Lin Shao and Bai Ze left with Candle Dragon.
But in fact, they didn't go far.
Candle Dragon stopped.
"Speaking of which, I actually don't understand the meaning of the existence of emissaries," Candle Dragon stood still and looked at Lin Shao.
He said to Lin Shao in a deep voice.
"I don't think anyone will contribute to others wholeheartedly.
Unless it's driven by benefits.
For example, Fu Chuan, when he found a greater benefit,
He suddenly abandoned his identity as an emissary.
When The Ghost Of Locust finished speaking,
I know why you came, but I don't understand why you insist on not leaving.
You have to say that to me.
You say it's for Ah Qing,
But he has nothing to do with you. What do you want? "
Candle Dragon spoke very smoothly now, and he didn't seem to be mentally unstable like before.
He stared at Lin Shao, and there was still a strong sense of oppression in his eyes.
Lin Shao glanced at Bai Ze, thought for a moment, and said, "To be honest,
Part of it is because of benefits.
I received a task.
I have to earn these points.
Otherwise, I will lose money.
In addition, another important reason is that I listened to Ah Qing's story and felt that he shouldn't have disappeared like this. It's too regrettable.
To be honest, I did this because I wanted to do it. It has nothing to do with you. I only came to you because of the prompt of the task to learn more information.
As for the meaning of the emissary's existence, I can't say the so-called big words. I'm doing these things because I like to do it. "
After Lin Shao finished speaking, Candle Dragon was silent for a moment, and then laughed.
His laughter was a bit sarcastic, but he didn't say anything in the end.
"Let Phoenix and the others go back," he turned to Bai Ze and said, "I'm very awake now, and I know what I'm doing."
Bai Ze was suspicious of Candle Dragon's words, but Candle Dragon didn't explain and just walked away.
"Emissary, come with me," Candle Dragon said without looking back. "As for whether Bai Ze wants to follow or not, it's up to him."
Zhu Long was naturally heading back to Mount Zhong. Everyone present heaved a sigh of relief when they saw him heading back.
Lin Shao tugged at Bai Ze's hand. Their eyes met, and Bai Ze quickly understood what he meant.
"You have to be careful. I'll always be on the lookout in the system." Bai Ze lowered his head and kissed his forehead. "Don't provoke him. If something happens, run. Don't let yourself get hurt."
Lin Shao nodded obediently. Bai Ze sighed and finally returned to the system.
Although he disappeared, Bai Ze was always by his side. Lin Shao knew this very well, so he didn't feel afraid and followed Candle Dragon up.
When Lin Shao was at the foot of the mountain, he had already discovered that there was something very unusual hidden in Zhong Shan. But when he walked in, the feeling was even stronger.
Candle Dragon was walking not far ahead. His pace was neither fast nor slow. Lin Shao could always see his back.
The tip of his nose smelled a rotting smell that lingered. This smell came from the ground under his feet and the many normal-looking trees he passed. The soil here was very soft, as if it would sink if he stepped on it. There was no path, so Lin Shao walked carefully, afraid that he would step on empty air. Once, he lost his footing and missed a step. He subconsciously grabbed the trunk of a tree next to him. The trunk wasn't hard and was very soft to the touch. When he exerted force, it dented as if it was made of mud.
The whole of Zhong Shan was not normal.
Seeing this, Lin Shao also maintained 120% vigilance. It was not until he kept walking that a path appeared in front of him.
Lin Shao stepped on solid ground and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked down and found that although the path was mottled and covered in moss, he could still see the traces of jade underneath.
Lin Tuo had collected quite a bit of jade from the Mountain and Sea Realm, and was now able to appraise it. Even though only a tiny bit of the jade was visible to the naked eye, it was still high-quality white jade. Shockingly, this shabby little path was actually paved with large chunks of jade.
Lin Shao walked forward and saw more dilapidated buildings. At the end of the path was a huge statue. Lin Shao looked carefully and could barely make out that it was a black dragon. The black dragon's body was huge, and it looked very imposing. However, vines were crawling all over it, and half of the dragon's head was cracked and fell off.
After bypassing the statue, a huge mansion appeared in front of him. There were hundreds of stairs leading up, and it had a majestic aura.
However, as Lin Shao walked through it, he only felt that it was incomparably desolate. From the appearance of the mansion, he could see that it had been prosperous in the past. The carved beams and painted pillars were extravagant and exquisite, as if all the good things in the Mountain and Sea Realm had once been gathered here.
But that was only in the past.
Now, everything was so dilapidated. It was as if the owner of this place did not care about these things overnight.
Lin Shao walked with Candle Dragon. When they reached an intersection, he unconsciously stopped.
From this intersection, he could see Mount Kunlun.
Lin Shao had seen it at Sky God Ying Zhao's place before, but that place was too far from the Central Realm. Lin Shao could only see a bit of golden light.
But from here, he could see the general appearance of Mount Kunlun.
It was a floating mountain. At the foot of the mountain were layers of white clouds. The entire mountain emitted a somewhat dazzling golden light. Lin Shao stared blankly for a while. When he came back to his senses, he saw that Candle Dragon had also stopped.
"Ah Qing usually likes to come here when he has nothing to do. He thinks that Mount Kunlun is beautiful, like a big shining gem."
Candle Dragon said. He did not seem to be saying this to Lin Shao, but to himself. "When I saw him like this, I took him to Mount Kunlun a few times. But after he came back, he seemed to lose interest in Mount Kunlun.
When I asked him why, he only said that Mount Kunlun was not as beautiful as it looked. At that time, I did not think too much about it. Later, I found out that he was bullied on Mount Kunlun and heard a lot of unpleasant words. He could not beat others, and he was not a troublemaker, so he could only endure it.
But he did not say a word about this to me. At that time, we were clearly together, but he subconsciously thought that I did not care about him and would not help him.
My Ah Qing, in fact, I have never really protected him. "
Candle Dragon's words were faint. Lin Shao stood there. He could only see his back, but he could also feel his sadness and heartache.
Lin Shao sighed. But he knew the whole story. At this time, he could not sympathize with Candle Dragon.
After walking a little further, Lin Shao followed him to a small courtyard.
The style of this small courtyard was very different from the previous building. It was not so luxurious, and it looked like a small farmhouse.
It was also surrounded by a fence. The building was very simple. It was a low wooden house. It seemed to be built by oneself. Some places were a little crooked.
It was adjacent to a large lake. The sparkling water looked very beautiful.
But compared with the previous dilapidated appearance, there was a bit of liveliness here. It seemed that someone had lived here for a long time. There were two cups of tea on the small stone table. They were still steaming.
Lin Shao saw Candle Dragon carefully push open the fence door and sit next to the stone table. He stretched out his hand and held the steaming cup in his hand. He took a sip of tea and finally smiled.
Lin Shao did not expect Candle Dragon to greet him. He thought about it and tentatively leaned toward the stone table. Seeing that Candle Dragon did not respond, he wanted to sit down.
Before he could get close to the seat, Candle Dragon spoke.
"That is Ah Qing's seat. Don't move," Candle Dragon said, "You sit there."
Lin Shao sat in his designated seat and looked at him again. He saw that Candle Dragon was gently looking at another small teacup on the stone table.
"Is this … Ah Qing's previous residence?" Lin Shao asked.
Candle Dragon did not answer immediately. He drank the tea in the cup and then nodded.
"He didn't live here originally. When Ah Qing first came here, he lived in a hall inside. I gave him a residence there." Zhulong pointed to the road where they came from. "But he wasn't very happy. The Kunpeng Clan is fond of water, so he looked around and found this place. It happened to be next to a lake, so he built a house for himself. After I came, I expanded this lake a lot."
But it didn't take long for him to return to the sea. He never came back. "
Candle Dragon was answering Lin Shao, but in fact, his expression was as if he was talking to himself.
He didn't say this because he trusted Lin Shuo. It was just that no one had mentioned Qing to him in such a long time. He really wanted to say it, and also to remind himself that he couldn't forget this memory in his decay.
"Where did you hear about Ah Qing?" Candle Dragon suddenly asked Lin Shao, "The Ghost Of Locust told you?"
Lin Shao shook his head, "Bi Fang told me."
Candle Dragon was obviously stunned. Then, he smiled and said, "When Bi Fang told you, he must have told you that I deserve to be like this."
"Uh …" Lin Shao paused and answered vaguely, "Bi Fang is quite objective."
It wasn't so direct, but it was what he meant.
"You don't have to be like this," Candle Dragon said, "He's right. I know I'm wrong. I won't rush to Bi Fang at this time. It's useless.
However, there's one thing he said wrong.
When Ah Qing disappeared, Bi Fang was there and saw everything. I didn't accept it at that time. Bi Fang told me that I would lose him forever.
But he was wrong. Ah Qing won't leave me. "
Candle Dragon's eyes showed a rare tenderness, and he said, "Ah Qing came back. I saw him."
Lin Shao was stunned.
"It's true," Candle Dragon said, "I saw him last night. It wasn't a dream. I don't sleep. How could I dream?
I was thinking about Ah Qing by the lake, and then he came out of the lake. Ah Qing hasn't changed at all. He's still so cute.
I talked to him, but he ignored me. But I really touched him. It was the real Ah Qing. His arm was warm. It wasn't what I imagined.