Chapter 23: Dark Pearl Jiang Chen said calmly, "You won't die, at least not yet." Tianse gave a bitter smile and said, "I will die in the end." I just want to ask you: Is being a good person really that good? What is love? I am the god of love who governs the emotions of all beings in heaven, yet I don't know what love is?! I simply can't understand why the true god hated you so much at first, then in the end fell in love with you. It's so strange! "You are nominally the god of love, but think carefully, what do you care about? To you, feelings are **, and that is love! Heartlessness is like a stone, cutting off everything! As I said, gods are also humans, and humans are gods; their nature is the nature of gods. You haven't put your heart into understanding these things. Your lack of effort, along with your so-called gods' neglect of your duties, has led to your ignorance, blindness, and arbitrariness. By helping Nuwa manage the affairs of the kingdom of heaven, you not only harm the beings of heaven but ultimately indirectly harm her. True love fills people with hope, and also fills the gods with hope. Love does not always bring happiness, but in the end, it is always happiness! " "Unfortunately, I don't have time to experience 'love'!" "There may still be opportunities, but it depends on your fate. Blood curse! "A blood-red orb appeared in Jiang Chen's hand and flew toward Tianse. It transformed into a circular red mark, imprinted at the center of Tianse's forehead. "This is a blood curse. Once triggered, your entire body will explode and you will die. I will restore your freedom. Hurry up and seek love and experience love!" "Are you leaving?" "I know what else you want to ask." "Forget it, I have long had nothing to do with the Colorful Heavenly Kingdom. Whether you ask or not doesn't matter!" "But I still have to tell you: Nuwa and I died because of love. No one caused Nuwa's death; everyone fought for love. No one is wrong! Besides, they also died because of love. "Who are they? Are they still alive?!" "You can't seek revenge on them. Since you have nothing to do with heaven, don't get involved. This is between me and Nuwa and them; we will end it ourselves. This time, I am reborn, not seeking revenge on them; I have more meaningful things to do." "Tell me. I want to see how capable they are to kill the true god.Why can the love between them compare to the love between you and the true God?”
“Fine, I'll tell you. They are Kuang Tianyou and Ma Xiaoling.”
“Them?!”
“Oh, you know them?”
“I've seen them a few times when my divine awareness was asleep—that's their daughter.”
“She's their daughter?! Oh, in the future, Nuwa and I will have one too. Kuang Tianyou, Ma Xiaoling, Nuwa and I won't be worse than you! Tianse, I have an idea: before realizing my plan, I don't want them to suffer any harm.”
“I understand your meaning.”
“Also, don't mention to them that you've seen me.”
“I understand. Gods usually like to keep things mysterious.”
“Smart!” Jiang Chen glanced at Kuang Tianya and continued, “There's a seal inside her body, too powerful to open, and even to see who's inside.”
“Why are you telling me this?”
“To have a chance to warn my old friends Kuang Tianyou and Ma Tianling. Besides, if the seal behaves unusually, notify me immediately; I also don't want it to ruin my plan. And—”
“Jiang Chen, your demands are too many.”
“What is this compared to freedom?”
“You are really ruthless! Jiang Chen, don't expect me to do more for you.”
Hahaha, Jiang Chen laughed out loud: “Tianse, I won't make it hard for you. Still, use your time to find and experience love!” Saying that, he left gracefully.
Staring at Jiang Chen's disappearing figure, Tianse weakly slumped onto the dragon chair: “Just out of the wolf's mouth, and into the tiger's mouth. Why is my fate so bitter?!” She closed her eyes. After a moment, she reopened them and said in a low voice: “Kuang Tianyou, Ma Xiaoling, Kuang Tianyou, Ma Xiaoling!” Her cries echoed for a long time.
Meanwhile, Kuang Tianyou hadn't caught up with the Western martial artist. With Kuang Tianya gone, he had no choice but to return to the hospital helplessly. Seeing Bai Meigui, he asked: “So, Miss Li has woken up yet?”
“No. The doctor says Miss Li's illness is very strange: all parts of her body are normal, but her brain seems dormant with no signs of activity.”
“What?! Does that mean she's become a vegetable?”
“No, vegetable patients still have some brain activity.” A voice came from behind him: “She doesn't.”
Kuang Tianyou turned around to see it was the doctor. “This is Dr. Liu.”"'White Rose' introduced.
'Hello.'
'Hello. That lady's illness is quite unusual—modern medicine still can't explain it clearly.'
'Does she have a chance to wake up?'
'It's up to her, let's wait patiently. I have something to attend to, so I'll leave first. Please spend some time with her—perhaps the power of familial love can awaken her. Believe in miracles.'
'Thank you, doctor.'
'Rose, have her family been notified?'
'No.'
'Notify them then.'
'Brother Kuang, this...'
'Don't worry, I'll handle it.'
When Li Wen's family arrived, panic, crying, and shouting overwhelmed everyone, but two people remained calm: Li Lingcai and Situ Juncai.
'Inspector Kuang, can you tell me exactly what happened?' Li Lingcai asked.
'How did Wenwen get hurt so badly?' Situ Juncai asked.
Kuang Tianyou certainly wouldn't tell them the truth, because telling them the truth would sound like a fairy tale. 'I'm not entirely clear either. When I arrived at the scene, I saw some people escorting Miss Li, apparently questioning her about something, while my daughter had fainted nearby. I wanted to rescue them, but I failed: Miss Li was injured, and my daughter was taken as a hostage by those people.'
'How did Wenwen get hurt?' Situ Juncai asked anxiously.
'She unfortunately fell while climbing over a high wall.'
'Inspector Kuang, what do you think the criminals' motive is?'
'Not sure, maybe it's robbery.'
'Hmm, maybe.' Li Lingcai said with doubt.
'Mr. Li, I'm very sorry that Miss Li got hurt like this.'
'Inspector Kuang, don't say that; you've already done your best. Right now, your daughter is still in their hands!'
'I hope they're all safe.'
'May heaven protect them,' Li Lingcai said. 'By the way, Inspector Kuang, how did you get there to rescue them?'
'Our family had a tracker alarm on our daughter Tianya. I think Tianya sent a signal when they weren't paying attention. It has a global positioning system. Sigh, I thought she had gotten into some trouble again, but I really didn't expect something like this to happen.'
'Inspector Kuang is quite attentive.'
'Don't worry, I will definitely bring the criminals to justice.'
'I believe the inspector has that ability.'“The doctor said that maybe the power of family affection could awaken her. Please spend more time with her.”
“I will always be by her side, only hoping those thugs are caught soon,” Sītú Jùncái said.
“We will do our best. Rose, let's go.”
“Should we tell sister-in-law that Tianya is missing?”
“Oh, Miss Ma doesn't know her daughter is missing yet?” Lǐ Língcái said.
“I haven't had time to tell her.”
“You've really worked hard, Detective. Could you please send my regards to her?”
“Sure.” Kuàng Tiānyòu left under the gaze of Lǐ Língcái and Sītú Jùncái.
“Uncles, Kuàng Tiānyòu didn't tell the whole truth.”
“He will tell what he should. Now is not the right time. All we can do is wait for Wén'er to wake up.”
“Will Wénwén wake up?”
“The doctor said that family affection can awaken her, right? Let's spend more time with her.”
Outside the hospital, White Rose said, “Brother Kuàng, they don't believe you?”
“It's nothing, first we need to stabilize them. I also wanted to get some information from Miss Lǐ, but now it seems impossible.”
“What about Tianya?”
“I think she will be fine.”
“What did sister-in-law say?”
“I don't know.”
“I'll go explain.”
“Better if I go.”
“Then you're in for some trouble.” Rose's words were full of sympathy.
“What?”
“Nothing…” White Rose hurriedly corrected herself – she didn't want to embarrass anyone in person. “Is there anything you want me to do?”
“Protect Miss Lǐ.”
“What happened?”
“The ones who harmed Miss Lǐ today belong to a Western secret power. I've fought them before; they're strong. I even recognize one of them, the Heaven Warrior Tomte. From Tianya's reaction, their target seems to be Miss Lǐ. She seems very important to them, and they will definitely come again.”
“But they harmed Miss Lǐ almost to death.”
“Miss Lǐ is not in danger of dying. I believe she just fell under some kind of ‘poison.'”
“Poison? What kind?”
“Accurately speaking, it should be a divine method: sealing a person's spirit in a space, making them dazed and wandering around.”
“That's the only explanation.”“If there is no thought summoning her by someone closely connected to her, she will not awaken.”
“Besides, Brother Kuang's divine power reaches heaven; why not summon Miss Li out?”
“I haven't interacted much with her, and I'm not familiar enough with her aura to lead her out of the maze.”
“Does that mean he will never awaken?”
“Not necessarily. There are two kinds of people: one is someone who poisoned her and can bring her out.”
“The first kind won't help us. What about the other?”
“The doctor has already said.”
“Family?”
“Yes! The aura of the closest person is the most similar. Day and night longing will turn into a kind of power that spans time and space. Perhaps this can save her.”
“Is it that kind of situation where sincerity can move heaven and earth?”
“You could say that.”
“I understand. I'll stay here to prevent the first kind from coming.”
“Their strength is not weak. Just in case, I'll give you a signal bead. Crush it in an emergency, and I'll come immediately.” Kuang Tianyou handed the sparkling bead to White Rose.
“Then rest assured and go find Tianya.”
“I'll go first.” After the void trembled, the figure disappeared.
White Rose gazed at the sky about to glow and said, “Day and night longing will turn into a power that spans time and space; I wonder if he far away can sense it?”
Ah-choo! A man sneezed.
“What's wrong?” a woman's voice floated out.
“Queen, it's nothing.”
“Dapeng, I can sense it: a taste of longing. Who is thinking of you?!”
“No one would think of me.” Standing under her sharp gaze, the one called Dapeng felt a chill in his heart.
“Queen, Dapeng has entered the original world many times; perhaps he inadvertently left something.” It was Hentian.
“Hentian, what nonsense are you talking about?!” Dapeng reddened and argued.
“Hentian, what have you discovered?” the Queen asked.
“Nothing, I was just guessing.”
“Then don't talk nonsense.” Strangely, the Queen did not get angry. Usually, anyone who disrespected Dapeng would face severe punishment.
“Yes, Queen.” Hentian looked at the front of the hall: the Queen sitting high on a stone throne, Dapeng standing beside her.
“Dapeng, please don't be angry, I'm just speaking casually.”"Just by looking at the situation, you can tell that Dapeng is not someone to provoke, so Hentian doesn't dare to be too arrogant.
"This matter is over."
"Alright, let's get to the main task. The Demon Ring has now activated the Spirit Platform, and all the gods will soon return to their positions. That Tiān Sè actually disobeyed my command and didn't return to the Divine Realm; she must be brought back and punished severely. However, this is not the most important thing right now. According to the Spirit Platform, the next one to awaken is the Dark Messenger. Find her and bring her back."
"Yes, Queen. I will go handle it immediately," Hentian said.
"No, Hentian, this time I will go with Dapeng. You stay in the Divine Realm, watch over the Spirit Platform, and see if anyone else is about to awaken, then notify me immediately."
"Queen, why can't I go? Is it because last time I failed to bring Tiān Sè back?"
"Hentian, you're overthinking. Besides finding people, I also need to verify something."
"Verify what?" Hentian blurted out, then immediately regretted it.
Sure enough, the Queen's face darkened: "Do I have to report to you on what I am doing?"
"I wouldn't dare. Don't worry, Queen, I will make sure the Spirit Platform is well-guarded."
"Good. Dapeng, let's go."
Hentian watched him.
