Chapter 86 Heading to Liuchun
That's really true...
Bu Qingjue felt even more guilty, always feeling that the villain's unexpected sincerity was not a good thing.
system.
【Host】
I'd like to know, what role will he play afterward?
[Sorry, host, I cannot disclose any information that involves spoilers.]
...Wasn't that a spoiler?
[Specific details were not mentioned before]
Bu Qingjue knew that this was something he couldn't get the answer from asking, but at least the system's attitude had improved considerably, and it had at least offered an explanation.
So what's next...?
[Congratulations, host, on completing mission one. Mission two is now open: Head to Liuchun]
[Liuchun is a coastal region, and the Yun family of Liuchun is the most prominent family. Its young master, Yun Yuelin, will play an important role in the story. Yun Yuelin's character in the original work is characterized as: strict with others, self-disciplined, short-tempered, and stubborn.]
He doesn't sound very approachable... much like the dean of students at some universities.
[Incidentally, the young master of the Yun family is the same age as the host in reality (this is just for background information and has no other meaning)]
Peers?
So what? Are you going to say hello and let's be friends?
After listening to Liu Chun and the basic information about the Yun family, the system indicated that the subsequent setting prompts would be relatively straightforward, and the plot would require the host to experience and drive it forward on their own, and the setting prompts would only be for reference.
He understood these divination techniques, but he didn't want to rely on the system for everything. He decided to wait and see how the story unfolded.
...Give the novel an ending...
This kind of mission objective is actually very vague, because it's unclear what kind of ending would qualify as an ending. Theoretically, if he kills all the main characters, including the villains, that would also count as an ending.
But that would be a terrible ending... Nobody wants to see such a simplistic, crude, and unpositive conclusion.
Bu Qingjue accepted the second task and said to Jie Zhou, "Let's go to Liuchun."
"Liu Chun?" Jie Zhou said, "It seems I heard about it at the Jie family, and they might be planning to go too."
"Really?" Bu Qingjue wasn't too surprised, because the appearance of a villain was quite reasonable in the plot.
"Yeah, that's why they don't have time to bother with me right now."
"That's perfect, let's set off early in the morning and take a detour to avoid them."
"Sure, but you don't seem to know any light-footed skills or sword-riding techniques."
"...Hmm...It's definitely too far to walk there. You...you can fly on a sword?"
"meeting."
"Can you bring people along...?"
"Can."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
"Um."
"...It just went pretty smoothly," Bu Qingjue said. "They really didn't come looking for us."
"I'm sorry, but tomorrow the news will probably spread that my lover and I eloped."
"Ah, it's alright, after all, it was my own suggestion," Bu Qingjue thought this person was surprisingly upright, so she felt a bit more favorably disposed towards him: "Your name is Jie Zhou... was it given to you by them?"
"Um."
"...I feel the meaning isn't quite right. If we're together, would you mind if I came up with another one for you?"
“…Alright,” Jie Zhou said frankly, “However, I don’t really think there’s anything wrong with it. Are names really that important where you’re from?”
“It’s not that important, although in our area, we do need names for all kinds of identification documents, but it’s common for people not to like their names,” Bu Qingjue said. “However, a name gives people a first impression. Anyway, you can’t just keep being called ‘Jie Zhou’ in the future, or you’ll get caught. Why not take this opportunity to change it?”
"I'll listen to you."
"I'm not very good at naming things, and I don't have any ideas yet. I'll let you know when I think of something."
Bu Qingjue thought: If I call him Xiao Shuai, wouldn't that be too out of place?
"...You're pretty strange too."
"Um?"
"I want to give a name to the person I'm meeting for the first time."
"..."
Bu Qingjue was somewhat reluctant to admit it, because he wanted to view the people here from an outsider's perspective so that he could carry out his mission smoothly; he seemed to have a bit of compassion for them.
In just a few words, he sensed that the person in front of him seemed...quite gentle, and quite insightful. But such a personality wouldn't fit into the Xie family...
I was almost driven to suicide.
"Why do you want to commit suicide tonight? Did something happen?" Bu Qingjue said, "I feel that you are not the kind of person who acts on a whim. Besides, you also said that you are confident in your abilities and that killing a few of them is no problem. If I were you, I would at least do something big before I die."
Jie Zhou laughed unexpectedly: "You really do have a lot of character."
"...Our world also has a lot of pressure, and young people experience it to some extent..."
Bu Qingjue didn't continue speaking, as it would be impolite to say more.
“Perhaps I’ve already felt it’s meaningless,” Jie Zhou said calmly. “I just wanted to choose to go with you. Actually, I don’t know what the point is. It’s just that we chose different ways to leave. But you never know. If you hadn’t appeared, I might have killed a few more before I died.”
Xie Zhou lowered his head and said, "Although the head of the Xie family is dead, no one in Quanzhou and Zhangzhou can restrain them. They are like unkillable termites. Even if we run away, they will stick to us. Even if I kill a few more, it won't change anything."
"I have no family, no friends. I ran away on my own, and I have nowhere to go. In the end, I might die by the sword of some enemy of the Xie family, or be hunted down by the Xie family itself. I am powerless to resist, and I've had enough of these years."
"..."
Jie Zhou's tone was so calm, just like the surface of Shuiyun Lake at that moment.
He seemed to be talking about someone else's business, as if he didn't care about the whole story or its outcome, which is why he could speak so detachedly.
Bu Qingjue was stunned for a long time.
He had only been here for a short time, and apart from having the same face as the former Immortal Lord, he had no support. He had not had much interaction with the Qing family or other people, and the people he talked to the most were even the system.
He never really felt like he had traveled into a real world.
But the feeling of his feet firmly planted on the ground and his heart pounding was something that Jie Zhou, standing before him, gave him.
He could sense the hatred in his flat tone and withered eyes, but more than that, he felt he was no longer capable of hatred.
I feel so powerless.
He was all alone. He had been in the Xie family for so long, but he had never seen the outside world or met any outsiders. He had done his best to maintain a semblance of humanity.
He was alone, he could do nothing, his talent had nowhere to be displayed, his integrity and kindness were even regarded as shameful, and his name was shrouded in the most unsavory color.
That night, Bu Qingjue and Xie Zhou hid in the reeds and sat by the Shuiyun Lake, speaking at a volume that they could both hear.
When Jie Zhou first spoke of those old stories and humiliating past events, he described them in the most indifferent tone. He was like an empty shell, only able to confide in an outsider from another world.
Bu Qingjue hugged his knees, wanting to say something, but not knowing where to begin.
He told Jie Zhou that he had no family either. Abandoned, he had felt lost and helpless, and had resented and hated others. But fate was unforgiving; his family, who had raised him, died in an earthquake. His motivation to complete the mission was to see his teacher again one day.
"He was a very gentle schoolteacher."
"I can imagine that when I was an infant, I touched my mother's hair. That touch made me feel gentle. Even though my mother went mad and even wanted to kill me, I actually wished she would, but she didn't do it."
After listening, Bu Qingjue said earnestly and firmly, "...I will definitely give you a new name, and it will definitely be a good name."
This was their first conversation, and little did they know it would be their last quiet and peaceful chat.
As dawn broke, the sunrise from Shuiyun Lake was breathtaking, a beautiful interplay of lake light, rosy clouds, swallows, and the vast sky.
Bu Qingjue yawned and said to Jie Zhou, "This is a scene that's hard to see in my world, male protagonist."
"The male lead?"
“I’ll call you that for now,” Bu Qingjue patted his shoulder and said, “Although you’re not actually a character, I like your personality. In my heart, you’re more likable than many protagonists in stories.”
"I don't quite understand, but anyway, it's a compliment."
“Yes,” Bu Qingjue said. He hadn’t slept all night, but he wasn’t sleepy, probably because this body had some spiritual roots. “Let’s go, or they’ll probably come looking for us soon.”
"You can't fly on a sword, I'll teach you."
Jie Zhou drew a long sword, a low-grade, ordinary iron sword, but he held it as if it were a peerless treasure, exuding an imposing aura.
However, the sword in his hand was really not worthy of him; it was even a bit rusty.
"After all, I've never had any experience with this before..."
Bu Qingjue grabbed Jie Zhou's hand, swayed as he stood behind him, and swallowed hard.
"Are you... flying steadily? I need to..."
The iron sword beneath their feet slowly rose. Bu Qingjue closed his eyes and opened them again, finding that they were at the same altitude as if they were on an airplane.
Wow!
"Don't be nervous," Jie Zhou said, pulling him by the hand. "Since I said I would follow you, I will definitely protect you. But during the day, we need to run fast."
The next second, the sword shot out with a whoosh, Bu Qingjue's hair and clothes flew wildly in the wind, and when she opened her eyes, she saw the sky thousands of feet above her feet.
Humans are such perverse creatures... They're clearly scared, but they can't help looking down.
Bu Qingjue gripped Jie Zhou's arm tightly and shouted, "How long will it take us to get there?!"
"Just stand firm."
"Ugh!"
Bu Qingjue held his arm, and after an unknown amount of time, she slightly opened her eyes.
"Sigh..." He had gotten used to the difficult maneuver. Jie Zhou's sword control was actually quite stable, and there was not much bump along the way.
After Bu Qingjue steadied himself, he happened to see a depression that was completely out of place with the surrounding green mountains. All the trees and plants here had withered, and a large area of it had withered, even within a radius of ten miles, like a desert abruptly appearing in the center of an oasis.
Perhaps to accommodate his fear of heights, Jie Zhou flew a little lower after leaving Quanzhou and Zhangzhou.
This allowed Bu Qingjue to see the yellow sand and withered branches here, but he was exhausted.
Bu Qingjue asked subconsciously, "How could there be such a place here? It looks like it has collapsed, and it's so different from the surrounding area."
Jie Zhou said, "I don't know, but there haven't been any living creatures here for a long time. I can't sense any spiritual energy or vitality."
Bu Qingjue thought of the earthquake he had experienced before and said, "Definitely... After all, such a large area collapsed. If someone died inside, how desperate would that be?"
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