Man on the ark, forced to become king

Chapter 175 Talulah's Choice

"Lord Wei, I feel that your disguise is... somewhat inappropriate?"

Inside the study, Wei Yanwu changed into a simple white trench coat and covered his head with a headscarf he had found somewhere, completely covering his face except for a pair of dragon horns.

The man in the black raincoat standing to the side hesitated, then stopped, then spoke again, repeating this several times before finally unable to hold back.

They said they were going to disguise themselves and go to Ursus, but this... is just too perfunctory, isn't it?

If you change your clothes and cover your face with a cloth, people won't recognize you?

Those two dragon horns are more eye-catching than anything else!

"It's alright, just cover it up a little. Those who know me won't say anything, and those who don't know me don't need to hide it from me."

Wei Yanwu looked at himself in the mirror and felt fairly satisfied.

His purpose this time was simply to bring the two little ones back for the New Year. He wasn't looking for a fight, so why bother with so much effort?

"Then this subordinate..."

"No one needs to follow me. It's just finding two children; it won't take long."

Putting down the mirror, Wei Yanwu touched his dragon horns, then pushed open the door and left the study.

He certainly couldn't find his way up to the ice field on his own. Putting aside how troublesome and risky that would be, the time involved alone would be a huge problem.

With the year-end approaching, even if everything goes smoothly, we won't be able to make it back and forth, so we still have to take the Golden Tree route.

The Golden Tree possesses a convenient spatial teleportation ability, but only its inhabitants can use it.

So if you want to borrow it, you need someone to guide you.

The relationship between Longmen and Golden Tree is a cooperative one, so this shouldn't be too difficult.

……

"Is Old Wei going to Ursus to find his child?"

In Shangshu City, Lin Lu, who was shopping with Nian and Xi, was stunned when she received the message from Melina.

Wei Yanwu wasn't an impatient person; that old fox was very patient. He had also gotten involved in Ursus's plan, so there was no reason for him to force the two children to go home for the New Year at this time.

His sudden urgency, even insisting on making the trip himself, seems unlikely to be his own idea.

Could it be... that you were upset at home again?

That guy had a handsome appearance with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but in reality, he was terrified of his wife and was completely under Madam Wen Yue's thumb.

His sudden change of attitude must have been due to a death order from Lady Wenyue.

You know, a man has to stand up for himself; how can he be henpecked?

At home, Mr. Lin is the one who has the final say!

"Lin Lu, I want to buy this!"

Standing in front of the stall, Nian picked up a videotape that looked a bit old and waved it over.

Since her status underwent a subtle change, she gradually became more unrestrained, making full use of her identity as her 'girlfriend'.

"I'm coming!"

Lin Lu ran over to pay the bill with a smile, and also sent a message to Melina.

If Lao Wei wants to go, then let him go. He doesn't have any particular opinion on this matter, nor does he intend to stop him. He just considers it a way of showing care for Lao Long, who lives alone.

As for whether this trip will cause any unforeseen changes, that's irrelevant, since he hadn't planned it in the first place.

In short, the collaboration with the Black Serpent and the plans in Ursus were all aimed at killing those Grand Dukes, taking a bite out of them, igniting internal conflicts in Ursus, and causing trouble for the Emperor. It was that simple.

As long as the goal can be achieved, it doesn't matter who plays what role in the process; it's not that Talulah or the Reunion Movement can't succeed without them.

Even without them, there are other alternatives.

Even if there were mistakes, that old snake has the ability to correct them. If it can't even do that, what kind of mastermind is it? It should just go home and grow potatoes.

Moreover, Lin Lu didn't think that Talulah would waver in her will or give up her ideal of changing the status quo of the infected just because she returned to Lungmen for the New Year.

She was determined. Even if Wei Yanwu forcibly kept her in Lungmen, she would find a way to run back to Ursus. There was no need to worry about anything happening to her there.

The only thing to be careful about is that during the few days they are back in Lungmen, no one lets slip the truth about Ursus to Talulah.

Wei Yanwu himself must have been aware of the situation.

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"The Shining? Are you there?"

Talulah, carrying a sack, jogged to Shining's tent, avoiding everyone else's gaze. She looked around warily, then approached the tent door and asked in a low voice.

For some unspoken reason, Shining and Surtr both had their own separate tents and were placed at the very edge of the camp. Otherwise, Talulah wouldn't have dared to openly knock Chen unconscious, stuff him into a sack, and move him over.

"what's up?"

Shining lifted the tent flap, and Talulah quickly grabbed a sack and crawled inside, looking like a guilty thief, afraid of being seen.

Once inside the tent, she breathed a sigh of relief and carefully placed the burlap sack on the ground.

"Shining... I can roughly guess where you came from. Could you... take Huijie back?"

The Drak girl looked at the Sarkaz in front of her with some nervousness. Even after a great battle, a chaotic emergency evacuation, and a long journey, she was still neat and composed, as if nothing could faze her.

This composure stems from absolute confidence in one's own strength, and Surtr is no exception, though even more so.

With their strength, they certainly have the right to be at ease. There is no crisis on this icy plain that they cannot handle. Even a well-organized Ursus regular army would find it difficult to stop a powerhouse of this level. Even if they cannot defeat her, they can easily escape.

Talulah greatly envied this state of being; it was something she could never achieve.

People always crave what they don't have, and she was no exception.

"Send her away? Why?"

Shining looked down at the sack on the ground, which was bulging and looked like it contained a person.

So, Chen was knocked unconscious by his own sister and stuffed into a sack?

"She doesn't belong here, and she shouldn't stay here."

Talulah's face showed a complicated expression, and she laughed self-deprecatingly, "The past few days have been relatively peaceful. The biggest danger is that when we go out to scout, we may encounter a small-scale Ursus army, but it is not difficult to deal with."

"But now, the situation is different. Ursus is sending more and more people into the ice field. They have even sent war weapons and elite soldiers that are only used on the front lines. These people are from the army groups that Ursus is proud of. They are true elites who have experienced war. They have entered the ice field on a large scale, seemingly looking for something."

"Whatever they may be looking for on the ice sheet, it's not good news for us."

"Our strength is far too weak in the face of an army group. This time, if it weren't for your strength, I wouldn't even be confident that I could have led them to withdraw from there. What about next time? And the time after that?"

“You can’t stay here forever, you can’t help us forever, and if we really encounter a large force, you may not be able to take care of everyone every time.”

"The current integration movement is like walking a tightrope, struggling to survive in the cracks. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss."

“Under these circumstances, I cannot leave my sister in a dangerous situation where her life is in danger at any moment.”

"In the end, I also have my own selfish motives. I'm not a saint. Even if doing this might lead to losing your protection even faster... I have to do it."

“Huijie can no longer stay on the ice field. She should return to the world that truly belongs to her and return to the life she deserves.”

"..."

Talulah's words were blunt, without any embellishment or concealment. Shining was momentarily speechless, remaining silent for a long while before whispering, "I can send her away, and I can send you away too, and even..."

"I know that maybe if I can swallow my pride, I can leave this hellhole?"

Shining's original intention was to say that if she tried, she might be able to take more people away through the Golden Tree, or even send the entire Reunion Movement away, since there aren't many people left in the Reunion Movement right now.

However, Talulah seemed to misunderstand something, and directly waved her hand in refusal, her eyes unusually firm: "We will not abandon any compatriot, any comrade-in-arms. We still have things to do and roads to travel, so we cannot leave. This is our world, the battlefield of the Reunion Movement, even if it will be our grave."

"I understand, but I don't have the authority to decide on Chen's issue. I need to report to my superiors and get their permission first."

Looking at the young girl in front of her, Shining nodded slightly. She respected the girl's will, which had nothing to do with age.

Anyone who can stick to their own path deserves respect.

Talulah may think that sending Chen back to Lungmen was her own selfish motive, but Shining doesn't see it that way. Chen never belonged here in the first place. To this icy plain, she was just a passerby, and even if not now, she would eventually leave.

Talulah's actions simply brought forward the inevitable future a little bit.

"Then I'll leave it to you, thank you."

Shining actually agreed. Although it was just an application to higher authorities and still required approval, Talulah was already very pleasantly surprised. Before coming here, she was prepared to be rejected.

Chen came here at the behest of her teacher. Such arrangements by a powerful figure are not easily changed. Shining is a member of the Golden Tree and may not disobey her mission because of someone's request.

"I can't make any guarantees about Surtr, but I can stay here after Chen leaves."

The atmosphere in the tent remained silent for a while, until Shining suddenly spoke, breaking the silence. A gentle smile appeared on her usually expressionless face.

Compared to those long and empty words, the will to truly carry out one's life is far more moving.

Talulah, who clearly had the opportunity to escape the abyss but still chose to stand in hell, seemed to radiate light. Even though she was still young, naive and clumsy, she was already more dazzling than most people in this world.

Therefore, Shining decided to give this little guy a little help.

"This is private assistance, and has nothing to do with..."

"That's great!"