Mousse watched as Xia Fan and the others walked down the steps towards the sacred pool. Then, he walked towards the edge of the city. There was a large cemetery at the edge of the city. Each tombstone was in the shape of a small pyramid.
The pointy top pointed to the ground. Such a design seemed to point out the direction to all the souls sleeping here. Up, straight up, they would reach the mainland, where they would see the fields blooming with flowers, and the legendary rolling waves of the ocean.
This was the Glimmer Clan, a group of people trapped deep underground. Their wish was very simple. They did not want to become the masters of this world. They just wanted to live in a place with sunlight and grass.
Mousse came to Jill's tombstone. Even if he closed his eyes, he could find this tombstone. This was because his beloved woman was buried under this tombstone.
The woman was buried by Mousse himself. Every word on the tombstone was also carved by Mousse with both hands. Although it was only a short line of words, Mousse spent a whole week. Every time he finished carving a word, Mousse would cry alone for a long, long time.
There were not many plants in the Holy Spring City. The only flowers were a kind of tenacious wildflower. They could bloom in the cold and dark underground world and would not wither all year round.
Mousse casually picked a wildflower and placed it on Jill's tombstone. The plants in the underground world were very precious. Even though Mousse was the guardian of the Holy Spring and the strongest man of the Glimmer Clan, he was only willing to pick one wildflower at a time.
But just now, Xia Fan and the others received almost one-tenth of the wildflowers in the Holy Spring City. The people of the Glimmer Clan were really generous to the Demon Subduing Army. They were not even willing to pick a flower to commemorate their loved ones, but they gave precious plants to a group of strangers. Thinking about it, it was really silly and cute.
The match was lit. There was no shortage of phosphorous ore in the underground world. It was easy to make matches. Mousse placed the match near the top of Jill's tombstone. Suddenly, a small flame burned stubbornly.
Xia Fan did not observe carefully. He did not know that there was actually a hidden oil lamp on the top of the Glimmer Clan's tombstone. During festivals, the oil lamp would be lit, emitting a faint light.
"People like us who live underground are like a weak flame. But no matter how weak the flame is, it can still bring a trace of light and heat in this endless darkness."
Mousse recalled the first lesson that the principal gave him when he was a child. Dozens of children who were six or seven years old nodded vigorously. Their eyes were like these tombstones, emitting a faint light.
At that time, Mousse really believed that the Glimmering Light Race had faith and that they had a contract with the Demon Subduing Legion. That group of the strongest humans in the Lower Realm would one day wear golden armor and descend from the sky to save the Holy Spring City that was drowned in darkness.
However, people had to grow up. Mousse lived to the age of thirty-seven with an incomparably firm belief. He finally became the most powerful man of the Glimmering Light Clan and inherited the position of the Guardian of the Holy Spring.
At that time, he heard the truth of the matter from the principal's mouth. There was no contract at all. The Demon Subduing Legion was just a group of strangers who happened to pass by. It was the principal's ancestor who begged them to make a promise to bring hope to the clan.
It was really cruel to think about it. You were about to get old. You walked in the dark and cold all year round, causing your knees to often ache in the middle of the night. You fought for your faith all your life and even lost your most beloved woman. You gave everything to the contract. In the end, they actually told you that the contract did not exist at all. It did not exist!
When Mousse understood the truth, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. It was as if a bolt of lightning had fallen from the sky and fiercely struck the top of his head, destroying his body and soul. Everything completely collapsed in an instant!
Walking out of the cemetery and crossing the moat from the suspension bridge, Mousse entered the darkness. He leaned against a cold rock and looked at his city from afar.
"They're here, a total of three people. The leader is called Xia Fan, and the other two are called Fo You and Nicai," Mousse said expressionlessly as if he was talking to the darkness.
"They actually survived. I thought it would be that old guy Drexton or the young master of the Dongfang Clan. However, I'm still very happy to hear that Nicai is still alive. That woman is the most beautiful I've ever seen in my life."
However, the darkness actually responded to Mousse. The voice came from afar, and it was completely impossible to determine the direction of the speaker. However, judging from Mousse's tone, he should be very familiar with the person hiding in the darkness.
Mousse shrugged. "They don't know about the contract. When they heard the truth, I felt that they were very sad, as if they were very guilty."
"That's normal. Humans have always been this ambiguous. When they saw a stray puppy curled up under the eaves, drenched in the rain, and trembling with hunger, all humans would feel that the puppy was very pitiful."
"They'll act very caring. They'll bring the puppy home, give it food, treat its wounds, find some knitted balls, and play with the puppy. It's as if they're very close to each other."
"But in the blink of an eye, the puppy grew up, grew sharp teeth, and a long tail dragged on the ground. Every night, the grown puppy would howl at the night sky, and its eyes would emit a faint green light."
"At that time, they realized that what they had adopted was not a pug that could wag its tail, but a wolf. Wolves are independent, strong, and naturally alienated from humans. They are also very aggressive."
"In the blink of an eye, the warmth and affection they once had all disappeared. Humans took out wooden sticks and beat the wolf that they had raised single-handedly to death. The sharper the wolf's teeth, the fiercer they waved the sticks in their hands. But they didn't know that wolves are never lapdogs. Lapdogs will beg for mercy and shed tears when they are beaten, but wolves will bare their claws and teeth to their enemies. No matter who the enemy is, the wolf race is born with this kind of personality."
"Humans only like to rely on them and obey their pets. They will never accept a pet to have its own personality, nor will they accept a pet to be independent. In the eyes of the Demon Subduing Army, you are like a shivering puppy curled up in the corner. They feel that you are so pitiful. If the Glimmer Clan wants to join the world dominated by humans, they can only forever play the role of obedient pug, always listen to their orders, and never do anything disobedient."
"Now, do you understand what I mean? Not to mention that humans can't give you what you need, even if they did, it would only be charity. But I intend to give you freedom and independence. You can rely on the Glimmering Light Race's own strength to survive in this world, and not rely on anyone's charity. Children that rely on others' charity will never grow up.
The voice in the dark said in a low voice.
.....
Xia Fan was stunned. Fo You was pushed out by a stream of water. The stream seemed to have a body and was powerful. It hit Fo You head-on, causing Fo You's face to turn red.
One had to know that Fo You was an outstanding warrior. Although Xia Fan had never seen Fo You cultivate, Fo You's level had always been higher than Xia Fan's. He would secretly cultivate when no one was watching, and then put on a show in front of Xia Fan. "How is it? I'm always sloppy, but my level is still higher than yours. "
Secretly cultivating and then provoking Xia Fan was one of Fo You's countless wicked hobbies. But now, Fo You was obviously going to lose. The speed of the water was getting faster and faster, pushing Fo You back desperately.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
Fo You roared. His eyes were wide open, and his whole body was emitting a golden light. That was his superpower burning. Fo You, who was unwilling to admit defeat, was betting everything he had.
The water was still accelerating, and the power seemed to be gushing out from the bottom of the water, surging like a volcanic eruption. Fo You seemed so fragile in the face of the water. His slightly plump body suddenly flew horizontally, drawing an arc in the air, and fell dozens of meters away. His back slammed heavily into the water, splashing up a few meters high.
"F * ck! What the hell is that? "
Fo You screamed and jumped out of the water. He wiped his face hard, wanting to see who was going against him. Although the power of the water was terrifying, it suddenly stopped at the last moment, as if it was afraid of hurting Fo You.
Xia Fan also wanted to know what the hell was that thing that could send Fo You flying in an instant. Ni Cai, who was in the corner, began to show a look of horror in his eyes. An existence that could defeat Fo You so easily must be very powerful.
"Hahaha ~"
Laughter came from the water. The laughter was heartless, and it reminded Xia Fan of Fo You's heartless laughter when he was embarrassed, watching the fun from the side.
The water surface was like a spring, slowly rising, and gradually turning into a transparent head. Although the facial features were made of water, they were very clear. However, the top of the head was bald, and there was no hair, like a monk.
It turned out that it was a water element hidden in the pool.
Xia Fan had seen water elementals before. In Xia Geng's team, Shuixing and Shuiyue were magical intelligent beings. However, Xia Fan had never seen such a huge water elemental. Its head alone was bigger than Shuixing and Shuiyue's entire body.
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