"A person's life is so long. There are bound to be crossroads. Sometimes you can choose, and sometimes you don't even have the chance to choose." When the moon was in the middle of the sky, the gentle moonlight shone on the quiet yard. Lu Chen and Old Ma sat opposite each other. Atsu was lying at Lu Chen's feet, and White Lotus was nowhere to be seen. She should have gone back to her room to sleep.
After listening to Lu Chen's words, Old Ma didn't seem to care and said, "I don't think so. When will we really have the chance to choose?"
Lu Chen picked up the wine pot and poured himself a glass of wine. He said, "You see, I have two places to sleep. One is the magnificent and spacious Kunlun Temple on the mountain, and the other is this obscure place with you, an eyesore. But I chose to live here. This is the choice we can make."
"You … Okay." Old Ma waved his hand and looked speechless. After a while, he suddenly asked, "Don't you plan to talk to Su Qingjun?"
Lu Chen's hand that was holding the wine cup paused for a moment. Then he raised his head and drank it. He shook his head and said, "No."
Old Ma asked, "Why?"
"Everyone has different ideas. They can't be together." The corner of Lu Chen's mouth twitched. There seemed to be a bitter smile. Then he sighed and said, "Like we said before, we have come to a crossroad. I chose this path, but she chose the other one. What else can we do? In addition, I killed her brother on the mountain in Kunlun a few years ago. If she is with me, she will not be accepted by her parents and the whole Su family. So let's forget it. "
Old Ma nodded. He didn't look too surprised. It seemed that he had expected this result. He said, "This is also good. You two are not very suitable for each other. If you separate, everyone will be more relaxed."
Lu Chen lowered his eyes slightly and slowly poured himself a cup of wine. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Yeah, it's good to treat her this way. Anyway, all the women who were close to me are dead now …"
…
It was late at night, and the moonlight seemed to become a little cold. Old Ma yawned and stood up to go back to his room to sleep. Turning his head, he saw that Lu Chen was still sitting there in a daze. Old Ma patted him on the shoulder and said, "What are you thinking? Go back to sleep."
Lu Chen said, "Nothing. I just thought that Su Qingjun said today that she would rather die together than to save me. I just felt a little emotional."
Old Ma said, "Hmm." He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you think that Su Qingjun said those words out of anger or will she really do what she said?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "According to my understanding of her, if she said she will save, she will most likely do it."
Old Ma said, "Even if she was surrounded by Evil Sect demons at that time, even if there was no hope of saving people and she would almost certainly lose her life? Even so, she will still save people? "
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Should be. I guess in her heart, she must be thinking that she can't bear to see the people important to her being abused and suffering. So she will do anything to help. Even if she is in a desperate situation, she will first relieve the pain of others. In the end, she will also lose her life by committing suicide."
"It's not worth it …" Old Ma frowned and said, "It is the first time I have heard of someone like her."
Lu Chen looked at him and did not speak.
Old Ma said, "What's wrong? Could it be that after what Su Qingjun said to you, you also have some regrets about what happened that year?"
Lu Chen was silent for a moment and said, "I have already told her during the day, even if I have to do it again, my choice will still not change. I will still hide in the Evil Sect without saying a word until the end."
Old Ma smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly heard Lu Chen said, "But now I don't think that Su Qingjun is definitely wrong. Sometimes I will think, could it be that we have been shadows for too long, what we see, hear and think are all the same, everyone said to be calm, to be patient, to look at the overall situation, to do whatever it takes for the final success, even if we have to sacrifice ourselves, it doesn't matter. "
"Doesn't it matter if the person sacrificed is ourselves or others?"
"Yes, until today I still don't think I have done anything wrong, because the battle of the Desolate Valley proved that my patience was worth it. But is Su Qingjun's way of thinking necessarily wrong? "
"If I were the one being abused and suffered, would I look forward to having a friend like Su Qingjun?"
"I don't know, Old Ma, I have never understood this matter."
Old Ma was silent for a long time and said, "Forget it, don't think too much. That Miss Su is after all not the same kind of person as us."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I also thought of this before I made up my mind. Qingjun is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, kind-hearted, as if she has been standing in the light since she was a child. She is so different from me, a shadow. "
Old Ma pulled him towards the house and said with a smile, "Looking at your emotional appearance, could it be that you feel that you are not worthy of that Miss Su?"
Lu Chen smiled and then shook his head, saying, "I don't mean that, but … I have lived in the shadow all my life and am used to the darkness. So from now on, let me help her with those dark, dirty, and disgusting things. As for herself, she only needs to stand in the light. "
Old Ma couldn't help but laugh and looked at him mockingly, saying, "Tsk tsk, you have suddenly become like a saint, scaring me to death. Come on, in fact, it is rare for you to see a beautiful and clean thing, so you can't bear to dirty it. Don't talk so much nonsense. So many of us have died in the past, but I have never seen you soften your heart. In the end, isn't it because Su Qingjun is young and beautiful, you like her? "
Old Ma swayed his fat body, put his hands behind his back and walked into the bedroom disapprovingly. At the same time, he said, "In this Immortal City, black is black, white will eventually become black, don't be wishful thinking."
Lu Chen stopped in his tracks and remained silent. He raised his head to look at the night sky and saw that the moon was bright and clear. However, upon closer inspection, he realized that there were still dark clouds drifting through the moonlight.
…
The next morning, Lu Chen woke up Old Ma and prepared to go up the mountain to the Floating Clouds Agency. There were two things he wanted to do. First, it was the secret name list in Xue Ying's hands. Second, it was to find out how to continue hunting down the remnants of the Evil Cult.
This kind of top secret list would never be seen by ordinary people, but now, Lu Chen's identity was completely different. As the well-known successor of Lord Tian Lan, and it was obvious that that Lord was doing his best to cultivate him, so Lu Chen's power and authority had increased rapidly overnight, even to the point where he could faintly compete with Xue Ying.
Even Xue Ying was not willing to have an open conflict with Lu Chen at this time, so she readily agreed to Lu Chen's request.
As Lu Chen's only good friend for many years, Old Ma's status had risen recently. He was very popular both inside and outside of Fuyunji, and everyone looked up to him. This made Old Ma very proud, and he worked very hard.
Therefore, around noon that day, Old Ma, who was in charge of searching for the list, suddenly ran to Fuyunji to find Lu Chen. At that time, Lu Chen was discussing with Xue Ying how to investigate the spies who had confessed. After all, they could not rely on the one-sided story of the Devil Cult's demons to kill and capture them. What if those people were deliberately speaking nonsense?
When Old Ma came in, there was a clear strange expression on his face. After bowing to Xue Ying, he walked to Lu Chen's side and said, "That woman called Song Hui, we found her, but there's a problem."
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