LRAB Was it worth sacrificing himself for him in Chapter 5?
Was it worth sacrificing himself for him in Chapter 5?
Was it worth sacrificing himself for him in Chapter 5?
The cave was deep and quiet, and the sound of footsteps echoed low between the stone walls.
Tang Chuan squinted, adjusting his eyes to the darkness of the cave, and then took out a tinderbox that he had prepared beforehand from his pocket.
A gentle blow.
"hiss--"
The tinderbox instantly ignited with a faint flame, its pale yellow glow slowly flickering, casting dappled shadows of light and shadow on his face.
The cave was damp and cold, and the firelight was surrounded by mist, yet it still burned steadfastly.
Holding the tinderbox, Tang Chuan slowly walked deeper into the cave.
On the stone ground beneath his feet, there were occasional protruding moss and small puddles formed by dripping water. He carefully walked around them without making a loud noise. The further he went in, the stronger the faint life force became, as if the air itself had become warm and gentle.
Finally, the firelight illuminated a stone gate ahead.
It was the entrance to a naturally formed stone chamber, with rough surrounding rock walls, but some kind of artificial carving marks embedded above, seemingly left by Tang Hao when he personally opened up this place.
Tang Chuan pushed open the door and entered.
"Click—"
The interior of the stone chamber suddenly opened up, and the space was larger than he had expected. Just as Tang Chuan stepped in, a beam of light suddenly shone down from above, illuminating the center of the stone chamber.
He looked up and saw a circular opening in the top of the stone chamber, through which sunlight streamed in at an angle, forming a golden pillar of light inside, like a gate to the heavens.
Tang Chuan slowly moved his gaze forward and discovered a small mound of earth, about half a meter high, in the very center of the stone chamber. And on that small mound, a single Blue Silver Grass was growing all by itself.
This blue silver grass was entirely green, slender and upright. At first glance, it seemed no different from an ordinary weed, but Tang Chuan's gaze suddenly froze on its leaves.
The grass blades were slightly longer than ordinary blue silver grass, with edges trembling slightly, and the blades were covered with faint golden lines.
This moment.
Tang Chuan recognized its identity almost without hesitation.
Ah Yin, his adoptive mother in this life, is also Tang San's biological mother and the true origin of the Blue Silver Grass bloodline.
Tang Chuan strode forward and slowly knelt down in front of the small mound, looking down at it carefully.
Upon closer inspection, this blue silver grass still exudes a refreshing vitality.
However, Tang Chuan's eyes quickly noticed the abnormality.
The edges of the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass that Ah Yin transformed into were slightly withered and yellow. Although the grass was upright, it was obviously not full enough, and the color of the stem was also slightly dull.
This is not what a healthy plant should look like.
It should not be the life seed of the Blue Silver Emperor, a soul beast that was once 100,000 years old.
Why is this happening?
"It seems my mother isn't doing well here."
With a slight frown, Tang Chuan slowly raised his head and looked at the opening at the top of the stone chamber.
Sunlight poured down from the circular opening, casting beautiful golden beams that fell directly on Ah Yin.
But right now.
Tang Chuan's eyes narrowed, and he instantly deduced the logic behind the whole thing:
"The cave entrance faces east, and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west."
"Sunlight only shines directly into this spot for a brief moment at noon."
"In other words, the mother plant probably receives less than an hour of sunlight each day, which is why its leaves are turning yellow."
Thinking of this, his heart sank slightly, and his gaze returned to the trembling blue silver grass.
The fine golden lines still faintly rippled, but it wasn't a surge of vigorous growth; rather, it was the strained rhythm of life. At this moment, Ah Yin was on her deathbed, yet she was still stubbornly living on.
A lump formed in his throat, Tang Chuan's lips moved, and he softly murmured to himself:
"As a plant-type soul beast, its most fundamental reliance is photosynthesis."
"Tang Hao planted you in this almost sunless cave, only allowing you a brief ray of sunlight each day... This is not protection at all, but torture."
Tang Chuan did not roar or shout; at this moment, he was suppressing a deep sorrow and irony from the depths of his soul.
"You sacrificed yourself for him, turning into grass, yet he abandoned you in a dark cave. Was it really worth it?"
Looking down at the weak Blue Silver Grass, Tang Chuan felt a mix of emotions. As he finished speaking, the air in the stone chamber seemed to freeze.
His words fell to the ground with utter silence.
But they pierced Ah Yin's hidden consciousness like fine needles.
At that moment, the blue silver grass that stood quietly on the mound trembled slightly.
Its leaves, which had been swaying in the wind, suddenly paused, as if lost in some deep thought and... astonishment, with a hint of regret in them.
Even though she had transformed into a plant form, as a soul beast with 100,000 years of cultivation, Ah Yin's consciousness had never been completely extinguished, so she could naturally hear what Tang Chuan had just said.
At this moment, Ah Yin's consciousness rippled like water on a lake, and fragments of memories slowly surfaced.
She clearly remembered that day when she sacrificed herself for Tang Hao, and her body disintegrated.
When I awoke again, I was in this silent, cold earth, surrounded by darkness, with only the echoing sound of dripping water in my ears, day after day, year after year…
Six years have passed, and Tang Hao has not come even once.
"Brother Hao...where did you go...?"
"Brother Hao, why did you plant me in this dark and sunless cave? I remember telling you a lot about growing flowers and plants when we were together, but why did you still make such a big mistake in the end?"
"Even if you think taking me with you on your escape is a burden, I'm just an ordinary Blue Silver Grass right now. You could plant me by the roadside and no one would notice. After all, Blue Silver Grass is the most common plant in the world."
"Did you truly love me back then? Or... did you have ulterior motives?"
Just then, Tang Chuan slowly raised his right hand, a faint light flowing in his palm. Then, the Blue Silver Grass quietly emerged from his palm, swaying gently.
And at this very moment.
A strange change suddenly occurred.
The blue silver grass in his palm seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, and it trembled violently. The next moment, the blue silver grass on the small mound also trembled slightly, and the fine golden lines suddenly lit up!
A resonance occurred between the two blue silver grasses.
A faint, visible light pattern spread from the Blue Silver Grass in Tang Chuan's palm and quietly connected to the Blue Silver Grass on the mound.
In just a moment, Ah Yin sensed this familiar yet unique aura.
"This is……"
"My child..."
Ah Yin's consciousness surged like a torrent, as if she had waited for this moment for many years.
She recognized Tang Chuan.
That was her flesh and blood, her child.
The next second, the blue silver grass on the small mound suddenly grew, its leaves rapidly unfurling, the golden veins pulsating like a heartbeat, quickly climbing and spreading.
Like gentle silk threads, strands of blue silver grass quietly emerged from the small mound, slowly approaching Tang Chuan.
(End of this chapter)