C29 (1/2)

”Do you feel that it's laughable? Do you feel that you're very ignorant? Qing Zi, you have to remember that the human heart is the most fickle. You can only believe in yourself forever.” The old man stared coldly at Lin Qing.

”If it wasn't for the fact that I don't have a second chance to possess your body, Qing Zi, you definitely wouldn't have such a life. Therefore, Qing Zi, you should know how dangerous the heart of a person is, not someone that you can imagine. Even someone very close to you would stab you with a knife for many reasons.”

”Regardless, for the past three years, Elder Shu has treated me like his nephew. How could Lin Qing forget his kindness?” Lin Qing bowed respectfully as she spoke in a sonorous voice.

”Haha …” The old man raised his head and laughed. At some point, tears had started streaming down his face.

”I haven't lived in vain these past three years.” The old man sighed with emotion. His cold eyes had become gentle at some point in time.

”Ever since I seized this body, I've been working hard to cultivate, hoping to return to the Heaven Gate and seize what I've lost. It's just that my heaven's will is unpredictable, but I've never been given the chance to do so.”

”That night was as cool as water. I was eventually found by a close friend of mine who had lost all my cultivation, so how could I be his opponent? If it weren't for my greed towards the Ancient Cave's secret, I would have already become a pile of dried up bones.”

”This time, when the opponent isn't paying attention, I finally escaped. I will never dare to approach the Gate of Heaven again! I will not stop until now!”

”In my entire life, although it was ups and downs, I have no regrets. If I were to come here again, I would continue to do so, and now my lifespan is almost up, I have not lived for many years, and my life is in ups and downs, I no longer have any regrets, the only thing that makes me feel heartbroken is her, I have let her down …” At this point, the old man's cloudy eyes were already filled with tears.

After a long time, the Elder finally recovered from his state of mind. He stared at Lin Qing for a long time, as though he was examining something. Nodding his head, he gently placed his hands in his bosom.

Under Lin Qing's puzzled expression, the old man quickly took out a hairpin from his chest pocket. His aged hand caressed the smooth jade wall, as if he was reminiscing about something from a long time ago.

”If I had listened to her back then, I might not have ended up like this. If today is about to come, there's nothing I can't let go of. The only thing I can't let go is her …” The old man mumbled, as if he was regretting something, but at the same time, it seemed like he was reminiscing about something.

”Qing Zi, for the past three years, how have I treated you?” As his gaze left the hairpin, the old man stared intently at Lin Qing.

”Treat her like a relative, pass on her kindness to me, there's no way to repay her kindness!” Lin Qing solemnly said.

”Good, good.” The old man laughed out loud and said a few words in quick succession.

”I, Yun Ming, have never begged anyone in my life. Qing Zi, for the sake of these three years, I want to beg you for a favor.”

After thinking for a moment, Lin Qing looked at the earnest expression on the old man's face and sighed. She nodded her head and said, ”Old man Shu, please say that if you can help the old man, then you can help the old man.”

The old man's face was filled with gratification, as if he had put down a huge boulder in his chest.

”In the future, if you are able to enter the Celestial Gate, you must remember to find this person and tell her, 'I let her down. I can't live with her in this life, I'm willing to be an ox in the next life.'” The old man gave Lin Qing the hairpin.

Lightly opening the portrait, a woman wearing a purple gown turned around with a smile. Her figure was long and fuzzy, like a direct descendant of a deity.

Even in a painting, one could still see her peerless beauty.