"Aunty Gu, you …?" Gu Qing Han's expression caused Ling Chen to feel quite surprised … just a few casual words had caused the leader of the Gu family, whose name could shake Hua Xia, to cry … what was going on?
Li Xiao Xue sighed and said, "When Aunty Gu was young, she had a son. However, on the third day of her son's birth, she was separated from her son. After that, she did not see him again for the next 20 or so years. Many years ago, it was said that her son had already died. Because of this, Aunty Gu has been very depressed and has not smiled for many years. Evidently, what happened to you has brought back the sad memories that Aunty Gu doesn't want to remember. "
"So … it's like that." Ling Chen understood. No matter how strong and domineering Gu Qing Han was, as a mother, she was no different from any other mother. As such, he tried to comfort her, "Aunty Gu, don't be sad. It's just like you said, what you heard might not be true. Perhaps your son is still alive and looking for you."
"Yes … you're right." Gu Qing Han gently wiped away her tears and gave a warm, yet sorrowful smile. "I believe that he's still alive, and that one day, we will be reunited … it's just that I left him when he was born and did not fulfill my duties as a mother at all. I even made him cry and cry … I don't even know if he's dead or alive. Even if I find him, I won't have the face to meet him, nor do I have the right to be his mother."
"How could that be?" Ling Chen shook his head and comforted her, "Even though I don't have a mother, I've always believed that a mother is the greatest and warmest person in the world. Apart from a few demons with twisted hearts, there is no mother who doesn't love her child … to the point where they love each other more than their own lives. I believe that Aunty Gu must have had her reasons for leaving your child back then. Otherwise, even if there was a chance, you would not have been willing to be separated from your child. I also believe that if your child is still alive and has grown up now, his thoughts must be the same as mine. If you feel that you owe your child, then the tears you have shed all these years are more than enough to make up for it. "
Gu Qing Han stared at him in a daze, and the tears that she had just stopped once again flowed out of her eyes, unable to be stopped. Li Xiao Xue took a deep look at Ling Chen. She didn't say anything, but her expression relaxed a little.
"Do you … really think so?" Gu Qing Han's body and voice trembled as she sobbed, "If … If your mother was still alive, would you … forgive her and be willing to reunite with her?"
Ling Chen was startled. After a short moment of silence, he slowly shook his head. "I haven't considered this question, so I can't answer. In the future, I won't think about it … my experiences are too different from those of ordinary people, so I can't think about it from a normal person's perspective. Haha, there's no need to think about it. "
A strange feeling caused Ling Chen to feel quite annoyed, and he changed the topic. "Aunty Gu, your time is more precious than anyone else's, so I don't want to waste too much of your time. Let's talk about today's topic. I want to know why you're helping the new city so much … also, what do you want me to do for the Skyfall Dynasty?"
The subtle atmosphere was broken by Ling Chen, and Gu Qing Han could sense the annoyance in Ling Chen's eyes. She quickly adjusted her expression … in the end, Gu Qing Han was still Gu Qing Han, and she quickly regained her composure. Even though there were still traces of tears on her face, her gaze was as cold as usual. "I'm sorry, I lost my composure just then. Please don't take it to heart. As for your question, my answer is very simple: I like the potential of the new city. "
"Potential?" Ling Chen slightly frowned.
"That's right. Just like how Xiao Xue invested so much time and effort into the new city, it's definitely for the same reason as me. From the day before to yesterday, if we had joined the attacking forces, we would have had a chance of obtaining a share of the spoils. However, with so many wolves fighting over the spoils, as well as the ferocious tiger that is the Yan Huang Alliance, even if the Skyfall Dynasty did their best, they would only have been able to obtain some scraps. Since it's like that, I'd rather have the Skyfall Dynasty do the opposite and not attack the new city. "As she spoke, Gu Qing Han's expression and voice became calmer and calmer.
Ling Chen continued to frown as he said, "I still don't understand. You should have been clear about the scale of the attacking forces. With your Skyfall Dynasty's strength, what makes you think that the Skyfall Dynasty would be able to defend against the attacking forces? I think that with such a disparity in scale, if nothing unexpected happened, the Skyfall Dynasty's chances of repelling the attacking forces should have been close to zero. Moreover, the Skyfall Dynasty would have been completely annihilated, and it's possible that the Yan Huang Alliance would have taken this opportunity to suppress them. Taking everything into consideration, your decision was basically sending the Skyfall Dynasty to their deaths, and there was almost no chance of them benefiting at all! I want to know, where did your confidence come from? "
Gu Qing Han inwardly sighed … confidence? Where did my confidence come from? When I made my decision, I was already prepared for the Skyfall Dynasty to be completely annihilated. My decision was only because …
"Of course it came from you." A faint smile appeared on Gu Qing Han's face, "I know about all of the things you've done, and I even know some of the things that others don't know about. These things allowed me to understand why the prideful Xiao Xue, who never placed anyone in her eyes, would have such blind trust in you. Since Xiao Xue dared to gamble, I naturally dared to gamble as well. It seems that my gamble was correct. Even though the Skyfall Dynasty was completely annihilated, the new city was saved, while the Yan Huang Alliance suffered even greater losses. Even if they wanted to take revenge, they couldn't. That way, not only would we have a powerful ally like you, but we would also be able to move into the new city first. "
This was a reason that Gu Qing Han had come up with on the spot. Even though it sounded reasonable, if one thought about it, they would feel that it was quite forced. Ling Chen silently listened, not saying anything.
"There's another reason, and it's the most important reason." Gu Qing Han's chest heaved up and down, evidently thinking of something that made her unable to calm down, "You hate the Long family a lot, and from what you've done before, it seems that you want the Long family to completely disappear from the world. As for me, just like you … I hate the Long family to the bones! "
Ling Chen did not doubt this reason at all. This was because when Gu Qing Han spoke, the hatred in her words was so cold and bone-chilling that even he felt quite shocked … this sort of hatred definitely wasn't a simple hatred of life and death. The intensity of the hatred was at least the accumulation of dozens of years of unforgettable memories!
In response to this explanation, Ling Chen did not accept it, and he instead asked, "All in all, our new city owes the Skyfall Dynasty a great favour. Aunty Gu, what do you want in return?"
"We want the Skyfall Dynasty to move into the new city, that's all." Gu Qing Han replied without hesitation, "Moreover, if the new city needs the Skyfall Dynasty's help, we can use it at any time. Skyfall, Against The Sky, and Judging Sky will also follow the new city's orders."
Ling Chen's eyebrows jumped … this was something that Gu Qing Han wanted him to do for the Skyfall Dynasty? This was evidently … She was giving the Skyfall Dynasty, the Gu family's blood, sweat, and tears, to the new city!
The Skyfall Dynasty was one of the top 3 guilds in the Hua Xia Guild Rankings, and they had spent a great deal of money, effort, and time. They were everything the Gu family and the esper family alliance had in the virtual world! And now, with a single sentence from Gu Qing Han, they had given it all to the new city!
Even Ling Chen was unable to remain calm. He emotionally stood up, and his expression fluctuated for a while, but he was unable to say anything. In the end, he could only say 2 words, "Reason."
"Because I feel that the Skyfall Dynasty will be able to develop the best under the new city," Gu Qing Han slowly said. She knew that this reason was quite far-fetched … and could even be said to be laughable. However, the new city was about to be opened, and what they needed the most was a large amount of 'blood'. They needed a large number of players to maintain, protect, and stabilize the development of the new city, and the Skyfall Dynasty was more than enough.
Ling Chen stared at Gu Qing Han for a long time, and his expression changed 10 or so times. The entire hall fell strangely silent, and no one said anything. It was as if everyone was waiting for someone else to speak first.
Finally, Ling Chen looked away and raised his head, silently looking at the high ceiling. When he lowered his head, his expression became calm again. He nodded towards Gu Qing Han and said, "I'm sure you won't regret your decision today … since it's like this, I won't waste any more of Aunty Gu's time. Xiao Xue, let's go."
Without waiting for Gu Qing Han to reply, Ling Chen grabbed Li Xiao Xue's hand and walked towards the door. His steps were hurried, as if he was running away from something.
Ling Chen's sudden actions caught Li Xiao Xue off guard. She only had time to say goodbye to Gu Qing Han before she was dragged out of the hall by Ling Chen. Gu Qing Han stood up and silently watched as Ling Chen pulled Li Xiao Xue away. She didn't move, didn't say anything, and didn't try to make them stay. She just stared …
After leaving the Gu family's residence, the two of them got into the car. Very soon, the car was driven by Li Xiao Xue, and it sped along the road, getting further and further away from the Gu family's residence.
After driving for 15 minutes, neither of them spoke. Li Xiao Xue silently drove, while Ling Chen closed his eyes and didn't say anything, as if he had fallen asleep. In the end, Li Xiao Xue couldn't help but break the silence, "You …"
"Don't say anything!" Ling Chen cut her off as he hurriedly said, "Don't tell me anything. I don't know anything either."
Li Xiao Xue didn't say anything, but her gaze became quite complicated.
Aunty Gu, your intelligence is unparalleled, and the entire southern side is beneath your feet … but facing him, you still couldn't maintain your rationality. You were too eager, too excited, too anxious … your strange expression, your overly gentle and longing gaze, your unusual topic of conversation, your uncontrollable tears, your shoddy explanation, and your frightening act of gifting the entire Skyfall Dynasty to him …
He wasn't an idiot, and when he put all of this together … he could easily think of something.
The car slowed down, and the roof of the car was retracted as a cool spring breeze blew past.
"Where are we going now?" Li Xiao Xue asked after feeling that Ling Chen's breathing had calmed down.
"The distribution point for the Mystic Moon game equipment," Ling Chen replied with his eyes closed. He hadn't forgotten that Tian Tian had asked him to bring the game equipment for Sha Sha. He wanted to know if the Sha Sha that he brought out from the game would be compatible with this world's game equipment, allowing her to return to the virtual world in a different form.
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