Age of Heroes, 10-game winning streak

"There's no need to feel sad for him. This was Jianquan's own decision." Ao Xuanyue explained, then paused. She didn't want to excuse herself.

"If he wasn't doing it voluntarily, even the slightest movement wouldn't have fooled Ao Shuang." Bai Yu continued the unfinished explanation: "Perhaps he planned all of this himself."

Dijiexing said in a deep voice: "But in order to escape Longyuan, you actually watched your own brother die? You even..."

The most vicious woman's heart is not enough to describe this kind of madness.

Ao Xuanyue spoke calmly, "Jianquan is in poor health. He said he won't live long. How about using his life to facilitate my disappearance and escape... I don't need to completely leave my hometown. I can just borrow his identity and fake my death and come back to life."

The bow master sneered, "People are evil, I'm afraid I can't believe these words."

He had seen too many evil deeds and was almost pessimistic about human nature. If Ao Xuanyue killed Long Jianquan, then dismembered the body and took it out of Longyuan in batches, and then replaced his identity... it was not impossible!

Bai Yu said, "I believe what she said."

Dijiexing lamented that his younger brother was too young: "You can only know a person's face but not his heart... Besides, we only just got to know her face."

Bai Yu touched Mao Mao's head and said reluctantly, "In order to deceive Ao Shuang outside, we can't kill Long Jianquan on the first day. He must remain conscious enough to act as a 'stand-in'. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, the archer fell silent.

If Long Jianquan was not willing to cooperate, then there was no way he would not ask for help from the outside world.

He was silent for a long time, looking at Ao Xuanyue, then looking at the blood-stained food box, as if that was the relic left by Long Jianquan.

"does it worth?"

"I asked him that question."

Ao Xuanyue picked up the food box on the ground, stroked its edge, and said softly: "He said that there is no such thing as worth it... only whether you are willing or not."

Bai Yu sighed, "I suddenly want to meet him, but it's a pity that I'm three years late."

"Yes." Ao Xuanyue suddenly stood up and walked closer.

Dijiexing almost took out the Black Evil Bow, but put his hand down under Bai Yu's gaze.

She reached out and gently touched the boy's cheek: "You two could have been very good friends, just like Ruoji and I."

"He's just a little older than you. You two obviously don't look alike at all, but seeing you always reminds me of him."

The nostalgia and pain in Ao Xuanyue's eyes were so real. After removing her disguise, she seemed like a different person, no longer sharp at all. Perhaps her thorns were only used to protect herself. When she revealed her delicate belly, it proved that she had really let down her guard.

Bai Yu, who should have been unable to move, suddenly held her hand.

Ao Xuanyue was slightly startled, then said: "I withdraw my previous words, you are as cunning and mischievous as Jianquan."

Maomao ran around Bai Yu and removed the bandage on his neck. After regaining his freedom, he stared at Ao Xuanyue without blinking.

"so what?"

"Why?"

"You haven't asked the most important question yet," Bai Yu said in a low voice. "What exactly happened to Qianchen Society and you? And... who is it that forced you into this situation?"

Ao Xuanyue turned her eyes to the side: "..."

"Don't deny it." Bai Yu finally seized this opportunity, so how could he tolerate her escaping? "It only took you three years to become Haoyue, proving your extraordinary talent. However, I believe there are other reasons behind this. Perhaps love is the greatest power, but hate is the most powerful force!"

"If you didn't hate it so deeply, you wouldn't have gotten this far so quickly."

After being exposed by Bai Yu, Ao Xuanyue completely softened. She said bitterly, "Knowing this now will not do you any good or help."

"Even the Dragon Homeland is just a village on Penglai Island. A little wind and waves can overturn it. We can only be cautious."

"Only if I am canonized one day will I be qualified to tell the truth."

Bai Yu glared, "If you can't be canonized as a saint, are you going to keep this secret to yourself for the rest of your life?"

"What's the use of telling it now? No one knows you are Long Jianquan, and even more so, walls have no ears."

Ao Xuanyue turned his head silently.

Dijiexing thought he was being disliked, so he turned around and said, "I'm going to take a shit... You can talk to her slowly and make love."

"Go ahead, don't overdo it."

“…Fuck you!”

After the Black Evil Archer left, Bai Yu turned around and said, "There's no third party involved. Tell me."

"Why do you think we came to Penglai? It's all to find Su Ruoji."

"As long as there's a glimmer of hope, we must find her. At the very least, we must bring back her body and her belongings."

He never forgot why he came here. Ao Xuanyue was still alive, so he had to pry her mouth open no matter what.

Bai Yu said, "I can even withstand three punches from the Tyrant's farmer... Besides, Feng Sheng wouldn't dare to take action on Penglai Island."

This sentence touched Ao Xuanyue a little.

She looked at Bai Yu deeply, then moved closer and sat down beside him. "That's why I'm willing to remove the Mirage Pearl disguise. At least you've proven you can protect yourself. But I need to verify... just how strong are you now?"

Bai Yu thought for a moment and answered truthfully, "Anyone below level five can fight."

Ao Xuanyue asked again: "Including Huang Qixia?"

"She is the mountain I will eventually cross." Bai Yu stroked the guardian cat with his left hand, "I always feel that there will be a battle between her and me before I can be canonized."

"Very ambitious... just like Ruoji back then." Ao Xuanyue missed her good friend very much and always mentioned him. After a moment, she raised her eyes.

"Since you said so, I will take it seriously."

"I left all the records of this incident in the abyss."

"Including my 'memory' itself."

"If you ask me, I won't tell you, because it goes against the oath I made to the Heavenly Dao, but my memory can tell you."

"I am the only one who knows where the memory exists. If you want to know what happened, you must take my 'memories' and go to Jinghuaze on the 28th floor."

Bai Yu guessed what was going to happen next: "But you won't give it to me for free..."

"No, I will give it to you for free, as long as you meet my requirements."

Ao Xuanyue proposed a deal: "You have one year, and you need to enter the top ten of the ranking list within one year!"

Bai Yu thought about it, shook his head and said, "I can't agree to this request."

Ao Xuanyue lowered his requirements: "Then one and a half years."

"I'm leaving Daxia in six months and heading to Rome." Bai Yu's expression was subtle as he said this: "I don't have that much time."

Ao Xuanyue was about to speak when Bai Yu interrupted her.

The young man picked up the guardian spirit and placed it on his head, setting a small goal for himself.

"Within three months, I will become the seventh bright moon in the world."

"Is that okay with you?"

Cat: "Awooo!"

Chapter 408 Three Separations

Ao Xuanyue looked at Bai Yu deeply for a few times and made a helpless sigh.

"——As expected of a kid who grew up under Su Ruoji's watch, he's so skilled at self-contradictory."

Ao Xuanyue agreed to Bai Yu's bet.

Within three months, he won the title of Haoyue.

It sounds a bit arrogant, but it is not. Bai Yu will still fight for it in the end.

In fact, after he entered the third level, the protection period of the title of "freshman" for him had expired.

Once you step into the third level of transcendence, you must start learning to be independent, and it no longer matters whether you are in the same grade as others.

His level has reached the graduation level of outstanding students.

Students who can be admitted to Penglai College are already talented. They are one in a thousand high school students. Even these talented ones, relying on their unremitting efforts and their own talents, without enough opportunities and luck, their limit in this life is only the third level.

The ordinary students of Penglai Academy can only reach the second or third level in their lifetime. Those who graduate from the third level are considered excellent, and those who graduate from the fourth level and above are qualified to teach in Penglai Academy. For example, Lu Danxin has become a four-star tutor in less than ten years and even began to covet the position of dean. This is because she graduated with the top level of the extraordinary fourth level more than ten years ago.

The third-level level is no longer enough for him to keep a low profile. It's like a sword that has been quenched and has reached the required hardness. It can no longer stay in the furnace.

A sword should be unsheathed when it is time to do so.

And Bai Yu... his brilliance had already been revealed before the tempering was completed.

It even collides with the canonized peerless divine weapon, and the fact that it hasn't been broken is enough to show its quality.

Ao Xuanyue had no doubt that Bai Yu could become a saint, just like Bai Potian. All he needed was time... If this grandfather and grandson joined forces, it would not be difficult for them to create a saint family in Daxia.

She thought a lot, but in the end she said nothing, leaving behind a sentence of "wait and see", swallowed the Mirage Orb back, and turned into a cold and indifferent young man, her temperament still as aloof as ever.

Bai Yu held his chin in his hand and said, "It seems that this mirage bead will also affect your personality."

Long Jianquan nodded: "If you want to deceive others, you must deceive yourself first."

Bai Yu looked at his back and said, "Wait another three months, and you can be yourself again, and you can let him rest in peace in the Dragon Tomb Shrine."

He paused for a second, his throat rolled, and he turned and left.

Some people are alive, but he is dead.

Bai Yu knew that this was a farewell to Long Jianquan.

After Long Jianquan walked out, the Black Evil Archer who was waiting outside the door walked in.

Bai Yu asked, "Are you leaving too?"

Dijiexing said, "I can't stay here forever. Seeing you wake up, I feel relieved. Now it's time for me to leave."

"Are you in a hurry to go back and claim credit?"

"Yes, and no." Dijiexing said without hesitation: "There seems to be some unusual movement in the Taiyin Demon Realm. This time we need to gather our forces. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up."

"Taiyin Demon Realm..." Bai Yu had never heard of it.

"The Taiyin Demon Realm is located in the heart of the subsidence zone and is one of the ten most dangerous places in Daxia," Dijiexing added. "It is speculated that Taiyin will appear this time... The higher-ups have ordered us to assemble. Perhaps there will be a brutal battle, and we don't know how long it will last."

"What is Taiyin?" Bai Yu felt like a fool, all of them were names he had never heard of.

Dijiexing patiently explained: "Do you know where 'demon' comes from?"

"I don't know." Bai Yu held up the cat: "Do you know?"

"Meow meow meow?" The guardian spirit tilted its head, its eyes revealing clear stupidity.

"As we archers understand it, the demons in this world have a single origin... Demons aren't naturally born, but rather, a source that came into this world and caused the demons to spread. This original demon is known as the 'Demon Ancestor.'"

Dijiexing raised his palm, and a cloud of evil energy in his palm mimicked a blurry figure. "When all of us archers accepted Luohou's inheritance, we received memories of this 'Demon Ancestor'. It was an extremely powerful being, and a thousand years ago, Luohou tried to kill it."

Bai Yu asked, "Failed?"

"It succeeded." The phantom in Dijiexing's hand changed and split into three: "But it was not completely successful. After this battle, the Demon Ancestor split into three. The place where he died and the battlefield became the current Taiyin Demon Realm."

"Taiyin is one of the three incarnations of the Demon Ancestor, and also the most powerful one. Luohou tried to kill it many times but failed."

"The other two are Tai Sui. It's said that eating it can grant immortality... but in reality, it's the heart of the Demon Ancestor. Once you eat Tai Sui, it will take over your mind."

"The other one is called Nv Xie..."

Having said this, Dijiexing suddenly became quiet.

Bai Yu urged, "What's next? Keep going?"

"I don't know much about Nüxie, I've only heard her name... Luohou said she's the key to the Demon Ancestor's resurrection. Taiyin appeared once in the past five hundred years to search for Nüxie. The demons' activities have increased in recent decades, perhaps due to Nüxie's arrival."

Dijiexing touched his chin and said, "The point of saying all this is that if you encounter a demon again next time, I may not be able to arrive in time. After all, I can't guarantee that I can return alive from the Taiyin Demon Realm."

"Won't Luo Hou lead the charge?"

"Luohu only deals with Taiyin, and we are the ones who kill the other demons. Otherwise, what is the use of followers?" Dijiexing said to himself.

Bai Yu said, "What a pity."

"People like us live to slay demons. There's nothing to regret."

"What I mean is that you died before you could repay the favor. What a pity." Bai Yu rolled his eyes.

"You kid..."

"So, don't die." Bai Yu said again.