Chapter 565: Return to Song

Wu Pifu truly did not have a very clear understanding of his own positioning.

His perception of himself had never really changed; he was just an ordinary person struggling in the Dream World.

Enemies, monsters, nightmares, bizarre entities, pollution...

There were too many things capable of killing him, and at the same time, one moment of carelessness could leave him wishing for death. Especially after witnessing the ready-made examples of the Psychic Civilization, he felt a deep wariness in his heart, while simultaneously feeling more pity and urgency for the three little animals and the Huang Jinshu trapped within it.

Precisely because of this, he had not seriously considered his positioning within current human society.

The three giants of humanity!

These words were not spoken by him, but were a fact recognized by the entire human civilization ever since Chu Minghao's rescue battle. He, Chu Minghao, and Liang Min were the pillars of humanity, the towering supports that protected human civilization from being polluted by the source!

Whether he admitted it or not, he had already become strong enough to represent the peak combat power of human civilization.

In fact, it was precisely for this reason that when he made up his mind to fight the Psychic Civilization to the death, Chu Minghao and Liang Min decided to have the entire human civilization participate. This was not simply because the three of them had a good relationship; it was because as the cornerstone of human civilization's stability, he could not fall. If he wanted to fight, even if the conditions were unfavorable, human civilization had to follow him into battle.

Chu Minghao and Liang Min had never said these things to him, so he had been unconscious of it before. But now, Xu Ruonan and Gao Zhanggong had stated these words from the side, which also made him start to reflect on his own cognition, positioning, and various behaviors.

After thinking for a long time, Wu Pifu still couldn't come to any conclusion. In the end, he made a decision in his heart... he had been too soft-hearted and weak. If he hadn't been soft-hearted, if he had eradicated all the roots of disaster and killed everything that should have been killed, then his companions and human civilization wouldn't have been implicated. If he had been strong enough, he would have wiped out the Psychic Civilization on the spot, and then none of what followed would have happened.

Therefore... continue to be reckless; this was the fastest way to become stronger!

Wu Pifu affirmed this idea again and again, and then rested peacefully in the leisure room of Gao Zhanggong's guild building with a clear conscience.

That afternoon, Huang Rong, who had been playing wildly all day, walked into the guild building holding several large bags of snacks. Then, under the enthusiastic guidance of a crowd of people, she found Wu Pifu, who was playing a Soul-like game, with a bright smile.

Huang Rong watched with relish as the humanoid figure controlled by Wu Pifu rushed into a ball of flames, and the screen turned pitch black the next second.

Wu Pifu silently put down the cracked controller. He turned his head to look at Huang Rong and said, "Don't eat too many snacks before dinner."

Huang Rong made a few teasing sounds and giggled, "Brother Pifu is so bad. I learned how to play just by watching twice. Do you want me to teach you?"

Wu Pifu closed the holographic projection without a word. After sitting down, he said to Huang Rong, "Rong'er, tomorrow I am going to patrol the Dream Worlds where I established sanctuaries. There are several worlds, and it might take three to five days. Do you want to stay here, or follow me to see those Dream Worlds?"

Huang Rong's eyes lit up immediately, and she said, "Of course I'll follow Brother Pifu to see the small worlds of the heavens!"

For Huang Rong, the entire Dream World system was more consistent with her worldview through the Buddhist concepts of Small Thousand Worlds, Medium Thousand Worlds, and Great Thousand Worlds. According to her understanding, the Legend of the Condor Heroes world was a member of the Small Thousand Worlds, while worlds like the Psychic World and the Containment World belonged to the Medium Thousand Worlds. Only the world where the Gaia civilization resided was a Great Thousand World. After all, the clever her had already learned about the vast starry sky outside the narrow room of the Gaia world through sweet-talking, curiosity, and exploration.

Although she couldn't understand what the 93 billion light-year visible range meant due to her knowledge and experience, she also knew the greatness of the Great Thousand World.

Therefore, Huang Rong easily integrated into the Dream World system, and she had even more fantasies about traveling through the heavens as a celestial being.

Wu Pifu nodded without saying anything more.

Nothing happened that day, except that Gao Zhanggong held a party at dinner. Wu Pifu brought Huang Rong to the scene, and many guild members were overjoyed and respectful.

Wu Pifu naturally didn't care. He nodded to those he was familiar with and had no intention of deepening ties with those he didn't know, just eating his food on his own. Huang Rong, however, was quite adept at socializing. No matter who came, she greeted them with a smile, and if someone offered a drink, she would drink it heartily, refusing no one.

This behavior was very endearing. Except for a few who had deep ties with Wu Pifu, the others were in awe of him. His status, strength, and so on were too far away, making it difficult to strike up a conversation. But with Huang Rong as a mediator, everyone was all smiles.

Wu Pifu didn't stop her either. From his memories of works like The Legend of the Condor Heroes and The Return of the Condor Heroes, Huang Rong's personality was actually very similar to Guo Xiang's—bold, magnanimous, and intelligent. Such a girl was truly hard to dislike.

Huang Rong was also secretly observing Wu Pifu and the people around him. Combined with what she had seen and heard, she generally understood Wu Pifu's status and level within the Celestial Civilization.

In short, nothing happened that day. The next day, Wu Pifu slept in. When he woke up, he heard Huang Rong's silver-bell-like laughter coming from the guild building. When he arrived at the hall, he saw Huang Rong watching a children's cartoon from the 29th century, laughing as she watched, looking as innocent and naive as a little girl of her age.

"Then prepare to return to Gaia, and then go to patrol the several Dream Worlds where I established sanctuaries."

Wu Pifu said to Huang Rong.

Huang Rong was stunned for a moment, looking at the dining and accommodation area of the guild building with some reluctance. She asked, "Can't we eat lunch before leaving?"

Wu Pifu shook his head and said, "No need, we'll eat in the Dream World... By the way, I mentioned taking you to eat royal food before. The royal food in that world wasn't good. This time, I'll take you to eat imperial food. That taste is even better than the cuisine here."

Huang Rong's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly.

Without further ado, Huang Rong returned to the narrow Gaia with Wu Pifu, and Wu Pifu also briefly introduced the situation of Gaia.

A gargantuan interstellar mothership carrying all of humanity across the stars, so it did indeed look narrow.

There was nothing much to say about this. Wu Pifu took Huang Rong and lay down in the hibernation pod. Because he wasn't sure if Huang Rong could be judged and accepted by the Main Brain on her own, he did the same as with the three little animals: he lay underneath, and Huang Rong pressed down on top of him.

Huang Rong's face turned beet red, even the tips of her ears were red. She curled her body up carefully and lay on his chest, not even daring to look at him.

"Main Brain, penetrate back to the Song Dynasty Dream World."

"Penetration confirmed... Penetration initiated."

Amidst the Main Brain's voice, Wu Pifu disappeared from Gaia with Huang Rong.

When the two regained their senses, they had already appeared in a garden, and not far from the garden were magnificent ancient-style buildings.

Huang Rong first looked at Wu Pifu beside her, then slowly looked at the surrounding garden. After a few seconds, she smiled and said, "This garden is built really well. It has both a grand, solemn, and magnificent style, and the poetic imagery of a forest within reach. Although it is a sculpted scene, it doesn't lose much to the scenery of my father's Peach Blossom Island."

Wu Pifu looked around and walked toward the main building, saying as he walked, "I don't understand these things. Anyway, the Emperor of Zhao Song gave it to me."

Huang Rong asked, "Is this Small Thousand World also the Zhao Song era? Which emperor is in power? Why did he give it to Brother Pifu? Could it be that Brother Pifu also has an identity in this Small Thousand World?"

Wu Pifu said directly, "During the Jingkang period, when I arrived, it happened to be when the Jin people were launching a massive attack. Uh, this world is different from the Zhao Song and Jin people Rong'er knows. The ancestor of the Jin people in this world was a giant wild boar demon with three hundred years of cultivation..."

Huang Rong covered her mouth and gasped, then asked repeatedly, "So Brother Pifu defeated the giant wild boar demon and saved the Zhao official, which is why the Zhao official gave this mansion to Brother Pifu?"

Wu Pifu said, "Not exactly. I did kill that giant wild boar demon, but I also killed Zhao Ji at the same time. Then, in order to cut weeds and eliminate the roots, I went to the north and killed all the Jin tribes, and then chased them to the extreme north. After returning, I found that the Zhao Song emperor didn't treat the common people as human beings, so I killed Zhao Huan too. The current emperor is Zhao Zhaogou, but come to think of it, this mansion was indeed given to me when Zhao Ji was in power."

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Huang Rong had a confused expression on her face. This series of words made the story she had imagined a complete mess. However, thinking about it carefully, if Wu Pifu's personality encountered the Jingkang Incident, he really might have done the "kill them all" act.

The two walked out of the garden and were immediately discovered by the guards on duty. They naturally all recognized Wu Pifu and paid their respects respectfully. Wu Pifu was amiable to them, just nodding to each of them, and soon brought Huang Rong to the main building, directly ordering the palace maids to prepare lunch.

That aside, before long, Zhao Fubao arrived at the main building with her personal nanny, Mrs. An. Apparently, she already knew that Wu Pifu had brought a sixteen-year-old girl with a beautiful appearance. When she arrived, she was also dressed in full regalia, bowed deeply to Wu Pifu, and then sat quietly to the side.

Huang Rong and Zhao Fubao immediately looked at each other. The two were of similar age, with Zhao Fubao being slightly younger. In terms of appearance, Huang Rong had bright eyes and white teeth, with unparalleled beauty, while Zhao Fubao was slightly inferior. However, having been taught by the royal family since childhood, her etiquette and posture were even more graceful and noble, so there wasn't much difference.

However, Huang Rong possessed Wu Gong. After just looking at Zhao Fubao a few times, she immediately saw that her brow was still unclouded. With a smile on her face, she said to Wu Pifu, "Brother Pifu, who is this younger sister?"

Wu Pifu sat waiting for lunch to arrive, not caring about the expressions and actions of the two women, just saying casually, "Princess Fubao of the Zhao family, the younger sister of the current emperor Zhao Zhaogou. But she is also a pitiful person. She was almost abducted by the Jin people back then, and later was implicated by that thing Zhao Huan, almost dying in the palace. Because she has a fated connection with me, she is living on my side now."

Although Huang Rong was a bit sensitive to the word "fated connection," she also felt pity in her heart.

Although she wasn't a talented woman who had read many books, she had been carefully taught various knowledge by her father, Huang Yaoshi. Moreover, the era of The Legend of the Condor Heroes she was in was not far from the Jingkang Shame, and she knew it very well. Naturally, she also knew the miserable fate of the beautiful Zhao Song royal women, so her expression softened a lot. She said to Zhao Fubao, "Sister Fubao, I am Brother Pifu's Celestial companion, Huang Rong. You can call me Sister."

Zhao Fubao felt bitter in her heart, but she was truly a political creature. At this moment, she didn't show it on her face, just saying submissively, "Hello, Sister Rong, hello, Mr. Wu."

Huang Rong smiled in response, while Wu Pifu didn't care at all, sitting in the main seat with his eyes closed to rest. However, Zhao Fubao's next sentence made him open his eyes, like a tiger opening its eyes, the whole room seemed to brighten up, as if thunder was flashing.

"Sir, Mr. Yang Zhewan was assassinated in Yangzhou at the beginning of the month and is still in critical condition."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 566 =====