He had heard many people's stories. Everyone had a story, comedies and tragedies playing out every day. But did these stories happen naturally, or had they been designed?
Why did people have to have stories at all? Wasn't it enough to live in peace and safety? Wasn't it enough to get through life without trouble?
Perhaps that was the kind of life Gu Duan Ke yearned for.
Gu Duan Ke gazed up at the stars. "Gu Jing won't forgive me. Since he wants me dead, I'll die in front of him."
Lu Yin couldn't help looking at him. "That doesn't mean you should drag me down with you."
Gu Duan Ke smiled freely, shedding all the weariness he'd once carried. "Mr. Lu, you're not so easy to kill. Even someone in the Eternal Life Realm would have a hard time killing you. I only hope you can take me to the Third Heaven Pillar. If I'm going to die, I want to die there. It would be even better if you could see me off on my final journey."
Lu Yin shook his head. "You think too highly of me, and too little of the Bug Nest Civilization. Do you know our current attitude toward the war? We're retreating—back behind the Nine Heavens Pillars, abandoning even the Spiritualized Universe and defending only the Thirty-Six Domains."
Gu Duan Ke was astonished. "Why?"
He truly hadn't known. In fact, apart from those on the battlefield, few people in the Nine Heavens knew. The decision's impact was too great. It amounted to admitting defeat and would severely damage morale, so only a Supreme God could make it.
Lu Yin explained the situation with the Four Bug Lords.
Gu Duan Ke was shaken. No wonder. No wonder the Third Heaven Pillar had been completely