"I …"
Qin Xue Xin shuddered when she heard the word 'past' in Qin Xue Xin's arms.
Qin Shi's words seemed to have touched upon the hidden illness in the darkest corner of her heart.
That hidden injury was a terrible past that made her feel uneasy just thinking about it.
Puff!
At this time, two sharp claws tore at Qin Shi's back. The terrifying force forcibly tore off his dragon scales and shattered his ribs.
With his ribs shattered, Qin Shi felt his internal organs churning as if they were toppling the mountains and overturning the seas. His blood was like boiling magma, bursting in his mouth and spurting out a mouthful of blood.
Blood stained Qin Xue Xin's pink gauze dress.
Her mind in a mess, Qin Xue Xin supported Qin Shi. With tears in her eyes, she asked, "How are you feeling?"
"Hiss …" Sucking in a breath of cold air, Qin Shi moved a few steps forward. However, the hand that was holding Qin Xue Xin didn't move at all. "I won't die. Don't interrupt me. Do you … do you promise me or not? Seeing that I'm about to die, can you please satisfy my little pride?"
"Don't say anymore, don't say anymore. I promise you, I promise you everything …" Nestling in Qin Shi's arms, she looked at the ghastly wound and felt an indescribable pain in her heart as if it was being cut by a knife.
She didn't understand how Qin Shi could still maintain his composure at this kind of life and death moment.
Qin Shi seemed to be satisfied and stopped talking nonsense with Qin Xue Xin.
He also knew that this wasn't the time to joke. The reason why he did that was because he didn't want Qin Xue Xin to worry. Moreover, he was really curious. What kind of external force could make this girl wear a veil all the time?
What kind of past did she have?
Looking around, there were seven or eight blood puppets behind him, seven or eight blood puppets on his left and right, and the rest were all in front of him.
"Damn it, all the escape routes have been blocked. It seems like it's impossible to leave the blood lake and return to the open space."
Stroking the corner of his mouth, Qin Shi looked up and down in his heart, quickly thinking of a way to get out of this troublesome place.
At this time, the corner of his eyes suddenly fell on the cave under the cliff of the Blood Lake.
"Got it!"
In a flash of inspiration, Qin Shi moved aside and hugged Qin Xue Xin. "Hold me tight."
Qin Xue Xin was slightly surprised, but she didn't ask any questions. Her jade-like hands wrapped around Qin Shi's body as she snuggled into Qin Shi's embrace.
"Hehe, it's always good to be this gentle."
The sudden warmth in his chest made Qin Shi's heart skip a beat. He revealed a faint smile as he looked at the cave not far away. After calculating the distance, the Netherworld Sword raised a gust of wind above the lake of blood.
Whoosh!
Nine streaks of sword light slashed through the thistles and thorns, knocking back the few blood puppets blocking the entrance of the cave with a single strike.
"Now's the time!"
As the blood puppet retreated, Qin Shi suddenly opened his eyes wide. With a swoosh, he dashed forward. He leaped up several times in succession, stepping on the blood that splashed out from the lake of blood as he charged straight into the cave.
Seeing this, Qin Xue Xin was stunned, "You want to enter the cave?"
In her eyes, this kind of action was simply crazy. The cave was in the deepest part of the Blood Lake, wouldn't that be forcing them into a dead end?
Qin Shi naturally understood what Qin Xue Xin was thinking, but right now he was gambling.
Before, he had seen the group of blood puppets submerged in the Blood Lake, so he was gambling that these blood puppets couldn't leave the Blood Lake.
If this was really the case, as long as they could enter the cave, they would be completely safe. If they lost, they would fall into a dead end.
Although this kind of action was crazy, right now he could only gamble.
If he gambled, he would still have a sliver of hope. If he didn't gamble, he would only end up being dismembered by the blood puppets.
Death either way.
The phrase 'taking risks out of desperation' had long become the epitome of Qin Shi.
However, it was obvious that Qin Shi had made the right bet. He carried Qin Xue Xin and leapt into the cave.
As soon as they entered the cave, groups of blood puppets pounced on them. However, when they approached the edge of the Blood Lake, they all stopped in their tracks as if they had encountered something terrifying. They only stood outside the cave, letting out excited roars at the two of them.
"Phew …"
Seeing this, Qin Shi let out a long sigh. After wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile, "It seems that this young master has made the right bet. My luck is quite good!
These beasts need the support of the Blood Lake, they can't leave its range. "
"So that's how it is."
Qin Xue Xin came to a sudden realization. The way she looked at Qin Shi was a little strange.
This method of risking one's life with one's entire family's life as the wager was truly too crazy in her opinion, but in Qin Shi's eyes, it seemed like a common occurrence?
For a moment, she became more and more curious about Qin Shi. Puzzled, she thought to herself, "What has this person experienced in the past?
How can he face death so calmly? "
Outside the cave, the blood puppets finally began to retreat helplessly.
After the blood puppets retreated, Qin Shi let out a deep sigh of relief. Soon after, he felt that Qin Xue Xin was staring at him with a strange gaze. He scratched his head awkwardly, "Why are you looking at me like that?
Don't tell me you've fallen in love with me? "
However, after hearing Qin Shi's teasing, Qin Xue Xin's expression quickly changed. She became cautious and vigilant as she said, "I won't fall in love with you."
"… …"
Qin Shi was a little confused by this sudden change.
However, he didn't care. Supporting his body, he sat down next to Qin Xue Xin and leaned against the wall of the cave. He looked back at the injury on his back and said in pain, "Hiss hiss hiss … these beasts, it's so f * cking painful!"
"How are you?"
This time, Qin Xue Xin didn't move away. Instead, she tore her dress into strips of cloth, trying to bandage Qin Shi's wound.
After the wound was bandaged, Qin Shi moved his body a little. Only then did the pain lessen a little. Then, he cast a meaningful glance at Qin Xue Xin and said, "Hey, I say, isn't it time for you to fulfill your promise with me?
You can't let this young master lose half of his life in vain, right? "
"What promise?"
Qin Xue Xin was stunned. Her eyes were filled with confusion.
"What the hell, are you pretending to be stupid?
Are you pretending to be stupid on purpose? "
Hearing this, Qin Shi put on a stern face and said unhappily, "Didn't we agree that as long as I survive this, you will tell me about your past?"
Past!
These two words echoed in Qin Xue Xin's mind.
She gritted her teeth and her eyes turned red. Tears welled up in her eyes.
Looking at her pitiful expression, Qin Shi was a little embarrassed, "Hey, what's with that expression?"
He couldn't stand a girl's tears. He shook his head, "If you don't like it, then forget it. You make it seem like I'm bullying you."
"No … I promised you that I will tell you."
But at this time, Qin Xue Xin shook her head. Her eyes were a little unfocused as if she was struggling between life and death, "But, I don't know where to start."
"Isn't it simple?
Just tell me about your family, your parents and so on. "Qin Shi laughed casually.
Unexpectedly, it was this casual sentence that deeply touched Qin Xue Xin's heart.
"I … I don't have a family."
Qin Xue Xin took a deep breath.
Her eyes turned half a circle in a daze.
"Ah?" Qin Shi was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.
Time seemed to stop like this. After an unknown period of time, Qin Xue Xin sighed, "When I was a child, I lived a happy life before I was seven. I was like any other child. I had a happy family. My parents doted on me. I was the apple of their eye."
Hearing this, Qin Shi listened quietly.
"However, all of this changed completely when I was seven years old."
There was a hint of sadness in her words. Qin Xue Xin seemed to be immersed in the past that she didn't want to remember the most. "When I was seven, the moon was full on the Mid-Autumn Festival. My family was having a happy dinner together."
"But that night, a group of people suddenly broke into my house and killed my parents and relatives one by one … They slaughtered my entire family. They died in front of me." Qin Xue Xin curled up and trembled when she said this.
Clang!
Hearing this, Qin Shi gritted his teeth. He didn't expect that such a tragedy would happen to Qin Xue Xin when she was a child.
"Who were those people?" Qin Shi clenched his fists.
Qin Xue Xin shook her head, "I don't know. I only remember that they were wearing blood-red robes. They were like demons who killed without blinking. Their ferocious faces are still unforgettable."
Qin Shi didn't say anything.
"But, sooner or later, I will find those people and make them pay with their blood." Qin Xue Xin clenched her fists, and her voice was filled with killing intent.
Gusts of wind blew at the entrance of the cave.
It was just a short moment, but it felt like a few centuries.
Qin Shi looked at the haggard Qin Xue Xin and finally understood why she was so stubborn. He thought to himself, "No wonder she always wears a mask, and always tries to show off … So, she had such a sad past when she was a child."
Now, no matter how shocked Qin Shi was, it was just a few paragraphs.
He knew that he would never be able to understand the feeling of watching one's loved ones die a miserable death in front of one's eyes.
That kind of pain was not something that could be understood by imagination.
"Because of this incident, everyone in the city said that I was born to be the bane of my family and friends …" Qin Xue Xin wore a self-deprecating smile, and shook her head pitifully, "Indeed, my family was slaughtered, but I didn't die. I don't understand why. Do I have to experience the pain of watching my family die?"
"At that time, I thought of dying. Once I die, everything will be over."
A tear rolled down Qin Xue Xin's pale face. She raised her head slightly, and looked at the clouds outside the cave. She said in a weak voice, "But, when I really faced death, I was afraid, I was terrified …"
Qin Shi was slightly shocked.
That's right, who would be able to smile when faced with death?
Moreover, Qin Xue Xin was only a seven-year-old girl at that time.
It was hard to imagine how a seven-year-old girl could hold on until today.
"It's not your fault …" Qin Shi wanted to comfort her, but when the words were at the tip of his tongue, he realized that the words he organized were so pale and powerless. The pain that Qin Xue Xin had experienced was worse than death. How could a few words replace it?
Heaven is really fair.
It gave this girl a beautiful face that could make the whole city fall, but it also gave her such an experience that angered both men and God.
Sadness, there was only sadness. Qin Shi lowered his head.