"We want the truth!
We want the truth!
We want the truth! "
The enraged crowd took to the streets and began to cry out. They were angry at the government's stupidity and concealment.
In the face of the people's protests, the dozen or so projection screens around them showed officials shouting to the crowd, hoping that the crowd would calm down and deal with all this rationally. Of course, this was of no use.
Looking at everything that was happening outside the window, Liunian Ling's expression was extremely ugly. Guhan, on the other hand, was very calm, as if he did not see any of this.
But what happened next completely put Liunian Ling in a difficult position!
The image on the projection screen that was broadcasting the officials' persuasions suddenly changed, and an armored general appeared. It was none other than Zhou Yu.
"Since everyone wants to know the truth, then Zhou Yu will tell everyone the truth!" Zhou Yu spoke frankly and confidently on the projection screen, telling the entire story.
Finally, he even told everyone about how he wanted to use Guhan's body to exchange for the lives of those souls.
"Guhan!
I know you can see this video. The souls of these tens of millions of people are in your hands. You must not make any irrational decisions … Don't worry, after I obtain your body, I will definitely fulfill your unfulfilled wish. I will kill all the Yuan Kou … That way, you will not have lived in vain!
"That's right, and everyone here, if you want to see your loved ones alive, then beg your Majesty the Sea King. Only if he is willing to sacrifice himself will your loved ones be able to return alive. Hahahaha!"
After saying this, Zhou Yu's projection was cut off. Then, the figures of the embarrassed officials appeared on the projection screen again.
"Your Majesty the Sea King, I'm sorry … this video must have been planted in the television station by Zhou Yu beforehand. We have already cut off the network. Zhou Yu cannot communicate with the outside world!" After a while, the Great Sun Sword Immortal explained.
"I understand!" Guhan did not give the Great Sun Sword Immortal a chance to speak and cut off the communication.
"What do you think?
Is it really a recording that Zhou Yu planted at the TV station? "Liunian Ling looked at Guhan and asked.
"I don't know if they were planted in advance, but I do know that if Yan Jing City wanted to stop it, they could have just cut off all television signals the moment the video was broadcast!" Guhan laughed coldly. "Looks like this Great Sun Sword Immortal wants to use public opinion to force me!"
…
After the video was played, all the protestors were stunned … They had to spend a few minutes processing the information in their heads.
When these messages were processed, a white-haired old man suddenly looked up to the sky and used his old and desolate voice to shout, "Your Majesty the Ocean Emperor, where are you!
Come out and say something!
Where are you? "
"Your Majesty the Sea King!
Where are you?
Please come out! "The old man's voice resonated with the others.
At this moment, what they wanted the most was to see Guhan come out personally and tell them that he was willing to use his body to exchange for the lives of their loved ones.
More and more people learned of the truth through Zhou Yu's video. These people who had lost their loved ones immediately ran out of their homes and joined the crowd protesting and shouting on the streets … More and more people gathered on the streets, from a few million at the beginning to tens of millions, tens of millions … In the end, almost 90% of the people came out of their homes.
Once these people came out onto the streets, they shouted along with everyone else, hoping that Guhan would come out and tell them the truth, answer their questions, and most importantly, give them some peace of mind.
And this peace of mind was undoubtedly Guhan's declaration: Guhan was willing to sacrifice himself for the lives of tens of millions of people.
As a result, the tens of millions of people in Yan Jing City asked in unison where Guhan was, hoping that Guhan would come out and meet them … their voices resounded through the sky, and even the walls of the hotel began to shake violently.
"Gu Han, should we go out and give them an explanation?" Fleeting Time's mind was in a mess when he heard the thunderous cheers.
"It's fine!
Let them shout, we'll just treat it as music! "Guhan said indifferently, not the slightest bit bothered by the deafening shouts outside the window.
These pitiful people screamed for an entire hour, but Gu Han still did not show himself. Naturally, they felt a sense of sorrow and urgency in their hearts, because Gu Han's attitude had already been expressed through his refusal to show himself.
If Guhan was willing to sacrifice himself, then Guhan obviously did not need to continue hiding, and would appear in front of everyone to express his attitude.
But if Guhan had been hiding, then it was obvious that Guhan was not willing to agree to all of this. He did not want to sacrifice his small life for the lives of tens of millions of people.
"Your Majesty the Sea Emperor!
This old man begs you!
My three grandsons are not even 20 years old yet!
They still have a lot of years to live!
Your Majesty the Sea Emperor, I beg you, we will be grateful to you for a lifetime!
Just agree to it! "
At first, the old man mustered up the last bit of his strength to shout. Then, he bent his knees and knelt on the ground without hesitation, pleading to Gu Han.
"Your Majesty the Sea Emperor!
This old man is also begging you!
I beg you! "
This old man's actions once again infected the surrounding people's actions, and they all knelt down one after another, wanting to use their dignity to beg Guhan for mercy.
Because they were worried about their loved ones, more and more people chose to learn from this old man, kneeling on the ground and begging Guhan … The entire street of people knelt down one after another, and even those who did not want to kneel, seeing the reaction of the people around them, involuntarily followed suit … There were even those who were a little more stubborn, and refused to kneel no matter what, but were forcefully pulled down by the clothes of the people around them.
Therefore, an hour and ten minutes after Zhou Yu's appearance, 90% of the people in Beijing City knelt on the ground, begging Guhan for mercy and to save their loved ones … Most of them could not even speak, and only the sound of crying could be heard. Soon after, the whole of Beijing City was shrouded in these cries.
"Guhan … They are too vicious … They …" Seeing this scene, seeing tens of millions of people crying at the same time, Liunian Ling, who had just persuaded Guhan to leave, retreated a few steps weakly, fell to the ground, and muttered, "They are too pitiful … Guhan … Why don't you agree to them … I can die with you …"
"Sigh."
Guhan let out a long sigh, and stood up from his chair. He looked through the window at the people kneeling on the street, and said with a bitter smile, "I originally thought that when everyone kneels to me, it would be the time for me to ascend to the throne and become the Emperor.
Who would have thought that today, in order to take my life, these people would kneel to me! "
"Ling!
Don't you think this is very sad? "Guhan said in a melancholy tone.
"Sad … It's all very sad …" Liunian Ling said dejectedly, "Humans are sad, these people are sad, and those souls are sad too. Guhan, I really don't know what to do."
"Come, let's analyze this. If I really agree to these people's request, what will happen to me?"
Guhan looked at the black mass of people kneeling outside, and said with a smile, "First of all, if I really give my body to Zhou Yu, I'll definitely die … Or my soul will forever be floating in the game … That's even more tragic than death."
"However, it's the new me, Zhou Yu … Because of my strength, the humans will definitely not let such a combat power disappear.
Therefore, they will definitely not do anything to the new Zhou Yu. Perhaps they will even shake hands with Zhou Yu and become friends with him! "
"Then, it's these people kneeling on the ground. In the first few years of my death, perhaps on this day every year, they will burn incense for me, say a few good things about not having to spend money, and beg me to protect them … Then, in order to create a good reputation for himself, Zhou Yu will definitely try his best to clear his name, and slander or suppress my reputation.
And whether it's the Great Sun Sword Immortal or the other immortal sword wielders in Yan Jing City, in order to cover up the fact that they forced me to do so today, they will definitely cooperate with Zhou Yu to clear his name, so that everyone else can clear their names with him! "
"In this world, the people are the easiest to deceive. Therefore, it's not too bad that I'm completely forgotten by the people. Perhaps I'll even be slandered as an unforgivable villain, and Zhou Yu will become the savior of humanity, while I'll become a clown on his path to success!"
"This is probably the result of me agreeing to sacrifice myself … What do you think?" Guhan asked Liunian Ling.
And Liunian Ling opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she could not say a single word.
Because she understood that the truth was very likely to be as Guhan had said. Guhan, a great man who had sacrificed himself, would ultimately be slandered as a villain … This kind of example was not uncommon, and the history books were filled with such unlucky people.
After a moment of silence, Liunian Ling asked again, "What if you don't agree?"
"If I don't agree … let's not even talk about whether humanity has any other way to save those souls. Even if there's no other way, then Zhou Yu will kill all the human souls. That'll be the end result!"
Guhan said with a grin. "The relatives of those dead humans will probably hate me very much, and want to eat me alive. I can only hide in the wild for a while.
"In about another ten or so years, those old things who hate me the most will probably have reached the end of their lifespans and died.
Those young people will start to find their own new partners, and form a new life. Let bygones be bygones!
And the children will probably completely forget about these things. They won't care about these things.
"When that time comes, I'll come out and kill a few elite Yuan Kou's, protect a few human cities, and give some consolation money to the families of those who died. Then I'll immediately become a responsible person, a good person who will finish what I started … In order to obtain my protection, all the humans will also suck up to me and sing praises. As for what happened today, it will also be thrown into the long river of history!
"After all, humans are all realistic animals!"
Guhan smiled and looked at the door. "Great Sun Sword Immortal, what choice do you think I should make?"