1757

 Chapter 1757: Do You Want to Hear the Truth or a Lie?

In the dark void, the speed of the Killing Saint was faster than the star domain teleportation array. Lin Moyu only took half a day to rush out of the dark void.

The path chosen by the Killing Saint did not pass through the White Tiger Star Domain. Instead, it directly bypassed the Central Divine City Star Domain and went straight to the Vermilion Bird Star Domain. From there, he used the teleportation array of the Vermilion Bird Star Domain to head to the Vermilion Bird Battlefield.

Even after leaving the dark void, the speed of the Killing Saint was still astonishing, not slower than the teleportation array. He didn't even need to rely on flying artifacts, just using the shadow rules to move through the dark areas along the way.

Two days later, Lin Moyu arrived at the Vermilion Bird Star Domain. After sending Lin Moyu to the Vermilion Bird Star Domain, the Killing Saint turned and left, reminding him to focus on his cultivation and not get distracted.

Clearly, the Saints were very concerned about ancient matters. Feeling the familiar "127" aura, Lin Moyu's memories surged. He remembered when he had just left the small world, it seemed like yesterday. At that time, he was only at the super god level, not even a true god, but in the blink of an eye, he had become a god king.

He had killed many god kings and quite a few god lords, transforming from an unknown youth into a genius praised by the world. All the changes seemed to have happened yesterday.

He thought of Gu Qingxuan, a pure and elegant woman. As a direct disciple of a god lord, she had her own pride. With good aptitude and steady cultivation, she dreamed of entering the Divine City. With Gu Qingxuan's ability, entering the Divine City was inevitable, just a matter of time.

He also thought of Ren Qiang, one of his friends, who was straightforward but a bit silly. "When this is over, I can come back and have a drink with Ren Qiang. As for Gu Qingxuan, whether we meet again depends on fate."

Lin Moyu was calm and did not force anything. If it was meant to be, they would meet again. The teleportation array activated, and after several transfers, Lin Moyu returned to the Vermilion Bird Battlefield.

Each battlefield had its unique aura, and the aura of the Black Tortoise Battlefield was completely different from that of the Vermilion Bird Battlefield. The familiar aura brought back memories. Here, he had grown from a true god to a god king, going through a very important stage.

In this place, Zhu Qiwu had helped him a lot. To Lin Moyu, Zhu Qiwu was not just a respected senior but also half a teacher. Without Zhu Qiwu, his cultivation would not have been so smooth.

To repay the favor, Lin Moyu, upon obtaining the inheritance of the Star Fragmentation Rule, immediately thought of finding Zhu Qiwu, without even considering returning to the Divine City.

Following the markers, the first fortress of the Vermilion Bird Battlefield came into view. Entering the fortress, Lin Moyu received a battlefield token again. Holding the familiar token, Lin Moyu sent a message to Zhu Qiwu, informing him of his arrival.

After waiting for a few minutes without a response, Lin Moyu was a bit surprised. Zhu Qiwu should have received his message, and he had said he wouldn't leave the battlefield temporarily. Even if he left, as long as there was the Human Emperor Network, he should have received the message and at least informed him.

After waiting a few more minutes, Lin Moyu sent another message. This time, he quickly received a response and immediately headed to the trading center. Familiar with the place, Lin Moyu entered the backyard of the trading center and saw the familiar pavilion.

In the pavilion, Yuzhu was sitting gracefully. The familiar person, familiar tea, and familiar setup, everything was unchanged. The scene was so familiar, as if time had turned back to a few years ago, overlapping with his memories.

However, not everything was the same. Yuzhu's eyes sparkled with uncontrollable excitement, her smile radiant, "Captain, you're finally back. Did you miss me?"

Yuzhu was still as beautiful as ever, with no trace of time on her. Since that mission, Yuzhu had always called Lin Moyu "Captain," and it never changed.

Lin Moyu took a sip of tea, still the refreshing and sweet ice tea of the Ice Clan, "I had some matters to attend to."

Yuzhu rolled her eyes at Lin Moyu, "Captain, that's not nice."

"Just telling the truth," Lin Moyu said straightforwardly, fully displaying his blunt nature.

Yuzhu snorted, "Captain, can't you say something nice, like you missed me?"

Lin Moyu threw the question back at Yuzhu, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Yuzhu tilted her head, thinking for a moment, then smiled, "I want to hear both the truth and the lie, as long as it's something nice."

Lin Moyu chuckled, "The truth is, I did have some matters to attend to and came to find Senior Zhu Qiwu, but I also wanted to see you."

Yuzhu's smile brightened, "Whether you missed me or not doesn't matter, as long as you remember me."

Lin Moyu smiled, "I won't forget. After all, we are comrades."

Yuzhu poured more tea for Lin Moyu, "Captain, are you looking for Zhu Qiwu?"

Lin Moyu nodded, "I sent a message but got no reply. Senior Zhu Qiwu should still be in the battlefield. Do you have any specific information?"

Yuzhu shook her head, "For someone of Zhu Qiwu's level, his whereabouts are usually kept secret by the military. It's hard for us to find out."

"But a few months ago, we received news that Senior Zhu left the tenth fortress."

"I'll check if there's any latest information."

Yuzhu connected to the Human Emperor Network, searching for the latest news. The Yu family had its own intelligence system, which seemed to be connected to the Xu family. After all, both families had ancestors at the other shore level, so sharing intelligence was normal.

A few minutes later, Yuzhu left the Human Emperor Network, "There is news, but it's from a month ago."

"Senior Zhu left the tenth fortress nine months ago and has been appearing in various areas, killing god lords of different races."

"In just eight months, he has killed over three hundred god lords, including fifty high-level god lords."

"A month ago, Senior Zhu was last seen in the tenth war zone, then disappeared."

Lin Moyu listened to the intelligence and began to ponder. Why did Zhu Qiwu suddenly start killing so many god lords? With Zhu Qiwu's strength, killing god lords wasn't difficult, but why didn't he do it before and only started now?

Lin Moyu recalled what Zhu Qiwu had said before, that he had something important to do. This was said when he was halfway to the other shore.

Lin Moyu also remembered what happened shortly after Zhu Qiwu arrived at the battlefield. A strong enemy from another race had killed many human god lords until they encountered Zhu Qiwu, who repelled them. That battle was famous, and the enemy god lord was very powerful, killing several high-level human god lords.

Zhu Qiwu had mentioned that although he repelled the enemy, he was also injured. Connecting the dots, Lin Moyu roughly guessed what Zhu Qiwu had been doing these past months.

Lin Moyu had some understanding but wasn't entirely sure, "Would the military know more?"

Yuzhu nodded, "They should. Do you want me to ask?"

Lin Moyu shook his head, "No need, I'll ask myself."

"After I'm done, I'll come back for tea and to sell some things."