Chapter 47
Hearing the voices outside, Big Pineapple's whole body-no, his entire soul-grew excited.
He had already spent ten years here.
There was nothing but darkness.
If the people in his livestream hadn't chatted and joked around with him, he felt he would have gone mad.
Now, someone had finally come looking for him.
Although he had long guessed that the Asura Clan would come looking for him.
He hadn't expected the wait to last so many years.
[Woohoo, someone's come looking for Brother Pineapple.]
[Brother Pineapple finally won't have to stream in this pitch-black place anymore.]
[Great, we can finally see sunlight.]
[Brother Pineapple, your stream is the darkest of all the streams I've watched.]
[Gotta say, it really is dark.]
Big Pineapple looked outside, but couldn't see anything.
It had been so long since he had seen anyone, and now someone had finally come looking for him.
He was truly beside himself with excitement.
He had just heard someone call out "Your Majesty." Could it be Yu Ji?
Just as Big Pineapple was straining his eyes with longing, a tremendous crash rang out.
[Boom!]
More than a dozen enormous ants rushed out.
The sight stunned not only Big Pineapple but also the viewers in his livestream.
Wait, why were there still ants here?!!!
"Yu Ji, run!"
Big Pineapple roared frantically, but no one seemed able to hear him.
Yu Ji's face was full of joy. He seemed to sense that the king was right here.
She could even faintly hear the king calling.
Thunderous rumbling rang out as the enormous ants charged out.
The guards beside Yu Ji immediately moved to protect him.
After several hours of fighting, they finally managed to kill them.
After all, this had once been an ant nest, although the queen had already left.
And this place had even been burned by a great fire.
But some ants that had been outside earlier had survived.
They had then continued living inside.
There weren't many, though, and the guards often encountered situations like this outside as well.
After dealing with the ants, Yu Ji began searching for Big Pineapple again.
Entering the cave, Yu Ji couldn't see Big Pineapple, but she discovered a weapon he had once used.
Big Pineapple saw Yu Ji. He reached out to caress her, only to pass straight through him.
She was still so beautiful. The years seemed to have left few traces on her.
[Sister-in-law is still so pretty.]
[Yeah. Come to think of it, do the Asura Clan never age?]
[Now that you mention it, I really haven't seen anyone in the Asura Clan die of old age. They pretty much all die in battle.]
[I wonder how long the Asura Clan can actually live.]
She called the guards out, then stepped forward and picked up the long saber on the ground. Yu Ji seemed to see the king beckoning to her.
[Wait, what's sister-in-law doing?!]
[Wait, he isn't going to...]
[Brother Pineapple, stop him!!!]
[No!]
[Sister-in-law, don't!!!]
She slowly wiped the grime from the long saber and placed it against her neck.
"Stop!!!!"
"Yu Ji, don't!"
"Stop now!"
Big Pineapple roared frantically, but it had no effect.
He reached out to stop her, but passed straight through every time.
Holding the long saber Big Pineapple had used, Yu Ji watched scene after scene of their time together flash through her mind.
My king is my everything.
I can't lose my king.
Since my king has already left, I should go keep him company.
My king hates loneliness most of all.
So, my king, Yu Ji is coming to keep you company.
I only hope you won't blame Yu Ji for taking so long to come.
"No! Don't!"
Big Pineapple screamed frantically, but Yu Ji seemed unable to hear him.
A smile appeared on Yu Ji's face.
[Pfft~]
At the sight, Big Pineapple's eyes nearly split with fury, but all he could do was rage helplessly, because he could never leave that area, nor could he interfere with anything happening in reality.
He could only watch helplessly as Yu Ji fell before him.
I'm right here.
I'm clearly...
But why was she so foolish?!
Big Pineapple's eyes were bloodshot, but he said nothing.
The viewers in the livestream were all startled by the sight.
They knew that Big Pineapple was a ghost now.
This... why did it look like he was about to succumb to inner demons?
But with things as they were, they had no idea how to comfort him.
[Brother Pineapple, calm down. Stay calm.]
[Brother Pineapple, don't do anything rash!]
[...]
[Benefactor, let me recite a passage of scripture for you.]
What he found even more unbearable was that an ant ran out and carried Yu Ji's corpse away in its jaws.
Although Yu Ji's guards rushed inside in time and killed the ant.
Yu Ji really was dead.
Although they only thought the ant had killed their queen, they were still consumed with guilt.
That day, Little Pineapple received the terrible news.
That day, Asura dispatched a hundred thousand troops.
That day, the entire ant nest was razed to the ground.
It was also that day that Big Pineapple saw his son.
He was so gallant and handsome. He looked more like a king than Big Pineapple himself.
He had truly grown up.
Big Pineapple's weapon was brought back to the Asura Clan,
Along with Yu Ji's corpse.
At that moment, Big Pineapple's heart died.
Afterward, Big Pineapple floated alone in that same spot, like a soul forgotten by time and the world.
He saw his son leading the Asura Clan past him or nearby many times.
He also saw his son fight bathed in blood, and saw him slaughter the ants almost to extinction.
For a full thirty years, even after the ant queen recovered, Zhang Aimin kept her firmly suppressed.
He even fought his way into her lair and gravely wounded her once again, but still failed to kill her.
His life was a life of vengeance.
He had promised his father he would be a good king, but he had failed.
His father had left this world when he was ten.
Because of those ants.
He had promised his father he would take good care of his mother, but he had failed at that too.
Again, because of those ants!
He had also promised to help his father complete his unfinished undertaking.
He still couldn't do it.
At the advanced age of 109, Zhang Aimin, his body riddled with hidden injuries from years of fighting, gazed into the distance with someone supporting him.
He seemed to see his imposing father shake his head at him in disappointment. "You... are not a good king."
He seemed to see his mother smiling at him as well. "My child, you've done very well. Your mother is proud of you."
"Father, I'm sorry. In the end, I still failed..."
At 109, tears streamed down his aged face. "I'll never be able to do it now..."
The Records of the Asura recorded that the second Asura King fought more than 3,760 battles throughout his life, killed countless ants, gravely wounded the ant queen three times, achieved outstanding military merit, and died at the age of 109.
In the ant queen's eyes, Zhang Aimin was a madman, even crazier than his father.
He killed ants on sight and brought hundreds of thousands of troops to attack her lair at the slightest provocation.
The ant queen was beaten into fearing this madman and ultimately fled west.
Sixty years later, the ant calamity rose again!
Meanwhile, Su Mo had finally bought the large-screen phone he had been longing for.
America had Apple, China had Pineapple. Pineapple phones were simply powerful!
Opening his phone and entering the livestream, Su Mo froze for a moment at the sight of Big Pineapple, his eyes bloodshot and his whole body emitting black Qi.
What was this thing?