Chapter 389 - The Patron Saint?
Chapter 389 The Patron Saint?
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“To be honest, I did not expect him to strike you. After all, you are one of the five patriarchs and you have always been on his side.” Xiao Bing managed a bitter smile, “Fortunately, your injuries are not serious. You should recover after two days.”
“Okay.” Red Rose sounded upset. “Please take a stroll with me.”
Aghast, Xiao Bing asked, “Should I get dressed?”
“No. Bai Jun already knows about you and he did not do anything to you, which means that the others will not harm you. In this country, besides King Mamba, Bai Jun is the only one who I need to obey. But I suppose that King Mamba must have heard the news. But he won’t bother me at this moment. Walk with me. I’m not feeling very well.”
“Okay. Actually, I’m also bored. I will be glad to take a stroll with you.”
Xiao Bing had wished that he could go around and have more talks with Red Rose, so that he could find out more about the ceremony before it began.
The two left the cabin and walked, shoulder to shoulder. “Actually, you don’t have to be so sad. As a saying goes, it’s hard to find a three-legged frog, but it’s easy to find a two-legged man. Since Bai Jun did this to you, it means that he does not take you seriously. So you should stop thinking about him.”
Red Rose sighed, “I didn’t… Actually, when he hit me, I realized that maybe I’m nothing to him. Besides, he doesn’t really matter much to me. He’s handsome and powerful. That might be the reason why I fell in love with him in the first place.”
“What about now?” Xiao Bing grinned, “You thought it through because of me?”
“Yes.” She answered solemnly. “It was not until I met you that I found that Bai Jun is just a little different from the other men here. Yet he’s no different from the others when compared with you. You’re more real and more friendly.”
“Really?”
“Bai Jun’s life goal is to be Orochi’s guardian and he will spend his life to revive it. There is no room for love in his heart. He’s not even living for himself. But you are different. Do you know when I realized it?”
“I don’t know. We have just spent two days together. I don’t know when I made you think that I’m different.”
“It’s from the beginning when you said you want to save your teammates. Everyone here only care about themselves. They look like humans, but are as cruel as snakes. All they think about is how to hunt for prey. There’s no friendship between them. Their blood is cold like Bai Jun’s. But I’m different. I want to be beautiful, loved, complimented and cared for. I like the feeling of being loved by men. I’m more human in that aspect… But you’re a real human whom I have always been craving for.”
Xiao Bing sighed, “They all have human natures. But humans may not be as good as you think, when compared with other animals. They have ambitions, so they often will do things by any means. But to me, the most important thing for humans is love, which might be something that can scarcely be found here.”
“Alas, I wish I was born in the outside world.”
Xiao Bing suddenly asked, “Do you believe in fate?”
Red Rose managed a wry smile, “I’m meant to be trapped here forever. How can I not believe it?”
Xiao Bing asked, “Do you know what’s the biggest difference between you and my girlfriend.”
Red Rose shook her head, “I don’t know.”
“She’s stronger than you.”
“She’s more powerful than me?” Red Rose sounded surprised.
“No, I don’t mean cultivation. She’s just a normal girl in terms of that. But she is tough and brave enough to break through the cage she hates. But you dare not. You do not even think about it…”
Red Rose hung her head low, thinking about what might happen if she left this place. She was eager to leave this place, but also afraid of it. “Maybe that’s true.” She said with a bitter smile.”
“You crave everything outside this world, but are restricted by the rules here. But rules are made by humans. You obey them because you think they are right. But what if the rules are wrong?”
Xiao Bing pointed at the surroundings and said, “Do you know what is it that you have been guarding your whole life. You all want the resurrection of your god. But what will it mean if you succeed? Did your god raise you up or share any relationship with you? Your god created you because he’s greedy and lustful. He raped women to sate his desires. Does he know about your existence? Has he done you any good? He’s a lustful and greedy demon who violated your grandmothers, and you all still want to stay here forever, to find ways to revive him?”
“Maybe my words sound harsh. But you know that you are doing something you don’t want to do, so do you want your children and their children to be stuck here forever. How miserable it sounds! Is it worth your lifetime?”
Red Rose seemed inspired. She looked around and found everything and everyone here so familiar. She had never left this place. Every girl was eager for freedom, but she was like a caged bird. The door was open, yet she did not dare to fly her way out. Is it worthwhile being trapped by this meaningless responsibility?”
“Let’s not talk about these unhappy things. What do you usually do here?”
Red Rose wondered why he asked this question. “Nothing, except eating, sleeping and talking. What else can we do?”
“That simple?” Xiao Bing was at a loss for words. “You don’t have any entertainment?”
“Entertainment? Like computers, TV or PlayStation? We don’t have that kind of things here.”
Xiao Bing sighed with emotion, “I have heard a saying before. It says the biggest difference between humans and animals is that, humans live their lives, while animals fight for their lives. If truth be told, most of you are somewhere between them…”
Fascination appeared in Red Rose’s eyes. “I don’t deny that… Who doesn’t want to live a colorful life.”
Everyone cast covetous glances at her, though most of them were not powerful enough to get close to Red Rose. But they scarcely hid what was in their hearts, no matter if it was beautiful or ugly.
But when they saw Xiao Bing, they were all surprised and curious. There were only 480 of them in total, and they knew each other so well. So it was normal for them to seem shocked when they saw a stranger. If it were not for Red Rose, they would have seized him.
Xiao Bing asked, “I’m curious about one thing. This place is surrounded by mountains. At the border, one will find nothing but steep cliffs. I already know how you came here. But how do you manage to get to that forest up there.”
“First of all, it’s impossible for us to fly up there. But to climb up the cliff is also unlikely. They are too steep. No one can be sure that they won’t fall halfway up the mountain. Actually there is a path which will lead you to the beach opposite the mountains where you got off from the boat. But the guardians there allow no entry or exit, unless the person has the consent of at least three of our patriarchs, or the consent of King Mamba.”
“Guardians?” Xiao Bing was curious, “No one here wants to leave? Are these guardians that powerful? They can stop anyone who wants to leave?”
“They are.” Red Rose answered, with a stern face. “They are far more powerful than me, and I don’t know which level they are at now.”
“I see now.” Xiao Bing felt lucky that he did not draw any attention to himself here. Though he attracted some attention from a few of the people when he rescued Han Long, he did not have any conflict with others. Otherwise Xiao Bing probably could not leave this place, unharmed.
Both Feng XIII and Bai Jun had reached the level of Void-breaking. Though they were not as powerful as Xiao Bing, he was not certain if he could beat them if he were to fight the two together. Besides, Red Rose just said that she did not know the strength of the guardians, which meant that they must have reached Void-breaking as well.
It seemed that this place was full of formidable martial artists.