Chapter 1795 - 1328: Of Course I Mind (Part 2)

"Black Crow."

Weiser walked over and asked, "Are you sure everyone has brought their luggage and left the Heavenly Kingdom of Thousand Wishes?"

"Of course." Black Crow calmly said, "The total number entering the Heavenly Kingdom of Thousand Wishes was 3,241 people, and the total leaving was 3,455 people. Aside from the seven who died naturally, everyone else has returned in one piece to the Kingdom of Senluo."

Ash was stunned and thought to himself why the number of people leaving had increased. But when he focused his gaze on the Sky Gate and saw several mothers holding babies, he immediately understood, "The Senluoians are finally returning to their natural birthing habits... Wait a moment, these people used to have different beliefs and belonged to different sects. But now, not only can they coexist peacefully, they even join hands to perpetuate life."

Having witnessed the fierce religious wars in Senluo, Ash was sincerely impressed: "Black Crow, you not only ensured their survival but integrated them into a unified whole... I really didn’t expect you to become such an insightful leader... I didn’t mean that, it’s just you used to be a lone wolf, often quiet and seemingly not good at management..." Realizing he was making things worse, Ash forcibly concluded, "In any case, thank you for your hard work; you did well."

Black Crow was silent for a moment before Ash heard a very light and low response: "...Thank you."

Ash looked at Weiser: "Can the environment in Senluo accommodate mortals now?"

"It couldn’t a few days ago," Weiser replied, "but ever since I ascended to a six-winged Divine Being, my silver light can illuminate the entire Senluo, thoroughly purifying all haze. Plus, you dispersed and merged the mountain of corpses and sea of blood into the Land of Senluo. Although there’s still no ecosystem in Senluo yet, the soil is fertile and full of life; they can plant anything and it will flourish."

"Blood Moon and Gospel will establish Sky Gates to connect to Senluo, sending people to develop industry over there. Although it will take many, many years to rebuild the civilization of Senluo, but..."

Weiser tightly held Ash’s hand, her face showing a relieved expression, letting out a long breath: "Senluo... really came back to life."

Ash squeezed her hand, his eyes gentle, softly saying, "You did well too, thank you for your hard work."

Reviving Senluo was less of Weiser’s ideal and more of her responsibility. It wasn’t about redemption; she never considered her destruction of Senluo wrong, but she felt obligated to rebuild it. It was based on this desire that she became a silver lamp that broke through the darkness.

She had been prepared to spend ten or even hundreds of years purifying Senluo; not only was this her ideal path, but also her magical journey. She had a strong premonition that when Senluo was completely purified, she would ascend to a six-winged Divine Being along with it. But no one expected she would ascend to a six-winged in Heaven first, thereby purifying Senluo ahead of time.

This silver lamp of hers finally broke through the endless night, bringing new light to Senluo.

"Silver Lamp."

Black Crow suddenly spoke, "I won’t hold a grudge against you for your past persecution because you’re Ash’s lover; I won’t hold a grudge either for your destruction of Senluo, due to various influencing factors and because you purified the Land of Senluo... but the heinous crimes you committed while leading the Four Pillars God Sect, I still remember clearly, never forgotten."

Beside them, Diya couldn’t help but say, "Didn’t you read Freyja’s diary? Silver Lamp, she also—"

"Freyja and the others have already found countless reasons for me to ignore it," Black Crow said, "Believe me, if I could convince myself, I would be very willing to simply ignore her existence...I also don’t want Ash to hate me."

"If one day I detest you, that would mean you’ve definitely turned into someone you detest the most," Ash said.

"I also know, Silver Lamp, the people you killed back then can’t compare to the deaths caused by Senluo’s destruction. Even if those people didn’t die due to the Four Pillars God Sect’s conquests, as long as Senluo’s destruction was unavoidable, they’d sooner or later die untimely anyway, just a year early or late... Sometimes I feel, compared to the disaster left by Lord Senluo, your mistakes are forgivable, after all, you were just using the Four Pillars God Sect to collect the Great Skill. Not to mention you sacrificed yourself to save the last spark of Senluo, staying alone in Senluo, breaking through the long night to purify the darkness..."

"If you lost all your memories and became a pure Divine Being, I would have no hesitation in severing grudges." Black Crow said, "But I know you are Silver Lamp...and the blood debts you incurred, they are still vividly present in my mind."

"The world isn’t fair, fate is ruthless, nobody remembers those weak ones whose lives were like weeds. They didn’t die under faith, nor did they die in disaster, but were wiped out in a vicious, cruel war; such death should have an echo."

"If Heaven remains silent, and earth stays quiet," facing the four Divine Lords, the Supreme, Black Crow’s tone remained decisively unyielding: "Ya Sha Jin will sound!"

Vishi snorted with disdain, Sonia and Diya fell silent for a moment. Even though they never cared what Weiser had done as long as she treated the team well, helping their friend rather than justice against Black Crow was a bit difficult...though just slightly.

"I’m sorry."

Surprisingly, Weiser voluntarily bowed and said with genuine apology, "Reflecting on my previous actions during these days, I deeply regret the sins I committed... I know I can’t ever make up for the lives of the deceased, but please allow me to spend my life atoning by building a peaceful and beautiful Kingdom of Senluo."

Ash’s expression was somewhat complicated: "Silver Lamp, you..."

"Though I’m not good at communication, one thing I’m good at is recognizing the Evil Crow," Black Crow said, "This kind of apology without sincerity can’t even fool Ash, much less convince me."

"I never intended to deceive you, only wanted to show Ash I’ve tried," Weiser shrugged, "Like you, I just don’t want Ash to hate me... So, what do you really want? Surely you don’t expect Ash to judge for fairness?"

"Ya Sha Jin never borrows hands." Black Crow said, "I haven’t decided anything now, I am weaker. According to my action principles, I should lay low until I can confront you, or wait until you show a flaw for assassination, but you are Ash’s lover, I don’t want to hide my animosity towards you from him, that’s all."

"Ash, perhaps I’ll never get the chance, but if I ever have the power to challenge Silver Lamp, I will definitely judge Silver Lamp’s crimes." Black Crow looked at Ash: "That’s all."

That’s all.

Just like driving a nail into wood—plain and straightforward, or a plate crashing to the ground—resounding sharply. Ash thought for a moment and asked, "I’ll just ask one thing, if you win, will you kill Silver Lamp?"

Vishi and Sonia then seriously gauged Black Crow—Ash doesn’t make baseless remarks, as him asking such indicates he believes Black Crow truly possesses the capacity of a Six-winged Divine Lord. Speaking of the four women in the Princess group, Hanna is least talented, Freyja slightly more, Siflin even higher, but they’re all capped at Legendary Mage level, needing Ash to further their progress, so they presumed Black Crow was of similar stature, never anticipating Black Crow to be of quasi-queen level brilliance.

Black Crow was slightly startled, after pondering for a moment shook her head: "According to Silver Lamp’s temperament, if she really waits for me to grow, it shows she spared me considering your feelings... If I win, I’ll have to account for your feelings and let her go."

"Even though hypothetically," Weiser snorted softly, "it sounds real unpleasant."

"Then I have no questions left." Ash sighed with relief, "I won’t interfere, you resolve this yourselves."

"How can you not intervene!" Diya was shocked, "Our team is just this small number; if there’s internal strife, the atmosphere would be very awkward!"

"Didn’t you all previously team up to isolate Vishi?"

"Vishi’s case wasn’t exclusion, it was team building."

Vishi ignored the witch, but glanced at Black Crow, saying with interest, "Actually solving their problem isn’t difficult; Ash, you just sleep with them more often."

"Right!" Diya rushed over and removed Black Crow’s mask; Tamasi was caught off guard as she was embraced, her makeup-free alluring face being nuzzled wildly by the witch, "Tamasi, you will stay with us tonight, everyone should be happy without arguing! Once you spend time with Silver Lamp, you’ll find she’s actually a very, very lovely person!"

Tamasi seemed somewhat surprised, "Stay here?"

Ash was startled, realizing they had always assumed Tamasi would stay in the kingdom. But given Ash’s relationship with Tamasi, Ash had no reason not to keep Tamasi, waiting until she accumulated enough to naturally help her become a five-winged Angel. Managing a kingdom requires angelic assistance, and if one doesn’t want to recruit unfamiliar demigods without emotional ties, the best choice is to cultivate angels themselves.

But if Tamasi stays, it means permanently increasing the group’s size, even if the witch, Silver Lamp, and Vishi aren’t bothered, still—

"Yes."

Sonia showed a gentle smile, warmly asking: "Don’t you want to live with Ash?"

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