Qing didn't know what to say. He was silent for a long time.
Then, he touched Lin Shao's hand.
"Thank you."
He said.
His voice was a little dry. "Now, let me say it.
If there was any hesitation or anything else, it was all an excuse for myself.
If it's done, it's done.
I'm sorry. I really can't be considered innocent.
It's just that you said that.
I feel a lot better. "
Lin Shao knew that Qin Qing wasn't lying. He really did hesitate.
Especially after he obtained the Kunpeng Soul Essence.
Later, he found it himself, and Qin Qing took advantage of the situation to bring him there.
During that time, he kept persuading Lin Shao that it was safer to go to the Mountain and Sea Realm. If Lin Shao casually took a step back at that time,
There wouldn't have been any of these things.
The moment Lin Shao fell, Qin Qing was really nervous.
It wasn't an act.
He probably didn't expect Lin Shao to be hit without even touching him.
However, for Lin Shao, missing it wasn't so good.
If he hadn't almost been taken away by Fu Chuan in the end, this would have been quite a big gain for him.
He also mentioned the new memories to Bai Ze.
Why did he shatter into such a state?
It turned out that it was to die together with Fu Chuan.
When he told Bai Ze about this,
Lin Shao even joked that he had died a worthy death. However, to Bai Ze, he still felt more heartache.
Bai Ze hugged Lin Shao and said in his ear, "At that time, Fu Chuan did pause for a moment. I caught it, and that was the final blow. At that time, I really didn't think much about it. I only remembered it when you mentioned it.
Lin Shao, I hope you know that you don't have to take responsibility for what Fu Chuan did in your previous life. You're just a victim. If you want to take responsibility, you should pay back everything you can. In this life, you're just Lin Shao. Don't feel burdened, and don't think that you owe him anything. "
Although Lin Shao was very touched by Bai Ze's words, and he even raised his head to kiss his very gentle and reliable boyfriend a few times, to be honest, as he gained more and more memories, Lin Shao found it harder to let go.
But to him, this was not a burden. It was just a kind of, um … very precious meaning, right?
"It's okay." Lin Shao smiled and pulled himself out of the various thoughts in his mind. Then, he patted Qing Shan's head. "That's why I said that you've already repaid me by taking care of the Kunpeng clan's affairs."
Qing Shan opened her mouth. It seemed that she was still thinking about Lin Shao's mission.
Lin Shao smiled and began to try to change the topic. "By the way, you said that Fu Chuan once asked you to take me to a place. Is that true, or did you make it up?"
"It's true," Qing Shan said. "At the beginning, the agreement was like this. The black gas is related to you. I only found out recently. The location of that place is a bit strange. I don't know why I took you there."
Qing Shan told Lin Shao the specific address, but in the face of Fu Chuan, Lin Shao did not dare to act rashly like last time. He searched on the Internet and found that the place was still a little far from him. It was in a central city that he had never been to before. It was located in a very ordinary residential area, in front of an ordinary Shaxian snack shop.
What was Fu Chuan planning?
Lin Shao pondered for a while, but he could not figure it out. So, he put this clue aside for now.
Lin Shao always felt that Fu Chuan would definitely come looking for him again. He could not be led by the nose like last time.
Just when Lin Shao had shifted his attention from the impossible mission to Fu Chuan, a new problem appeared on Candle Dragon's side.
"I don't know how he found out that Qing Shan had returned," Phoenix sighed. When she talked to Lin Shao, she looked very worried. "Although he looks fine now, I always feel that he is going to run away. I'm so scared."
Lin Shao looked back at Candle Dragon. He was still chained under the tree, but it seemed that he would not run away.
"Lin Shao, can you come over here?"
Candle Dragon heard the voice, but he could not turn his head in his current state. He could only talk to Lin Shao with his back facing him. "I want to talk to you."
His voice sounded normal. Lin Shao winked at Phoenix and slowly walked over.
"How did you know?" Lin Tuo didn't dare to walk too close. She walked a little distance away from him and took the initiative to ask.
"It's about Qing Shan. I will not be unprepared," Candle Dragon said with a smile. "Especially when I heard from Qing Shan that he would be back. It's impossible for him not to leave something there."
"Oh …" Lin Shao nodded to show that he understood. However, he muttered in his heart, Candle Dragon was not in the mood to fight with Bai Ze at that time, but he remembered to leave something behind so that he could receive the news now.
"You don't know how important Qing Shan is to me," Candle Dragon said. He glanced at Lin Shao. "So, I heard what you said to me last time. Don't worry, I won't go crazy."
Lin Shao said, "… Okay."
He still did not dare to have too much confidence in Candle Dragon. However, Candle Dragon did behave normally. He continued to ask him about Qing Shan.
Lin Shao picked a few things and told him. In fact, they were all trivial things. Qing Shan was indeed very busy now. After absorbing his skull, he took the Kunpeng Soul Essence to study it. It was not easy for a new Kunpeng to appear. It was not easy to cultivate a new Kunpeng.
Candle Dragon listened quietly. There was no sign of madness in his eyes. Instead, he looked very gentle.
"Just don't make trouble," Lin Shao warned him. "This is really important to Qing Shan."
"I know," Candle Dragon replied. He smiled at Lin Shao. "I won't cause him trouble."
Lin Shao got goosebumps when he saw Candle Dragon's smile. However, Candle Dragon was not lying. Lin Shao waited for a few days. Zhong Shan was very calm. Nothing happened. Even Phoenix, who was guarding him, found it a little unbelievable.
"He really changed," Phoenix said in amazement. "Love makes people blind."
However, when Lin Shao went to talk to Qing about this matter, Qing was also very calm.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from him," Qing said. "You don't know Candle Dragon. When he wants something or wants to do something, he will not give up. Of course, he has almost never failed.
And there are many ways to achieve this. As long as he can achieve his goal, he is willing to use any means.
That's why I told you before that I have to meet him. Otherwise, you'll never know what he's thinking. "
This time, Lin Shao was really considering Qing's words.
However, Qing did not need Lin Shao to agree. He knew better than anyone else how to go to Zhong Shan. As long as he really wanted to go, he would go.
Lin Shao only learned that Qing had gone to Zhong Shan a few days later when he received the news from Phoenix. When he rushed to Zhong Shan, Qing had not seen Candle Dragon yet. He stopped in front of the dilapidated Zhong Shan Palace. Lin Shao saw him sitting down by a relatively intact stone railing. When he saw Lin Shao coming over, he waved at him, motioning for him to come and sit with him.
"What are you looking at?" Lin Shao asked as he sat down next to him.
"I really didn't expect this place to become like this," Qing sighed and pointed out to Lin Shao one by one. "Look, there used to be a palace there. He often used it when he held banquets because it was big enough.
Every time I sneaked past there, it was very lively.
A little further ahead, there was also a big palace. That was where the races who wanted to see Candle Dragon stayed.
However, not many of them were able to see Zhulong's arrival. They all waited there and then left reluctantly. Some wanted to ask him for help, but of course, there were even more who wanted to repay the love debts he owed. One by one, they waited and left. "
At this point, Qing smiled and said: "When we were officially together, these things happened a lot. At that time, I was still unwilling to give up and felt that there would be a day when the clouds would part and the moon would see the light of day. But now that I think about it, if I had recognized it earlier and learned to let go earlier, everything would have been much simpler."
Lin Shao did not know how to comfort him. After coming to Zhong Shan, he would inevitably think of these unhappy things.
"Let's go," Qing said. He jumped down from the railing, looked around the dilapidated place, and smiled at Lin Shao. "When I was young, I experienced something that felt like the sky was falling down. In fact, time can really change everything. I … don't care about many things."
Lin Shao nodded in agreement. From the bottom of his heart, he really hoped that Qing could let go of everything, forget the unhappy past, and start a new life.
Qing had not been back for a long time, and this place was so dilapidated that he really could not find the way. Lin Shao, who had been here a few times, knew the way and led him forward. Along the way, they passed by the intersection and saw Kunlun Mountain not far away.
Qing stopped. Lin Shao thought that he had recalled something again. Unexpectedly, he stopped and frowned. He said to Lin Shao, "When I first came back, I also learned about the current territory distribution from The Greenfish Clan. Your mission has already reached Zhong Shan. Sooner or later, you will have to go to Kunlun Mountain, right?"
According to the current trend of the mission, they were going deeper and deeper. Lin Shao nodded and asked, "What's wrong?
Is there a problem? "
"No," Qing said, "When you receive a new mission, if it is related to Kunlun Mountain, remember to come and tell me. It is a little complicated there. I should be able to help you."
Lin Shao nodded, indicating that he understood.
However, the next mission was indeed a little far away from him. The time limit for the current mission was not short. It was about a month away. He did not know if there would be any changes during this period.
Not long after, they arrived at Qing's small rustic house. Compared to the destruction in front, his small house could be said to be very well preserved.
"He lives here?" Qing asked. He frowned again and walked forward a little.
Only then did he see Candle Dragon, who was tied up under the tree by layers of chains. At this time, Candle Dragon also raised his head and looked at him.
Both of them were silent for a long time.
"Long time no see." It was Qing who broke the silence and spoke first.
Candle Dragon also wanted to smile at him, but he was really embarrassed now. No one had told him that Qing was coming to Zhong Shan. For Candle Dragon, it was indeed very sudden. So his smile looked very strange, even a little bit ferocious.
"… Are you here to see me?" Candle Dragon asked with difficulty.
"Otherwise?"
Qing took a few steps forward, found a stone not far away from him, and sat down. He looked at him and then said, "Is there anyone else here besides you?"
Now, Lin Tuo tactfully retreated, leaving them some space to have a good talk.
This was actually quite a novel thing for Qing. The last time he accidentally appeared in Zhong Shan, he was indeed shocked by Candle Dragon, but he was quickly pulled back and did not leave a clear impression.
But now, facing Candle Dragon directly, Qing realized that there was a big difference. Qing almost never looked down at Candle Dragon like this. He always seemed to look up to Candle Dragon before, and it was the same in his heart.
Now it seemed that the Candle Dragon in front of Qing no longer had the halo, and he was no longer the white moonlight that he could not forget. He was actually a little old.
This was strange because Candle Dragon had such a long lifespan, and his human form was just a virtual form, but he was indeed old. This was Qing's first impression of him. His demeanor was far worse than before, as if his vitality had been sucked away.
Candle Dragon also stared at Qing. Unlike Qing, his eyes were always full of greed, as if he wanted to remember every expression of Qing's. He even wanted to reach out and touch Qing, as if to make sure that it was real, but he was quickly pulled back by the chain.
"I'm sorry," Candle Dragon said, "I …"
At this time, he could not say what he wanted to say. He choked as soon as he opened his mouth.
"I know," Qing smiled, "There's no need to feel guilty. For me, these things are in the past."
Candle Dragon's lips moved, and he asked, "You don't blame me?"
"No," Qing shook his head. He meant what he said. "Because I have experienced a lot in the human world and met a lot of people, especially Lin Shao. I have changed a lot.
A long time ago, I didn't recognize it clearly. I always thought that everything in life was love. That was because I was too young and had not experienced anything else, so it was easy for me to pour everything into you.
After that, I almost lost my life. At that time, I hated you, but now it's all in the past. I'm fine, and I have gained a lot, so I let it go. "
Qing sat on the stone and took the initiative to reach out and touch Candle Dragon's face. He tucked a strand of his messy hair behind his face. His movements were very gentle, and he said, "You let it go too, and pretend that none of this has happened.
You can be Candle Dragon in Zhong Shan quietly, and I will go back to the sea to do my own things.