Chapter 140: Dust Desires to Stand Shoulder to Shoulder with the Stars

Autumn’s bountiful harvest.

It was after Xu Xi led the “sinful people” out of the borderlands.

Step by step.

With heart and strength.

Holding hoes in their hands, they tilled the land and sowed rice seeds, under the yellow sky stained with soil, achieving the fruits of their labor as humans.

Sweat turned into tangible hope.

Illuminating every pair of dim eyes.

Xu Xi knew that those who had once “died” were beginning to come back to life.

What they had to face next was a world that was already terminally ill, hiding all truths in the shadows, lifeless and stagnant.

“Yingxue, let’s go.”

“Yes, sir!”

The girl picked up her long spear and ran lightly behind Xu Xi.

…

[Simulation Year 9, Autumn]

[You and the poor commoners witnessed a great harvest together]

[Although each person received only a pitifully small amount of rice, it was the first time they had a harvest entirely of their own]

[Some cried, some laughed wildly]

[The commoners followed you, no longer in a daze, and you saw light in their eyes]

[Winter quietly arrived, and the earth was once again covered in ice and snow]

[You persisted in punching every day, each punch resonating with the Inner World of Blood and Qi]

[You persisted in slashing with your blade every day, each strike tearing through the sky and clouds]

[You persisted in observing principles every day, using the Martial Heavenly Eye to observe and mimic the workings of the world, further perfecting your Inner World of Blood and Qi]

[Heaven rewards diligence, and every effort yields its reward]

[Your relentless cultivation, unwavering through the seasons, pushed your strength even further]

[You didn’t deliberately practice martial arts, but in the long persistence, time itself evolved a miracle beyond the ordinary, your martial arts began to mysteriously unify, resonating with the Inner World of Blood and Qi within you]

[While practicing martial arts, you remained vigilant of the provincial capital of Xuanqi Province, fearing they might attack during the heavy snowfall]

…

[Your worries did not come true]

[This winter remained as calm as the last]

[The commoners celebrated the New Year with great enthusiasm, rejoicing in this year’s bountiful harvest, and amidst the rising flames, you gave a New Year’s gift to Wu Yingxue]

[It wasn’t gold or silver, for in the current Army of Survival, food was far more precious than riches]

[It wasn’t jewelry, as the carefree girl had no interest in such things]

[What you gave her was a “precious” stalk of grass]

[You remembered clearly that the girl particularly enjoyed eating this]

Another New Year’s Eve.

Wu Yingxue took the stalk of grass from Xu Xi.

Her expression was full of astonishment.

“Sir, who gives something like this for the New Year!”

The girl shouted loudly, “Sir, you’re such a fool!”

After saying this, she angrily chewed on the stalk of grass, and after a few bites, a familiar sweetness spread through her mouth.

“Haha, sorry, there’s too little sugar in the city, this is all I can afford.”

Xu Xi laughed heartily.

He also held a stalk of grass in his mouth, savoring the hard-earned sweetness under the starry night sky.

…

[Simulation Year 10, you are 25, Wu Yingxue is 19]

[After winter, the Army of Survival grew even larger]

[More and more refugees, unable to bear the heavy taxes of the Great Qian Dynasty, voluntarily joined the Army of Survival, becoming one fool after another]

[Wu Yingxue expressed her concerns to you]

[She felt that the widespread dissemination of the Fool’s Technique would also strengthen the Great Qian Dynasty’s power]

[You smiled and told the girl not to worry]

[Because those in high places would not be willing to practice the Fool’s Technique, and those forced to become fools would eventually join the Army of Survival]

[Because they too wanted to live, to become people with choices]

[In summer, the Army of Survival, led by you, swept through Xuanqi Province with even greater ferocity, capturing more than half of the province]

[The provincial capital of Xuanqi Province finally took action]

[From the intelligence brought back by scouts, you learned that they not only mobilized provincial troops but also called upon border armies from several checkpoints, with the number of Innate Martial Artists exceeding eight]

[You knew this battle would be tough, and many would die, so you allowed the timid to stay in the county town, as your original intention was not to send the commoners to their deaths]

[But no one was willing to leave]

“Brother Xi is good in every way, but he’s too honest. What if he gets bullied without us around!”

“That’s right, I need to protect Brother Xu!”

“If Great Master Xu and Little Master Wu aren’t leaving, we won’t either!”

Riding donkeys, riding mules.

Holding hoes, waving kitchen knives.

The undisciplined commoners formed an even larger Army of Survival before Xu Xi, claiming they would advance and retreat with him.

Xu Xi looked up at the sun.

Feeling that today’s sunlight was particularly harsh.

Making his eyes sting.

…

[The war began, a bloody war that destroyed all life and peace]

[Facing the armored elite cavalry of the Great Qian Dynasty, the fools of the Army of Survival could only adopt the simplest human wave tactics, each one like a madman, desperately blocking the horses’ advance]

[They chopped until their hoes and kitchen knives broke]

[They bit until their teeth shattered]

[Countless survivors, at this moment, showed no fear of death, blocking those who tried to ambush you, forming an indestructible human wall]

[You fought with the Innate Martial Artists of the Great Qian Dynasty, the girl covering you]

[You worked together, sometimes punching mountains and rivers, sometimes spearing through the sky, doing your utmost to suppress all the enemy’s Innate Martial Artists]

[This was the only thing you could do for the fools]

[Without the entry of Innate Martial Generals, the regular soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty could hardly defeat the mud-legged ones who saw death as life]

[You won]

[The Army of Survival won]

[Though the victory was brutal]

The battlefield scene was like a bloody unfolding scroll.

Littered with残缺的尸体，以及七扭八斜的血泊，有武器和残肢被淹没其中，露出微微一层表面。

死的人永远死去。

活的人也难以站起。

各个意义上的，榨干了身体每一分精气。

“呼——”，许系拄刀而坐，喘着粗气，身后是更加惨烈的血腥画面。

“先生，我来背您。”

明明自己站得都极其艰难。

武映雪还是走到许系面前，颤巍巍的伸出手，想将许系背在身上。

她成功背起。

却在起步阶段摔倒。

连带着许系，两人一同跌落在血泊中，全身上下变得极为狼狈。

“还是我来吧”，许系咬咬牙，强忍着身体的疼痛，从地上站了起来。

这次，换作他来背少女。

噗通——

许系也失败了。

这次的战斗之激烈，连气血内天地都透支枯竭，使得两人再次摔倒，脸上糊满了血与泥。

狼狈不堪，丑态毕露。

怔了片刻后。

两人一同发出大笑。

“哈哈哈！哈哈哈哈！”

最后一次尝试，许系和武映雪都没背对方，而是互相搀扶着，以踉跄的步伐缓慢前进。

共同步向玄气州的州府。

在他们后方，在灿烂的阳光里，是密密麻麻的，无数道高矮不一，同样忍痛踱步的求活之人。

起风了。

卑微的尘土欲飞上高天。

与璀璨的群星并肩。

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