Chapter 697: Chapter 64 Why
Sitting in the back of the official car, the lights flashing by on either side of the street occasionally fell on Shao Zifeng’s face.
He was already feeling apprehensive as he neared his hotown, and in the end, he chose not to disturb his mother. Instead, seeing the happy look on the face of the little cat, who was both clumsy and playful, he couldn’t help but reward it with a wave of tips.
Qiqi, that guy, must be furious by now.
Thinking of the little cat’s puffed-up, cute appearance, the corners of Shao Zifeng’s mouth curled slightly.
“ow~”
Qiuqiu, who was deep asleep, turned over and rubbed its eyes with its paws, seeming to ask why they weren’t ho yet. As the oldest pet creature, it had seen Shao Zifeng’s mother as rarely as the Resentful Spirit who joined the team later, making Qiuqiu highly anticipate going ho.
He cuddled Qiuqiu against his face, and the little guy disdainfully pushed his big face away with its paws.
“Sleep, the next ti you wake up, we’ll be ho.”
“ow?”
“Of course, it’s true. When have I ever lied to you?”
Qiuqiu cocked its little head and pondered for a mont; it seed that he had indeed never been deceived, then curled up in his embrace full of anticipation and fell into a heavy sleep.
As night deepened, the bustling capital quieted down, Shao Zifeng gently patted Qiuqiu and turned to look out of the car window at the nightti scenery.
Unlike during the day, the capital silently showcased her other side at night. Apart from the white-collar workers who lay vomiting at the side of the streets after socializing, more were the youngsters staggering out of nightclubs, loud and boisterous, indiscriminately venting the fervor of their youth.
Gradually, even these young n and won disappeared, replaced by soldiers everywhere. They stood ready, rigorously sealing off the area surrounding the Wa Emperor morial Park, their resolute faces showing no sign of relaxation.
The official car silently stopped at the park’s main gate: “Your Grace, we’ve arrived.”
“Mhm.”
Shao Zifeng stuffed Qiuqiu into his coat pocket, just as he opened the car door, a warm breeze hit his face, tinged with a faint sll of sulfur.
Qin Zhenbei, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, walked over and patted Shao Zifeng on the shoulder: “Go in, we’ll stand guard here.”
Shao Zifeng nodded and headed straight for the entrance to the morial park.
The park’s temporarily constructed lights emitted piercing brightness. In the midst of the broken ground were patches of magma that had not yet completely cooled. The charred woods on both sides showed clear indications of reconstruction; newly sprouted trees, deprived of the input of the wood elent, drooped pathetically under the high temperature.
It seed that not long after his departure, a construction crew had begun ergency repairs but was interrupted later on for so reason.
Passing the artificial lake that had long since evaporated, the statue of the Wa Emperor was faintly visible. Several spotlights concentrated on the bronze colossus’ upraised hand—an image sparkling as if it were holding up the hope of the Donghuang people.
But looking at the empty plaza, Shao Zifeng felt a bit perplexed.
Ever since Qin Zhenbei had ntioned that even those from the Illuminated Chamber couldn’t refuse a summons, Shao Zifeng had so inkling of who might wish to see him. However, the place was eerily quiet upon his arrival; considering the physique of the individual in question, they should hardly be able to hide, right?
Suddenly, a surge of potent energy emanated from behind, causing Shao Zifeng’s muscles to tense, and violent elental fire spontaneously erupted.
Boom!
Before he could react, a Giant Power slamd into his back, and his body was hurled through the air.
Bone-chilling coldness quickly spread to every corner of his body. The flas on his body, facing this extre cold, went out instantly, much like a candle in the wind.
“Roar!”
Just as Shao Zifeng was about to hit the ground, wisps of fla burst forth from his coat pocket.
With wide wings unfurled, Qiuqiu embraced Shao Zifeng with its front paws, and its body shuddered violently. Its hind paws desperately clung to the protruding rocks on the ground, but the next mont, those rocks broke apart.
Unable to stop, Qiuqiu slid backwards, its Dragon Claws sparking fiercely against the ground, leaving clear claw marks and raising a cloud of dust.
“Cough, cough.”
Tasting sweetness at the back of his throat, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but cough violently a few tis, spitting out ice-cold blood from the corner of his mouth.
Qiuqiu, seeing the situation, beca extrely anxious. His eyes turned blood red as he looked forward, where a tall figure vaguely erged from the spreading dust. The oppressive sensation, almost tangible, filled Qiuqiu’s heart with uncontrollable fear—a fear rooted deep in his bloodline.
“Roar!!”
Qiuqiu issued a fierce but fearful warning, yet that shadowy figure kept approaching them at an unhurried pace; the silence was broken only by the heavy footsteps.
Shao Zifeng struggled to get up: “Qiuqiu… cough cough, put down.”
Whoosh—
Qiuqiu exhaled a stream of hot breath through his nostrils and carefully placed Shao Zifeng on the ground, letting him lean against his body for support.
Thud.
The footsteps stopped, and Shao Zifeng felt scrutinized by the person ahead.
A deep voice ca from in front: “Do you know why I hit you?”
Shao Zifeng’s face turned sowhat bleak: “I know.”
“Oh?” The figure seed sowhat surprised: “Let’s hear it.”
“Cough cough…” Shao Zifeng straightened up; breathing felt like shards of ice were scraping his throat: “It’s because of Lord Wa Emperor, right?”
The figure didn’t speak but started to breathe more heavily.
A mont later, the figure squeezed words out through clenched teeth: “You’ve really got the guts to say it!”
Boom!
A tyrannical shockwave dispelled the surrounding dust and smoke, and as if in response to His rage, the ground itself sunk slightly, making a gut-wrenchingly dull thud.
Shao Zifeng’s body swayed, and his clothes fluttered wildly in the gust before settling down monts later.
He looked up, and the expression on his face abruptly froze.
Not far from him, amidst the sunken spider-web of cracks, stood a three-ter tall brawny man. His bare torso was crisscrossed with scars, and half of his ice-blue hair draped over his shoulders, his forehead reflecting the brightness of the firelight.
At that mont, He was looking at Shao Zifeng with blood-red eyes, a gaze that seed ready to devour him alive.
The scales on Qiuqiu’s body bristled, with what seed like molten lava flowing between the gaps, his wings spread wide to shield Shao Zifeng beneath him.
The scene remained at a standoff; the rage on the brawny man’s face slowly diminished, and He looked at Shao Zifeng with a face full of sorrow: “Why?”
“Why would you help Him regain His strength?”
“Why wasn’t it !”
“Why couldn’t I break free of the shackles earlier and spared Her the exertion of so much power to unbind?”
“He wouldn’t even harm a chicken or dog in normal tis; why did you force Him to confront those enemies…”
His voice was laden with endless sadness and, as He spoke, tears had already filled His face.
Watching this, Shao Zifeng felt a deep stir in his heart, his mouth opened, but he didn’t know what to say.
“I’m sorry.”
The person wiped the tears from his face and glared at Shao Zifeng with fierce resentnt: “If it weren’t for Wa Emperor’s command, I would want nothing more than to kill all of you.”
At this ti, Shao Zifeng seed to rember sothing; he stretched out his hand and traced through the air.
The illusory Space Rift slowly opened, and a white Tang sword shot out, its tassel lined with five-colored jade softly glowing in the firelight.
anwhile, the bronze statue of the Wa Emperor holding aloft a large figure, trembled slightly in the distance.
A golden beam of light shot straight into the night sky.
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