Chapter 1993: A Different System

"In this world, things that exist have their reason for existing," Chen Yu said. "Extermination is not difficult, but doing so goes against the rules of the Heavenly Dao."

"What are the rules of the Heavenly Dao? These Blood Clan members have caused endless harm; wouldn't it be better if you just wiped them out?" Qieke fu said.

"Our Eastern system is different from yours, and our thinking is different too," Chen Yu said. "Leaving them a little room to survive means that, at the very least, they will have no power to come out and harm people for hundreds of years."

"As for whether they can ever come out in the end, that depends on Heaven's will. What you need to do now is clear out the remaining Blood Clan in Yizhou."

"But..." the group of old men was still unwilling.

"Qieke fu, trust Chen Yu; what he says makes sense," Xueli urged. "Let's seal this place up. At the very least, we will have hundreds of years of stability."

"Very well, since Xueli has said so, we shall do as she says." Qieke fu pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded.

He might have hesitated at others' words, but he could act on Xueli's words almost without thinking.

Having sealed the place, the several white-haired old men offered a prayer to this location before finally leaving.

At the Watchtower, the group made their final farewells.

They had not left this place for thirty years. When they arrived, they were in the prime of life; while not exactly high-spirited, they were full of hope for the future.

But when they left this place, they were already white-haired old men in the twilight of their years.

"The Pope's infighting has harmed many people," Xueli said, looking at the group, her heart feeling heavy. "They shouldn't have had to bear these things."

"This is responsibility—something very heavy for them, but something that must be fulfilled," Chen Yu said. "If they didn't come, others would have come to replace them. In the end, the outcome and the conclusion would be the same, so this matter is unsolvable."

"Unsolvable? People, after all, can never change their greedy nature," Xueli said slowly. "Driven by power and desire, such a great upheaval occurred within the Pope."

"Yet in the end, it is only these ordinary people who bear the brunt of these upheavals. This is not fair."

"This world itself is not fair. Those who hold power can do whatever they want, while those who do not can only be cannon fodder in the hands of the superiors."

"The truth of this world is actually so cruel." Xueli shook her head slowly.

"Yes, very cruel," Chen Yu smiled slightly and said. "But in this world, there will always be rulers and the ruled."

"Most ordinary people do nothing more than work hard for their three meals a day; they do not pursue much. Those who truly have material and spiritual pursuits will always be a small minority."

"That is indeed the case." Xueli nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Thank you for resolving the Blood Clan matter for us; it was giving us a massive headache."

"I resolved these matters for you, but it was actually for Aili. She should have recovered into a normal person by now, right?" Chen Yu said with a smile. "I was just helping you out while I was resolving things for her."

"You..." Xueli felt a bit stifled. "It seems I was being sentimental. In your heart, I am actually so unimportant."

"No, I was just joking," Chen Yu said with a smile. "To make up for the negative impact this joke had on you, I have decided to resolve the Werewolf Clan in the Northern Snow Plains for you."

"Really?" Xueli was taken aback. She looked at Chen Yu, both surprised and delighted. "Can you really help us resolve it?"

"My word has always been as heavy as nine tripods. If I say I will resolve it for you, I will certainly resolve it," Chen Yu said solemnly.

"That is truly wonderful. The Werewolf Clan is not like the Blood Clan. Although they were exiled to the Snow Plains—a place where our power is not suppressed—their strength is too great," Xueli said. "And now that the Pope is going through a difficult time, the Werewolf Clan has also begun to stir."

"So they are a matter we urgently need to resolve. It is truly great that you can help us."

"There are also some personal grievances involved, but don't worry, I will do my utmost," Chen Yu smiled slightly.

Later, in the Ancient Castle where Aili often stayed.

Aili suddenly felt a change in her body. It was daytime, but she seemed unable to bear the cold and darkness inside the Ancient Castle.

She had an urgent impulse to go outside and see the sunlight.

The Talisman Chen Yu left her had been used up. Once she touched sunlight, her skin would be scorched, and if she did not quickly reach a dark place, she might die.

But she had never craved sunlight like this before; she seemed somewhat impatient.

She slowly opened the window, and the sunlight from outside shone in.

It was currently noon, the time when the sunlight was most blinding. In the past, she would have stuffed herself into the sunless Ancient Castle at this hour.

But now, looking at the sunlight outside, she felt an incomparable warmth.

She tried to reach her hand out to feel today's sunlight, but she hesitated after extending it.

She was still somewhat afraid, but in the end, she could not resist the temptation of the sunlight. Gritting her teeth, she reached her hand out.

She closed her eyes, waiting for the burning sensation to appear on her hand.

But after waiting for a long time, she did not feel that scorching, stinging pain.

She opened her eyes in pleasant surprise, only to see her hand in the sunlight, completely unharmed.

She ran ecstatically in front of a mirror. Looking at herself in the mirror, her complexion was no longer the deathly pale of before, but a healthy skin tone.

And when she opened her mouth, those sharp, pointed teeth had also disappeared. She had now completely become a normal person.

"Auguste is dead? He is dead?" Xueli ran out of the Ancient Castle in great surprise. She closed her eyes, feeling the long-lost sunlight.

"How does this feel?" Just then, Chen Yu walked over.

"You're back? You really did it?" Aili ran forward excitedly and hugged Chen Yu tightly.

"Yes, I must fulfill what I promised you," Chen Yu smiled slightly and said. "Look, haven't you regained your freedom now?"

"That's great, thank you so much." Aili was almost overjoyed.

The experience from the time she was harmed by Auguste and turned into a Blood Clan member was, to her, nothing short of a nightmare.

She had thought she would have to endure this pain forever, but she had not expected that Chen Yu would truly have a way to help her regain her freedom.

"From now on, you can walk freely under the sunlight and eat whatever you like; you are no longer constrained," Chen Yu said with a smile. "But you must remember, never be willful again, understand? The people in this world are very sinister."