The man lowered his eyes, seemingly staring at an illusory point before him, his mouth moving as if chanting. His appearance bore no resemblance to a monk, and in the dimly lit hall, his features seemed even more vibrant against the deep shadows.
But at this moment, at least at this moment, in Xu Shiqing's eyes, the man in front of him seemed to be born in this world for the first time. Everything around him became quiet, and even his curled eyelashes were shining with a clean and pure light.
"...I thought you wouldn't believe this." Xu Shiqing asked carefully as he walked out.
"My mother believed in this very much." Xie Chongyue smiled. "You know, when I was a child, I was in poor health, so she would go to the temple to pray and copy scriptures."
He was silent for a moment, then said, "When I was little, I disdained these things. Later, when I became seriously ill and the imperial physician said I could only get through it, she would stay by my bedside every night, chanting sutras and reciting Buddhist scriptures... Gradually, I also began to worship a little, to keep her in my heart."
"...Actually, it's been a long time since I last came here to pray. I still remember before I first entered the martial arts world, I took some incense and prayed to the Bodhisattva at night, praying that I could find a cure for this disease and live past the age of twenty."
Xie Chongyue couldn't help but smile at him when he said this: "A month later, he went to the Central Plains and volunteered to get a wanted list, but he was almost killed in return."
The Demon Cult's headquarters was located on a dangerous peak. They reached the highest point, where they could overlook the entire sect.
"Have you found a solution?" Xu Shiqing's voice became louder as the mountain wind filled his ears. "I remember you took off a lot of bills just to cure the disease."
Xie Chongyue said something, but Xu Shiqing didn't hear it. He frowned and asked him what he said. The other party smiled and nodded, pointing at him meaningfully.
"Why are you still playing dumb with me?" Xu Shiqing straightened his hair crown that had been blown askew by the wind and said, "You're just like my master, saying nothing but ordering me around!"
He is still so calm and composed, not only because of the adaptability that Liu Xiangsheng has cultivated through his autocratic and far-sighted approach over the years, but also because he knows exactly what he can do with his abilities.
Most importantly, so far, except for the master's "suicide", everyone else in Jianmen is safe and sound. For Xu Shiqing, human existence itself is more important than anything else.
He wanted to know the truth so urgently, not only for the three years of investigation, but also to find out what kind of danger his master and Jianmen would face next.
At the same time, they are also investigating the truth behind the so-called "suicide".
The political situation in the capital is definitely not something that a gangster like him can participate in or play with. Xu Shiqing knows that his titles such as Grandmaster and Sword Immortal do not have real power.
The underworld and the imperial court can never be compared, even though too many underworld affairs are entangled with them.
"Your master is protecting you." Xie Chongyue said, "Ziyun, I don't know how to tell you everything that has happened so far. I don't even know whether it is right or wrong, good or bad to tell you."
"?" Xu Shiqing turned to look at him sideways. The demon cult leader with a fickle temperament looked like he saw a scarred deer lying under the guillotine. He wanted to save it, but he knew that a quick death could sometimes be a kind of mercy.
But whether to struggle and live in pain, or die in an instant, this choice should be decided by the injured deer itself, right?
"Tell me." Xu Shiqing tilted his head and watched the clouds floating over the mountain top. Suddenly, a bird and its flock broke through the edge of the sky and landed in the ravine between the mountain ridges.
They may be returning home, or they may be stopping for a short while. After resting, they will set off again, heading for a paradise suitable for survival.
Like the bird, he knew where he was going and would not be confused by the passing scenery.
"...Perhaps I can give you a satisfactory answer?"
Amid the sound of clothes fluttering in the wind, Xie Chongyue heard the young man in front of him say this.
The clearest moonlight in Bianjing was right in front of him, looking at him with eyes that had never changed no matter what they had experienced.
This made Xie Chongyue think of——
It had been a long, long time since he had felt the pain of his internal energy rolling through his meridians inch by inch and rushing everywhere.
The pain that was worse than death seemed to have happened many years ago. Those painful memories were not known when they were replaced by Xu Shiqing's gaze. The picture was always bright and full of vitality, as if this person in front of him meant the rest of his life, peaceful and tranquil.
It makes one's heart beat like a drum.
Xie Chongyue let out a long breath, his heartbeat was not without warning.
What emotion wells up in your heart when you see someone ignore your advice, disregard their own life, and repeatedly run into danger? Worry?
The arrow and the crescent moon fell into the river together. He couldn't imagine how cold the river was in Guandong in the autumn night, which would freeze the sword immortal's blood and make it bloom like blood flowers on the river surface.
In an instant, Xie Chongyue's heart and Xu Shiqing's heart were soaked in the cold river water.
The panic that made it almost impossible to breathe is still fresh in my memory.
Even though Xu Shiqing was standing in front of him unharmed later, Xie Chongyue was still frightened, which made him think about a question.
What exactly did he think of Xu Shiqing? Or, what did this person really mean to him?
Is he a partner you have to travel with, a friend, or a medicine to suppress the disease?
Later, Xie Chongyue deliberately avoided him and fled to Jiangnan. That was certainly because of the arrangement of his father and the other party's master, but it was also because he was really confused and needed to sort out his thoughts.
He realized that he could hardly look directly at the young man's face. He felt that the goddess of Luo River was no more beautiful than her, standing by the water and shining for eternity.
Isn't it shocking and terrifying for a man to have such thoughts about another man?
So Xie Chongyue subconsciously began to avoid him, and hid for several months in the gentle water town of Jiangnan.
During this brief period of escape, his longing for her grew instead of diminishing, like wild weeds. He tossed and turned, worried, and even felt disgusted with himself.
All these complicated emotions disappeared the moment we met again on the boat.
"Okay." Xie Chongyue said to him, "Okay, I'll tell you everything."
Xie Chongyue suffered a crushing defeat in this escape.
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