The entire sect was filled with valiant warriors, yet they were almost wiped out!
Ling Feng's expression turned extremely grim.
He couldn't fathom the depth of the old man's grief!
If the old man had died long ago, he wouldn't have cared about his descendants. But now, with his descendants all having sacrificed themselves on the battlefield, this old man was still alive!
It was as if he were cursed by the battlefield, a heartbreaking fate!
"Is there no one else left in the family?" Ling Feng couldn't help but ask again.
Li Gensheng glanced back at his wife, then smiled at Ling Feng and shook his head, "We ran out on our own. The children don't know. They're already great-grandchildren by now. And we don't have much influence in the war zones anymore, so we can't provide them with anything. We're just useless old folks. So, we didn't come out to bother anyone. Actually, it's for the best, to avoid the remaining bloodline from being wiped out on the battlefield!"
Shock!
Ling Feng's heart was still shaken.
Even though he had heard similar stories many times from his seniors on the battlefield, this time it was the most profoundly shocking to Ling Feng, to an extreme!
He took a deep breath and looked back at the old man deeply, "Senior, your qi cultivation is accomplished. You can live for another ten years without issue. Your descendants will still be able to benefit from your presence!"
Li Gensheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Heh, what's the use of living a long life? I've lived long enough. I should have gone down to see my old brothers long ago. And my sons, my eldest grandson, heh, speaking of which, I truly am an old immortal! I've killed many people in my life, yet I've lived this long. Perhaps I'm cursed by those who died!"
As he spoke, Li Gensheng looked back at Ling Feng deeply, "Young man, from the moment you appeared behind us, I knew you had noticed us old folks. I, Li Gensheng, may not be a significant figure, but I have some skill in judging people. I can see that, young man, you are no ordinary person! Don't pity us old couple, and don't think about helping us do anything. It's not worth it!"
Ling Feng's expression grew even more somber.
"Why are you so pessimistic?"
Li Gensheng shook his head, "Heh, this isn't pessimism, it's seeing through it. This world has changed into something we no longer recognize. Everything needs to be updated. We are old, truly too old. It's time to leave!"
"Is it because of your wife's condition? If I said I could still treat her, would you change your mind?"
Ling Feng suddenly said this, his expression extremely serious.
Upon hearing this, Li Gensheng's eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance, as if he saw a miracle. But after just a moment, Li Gensheng smiled with relief, "Heh, perhaps you really can do it. But, my old wife has been deaf and mute for so many years. She's tired and wants to rest. Then I will rest with her in eternal sleep!"
"You... you two are here to... sleep eternally?!"
Ling Feng's face changed in horror. These two centenarians were here to commit suicide?
To face death so calmly was truly too shocking!
Ling Feng's emotions were in great turmoil!
It had been so long since he had felt this way.
"Heh, yes, Xinjiang, what a beautiful place! I met my old wife here back then. It was so difficult then, people were starving and eating tree bark! Heh, this wife of mine, I got her cheaply, just by giving a potato, and this wife has been with me for eighty or ninety years!"
Li Gensheng smiled brilliantly, clearly recalling the beautiful times of the past!
Those memories, which were extremely difficult and painful for many people today, were sweet, happy, and passionate times for elders like Li Gensheng!
Everything was so beautiful.
Precisely because it was so beautiful, Li Gensheng wanted to be buried here with his beloved, buried in the most beautiful moments of his life!
"Young man, you haven't experienced those times, so you naturally can't understand. My greatest wish now is to let my old wife live for three more days. Three days from now is her birthday! Her hundredth birthday. After her birthday, we should bid farewell to this world. If there is a new world waiting for us, that would be great. I will definitely stay by her side!"
Li Gensheng sighed.
By this time, Ling Feng had completely repaired the car.
He looked back at Li Gensheng, "Senior, I'm afraid I have to be the villain. This world is still beautiful, and you haven't been eliminated. If you want to die, I truly cannot fulfill that wish!"
Li Gensheng frowned upon hearing this, "Young man, do you know what you're saying? Life, old age, sickness, and death are not something that can be defied by human power. My old wife's body really can't hold on anymore. I can't let her suffer. If she leaves, I certainly can't live alone!"
Ling Feng also shook his head resolutely, "Your unwavering love until death makes me believe that the most beautiful love exists in this world. I am grateful to you both, but I am not speaking nonsense. You can still live, live for a very, very long time. You may have to experience the cycle of life, old age, sickness, and death again!"
Li Gensheng's eyes widened, then he smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That would be too tiring!"
"But are you truly willing to give up like this?" Ling Feng shook his head and asked in a deep voice, then continued, "You two have indeed reached retirement age, but if you both die, it would be too great a loss to this world, and an even greater loss to me. I need you to live, even if only to set an example for the soldiers below!"
Li Gensheng's brow furrowed. Ling Feng spoke more and more resolutely. Such a tone truly made Li Gensheng doubt whether Ling Feng could truly achieve everything he said!
Does he really possess the ability to keep them both alive?
"Young man, who exactly are you?"
Li Gensheng asked word by word.
Ling Feng never liked to reveal his identity easily to others, but today, Ling Feng had to be honest to make them live.
Although Ling Feng himself realized that preventing them from leaving when they had seen through the world's red dust and faced death calmly was too cruel, Ling Feng had no other choice!
"I am Ling Tianci!"
Ling Feng revealed his name.
Upon hearing this, Li Gensheng's eyes widened, "You are... the Zhenbei Heavenly Venerate?!"
"That title is no longer fitting. There is no war on the northern border now, but it is occupied by monsters. I was delayed for three years, and the world has changed a lot. But, don't worry, soon, everything will be stable. Monsters and the like cannot defeat humans!"
Ling Feng appeared very calm at this moment. As long as Li Gensheng could accept his idea, it would be fine!
Although, this was truly very cruel!
But Ling Feng couldn't bear to watch them die!