ragginovel Chapter 49 Big Brother... I'm doing very well! Senior Brother Yu Ding, you knew all along?
Chapter 49 Big Brother... I'm doing very well! Senior Brother Yu Ding, you knew all along?
The moment the words fell.
Yang Jian's body, which had been trembling violently, suddenly stiffened.
It felt as if something extremely hot and surging was about to break through the dam in my heart.
He clenched his teeth tightly, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
There was a long, long silence...
Yang Jian took a deep breath.
He forcefully swallowed back the almost uncontrollable sob that was about to burst out of his throat.
Then......
He slowly raised his head.
His eyes were bloodshot and glistening with tears.
But he was smiling...
His smile was stiff and forced.
It's even uglier than crying.
It's like a child who has suffered a great injustice outside, but is afraid that the adults at home will worry, so they desperately want to prove that they are "okay" and "very strong".
"Big brother..."
"I...I'm doing very well."
His voice was very soft, very soft.
A gentle breeze across the open field could easily scatter it.
"My master has treated me well, teaching me with great care and imparting to me many extraordinary abilities..."
"My little sister is doing well too. She's learning her skills in the palace of Goddess Nuwa, and she lives a very peaceful life. No one can bully her..."
"The Heavenly Court..."
Yang Jian paused for a moment, then his smile widened, tinged with a hint of pride as if he were seeking credit.
"Even the Heavenly Court doesn't dare to cause us any more trouble..."
"Big brother... don't worry about me..."
"I really..."
"I'm doing very well..."
Speaking of the last few words.
A crack appeared in her carefully constructed facade of strength, and her voice trembled uncontrollably.
He suddenly lowered his head.
He raised his tattered, blood-stained sleeve and fiercely wiped his face.
He kept his head down, not daring to let his older brother see his disheveled appearance.
Gu Xuan remained silent.
She simply squatted quietly in front of him.
She quietly watched her younger brother, who was desperately trying to appear "good" and "strong."
For a long, long time...
Gu Xuan slowly raised his hand.
He gently rubbed Yang Jian's head.
Just like a long, long time ago, in that sunny little courtyard.
"These years..."
"You've suffered."
The words fell.
Yang Jian froze on the spot.
A string deep within my heart has been taut for hundreds of years.
It's broken...
He opened his mouth.
But he couldn't say anything.
Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably, and my shoulders trembled slightly.
......
The world was deathly silent.
Even the howling wind held its breath.
Only the suppressed sobs, carrying a hint of barely perceptible grievance, echoed faintly in the empty battlefield.
……
The Shang army camp.
The four demon generals stood frozen in place, like clay or wooden sculptures whose souls had been ripped away.
Mo Liqing's large, thick hand, as thick as a tree trunk, was still firmly pressed on the hilt of the Qingyun Sword at his waist.
But at this moment...
His hands had lost their strength and were even trembling slightly.
He simply couldn't reconcile the absurd scene before him with the image of the invincible True Monarch who had unleashed a heaven-defying spear intent with a single strike, all belonging to the same person.
"...Yang Jian?"
"His name is Brother Gu...Big Brother?!"
Mo Lishou opened his mouth wide, his voice hoarse.
Mo Lihong swallowed hard and subconsciously turned to look at Mo Liqing.
Mo Lihai also subconsciously looked at Mo Lihong.
The four renowned Xuanxian generals looked at each other, staring at each other in bewilderment.
My mind was a jumbled mess, and I couldn't utter a single complete sentence.
……
The walls of Xiqi City.
Li Jing held the golden pagoda in his hand, staring blankly at the two figures in the distance.
The hand holding the pagoda trembled violently to a visible degree.
He opened his mouth, wanting to rebuke, wanting to say something to save face for the Chan Sect.
But it felt like there was a razor blade stuck in my throat, and I couldn't say anything.
His gaze involuntarily drifted behind the two of them.
There......
The bloodied and mangled bodies of the brothers Jinzha and Muzha, their heads severed from their bodies, had not even been properly collected.
They died on the battlefield for Xiqi and for the Chan Sect.
But now...
The trump card that the Chan sect has placed the most hope on.
Yang Jian's junior brother—
But he knelt down before the murderer, the vanguard of the great merchant.
She called out to him with tears streaming down her face—
Big brother?!
Li Jing abruptly closed his eyes, unable to bear looking any longer.
The pent-up frustration, anger, shame, and despair welling up inside me...
He was so suffocated that his vision blurred and he could barely breathe.
Li Jing changed his grip on the golden pagoda to a tighter one.
The five fingers... tightened more and more!
They wished they could crush the golden pagoda to pieces.
The golden light emanating from the tower seemed to sense its owner's near-collapse, flickering violently and uncertainly.
Not far away.
Jiang Ziya supported himself with his hands on the God-Slaying Whip.
He seemed to be possessed, his lips were white, and he was muttering to himself.
"really……"
"Just as I thought..."
From the moment Yang Jian descended the mountain, to the first time he defied all advice and insisted on seizing the vanguard position...
Then, on that night, Yang Jian stood atop the city wall, gazing blankly at the Shang army camp, lost in thought...
He had actually guessed it long ago.
But he dared not think about it too deeply!
He dared not think about that "obsession" that had haunted the three generations of leaders of the Chan Sect for hundreds of years...
That's the peerless demon who stood opposite Xiqi and slaughtered them until they were routed!
And now...
The cruelest reality has been laid bare.
Jiang Ziya slowly raised his head and glanced at the sky above.
Jiang Ziya slowly raised his head and glanced at the sky above.
Above, the clouds rolled in as dark as ink, creating a suffocating atmosphere of oppression.
His withered hands, which had been supporting him with the God-Slaying Whip, fell limply to his sides. He staggered, and his vision went black.
"It's over..."
"Xiqi...it's over."
......
High in the sky, among the clouds.
Zhao Gongming stood with his hands behind his back.
His eyes, which were always arrogant and unrestrained, were now filled with a rare look of stunned silence.
He kept his head down.
Looking down at the silver-robed figure kneeling in the mud, crying and saying, "I'm doing well."
He glanced again at the black-armored figure crouching in front of his younger brother, gently rubbing the top of his head.
Zhao Gongming's lips moved slightly...
In the end, he couldn't utter a single word.
He slowly turned his head.
His gaze pierced through the heavy, rolling clouds, looking across at the other side like a sharp sword.
The opposite side is in the clouds.
The Great Luo Dharma Image of Jade Tripod Immortal stood quietly.
The moon-white Taoist robe fluttered even in the fierce winds of the heavens, while the whisk in his hand hung quietly at the bottom.
His handsome face was utterly calm.
It was as if the scene below was something he had expected all along.
Zhao Gongming stared at him intently, his eyes wide, and questioned him word by word.
"...Senior Brother Yu Ding."
"You... you already knew?"
Master Yu Ding remained silent.
After a long while, he slowly nodded.
"Know."
The voice was flat.
There was no attempt to conceal or defend themselves.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded.
then......
He slowly lowered his eyes.
next second!
"Buzz—!"
Twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls suddenly appeared around his body.
The dark yellow light surged forth like a burst dam, overwhelming the opposite side.
Zhao Gongming suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Yu Ding Zhenren expressionlessly.
An intense killing intent locked onto the other party, and he spoke indifferently.
"If that's the case—"
"Senior Brother Yu Ding, you have personally come here today..."
"What do you want to do!"