Chapter 230 : Chapter 230
Chapter 230. You Are All This Shocked Just Because I Killed a God?
“What you said is true!?”
Xu Lin stepped forward, grabbed the Command Headquarters’ Chief of Staff with both hands, and asked with incomparable surprise in his eyes.
“Yes, Commander Xu. Look.”
The Chief of Staff took out a tablet. Displayed on it were the surveillance feeds from the three major military districts.
The deathly silent slumber from just now was gone. Many people had opened their eyes and were slowly sitting up, their faces filled with confusion.
Xu Lin revealed an expression that seemed as if he did not know whether to laugh or cry. He gripped the tablet tightly in excitement, his eyes filled with joy.
“They’re awake. It’s good that they’re awake!”
Hong Wu also walked over. Looking at the images on the tablet, he slowly exhaled, as if a thousand-jin burden had been lifted from his heart.
The powerlessness and despair from earlier vanished like smoke.
He stared for a long time before finally collecting his emotions and restoring his usual dignified appearance.
“Xu Lin, contact Gu Yuan of the Divine Battle Division at Guankou as soon as possible. Have him explain the situation inside the ruins!”
Xu Lin recovered from his surprise and immediately gave Hong Wu a military salute. “Yes, Commander-in-Chief!”
Hong Wu watched Xu Lin walk out of the office, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.
However, what exactly had happened inside the ruins? And who had undone Hypnos’s Eternal Sleep?
Had a Huaxia god appeared? Or was there some other reason?
Hong Wu thought for a while, then shook his head slightly. “Once Gu Yuan returns from the ruins, everything will come to light.”
…
Outside the Guankou Divine Ruins.
Gu Yuan, Master Xuanyi, and the others woke from their sleep. They supported themselves with both hands and sat up, their expressions slightly dazed.
“What happened?” Lingling blinked her large eyes and looked at Gu Yuan and Master Xuanyi.
After a brief moment of confusion, Master Xuanyi came back to his senses and said, “Just now, we were affected by Hypnos’s Laws and fell into deep sleep.”
“Since we have now woken up, I am afraid Hypnos has already left Huaxia.”
Buddhist light bloomed from his kasaya. He sensed the surroundings, and his brows furrowed slightly. “No, that is not right. Hypnos’s Law aura is still inside the ruins.”
Gu Yuan was startled. “If he has not left, then why did Hypnos wake us up?”
Mo Yan, Liang Shan, and Lingling also revealed curious expressions.
In their eyes, Foreign Gods all wanted to harm Huaxia. They were enemies!
They could not possibly be kind enough to wake them up. Instead, they would make them die in their sleep.
“That much is unclear. Follow this poor monk inside and take a look.”
Master Xuanyi picked up his Buddhist staff and was just about to lead everyone into the ruins.
“Master, this Old Sun has come to save you.”
Hm?
The five of them were stunned and turned their heads to look.
They saw a student in a high school uniform, wearing a golden headband and carrying a dark-gold staff, arriving on auspicious clouds together with a two-hundred-jin fatty.
Xuanyi raised his brows and said irritably, “If you had come any later, I would have saved myself.”
“Aiya, Master, doesn’t that prove your strength?” Zhu Xiaoming flattered him.
Xuanyi smiled slightly. “Xiaoming, among our Westward-Journey F4, you are the only one who knows how to speak.”
“By the way, did Shamilu get lost again? Why did he not come with you? Does he even keep this master of his in his heart?”
“Old Sha?” Sun Potian waved his hand. “Master, you know he is hopeless with directions. Even finding the two of us is hard for him.”
“Besides, when we were coming here, we were affected by Hypnos’s Laws and slept for a while. Old Sha probably has no idea which way is east, south, west, or north anymore.”
Xuanyi sighed. He simply could not bear to look at these three disciples.
His eldest disciple was a hot-blooded high school student, his second disciple was a shut-in fatty, and his third disciple was even directionally challenged, with the risk of getting lost at any time.
The 1986 version of Journey to the West from before the Great Cataclysm had not been acted like this!
Xuanyi’s expression looked somewhat helpless. “Since you have come, follow your master into the ruins.”
“If you see Jiang Yichen, you must ask for alms properly. Remember, you must be polite. You must not be rude.”
Jiang Yichen?
Sun Potian and Zhu Xiaoming raised their brows and smiled at each other.
A fat sheep.
The two immediately said, “We will respectfully obey Master’s teachings.”
Gu Yuan and the others: “…”
Ask for alms? They looked toward the followers of the God-Revival Church not far away, whose church robes had been stripped clean, and the corners of their mouths twitched.
Jiang Yichen was about to suffer terribly this time.
When it came to fleecing someone, they had truly witnessed it now.
The group stepped into the ruins, intending to investigate why Hypnos had woken them.
At this moment, inside the ruins, in the cave dwelling suffused with pale golden radiance.
“Brother Yichen.” Su Linyu slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Jiang Yichen, and she said in confusion, “What happened to me?”
Jiang Yichen shook his head slightly. “Nothing. You just slept for a while.”
Su Linyu was startled. Her memories rapidly returned, and suddenly, she abruptly left Jiang Yichen’s embrace, her expression turning slightly grave.
“Brother Yichen, Hypnos…”
But when she saw the handsome man radiating divine brilliance, as well as Perfected Yuding in his white Daoist robe, she froze for a moment.
Not only Su Linyu, but Mei Xue’er and Tang Long, who had woken up as well, also widened their eyes and stared at the two gods.
Jiang Yichen smiled faintly, stood up, and introduced them. “This handsome man before you is the new God of Sleep. He is also the ‘Sleep God’ everyone talks about.”
The Sleep God smiled shyly. “Minister, Captain, you can still just call me Sleep God.”
???
Su Linyu and the other two were shocked.
Ah? What was going on with Sleep God?
“Damn! Sleep God, how did you become a different person? And what is this new God of Sleep thing?” Tang Long held his head with both hands and said in disbelief.
He had only slept for a while. How had the world become something he no longer recognized?
The Sleep God explained, “Hypnos, the God of Sleep, died. I inherited his Laws. Boss helped me forge a body, and so I became the new God of Sleep.”
!!?
As soon as these words were spoken, the three of them froze.
“Hypnos is dead?” Mei Xue’er’s expression was shocked. Her gaze moved back and forth between Jiang Yichen and Perfected Yuding for a moment before finally landing on Perfected Yuding.
“May I ask who you are?”
Jiang Yichen answered first, “Perfected Yuding, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals from Huaxia Mythology.”
Perfected Yuding smiled and nodded to the three of them.
An immortal?
Mei Xue’er, Su Linyu, and Tang Long looked at Perfected Yuding with incomparably astonished eyes.
“My heavens, an immortal! I have seen an immortal!” Tang Long opened his mouth wide, excitement overflowing across his face.
Su Linyu could not help letting out a “Wow!” as well.
After her astonishment passed, Mei Xue’er slowly stepped forward and bowed respectfully. “Thank you, Perfected One, for slaying Hypnos, the God of Sleep, and saving Huaxia…”
Before she could finish, Perfected Yuding shook his head and interrupted her. “Hypnos was not killed by this poor Daoist, but by this Fellow Daoist.”
He pointed at Jiang Yichen.
Ah?
For a moment, the gazes of all three of them gathered on Jiang Yichen.