As the night deepened, Xu Ling stood on the edge of the field, showing no intention of stopping to rest.
It looks like she's planning to do it all night?
He secretly speculated, and was about 70-80% certain.
After all, with so many points, it's not unreasonable for Xu Ling to do this in order to accumulate them as soon as possible.
However, Xu Ling can do this—she has a celestial body and can live on dew and wind, but others cannot, especially Mr. and Mrs. John.
The elderly John and his wife, being mere mortals and not as young as Phil, were already drowsy as soon as it got dark, let alone now that it was almost midnight!
Seeing the elderly couple, John and his wife, struggling to stay awake and keep their eyes open, Kaopu couldn't bear it and went over to them.
"You guys go back and rest. Xu Ling probably won't be done anytime soon."
Old John and Ella were also self-aware, knowing that they were no match for either Fir or Thanos.
Moreover, if the two of them accidentally fall ill, it will burden others to take care of them, which would be more of a hindrance than a help!
Therefore, when asked if they were reliable, neither of them responded in kind, and they readily agreed without any pretense or hypocrisy, nodding and agreeing without any pretense.
"Thank you, reliable sir!"
The reliable person was very satisfied with the straightforward response from Mr. and Mrs. John.
To be honest, it would hate it if Old John and Ella acted coy and pretentious!
That's perfect!
Seeing that both of them had agreed, there was no need for Kaopu to stay where he was.
So, it leisurely swished its tail and leisurely approached Xu Ling.
Once Kaopu had gone some distance, Old John and Ella turned around and went back to the bungalow that had been specially set up for them to stay in.
The moment the door closed, old John's face changed instantly.
He gripped Ella's hand tightly, suppressing the anger that had been rising within him, and tried his best to speak in a low and patient voice: "You shouldn't have interrupted the reliable adults just now! Do you know that will attract their attention!"
As he finished speaking, old John's voice rose in uncontrollable intensity.
God knows how nervous he was just now, afraid that the reliable ones would notice something and arouse unnecessary suspicion!
"I didn't blame you for staying silent about this, and you're blaming me first?!"
Speaking of this, Ella was equally furious.
Fortunately, she still retained some composure and replied in a low voice, "Didn't you see Lingling—"
"Don't call me Lingling, call me Lady Xu Ling!"
Upon hearing the word "Lingling," Old John immediately glared and interrupted.
Everything must be done with meticulous attention to detail!
I couldn't help but call out "Lingling" today, and then I couldn't help but call out "Lingling" again someday. After a while, it gets into the habit, and I start calling out "Lingling" to her face. What should I do then?!
Therefore, it must be changed!
Ella knew that old John was cautious, and he had explained this principle to her in detail before. Therefore, she listened to old John and swallowed the word "Lingling".
However, this does not mean that Old John is right to do what he did today!
"...Lord Xu Ling!"
Ella regained her voice and continued.
"Even if Lady Xu Ling was wrong, Lord Kao Fu shouldn't have treated her like that after she was scolded by Lord Xu Ling!"
"She's just young and hasn't experienced much hardship, so she sometimes makes mistakes unintentionally, but she's already improved a lot!"
"Look, she doesn't have that bad temper she used to have!"
"The reason Lady Xu Ling acted this way today is simply because she's worried about Ruth! She's frantic with worry because she can't find Ruth, and she spoke without thinking!"
Speaking too quickly, Ella suddenly felt a little breathless, paused, took a deep breath, and then exhaled heavily.
"Moreover, even the reliable adult himself realized he had gone too far!"
Although it was dark, Ella didn't miss the approving glance that Kaopu gave her.
“I did nothing wrong!” she said firmly.
Then, his gaze, burning like fire, fell on old John, filled with unspeakable anger.
"And you, you're a coward, you didn't even dare to speak up for her!"
"You just stand by and watch her suffer like this!"
Do you know how heartbroken I was when she looked down, dejected?
A barrage of questions followed, but before old John could answer, Ella sneered and answered her own question.
"Of course you can't! All you know is to be careful and avoid being discovered!"
Ella growled, "Have you forgotten why we came here?!"
Old John's hands began to tremble uncontrollably, until his whole body started shaking.
He needs to calm down.
He knew that these were just words Ella uttered in a fit of anger.
calm!
calm!
Old John closed his eyes and muttered "calm down" to himself a few more times. It took him a long time to extinguish the anger in his heart.
His feverish mind cleared up, and he exhaled a deep breath.
"Ella, I know you were just angry, I don't blame you. Now, don't say anything, just listen to me!"
The last syllable of his voice suddenly dropped, and old John gestured to Ella to pause before continuing.
"I feel the same way you do; I feel sorry for her too! How could I not feel sorry for her?"
When the word "heartache" was mentioned, old John couldn't help but close his eyes, a tear glistening in the corner of his eye.
"But we can't disregard everything just because we feel sorry for you!"
His voice began to turn cold.
"I'm asking you, what's the use of feeling sorry for her? What's the use of not wanting her to suffer?"
"If she encounters difficulties, can you help her solve them? If she faces a crisis, can you help her overcome it?"
One question after another rained down on Ella's face, leaving her speechless.
You can't!
Old John, seeing her fall silent, coldly gave his answer.
"You can't, and neither can I!"
"There's nothing we can do, nothing we can help with, so what's the point of feeling sorry for them?"
He paused, then uttered the extremely harsh words that followed with difficulty.
"Such pity only makes her more carefree, more reckless, and more... dependent on others; it's completely useless!"
"Whether this is a peaceful world or not is not something you can survive just by living a good life. If you want to live a good life, you also have to see if others give you the opportunity!"
Old John's words struck Ella's heart like a heavy hammer.
A sharp pain suddenly struck, and Ella clutched her chest, backing away step by step. Before she knew it, she began to gasp for breath, and inexplicably felt a sense of suffocation.
Old John remained unmoved and continued coldly, "I admit, I am being careful and don't want anyone to find out. Is this... still for my own sake?"
“Dear…” He swallowed back the words that were about to come out. Even though it wouldn’t attract the attention of others, Old John still remained cautious.
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