Sometime in May in 2220.

Early in the morning, on the outskirts of Naples.

A man in a black suit walked slowly into a small secluded cemetery.

He held a rose in his hand and stopped in front of a tombstone.

And then he stood silently for a long time.

It wasn't until the morning dew faded and the sun shone on his shoulders that he got down on one knee and placed the rose in his hand on the nameless tombstone in front of him.

Then, as he had come, he left without saying a word.

…………

Night.

Jack Anderson, came alone to the palace of the Sixth Reich.

It wasn't hard for him to infiltrate this place - even the best defense system in the world wouldn't be able to function properly in the time it stopped.

In his opinion, the really hard part is after diving in.

Jack had investigated in advance that the guards on duty in the palace tonight were Kai Jiu and the Gunslinger; How strong these two people really are, and what their abilities are, even Jack doesn't know.

But this worry did not bother him for long.

Because he soon found out that the two were not there at all......

He didn't know why, but he didn't have time to think about it.

He came all the way to the throne and came to the front of Zilin.

It didn't take long for the blade of his Hidden Blade to reach Zilin's throat.

Jack really planned to make a move, at least at the moment when the Hidden Blade was struck, he didn't hesitate in the slightest.

But at the end of the day, he caught something fleeting in Zilin's eyes...... This made his hand stop.

He calmed down.

Then, he woke up from the "sense of ritual" that Zilin had set for him.

Therefore, he put the Hidden Blade back away.

"What are you doing?" Seeing this, Zilin immediately sneered, "Heh...... So far, you don't necessarily have to be afraid, right? ”

"Forget it, I've got it all." Jack continued, "Give it up. ”

"What are you talking about?" Zilin said coldly.

"You've already counted this step when you sent Faceless to Meng Yuhan's side, right?" Jack Road.

Zilin didn't answer.

"Kai Jiu and the gun ghost are not here tonight, and you arranged it yourself." Jack continued, "And you deliberately pretended not to know that they weren't there, and said those words to irritate me. He paused, and finally said Zilin's true meaning directly, "You...... Desperately want me to kill you here, right? ”

Zilin's expression changed, and the pretended coldness disappeared from his face, and changed to his usual playful and slightly indifferent demeanor: "Cut...... I was just a little bit away from it. ”

"The Emperor is gone, the dynasty is decided, and the leaders of the rebels have been replaced with controllable clones, so you feel like it's okay for you to leave now, and you feel ......," Jack said, "...... Your death can be your last rebellion against Tianyi. ”

"Can't you fulfill me?" Zilin asked.

"Why me?" Jack Road.

"Because you're a god of killing." Zilin Road.

"You think it's decent to be killed by me?" Jack Road.

"It's an honor." Zilin Road.

"But I don't want to kill you today." Jack Road.

"Why?" Zilin Road.

"Because I don't want you to get what you want." Jack Road.

"Do you hate me that much?" Zilin spread his hands and said, "That's right, I planned what you did between Naples and Qianming behind the scenes, and the woman you regarded as the only life-saving straw on the road to salvation was the one I sent to you and let her die in front of you; It was also me who killed Uncle Xue, who was like-minded with you...... But these are not personal vendettas; On the other hand, even if it were, shouldn't you kill me to avenge them? ”

"If these are personal grievances between you and me, then there are too many people who have personal grievances with you today." Jack continued.

"This is what the world deserves." When Zilin said this, he returned to the throne, directly picked up the wine bottle that was put aside, and poured himself a few sips of red wine, "Lao Tzu said: Absolute sainthood abandons wisdom, and the people benefit a hundred times; Absolute benevolence and abandonment of righteousness, and the people restore filial piety; Thieves have no ...... The one you and Uncle Xue believe in is very beautiful, but it is a sweet poison and a beautiful lie to the world...... What I do may be hated and scolded by some people, but others will be people in the next era...... One day, I will be able to feel the meaning behind these things. ”

When he had said this, he picked up the bottle again, and drank all the little wine that was left in the bottle.

"If you don't kill me today, I'll do it again in the future." Zilin said, "You know me, I have no personal grudges with anyone, and I will not change my approach for personal emotional reasons, which is why Tianyi chose me." ”

"Hmm." Hearing this, Jack nodded, "The reason why I won't kill you, haven't you already said half of it?" ”

"Oh?" Zilin put down the wine bottle, "You mean ......"

"Out of the best of interest, I hope you can continue to do this in the future." Jack continued, "For the sake of subtleties, or personal vendettas, I think letting you live is a more cruel revenge than killing you. ”

When he said this, he had completely restrained his killing intent and battle intent, and turned around without defense.

Zilin looked at his back and didn't stop him, but a little loss appeared on his face.

"It doesn't matter if you're a tyrant or a virtuous king...... It doesn't matter to me anymore. Jack said, stepping out of the court, "After all, how the history books record you, how people interpret you, what you think, how the people around you judge, and what is the objective truth...... It's never the same thing.

"Emperors, kings, generals, and ...... will eventually be saved by a merciful and equal death.

"Merit, demerit, ruin, reputation...... It will also be distorted by the cold and eternal time.

"You said that each of us is guilty.

"Then let's each spend the rest of our lives to pay it back, and hope that we will never interact with each other again."

(End of chapter)