Then, without warning, smoke rose from the yard, accompanied by the smell of incense and candles.
There was also the smell of strong alcohol.
It seemed like Sir Wu was paying his respects to someone.
Everyone in the military was a veteran of the battlefield. How could they not understand what was going on when the smell of incense and wine wafted over and the smoke curling up in spirals?
Everyone was well aware of it, but another mystery arose.
This was because …
Over the years, thousands of generals from the Board of Yutang's Board of War had perished on the battlefield, but Sir Wu Ying had never been seen paying tribute to anyone.
He seemed to always be cold, as if all the emotions in the world had nothing to do with him.
However, tonight, when the war had come to an end, why had the incense and candles suddenly been lit?
Who was he paying his respects to?
Who could make this heartless man pay his respects in such a grand manner?
Everyone was curious, but no one came over to check, because no one dared to ask!
They were all working in the same realm, so they were well aware of Wu Ying's temper.
He would not answer even if you asked, only staring at you with his dead eyes that flickered with will-o '-the-wisp.
He would not speak a word from the beginning to the end.
In the end, you would only run away from his stare. You might even have nightmares at night and not be able to sleep well for a long time.
This was not a fantasy; it was a matter of experience!
The sigh in the yard continued, but it was much softer.
A person dressed in black was like a wandering ghost in the courtyard. His path was blocked by the candlelight in front of him.
In his hand was a thin branch that was fiddling with the fire.
"Now, you've gone too …" He sighed softly, talking to himself, but it seemed like he was talking to the person in front of him.
In spite of this, there was only the light of the candles in front of him.
"Actually, I really didn't think that you would be abandoned as well. Perhaps you did, but you didn't tell me about it. "
The black shadow said softly, "For so many years, we've been looking at each other from afar in this city. The times we could really sit together were few and far between. Hmm, you seem to have forgotten that we were once life and death brothers. You seem to have forgotten that I was the one who killed your wife and brother. "
"All these years, I've always wanted to explain it to you, but I don't think you need it. You've never given me a chance, and you've never said that you want to take revenge on me. So, I think you should know the truth. I just can't face it. "
"That day, when you joined the Four Seasons Tower, I joined with you. It was to watch over you, to work together as brothers. Of course, be it good or bad, as long as I'm with you, it doesn't matter. Nothing matters."
"You were sent to Tiantang City when the world changed a long time ago to deal with the possible changes. I told you then that the will of heaven cannot be defied; a gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall. I thought you would understand and protect yourself. Some things that are born in response to the will of heaven are destined not to be destroyed."
"You stubbornly insist on going against the heavens, fighting against the heavens. I still followed you to Tiantang City. You chose to be a civil official, so of course, I had to be a military general for you, to avoid any loopholes. "
"All these years, especially after the Residence of Nine Supremes came into the world, I watched you go against the heavens, plotting against the Nine Supremes step by step, sending them into the abyss of certain death. I remember reminding you that the Nine Supremes would not perish. But you didn't believe it, you believed that man could conquer nature. "
"But there's a limit to a man's strength. If the heavens insist on it, how can it be plotted by a man?" He sighed softly. "Now, we've finally come to this day, you've finally left. I wonder if you've understood anything before you left?"
"You didn't contact me until the very end. You didn't want to implicate me, and you wanted to protect me? Hoping for a fluke? " Wu Ying smiled faintly. "I'm very happy, I'm very comforted because in your heart, I'm still your brother."
"It's a pity that it's useless."
"The other party will probably come for me tonight."
"The outcome now depends on whether I want to die or not. That's all there is to it."
He spoke slowly in a low voice, fiddling with the thin wooden stick in his hand, fiddling with the fire and the ashes. Slowly, the flames grew smaller, turning into glowing ashes, and eventually, into ashes devoid of light and heat.
He was still fiddling with the ashes.
He checked carefully to see if there was any bit of the paper money he had given to his brother that had not been burned. He was afraid that he would miss a single bit and make this farewell incomplete.
There was nothing left.
Not a single drop was left out. There was nothing left!
With a flip of his hand, a large pile of paper money appeared on the ground with a clatter.
He lit the fire again and began fiddling with the ashes, repeating his previous actions …
The only difference from before was that he no longer spoke, doing everything in silence.
The flickering light from the fire illuminated his face. In this ghost-like courtyard, he was like a ghost that wandered the mortal world coldly.
After a while.
He looked up and tilted his head to listen carefully, then said faintly, "Lord Supreme Cloud, since you're here, why don't you come down for a chat?"
His eyes quietly focused on the top of a large tree in front of him to his left.
There was a faint cloud of smoke lingering there, drifting to and fro.
As soon as he spoke, the faint cloud of smoke moved, drifting to the spot above him. With a spin, a masked man dressed in black appeared.
The Nine Supremes Supreme Cloud had arrived at the right time!
Wu Ying watched as the black silhouette beside him materialized from nothing and gradually coalesced into a human form. His eyes that were like will-o '-the-wisp were completely unruffled, much colder than the usual chilling gaze.
Despite the eerie atmosphere, Wu Ying was still composed and said hoarsely, "Lord Supreme Cloud comes and goes like a shadow indeed. If it weren't for my premonition, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to catch the minute oddities and notice your arrival!"
Yun Yang snorted and said faintly, "Wu Ying, do you know that I've always admired you? No, it would be more appropriate to say that I respect you. If the truth wasn't right before my eyes, I wouldn't have thought that the other spy hiding in the deepest recesses of Yutang would be you. When I was certain, I even hoped that my judgment was wrong, that the so-called truth was a trap set up by the enemy to confuse me. However, the truth is the truth. No matter how reluctant I was to believe it, I couldn't not believe it!"
Wu Ying chuckled bitterly and said, "Lord Supreme Cloud, what you've said has revealed half of what I wanted to say."
"Oh?" Yun Yang asked.
Wu Ying chuckled softly, his voice even more ethereal as he said, "In the entire Empire of Yutang, the people I respect, admire, and like the most are the Nine Supremes – the nine of you. Furthermore, among the nine of you, the one I value and respect the most is you, Lord Supreme Cloud. "
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