Guo Chunfeng took a deep breath and mumbled, "I understand what you mean now. In the past few months, I've been troubled by my identity as' Abyss'. I was even scared that Elder Nether Spring might've planted some barriers or secret arts in my head that would take effect when the time was right and turn me into a completely different person, an extremely evil person!
"However, you do have a point. Lu Zui is neither Abyss nor the Blood Devil. There is no clear evidence that he has been bewildered by the Imperium of True Human Beings. He is a pure Cultivator, and he can be as insane as he is after one wrong decision, which almost brought a catastrophe to the three Sectors!
"If so, why should I be bothered by my identity all the time? Is there anything that Abyss and the Blood Devil can't do that the general Cultivators can't?
"In my opinion, it doesn't matter what my identity is. As long as I have a clear conscience, everything will be fine! I don't care about anything else! "
Li Yao burst into laughter. "Exactly! Maybe, Lu Zui is not the Supreme Emperor of True Human Beings! No! Wrong! A lot of people will be disappointed when the news that he is a spy of the Federation is announced. More people will be suspicious of the government of the Federation and the Cultivators. It may even raise a riot among the people. But I always believe that it is better to do that than to make up a lie to pacify people temporarily!
"If you make up a lie, you will have to cover it up with more lies, just like Lu Zui's minor scheme will have to be filled with more schemes and killings to cover the loopholes! I believe that everybody in the Xing Yao Federation, be they Cultivators or ordinary people, will eventually have the courage to face their own hearts. While they discover the darkness in their hearts, they will also discover more brightness!
"You're right. You're right. I should've raised the point in parliament. Until there is solid evidence, Lu Zui must not be framed as a spy of the Imperium of True Human Beings. Otherwise, what's the difference between us and Lu Zui?"
The two of them moved on. There was no telling what Guo Chunfeng thought of, but he suddenly burst into laughter.
Li Yao was smiling, too. He asked, "Brother Guo, what are you laughing at?"
"I suddenly thought of something very ironic!"
Guo Chunfeng laughed so hard that he was wiping his tears. He said intermittently, "The Star Glory Federation considers itself the guardian of the civilization of mankind. But at the most critical moment, it was an 'Abyss' and a 'Blood Devil' who saved the day! Tell me, isn't this laughable? "
Li Yao was stunned. He smiled and said, "Big Brother Guo, you have to look at this question from another angle! The Xing Yao Federation was such a nation. Even the Abyss and Bloodseeker were willing to fight for it, even at the cost of their lives! It is the source of its strength and its only leverage against the Imperium of True Human Beings!
"In the next hundred years, we will certainly walk out of the desolate, isolated island at the edge of the cosmos and march to the depths of the cosmos that are more splendid! Along the way, we will definitely encounter all kinds of strange species and colorful civilizations! After ten thousand years of separation, perhaps the social form of some human civilizations is completely different from ours! "
"It is impossible for the Federation to absorb the Sectors through slaughter and conquest. Even if it is possible to conquer them, they will not be able to digest and absorb them in only several decades!
"I think, if it is a Federation that even the Abyss and the Blood Devil are willing to fight for, it is possible that the Sectors will be united in a different way to resist the dominating Imperium of True Human Beings at the center of the cosmos, won't it?"
Guo Chunfeng thought quickly. A moment later, his smile was even more brilliant. He could not help but roar at the sky, venting the ecstasy in his heart!
But he heard another roar from the foot of the mountain. It was Ding Ling Dong's voice. "Li Yao, where are you?"
Then, it was a cry in a low voice. "Dad! Dad! I've caught two fish. Two very beautiful fish! "
Li Yao and Guo Chunfeng looked at each other and smiled.
"Young brother, thank you. Thank you so much."
Guo Chunfeng said sincerely.
"What are you thanking me for?"
Li Yao scratched his head.
"Thank you for not letting the war happen."
Guo Chunfeng's eyes pierced through the shadows of the trees. He seemed to see two glamorous shadows jumping agilely on the mountain path. With indescribable affection in his eyes, he said unhurriedly, "Did you know? At that time, the Union Army was recruiting soldiers on a large scale. My daughter's naturally-endowed techniques were of great help in boosting morale. She almost joined the army!
"If she did join the army, and the war between the two Sectors broke out, she would not have stayed out of it. She would certainly have been involved in the cruel war.
"There could only be two outcomes if she was involved in the war.
"Either the war would not have gone as well as we imagined, and the Union Army and the Coalition Army of Demons would have been entangled on the barren land of the Blood Demon Sector. Countless young people would have been swallowed by the torrent and consumed mercilessly like ants crossing a river.
"My daughter would have been no exception. She would have been killed on the battlefield, torn into shreds by the demon beasts. Not even her bones would have been left.
"That would have been one of the luckier ways to die. Some of them might have been tortured before they died.
"Or, if the war went well, she might not have been killed, but she would have been tempered into an iron-hearted warrior in the terrifying furnace that is the battlefield. She might have snapped the necks of dozens of demons without blinking and ripped their hearts and livers out of their stomachs. She might have even burned down an entire village of demons without any hesitation and killed all the demons big and small, even those who looked like human babies!
"Trust me. After working in the Secret Sword Bureau for so many years, I've seen too many Cultivators. They were all naïve and innocent when they first joined the bureau. They had no idea what 'slaying demons and devils' meant at all. They thought that they were as cool as the stars in the movies!
"However, after years of baptism in the flames of war, they, both male and female, would have turned into exactly what I described just now. They would be like a double-edged saber that would be intimidated by both the enemy and their own people!
"Sometimes, I even had random thoughts in the middle of the night. Even if we won the war and turned all the demons into slaves, what would happen then?
"If the slaves were sent to the remote Flying Star Sector for mining, a lot of jailors and warriors would have to be sent there to supervise them. Would my daughter be one of them?
"Would my daughter turn into a monster who would not stop until the last breath of the demon slaves while waving a thorny whip after a few years on a dark, cold alien planet? Would she become a 'devil' in the eyes of all the demons' slaves and even the children of the demon race? Would she have been used to talking to the demons with sabers and whips after staying on the alien planet for a long time? Would she be unable to adapt to the normal society at all?
"Look, such a possibility is possible even if we win the war. It is not the 'victory' that I want!"
Li Yao scratched his head and said, "You are overthinking, Brother Guo. With your identity, how could your daughter do such a thing?"
"Indeed."
Guo Chunfeng said with mixed feelings. "They will be either my daughter or the sons and daughters of other families. Perhaps, they will be the sons and daughters of the powerless civilians who will be sent to the mining planets thousands of kilometers away. Under the most glorious, correct banner, they will be transformed from ordinary, innocent young men and women into cold, heartless, and psychopathic devils from ordinary, innocent young men and women!
Li Yao was silent, not knowing what to say.
"Human beings are always so selfish," Guo Chunfeng continued.
Guo Chunfeng went on. "When it comes to reasons, we are better at talking than anybody else. Slaying demons, defending the civilization of mankind, being the strongest warrior species in the sea of stars … We can talk ten times without repeating the same thing!"
"Joining the Union Army and protecting the country is the greatest responsibility and obligation of every citizen! Even a three-year-old child would know that! "
"But, when it comes to the real battle, I can't bear to do it. I really can't bear to send my daughter to the battlefield and turn into … what I said just now!"
"I can't wait for her to stay like this forever. It doesn't matter if she's a little simple-minded or even a little stupid, as long as she can live a peaceful and carefree life!"
"That's why I have to thank you, Li Yao. You did not let such a dreadful future become a reality!
"Yes. In a hundred years, we may be faced with the gravest threat in history, but at least in the next hundred years, my daughter will be able to live in a world without war. She can study, fall in love, pursue her dreams, get married, and have children comfortably!
"When the most beautiful years are over, and she has experienced all the happiness in the world, the goddamn war will come!
"Tell me, shouldn't I, as her father, thank you properly for that?"
Li Yao scratched his head hard.
He was not a father yet, and he did not know what it felt like.
At this moment, Ding Ling Dong and Guo Xiaohe both ran close.
Guo Xiaohe was soaked from head to toe. Even her hair was stuck to her face, but she was dangling two fish proudly.
The fish were emitting golden brilliance in the sunlight, as if she were holding two streams of sunlight in her hands.
"Dad! Look! Dad! Look! "
Guo Chunfeng picked up Guo Xiaohe, and Li Yao strode forward, holding Ding Ling Dong's hand.
Looking at his smiling face, Ding Ling Dong found it strange. "You just went to fetch some water. What's so happy about?"
"Nothing."
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and looked at the red sun above the mountains. He grimaced and said, "It's just that I suddenly feel that, if an insane, unpardonable guy like Elder Nether Spring might have a glimmer in the deepest part of his soul, is there any reason why we shouldn't believe in ourselves and other people?
"Before, I was very uneasy about the attack of the Imperium of True Human Beings. But right now, I'm suddenly very confident about the future!
"Let's move forward. We will certainly win. We will!"
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