Chapter 85 Dreaming

◎Past◎

It's not like they haven't slept in the same bed before.

Han Qiao didn’t think anything of it the first few times, but when his eyes met the phoenix eyes filled with soft light.

His dark pupils shrank and his breathing quickened.

Should she agree? Or agree? Or agree?

Shi Hanqiao was silent. She didn't know why she was silent at this moment.

Let the Demon Lord do what he wants, but why is she so hesitant? She doesn't even know what she's hesitating about?

She did not cross the boundaries of interpersonal communication.

They have had this experience before.

This is the first time.

The Demon Lord thought about it, but hesitated.

The brighter the light in Luo Wusheng's eyes, the more Girl A's silence showed that she cared about him.

He took the initiative and said, "There's not enough time during the day."

"Um."

One of the Demon Lord's strengths is that he doesn't think about problems he can't figure out.

Do what your heart desires.

She took the water handed to her by the little robot and took a big gulp.

At night, one bed, two quilts.

The two of them each occupied half of the large bed, their arms clasped beneath the edge of the quilt.

Indoors, the rich scent of Versilia flowers and the light scent of lily of the valley intertwine in the air.

After falling asleep, the mental powers intertwine with each other and explore into the sea of ​​consciousness and dreams.

Luo Wusheng fell into a deep sleep. He knew that he was in a dream, but this dream had nothing to do with him.

The scene in his dream was a place he had never seen before.

Unlike the skyscrapers and bustling traffic of the empire, the soil beneath his feet was the kind of soil that could only be seen in the manors of the rich and powerful or in the breeding bases of the galaxy.

The sky is vast and the land is vast, the vision is open, and the fresh scent of grass and trees can be smelled in every breath.

Luo Wusheng looked around. In front of him was a large flower field and medicinal garden, and behind him was a wooden house.

There is a wooden gate on the left and a large open space on the right. In the corner near the house, there is a pavilion.

There is a stone chessboard in the pavilion. One side is empty, and an elderly man is sitting on the other side.

The old man looked to be in his sixties or seventies, with gray hair and wrinkles on his face.

As if she sensed something, she looked over, her eyes clear and sharp.

"You're back."

Luo Wusheng was startled and froze in place.

"Um."

A familiar but immature voice came from behind him. He turned around abruptly and saw Shi Hanqiao, who was about thirteen or fourteen years old, walking in from the door, holding a bloody sword.

She was wearing clothes that did not belong to the interstellar era, a white fairy robe, but the hem of her skirt was blooming with fresh blood.

Her cold eyes and eyebrows perfectly blended the two extreme temperaments of elegance and indifference and decisiveness. As she walked slowly, she looked like the god of death.

Luo Wusheng couldn't help but follow her with his eyes and footsteps as they walked to the pavilion.

Shi Hanqiao leaned her sword against the pillar and sat opposite the old man with her skirt lifted.

The old man's eyes swept over the bloodstains on her skirt: "Did you kill him?"

"No, I just happened to run into a corpse demon." Shi Hanqiao seemed to have thought of something interesting, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, "I watched a play."

Hearing this, the old man not only did not relax, but frowned slightly.

She opened the lid of the chess box and said, "Why not just kill him."

Shi Hanqiao also opened the lid of the chess box, revealing the white pieces.

She chuckled softly, "The compassionate Taoist Luo Wei actually suggested that I kill someone?"

Luo Wei played black first and she sighed.

It was because of this chess game that was destined to be lost, and also because she was old but could not guess the mind of the girl in front of her.

"The Taoist Wubei is guilty of a multitude of evil. He has kept humans and demons in captivity, turning them into pigs and dogs, and has caused the death of innocent souls. He deserves death, not to mention his other evil deeds. If I can find him, I will rid the people of this evil."

Black and white pieces fall one after another.

Shi Hanqiao said "oh" and placed another white piece.

Luo Wei suddenly slowed down, thinking, and said: "Your reaction really doesn't seem like treating an enemy."

"Why not? He's like a rat now, running around every day and never finding peace. I think that's a good thing."

The girl looked indifferent as she placed the white piece right after the black piece without slowing down at all.

"But in order to recover his strength, or rather, to increase his strength and escape from your pursuit, he ended up committing more murders."

Luo Wei closed her eyes as she spoke, as if she couldn't bear to mention it.

If it weren't for Taoist Wubei's superb escape skills, she would not have been able to kill him alone, and she would not have tried to find out the girl's plan from the side.

Shi Hanqiao's expression remained indifferent: "These murders were committed by him, not me."

"Besides, hasn't he committed enough murder?" The white piece fell, and the girl looked up at the sky with eyes that were neither sad nor happy. "If the heavens don't care, why should you worry about it?"

"But you are the cause. He committed the sin of killing because he was trying to avoid your pursuit."

The old man sighed helplessly, opened his eyes and thought for a while, and the black piece finally fell.

"Wrong." Bai Zi continued.

"What?" Luo Wei picked up the black piece, hesitant.

Shi Hanqiao waited patiently for her: "He is the cause, and I am the result. The evil he has created will ultimately be borne by him."

His fingertips froze, and the black piece slipped and landed next to the chessboard, making a crisp sound.

Fundamentally speaking, Taoist Wubei created Shi Hanqiao, and he is the cause of everything.

But later, as her strength grew, she did not kill her enemy with one sword, but let him escape.

Who should be blamed for the murders he committed during this period because of avoiding her?

Luo Wei didn't not understand what the girl meant, she just couldn't guess what she wanted to do.

She would rather the girl vent her hatred instead of doing such a thorough and cruel thing as she is now. She doesn't want to see innocent lives implicated.

“Sometimes I really don’t understand whether you are deeply involved or can see clearly.”

Luo Wei picked up the fallen black piece and continued the game.

Shi Hanqiao followed closely behind him: "It should be the former."

“But I think it’s more like the latter.”

Luo Wei held the black piece in the air, looking at the black and white pieces on the board, trying to find a way out.

She could never forget the shock she felt the night she took Shi Hanqiao away.

That night, Luo Wei did not answer Han Qiao's question when he was seven years old.

Why her?

There are many orphans in the demon world, why did Luo Wei take her away?

She didn't know how to answer, nor did she know whether she should make up a beautiful answer.

After much hesitation, she still didn't do it.

Luo Wei calmly changed the subject and asked Shi Hanqiao why he was willing to go with her.

"I want to know why you didn't kill me. Isn't your purpose in looking for me to kill me?"

The little girl at that time was not as calm as she is now. She tilted her head with pure curiosity in her eyes.

But Luo Wei still can't forget the shock she felt when she heard it, like a bolt of thunder out of the blue.

She still remembered asking the little girl in disbelief why she said that.

Xiao Hanqiao retracted his curious gaze and said calmly, "It's strange that you appeared in the Corpse Demon Cave. Most of the cultivators who appear in that area are fallen demons or half-fallen demons. Your temperament is different from them. You seem like someone who truly rectifies the Tao."

"Even before your voice appeared, I sensed murderous intent coming from afar. But when you landed in front of me, the murderous intent emanating from you vanished. You exude the compassion of the righteous path. You believe I retain some kindness because I didn't stab that cultivator to death outright. You saw how miserable I was as a child and felt pity for me."

"You asked me if I wanted to kill someone? After you answered that I wanted to live, your eyes were filled with heartache. When I asked you why me, your eyes became complicated. This complexity was more like a struggle, knowing I existed, but in the end, you still walked towards me, without any murderous intent."

If the little girl hadn't looked serious, Luo Wei would have really thought she was mocking him.

He had the spirit of righteousness, but he wanted to kill a little girl who was struggling to survive.

Luo Wei was completely shocked at the time and asked her if she was not afraid.

The little girl was puzzled by her question and replied, "You've already given up the thought of killing me, and it hasn't arisen in you yet. Why should I be afraid?"

"Then the questions you asked me before were to test me?" And the hesitant and confused expressions on the little girl's face were all fake?

"You are testing me too, why can't I test you?"

Xiao Hanqiao stared at her and said, "You said you are old and you can't bear to see such a young child fall into darkness. You also said that the elders always have the responsibility to pull young people who are about to go astray back to the right path."

"I guessed you wanted to adopt me, or train me? Either way is fine, it's better than the days in the Corpse Demon Cave."

For the first time, Luo Wei was amazed at Shi Hanqiao's insight. He could guess her thoughts from just a few words and even disguised himself in time to test her.

Is she really just a child? That's horrible.

Could it be that she is really what the book predicted...

Luo Wei met those dark eyes with an unspeakably calm expression.

No sadness, no joy, no emotions.

She was old, but she couldn't guess what a little girl was thinking: "Why are you telling me this?"

"I asked you why me, and you didn't just make up a reason to fool me."

Shi Hanqiao said, "Besides, you are a powerful cultivator. I am willing to follow you, so it is better to be honest."

Honest?

Luo Wei really didn't expect that he would be so honest.

It was only then that she saw something almost eerily childlike about the little girl before her.

Thinking back on it now, the shock in Luo Wei's heart has not diminished in the slightest.

"I lost."

Luo Wei put down the black piece and looked at the chessboard that had been eaten clean.

She couldn't remember how many styles Shi Hanqiao had changed, but this game of cannibalization alone made her feel the same shock as before.

On the chessboard, what she thought was a way out turned out to be nothing more than falling into a trap set by the young girl.

She calculated every step carefully, but she took the route that Shi Hanqiao had planned in advance.

Luo Wei sighed. She really didn't know whether it was right or wrong for her to stay with Shi Hanqiao.

But she really couldn't kill the little girl who hadn't done anything evil and was struggling to survive seven years ago.

However, Shi Hanqiao's current behavior made her suspicious.

Was her original choice correct?

Luo Wei raised his eyes and met a pair of dark, calm eyes.

For some reason, she felt a chill down her spine, as if she had been seen through.

She asked bluntly, "What exactly do you want to do?"

The girl also answered bluntly: "I want him to be unable to live or die."

Luo Wei took a deep breath. She knew that Taoist Wubei was the root cause of Shi Hanqiao's tragic past, and he deserved death for what he had done.

But she didn't want to see innocent lives die because of the girl's revenge.

Luo Wei said helplessly: "Then can you stop him from killing innocent lives?"

"Then why do you want to kill me?"

The girl did not answer but asked instead. She had asked this question many times, but the old man never answered once.

This time, there was no answer.

"Okay, I promise."

Shi Hanqiao stood up and picked up the sword leaning against the pillar. She had not yet done her daily practice.

Luo Wei called her: "Wait."