Chapter 380 Shadow in the Years

　　It felt as if a club hanging upside down from Kunlun Mountain was crashing down on his head.

　　The surging torrents within the club brought even greater pressure.

　　Xiangliu was currently only a remnant of resentment. Taking this blow head-on, he was smashed down onto the Emperor's Pool. The clouds that had gathered to form his body began to dissipate. Even at this moment, madness and resentment still filled Xiangliu's vertical pupils.

　　Wuzhiqi landed on the ground, the water staff in his hand shrinking, pressing against the center head of Xiangliu.

　　Wei Yuan said, "...You and him, you used to have a good relationship?"

　　Wuzhiqi said slowly, "Not particularly good, but not bad either. If Gonggong were here, we could drink together. But this isn't Xiangliu now. It's like when a person walks by the water, they leave their shadow on the surface."

　　"Gods are the same."

　　"It's just that a person's reflection stays in the water, while a god's shadow stays in the years."

　　"If I had to say, it's more like the video data left by humanity's current technology. The Xiangliu before you is just a reflection of Xiangliu at his most insane. But I can understand him."

　　Wuzhiqi said, "At that time, I was sealed in the Huai River."

　　"Gonggong was exiled to the East Sea."

　　"He went crazy like this in the end, and we couldn't stop him. It's a pity. Even Gonggong only wanted to compete with Zhuanxu for the position of Lord of the World. He wasn't as crazy as this. So I certainly wouldn't treat such a shadow as Xiangliu."

　　"Just like you wouldn't treat a piece of video data as the person themselves."

　　"Especially since this shadow is in such a crazy state."

　　"As a god, I have an obligation to deal with this situation."

　　Wei Yuan murmured, "Obligation?"

　　Wuzhiqi tilted his head, his golden pupils pure, and said, "What do you think a god is?"

　　"Let's put aside how humans, as one of the hundred races of the Shan Hai era, view gods. But the gods of Shenzhou themselves represent order and contract. This contract comes from the Three Sovereigns, from Nuwa, Fuxi, and was maintained by the later Five Emperors. Fierce gods who violated the order were either killed or exiled."

　　"But even so, seeing Xiangliu still reminds me of the past."

　　Wuzhiqi lowered his eyes and looked at Xiangliu.

　　Even被打倒在地, Xiangliu's one head was as big as this young Daoist.

　　The black-haired young Daoist said slowly:

　　"Xiangliu, in any case, the era that belonged to you, to me, to Gonggong, is over. We did lose back then. I don't know what you think, but the reason I didn't want to help Yu back then was because I looked down on it."

　　"The human race is just one of the hundred races."

　　"I am a god, why should I give them special treatment?"

　　"But now, thousands of years have passed, and I have seen many different things in the human world. Human strength is far from comparable to that of gods, but because of this, they are not limited by power. Our power is enough to do everything we want, and therefore we are trapped by this enormous power."

　　"Humans are different. They are weak, so they must constantly overcome difficulties."

　　"Conquering floods, driving away plague demons, rebuilding cities from the ruins after earthquakes."

　　"Drawing lightning from the sky, and overcoming hunger and cold."

　　"In these thousands of years, they have indeed created things that I find quite good."

　　"From the Stone Age, to the battles with cold weapons, steam, thunder, to transmitting information thousands of miles away, I have decided to stand by and watch how far the human race can go, just like I stood by you and Gonggong back then. This time, I will stand on the side of the human race."

　　"To see how many more interesting things they can create."

　　Wuzhiqi seemed to be talking to the fierce god of the past.

　　The water staff in his hand pressed against the center of Xiangliu's resentment.

　　With a flick of his wrist.

　　The majestic water force pierced through this remnant soul of resentment. Until the very end, Xiangliu's resentment, with its eyes filled with ferocity and cruelty, froze, and then collapsed into clouds, filling the mountains and seas once again. The four water systems that had been drawn upon also returned to their original paths.

　　Wuzhiqi looked ahead with a slightly aged expression.

　　Despite his appearance as a young Daoist, he now possessed the vastness unique to gods.

　　Wei Yuan found this Wuzhiqi somewhat unfamiliar.

　　Compared to before, he was now closer to being a god.

　　However, thanks to him, the hidden danger of the Emperor's Pool was eliminated. Once he fully controlled it, he could try to construct a talisman array to add a hidden trump card when the human world and the Shan Hai realm came into contact.

　　Wuzhiqi narrowed his eyes slightly, maintaining the solemn and aged majesty of a god, coughed, and his voice rang in Wei Yuan's ear: "Ahem, right, what did you say just now about the game store?"

　　Wei Yuan was still deep in thought and didn't react for a moment.

　　"Huh?"

　　"The game store, what came after that?"

　　"I didn't hear clearly."

　　Wei Yuan: "............"

　　After a moment of silence, Wei Yuan decided that he should maintain his city, and said:

　　"I said, later in the game store..."

　　His voice paused, Wei Yuan held up three fingers, and said in a tone as if he had suffered a great loss:

　　"I can let you buy any three games."

　　"Three!"

　　Wuzhiqi's eyes widened slightly, and he said unhappily, "Are you kidding me?!"

　　"That was Xiangliu."

　　His tone deepened, and he slashed heavily in the void, saying:

　　"At least nine!"

　　"Nine heads, one for each head!"

　　"Not one can be missing!"

　　"Any choice."

　　Wei Yuan: "..............."

　　To hell with the god.

　　He manipulated his left hand and stretched out four fingers, saying:

　　"Four, no more than that. No matter how many heads, it's just one life!"

　　"Another life, that's also a god. Nine heads, no way!"

　　"Then I'll take a step back, five games!"

　　"No, at least eight!"

　　While the bystanders were all shocked and dared not act rashly, the young Daoist whispered quickly and urgently, his hands constantly fighting. Finally, after an unfriendly and very intense consultation, the value of Xiangliu was set at seven games.

　　Wuzhiqi expressed his satisfaction.

　　Wei Yuan glanced at the direction where Xiangliu had disappeared.

　　He almost said, "That's your beloved friend, your brother!" But thinking that Wuzhiqi might casually mention adding money to make the game "plus seven" become "plus eight," he very rationally and restrainedly swallowed this complaint back.

　　What can restrain the desire to complain?

　　Poverty!

　　At this moment, the girl from Yumin Country rushed over anxiously. The black-robed men who had been chasing her saw the girl's actions and that Wuzhiqi did not move to expel them. After hesitating, they quickly left. As for the Jiuyou Mountain God, he had left early, intending to report the battle here to Zhujiuyin.

　　Wuzhiqi handed over the control to Wei Yuan, shrunk into his consciousness, and prepared to think about which games to choose.

　　The girl from Yumin Country breathed a sigh of relief, and then bowed solemnly to the young Daoist:

　　"Thank you for saving me just now."

　　"If it weren't for you, I might already be dead."

　　Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "You're welcome."

　　His gaze fell on the five-colored gem on the girl's wrist and the ornament on her waist. He confirmed that it was the same as the ornament of the Yumin king that he had seen in his memory during the Tushan Alliance, and even the same one, left by Shaohao, one of the Five Emperors, for his ministers.

　　The girl introduced herself, "My name is Feng Siyu."

　　"Benefactor, what you just said was, a human city?"

　　The Yumin girl's eyes were bright, "Human cities, are they developing so well now?"

　　"Can you take me to see it?"

　　Wei Yuan's gaze fell on the ornament that was likely worn by a high-ranking member of Yumin Country.

　　He was thoughtful.

　　She was a descendant of Shaohao's ministers, one of the countries that had allied with King Yu at Tushan. This was at least a potential ally that could be won over. If he could also gather the lineup that King Yu had used to drive out Gonggong, then it would be safe enough. Otherwise, the existence of remnants like Xiangliu, not too many, just five, would be enough to throw the human world into chaos, causing countless deaths and injuries.

　　So he let Wuzhiqi deal with the girl first, and his consciousness returned to his human body, his gaze falling on the phone next to him.

　　He found a person's profile picture and silently typed a line of words.

　　"Daoist Zhang, I know a little girl who wants to live nearby for a while."

　　Longhu Mountain.

　　Zhang Ruosu, who was correcting the 'homework' submitted by various schools, heard the notification sound, rummaged through his phone, looked at the profile picture, and the words that felt strangely familiar, and fell into silence: "............"

　　After a long time.

　　Wei Yuan saw a cat head praising emoji pop up on his phone.

　　He breathed a sigh of relief.

　　……………………

　　At this time, Wuzhiqi, who was entangled in explaining human civilization, said solemnly:

　　"Indeed, the development of the human race is terrifying, and the speed is getting faster and faster."

　　"From the beginning of the first life in the water... to the giant beasts of the Stone Age... to the first time humans walked upright, you will experience many things. Now, you will begin your greatest exploration, from the cradle of early civilization to the vast stars."

　　Feng Siyu's eyes were bright.

　　"Is this the civilization developed by the human race?"

　　Wuzhiqi said seriously, "That's right."

　　"This is the human race's *Civilization*."