"It is truly good to be one who walks the Path of Remembrance. As long as one knows, as long as one possesses the memory, then no matter how much time passes, one will not forget, and one can still see the faces of old friends with one's own eyes."
After her emotions calmed down, Dan Shu could not help but speak with some envy.
"Hmm, if you wish to see your old friend's appearance for a long time, I can draw a picture for you. As long as you touch that picture, your old friend's face will automatically appear before your eyes."
"...Forget it. If I, in my current state, let her see me, she would be angry, and she might even scold me."
Dan Shu shook her head and refused this tempting offer of help. From the very beginning to the end, she knew that she had now become what Yufei had hated most in the past, becoming the enemy in her eyes from back then.
But even so, Dan Shu would never regret everything she had done now, even if it meant using the bone marrow of the Vidyadhara to refine medicine.
Yufei would definitely hate her, would definitely curse her, but so what?
The Dan Shu who once had a ray of light in her life, who loved this world, who worked hard, was positive, and believed in The Hunt, had long since died along with Yufei when that news arrived.
Now, there is only the leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, only a monster who, for her own selfish desires, would not hesitate to destroy the entire Xianzhou Luofu.
Perhaps from that day on, she had long since become mara-struck.
"Did you come over just to tell me a story and have me record these stories?"
"No, a disaster is about to occur on the Xianzhou Luofu. It will not be long before the entire Luofu may have its entry and exit channels sealed. While there is still time, I have come to advise you, sir, to leave."
"Oh? People from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus have such good intentions?"
"One must always prepare for two outcomes. Although this plan seems to have a high chance of success, it is absolutely not foolproof. Therefore, I have also left with you, sir, my final revenge in case the plan fails.
If this plan fails and the Xianzhou Luofu still exists, I hope that Mr. Caelus, in consideration of the friendship of gifting you this story and memory and notifying you to evacuate the Luofu as soon as possible, will spread my story and memory. Let everyone in this world recognize the true face of the Xianzhou Alliance, and let those naive people who think the Xianzhou Alliance is full of justice and righteousness, is the symbol of The Hunt, and is some kind of benevolent place, see what the real Xianzhou Alliance is.
Would you like to come out and see with me, sir? While there is still time, I have also prepared a ticket for you to leave the Luofu."
Caelus thought for a moment and felt that the other party probably wanted him to see more of the dark side of the Xianzhou, and then record all these things as more leverage to strike at the reputation of the Xianzhou.
"Fine."
Caelus stood up and followed Dan Shu out of his house. Of course, he would not refuse the other party's request. It was a rare opportunity to learn about the forbidden past of the Xianzhou and the stories in unknown corners, how could he not go?
The two of them did not head to those so-called particularly remote places, but instead arrived at Exalting Sanctum, which was bustling with people and very lively at the moment.
And in Exalting Sanctum, Caelus and Dan Shu saw a girl being surrounded by a few little boys. The girl was standing on the edge of a high platform. Even though she only needed a light jump to get down, and the height was not high, at most reaching a child's knee, the girl was crying, looking very lost and helpless.
"Little blind girl climbs the platform, climbs up, can't get down, rolls down with a tumble!"
"Hmm! Oh no, that big blind woman who can't see, just like this little blind girl, is coming! Run!"
The child responsible for keeping watch saw that Dan Shu had arrived and immediately called out to his companions, and the few children quickly fled the scene.
Dan Shu did not bother with those children but walked forward quickly and carried the little girl standing on the high platform down.
"Big Sister Dan Shu, thank you."
The girl said in a low voice.
"Do you want me to take you back? Xiaoyu."
"No need, I can find my way home by myself."
"Alright, be careful on the way."
Dan Shu did not choose to help to the end by taking the girl home, but watched as she left, walking cautiously and stumbling.
"Are you going to ask me why I didn't help this girl?"
"I know. That girl also cannot see, she is very much like you in the past, right? People might pity her and help her once or twice, but no one in her life will help her forever. She must try to learn to walk by herself. Since she has chosen to walk in the outside world even though she is blind, she must accept the difficulties that come with walking this path."
"Yes, no one can help her for a lifetime. That girl's parents died in the Third Abundance War, and her foster family treats her very poorly. Because of her blindness, she is also often bullied by other children, and adults rarely care.
In this situation, she must learn to be strong on her own, and she must learn to stumble along in this dark world. If she cannot persevere, giving up early is actually the best choice."
"Is this the kind of welfare and treatment the Xianzhou Luofu provides for orphans and disabled children?"
"The long-life species have long lifespans, and the number of those born with defects isn't exactly high. Now that the entire Xianzhou is still practicing family planning, with such a large population, how could they possibly care?
Besides, can those high-and-mighty generals, or that supreme Marshal, even see these dark corners? Just as the arrows of The Hunt could never care about the soldiers beneath their might?
They stand so high that their vision has long been obscured by clouds and mist, they have long since ceased to see what the people below are truly like.
On this path of hunting the Abundance, some sacrifices are inevitable. Who would care about those bottom-tier expendables destined to be sacrificed?"
Although Dan Shu's tone was very calm, anyone could hear the heavy sarcasm in her words.
"The so-called Xianzhou Alliance has long been divided internally. There is constant infighting among the high-level officials, and various policy arrangements are often contradictory, like the left brain fighting the right. The so-called alliance is secretly fracturing, I don't think it is far from falling apart."
"Perhaps you think what you see before you is a staged act I've arranged. You might as well watch a bit more, and it is a good chance to record more of it, so more people can understand just how rotten the so-called Xianzhou really is."
Caelus followed Dan Shu to various remote places. He saw the bottom-tier people of the Xianzhou, some orphans were bullied, some who were born with defects lived in extreme hardship because they could not find work, and there were also veterans who had participated in wars, living in a daze due to war-related trauma, and even at risk of being taken away and detained by the Ten-Lords Commission at any moment.
Some of it might indeed have been a show arranged by Dan Shu, but some of it was definitely real.
Caelus did not speak or interfere, just silently recorded everything. Afterward, the two arrived at Stargazer Navalia.
"I have already prepared a ticket for you, sir. While it hasn't been completely closed off yet, you can use this ticket to leave the Luofu."
"No need. I will stay behind to witness your ending."
"Sir, this is very dangerous. I know how terrifying this disaster that has been incited will be, so for your own safety, leaving is the correct choice."
"As a traveler on the Path of Remembrance, how could I miss this act?"
"...I thought you were staying behind to help your friends reveal my information."
"That is a disaster within your Xianzhou, and besides..."
Caelus picked up his phone, looked at the chat history that had never received any messages, and said, "It seems someone doesn't consider me a friend either."
He was lying, it was purely because the main quest wasn't finished, so how could he leave?
"Since that is the case, then I wish you good luck, sir. I hope you will keep today's events confidential."
"That is only natural."
"...I'm not exactly on the side of reason here."
"But the Xianzhou has never trusted me, so why should I bother asking for trouble?"
"...Haha! Right, that is indeed the case."
Dan Shu laughed for once, then gave Caelus a gift before leaving.
[Item: Dragon-Coiled Serpent-Leaping Pill]
[Effect: After consumption, one will gain alienated immortality.]
[Description: The raw materials contain the bone marrow of the Vidyadhara.]
(To be continued.)
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