RNP Chapter 671
Chapter 671
"Father, there's been an unusual disturbance in the mountains, and..."
The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly disappeared, but if you listened carefully, you could still hear a strange shriek. Hua Yu gripped the phone tightly against her ear, the veins on the back of her hand bulging, and her eyes showed a hint of fear.
Hua Yu shouted into the phone, "Xiao Hua! Xiao Hua! Xiao Hua!"
While Hua Yu was on the phone, Zhang Qiling had already made his decision: "Zhang Haining, you take a team and continue to follow them. The rest of you will come back with me."
“Brother!” Hua Yu held Zhang Qiling’s hand tightly. “You know, Xiao Hua holds an equal place in my heart. He is the child I raised!”
"Ayu!" Zhang Qiling gripped Hua Yu's shoulders tightly. When their eyes met, Hua Yu was calmed by the composure in Zhang Qiling's eyes. "Ayu, Xiao Hua is not only your child, he is also my child. So, don't worry! Let's go back now and bring him home safely together."
After receiving orders from his clan leader, Zhang Haining quickly mustered his men and followed closely behind Wu Xie's group. However, considering that there would be a severe rainstorm in the desert that night, Zhang Haining chose to find a place to take shelter first.
Zhang Qiling, carrying the still-shaken Hua Yu, sped back to the nearest city. He had already notified the people stationed in the city to arrange the flight path so that they could take off directly upon arrival at the airport.
"Ayu, don't worry too much! Xiaohua has so many life-saving magical artifacts on him, he'll be fine for a while." Zhang Qiling held Hua Yu in his arms. Actually, he was also uncertain, but considering that Xie Yuchen had the defensive treasure that he, Hua Yu, and the treasure sent from the prehistoric world, he suppressed his worries deep down.
“Of course I know about the magical artifacts on Xiaohua’s body, but none of us know how many middle and small worlds that damned man has devoured, or how many treasures he has obtained from those middle and small worlds.”
Hua Yu stood there dumbfounded, held in Zhang Qiling's arms, watching the white clouds drift by outside the airplane window. The setting sun painted the clouds into an orange canvas, as beautiful as the Demon Court he had once visited.
“Ayu, Pangu and we have reached a point of no return. If we leave, he will inevitably leave with us. Those who remain there… Xiaohua was raised by them, so it's unlikely that they gave the order.” Zhang Qiling kept stroking Huayu’s shoulder, as if he was affirming what he was saying.
“If only they could really control the affairs of the Pangu Base!” Hua Yu suddenly sighed. “The news was sent out a few days ago, but I haven’t had a chance to tell you yet. Now, the affairs of the Pangu Base have been divided into three parts by Him: one part is in their hands, one part is in His hands, and the other part is in the hands of a stranger that we haven’t even noticed.”
When Zhang Qiling suddenly heard this news, his pupils contracted sharply, his brows furrowed slightly before returning to normal. "There are still people secretly supporting Pangu's plan."
“When you go back to Yanjing this time, go there first to check the situation. If Xiao Hua really is… you have to bring him back to Yanjing safely.” Hua Yu slowly sat up straight from Zhang Qiling’s arms, his gaze deep and fixed on the direction of Yanjing. “I have some things I need to confirm.”
Zhang Qiling placed her hands on his shoulders. "I understand. Ayu, don't worry, I will definitely bring Xiaohua back from there safely, and the others too."
As soon as the plane landed at Yanjing Airport, Zhang Qiling and Hua Yu parted ways without even having a proper goodbye.
After leaving through the passage with her entourage, Zhang Qiling boarded a plane bound for Changbai.
Hua Yu was also escorted by her subordinates and left safely through the VIP channel until she got into the car that came to pick her up and drove towards the old courtyard house in Yanjing.
The car stopped at the entrance of a courtyard, where two men, Hekikura Miyuki, stood on either side. "Go up and knock on the door, and say that an old friend has come to visit."
Just as Hua Yu finished giving instructions to the person in the front seat, the door, which was covered with the marks of history, slowly opened, and a young man in a Zhongshan suit walked out.
“Mr. Hua, he has been waiting for you for a long time.” The young man turned to the side and gestured for Hua Yu to come in.
"Your Highness!" The subordinate in the front seat of Hua Yu's carriage wanted to go with her, but Hua Yu stopped him.
"If he really wanted to do something to me, he would have already come up with countless reasons. There's no need for him to do something under the watchful eyes of so many people."
After getting out of the car, Hua Yu straightened her clothes and followed the young man inside.
Hua Yu followed the young man through the moon gate, across the covered bridge, past a small garden, and finally arrived at their destination—the study.
"Mr. Hua, he's waiting for you in his study, so I won't go in." The young man opened the door for Hua Yu and then took a few steps back to the stairs by the study entrance.
Hua Yu stepped over the threshold, turned around and closed the door. He slowly walked a few steps to the desk and looked at the old man behind it who looked like he was about to die.
"You've come." The old man leaned weakly against the armchair. His face was covered with wrinkles and dark brown age spots. When he saw Hua Yu, a flicker of emotion suddenly flashed in his originally cloudy eyes.
"I've been waiting for you for so long, but you still haven't come." The old man's breathing was like a bellows, and he would pause for a long time after each sentence. Every now and then, he would pick up the oxygen mask on the table, cover his face, and take a breath of oxygen.
"You're still the same as before, young and beautiful." The old man looked at Hua Yu's face, which was divided by light and shadow, half in the light and half in the darkness.
The old man struggled to raise his hand, which looked like withered tree bark, "but I no longer look the same as I used to."
"Gu Minghui, you've gone mad!" Hua Yu added, her eyes filled with sarcasm and contempt for Gu Minghui. "For your own selfish desires, how many innocent lives have you harmed? Do you remember? In the dead of night, have you ever heard their pitiful cries?"
Hua Yu walked towards Gu Minghui step by step, asking, "Have you ever heard the cries of their parents in anguish? Have you ever heard the cries of their husbands or wives in anguish? Have you ever heard the piercing cries of their babies?"
Hua Yu rested his hands on the table, but in Gu Minghui's eyes, his face was the face of everyone he had personally or indirectly caused to die.
“You have betrayed your former beliefs,” Hua Yu said, looking into Gu Minghui’s eyes and emphasizing each word.
“No one can remain unmoved when faced with the temptation of immortality!” Gu Minghui smiled quietly. “The first time I saw you, I thought I must stand by your side and become the person you trust most. But…”
"But you encountered too many temptations on this path. You resisted the first, second, and third time, but you couldn't resist the fourth, fifth, and sixth time. In the end, you chose to sink into the sea of desire and were eventually swallowed by the abyss of desire."
Hua Yu straightened up and retreated step by step.
"I've gone too far down this path of desire, and there's no turning back!" Gu Minghui said weakly as he watched Hua Yu walk away.
"I'm going to atone for my sins. The things are on the flower stand by the door." Gu Minghui reached out and looked at the hideous, transparent faces, and finally chose to embrace them.
The moment Hua Yu stepped out of the study, a piercing blare came from inside.
Hua Yu and the young man both knew what that voice meant.
"Mr. Hua, I'm very sorry that I can't see you off right now!" The young man apologized to Hua Yu after tidying up his expression.
“I know this road well, I can walk it myself.” Hua Yu said and turned to leave. He stood at the entrance of the study courtyard, looking up at the rising sun. His slightly red eyes were particularly noticeable in the soft sunlight.