In the fiery Desolate Town, thousands of mountains woke up and the clouds rose.
This seemed to be a forgotten place. In this chaotic world, this was the only place that could have a short period of peace.
In a dilapidated old house on a rocky hill, Qin Shi sat alone on a stone chair in pain. He grabbed his hair crazily, his eyes red.
"Why … Why …
"Why … No matter what, I can't remember!
"Who are you? Who am I?!"
Qin Shi howled in pain. He was in a daze because he knew that in his memories, he had lost someone very important to him. That beautiful figure. However, no matter how he tried, he couldn't remember what that beautiful figure looked like. Her name, her every frown and every smile seemed so familiar to him, yet it also seemed like they were separated by a thousand miles.
Qin Shi sat on the stone chair dejectedly. An elegant fragrance drifted past him at this moment. He tilted his head and saw Liu Yanbing standing silently behind him, her heart aching.
"Brother Stone!"
Liu Yanbing held a wooden basin with clean water in it. She had come here every year to clean this old house.
Qin Shi smiled bitterly. "Do you feel ashamed to see me like this?"
"No!" Liu Yanbing bit her red lips. Her eyes were red. "I've never thought about it that way!
Although I haven't been with you all these years, I know that you're the best!
You've never disappointed anyone! "
"Never disappointed?"
Qin Shi laughed at himself. He felt very tired. This kind of exhaustion was something he had never felt before.
He didn't say anything. He was still in low spirits. His eyes were still empty as he gazed into the distance.
The spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth was thin. He hadn't used any spirit Qi since he woke up. He had sealed himself like a mortal.
"Let's go home!"
Qin Shi stood up and walked with Liu Yanbing back to the familiar Qin family.
The Qin Clan was no longer the same as it was twenty years ago. The current Qin Clan could be said to be the master of Desolate Town, as well as the master of this world. Because of Qin Shi, there were often super experts who came to visit the Qin Clan in the past twenty years, giving them all kinds of precious treasures.
In Desolate Town, many people envied Qin Shi. Some families used Qin Shi as a role model to educate their juniors.
But none of this mattered. In Qin Shi's eyes, this place hadn't changed much. It was still the same familiar place.
The moment Qin Shi stepped into the Qin Clan, he saw an arena in the center and could not help but be absent-minded. He still remembered that the somewhat frail and tender youth had fought his first battle in his life on this arena. For that battle, he had sweated profusely. Every day, he cultivated martial arts that could not be any simpler in his eyes.
At that time, his original intention was simple. He just wanted his parents to go back to the Qin family. He wanted to prove to his parents that the Burning Sky Sect would regret it.
The young man back then had never thought that one day, he would stand at the highest place in the world. He would lead the army, rule the world, and fight for the world.
But … so what?
Qin Shi closed his eyes slowly. His face was full of exhaustion.
He was tired. He was really tired. He had never been so tired in the past 20 years.
In the Qin family, everyone welcomed Qin Shi excitedly.
"Shi Tou …" Qin Yongfeng's voice was a little weak. Because there was no spirit Qi, his old body was getting weaker. It seemed that his time was coming.
Qin Shi raised his head slightly and looked at the white-haired Qin Yongfeng. His eyes turned red. He choked with sobs and didn't say anything. He just hugged Qin Yongfeng gently and said, "Grandpa … I'm sorry!"
Qin Yongfeng gently smiled, "Silly boy, life, death, illness, and death are all part of human destiny. Why do you need to apologize to me? If it weren't for the miraculous elixirs you've been sending to the Qin Clan all these years, I wouldn't have the chance to live to see your current achievements."
Qin Shi didn't say anything. Qin Yongfeng sighed again and said, "Don't blame yourself. Since you're back, just stay at home. Don't think about anything else. When you left, I said that our Qin family is not big, but we will always be your support."
After that, Qin Shi lived in the Qin family. He lived a peaceful life every day. It was so peaceful that he felt a little scared.
During this period of time, he lived like a mortal, plowing the fields with some of the villagers, living the most simple life. In his world, there seemed to be no spirit qi, and he seemed to have forgotten what spirit qi was. His cultivation was just sealed in his body, never to be used.
The Qin family seemed to notice that Qin Shi was not in a good mood. Qin Tianqing and Qiong Shuyao were very distressed.
Qiong Shuyao almost spent every night with red eyes. She was also full of complaints about Qin Tianqing. In the eyes of a mother, she didn't have any heavy responsibility. She didn't have the so-called 'helping the world'. In her eyes, she just wanted to see her child do well.
At night, Qiong Shuyao secretly wandered outside the door of Qin Shi's house. She hesitated many times and didn't push the door to go in.
"Mother …!" Qin Shi opened the door and looked at his frail mother. He choked with sobs.
Hearing Qin Shi's voice, Qiong Shuyao turned around like a child who had done something wrong. She said in a low voice: "Shi 'er, did I disturb you?"
Qin Shi shook his head with red eyes: "How could I … I'm very happy that you came."
Qiong Shuyao started sobbing, she immediately started crying. She was not a man, she had to consider the heavens and the earth, she was just a mother. She looked at Qin Shi with heartache, she hastily ran forward and gently hugged Qin Shi.
This was the first time in so many years that she had seen Qin Shi like this. The child who was once filled with energy and would dare to fight no matter what he encountered, was now so exhausted. That gaze caused her heart to ache when she saw it.
"Shi 'er, there is no perfect thing in this world. You have worked hard and changed a lot. Don't blame yourself and don't think too much. The world is too big. In mother's eyes, you are only mother's child. There is no difference."
Qiong Shuyao gently rubbed Qin Shi's head and said while crying: "What savior? Mother has never thought about it. Mother also doesn't want you to take risks. If you are tired, stay by mother's side. I don't know how terrifying Zhe Tian is, but don't be afraid. As long as mother is here, mother will protect you."
At this moment, Qin Shi was in Qiong Shuyao's embrace. Even though he had a heart of steel for many years, he couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his head and looked at Qiong Shuyao. "Mother, I'm not tired. I just forgot. Can you tell me who she is?"
Qiong Shuyao's delicate body slightly trembled. Her eyes were also red. When Lin Yu came back, he had already told them about Qin Xue Xin. She also knew about that frail girl who dared to fight with Tian Yi for Qin Shi. But she couldn't say it.
"You just need to remember that she is a good girl." Qiong Shuyao said softly.
Qin Tianqing was also hiding at the side. He wanted to come out a few times.
"Father …" Qin Shi gently shouted at the crooked tree.
Qin Tianqing sighed and walked out weakly. He looked at Qin Shi with red eyes.
"Silly boy, do you hate your father?" Qin Tianqing said helplessly.
Qin Shi laughed and shook his head: "I don't hate, I just hate myself. I'm just a little bit away."
Qin Tianqing patted Qin Shi's shoulder: "Silly boy, you've already done very well. Father is proud of you."
"Father, can you tell me why you named me Qin Shi?"
Qin Tianqiong looked at Qiong Shuyao, and the two of them smiled with a bit of emotion. In the blink of an eye, that was already forty years ago.
"When you were born, Father knew that you would be different from others. The people of the Heavenly Fog once appeared and told Father about your fate in this life."
Qin Tianqing sighed: "Father knew that you would have a hard life, so he gave you the name 'Stone'. I hope that your heart will be like a boulder, unmoved by the wind."
"Heart like a boulder …"
Qin Shi sighed. He had really tried his best, but in the end, he couldn't protect anything.
Qin Shi was very tired. In the following days, he stayed in Barren Town. With the people of the Gateless Auction House guarding the place, no one could disturb him. It became the most relaxing days of his life in the past twenty years.
During this time, Jade In The Book, Yu Luocha, Chen Yan, Long Qi, and everyone else came to visit him.
However, he was still not in a good mood.
"Back then, I don't know which little fool it was.
He couldn't even learn the Heaven Fist, and I had to teach him bit by bit! "
Qin Shi turned around and saw Jade In The Book in white clothes. He smiled, and the gentle fragrance of her fragrance spread in the wind. "Yes, if I were smarter, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
"Why, are you still in a bad mood?" Jade In The Book sat next to Qin Shi and sighed.
"Sister Yu, you're not going to tell me, are you?" Qin Shi looked at Jade In The Book expectantly.
When Jade In The Book saw the desire in Qin Shi's eyes, she felt a little relieved. However, she still sighed in the end.
"Shi Tou, it's better not to know some things. Since she chose to do this, it's to make you forget her. Why are you so persistent?"
Qin Shi didn't say anything. He just laughed at himself as he expected.
In his memory, there was only the back of a figure who chose a path of no return for him in the Devil World. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember who that figure was, and what happened between them.
"Phew!
It's really funny. I cultivated all my life to protect you, but in the end, I don't even know who you are! "Qin Shi shook his head indifferently.
Whoosh!
A gust of wind passed by, and the evil spirit returned to Qin Shi's side.