roccoschili Chapter 933 - 933 181 Now is Not the Time for Jokes
Chapter 933 - 933 181 Now is Not the Time for Jokes
933: Chapter 181: Now is Not the Time for Jokes 933: Chapter 181: Now is Not the Time for Jokes “It’s very dangerous,” Chu Mi suddenly said while speeding along.After a while, he repeated, “It’s already very dangerous.”
Jiang Wang did not know what he meant by repeating these pointless words but was too lazy to interrupt.
After all, when a man is about to die, he should have the right to speak his mind.
Chu Mi suddenly asked again, “Hasn’t the purpose of the trial already been achieved, considering things have gotten this far?”
Jiang Wang caught sight of a large group of Sea Race warriors ahead and quickly made a sharp turn, changing directions again.
It was only because of places like the Lost World, where directions were confusing and disordered, that he had been able to dodge and weave for so long.
“We can’t possibly escape now.
If you have any trump cards left to play, now’s the time.
You only live once, there are no do-overs,” Chu Mi babbled on.
Jiang Wang thought about the now depleted box of talismans, the five-colored fish still in recovery, the shattered Seven Mysteries Robe, and the Dragon King Pearl whose whereabouts were unknown…
He genuinely couldn’t think of any trump cards he might have left.
He could only assume this man was grasping at straws in his desperation.
Thinking of how they were both in the same desperate situation and neither could escape, he felt a pang of sympathy.
He sighed inwardly.
Seeing that Jiang Wang remained silent, Chu Mi could no longer hold back: “Call someone, call for help!”
“I don’t want to die.
I really don’t want to die!”
“Stop playing around, young master!
Just call for help!”
Jiang Wang remained silent for a long moment before finally responding, “Call whom?”
“Call your backers!
Someone of your background coming to the Lost World to gain experience, how could you not have powerful protectors secretly watching over you?
Just bring a few True Men or something!
If True Men are inconvenient, then call on God Arrives!
Who cares about these worthless fools!”
This misunderstanding was really too absurd…
Jiang Wang pursed his lips: “I came to the Lost World to cleanse my sins.”
“Who the hell cares about why some rich young master came to the Lost…” What?
Cleanse sins?” Chu Mi was momentarily at a loss for words.
Jiang Wang had no desire to explain further; he just controlled the direction, briefly flying out of Chu Mi’s secret technique’s reach.
He faced a squad of Sea Race warriors head-on, Sword Qi crisscrossing, instantly slashing heads until they rolled, a chaos of killing ensued!
After the sparkling cold light, he broke away from that squad of Sea Race warriors as fast as they had encountered each other, leaving nothing but floating corpses.
Chu Mi’s hand once again found Jiang Wang’s shoulder, continuing to exploit the stretching power of his own secret technique, though his voice was now quite strained: “You’re just joking with me, right?
Young Master Jiang, I really respect you.
But now is not the time for jokes.”
“You don’t want to die, and neither do I,” Jiang Wang responded seriously.
“But I am not joking.”
“I risked my life to find you, being chased by so many from the Sea Clan and using up so many of my best items.
And you tell me you are here to cleanse your sins?” Chu Mi gritted his teeth, nearly driven to madness: “Who the hell sends a prodigy to the Lost World to cleanse sins!”
Chu Mi’s words were not without reason.
If not because of the Zhu Bijing incident, Wei Xun would never have bypassed Qi Country and dumped Jiang Wang into the Lost World.
Qi Country absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.
Like how they had backed him after he killed Hai Zongming, ensuring that no blame fell on him.
Unless Qi Country had also given up on him.
Therefore, it was no surprise that Chu Mi, obsessively clinging to rumors of the Royal Family’s hidden lineage, eyed protectors whispered to be secretly safeguarding this lineage.
Found by Sea Race warriors and caught with no way out, he risked everything to get close to Jiang Wang.
Encountering Jiang Wang was no accident; it was an intentional pursuit.
The feeling was like struggling desperately when drowning, barely managing to grab what seemed like a lifeline, only to find out it was actually just a straw!
It broke off just as he started to rely on it!
“I came voluntarily,” Jiang Wang said.
“What crime did you commit?
What atrocious unforgivable sin could make even the Court give up on a genius like you?”
“I came for a friend,” Jiang Wang’s voice was calm, just as when he performed the Azure Cloud Immortal Technique—steady and almost flawless.
Each step he took was nearly the best possible choice.
In the net the Sea Clan was closing in, he tried to struggle as much as possible, bargaining for those few extra moments of life.
Chu Mi fell silent.
He didn’t know what to say, nor did he know what else he could say.
It seemed he could only resign himself to his fate.
After a while, he finally said, “Although I don’t want to admit it, you seem like the kind of person who would do this.”
Jiang Wang had already surprised him by directly crushing the Fate Shadow Pouch and letting him leave.
But at that time, he felt it was merely the pride of a confident noble in such a moment.
It was also a disregard for someone as insignificant as he was.
But now it seemed that this was indeed a forthright person.
Young as he was, he had already inspired great admiration in him.
“That commotion earlier attracted quite a few from the Sea Clan.
You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Chu Mi asked again.
“Yes.
It wasted a King Shen Pearl,” Jiang Wang said offhandedly.
“If you have a chance, remember to repay me.”
Chu Mi shut his mouth again.
Jiang Wang could feel that this man’s spirit seemed to have completely collapsed.
Even the secret technique of “riding down the slope” was barely maintained subconsciously.
But Jiang Wang did not plan to remind him or ask him to.
Everyone has the right to choose how to face death.
Struggling might not bring relief, and numbness might not be bad.
The silence lasted for a while, after Jiang Wang turned to him again.
“Thank you,” Chu Mi suddenly said very quickly and softly.
“What?” Jiang Wang didn’t hear clearly.
“I said!” Chu Mi shouted, “How did someone as foolish as you manage to live until now!”
“…” Jiang Wang said, “You should be thankful for our current situation, otherwise I would definitely teach you how to speak.”
“Hahahaha!” Chu Mi burst out laughing again.
“What are you laughing at?” Jiang Wang thought he had gone mad.
But at such a life-and-death moment, talking with someone who had gone mad seemed to relieve some of that horrific pressure, inexplicably lightening the mood a bit.
“I’m laughing at what I’ve been doing these past years?
Living without dignity, shamelessly, regardless of what others say or think of me.
Desperately wanting to live.
And yet, I still fucking can’t make it!
Hahahaha, isn’t that funny?”
“Not very funny,” Jiang Wang said honestly.
“Your mother!
I knew you looked down on me!” Chu Mi cursed and ranted.
After it was clear Jiang Wang really could not summon any help, Chu Mi no longer treated Jiang Wang with any respect.
As death approached step by step, he seemed to be gradually tearing off his mask.
What kind of Chu Mi lay beneath that thick-skinned, deceitful mask?
“One earns his own reputation, not dependent on others,” Jiang Wang said.
“Does my opinion of you matter?”
“You think you’re the only genius!
It’s quite an achievement that I cultivated to the Outer Building Environment in a crappy place like Beam Top Building!” Chu Mi grinned, somewhat proudly: “Don’t think you have a better background than I.
You seem smart, and you didn’t fall for my tricks.
How naive you are!
I marked you, and you had no idea.
If it weren’t for this crappy situation, when I had the time, I would have stolen your treasures.
Do you believe me?”
“I believe you,” Jiang Wang said casually.
“But when God Arrives goes to catch you someday, I hope you also find the time to escape.”
His position as a Fourth Grade Green Badge having his treasures stolen would still make for a big case in the Imperial City Inspection Mansion.
It’s not guaranteed with others, but dealing with a cultivator from Beam Top Building is like a cat playing with a mouse, specialized in their field.
Chu Mi was choked up, annoyed and enraged: “You seem like you’re brain-dead.
What time is it, and you’re still bothering with this nonsense!
You’re about to die, you know, buddy!”
“That’s quite a coincidence, you seem to be about to die too,” Jiang Wang said.
A moment of silence ensued.
Chu Mi’s manic state dissipated, and he said sorrowfully, “I don’t want to die.”
Jiang Wang finally sighed, “Neither do I.”