Chapter 35

Twelve o'clock midnight.

The moonlight scattered in the courtyard, and Tang An and his master and apprentice surrounded the Erha in front of them.

He Miao, leaning on his cane, slowly walked around the dog for half a circle, and finally stopped right in front of it, holding his chin with one hand, his expression more serious than ever before: "How many times has this happened?"

Tang An didn't hesitate at all, the number already etched in his mind: "Including this time, it's ten times."

He Miao made an ambiguous "hmm" sound from the back of his throat, tapping his chin with his fingers intermittently: "Then you won't live long."

Tang An: “…”

Bu Suanzi's temples were throbbing, fearing his master would make another shocking judgment. He hurried to smooth things over, "Master! Don't we still have fourteen chances? That's enough! You've got a way, right?"

Tang An's gaze turned to He Miao as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw: "Master He..."

He Miao seemed to suddenly remember something, his eyes lit up, and he interrupted Tang An: "Oh, right! I remember Yun Li said that if you can get this kid back, you can..."

He rubbed his thumb and index finger together, made a classic international gesture, and winked at Tang An, which was full of suggestive meaning.

"this?"

Tang An paused for a moment, then forced a faint smile: "Of course, as long as Chi Ying can be saved, let alone ten million, even adding a zero to the end is fine."

Before he finished speaking, a miracle happened.

He Miao's back straightened instantly, his eyes lit up like lightbulbs, and the paleness on his face was replaced by a rosy glow at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the hand holding the crutches loosened a bit. He patted his chest with great pride and said, "Don't worry! With me, He Miao, here, even if he is reincarnated, I can kick him back from the Naihe Bridge for you!"

Bu Suanzi covered his face in pain: "..."

Tang An was very satisfied with the other party's excited state of having money to make things happen, and he felt a little more at ease.

He reached out and placed his hand on Erha's furry head, and led it to bow solemnly to the master and apprentice: "Really, please."

These words, which were almost like a plea, made Shen Qi, who was out of the state throughout the whole process, feel something.

He felt his heart was extremely heavy, and there was a hint of inexplicable anxiety.

Shen Qi was thinking that when he heard Tang An say "ten million" and "add another zero", he just felt uncomfortable. It might be the residual memory in his body reminding him.

Don't forget.

Shen Qi raised his dog eyes and looked at Tang An in the moonlight.

He is a dragon, reincarnated, and he is familiar with the ways of cultivation better than anyone else.

The young man in front of him, who looks exactly like Gu An from a thousand years ago, has become his wife from a thousand years later.

Is the marriage in this life the result of good deeds in the previous life, or the unpaid debt of the past?

Shen Qi, who had lived for thousands of years, felt unprecedented confusion for the first time.

if……

Is there really no going back?

"We will definitely be able to go back." Tang An's low and firm voice came from beside him.

Shen Qi tilted his head slightly and purred in his throat: "...Woof?"

[Do you want me to go back, or do you want him to come back? ]

Tang An lowered his eyes: "I dreamed of Chi Ying last night."

He spoke softly, as if afraid of disturbing the conversation between He Miao and Bu Suanzi.

"He was imprisoned in the water dungeon and lost a lot of weight."

“…”

A trace of confusion flashed in Shen Qi's eyes: "Woof? Woof woof woof?"

[Water dungeon? Am I locked up by Gu An after all?]

Tang An seemed to understand what the dog said and shook his head, "I don't know the details, but I do understand one thing: Chi Ying suffered a lot for you."

Shen Qi lowered his tail: "Ouch?"

Are you distressed?

Tang An's eyes instantly turned red, and his voice trembled uncontrollably: "Of course, he and I have been together for seven years. Even if we don't love each other anymore, we are already blood relatives. No matter which of us leaves the other, it will be like cutting out a piece of flesh and blood."

This was the first time he had expressed his feelings for Ji Ying so openly in front of outsiders.

A drop of hot tear fell without warning on the cold bluestone slab, leaving a small dark wet mark.

"I don't want to divorce him. I'm just tired and want to take a breath and rest. But to him, I want to leave home and rest, which means I want to divorce him..."

The moonlight gently enveloped Tang An, but it could not dispel the sadness around him.

The emotions that had been suppressed for a long time burst out like a flood.

"He's always like this. He won't listen to my explanations. I told him to take a break, but he kept asking for a divorce and said I didn't love him anymore..."

He started sobbing, Shen Qi was at a loss as to how to comfort him, and was running around in a panic.

"Ah, ah, woof, woof, woof, woof!"

「T-That person is really too much. He is so stubborn and insists on his own way. It’s his fault. He should apologize to you!」

Tears soaked Tang An's cheeks. Thinking that Chi Ying might be imprisoned or even imprisoned, his heart felt like it was being pressed down by a huge rock, and he couldn't breathe: "I don't know what happened after you went back..."

He raised his tearful eyes, looked directly into Erha's eyes that looked exceptionally clear in the moonlight, and asked word by word:

"So, what on earth could have caused you to kill and dismember Gu An, the very person you raised?"

“…Ouch?”

Shen Qi was like being struck by lightning, his dog hair instantly exploded, and he shuddered violently: "Woof woof woof woof???"

[I killed Gu Ming's child? How is that possible?!]

Tang An wiped his face and said in a nasal voice, "You seem to hate Gu An very much."

Chen Qi met Tang An's pair of dark and clear eyes. For a moment, he seemed to look through those eyes into those cold eyes that no longer had any warmth.

That was an immortal who had severed all emotions and desires during his cultivation and embarked on the path of ruthlessness.

Shen Qi was anxious: “Woof woof!!”

【impossible! ! 】

That might be the only blood left by my good friend Gu Ming.

Even if the other party has done something wrong that is unforgivable, as long as he is still alive, he will take the blame for the other party.

So how could he be killed???

Tang An had managed to calm down, his eyes regaining a certain calmness. "I have a guess."

"Since you can come here, then is it possible that Gu An can also..."

He slowly raised his hand and lightly tapped his chest with his fingertips.

"If it was just a dream, it would be too real. I suspect that while I was asleep, I briefly became Gu An."

This conclusion was like thunder from a clear sky, which instantly silenced Shen Qi and turned him into a completely silent dumb dog.

Apart from the heartless master and apprentice, Tang An and Shen Qi had a sleepless night.

At nine o'clock the next morning, Shen Qi, who had finally regained his human form, rushed to the rattan rocking chair and woke up Tang An, who was drowsy and shrouded in the morning light. "I must know what happened over there! I will never hurt Gu An!"

Tang An shielded his eyes from the glaring sunlight with the back of his hand, his voice tinged with exhaustion. "Why are you so sure? Is it because he's your best friend's son?"

Chen Qi squatted down and looked Tang An in the eye with an extremely serious expression: "This is one reason, but it's more than that. I watched him grow up, from a cradle to... Although he is not my biological son, in my heart, he is closer than my relatives. Although we dragons don't have a strong blood bond, I treat him as my own son and love him as my life."

Tang An tilted his head slightly and caught the word: "...love?"

Shen Qi immediately heard the subtle inquiry in the other party's tone.

He looked back at Tang An expressionlessly, his tone calm, "It's the love of family, the love that a father has for his nephew. It's not the shameless love between you and Chi Ying."

Tang An: "Oh."

Shen Qi: “…”

Why does this "oh" sound so harsh?

Tang An rubbed his brows and said seriously, "That's troublesome. If what I saw is true, then the person who did it is very likely not you, but Chi Ying."

Shen Qi's thoughts rarely caught up: "Are you saying that the one who killed Gu An was Chi Ying in my body?"

Tang An nodded slightly gravely. "So the question is, what inappropriate thoughts did Gu An harbor towards you, or what unforgivable deeds did he do, that would make Chi Ying, a modern citizen who has received a comprehensive 21st-century quality education and abides by the law, want to kill him, even at the cost of dismembering him?"

Shen Qi only understood the first part, but understood the core meaning: “I want to know too!”

He stood up suddenly, and for the first time, real panic appeared on his face.

"If you had told me this was a possibility, I would have found a way!"

Tang An's eyes lit up instantly: "Do you have a way to go back?"

Shen Qi's gaze was cast towards the master and disciple who were carrying large and small bags and walking towards them, and he especially lingered for a moment on He Miao's seemingly lazy figure.

“Originally there wasn’t one, but…”

He felt the faint spiritual energy in the air, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

"The spiritual energy here is quite sufficient. Maybe I can really find the way back."