Jiang Lu sighed: “If you hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have realized how annoying I was before.”

Some things can only be understood through empathy and personal experience. The more he dislikes Nordens now, the more he can roughly imagine how much some women in the past disliked him at the beginning.

“I often do this, too.” Lucifer shrugged, as if to comfort Jiang Lu: “This is actually not a bad thing. Sometimes when you know that what you are doing is right, you don’t have to care too much about others. Being tougher may save you a lot of trouble.”

“So you also think that as long as I give enough benefits, it won’t be against the woman’s will, right?”

“……” Lucifer was silent for a moment: “Don’t misinterpret my meaning.”

The depressed mood was slightly relieved, but Jiang Lu could understand Nordens, but it did not mean that he accepted it.

“If I was backstabbed because of you, then you should feel guilty.”

He said coldly to Nordens:

“Don’t expect me to be the kind of person who is grateful for suffering. Suffering is suffering, and it has never been a good thing. To say that suffering can temper one’s will and is the only way to success is bullshit in my opinion. It is obviously a last resort. If you endure it without suffering, you are an idiot!”

“He can’t hear either…” Lucifer reminded in a low voice.

“I know.” Jiang Lu patted the edge of the boat: “But I feel uncomfortable holding back these words.”

“And isn’t that off topic? No one said that.”

He snorted coldly: “Don’t disbelieve me, I can guess what this bastard is thinking. He might use this reason to persuade me to let it go in the next sentence.”

As expected, the next second, Nordens comforted Jiang Lu: “And think about it from another perspective. I have helped you, haven’t I? Judging from your mental state, you are still very young, and in a short period of time, your mental arc has expanded to such a terrifying extent, which is enough to prove how much benefit the current adversity has brought to you. This is the progress you originally cultivated for thousands of years to achieve, but how long has it been now, a few years? Or a dozen years? Don’t even think about it, you will definitely achieve better results in this life than in the last life.”

His words and deeds were all meant to convey friendship to Jiang Lu, as if he was showing off: Although I cheated you, I actually helped you, didn’t I?

“Look.” Jiang Lu pointed at Nodens and said to Lucifer.

“Really.” Lucifer nodded in surprise: “How did you know?”

“Because I used to use this rhetoric to deceive people.”

Jiang Lu was obviously very familiar with this:

“Education through hardship is simply the cheapest means of mental control. It encourages people who know nothing to endure more hardships. It may seem inspiring, but it is actually nonsense and has a completely distorted outlook on life.

He is saying this now, but what if I really died back then?

If you can only succeed after ten thousand hardships, you are lucky. Most people are drowned, and the remaining one is also awesome. What does it have to do with your suffering?

Even without him, I am still the Lord of the Underworld. Can’t I make further progress on my own?”

“That makes sense.”

Lucifer nodded in approval.

He has the most say in this.

Speaking of suffering, falling from an angel high above to a demon in hell should be considered the highest level of obsession.

But he did not lose heart, instead he found himself.

But he never thanked God for pushing him into hell, because he was born the most powerful angel in heaven. Even if he fell, he would naturally become the most powerful devil in hell. This was attributed to himself, not God.

From his own personal experience, suffering was more like an obstacle, but his strong will allowed him to ignore the pain and suffering, but that might not be the case for others.

So he should be more grateful that he was not affected, rather than grateful for the things that almost affected him.

Thinking of this, Lucifer smiled and asked, “So what do you mean? Do you have a new goal now?”

Jiang Lu was a little confused: “What goal?”

“Nodens,” Lucifer said seriously, “Do you have a desire to burn him to death?”

“Pagans, huh?” Jiang Lu shook his head. “We don’t like that over there.”

Seeing that Jiang Lu was avoiding the subject, Lucifer simply asked directly: “Anyway, I don’t think you really want to help him, but Nyarlathotep is the one who directly harmed you, so I am curious about what you plan to do?”

“do not know.”

“do not know?”

“I have not decided yet.”

Jiang Lu did not hide his thoughts and expressed them:

“Now it seems that everything stems from the struggle between Nodens and Nyarlathotep, and their struggle stems from the ancient gods and the Great Old Ones they represent. You, I, and Hades are all innocent victims.

If I am already a victim, do I need to consider which side I have suffered more and then decide to help the other side? I am not that mean. “

“so…”

“So I don’t want to help.” Jiang Lu said confidently: “Didn’t Nodens also tell me to consider the choice myself, so of course I came here based on my own preferences.”

Lucifer was silent for a while, as if thinking about something, and then he slowly said: “But some things cannot have nothing to do with you just because you don’t get involved.”

“I didn’t say it had nothing to do with me.” Jiang Lu asked back: “I am already the victim, how can I stay out of it?”

Lucifer was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “I understand. Not helping anyone doesn’t mean not getting involved. So you want to deal with both sides at the same time?”

“They are allowed to mess with me, but I am not allowed to mess with them. There is no such thing in the world.”

Jiang Lu put his hands on his waist and said seriously:

“And they are the root of all problems, so as long as we deal with them, all problems will be solved. It is actually a very simple matter.”

After a pause, Jiang Lu continued:

“Actually, considering Zeus, I was leaning towards Nodens, but now I’ve changed my mind.

Nyarlathotep is doomed, that will not change, and as for Nodens, he can stay, but he won’t have an easy life.”

“So in the end, we still gave Zeus a favor, didn’t we?” Lucifer shook his head and laughed, then asked with interest, “So what are you going to do?”

“Why are you asking so many questions?” Jiang Lu felt strange: “Now that Hell is temporarily safe, whether it is destroying the alliance or attacking Nyarlathotep, it has nothing to do with you, right?”

“That’s true,” Lucifer said worriedly, “but this is only short-term. Nyarlathotep’s hand has already reached into Hell. It’s always a hidden danger. Do you think I can really rest assured until it’s completely resolved?”

Jiang Lu thought about it and felt that it made sense: “If he really starts a world war, then it will be just like what you said. Some things cannot be ignored by you just because you don’t get involved.”

“That’s right.” Lucifer nodded. “As long as he’s alive, there will be one more day of hidden danger, and I will have one more day of poor sleep, so he must not live.”

“Then take care of him first, and then I’ll find a way to take care of Nodens.”

Jiang Lu seemed to be the chief judge, and said carefully:

“His crime is less serious, but he can escape death but cannot escape punishment for his crime. All the Old Ones will be exiled and all the Ancient Gods will be locked up. That’s it!”

Lucifer waved his hand: “Don’t rush to pick me out. I also have a matter to settle with Nodens.”

“How to say?”

“Why do you and Hades think they can become ancient gods, but you never considered it when it comes to me? I must have a good talk with you about this.” Lucifer was very dissatisfied and felt resentful about it: “We must settle accounts.”

Jiang Lu said, “We must settle accounts!”

Chapter 456: Caught

The two of them argued back and forth, and their complaints against Nyarlathotep and Nodens grew stronger and stronger.

This is not surprising. They are not the kind of people who are willing to be manipulated by others. They will certainly be unhappy to know that someone dares to dictate their lives, or that someone has influenced them because of their own reasons.

Especially Lucifer, because of his personality, he also thought that Nodens had an additional crime, that is, he was not the first candidate selected as the ancient god, not even the second, which was undoubtedly a denial of him.

So they decided to march north together.

It doesn’t matter how powerful the ancient gods are, or how profound the influence of the old days is.

Elite?

What I am fighting is the elite!

Nodens, who didn’t know he had been sentenced to death at this time, noticed that Jiang Lu’s mental state had stabilized. He thought he had calmed down and figured it out, so he felt relieved.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on his naivety. In his opinion, Jiang Lu had no choice at all.

He is an ancient god who loves peace. Everything he does is to fight against the destroyers of peace, the Old Ones. Some sacrifices are naturally inevitable for this. It is true that you, Jiang Lu, have been wronged, but as the lord of the underworld, you must have a sense of the overall situation and be able to distinguish right from wrong, right?

So even if you die because of me and live your life over again, you should still stand firmly by my side, right?

Therefore, he never considered that Jiang Lu would regard himself as an enemy, which was beyond his understanding.

But he didn’t know that Jiang Lu and Lucifer, two rebels weighing about 300 pounds together, never cared about these things.

Lao Jiang is lawless and only does things according to his own principles. Lao Lu is even more heavyweight. He broke up with God because God asked him to condescend to be Adam’s nanny, but he was not happy about it. He simply said, “If I can’t stay here, I’ll find another way.” In another context, he would be like the Monkey King who was unwilling to raise horses and went down to the mortal world to become a demon. Then, he was not suppressed under the Five Finger Mountain, but instead became a successful competitor against God.

In their eyes, you are wrong if you cheat me.

Don’t say that we don’t consider the overall situation. We will deal with Nyarlathotep, but you can’t escape either. If you provoke us, you will be in trouble!

So Nordens, who thought he had moved Jiang Lu with his sincerity, revealed his plan in detail.

“If I can successfully seal Nyarlathotep, I will leave you clues at that time. If you encounter him again, you may be able to deal with him on your own.”

Hearing this, Lucifer thought about it seriously and said, “In this case, I think the sentence can be reduced.”

Jiang Lu nodded: “Change the suspended death sentence to life imprisonment.”

At this moment, everything in front of Jiang Lu and Lucifer’s eyes became frozen, and then the black matter in the distance began to spread rapidly until it filled the entire world.

“Well, the material is lost. It looks like there’s nothing to watch from here on out.”

After that, Jiang Lu drove Lucifer to the next critical time node mentioned by Nodens – the time when Nyarlathotep was sealed.

In Jiang Lu’s impression, it was Zeus who first used his body to bind it, and then brought it to the Dreamland, and then Nodens and the Hyperborean gods who were imprisoned by Nyarlathotep sealed it together.

But when Jiang Lu arrived at the time when Nyarlathotep was sealed, he found something unusual.

The dreamland at this moment was empty, and no one existed at this point in time. Not only that, the originally pure dreamland was now filled with a dirty haze.

“What’s going on? Are you in the wrong place?”

There’s something strange about Lucifer.

Jiang Lu was also a little confused.

But having had this experience once before, he immediately knew the reason.

“I understand. In this memory, or history, Nyarlathotep was not sealed.”

“Are you kidding? Isn’t this your memory?” Lucifer was puzzled: “How can your memory be wrong?”

“I don’t know why this happened, but I know I have to correct it, and that’s why I’m here.”