Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 167: The Road to Martial Arts
Hearing this, Zhu Laofei once again lay down beside him and sobbed in pain.
Hua Silang turned around and found a large piece of bark next to the skull. He picked it up and said to Zhu Laofei:
"Let's read your wife's suicide note to Master Wu, and let him know that we monsters are also loyal and righteous."

Zhu Laofei cried even louder, but did not object. The pig skin hanging down from his body swayed like waves.

Hanashiro then recited loudly:
"Master, I have no way of giving birth to more piglets for you."

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have quarreled with you. I should have stayed in Wooden City Reed."

"The world outside is so scary. People eat whatever they can get their hands on. I regretted it the day I went back to my parents' home."

"It's a good thing you didn't come with me. I wanted to come back, but I was almost beaten and eaten by the monsters that surrounded me. Their eyes were all red, so scary."

"My family didn't say anything, but they still support me. I survive on the occasional broth. I feel embarrassed."

"Mom is missing, and Dad hasn't been seen for a few days either. When I asked him, he said he went out to find food."

"I don't know why, I just feel terrified."

"My eldest brother is gone too, but he brought me a bowl of rich broth this afternoon. It tastes so good."

"Why is Yamei crying without drinking? She's so stupid. I grabbed the soup and drank half of it. There are so many hairs in the soup. They look like pig hairs. It's really stuck in my teeth."

"Ya-mei is dead!!! She was killed by the third brother himself!!"

"But I heard her say with her own mouth that she wanted to die voluntarily. She just couldn't be cruel enough to kill her own family, so she could only beg Big Brother to do it."

"The broth I drink is made from the bones of my mother, father, and brother."

"There are not many adults left in the family. There are only seven nephews crying for food. My mother, my eldest father, and my eldest brother didn't say anything, nor did they ask me to do anything."

"But I already know what to do."

"My body of flesh should be able to keep my nephews alive for another ten days or so."

"So, Master, when we meet in the next life, I will let my nephew leave a bone for you to remember by."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu remained silent for a long time. On the surface, he was trying to remain calm, but the shock he felt in his heart was extremely shocking.

Relatives killed each other,

Mother and son cannibalize each other! !
Such a huge sacrifice can only allow the next generation to survive for a few more days, and in the end they will still face the terrible fate of dying of thirst or starvation.

How tragic this is, and how helpless this is.

Then I thought of the skinny human farmers I had seen before, and the attacking monsters like hungry ghosts below Mujiang City.

An indescribable anger suddenly surged in Gong Tianwu's heart, and his mind instantly became restrained and highly focused.

Is it right for all living things in this world to suffer like this from the moment they are born? Is it right for them to be ravaged and tortured from the moment they are born?

They just want a bite of food and a sip of water!!

Such a tiny opportunity, such a humble request, they were not even given, what's wrong with them???

This anger came so suddenly and so violently that Gong Tianwu's murderous intent suddenly rose.

What am I going to do!!

What should I do for the people of this world? !

If it is a natural disaster, I will fight against it, if it is a man-made disaster, I will kill people! !

An indescribable sense of mission and responsibility instantly filled Gong Tianwu's heart.

Something invisible that had been weighing on my heart was shattered in an instant.

Gong Tianwu had already reached the peak level of Martial Saint, but he had not made any progress.

It's like a person standing on the top of a mountain and looking around in a daze. He wants to continue climbing, but when he looks into the distance, he sees fog and endless sea of ​​clouds everywhere.

If you try it rashly, this is the top of the mountain. If you are not careful, you will fall and be crushed to pieces.

However, after Gong Tianwu came up with the strong idea of ​​"pleading for the victims of the disaster", it was as if a gust of wind came and blew away all the fog and clouds on the top of the mountain.

The climbing path appeared again. Although it was still difficult and dangerous, it was particularly clear in Gong Tianwu's sight.

And at the end of the road is the legendary highest realm of warriors: Wu Ji!!
Faced with all this, even Gong Tianwu felt a little confused:
"No, I still have the Magnificent Scale item that I haven't used yet, how come this road is open immediately?"

***
Suddenly, Gong Tianwu came to his senses and realized that he was not in his retreat cave at home, but in Zhu Laofei's home, and even in someone else's mourning hall.

And I must have been in this state of "extreme anger" for quite some time! Hua Shilang and Zhu Laofei were still by my side.

As soon as he thought of this, Gong Tianwu hurriedly came out of this state of enlightenment, and then found that there was no one around him.

Moreover, the halls nearby had been destroyed beyond recognition. A closer look revealed that the walls and the ground were covered with horrific marks, as if they had been chopped by swords and axes.

After witnessing all this, Gong Tianwu's face even became a little uncertain, and he shouted directly:
"Zhu Laofei, Hua Shilang! Are you okay?"

After calling out several times, I finally saw Hanashiro shouting outside:
"Are you awake?"

Gong Tianwu said:

"Of course, it's okay now."

Soon, Hua Shilang came in with lingering fear, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and said:
"I never thought that I would almost lose my life in my old nest today!"

Gong Tianwu said with some shame:
"I was probably stimulated by the incident with the old fat wife, so I suddenly entered a state of enlightenment and lost my perception of the outside world - ahem, what on earth happened?"

Hanashiro sighed and said:
"You stayed there for seven or eight seconds, and suddenly you uttered a few words from between your teeth: Kill, kill, kill, kill!!"

At this point, Hanashiro suddenly became excited:

"Then, I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cellar. I felt extremely cold all over. What's more important is that the coldness came from the inside out, from the soul!"

"That feeling was like the first time someone put a knife to my throat, only ten times stronger."

He shut up here. Gong Tianwu asked hurriedly:
"and then?"

Hua Shilang cursed and said:
"And then what? Then I dragged Fatty Zhu away and ran away. If I didn't leave, would I stand here and be chopped by you?" Gong Tianwu said with a wry smile:

"Is it that serious? I don't deny that I had the intention to kill you before, but not you. I am the culprit who caused this tragedy in the world."

Hua Shilang carefully looked around:
"Tsk tsk, you were hacking around in there with your eyes closed."

Gong Tianwu really wanted to explain that he was standing still because of murderous intent, but this would expose his biggest secret as a top martial saint, so he simply kept silent.

At this time, Zhu Laofei also walked in with some fear - holding his wife's skull that had been gnawed clean in his hand.

He was about to speak with a bitter face when he suddenly felt the house shake, and then it collapsed with a loud bang, raising a cloud of dust!

Fortunately, neither Hua Silang nor Gong Tianwu were mediocre. Gong Tianwu even took Zhu Laofei with him when he fled. The latter looked at the ruins in front of him and looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears.
At this time, Gong Tianwu was also helpless:
I came in with good intentions to take a look, but I didn't expect that in the end not only did I fail to help, but I ended up destroying someone's shop. I feel really embarrassed.

No matter what, Gong Tianwu would definitely not ignore it, so he directly said to Hua Shilang:

"Old Zhu will eat at your house for the next period of time. After the siege of Mujiang City is lifted, his shop will also be responsible for helping to rebuild it. All expenses will be recorded with me."

Hua Shilang said:

"Okay, since you've asked, I'll take care of it. Don't worry. As long as the Hua family is still around, Fatty Zhu will have a meal."

Gong Tianwu's eyes flickered. After all, according to Kang Jinlong's inference, Hua Manlou would soon die under the joint attack of the two elders of Qingcheng Sect.

Of course, if I had the chance, I would definitely not sit idly by and watch such a thing happen, but I was not sure that I could save him.

If Hua Manlou died, with the big city lord dead and the small city lord left alone, the future of the Hua family would be full of uncertainties.
After that, Gong Tianwu did not wander around anymore and returned to the quiet room to cultivate himself. At the same time, he also summed up the reason for breaking through to the peak of Martial Saint: that is, he must make great wishes and grand aspirations!
As the saying goes, the bigger your heart is, the higher the sky is.

When a person's mind is infinitely magnified, his vision will inevitably become extremely broad.

Even Gong Tianwu felt that his greatest ambition might not necessarily be to save people, but even to kill people.

The point is not about killing or saving, but the excitement from the heart and the strong desire from the bottom of the heart.

Gong Tianwu recorded this experience in detail. After all, it might be useful to him in his next life!
Then he felt a little tired and wanted to take a short rest. After all, now was the time to recharge his energy.

But after closing his eyes, Gong Tianwu suddenly had a thought in his mind, and he couldn't help but ask:
"Kang, if things had developed normally, then Fatty Zhu would have been dead by now."

Kang Dao:

"Yes."

Gong Tianwu said:

"So his current miserable situation, is it related to my changing his fate?"

Kang groaned for a moment and said:

"Because you hold a divine artifact like the Donghuang Bell, you can draw strength from cause and effect, but the people or things you influence must also follow the corresponding laws."

"I calculated Zhu Laofei's fate before, and it was predicted that he would die from a poisonous insect bite in a flash flood four years from now. But this is not absolute."

"After all, there is a saying that there is always a way out. I can only say that the fate I predicted was a high-probability event like 99%, and your appearance turned that slight chance into a certainty."

Gong Tianwu immediately understood:

"So, my guess is correct. He saved his life, so he has to bear the corresponding consequences?"

Kang Dao:

"The fate of the people you interfered with has become confusing. Unless the real body of the Donghuang Bell is here, it is impossible to grasp it. Therefore, I cannot answer your question."

Gong Tianwu remained silent.

***
About two hours later,

Gong Tianwu was invited to the City Lord's Mansion. Strictly speaking, this was his first time stepping into the power center of Mujiang City.

It can be seen that this place can only be described in four words: natural.

The entire City Lord's Mansion is made up of twisted branches of the black paulownia wood. For example, the chairs in the courtyard are made up of more than a dozen branches twisted together, and there are green leaves and flowers at the ends.

The ones flying in front to welcome the guests and those responsible for receiving the guests are all golden-feathered birds of a different species. They can speak human language and bring tea.

After entering the City Lord’s Mansion, Gong Tianwu first met the young City Lord.

His original form is a golden-winged peacock. After transforming into a human, he appears to be quite noble, and has a domineering and respectful manner when dealing with people.

However, even though the young city lord tried his best to conceal it and spoke in a steady voice, one could still feel that he was in an indescribable state of weakness.

He could feel that the young city lord didn't take himself very seriously. After all, what Gong Tianwu had shown so far was only his talent in business.

But now, what the entire Mujiang City needs most is military strength, and now Gong Tianwu is just a guy at the initial stage of foundation building in the eyes of almost everyone.

Well, even if you are from the Great Snow Mountain, at best you can be considered to have combat power at the middle level of foundation building.

As for the previous conflict between Gong Tianwu and the Yuan family, after the truth was revealed, the credit was immediately attributed to Xiang Liuman.

If it were the previous Gong Tianwu, he would inevitably feel neglected and ignored.

But his mentality at this moment has become that he must end this natural disaster and man-made disaster, so from this perspective, he can remain calm when encountering these trivial matters.

The young city lord must have been busy with many things at this time, and the two of them ended the conversation without saying a few words.

Soon, Gong Tianwu was led to a hall and found that there were quite a few people inside. They should all be participating in the next operation against Moba.

Looking closely, the six demon generals of Mujiang City were definitely going there. What surprised Gong Tianwu even more was that he actually saw Zeshen Xiangtao, Jinwuman, and even the elder of Xiongman!
All of a sudden, Gong Tianwu understood why Mujiang City had been able to catch its breath for a while. It must have been because they risked their lives to negotiate with several monsters. The two sides turned enemies into friends and guarded Mujiang City together.

Although the monsters were brutal and violent, they also suffered greatly under the natural disasters.

Especially the Xiongman, the largest tribe, has seen its entire population drop sharply from hundreds of thousands or even close to millions to more than 30,000 now. The pain and hardship in this process can be imagined.

At the same time, the city lords, both large and small, had a firm control over the situation, and were sure that they could burn everything down before Mujiang City was captured. Only then were the two sides able to successfully establish cooperation.

(End of this chapter)