Chapter 216 Bibi Dong is shocked
Look at the legendary "God King," and also at the "joke" hanging on the prison cart.
"That's the master?"
In the crowd, someone spoke first.
His voice was filled with disappointment and disdain.
"I've heard of him. He's said to be unparalleled in theory and to have taught a disciple who is like a sea god."
"Pooh!"
A shirtless man next to him spat out a mouthful of saliva.
"What kind of bullshit theory is invincible?"
"If he were truly invincible, how come he's been locked up in a cage like a dead dog?"
"I think he's a fraud."
"Exactly, look at how cowardly he is, he doesn't even dare to lift his head."
The discussions came like a tidal wave.
There was no attempt to conceal anything.
There's no need to hide it.
In this world where the strong rule, the losers have no dignity.
not to mention.
He is a loser who was once elevated to a pedestal but has now fallen to the dust.
Yu Xiaogang listened to these words.
Every single sentence.
Every single word.
They were like a red-hot dagger, piercing his heart.
You also need to stir it in.
He wanted to cover his ears.
But he couldn't do it.
He wanted to close his eyes and pretend to be dead.
But the omnipresent gaze made him feel as if he had been stripped naked and thrown into public view.
shame.
anger.
despair.
A mix of emotions shattered his already fragile self-esteem.
"Kill me..."
Yu Xiaogang let out a dry, hoarse roar.
The sound was so faint that only he could hear it.
"Please... kill me..."
He didn't want to live anymore.
Living like this is ten thousand times more painful than dying.
but.
No one paid any attention to his pleas.
The prison van continued its creaking and groaning journey.
It's like singing a satirical ballad.
At the front of the line.
Lu Ming did not ride in that luxurious imperial carriage.
He rode a pure white soul beast warhorse, looking relaxed.
Bibi Dong rode a black horse alongside him.
Her gaze.
They never left that prison van.
That was the man she loved her whole life.
He was the man she would protect even if it meant going against the whole world.
But now.
Looking at that disheveled figure swaying in the prison van.
In her heart.
Surprisingly, it wasn't the excruciating pain I had imagined.
some.
It was just an indescribable sadness.
Is there still a sliver of... relief?
"You're not going to kill him?"
Bibi Dong finally couldn't help but speak up.
Her voice was a little hoarse.
His voice sounded particularly low amidst the clamor of the marching troops.
Lu Ming pulled on the reins.
The warhorse slowed its pace.
He turned his head and looked at Bibi Dong's stunningly beautiful but slightly pale face.
"Kill him?"
Lu Ming chuckled softly.
There was a hint of nonchalance in that smile.
"Killing him was too easy."
"It's like crushing an ant; there's no sense of accomplishment whatsoever."
Lu Ming raised his riding whip and pointed it at the prison cart.
at this time.
Just then, a rotten vegetable leaf flew out from the crowd on the roadside.
With a snap.
It hit Yu Xiaogang squarely in the face.
Juice splashed everywhere.
Yu Xiaogang trembled and lowered his head even further.
Lu Ming watched this scene, his smile deepening.
"Dong'er".
He called it very affectionately.
It's natural.
Bibi Dong stiffened slightly, but did not refute.
"I'm keeping him alive not because I'm merciful."
Lu Ming's voice was calm, yet it conveyed a power that seemed to see through people's hearts.
"But because..."
"This good-for-nothing is a knot in your heart."
"It was once an obsession of yours."
Bibi Dong tightened her grip on the reins.
The knuckles are turning white.
You were right.
Even though she was already an empress, even though she had become a god.
But deep down...
The man named Yu Xiaogang always occupied a corner.
That was her youth.
It was her most beautiful memory, and also her most painful nightmare.
Lu Ming spurred his horse closer.
Until their stirrups gently touched together.
He reached out his hand.
In front of everyone, he held Bibi Dong's cold hand.
"I don't like it when my woman still has the shadow of another man in her heart."
Even if that man is a good-for-nothing.
"That won't work either."
Lu Ming's words were very domineering.
But this domineering attitude doesn't make people feel disgusted.
Instead, it reveals a strong possessiveness and...care.
Bibi Dong felt the warmth coming from the back of her hand.
That was the heat of Lu Ming's palm.
It's very hot.
It burned right into her heart.
"so."
Lu Ming looked into her eyes and said, word by word.
"I want him to live."
"I want him to follow us like a dog all the way."
"I'll show you with your own eyes."
"Look at what you once treasured, how vulnerable it is in the face of reality."
"Look at that self-righteous master who spouts theories, how humble and lowly he is in the face of death and fear."
Lu Ming released his grip.
He sat up straight again, gazing into the distance.
"I want you to sever this obsession with your own hands."
"It wasn't for me."
"It's for your own good."
Only by clearing away the clutter in your heart can you make room for better things.
For example, me.
Lu Ming did not utter those last three words.
But Bibi Dong understood.
Her body trembled.
The initial confusion and struggle in their eyes began to slowly dissipate.
She turned her head again.
I looked at the prison van.
This time.
There was no longer any sadness in her eyes.
There was no more pity.
There was only a calm surface, as still as a frozen pool.
She looked at Yu Xiaogang.
Look at the man who is trying to avoid the spittle of passersby.
Suddenly I realized...
How ridiculous I was back then.
She actually suffered for half her life because of such a cowardly, incompetent, and hypocritical man.
Is it worth it?
not worth.
It's not worth it at all.
"I see."
Bibi Dong took a deep breath.
The crisp, cool air filled her lungs, instantly waking her up.
She straightened her back.
The crown on his head gleamed in the sunlight.
The sun was shining brightly.
Heavenly Dou Imperial City.
This majestic city, which has stood on the Douluo Continent for hundreds of years, now resembles a lone boat trembling in a storm.
On the city wall, the banners hung limply.
The defending soldiers, who should have been on high alert, were now ashen-faced, their spears trembling slightly.
Their eyes were fixed intently on the distance.
There.
Dark clouds loomed over the city.
That's not a cloud.
That was the million-strong army of the Divine Court.
Dust billowed, and the sound of iron hooves pounded like muffled thunder, striking the hearts of everyone in Tiandou City again and again.
And at the very forefront of that torrent of steel.
A figure in white, riding a white horse, slowly approached.
No words are needed.
No action is required.
His mere presence alone created a suffocating sense of oppression that made the air in the entire Heavenly Dou City thin.
Lu Ming.
The newly crowned God-King.
In the face of this name, the so-called royal majesty and the so-called iron laws of the empire become a joke.
Right in the center of the city gate tower.
The Avalanche Emperor was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, but this garment, which symbolized supreme power, was now soaked with cold sweat.
He gripped the crenellations of the city wall, his knuckles turning white from the effort.
He was shaking.
I couldn't stop shaking.
"teacher..."
Avalanche's lips trembled, and he instinctively cried out.
But then he remembered.
His teacher, the Sea God Tang San, had his legs crippled and his fate unknown.
His reliance, that Poseidon Island, has been trampled flat.
Even the geniuses of Shrek Academy were either killed or injured.
No one can save him.
No one can save the Heavenly Dou Empire.
"His Majesty..."
Marshal Goron beside him had a hoarse voice and eyes full of despair.
"The army... has arrived."
"What should we do?"
war?
What will we use to fight?
The opposing side has three god-level powerhouses and one god-king.
On their side, even their only titled Douluo was terrified.
The avalanche closed its eyes.
Two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks.
remorse?
Maybe.
But more than anything, there was a feeling of powerlessness.
In the face of absolute power, any schemes and calculations seem so pale.
"Open the gates..."
The word "avalanche" was squeezed out of his throat.
The voice was dry, like an old, worn-out bellows.
Marshal Goron's body jolted, and he looked sharply at the avalanche.
"His Majesty!"
"I said, open the city gates!"
Avalanche suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes bloodshot, and shouted hoarsely.
"If we don't open the city gates, are we going to make all the people of the city die with the royal family?!"
"surrender!"
"We... surrendered."
As the last two words fell, the avalanche seemed to have all its strength drained away, collapsing limply against the city wall.
Rumble—
The heavy sound of the winch resounded.
The main gate of Tiandou City, which had not been opened to enemies for hundreds of years, slowly opened to both sides.
The suspension bridge was lowered.
It stirred up a cloud of dust.
There were no shouts of killing.
The Divine Court's army stopped 500 meters from the city gate.
quiet.
A deathly silence.
This silence was more terrifying than the deafening shouts of battle.
Avalanche straightened his disheveled clothes.
Holding the Imperial Seal, a symbol of supreme power in the Heavenly Dou Empire, in both hands, he walked down the city wall step by step.
Every step felt like walking on a knife's edge.
At the city gate.
The avalanche knelt down.
He knelt on both knees, held the jade seal high with both hands, and buried his head deep in the dust.
"The traitorous minister collapsed..."
"Leading the heavens to fight against the imperial family, and all civil and military officials..."
"Surrender to the Gods..."
The sound echoed in front of the empty city gate.
It was filled with endless desolation.
Heavenly Dou Empire.
It's dead.
Lu Ming, mounted on his horse, looked down at the avalanche kneeling at his feet.
His eyes were calm.
There was neither the ecstasy of the victor nor the arrogance of the conqueror.
It's like looking at a weed by the roadside.
"This is the avalanche?"
Lu Ming asked casually.
Beside her, Qian Renxue had already returned to her original appearance, with long golden hair draped over her shoulders, breathtakingly beautiful.
She watched the avalanche, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
then.
If this good-for-nothing hadn't been pretending to be crazy all this time, she wouldn't have been fooled for so long.
"It's him."
Qian Renxue said calmly.
"Back then, I pretended to be a dog just to survive."
"Now it seems he really was just a dog."
Lu Ming smiled.
He did not accept the jade seal.
To him, that broken stone was worthless.
"Go into the city."
Lu Ming squeezed the horse's belly with his legs.
The white horse strode past him without even glancing at the kneeling avalanche.
Ignore it.
Utterly ignored.
This kind of disregard hurt him more than being killed.
Avalanche knelt there, his body stiff.
He heard the sound of horses' hooves.
That was the sound of the Divine Court army entering the city.
It was also the sound of the death knell tolling for the Heavenly Dou Empire.
As Bibi Dong rode her black horse past Xue Beng, her gaze paused slightly.
But she didn't say anything.
Right now.
Her mind was not on this deposed monarch at all.
And at the back of the line, in that prison van.
The army entered the city.
People knelt on both sides of the street.
They dared not look up, and could only stare at the ground, trembling.
but.
The passing of the prison van still caused a commotion.
Who is that?
"It stinks..."
"He looks like a criminal."
"My God, isn't that... isn't that the master?"
Someone recognized the person in the prison van.
Even though Yu Xiaogang was no longer human at this time, his signature stiff face was still remembered.
"Is that the so-called master who claims to be invincible in theory?"
"I heard that he was the one who devised the plan for this war."
"Pooh!"
"You scoundrel!"
I don't know who started it.
Rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and even stones were thrown at the prison van.
How much reverence the people had for this national advisor in ordinary times.
At this moment, that's how much I hate it.
They need an outlet.
And this "master," who was specially imprisoned in a prison cart and paraded through the streets by the Lord of the Divine Court, was obviously the best target.
Snap!
A rotten egg hit Yu Xiaogang on the forehead.
Egg yolk got into my eyes, and it stung terribly.
Yu Xiaogang was curled up.
He wanted to hide.
But he was chained up, and the prison van was only so big; where could he hide?
"I am a master..."
"I am a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family..."
"I am Bibi Dong..."
He muttered to himself, seemingly losing his senses.
But he clearly remembered Bibi Dong's name.
That was his last straw.
"Dong'er wouldn't do this to me..."
"She's just trying to make me angry..."
"As long as I explain it clearly..."
A glimmer of hope flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.
This kind of light is called delusion.
The Imperial Palace.
The main hall.
This was once the place where the Great Emperor Xueye surveyed the land.
It was magnificent and extremely luxurious.
at this time.
Lu Ming was lounging lazily on the dragon throne that symbolized imperial power.
This chair is a bit hard.
I'm not feeling well.
Lu Ming changed his posture, casually placing one foot on the armrest of the dragon throne.
This sitting posture is extremely ungraceful.
But no one present dared to utter a single word.
Gu Yuena sat on the soft couch to his left, peeling a grape and putting it into her mouth.
Qian Renxue stood beside Lu Ming, holding a glass of wine in her hand.
As for Bibi Dong...
She stood in the center of the hall, holding a scepter, her back ramrod straight.
She is waiting.
Waiting for that man's fate.
"Bring it up."
Lu Ming waved his hand.
Outside the palace gate.
A sound of chains dragging on the ground rang out.
Splash—splash—
Harsh.
heavy.
Two Divine Court guards clad in black armor dragged Yu Xiaogang, who lay there like a dead dog, into the room.
No effort is required at all.
The guard loosened his grip.
Yu Xiaogang collapsed onto the smooth, mirror-like marble floor.
The mud and blood on their bodies instantly stained the luxurious hall.
"Hmm..."
Yu Xiaogang groaned.
He struggled to lift his head.
It's blinding.
The light in the main hall was so bright that he could barely open his eyes.
It took quite a while.
He had just adjusted to the light.
(End of chapter)