Chapter 1789: Ruoshui Domain

At the same time.

Ruoshui Inner Wall, the other side.

A Watchtower towering over the Inner Wall abruptly collapsed amidst a violent rumble!

Fragments of the steel-forged Watchtower fell from the sky piece by piece. A few garrison troops also screamed as they fell to the ground and were smashed into meat paste. Between the flying dust, an Elderly Lady leaning on a Walking Stick hobbled forward.

"The sixth one..." The corners of her wrinkled mouth curled up slightly,

"It seems that this time's gamble, is won by this old woman."

Roar——!!

Just as the Elderly Lady was hobbling towards the next Watchtower step by step with her Walking Stick, an ear-splitting roar abruptly rang out.

The dust behind her frantically rolled up like a whirlpool, and a skeletal giant elephant had already crashed out. It fundamentally didn't see this frail human Elderly Lady, its massive footprint seemingly about to directly trample her into meat paste!

Thud——!!

A visible shockwave wreaked havoc towards the surroundings. Hideous cracks instantly exploded on the skeletal giant elephant's footprint. It was as if it was crashed into by some kind of giant force, its front limbs uncontrollably rearing up... and then crashing heavily to the ground.

The Elderly Lady still narrowed her eyes harmlessly to humans and animals, as if she hadn't just overturned a Seventh-Tier Calamity, but merely scratched an itch lightly... While holding her waist, she crouched down, picked up the Walking Stick, and then hobbled continuously forward.

"Sigh... I'm still getting old..."

She had just taken two steps when she suddenly seemed to have sensed something, turning her head to look in another direction.

Clatter——

Following a soft sound, a figure wearing a hoodie and a crimson baseball cap gently landed on a Watchtower.

Chi Tong unhurriedly stood up. Behind him was the chaotic Inner Wall, and in front of him was the block turbulent with Calamities. He just looked at the Elderly Lady from afar like this, his eyes narrowing slightly:

"So, your target is here..."

A trace of solemnity flashed across the Elderly Lady's brows, and veins bulged from her legs, seemingly prepared to dodge the Stealing Art at any moment... For a time, the atmosphere became tense.

"Knowing this, makes it easy to handle." Chi Tong chuckled lightly.

In the next second, he raised his hand and grabbed at the space below him. The Stealing Art was activated, and the entire Watchtower instantly vanished out of thin air... Immediately after, the sound of some kind of massive object falling crashed out from the ruins hundreds of meters away!

The Elderly Lady, who was already prepared for battle, instantly froze in place.

Without another word, Chi Tong's figure flew directly towards the next Watchtower, his speed as fast as a bolt of lightning.

Immediately after, another Watchtower vanished out of thin air...

Seeing this scene, the Elderly Lady, Queen of Spades, trembled all over from anger!

While leaning on her Walking Stick and hurrying forward shakily, she chattered and muttered:

"These young people only know how to bully the elderly with bad legs and feet... Public morals are degenerating day by day, degenerating day by day..."

...

The rumbling of the chaotic battle continuously rang out in the distance.

The Ruoshui Garrison Troops, Calamities, Dusk Society, and Fire-Stealers, the various forces had already thoroughly mixed together, turning the entire Inner Wall into a puddle of mush... While most of the high-tier Calamities were attracted by the chaotic battle, the blocks instead quieted down.

"Marquis!"

A figure hurriedly barged into the room. Seeing Marquis Wei incomparably weak on the bed, his face instantly became incomparably anxious. "Marquis, how are you?!"

At this moment, Marquis Wei quietly looked out the window at the Ruoshui Bastion, which had mostly been reduced to ruins, his gaze incomparably complex.

Hearing Jing Si's voice, he slowly turned his head, seemingly somewhat surprised:

"Jing Si? Why didn't you go take the Realm Train with them?"

"Marquis, I couldn't set my mind at ease about you." Jing Si looked worriedly at Marquis Wei. "With your body so weak, you still need someone to take care of you... Let me leave together with you, Marquis."

Marquis Wei shook his head:

"You hurry and leave... I'm, not leaving."

"Not leaving?" Jing Si froze, then seemingly realizing something, his face became even paler,

"No... how can you not leave? You are the leader of The Prophets, the most formidable Path of Divination practitioner in the past hundred years. Even His Majesty personally issued a decree, making you immediately return to the Chengtian Dynasty to report...

Didn't you respect that Emperor the most? Are you going to disobey the decree??"

"Disobey the decree... then disobey the decree." Marquis Wei spoke calmly,

"With this Marquis's current condition, even if I went elsewhere, I mostly wouldn't be able to live much longer... This Marquis grew up in Ruoshui since childhood, and has long since dedicated everything to this place."

"An old tree takes root, deeply connected to the earth. This Marquis has no other wishes, only seeking for fallen leaves to return to their roots..."

"His Majesty is an enlightened ruler, he will understand."

Jing Si blankly looked at the aged and lonely back figure in front of the ruins, unable to speak for a long time.

After a long silence, he walked straight behind Marquis Wei:

"Then I won't leave either."

"Marquis, wherever you go, I will go... If you don't leave, I will stay behind to accompany you."

"Stop messing around." Marquis Wei frowned, turning his head to look at Jing Si. His gaze was incomparably complex, seemingly wanting to brand his appearance in his heart. "This Marquis has never married in his life, and only has such an adopted son as you... After you go to Chengtian, they will take good care of you."

"But..."

"No buts." Marquis Wei's voice was incomparably icy cold. "Jing Si, are you not even going to listen to my words?"

Jing Si bit his lips like a child who had made a mistake, replying after a long time:

"Marquis..."

"You are the best person I've seen in my life, and also the most formidable figure... I just don't want... don't want you to just die in the Ruoshui Bastion like this... The people outside don't even know what you've sacrificed for the Ruoshui Bastion."

"Does this Marquis's entire life need others to judge?" Marquis Wei shook his head,

"You leave, Jing Si, be obedient... If you still treat me as the Marquis, or... treat me as your father."

Jing Si's fists clenched tightly.

He took a deep breath, finally seemingly making up his mind. With a thud, he knelt on the ground, kowtowing several times to Marquis Wei.

"Alright... then I'm leaving, father."

Hearing the last two words, the corners of Marquis Wei's mouth hooked into a faint smile. He didn't turn back again, but merely sat in front of the window like this, waving his hand, considered as bidding farewell.

Jing Si stood up and walked towards the outside of the door.

"Jing Si."

Just at this time, the Marquis's voice rang out again.

Jing Si suddenly stopped.

"Remember... Ruoshui has never been some bastion. Living here, dying here, is also not something inferior." In front of the window, that aged figure spoke calmly,

"Perhaps too much time has passed, and everyone has already forgotten..."

"A long, long time ago..."

"Here, was called the 'Ruoshui Domain'."