Chapter 544 - Chapter 544: Chapter 224: Seeing Wei Zhengqing Again_2 (2/2)

Wei Zhengqing was overwhelmed with excitement at this moment.

“I never expected I’d actually see you here, Brother Lin. It’s truly a surprise.”

“Brother Lin, please, come in quickly…”

With that, Wei Zhengqing invited Lin Jing into the house.

Once inside, Lin Jing and Wei Zhengqing took their seats, while Wei Siyue busied herself preparing tea for the two.

The house was simple, just ordinary home furnishings without any luxurious items. Lin Jing gave it a causal glance before turning his attention back to Wei Zhengqing.

“Brother Wei…”

“I heard you were injured, what exactly happened?”

Wei Zhengqing sighed deeply and said:

“It’s a long story, somewhat difficult to summarise.”

After saying this, Wei Zhengqing looked at Lin Jing, and then spoke:

“Having not seen you for so long, I would never have imagined that even you, Brother Lin, have cultivated to the Golden Core Stage. It’s truly a joyous occasion.”

Wei Zhengqing seemed uninterested in discussing the topic of his injury, and after giving a response, he quickly steered the conversation elsewhere.

Lin Jing, too, did not press further on the topic and instead replied:

“It’s been alright…”

“Since Brother Wei and the others left Nanshan Market, I’ve been favored by Elder Yu and found a job as an Offering Priest Pill Master at Yuebaolou, and life has been quite decent.”

“All the way until the Demon Race Secret Realm opened, before that, I also met Ning Yue. Ning Yue said that after you left the Nanming Domain, you went out to have some adventures…”

At this point, Lin Jing paused briefly, then looked at Wei Zhengqing and asked:

“By the way…”

“Brother Wei, since you left the Nanming Domain, have you seen Ning Yue again?”

“Ning Yue…”

At the mention of this name, Wei Zhengqing was clearly startled…

Not until a moment later did Wei Zhengqing speak again:

“After we left Nanshan Market, Yan Xiong and I helped Ning Yue return to the Ning Family, and after a fight with Ning Yue’s two cousins, we finally met the elder of the Ning Family.”

“Thus, we stayed with the Ning Family until the family elder confirmed Ning Yue’s safety, and only then did we leave the Ning Family and start our adventures outside the Nanming Domain.”

“Since that time, I haven’t seen Ning Yue again.”

Lin Jing seemed puzzled:

“You haven’t seen each other at all?”

Wei Zhengqing nodded and said:

“Yes…”

“However, I have inquired about the Ning Family.”

“I heard that when the Howling Sky Wolf Clan attacked the Nanming Domain, the Ning Family was in Linxian City, which was quite far from the first battlefield.”

“Also, the Ning Family elder acted very decisively, promptly evacuating the entire Linxian City, so the Ning Family’s losses weren’t great, and Ning Yue was safe and sound.”

At that moment, Wei Siyue finished her tasks and came to serve tea to Lin Jing and Wei Zhengqing, filling their cups.

Lin Jing then looked at Wei Siyue and said to Wei Zhengqing:

“Just now in the Fang Market…”

“I saw little Siyue and thought that you and Brother Ning had gotten together.”

Wei Zhengqing looked at Wei Siyue as if something occurred to him, and for a moment, he was lost in thought…

It wasn’t until a while later that Wei Zhengqing came back to his senses, his eyes revealing a trace of ineffable sorrow.

Then, Wei Zhengqing spoke to Lin Jing:

“I’m sure Brother Lin is aware of the history between Ning Yue and me.”

“As for my feelings for her, I suppose Brother Lin can also guess a bit…”

Lin Jing looked at Wei Zhengqing and nodded.

Wei Zhengqing’s relationship with Ning Yue was something Lin Jing had seen and speculated about.

Wei Zhengqing then continued:

“Luo Luo’s father and I were very close friends. We were friends and competitors at the same time.”

“This includes our fondness for Ning Yue…”

“However, matters of the heart require mutual devotion.”

“Ning Yue chose him, and I respect her choice, as well as wishing them well.”

“Though, after Luo Luo’s father unfortunately fell, between Ning Yue and me, there could only ever be this distance.”

“Should she encounter any difficulty, I would spare no effort to help her, but no matter what, the two of us could never be together.”

“It’s precisely because of this that I decided to leave the Nanming Domain and seek adventures elsewhere.”

“I truly do like Ning Yue…”

“It’s just that we can’t be together…”

“And I most definitely cannot wrong my brother!”

“So…”

“After helping Ning Yue return to the Ning Family, I left the Nanming Domain.”