Chapter 369: World War Eve (Part )

Separated by a door, Sun Shangxiang stood outside with her head down, holding the documents, until the violent anger raging in the house slowly subsided. Then she took a deep breath, pushed the door open and walked in as if nothing had happened.

squeak-

"?!"

Wang Yao, who was inside the room, finally realized that there was an extra presence outside the door. He suddenly hid his left hand under the table and stared at Sun Shangxiang with a cold gaze: "Next time, tell me before entering."

"Oh." Sun Shangxiang glanced at Wang Yao, hesitating to speak. In the end, she just nodded, then turned around, stepped out of the threshold, closed the door and reopened it: "I'm coming in."

"." Wang Yao seemed a little speechless, but because he knew the eldest lady's temperament, he didn't say much after all: "What do you want?"

As he spoke, he secretly wiped his bloody palms under the table. Because tank heroes have strong self-healing abilities, his palms had already begun to heal.

"Sister Da Qiao asked me to bring you these documents, saying that it was a list of the current centurions of the corps and basic background information, and so on." Sun Shangxiang tried hard to recall and repeat Da Qiao's words. She threw the thick documents on the table in front of Wang Yao and handed Wang Yao a candy.

"No, thank you." Wang Yao shook his head, then lowered his head and began to read the documents carefully; he was as calm as ever, as if the strange scene just now had never happened.

According to the latest statistics, the actual total strength of the Federal Legion is currently 25.6 men. In other words, there are currently 256 centurions ready to take his orders at any time!
Wang Yao read quickly through the personal information and life experience of each centurion.

Among these more than 200 thousand captains, there were those from Fuso, such as Himiko and Ishikawa Sukemasa.

There were those from the State of Wei: Cheng Wu, Deng Yi, and Chen Lan.

There are also those from the State of Wu: Bian Rang and Lu Ning.

There are also people from Shu: Jiang Wei, Zhou Xiaomeng, Fei Yi
Wang Yao's hand suddenly trembled slightly, and he stopped moving on a page of information.

"What's wrong?" Sun Shangxiang, who thought Wang Yao was going to go crazy again, asked subconsciously and nervously.

"Nothing." Wang Yao replied calmly, and then continued to read. But after a while, he raised his head again: "Do you have anything else to do?"

Wang Yao likes to be alone more often now.

"Can't I just sit here if I have nothing to do?" Sun Shangxiang chewed some candy while casually crossing her legs and sitting on a chair beside her, as if she wasn't going to leave.

"You will be here." Wang Yao was thinking of sending her away when he was interrupted by a knock on the door. Wang Yao could only let Sun Shangxiang go and said to the person outside the door, "Come in."

The door was pushed open again, and a federal soldier in gold-rimmed armor walked in. The soldier, wearing a half-helmet, didn't even look at Sun Shangxiang after entering the door. Instead, he took off his helmet and knelt in front of Wang Yao.

"My Lord, I'm back."

The soldier knelt on his knees with his forehead pressed deeply against the ground, and his voice seemed to be choked with excitement.

Sometimes, reunion after a long separation does not necessarily require sobbing and crying. Just saying "I'm back" is enough to express all the words in your heart.

This sudden situation made Sun Shangxiang stunned for a moment. She turned around and asked Wang Yao: "Do you know this soldier? He is so arrogant and he doesn't even look at me?"

Wang Yao ignored Sun Shangxiang, but slowly put down the documents in his hand and looked at the soldier kneeling below without saying a word.

Although nearly two years have passed, Wang Yao still remembers this face; Fei Yi, was one of the ten centurions under his command when he was the captain of the Seventh Main Force of the Shu Kingdom's Upper Army. He was also the only surviving member of the Seventh Main Force besides him and Sima Yi.

Back then, Wang Yao and Fei Yi lured and killed Zhang Fei's son Zhang Shao on a dark and windy night in the canyon battlefield. Afterwards, Zhuge Liang suggested that Wang Yao kill him, after all, only the dead can keep secrets better. However, Wang Yao finally chose to send him away from Shu because he couldn't bear to do it.

Now, times have changed; Wang Yao has formed a federation and become the leader of a state. By chance, Fei Yi learned that Wang Yao was recruiting soldiers, so he led a thousand able-bodied men from his hometown to join the federation.

This is the brotherhood and loyalty to the former master.

Wang Yao stood up silently, walked to Fei Yi, helped him up with red eyes, and finally patted the latter's shoulder gently.

No greetings, no questions. Why bother greetings? Why bother asking questions? No matter how the world changes, Fei Yi always believes in the man in front of him. As for Wang Yao, he is no longer the captain who would feel sad or happy because of the life or death of a small soldier. Now, even if he sees the mountains and rivers breaking apart, his heart will not be disturbed at all.

And at this moment——

"Does this disturb you?" A voice suddenly sounded at the door.

Wang Yao, who had sensed the presence of Fei Yi when he entered the room, raised his mask and looked at Zhou Yu who was standing outside the door waiting.

Wang Yao immediately glanced at Fei Yi, who understood what he meant and bowed his head, saying, "I'll take my leave."

After that, he left the room without saying a word.

Zhou Yu walked in from behind and glanced at Sun Shangxiang again: "Xiangxiang, you can go down too."

"Am I bothering you here?" Sun Shangxiang sneered and turned her little face to the side, as if she didn't want to pay any attention to this lolita-loving uncle.

Zhou Yu suddenly smiled bitterly, and was helpless; in fact, if he really wanted to be particular, even if he was the governor of Dongwu, he could not directly order Sun Shangxiang. After all, the entire Dongwu belonged to the Sun family, and they were the real deal.

Fortunately, Wang Yao followed up and said, "Go down first."

"Give me a reason." Sun Shangxiang raised her head and glanced at Wang Yao, unconsciously curling her rosy lips slightly, as if she was a little depressed as to why these two grown men seemed to dislike her for being in the way.

Wang Yao said calmly: "There is no reason, but we have already agreed that if you want to participate in the next Canyon War, you must obey my orders."

"."Sun Shangxiang was speechless. She glared with her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to argue. However, when her eyes met the cold mask on Wang Yao's face that never showed any emotion, she finally stood up and left the room obediently like a deflated ball.

"Okay, I'm really sorry. I'm in the way and disturbing you!"

Zhou Yu looked at Sun Shangxiang's back as she left angrily, smiled bitterly, and then turned to look at Wang Yao: "In Jiangdong, except for her godfather Lu Meng, no one can tame our young lady. You control her very well." After a pause, Zhou Yu said meaningfully: "Or should I say, you control all of us heroes very well."

Wang Yao walked to the desk and sorted out the documents while saying, "You didn't come to see me just to mock me, did you?"

"You are so indecisive now. You can't even take a joke?" Zhou Yu shook his head, as if he still couldn't adapt to Wang Yao's transformation. Then he said seriously, "Everything is ready. The Federation can launch an attack on Qin at any time."

"I understand." Wang Yao said slowly, "After we enter the canyon, you guys should remember to search for the two heroes in the rear. You must find them before I conquer Qin."

Zhou Yu nodded but did not move.

"It's just the two of us now, so you might as well just say whatever you want to say."

"I'm sorry about the Moonlight Girl. She was a very good girl."

The room suddenly fell silent because of Zhou Yu's sudden words, and even the atmosphere became a little subtle.

Zhou Yu looked at Wang Yao's back as he suddenly fell silent, and continued, "In the early years, I heard that some heroes in this world have the magical skill of bringing the dead back to life. Master Alchemist is one of them. So I was wondering, do you want us to find him in order to borrow his power to revive the Moonlight Girl?"

Wang Yao didn't say anything, but his five fingers subconsciously tightened.

Zhou Yu didn't care, but a trace of regret appeared on his face: "But... I hope you can understand that I have no ill intentions, but I am indeed pessimistic about this matter. Because in fact, the Alchemist Master has not appeared on the mainland for decades, and it is even unknown whether he is still alive. Even if we can find him in the end, according to rumors, the people he can resurrect seem to be limited to those heroes whose resurrection mechanism has not been destroyed."

Wang Yao still didn't speak.

Zhou Yu was silent for a moment before he frowned and spoke again, "I have looked up relevant historical records these days. Although it is hard to believe, the fact has proven that the person who cooperated with the black and white chess players to snipe you in the canyon half a month ago was indeed the hand of an ancient hero who should have fallen a thousand years ago, the one who was called the Demigod Bow by later generations, Hou Yi."

At this point, Zhou Yu's expression was subtle: "And if it is really the demigod who possessed the ability to destroy the twelve wonders in the ancient times, then I am afraid that everything you are doing now is useless, because according to records, the third skill module of the demigod is the only known ancient skill that can completely kill a hero."

The air slowly grew colder, but Wang Yao still didn't speak, or even move.

"I'll just say it straight!" Seeing that Wang Yao hadn't responded, Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said solemnly, "According to the few remaining records, the reason why the legendary Hou Yi was called a demigod was because he absorbed the core energy of one of the twelve miracles a thousand years ago. So, basically, it can be said that his existence itself is a 'pseudo-miracle'! And his Sun-Scorching Arrow contains the power of an ancient miracle. Once a hero is directly hit by his third skill module, the damage (stun) caused by the incomparably huge internal energy will far exceed the maximum value that the heroes can withstand, and will eventually cause the heroes' unique resurrection mechanism to completely collapse! In other words."

Snapped--

The solid desk was unable to withstand the sudden pressure and cracks appeared on it instantly.

"!!!" Zhou Yu's face changed drastically as he suddenly felt the pressure coming at him like a tidal wave. Before he could react -

hum!
The air trembled slightly, and Wang Yao suddenly turned around, with a dark blue lightsaber in his hand pointing straight at Zhou Yu, and stopped only an inch away from his throat.

The faint blue light that kept emitting from the sword blade contrasted with the scarlet blood eyes on the hideous ghost face, creating a unique and eerie sense of déjà vu.

At that moment, the world seemed to turn blood red, and Wang Yao was like a vicious beast with bared fangs, his body filled with an extremely ferocious and violent murderous aura, and he locked his eyes on Zhou Yu in front of him!

"I'm just stating a fact." Zhou Yu, who was sweating profusely, forced a smile. He looked at Wang Yao and asked, "Do you simply want to kill me, or are you trying to avoid the truth?"

Wang Yao's hand holding the hilt of the sword trembled slightly, and in an instant, the murderous intent in the air began to recede like a tide.

"Sorry, I lost my temper."

Wang Yao finally spoke, but his slightly hoarse voice made it impossible to discern his emotions at the moment. He just weakly put away the Void Sword Staff like an old man in his twilight years and slowly walked towards the door.

"Please stop talking. I know the stakes involved very well. But even so, I will still do everything I can, because I still believe that she can be resurrected."

After whispering, Wang Yao strode out of the room, but before he had gone far, Zhou Yu's voice came from far away behind him again.

"Wang Yao, you are free to do whatever you want now, but can you answer a question for me truthfully?"

Inside the house, Zhou Yu stared at Wang Yao's back with an indescribable look: "You keep saying that you want to abolish Jixia Academy, and you also promised to lead the Federation to conquer the world, and then hand the world over to the members of the Federation to control. Is this really the case?"

Wang Yao suddenly stopped where he was.

And in Zhou Yu's sharp eyes, a meaningful gleam slowly appeared.

As a former opponent, current ally, and superior, Zhou Yu did not dare to say that he fully understood Wang Yao, but at least, he knew how to think from another's perspective and knew very well what the girl meant to Wang Yao.

At least some subtle intuition has been telling Zhou Yu that Wang Yao may have completely lost control now. No one can guess what terrible things a madman without shackles will do.

This is what Zhou Yu has always felt uneasy about, and it is also the question he now wants Wang Yao himself to answer truthfully.

The breeze blew gently, ruffling a few strands of silver hair on Wang Yao's forehead. He began to walk away, but from afar, there was a response from him.

"Don't guess what I'm thinking, and please rest assured that I have no interest in the world at large. I just want the words Jixia Academy to disappear into thin air!"

This is not anger, but the gnashing of teeth caused by extreme resentment!
An hour later, in the south of Wei's homeland, accompanied by a violent tremor of the earth, a magnificent curtain of light suddenly rose from the ground!

The transmission matrix leading to the canyon battlefield has been opened——

In the huge palace with no one left, Zhou Yu was still standing there alone.

Just like that, after a long time, a faint murmur seemed to be heard again in the quiet and dark house.

"Really? That's all."

(End of this chapter)