Chapter 1995

"Retreating doesn't mean they failed. They can still attack unless they leave this plane." Zhu Yanyi walked over and said to Gan Lang.

Gan Lang looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Yanyi, do you mean the Black Confucians will attack again?"

Zhu Yanyi nodded. "It looks like it. The next time might be even fiercer. The ones who stayed have changed after the war. They want to survive, so they must win. That will be a hard fight."

"I’ll take people to check the traps and set new ones," Liu Jin said without hesitation. He led his men away.

They didn’t know when the Black Confucians would attack again. But as long as they didn’t leave the plane, they had to stay careful.

"I’ll take my beastmen to work too," Gan Lang said directly. He left with his group.

The Elf Queen waved her hand. The elves nearby went to their tasks.

Zhu Yanyi smiled. "The effect is showing. This time, they got used to war. The cruelty will show in the next battle."

She looked at the Elf Queen. "Queen, do you have anyone who knows medicine or alchemy? Come learn some daily care from us. We might need it for the next war."

The Elf Queen looked at Zhu Yanyi, then nodded. "I’ll send them." She sighed. "War is so tiring for the mind."

"War is like that. To get peace, you need war. From now on, Lucky Forest and Dark Forest will truly be enemies," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

"Lucky Forest and Dark Forest have never been friendly," the Elf Queen disagreed.

Zhu Yanyi smiled, her expression becoming more serious. "Everyone knew they were opposed before. But this is your first real battle. This is the first time you clearly showed your sides."

The Elf Queen couldn’t deny this. Even though everyone knew they didn’t get along, they only avoided each other before. Standing against each other in war was new.

"Lucky Forest was originally called Bright Forest. The elves, beastmen, and dwarves here loved the light. But fifty thousand years ago, a war happened. Many talented people died. Those who survived were very lucky. So they renamed it Lucky Forest. We hate Dark Forest because light and dark are opposites. Also, we think Dark Forest was involved in that war."

The Elf Queen sighed. "We feel conflicted about Dark Forest. When elves first appeared, there were light elves and dark elves. They represented different attributes, not enemies. But they became opposites. I don’t know if this is fate."

"I believe it was human-made," Zhu Yanyi said with a grin.

"I don’t like the word 'dark.' In the mortal world, it means bad. But the Queen is right. When the first light and dark elves were born, they were just different. Not enemies. But now they are. Light beastmen vs. dark beastmen. Light dwarves vs. dark dwarves. I think someone caused this."

Zhu Yanyi never believed things happened naturally without reason. Natural things are set by heaven and earth.

Dark and light were blank slates. Without someone pushing them, they wouldn’t be enemies. Dark and light never interact, like day and night.

Zhu Yanyi didn’t know what happened. She only said this because the Queen’s sigh made her think.

Her words traveled through the water mist to Yan Aohan and Xie Jifan.

Xie Jifan sighed. "Dark and light have no relation. They are just two elements, like demonic cultivation and immortal cultivation. But many people are narrow-minded. They think dark is bad and light is good. But without dark, where would light come from?"

Yan Aohan nodded slightly. "It depends on people’s understanding. You are the Black Emperor. You came from demonic cultivation. You were close to dark. Now you are the Black Emperor. Why haven’t you helped people understand the good in dark and light?"

Xie Jifan sighed. "Don’t say that. I never wanted people to focus on dark. For me, dark is just the source."

Yan Aohan said, "You are the Black Emperor. You know this world needs dark to have light. Some people don’t understand. Why don’t you tell them?"

"Nonsense. In my old world, I told people the importance of dark and light. Mortals there still know it. But no one knows it here. What can I do? Besides, you and your wife are the main characters here."

Xie Jifan smiled wickedly.

Yan Aohan sighed. "I understand. But everyone understands dark and light differently. People accept night because they see it since birth. They reject dark because society says it’s bad."

"Then you and your wife should try to change it," Xie Jifan said directly.

Yan Aohan laughed. "You are good at avoiding work. But you know my wife is wood attribute. I am not one of the five elements. You know this better than me. How can we explain dark to people?"

Yan Aohan pointed at the Black Confucians. "Isn’t there a representative there? Why don’t you hurry up?"