#1020 - I am not afraid of death
That night.
A cool breeze rustled, and the small town was deathly silent, without even the watchman's clapper, like a desolate city of the dead.
Ever since strange and obviously unapproachable uninvited guests began arriving in the city these past few days, the common folk had rarely dared to go out after nightfall.
“咚咚咚”
North of the city, inside a certain inn.
A flickering candle cast a dim light in the corner, and the door was gently knocked upon. A man in black pushed the door open and strode quickly to the silent man standing by the window, kneeling on one knee.
“My lord, forgive my incompetence, I have still been unable to find Wei Changtian's whereabouts.”
“.”
“I understand.”
Without turning around, Chu Xianping continued to gaze at the bright moon in the sky, calmly replying.
“My lord...”
The man in black paused, his expression instantly becoming awkward, and he dared not say anything more.
“Alright, since you haven't found him, then let it be.”
Finally turning around, Chu Xianping's eyes appeared somewhat sinister and strange in the candlelight.
“Even if he really comes, he will only be alone, with at most the newly enthroned Empress of Xin, posing no threat to me.”
“Our only opponent now is still Qin Zhengqiu.”
“Remember to send more men to keep an eye on their movements, and report any abnormalities immediately.”
“Your subordinate understands!”
“Yes, you may leave.”
“Yes!”
“.”
The man in black stood up, lowered his head, and slowly retreated from the room. Soon, only Chu Xianping remained inside.
He slowly walked to the table and sat down, his expression indistinct in the flickering candlelight.
“My lord, I still hope that you don't come.”
“But if you have already come...”
“I think you must be planning to watch me and Qin Zhengqiu fight to the death.”
“Since that's the case, then I will do as you wish.”
“My lord, this may be the last thing I can do for you.”
“.”
On the other side, south of the city.
“Sect Leader Qin, since Wei Changtian has not appeared for a month, he must have come to Fangcun Mountain!”
“Previously, that Li Zimu appeared at Lingmen Temple. It must have been the bald donkeys of Lingmen Temple who leaked this information!”
“That's right! And the newly enthroned Empress of Xin has also been missing for half a month! In my opinion, she must have come with Wei Changtian!”
“Sect Leader Qin, now that Chu Xianping and others are watching covetously from the sidelines, if we add Wei Changtian, the variables will be too great!”
“Why don't we strike first! Since we can't find Wei Changtian for the time being, let's kill Chu Xianping first! In this way, Wei Changtian will not be able to cause much trouble!”
“Sect Leader Qin, don't forget what you promised us!”
“Yes! This opportunity is of great importance. Now that we have come, we must not let the opportunity fall into the hands of others!”
“Sect Leader Qin! Make a decision soon!”
“.”
Inside the spacious room, the lights were brightly lit, and a dozen old men of various heights and sizes were arguing in a clamor. Only Qin Zhengqiu, sitting in the seat of honor, kept his eyes tightly closed, without saying a word.
At first glance, this scene seemed quite chaotic, as if the dozen or so people who were speaking were all irritable old men.
But in reality, each person sitting here at this moment was the sect leader or master of a major sect, and the lowest realm was also in the mid-stage of the Second Rank.
To be honest, even if we put aside the forces behind them, these dozen or so people alone would be enough to sweep through and destroy the vast majority of dynasties in the world.
It was precisely because of this that this group of people was not very respectful to Qin Zhengqiu, the “Number One Person Under Heaven” at this moment.
After all, even Qin Zhengqiu could not possibly deal with so many Second Rank experts on his own.
What's more, the former still needed their help...
“Everyone.”
Slowly opening his eyes, his turbid gaze finally caused the clamoring in the room to gradually subside.
Everyone stared intently at Qin Zhengqiu, their heartbeats quickening for some reason.
Although they didn't believe that the former would attack, everyone was still somewhat weaker in terms of momentum.
And Qin Zhengqiu slowly scanned around, before finally opening his mouth and saying:
“What everyone said is not without reason, but I also have my own plans.”
“Although Chu Xianping has gathered some people from the Kui Dragon, he is still not enough to be a concern for me.”
“Now it is still unknown whether the Heavenly Secret of Ascension is true or false. If we fall out with them now, we may end up with nothing.”
“Therefore, I believe that everything should wait until the second day of the second month before we talk about it.”
“If the Heavenly Secret really appears at that time, and Chu Xianping really wants to compete with me for the opportunity, then I will naturally take action to kill him.”
“And Wei Changtian...”
Speaking of this, Qin Zhengqiu paused, and everyone's expressions became meaningful.
Everyone in the world knew about the relationship between the former and Wei Changtian.
Although the two had already broken face, and in the Great Qian capital that time, they were almost about to fight.
But everyone present inevitably still worried that Qin Zhengqiu would be reluctant to kill his grandson, leading to some accident.
After all, blood ties...
“Everyone, if Wei Changtian appears at Fangcun Mountain the day after tomorrow...”
Closing his eyes, Qin Zhengqiu's tone was very calm, very indifferent.
His expression did not change at all, as if he was talking about something very ordinary, giving the answer lightly.
“I will kill him.”
“Wei Changtian...”
There were no lights in the guest room, and the moonlight shone in, faintly falling on Wei Changtian's profile.
Xu Sui lay on the only bed, while Wei Changtian sat at the table.
Although no one in the city was searching for their whereabouts at the moment, Wei Changtian certainly did not dare to take it lightly, and decided not to sleep for the next two days, so as not to be unable to react in time in case of an emergency.
As a Second Rank martial artist, not sleeping for a few days was not a problem at all, so his mental state was still very good at the moment.
On the contrary, Xu Sui tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
“What's wrong?”
Turning his head and glancing at Xu Sui, who was staring at him, Wei Changtian frowned and said, “Go to sleep quickly.”
“I can't sleep.”
Xu Sui put her hands together and propped up her cheek, her eyes seeming to yearn for something: “Wei Changtian, do you think we can go back this time?”
“How would I know.”
Wei Changtian curled his lips: “It's hard to say whether we can live or not.”
“Then do you think if we die, we can go back too?”
Xu Sui seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile: “After all, we crossed over here because we died in our previous lives.”
“Maybe.”
Wei Changtian was obviously too lazy to think about such meaningless questions, and perfunctorily said: “You'll know after you die.”
“Is that so...”
For some reason, a trace of loss suddenly flashed in Xu Sui's eyes.
“Wei Changtian, are you afraid of death?”
“It's okay, I guess.”
Wei Changtian continued to be perfunctory: “Anyway, I've already died once.”
“Yeah, I'm not afraid either.”
Xu Sui shrank her head: “But I'm afraid of pain.”
“Pain?”
Wei Changtian glanced at her, and the scene that happened two years ago, after Xu Sui had just found him, came to his mind.
“Is chemotherapy very painful?”
“...It's okay.”
Xu Sui was obviously stunned for a moment, but quickly replied with a smile: “It doesn't hurt much.”
“Oh.”
Wei Changtian nodded: “Then haven't you thought about it, even if you go back, what if your illness still doesn't get better?”
“...”
Xu Sui's body suddenly stiffened, and then relaxed little by little.
She gently grasped the corner of the quilt, and whispered in a voice that almost only she could hear:
“That's okay too.”
“I'm not afraid of death anyway...”
