OBS Chapter 234 Layout (3)
Chapter 234 Layout (3)
Chang Letian
Hu Lei confessed to Jiao Qiu the existence of the special heart "Red Moon" in his body, as well as the origin of the fox people and the Buli people.
At the same time, he forced Jiaoqiu to tell him about Feixiao.
Jiaoqiu recalled the Third Great War of Plenty, where Feixiao, Yueyu fought against the evil creatures of Plenty.
Yue Yu defended the Kanyun Mirror on the Yuque Immortal Boat to buy time for the Yuque Taibu to send a letter to Emperor Gong Siming.
In order to successfully save everyone on the front line and in the rear, Feixiao activated the "Moon Madness" to gain tremendous power, but he was also seriously injured.
He followed Yue Yu's orders and started to treat Fei Xiao with "Dian Tu San" in the rear.
That was the first time the two met. After that, with Yue Yu's sacrifice, the Battle of Fengzao ended. Fei Xiao succeeded Yao Qing as General, and Jiao Qiu continued to assist him.
In order to repay Feixiao for saving his life and to fulfill the former general's last wish.
Jiao Qiu vowed to do his best to cure Fei Xiao's "Moon Madness"...
Pulling back to reality from memories
Jiao Qiu told Hu Lei this story, as well as Fei Xiao's other past events, and also shared his understanding and doubts about life and death.
"Hu Lei... Do you know what the saddest thing about being a healer is?"
"I have spent all my life's knowledge trying to save the lives of those who were about to die from monsters like you. I sat down exhausted, my hands shaking, and I thought that everything I did was meaningful..."
"But they rushed to the battlefield again. Then, I heard the news of their death. They died at the hands of your minions. In the flames of the crashed starship and the light of the imperial bow, I was like a futile idiot."
“From the cauldron called death, I fished out a fish called life—watched it struggle, and then jumped back into the boiling soup.”
"I asked myself, what made them rush to death without hesitation after recovering from their injuries? Why didn't they cherish their hard-earned lives? This made me feel confused and empty..."
Hu Lei: "Haha... I smell the despair deep in your bones."
Jiao Qiu: "Finally, I understand that leaving also has "value". They put the weight of leaving on the hearts of us living people, giving us more strength. They used the coin of death to exchange for more..."
"This is all I am doing now, following you closely, just to witness one result with my own eyes: your death..."
"Your death is also valuable. It will bring peace to the martial arts ceremony and bring Feixiao to me."
Hu Lei developed a little respect for Jiao Qiu
Jiao Qiu was slightly surprised: "In your heart that is filled with poisonous blood... can you also feel the emotion of 'respect'?"
Hu Lei: "Of course, because I vaguely smelled the scent of my own kind. Unfortunately, you are just a weak fox after all."
"As the old saying of wolves says: Give the wolf a dead end, and he will find a way forward. Feed the wolf with death, and he will have enough food to fill his stomach. If he lives in peace, he will have nowhere to live; if he fights to the death, he will live forever."
"This is why I am keeping you for now. I will show you the greatest respect that Bu Liren has for his enemies:"
"I will devour your flesh and blood to nourish our bones, crush your visions to open up our hunting paths; let your dead souls bear witness that the future belongs to me!"
Hu Lei was unwilling to go back with his fellow tribesmen and become a pawn in the illusory dream of reviving their race.
Therefore, it was decided to massacre Luofu first.
After learning that the Xingcha port originally used to pick them up was controlled by the Yunqi Army, they planned to steal the Jingfeng ship used to hold the martial arts ceremony and escape.
The conversation between Hu Lei and Jiao Qiu was naturally heard by Mo Ze, who had already found a hiding place and was looking for an opportunity to save Jiao Qiu, but was soon discovered by Hu Lei...
At the same time, Su Qiankun and others arrived at Changletian and saw the Jingfeng ship hanging high in the sky.
Not long after, they met the Yunqi Army led by Yanqing and Feixiao.
When Feixiao learned that Su Qiankun and the others were helping to find Jiao Qiu and Hu Lei, he suggested that they act together. Then everyone followed the clues provided by Mo Ze to find Hu Lei's hiding place.
On the way, he was attacked by Bu Liren.
After clearing the obstacles, they arrived at Hu Lei's hiding place, but Hu Lei, Jiao Qiu and others had long disappeared. Instead, they met Mo Ze who was surrounded by Bu Li people.
After eliminating Bu Liren, he learned from Mo Ze that he had found Hu Lei's hiding place. He was soon discovered by Hu Lei, but Hu Lei deliberately kept him and asked him to deliver the declaration of war to Fei Xiao on his behalf.
Mo Ze lowered his head: "I... failed to save Jiao Qiu. Hu Lei is more cunning and more difficult to deal with than I thought."
Fei Xiao did not blame him, but asked: "Tell me, how does he plan to declare war on me... Is it a one-on-one duel? Or an exchange of hostages?"
Mo Ze said that Hu Lei planned to attack the downtown area on the Luofu Immortal Boat.
After hearing this, Fei Xiao's face became more solemn.
Mo Ze continued, "This is the guy's trump card. Hu Lei's body contains the plague of longevity that has been passed down from generation to generation among the Buli people."
"I saw him transform a fox man into a Buli wolf soldier... This was Hu Lei's "declaration of war."
"His blood... can cause fox people to quickly twist and deform and drive them crazy. He gave his blood to his subordinates, intending to spread it throughout Luofu and stir up panic!"
Yan Qing said: "Immediately contact Tianbosi and Yunqi, activate the ban, and require all fox people to stay indoors."
Feixiao said that the moment he saw the enemy's declaration of war, it meant that the other party had already begun to act.
Mo Ze hesitated: "But, once the panic created by Hu Lei spreads..."
Fei Xiao asked, "Do you remember what I told you? When hunting, you should consider what the prey wants, rather than just chasing after the prey."
"What Hu Lei wants is for everyone on Luofu to fall into panic. He wants us to lose our composure and use our limited manpower to search every inch of Luofu for signs of an incoming attack, until we are exhausted in the end."
"It's like the game the Yaoqing people like to play at banquets: they cover something with a few bowls, move them around, and finally ask you to guess which bowl the thing is hidden under."
"But in my opinion, these are just tricks; no matter what Hu Lei does, he can't change the fact that he is trapped on the Luofu Immortal Boat. The only way to escape from here is to find a boat."
Little Gray Hair said: "Right now... the only ship he can see is the Racer in the sky."
Fei Xiao nodded: "For him, there are countless hostages there. It will be the most ideal place and also our final battlefield."
Ke Yanqing was also a little hesitant: "If we guess wrong, Hu Lei went somewhere else, or as he said - his minions will bring wolf blood to infect fox people everywhere and stir up chaos..."
“Are we going to give up on those places where there are ‘less possibilities’?”
Fei Xiao: "This is another lesson you need to learn besides swordsmanship: "Trade-offs" and "trade-offs", questions we always ask ourselves but never have an answer to."
“Before making a decision, we must kill the hesitation in our hearts; after making a decision, we must fight with regret.”
"We may choose the wrong direction, causing innocent comrades to die in vain; we may guess the enemy's movements correctly, but misjudge the opponent's strength and suffer defeat."
"But hesitation is more fatal than error; we must make a decision anyway..."