When rapid footsteps sounded from all directions, the huge Tathagata shadow suspended above Fengyuan City had become very blurry.
There was only a thin layer of Buddha's light left that could compete with the bright moon, like a bubble that could burst with a single poke, causing the people in the city who didn't know what was going on to become extremely panicked.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the remaining 30,000 Fengyuan defenders who were still able to move all left the camp and rushed towards the North City Gate. Only Wuchen, the original six Buddhist monks who presided over the Tianfo Formation, was left.
"Gudu..."
Adam's apple squirmed, and the three third-grade lieutenants who were the first to arrive had already left the Tianfo formation and were guarding Wei Changtian nervously.
More and more soldiers were gathering at the city gate behind them.
And in front of them were enemy scouts getting closer and closer...
"Prepare to meet the enemy!"
One of the lieutenants looked back at Wei Changtian, who was still sitting with his eyes closed, and slowly pulled out the sword from his waist.
"Remember, our mission is to protect this person!"
"You can't retreat unless you have to!"
"As soon as we retreat, Your Majesty will withdraw! You all know what this means!"
"good!"
"good!"
"Okay" sounded twice in succession. Although the three of them had not even discussed Wei Changtian's identity, they definitely had this question in their minds.
Looking at Xu Suisui standing on the city wall from a distance, they all sighed silently.
Xu Suisui himself had no time to look at them at this time. His eyes were fixed on Wei Changtian, his expression already extremely nervous.
Judging from the firelight not far away, at most Bai Xigan's scouts from the Second Kingdom had arrived.
But Wei Changtian still showed no sign of waking up.
With so many people around now, of course Xu Suisui couldn't shout anymore, so he could only clenched his fists and kept praying in his heart——
"Wake up quickly..."
"Wei Changtian, please..."
"Wake up quickly..."
"..."
...
In fantasy.
Just when the battle outside the North City Gate was about to break out, Wei Changtian had already followed the man and woman to the milky white light curtain.
Just like the portal in "Doraemon", and like the wormhole in science fiction movies that can travel through time and space, it is like there is another world behind this light curtain, a world that Wei Changtian misses very much.
What will happen if you walk through this light curtain?
Is it really possible to travel back in time? Or are we trapped in a fantasy world and unable to extricate ourselves?
Wei Changtian didn't know and didn't think about it.
He just walked closer and closer until he slowly stood in front of the light curtain.
"Son, we are going home."
Sensing that he had stopped, the woman stopped walking forward. Instead, she turned back and said with a smile, "Mom has been waiting for this day for a long time."
"Yes, now our family is finally reunited."
The man also urged softly: "Son, let's go."
"..."
Their eyes were extremely peaceful, and their voices revealed joy and happiness.
However, Wei Changtian did not take another step forward. He just lowered his head and said slowly after being silent for a long time:
"Dad, Mom."
"I'll send you here."
"Son, you..."
Eyes widening in disbelief, the woman was stunned for a moment, then panicked and grabbed Wei Changtian's hand.
"What's wrong? Why do you say that?"
"You, won't you go back with your parents?"
"yes."
Wei Changtian nodded, raised his head to look at the panicked woman, and replied softly: "I can't go back."
"Why not?!"
The woman's expression became even more anxious: "Don't you want to be with your parents?!"
"Mom and Dad can't live without you!"
"Son, be obedient, be obedient, and follow your parents!"
"Mom, please, come home with us!"
"Be obedient and come home with us..."
"..."
From surprise, to panic, to finally pleading.
The woman's voice became louder and louder, and her tone became more urgent and humble.
But Wei Changtian remained motionless, just looking at the increasingly ferocious faces of the man and woman, and shook his head bitterly.
"Dad, Mom, I want to go home."
"But I know this is not my home, and you are not theirs."
"I knew it from the beginning."
"sorry......"
"..."
While saying "You are not them", he still called the couple "Mom and Dad".
Wei Changtian's words sounded contradictory at first, but they also showed his mood at the moment.
Even though he knew it was false, he still wanted to see them more and listen to what they said.
It's just that when it's time to wake up, you still have to wake up...
"Son! We are your parents!"
"Why do you think so?!"
"walk home!!"
"Let's go!!!"
Holding Wei Changtian's wrist tightly, the woman suddenly became hysterical. While shouting, she and the man tried to drag Wei Changtian into the light curtain.
However, Wei Changtian not only was not dragged by them, but actually took half a step back slightly.
"Sorry, I really can't leave."
"..."
"You! You bastard!!!"
"Ooooh! Son, come with mommy! Mommy, please!!"
"ah!!"
"Drag him away!!"
"Drag him away!!!"
"Mom and Dad can't live without you!!"
"Let's go! Let's go quickly!!!"
Distorted and sharp screams, fierce and crazy expressions.
The faces of men and women became distorted little by little in Wei Changtian's eyes, and they lost their "human" appearance in the blink of an eye.
Facing such two terrifying phantoms, most people may feel fear at this time.
But Wei Changtian's eyes did not change at all, and he even slowly knelt down in front of the two of them.
"Dad, Mom."
"I don't know if you can hear me."
"If I can't go back, then you must continue to live well."
"I'm living a good life in this world, don't worry."
"And if I can go back, I will definitely go back."
"Don't worry."
"As long as there is a slight chance, I will definitely go back..."
"..."
"Dong, dong, dong..."
Amidst the chaotic and painful roars of the men and women, Wei Changtian kowtowed to them three times, then stood up and stepped back step by step.
And with every step he took, the original real scene around him became a little blurry until it returned to its original pure white appearance.
In the distance, only the last outline of the two figures remained, and everything became calm again before the illusion was about to be shattered.
At this moment, Wei Changtian suddenly heard another voice.
"Son, go ahead..."
"Mom and dad love you..."
"..."
With a smile on his lips, Wei Changtian didn't speak anymore, but closed his eyes and slowly opened them after taking a breath.
"boom!!!!"
The next moment, an aura that seemed to be able to annihilate thousands of armies and belong to a second-level martial artist who could "overwhelm mountains and rivers" soared straight into the sky from the pile of corpses filled with flesh and blood, under the gaze of tens of thousands of people.
The turbulent waves from the sky are emptying, and the rivers are overturned, and the seas and mountains are destroyed.
In the second year of Taichu, March 26th, Yinshi quarter.
On the 831st day after time travel, Wei Changtian ascended to the second level outside Fengyuan City.