"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Zhang Rui, who had finished packing his things, was sitting on a wooden chair at this time, and sitting opposite him was Li Qiang, who was taking a big sip of wine.

"What can I do? Can't I ask you for a drink if I'm fine?" Li Qiang wiped the wine from his mouth and smiled.

"But you, don't you have anything to ask me?" Li Qiang raised his glass and drank it again.

"....." Zhang Rui was silent for a while, and then asked:

"That kid.... What is the origin?"

"I don't know. Li Qiang said calmly.

"Don't know?" Zhang Rui rolled his eyes instantly, but when he found that the friend in front of him didn't seem to be joking, his emotions suddenly became excited,

"Why are you so reckless, and when you're older, your compassion is overflowing? Do you know .....?"

Before Zhang Rui's reprimand was finished, Li Qiang waved his hand to stop, and Zhang Rui could only stop the reprimand.

"If you want to say it, just say it. What's the point of saying half and half left?"

Zhang Rui said a little angrily that in front of this old friend, he would always lose his usual calmness and indifference.

"I really don't know where this kid came from. Li Qiang took a sip of wine, "But he saved Xiaoying with his own life, which is enough for him to stay here." ”

"Alas..."Zhang Rui shook his head helplessly, "You are still the same, you haven't changed at all." He knew his old friend too well, and kindness always carried a lot of weight in his friend's heart.

"Then you can tell me in detail about his rescue of Xiaoying. Zhang Rui said.

Li Qiang did not hesitate, and immediately told Zhang Rui in detail about the thrilling day a year ago, from his accidental rescue of Li Luowu, to Li Luowu's "kidnapping" of Li Ying, and then returning to the rescue, to his final arrival at the place of the incident, and what happened a year later, the whole process is very detailed.

"So, this kid isn't from our territory?"

After listening to Li Qiang's words, Zhang Rui said thoughtfully.

"He's even from a more remote place, and it's so backward that you don't even know what magic is and what monsters are. Li Qiang said.

"I have observed him for a long time, and he really knows nothing about this place, and it is difficult for a person with a strong psychology to pretend to know nothing for a year, without revealing a single flaw. Coupled with his strange costume, I don't seem to have seen it in any of our four domains, so I think my idea should be valid. After all, our world is too big, and we humans have seen too little...."

"Hehe, no magic, no monsters, it's really a paradise. ”

Zhang Rui smiled, seemingly casual, and agreed with Li Qiang's idea in his heart. There are not only humans in this world, but also monsters, but no one can guarantee that there is no small place in this vast world, where humans and monsters cannot reach it, and the people there do not have the concept of magic, and only live a stable life in isolation.

"What do you think is the white light that this kid said?"

Zhang Rui asked, Li Qiang's narrative just now also mentioned the white light he learned from Li Luowu's mouth, and it was this light that brought Li Luowu here. This is also the point he is most puzzled about. "It sounds like a story, ridiculous, doesn't it?"

"It's really impossible to verify, and there are indeed a lot of doubts in this kid, but there are also a lot of secrets in him. Li Qiang took a sip of wine, his eyes narrowed slightly, "According to Xiao Ying, the demon wolf that attacked them has already spoken, this is the state of being promoted, so this demon beast must have a demon core or a pseudo-demon core in its body." ”

Li Qiang paused, and then said, "But the demon core is gone." ”

"Could it be that the strong man who passed by to rescue him was taken away?" Zhang Rui asked, in Li Qiang's conjecture before, he also mentioned that there might be a strong man from Juetian City who saved Li Luowu.

"That's what I thought at first, but then I checked it with what my teacher left behind and found out that it wasn't the case. Li Qiang said.

"What's going on?"

"That kid has the aura of that demon core in his body, especially his right hand!" Li Qiang's tone suddenly became heavy.

"I can be sure that he is definitely not saving himself, because the teacher's relics do not have any other reaction in his body, which means that he is just an ordinary person. But.... Have you ever heard of a human being who can absorb demon cores to heal themselves?"

Zhang Rui was silent, human beings can't absorb the demon core, this is a well-known fact, the demon core is stored in the demon power, and the human uses magic power, the two conflict with each other and are incompatible with each other, but the demon core is helpful to the enchantment of weapons, and it is also a necessity for some harsh cheats.

"I've never heard that humans can absorb demon cores, let alone anyone who can control demon cores for others to absorb, unless it's...."Li Qiang looked at Zhang Rui, and there was a hint of chill in his eyes.

"Demon beast!" Zhang Rui's brows were also furrowed at this time, and he secretly said in his heart: Could it be that this kid is a demon beast? Impossible, isn't a demon beast level 40 to be able to turn into a human form?

"He's definitely not a demon beast," Li Qiang saw what Zhang Rui was thinking, and said: "There is no doubt about this, but there must be a secret in this child, and this secret is likely to be related to the demon beast, and he may have more than this secret." ”

Li Qiang withdrew his eyes from Zhang Rui, focused his attention on the wine glass, and said slowly:

"Now, do you still think the white light he said is ridiculous?"

Zhang Rui was silent again, he lowered his head, as if thinking about something, and after a long time, he raised his head, his eyes flashed with cold light, and after a long time, he slowly spoke:

"What do you need me to do?"

Li Qiang looked at Zhang Rui expressionlessly, the two looked at each other, and it lasted like this for more than ten seconds, and a burst of laughter suddenly came from Li Qiang, and Li Qiang, who was originally expressionless, suddenly laughed at this time, he patted Zhang Rui's shoulder and laughed loudly:

"Hahaha, you're serious, wouldn't I have done it long ago if I really killed him? ”

Zhang Rui was stunned for a moment, and then his face became even more gloomy, this old bastard is really getting more and more shameless.

"Hahaha, don't be angry, don't be angry, how old are you, you are still so angry. Li Qiang said with a smile.

"Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the past. As soon as Li Qiang's words changed, his expression also changed, and the original smiling face gradually eased, leaving only a smiling expression.

"Remember the first time we met? It was a thrilling time, and you were just one step away from going home. ”

"Of course I remember, but don't just talk about me, at that time, several villages were slaughtered by demon beasts, and you were hunted down from other villages to kill our village, trying to find a place to shelter, but it turned out that our village was also being slaughtered by demon beasts. Zhang Rui's expression also returned to normal, and he continued to follow Li Qiang's words.

"But luckily, the teacher arrived just in time to repel the monster and save both of us and your village. Li Qiang said, and at the same time, his body leaned back suddenly, his body leaned back on the chair, and the wine in the wine glass in his hand also spilled out of the wine glass with his movements. "Your village, your parents were saved, but my parents died, and my village no longer existed, and that year, I was only eight years old. ”

Zhang Rui listened silently, picked up the wine glass that had not been touched for a long time, and took a sip. He actually knew all of Li Qiang's experiences, but Li Qiang never told him. Today, he drinks and reminisces about old things, and he is willing to be a listener, which is what he should do as a friend.

"At that time, I swore that I would avenge my parents by killing the demon beast that slaughtered my village and killed my parents. Li Qiang took a sip of wine, his eyes bloodshot from drunkenness or memories. So I knelt down to apprentice at that time, wanting to take the path of cultivation and avenge my parents. But to my surprise, you knelt down at that time, and you knelt so decisively. Li Qiang smiled at Zhang Rui, but there was still a bleakness in that smile.

Zhang Rui smiled reluctantly, and then said with some seriousness: "At that time, I left a shadow in my heart, I actually knew in my heart that if I didn't become stronger, such a tragedy would only happen again and again." ”

"Yes, that's why we chose to cultivate without hesitation. Li Qiang sighed, but he quickly re-entered the memory, only this time, with a blank look in his eyes, with pain, and with him a wrinkled brow.

"We followed the master until the age was in line with the awakening, and after the awakening, we practiced desperately, and at the same time followed the master to relieve the village and crusade against the invading demon beasts. Originally, everything was going well, and we were constantly getting stronger, so strong that those demon beasts didn't dare to invade. And I have a wife and a daughter. Got a home. Everything was going well. ”

Li Qiang suddenly choked slightly, and the frequency of drinking gradually increased. In the ticking sound, I don't know whether it was wine or tears dripping on Li Qiang's trouser legs. After a long time, he slowly spoke:

"I recognized it that day, the leader of the demon beasts that slaughtered my village, years of hatred burst out of my heart, I was so crazy at that time, I lost my mind, and there was only one word left in my head, 'Kill!!'"

Li Qiang hid his face, his hand that covered his face was trembling, and drops of crystal liquid flowed out of his scarred hand.

"As a result, I was severely wounded before I could touch it, and then it besieged us, and we retreated, this time..... Even the teacher was not its opponent, in the end, only me and Xiaoying escaped, teacher, Xiaoying and her mother... All.... ....."

"That year, Xiaoying was just two years old!!!!" Li Qiang finally broke out, he clutched the clothes in front of his heart, his face turned red from excitement, a tear flowed out of the corner of his eye, and the saliva in his mouth flowed out uncontrollably. The wanton release of self-blame and grief and indignation in this crying made Zhang Rui's eyes moisten.

After a long time, Li Qiang's cry gradually became smaller, and finally disappeared, and with Li Qiang's last sigh, the whole room was left silent.

"Wandering is a good boy. Li Qiang's hoarse voice suddenly broke the silence, but this voice also represented that Li Qiang had regained his composure.

"He is very kind, although he had some misunderstandings with Xiaoying at the beginning, but in a moment of crisis, he can resolutely sacrifice himself and rescue Xiaoying, which is the greatest kindness to me. Li Qiang looked at Zhang Rui, and barely squeezed out a smile on his face.

"For so long, he has cared for Xiaoying, and seems to have regarded Xiaoying as his sister, although he is unknown and has many secrets, he is very sincere. You know, I'm very defensive, but when you get along, you can't see any of his disguise. He is very content with his current life, in other words, he seems to be very content with living with Xiaoying and me, and seems to treat us as relatives and this place as home. ”

"After observing him for a long time, I found resonance in him, the loneliness after the death of both my parents, the desolation and pain, and the longing for relationships and love. ”

Li Qiang took a deep breath: "Although I can't completely let down my guard, I am willing to believe and accept this child, and I will not dislike him, hate him, or be angry with him because of the demon beast aura on his body." I bring up the old story again to show that hatred, once uncontrollable, can hurt those closest to me, or even worse, and I will no longer be controlled by hatred as before. This child is very sincere, loves Xiaoying very much, respects me very much, and even regards this place as his own home, and Xiaoying and I as relatives, so I should also give the same 'feedback'. ”

"Now that my realm has fallen, I can't cultivate, although I still can't let go of my hatred, but I already know what I have to do, for the rest of the year, all I can do is take care of this family, take care of Xiaoying, and... Slowly accept the wandering. As for my own hatred, let me rot in the soil after I die. ”