Chapter 535: The Last Journey of the World (4)

As night falls, the vast desert becomes quiet and peaceful. The bright stars in the sky shine brightly against each other, like sparkling diamonds scattered all over the sky, giving this world an extremely shocking and gorgeous beauty.

And on a relatively flat piece of sand, there was a bonfire that was crackling and continuously spitting out hot flames.

The evening breeze is cool and comfortable.

Sitting in front of the campfire, Wang Yao placed his right hand on his bent right knee, while a beautiful woman with graceful curves was sleeping on his outstretched left leg.

She lay on her side on the soft sand covered with her robe and coat, her long, beautiful legs as smooth and delicate as jade slightly bent and crossed, while her delicate profile was resting on Wang Yao's thigh as she fell asleep.

The stars around her illuminated her fair and tender face with a few strands of hair. Her sweet breathing rose and fell regularly, and the faint whiteness of her chest at the collar floated up an alluring arc.
only--

Even though the soft and fragrant beauty was right under him, Wang Yao's expression at this moment was unprecedentedly complicated.

There is an inexplicable peace of mind, a feeling of uneasiness, and confusion.
"In order to find you as soon as possible, she has hardly slept these days."

A voice that seemed to be lowered intentionally or unintentionally for fear of waking the woman came from the side, and the old man with a slightly old-fashioned and serious expression came back. At the same time, a bundle of firewood that was enough to burn until dawn was gently placed next to the campfire.

Huang Zhong, who had gone out to collect firewood for the night, came back.

"I haven't seen you for two years. I didn't expect that your strength has improved to such a terrifying level. During the day, even we mistook you for one of the three giants of Jixia Academy."

Seeing that Wang Yao did not respond, Huang Zhong did not care and continued to speak: "You caused so much noise in Mobei that even we in Moxi, 2,000 kilometers away, were startled. Fortunately, it is also because of this that we were able to know your whereabouts."

The Yunzhong Desert covers an area of ​​2315 million square kilometers, which is larger than the area occupied by any force on the mainland. It is undoubtedly the world's number one desert. Therefore, unless there is a special communication agreement, time and place, the probability of encountering it by chance in this vast desert will not exceed 0.001%.

Huang Zhong squatted in front of the campfire, adding firewood to it while saying, "About four days ago, we hurried to the ruins of Tiejia City. There, we met a group of pretty powerful soldiers, led by a female magic soldier named Ling Jingsi. When we saw their equipment, we knew we had found the right person. Later, those soldiers told us a lot about you, and also revealed to us that you were heading towards the inner circle of Yunmo."

As he was talking, the old man suddenly looked angry and said, "As soon as this silly girl heard about your whereabouts, she was so excited that she didn't sleep for three days. She even dragged me all the way to catch up with you. I almost broke my bones because of it."

Judging from his appearance, there was actually a bit of gnashing of teeth in his expression, as if the grandfather was helpless and disappointed with his precious granddaughter.

but--

Facing Huang Zhong's chattering, Wang Yao on the side just remained silent from beginning to end. Or it should be said that ever since Huang Zhong came back from collecting firewood, he was like someone holding a knife to his neck. He sat upright with his back straight, and let the old man talk nonstop without any intention of saying anything.

Huang Zhong, who was originally calm, saw Wang Yao's lifeless appearance. His anger level immediately soared. If the young lady hadn't been sleeping on his legs at this moment, he would have wanted to kick him in the butt!

"You little brat, don't think that I won't punish you just because the girl is gone! What? It's only been two years, and you've become arrogant while improving your strength? Oh! I see, you've been hanging around for two years, and now you're gaining fame and fortune and have a bright future, so you don't even want to acknowledge me as your uncle, right? In your eyes, I'm just a poor relative trying to marry into a wealthy family, right?!"

The old man was as sharp-tongued as ever when he got angry.

But in fact, Huang Zhong had already discovered that as long as he was around, this man would always seem very uneasy, and his discomfort was almost beyond words.

Of course, he knew what Wang Yao was thinking; it was just the guilt that made him so at a loss, so Huang Zhong actually deliberately made his words sound harsh, just to provoke him.

It is not quite appropriate to say that it is exciting. To be more precise, it should be said that at this moment Huang Zhong is trying to take the initiative to break the ice that separates them!

On this point, someone as intelligent as Wang Yao naturally knows it clearly.

But just like the feeling of unreality when something you long for suddenly appears before your eyes, Wang Yao still finds it hard to believe the change in Huang Zhong's attitude. After hesitating for a long time, he softly said, "Shouldn't you hate me?" In fact, he never thought he would meet the old man in Yunmo. He still remembered the hatred and disgust in Huang Zhong's eyes when he looked at him before leaving the Three-Point Land two years ago. He still could not forgive himself for not being able to protect Luna back then. It was precisely because of this guilt that he had no courage to face Huang Zhong again.

result--

The old man seemed even angrier: "Who are you talking to? Who are you talking to? Where is the brat who at least had some manners?!"

Perhaps in today's world, only the Soul-Burning Heavy Artillery has the qualifications to dare to shout at Wang Yao, the great killing god.

But the one being yelled at didn't even have the slightest resistance. Was this the legendary bloodline suppression? But there was no blood relationship between them!

After hesitating for a long time, Wang Yao finally called out this familiar yet extremely unfamiliar name.

Hearing the other party's respectful title, the old man nodded with great pleasure and satisfaction.

The invisible gap between the two sides seemed to be narrowed a lot because of the word "uncle".

But the current atmosphere still seems a little subtle.

"In fact, I have thought a lot in the past two years since I left Sanfendi. Yes, I hated you at the beginning, you little brat. I hated you for using sweet words to trick the girl away from me, and I hated you for indirectly killing her because of your appearance! If it weren't for you, that kind child would at least be able to live well. Without you, all of this might not have happened."

After a pause, Huang Zhong raised his white head and stared at the magnificent and vast Milky Way in the night sky. After a long time, he sighed deeply: "But later, when I looked back and thought about it carefully, I couldn't help but feel that all this was not entirely your fault. Especially in the past few years, along the way, watching the prosperity of Sanfendi little by little, and the people living and working in peace and contentment, and then looking at the Yunzhong Desert, which is now in ruins but also has a promising future, I can't help but feel that maybe this is the scenery that the girl has always wanted to see, because she is just like you, the kindest and purest child, and she has always believed that only you are right. Maybe it was because of this that she was willing to choose you back then, even if she was going to die for you."

Unconsciously, Wang Yao had lowered his face slightly, letting the shadow of his bangs cover his eyes.

Huang Zhong's eyes were still on the girl sleeping on Wang Yao's lap, and he said with a little melancholy: "This silly girl is right, you are a complete fool! You can enjoy endless wealth and glory with your status and position, and at worst you can stay out of trouble in this chaotic world, but you just can't stand the suffering of the world, and you can't tolerate the chaos of people's hearts, so you are willing to sacrifice yourself for it. In my opinion, saying that you have a pure heart is just flattering you. I'm afraid there is no one as stupid as you in the world!"

At this point, Huang Zhong's tone was clearly filled with resentment, but soon, it softened.

"But in the final analysis, you just wanted to make things better. This is not your fault, but it is very unfair. You are the kindest one, but you are criticized by thousands of people. You are doing the right thing, but you are targeted by the whole world. In the end, a person who tried to save billions of lives from danger ends up being trapped in a sea of ​​fire. The silly girl is right, this world is the most unfair to you! Even if you are hopelessly stupid, it is better than the majority of heartless people who live a life of drunkenness and dreams nowadays! I didn't know it before, but I can say now that compared to those selfish heroes who claim to be the sons of God, you are the best!"

He took a deep look at Wang Yao, who was sitting opposite him with his head bowed. The white-haired old patriarch showed a rare loving side at this moment. He stood up, walked to the side of Wang Yao, looked at the vast desert under the prosperous night scene with his back to him, and then patted the latter's shoulder heavily, like the incomparable and deep care of an elder for a younger generation.

"I've wanted to tell you a long time ago. Old man, I have to apologize to you. I only cared about myself back then, and I beat you up so badly at the end, but I never thought that maybe you were the one who died of sadness. Child, I'm sorry for you. You must have been in pain all these years, and you must have had a hard time."

The bonfire flickered and the stars shone.

The evening breeze is like the gentle and silent comfort of the deceased.
I don't know when it started, but Wang Yao's head was slightly lowered, and tears were already streaming down his face under his silver-white bangs.

He clenched his teeth tightly, trying not to make any sound, but he could not hold back the hot tears that kept flowing, just like the boy back then.
Even though he had already become a heart of stone, even though he was strong and resolute, at this moment, the man's defenses that had been suppressed in his heart for many years, and the pain and sadness in his heart, finally burst out.

He is too tired.

We have walked too far and too long on this dark road.

Over the years, too many people have fallen at his hands, too many have left him, and no one knows how much psychological burden he has been carrying, guilt, self-blame, regret, pain, and grief.
All of this almost tore him apart and broke him down at every moment!

But even so, he has never been confused, nor has he ever complained about anything. If he really wants to say something, he just wants to hear this: "You are right."