Chapter 450: The World Boy

This is how the world is. When you look at the same thing from different angles, the results will be very different.

Just like in the eyes of Zhao Yun who left with a broken heart, Wang Yao has now completely turned evil and is beyond redemption. He betrayed his original intention and lost his faith, leaving only a heart without warmth and humanity. This ending is just like the story he told Tyrant 520 many years ago: the young man who slayed the dragon eventually turned into the most brutal dragon.
However, from another perspective, in the eyes of the bystander Sun Shangxiang, what she saw was the most helpless and painful choice made by a man in extreme restraint and forbearance.

At least in Sun Shangxiang's opinion, Wang Yao's crude "performance" was obviously just to drive Zhao Yun away from him.

Yes, if he wasn't so ruthless, how could Zhao Yun, a man known for his loyalty and righteousness, leave obediently?

But what was the reason? To protect Zhao Yun? Or to fulfill a promise to someone? Or was there some other deeper reason?

Sun Shangxiang couldn't figure it out. She had always been careless and was not good at guessing other people. But when she saw Wang Yao crying silently with his back to Zhao Yun from afar, she was at least sure that the pain in Wang Yao's heart was not much less than Zhao Yun's.

It's really annoying, why is this world always so complicated?
Sun Shangxiang leaned against a huge rock, staring blankly at the bright red afterglow of the setting sun in the sky and the dark clouds gradually covering her from afar. For a moment, she felt inexplicably sad.

What kind of obsession can make a person so resolute that he can carry out a dream even if he has to bear the blame of the whole world and the misunderstanding of his closest friends?

Time passes by every second as I think like this.

During this period, Wang Yao just stood quietly at the place of separation from beginning to end, like a stone sculpture that had lost its life, lifeless. At that time, no one in the world understood what he was thinking.

Slowly, as more and more dark clouds gathered in the sky, followed by low rumbling thunder, a light drizzle began to fall in the canyon in the evening.

Endless raindrops slowly fell from the sky, with a rustling sound, lightly touching the numerous leaves in the dense forest, and finally turned into drops of water, which seeped into the ground one by one.

Sun Shangxiang, who had been hiding in the corner, raised her hands to cover her head and looked at the dark sky with some depression, only to find that the rain was gradually getting heavier.

Although she had not yet figured out how to comfort Wang Yao, considering that his current condition was already quite bad, Sun Shangxiang immediately prepared to show up and find him to shelter from the rain first.

"Hmm?" But just as the eldest lady was about to leave, Wang Yao in the field had already left first.

He did not go back towards the high ground, but staggered deeper into the wild area on the other side.

Seeing Wang Yao going deep into the jungle alone, Sun Shangxiang in the corner naturally followed him without thinking.

But Wang Yao walked in the jungle in the rain for a long time in a daze, and finally, he came to the center of the jungle and entered an unknown cave. What outsiders didn’t know was that when he was just a soldier, he once spent the night in this cave with Luna, and because of this, this cave became the place he visited most often later on.

Soon, as Wang Yao entered, a faint fire began to light up in the cave.

As for Sun Shangxiang who had followed here, she looked up at the rainy day which showed no sign of stopping, then looked down at her clothes which had already been soaked. She hesitated for a moment, and after sorting out her thoughts and taking a deep breath, she also walked towards the cave.

But before Sun Shangxiang came closer, there was a faint sound of devilish whispering in the air mixed with drizzling rain.

what sound?

Because the rain was so loud, Sun Shangxiang didn't actually hear the faint whispers, so she didn't pay much attention to them. However, when she walked to the entrance of the cave and a pair of long legs in over-the-knee combat boots stepped into the cave—

"Hey, Wang Yao, how could this happen?"

Before she could finish the word "coincidentally", Sun Shangxiang was stunned where she stood.

Inside the cave——

Later in her memory, the meticulous Wang Yao, the man who was always as calm as dead water, was now like a frightened kitten, hugging his knees alone, curled up in the shadow of the corner, trembling as if he couldn't control himself.
The expected cold and indifferent face did not appear. Instead, there was a man who completely exposed the most vulnerable side of his heart.

Sun Shangxiang was stunned. This unexpected scene made her, who had already prepared a draft, completely confused, and she didn't know how to comfort herself for a moment.

She knew that after going through so many things, Wang Yao must be feeling bad, but she never thought that the actual situation was even worse than she had imagined. The man in front of her, who looked crazy and insane, muttering to himself, was actually on the verge of collapse!
"No. It's not my fault."

"No, it's not like that."

"I did not do it on purpose!"

"It's all their fault. They forced me to do this. It's their fault."

Wang Yao, who was no longer the cold and dignified man he used to be, had completely lost his mind. He was now clutching his head like a madman, muttering to himself. He was not even aware that his nails were deeply embedded in his fur. It was as if there were tens of millions of bugs gnawing at him madly, causing him great pain and unbearable pain.

How painful would it be to let a person who is actually very kind by nature be forced to bear the responsibility of hundreds of thousands of lives? How heavy and terrible would it be.
At that moment, Sun Shangxiang's eyes suddenly turned slightly red.

All along, he has always shown his strongest and most resolute side to everyone, as if he could face it calmly even if the sky fell, so much so that many people mistakenly believed that he was a supreme leader who had completely lost his emotions and humanity.

It should be said that Wang Yao's disguise has been very successful. He has perfectly concealed his true self and deceived everyone, but it is also because of this that he is now reduced to this state, which makes people feel even more distressed. But no matter what, at least Sun Shangxiang finally breathed a sigh of relief while feeling distressed; because Ruan Xian guessed correctly, he was still the soldier from beginning to end, just with an extra layer of hard, inhumane outer shell disguise.
Remembering what Ruan Xian said on the river bank, Sun Shangxiang's eyes softened. She immediately walked over, gently squatted beside Wang Yao, and looked at the distraught Wang Yao carefully.

"Wang Yao, what's wrong with you? Can you hear me?"

As a result, as if haunted by countless evil spirits, Wang Yao suddenly pushed around like a madman, holding his head and roaring: "No! Don't come over here! Get out! Get out of here!!"

Sun Shangxiang was startled by this sudden scene. She looked around blankly, but found that there was nothing else in the cave except the bonfire.
Was it an illusion? Did he see those tragically dead Xuanyong soldiers coming to claim his life?

Thinking of this, Sun Shangxiang quickly moved closer and whispered to him, "No one, there is no one else here, only me. Look, it's only me."

That extremely gentle voice made Wang Yao tremble slightly. He tried to cautiously raise his terrified face and glanced blankly at Sun Shangxiang beside him. Although his eyes were a little clearer at this moment, madness still occupied most of them.

"What's wrong with you? Tell me what's going on. Don't keep it to yourself, okay?"

She reached out her hand tentatively, gently stroked the soft white hair of the man who turned around and lowered his head and trembled slightly, patiently comforting and guiding him.

"It's okay. I'm the only one here. If you have anything to say, just tell me. I'm listening."

In fact, as long as you have the heart, even a person with a hot temper can be gentle.
Perhaps it was Sun Shangxiang's persistence that worked, or perhaps it was because the man had too many things weighing on his mind. In any case, after a long wait, in front of the warm campfire, the almost insane man finally gave in.

"I don't want this to happen. I don't want this to happen! But I can't help it! If I don't establish deterrence here, there will only be more resistance in the future! I can't help it!"

"I never intended to kill them all! I didn't mean to do that! Why did they want to kill Fei Yi? Why did they resist? I've already told you to just surrender! I won't invade their homes, let alone hurt them. Why don't they believe me?"

"Why do they always force me to take the bloodiest path like this! Why don't they believe me! They just keep blaming me! Insulting me! Laughing at me! Those damn Jixia Academy! What on earth did they instill in the soldiers? They are also human beings! All living beings! Why does the King's Continent have to have wars when it is so vast? Isn't it good to live in peace? Isn't it good to spend the rest of your life with the one you love? Why!!"

"The world has been engaged in meaningless wars! Why don't they want to stop? Why? I don't want war! I don't want to target them! But why do they have to start a war? No one is willing to understand me. It's better for him to leave. That's right! It's better for him to leave!!"

It seemed like he was talking, but in fact Wang Yao was just talking to himself like a madman. Sometimes he showed a tragic smile, sometimes an extremely painful look, and sometimes he looked extremely crazy!

He talked a lot and for a long time.

The girl beside him just looked at him quietly and listened attentively.

In fact, why do we need so much comfort? If you really want to help someone untie their knot, you only need to do one thing, that is: learn to listen.

He was indeed too tired.

He has been carrying too much all along.

Looking at the man in front of her who had been tortured beyond recognition, Sun Shangxiang felt a pang in her heart again.

Instinctively, she gently embraced the insane man in front of her and spoke softly.

"Okay, it's okay, it's okay, everything will pass, time will bear witness to it all, it doesn't matter if they don't understand you, I still believe in you! I believe that what you are doing now is a great cause that has never been done before and will never be repeated!"

At this point, she suddenly remembered what her godfather had said to her when she was a child, so she continued, "Do you know? When you bear great suffering and hear its wailing at the same time, you must not be defeated by the distress and doubt in your heart. Only then can you be called great! Besides, as the saying goes, villains seek personal gain, gentlemen seek the country, and real men seek the world. You have been fighting for world peace from beginning to end, not for personal desires or power, so you don't have to waver. On the contrary, you should be more determined!"

After saying that, Sun Shangxiang smiled at Wang Yao.

At that moment, Wang Yao stared at the girl in a daze, unable to speak for a long time; it had been a long time since he saw someone smile at him like that. That innocent and beautiful smile, at that moment, was like a ray of warm and bright sunshine, falling into his dark world.

What finally made Wang Yao feel relieved was the girl's understanding and recognition of him from the bottom of her heart.
Finally, two lines of hot tears slowly and silently flowed from the corners of Wang Yao's eyes, and then, like a chain reaction, all his emotions completely broke out at the same time.

However, unlike the forced forbearance when he parted with Zhao Yun before, this time, he completely opened his heart and turned all the depression, sadness, pressure, helplessness, pain, and struggle in his heart into a hearty cry.

It is hard to believe that a man who has killed countless people, a man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life, a man who can remain calm even in the face of many elite people from the Jixia Academy, would actually cry like a child.

It turns out that even a strong man has an extremely fragile side.
For the first time in her life, the eldest lady showed the warmth and consideration that is unique to women. She gently patted Wang Yao's back and continued to comfort the tearful man in her arms in a soft voice, with an unprecedented gentleness in her eyes.

Outside the cave, it was raining heavily and the mountain wind was howling. However, no matter how noisy it was outside, the cave, which was warm and comfortable by the bonfire, gradually returned to peace and tranquility as time passed. Only a pile of blazing bonfires warmly illuminated the entire dark and humid space.
History is always surprisingly similar.

That year, there was also such a gentle and virtuous girl waiting by his side.

That year, he dreamed of the general lying drunk on the battlefield.

And that night, he also dreamed the same dream he had dreamed many years ago: a drunken general lying on the battlefield, with corpses strewn all around and blood flowing like a river.
But what was different was that he later dreamed of extremely gorgeous flowers blooming in the midst of prosperity.
(End of this chapter)