thefictionvixens Chapter 169: The Plea of Lockes' Parents!
Chapter 169: The Plea of Lockes' Parents!
The warships churned through the dark blue waves, leaving the island shrouded in war and smoke far behind.
The sea wind howled.
It was blown on the face of every David.
They were saved!
The thought brought not joy, but deeper confusion and sorrow.
But if we lose our homes, where is the future?
No one knows the answer.
Dozens of tribesmen sat or lay sprawled on the cold deck, staring blankly at the blood-red sky in the distance.
That was their homeland.
Rocks' father stood alone on the ship's side, like a nail, without uttering a word.
He looked at no one; his cloudy yet sharp old eyes were fixed, unblinking, on the rapidly shrinking outline of the island.
The stubbornness and anger she had shown when arguing with her son on that wrinkled face had completely vanished.
Instead, there is worry.
That damn brat...
Will he really survive?
Faced with such an enemy, faced with the encirclement and suppression by the entire world government...
Rocks' father clenched his fists tightly at his sides, his nails digging deep into his palms, but the excruciating pain was nothing compared to the agony of losing his son.
Images flashed uncontrollably through his mind: the way he chased and beat Rocks when he was a naughty child; the excited and arrogant look in his eyes when he first held a knife; the resolute back when he left the family; and... just now, that extremely arrogant statement, "Old man, you're not dead yet, how could I be dead!"
At this moment, he felt nothing but endless regret, lamenting that he couldn't help his son!
suddenly!
Rocks' father, who had been motionless, suddenly jolted.
As if he had made up his mind, he suddenly turned around.
He then strode towards the white figure standing against the wind at the bow of the ship.
His sudden action startled the tribesmen on the deck, who all cast puzzled glances at him.
Chen Ye remained with his back to everyone, his white mask gleaming with a cold halo in the setting sun, seemingly indifferent to everything behind him.
Under the shocked and bewildered gazes of everyone, who were completely unable to comprehend it, Locke's father rushed to Chen Ye's side and suddenly stopped.
Then, to everyone's utter shock, with a "thump," she knelt heavily on the cold, hard deck in front of Chen Ye!
He knelt down.
"This...this brother..."
He lowered his head, which had been proud all his life, his forehead almost touching the deck.
"Please...please help Rocks! I know you're strong! I see through everything! Please! Go back and save him!"
He pleaded hoarsely, his aged body trembling violently with emotion.
These words were filled with a father's plea to save his son!
When Rox's mother saw her husband's actions, she was first shocked, then her eyes filled with endless sorrow. Without hesitation, she immediately stepped forward and knelt down beside her husband.
"Yes... this brother..." Rocks' mother cried, her voice choked with sobs, yet her pleas were clearer than her husband's. "Please, help Rocks! Save my son!"
The couple's kneeling and pleading shocked all the members of the David clan, but they also felt it was very reasonable, after all, Rocks was their son!
For a moment, sobs rose and fell on the deck.
However, Chen Ye, who was the focus of all this, remained like an emotionless statue.
He slowly turned around, looking down at the couple kneeling at his feet.
The eyes beneath the mask remained completely expressionless.
He didn't answer immediately, nor did he help them up. Instead, in a slightly doubtful, yet seemingly confirming, tone, he softly asked:
"Didn't you and your son... break off your relationship?"
This question seems very ordinary.
But it was like a red-hot branding iron, piercing deep into Axe's heart, breaking through his last and most vulnerable disguise.
Rocks' father's body stiffened abruptly.
break?
Yes, to outsiders, they had long since broken ties. He, as the father, even spoke harshly to his son when the son returned to save the family.
But... so what?!
That's his son!
He was his only son!
He was once his proudest son!
With all his might, he roared at Chen Ye, and at the vast, desolate sea:
No matter what, he will always be my son!!!
"I will always be... proud of him!!!"
This heartfelt, desperate cry, uttered with all his might, expressed a father's deepest love, as well as all his regret and fear.
After shouting those words, Aks seemed to have all his strength drained away.
However, he and Lilith beside him unexpectedly made a move that caught Chen Ye completely off guard.
They looked at each other and saw the same resolute determination in each other's eyes.
Immediately, the two of them bent down at the same time and performed a perfectly standard and extremely solemn kowtow to Chen Ye!
"Thump!"
Their foreheads slammed hard against the solid deck!
Not a single word was said.
However, this one word speaks louder than a thousand.
Chen Ye watched this scene quietly, seeing the two old people prostrate on the ground in a humble posture.
He sighed softly, and in a tone only he could hear, tinged with helplessness and irony, he murmured to himself:
"Oh? This really is an Eastern father-son relationship..."
Although Chen Ye said this, he had already made up his mind.
Because from the very beginning, he never intended to truly abandon Rocks. That guy was a crucial pawn he had his eye on, one who could stir up the world's troubles, and the biggest source of "fun" for his trip to God Valley, besides the template.
How could we let him die like that?
But, the play has to be played out completely.
He looked at the two people still kneeling on the ground and spoke again.
He raised the last, and most practical, question.
So he raised one last, and most practical, question.
"If I leave," Chen Ye's voice was calm, "what will you do if you encounter people from the World Government?"
Chen Ye's gaze swept over the still-shaken members of his clan on the deck, and he stated a harsh reality in a calm tone: "This ship belongs to the Navy. World Government reinforcements could catch up at any moment. Without me, what will you use to resist?"
This question, like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguished the newly formed atmosphere of sorrow.
Yeah... what will they do?
They were only thinking about begging him to go back and save his son, forgetting that their own people on this ship were also lambs to the slaughter on this vast ocean.
However, Rocks' father's reaction was completely unexpected.
He suddenly looked up!
Don't worry!
Rocks' father's voice was loud and clear, strong and powerful!
He suddenly stretched out his finger and pointed at the dozens of strong tribesmen in the crowd, the one with the most resolute eyes.
"Our current members of the David clan, while not as formidable as that bastard Rocks, are not lambs to the slaughter! We too have the blood of 'D' flowing in our veins!"
"Among us are more than a dozen battle-hardened soldiers! We can sail the ship ourselves and know how to navigate! We also know how to use the cannons on this warship!"
He looked around, his gaze sweeping across the faces of every tribesman, his voice growing increasingly impassioned.
"Even without Rocks, even without you! We, the David family, can fight! We can survive!"
"As long as we can buy Rocks... and my son a chance to survive! We'll risk everyone's lives, even if it means crashing into the World Government's fleet, we will never back down!"
"So, buddy!"
"Please... go in peace!"
"We will protect our own lives!"
These words completely awakened all the Davidians who were immersed in grief and fear.
Yes!
They are the David family!
They are descendants of Davy Jones!
They can bleed, they can sacrifice, but they must never be like cowards who only know how to cry and beg!
"That's right! You're absolutely right!"
"We can do it ourselves!"
"Brother! Go in peace! We will protect our people!"