Jiang Wang was waiting for him to continue.
But Qing Huo Qiming asked, "Do you also think I'm a coward?"
His expression looked very serious.
Jiang Wang thought for a moment, then said with the same serious attitude, "I haven't experienced what you've experienced, so I can't judge you so easily."
Qing Huo Qiming was silent for a while, then asked with red eyes, "Is there a very bright world above the blue sky?"
He said, "I've never heard anyone say such things. People always follow what others say, and they always easily deny others. Some people say he's a coward. Others know he's a coward. Some say he became the shaman priest only because he was lucky. Others will know that he was just lucky. "
"On the void continent, no one will ask a single question. Do you know? "He looked at Jiang Wang.
Jiang Wang shook his head. "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."
He said, "Our world isn't a very bright one. It's normal for people to follow what others say. Rumors can easily change or destroy a person. Most of the time, people are too lazy to think. They stick to the rules and follow blindly. There are also times when people doubt everything and don't trust anyone. Greed is hard to quench, schemes run amok, benefits are paramount, and relationships are indifferent. They only think about themselves and don't care about others … "
"What I've said is just a drop in the ocean, an insignificant filth among filth. The darkness of the world is something I can't describe.
But I don't want to tell you how hopeless the world I live in is.
Because there's light, a lot of light. In places where the sun can't reach, the moon can't reach, it burns in that world.
Some commit heinous crimes, while others save the dying and heal the wounded.
Some betray their promises.
Some keep their promises. For a promise, they don't hesitate to die … "
Jiang Wang was very calm. "The world is like that. If you see light, then it's light. If you close your eyes, then it's darkness. "
"You asked me what my world is like. This is the world I live in, above your blue sky. "
Qing Huo Qiming fell silent.
The warriors in the Wuzhi Catacombs were all recuperating at the moment. No one looked over here, probably because they had exhausted all their energy in the previous battle.
The two of them sat in a remote corner. It looked like they did not belong to the Catacombs.
Jiang Wang was a passerby, but so was Qing Huo Qiming.
"Do you want to hear my story?" Qing Huo Qiming asked.
"I have nothing to do anyway," Jiang Wang said.
He acted very casually, which made Celebratory Flame Qi Ming a little more relaxed.
"My father is a coward, and I am the son of a coward."
Qing Huo Qi Ming used this as an opening to begin his story.
"He was originally very talented, and the clan had high hopes for him. His cultivation was also very smooth, and his progress was very fast. However, when they entered the Catacombs for the first time to guard, they encountered the largest Beast Tide at that time. Countless tribal warriors were killed or injured.
Out of the same batch of people who entered the Catacombs, he was the only one who survived. That was unfortunate.
Because he was scared. He was completely terrified.
So much so that … to avoid the responsibility of guarding the Catacombs, he destroyed his own totem.
He would rather be pointed at and scolded, would rather everyone look down on him, than take a step into the Catacombs for the rest of his life.
After that, he died. He died in a winter.
My grandfather could not bear the humiliation he brought, and killed him with his own hands. "
Speaking of his father's death, Qing Huo Qiming's tone was cold. He looked in the direction of the Catacombs, his face expressionless.
"Since I was young, my grandfather told me that I wanted to become a true warrior, that I wanted to be brave, that I wanted to wash away our family's humiliation. That was my goal, and I cultivated diligently, dreaming of being able to participate in the Catacombs' battles. As for my grandfather, he set an example, and would enter the Catacombs every year … So he died in the Catacombs. "
"After that, I was adopted by my foster father. I said that my goal was to face You Tian, that I wanted to become a warrior who could kill star beasts. He approved of my ambition, and was very supportive of me. However, every time I applied to enter the Catacombs with him, he would say that I was still young, and that I needed to wait a few more years. Every time, he would make me stay in the Fire Temple. "
"After that, he also died."
"The day he died, I stood outside the Catacombs' fortress. When the door opened, people gave me a rag, saying that it was a fragment of his clothes. That was the only thing he had left, and he fell into You Tian. "
Speaking of this, Qing Huo Qiming took a deep breath. "I don't know why, I don't know why either. That day, when I looked at the Catacombs' fortress, I suddenly felt very afraid. I've always wanted to enter the Catacombs. I've thought about it for many years, and I've also worked hard for it for many years. However, from that day onwards, I never thought about it again. I didn't dare to think about it. "
Jiang Wang said, "You still came today."
"I didn't want to, but I had to. My clansmen's patience with me has almost reached its limit. Do you know? When I presided over the Star General selection ceremony, some clansmen said that if the ceremony did not succeed, they would use me as a sacrifice to the heavens. "
Qing Huo Qiming pursed his lips. "I knew that they were serious."
Jiang Wang thought of the Forest Ocean Sacred Clan's Xiang Shou. Those who betrayed tradition, those who deviated from mainstream values, would always be abandoned by their clansmen. This kind of thing could not even be judged by right or wrong.
If Qing Huo Qiming had also refused to bring "the one from the blue sky" to the Catacombs to choose people, the consequences he would face could be imagined.
The reason he was angry with the one-armed Qing Huo Yuancheng was actually not completely because he was angry. It was because he did not dare to leave Jiang Wang behind and return to his clan.
"Before you appeared, I was already planning to escape Qing Huo Tribe. However … "Qing Huo Qiming shook his head bitterly." Who would want someone who does not dare to enter the Catacombs? "
"Are you very curious why I'm telling you all this?"
Qing Huo Qiming asked and answered his own question. "Because I am still very afraid."
"I hate why I am so afraid, but I have no choice. I am indeed afraid. "
"I have to say something."
"However, other than when I pray, no one is willing to listen to me."
Qing Huo Qiming's tone was bleak, carrying a kind of loneliness.
Jiang Wang only patted his shoulder, not saying anything.
Was Qing Huo Qiming not wrong?
Everyone on the floating continent was facing the threat of You Tian. All the warriors were risking their lives for the survival of their clansmen, but Qing Huo Qiming was hiding in a safe place, dragging out an ignoble existence.
Was Qing Huo Qiming wrong?
He could not overcome his fear. Was this his fault?
Not everyone could become a hero. Then did those who were not brave not have the right to live? In the harsh reality, perhaps it was. However, it should not be.
Jiang Wang believed that his experience and wisdom were not enough to judge whether Qing Huo Qiming was right or wrong. Perhaps this question did not even have an answer.
Therefore, he said nothing.
The silence continued for a while.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh ~
Whoosh whoosh whoosh ~
The sound of wind could be heard in the Wuzhi Catacombs.
The wind seemed to come from an unknown place, whistling as it approached.
"Star beast!"
"The star beast is here!"
Someone shouted.
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