Luo Jiujiang said: "I am willing to lose a story to Brother Xie."
"What's the story?"
"Tell me the story of the blue sea of my hometown." Luo Jiujiang barely tightened his fur coat, which had been ripped into pieces, around himself. He jumped up and sat on a branch to the left of Xie Chuncan. "I have to let Brother Xie know what the sea looks like in the future."
The implication of his words was obvious, but Xie Chuncan didn't respond. He turned his head and carefully examined Luo Jiujiang for a long moment before slowly saying, "If our ages were reversed, and if the fourteen-year-old me were here, I wouldn't be as good as you."
"But you can't defeat me yet," Xie Chuncan said firmly. "Your talent, temperament, intelligence, and resilience far surpass mine, but you've only been practicing for a short time, and your accumulated spiritual energy is far less than mine. If you had reached the foundation-building stage, you might still be able to compete with me, but now in this desolate and snowy land, with no market, you can't even find the spiritual herbs and elixirs needed to help you build your foundation."
"I appreciate your concern, brother. However, I really don't value spiritual herbs for foundation building." Luo Jiujiang's gaze turned to the distance, but his eyes suddenly lit up and a deep smile appeared on the corners of his lips, as if he was recalling some beautiful memories. "I gave my eldest brother a spiritual herb of the kind you mentioned six months ago. He asked me to keep it for foundation building. I told him that I didn't need those external things."
"Before the ninth level of Qi Refining, everything depends on the accumulation of spiritual energy. However, from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, it is more of a test of one's own character."
"I don't need those elixirs and spiritual herbs to help me clear my mind and think deeply. My heart is clear and bright." Luo Jiujiang's expression became more and more relaxed. "I want to leave this inhumane hell first, report my safety to my family and master on the Seven Islands, and finally, even if I have to travel through the three thousand worlds, I will find Qianling back."
"If I can't find it in one year, I'll search for two years. If I can't find it in ten years, I'll search for a hundred years. If I still can't find it in five hundred years, then Luo Jiujiang is willing to sacrifice the rest of his life! From now on, I'll search until I die of old age."
"Oh?" Xie Chuncan glanced at him in surprise. "Who is this 'Qianling' to you?"
"My friend."
Xie Chuncan clearly didn't believe it: "Just friends?"
"My closest friend in this life." Luo Jiujiang emphasized, "I grew up with him. He is a part of my life, like my other hand."
Xie Chuncan understood and said, "Oh, then it must be the right hand."
Luo Jiujiang: "...what?"
"Nothing much. I just understand something that you haven't yet." Xie Chuncan leaned against the tree trunk and said nonchalantly, "You want to tell me a story? Go ahead and tell it. I'm listening."
The next moment, he opened his eyes as if remembering something: "We agreed in advance that the little girl singing the fisherman's song on the sea can talk more, but the men don't need to."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Jiujiang looked a little dazed. Xie Chuncan was sensitive enough to notice this: "What's wrong?"
"I never really paid attention to the little girl singing the fisherman's song." Luo Jiujiang said frankly, "Brother Xie, let me tell you about the man weaving the fishing net."
"..." Xie Chuncan sighed deeply and said quietly, "Just tell me, tell me whatever you want to say. Sigh... I just know it."
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"Once you jump down from this tree, our fifth round will begin." Xie Chuncan cast his gaze far away. He pulled out a feathered arrow with the tip still attached and handed it to Luo Jiujiang. "I'll be using this type of arrow exclusively this round. You should know that although I'm known for my agility and speed, I'm definitely not weak in strength either. When I draw my bow to full strength and shoot arrows like these, each one will be fast enough to outpace the wind."
"If you can't dodge this speed, my arrow will pierce straight into your body. When it is fully charged, it can penetrate the two hardest bones in your body, the front and back of your skull."
"As long as I can still stand in the tree, enjoying the best view and a safe distance, I'm basically invincible. We are now about five hundred miles away from the snowfields in the north, and with my speed, there's no way you'll have a chance to reach them."
"Although I don't think you have a chance of winning, if you win this round, I might feel relieved and relieved." Xie Chuncan flicked the arrow shaft that Luo Jiujiang handed back and said, "You can keep it. I'll lend you a little luck."
"Thank you so much, brother, for scaring me before the start." Luo Jiujiang smiled bitterly and put the feather arrow on his waist. "But I still want to ask one last question... There's nothing wrong with us getting along. Even if we can't be friends, we will never be enemies. Why are you so determined to kill me, brother Xie?"
"I wanted to kill you from the beginning because I saw that you were still full of passion, and I couldn't bear to see you stay here and eventually wear away your integrity and kindness." Xie Chuncan said calmly, "It can be said that I still have some humanity left, and I am also crazy and deranged, so I resorted to this desperate measure."
"As for why I want to kill you now... Jiujiang, do you know that this inhumane place releases a 'Heartless Predator' every six months, and next month should be the time for the new 'Heartless Predator' to be released?"
Luo Jiujiang was surprised and asked, "What?"
"This death zone is like a sieve. When ordinary people enter, they know they could die at any moment, and they're also ready to make others die. This is the first coarse sifting. After the newcomers have dealt with the beasts inside and the 'welcome' they receive, most of those who survive are ruthless and shameless. This is the second fine sifting... As for the 'Heartless Hunt' sign, which invites everyone in the death zone to hunt down the person on the list, this is the third sifting."
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