"Let's go, it should be noon outside, and it's time to eat, let's go out and get something to eat." After speaking, Dugu Sheng walked forward again. Ruan Shi quietly followed behind Dugu Sheng and moved forward silently.

Coming out of the underground training ground, the familiar sunlight sprinkled on Dugu Sheng and Ruan Shi.

Dugusheng looked up at the sky, closed his eyes slightly, and enjoyed the sunshine.

At this time, Shen Tongfang was practicing in the room, and when he heard the movement outside the door, he stopped practicing. When I opened the door, I saw Dugu Sheng looking up at the sky, while Ruan Shi was staring at Dugu Sheng without blinking.

Shen Tongfang had a very strange feeling at this time, as if although the three of them were together at this time, they were not in the same world at all. His appearance, compared to the scene in front of him, seemed a little out of place.

This feeling made Shen Tongfang very strange, but at the same time, he was also a little inexplicable.

It has been several years since he joined the Dark Prison, and for Ruan Shi, who joined the Dark Prison a little later than him, he has never had a trace of expectation in his heart.

He could see that there was gloom hidden under Ruan Shi's hot appearance, and he wanted to ask several times, but he didn't speak. Once, he also expressed affection to the other party, but they were all rejected.

Shen Tongfang has always felt that the reason why Ruan Shi rejected him must be related to her secret. Under her seemingly generous, uninhibited appearance, she has actually always been a person.

Therefore, although the two have performed many missions together, they are never in the same world.

However, today, Shen Tongfang suddenly discovers that the girl who he thought had never been able to integrate into his own world has integrated into another person's world at this moment.

And I'm still outside......

Shi He'an got down from the recliner and came to Dugu Sheng's front and asked, "Young Master, is there anything I need to do this time?"

Dugu Sheng shook his head, glanced at Ruan Shi behind him, and didn't say anything.

Ruan Shi already understood what Dugu Sheng meant, nodded, and walked towards the kitchen.

When Shi He'an saw Ruan Shi's appearance, he suddenly felt a little funny, it's only been a long time, two months, Ruan Shi's personality is becoming more and more like Dugu Sheng, Ruan Shi used to be lively, active, and a little hot-tempered, but now he has become less talkative.

It's really red close to Zhu, and black near ink......

However, in the past two months, every time he saw Ruan Shi, he could clearly feel the changes in the other party. Even when he saw Ruan Shi today, even he had a sense of danger.

This shows that Ruan Shi's strength must have improved by leaps and bounds in the past two months, and it can even threaten him.

Seeing Ruan Shi's departure, Shi He'an said to Dugu Sheng:

"Young Master, it's been so long, and you haven't seen anyone from our prison in Imjin City. Many people want to meet you, and I think it's time for you to meet with these people, and to formalize your status in Imjin City. ”

Hearing Shi He'an's words, Dugusheng just nodded lightly and agreed.

Shi He'an was accustomed to this way of communication with Dugu Sheng, and said again: "Then tomorrow, I'll start gathering people now, do you think it's okay?"

Dugu Sheng nodded here and stopped talking. Bypassing Shi He'an and Shen Tongfang in front of him, he walked directly towards his bedroom.

Shi He'an looked at Dugu Sheng's departing back, looked at the door that was gradually closing, looked at Shen Tongfang on the side, and said, "Do you feel it?" ”

Shen Tongfang nodded, he had already felt the improvement of Ruan Shi's cultivation, and because of this, his cultivation these days could not be said to be without hard work. But after two full months of penance, it is still the peak of the Fifth Heaven, and although it is about to break through at any time, it has never been able to take that step.

Because of this, he became more and more anxious, and even doubted his qualifications sometimes.

If it had been before, he would never have had such an idea, with his age, in the entire dark prison, there would not be a few people with similar strength to him. But seeing that Ruan Shi, who had cultivated as much as himself before, had left him far behind, Shen Tongfang's self-esteem also forced him to become stronger quickly.

But ideas are always ideas, and what we have to face in the end is still the facts. After two people, he has never been able to break through, and frustration has almost filled his heart.

"I'm going to break through!"

Shen Tongfang seemed to say to Shi He'an, and it seemed to say to himself.

Hearing Shen Tongfang's words, Shi He'an only shook his head. He was already in his seventies, but because he was a cultivator, he only showed a face that was about fifty or sixty years old. Decades of time have made him lose the sharpness of a young man, and he feels that his life is already very good.

At least in Imjin City, he is the number two person in the dark prison, and he only manages and manages intelligence on weekdays, and he doesn't have to rush to the front line. And his top boss Dugusheng doesn't care about anything, living like this, Shi He'an is already very satisfied.

In the room, Dugu Sheng was flipping through a book, and now reading books has become a habit for him. When I have free time, I always like to take out a book and flip through it. Sometimes I read some things about cultivation, sometimes I read some anecdotes, and even some travelogues and stories, all according to the mood.

Just as Dugu Sheng was immersed in the book, Ruan Shi came in with a tray carrying it. There were a few dishes she had just cooked and two bowls of rice on the plate, Ruan Shi put the tray on the table and brought out the dishes on the tray one by one.

Her movements were very slow and light, as if she was afraid that she would disturb Dugusheng's reading, so she was extra careful in every movement.

After a while, the things in the tray were all placed on the table, Ruan Shi sat quietly at the table, looking at Dugu Sheng who was immersed in the book, and did not speak, nor did he eat first, just waited quietly.

She has also read these books of Dugu Sheng, but she can't understand them at all.

Ruan Shi is sometimes really confused, because she has been with Dugusheng for a long time during this time, she has often looked at the books Dugusheng reads, and many of the books use different words at all, and some are even completely different. It stands to reason that even if Dugu Sheng knows a character occasionally, he shouldn't be able to do it.

However, it seems that Dugu Sheng can understand every book, and this problem has been bothering Ruan Shi for a long time.

But she didn't ask this question directly, the longer she followed Dugu Sheng, the more she found that there were too many secrets on Dugu Sheng. She also knows what to ask and what not to ask, so on weekdays, Dugusheng has a lot of abnormal behaviors, but she doesn't see it, and she doesn't ask at all.

A few minutes later, Dugu Sheng closed the book in his hand. Looking at Ruan Shi, who had been looking at him, he said, "Eat quickly, follow me to a place in the afternoon." ”

Ruan Shi nodded, and only started to eat after seeing Dugu Sheng move his chopsticks, and the two ended the meal in a very quiet atmosphere.

After the meal, after Ruan Shi had packed up everything, he followed Dugu Sheng towards the outside of the store.

It's the end of the year, and the weather in December is already faintly cold. Although the weather is good today, the sun's brilliance seems to be weak in such a winter.

"Let's go by car," Dugu Sheng said to Ruan Shi.

Ruan Shi answered, and drove the car that had been parked outside the He'an outdoor goods store to Dugu Sheng's side, opened the car door on the side, and motioned for Dugu Sheng to come in.

Dugu Sheng entered the car, and Ruan Shi galloped away in the direction pointed by Dugu Sheng.

The car stopped in front of a small forest, and Dugusheng got out of the car and thought about walking in the grove.

Ruan Shi hurriedly followed, feeling the cold wind passing by, and couldn't help but tighten the coat on her body. Although she was a fire-type ability, she still felt a slight coldness without mobilizing the fire element.

Dugu Sheng and Ruan Shi walked towards the depths of the dense forest together, and the weather in December was no longer suitable for the growth of many plants. The forest with lush foliage was much sparser than the last time Dugusheng came. The grass on the ground, which was originally tender and green, also showed a gray and withered yellow, and even the yellow mud under the grass could be seen in many places.

Coming to a familiar location, Dugusheng looked at the familiar but unfamiliar environment in front of him, and looked at the small flowers that had withered and yellowed. His heart was not as sad as he imagined, but very calm.

Dugu Sheng squatted down, touched the little flower that was very important in his life, but now it had withered, felt the touch transmitted back by his fingertips, and thought of the accidental touch, he smiled very happily.

He read a lot of books and understood a lot of truths. Dugusheng knew that when next spring came, it would glow green again, and then bloom the flower he had been looking forward to.

Looking forward to the spring of the coming year, Dugusheng is in a good mood. The troubles brought about by the spiritual root these days seemed to be far away from him at this moment. Dugu Sheng didn't care about the withered grass and yellow mud on the ground, and lay directly next to the withered flowers, opening his eyes and looking at this blue sky through the sparse branches.

Ruan Shi didn't understand what happened to Dugu Sheng, but she saw Dugu Sheng's smile, this was the first time she saw Dugu Sheng's smile. She felt that Dugusheng's smile made her feel more cordial than his usual expression of not being close to anyone.

Although she didn't understand Dugu Sheng's thoughts, she knew that this dead grass must have a special meaning for Dugu Sheng.

She didn't ask much, just lay quietly on the other side of Dugu Sheng, looking at the sky that Dugu Sheng had been looking at. Through the branches that no longer have many leaves, she feels that the sun is shining today, which is so good!

Ruan Shi looked at the clouds that kept swimming in the branches of the branches, and just when she felt a little sleepy, Dugu Sheng's voice sounded.

"Ruan Shi, your strength has improved a lot. ”

"Well, it's all thanks to the young master's help, and it's already in the middle of the Sixth Heaven. Ruan Shi turned her head sideways and looked at Dugu Sheng's side face.

Dugu Sheng felt Ruan Shi's gaze, and also turned his head slightly, looking at Ruan Shi's eyes, the two looked at each other, and seemed to be able to see themselves in each other's pupils.

"Tomorrow, let me see how strong you are!"

After speaking, Dugu Sheng straightened his head again, and his eyes fell on the unreachable blue sky again.

Ruan Shi looked at Dugusheng with some surprise and asked, "Young Master, what do you want me to do?"

Dugu Sheng didn't turn his head this time, still looking at the sky, as if in that blue sky, something had been attracting him.

"Tomorrow, Shi He'an will gather the people in the dark prison in Imjin City, and some of them will definitely be dissatisfied and question me. Tomorrow, I won't make a move, and you'll take care of everything. After tomorrow, in Imjin City, I just want to have one voice, and that is my voice, do you understand?"

"I understand, young master, don't worry, I will definitely do it!" Ruan Shi solemnly promised. She knew very well that this was a test for Dugusheng herself.

"I must do a good job, and I must not disappoint the young master. Ruan Shi thought secretly.

The leisurely time always passes quickly, and the winter days are always dark and early.

It was only about 4 p.m., but it was already starting to get dark. Dugu Sheng got up, Ruan Shi also got up, and the two got into the car when they came. In the cold wind, a car drifted away, leaving only the dead leaves that had been brought up, slowly rotating and falling to the ground, silent.