Mu He, standing to the side, seemed to be deep in thought. "Although it's a low-probability event, it's not entirely without probability. If possible, he could indeed slaughter an entire city."
Having received Mu He's certification, the High Priest of the Fallen City fell silent.
Such a powerful person is completely different from her, who was powerless to resist.
"Let's go, let's go, we have to go and see quickly." Zhong Mu panicked, picked up Mu He with one hand and grabbed the high priest with the other, and rushed into the city.
Having just stepped into the city, Zhong Mu saw no one and heard no sound. Almost as soon as he was certain that Brother Xiu had slaughtered the entire city, faint voices came from afar, a neat and orderly sound that was even a little eerie in the empty city.
Zhong Mu silently slowed his pace, standing furtively at the street corner and looking towards the main city.
He expected to see some gruesome scene of Yin Xiu slaughtering people, or some unspeakable torture of the people in the city. In reality, the dense crowd sat neatly under the high summoning platform, holding paper and pen, looking up at the person above, exceptionally well-behaved and obedient, super harmonious.
"Is immortality really a good thing for you?" A clear voice rang out in the quiet city. The person standing on the summoning platform strolled slowly while looking at the crowd gathered below. "People live to obtain happiness. All the functions of the body are for the brain to accumulate joy."
"You have lived for so many years, but you have only lived physically. You have never thought about going out of the city to see the world and to achieve something beyond your lifespan. Living in this narrow city, the end of your life is endless. Is your life really meaningful?"
Have you ever thought about anything besides lifespan?
The people below began to recount their past, and it seemed that they had truly only stayed in Changsheng City and had never gone out to see the world.
This is true not only in the City of Immortality, but in all other cities as well. The gods have given them happiness, but also a cage.
"Let me ask you one more question: Do you really think you need God? If you don't have God, will it prevent you from living your daily life, watching the sunrise and sunset, and being with your loved ones?"
Someone muttered, "But God will give us a guarantee, a guarantee of safety and survival, so believing in God won't have any impact."
Ye Tianxuan stared at the person who spoke without saying a word. "First of all, the most effective guarantee is to appear when there is danger. However, the four major cities have never experienced any danger. Everyone just blindly accepts the benefits brought by the gods, but they have not considered that you would still be living well without these benefits."
"If I leave today, and there is no god in Changsheng City tomorrow, what impact will it have on you besides not being able to see me?"
Someone followed up with the thought: "You'll lose the guarantee of your future lifespan, and other than that... it seems like there really isn't anything else."
But Ye Tianxuan had previously said that we should not focus solely on lifespan; what we should do is live a more fulfilling life within our limited time.
Other cities also lacked the protection of immortality, yet their inhabitants still thrived, suggesting that immortality wasn't a necessity for them.
The residents looked around, having been favored by the god of immortality for so long, that they occasionally forgot that the people in other cities lived just fine without immortality.
They never left this area, because if they left, they would lose God's favor, and even if they lived forever, they would live in this narrow city forever.
Suddenly, everyone had a change of heart and began to carefully review what they wanted to do. It seemed that, as Ye Tianxuan had said, there was nothing else to do but live in Changsheng City.
"Who is that?" the high priest asked softly, though based on Zhong Mu's previous description, he could somewhat guess that this was the "Brother Ye who was killed by Brother Xiu" he had mentioned.
But I still asked politely.
"That's Boss Ye. I'm relieved to see that Boss Ye is still alive." Zhong Mu breathed a sigh of relief, mentally adding another crime to the little tentacle ball's list, as it had worried him to death by spreading false information.
"So that's the person you trust." The high priest murmured. Just like Zhong Mu, even standing in the crowd, he couldn't hide his special aura. "He's a person with a bright soul."
"Of course! My Lord Ye is super nice! Brother Xiu is nice too." Zhong Muxiong proudly pulled the two of them into the crowd to meet Ye Tianxuan.
Suddenly, Ye Tianxuan raised his hand, pointed at Zhong Mu in the crowd, and shouted, "You! You tell me, besides staying in Changsheng City, don't you have anything else you want to do?!"
His direction was obvious, so everyone looked at him instantly, staring at Zhong Mu in a daze.
The next second, Zhong Mu realized that Boss Ye was using him as a shill!
So Zhong Mu straightened his back with an air of righteous indignation and loudly fabricated a story that sounded like something out of an elementary school textbook: "I want to see a wider world, I want to learn about things outside of Changsheng City, I'm still young! My life should be brilliant, not confined to this small city! I want to leave Changsheng City!"
His voice was loud and clear, and his response was natural. For a moment, the people of Changsheng City didn't realize that his face was quite unfamiliar.
Some people were moved by Zhong Mu's actions and felt that everyone should do the same, so they also set goals for themselves.
"I've actually wanted to learn to paint for a long time, but there aren't many people in the City of Longevity who can teach painting. I'd really like to go to the City of Twins. I've heard that it's a place where many talented people are born, and that many chosen ones have been blessed by the God of Fortune."
"I also want to visit other cities and learn about the cultures of different places. I'm tired of seeing the scenery in Changsheng City."
"Yeah, yeah, it would be great to meet someone I like outside. I know everyone in Changsheng City, and I'm not interested in any of them."
"Speaking of which, I also..."
"I've heard it's easy to find a partner in the Forgotten City, I wonder if it's true."
"You've made me want to go."
"Hahaha, me too..."
As everyone was having a lively time, a slender, fair hand reached out from the crowd. "I want to fly freely like a bird, never landing anywhere in my life, until my life is over."
Everyone turned their heads and saw a pale girl standing in the crowd. Even though the sunlight added a touch of warmth to her, her face was still as white as paper.
"Young lady, you're quite young, yet you set such difficult goals for yourself?"
"Yes, someone your age should have grown up being pampered by everyone, right?"
"It can be very lonely to travel to a faraway place alone."
Facing the gazes of the crowd, the High Priest of the Fallen City smiled and said, "I also hope to use my body to bring joy and happiness to my brain, so I want to go to many places and experience a lot of joy."
"Make up for everything I've done before my life ends."