Chapter 1303: 18.141 First Grey Star - Mo Xuejing’s Choice
The countdown for the last month has begun.
There are just 39 days remaining until the disaster strikes. With all of its warriors, the capital city had started making last-minute arrangements. In the city, the Royal Family was now in charge of everything. Wang Xingmo and Wang Xingju clashed with multiple hands throughout this month.
The younger generation allied with Wang Xingju, the Second Prince, while the majority of the older generation sided with Wang Xingmo, the King.
Whereas the present generation sought to safeguard the present, the earlier generation sought to safeguard future generations. Even though they were both right, nobody was prepared to concede. In actuality, Wang Xingmo, the King, is in control. After all, Lu Ming and his team were the true leaders of the younger generation, not the Second Prince.
The three Heavenly Guardians—Mu Zang, Lu Wangle, and Mo Xinyue—stop by the Mo Family Mansion in the meantime to see how Ye Jieye is doing. It is almost time for him to return to the ruins of time. Upon reaching the residence, they observed Ye Jieye and Mo Xuejing clinging to one another as though they were infatuated. The young couple's recent openness embarrassed the three elderly guys a little.
Cough. Cough.
Mo Xuejing saw that their grandfathers were around.
"Grandpa, Grandfather Lu, Grandpa Mu, why are you here?"
"Well, we came to ask Ye Jieye something. Xiao Ye, when will the dungeon open? An estimation is also needed," Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang asked.
Ye Jieye said, "Since we're on the last week of this month, then it would definitely be this week. Three days later to be exact."
"Three days. I guess we need to inform the king about this," Heavenly Guardian Mo Xinyue said.
Heavenly Guardian Lu Wangle asked, "By the way, where are my great-grandchildren?"
"They are out playing with Chaos. They will come back later for dinner," Ye Jieye said.
When he revealed the precise date the ruins would open, he noticed his wife had suddenly become quieter. This implies that he had to depart in order to go back inside and retrieve the actual Ye Jieye's body. Naturally, Lu Wangle's attempts to shift the subject of conversation were noted by the other seniors, but it does not appear that he was successful. The child had become much more grumpy.
Heavenly Guardian Mo Xinyue sighed and approached his grandson. "Xue'er, come with Grandpa for a bit. There is something I need to tell you."
"Oh?" Mo Xuejing followed his grandfather to the study, leaving Ye Jieye to entertain Mu Zang and Lu Wangle.
Ye Jieye likes these ancient men, considering them to be his seniors in this world. He was prepared to treat them as juniors treat seniors. At a minimum, he will direct the two systems to cater to them instead.
"Yue. Yang, serve some drinks and snacks over," Ye Jieye said.
Following their master's instructions, Zhi Yue and Zhi Yang, who had been floating around the living room, flew towards the kitchen. The two elderly guys were eventually offered drinks and food from a cart that had been brought over to the living room. Instead of asking for the two servants' identities, Mu Zang and Lu Wangle took the beverages.
Mu Zang asked, "Xiao Mo, does he still not like the process of you leaving that body?"
"Hm. He hates the idea a lot. We might not have the memories of the past, but as if it's instinct, he never wants to see the scene of me dying," Ye Jieye said.
Hearing these comments, Heavenly Guardian Lu Wangle felt guilty. He and Mo Xinyue could, after all, be the parents of that nightmare's offspring. They really ought not to have incited hostility in the younger generation. Ultimately, their actions just brought about further sorrow, with their grandchildren bearing the brunt of it.
Sighed!
Lu Wangle said, "Blame this old man. It was all my fault that those things happened."
"You cannot just blame yourself alone. Mo Xinyue is also at fault. You both love showing your tempers without properly saying that things ended like that. But the past has long passed. Just forget about it. Focus on the future more," Mu Zang said.
"But is it true that Xiao Mo is also going to return to his real body? Will that divine one in his body agree?"
"Mn. If Jing'er truly wants to return, Chaos wouldn't be able to do anything. My wife's real temper isn't as mild as what you are used to," Ye Jieye said.
When the two Heavenly Guardians realized that their grandsons had no memory of their past before they reunited, they realized what had initially perplexed them. Simply put, their love and affection for one another are so intense that they are drawn to one another even if they cannot remember their past.
Meanwhile, at the Mo Mansion's Study...
Mo Xuejing and Mo Xinyue spoke in private. Observing his peculiar disposition in his grandson, the elderly father became anxious. He dragged his grandson into the study to join him on the couch.
Holding Mo Xuejing's hand gently, Mo Xinyue patted his child's hand softly. "What's wrong? What are you thinking? Can you share it with Grandpa, Xue'er?"
"I... I-Grandpa... Am I being selfish? I just don't want A'Ye to do such a thing. Why does he need to die in his current body to return to his real one!? Isn't there no other way?" Mo Xuejing asked.
His emotions flared all of a sudden, which caused his mood swings.
Mo Xinyue sighed. "Child, you already know. The only way to detach one soul from its vessel is through death. There is no other way."
"I don't believe it!" Mo Xuejing said.
"But how can you find another way to do it? There are only three days left. If Xiao Ye doesn't return there, he will put not only you in danger but also your children. Can you bear for Xiao Jing and Xiao Xia to suffer?" Mo Xinyue said.
Mo Xuejing said like he was losing it, "I don't want to. I don't want... but I..."
"Child, that death isn't real. It's temporary. Xiao Ye will come out of his real body in the end. Wouldn't you be able to see him again by then?" Heavenly Guardian Mo Xinyue said.
Mo Xuejing suddenly turned to face him, his silvery iris clashing with his eyes. Mo Xinyue was momentarily taken aback as he saw a flash of red in the middle of the melancholy.
Gulps.
"It's not the same. The me right now and the me with memories are not the same. Grandpa, you must know more about how I am compared to me in the past. Are we truly the same person? No, we might have the same source, but I know that I will never be a kind person. Before I met A'Ye, I just tried to live my life following my duties.
I never have any emotions left, only when I tell him that I am human," Mo Xuejing said.
Mo Xinyue was at a loss for words. The gentle and amiable person in front of him is quite different from his grandson prior to the disaster. He is vicious and merciless to all of his adversaries from birth, even though he is incredibly beautiful. He will only grin kindly in front of people he likes; in front of his adversaries, he may be icy and unkind or irrational and malicious.
the kind that, aside from his adored, nobody else can control.
Mo Xinyue, the Heavenly Guardian, inhaled deeply, as though attempting to control the strong feelings he was experiencing. Because of his memory loss, he looked after his somewhat naive grandson. However, the circumstances surrounding Ye Jieye's return to the dungeon are still unclear, which drives him insane.
"How about we give up on letting Xiao Ye return to his body and just fight with everything we have? Maybe we can survive?" Mo Xinyue said.
Unknown to him, however, was the fact that Mo Xuejing had previously seen the two futures. A future in which he prevented his husband from departing, bringing to the extinction of humanity and the deaths of everyone else—including the elderly man in front of him. All creatures in the land would perish in the future if he did not let Ye Jieye return to the dungeon.
The only people who survive are him and his family, and even that is threatened when the man in the black cloak shows up and tries to kill his husband. Everything has vanished in this future, even his sweetheart.
Because his spouse was preventing the monsters from entering the dungeon while he was outside, more than half of the inhabitants of the capital lived when his husband returned to it in the alternate future. Their family was spared, and they had made it through the second disaster. Without a doubt, if given the choice between the two futures, everyone would have chosen the second.
However, no matter how much he considered it, he was unable to accept that his spouse would have to pass away at some point in the future. He is being conceited. Is it terrible that he puts his love before anything else? Perhaps he is, or perhaps his strength is only sufficient to enable him to select what he really wants.
Mo Xuejing's thoughts recalled Hei Anjing, the gorgeous god-like man in his dreams. "Maybe he can do it. No. Only he can do it after all. I only need to disappear to get what I want."
Heavenly Guardian Mo Xinyue heard what Mo Xuejing had just mumbled and was suddenly terrified.
"Xue'er, what are you talking about?"
"Grandpa, I'm okay now. Thank you for talking to me and helping me clear up my thoughts," Mo Xuejing said as he suddenly hugged his grandfather.
Mo Xinyue held his grandson's hand tightly. "Child, don't do things you will regret."
"I will not. I have never done things I regret. Everything I do is for the happiness of my family," Mo Xuejing said with a smile.
The two appeared to have switched expressions when they made their way back to the living room. While Old Mo appeared disoriented and as if he had lost his soul, Mo Xuejing had calmed down.
Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang asked, "What's wrong, Lao Mo?"
"Nothing. I just... feel too tired lately," Heavenly Guardian Mo Xinyue said as he pinched in between his eyebrows.
Heavenly Guardian Lu Wangle asked, "By the way, do you know when your younger brothers will return? How are they?"
"Don't worry about them. Those guys will return together. Su Jin, Mo Yuhan, and Lu Ming have gotten their own opportunities. According to what Shang has reported, it seems these three brats have reached Demigod," Ye Jieye said. "Lu Ming's vessel reached God-grade."
"What!?" The three old men exclaimed. Such news can be said to be a blessing in a situation like this.
"Before the current heavens died, they were chosen as this world's protector. They were given their own opportunities, and it seems they didn't waste any of them," Mo Xuejing said.
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Mo Xinyue, the Heavenly Guardian, chokes on his tea. Regarding Heavenly Guardian Lu Wangle, a coffee waterfall was created. Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang was taken aback as well, but he eventually became calm when he made a comparison to the presence of his own grandchild.
'The others had become demigods, but my grandson is the strongest, so there is nothing to be surprised about.' These are Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang's thoughts.
Ye Jieye said, "They should be coming back soon. They might return a bit late, but they should be able to return on time to support you guys from the outside."
"So they can't return on the day the dungeon opens. How about Xiao Mo then?" Heavenly Guardian Mu Zang asked.
Mo Xuejing shook his head. "I will need time to return to my body. Let Xiao Jing and Xiao Xia support you until Lu Shang, Leica, and the rest return. Once I wake up, I will take over."
"There is no need to push yourself," Heavenly Guardian Mo Xinyue said to his grandson, obviously worried about what he heard just now in the study room.
Mo Xuejing said, "I don't push myself hard. Please stay for dinner and take away the children. Only come back to the mansion when I call you back."
"Sure. We will wait for your call."
The trio of elderly men saw that the couple needed to arrange their own arrangements for their end. There are just two of them, despite their strength. Overcoming the disaster is not easy unless these two are willing to prove to the world that they are not mortals. Things would be a little difficult for the mortals during the calamity because they opted not to become directly involved.