My gorgeous wife Chapter 2305 - 2273: People Who Never Return

Watching the Shadow suddenly self-destruct and disappear, a profound astonishment flashed across Li Chen’s eyes.

Immediately, he furrowed his brow, filled with confusion.

What exactly is happening here?

The Shadow at least possessed Dao Saint level power, how could it suddenly explode?

At first, Li Chen thought someone had launched a sneak attack and was alert from the first moment.

But soon afterward, he realized there wasn’t anything unusual around, nor had anyone appeared.

Moreover, if someone had truly acted to annihilate this Shadow Dao Saint, their strength would likely have to be at a certain level. He himself had little resistance in front of this Shadow Dao Saint, so if the opponent targeted him, where could he possibly escape?

However, it was very evident there was no other presence around, except for Little Feng.

Of course, even if Little Feng attempted a sneak attack, it was absolutely impossible to instantly kill a Dao Saint.

Then, how exactly did this Shadow Dao Saint die?

Li Chen’s eyebrows knit into a symbol of perplexity.

He began to force himself to calm down, thinking through every single detail beforehand.

"No, no one launched a sneak attack!" Li Chen quickly determined: "Judging by the explosion, this Shadow Dao Saint should have been in a state of self-destruction. Yet, he obviously had more to say to me, but then suddenly self-destructed. This makes no sense, so the possibility of self-destruction is..."

Restriction!

Without a doubt, this Shadow Dao Saint was under a restriction. And it was the kind that would lead directly to self-destruction if words that shouldn’t be spoken were uttered.

This could reasonably explain why the Shadow Dao Saint suddenly self-destructed.

But then, who could place such a restriction on a powerful Dao Saint?

Era-Ancient Civilization? World-Destroying Beast?

Impossible!

Because according to what the Shadow Dao Saint said before, he was secretly sent away by his main body, eluding war and everyone’s pursuit.

Therefore, the only one who could set such a powerful restriction was the Shadow Dao Saint’s own main body!

But why was the restriction triggered?

This was the deadlock in Li Chen’s deductions.

As if getting stuck in a dead end, the problem became an unsolvable knot.

Presumably, that powerful Peak Dao Saint set a restriction on his own shadow, waiting for someone to appear countless years later, and then deliver a message.

Even if a restriction was set, it should have been to disclose to unrelated persons or to the enemy, thus triggering the restriction.

And the Shadow Dao Saint clearly confirmed that the person he was waiting for was indeed himself.

But if it were truly himself, how could the restriction have been triggered?

Could the Shadow Dao Saint have mistaken his identity?

But that’s impossible too; with the Shadow Dao Saint’s powerful cultivation and divine perception, how could he make such a low-level mistake?

But if he didn’t mistake the identity, how was the restriction triggered?

"And that sentence... like the Supreme in the ancient dream of the Three Births River back then, it also seemed to warn me to be wary of a certain person?" Li Chen furrowed his brow tightly but could not reach a conclusion.

The problem seemed to be caught in a deadlock.

"Forget it."

After being silent for a long time, Li Chen let out a heavy sigh of turbid air.

Since he couldn’t figure it out, he decided not to think about it anymore.

When the time comes, the answer will reveal itself. Li Chen is not one to dwell obsessively on issues; since he can’t figure it out, he let it be.

It’s just a pity that the starry universe camp seems to have lost another powerful Dao Saint.

The value of a Dao Saint is extremely enormous.

Li Chen didn’t know how many Dao Saint powerhouses were left in the starry universe now, but in his opinion, no matter how many there were, it couldn’t possibly surpass those of the Era-Ancient Civilization.

Otherwise, the war of the Seven Realms back then wouldn’t have been so tragic.

Moreover, what worried Li Chen even more was, if war were to truly start again, would the Era-Ancient Civilization have another Heaven-shrouding Powerhouse appear?

And if so, who on their side could counter such a level of a powerhouse?

If the starry universe also had a Heaven-shrouding Powerhouse, that would be good.

Not to mention the rest, for the starry universe, there would also be a way out.

At that time, whether to fight or not would be the starry universe’s freedom, and the threat of the Era-Ancient Civilization would naturally be resolved.

It’s just that, undoubtedly, the starry universe civilization would also evolve into a new ’Era-Ancient Civilization.’

Li Chen himself deeply detested the Era-Ancient Civilization, but when he thought about how the starry universe had to become another ’Era-Ancient Civilization’ to survive, he couldn’t help but feel deep helplessness.

Struggling to survive, it is merely an instinct of living beings.

Perhaps, the Era-Ancient Civilization’s schemes and plots, even when exhausted, were merely for survival.

"But, in the end, they’re still the enemy." Li Chen shook his head, sat back onto Little Feng, and walked out of the Dormant Burial Mounds.

Behind him remained the small wooden house and the pond.

Although the wooden house and pond disappeared in the Shadow Dao Saint’s self-destruction, Li Chen restored everything with his power.

Moreover, behind that wooden house, a new grave was added.

Li Chen didn’t know the name of that Shadow Dao Saint, but without a doubt, regardless of whether it was the Shadow or the main body of the Shadow, they all were powerhouses who once fought to the end for the starry universe.

Such individuals are all worthy of respect.

"The Tomb of Dao Saint Feng Yizhu."

The Shadow Dao Saint seemed to quite like this name, so he took it upon himself to inscribe it on the tombstone.

And outside the small cabin and pond, Li Chen carved a grand cycle formation.

This place of tranquility will also receive Li Chen’s eternal protection, and no one or monster will disturb this Dao Saint powerhouse’s final peace.

As Li Chen was about to leave the small forest, he couldn’t help but look back deeply at the place enveloped by the formation.

He thought of the complex expression of realization and release on the Shadow Dao Saint’s face before he died.

Maybe, the Shadow Dao Saint had already known the end result would be like this, right?

But even knowing the outcome, he remained resolute. What was he seeking?

Perhaps having long since seen through life and death, he sought only one death?

Li Chen didn’t know, perhaps, this perplexity would also be buried forever with the Shadow Dao Saint’s death.

Casually plucking a rather broad leaf, Li Chen brushed off the dust and gently blew on it.

The somewhat desolate sound slowly resonated across the area covered in poisonous miasma.

In a certain sense, the Shadow Dao Saint’s memories and thoughts were no different from his main body. Saying he was the same Dao Saint from back then wouldn’t be wrong.

However, the Dao Saint of those days perished together with powerful enemies.

And the Shadow Dao Saint also ended here in melancholy.

Li Chen has a home, and he has family.

But they... do they also have a homeland?

In their homeland, are there family members waiting for their return, countless years, countless ages, yet never seeing their return?

A tune that Li Chen noted down hundreds of years ago on Earth slowly floated above the Dormant Burial Mounds.

The tune is called... "Hometown’s Original Scenery."

This tune was Li Chen’s gift to the Shadow Dao Saint and to all those who would never return, laid in this burial ground.