Chapter 84: The Floating Island

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Plague quarantine zone.

After receiving the news from Zhu Meng, Pang Lai arrived very quickly.

In just two short days, Pang Lai also realized that this trouble was no small matter.

"The number of infected is doubling, we can't even get a complete count." Mr. Lu waved his hand, and the nurses covered the corpses.

"Chief Judge, do you still suspect that I am the one orchestrating this?" Zhu Meng said in a deep voice.

"Are you just going to watch as Hangzhou City becomes littered with corpses!"

Tang Zhong fell into silence.

He firmly believed that the Totem Black Snake had no poison during its Molting Period, but the plague might truly be related to the Black Snake; however, the Black Snake had protected this city for thousands of years, and even if this matter really was related to the Black Snake, he absolutely could not hand it over.

"Councilor, we have searched all the nearby areas, there is no trace of the Black Snake." Chief Guard Wu Pingjing walked in.

"It would be a miracle if you could find it!" Zhu Meng looked at Pang Lai, who had just walked in.

"Pang Lai, only you can find that kid now."

Pang Lai looked helpless, took out his phone, and dialed Lv Cheng's number.

"Hello? Where did you run off to, kid?"

"You didn't run? Then where did you go?"

"Looking for the antidote?"

"……"

Pang Lai hung up the phone, his expression somewhat strange.

"Where is he?" Zhu Meng asked anxiously.

Pang Lai looked up and pointed at the sky above.

"In the sky."

……

Above Hangzhou City, in the high altitude unreachable by the naked eye, a floating island spanning several kilometers was hidden within thick layers of clouds.

"Are you really human?" Tang Yue no longer knew how to describe her feelings.

Because the Black Snake could not stay in the Totem Pearl for too long, last night, right before her eyes, Lv Cheng had used Teleportation to move the soil and rocks from the ground up to the high altitude, creating this massive Floating Island!

"Didn't you see it last night?" Lv Cheng said.

His soul was still too weak right now, so he could at most complete a half-dragon transformation, which was the dragon-man form.

Only in that state could he manipulate his own Demon Qi energy as he pleased, and, being at such a high altitude, he could obtain energy from the sky just like Ximu, to a certain extent ignoring mana consumption.

"But, such a big island..." Tang Yue still couldn't quite accept it.

Even an Earth Element Super-Tier Mage couldn't do something like this!

And not only did Lv Cheng create it, he even made this thing fly steadily in the sky!

Even the Black Snake could move around on it freely!

"I'm not even human anymore, so don't use human logic to compare me," Lv Cheng said.

Compared to Zhou Lan who could directly pull the Moon, he had merely created a small floating island; it was nothing.

And the reason the island was floating in the sky now was because of his Space Element talent, Space Annihilation, which could create a stably existing spatial fault; currently, the space beneath the Floating Island was severed by him.

In other words, the Floating Island wasn't floating in the sky, but rather, it couldn't fall down!

"Alright, relax." Lv Cheng held Tang Yue and lay down on the top of the Black Snake's head.

"I'm so powerful, shouldn't you be happy?"

"Happy..." Tang Yue's eye twitched.

Being powerful is fine, but don't be so absurd!

A massive floating island of several dozen square kilometers, you not only created it, you even made this thing fly in the sky!

If I hadn't watched you create this thing with my own eyes, I would have suspected I was dreaming!

"Beep beep!"

"Hello? Old man Pang, I didn't run."

"Looking for the antidote."

"I really didn't run, I'm just staying perfectly fine right above your head."

"……"

Hung up the phone.

Tang Yue looked strange, "Old man Pang? Pang Lai?"

"Mm." Lv Cheng nodded.

"Zhu Meng couldn't find me, so he just went and found Pang Lai."

"Then what about the antidote you mentioned?" Tang Yue looked puzzled.

Lv Cheng had been with her for the past two days, when did he find an antidote?

"I have minions." Lv Cheng waved his hand, and several Ninja Soldiers darted out from the black shadows, each of them carrying a large bag of Eagle Red Grass on their backs.

"This plague is actually a bubonic plague, and these Eagle Red Grasses are the antidote."

Tang Yue looked pleasantly surprised, "Then we..."

"But I don't intend to take this stuff out yet," Lv Cheng said.

Tang Yue was stunned, "Why?"

Leng Qing had also contacted her just now; the plague was currently very severe, and if it wasn't suppressed in time, this plague would likely destroy the city.

"Do you want the Black Snake to exist in Hangzhou City openly and legitimately?" Lv Cheng said.

Tang Yue paused, "I want to."

The Black Snake is the guardian deity of Hangzhou City; if not for the existence of the Black Snake deterring the demons in the surrounding area, this city would have long since vanished.

However, the Black Snake, which silently guards Hangzhou City, is feared by the very people it protects, even regarded as an outside demon; there is no shortage of people like Zhu Meng who want to eradicate the Totem.

Hiding and dodging is not a solution in the end; if possible, she also wants the Totem to be able to exist openly and honorably.

"Then wait obediently." Lv Cheng pulled Tang Yue into his embrace.

"I will resolve this matter, you don't need to worry about anything, okay?"

Tang Yue's face revealed hesitation, "But..."

"People are very base; they forget painless and itchy lessons in a few days," Lv Cheng said.

"Only by giving them a sufficiently deep impression and making them recognize reality can the Black Snake exist safely."

If he took out the Eagle Red Grass now and resolved this plague, it would only prove that the Black Snake has nothing to do with this plague, and the Silver Sky Sovereign might not even come over.

Only by waiting until the Silver Sky Sovereign leads the White Demon Eagles to attack the city, and waiting until this city falls into true despair and panic, can the appearance of the Black Snake bring the best effect.

"I know what you are worried about, but don't forget one thing," Lv Cheng said.

"The Black Snake never owed them anything; in fact, they should be grateful to this big guy for being able to live peacefully on this land."

"But they don't know, and even if they did, they wouldn't admit it."

"Humanity is arrogant; do you think they are willing to admit that they are only able to live peacefully until now under the protection of this giant snake?"

"They won't admit it; even if the facts are right before their eyes, many people are unwilling to admit it. In fact, when they become strong, there will definitely be people who want to erase this past that they consider humiliating."

"No, they won't!" Tang Yue said anxiously.

"They won't?" Lv Cheng held Tang Yue's head.

"You are a Judge; have you seen so little darkness?"

"As a species, you can be good to people, but you cannot be too good to them. Otherwise, they will feel that this kindness is a matter of course, and even if one day you stop paying attention to them, they will feel that this is something you owe them."

"You can be a good person, and you can do good deeds, but everything should have a limit. Before doing good deeds, you must first protect yourself."

"I know you don't want to see more deaths and injuries, but you don't need to feel any guilt either."

"I have no obligation to save them; without me, they would die regardless, and the Black Snake might even end up in trouble, and you would end up in trouble too."

"And my intervention has already saved many people's lives."

"Don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself, and don't take on responsibilities that don't belong to you on your own initiative. You are just a small Judge; don't think the world won't turn without you, and don't treat those so-called innocent people who die as your responsibility."

"Perhaps you can disregard your own safety for their sake, but I cannot."

"To them, you are just an expendable Judge, but to me, you are very important. I will help you with what you want to do, but my priority will only ever be you."

"But..." Tang Yue's face showed struggle.

She could probably guess a little of what Lv Cheng meant; there would definitely be bigger trouble appearing next.

Lv Cheng wants to let the Black Snake resolve that bigger trouble and become a hero.

However, bigger trouble also means more sacrifices...

"If you insist on disregarding your own safety to save them, then I can only let them be buried with you," Lv Cheng said eerily.

"Ah?" Tang Yue was stunned.

How can you flip your face faster than turning a page?

"Their life or death has nothing to do with me, and I don't care whether these people die or not. Everything I do is for you; I hope you can be happy because of it, because seeing you happy makes me happy too," Lv Cheng said.

"But if you choose self-satisfaction, disregarding my joy or anger, or even making me feel disgusted, then no one will have a good time."

"I didn't mean that," Tang Yue said anxiously.

"I was just..."

"Just a fool who can't even protect herself," Lv Cheng pressed Tang Yue beneath him.

"You can be a good person, but your good deeds must come after me."

"If I am happy, I can choose to let everyone be happy."

"But if I am not happy, no one gets to have a good time."

"I am the first priority."

(End of this chapter)