Chapter 761 Death of Gu Xu
Luochuan knelt on the spot, motionless, and even his choking stopped temporarily. His whole body seemed to have turned into a lifeless sculpture.
"Emperor..." He called softly in his mind, his thoughts like broken wind.
In an instant, a tall and majestic statue appeared in his mind. However, tiny cracks suddenly appeared, the golden paint layer peeled off quickly, and then the entire statue collapsed, turned into dust, and dissipated into the endless void.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally slowly raised his head and looked at Gu Xu on the couch.
"You...are no longer an emperor, right?" His voice was as light as a gossamer, but it could not help but tremble.
Gu Xu nodded slightly, with a calm expression: "I was the winner on Kunlun Mountain."
"This... this is impossible..." Luo Chuan's fists clenched and unclenched, as if trying to grab something, but in vain.
"At the beginning, your emperor thought so too." Gu Xu smiled, looking haggard.
Luochuan's mood was surging like a tide at this moment, extremely complicated.
He always thought that he was Emperor Ziwei's most loyal subordinate.
Thousands of years ago, Emperor Ziwei rescued him from the abyss when he was at his lowest and most embarrassed. In order to repay the kindness of saving his life and to help the emperor realize his great ambition, he devoted his whole life to the emperor.
Logically speaking, after learning that the former emperor had completely died and been replaced by someone else, he should have been furious and vowed to kill his enemies and avenge the emperor.
However, when Gu Xu unlocked the ideological imprint deep in his soul, Luo Chuan was confused.
He couldn't tell whether his loyalty to Emperor Ziwei came from sincerity or whether he was bound by the imprint of his thoughts.
He couldn't tell whether the emperor he admired was that person or an illusory phantom transformed from the ideal in his heart.
After the real Emperor Ziwei ascended to the top of power in the Lingxiao Realm, he seemed to have gone against his previous ideals.
On the contrary, the fake Zi Wei in front of her was willing to sacrifice herself to save the world.
To take revenge on such a person, Luo Chuan found that he couldn't do it no matter what.
Besides, this person is already dead...
"Guihai," Gu Xu, who was lying on the couch, coughed twice and said slowly again, "Actually, you should think about it carefully, review everything you have done over the years, and ask yourself what's going on now. 'Let everyone in the world be like dragons', is it Zi Wei's wish or your own ideal..."
"My own ideal..."
Luo Chuan recited this sentence silently in his heart over and over again, feeling grief, resentment, shock, and confusion. All kinds of emotions were so intertwined that it was difficult to sort them out.
really.
Over the years, since the fake Emperor Ziwei ascended the throne, although on the surface he was just an executor who unconditionally obeyed the orders of the "Emperor", it was this time that gave him an unprecedented sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
He watched this new dynasty gradually become prosperous, and the people were freed from the precarious predicament of being threatened by monsters and monsters in the past, and gradually lived a peaceful and contented life. He watched the monks steadily improve their realm with the help of the spiritual energy transformation array, and watched Batch after batch of materials are constantly being transported from other worlds...
All these changes made him feel excited.
Suddenly, he solemnly kowtowed three times to the dying young man on the couch.
The first is to express deep guilt and repentance for having conspired with Ziwei to seize his body and cause and effect;
The second is to offer high respect and heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the saved people all over the world;
Third, he deeply admires everything he has done since he ascended the throne, and solemnly promises that he will do his best to support Daxia and continue to move forward along the path he paved.
Gu Xu smiled indifferently, and the thin black lines on his face due to the backlash became denser and more terrifying.
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After Luochuan left, sisters Zhao Yan, Shangguan Jin, Xiao Wanjun and Yehuang returned to Gu Xu's bed.
Gu Xu's eyes slowly passed over them, his eyes full of nostalgia, and he said softly: "Actually, I really can't bear to leave you..." After hearing his words, Zhao Yan tightly grasped his hand hanging by the bed and put her face Pressed against the back of his hand, tears welled up like a spring.
"Miaoyin," Gu Xu's eyes first fell on the Night Emperor, "You are born to be close to the great road of heaven and earth, and now you have mastered the cultivation method of the human race. If anyone can reach the top in the future, it must be you.
"However, please forgive me for not being able to fulfill my original promise to defeat Taishang Haotian for you and avenge the Dragon Clan. This road can only be walked by yourself..."
"It seems that what I said before is right. Good-looking men are all liars who don't keep their promises..." Ye Huang had wet tears on his face and forced out a self-deprecating smile, "I've known this truth for a long time. , but I was still fooled..."
"Zhaoyue," Gu Xu looked at Jiang Zhaoyue, who was squeezing next to the Night Emperor with his head lowered, "I can stop Xuandan Tianzun from destroying the world this time, thanks to you. Your life experience and fate are better than yours It's even more extraordinary than you imagine... You have endless potential, but you must explore it carefully and don't blindly chase power and put yourself in danger."
Jiang Zhaoyue was silent, half understanding.
The Night Emperor next to her tapped her head and asked, "Do you remember?"
Jiang Zhaoyue immediately nodded vigorously: "Remember, remember!"
"Wanjun," Gu Xu glanced at the dejected former princess and sighed softly, "I'm sorry, I can't fulfill my promise to make you immortal and youthful..."
"Your Majesty, I don't want to stay young forever..." Xiao Wanjun heard this and couldn't hold it back any longer. Tears rolled down her face, and she choked with sobs and said, "I just want you to live and always live..."
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"Also, Xiaojin, this time, I really want to leave," Gu Xu said to Shangguan Jin again, "Don't do what you did last time, where you overestimated your capabilities and challenged the powerful just to get an explanation for me. Enemy. Take care of yourself as if it’s for me..."
When Shangguan Jin heard this, his body trembled slightly, his eyes were full of emotions, and he couldn't hide his emotions. She bit her lip tightly, as if she wanted to speak, but in the end she said nothing. She just lowered her head silently with red eyes.
Finally, Gu Xu's eyes fell on Zhao Yan, who was holding his hand tightly, and his expression became serious.
"Yan'er," his voice was low and weak, "after I leave, Qingyan will still be young, and it is inevitable that someone in the country will take advantage of the opportunity to seek personal gain. I will entrust you with the important task of governing the country. My space magic weapon and astrolabe are all Put it in the drawer, the cause and effect has been changed, you can use it... You have also been a king, and you have your own sense of how to govern the country.
"As a minister in the court, Luo Chuan has great ambitions and is good at planning, but you must be careful of his extreme actions; Wang Jian is loyal and pure, but often ignores the dangers of people's hearts; Liu Qu is pragmatic and hard-working, but often appears to be unruly when it comes to issues involving practitioners. Being timid... As for Li Yun, he is a young man with great potential. If he can be properly cultivated, he can be a leading general in the future...
"...They each have their own strengths, which must be weighed and used...
"If you have any doubts, you can... discuss it with Wanjun, and Xiaojin can also help you share your worries.
"Before... there is a strong man in the Ninth Realm in Daxia, we must focus on defense and stop trying to attack the Lingxiao Realm. In the different world we occupy, if we encounter a strong enemy... we can give up. Even... Taishang Hao As the ninth level of Tianzhen is attacking, the wilderness can be temporarily abandoned...
"We, the remnants of the Lingxiao Realm, were exiled to this desolate land, and we were still able to rise... From now on, as long as we maintain a glimmer of hope, there is no need to worry about not being able to make a comeback..."
Zhao Yan raised her head, suppressing the sadness in her heart, and carefully remembered Gu Xu's words in her heart.
Gu Xu stared at her unparalleled beauty but full of tears, and his thoughts could not help but drift back to the time when he was eighteen——
That day, he saw with his own eyes that she was riding a tall horse, with the head of the barbarian clan king on the tip of her spear, her black hair flying in the wind, her red dress as fierce as fire, the iron cavalry rolling behind her, and the flags rolling.
Seeing another drop of crystal tears slipping from her eyes, he tried to raise his hand to wipe it away for her.
However, as soon as he raised his hand halfway, he lost strength and fell heavily back onto the bed.
The eyes that once contained the stars and the universe and witnessed the changes in the wilderness lost all their luster in an instant.
Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her trembling hand and put it on the tip of his nose, and found that he was breathless.
"Gu Xu! Gu Xu! Gu Xu!"
She called his name over and over again, threw herself on his chest like no one else, and cried heartbreakingly, until the sky was dark.
Suddenly, a sense of death filled her body——
At this moment, the true energy in her body was rushing, as if to destroy her own vitality, to live and die with him, and to sleep in the coffin together.
Just when several people around him noticed something strange and hurriedly tried to stop it, the deathly aura suddenly dissipated.
Zhao Yan slowly stood up and reached out to wipe away the tears on her face. Her expression was indifferent and her tone was calm and emotionless: "Publish the obituary and prepare for the funeral ceremony!"