Chapter 147: The Last Moment

Xu Xi had a good night’s sleep.

Upon waking, the mental fatigue had completely dissipated, and even the circulation of his qi and blood felt smoother than usual.

“Is it already daytime?”

The candlelight that had been lit had already extinguished.

The morning sun rose with a more dazzling brilliance, illuminating every pattern in the room clearly.

With each breath.

He could feel the cold air continuously entering his body through his mouth and nose, circulating in his lungs, and then being exhaled.

His long-sleeping mind was awakened by the cold.

“This is…”

Xu Xi lifted the velvet coat covering him.

“Did Yingxue bring this?”

Xu Xi looked beside him, where the young girl was lying on the table, sound asleep. Her small nostrils trembled slightly with each breath, rising and falling gently, moving delicately.

Her arm was resting on several documents that had already been processed.

Very easily.

Looking at the scene before him, Xu Xi instantly understood what had happened last night.

“Recently, Yingxue’s performance has been getting better and better,” Xu Xi pulled out the documents pressed under the girl’s arm, quickly scanned them, and nodded in approval of her annotations.

This was a good thing.

Xu Xi genuinely felt happy for Wu Yingxue’s growth.

Of course.

If the girl could take better care of herself and not fall asleep halfway through handling documents like this, Xu Xi thought it would be even better.

“Let her continue sleeping, she probably hasn’t been asleep for long.”

The princess was sleeping soundly.

Her delicate face looked extremely peaceful in her sleep.

From time to time, she smacked her lips, making faint bubble-popping sounds, with a glistening wet trace of saliva at the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this, Xu Xi chuckled softly and draped the velvet coat the girl had brought over her back.

Innate martial artists indeed didn’t need to keep warm.

The roaring qi and blood, along with strong bones and muscles, provided martial artists with extremely robust physical functions, making them resistant to common illnesses.

But sometimes.

Some things are done simply because one wants to do them, because the heart desires it, regardless of whether it’s useful or not.

“Yesterday, we preliminarily finalized the plan.”

“Starting today, all the people of the Army of Survival must begin to focus on martial arts training to ensure their self-protection ability to break through the Ten Thousand Mountains.”

“In addition, we also need to stockpile more food.”

“As well as martial techniques, weapons, military formations, medicinal herbs, etc.”

Pushing open the door.

He stepped outside.

The winter morning air did not become warm and scorching because of the brilliant sunlight.

Xu Xi saw withered trees swaying in the wind, snowflakes drifting down from the sky, covering everything in the world with a thin blanket of snow.

The scenery was quiet and beautiful, but Xu Xi had no heart to appreciate it.

He gazed at the winter scene before him.

His mind was filled with thoughts of how to escape the Ten Thousand Mountains, to free more people, more common folk, from this heavy and painful fate of bloodshed.

“Sir!”

“Sir!”

“I’ve come to add some clothes for you!”

Perhaps disturbed by the sound of the door opening.

The young girl who had been sound asleep in the room actually woke up. She grabbed the thick velvet coat and ran to Xu Xi’s side.

Without a word, she draped the coat over Xu Xi.

The velvet coat was brown.

Neither bright yellow nor dark green.

“Thank you, Yingxue,” Xu Xi thanked the girl for her kindness, brushed the snowflakes off her head, and urged her to go back to sleep.

Wu Yingxue obediently agreed.

Her eyes still sleepy, yawning.

…

[Simulation Year Fifteen, you are 30 years old, Wu Yingxue is 24 years old]

[The circulation of qi and blood has infinitely delayed the aging of your body, time has left no trace on your face, you still look young, still the “honest Brother Xu” that everyone worries about]

[To break through the Ten Thousand Mountains, you have devised a detailed plan, completely transforming the Army of Survival]

[Some people don’t understand, some are puzzled]

[But no one questions]

[Your prestige is unmatched, the people deeply believe in you, thinking that your actions must have a special meaning]

[Under your arrangements, from the young and strong of the Army of Survival to the elderly and children at home, everyone has begun to change through hard work, either practicing martial arts or gathering food]

[To break through the Ten Thousand Mountains, strength is indispensable]

[The Fool’s Technique is the best choice to enhance people’s strength, but it requires a large amount of food as supply, otherwise, the tragedy of self-devouring will occur]

[To avoid such a thing]

[And also to create the illusion that the Army of Survival still wants to overthrow the Great Qian Dynasty]

[You and Wu Yingxue together attacked two provinces of the Great Qian Dynasty, sweeping away the stored grains of the Great Qian nobility like an autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves]

…

[Simulation Year Sixteen, you are 31 years old, Wu Yingxue is 25 years old]

[Regarding the Ten Thousand Mountains, you had an unexpected gain]

[To clarify the future breakout route, you often ventured deep into the Ten Thousand Mountains, trying to find a relatively safe path amidst the endless tide of demons and monsters]

[The danger level of the Ten Thousand Mountains is extremely high]

[At the Third Stage of the Innate Realm, you could feel threatened every time you entered]

[This sense of threat was most intense and stimulating during the spring and winter seasons]

[You realized that the demon tides of the spring and winter seasons were not just because the demons wanted to eat humans, but there was a deeper reason]

[Through comparison and exploration]

[You discovered that the demons bringing nightmares to the border people during the spring and winter tides were themselves afraid of something]

“The strong prey on the weak, survival of the fittest, this is the cruel law among demons.”

“Clearly, what they fear is not the human race.”

“Then the answer is clear, what those demons fear can only be the stronger great demons.”

“The demon tides of the spring and winter seasons are not just because the demons want to eat humans, but also because they fear the powerful beings and dare not stay in the Ten Thousand Mountains.”

[You pondered thoughtfully]

[Setting the future breakout time to mid-summer]

[If your conjecture is not wrong, at this time, the truly top-tier demons of the Ten Thousand Mountains will temporarily leave, not returning until the spring and winter seasons]

[In the same year, the rebellion in the Great Qian Dynasty became more intense]

[Even though you had gathered the Army of Survival and no longer deliberately occupied provinces, the widespread dissemination of the Fool’s Technique caused many rebel forces to appear out of nowhere]

[Some rebel armies mocked your inaction, thinking you were a fool, giving away your achievements]

[Rebel forces from all over the Great Qian Dynasty, like flood dragons emerging from the sea, all charged towards the imperial capital at the heart of the Great Qian, only your led Army of Survival remained motionless]

[You vaguely sensed malicious gazes sweeping across the Thirteen Provinces of the Great Qian]

“I’m very angry!”

“What’s wrong, A Niu.”

“Brother Xu, those people are insulting you, I won’t allow them to do that!”

“It’s alright, A Niu, no need to be angry with those who are about to die.”

Simulation Year Seventeen.

Xu Xi is 32 years old.

He still looks young, his martial arts cultivation remains at Seeing the Divine, the bottleneck to Human Immortal is too stubborn, Xu Xi finds it difficult to sublimate the world within his body.

But, there’s no more time.

Xu Xi decided to break through the Ten Thousand Mountains this year.

Any longer, and the imperial capital and the Ten Thousand Mountains will completely shed their peaceful disguises, revealing their ferocious fangs to the world.

“Brother Xu, whatever you say, we’ll do!”

“Yes, we all listen to you!”

Before Xu Xi, the voices of the dark crowd converged, different voices, different tones, but ultimately all condensed into two pure words.

Survive.