Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 748 - 93 The Six-Day Transformation of Baichuan City_2

748: Chapter 93: The Six-Day Transformation of Baichuan City_2

748 -93: The Six-Day Transformation of Baichuan City_2

Li Zheng didn’t know what to say for a moment, but it was Tang Xian who spoke up:

“Time is precious, if you two siblings want to embrace, do it quickly.”

Li Xiaoyu didn’t hug Li Zheng, only saying softly:

“Brother, welcome home.”

Li Zheng had been feeling very heavy these last two days, their father’s decision left him and Xiaonian at a loss.

But at the moment he saw his sister, that burden was temporarily set aside.

He still felt somewhat lost.

After a long time, Li Zheng finally smiled.

That kind of reunion with embraces and tears, Li Zheng felt it wasn’t for him, perhaps Xiaonian would cry a lot when he saw his sister he had been yearning for so deeply.

He said:

“Xiaonian will be here in a couple of days, he misses you very much, the kind of missing where he puts on a strong face but secretly sheds tears in private.

Like a little girl.”

Tang Xian silently nodded to himself, thinking that if Xiaonian was actually a girl, maybe he would even…

forget it, Xiaoyu is the number one in the world.

Tang Xian didn’t pay much attention to the siblings catching up with each other.

Li Zheng also knew that now was not the time for idle chatter.

He felt very emotional, Xiaoyu’s growth had far surpassed his and Xiaonian’s.

All of this was thanks to Tang Xian.

Now Li Zheng thought that in the whole world, probably only his sister truly understood Tang Xian.

When everyone had chosen to abandon him, only Xiaoyu resolutely gave up everything to seek him out.

Now Xiaoyu’s status in Baichuan City was one of the returns Tang Xian had given.

But he also understood that all of this belonged to Li Xiaoyu, not to the Li family.

Li Zheng recounted everything that had happened in the fortress these days to Tang Xian and Li Xiaoyu.

Tang Xian also knew he couldn’t keep it hidden any longer.

Upon learning that father wanted the elder brother and Xiaonian to issue a statement to sever ties, Li Xiaoyu’s face turned pale.

That day, at the bottom of the thirty-ninth fortress, many people saw their own break with their father, but blood is thicker than water, and any resentment between father and daughter would dissolve with time.

The night was long.

Li Zheng and Li Xiaoyu talked for a long time.

It seemed that when Xiaonian arrived, the siblings would also have a long talk.

Tang Xian even went out for a stroll.

Doesn’t everyone have a brother or a sister?

So Tang Xian went to see Zhong Xiuxiu.

But late at night, from Xiuxiu’s room came Shang Lu’s tired and helpless sigh.

This kind of sigh, mingled with a man’s craving for desire and self-pity for his own inadequacies.

It should be more common for men in their forties, but Shang Lu, only in his twenties, emitted such sighs.

Tang Xian shook his head and left, thinking it would be better to visit this sister during the day.

When he went back to see Li Xiaoyu, Li Zheng had already been arranged to rest elsewhere.

Li Xiaoyu was staring at a pile of documents, lost in thought.

Tang Xian said:

“The future of a family ultimately relies on the young.

The choice made by your father is actually the right one.

As the first noble power among the order makers, once the order of the Pyramid collapses, the Li family will be in the eye of the storm.

Your father could only do this.”

Li Xiaoyu nodded, she understood all these principles, but she still felt terrible within.

“My dad…

is very stubborn and has done a lot for the Li family, many of which were wrong.”

“Yes, one-sixth of the world’s population has become Executioner Knights, and one of the biggest driving forces behind this was your dad.

If we count it as a sin, then he’s already astronomically sinful,” Tang Xian said bluntly.

Li Xiaoyu’s whole body shook, already understanding the meaning behind these words.

She bit her lip, and after a long time, she asked:

“What exactly will happen to my dad?”

“It will be difficult for him to find a place in Baichuan City.”

“Can’t we make up a reason that people will believe?”

Tang Xian sighed heavily:

“He can live, but he’ll likely have to live as a criminal.”

At that moment, Li Xiaoyu suddenly stood up, looking forlornly at Tang Xian, rarely showing such a helpless demeanor.

Tang Xian sighed inwardly, already knowing what Li Xiaoyu was about to say.

To prevent Li Xiaoyu from making any overly humble gestures, Tang Xian took the initiative and embraced her first.

The words Li Xiaoyu had at the tip of her tongue suddenly choked off.

“Li Wanye may have committed many evils, but his love for you three children is also from the heart.

What he gave you may not have been what you wanted, but it certainly was the best he could offer.

No one gets to live their life twice, so he could only base his doings on his own experiences.

You cannot hate him.

Nor are you capable of doing so,” he said.

“As for a man’s pursuit of the pinnacle of power, it is in itself a form of ambition.

Once someone reaches such a height, who above the clouds can still see the dust?”

The gentle voice of Tang Xian reached her ears, causing Li Xiaoyu’s eyes to redden instantly.

Because Tang Xian had guessed all that she wanted to say.

He had always understood her thoughts.

“I promised you that I would bring your family back, that you would have brothers to accompany you, and a father to love you.

I won’t let your life become like mine.”

“Your father is a very cautious man.

Since he chose your side, it means that there are serious problems above his power within the Pyramid.

Perhaps leveraging this, he might gain people’s forgiveness.

But he can only live; his merits and demerits may offset each other, yet he cannot become a figure of glory simply because his merits outweigh his faults.”

Li Xiaoyu didn’t speak.

She just nodded, believing in Tang Xian.

There was nothing she could do about matters outside Baichuan City; what she could do was to make this city a better place to the best of her ability.

As for her father, as long as the family could live together, that would be good enough.

When the time came, she could bear the wrath of the citizens of Baichuan City.

…

…

After settling Li Xiaoyu down, Tang Xian did not go to sleep.

He leaped to the top of the tallest building in the whole of Baichuan City, gazing into the dark sky afar, imagining the various events happening inside the Pyramid at that moment.

He suddenly thought of Constantine and Li Wanye.

These two men were actually quite similar.

Both lived in the crevices between two powers; one at least had the freedom to choose, while the other didn’t even have that.

They could only tread cautiously, taking one step at a time to stay alive.

One was in the limelight, the other behind the scenes.

Thinking of all these things, Tang Xian reviewed everything that had happened over the years.

He was not sure he could save Li Wanye, in fact, the biggest issue was not with his side but with whether Li Wanye wanted to be saved.

Just like Song Que’s father who came to an epiphany in the twilight years of his life, a hero like Li Wanye probably had an even deeper realization and might make an even greater sacrifice for his three children.

The whole night passed.

Tang Xian sat quietly in the snowy night until the first light of dawn, when he stood up and brushed the snowflakes off his body.

Then he opened a teleportation rift and headed to the Sanctuary Fortress.

This was the sixth day in Baichuan City.

On this day, a vast number of residents from various fortresses poured into Baichuan City.

The city brimmed with an unprecedented vitality.

Some Guardians could still witness this scene, while others could not.

On this day, Tang Xian went to the Sanctuary Fortress.

The Sanctuary Fortress now had not a single living person in it.

Judgment Knights could be seen everywhere throughout the city, but all had fallen silent, like bronze sculptures.

Tang Xian didn’t care; he could now deal easily with these Judgment Knights.

He simply walked slowly upwards, heading to the highest levels of the Sanctuary Fortress.

He sensed that Li Wanye was waiting for him up there,

Tang Xian had never thought that a Pyramid could have such a quiet moment.

All was lifeless up to the eighth level, the entire Pyramid like an abandoned building.

It was a scene that had not been witnessed for hundreds of years.

In the post-modern era centuries ago, when human civilization collapsed and entered the Pyramid Era, and now the Pyramid Era too was coming to an end.

How long the new civilization would last, Tang Xian had no certainty in his heart.

Finally, he arrived at the ninth level.

There were no obstacles on the way, as if the master of the Pyramid was also waiting for him.

It wasn’t long before he reached the entrance to the ninth level, and under a stele not far away, Tang Xian saw Li Wanye.