boyutpedia Chapter 261: The Comer Is Not Kind
Chapter 261: The Comer Is Not Kind
The Lanfeng spacecraft is very fast. In just a few hours, while Duke Deng Guogong was still confirming the death of his son, Chu Shen and his team had already flown hundreds of miles.
If it weren't for Wang Chongyao's love for the ship and his unwillingness to fly at full power, they would have covered a distance of 1,800 miles.
The advantage of cruising speed is not only a reduced wear and tear on the spacecraft, but also a smoother and more comfortable ride.
Considering this, although Chu Shen was eager to return, he did not urge Wang Chongyao.
Facing the wind, he stood at the bow of the Lanfeng spacecraft, recalling various aspects of this trip to the Great Tang Xian Dynasty. He always felt that the powerful families in the Langhuan Heavenly Palace seemed to be holding back something bad, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
He also thought about the turmoil in the Great Tang Xian Dynasty, which was already out of control outside Anyangjing, as well as the troubled dynasties such as the Dayan Xian Dynasty, where the people were also suffering. He was deeply concerned about the signs of a coming era of great conflict.
He only hoped that the terrifying world described in the ancient texts as the "Zero-Six-Zero" would not come, and that it would not harm himself and his family.
"What are you thinking? Your brow is furrowed," a clear voice sounded from the side just as he furrowed his brow.
True to her name, Li Qinxue's voice had a unique coldness to it, but it wasn't because of her attitude. It was purely a characteristic of her voice.
"I'm thinking about the legendary era of great conflict," Chu Shen didn't hide it from her and said frankly.
"The era of great conflict...," Li Qinxue obviously knew something about it too. "We shouldn't encounter such a terrible era, right? The appearance of several eras of great conflict in the past was all related to the invasion from the Tianwai Tian. Currently, there haven't been any reports of Tianwai Tian invasion anywhere."
There are worlds beyond our world, civilizations beyond our civilization. For the people of Dongxuan Heaven, this is common knowledge. They both hate the invasion of extraterrestrial races and appreciate the progress brought by the transmigrators and friendly celestial messengers.
It's just a matter of fact.
Chu Shen quickly assimilated into the crowd because of his striking resemblance to the people of Dongxuan Heaven and the fact that there was no reproductive isolation. Many people didn't know he was also a visitor from beyond the heavens.
Of course, this is not something to mention. He himself has no interest in boasting about being a transmigrator. Moreover, he also hates the invaders from beyond the heavens. The suffering and pain caused by the invaders, as recorded in the ancient texts, resonated with him, as he too had a similar history of being invaded.
Although Blue Star has not been invaded by extraterrestrials, there have been various killings and plundering by powerful nations against the weak. Long Kingdom, in particular, has a long and detailed record of such events.
"However, besides the invasion from beyond the heavens, during the era of great conflicts, whether it's mortals or cultivators, conflicts and contradictions among themselves are not uncommon. Sometimes, the consequences of killing one's own kind are not much lighter than those of foreign invasions."
Chu Shen pushed away some of the shadows of history from his mind and said to Li Qinxue, "Leaving aside other matters, the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty has not been peaceful in recent years. How many innocent lives have already been lost? On our way to Anyang Capital, we even witnessed a massacre by the regular army against ordinary civilians."
Thinking of the tragedy in Luozhou City, he couldn't help but sigh.
Li Qinxue fell silent for a while and sighed along with him.
She was unaware of the tragedy in Luozhou City, but after Chu Shen informed her, she didn't find it surprising. The fact that the aristocrats of the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty treated human lives as insignificant was nothing new. As a patrol officer dispatched by the Jing'an Department, she had witnessed the bloody killings by the son of the Duke of Dengguo, Tuoba Jing, in the villages and towns under her jurisdiction.
Luozhou City was just a larger city with a larger population, that's all.
"What kind of world is this? Clearly, it shouldn't be like this."
Chu Shen gently supported the side of the Lanfeng No. 1 ship and looked at the distant white clouds, softly saying, "Perhaps, this is what chaos looks like."
Chaos is not only defined by large-scale warfare.
When order collapses, right and wrong become blurred, social stability is severely disrupted, societal civilization regresses significantly, productivity declines, distribution systems become grossly unfair, wealth disparity reaches extreme levels, the strong act without restraint, the weak are helpless and have no means of seeking help or survival... these are all manifestations of chaos.
Some disturbances may be relatively minor, and capable individuals can restore order and eliminate the appearance of chaos.
However, when no one can prevent the collapse of a great institution, what follows is a torrential flood, raging and tumultuous, until the increasingly chaotic world engulfs everyone, ultimately leading to a complete overthrow of everything.
Currently, although the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty can still maintain a certain level of order on the surface, the signs of its collapse are already evident. Perhaps, when a critical event occurs, a raging fire will ignite, engulfing the entire dynasty in flames...
Li Qinxue became increasingly silent. Although she had almost lost all her family members, she still had Li Jinrong, her foster sister, to rely on. After following Chu Shen to the Langhun Heavenly Palace, she would rarely return to the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty.
However, she was ultimately born and raised in the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty. Seeing the country in such a state, she couldn't bear it.
"Damn it..."
She didn't continue cursing because if she did, she would have to curse a whole bunch of people, from the emperor to the officials, from civil servants to military generals, from the various sects to all sorts of supernatural beings.
Causing a country to decline to such a state is not something that can be achieved by one or a few individuals alone. All the vampires who depend on the country, all the mediocre people in power who do nothing, all the onlookers who ignore the efforts to change the status quo... they are all the driving force behind it.
Including herself, an escapist.
She felt very powerless and sad, but there was no way she could do anything about it.
Chu Shen silently accompanied her, staring blankly at the distant white clouds and blue sky.
As individuals facing the torrent of the world, they were truly insignificant.
Just as the two of them had some resonance in their thoughts, the lookout's desperate shout rang out.
"Enemy attack!"
Before most people could react, the entire Lanfeng ship shook in a loud roar.
Fortunately, everyone on the ship was a cultivator, and their cultivation levels were decent. Their lower bodies were stable, and there was no situation of rolling gourds running around.
"What's going on? Who is attacking us?" Wang 5.7 Chongyao's loud voice roared, seemingly with some kind of lion's roar added to it.
"Spirit Power Crossbows, they're here again, activate the shields!"
The lookout's voice was hoarse, but there was no need for him to remind them. After the first attack, the disciples in the control room of the Lanfeng ship had already activated the ship's shield barrier. Three huge fireworks exploded on the starboard side of the flying ship, causing a massive hurricane and shaking the Lanfeng ship once again.
"I see them, they're hiding in the mountains below, but we can't determine who they are... Here they come again, be careful!"
This round of attacks was continuous, and amidst the constant explosions, it was unclear how many crossbows were bombarding the Lanfeng ship.
But the shield barrier of the Lanfeng ship was obviously severely damaged in this intense barrage, and its radiance visibly diminished, thinning out like a film.