The curtain falls.
In the remaining sunset, the lonely old horse whinnies.
The clash of arms and the fires of war blend together, slowly fading into tranquility with the gradual calming of the conflict.
Jiang Wen, mounted on his horse, holds his long sword, watching the patrolling Imperial Guards in twos and threes.
If it weren't for the blood flowing across the ground as a reminder, everything that happened before would seem like a dream.
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Whether it was the fighting or the bad news.
Several hours earlier, the White Tiger elite stationed south of Tianyuan City had arrived.
Joining forces with the remaining troops in the training ground, they completely annihilated the Black Armor soldiers.
Having been fortunate enough to witness the scene of cattle and sheep running wild across the vast grasslands, Jiang Wen felt that the scene was not much different from the Black Armor soldiers fleeing.
The only difference was that one was human, and the other was livestock.
"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Wenji rode over on her horse, looking at Jiang Wen and asking curiously.
She noticed that he had been expressionless all the way, as if he had something on his mind.
"Nothing, just contemplating life," Jiang Wen said quietly, looking at the sunset.
"Whether it is a cultivator or a mortal, whether it is someone with immense magical power or someone as insignificant as an ant, what exactly are the masses of living beings living for?".
"Oh? So that's what you're thinking about."
Jiang Wenji looked at him with interest after hearing his words.
"Then what do you think?"
"Born into death. Of those who live, three in ten; of those who die, three in ten; and of the people who live, moving towards the land of death, also three in ten. Why is that? Because of their thick desire for life. I have heard that those who are good at preserving life do not encounter rhinoceroses or tigers when walking on land, and are not harmed by armor or weapons when entering the army; the rhinoceros has nowhere to thrust its horn, the tiger has nowhere to use its claws, and the weapon has nowhere to accommodate its blade. Why is that? Because they have no place of death," Jiang Wen thought for a moment and said.
"The life and death of people is but a matter of spring and autumn, ultimately nothing more than greed and desire."
Jiang Wen was used to seeing life and death, and had also experienced life and death.
He saw that the battlefield was full of swords and spears, and the fight was all about who could stab faster and cut harder.
A single cut would result in blood flowing, and limbs flying.
Brains and internal organs were everywhere to be seen.
Carelessly, one would be splattered with bloody gore.
Such scenes of directly facing death were more real and cruel than magic, to the point that he could not help but sigh at the fragility of life.
The human race had fought with the alien races for countless years, sacrificing countless lives.
In the end, what had they gained? Jiang Wen didn't know, and he didn't even know why the alien races had to fight with the human race for this land.
The myriad races had fought with the alien races for countless years, and hatred had long been ingrained in their bones.
"Could it be that you are brooding over today's events?" Jiang Wenji said with a chuckle.
Jiang Wen didn't remember ever seeing her panicked, except for the two times when she woke up sick and when he was about to die.
At that time, he felt that Jiang Wenji finally had some semblance of a woman.
Jiang Wenji in normal times was as calm as she was now.
To the point that Jiang Wen sometimes felt that he was not as capable as her.
"How are you so clever?" Jiang Wen said helplessly after hearing her words.
"You can always guess so accurately."
"Of course I know, I've seen someone similar to you. He always said something about the worms in his belly, so why not just consider me that worm," Jiang Wenji joked, covering her face with a chuckle, letting her loose long hair be blown by the wind.
On this desolate grassland, she seemed like a goddess descended from heaven.
Jiang Wen was mesmerized by the sight, and his originally melancholy mood improved a lot.
He looked at Jiang Wenji and said with a smile: "If His Majesty the Heavenly King is willing to be the worm in my belly, I would naturally be willing too."
"Is that so? But what do you think of today's events?" Jiang Wenji asked.
"Why do you think she did this? With my physical body, even a sage would find it difficult to assassinate me, let alone some inferior alien races."
"She may be planning to erase your authority," Jiang Wen said, looking at the sunset.
"If she wants to break your, Wenji, ten thousand years of rule, she must first shatter the invincible golden body of the Heavenly King. Now that the Heavenly King has been assassinated, if some people in Taicang know about this, what will they do?"
The two of them chatted for a while, strolling slowly on the grass, chatting idly.
"According to your words, then the ambitious people in Taicang will inevitably stir. After all, even I can be defeated, so they might as well take my place," Jiang Wenji said with a smile.
"Then do you think this assassination was just her plan?"
"I'm not very clear about what exactly happened, but I think this may also be related to the Taicang royal family," Jiang Wen pondered for a while and said.
"You mean to say that the Taicang royal capital is already preparing to select a candidate for the crown prince?" Jiang Wenji nodded thoughtfully.
Moreover, the Taicang crown prince has not been determined, and the current emperor is already old. If they don't want the emperor's throne to be controlled by the Heavenly King, then the Taicang royal capital will definitely take action. This farce may not be without their traces.
"I also don't want it to be done by my blood relatives, but other than the people in the royal capital, no one else can mobilize such a large force."
Jiang Wenji sighed, and the two of them saw several tribal warriors carrying the wounded, so they got off their horses to help them transport the wounded.
The tribal warriors were extremely grateful to see this situation. Then they left with the wounded.
Jiang Wen looked at their backs, thinking that the wounded might be someone from a noble tribe.
In such a large-scale battle, even the usually high and mighty dignitaries would inevitably be affected.
"I didn't expect that a mere emperor's position could cause so many people to risk their lives for it," Jiang Wen said sincerely.
"A mere emperor's position? You have quite the audacity," Jiang Wenji couldn't help but find it a little funny when she heard him say this. Who among the myriad tribes of Taicang doesn't want to be the emperor, but this person beside her seems not to care about the throne at all, which surprised her.
"Could it be that if you were asked to be the emperor, you would be unwilling instead?"
"Of course I'm unwilling, it's too tiring to be the emperor," Jiang Wen shook his head and said quickly.
"I observed that when you were the Heavenly King, you were busy until late at night every day. And you also bear the heavy responsibility of governing the world."
"Once it's not governed well, it's the millions of common people in the world who will suffer. I don't think I can bear such a heavy responsibility."
Jiang Wenji looked at Jiang Wen, as if she was seeing this person for the first time. Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be joking, she couldn't help but ask curiously: "Then what do you think about who should be the emperor?"
"What else can I think, it depends on what he does. As long as he can make the people of the world happy and healthy, then he is a good emperor. If he makes the people of the world suffer, then he is a foolish ruler. The principle is that simple."
Jiang Wenji beside him quietly looked at him, and a different kind of tenderness flowed in her bright eyes.
"So that's what you think? If you were to be the Heavenly King of this Tianyuan, and you didn't need to work hard every day, just sit there, would you be willing?"
"Is there such a good thing in the world?" Jiang Wen exclaimed immediately. Then he realized that his words were a bit inappropriate, so he changed his words.
"If it's so easy, I'm afraid everyone would want to be this Heavenly King."
Jiang Wenji didn't say anything more, and the two walked quietly, heading towards Tianyuan City along the avenue.
