“If he had foreseen it, then why did he choose to go down this path of no return?” Tianyang stretched out his hand and gently swept it across the tombstone, sweeping away a fallen leaf.
Cao Gang turned around and looked towards the upper city of the fortress, with his hands behind his back: "Because if he doesn't do this, he won't find the meaning of life."
"A long time ago, he actually didn't care much about power and strength. He even didn't want to be promoted after level 5."
"At that time, he had his own family. He had a wife and a son. But one day, when he returned home, his wife and children had been killed. It was done by a family he had offended before."
"That day changed him completely. He quickly killed the entire family, repaying blood with blood, tooth for tooth. But after killing everyone, he was very confused, because even if he wiped out the enemy's entire family, he couldn't bring his wife and children back to life."
"From that time on, he studied the alien gods like crazy. He believed that the 'knowledge' held by those ancient wills must contain a way to bring his wife and children back."
"It was at that time that he embarked on this path and has continued on this path until now. But now, in addition to wanting to revive his wife and children, he is more motivated by power."
"People without power can only be slaughtered by others."
"This is something he has been saying in recent years."
Tian Yang sneered: "Is this his reason?"
"Then he certainly never thought about how many people and families he would push into hell when he embarked on this path, right?"
Cao Gang shook his head: "No, he has long been aware of this. He told me more than once that he would definitely not have a good end, but even if he turned into a demon, he would still do it."
"Over the years, he has never forgotten his wife and children..."
Commander Tiebi turned around and said, "Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying this to excuse him. Like he said, he deserves to die. I just want you to know why he did this. Now this should be a good ending for him."
"Of course, I won't, and no one else will avenge him. This was clearly stated when he became the city lord and wanted to get involved in EsGod. No matter what the outcome is in the future, even if he is killed, don't avenge him."
"This is the path he chose, and now he has completed it."
Tian Yang looked at Cao Gang coldly: "Even if I know his reasons, even if he is dead, I still won't forgive him."
Cao Gang nodded: "I understand. In fact, you don't need to forgive him. In addition to wanting to determine his outcome, I came here today to know what I can do for you."
Tianyang was stunned for a moment and looked at Cao Gang with some confusion.
Cao Gang's gaze passed him and fell on Nan Fei's tombstone: "In fact, he has always known about the existence of you and your son. Although Commander Chu has done a lot for you, this fortress, every blade of grass and every tree is under our noses. If we really want to find out something, how can we not find it out?"
"What's more, we have secretly cultivated an organization to monitor the Lower City. Commander Chu settled you in the Lower City. In fact, from the beginning, you have been living under our noses."
"Then why have you not been disturbed for so many years? Do you know the reason?"
Tianyang's eyes changed slightly.
Although he did not respond, Cao Gang seemed to know what he was thinking.
The commander of the Iron Wall nodded and said, "Yes, it was the city lord. Maybe you and your son reminded him of his wife and children, so he subconsciously avoided this matter until you took out the storage in the upper city.
It was only after he got your father's diary from the bank that he restarted the investigation of the grave, which led to the subsequent series of events."
"But among those events, there was one thing he didn't expect."
"Your mother's death was beyond his expectations. At that time, you took revenge on the Qin family. Although Commander Chu intervened, in the end, you Night Walkers only received a light punishment."
"This is because of his intervention. Otherwise, your violation of the rules of the fortress would not have been dealt with so easily."
Tian Yang spread his hands and sneered: "What do you want to say? You don't want to tell me that Yuan Shu is actually a good person?"
Cao Gang shook his head: "Of course he is not a good person, but not all corners of his heart are filled with darkness. He also struggled, but in the end, he never escaped from the prison he built himself."
After hearing what he said, Tianyang calmed down a little. He turned around and waved, "Go away. I don't need you to do anything. Yuan Shu is dead. This matter ends here. I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore."
"good."
Cao Gang said simply: "Then, let's say goodbye. If you need anything, you can come to me at any time."
Tianyang didn't look back, and he knew that Cao Gang was gone. He looked at the photo of his mother on the tombstone for a long time without saying a word.
After leaving the cemetery, Tianyang came to the Yun family. When he reported his identity, he was immediately invited in.
Before entering the hall, I saw a figure rushing out like the wind. It was Xiaoniao.
"Tianyang!"
When the bird saw Tianyang, its eyes lit up and it came to him like the wind.
"You, you're back..." The eloquent Sixth Miss of the Yun family now felt tongue-tied and stammered.
Tian Yang smiled and said, "I promised."
"Yeah." The bird nodded vigorously, then seemed to remember something, took his hand and said, "Come with me."
She pulled Tianyang into a room, only to see that the room was filled with boxes of all sizes.
"What is this?" Tianyang had a bad feeling.
The bird hopped over to the pile of boxes, patted them and said, "I've packed my luggage. We can leave anytime!"
Tianyang's mouth twitched slightly: "Luggage, what are these you talking about?"
"Miss, are you moving?"
The bird blushed and said, "These are my daily necessities. I am used to using them. I am not used to not having them with me."
Tian Yang frowned and said: "No, you can only take part of it."
"Ah," Xiao Niao said, rubbing the corner of his clothes with his hands, "Then how much can I take?"
Tianyang raised a finger and said with a grin, "One box."
The little bird jumped up immediately: "What, one box? How can that be enough? I need more than one box of clothes just for replacement!"
Tianyang shrugged and said, "That's your business, figure it out yourself."
At this time, someone came to inform that Yunhai had returned. He also heard that Tianyang was at home, so he invited Tianyang to meet him in the study.
When Xiao Niao heard this, she wanted to follow him, but was stopped by a servant who smiled and said, "Sixth Miss, the master said that he only saw Mr. Tianyang."
The bird had no choice but to give up.
study.
Tianyang knocked on the door and heard Yunhai's voice from inside: "Come in."
He pushed the door open and saw the head of the Yun family holding
A cup with smoke in it, and no one knew what it was.
Yunhai did not raise the cup to drink, but took a deep breath, inhaled the smoke into his nose, and then put the cup down.
Tianyang saw that his face looked much rosier after he inhaled the smoke, and thought that it should be some kind of item for healing and nourishing the body. Considering the wealth of the Yun family, it was not surprising that they had such items.
"Tianyang, you're here." Yunhai waved and asked him to come closer.
Tianyang walked forward calmly, came to Yunhai, and greeted: "Mr. Yunhai, are you okay?"
Yun Hai waved his hand: "It's just some minor injuries, just take a few days to recuperate, that's all."
"How about it, have you dealt with your own affairs?"
Tianyang nodded slightly: "It has been dealt with."
Yun Hai said happily: "That's good. You have to remember that the further you go on the path of the Ascender, the more difficult it will be."
“If you want to reach the top, you must have no worries, so that you can move forward with determination, no matter what the weather is.”
Tian Yang knew that Yun Hai was giving him some advice, so he quickly said, "Thank you for your advice."
He paused, and then said, "Mr. Yunhai, you should have already surpassed Rank 7, right?"
Yun Hai did not answer directly, but smiled and said: "There are several watersheds on the road to sublimation. Level 4 is one, Level 7 is the second, and the last is Level 10."
"When an Ascendant reaches these levels, both his ability and strength will undergo a qualitative change, and the difference will be like heaven and earth compared to his previous level."
"But for other ranks, such as rank 1 to rank 3, rank 7 to rank 9, the difference is not that big."
“Also, after rank 7, promotion becomes relatively easy, but when you reach rank 10, it’s another story.”
Tian Yang suddenly realized, "That is to say, after rank 7 and before rank 10, the gap between these ranks is not that big?"
Yun Hai nodded: "Yes, although the promotion of rank will awaken new abilities and the total amount of star essence will also increase, but it will not be like the promotion from rank 6 to rank 7, which will cause earth-shaking changes."
"So in the world of Ascendants, there is another explanation: rank doesn't mean anything."
Yun Hai smiled and said, "Of course, this is for people at the same level of rank."
He patted Tianyang on the shoulder and said, "You should be promoted to level 7, so next, you need to manage it well."
"After rank 7, it's not so easy to collect media materials. For some materials, you don't even know where to find them, so the number of strong people at high ranks is very limited."
"As far as I know, looking at the entire world, there are only two people who can reach the rank 10, besides Lin Jianping from Guanghui Castle."
"As for rank 9, there are only a handful of them."
Tianyang nodded. He also knew that it would be difficult to go up the road of sublimation. He thought again, even the rank 10 was a rare existence, so the ultimate level probably only existed in legends.
"By the way, when do you plan to leave?" Yunhai asked casually.
Tian Yang smiled and said, "Let's wait until the fortress war is over."
Yun Hai said happily: "Although you have left the fortress, you rushed back when you heard that the war had broken out. You can be considered to be a man of loyalty and righteousness. We are relieved to leave Xiao Liu to you."
"Today, reinforcements from other fortresses will arrive. Next, we will intervene in the war, and this conflict should be over soon."