Chapter 794: Chapter 793: Once Had a Red Heart
"What... what?"
Li Xuanyu’s words left Yang Fei dumbfounded, thinking he might have heard wrong.
Given Yang Fei’s temperament, it was rare for anything to shock him so deeply, but the content of Li Xuanyu’s speech had truly delivered a tremendous impact on his heart.
Is Japan so audacious?
To actually deploy nuclear weapons?
And to have dropped them on the Federation’s troops, causing the Federation to hold back on sending reinforcements, instead wanting the East Asian countries and Divine Continent Country to withstand the first wave of assault from this crazed nation?
Honestly, Yang Fei had considered the possibility of war, but he never imagined it would come so abruptly.
Especially when Japan detonated two nuclear bombs recently, he was in the Hidden Sect World, completely unaware of the situation. After coming out, Qin Huai’an and the others hadn’t informed him, so hearing this news from Li Xuanyu now, he was shocked.
"You didn’t know? I thought Qin Yanyang had already told you," Li Xuanyu said, surprised by Yang Fei’s shocked voice.
"According to the Cavendish family’s predictions, Heaven and Penglai Realm will surely instigate the dark war, but the dark war is just the beginning. Perhaps the third great war in human history will also be ignited, and this war could completely destroy the entire human civilization that has developed over thousands of years," Li Xuanyu continued.
Yang Fei felt his throat go dry.
Damn, he had been involved in many minor skirmishes, and even had his fair share of one-on-one confrontations with this world’s top cultivators; but now facing the prospect of a global war, his heart was pounding with a profound sense of fear within.
This was not a disgrace.
Not to mention he was originally just a commoner who grew up in the countryside, although he later made a name for himself in the overseas underworld, he was still a human of flesh and blood. How could he not be afraid of a modernized war where a single nuclear bomb could level a city?
Take Li Xuanyu, for instance, the young lady born into a top conglomerate in Korea; even she was fearful when talking about a probable breakout of the third full-scale war.
And the Cavendish family too.
This ancient and mysterious family with a long history in Europe was clearly terrified as well.
Unlike the first and second full-scale wars, the weapons controlled by superpowers today were just too powerful. If the situation were to spiral out of control, it would be enough to destroy the entire human civilization.
Even all of Earth’s living species might be extinguished.
It would lead to the Blue Planet, a cradle nurturing countless lives, becoming a dead world devoid of vitality.
After a brief moment of shock, Yang Fei quickly regained his composure, taking a deep breath, he said, "Has Japan truly gone mad?"
Li Xuanyu hummed, "This nation has always been a bunch of self-serving, perverted, disgusting, bloodthirsty scum from ancient times.
After World War II, they were restricted by the Federation for many years and suffered great oppression. Hatred for the Federation runs deep in their bones, giving rise to a misanthropic and anti-humanity sentiment.
To seize more fertile lands and resources, to avenge the disgrace of World War II, they might do anything."
Yang Fei, thinking of those obsessed individuals in the Japanese race, had no doubts about Li Xuanyu’s words.
The majority of that nation’s people are inherently vile, greedy, perverse, and bottomless scum; it wouldn’t be surprising how insanely twisted their actions could be.
Indeed, they must be guarded against!
"I don’t know when they will launch a real landing war, but I’ve already made preparations to evacuate. Just three days ago, our wealth was safely transferred to Divine Continent Country. By the way, Yang Fei, your wife isn’t the sort of despicable person who would embezzle our assets, is she?" Li Xuanyu said.
Yang Fei was taken aback again, "Assets?"
"You don’t know?" Li Xuanyu was a bit stunned.
"No idea, I went to the Hidden Sect World recently and don’t know anything about what happened outside," Yang Fei replied.
Li Xuanyu then briefly explained the asset transfer.
Yang Fei said, "Your preparations are correct. If Japan starts a war, you definitely won’t be able to hold out, and the wealth left behind would just become their spoils of war. As for Qin Yanyang, you can rest assured. From what I know of her, her character is absolutely trustworthy."
Li Xuanyu snorted, "You’re a couple; of course, you would speak in her favor. Anyway, you’re the only one I can trust now. Even if you tricked me into bankruptcy, I’d still do it willingly," she said.
Yang Fei felt a surge in his heart; that comment was not an easy one to respond to.
He understood Li Xuanyu’s feelings, but now, because of Tong Yunshu’s matter, Qin Yanyang wouldn’t forgive him. How could he dare to provoke other women?
Oh, wait a minute.
I had never entertained such thoughts before, so why am I thinking so much about it now?
Yang Fei couldn’t help but introspectively examine his own heart.
Have I really become corrupt?
Why do I have the notion that if I can sleep with two, I can sleep with three or four?
Damn it, that shouldn’t be the case, I always thought of myself as a man of pure and devoted affection, how come I now seem to possess the potential of a scumbag?
Could it be as some people say, that men become more libidinous as they age?
A flurry of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Yang Fei shook his head vigorously, coughed dryly, and said earnestly, "If Japan really loses its mind and war breaks out, you must be careful, and if you can’t hold out, retreat immediately, you know?"
Li Xuanyu’s voice lightened considerably upon hearing his words, "I know, don’t worry about me."
After chatting for a while longer, Li Xuanyu reluctantly hung up the phone.
Yang Fei held the phone and fell silent.
The world is so vast, life is so beautiful, it’s already so tough just being alive, why wage any wars at all!
But ultimately, he was powerless to stop any of it.
In this moment, he realized just how insignificant he was.
However, I still have to do something.
If there’s a chance, I’ve got to try my best to prevent the war from spiraling out of control, or else we’re all doomed.
Just as he was thinking this, a text message appeared on his phone.
He opened it to find that it was from Li Xuanyu.
She said that before Japan detonated two nuclear bombs, someone had sent her a text message, which she speculated was from Sun Xingyu.
Below in the text, was the reproduced original message of that mysterious text.
Yang Fei glanced at the contents of the message, and his heart stirred.
According to what Li Xuanyu said, not long after this message was sent, Japan did indeed ignite two nuclear weapons.
Such confidential information, even within Japan’s top echelons, was known only by very few, right?
Could it really be Sun Xingyu, who is now ’Yamamoto Rentu’?
If it truly was Sun Xingyu, what did it mean for him to send this information to Li Xuanyu in advance? Was it due to the old ties from their days in the International Madman Organization?
No, that’s not it.
Wasn’t he supposed to have been subjected to the Penglai Realm’s secret technique of Body Seizing, ending up as the so-called Guardian God by Yamamoto Rentu?
Could it be that Yamamoto Rentu’s Body Seizing attempt failed, and Sun Xingyu’s consciousness took control of everything?
Considering this possibility, Yang Fei felt a surge of intense emotion.
Although Sun Xingyu had betrayed the International Madman Organization and had even turned against him in Japan, and they were enemies with grudges against each other, the thought of Sun Xingyu not being seized and still controlling his body with his own consciousness brought more joy than anything else to Yang Fei’s heart.
Especially, if it was indeed Sun Xingyu who had sent the message to Li Xuanyu in advance, then what was he really thinking?
Now, Sun Xingyu not only had acquired the powerful legacy of a Guardian God and possessed incredible strength, but he was also the true master of the Yamamoto family, holding a certain degree of influence even in the Penglai Realm.
In his veins, however, flowed the blood of the Yanhuang Nation, and he had once been a person of utmost sincerity, with a fiercely loyal heart.
After much thought, Yang Fei’s eyes grew brighter.
He recalled Chiba Susumu.
He thought even more of Miss Monica of the Cavendish family.
Japan had its Hawks, but it also had its Dove Faction.
Perhaps, this war might not spiral out of control after all; there might still be plenty of room for maneuver.