Every time Cheng Jiaxuan saw Nangong Xue loathing Lu Qian and rejected him in every possible way, he always felt a faint pain in his heart. Perhaps it was because he saw himself in Lu Qian. Now that he had laid it out on the table, he realized that the truth was far crueler than he had imagined. Two lines of clear tears silently flowed down his cheeks. He said softly, "I just want him to be happy, to be able to get what he wants. No matter how difficult it is, I am willing to do my best. I just want to give everything I have for him … "
Lu Qian said, "Do you think that he will fall in love with you like this?" "I don't dare to say," Cheng Jiaxuan said, "But in this way, he will treat me differently from other people." "That's right," Lu Qian said, "Indeed, he will treat you differently. Didn't he treat you particularly badly?"
Cheng Jiaxuan simply did not know whether to cry or to laugh. His vision blurred again. He tried to argue, "Ji Qiannian said that what he values most is power. Then he should love those who can help him obtain power. Just like 'Duan Qing Shang' … doesn't that explain the problem? "
Lu Qian said, "That's a fallacy. If he loves you, even if you don't do anything, even if you break his heart like Menglin, he will still love you. If he doesn't love you, even if you put all the gold and silver mountains in front of him, he still won't give you a second glance. I also said earlier that he loves power, he doesn't love women. If Ji Qiannian follows him, she will only become a sacrificial lamb. Very soon she will be thrown into a corner. It's a pity that Great Beauty Ji is willing to be my beloved concubine. How good would that be? "
The new dispute between Ji Qiannian and Jiang Liechen was told to him by Cheng Jiaxuan on the way here. It was only because he really could not bear it and urgently needed someone to share the burden. Neither Li Yijie nor Nangong Xue was suitable that he told Lu Qian. After listening, Lu Qian did not say a word. He did not expect that the old matter would be brought up again today.
Cheng Jiaxuan listened to him speak clearly and logically at first, but in the end, he revealed his true nature and began to speak glibly. She couldn't help but ask, "Since you understand this principle, why do you still cling onto Xueer Jiejie? Oh, don't misunderstand. I feel that the two of you are very compatible, and I have absolutely no intention of persuading you to give up. You must persevere until the end. If there's anything you need me to do, I will definitely not refuse. "
Lu Qian said, "Thank you. That's natural. Even if you advise me to give up, I won't do it. But can you compare with me? What you can't do, I can probably do. Who am I? I'm the ancestor of love. What can't I solve? "
Cheng Jiaxuan could not help laughing. "You really have a house full of children and grandchildren," he said, "How can any random thing you do be an ancestor?" Lu Qian said, "That is because I am proficient in everything. All right, I won't talk nonsense with you. Let's find the Death Seeking Chop first. "" Yes, yes, "Cheng Jiaxuan hastily said.
Although the two of them had a goal, in this big hall of the underworld, it was tantamount to nothing. They could only wander around the four corners, hoping to find some clues like before. But that was because Hu Wei was careless, so there were still traces to be found. Nobody had ever found the Death Seeking Chop. Since there was no precedent, the difficulty naturally increased by more than just a little bit.
The hall was dim, so a bit of bright color was particularly eye-catching. As soon as Cheng Jiaxuan saw the several fragments of the 'soul-devouring strange plant' scattered in front of the stone door, he could not stop talking. He told Lu Qian about this flower's origin, its use, and what he heard about Chu Menglin's willingness to sacrifice himself to please Prince Yu Dodo.
Lu Qian said, "If it were you, and this demonic flower sucked all your blood, would you be willing?" When he first heard the rumor, he was somewhat curious, but looking at the several fragments of the flower petals, he really lost interest. He casually asked and did not want to hear her answer, so he walked straight away. After all, he took the risk to enter the Hall of the Dead to find the Death Seeking Chop, not to discuss love with Cheng Jiaxuan.
Cheng Jiaxuan stood still for a long time, his fingers gently stroking the flower petals. He could not help but ask himself this question in his heart, "If it were me, would I be willing?" If he could use his own life to exchange for his lifelong longing, he would be happy even if he died. But if he did not care, what would happen? He asked the question again and again, but it was difficult to answer. Sighing, he rubbed the flower petals with his fingertips and quickly caught up.
Lu Qian stood in front of the stone platform for a while, thinking, "The Tear of Severing Soul was hidden here, and I don't know where the Jueyin Zither came from. One place can't hide two kinds of treasures at the same time, otherwise it would be too inferior. " Holding a Hail Mary mentality, he asked Cheng Jiaxuan, "Do you think there's something unusual in the Hall of the Dead?"
Cheng Jiaxuan was startled, he patted his chest and said, "This is my second time here, I'm not surprised, you judge. Anyway, you've always been smarter than me, haven't you? "
Lu Qian thought, "This is your second time here and you're already not surprised, you're familiar with the Hall of the Dead like it's your home. That's not strange, it's strange." But he could not refute her last compliment, and at the same time he did not want to refute it. The Hall of the Dead was originally empty, there were not many things to see. Then he stared at the row of stone statues in the corner, saying, "I said these guys are the most problematic. What are they? "
He sized up a tall stone statue in front of him, that person's face was full of curly beard, he seemed to be a man in his prime, one hand behind his back, the other raised, it was at the same height as his chest, two fingers were bent, his thumb and middle finger formed a semicircle, his index finger was pointing far away, slightly bent in the middle. He frowned and said, "Look at this hand gesture, it's like a delicate and charming young woman. But he's obviously a man with big shoulders and a round waist, why is he making such a weird gesture? "He looked at the other stone statues, they were all making similar hand gestures, the only difference was in the direction they were pointing at.
Cheng Jiaxuan explained rather responsibly, "It's said that these are tomb robbers who wanted to take away the treasures of the Hall of the Dead, just as they were about to leave, they became like this."
Lu Qian said, "What kind of joke is this? I don't believe that there's such a powerful curse in this ancient tomb. Besides, it doesn't make sense, they stole the treasures, they should leave as soon as possible, why are they in the mood to make hand gestures at the foot of the wall? It's fine if it's just one person who's lost his mind, but do the others all follow suit? Besides, if they were carrying treasures and suddenly turned into stone statues, then the treasures should be scattered all over the ground, but have you seen any jewelry? " He walked around the stone statue a few more times, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Did you cover the entrance to the secret passage when you came in?"
Cheng Jiaxuan let out a low cry and shook his head. Lu Qian's brows were tightly knitted, he punched his palm and said, "Oh no!"
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Lu Qian and Cheng Jiaxuan hadn't returned for a long time, Nangong Xue had been paying attention to them since just now. Every moment that passed made her more anxious, but even she couldn't tell what she was worried about. She was still cooperating with Li Yijie to dig, but her mind was no longer here. Finally, she sheathed her sword and said seriously, "Shixiong, I … I'm still worried."
Li Yijie looked relaxed and said, "What are you worried about? Are you worried that Lu Qian will bully Xiao Xuan? Or will the two of them run away together? Don't worry, they won't. What kind of person is Lu Qian? If you say he has ulterior motives for you, I'll believe it, but he won't have any improper thoughts about that little girl who's barely grown up. Besides, don't you think she's weird and makes people uncomfortable just by looking at her? Besides, the Death Seeking Slash is right in front of them, and they're both determined to get the Seven Demons Treasure, they won't let such a good opportunity slip away. "
Nangong Xue felt like a huge rock was pressing down on her heart, and she couldn't let it go. She stood up and said, "Why don't … I … I'll go take a look."
Li Yijie didn't even raise his head and said, "Alright, you won't be at ease if you don't go. But I promise you, it's really fine. " Nangong Xue didn't move, she still wanted to wait for him to suggest that she go with him. Even if he tried to persuade her to stay, he was still extremely concerned about her. But he didn't care at all, as if her safety didn't matter at all. She couldn't help but feel sad, but she didn't want to show her emotions in front of him, so she turned around and walked away quickly.
As soon as she left, Li Yijie felt like a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart. He wasn't good at expressing his true feelings in front of people, and he wasn't good at rejecting people. Just now, he had chatted and laughed with Nangong Xue. To her, it was a great joy, but to him, it was like he was in prison. He forced a smile and pretended to be very enthusiastic about every topic she talked about, but in reality, he wasn't interested at all. He just didn't want to spoil her mood, so he gritted his teeth and endured it.
He was her martial brother, so of course he wanted her to be happy, but they weren't lovers after all, and they didn't have that kind of unique tacit understanding. If Nangong Xue wasn't by his side for a while, he would be extremely anxious, afraid that something bad would happen to her. But if they were together for a long time, he would feel impatient.
In all fairness, he didn't want to hurt her, but he also couldn't be together with her just because of pity and responsibility. Marrying but not loving her was an even greater guilt. He was willing to do anything to make up for it. In his heart, he really wanted to persuade her to give up on him and find another true love.
He couldn't be careless about this matter. From then on, the heavy responsibility of protecting her would be handed over to that person. He would have to be first class in both appearance and martial arts to be worthy of his martial sister. Onlookers see things clearly. Once people fall into the river of love, they can't control themselves. Men and women are the same. It was very likely that his martial sister would be bewitched and destroy her own life. He absolutely couldn't let this happen. Therefore, he would rather leave her with the impression that he was a jealous person who fussed over every little thing than to give in.
He still couldn't stop the raging wave of love he had for Shen Shiyun. Even though he knew that she would never abandon glory, splendor, wealth, and rank to throw herself at him, he still couldn't help but imagine her voice and smile in his mind. Every time something happened, he would think: If she was the one by my side, what kind of situation would that be?
Since he was thinking about Shen Shiyun, he couldn't stop. His mind was in a mess, he couldn't concentrate on digging. While he was deep in depression, suddenly he heard a commotion around him. Many decent people were running in big strides, their momentum was as spectacular as toppling the mountains and overturning the seas. Li Yijie's first reaction was, "Could it be that there are enemies in the village?" With his hand on the hilt of his sword, he jumped up. He was not only Nangong Xue's Shixiong, but also the Wulin's Meng Zhu. He had a lot of important responsibilities on his shoulders, he couldn't be muddle-headed just because of personal feelings.
He saw a mixed group of people running, there was no enemy coming to attack them. They were all heading toward the Zhao Clan Temple not far away. There were even people cheering and shouting, "Found it! Found the entrance to the underworld! "Li Yijie's heart suddenly jumped, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. The most important purpose of this trip was to snatch the Death Chop before Jiang Liechen. Other people were working very hard, but as the Meng Zhu, he didn't attend to his duties.
He wanted to rush to the front to take a look, but there were too many people, he couldn't squeeze in. On the contrary, as soon as he let them go, he was pushed into the Ancestral Hall by the tide of people. He saw the white banner with the character 'Memorial' written on it was lifted by someone. Because the force was too great, the banner was pulled off the ground. The coffin was also wide open, but there was no corpse inside. There was only a black hole that extended downwards.
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