“May I ask... which Rampart do you belong to?” The figure spoke in a hoarse voice, low and weak, yet their words caused Lu Yin’s eyes to bulge wide.
“You know the Nine Ramparts?”
Awe Gate waved a hand, and Kang Tian immediately led the tens of millions of humans away. At the same time, Chu Songyun pulled the foreign creatures back, clearing space for Lu Yin and Awe Gate to speak with this Immortal.
The figure slowly picked itself up. On the bottom of the black seaweed, a pair of sapphire-blue eyes appeared, and they seemed to appraise Lu Yin before glancing at Awe Gate. “Very good. Very good.”
“What’s good?” Lu Yin asked.
“Human civilization still has hope. You are not an Immortal, and yet you stand before Immortals. That is very good.”
Lu Yin exchanged glances with Awe Gate. She was unperturbed. All of the human Immortals had grown used to having Lu Yin step forward in everything. No matter if it was a question of strength or responsibility, Lu Yin was qualified.
At this moment, hearing the words of this seaweed being, it sounded quite friendly toward human civilization.
Lu Yin looked at the seaweed. “You should say something that we can understand.”
“Of course. I am You Wu, You Che’s master.”
Lu Yin and Awe Gate were both shocked. “You’re Che’s master?”
“For you to be able to freely enter and leave Manifest City, you must have either wrested it from Che, or he must have purposely gave it to you. Either way, you must know Che, which means that there is no reason to hide my identity. This day was bound to come. You have been used by Che,” You Wu spoke slowly, announcing something that was of absolutely no surprise to Lu Yin.
He had expected Che to be using him. Rather, it was expected by all of human civilization. Che had returned Manifest City, using a claim of guilt, but only Che himself knew the truth behind his actions.
It was possible that he had spoken the truth, but that possibility was tiny. Lu Yin was more inclined to believe that it was a matter of exploitation.
In the same manner in which Che had tried so many times to have other Immortals gain control of Manifest City, returning the mirebound artifact to a human civilization might be just another experiment.
The only question was: if Lu Yin truly did take control of Manifest City, how would Che seize it back? With Obscura in the picture, the rules of Obscura could not be broken. Also, the current human civilization had grown extremely strong. How would Che take it back?
With these doubts, Lu Yin looked at You Wu. “Please enlighten me, Senior.”
You Wu looked at Lu Yin. “Which Rampart do you belong to?”
“Please enlighten me first,” Lu Yin insisted. He would not trust a stranger just because of a few words.
You Wu laid back down. “Human civilization... when the Nine Ramparts rose and spread across the cosmos, I was lucky enough to once save a human prodigy in Aevum Inch. As the ages flowed on, that prodigy eventually shone brilliantly, serving as the star of an era and eventually becoming the Rampart Warden of the Fifth Rampart. His name was Xiang Xue.”
Lu Yin’s expression turned solemn. Rampart Warden of the Fifth Rampart? Xiang Xue?
“Xiang Xue was loyal and honest. He possessed peerless talent yet no arrogance. In gratitude for my life-saving grace, he specially allowed me to enter the Fifth Rampart. During that era, human civilization dominated the entire region, having no equal. Foreign creatures all regarded being able to enter a Rampart to be an honor. It was an age in which, for humanity, there was exchange with other civilizations and even communication. Human civilization held absolute initiative.
“I entered the Fifth Rampart, and I took my disciple, You Che, with me.
“You Che!” At these words, You Wu’s emotions suddenly spiked. “That beast betrayed me! He betrayed the Fifth Rampart! He betrayed the kindness that Xiang Xue showed us! He is a beast!”
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. Betrayal? Another betrayal?
Che had once said that he had not betrayed anyone, but his words could not be trusted. Obscura would forever be human civilization’s enemy.
Awe Gate clenched her fist. She hated traitors.
“You Che and I are not human, so to call his actions ‘betrayal’ is, in truth, a bit presumptuous. But in Xiang Xue’s eyes, You Che was no different from any other prodigy of human civilization. In that era, he was even known as the Fifth Rampart’s Young Master Che. The human geniuses all accepted him.” You Wu lay prostrate in the outer space, staring into the distance while continuing to bow low. “I’m sorry, Xiang Xue! I’m sorry! I failed to discipline my disciple. I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry...”
Lu Yin could not resist interrupting the creature. “Senior, please continue.”