Chapter 550 (1/2)
Chapter 550
Chapter 550: Real Buddha In Front
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It was the first rain in the Hebei Province since the drought . The rainwater was cold and when Ning Que found the small girl underneath the pile of corpses, she was purple and was about to die of coldness and hunger . Since that rain, Ning Que had concealed many psychological shadows in his heart . As Sangsang almost died many times during her childhood years, that shadow only grew heavier and he concealed it even deeper .
As time pa.s.sed, Sangsang got sick less frequently and even though the doctor who followed the army couldn't dispell the cold aura inside of her, he had given her medicine for it . Besides ensuring that there was hard liquor by her side, she was made to do housework constantly to exercise her muscles and get the blood flowing . Ning Que almost forgot about this .
Especially when Sangsang first started her cultivation of the Divine Skills of the West-Hill Tao Sect, the cold aura within her was like a thin layer of snow in spring . Ning Que thought this meant she was cured but who would have thought that she would relapse again and so seriously this time . It was even more dangerous than the few times when she was young .
The shadow concealed within the depths of Ning Que's heart arose again; he thought hard during the journey and was constantly worried . The Headmaster couldn't treat her disease . . . could the Lanke Temple really treat it? Was Sangsang's illness really just an illness or were the two of them destined to have a cold future?
Because of these shadows, since Sangsang was very young, Ning Que had never discussed with her such things . Now, Sangsang seemed to want to say something but he didn't want to listen .
He didn't want to listen but Sangsang wanted to speak .
”Young Master, do you know why I have been constantly staring at you?”
For some reason, Sangsang had started calling him young master again .
Ning Que laughed and said, ”Because I look good . ”
Sangsang said, ”You are not even the former Prince Long Qing, why would you be worth staring at?”
Ning Que said somewhat angrily, ”I have told you not to bring this up again . ”
Sangsang knew he was pretending to be angry to cover up something and she said softly, ”You know why . ”
Ning Que knew but he didn't want to say it; he looked like a small rash boy now . Stubborn, innocent, immature, easily angered and easily brought to tears .
At this moment, Sangsang looked like a sensible older sister . She stared at him quietly and gently said, ”I am afraid that when I die, I won't be able to see you again . ”
Finally hearing that word from her mouth, Ning Que shuddered slightly .
Sangsang looked at the grave in front of them and asked curiously, ”Where do people go after they die? Whether it's turning into ashes, rotting away or being sealed in stone . Is that still me?”
Ning Que didn't want her to hold onto such emotions for a long time, as shouldering such emotions or thinking about such things wasn't healthy for a gravely sick person . Hence he wanted to change the topic but it was a little hard .
”Some say that when death comes, one becomes nothing . Others say that after dying, you go to the Underworld . ”
”I'd rather go to the Underworld . ”
Sangsang looked at him seriously and said, ”The Underworld sounds scary but I can wait for you there . ”
Ning Que looked at her slightly pale face . He took off his coat to wrap it around her shoulders and said softly, ”The people in the Underworld will forget what happens in this world . By that time you wouldn't remember me so you shouldn't go . ”
”What does dying feel like?”
Sangsang looked at him and asked . She wasn't sad or scared; she was only curious, like a child .
She was skinny and having Ning Que's coat around her, she did look like a kid that had stolen adult clothes . She looked a little hilarious yet a little cute at the same time .
”Your face is a little pale from the cold, let's go back . ” Ning Que said .
It was deep in the autumn season now but the surroundings of the Lanke Temple weren't very cold . Sangsang's face had turned a little pale but not from the cold but rather, from the cold aura within her .
Sangsang knew this clearly as she extended both hands in front of Ning Que .
Ning Que shuddered as he thought back to many years ago when Sangsang was still a small girl and when she would sometimes look at him in a spoiled manner . He felt a sharp pain in his heart as he blew a few breaths of warmth onto her palms .
Sangsang took back her slightly warmer hands and placed them on her cheeks, saying a little regretfully, ”Since young, you have called me a little brat . I know I am little dark colored; you have always said that being a little whiter would cover up my ugliness and you want me to be whiter . Since coming to Chang'an and spending so many silver taels on the powder at Chenjinji Cosmetics Store, it was all in vain . Now that I'm really white, you aren't happy . ”
Ning Que hugged her even tighter and said, ”Whether you are dark Sangsang or white Sangsang, so long as you are as money-loving and fierce as before, you will make me happy . ”
Listening to these words, Sangsang laughed happily, showing off two pearly white teeth . She looked like some small animal in the forest of Min Mountain and was incredibly cute .
Sangsang was incredibly cute now; she always was .
That was because she didn't feel the need to act cute in front of Ning Que, much less act cute for anyone else . Now, she wanted to make Ning Que feel that she was more adorable .
”You haven't answered my previous question . ”
”What question?”
”What does dying feel like?”
”I have never died, how would I know? Should I dig Youngest Aunt out from her grave to answer you?”