Chapter 1240: Destroying The Dao Foundation (1/2)
Chapter 1240: Destroying The Dao Foundation
Li Qiye brought Zhang Baitu straight to the Rainbow Pavilion in Dragonhark. They reserved a small courtyard and settled down.
The Rainbow Pavilion was the biggest inn at Dragonhark. In fact, it was the only one in Dragonhark and all of Rainbow City as well.
No one knew why there was only one inn in the entire region. Some believed that the inn belonged to Rainbow City and that they didn’t wish to share this business with outsiders. Others stated that behind the inn stood the Jian Clan. This clan had a very deep relations.h.i.+p with Rainbow City.
Despite being the only inn here, the pricing was very reasonable and it could accommodate more than ten thousand guests. Because of this, there were no complaints from outsiders upon visiting the inn.
After taking care of Zhang Baitu, Li Qiye went out to buy some medicinal materials. When he pa.s.sed by the lobby, he heard a shopkeeper advertising to the guests: “Fair to the young and old with the right price, we have eighty million years of reputation!”
The shopkeeper was an old man around the mortal age of seventy with a gray robe. His appearance was not too outstanding, but he was very hardworking, evident by the calluses on his hands.
Li Qiye smirked after seeing the shopkeeper and revealed a very interested smile.
The shopkeeper noticed Li Qiye and smiled back: “Sir, do you want to go out or need something?”
Li Qiye smiled back: “How can you prove that your reputation has been great for more than eighty million years?”
The shopkeeper laughed and replied: “Ah, Sir, just look at my age and you should know that I am not a swindler. My hair is completely gray from the torments of time. At this age, why would I need to lie, right?”
Li Qiye continued to smile and leisurely responded: “Was it an eventful experience?”
“You are asking about my life?” The shopkeeper happily responded: “It wasn’t bad, so-so I guess. I don’t want much at this age, only a full belly. And of course, my old bones have a bunch of children and grandchildren as well. What more do I want? Just food and clothing and children playing around me, this is more than enough for an old man like me.”
Li Qiye nodded while looking at him and movingly said: “You’re right, what more do you want in life? Warmth and food with children surrounding you — quite an enviable lifestyle.”
The talkative shopkeeper asked with a grin: “Sir, do you have any other pursuits in life?”
Li Qiye pondered for a bit before smiling at the shopkeeper: “I just want an answer, that’s all I need.”
The shopkeeper rubbed his clothing with his callused hands and continued: “Who can have all the answers in life?”
Li Qiye responded: “No one knows the answer, which is why I require it.” With that, he turned and left the inn.
“What is the goal of life?” Li Qiye sighed and recalled the past. In a distant era, someone had asked him the same question at Rainbow City.
It had been said that the heaven and earth were too unreachable. All were mere ants below them, but this was also fine. It was just like the old man said, there was nothing bad about being content with a life surrounded by loved ones.
Li Qiye walked on slowly in silence while contemplating this issue and the unforgettable words.
Being an ant within this unreachable heaven and earth was not necessarily a bad thing.
He became lost in a daze. There was once an extremely wise man here who eventually chose a peaceful ending.
After a while, he lifted his head towards the distance. With an incomparably firm gaze, as if nothing and n.o.body could shake him, he said: “No matter how distant the heaven and earth might be and regardless of how long this path is before the end, I just need an answer. This has always been the case in the past, the present, and will be so in the future as well!”
He smiled freely after this and entered the streets full of pedestrians.
Rainbow City was too large to be measured. Even though there were very few landma.s.ses in the Heaven Spirit World, there were still several big cities. The ones here weren’t necessarily the biggest ones in this world, but they were definitely among the top ten.
Dragonhark, as the first stopping point, was very lively. This was the biggest market in Rainbow City. It could even be considered the largest in all of Heaven Spirit.