pappabearbooks #247 - Chapter 247: Same Concept, New World
#247 - Chapter 247: Same Concept, New World
“Oh, my brain, it's really failing with age. I just heard the name a moment ago, and now I've already forgotten it.”
Zhu Yuan walked to the corner of the bed and sat down, smiling helplessly.
Li Chenqiu asked in a cold voice, “Dead or alive?”
Zhu Yuan said as a matter of course, “Of course, he's dead. After all, God-Hated are to be killed by all.”
Li Chenqiu nodded and said in a calm tone, “So, he's dead.”
“Huh?” Zhu Yuan looked at Li Chenqiu with a surprised expression: “Why do you have that expression?”
“If he were really dead, you wouldn't remember his name.”
Hearing this, Zhu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and chuckled, “I've given myself away.”
Li Chenqiu asked in a deep voice, “I haven't offended you, have I? Why are you keeping me here? What do you want to do?”
Zhu Yuan stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked down at Li Chenqiu condescendingly: “If I said that the gods gave me a dream, telling me to keep you in the Serpent-Human tribe, would you believe it?”
Li Chenqiu chuckled: “That's ridiculous. A dream makes you so obedient. I'm really gaining knowledge.”
Zhu Yuan was not angry when he heard this, and held up a "2" with his fingers: “This old man will give you two paths to choose from. The first path is that I kill you here.
The second path is to marry my adopted daughter. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave the Serpent-Human tribe for even half a step. Besides that, your friend can also survive and live a carefree life like you.”
Speaking of this, the wrinkles at the corners of Zhu Yuan's eyes piled up, and he put his hand on Li Chenqiu's shoulder: “You have to think carefully, after all, your decision is also related to the life and death of your friend.”
Li Chenqiu and Zhu Yuan just looked at each other like that.
After a long silence, Li Chenqiu said, “Do you think I would believe you? That guy is a God-Hated, and he is a destined enemy of you God-Favored. Would you let him go?”
Zhu Yuan stood up and answered irrelevantly, “You should know that Zhou Hai is a God-Hated, right!”
Li Chenqiu did not speak.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuan continued: “In my opinion, God-Favored and God-Hated are not enemies, but the same kind. They both possess powerful strength and can adapt to various harsh environments, perfectly conforming to the survival of the fittest.
God-Hated, what a ridiculous word. Those ordinary people are the ones hated by the gods, the defective products of this era, defective products only fit to be food, and they are stupid and unaware.
How could those hated by the gods possess such powerful strength, capable of doing such heaven-defying things as regeneration? This is evolution, the evolution of humans towards new humans, the evolution of the old era towards the new era, hahaha!”
Zhu Yuan raised his hands high and laughed wildly with a crazed expression.
“Hmm?”
Li Chenqiu frowned slightly.
Zhu Yuan's words reminded him of a force opposed to the Underworld—the New World.
The New World's philosophy is also like this. In their view, the Resurrected are higher-level life forms, and their purpose is also very pure, coinciding with Zhu Yuan's words—to create a new world!
“Could it be that there is a force similar to the New World in this world, or is the New World reaching out here?”
Li Chenqiu thought to himself, burying this question in his heart.
Zhu Yuan did not notice Li Chenqiu's abnormality. After laughing for a while, he put down his arm and said, lowering his head, “I can accept a Zhou Hai, so naturally I can also accept a Xiang Nanzhi. Have you considered it clearly?”
As he spoke, Zhu Yuan put his hand on Li Chenqiu's forehead.
Li Chenqiu understood that if he said "no", Zhu Yuan's hand would probably press down.
“I choose the second path.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuan's facial features instantly softened, and he patted Li Chenqiu's head before taking his hand back: “You're such a good boy, you didn't let me save you in vain.”
Li Chenqiu asked, “Can I see Xiang Nanzhi?”
“If you want to see her, then see her!” Zhu Yuan waved his hand.
Crack—
The four handcuffs broke in response.
Li Chenqiu lifted the quilt and stood up unsteadily, holding onto the bed board.
“Do you need me to help you?”
“No need.”
Zhu Yuan nodded and turned to walk back: “Come with me!”
Li Chenqiu followed after hearing this.
After walking out of the iron gate, there was a passage about two meters wide.
Like the room Li Chenqiu had been in before, the walls of the passage were not plastered. Besides the electric lights embedded in the walls, there was no other light, making it extremely depressing.
Every ten meters, there would be an iron door on both sides of the passage, with the same style as the iron door of Li Chenqiu's room. Faintly, sounds could be heard coming from inside.
Li Chenqiu asked doubtfully, “What is this place?”
Zhu Yuan said without turning his head, “You will know, but not now. By the way, I removed the group teleportation function of your divine纹. You don't have to participate in the subsequent selection. Just rest here!”
“Okay.” Li Chenqiu responded and then stopped talking, silently following Zhu Yuan.
As time passed, the road Li Chenqiu walked became longer and longer, and his heart became more and more shocked.
This place was too big, not the kind of big you could see, but the kind of big you couldn't see.
Every few hundred meters, there would be multiple intersections ahead, with as few as three and as many as six.
After choosing one of the passages, you would have to continue choosing after walking a few hundred meters.
Li Chenqiu followed Zhu Yuan, turning left and right, changing dozens of passages before stopping in front of an iron gate.
Li Chenqiu glanced at Zhu Yuan in surprise.
The person is so old, but his brain can still remember the way.
Zhu Yuan walked forward and knocked on the door.
Knock knock knock!
Soon, a burst of footsteps came from inside.
Click—
The moment the door was opened, a strong smell of blood rushed towards him, followed by a steady and weathered face appearing behind the door.
Li Chenqiu was very familiar with this face. It was none other than Zhou Hai, whose head he had cut off before.
“Leader, why are you here?” Zhou Hai respectfully bent over.
Zhu Yuan gestured behind him with his eyes: “Bring my future grandson-in-law over to take a look.”
Hearing this, Zhou Hai moved his gaze and looked at Li Chenqiu standing behind Zhu Yuan. The two's eyes collided in the air.
In an instant, Zhou Hai's expression turned gloomy, but due to Zhu Yuan, he didn't show anything.
On the other hand, Li Chenqiu's expression didn't change at all. His eyes were calm, so calm that there wasn't a trace of fluctuation, so calm that it was terrifying.
Zhu Yuan said lightly, “I know there are conflicts between the two of you, but I hope you don't show it so obviously, can you?”
Zhou Hai nodded respectfully: “Understood.”
After speaking, he stepped aside.
Zhu Yuan stepped into the room, and Li Chenqiu followed closely behind.
The room was not big, and the furnishings were very simple: a sofa, a table, a cross...