The large number of tree branches forming a ring blocked the unusually conspicuous firelight at night. Otherwise, for the mantid with excellent visual ability, the pandaren camp could be seen at a glance from several kilometers away.

The campfire was beeping loudly, and speckled light spots penetrated the branches and leaves, illuminating the camp in a low-lying area covered by boulders on three sides. Due to the terrain, it would be difficult for people in the camp to move immediately in the event of an attack.

, but it is better than being hidden enough. No fire in the camp can be seen from any direction, and even the sight of the high-level mantid flying in the sky will be blocked by the dense canopy of trees above everyone.

When operating on the Mantid Plateau, concealment is the top priority. This is the experience and lesson learned by countless monk scouts who perform reconnaissance missions in this area - even if they have long left the Mantid's activity range and arrived northwest of Niuzao Temple.

The outer area is only half a day's journey from Thunder Mountain.

A week ago, the team finally arrived at Niuzao Temple under the pursuit of Mantid, and slept peacefully for a night. After replenishing food and fresh water, and leaving the Monkey King at Niuzao Temple, everyone set off to continue their journey north. Riding Xuenu

The heirs walked for a long day before setting up camp to rest at nightfall.

The carrier pigeon has been sent out, and several Cloud Dragon Knights will arrive soon to take the Monkey King to Qinglong Temple for more comprehensive treatment.

The camp reverberated with the sound of snoring. Except for the five warrior monks who were keeping watch, most of the remaining monks gathered around the light-shielding "board" made of branches and slept soundly with the vague warmth. It was early spring at this time,

The temperature on the Mantis Plateau still drops below freezing at night.

Shaohao meditated as usual.

Angmar continued to practice the manipulation of shadow energy, and a ball of gray-black air flowed out from his fingertips from time to time, and then quickly disappeared.

"call……"

A slightly heavy exhalation came from beside him. Angma followed the sound and found that Shaohao had left his meditative state, his brows were furrowed, and there was an unconcealable look of irritation on his face.

"Your Majesty, can't you calm down?"

Shaohao glanced at the shadow energy in Angmar's hand, shook his head, and said impatiently: "When I was meditating, there was always someone playing evil tricks less than three meters away from me.

The power of evil... no one else would be able to calm down."

"Sorry, I didn't think carefully." Angmar raised his eyebrows, and the shadow energy in his palm disappeared quickly, replaced by the pure power of order.

"It doesn't matter," Shaohao took a deep breath, "Why...why are you here?"

Shaohao no longer refers to Angmar as "outsider".

Before Angmar could answer, Shaohao immediately added: "I mean Pandaria."

After getting along with each other for a period of time, Shaohao's perception of this weird foreigner has improved a lot. The decisive factor among them is that without him, he would not have been able to successfully rescue his best friend the Monkey King.

Angmar's power was beyond the emperor's expectation. From being so weak that he couldn't even hold chopsticks when he first met, to the effortless defeat of the Mantid Legion a week ago... all of this made him feel...

Untrue from the bottom of my heart.

An individual who contains the source of all evil within his body, yet all his actions are good deeds... incredible.

Shaohao somewhat understands the intentions of the Supreme God. The Supreme God hopes that this mysterious outsider can have some influence on him, so that he can better face the next trials and challenges...

When he was aware of Xuen's intention earlier, Shaohao still didn't understand the inevitable connection between the two, let alone where the influence came from. But now, he already wants to uncover the layer that shrouded this past.

The mystery surrounding the outsider who doesn't say much and always remains silent is gone.

"Didn't Your Majesty already know this?"

Angmar reached out and picked off a piece of dried meat hanging from the branch of the tree that was blocking the light, put it into his mouth and started chewing it. The meat strip had been soaked in water before hanging it up, and now it has been roasted by the campfire until it is soft and fragrant.

.

"You also said that Your Majesty thought it was just a pretense, but in fact I had other intentions here?" Angmar asked again.

Shaohao nodded at this time, frowned and said: "Your power is even more powerful than the Supreme God, and... I can feel your vicissitudes. You have gone through countless years of training. I can't understand, so I need help.

Beings far weaker than yourself, how can it be helpful to you to turn to the methods of cultivating your mind and nature from warrior monks like us?"

Traveling through the timeline many times will always leave a heavy feeling on the body that cannot be erased. Ever since he came back from that independent timeline, Angmar has become an old monster exuding an ancient aura. Anyone with superior perception

, will all think that he has lived for countless thousands of years.

"But actually, I'm only in my twenties this year." Angmar swallowed the meaty taste in his mouth and said with a smile.

Shaohao frowned, obviously not believing it.

"I did come here for self-salvation..." As he spoke, Angmar changed into a comfortable position, put the coat that had been rolled up into a ball behind his head as a pillow, and lay down with his head in his hands, looking at

The sky full of stars said quietly: "Your Majesty, do you want to know why I have kept silent before?"

Shaohao shook his head.

"Because Your Majesty is destined to go down in history forever and become a figure who affects the historical changes of this world. Even after countless years, the people living in this land will be grateful for your kindness. I have walked closely with Your Majesty and this period of history.

It's close enough. I'm afraid that any closer relationship will have an immeasurable impact on His Majesty and rewrite many things that are already destined."

After hearing these kind words, Shaohao's expression did not waver at all, and he just said: "Nothing is destined, everything depends on man-made efforts."

"That's right, nothing is destined..." Angmar sighed.

"Then why are you willing to say it now?"

"Because I figured something out." Angmar had a mysterious smile on his face and had no intention of saying it.

Seeing that Shaohao was confused and speechless, he turned to himself and said:

"Before, like Your Majesty, I was like you - saying this may be a bit flattering - working hard for my people to survive the disaster. At first, it was just to protect the people and things I cherish, such as my

My family, my lover, the forest that I grew up with, the forest that I am familiar with and deeply attached to... In short, these are all small things that are very common in the eyes of a big man like His Majesty——"

"This is not ordinary." Shaohao threw two pieces of firewood into the bonfire.

"——The subsequent experience can be said to be the most important experience in my life. I gained status and strength. Facing the catastrophe, I thought I had enough power to guide the major forces to unite and fight the disaster together.

.But in the end, fate gave me the punishment I deserved. My arrogance led to a big mistake, which almost led to the sacrifice of the main force to resist the disaster... After that, I thought for a long time. What can I do?

, what should I do? All this has a premise. The 'hometown' I call is actually my second hometown. To this world, I am just an outsider, an outsider who can't find his way home.

By."

"Plum blossoms in Kun-Lai Mountain always have to go through the harsh cold to exude their fragrant fragrance," Shaohao said.

"I started to do what I thought was right. The shocking catastrophe was beyond the power of one clan, so I began to unite all allies who could jointly fight the disaster, including our former enemies... who invaded our clan more than ten years ago.

The forest, the sinful people who slaughter innocent people. Some people say that I am a traitor, say that I am a **, and say that I worship the orcs - Oh, by the way, they are called orcs. They are a nomadic people who turned into brutal people due to external forces.

A race of savage beasts. But in fact, there are indeed some respectable individuals in this race. They are rational and far-sighted people who can stand on the same front and fight against evil." At this point, Angmar felt lonely.

smiled.

"You did the right thing," Shaohao commented, "Don't doubt yourself. Everyone is different. No matter what you do, there will always be people who point out your mistakes. Just like when I was practicing in Baihu Temple to save this land.

, there are always many subjects who do not understand the truth, accusing me of ignoring government affairs for the sake of my own longevity and my own interests when the Mantid is about to take action, and I am an unqualified emperor."

Angmar suddenly sat up and turned to look at Shaohao.

"I want to ask a question. If - and I just mean if - I can mediate the never-ending war between the mantid and the races, and jointly fight against the disaster in the prophecy... What do you think, Your Majesty?

?”

When asked about fundamental questions that were closely related to him, Shaohao opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

"It's just a conjecture." Angmar said again.

"Impossible, this is simply a false proposition. The hatred between the mantid and the various races was written by the blood and tears of countless victims over the course of more than thirty hundred years of reincarnation over the course of thousands of years.

It's made... I'm afraid even all the seawater in this world can't wash away this hatred. Besides, the Mantid will never give up its coveted Valley of Eternal Blossoms..." Shaohao said with a bitter smile.

Even with the emperor's state of mind and cultivation, it would be difficult to face the answer to this far-reaching question.

"What if I could completely control them?" Angmar's words left Shaohao speechless.

Unknowingly, fish belly white appeared in the east. The sleeping monks were awakened by the biological clock that had been completely solidified for more than ten years. They sat up from the floor, yawned briefly, and began to pack their luggage.

, ready to set off.

Facing the approaching dawn, Angmar stood up and took a deep breath of the cool morning air.

"Your Majesty does not need to give me an answer right away. When this journey is over, maybe... the answer will appear by itself."
Chapter completed!