Zhexiu's appearance was even more miserable than Chen Changsheng's. His body that was as hard as metal and stone was covered in wounds and dust.
Chen Changsheng took a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over. He curiously asked, "How did you get here?"
Zhexiu expressionlessly replied, "I didn't retaliate when hit, didn't retaliate when cursed, just walked forward."
Chen Changsheng asked, "You could even do that?"
Zhexiu replied, "Or he could just kill me."
Chen Changsheng said, "… That doesn't match your personality."
Zhexiu replied, "It can be changed."
Ever since he was a child, he had been viewed as a demon and expelled from his tribe. He struggled between life and death, struggling to survive.
Zhexiu had never been a person who cared about the gazes of others, and he certainly didn't know how to write the word 'flexible'. His personality was cold and hard to the extreme.
But for some things, he was willing to change himself, even if he had to go against his heart and his most powerful habits.
For example, at this moment, he took the handkerchief from Chen Changsheng and earnestly wiped the dirt off his face.
After a while, he very seriously asked Chen Changsheng, "Have you wiped it clean?"
Chen Changsheng looked for a while, then said, "It's not bad."
Zhexiu glanced at his clothes that had been torn by sword intent and said, "I know that you carry a lot of clothes with you. Lend me a set."
"When I had nothing to do, I made a few sets of clothes. In a little while, you can see if they fit."
Qi Jian's voice came from behind Chen Changsheng.
Her voice was very soft, trembling.
Chen Changsheng stepped aside.
Zhexiu froze at the sight of the girl dressed in a blue dress.
Qi Jian looked at him, somewhat nervous.
All was quiet.
It had been many years since they had last met.
Somewhat unfamiliar.
Somewhat unaccustomed.
He was still the same.
She had already become a big girl.
… …
… …
Qi Jian raised her skirt and bowed.
As Su Li's daughter, the Sect Master's last disciple, she was the junior sister with the most special status in Mount Li.
She very rarely bowed to people, so her movements were rather clumsy.
Zhexiu clasped his hands in return, his movements even more stiff, as he had never bowed to anyone before.
The atmosphere was also rather stiff.
The two were quiet for a very long time, not knowing what to say.
"I don't have much time," Zhexiu suddenly said.
Qi Jian knew that his condition was worsening, so she couldn't help but feel a little angry.
But Zhexiu continued, "So I want to treasure my time even more."
Startled, Qi Jian asked, "What do you want to do?"
Zhexiu looked at her and earnestly said, "I want to hug you."
Qi Jian's face turned red, not knowing how to respond.
Zhexiu somewhat clumsily spread out his arms.
Qi Jian wanted to cry and said, "I want you to carry me."
Zhexiu turned around and squatted down in front of her.
Qi Jian leaned in, hugged his neck tightly, and then began to cry.
"Don't cry." Zhexiu felt uneasy.
Qi Jian felt wronged and said, "I want to cry."
Zhexiu thought about it, then asked, "Where do you live?"
Qi Jian was a bit nervous, asking, "What are you going to do?"
Zhexiu said, "Didn't you say you made me a few new sets of clothes?"
Qi Jian leaned against his back and softly snorted. "Who said I made clothes for you?"
Zhexiu smiled, but said nothing.
Qi Jian said in a low voice: "Southern Wilderness, Zhen star position, four li."
Zhexiu stared blankly, then slowly closed his eyes.
He ran in that direction with her on his back.
It was a large grassland. Under the sunlight, it looked like a wheat field, suffused with golden waves.
It looked just like that grassland in the Garden of Zhou.
… …
… …
After Chen Changsheng retreated, he did his utmost to keep quiet so as not to disturb them.
But soon after, he realized that he was worrying too much, because Zhexiu and Qi Jian clearly only had eyes for each other and no one else.
Or else how could Zhexiu, famed for his vigilance, not have heard the dense footsteps and voices of people?
Qiushan Jun, Tang Thirty-Six, and the others walked through the stone path and arrived at Chen Changsheng's side.
Just as Qi Jian had said, there were many ways to pass through this stone path, and the disciples of the Mount Li Sword Sect naturally had ways to calm the sword intents.
When they arrived, they just happened to see Zhexiu clumsily spreading out his arms, wanting to embrace Qi Jian.
Tang Thirty-Six laughed. "Is this guy trying to pretend to be Xuanyuan Po?"
Qiushan Jun arched his brows.
Gou Hanshi shook his head.
Guan Feibai's face was as cold as ice.
Liang Banhu silently creased his brow.
Bai Cai almost cursed.
His little junior sister, who had grown up in the palm of his hand, was suddenly about to be embraced by another man. Anyone who saw this scene would be in a rather foul mood.
Even if it was a gentle gentleman like Gou Hanshi or someone as lofty and farsighted as Qiushan Jun.
Zhexiu carried Qi Jian on his back as he ran down the valley.
The faces of Guan Feibai and the others softened a little.
Chen Changsheng walked over and said to Qiushan Jun, "Thank you."
Qiushan Jun pointed down the valley and said, "If this is the case, then forget it."
There was naturally sympathy and tenderness for his junior sister, especially for him, but to say that he truly wanted this pair of lovers to get married was also a lie.
So he said forget it.
But Chen Changsheng was not talking about this matter.
"I heard that before Senior Su Li left, he wanted to leave you a letter, but you did not accept it."
Chen Changsheng said, "Just now, when I was crossing the stone path, I understood its meaning."
Qiushan Jun said, "There was no deeper meaning to my actions. I just didn't like Martial Granduncle's conduct that day and was rather annoyed, so I did not accept it."
After a moment of silence, Chen Changsheng said, "Senior's conduct truly was rather irresponsible. I also didn't like it."
"Everyone says that I'm very similar to Senior Su Li. Presumably, if I met him, I would definitely like him."
Tang Thirty-Six regretfully said, "It's a pity that we didn't have the chance to meet, or else Senior would definitely have passed on some good things to me."
Guan Feibai sneered, "Why don't you go look in the mirror?"
Tang Thirty-Six arched his brows. "Every morning when I wake up, I look in the mirror. I'm very spirited and handsome. Could it be that your Martial Granduncle was born very ugly?"
When it came to making jokes, not even all the disciples of the Mount Li Sword Sect added together would be a match for him.
Gou Hanshi indicated for Guan Feibai to say no more, then said to Chen Changsheng, "His Holiness the Pope used the sword to break the Dao. According to the rules, you can now be considered a member of my Mount Li."
If an ordinary cultivator of the world could be considered a disciple of the strongest Mount Li Sword Sect, they would naturally be more than happy to do so.
But Chen Changsheng was no ordinary person, and his status was extremely noble. Not even the Sect Master of the Mount Li Sword Sect could compare.
Gou Hanshi's words had no other meaning. He was just informing Chen Changsheng. In his view, Chen Changsheng naturally would not accept it.
This was truly the case. Chen Changsheng had no conflict with the Mount Li Sword Sect. In the past few years, the two sides had been deeply involved, and he and Gou Hanshi and the other disciples of the younger generation were rather congenial. It was just that as the Pope, no matter what, he could not enter the Mount Li Sword Sect, or else what would the priests of the Li Palace do?
Chen Changsheng said, "We've always walked the same path, so we're naturally of the same sect."
Gou Hanshi praised, "These words have true meaning."
Just at this moment, Qi Jian's happy laughter came from the plains outside the valley.
Seeing that extremely clear line of dust on the plains and those two figures in front of them, the crowd all sighed with emotion.
Chen Changsheng and Qiushan Jun shook their heads and said in unison, "I also don't know just what that fellow is thinking."
With these words, the entire crowd fell silent.
Everyone knew that the fellow they were speaking of was Su Li, but the silence was not because of the disrespect in these words.
Gou Hanshi looked at Chen Changsheng and Qiushan Jun with a slightly surprised expression and said, "The two of you have quite a tacit understanding."
The rest of the people were also looking at them.
Chen Changsheng and Qiushan Jun glanced at each other, then very tacitly turned around and said no more.
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