1012 Happy Excursion (1/2)
While saying this, the Eldest Brother was very calm. His eyebrows were still straight, and his eyes were still full of honesty. But actually one could feel the extreme and cold pain that was hidden behind his calmness.
Hearing what Eldest Brother said, the Drunkard seemed calm too. But his calmness was more dignified, for what the Academy offered was related to treachery. But he had to believe the Eldest Brother due to the reputation of the Academy.
For thousands of years, he and the Butcher hardly had any grudges against the Academy or the Headmaster. But everything changed when the governor died last night. If the Academy could really leave all of the disputes behind and join hands with the Drunkard and the Butcher, then they might defeat the Peach Mountain, and burn the Divine Halls and destroy Taoism, rocking the foundation of the world of Haotian!
The green mountains outside Linkang were quiet. Looking at the world in the autumn rain, he went silent and the flagon tied around his waist was gently swaying in the wind and rain, like a small boat in the rolling mountains of waves.
As the rain abated, the clouds above the mountains and plains were thinner and thinner and time gradually pa.s.sed by, but he still kept silent and didn't reply to the Academy's offer. A suffocating nervy atmosphere permeated the mountain road.
The Drunkard's answer, to some extent, would determine the future of the human world. It was only natural that he took all the time he needed. The sky went dark, and the evening twilight dyed the clouds red and then burned them into ashes. The darkness fell and the bright moon appeared on the sky. He finally broke the silence and made an answer.
The Drunkard answered simply, ”No.”
The moonlight sprinkled on the cheeks of the Eldest Brother, and he turned pale, ”Why not?”
”Because Haotian is omnipotent.” The Drunkard looked at the moonlight on the face of the Eldest Brother and said calmly, ”That spring rain, Hengmu, the teenager from the Tribe of Savages in the north, and the Abby Dean are all proof. For countless years, the Butcher and I have been hiding in the human world and watching how Taoism is ruling the world. I have seen too many similar situations. Although Taoism has never had a leader as powerful as the Headmaster, Haotian has proven too many things.”
Hearing this, the Eldest Brother shook his head and said while pointing to the night sky, ”The Headmaster said several times that Haotian is omnipotent, but he never actually believed so. That's why he went to Heaven to fight against Haotian. That was why another moon appeared in the human world.”
The direction he pointed was exactly the beautiful moon in the night sky.
The Drunkard looked at the moon following his finger and said, ”But look...the face of the moon has been secretly changing. Ordinary people won't notice that the moon is dimming, but we can't just ignore the fact.”
The darkening of the moon meant that the Headmaster was gradually weakening. A powerful cultivator like the Drunkard would never read the astronomical phenomena wrong. In fact, the Academy was well aware of the fact, and all its disciples, including the Eldest Brother, were worried about it.
”But there is hope since the moon is still bright,” the Eldest Brother said.
The Drunkard shook his head and said, ”It is pointless for me even if the moon can be bright for tens of thousands of years. I want eternity. n.o.body can grant me eternity except for Haotian. The Headmaster is not an immortal himself, so how could he help me? How does the Academy plan to convince me since you can't give me what I want?”
The Eldest Brother was silent for a long time and then asked, ”Is this really that important?”
The Drunkard looked at him and answered, ”The meaning of survival lies in survival.”
The Eldest Brother said, ”I thought it lies in the experience.”
The Drunkard taunted, ”Only those who cannot be eternal will ignore the meaning of eternity. Just like only those who can't have grapes will say that grapes are sour.”