178: Capture Anta County!

“What, do you want to taste Meng Po Soup too?” Song Zhong asked.

Shen Qingzhu quickly shook his head, “Such a precious thing, it’s better left for those who need it.”

“Since it’s a precious thing, not everyone is qualified to drink it. You’ve heard the legend of Meng Po Soup, haven’t you?”

Shen Qingzhu nodded, “Of course I’ve heard of it. Ghosts preparing for reincarnation will drink a bowl of Meng Po Soup before crossing the Bridge of Helplessness. After drinking it, they will forget everything and start anew.”

“Exactly. So, Meng Po Soup is for the dead, but if one day you feel life is meaningless, you can come to me for a taste of Meng Po Soup.”

Shen Qingzhu turned to look at the prisoners who had regained new lives and asked in confusion, “In your eyes, are they all dead?”

“Hehe, merely walking corpses. There’s no difference from the dead.”

“Isn’t that a bit too extreme? Everyone has the right to choose freely.” Shen Qingzhu felt that Song Zhong had gone a bit too far, as drinking Meng Po Soup almost amounted to destroying one’s personal will.

“Hehe, Shen Qingzhu, choice doesn’t mean freedom. Most of the time, we are forced to make choices.”

Song Zhong thought for a moment and said, “Besides Zhou Ping, how many people truly live with clarity?”

Shen Qingzhu fell silent. Just as Song Zhong said, whether it was Ye Fan, Lin Qi Ye, or himself, reaching this point, more or less, involved some helplessness.

“Then what exactly is your purpose in separating from the Ancient God Church?”

This was what Shen Qingzhu was most curious about. In his opinion, forcibly falling out with Yue Huai and the others was a very unwise move.

“Why? Yue Huai’s methods won’t last long. To grow bigger and stronger, we must change our development path.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhu’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. This was bad. He had originally thought Song Zhong might have plans to abandon darkness for light, but hearing this, it seemed that wasn’t the case at all.

“Grow bigger and stronger?”

“Yes, those people like Yue Huai keep shouting about destruction and world-ending all day. It’s just too low. What they’re doing will only accelerate their own demise. From beginning to end, they’re just a bunch of fools fooled by the Great God Brahma of World Destruction.”

Hearing Song Zhong’s disdain for Yue Huai, Shen Qingzhu quietly asked, “What about you? What’s your plan?”

“Not only will I not destroy the world, but I will also protect it well.”

Shen Qingzhu: ???

Why did Song Zhong’s words sound so familiar? Isn’t that the job of a Night Watcher? What, are you going to steal their rice bowl?

“That sounds pretty similar to what the Night Watchers do, doesn’t it?” Shen Qingzhu asked.

“Hehe, of course! But they do it too poorly. I want to fill this world with my followers, to fill the world with love!”

Shen Qingzhu stared blankly at Song Zhong and weakly asked, “Your behavior is a bit too cult-like, isn’t it?”

“Shen Qingzhu, wake up. We’ve always been cult members! I’m the cult leader, and you’re a cult backbone.”

“No, I’m an undercover agent.” Shen Qingzhu retorted, “No, that’s not the issue right now. If you do this, not to mention the Night Watchers, even the Great Xia Gods won’t let you off.”

“Hehe, Qingzhu, you have a sense of crisis. I’m very pleased!” Song Zhong patted Shen Qingzhu’s shoulder, very satisfied.

“Pleased my foot! Then how do you plan to deal with the Night Watchers and the Great Xia Gods?”

Shen Qingzhu felt that Song Zhong’s thought process had become increasingly abnormal since he returned from the Zhaijie Institute.

“Hehe, that’s simple. If I make them my followers, won’t that solve the problem?”

Shen Qingzhu felt as if he had been struck by the snake woman’s petrification Curse. Absurd, just utterly absurd.

It’s one thing to develop the Night Watchers into your followers, but you want the Deities to worship you?

No, even making the Night Watchers your followers isn’t acceptable!

“Lord Song Zhong, I feel that what you’re doing might lead to a quicker demise than Yue Huai and his group.” Shen Qingzhu said worriedly.

Song Zhong looked up at the sky, “Don’t worry, the future is bright, the path is winding, and we still have a long way to go.”

“Oh, right, Shen Qingzhu!” Song Zhong suddenly said, “You can reveal my next plan to the Night Watchers.”

“Huh?”

Shen Qingzhu looked like a standing groundhog, simply unable to believe his ears.

What the heck? You’re actually actively asking me to reveal information to the Night Watchers?

Song Zhong’s face was filled with calmness and composure as he said, “Tell them that my next plan is to occupy Anta County, and then you can return to the Night Watchers.”

Holy cow!

Brother, are you sick?

The Ancient God Church has been established for so many years, and it has only been lurking in major cities, secretly making small moves.

And you, on the other hand, want to seize territory right away?

Although Anta County is located on the northern border of Great Xia, a place as remote as can be, it is still Great Xia territory!

In the past, this would have been a ticket for a family annihilation experience!

“Lord Song Zhong, we just established ourselves, and we’re going to seize territory?” Shen Qingzhu asked.

“Hehe, what, you don’t want to go back to the Night Watchers?”

“Of course I want to go back, but once the Night Watchers know this information, they will definitely suppress the Ancient God Church completely, you…”

Shen Qingzhu suddenly stopped. Wasn’t the purpose of his undercover mission to kill Whisper and destroy the Ancient God Church?

Why was he starting to worry about Song Zhong?

“So, next time we meet, we’ll be enemies!”

Song Zhong patted Shen Qingzhu’s head. The latter stood rooted to the spot, completely unresponsive.

“I…” Shen Qingzhu wanted to say something else, but Song Zhong stopped him.

“Why are you being so wishy-washy? Could it be that you still have lingering feelings for my New Ancient God Church?”

“Of course not, I just haven’t adapted yet.” Shen Qingzhu looked at Song Zhong with complex emotions.

He had imagined a hundred ways to return to the Night Watchers, but he never expected it to be by being driven back.

To be honest, in the undercover world, this way of returning was a bit embarrassing.

But staying with Song Zhong any longer, the atmosphere would also be somewhat awkward.

After a moment of thought, Shen Qingzhu still followed Song Zhong’s suggestion.

It seemed there was no point in him staying any longer.

“Then it’s time to say goodbye, but perhaps we’ll meet again very soon!”

Song Zhong smiled and bid farewell to Shen Qingzhu, then left with a group of black-robed figures.

Shen Qingzhu looked at the empty roadside, a feeling of loss suddenly rising in his heart.

Gusu City was not far ahead. As long as he found the Night Watchers there, he could go home.

This scene had appeared in his mind countless times, but now that it was actually happening, he didn’t feel the excitement he had imagined.

“Forget it, let’s go back!”

Shen Qingzhu walked with heavy steps towards Gusu City. No matter what, he had to send back the intelligence about the Ancient God Church’s drastic change first.