Qin Yan rarely showed such outward emotion. Fu Changling froze for a moment. After a moment, he quickly reacted and said hurriedly, "I'm not leaving. I'm just going to help."
Qin Yan didn't say anything. He stood up, pushed Fu Changling behind him, and said, "Protect the others. Wait for me on the Junzi Terrace."
After saying that, he picked up his sword and chased after him, and together with Xie Yuqing, they surrounded Song Zizhao.
Fu Changling roughly estimated Song Zizhao's ability, and after confirming that Qin Yan should be fine, he turned around and chased after Sang Ganjun and Fu Minglan who were rushing to Junzitai. Although he was also injured, the demon cultivators who rushed up were not masters. He used his combat experience in his previous life to carve out a path.
After he settled everyone, he called out hurriedly, "Senior Brother!"
Qin Yan heard Fu Changling's words and said to Xie Yuqing, "Retreat!"
Xie Yuqing's sword swept forward to block Song Zizhao. Qin Yan's sword sliced through the crowd behind him and he retreated quickly. Song Zizhao refused to give in and led his men in pursuit. Fu Changling stood at the center of the formation and placed the Spirit Gathering Tower. Fu Minglan immediately reacted and asked in shock, "You set up a formation here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Zizhao slammed a bone hammer to the ground, and Qin Yan rolled on the ground and came to the side of Fu Changling. Then Qin Yan raised his hand and placed it on Fu Changling's hand, and Fu Changling felt Qin Yan's spiritual power rushing into him.
"Heaven and earth enter the law, the formation rises!"
Fu Changling shouted loudly, and Song Zizhao came towards Fu Changling with the bones in his hand. At that moment, the blood-red formations on the ground suddenly lit up. The blood-red light beams penetrated Song Zizhao's bones and exploded instantly when they touched every node of his body.
While Fu Changling was pouring spiritual power into the formation, he was also temporarily modifying the details of the formation.
This time, the target of the attack was the demonic cultivators of the Karma Prison, so the method would naturally be slightly different. Fu Minglan, watching from the side, exclaimed in shock, "A last-minute change of formation?!"
As soon as Fu Minglan finished speaking, the corpses of the surrounding demon cultivators exploded one by one, and the entire Gentleman's Stage was splattered with blood. Fu Changling raised a hand, pulled Qin Yan behind him, and whispered, "Come behind me."
Qin Yan didn't say much. He quickly leaned on Fu Changling's back and raised his hand to bandage the wound.
The formation originally used to deal with the three Spiritualization Stage cultivators was activated. It didn't take much effort to deal with this group of remnants who had been fighting for a long time. After a while, the light of the formation slowly dissipated. Qin Yan slowed down and said, "Fu..."
Before he could finish his words, Fu Changling vomited a mouthful of blood. Qin Yan was horrified and hurriedly supported Qin Yan. Just as he was about to speak, Xie Yuqing walked up to him and said calmly, "He's seriously injured. Take him to heal first."
Qin Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally responded, "Senior Sister, please check on the casualties among the disciples first. Saving lives is the first priority. Don't reveal Fu Changling's affairs to anyone, and don't trust anyone you used to know."
"I see."
Xie Yuqing said calmly: "I will ask you."
Qin Yan responded and finally stood up with Fu Changling on his back and rushed towards Lanyue Palace. As he went up, he informed Fu Yushu. When they arrived at Lanyue Palace, Fu Yushu was already guarding in front of Lanyue Palace with Shen Qingzhu.
After Qin Yan carried Fu Changling into Lanyue Palace, Fu Yushu hurriedly led Shen Qingzhu forward. Shen Qingzhu frowned as soon as she saw Fu Changling and took out a silver needle and asked, "How did you get injured like this?"
"He got injured when he ran away yesterday, and today he forced the formation to activate again," Qin Yan said, looking at Shen Qingzhu and frowning, "Is he seriously injured?"
"It would be a big deal if it met someone else, but meeting me," Shen Qingzhu said calmly as he inserted the silver needle into Fu Changling's body, "he's just lucky."
Qin Yan felt relieved after hearing Shen Qingzhu's words. He watched Shen Qingzhu give Fu Changling acupuncture and then feed him medicine. After making sure that he was fine, Fu Yushu said, "I'll stay with him. There are many people waiting for you outside. Go and get busy."
After hearing this, Qin Yan paused for a moment, pursed his lips, raised his hand, and bowed to Fu Yushu: "If there is any other news, I hope Master Fu will inform me in time and don't let him leave."
After saying this, Qin Yan turned around and walked out.
Xie Yuqing's return shocked the situation. She had already begun counting the casualties with the help of Yunyu and Shangguan Mingyan. When Qin Yan arrived, Xie Yuqing looked up at him and said, "Several elders and other sect leaders are waiting for you. You don't have to worry about this. Go over there first."
Qin Yan glanced at the disciple on the ground and couldn't help but ask, "Is everything okay?"
"Don't worry," Xie Yuqing said calmly, "Fortunately, it's not as bad as I imagined."
"Then you take care of this first, I'll be back soon."
After Qin Yan finished talking to Xie Yuqing, he got up and went to the main hall.
As soon as he arrived at the main hall, everyone looked over. Without waiting for Qin Yan to speak, Sang Ganjun pointed to the palace master's seat on the high platform and said to him, "Ayan, come here."
"Sang Gan Jun," Sect Master Meng Yang couldn't help but sneer when he saw Sang Gan Jun directly let Qin Yan take the position of Palace Master. "Why, now that Palace Master Jiang's body is still warm, is Sang Gan Jun so anxious to have his disciple take his place?"
"Hongmeng Heavenly Palace is now facing a critical moment of life and death," Sang Ganjun looked at Sect Master Mengyang and said coldly, "We must have a leader. Since there is no time to re-elect a Palace Master, we can only obey Palace Master Jiang's will and let Junior Brother Qin take over the position of Palace Master."
"You also said it was a matter of life and death," Yue Qin frowned. "You let such a child, still wet behind the ears, be the palace master, Sang Gan Jun, are you out of your mind?"
"Then who does Patriarch Yue think is more suitable?"
Sword Sect Master Yang Jun looked at Yue Qin with a smile. "Among the three sects and four clans, True Lord Yuqiong, Elder Liu, and Elder Yue colluded with the demonic cultivators and are all dead. We don't trust anyone from the Dao Sect, the Confucian Sect, or the Yue Family. And there are no suitable candidates from the remaining four clans. Qin Yan used to be in charge of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace and was also a disciple of Palace Master Jiang. We relied on him to respond appropriately in the recent battle. Therefore, our Sword Sect fully supports Fellow Daoist Qin as the Acting Palace Master. If Elder Yue feels that he is not suitable, why not suggest a suitable candidate?"
Yue Qin's expression turned extremely grim as she listened to Yang Jun's words. Dao Sect leader Chen Mengyang held up the teacup and spoke slowly, "We all know what the Sword Sect means. Palace Master Jiang was originally chosen by the Sword Sect. Now that he's in trouble, the Sword Sect will naturally push someone else for the position."
"Since Sect Master Mengyang has said this, I suspected that he wanted to take this opportunity to push someone from Dao Sect to the top. Sect Master Mengyang, why don't you just be frank? Who do you want to be the acting Palace Master?"
"Everyone, please stop arguing," Su Qinghui said slowly, "Times are different now. Do you remember the Su family's prophecy eighteen years ago?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of several high-level cultivators present suddenly changed. Some of the young sect leaders were still a little confused, but did not dare to ask more questions.
Su Qinghui sighed: "The catastrophe is coming."
No one spoke, even Chen Meng, Yang Yueqin, and the others fell silent. Qin Yan saw that the argument had almost ended, so he stepped forward and sat on the high seat. He said, "Now is a critical period, and I will take this position for the time being. After the matter of the demon cultivators is resolved, I will step down. I hope that all the elders will work together for Yunze's survival and avoid internal injuries."
As he spoke, Qin Yan changed the subject and said, "In fact, the demonic cultivators were active today. Master had already noticed it and instructed me to secretly investigate for a long time."
"So you're so familiar with them?"
Fu Minglan looked at the fan and then at Qin Yan. Qin Yan nodded. Sang Ganjun said wearily, "Tell me everything you know."
"Everyone should be able to tell that these demonic cultivators use the same technique."
"Yes," Chen Mengyang said with a hint of disgust, "They can absorb the cultivation of others."
"This technique doesn't belong to Yunze, but comes from another world. Among the demon cultivators attacking Hongmeng Heavenly Palace today, such as the old Taoist with white bones, they are not from Yunze. They have unique techniques and came to Yunze for certain reasons. They learned this special technique through rapid improvement and accepted disciples in Yunze. Hongmeng Heavenly Palace had many demon cultivators hiding there before, and we have already cleared them out once, but we didn't expect them to grow so powerful."
Some people already knew about these things and weren't surprised. However, most sect leaders knew almost nothing about them. One of the leaders of a small sect asked, "Fellow Daoist Qin, based on what you said, doesn't that mean every sect might have demonic cultivators?"
"yes."
Qin Yan said calmly, "They use the method of absorbing the cultivation and life of others as a way to improve themselves, and their progress is very rapid. If any sects have disciples whose cultivation has improved too quickly recently, please pay more attention to them."
Everyone fell silent, their faces showing worry. Qin Yan took in their expressions and said, "However, since they dared to attack Hongmeng Heavenly Palace today, I'm afraid they are already well-established. This won't be their first battle with us. In the future, they may start with smaller sects and defeat them one by one. They feed on cultivators. The more sects they attack, the stronger they become. If we don't stop them from the beginning, I'm afraid they will be difficult to control in the future."
"Palace Master Qin is right!"
The small sects, already in a state of panic, immediately spoke up and changed their address. "If they use the small sects as nourishment, the ultimate threat will still be to the three sects and four clans. Now the Yunze Immortal Realm should unite and defend against external enemies. The strong should protect the weak, and the weak should assist the strong. Palace Master Qin," the head of the small sect looked at Qin Yan and said flatteringly, "What do you think?"
"Master Xiao is right," Qin Yan nodded, looking around and said, "I propose that we establish an Immortal Alliance starting today. All core disciples of small sects will be sent to Hongmeng Heavenly Palace and strictly guarded. Each sect will become a monitoring point and communicate at all times. If something goes wrong, all sects will go to provide support together. What do you think?"
"Nephew Qin, what you said is quite correct," Chen Mengyang laughed. "But I don't know who you think is the person who controls the affairs of the various sects in this Immortal Alliance?"
"That's naturally Palace Master Qin." Yang Jun said immediately, "Hongmeng Heavenly Palace was originally left behind by Ye Lan Jianzun after he led Yun Zeji to defeat the demon cultivators. With the Palace Master as the decision-maker, hundreds of sects assisted him. Now that war is brewing, the Palace Master is naturally the leader."
"Sect Master Yang, what you said..."
"I agree with Sect Master Yang."
Su Qinghui suddenly spoke up, and everyone looked at him. Su Qinghui held up the teacup and said calmly, "Based on our current understanding of these demonic cultivators, it would be most appropriate for Director Qin Gong to be the leader of the Immortal Alliance and take charge of the overall situation."
"But……"
"Master Mengyang," someone in the crowd finally couldn't stand it anymore and said directly, "It's already this hour, and you three sects and four clans are still fighting for this position? This is a matter of life and death. If you want to seize the position of Palace Master, then after this is over, none of us will say a word."
"Yes." Someone took the lead, and many people began to express their dissatisfaction. "Master Mengyang, you know how Palace Master Qin protected us just now. In terms of cultivation, intelligence, and status, it is only natural for Palace Master Qin to be the leader of the Immortal Alliance. Don't argue with him."
Everyone was talking at once, pressing the blame on him. Chen Mengyang felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but in the end, he couldn't help it and said in a low voice, "Alright, let him take the position."
Qin Yan glanced at Chen Mengyang indifferently, without saying much, and turned around to explain the structure of the Immortal Alliance to everyone.
The core plan of the Immortal Alliance is actually to let everyone stay together as much as possible and not give these demon cultivators the opportunity to catch them alone.
They are not very powerful at the moment, but if they continue to absorb their cultivation during the battle, even Qin Yan will probably be unable to do anything about it.
In order to realize this plan, we must use Hongmeng Heavenly Palace as a base, include the core monks of all sects, and then the major sects will establish multiple connections and swear a blood oath to obey orders at any time and help each other.
After Qin Yan finished these things and settled the major sects, he returned to the injured disciples and checked the condition of the injured disciples with Xie Yuqing, and then he returned to Lanyue Palace.
When he first arrived at the palace gate, he saw Fu Yushu playing chess with Shen Qingzhu in the main hall. After Qin Yan entered, Fu Yushu looked up, smiled, and said, "He's awake. Why don't you go in and take a look?"
Qin Yan nodded, bowed to Fu Yushu, and then walked towards the bedroom.
Shen Qingzhu watched Fu Yushu put down his chess piece and whispered, "Are you just going to admit what happened to them?"
"Why wouldn't I acknowledge him?" Fu Yushu smiled. "He likes that person, and he hasn't done anything wrong. Why shouldn't I acknowledge him?"
"You and Lin Chen have such a good relationship," Shen Qingzhu said calmly, "and you often said you wanted a granddaughter. I thought you would persuade them."
"Old Shen," Fu Yushu sighed, "That's what you're thinking. I do have my own ideas, but what does this have to do with Changling?"
"In fact, the closest relationship between parents and children lies in the word 'raising'. When he was young, I raised him well. This was my responsibility. I raised him, and he couldn't interfere more. Now that he has grown up, it is his responsibility to support me filially. Besides supporting me, I can't interfere too much in what he does. What kind of person he likes is his business. If I interfere too much, it would be my fault."
"You're quite open-minded."
Shen Qingzhu placed a chess piece and thought again: "How is Lin Chen's soul?"
"I'm keeping it."
Fu Yushu raised his hand and touched the Tan Xin Sword beside him, revealing a bit of tenderness: "Just take care of it for a few more years, and it will be fine."
Fu Yushu and Shen Qingzhu were talking when Qin Yan came to the door of the bedroom. He felt that he had a lot to say before, but now that he heard that Fu Changling had woken up, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
He didn't know what to say and was a little afraid to see Fu Changling, so he stood at the door for a long time. Fu Changling woke up from his trance and realized someone was standing at the door. He propped himself up and saw Qin Yan standing at the door.
There was still blood on his clothes, and it was obvious that he had been busy all day without a break. The two of them looked at each other quietly, and Fu Changling smiled: "Brother, come in and talk."
Qin Yan listened to him, walked into the room, and stood beside Fu Changling. The two of them were silent. Fu Changling paused for a moment, raised his hand and said, "Brother, please sit down."
Qin Yan hesitated for a moment and finally sat down. Qin Yan was a man who didn't like to talk, and Fu Changling didn't know what to say. He had said a lot in the past, but now it seemed ridiculous. He always felt that whatever he said was wrong, so even though he was born a talkative person, he didn't dare to say anything at this moment.
The two of them were silent for a long time, and Qin Yan finally spoke: "Are you... okay?"
"Thanks to Uncle Shen, everything should be fine."
After Fu Changling finished speaking, he thought for a moment, afraid that Qin Yan would think he was in a cold war with him, so he deliberately gave him a cold look. Fu Changling then found some more topics to talk about and continued, "Uncle Chen gave me some excellent elixirs. I will be well in a few days. I will rest for a few days, and I am afraid I will have to set off again."
"Where are you going?"
Qin Yan's voice became a little hoarse when he heard him say he was leaving. Fu Changling laughed: "I seem to have met the person you met in your previous life."
"He asked you to become a demon cultivator?!"
Qin Yan raised his head in a stern voice. When Fu Changling heard him speak like this, he just looked at him quietly, with a look of pity, regret, mixed with heartache and sadness, and he stared at him quietly.
Qin Yan was a little confused for a moment. He would have swallowed this confusion in the past, but now he couldn't help it and whispered, "What are you looking at?"
"I just thought," Fu Changling laughed, "Senior Brother must have had a hard life in his previous life."
"No……"
"That's why I had such a big reaction when I heard that I was going to go through what my senior brother had to go through."
Qin Yan was stunned. He listened to Fu Changling's words and suddenly didn't know how to respond.
What Fu Changling said seemed to make sense, but in his previous life, deep down in his heart, he really didn't feel sad.
Fu Changling looked at his expression and smiled, "But I also understand why Senior Brother feels that he's doing well. Because at that time," he said softly, a hint of tenderness between his lips and teeth, "he should have been like me."
"What...same?" Qin Yan looked up at him. Fu Changling raised his eyes, his gaze fell on his face, and he smiled slowly. "When I think about the fact that if I had suffered all these hardships, my senior brother wouldn't have to, I feel that everything is actually fine and nothing."
"You shouldn't leave." Qin Yan spoke slowly, finally recalling the day when he left him behind.
"I guessed you were going to settle the score with me," Fu Changling sighed, "I wouldn't have come back if I had known."
"You can't not come back." Qin Yan continued seriously. Fu Changling nodded. "I know I shouldn't have left you that day. I'll admit my mistake, okay?"
"You don't think you're wrong."
Qin Yan continued to expose the truth, and Fu Changling was a little embarrassed: "I admit my mistake, and you say I think I am not wrong. I don't admit my mistake, and you get angry again. Brother, what do you want me to do?"
"You can't do this again."
Fu Changling stopped laughing after hearing this. He thought for a moment and said, "Brother, do you want me to lie to you or make you angry?"
Qin Yan frowned. Fu Changling leaned against the bed rail and said calmly, "If it happens again, I will still leave. If it happens a hundred times, I will protect my brother."
"Brother, you don't have to feel burdened. In fact, all of this should have been borne by me. I was the one who opened the seal in the Xuanji Secret Realm. It was my fault that I brought the people from the Hell of Karma here. I should have been responsible for all of this. I troubled you in my last life, and this is my fault. In this life, I hope you can give me a chance to atone for my sins."
“It’s not your fault.”
"This is my fault."
The two of them stared at each other quietly. After a moment's pause, Fu Changling realized that they couldn't continue the conversation. He smiled and turned around and said, "Don't you think it's strange? We've already sealed these three seals, so why are there still so many demon cultivators? Could it be that the four seals have been opened?"
"The seal on Taiping Town was opened in advance," Qin Yan explained. "Even before that, after the seal on Taiping Town was opened, Karma Prison had been sending people to Yunze non-stop. It's no surprise that these people have taken root and run Yunze to the scale it has today."
"Spiritual energy is scarce nowadays, and with their set of skills, I'm afraid more and more people will turn to them."
Fu Changling pondered, feeling rather worried. Qin Yan glanced at him and reassured him, "Don't worry too much. After all, their numbers are limited. Just reinforce the fourth seal thoroughly, and then we can work together to encircle and suppress the remaining demon cultivators. We'll be fine."
"As long as the spiritual energy problem isn't resolved," Fu Changling shook his head, "there will definitely be people who will practice their techniques. Even if the Karma Prison doesn't come, it will be difficult for us to eliminate these demonic cultivators."
Qin Yan didn't say anything. After a long while, he said, "So after I died, the spiritual energy problem wasn't solved, was it?"
"Yes." Fu Changling whispered, "The problem with spiritual energy doesn't seem to be caused by the Karma Prison."
"Perhaps the Karma Prison stole the spiritual energy?" Qin Yan pondered. "Look at those meridians. The spiritual energy is constantly being eroded. For example, the meridian in Taiping Town is clearly absorbing spiritual energy. Perhaps this is the reason why Yunze's spiritual energy has declined over the years. In the last life, although we killed the Demon Lord, we didn't seal the meridians, so spiritual energy continued to leak into the Karma Prison, leading to the final depletion of Yunze's spiritual energy."
Fu Changling listened to Qin Yan's words and suddenly asked, "Demon Lord?"
After he asked, without waiting for Qin Yan's reply, he said, "I actually wanted to ask you before, since you were just trying to gather information and your heart was always on the immortal path, why didn't you stop even though you became the Demon Lord of the Wuqi Palace and commanded the demon cultivators? In fact, you could have found a way to cooperate with us, set up a trap for those demon cultivators, and catch them all in one fell swoop, right?"
"I am the Demon Lord," Qin Yan shook his head, "but the person in charge of the Immaculate Palace is actually someone else."
"You didn't seem to have mentioned this in the message you gave me before?"
Fu Changling deduced, "You passed the message to the Immortal Alliance before, and your insider will find a way to pass this news to me."
"Yes, because of this news, I'm not sure either. After I became the Demon Lord, these demon cultivators told me that there is a revered deity in their Karma Prison, who is the faith of all the people in the Karma Prison. That's why there is a statue of the deity in the Dirt Palace."
"I remember," Fu Changling nodded, thinking, "that statue has no face."
"Those demonic cultivators in the Karma Prison have an ultimate goal."
"What's the purpose?"
"They want to open the gates of the Hell of Karma and bring all the people in it to Yunze. They say that when the gates of the Hell of Karma are opened, the face of the statue will appear."
"At that time, I was the Demon Lord, but all matters, big and small, of the Immaculate Palace often relied on divination. I would ask for divination in front of the statue according to their requirements, and the final result of this divination would become the action plan of the Immaculate Palace. So, I was always unsure whether such a Demon Lord existed in this world. Because if there was, no one had actually seen it. But if there wasn't, in fact, he did make many decisions."
Fu Changling listened quietly as Qin Yan continued to recall, "Later, one day, Song Zizhao suddenly came to me and said that the Demon Lord was preparing to open the gate to the Karma Prison. Now that I think about it, they must have secretly opened the four seals of the Karma Prison, and thus reached the final step of opening the gate to the Karma Prison. I couldn't let them open the gate to the Karma Prison, so while they were preparing, I secretly deployed people and notified you."
"So it was you who gave us the news about the attack on the Immaculate Palace?"
Fu Changling connected the memories of his previous life, and Qin Yan nodded and said, "Yes, I deliberately transferred their men away, kept my own people, and secretly made preparations. Then, when they held the ceremony, I was ready to take action."
"I thought I could handle it by myself, but that day, the Demon Lord appeared in the crowd."
"What level of cultivation?" Fu Changling was most concerned about this. Qin Yan shook his head. "It's far above you and me, unfathomable."
Fu Changling was a little surprised: "At that time, even you couldn't see his cultivation level?"
"Close to the Heavenly Dao," Qin Yan recalled the scene at that time and said slowly, "It is the late stage of the tribulation and is about to ascend."
Fu Changling listened and secretly weighed it. He almost felt that it might be the level he reached before his death in his previous life.
At that time, he was only one step away from ascension.
Qin Yan continued, "After he appeared, everyone knelt down and called him the Demon Lord. He was wearing a mask, so I couldn't see his face clearly. He asked me to protect him, and then he opened the gate to the Hell of Karma as everyone worshipped him."
"Opening the gate to the Hell of Karma is actually very difficult. Even someone with his level of cultivation would be almost exhausted the moment it opened. That was when I attacked and killed him. He reacted very quickly. When I drew my sword, I saw him draw his sword. In fact, he could have killed me."
"Why not?" Fu Changling listened with some curiosity. Qin Yan shook his head. "I don't know. I only know that when he turned back, the sword in his hand showed a flaw, so I killed him. The moment I killed him, he turned into pieces and disappeared in my arms. Then there was a bloody battle inside the Wuqi Palace. I forcibly closed the gates of the Hell of Karma. When you led your men to attack the Wuqi Palace, everything was almost over."
Fu Changling digested Qin Yan's words. He thought for a moment and couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you say it then?"
Qin Yan paused for a moment, then turned around and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
"Senior Brother," Fu Changling couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Your way of changing the subject is too harsh."
Qin Yan paused for a long time before he said, "I don't know what to do."
"Just say it."
Fu Changling said calmly, "You're actually right. You're not the same person today as you were in your last life. It's nothing to tell me other people's stories."
"Why do you have to know?"
"Because I need to know clearly," Fu Changling replied seriously, "what I once had."
Qin Yan sat on the edge of the bed, his back to Fu Changling. He looked at the bright moon in the sky through the archway. He seemed to think for a long time before saying, "Because I think it would be better if I didn't say it."
"By then, I had nothing left, and I still owed you so much. You hated me and wanted to kill me, so I thought it would be good if I could fulfill your wish and make you happy."
"You didn't tell me just so I could kill you and feel happier?" Fu Changling couldn't help laughing when he heard this, thinking it was a bit absurd. Qin Yan looked at the moon outside the window, listened to Fu Changling's words, and whispered, "Maybe."
"But I didn't want to live at that time. I just thought that if my death could make you a little happier, that would be even better."
"Look, I killed your family. I've done so many bad things. No matter what excuses I have, my hands are stained with the blood of many people. This is a fact. You hate me, and if you kill me, you will find relief and peace in your heart. But if you tell the truth, you will know that your family doesn't love you. There are so many people in the world who want to harm you."
"It's so sad to admit something like this."
On one side is his family of more than ten years, and on the other side is the Demon Lord whom he has never met before. If someone wants to hurt him, then the harm from an outsider is always much better than the harm from his family.
Fu Changling listened without saying anything. He lowered his head and thought quietly about Qin Yan's words.
His mind was full of Qin Yan's words.
——At that time, I didn’t want to live anymore.
The words echoed and rolled in his heart. After he calmed down for a long time, he wanted to ask him why he didn't want to live anymore.
But he couldn't ask. He knew and guessed so many reasons. If Qin Yan told him again, it would be like tearing the wound open alive. It would be too painful.
He wanted to hug Qin Yan, say a few words of comfort to him, and say a few more sorrys.
But he knew he couldn't.
Qin Yan has already bowed his head and compromised his whole life for him. He doesn't want Qin Yan to take care of him anymore and put himself at a disadvantage.
The two of them sat quietly. Qin Yan was actually not used to Fu Changling being like this. He sat by the bed for a moment and finally said, "Would you like something to eat?"
"Need not."
Fu Changling laughed, then he suddenly remembered that he was in Qin Yan's bed. He hurriedly said, "Look, I forgot about it. I'll reply to myself..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Yan pressed his shoulder and said calmly: "Rest here, you go to sleep first."
Having said that, he stood up and walked out. Fu Changling was stunned for a moment. Seeing Qin Yan coming into the purification room, he didn't know whether he should leave or not.
He was feeling uneasy in bed, on the one hand he loved lying there, but on the other hand he was worried that he was taking things too far.
His mind was in a trance. After a while, he heard the sound of water in the purification room stop, and then Qin Yan came out of the room wearing only a single shirt. He used his magic power to dry his hair, walked straight to the bed, pulled back the quilt in front of Fu Changling's shocked expression, and lay down beside him.
When Qin Yan covered himself with the quilt, Fu Changling suddenly realized what was happening. He hurriedly stood up and tried to walk out, saying anxiously, "I won't disturb Master..."
Before he could finish his words, Qin Yan grabbed his sleeve.
Qin Yan didn't say anything, he just quietly pulled him. The two of them were in a stalemate. Fu Changling didn't dare to move, and Qin Yan didn't try to keep him. He just pulled him without saying a word.
After a long moment, Fu Changling smiled with difficulty: "Brother, there's no need to be like this."
As he spoke, he lowered his eyes: "Don't be like this. It makes me sad to do these things that you don't like."
Qin Yan remained silent. Fu Changling continued, "I know you feel guilty, but I already have many crimes. If one of us were to betray the other, I would be much more suitable than you. You don't have to do this just to make me happy. I hope you can truly live as yourself, do whatever you want, and not worry too much about others."
“I didn’t think about other people.”
Qin Yan spoke calmly. Fu Changling was about to speak when he heard Qin Yan say, "How do you know I don't want to?"
Fu Changling was stunned where he was. Qin Yan lowered his eyes, tightly grasped Fu Changling's sleeve, and whispered, "Don't go."
Fu Changling had his back to him, and he was a little confused: "Brother, you are the one who killed the fourth soul..."
"I know."
Qin Yan said in a low voice: "But didn't you tell me to follow my heart?"
"I want to follow my heart."
"I want you to stay. Just like before, I am very happy to be with you, Fu Changling."
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