Chapter 843
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Chapter 843: Family
“Chendlong Pass… Starry Medal?”
After hearing Lu Qiu’s story, Lu Baoyou stood in front of the stone tablet, lost in silence.
On that stone tablet, a few large characters were engraved.
— Grave of the Martyr Lu Qiu of the Great Xia.
Liu Qi stood beside him, glanced at the stone tablet, and explained, “The bodies of the Night Watchers are quite special; they can only remain in designated cemeteries. So what’s left here is merely a symbolic grave.
Moreover, the existence of the Night Watchers is classified, so this stone tablet can only state this, without revealing their existence.
If you wish to pay your respects, you can go to the cemetery at the base of Team 066, where his actual gravestone and body are buried.”
“…No, it’s fine.” Lu Baoyou paused, “I’m not a Night Watcher; I can’t enter their cemetery, nor do I have the right to enter his cemetery…”
After all, he was just a new recruit expelled from the training camp, unable to even walk through the gates of the Night Watchers with dignity. Why should he enter their cemetery?
Liu Qi looked at him, “I’ve heard that your talent is quite good. Even if you didn’t make it into the Night Watchers this time, there will always be opportunities in the future… Of course, you could also pretend nothing happened, sign that confidentiality agreement, and go home to live like an ordinary person.”
He pulled out a document from his pocket and handed it to Lu Baoyou.
“After the Night Watcher died in battle, the compensation amount is a substantial figure. When your father signed the contract, he decided to leave a portion for supporting the elderly and his wife, while designating most of the compensation to your name.
This money is enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life. You could go to a big city, buy a nicer house, marry a gentle and beautiful wife, without having to work, without having to bow down, without compromising…
You can rely on this money to stand tall and live out the rest of your life.”
Liu Qi turned around, casting a complex glance at Lu Baoyou, and walked past him, heading down the mountain alone.
His voice echoed softly:
“But I hope you understand, the reason you can live this kind of life is because your father’s backbone… supported a sky for countless people.”
Liu Qi’s figure gradually disappeared from the mountaintop, leaving Lu Baoyou standing alone like a statue in front of the stone tablet.
A gentle breeze blew, rustling the fallen leaves around the stone tablet, making the document in Lu Baoyou’s hand, which bore generous numbers, rustle softly.
“Hey, kid, you’re not really swayed by that, are you?”
At that moment, the voice of the Demon Child echoed in Lu Baoyou’s mind, sarcastically saying, “That money? Our Ancient God Church can give you ten times that! And you talk about going to a big city, buying a nicer house? Marrying a beautiful wife?
What’s the difference from an ordinary person?
With your potential, being an ordinary person is such a waste. You should become an absolute superior being, with endless money and countless women to play with…
As for your backbone… Heh, what kind of person dares to touch the backbone of the Fallen Angel’s agent?
Who dares to make you bow down?
You should be the one above countless beings, not just an ordinary person!”
“Shut up…”
“Join the Ancient God Church. When the Evil God descends and the world falls into chaos and darkness, you will be the supreme being above all life. Whatever you want, whatever you wish to do, won’t it all be just a thought away?”
“I said shut up!!”
“Lu Qiu was just a fool brainwashed by the Night Watchers, who worked himself to death for a broken pass and some strangers… Hahaha, this story sounds so stupid!
Such a fool is worthy of being your father?
Does he even know that his son is the agent of Lucifer? That he is destined to be above all beings?
He died well! Now no one can dictate your life. This annoying fly, brainwashed by the Night Watchers, spouting about righteousness and morality, the common people… it’s truly laughable. He died for the so-called common people, but who among them knows him?
And you, when the Evil God descends, are destined to be above all beings. Who among them would dare to defy you?”
The incessant voice of the Demon Child echoed in Lu Baoyou’s ears. Standing before the stone tablet, he felt an unprecedented flame burning fiercely in his heart, his eyes filled with rage nearly spilling over.
“Shut the hell up!!!!”
Boom—!!
A pair of dark red wings suddenly unfurled behind him, causing the entire mountain to tremble slightly.
Lu Baoyou’s eyes turned blood red, his chest heaving violently, as a wild and violent divine power surged from within him, whipping up gusts of wind around him.
“What are you?! A lost dog whose soul has fled, thinking you’re still a person?
Shut your damn mouth!”
Lu Baoyou took a deep breath, amidst the raging divine power, his crimson eyes filled with struggle and fury. He pointed at the stone tablet and roared through the forest:
“That’s right! Lu Qiu is just a bastard who abandoned his wife and children, lacking responsibility, neglecting his family!
He is not a good father!
He shouldered the burden of the world! Yet he couldn’t even bear this small family!
But so what?!
I didn’t understand before, but now… I understand.
All these years, my grandmother never complained, waiting for him to return every day. My mother sat at that door, waiting for him for over a decade! Just to let him know! This family he couldn’t support is not a burden, but his support!
Family! Should not complain like a resentful wife about whether he comes back or how long he stays, but should give this exhausted man a home where he can put everything down and rest peacefully when he returns!”
Lu Baoyou seemed to have exhausted all his strength, gazing toward the place where his small house stood, and weakly smiled.
“I can’t believe I only understood such a simple truth now…”
“What does that have to do with you? He’s already dead! Are you going to give up everything for a dead man?” The Demon Child’s voice slowly emerged, “Don’t forget your identity; you are Lucifer’s agent. Among all the people in Great Xia, you are the only one chosen.
You need to think about your future, not act on impulse and become a prisoner of your emotions.”
Lu Baoyou remained silent. He quietly approached the stone tablet, crouched down, and gently rubbed the characters that read “Grave of the Martyr Lu Qiu of the Great Xia.”
“He is indeed dead, but he used his backbone to support Chendlong Pass, as well as the lives and families of millions in Great Xia.
That is what he devoted his life to leaving behind.
I absolutely cannot shatter his backbone… with my own hands!”
