Longmen Memoirs

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"Are you... ordering me?" The man's words were filled with surprise.

"I don't dare." The Pardoner hurriedly defended.

He was different from the others in the Pardoner. He knew exactly what the guest from the east and his highness had done, and the now empty Senate was their work.

Kazdale really doesn't need a bunch of old diehards lying rotting in coffins to tell him what to do, but no one dares to do it, and no one has the ability to commit such a heinous crime, not even His Highness.

"I have a deal with your master, Sin Absolver, but this does not mean that you and your master have the same qualifications as me. Even if you can win this war, one Kazdel is not enough."

There was no concealed contempt in his words. The Pardoner did not refute, but instead became more respectful.

"I'll keep it in mind."

The man no longer paid attention to the Pardoner in front of him. He looked behind him and the guard standing behind him nodded.

Both guard and surveillance.

The man took off his cloak.

He drew out his sword, stepped among the ruins, and moved forward slowly, alone.

"Did you hear what I said clearly, Mudstone?"

"But……"

"No, but Li Ting's current strength is far from being a match for the Sin Absolver. There are not only Sin Absolvers but others in this battlefield. Their target is me, and you can't influence the situation by following me. Besides, if there are enemies that I can't deal with, even if you stay, you won't be able to make much difference." Chen Mo shook his head and said: "Many soldiers should not have fallen here, nor should they have died for this purpose. "

"Sir..."

"Go ahead and take over my command."

"Yes."

Mu Yan did not refuse in the end. She joined the battlefield with the people who followed Chen Mo. They could confront the Sin Absolver in more places. No one could leave first before one party left the battlefield early.

Chen Mo watched them go away.

He walked alone among the ruins of the city that was once Kazdaele. This dilapidated avenue stretched in the night, and he could see the endless darkness and brokenness at a glance.

[We are not your opponent, and your opponent is not us. 】

He thought about this statement.

Should have thought of this day.

He stopped and stood in the middle of the road. There were sparse stars in the night sky of Kazdaele, and they were not bright or dazzling at all. The dim stars were very similar to the current appearance of this country, but after all, there was this kind of light that flickered tenaciously in the night. .

"They are here."

The words suddenly rang in his ears. Chen Mo was not surprised, nor was he surprised by him.

He pulled out the heavy knife, and the clearly visible cracks on the blade reminded him of what happened before leaving Longmen.

"I've been waiting, they should have been here a long time ago."

"Your and Wei Yanwu's plan will not have any impact on them." Goudan said. "They will not get involved in this war as easily as you think."

“They don’t need to get involved, they just need to come.”

"Tracys stood with them."

"This is normal. Since they can't enter Kazdale directly, they will eventually find an agent. I chose Theresia and Babel, and it's clear who they will choose." Chen Mo said: "Before you You are said to be the Martial King, then you are the Martial King, bitch, who is the Martial King on the Yan border that Kelsi said?"

"You asked knowingly, haven't you already guessed it? Wei Yanwu actually told you the answer, but you just don't want to think about it that way..." Goudan didn't finish his words.

"Can you do it, watchdog?" He asked.

"I don't want to think about it, but that doesn't mean we should. I don't know him, so of course I will do it."

"You don't think so in your heart."

"He wants my life, right?" Chen Mo asked.

"If you were him, what would you do?" Goudan said softly: "They abandoned their children for someone who has nothing to do with them. They are so heartless and cold. What do you think?"

"..."

"You already have the answer in your mind, watchdog. It's so sad. It's a pity that you are the beneficiary, and now you are going to draw your swords against each other."

Chen Mo didn't answer. After a long time, he said:

"...I can't die here yet."

He heard Goudan's laughter, which was full of ridicule and pity.

"Then you can only take away everything from him, take away his power, status, and life. No, you have already taken away these. You, watchdog, you always do this."

"Don't make it sound like you're the victim."

"Am I not the victim?" Goudan asked. "Are you going to surrender and repay your debt, or are you going to go your own way and pretend to be forced to kill the last of their blood?"

He asked, his question seemed to be implanted in his heart. The night wind was so cold, but Chen Mo couldn't find an answer.

He didn't know what to do with himself.

"It's hard to choose, isn't it, watchdog, but you have to choose."

You have to keep killing your past self and deny everything in the past. You will always live in the continuation of that conspiracy and the endgame, and you will never be able to get relief.

Everything you get, destiny, it comes with a price.

You have to choose.

Ever since Chen Mo heard Kelxi mention the movements of the Yan Kingdom, ever since he heard the words "King Wu" from Kelxi's mouth, he had thought that maybe, this day might come.

But he still couldn't help but have a bit of luck. Fortunately, everything was not as embarrassing as he imagined, but the clues he got after leaving the court destroyed his last luck.

He will never forget the fire in Longmen, the last look the woman who died in his arms looked at her before she died, the guilt, uneasiness, relief and disappointment in her eyes.

He couldn't feel at ease even before he died, and she couldn't see her son with her own eyes before she died. She must have been in so much pain.

Chen Mo never dared to think about it.

He kept convincing himself not to think about it, and he kept convincing himself to forget what he saw with his own eyes, but after so many years, the fire always shrouded his mind, like a haze that would never go away.

Now, the haze has become clearer.

He looked up and saw the man slowly appearing in his sight, holding a sword in his hand.

His face and his [@

They could have been brothers.

No, they never became brothers.

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King Wu, named Zheng.

One of the commanders of the Nine Borders Northern Army.

Born by Concubine Yi, he is the third son of the Dayan royal family. His mother died early when he was young. He was good at riding and shooting, good at military aircraft, rich in strategies, and brave. He was praised a lot by his superiors and given the title of Zheng. Later he joined the military and made many military exploits. Because he has been guarding Jiubian all year round, he is rarely heard of in the capital.

He stopped.

A few dozen meters away, his eyes fell on Chen Mo. They looked at each other and the swords in each other's hands. No one spoke first.

The passing dark clouds obscured the dim stars in the sky.

"King Wu?" Chen Mo asked.

"Chen Mo?"

"it's me."

"You know who I am?"

"I know." Chen Mo replied: "You also know who I am?"

"know."

Destiny plays tricks on people like this. Destiny treats people as chess pieces, placing them at will and modifying their positions at will.

"You did a lot of things in Kazdale." Chen Mo heard him say: "The supervisor of Dayan died in Longmen, so you should know why I came."

"Wei Yanwu told me many things that happened more than 20 years ago." Chen Mo replied.

"But he made it clear to himself." King Wu said: "He himself made a huge mistake. He risked the world's rule but did not get the bitter consequences he deserved."

"You hate him?"

"Shouldn't I hate him?" King Wu said with a smile. There was only coldness and murderous intent in his smile. He asked, "Shouldn't you hate him?"

He looked at Chen Mo and spoke word by word.

"my brother……"

Chen Mo didn't answer.

After a few seconds of silence, he opened his mouth.

"We're not brothers, never have been."

King Wu paused.

He didn't show any surprise or surprise at Chen Mo's answer. He was just stunned for a moment and recovered quickly.

"You are right, we have never been brothers." His smile slowly faded: "They took you away and left me behind. From that day on, I have no parents or relatives in this world."

"...I will not apologize."

"You don't need to apologize." He raised his sword, "You just need to die here!"

The ground cracked, and a distance of tens of meters jumped across.

The knife and the sword collided in the dark night, creating dazzling sparks.

Sparks splashed against each other's two young faces, and Chen Mo could clearly see his face flashing in the sparks, his black horns and black hair hiding his eyes with piercing hatred.

They are all living a lie.

Lies created by each other's existence.

From the day they were born, they lived this cruel lie.

He could have had a complete and happy life. He could have had parents who loved him, a warm family, his father's teachings, and his mother's tenderness.

He could have lived like this.

But Chen Mo's appearance changed everything. His appearance was a disaster. Except for himself, everyone who had been in contact with him would not die a good death.

He grew up in a cold deep palace, his sky was imprisoned in the depths of the narrow and solemn palace with high walls, a miserable woman who loved him but died because of him, a poor woman who struggled to survive in the palace.

"Concubine, look..."

She showed off the childish paintings in her hands, but the woman never smiled for it. His mother-in-law was just an ordinary and inconspicuous woman.

She is always frowning and she never smiles.

"Concubine...are you crying?"

"No, Zheng'er saw it wrong."

"But I clearly saw..."

"Zheng'er, my mother-in-law didn't cry."

"Oh."

"Mother, when can we go outside?"

"Would Zheng'er want to go outside?"

"Because the emperor's companion said that it's very interesting outside, so, concubine, can we go out together?"

He can't help but have some expectations from this.

But the woman was stunned.

"Yes, Zheng'er will be able to go out when he grows up a little bit."