1854 Walking Out of the Hall
Xie Qing King stopped just short of the entrance and spoke aloud to Han Sen . “Do you really have a way? If you don’t, I’ll pull you out of there!”
“Don’t worry . I have a way,” Han Sen said calmly .
“Han Sen, give him your sacrifice and make the wish! Do you want to die?” Captain Wood said, with a frown .
“He is your god, Rebate . He is not the god of the crystallizers . Who said I absolutely must make a wish with him?” Han Sen mocked the scenario .
“It looks like you really don’t want to live . ” Captain Wood looked rather gloomy .
It didn’t matter to him if Han Sen wanted to live or die, but he was on Planet Eclipse . If Han Sen randomly died there, under his supervision, he couldn’t rightly explain to Queen what had transpired .
“Skygod, I am not making a wish . And I will not hand over the feather . Even if you kill me or torture me, you won’t obtain it . So, come on! Give me what you’ve got,” Han Sen said, then continued walking toward the door .
Sun Skygod did not say a word . Han Sen’s body was growing old very quickly, though . His face had wrinkled, and his hair had gone white .
“Even if you do not want to use the Raven feather to save your people, aren’t you interested in something for yourself? How about immortality? If you make a wish, you can live forever! Or you can become the king of some land, if you so choose . I can grant you anything you want, right here, right now . ” Sun Skygod finally broke his silence .
Han Sen did not respond . He continued walking away . He couldn’t leave, so he just kept on going .
“Has someone you love died? If you make a wish, I can bring them back for you . ” Sun Skygod offered more, seeing Han Sen’s continued disinterest .
Han Sen didn’t say anything to him, though . He just kept on going, as if he hadn’t heard a thing .
“If you want to become Narrow Moon’s absolute master, you only have to ask that of me . ” Sun Skygod’s offerings were becoming grander as time went on . If this continued, it wouldn’t be long before Han Sen found himself in the seat of the creator .
Han Sen remained unfazed and uncaring . He kept on walking . He walked in the direction of the door that could never be reached .
Not long after, Han Sen’s hair had all turned white . His face was covered in wrinkles . He was like a dying old man . He was really old at this point .
Little Silver, who had been sitting on Han Sen’s shoulder the whole time, was old, too . His silver hair had turned white, and it looked as if he was going to die of old age .
“What? Are you not going to help him?” a Marquise mocked .
Xie Qing King said coldly, “He said he has a way out of there . ”
The Marquise lifted his top lip, thinking Xie Qing King was merely too scared to go to Han Sen’s aid . The others thought the same, as well . They could see him standing on the precipice, only watching Han Sen and refusing to step inside .
Suddenly, the purple-bronze door shut . And then, you could not see what was beyond there . This also meant Han Sen was now hidden from sight .
“It looks like Skygod is angry . Han Sen is most likely dead now . We should go, Master . ” Captain Wood was speaking to Black Steel .
Black Steel frowned and looked at the solemn door that had closed . He said, “Okay, let’s leave . ”
“What are you two doing there? Why are you not leaving?” a Marquise asked Xie Qing King and Gu Qingcheng .
“We are waiting for Han Sen,” Xie Qing King coldly said .
“Earlier, you two were afraid to step inside . Stop pretending about this nonsense . ” The Marquise lifted his lip .
“Let them stay,” Black Steel said . Then, he signaled for the rest of the team to depart . Then, he murmured to Xie Qing King, “Tell Han Sen that I’m sorry . I will leave much of the lotus in the base . ”
“Okay . ” Xie Qing King affirmed he would .
When Captain Wood took the others to the place’s exit, Xie Qing King spoke again . He said, “Is Han Sen really going to be fine?”
“I thought you were confident he would be . ” Gu Qingcheng looked at the door before them and spoke carelessly .
“I am, but that Skygod is a dodgy fellow . I am afraid Han Sen will walk out as an old man . ” Xie Qing King slumped his shoulders .
Gu Qingcheng understood what he was getting at, but she did not respond to him .
A lot of time passed, and after an hour, the purple-bronze door opened . Han Sen came out alongside Little Silver .
Han Sen had not become an old man, and he was as young as he had been when he first entered the hall . He had not been injured, either .
Little Silver was fine, too . And he had his old silver fur that was radiant and shiny .
“Did you make a wish?” Gu Qingcheng spoke to Han Sen, looking real dim .
Han Sen shook his head and pulled out a box . He smiled and said, “The item Skygod wanted is still in here . Even if I make a wish, he won’t listen . ”
“Why would he let you go unharmed, if you didn’t make one?” Xie Qing King asked with much curiosity .
“I was fine the whole time . Him speeding up time was merely an illusion . ” Han Sen smiled .
“It was an illusion? That means he wasn’t real, and all his power was merely for show?” Xie Qing King said .
“He doesn’t have all the powers he pretended to have, but at least his space powers were legit . Even though he is not really all-powerful, he is still at a deified level . Even if we have to fight him eventually, we cannot deal with him now . ” Han Sen shook his head .
“Why did he not kill you and just take the feather?” Xie Qing King could not believe that things had worked out this way .
Han Sen did not answer Xie Qing King, though . He just looked at Gu Qingcheng and asked, “That Sun Skygod, was he the same god as the one you met?”
Gu Qingcheng shook her head . “I don’t think so . This one gave me a completely different feeling to the one I previously met . That being said, there appears to be a thread connecting them somehow . Maybe . I can’t quite put my finger on it . ”
“Maybe they are both of the same kind? They must both have a limitation of some sort . They cannot just kill people . ” Han Sen did not continue with that train of questions, though . He just looked around and asked, “Captain Wood and the others have left?”
“As soon as the door shut, they took their leave . Black Steel told us he would leave some of the lotus roots for us at the base,” Xie Qing King answered .
“I am afraid they might not even be able to leave the palace . As far as I know, those who make wishes don’t meet a fond fate . Let’s go . I hope we can catch up with them . ” Han Sen took off power walking .
“I don’t understand! How did you know all that was an illusion?” Gu Qingcheng asked, matching Han Sen’s speed . She had no idea it was all a trick .
Han Sen did not answer . He patted his shoulder and Little Invisible revealed itself . Han Sen smiled . “If that power was real, he should have aged, too . ”