Chapter 2870: Unafraid of Wind and Rain! Do What I Have to Do!
The two of them just sat like that on the ground of the central planet of the cosmic array!
Watching the magnificent torrent of the cosmic array, gazing at the breathtaking sea of stars!
Jiangnan's head lightly rested on Zhong Yingxue's shoulder, while Zhong Yingxue naturally wrapped her arm around Jiangnan's shoulder.
Silent, yet incredibly sweet.
At this moment, Jiangnan was not alone.
Zhong Yingxue gently brushed through Jiangnan's hair, and Jiangnan could feel the soft rustling of her fingers passing through his strands, which was very relaxing.
Then Zhong Yingxue spoke softly: "What's wrong? What happened? If you want to talk, you can tell me. I'm listening..."
"Talking about it might make you feel better, right?"
"Sharing happiness with others turns it into double happiness; sharing sadness with others cuts the pain in half. Isn't that a pretty good deal?"
Jiangnan opened his mouth, but the words stuck in his throat.
The situation was too complicated, not something that could be explained in a short time.
And how could he even begin to tell Zhong Yingxue?
Tell her that all of this was a reality that had been tampered with?
That everything he had experienced with everyone since getting the system, all the changes he had made to this world, might just be a dream like a bubble?
Something that could collapse and disappear at any moment?
He couldn't say it. This was Jiangnan's own unfinished ring.
Even if he told her, it would only add to everyone's worries. If reality was ultimately going to collapse, Jiangnan hoped that Zhong Yingxue and the others wouldn't know.
At least they wouldn't have to worry about gains and losses, but instead fade away silently like bubbles, collapsing like waking from a dream...
Jiangnan closed his eyes and shook his head with a smile.
"It's nothing... I just feel a bit tired and want to rest for a while..."
"Just leaning on your shoulder for a bit is enough..."
Zhong Yingxue's heart clenched. The more he acted like this, the more she understood the severity of the situation.
But she smiled: "If this can make you feel less tired, you can lean on me as long as you want..."
Jiangnan closed his eyes and hummed softly in acknowledgment.
The two of them fell silent again.
Zhong Yingxue patted Jiangnan's shoulder and softly hummed a childhood lullaby.
Companionship is the best healer...
"Is it... really hard this time?"
Jiangnan opened his eyes, unconsciously gripping Zhong Yingxue's small hand, his gaze lost as he looked toward the stars, his voice slightly hoarse:
"Very hard..."
"I'm afraid I can't do it well. No matter which path I take, it seems I can't reach that good ending..."
As he spoke, he tightened his grip on Zhong Yingxue's hand.
"I'm afraid... that everything will leave me, and in the end, it will all be a big empty dream..."
Zhong Yingxue instead held Jiangnan's hand tightly back.
"I don't know exactly what happened, but... do you know that everyone has been with you all along?"
"Whatever the final outcome, everyone will face it together with you."
"A good outcome? A bad outcome? Xiao Nan... does it really matter that much? Whether the outcome is good or bad, we'll bear it together!"
"What's important has never been the outcome, right? It's the process of rushing toward that outcome!"
Jiangnan looked up, gazing at Zhong Yingxue's profile.
Zhong Yingxue's eyes also fell on Jiangnan's face.
"We've been through so much together, conquered so many Ling Xu, resolved so many crises!"
"The Blue Star era, the Blue Moon era, the Spirit Calamity era. Together we endured the fourth spiritual energy resurgence, won the Star Ruins war, and ushered in the interstellar era!"
"The Thousand Star great calamity, the Ming He Death Prison, the Beimian great calamity, the Sequence war. We've gone through countless hardships and difficulties, step by step, to reach today!"
"Joy, happiness, sorrow, pain, despair, longing, separation, reunion... all of it, everything, is in our story, in the process we've walked together. The outcome is indeed important! But is it really that important..."
Jiangnan's nose tingled.
Zhong Yingxue hugged Jiangnan: "To be honest, I never imagined that humanity could come this far. I'm really satisfied, more than satisfied..."
"In the process, everyone has gained something. The sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy are all in it, and everyone is realizing their own value."
"So... no matter what the outcome is, no matter what the future becomes, I can accept it."
"Even if tomorrow is the end of the world, if the starry sky collapses, I will hold you in my arms and kiss you to meet the end."
Jiangnan's eyes were red as he whimpered:
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷̥◠ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀) "Xuexue..."
Zhong Yingxue smiled: (∗❛ั◡❛ั) "So... don't be afraid to move forward. Never mind what the final result is!"
"We just need to give it our all, and leave no regrets!"
"The process is already there. Everyone has written so much beauty and unforgettable memories together. No matter what, it's enough!"
Jiangnan's eyes glistened as he suddenly threw himself into Zhong Yingxue's arms, rubbing his face against her chest nonstop.
He kept whimpering:
(ᵒ̴̶̷̥́～ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀)❛ั◡❛ั∗) "Mmh~ Xuexue, Xuexue~ why are you so good? You're so good. Let me stick to you~"
Zhong Yingxue was tickled by his clinging and laughed: "Oh~ alright, you're tickling me. Hahaha! Stop that!"
"Be good~ listen up!"
But Jiangnan kept acting spoiled:
(ʃƪᵒ̴̶̷ωᵒ̴̶̷) "No, no~ I want to stick to you~"
Zhong Yingxue smiled, full of helplessness.
"There's really no help for you."
But at this moment, Jiangnan suddenly froze, as if he had realized something.
Isn't this reversed?
I'm a grown man!
So he abruptly sat up from Zhong Yingxue's embrace, then pulled her into his own arms, full of masculine spirit.
(˵ಠ◠ಠ(≖﹏≖٥)
Indeed... he was a cute, grown man!
At this moment, Jiangnan had completely changed from his earlier confused state.
Yeah! Never mind what the final result is!
As long as I give it my all, that's enough!
Where's the time to be wallowing in sentimentality here?
The problems do exist, and there are a ton of them!
Then solve them one by one!
Find that answer, fill in the nodes, and make reality stable again!
And Brother Fan's situation might not be unsolvable!
I will definitely find a way to neutralize it, both saving Brother Fan's main body and preventing the destruction of the starry sky world!
Since it's a problem, there must be a solution!
Standing still won't change anything!
And if I still can't do it? Then so what!
I gave it my all!
Unafraid of wind and rain, I just need to do every task in front of me well!
Jiangnan suddenly stood up, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "I'm fired up!"
Zhong Yingxue burst out laughing: "Oh? Even more fired up than me? Hot-blooded boy?"
"What are you going to do next?"
Jiangnan took a step forward and brought Zhong Yingxue back to the cosmic domain space!
At this moment, everyone was gathered around Ai Jiang, using her camera in the cosmic array to secretly watch what had just happened!
The whole scene was live-streamed!
As soon as they saw Jiangnan return, they all flashed back to the table and pretended to eat.
Xia Yao was even holding her chopsticks backward.
(‧̣̥̇◔3◔ิ)⋋
From under the table, she secretly gave Zhong Yingxue a thumbs-up!
Zhong Yingxue's face turned as red as an apple.
Jiangnan's face darkened!
So his little whimpering and cuddling just now had all been seen by everyone!
Ai Jiang immediately raised her hands in surrender and tattled:
ฅ(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑)ฅ "It... it wasn't me who peeked voluntarily! I was forced! I... I..."
Jiangnan rolled his eyes and couldn't help but grin.
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "Everyone finished eating? If so, do you want to come with me to check out some action?"
"I'm ready to stop being human!"
Wu Liang looked horrified:
∑(°口°๑) "Brother Nan, when have you ever been human?"
Jiangnan: ???
"You looking for a beating? You coming or not?"
"Hahaha! Don't hit, don't hit! Coming, coming!"
...
Dimensional Star City, Carbon Alliance High-Level Meeting Room!
Star Devourers from various factions and leaders of different races gathered together, discussing the latest action plans!
Noah angrily slammed the table: "Baa a damn egg! It pisses me off!"
(Ŏ益) "The Silicon-based are way too rampant! They've been scooping up huge chunks of the Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang, stealing all our rich mining areas! And they're threatening us with ultimate star weapons, saying they'll drop them into our home star domain?"
"Even sending Star Devourers to suppress them and grab territory doesn't work! The Silicon-based just bring out the Primordial Machine! Half my body got crushed! Damn it!"
At this moment, Noah only had half his body left, crushed by the World Light, and it hadn't grown back yet!
Chong Qianjin also gritted her teeth:
(#)◣益◢) "The Matter Alliance hasn't fared any better either! During this period, relying on Wanxiang's backing, they've been stretching their hands too far!"
"Not only did they take back all the mining areas we fought for, but they also want to snatch the ones we have! You rotten insect egg!"
"Although Wanxiang hasn't openly opposed us, whenever our Star Devourers fight theirs and gain an advantage, he comes in and bullies people with his Pseudo-Cosmos Realm level!"
"I almost died at his hands!"
Vivian's face was dark:
(̿▀̿◠.▀̿̿)̄ "The Bose race isn't behaving either! The Bose army appears and disappears, attacking our mining equipment! Star Devourers also occasionally attack the Carbon Alliance's home star domain!"
"Qian Li is stronger than before. Relying on the Bose race now being in the Eternal World, they don't worry about defense, and they're stirring up trouble everywhere in our territory!"
"Conflicts break out from time to time. I can barely keep up with supporting my clones!"
Yakeli gritted his teeth:
(ꐦ･ˇ益ˇ･) "The Bose race is already brazenly developing slave species without following the rules. They've forced slave marks on many races!"
"And the Silicon-based have set their sights on Boss Pang. They've already tried to kidnap him three times. Luckily, I got there fast and saved Boss Pang. He'd better not leave the Dimensional Gap for a while!"
The Carbon Alliance was being targeted by several groups, like ants on a hot pan!
Manti said weakly:
(٥ﾟ﹏ﾟ)ﾂ "Compared to these, what about Jiang Fan's situation? That's even more worrying, right?"
"We've lost a top-tier combat power, but the bigger problem is that if Jiang Fan does what he intends to do, who can stop him?"
At the mention of this, everyone's faces grew darker.
Obviously, they all already knew the news of Jiang Fan's disappearance.
That issue was even bigger, but the immediate problems also had to be solved.
The key was that they heard Jiangnan was in a bad state after returning from the Final Black Hole, that he was EMO.
No one knew where he had run off to.
If things continued like this, it would be hard to maintain the situation!
Yang Jian took a deep breath, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.
"We can't go on like this anymore. I..."
Before he could finish, Jiangnan's figure suddenly appeared behind Yang Jian, along with the whole team around Jiangnan, and even Wang Youzhi!
Jiangnan directly grabbed Yang Jian's shoulder.
Grinning:
(͡°↼͡°)✧ "Yo~ I heard those few factions have been pretty unruly lately? Stealing my money and my land?"
"And trying to capture my people?"
As soon as everyone present saw Jiangnan return, their eyes lit up, as if their backbone had come back!
Manti was stunned.
Smiling so brightly? Where's the EMO?
Noah glared, fuming:
(◦`~) "No kidding? They're practically rebelling! Relying on their Pseudo-Cosmos Realm backing, they're bullying us right on our heads, even taking a dump on our necks!"
"Look what they did to me! Look!"
Jiangnan put his hands on his hips: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "Damn? That arrogant? They really are rebelling!"
Yang Jian looked at Jiangnan, his eyes lighting up.
"What do you plan to do?"
Jiangnan grinned: "An eye for an eye! A tooth for a tooth! Just beat them back!"
"I'm going to beat up every Star Devourer and Pseudo-Cosmos Realm in the entire starry sky! Visit each one's sect, crack their skulls, kick their yards! A full starry sky tour beatdown!"
"Anyone want to come watch the fun?"
As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes bulged, and the whole room fell dead silent.
Huh?