523 Candy of Life (1/2)
Chapter 523: Candy of Life
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The middle-aged Taoist frowned slightly.
He knew very well why his Senior Brother had sent Long Qing back to the Zhishou Abbey. Long Qing was right, but he knew that even his Senior Brother would never have imagined that Long Qing would be this vicious and commit so many heinous acts.
”If this is a path that my Senior Brother had drawn for you, then you are already at the end of this path. You have come to this cliff. If this is the life that Senior Brother had planned for you, then you have already deviated from his plans and you have surpassed the limits that everyone can tolerate.”
The middle-aged Taoist said gently.
The verdant meadow behind him reflected the skylight. There was a steep cliff behind the meadow. No one knew how deep the cliff was or how deep the abyss beneath the mist ran.
”I was intoxicated when I was in the process of drawing the Halfman Taoist's consciousness in the cave. However, I was also afraid because as I said just then, I am no longer bounded by limits or rules. The abbey dean's arrangements might not be right, because where there are plans, there are rules.
Long Qing looked at the light green Taoist robe that the middle-aged Taoist was wearing. He thought of the green Taoist robe that the abbey dean had worn on the boat at the Southern sea. A trace of fear crossed his face. However, a moment later, the fear turned into a relaxed expression that came after one was freed.
”The abbey dean probably had not imagined that so many things would happen to me. If we can't even know our own thoughts, then how can we understand Haotian's will?”
The middle-aged Taoist sighed, ”Not even Elder Brother and the Great Divine Priest of Revelation would dare to speculate about Haotian's will. Is there anyone in the world who can truly understand what Firmament is thinking about? So who are you to say that you are acting on Haotian's orders? Who are you to blame all your sins on Haotian?”
Long Qing said, ”What mortals think are sins do not exist in Haotian's psyche.”
”Perhaps you are right.”
The middle-aged Taoist looked at him and said, ”However, I am standing before you right now. I want to know what you believe in that gives you the courage not to kneel and plead for your life in fear now. In fact, you can speak to me so calmly. Could it be that you truly believe that I will allow you to take the Tomes of Arcane and the sacred medicine just because of what you have said?”
Long Qing said serenely, ”If my will is Haotian's will, then Haotian's orders will be accomplished through me. How would he let me die then? If I die by uncle's hands, it proves that my will is not Haotian's. Then, if so, I will lose the last of my hopes and there is no point in me living on. That is why I am unafraid of death. Or at least, I am not afraid of facing death for the moment.”
The middle-aged Taoist said, ”What you have said makes sense, but words are to me as living is to you. They are both meaningless. Hand over the Tomes of Arcane and the sacred medicine and I will not kill you now.”
”You will not kill me because the abbey dean had once pinned hopes on me.”
Long Qing looked at his own Taoist robe and felt the Tomes of Arcane and the little medicine bottle at his chest. He said, ”There are no rules or limits so there will be no transaction. I have lost much once, that is why I am like a greedy child now. I have got candy in my hands, how could I bear to hand it over?”
Then, he raised his head and looked at the Taoist. He said, ”Uncle, have you seen those poor children fighting over candy? I never had the opportunity to see something like that back when I was in the palace or in the West-Hill Divine Palace, but I did see that when I became a beggar. Children fighting over candy was way noisier than beggars fighting over leftovers, and it was also more heart-wrenching. It didn't matter whether the children were full or how cheap the candy was. It didn't matter that those candies were not beneficial to them in any way. They would still fight for it because if they didn't eat it, it would be eaten by other children.”
The middle-aged Taoist said urgently, ”No!”
With that, he flung his sleeves back to reveal a powerful, pure aura. Qi of Heaven and Earth rolled, forming invisible ropes that wrapped around Long Qing.
However, Long Qing had long planned for this. He had already broken the little medicine bottle silently while they spoke. He stuffed the medicine together with the shards of the bottle into his mouth just before the middle-aged Taoist's aura attacked him. He chewed forcefully with a wicked smile.
He looked like a poor child who was busy stuffing his mouth with candy.
The shards of the small medicine bottle were very sharp; They cut at Long Qing's mouth and throat. Blood flowed from his lips and mixed with the Heavenly Power Pill and shards as they entered his stomach.
The middle-aged Taoist flew towards Long Qing in mere seconds.
However, Long Qing had already eaten the medicine. The Heavenly Power Pill would never become whole again even if they cut open his stomach.
The middle-aged Taoist sharply looked at him in an unusually cold manner. Anger spewed forth from his eyes like fire, as if he wanted to incinerate Long Qing.