Chapter 264
Rong Mian’s revelation caused a stir among everyone present.
Rong Mian continued, “I wanted them to truly disappear. The book I studied contained forbidden techniques that could make souls scatter completely, but such an array would require immense power, beyond what I could muster at that time. So I settled for an array that could imprison souls. This way, their souls would be trapped in the city and unable to leave. If those souls were killed or consumed in this state, they would truly disappear.”
“You did all this because of Chong Yu?” Huang Quan asked, scrutinizing him.
Rong Mian remained silent, his lips pressed together.
“Ah Mian, did you really do all of this because of me?” Chong Yu stepped closer, his eyes pleading. “Did I cause you so much harm?”
“Stop joking,” Rong Mian replied coldly. “Chong Yu, do you know why I kept you by my side?”
Chong Yu said, “I’m an orphan. You took me in out of pity.”
“Why should I pity you more than the many other orphans?” Rong Mian’s gaze was piercing. “I kept you around because I carry a curse, and the other half of that curse is bound to you.”
“So I kept you close, treating you well.”
“But no matter how well I treated you, it wouldn’t justify dragging an entire city into death for your sake.” Rong Mian’s eyes hardened. “If you were a woman, perhaps I would say I did it because I had feelings for you, but you’re not. Why do you think I would go that far for you?”
Chong Yu was left speechless.
“Moreover, you weren’t even dead at that time. Even if I sought revenge for you, there was no need to involve the entire city in death.” Rong Mian turned his gaze to Huang Quan. “You’ve misunderstood.”
“My actions were not for him.”
“If not for him, then what was the reason?” Huang Quan asked. “If there was no reason, why act at all? Why wait until he was in trouble to act?”
Rong Mian looked down, concealing the dark glint in his eyes.
“You said Chong Yu wasn’t dead after he was injured, and later you dragged an entire city into death, which means Chong Yu was placed somewhere else. You value him greatly, don’t you?”
Chong Yu nodded. “Indeed, Ah Mian placed me in a different place, far away, in the city where we first met.”
“I believe what you’re saying,” Huang Quan said, looking at Rong Mian. “The real reason for your extreme actions wasn’t Chong Yu.”
Rong Mian was taken aback. He looked at her, his voice catching slightly. “Why do you think so?”
“If I were you, after Chong Yu was crippled, I would seek revenge, but I would never choose to die, leaving a crippled Chong Yu behind alone.”
“But you chose to leave Chong Yu behind, arrange everything in Luoyou City, and then face death.”
Huang Quan looked at him. “If it weren’t for something unavoidable on your part, you wouldn’t have made such a choice.”
“Maybe you’re mistaken,” Rong Mian replied. “I simply wanted to leave him behind.”
“Is that so?”
Huang Quan continued, “Then why did you request to see him before disappearing, wanting to say goodbye?”
The faces of everyone present changed at these words.
Chapter 265
The High Priest, Jing Chen, and Feng Jiu Yuan were shocked, but Chong Yu was panic-stricken.
Looking at Huang Quan, Chong Yu asked in disbelief, “Is what you’re saying true?”
Huang Quan was about to respond when Rong Mian, with reddened eyes, pleaded, “Huang Quan, please don’t.”
“Why shouldn’t she say it?”
Chong Yu turned to Rong Mian, “You lied to me. You said you would only be temporarily dealing with matters in Luoyou City and would return once it was handled.”
“I waited for you to come back, but you never did.”
“Luoyou City was suddenly destroyed, with no survivors. The news spread across the nation. I couldn’t believe it, so I went back to find you, but you were gone.”
“I entered the city and saw that tower. Someone told me you were inside, but Luoyou City had become a dead city. Living people couldn’t survive there for long. If I wanted to see you, I had to become a living dead person.”
“So, you willingly became like this?”
Rong Mian looked at him, “Chong Yu, during your time as an orphan, didn’t you see the ugliness of the world? Haven’t you seen bad people?”
“Did you just believe whatever was said to you?”
“Why don’t you think about it properly?”
“There’s nothing to think about!”
Chong Yu shouted back, “My limbs were shattered. You treated me and reattached them, but it’s useless.”
“I’m Chong Yu. I can foresee heavenly events. As long as I remain Chong Yu and can foresee these events, someone will always want to capture me. Leaving Luoyou City would only lead to the same ending—death.”
“If you’re trapped in that tower and I die elsewhere, I won’t see you. But if I become a living dead person and stay in Luoyou City, I can be with you always. If I’m lucky, I might even see you. It’s better than dying elsewhere.”
Rong Mian looked at him, his lips moved, but he said nothing in the end.
After a long pause, Rong Mian finally spoke, “When I said I was deceived, it wasn’t because of a person but because of that book.”
Since he wasn’t continuing the argument, Chong Yu didn’t press further and quietly stood to the side.
Rong Mian continued, “I thought that as long as I had enough power, I could use the forbidden methods from that book. But that’s not the case. To use the forbidden methods from that book, it’s not just about power but also about having the right bloodline.”
“The God Kingdom Forbidden Laws, the God Kingdom, that book is from the God Kingdom. To use the forbidden methods from that book, one must have the divine bloodline.”
Jing Chen looked at him, “Do you have the divine bloodline?”
“Members of the Rong family don’t have divine bloodlines, and I’m not of divine lineage either. However, I can use the God Kingdom Forbidden Laws because of my soul,” Rong Mian said, looking at the group. “I don’t know what’s special about my soul. Because of that uncertainty, using the God Kingdom Forbidden Laws attracted that tower.”
“Along with the tower, four people in white robes came. They wore masks, so I didn’t see their faces. They captured me, and I thought it was because I had killed those people and imprisoned their souls, and they were here to suppress me. But that wasn’t the case.”
Rong Mian looked at Fo Xin and said, “What you mentioned earlier was my initial thought too, but the result was different. They imprisoned me to make me suppress the tower.”
“Suppress the tower?”
The group was puzzled, “What does that mean?”
“This tower creates death energy,” Rong Mian explained. “You should have seen how tall the tower is from the outside. I’m imprisoned on the seventh level. What do you think is in the levels above?
End of chapter. Hope you enjoyed reading it
