Chapter 1417
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Chapter 1417 Who Cares?
“Seven Nights, what did Brother Gun say?”
As Lin Qiye walked out of the forest, Cao Yuan and the others immediately asked.
Hearing Cao Yuan’s voice, Lin Qiye finally snapped out of his thoughts about what Li Qengqiang had just said, his eyes filled with complexity.
“We… are under house arrest.”
“What?”
Everyone froze in place, Cao Yuan thought he had misheard, “House arrest? Us?!”
Lin Qiye slowly repeated Li Qengqiang’s words in general terms, and Cao Yuan’s brow furrowed deeper and deeper.
“So, bringing us to this island for training was just a pretext, and Commander Zuo actually wants to keep us confined here?” Cao Yuan asked in confusion, “Why? What did we do wrong?”
“…” Lin Qiye shook his head, “I don’t know either.”
“It’s probably not about doing something wrong, but for some other reason,” An Qingyu thoughtfully said. “If we had made some mistake, they could have just punished us directly, right? There would be no need to trick us here in such a roundabout way. Wouldn’t it be more appropriate to just put us in a disciplinary facility?”
“Then what exactly is the reason?”
“Brother Gun just said it’s a form of protection… good for us and for Great Xia.”
“Putting us under house arrest is good for Great Xia? What kind of logic is that?” Cao Yuan shook his head repeatedly. “Could it be that if we leave, we would somehow harm Great Xia?”
“Commander Zuo wouldn’t confine us without reason; there must be some deeper cause.” After thinking for a long time without coming up with any explanation, An Qingyu sighed deeply and turned to Lin Qiye, “Seven Nights, what should we do?”
Lin Qiye gazed toward the forest, falling silent.
Pretend nothing happened and continue as usual with the so-called “training” on this island?
No, impossible.
They had no idea what was happening outside; perhaps Great Xia was already in some kind of crisis. It was impossible for them to stay here carefree like before.
Then… force their way out?
But this island was guarded by four human pinnacle-level Commanders and an almost invincible Champion Marquis, making it arguably the most heavily defended place in Great Xia. Not just a special squad like them, even if a Main God came, they couldn’t take a single step off this place!
And bringing them here for confinement was the will of Zuo Qing, the Supreme Commander of Great Xia’s Night Watchers. Forcing their way out would undoubtedly be a challenge to the Supreme Commander.
At the same time, Li Qengqiang’s words echoed in his ears again:
“…If you don’t want to break through that ‘mental barrier’ through extreme pain and sorrow, if you truly care about this team… then don’t try to leave this island!”
What did those words mean?
That leaving the island would likely trigger something bad, which would also affect Great Xia?
Too many things were tangled together, and Lin Qiye felt his mind was in chaos. Looking at the coastline gradually disappearing into darkness, he suddenly felt a long-forgotten panic.
Panic stemming from the unknown.
What was happening outside? He didn’t know. Why were they here? He didn’t know. What would happen if they left? He didn’t know either. It seemed the entire world was hiding something from them, and this concealment gave him a lonely feeling of abandonment.
Under everyone’s gaze, Lin Qiye opened his mouth and spoke heavily:
“I don’t know… let me think about it.”
Lin Qiye left the bonfire and walked straight toward the dim coastline. His shadow was swallowed by the sea water, like a lonely sculpture sitting by the shore, lost in thought…
As the captain of [Night Curtain], the top-tier squad of Great Xia, the pressure Lin Qiye faced was far greater than what the others had to bear.
Cao Yuan and the others exchanged glances, not disturbing him, but quietly dispersing.
…
Deep night.
The cold, bright moon hung above the island. Bai Li Pangpang sat alone on a rock, looking at the solitary figure thinking by the distant shoreline, and sighed deeply.
Pale golden light gathered behind him, quickly forming a gentle woman in court attire. She emerged from nothingness and respectfully bowed to Bai Li Pangpang’s back:
“Second-generation Director of the Demon Suppression Bureau, Gongyang Wan, greets the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable.”
Bai Li Pangpang turned his head slightly, looking at her with surprise, “How did you know?”
“With our abilities, we truly couldn’t see through your true identity… if that Heavenly Venerable hadn’t personally come, we would probably still be in the dark.” Gongyang Wan smiled bitterly, “The Marquis must personally guard the national fortune and couldn’t come in person, so he asked me to convey his greetings…
Additionally, I must formally apologize on behalf of Li Qengqiang. He didn’t know your true identity and boiled you in a pot for over ten days… he’s too ashamed to face you now.”
“It’s a small matter, don’t worry about it.” Bai Li Pangpang waved dismissively, “This is a reincarnated body, unrelated to the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable. It’s normal that you couldn’t recognize me. Until my true reincarnation reaches perfection, I am still Bai Li Pangpang of the [Night Curtain] squad.”
Gongyang Wan hesitated for a moment before asking curiously, “May I ask, Venerable… when will your reincarnation reach perfection?”
Bai Li Pangpang glanced at her, “What? Are you all getting anxious too?”
“…I just feel that today’s Great Xia might be struggling with only two Heavenly Venerables.”
Bai Li Pangpang stared at her for a long time, then shook his head: “When it will be perfect, I don’t know either… but it should be soon.”
“Then when the reincarnation is complete, will you be the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable from your previous life… or this life’s Bai Li Pangpang?”
Bai Li Pangpang was silent for a long time.
“Since the true reincarnation will be complete, the mission of this reincarnated body will be fulfilled… After the Dao fruit returns, the reincarnation will become like a dream bubble, and naturally there will only be one Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable in the world.”
Gongyang Wan nodded, “Thank you for enlightening me, Venerable.”
Seeing Gongyang Wan’s reaction, a barely perceptible flash of loneliness passed through the depths of Bai Li Pangpang’s eyes.
“What do you think about this situation?”
“You mean the confinement?”
“Yes.”
“…” Bai Li Pangpang sighed deeply, “I… don’t know either.
If I were still that carefree Bai Li Pangpang, I would certainly curse you all out right now, but I know the reasons behind all this…
If possible, I would also hope they could stay here forever, at least everyone would be safe. Great Xia needs the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable; I alone could leave.
But, they are [Night Curtain].”
Bai Li Pangpang shook his head with a bitter smile, “How could [Night Curtain] simply stay here… The moment a dragon is caged, it ceases to be a dragon.”
Hearing these words, Gongyang Wan’s expression became complex. After hesitating for a moment, she continued:
“Venerable, I have one last question.”
“Ask.”
“The method of saving the world that you sought by sacrificing your Dao fruit and memories to reincarnate… have you found it now?” Gongyang Wan’s gaze flickered slightly.
Bai Li Pangpang’s gaze swept over Lin Qiye and the others below, his expression somewhat complex:
“Perhaps…”
Hearing this answer, Gongyang Wan breathed a slight sigh of relief. She bowed respectfully to Bai Li Pangpang again: “I take my leave.”
As Gongyang Wan’s form gradually dispersed in the air, only Bai Li Pangpang remained alone on the vast rock.
He looked at the cold moonlight overhead, sighed deeply, and murmured in a voice only he could hear:
“You all hope for the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable to return soon… but who cares about what Bai Li Pangpang wants?”
