readytorunbook Chapter 771 This point is crucial to remember
Chapter 771 This point is crucial to remember
When Xu Ning heard that Vilette was still preoccupied with the secret that Funina was hiding, he laughed and said, "How should I put it? I should say that he truly deserves to be the most trusted Supreme Judge. He is still as calm as ever. Brother Kong, in comparison, you seem much more impetuous."
Kong has lost count of how many times he's let out a bitter laugh today.
"Brother Xu, how did things turn out like this?"
Xu Ning looked at Kong, who looked completely bewildered, and smiled, "It is a choice, Kong. It is all because of the choice of fate."
Kong shook his head and said, "I didn't see fate giving us a chance to choose; I only saw it manipulating us step by step toward a dead end."
Xu Ning pointed to the Dust Song Pot at his waist, "Do you know what Grandma Ping meant by giving you the Dust Song Pot?"
"You are a traveler from the heavens, a witness to Teyvat. Even if the end of this earthly destiny is an abyss, you can still stand on the edge of the cliff and sing joyfully."
Even if fate decrees your death tomorrow, it cannot stop you from enjoying today. Remember, your choices are always above fate.
Kong seemed to understand something, but still asked doubtfully, "But in this situation..."
Xu Ning gently patted the giant whale's head, then slowly descended from mid-air and stood in front of everyone.
"The first half of the prophecy is all about past events, which cannot be changed and need not be changed."
"But why did you devise such a foolish plan after seeing the third vision of the prophecy? Do you know what I thought of when I saw this picture in the Mo Mang Palace?"
"I saw Furness slowly sinking into the water, and everyone stood by doing nothing. At that moment, I knew that fate had already given us a choice: to reach out and save her, or to stand idly by?"
"No matter which path we choose, even if we all end up with Fontainebleau being submerged, we can always be true to our own hearts."
Xu Ning patted Kong on the shoulder and chuckled, "But when I saw your plan, I realized I was too narrow-minded. You actually chose to kick it while it's down..."
Kong and Paimon both lowered their heads in shame.
Xu Ning sighed, "Alright, who is without fault? It's not too late to correct it now. Whether the Fetal Sea disappears or the floods caused by rising sea levels occur, as long as the giant whale that swallowed the Fetal Sea is still under our control, the disaster in Fontaine will naturally not befall us."
"As for sentencing the Water God to death, that's just this proclamation machine malfunctioning. After all, it's a few hundred years old, so it's normal for it to spout nonsense occasionally. Someone like me, who has saved several countries and is treated as an honored guest wherever I go, would probably be sentenced to death by this broken machine even if I were just standing there being accused, right?"
Before Xu Ning finished speaking, countless slips of paper sprayed out from the cardinal's ticket issuing slot like a shower of flowers.
"A liar," "spreading rumors," "bewitching people," "You deserve to die," "You are guilty of a heinous crime," "Death penalty," "Execute immediately," "To be torn to pieces," "You deserve to die"...
The white paper strips fell one after another, like a shower of pear blossoms.
The young master, who was watching the show and resting nearby, casually caught a piece of paper that read "utterly wicked," and shook his head with a "tsk tsk," saying, "Now it seems that the word 'guilty' that I received is actually much gentler, haha!"
"You can still laugh? Let's deal with you first, you troublemaker who's no better than me!"
Xu Ning's voice suddenly rang out beside him, and the young master suddenly became alert, immediately preparing to assume a defensive stance.
"Forget that this guy is now an enemy, not a friend!"
But it was clearly too late.
The young master felt his arms suddenly tighten, as a figure exuding a misty aura suddenly grabbed his elbows from behind, and his ankles were also grabbed by two hands that suddenly appeared from the ground.
Xu Ning delivered a side kick, and the young master was sent flying without any resistance.
"Pfft... You're ruthless, you just wait..."
The young master was about to utter a harsh remark in mid-air to adjust his posture when he suddenly felt an extremely strong suction force from behind, and his face turned pale instantly.
That guy is still in mid-air!
“Xu! Ning!…”
The young master, along with his screams, was swallowed whole by the giant whale.
Xu Ning waved his hand, "Go to the fetal sea and wait for me, don't let him out yet."
As if it had understood Xu Ning's instructions, the giant whale flipped over and fell back into the broken space, and then the crack in the space slowly closed again.
Xu Ning's defeat of the young master was swift and sudden; before the remaining people could even understand what was happening, the young master had already vanished into the whale's belly.
Xu Ning smiled and continued working, a surge of wine gushing out like a tide, suddenly engulfing Claude and the three siblings, Linni.
"Retreat quickly! Brother Xu's wine can dissolve the Fengdan people!"
Kong still didn't understand what Xu Ning was doing, but he vividly remembered the power of the wine in Xu Ning's hand. He immediately reminded the four of them and drew his bladeless sword from his waist. He just didn't know whether he should fight with Brother Xu.
"Kong, don't forget the word 'choice' I told you. I won't kill them, but I need to make sure no one here can carry out the execution of the Water God."
Upon hearing this, Kong remembered what Xu Ning had just told him, and finally lowered his long sword, standing quietly to the side.
Xu Ning's surge of liquor was not fast, but it was overwhelming and irresistible. After Linni and Claurind unleashed two lightning and fire attacks, they finally dared not risk getting the liquor on their bodies and were forced to leave the opera house.
"Now, you are the only one left that poses a threat here, Water Dragon King!"
Xu Ning raised the Dust Concealment Gourd and took two sips of wine. He then said to Vilette, "You are different from Clorind. Given your status, whether as the ancient ruler of Teyvat, the Water Dragon King, or the high and mighty Supreme Judge of Fontaine, I don't think you care much about the disasters and prophecies of the Fontaine people. After all, your position is always too high, and you lack a deep understanding of the suffering others have experienced. This is why you orchestrated such a plan."
"I don't know how far you'll go for that secret, nor do I know what kind of deal you have with the one in the Prophecy Machine, but just as these countless judgments can't do anything to me, I don't want to see any death sentences on Funina either. I'm protecting her, and please remember that."
Sitting on the VIP throne, Funina's body suddenly trembled slightly. Her warm eyes could no longer hold back the two lines of clear tears, which fell along the path of fate.
Villette listened quietly until Xu Ning finished speaking before she spoke.
“You are wrong. Although this world has been in chaos and disjointed for a long time, the reason I accepted the Water God’s invitation to come here as a judge was to see if I could use the law to judge and correct this world. But I still care about the suffering that the people of Fontaine may suffer.”
"After all, they all came from the water of the womb, and can be considered a kind of native life in this world. I promised to take care of them."