Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 406 - 396: My Greatest Dream Is to Meet the Lord!
"Though I am not a cultured person, just a rough man who only knows how to do manual labor."
"But I really like reading history. I have researched the history of the Dongyuan Continent. Many years ago, the Dongyuan Continent was ruled by an Immortal Domain. During that history, the Dongyuan Continent was embroiled in constant warfare. Periodically, a powerful figure from the Immortal Domain would come to the continent to indulge in wanton slaughter, sacrificing countless creatures for Cultivation."
"There is a word in ancient history that I find quite fitting, called ’livestock.’"
"That’s right, in those days, everyone in the Dongyuan Continent was merely livestock raised by the Immortal Domain, and we mortals without any Cultivation weren’t even fit to be considered livestock."
"Later, the Dongyuan Continent got a new master."
"I thought, following historical development, that a change in masters was just a change to another equally brutal exploiter."
"But unexpectedly, after the Heaven Shepherd Divine Alliance took over the Dongyuan Continent, there was no endless slaughter. Moreover, the Dongyuan Continent became better and more united, because everyone’s faith was consistent."
"Old Mu, you must have heard the saying ’Qiu Mountain’s grudge resolved on the Pilgrimage Road,’ right?"
Upon hearing this, Su Mu shook his head.
"’Qiu Mountain’s grudge resolved on the Pilgrimage Road’ means if there is an irreconcilable personal feud between you and me, reaching a life-and-death situation."
"Then, it’s agreed to travel the ’Pilgrimage Road’ together. The Pilgrimage Road spans 999 kilometers, from Qiu Mountain all the way to Mutei Temple, a distance of 999 kilometers, and that’s called the Pilgrimage Road."
"On the Pilgrimage Road, one can resort to any means for retaliation, slaughter, and resolving grudges, but if the pursued person successfully reaches Mutei Temple, it signifies that the feud is completely resolved."
"Neither the pursuer nor the pursued can seek revenge; the feud is completely calmed."
"It’s also called... ’Storms on the Pilgrimage Road, no enemies before Mutei Temple.’"
"Without this Pilgrimage Road, hatred would deepen, passing from generation to generation, endlessly, with vengeance never ending."
"My grandfather was once a leader of an Escort Agency, and during a mission, he accidentally killed a young master from a family."
"Later, not only did they send someone to kill my grandfather, but they also continuously retaliated against my family. My father also died at their hands. I, not even eight years old, became the only surviving member of the family, narrowly escaping."
"I began an endless wandering, but that family did not intend to spare me, relentlessly hunting me, aiming to eradicate my entire family."
At this point, Wu Han’s eyes reddened, and he couldn’t help clenching his fists, feeling the bitterness and anger of that time.
However, soon his fists loosened, his tone relaxed, as if he had already come to terms with it.
"Later, I met my wife, who was gentle, and her presence illuminated my world, giving me a very smart and beautiful daughter."
"But the good times didn’t last long. When my daughter was two years old, the assassins came to kill all three of us."
"The opponent was a Cultivator, while my wife and I were just ordinary people with no strength to resist.
"I wasn’t afraid of death, but I was terrified for my wife and daughter losing their lives because of me."
"In desperation, I remembered a warning from an uncle of mine."
"If you’re in a dead end and despair, you must keep kindness in your heart, keep faith in the great Lord, and take the Pilgrimage Road."
"Then, I sent a battle letter to the enemy, to go on the Pilgrimage Road."
"What shocked me was that they agreed, and without hesitation, because there was no one else present at the time, they could have completely disregarded my words and killed us outright.
"But they didn’t, even though they were unscrupulous, cold-blooded killers, they did not act."
At this point, Wu Han’s voice began to tremble slightly.
Su Mu was also carefully listening to what he was saying. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
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"Thus, I embarked on the Pilgrimage Road."
"They sent twenty assassins to hunt me down."
"Perhaps the Celestial God heard my prayers, taking pity on me. Over 999 kilometers, I fled, hid, and after three years, finally reached the front of the Mutei Temple."
"When I walked, staggering and exhausted, to the front of Mutei Temple on that day, it was a day I dare not and will never forget."
"The twenty cold-blooded assassins who pursued me all came to the front of Mutei Temple and dropped their swords and sabers."
"From afar, facing Mutei Temple, they kneeled devoutly."
"Then, they slowly approached me, and after each one of them patted my shoulder heavily, they left without looking back."
"In that moment, I felt the ancestral grudge of my family, completely ended."
"I knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Mutei Temple, how many times I have forgotten, I only remember kneeling for a day and a night."
"From that moment, I understood the greatness of the Lord, he became the sole faith in my heart."
"To put it more accurately, he became the faith of all those weak and powerless like me because the existence of the Lord gave us a glimmer of hope."
"I later gradually matured, contacting more people and events around the world."
"Then I understood why the assassins, upon hearing my intent to go on the Pilgrimage Road, did not ignore my words but agreed."
"Because even heartless killers harbor faith in their hearts, and their faith was the same as mine, the Lord!"
"So now, do you understand why I showed you the portrait of my wife and daughter?"
"Because for someone like me to live a normal life, isn’t it because of the Divine Alliance and the Lord?"
At this point, Wu Han exhaled heavily.
And Su Mu took a deep breath, listening to all of it, his originally calm heart showing a ripple.
After a long silence, Su Mu sighed and said, "So, that incredibly powerful Lord truly is a good person."
"Of course!" Wu Han responded, "Actually, my greatest dream is to one day see the Lord in person, even if it’s just a distant glance, I would die without regret!"
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Surprised by these words, Su Mu smiled and said, "Maybe there’s a chance."
"How’s that possible? It’s just a far-fetched dream of mine. Not to mention me, a small and insignificant mortal, it’s said even the strongest in our continent have never seen the Lord."
Wu Han said self-deprecatingly.
"Although we can’t see the true form of the Lord, tomorrow, at least we can glimpse the grandeur of the Lord!" Wu Han said excitedly.
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Su Mu asked, puzzled.
"In Mutei Temple, there is a statue of the Lord!"
Wu Han looked at him with a face full of perplexity, wondering why Old Mu seemed particularly strange today.
