Chapter 43 (2/2)

On the way back, Ye Tianlong trotted alongside Shen Chen and looked at him from time to time. He seemed like he wanted to say something, but he never uttered a word.

When they arrived at the residential building, Ye Tianlong seemed to have summoned all of his courage and was finally able to open his mouth. He suddenly said, “Master, I want to ask you a question.”

“What’s the problem?” Shen Chen didn’t stop or turn to look at him. He kept walking.

“You… Have we met each other anywhere before?” Ye Tianlong asked tentatively.

Shen Chen paused for a while, then continued his previous steps and asked without turning back. “What do you mean?”

Ye Tianlong hurriedly waved his hand and explained, “Don’t get me wrong, Master. I just think that there may be some misunderstanding between you and me.” He quickly raised his voice and said, “It’s likely that I’m thinking too much. Brother, forgive me for this.”

Shen Chen finally stopped after hearing what Ye Tianlong said. He turned around and looked at Ye Tianlong carefully.

Under Shen Chen’s steely gaze, Ye Tianlong felt a powerful aura sweep over him. He felt as if he were being scanned by an X-ray, inside and out. His whole body froze. He didn’t know what Shen Chen saw. He only felt as if he were being watched and that he couldn’t move.

Ye Tianlong didn’t know how long it took until Shen Chen finally said something. It felt as if it had been a century. Shen Chen asked slowly, “The end of the world will soon be here. What do you think about that?”

Ye Tianlong was surprised. He thought Shen Chen was going to put a knife to his neck like before. He never thought that Shen Chen would ask him such a serious question.

“Me?” Ye Tianlong smiled bitterly and shook his head. “What can I do about it? Live the rest of my days and… and with those guys, every day counts.”

“You could leave them there. You could have this supermarket by yourself. The stock in the supermarket is enough for you to live for several years.” Shen Chen’s words were very cruel, but it is the nature of human beings to be cruel. “You could have a better life.”

Ye Tianlong shook in a hurry. He couldn’t believe that Shen Chen was asking him to abandon the others. His eyes were full of hidden anger. “Why would you think that way? Bro, people are social animals. There is no way I could live alone for more than a year and a half! And, because I have this supermarket, I have the ability to help others. I should save more people! Although I’m just a businessman, and I’m not as powerful as you, if one day I and all the other people are doomed to die, I will leave with a clear conscience.”

“With a clear conscience! What a clear conscience!” Shen Chen thought about what Ye Tianlong just said.

There was a little smile on his face and a shine of glory in his eyes, but soon these emotions disappeared. He looked at Ye Tianlong meaningfully.

Suddenly, he pulled out the Black Blade from its sheath and put it on Ye Tianlong’s neck. “You’re not lying to me?”

“Yes! Maybe we had some misunderstanding before, or maybe I offended you. But if you really want to kill me today, please take care of the others in the building. I hope you can be their leader!”

Ye Tianlong looked at Shen Shen sincerely. His eyes were shining with perseverance, and he looked so different from the man in Shen Chen’s memory.

There was a cold smile on the corner of Shen Chen’s mouth. “Okay! In that case, you will be satisfied!”

The next moment, the black blade shined! Ye Tianlong closed his eyes. He was trembling, but he stood upright and waited for the pain.

The gorgeous light of Shen Chen’s blade shined fleetingly across the air.

Bang!