Chapter 1174 – Isve Been Waiting for You for a Long Time (2/2)
”He wasn't suffering at all.”
This voice was clearly heard within the Demon Hall, but it was impossible to tell where it was coming from.
”Many years ago, when Little Jiexing's troops were besieging Xuelao City, I recommended building a sacrificial altar and using the Astral Executioner to reopen the spatial path, but Xingshandong did not agree. His Majesty is just like his father, so he's in no pain whatsoever. He even gets the pleasure of dying for a just cause.”
The voice disappeared for a while, and then began to speak again.
”I never sensed that God, so I do not understand their fears or where this obsession for freedom comes from.”
It was a very pleasant voice, like the waters of a spring falling into a pool, or slender fingertips plucking the strings of a zither, and the hand to which those fingers were attached was also certain to be beautiful.
The black demon flames flowed once more. Like a withered tree growing out of a swamp, a piece of clothing gradually began to appear.
This clothing was black.
The demon flames, said to be capable of burning everything in the world, had failed to burn these clothes.
It was a black robe.
It turned out that she had been hiding in the abyss behind the demon flames. It was no wonder that the human armies had been unable to find any trace of her.
Zhizhi suddenly said, ”They all say that your voice is very unpleasant, but this now appears to be a misrepresentation.”
To be concerned about this sort of question at this sort of occasion… one could only say that her way of thinking truly was different from the rest.
The Tang Old Master said, ”This is her original voice.”
Upon seeing Black Robe, even he could not help but be affected, the well within his eyes rippling.
Black Robe ignored them and looked at the Demon Lord. ”Even though Nanke is my student, you've always treated me as your teacher, and I've also held an extremely rare hint of pity for you. Alas, even after your ancestors' teachings struggled with the extinction of your race for so many days, you still were not willing to heed my will.”
The Demon Lord was quiet for a while, then said, ”That is because I love Sir and do not wish for Sir to become even uglier.”
The humans were stunned by these words. Was he talking about the love toward a teacher, or…
The Demon Lord turned to Xu Yourong and smiled. ”I also love you.”
This referred to one of the most famous and controversial romantic scandals on the continent in the last few years. If there was one scandal that was on par with Chen Changsheng bringing out the marriage contract in the Ivy Festival ten-some years ago, it was probably when the Demon Lord made that announcement to the entire continent in his youth: ”I absolutely want Xu Yourong.”
Tonight, Xu Yourong had been very quiet in the Demon Hall, and the Demon Lord had also not spoken with her, so many people felt that the rumor was just a rumor, that the declaration had not been true. The demon invasion on the first year of the new era had only been to conceal the Demon race's weakness, not because the Demon Lord truly wanted to propose to Xu Yourong.
But then, they heard his words.
Chen Changsheng did not interrupt the Demon Lord, and he wasn't even angry.
In his view, this was only to be expected.
How could such an extraordinary figure like the Demon Lord possibly not love Yourong?
”But I love the Military Advisor even more, because the Military Advisor is a freak.”
The Demon Lord apologetically looked at Xu Yourong as he earnestly explained, ”I am also a freak, and freaks sticking together give each other strength.”
”Thank you. I thought that you would never say it.”
Black Robe's voice was still pleasant. Though not deliberately graceful, it had its moving aspects.
The Demon Lord replied, ”Everything's about to end, so I have to leave behind the words that I want to say.”
”The ending's not here yet.”
Black Robe gave him a pitying look. ”Not even Xingshandong knew what I was really thinking, so how could you?”
The Demon Lord bitterly smiled. ”I already gave the Astral Executioner to them.”
”That object is in my hands.”
The Tang Old Master said to Black Robe, ”Back then, even if you wanted a star, anyone in Luoyang would be willing to pluck one down for you. Alas, that was then, and this is now.”
The meaning of his words was crystal-clear. No matter what, he would not give the Astral Executioner to Black Robe.
Black Robe jeered, ”Back then, my eyes had no place for minor characters like you and Shang.”
The Tang Old Master sighed, ”That's right. At the time, you had the most glorious figure in the world at your side.”
Black Robe sternly reproved, ”It wasn't just back then. Even now, he is still the most glorious of all.”
The Tang Old Master added, ”But even if he reincarnated, he would not be able to take that object from me.”
It was hard to say where he had hidden the Astral Executioner. Perhaps he had some special spatial artifact on his person.
Black Robe's lips curled into a derisive grin. ”Who said I wanted the Astral Executioner?”
The Demon Lord said, ”You once said to me that positions are relative, and our continent is always moving through the sea of stars.”
These words naturally made Chen Changsheng recall Wang Zhice's notebook and those pictures he had calculated in the Mausoleum of Books.
The Demon Lord continued, ”Even if you used the sacrificial altar to send news, the Sacred Light Continent cannot pin down our position, so how can they open the path?”
The meaning of these words seemed complicated, but it was actually very simple and clear.
If one stood on a plain and heard someone yelling at them, one could determine the direction the voice was coming from, but not the exact position.
One needed to maintain a constant connection, using a continuous exchange of information to shrink the range of error until one found the other.
Without the Astral Executioner, how could Black Robe establish a stable and persistent connection between the two continents?
Black Robe said, ”As I said, I do not need the Astral Executioner.”
The Demon Lord replied, ”That's impossible. All the records clearly state that this is the only method to open the spatial path.”
Black Robe answered, ”I know of a method that can allow the Sacred Light Continent to pin down our position.”
The Demon Lord asked in surprise, ”What method?”
Black Robe turned to Chen Changsheng. ”I've been waiting for you for a long time.”