Chapter 576: Chapter 84 Those Who Want to Leave, Leave; Those Who Want to Stay, Stay

Although she had outwardly denied Lin Yun’s words, Guyu had taken them to heart after all. Now, seeing Jingzhe’s unusual behavior, Guyu couldn’t help but walk over to him.

"Jingzhe, what are you doing here?"

Jingzhe was startled by Guyu’s sudden appearance.

"Nothing, nothing at all."

Jingzhe was naturally a scrawny man, with a temperament akin to a cold, venomous snake, and his cringing mannerisms clearly betrayed his guilty conscience.

Compared to the handsome Lin Yun, Jingzhe looked even less like a good person.

"Is that so..."

Guyu’s expression grew grave as Jingzhe recovered from his initial shock. Feeling humiliated that Guyu was speaking to him in a questioning tone, Jingzhe thought it was beneath his dignity. He and Guyu weren’t in any form of hierarchical relationship, so why should Guyu act superior?

"What I am doing is none of your business, is it?"

Having said that, Jingzhe turned and strode away. Guyu watched his retreating figure, Lin Yun’s words coming to mind again.

"Could he really be thinking of..."

In the end, Guyu still wasn’t certain, so she decided to probe further. The matter was too important to jump to conclusions about, yet it couldn’t be ignored either.

Unbeknownst to Guyu, this time she had misunderstood Jingzhe.

For the conservatives, it was not yet time to make a move—well, not until everyone had agreed on who would leave or how much resources would be divided up. Only then, feeling the pain of the loss, might the conservatives consider taking extreme actions.

Moreover, they might not dare to do so. Among the Six Great Divine Envoys, Jingzhe and Guyu were the strongest, with Guyu possessing the Wind Commanding Ability and Jingzhe the Thunder Commanding Power, their strengths nearly equal.

What’s more, the Six Great Divine Envoys, who had been living here all this time, were from the same roots and tribe, not so quick to turn against their own kin.

Jingzhe’s presence there was purely out of greed.

He lusted for Lin Yun’s body.

Lin Yun exuded an irresistible aroma, not enticing to Guyu beyond its pleasant scent, without any inappropriate thoughts. But Jingzhe, who had already committed evil deeds, was all the more covetous of Lin Yun’s body brimming with Spiritual Energy.

Although the clan leader had ordered awaiting the unraveling of Lin Yun’s secrets before killing him, Jingzhe was becoming impatient.

Not to say he planned to consume Lin Yun straightaway, but even just watching from a distance and sniffing the scent was delightful!

Sometimes misunderstandings magnify just like that, and because of his actions, the scales in Guyu’s heart tipped a few notches further towards Lin Yun’s side.

Now, she went to seek the clan leader, gathering all the Divine Envoys as well.

"The task you entrust me with is complete. His name is Lin Yun, and he is indeed not of this world," Guyu announced.

Upon hearing this, the Divine Envoys and the clan leader’s moods grew complicated.

Qingming and Yushui, sharing Guyu’s sentiments, became excited at the news.

"Since he found a way to come to this world, perhaps he also knows how to leave it!"

Qingming, an elegant-looking man, was eager to find Lin Yun and learn the method of departure to leave at once.

He truly didn’t want to linger here any longer.

Jingzhe, however, did not ask such questions; instead, he said to the clan leader, "Now that the questioning is over, can we start the feast? I’ll sit at the children’s table."

With a delicacy as fine as Lin Yun, Jingzhe never thought to monopolize the meal. It was something to be shared among all.

His hurry irritated Guyu.

If he were capable of such fratricide, what else wouldn’t he dare do?

At this point, the balance in her heart leaned even more towards Lin Yun’s side. Casting a cold glance at Jingzhe, Guyu stated, "Lin Yun doesn’t remember much about how he came to this world, but he recollects that his own world has plenty of water, an abundance of food, and the sky is blue."

As they spoke of a blue sky, those discussing the matter instinctively looked out the window. Here, the sky was a pale yellow, as though the endless desert had crept up to the heavens.

During the era of the Canglan Divine Country, the sky of their world was blue with orderly day and night, rains came seasonally, and the Divine Envoys of the Twenty-four Solar Terms patrolled and nurtured the land.

Now, all rain depended on the Divine Envoys casting spells, and the recovery of Divine Power for raining was becoming slower.

Eventually, even the Divine Envoys would be unable to bring rain.

Hearing Guyu’s description, Qingming and Yushui were even more tempted to leave. Even Chun Fen and Li Chun, two other Divine Envoys, felt a flicker of desire to leave.

Yet, that was all. The conservatives weren’t oblivious to the fact that staying wasn’t a good choice, but compared to the dangers outside, staying appeared to be the better option.

"Clan leader, make a decision. To stay or to leave, now is the best time to make that choice."

Guyu looked at the old clan leader. In this place, despite his considerable authority, it wasn’t only his word that counted. This time, she and her two companions had made up their minds to seize this rare opportunity to venture into the outside world.

As for what Lin Yun said to her, she chose not to share it with others. She was worried that if they believed him, it might lead to internal strife, and if they didn’t believe him, they might harm Lin Yun.

So, she simply kept silent about it.

The elder chieftain saw determination in Guyu’s eyes.

He didn’t say whether to leave or not, but instead, he asked in return, "If I were to say that I want to stay, would you all still be determined to leave?"

Guyu’s heart sank; it had come to this point after all. She did not retreat, instead stubbornly nodding her head.

"If you, chieftain, think it’s better to stay, then we should each make our own choices, just like our ancestors made different decisions a long time ago."

Speaking of the ancestors’ decision brought a flash of severity to the chieftain’s eyes.

It was because a certain generation of ancestors decided to stop worshiping that they ended up in today’s predicament. When Guyu mentioned the ancestors, the first thing the chieftain thought of was that ancestor who dug a pit for his descendants.

Although it’s true that the gods who hadn’t responded in thousands of years were also a letdown, the ancestors who cut off the worship and further worsened the environment were just as bad.

"Guyu, you are still young. You may think that making decisions is a simple matter, but when you make them, have you thought about the consequences? Not to mention whether Lin Yun has a way to leave this place, when you leave, have you thought about the future of the people following you?

How much water and food will you take with you? Will you be able to defend yourselves if you encounter enemies? And say you reach a new world, can you survive there? You must not forget, though the gods have abandoned us, we are still Divine Dependents. The outside world, will it welcome you?"

The chieftain’s words were like a bucket of cold water thrown over the heads of several people whose blood was boiling with enthusiasm. In fact, they had also thought about these issues.

To leave, these issues were insurmountable; but no matter how much they pondered, there was no absolutely perfect solution to deal with them.

Leaving was a gamble, but if they didn’t leave, they would have no future at all.

Guyu was somewhat dejected, but she quickly recovered, looked the old chieftain in the eyes, and said firmly, "We want to leave not because our path ahead is bright, but because our future here is doomed to destruction.

We are about to embark on a thorny path in pursuit of a light that may exist. Perhaps, all of us will die on the way, or we might fall just before the light arrives, but for the light that may exist, I will not regret the decision I am making now."

Qingming and Yushui, two of the Divine Envoys, were inspired by Guyu’s speech, feeling fired up despite the cold water they had just experienced.

Indeed, what’s the point of just staying here, waiting for death?

"I have no regrets either!"

The two Divine Envoys said in unison. The old chieftain looked at them and, finally, closed his eyes in resignation.

"Given that, you may go. Take with you those who want to leave, as well as the necessary food and water."

The fact that the old chieftain agreed so easily today was beyond everyone’s expectations. They had thought that the chieftain would procrastinate for some time before reluctantly agreeing under their persistence.

Although they couldn’t relocate the whole tribe, the chieftain’s agreement to let them take people with them was already a favor.

With this outcome, Guyu breathed a sigh of relief.

Jingzhe asked, "What about Lin Yun? When will he eat?"

"Eat what? Of course, he will leave with us!"

Li Chun, the Divine Envoy, couldn’t help but exclaim, admitting that he was somewhat admiring Guyu’s integrity.

To step out of one’s comfort zone so fearlessly, such a person deserved his respect.

The meeting ended like that. Guyu, Qingming, and Yushui, the three Divine Envoys, gathered after the meeting and divided their tasks.

Qingming was responsible for gathering supplies, Yushui was in charge of motivating those willing to leave with them, and Guyu would look after Lin Yun, checking on his condition and when he could recover his memory.

The division of labor was just right; Guyu, with light steps, returned to Lin Yun’s house and found him sleeping.

"How are you feeling now?"

Seeing that Lin Yun wasn’t asleep, Guyu asked this.

Lin Yun smiled, "How I feel isn’t important. But you, you look in a good mood. I suppose you have convinced the others, making them agree to let you take people away?"

"Oh? Why don’t you guess that everyone has agreed to go together? That would be the reason for me to be happy!"

Guyu tested Lin Yun playfully, but Lin Yun, profound and unfathomable, shook his head and said, "You certainly can’t make those who don’t want to leave do so, and those who want to leave may not necessarily be able to."

"Are you still worried they’ll harm me?"

Guyu confidently said, "Don’t worry, others may not be trustworthy, but the chieftain always keeps his word. Since he has agreed, there will be no more changes, they even agreed not to kill you. Just rest well, and recover your memory as soon as you can. Whether we can leave or not, our hopes lie with you."

Lin Yun: "..."

Ah, so... I’m not gonna be thrown to the wolves?

Was I just bluffing before?