Rebirth: Living in Wilderness with My Superpower-Chapter 1001: The Weight of Life

"How could it not be? To restore the land, you’ll inevitably have to gather men and arms. These men and arms will undoubtedly be the blood relatives of the sons who have already perished. Only they would be willing to regroup for revenge for the sake of their lost kin."

"Can you guarantee that you’ll take this land back without letting them suffer any further harm?"

Yuwen Luanfei shook his head awkwardly.

"If you can’t, then isn’t it just adding more lives to the twenty thousand soldiers who’ve already been sacrificed?"

"They should be home, serving their parents, supporting their wives and children, not endlessly dying for your land."

"But the dead..." Yuwen Luanfei’s eyes were full of anguish.

He didn’t long for that throne—he just wanted revenge for his brothers, to ensure they wouldn’t die in vain. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"What you can truly do for the dead is to treat their descendants and relatives kindly, not to use revenge as an excuse to summon these innocent people again and push them into the flames once more."

Bai Junjun’s response was remarkably rational and resolute.

"Then what... what should I do..." Yuwen Luanfei’s eyes revealed confusion and helplessness.

He genuinely hoped to do something for these people, rather than pretending as if nothing had happened. Even if it meant fighting against the so-called impossible for them, he was willing.

"What you should do is preserve your life and work tirelessly to create wealth and material benefits from now on. You should use these resources to reward the families of the soldiers who died for you, fulfill their filial duties by supporting their siblings, wives, and children. You must not drag them into meaningless sacrifice again."

Bai Junjun’s words awakened the guilt-ridden and despondent Yuwen Luanfei. After wandering in Chaos for so long, he finally saw clarity.

Previously, whenever the soldiers’ anguished cries rang in his ears, he would be overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness. Only by thinking of revenge for them could he find a moment of peace and breath.

But now, Bai Junjun’s words had enlightened him.

Perhaps the soldiers’ cries didn’t demand him to seek vengeance, but were silent echoes urging him to treat their families well...

Yuwen Luanfei gazed intently at Bai Junjun.

"I’ll go with you. For the rest of my life, I’ll live for the fallen soldiers. I’ll find a place to mine properly, secretly amass gold and silver treasures, and give them plenty of money."

"..." Bai Junjun.

Well... well, perhaps there’s no need to go that far.

Still, having such an unconventional perspective showed that the artist he used to be had returned.

Bai Junjun silently let out a breath of relief.

People, after all, fear nothing more than getting trapped in their own obsessions. Sometimes, once ensnared by the cage they’ve built, they may never escape.

Fortunately, Yuwen Luanfei hadn’t sunk too deep.

Bai Junjun’s words were overheard by the two elderly people outside. They couldn’t stop their eyes from reddening.

After all, hadn’t they also lost their sons in the fires of war?

But their sons didn’t have the good fortune of encountering Yuwen Luanfei. Three years ago, they’d already fallen in battle.

And did they ever receive any compensation?

Though they had sons, they were forced to send their white-haired selves off to bury their black-haired children. Though they should have been able to rely on their sons for a comfortable old age, they could only labor at the docks with young men, sew insoles with failing eyesight, and sell them for a few scraps of food.

Such a tragic twilight wasn’t limited to just their family.

The masters they had once served had long since become nothing more than dust, and their grievances and suffering—who could they even speak them to?

Thus, Bai Junjun’s words became a form of spiritual healing for the two elders.

Though they themselves couldn’t gain anything, knowing that someone could—that was enough.

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