CHAPTER XXXIII
Not long after Hang Yi entered his room, there was a soft knock on the door. Hang Yi said, "Come in." β
Lu Hua walked into the room, closed the door, and said, "When I went upstairs just now, you gave me a look, suggesting that I came to your room, right?" β
"yes, I want to talk to you."
"Me too."
The two of them sat on wide, comfortable leather sofas. Lu Hua said: "Hang Yi, do you really plan to live in seclusion in this other world for the rest of your life?" β
Hang Yi asked rhetorically, "What do you think, Lu Hua?" β
Lu Hua was silent for a long time, shook his head and said, "To be honest, I am confused and contradictory, and I don't know what is the best choice. To return to the real world is to return to that cruel competition, accompanied by danger every day. But no matter how bad the real world is, there are also our hometowns, homes, parents, and relatives. Is it easy to give up all this? β
Hang Yi said in a low voice: "Yi Fang said that we can bring our parents and the people we love here. β
"We can't bring all our friends and family to another world." Lu Hua said, "Besides, there are many things in the real world that we can't give up." β
Hang Yi said gloomily: "That's right. But we have to make trade-offs. He looked into his good friend's eyes, "Lu Hua, I understand what you mean." But after all this, I've started to question myself β I formed the Guardian League to call on everyone to come together to deal with this. But in reality, there are only four months left before the one-year deadline that the old gods said. Have we found a solution to this? No! And another fact is that several of our partners who chose to join us because they trusted us have died! - Liu Yujia, Jing Xiaoran, Pei Pei, and our best brother, Han Feng! You know, I've often thought that if they hadn't joined us and chose to protect themselves, they wouldn't have died! β
Lu Hua interrupted Hang Yi's words: "It's not your fault. You don't have to feel guilty about it. β
Hang Yi took a deep breath and sighed, "I really don't want to see anyone die anymore. Whether it's our partners, or the Old Gods or the Big Three. Before this incident, we were all classmates! But because of this damn competition, we have become enemies and fight each other. Lu Hua, I'm really tired of all this! I know that as long as we return to the real world, this fight cannot be avoided. β
"I thought there was nothing I could do to change that. Until I came to another dimension again and saw this whole new world. I realized that this was the only way to stop this competition! The slow passage of time in another dimension can cleverly circumvent the 'one-year period' setting, so that everyone no longer has a reason to fight each other. We can live together peacefully and spend our lives here. Of course, we also lose something. But this is already the best ending I can think of, for those of us who are bound by cruel fate. β
Lu Hua stared at Hang Yi, deeply feeling his sadness and helplessness. "But wouldn't it be a little too selfish for us to do this? Everything in the real world, including so many people on the planet, we don't care? If the prophecies of the old gods are true, will we watch the world come to an end? β
Hang Yi stopped talking, and they fell into a long silence.
In another room, Lu Jinpeng, Hou Bo, Fang Lifu and Zhao Youling gathered together. They also need to analyze and deliberate on the current situation.
"What do you guys think?" Lu Jinpeng asked the other three people, "What do you really think." β
"I don't know what you think," Zhao Youling said, "but I think it's a good opportunity to avoid this fight and to get out of the old gods." β
Hou Bo immediately chimed in: "That's right, if you think about it carefully, we are just a few chess pieces in the hands of the old gods. Besides, we didn't have any holidays with Hang Yi, and we didn't have any holidays with the Big Three. If we can stay in another dimension all the time, we won't have to obey the old gods anymore. β
"But in doing so, we would be betraying the Old Gods." Fang Lifu reminded.
"We're in another dimension, and the old gods can't get in." Hou Bo said, "This is the territory of the Big Three, and staying here is equivalent to being protected by the Big Three." Besides, there are Hang Yi and them. No matter how strong the old gods are, they don't dare to underestimate so many superpowers. What do you say, Lu Jinpeng? β
Lu Jinpeng pondered, and after a while, said, "Are you ignoring a personβHelenkoβhow could he appear here?" β
Hou Bo said: "According to Luo Xingchen, Helenke was kidnapped or held hostage here by him. I guess that wasn't Helenko's intention. β
Lu Jinpeng pondered and said, "Whether this is the case or not, something has caught my attention - Helenko didn't know that we had come to another dimension. He walked into the banquet hall and looked surprised to see us, which was not a surprising reaction. But what was strange was a subtle look after him. β
"He seemed to have seen someone who surprised him extraordinarily." Zhao Youling said that she also noticed this detail.
"That's right! That's what I mean! For a moment, he visibly showed an expression that bordered on horror. But he quickly took control of it, trying to bring his expression back to natural, but it was difficult. Later, during the meal, he kept silent and seemed to be in a state of distraction. What do you think his reaction might represent? Lu Jinpeng asked.
Hou Bo and the three looked at each other, unable to think of an answer. Fang Lifu said: "Could he be so surprised just when he saw a few of us?" β
"No, it can't be." "I could clearly see the expression on his face. When his eyes met us, he was just taken aback. But when he saw 'that person', his whole face turned white, as if he had seen a ghost. I really can't think of anyone on Hang Yi's side who would make him scare like this. It's a pity that Helenko was very smart, and his gaze didn't stay on that person for long at all. So I can't tell who 'that person' is. β
"Don't beat around the bush, just get straight to the point. Who do you think is this man who terrified Helenko? Zhao Youling asked.
Lu Jinpeng lowered his voice: "We know that Helenke and Wen Peier are the spokesmen of the old gods. Only the two of them had seen the Old Gods for what they really were and knew who the Old Gods were. At first, it was Helenko who conveyed the instructions of the old gods to us, and then it was replaced by Omper. Now it seems that it is obviously because Helenke was abducted to another space by Luo Xingchen. In other words, Helenko may not have seen the Old Gods for a long time. Then think about it, to be able to shock and panic Helenko into such a person......"
"Ah......" Zhao Youling suddenly covered her mouth, guessing what Lu Jinpeng meant, she blurted out, "Did he see the old god himself?!" β
"Shhhh Be quiet! Lu Jinpeng glared at her.
Lu Jinpeng's speculation is too amazing. The temperature in the room seemed to drop by a few degrees. Hou Bo and they were speechless for a long time with their mouths open. Moments later, Lu added:
"If that's the case, then one thing is for sure - the Old Gods can't be any of the four of us, but only someone from Hang Yi's side. Why did the Old Gods keep hiding their true identities? Maybe it's because he blended in with Hang Yi's team! Helenko was naturally horrified when he saw the old god himself without any psychological preparation. That's the most plausible inference I can think of. β
"If that's the case, doesn't that mean that we've been under the watchful eye of the Old Gods all along?" Hou Bo said in fear, "Then if we choose to stay in the other world......
Lu Jinpeng said: "Of course, I am just guessing, not necessarily so. He paused. However, whether I guessed correctly or not should be verified soon. β
"Why?" Fang Lifu asked.
"Think about it, if the Old Gods found out that everyone was ready to give up the fight and stay in another dimension to enjoy the blessings, would they not take action?" Lu Jinpeng looked into the eyes of the three of them and said gloomily, "If I'm not mistaken, something will happen soon." β