Chapter 214: Each of Our Own Paths (Part )

Dusk always comes especially quickly after the beginning of autumn. Before you know it, the western sky is already lit up with a spectacular orange-red sunset.

The ancient city of Jingzhou.

The city, which had been bustling all day, finally quieted down. Urged by the dim sky, civilians began to return home one by one as usual. The air was filled with laughter and children's noises, creating a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

And in this usual harmonious scene, people did not notice that a dark shadow was stepping on the roof of the building at a very fast speed, rising and falling, and heading towards the city center.

——

With a slight sound and a flash of golden light, the dark golden boots landed on the gray tiles; Wang Yao's figure suddenly appeared at the top of the clock tower in the city center, panting.

Overlooking the brightly lit Jingzhou City from the bell tower, Wang Yao looked around, shocked and angry!
After searching for a whole day, he couldn't find Erda. It was as if this only remaining comrade had evaporated from the face of the earth, with no trace left.

Damn it! Why?!

Wang Yao clenched his teeth tightly, not because he couldn't find Erda, but because he still couldn't believe the news he heard in the morning.

2 Da had somehow become a spy for the State of Wei! What was even worse was that without any interrogation or solid evidence, 2 Da was wanted by the Shu Kingdom's high-ranking officials! What was the concept of offering a reward of gold to a thousand-man commander for capturing him alive? In the city of Jingzhou, where there were no fewer than five-digit troops stationed, this huge reward was basically like throwing a piece of meat to a hungry wolf pack!

However, these are not the main points. What really makes Wang Yao anxious is that he knows Erda's temperament very well.

2da is definitely not the kind of person who will sit still and wait for death. He looks tough but is actually very proud. How could he just sit there and wait for death? Once a conflict breaks out, swords and knives are blind. It would only take a few minutes for an ordinary soldier like 2da to be eaten alive by those greedy soldiers!

This is also the reason why Wang Yao did not immediately run to question the higher-ups or Zhuge Liang when he accidentally heard about the wanted notice, but instead ran directly to find Erda.

Only by finding Erda first can the situation avoid the worst. As for whether Erda is an undercover spy? For Wang Yao, who had killed hundreds of black soldiers with Erda in Fulongpo, this was simply the stupidest choice!
But where did 2da go? We searched everywhere we could, but we couldn't find any clues about 2da. The soldiers who were also searching for 2da had seen more than a division. If this continued.
Wang Yao fell into anxious contemplation, at a loss as to what to do.

The dusk is getting darker and darker.
When a gust of cold night wind blew, Wang Yao, whose confused thoughts were, finally calmed down a little.

and many more!

At that moment, Wang Yao suddenly had an idea, and thought of a simple common sense: why did he only look for it in Jingzhou? 2 Da was not a fool. According to common sense, after knowing that he was rewarded, how could he continue to stay in Jingzhou and wait for others to catch him? !

As soon as he thought of this, Wang Yao suddenly turned his head and his eyes fell on the outside of the city wall surrounding Jingzhou. The skyline in the distance was slowly being swallowed by the darkness.
At this moment, Wang Yao was suddenly certain for no apparent reason that Erda should be in that "place".

The setting sun slowly fell into the western mountains. Among the nameless hills and woods, the mist breeze brought with it a strong chill, blowing the endless fallen leaves into flight.

Following the memories in his mind, Wang Yao moved forward in a certain direction step by step.

The night began to darken, and the forest was dark. Thanks to the enhanced equipment and other factors, Wang Yao's vision was now different from that of ordinary people. If it were an ordinary soldier in such an environment with extremely poor visibility, he would probably be unable to move.

After walking about twenty kilometers, Wang Yao finally saw a view in front of him as he pushed aside a clump of grass.

It was a pile of rocks.

A long time ago, when Wang Yao just joined the 2th Vanguard Squadron, it was Maomao who brought him to this place. It was also here that Wang Yao met Su An, Maomao, Shi Liang Xiao Ye, and Er Da, and was punished and trained with them. This place has their collective memories and is also the beginning of everything.
Without time to savor the sentimental taste, Wang Yao began to look around as soon as he entered the rocky hill. Soon, in the dim environment, he saw a black figure that almost blended into the night. Wang Yao breathed a sigh of relief and tried to make his voice sound calmer: "You are here."

The bright moon, which was not yet full, slowly rose to the sky, illuminating the dark world and also illuminating the lonely figure sitting on a huge rock among the rocks.

2Da.

Just like when they first met, Erda was still sitting on the same stone. However, time had passed, and the world had changed. Now, the other four companions were no longer there.

"How did you know I was here?" Erda, who was sitting on a boulder and looking up at the bright moon in the night sky, turned his head slowly and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Intuition." Wang Yao, who was originally walking forward, suddenly stopped in a daze, because under the shining silver moonlight, he found two clear tear marks on Erda's face.

At this moment, even if there were thousands of words, they all turned into silence in an instant.

"It's rare that you still remember this place. Logically speaking, you have only been to this rocky hill a few times." 2 Da raised his head and looked at the starry sky again: "But for me, this place has my best memories of the past two years."

Wang Yao looked at Erda's lonely back in silence. He knew that before he joined the 2th Vanguard Team, Erda and Maomao had been friends for two years.

But for Wang Yao, Maomao, Su An, Shi Liang and Xiaoye are also irreplaceable. They are close friends who have always been by his side since he first came to this strange world. Without them, Wang Yao would not be where he is today.

Therefore, Wang Yao found that he could not find the right words to comfort Erda, because he could feel the same pain. In the end, all he could do was just walk over and sit beside Erda, chewing with him the bitterness of losing him forever.
The two soldiers sat among the rocks, staring at the endless starry sky for a long, long time.

A transparent cloud faintly blocked the moonlight.

"Thank you, Ayao"

In the darkness, someone was whispering, and then someone got up and left.

"Where are you going? Jingzhou is not in that direction." Wang Yao suddenly stopped the person who wanted to leave.

"Jingzhou? Can I go back now?" Erda jumped off the rock and said with his back to Wang Yao: "You should know that I am wanted, right?"

Hearing this, Wang Yao said with disdain: "Don't pay any attention to that kind of nonsense! Don't worry, I'm here, I won't let anyone touch you."

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by 2da's indifferent voice: "No, you are wrong this time."

"What?" Wang Yao stood there in a daze, looking at Erda in confusion.

"Or should I say, you only guessed half right." Under the shadow of the dark clouds, 2da turned around, with a pair of dark and deep eyes, with an indescribable look in his eyes: "I am not a spy of Wei, but I am indeed a citizen of Wei. Zhuge Liang, a high-ranking official of Shu, actually started secretly investigating my background a month ago."

The dark clouds slowly retreated, and the bright white moonlight once again fell on this rocky hill, illuminating the two faces. Who was calmly confessing? Who was terrified?
"I am from Wei, and I am the second son of the Sima family, one of the largest families in Wei. My real name is not Erda, but Zhongda. Sima Zhongda is my name."

(End of this chapter)