsed from drinking. Zhou Lingfeng carried her back to her room before Zhou Wen got up to leave.
âAre you leaving?â An Jing suddenly said from behind Zhou Wen.
âYeah.â Zhou Wen nodded.
âWill you return?â An Jingâs words made Zhou
Wen realize that he had misunderstood her
first question.
âHow did you know I was leaving?â Zhou Wen turned around and asked An Jing.
âThe Thearch said that she wants to leave. A
person like you would have the same thoughts as her, right?â An Jing said.
âYes, Iâm leaving. I donât know if I can return.â
Zhou Wen sighed. Even An Jing could tell, so how could Ouyang Lan not? She didnât say a word despite drinking so much. It must have been a huge blow to her.
âGoodbye,â An Jing said as she turned to leave.
It surprised Zhou Wen. An Jing was calm like her name, nothing like before.
Zhou Wen went out and walked the streets of
Guide Ancient City. Although it was almost midnight, the streets were still brightly lit. After walking for a short distance, he saw a person sitting on the stone steps by the street. It was Jing Daoxian.
âWhat are you doing here?â Zhou Wen had
come here because he knew that Jing Daoxian
was here. Otherwise, why would he need to
walk? He could go anywhere with a mere thought.
âCan I take a look at the Essence Energy Art
Wang Mingyuan left behind?â Jing Daoxian
asked.
âNo,â Zhou Wen replied.
âThen thereâs nothing I can do. Kill me,â Jing
Daoxian said as he stood up and walked in
front of Zhou Wen.
âWhy? Are you sick of living?â Zhou Wen looked at Jing Daoxianâs expression; he didnât seem to be joking. He really looked like he wanted to die.
âYouâve become a god, and my path has been
severed. I canât take that step, so death is my only solution.â Jing Daoxian pointed at Zhou Wen and said, âI know you have something
that can turn a dead person into a Companion Beast. Kill me and turn me into your Companion Beast. Take me with you.â âDo you know what that means? Not everyone
can become a Companion Beast after death.
Even if you succeed, you will lose all your past memories. It can be said that itâs no longer you. Are you sure you want that?â Zhou Wen
said to Jing Daoxian. The reason the Devil King could find herself
again was that she had left her Devil Spirit
behind in advance. It was equivalent to leaving behind an avatar with her past memories. By fusing with the avatar, she could be considered to have found a portion of herself. Wang Mingyuan and Jing Daoxian didnât have
such things. If they became Companion Beasts, there was no coming back.
âIt doesnât matter. If I canât improve further, whatâs the difference between living and dying? Thereâs nothing unknown in life. To me, Iâm already a dead personâŚâ As Jing Daoxian spoke, blood flowed from the corner of
his mouth.
Zhou Wen frowned slightly. He realized that Jing Daoxianâs vitality had been severed. He was killing himself. From the looks of it, he was really bent on death.
âThen letâs see your luck.â Zhou Wen pulled out the Human Sovereign Stone Saber and stabbed it into Jing Daoxianâs heart.
âThank you.â Jing Daoxian slowly closed his
eyes. People came and went on the streets, but no one could see Jing Daoxian and Zhou Wen. It was as though they didnât exist. Seeing Jing Daoxian completely lose his life, Zhou Wen was wondering if the Dead Man Tree would react to him when his phone vibrated. The Dead Man Tree indeed reacted. Zhou Wen watched as Jing Daoxianâs corpse turned into points of light and was sucked into the Dead
Man Tree. Another fruit grew on the tree. You won the bet again, but was it really worth
it? Zhou Wen sighed and put away his phone.
He recalled the two Companion Eggs Wang Mingyuan had left behind. After taking them out, he hatched them.
Indeed, it was the same as the information he had previously read. One was the Yin Reincarnation Flower, while the other was the Yang Reincarnation Flower.
The two plants had two leavesâone blue and one redâwith flowers growing on the top. The roots below danced around Zhou Wen like two pixie-like Companion Beasts.
Zhou Wen focused his gaze and his body trembled. There was a transparent bead in each of the two flower pistils.
There was an extremely tiny baby curled up in each bead as though they were in their motherâs womb.
Upon closer inspection, the two babies looked
familiar.
As expected of Teacher. Zhou Wen pondered
for a moment before taking a step forward and disappearing. When he appeared again, he was already in front of Liu Yun.
âEldest Senior Brother, I have something I need your help with.â Zhou Wen summoned the two Reincarnation Flowers and made them float in front of Liu Yun.
âThese areâŚâ Liu Yun looked at the babies in
the beads and immediately looked at Zhou Wen in surprise.
âHelp me raise them.â With a thought, the two Reincarnation Flowers were transferred to Liu
Yun.
Even if he managed to leave, his survival remained a mystery. He wouldnât take them with him to their deaths. âAre you leaving?â Liu Yun asked Zhou Wen.
âItâs as though everyone in the world knows that Iâm leaving.â Zhou Wen smiled bitterly. âHaha, who asked you to be Human Sovereign? If you donât leave, many peopleâno, it should
be said that many creatures will feel terrible,â
Liu Yun said with a laugh. âWhy?â Zhou Wen was puzzled.
âWho likes to call others daddy forever? You
âHaha,
arenât their father.â Liu Yun chuckled. now that you mention it, I should head over and hear them call me daddy before I leave.â Zhou Wen also laughed.