Chapter 485: World Chapter: Great Wall Border (Part )

".What, what's wrong?"

In the hall that fell silent in an instant, the girl opened her beautiful eyes, as if she sensed something, but she still tried to seek that slim possibility like a person who was unwilling to give up.

"He's disconnected." Zhou Yu was somewhat helpless, frowning, "Maybe he was delayed by something, or maybe he walked too far and exceeded the communication distance."

Sun Shangxiang's bright eyes immediately showed a gloomy look. Why did she lose touch with him when he spoke? Was it intentional? Then she became resolute again!
"Then I'll go back to find him!"

The girl was decisive by nature, and when she thought of this, she immediately stood up and left without caring about anything.

"Xiang Xiang! Stop messing around!"

A shout came from behind.

But Zhou Yu, his sworn brother, changed his gentle and doting attitude and said sternly, "What are you going to do? You don't have to worry about his safety. Do you think he still has the mind to care about love affairs? Do you know what he is carrying?!"

Zhou Gongjin knew very well what his sister was thinking.

Even Da Qiao came up to persuade him, "Xiang Xiang, the leader must have important matters to deal with personally. Besides, you have never left the Three-point Land since you were a child. The vast border is extremely dangerous. Where are you going to find him? With the leader's strength, he will definitely have no problem protecting himself there, but what about you? Can you take care of yourself? And..."

After a pause, Da Qiao pointed out the crux of the matter: "If you really just leave like this, how are you going to explain it to the Madam?"

The hall fell into silence again.

Faced with the admonitions of her two brothers and sisters, the girl turned her back to them, but rarely did she lose her temper. Instead, for the first time, her eyes silently turned red like an ordinary girl, her heart full of grievances.

Why didn't she even have the right to worry about someone? Why did the whole world seem to be against her from the beginning to the end? And why, she had clearly made up her mind, but why did he seem to be avoiding her? No, she would go find him, even if it meant going through mountains of swords and seas of fire!
Why did she leave without saying goodbye for two whole years? She didn't want anything to happen to him, nor did she want to be separated for such a long time, and then spend the whole day in anxiety and longing!
As for the lady that Da Qiao mentioned.
"Then from now on, I, Sun Shangxiang, officially sever all ties with the Jiangdong Sun Clan!"

Sun Shangxiang wiped her eyes with her wristband with great stubbornness, and then she made up her mind and walked out on her own. Her final declaration could be heard from afar.

"I must go! I have nothing to do with Jiangdong anymore, no one can stop me!"

"How dare you! Stop right there!"

Zhou Yu was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up, and was about to chase after the girl and force her to stay, but he was stopped by Da Qiao, who was supposed to be on the same side with him.

Under Zhou Yu's puzzled and angry gaze, Da Qiao, who was already certain that the girl had made up her mind, sighed deeply and said, "Well, let her be. Don't you know Xiangxiang's character?"

Zhou Yu said angrily, "Just let her go to such a dangerous place alone? What if something happens?"

Da Qiao turned her head and stared at Zhou Yu with her beautiful almond eyes: "Mr. Deputy Alliance Leader, do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you. If my sister went to the border alone, would you be so calm and rational?"

With just one sentence, Zhou Yu was rendered speechless.

In fact, Zhou Yu was not unaware of Sun Shangxiang's feelings for Wang Yao, and he did not object at all. One was his doting sister, and the other was a brother and friend with the same ideals. What could he object to? But what kind of place is the border? It's a place full of dragons and tigers!

Zhou Yu was well-educated. He knew that the place was once the graveyard of some ancient gods' battles, and the forces entrenched there were even more complicated. If the young lady went there alone, how would he explain to Wang Yao if something happened to her? How would he explain to the old master of Jiangdong?
Seeing Zhou Yu looking a little sad, Da Qiao smiled slightly: "You just doted on Xiangxiang too much. From childhood to adulthood, you spoiled her everywhere. You held her in your hands for fear of her dropping, and held her in your mouth for fear of her melting. To put it bluntly, you are overprotective of this sister. But in fact, when will you brothers really realize that the child has already grown up?"

Zhou Yu was silent, hesitating to speak.

Da Qiao added meaningfully: "Let her go. With her current strength, she should be able to protect herself. Besides, is there anything wrong with pursuing happiness? The reason why we follow the leader is because we also hope for change, but why can't this change include the stale parental orders and matchmaker's words? She also has the right to pursue happiness, doesn't she? At least, this is her choice, even if there is no result."

Before I knew it, it was already evening and the afterglow of the setting sun slowly spread into the woods.

In the desolate mountains, Baili Shouyao was holding a wooden stick with a cleaned hare skewered on it, roasting it over a bonfire, while on the other side, Hua Mulan was lying on her back, still babbling in confusion. Although she had already drunk some of the detoxifying herbs prepared by Baili Shouyao, the woman was clearly still poisoned.

The world is big. Even though they are all heroes and will not be easily affected by ordinary physical damage, when they reach the wild and primitive areas outside, they still have to face dangers that are no less than fighting with the enemy on the canyon battlefield. The more powerful and mysterious wild monsters, miasma, poisonous insects, natural disasters, etc. can all cause harm to the heroes at any time. Although heroes "will not die" under normal circumstances, no one wants to be "teleported" back to the living point halfway through the journey.

At the same time, although most of his attention was on the roasted rabbit in front of him, from time to time, Baili Shouyao would still unconsciously look at the other side.

There, Wang Yao was lying on the trunk of a huge tree with his eyes closed, seemingly taking a nap.

Baili Shouyao is not as slow-witted as Hua Mulan. As a wolf-demon hybrid, he is more sensitive and perceptive. From the moment they first met, even though they were far apart, he could deeply feel the strength of the heterochromatic man in front of him. He was far more powerful than their so-called elite Great Wall guards. The two sides were simply not on the same level.

It was for this reason that Baili Shouyao was very interested, because in his vague memories of the past, this man was just an ordinary 'mortal'.

"Did you know me before?"

Suddenly, a deep voice sounded along with Baili Shouyue's secretive gaze.

Baili Shouyao was stunned for a moment, looking at the silver-haired man who was still "resting with his eyes closed". He realized that although the man was resting with his eyes closed, his extraordinary perception allowed him to always be aware of the slightest movement around him. He immediately said without any hesitation, "It seems that you really don't remember me."

Although they had only been together for no more than five hours, Baili Shouyao had discovered early on that the look in Wang Yao's eyes when he was looked at during the day was familiar yet also revealed a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

It was as if I already knew all his information, but we were still strangers when we met for the first time.

Wang Yao did not open his eyes, but just said to himself: "Four years ago, when the captain brought me to Sanfendi, he said that I had lost my memory. Judging from your appearance, I did stay in the Great Wall for a period of time."

"Yes." Baili Shouyue nodded truthfully: "Do you want to listen?"

Wang Yao did not respond.

Baili Shouyue said, "You were 'picked up' by the captain during one of our group missions four years ago. We went deep into the border area at the time and the captain got lost. By the time we found her, she had been carrying you in the desert for several days. After that, you returned to the Great Wall with us and lived there for a while. At least you knew everyone in our Great Wall Guards."

Wang Yao slowly opened his eyes, and his heterochromatic eyes looking at the sky reflected the afterglow of the setting sun, which seemed endlessly deep like the abyss.

"Did I say anything 'weird' during that time?"

Baili Shouyao thought about it and tried to recall it. After all, four years have passed. "Yes, but you didn't talk much at that time. In the beginning, you would occasionally say some nonsense that we couldn't understand. Later, you just insisted on asking the captain to take you to the Jixia Academy, but everyone knew that it was almost impossible and the situation did not allow it. Speaking of which, you were somewhat similar to you now. You were always worried and unpredictable. To us, you were also a 'freak' who didn't fit in."

The setting sun slowly sank into the horizon. In the increasingly dark environment, Wang Yao frowned slightly.

"But you have indeed changed a lot in the past few years. To be honest, even I couldn't recognize you at first, let alone the captain." With a tentative attitude, Baili Shouyue asked: "Can you tell me about your experience in Sanfendi in the past few years?"

The wolf man's response was a long silence.

Well, still the same unsociable, even more indifferent than before
Baili Shouyao shrugged helplessly and continued to concentrate on the barbecue. He didn't want to endure the "sonic roar attack" when Hua Mulan woke up and was hungry but there was no food to eat.

"Why would the empress in Chang'an suddenly ask the Great Wall Guard to enter the border? What is your mission this time?"

Wang Yao knew that the duty of the Great Wall Guard was to "guard" the Great Wall. If nothing unexpected happened, they would not be able to switch from defense to offense and prepare to go deep into the desert.

Baili Shouyao's two pairs of erect ears trembled subconsciously, as if he was startled by Wang Yao's sudden willingness to speak. Although he couldn't help but complain a little in his heart, he still replied patiently: "How do you know that this mission was issued by the empress herself? Okay, then I will do it for the captain and tell you the specific mission of this trip to the border."

I guess their unreliable captain would not explain the mission content in detail to Wang Yao later. For Hua Mulan, who doesn't like long-winded speeches about a bunch of causes and consequences, there is only one purpose for carrying out the mission: no need to ask, just follow me and work hard!
"Our Great Wall Guards' mission to go deep into the desert border is indeed, as you said, ordered by His Majesty. Before that, I would like to ask you, do you know the history of the Great Wall border?"

(End of this chapter)