Chapter 1900 - At Least a Purple Alert! (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

The strange thing was, even after everything they had been through, especially those events that were even worse than the Calamity of Bo City, the words that Zhang Xiaohou uttered easily broke through the defenses in Mo Fan’s heart and touched the deepest parts of it. His emotions were stirred uncontrollably, like ripples before spreading throughout his body.

It sounded like there had been a hole in Zhang Xiaohou’s heart ever since the Calamity of Bo City. The hole had not closed up, despite the amount of time that had passed. As a matter of fact, no wounds or holes in a person’s heart could ever be fixed with time. Time would only make people forget, run away, or give up. The only way to fix these holes was to gather their courage to face their problems.

The sense of helplessness in the past was their motivation to work harder now and in the future.

The same situation or same calamity might happen again. Even though Bo City was not the victim, the fact that they were able to bring hope to people like Shen Qing who truly loved their homes was a way to slowly mend the hole in their hearts. The sense of relief was slowly healing their wounds.

They could not get back what they had lost, nor would the wounds heal over time. The time that passed would numb their emotions, but when the same thing happened again, it would easily blow away the dust that had precipitated in their hearts.

No one could possibly go back in time or stop time. The only thing they could do was to work harder and stop the same incident from happening again!

Therefore, when Shen Qing was in tears expressing her sincere gratitude, Zhang Xiaohou immediately remembered Bo City that he could no longer go back to. He also remembered how hard Mo Fan fought just to protect whatever city he was in, from Beijiang all the way to the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Zhang Xiaohou could not forget the girl lying in the pool of her own blood, while Mo Fan could not forget Bo City soaking in the crimson rain of blood. He loved Bo City more than anyone else. The hole in his heart had motivated him to contribute to the Ancient Capital and Beijiang, but the things he had done would never fill up the hole in his heart.

Zhang Xiaohou did not express his thoughts well, and was rather confused at times. His Brother Fan might seem like a carefree and selfish person, yet he still saw Mo Fan as the most impressive person he knew and enjoyed hanging around him. He finally knew the reason behind it!

“Brother Fan, this might sound a little lame, but I really think you are actually like a hero now,” Zhang Xiaohou suddenly piped.

A real hero truly would save others instead of themselves.

“Really? Heroes normally have a devastating past, which gives them a great sense of justice and formidable strength. They are always surrounded by beauties, too. The first criterion doesn’t really fit me, the second is alright, but I will have to work harder to achieve the third one…” Mo Fan was amused by Zhang Xiaohou’s comment, and soon burst out laughing.

“So according to your logic, the combination of you and Brother Zhao is a hero then?” Zhang Xiaohou smiled.

“Old Zhao?” Mo Fan rubbed his jaw. He immediately corrected Zhang Xiaohou’s statement, “None of us three is a hero. There are certain things we lack, but if you, me, and Old Zhao are combined together, we do tick all the boxes!”

Zhang Xiaohou was startled, and subconsciously scratched his head.

It was indeed the case!

“Don’t always think so highly of me. I’m a selfish person most of the time, but I just can’t help it. I’ve been around you two for a long time. Every time I have the urge to just turn around and leave, I will remember you two and wonder what you would do if you were in my shoes. You will definitely try your best to do something instead of running away!” Mo Fan patted Zhang Xiaohou on the back of his head and added, “I’m limited on my own, too. If you hadn’t saved me from the Viscera Hunters just now, I would be dead by now instead of looking like a hero in your eyes. You are pretty strong now too! You always surprise me!”