"Because no one has ever come back alive."
Liu Feng clenched his fists, his slightly sharp fingertips rubbing against each other, producing an ear-piercing sound.
The corner of Qin Shi's mouth widened in surprise when he received this response. He turned his head to the side and stared into the dense forest that was shrouded in darkness. Two rays of light shot out like sharp arrows in the darkness.
Buzz!
With a buzz, Qin Shi's thin body under the black robe could not help but tremble. A trace of imperceptible wavering and slackening flashed in his deep black eyes.
Liu Feng was stunned, "Brother, what's wrong?"
Holding his head and shaking, Qin Shi quickly withdrew his gaze from the dark jungle. A rare trace of fear appeared in his sparse black eyes.
For a short moment, he found that his mental power could not penetrate the barren jungle. There seemed to be a huge formation in the jungle.
In the formation, there was a very terrifying power that even he, at his peak, was a little afraid.
"Haha, interesting."
After pulling up the collar of the black robe to cover the strange curve of his lips, Qin Shi waved his hand at Liu Feng and silently remembered the barren jungle in his heart.
Following the tree-shaded path on the periphery of the dark jungle, they quickly returned to the prison beyond the Great Wall.
Seeing the prison beyond the Great Wall, the prisoners were unusually friendly. One by one, they went back to their cells under the arrangement of Auricularia and Qingyun.
After this service, the situation in the Imperial Penitentiary underwent a huge change.
Now, as long as they were related to Qin Shi, they would all have a meteoric rise. Even Han Zai could walk like a crab and his status skyrocketed.
Some of the prison guards were more polite when they saw Qin Shi.
Sitting in the prison, Qin Shi nonchalantly sat cross-legged against the railing. Han Zai immediately squeezed over with a few boxes of food in his hands, "Big Brother, look, we don't have to worry about going hungry anymore!"
"…"
Looking at the pile of food that was as high as a small mountain, a few black lines surfaced on Qin Shi's forehead.
Why does this kid only know how to eat?
Aren't you a little too lacking in prospects?
Thinking of this, Qin Shi pulled him to sit down and said, "Han Zai, have you ever thought about what to do in the future?"
"In the future?
I can't leave this place anyway. As long as I'm not exiled to the Desolate Jungle, I'll be satisfied as long as I can continue to live. "Han Zai laughed foolishly at Qin Shi, holding the food in his arms and wolfing it down.
After getting the answer, Qin Shi frowned unhappily. "Don't you have any dreams?
No revenge?
Do you want to live like this forever? "
His words made Han Zai's hands tremble inexplicably. After he stopped wolfing down his food, Han Zai's two big eyes inexplicably turned red.
He was silent for a while and put away his usual unruly and mischievous expression. "Haha, ideals?
Revenge?
How would I dare? "
"Huh?" Qin Shi was surprised.
"I'm not like Big Brother, who has the talent, strength, and ability to do what he wants to do … I've been sick since I was young, and my family thinks that I'm useless. After my parents died, they didn't recognize me, and they didn't even let me go home to burn incense for them on their memorial day!"
"Who doesn't want to? I also want to, I also want to live a wonderful life, I want to be like Big Brother, and be looked up to by others.
But I can't do it. I've tried, but I can't do anything. In the end, I can only be reduced to this sunless prison … "
"I also want to, I also want to be filial to my parents, but they don't give me a chance at all … I don't even remember what they look like."
"Even … even if I go home to pay my respects to them, burn a stick of incense for them, and fulfill my responsibility as a son … It's that simple, but I can't do it … They must be very disappointed." Han Zai laughed at himself.
"Han Zai …"
Hearing this, Qin Shi, who opened his mouth, was speechless.
"It's okay, it's actually good like this, at least I'm still alive." Han Zai waved at Qin Shi, and as he spoke, a tear streaked across his face.
He rubbed his nose and laughed foolishly at Qin Shi. "I can't die. I definitely can't die. They gave me this body when they gave birth to me. They definitely didn't want me to die. So I have to live … Even if I have to live an ignoble existence, I have to live for them."
Clang!
Hearing these words, Qin Shi felt a little sour at the tip of his nose.
Only then did he know that this seemingly careless young man actually had so many things in his heart, but he just didn't want to say it.
He just showed his happy side, he was very strong.
Qin Shi suddenly thought of a saying, "Many people who can really make noise are not necessarily capable, some people are silent, but there are many stories in their hearts."
Han Zai was obviously this kind of person.
Clenching his fists, Qin Shi stared at Han Zai in silence for a while. His view of Han Zai had completely changed. It was not that Han Zai didn't have a backbone, on the contrary, he had a backbone.
For him, just like Qin Xuexin, he needed a firm heart and the courage to press forward in order to survive.
Taking a breath, Qin Shi patted Han Zai on the shoulder, "Silly boy, you have to believe in yourself. Your parents are watching you from heaven. Do well, and then go back and burn incense for them openly!"
"Big brother, I … Can I do it?"
"Of course, don't you have me?"
Qin Shi patted his chest confidently, and said with a smile, "Believe me, you will return home in glory, and let those who have discriminated against you look at you in a different light. Let them know that they have eyes but failed to see."
"Yes!
I will follow you from now on! "
At the thought of going home, Han Zai got up excitedly. His two big eyes were frighteningly red, and the corners of his mouth raised into a smile, "I must make them regret it!"
Looking at the thin boy, Qin Shi was inexplicably lost in thought. Back then, he was just like Han Zai, muddling along and waiting for death, living an ignoble life.
But he knew that this was not the fate they wanted, so he chose to struggle at that time.
He believed that Han Zai could do the same, and he could do it very well.
"I'm so excited, I have a big brother."
Unexpectedly, Han Zai became more and more excited as he spoke, waving the flag and shouting in the cell, as if he was about to revolt, and several jailers outside were alarmed.
"Boy, what are you doing?
Are you courting death? "
The jailer rushed to the railing, pointed his weapon at Han Zai, and roared angrily.
"Uh …"
This time, Han Zai became obedient. He scratched his head in embarrassment, and quickly sat down obediently.
Seeing this scene, Qin Shi, whose thoughts were wandering, suddenly felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on him. He clenched his fists and scolded angrily, "F * ck, idiot!"
"Yo, handsome, are you talking about life here?"
Suddenly, as the two of them were chattering incessantly, a voice filled with gentleness rang out beside their ears like a silver bell.
This voice was enchanting, and the seductive voice seemed to soften everyone's bones.
Qin Shi frowned and looked in the direction of the voice. In the dark corner, he saw a slender figure step forward, twisting her waist and sitting next to him.
"It's you?"
Looking at the beautiful figure's delicate face, wasn't it Liu Tingting?
"Yeah, are you surprised?"
Liu Tingting shook her head coquettishly and said with a smile, "Handsome, do you want to talk about life with me?
It's real life. For example, how do humans reproduce?
How do we make children? "
As she spoke, she smiled charmingly, and her seductive face leaned toward Qin Shi's shoulder.
Swoosh!
Qin Shi's reaction was extremely fast. The spiritual power under his black robe flickered lightly, and he just happened to move a few inches away from Liu Tingting. He shook his head and said, "Why are you in this cell?"
"Why?
Don't you welcome me? "
Suddenly missing, Liu Tingting's expression changed unhappily, and she said, "Really, there's a beauty throwing herself at you, and you're actually hiding. Are you a man or not?
Come here and let me witness it. "
Qin Shi's shoulders under his black robe shrugged. He really couldn't arouse the slightest bit of interest in this gorgeously dressed woman in front of him. "Whether I'm a man or not, there's no need for you to witness it. Let's go find Li Qi."
"That's right, let's go find Li Qi."
Beside him, Han Zai said resentfully.
As a girl, she more or less had some vanity. Being exposed by the two of them in public, Liu Tingting's delicate face immediately blushed.
Looking at her face, Qin Shi ignored her and hid in the darkness with Han Zai.
Looking at their backs, Liu Tingting's lily-white hands were clenched red. After a while, she said angrily, "Hmph, no matter who you are, I don't believe in heresy. As long as you're a man, I'll definitely make you grovel under my skirt!"
Deep inside the cell, Qin Shi came in for the first time.
He wouldn't know until he entered, but once he did, he was shocked. Only then did Qin Shi realize how big the cell was, and there were countless partitioned beds for the prisoners to rest.
Seeing that Qin Shi had gone in, the prisoners inside immediately made way for him.
Because of this, he and Han Zai easily found a place where no one was around to sit down.
After sitting down, he looked around and said with some surprise, "Oh right, why didn't I see Fatty Wang this time?"
Han Zai came back to his senses and also looked around in confusion.
On the bed next to him, an older man heard him and went up to him. "Little fella, you still don't know?"
Seeing the old man, Qin Shi got up respectfully and was stunned. "Old senior, what do you mean I don't know?"
"Fatty Wang, of course. Ever since he finished his service, he didn't dare to return to this cell anymore. He purposely went to another cell with Liu Tingting," the old man's voice was a little hoarse as he coughed dryly.
Hearing that, Qin Shi came to a realization.
The old man paused before continuing, "Liu Tingting seems to be interested in you. Not long ago, she and Li Qi had a falling out, and the two of them even fought a few times in private."
His black eyes narrowed, and after being stunned for a while, he glanced at where Liu Tingting was. "Haha, she really put in a lot of effort."
However, after some hesitation, he did not take it to heart.
Whether Liu Tingting was interested in him or not, he would never be interested in Liu Tingting. His heart had long been occupied by that blue hair, and there was no room for anyone else.
"Big brother, this Liu Tingting is not bad. Since she and Li Qi had a falling out, why don't you push her away?
It's a good chance to put a hat on Li Qi, the green kind! "Han Zai raised his eyebrows and smiled wickedly.
The corner of Qin Shi's mouth twitched. He waved his hand and smacked it on Han Zai's forehead. "Brat, you're still young, yet you know so much. Hurry up and go cultivate!
Don't disturb me! "
"Ugh …"
Han Zai pouted and rubbed his head, then said unhappily, "I'm doing this for your own good …"
Looking at Han Zai's aggrieved look, Qin Shi shook his head with a bitter smile and ignored him. He slowly sat down in a corner by himself.
Sitting down, he spread out his hands in excitement. The patterns on his palms glowed with a faint golden light, causing the corner of his mouth to rise. "I've been at the early stage of the King Spirit Realm for a few months now. With the help of the ancient formation, not only have I recovered from my injuries, but the spiritual energy in my body has also reached a full state.
"Looks like it's time to make a breakthrough."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile brightly.
After taking a deep breath, Qin Shi closed his black eyes and began to look inside his body. His overbearing black gaze landed on the Spirit Crystal that was pulsating above his Dantian. Nearly a thousand runes were swimming around the Spirit Crystal, looking mysterious and mystical.
Buzz buzz buzz!
The runes in his body burned. One, two, three, ten, fifty, one hundred runes.
A total of one hundred runes were transformed into gentle spiritual energy in Qin Shi's dantian overnight, forming a sunflower shape that supported the spirit crystal.
Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
After three days, there were only five hundred runes left in his abdomen. By now, he had cultivated half of the runes. The spirit crystal in his dantian radiated a wild halo that formed a hurricane that spun around him.
Boom!
At dawn of the third day, there was a loud noise in the cell.
Qin Shi's deep black eyes suddenly opened. They were like black holes in the pitch-black night sky, as if they could contain heaven and earth.
His black robe flapped in the cold wind. In just three days, his skin glowed with a golden light, and he seemed to have undergone a qualitative change.
Clenching his fists, Qin Shi revealed a gratified smile. "The middle stage of the King Spirit Realm. It's been a long time since I last made a breakthrough.
"Shi Qin, come out. Someone's looking for you!"
This chapter might have been insignificant, but Xiao Qian liked it very much. It revealed a lot of his inner thoughts.
The tree longed for peace, but the wind would not stop. The son longed for filial piety, but his parents did not wait. Recently, he had watched many movies about filial piety.
Often, people only remembered filial piety, but ignored the obedience behind it. Listening to their parents' words was often more important than filial piety.
Also: Congratulations to Sister Mian and Brother Ya on your wedding. I recommend Sister Mian's books [Stuck Together] and [Grand Marriage].