Once, I wanted to be a good person
Chapter 918 - 239. Unless Old Mr. Bai is resurrected? (5800 words)_3

Chapter 918: 239. Unless Old Mr. Bai is resurrected? (5800 words)_3

The one with no retreat is Xida State, not Tang State....

Thinking of this, Fang Ze, who understood everything, although feeling sorrowful, no longer tried to persuade: the interests of both sides were different, their perspectives differed, further persuasion would only be self-humiliating. Instead, he asked an unusual question, "Does the Federation know of your thoughts?"

Emperor Li looked at him and countered, "What do you think?"

Fang Ze fell silent.

Emperor Li said lightly, "Do you think the Federation has been doing so much over the years, continuously weakening the powers of the nobility for what? Isn’t it because they know that 90%, no....99% of the nobles harbor other thoughts?"

"Or rather, even if some nobles don’t, the Federation must consider that they do."

"The life and death of a race is not something to joke about or gamble with. As the guiding force for the survival of the entire Human Race, the Federation cannot place the hope of victory on people who have an escape route."

"What He Weidao and the others have done is not wrong, they want to weaken the aristocrats, concentrate power in their hands, unite the Human Race, be wary of Human demigods, and defend against Outer Realm demigods until they ultimately find a way to victory or delay the time of defeat..."

Saying this, Emperor Li paused and then said earnestly, "And we are the last seeds of the Human Race."

"If one day the Human Race truly fails, and the world is destroyed again. We will be like the myriad demigods of the Outer Realm, starting to fall into repeated reincarnations, destroying the worlds of other races, and striving for that last glimmer of hope to master the heavens and earth for our race."

"They battle in life, but we battle in death."

"This is our unspoken agreement with the Federation."

Hearing Emperor Li’s words, Fang Ze felt compelled to rebut, but at this moment Emperor Li gently raised his hand, interrupting him, saying, "Furthermore, the reason I’ve told you so much isn’t because I particularly value you, but because I was entrusted by someone."

Saying this, Emperor Li picked up a secret letter on the table and casually tossed it to Fang Ze.

Fang Ze reached out to catch the envelope, opened it, and while reading, listened to Emperor Li say, "After you arrived in Tang State, He Weidao wrote me a secret letter, informing me of the crisis situation in Xida State and hoping I would keep you, protecting you in Tang State."

"The reason he gave is that you are the last bloodline of the Si Family and have an exceptional talent; if you die, the last seed power of the Human Race will be further reduced."

"Of course....I don’t believe it."

Emperor Li chuckled, "That guy is cunning and a die-hard faction of the Federation who never considers what comes after annihilation. Making such arrangements doesn’t fit his character."

"I just couldn’t be bothered to ask more."

"I’ve passed the information on to you anyway. You can consider it yourself."

At this point, Fang Ze had also finished reading the secret letter in his hand.

He couldn’t help frowning slightly, feeling that the information was overwhelming.

Because, besides the matters just introduced by Emperor Li, the secret letter also detailed a series of arrangements made by He Weidao after his departure.

Fang Ze really did not expect that He Weidao intentionally had him come to Tang State and, after he left, directly sealed off the entire Xida State, presenting a stance of fighting to the end. It seems like he intends to use an entire state as a sacrifice to probe the reality of Tuoya State and the demigod of Destruction level.

As for why Fang Ze was sent ahead, Fang Ze actually knew the reason: it was no more than He Weidao believing that the [God-Imprisoning Method] was with him, which could increase the Human Race’s odds of winning, so he found a way to send Fang Ze away first.

But the problem is...the [God-Imprisoning Method] is not on Fang Ze at all. It’s actually with Hei Po in Congyun City.

Fang Ze couldn’t help but feel a bit bemused.

At this moment, Emperor Li coughed twice, adjusted his posture, and then said, "You should have seen the directive issued by the Federation not long ago."

"This war is a war of extinction, the fate of one state, even one district, is not the Federation’s concern."

"Or rather, as long as the Human Race can win, even if only 100 people are left in the end, it’s worth it."

"Therefore, He Weidao intends to personally probe the reality of Tuoya State and that Destruction-level demigod to provide intelligence to the Federation."

Hearing Emperor Li’s words, Fang Ze couldn’t help but laugh in anger, he said, "He Weidao wants to use his death to gain intelligence, I can’t be bothered with that. However, the hundreds of millions of citizens in Xida State are not his pawns, nor are the people of my Si Family."

"No one but themselves can decide their life or death."

"As for acquiring intelligence, there are many methods, it’s not only through sacrificing lives."

Saying this, Fang Ze stood up, cupped his hands in salute to Emperor Li, and said, "Thank you for your guidance today, Your Majesty. But forgive me for not being able to agree, I’ll take my leave first."

After speaking, Fang Ze ignored Emperor Li’s reaction and turned to leave directly.

Upon witnessing this scene, Emperor Li did not stop him. On the contrary, he just leaned on the dragon couch like a sleeping dragon, watching Fang Ze’s departing figure leave the inner hall....

Moments later, Emperor Li withdrew his gaze, coughed into his fist, and then, putting down his hand, looked out the window, eyes full of laughter, "Old Bai, you do have quite the discerning eye."...

....

After bidding farewell to Emperor Li, Fang Ze strolled on the road leading out of the imperial city, while pondering how to rescue the Si Family members, and the hundreds of millions of citizens of Congyun City and Xida State.

But now, with He Weidao having closed off the space of Xida State, and Emperor Li refusing aid, Fang Ze genuinely couldn’t think of a solution.

His only thought was to first transform into Dahei Jialuo, then go to Tuoya State, and personally contact the Venerable Yuan Gu. He hoped that during the interaction, he could influence the Venerable Yuan Gu to abandon attacking Xida State, or at least buy time for the Si Family experts and the residents of Congyun City to withdraw.

As Fang Ze was contemplating this plan, suddenly, just as he reached the gate of the imperial city, he was stopped by someone.

"Chairperson Fang, please hold on."

Hearing the address, Fang Ze couldn’t help but look up in curiosity, and then saw Eunuch Gao, who served Emperor Li, holding a yellow brocade pouch, standing at the gate of the imperial city, looking at him from a distance with eyes like those of a venomous snake.

Seeing this, Fang Ze stopped in his tracks, looked at him, and asked, "What guidance does Eunuch Gao have?"

Hearing Fang Ze’s words, Eunuch Gao stepped forward, slightly bowed to Fang Ze, then handed the brocade pouch to Fang Ze with both hands, saying in a sharp voice, "Chairperson Fang, this is a brocade pouch gifted to you by His Majesty. He said it contains something you desire."

"Gifted to me?" Fang Ze curiously accepted the brocade pouch.

The brocade pouch felt slightly heavy, as if it contained something weighty.

Fang Ze glanced at Eunuch Gao, then reached out to open the brocade pouch, which turned out to be a spatial treasure containing a small box and a yellow note.

Fang Ze first picked up the yellow note and opened it to have a look.

The note contained only one sentence: To repel the enemy, only Bai Qingcang’s resurrection will suffice.

Upon seeing this note, Fang Ze couldn’t help but gape in astonishment.

Bai Qingcang is Old Mr. Bai’s appellation. But....Old Mr. Bai’s resurrection?? How is that possible!

Even a demigod can’t reverse life and death.

Thinking of this, Fang Ze blinked in confusion, then picked up the small box to examine it.

The small box was icy to the touch, and upon closer inspection, it appeared to be made entirely of ice, with a small person lying quietly inside.

Fang Ze looked closely at the small person and almost dropped it because...the small person looked exactly like Old Mr. Bai.

Or rather, this was Old Mr. Bai’s corpse!

Fang Ze blinked, feeling as though everything was coming together: that day, when Old Mr. Bai passed, his body was taken by Tian.

And after Tian took Old Mr. Bai’s corpse, they met with Fang Ze and Bai Zhi outside Congyun City, and should have then come to Tang State, entrusting the body to Emperor Li for safekeeping.

Afterwards, Emperor Li, after having a conversation with himself, ultimately returned the body to him.

Although he figured all this out, Fang Ze was still dumbfounded.

Did Old Mr. Bai somehow foresee his current predicament?

If not, why would he go through so much trouble to have his body transported back and forth, only to be finally sent back to him?

But....why give the body to him? What did Emperor Li mean by saying Old Mr. Bai could resurrect?

What kind of riddle are these two old men playing?

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The next Chapter, Chapter 240, will be updated around 2 a.m. on January 1st on the "Qi" "Dian" app. Looking forward to seeing you there~