If I become a saint, a celestial official will summon me to raise horses.

Chapter 859 Are you a god?
The sky and earth were dark, with boundless dark clouds covering the heavens. The land was barren, the mountains were broken, and as far as the eye could see, the ground was full of pits and craters. There were no flowers or grass, and everything seemed so desolate and lifeless.

On a piece of land covered with pebbles, two small figures were walking forward, their bodies swaying as if they might fall at any moment.

Walking in front was a skinny boy, who looked about twelve or thirteen years old. He was dressed in tattered clothes, his whole body was dirty, his hair was like a bird's nest, he had no shoes, and there were dried bloodstains on his ankles.

Behind him was a girl of seven or eight years old. Like the boy in front of her, she was dressed in rags and was covered in dirt. She held a withered flower in her hand, walked slowly with her head down, and the distance between her and the boy continued to widen.

The boy stopped and turned to look at his sister, who was about ten feet away from him. He didn't say anything, but just looked at her quietly.

He waited until the girl came to him before turning around and continuing forward.

He walked on and on, stopping and starting, waiting for his sister every now and then, seemingly without end. The world remained in darkness, with no distinction between day and night. He could see the road, but not the light.

Sudden.

The boy's eyes lit up. He strode forward to a puddle, knelt down beside it, put his hands on the ground, and began to drink. He didn't care how murky the water was or the floating blood plasma.

Seeing the boy's actions, the girl quickened her pace, staggered over to his side, knelt down, and drank water with him.

The brother and sister drank water like wild animals, appearing so small on this desolate land.

"Cough cough..."

The girl suddenly sat down on the ground and began coughing violently.

The boy looked up at her and complained, "Drink slowly. There are only two of us, so it's enough for us."

After the girl stopped coughing, she whispered, "I'm sorry, brother."

The boy sighed, patted her head, and gestured for her to continue drinking.

The girl crawled down to drink more water, and the boy looked at her, his heart filled with sorrow.

He was born into a wealthy family and could eat and drink whatever he wanted. In the year his sister was born, countless meteorites fell from the sky and destroyed the city where he lived. Only he and his sister survived. He raised his sister to adulthood when he was young, which he himself found incredible.

Looking back, it feels like a lifetime ago; looking to the future, he feels only endless confusion.

He was about to give up. He didn't understand the meaning of his life. He had no confidence in raising his sister to adulthood because he himself didn't have the confidence to live a few more years.

As he pondered this, he sat down on the ground and looked up at the dim sky.

The blue sky in his memory seemed to never exist; it was all just his imagination.

The boy suddenly felt very sleepy, as if all his strength had been drained away. He slowly lay down, his body spread out in a starfish shape.

Just then, the boundless dark clouds in the sky began to churn, quickly forming a magnificent vortex that grew larger and larger, as if it were about to devour the entire world.

The boy's eyes widened. He wondered if he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes and looked again. The swirling clouds in the sky had grown even larger, and lightning even appeared, but there was no sound, as if it were an illusion.

He quickly sat up, patted his sister's back, and gestured for her to look up.

The little girl looked up, and then her eyes widened, her mouth opened involuntarily, and murky water flowed down, wetting her clothes.

The brother and sister stared blankly at the sky, at a loss for what to do.

Soon, a black mist surged out from the vortex of dark clouds and spread throughout the world, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere. Gradually, the boy heard a buzzing sound. He immediately became alert, grabbed his sister, and ran towards the boulder not far away.

The brother and sister hid behind a boulder. The girl covered her mouth, while the boy cautiously peeked out, his pupils suddenly dilating.

It turned out that it wasn't black mist, but terrifying black demons. The demon closest to him flew towards him like a mountain, which frightened him so much that he quickly shrank back and hugged his sister tightly.

boom--

A gust of wind howled, sending sand and stones flying. The boulder behind the brother and sister began to tremble, making them even more tense and afraid, yet they remained silent. A dark shadow swept past, and the boy looked up slightly, seeing a black demon with wings flying towards the horizon. Immediately afterward, other demons flew overhead. These demons were bizarre and varied, some resembling humans, others demons, each enormous and exuding a brutal, bloody aura.

The boy was terrified. He lowered his head again, not daring to look.

The sound of the demons flying by was so noisy, growing louder and louder until it was deafening.

"Why……"

"Why were we born into this world...?"

"Why do we have to live...?"

“Father, you said that there is a way of heaven and earth, and there are gods in heaven. If there really are gods, why don’t they protect us…”

"Father, are there really any other people in this world besides us...?"

The boy cried out in his heart. He was only thirteen years old. Even the strongest boy would feel fear and despair when faced with a sky full of demons.

He held his sister's head tightly, afraid that she would see the terrible sight in the sky.

only……

He felt a gust of wind coming from the front. The demons were clearly flying forward from behind them, so how could there be a wind in front of them?

He realized something, and his body began to tremble violently.

"Father...I'm scared..."

The boy gritted his teeth, but the overwhelming fear still made him utter those four words.

suddenly.

The wind ahead has disappeared.

All the noise in the world suddenly stopped, and the boy became even more nervous, not daring to look up.

After a while, he mustered his courage and looked up. When he saw what was in front of him, he looked up sharply, his eyes wide, and his face showed disbelief.

A man in black stood before him, facing the wind. Black flames filled the sky, and he could even see the limbs of a demon gradually turning to ashes.

Rays of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds, illuminating the earth. One ray of sunlight swept across the boulder where they stood, then past the man in black, and continued its path toward the ends of the earth.

The boy stared blankly at the retreating figure of the man in black, and subconsciously murmured, "Father..."

Hearing his words, the little girl looked up and was equally startled by the man in black.

"Young man, I am not your father."

A gentle voice came from behind them, and the man in black turned to look at them. The brother and sister were amazed by his appearance.

So handsome...

So beautiful...

As the brother and sister looked at the smile on Gu An's face, their fear and unease receded like a receding tide.

"Are you... are you a god?" the boy asked in a trembling voice.

(End of this chapter)