Chapter 1998

Zhu Yanyi scanned the people present. "Some of you might think light and dark are opposites, so light always beats dark. You call it 'good wins over evil.' But I’m here to tell you, that idea is wrong."

She spoke slowly. "Where there is dark, there is light. It is fate. Just like days have day and night. You cannot ignore the dark night. Only those who walk in the dark know how good the morning sun feels. Only those who suffer the hot day know how nice the cool night wind is. So, day and night both exist. Light and dark are the same. They are always with you. Open your eyes, you see light. Close them, you see dark."

"Are light and dark good and evil?" Xiao Yun asked, confused.

Zhu Yanyi smiled. "Light and dark are just two types of energy. They are not good or evil. People say good is light and bad is dark because some people made it so. There are light elves, light beastmen, and light dwarves. There are also dark elves, dark beastmen, and dark dwarves. They are basically the same, just different bodies. Like some people are wood type, some fire, some water. They are all equal. But some people’s plans made light and dark fight each other."

Zhu Yanyi looked at everyone again. "I know you have many questions, especially about light and dark. But that doesn’t matter now. You don’t need to make light fight dark. You need to learn to use light to save the dark energy."

"Save the dark?" Everyone was confused, even the students from the Saint Academy. They didn’t understand what Zhu Yanyi meant.

Zhu Yanyi laughed softly. "I said dark is just energy. But now, some people say dark means demons. Demons are bad, but that doesn’t mean every demon has a dark body. They might have wood, fire, or water bodies. But some people forced this blame onto dark energy. I think dark energy is quite wronged. Don’t you agree?"

"Hey, you’re right," Mi Xiao said. "Fifteen just said it, and I really feel bad for dark energy. It took such a big blame. It’s so pitiful."

"Yes, dark energy is pitiful. So, should we save it and prove it is innocent?" Zhu Yanyi asked with a smile. "Of course, as children of light, you naturally don’t like dark energy. But that is different from saying dark is evil. Right? It’s like I like fruit but don’t like meat. It’s not that meat is bad, just my personal taste. You not liking dark energy is the same. It’s just preference, not about good or bad."

The Elf Queen thought about Zhu Yanyi’s words. After a while, she said, "Yanyi, you woke me up. I always hated dark because I thought it was evil. But you are right. Dark is just a name for energy. It has nothing to do with evil. We dislike evil because we are children of light, but that doesn’t mean dark is a sin. Just as we hate dark, dark hates us. But we must get justice for what the Dark Forest did to us."

"Your Majesty is right," Zhu Yanyi smiled. "The Dark Forest has 'dark' in its name, but it doesn’t represent all dark energy. Using the Dark Forest to stand for dark energy makes dark energy take the blame again. We won’t let it take that blame. We must defeat the Dark Forest and save the true dark. Only you, who have light, can do this. Do you still have time to be restless?"

"I feel so much pressure," Xiao Yun said.

"Pressure means motivation. I am very confident in you," Zhu Yanyi said with a playful smile.

Everyone laughed.

"We will represent light and save dark, so the world knows dark energy is innocent," the Elf Queen promised as their representative.

"Yes! Represent light, save dark!" everyone shouted.

Xie Jifan watched this and looked at Yan Aohan. "Your wife has higher awareness than you." She had only sent a small message, and Zhu Yanyi did so well. It surprised her.

"Go away," Yan Aohan glanced at Xie Jifan. "You have the nerve to say my wife is more aware than me? My wife has always been more aware than me."

Xie Jifan was speechless. He thought Yan Aohan would argue, but instead, Yan Aohan was proud that his wife was better than him. Xie Jifan pouted and decided to ignore Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan didn’t bother talking to Xie Jifan either. She was more focused on how everyone in the Lucky Forest had gained awareness thanks to Zhu Yanyi. Although Yan Aohan was unhappy about Xie Jifan being there, she knew one thing clearly: dark energy was truly innocent. Making it take the blame was wrong.

With this new understanding, the people in the Lucky Forest who were previously arrogant became serious. They knew what to do and when to do it. They were no longer floating in the clouds.

Zhu Yanyi was now thinking about the war in half a month. She wondered how the people from the Dark Forest would speak for the dark.

Half a month passed. Several flying boats appeared outside the Lucky Forest.

Hei Ru looked at the fifty thousand disciples from the Dark Forest and was very satisfied. He nodded slightly. "Rest today. Attack the Lucky Forest tomorrow."

While Hei Ru welcomed the fifty thousand disciples from the Dark Forest, the people in the Lucky Forest also noticed the visitors.

Zhu Yanyi made a hand gesture, and all the notifications were sent out.