Qing Ling woke up groggily and found that he was still being held in Luo Yao's arms.

His breath was clear, his heart was beating strongly, and the body temperature in his chest was like the warm spring sun.

Qing Ling's body softened, but his consciousness gradually became clearer.

The words he said before fainting reproduced in his mind. She sighed plaintively, wishing she would faint again.

Luo Yao quickly noticed the change in her breathing and looked down at her, "Are you awake?" ”

Qing Ling lowered his eyes, a little unsure of how to face him, and simply kept silent.

Luo Yao held her shoulders and propped her up slightly, "Don't fall asleep when you wake up." ”

There seemed to be a hint of anxiety in his tone, "You must control your divine sense and do your best to fight against the flames, otherwise your divine power will be devoured faster!" ”

Qing Ling also realized at this moment that his divine consciousness seemed to be much weaker than before, thinking that he was taken advantage of by the magic of the flame spirit when he lost consciousness.

The pain gradually became clear.

Even if you want to sleep, you can't sleep because of the pain, right?

She pinched her palms and tried to make her voice sound energetic, "Okay, I'm not sleeping." ”

Luo Yao held her shoulder, leaned her against him, and gently stroked her arm with his fingers, "Hold on a little longer, Master will be coming soon." ”

Qing Ling asked, "What day is this?" ”

Luo Yao calculated, "You have been trapped in Zhuoyuan for three days. It's been almost two days since I brought you out. ”

It's been five days, Qing Ling has calculated in his heart, Mu Chen...... I guess I'm married, right?

She was silent for a while, and said to Luo Yao in a faint breath: "Those words I said earlier...... Makes you feel disgusting, right? Actually, I don't want to do that, but I just can't control it...... If I could control my emotions at will, I would definitely make myself like other people. ”

Luo Yao was also silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "I understand. I also hope that I can control my emotions at will. But how can love be controlled by wisdom at all times? ”

Qing Ling suddenly fainted after crying out such words, God knows what kind of complicated and tangled emotional changes he has experienced?

Disappointment, anger, pain, even disgust, as she put it, but then pity, sympathy, heartache.

She fell almost lifelessly in his arms, and her divine power faded little by little.

But there was nothing he could do, nothing could be done.

In that kind of heart-wrenching torment, no matter how strong the emotion is, it will only turn into nothingness in the end.

As long as she survives, as long as she survives......

Luo Yao thought to himself, he was willing to do anything.

A little fire suddenly lit up in the dark and damp cave, and then countless lotus flowers bloomed from the fire clusters and spread their petals, floating and spinning in the air, burning with extreme enchantment.

Qing Ling's heart froze, and she couldn't help but shout, but then she realized something and looked up at Luo Yao.

Luo Yao's handsome face was reflected in the firelight, and his glass eyes were shiny, revealing a kind of deceptive beauty.

"Do you like it?"

He looked at Qing Ling, "I've only seen it once, and I don't learn it very well." His fire lotus is much better. ”

Qing Ling's face turned pale at this time, his sideburns were wet with cold sweat, and the whole person looked extremely haggard.

She moved her bloodless lips, as if she wanted to say something, when suddenly another scene faded in front of her—

Shao is bright and gentle, and she stands by the pool in His Excellency Bichen.

A person beside him was dressed in white and elegant, looking at her with a smile.

Mu Chen......

The eyebrows are so clear and vivid. Qing Ling's mind was in a trance, and he almost believed it.

She was short of breath, closed her eyes and shook her head violently, "Xiao Qi, stop, stop!" ”

Luo Yao withdrew the illusion.

The fire lotus in the cave also dimmed, and the surroundings fell into darkness again.

Qing Ling subconsciously touched his wrist, and only then did he remember that when he was in Zhuoyuan, he put the bracelet given by Chun Yuyan on Nian Hong's hand, and then forgot to come back.

Luo Yao paid attention to her actions and said slowly, "I don't mean anything else. I'm not going to lie to you about anything. I was just...... I want to make you happier. ”

The happier you are, the less pain you have.

Qing Ling coughed lightly because of shortness of breath, leaned on Luo Yao's shoulder and smiled bitterly: "I said it all, I don't want to think about him anymore." No matter how I think about it, no matter how I look at it, he is still my brother. Where...... Happy again? ”

Luo Yao was silent for a moment, and asked softly, "Then what do you want to see?" ”

Qing Ling weakly bent the corners of his mouth, and took out the tone of his senior sister and preached: "I know that you have strong skills and five spirit cultivation, but in such a situation now, are you ...... It's too much of a waste of divine power? What if Zhong Qi's people come to find you, and I are injured? ”

After a pause, he felt that he shouldn't have brushed off Luo Yao's kindness, "Why don't you tell me a story." Didn't you run away from home before? In terms of extensive knowledge and knowledge, he must be stronger than the fifth senior brother......"

Luo Yao has spent more than a hundred years traveling all over the world, and has made friends with all kinds of people, and in terms of knowledge, he is indeed more extensive than ordinary high-ranking disciples.

He replied with a low "yes", muttered for a long time, and slowly spoke: "I lived in Zizhou for a while. Most of the inhabitants there are Terrans. Over the decades, I've watched the children in my neighborhood grow up, get married, have children, and grow old. Life seems to be a matter of the blink of an eye. ”

Qing Ling sighed, "A few decades is a lifetime, and it is indeed too short. ”

Luo Yao said: "At the beginning, I thought so. But if you think about it, how are the joys, sorrows, sorrows, joys and sorrows they experience different from ours? On the contrary, because life is short, many times, they know how to cherish the opportunity and dare to try more than us. ”

He adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and his chin lightly touched Qing Ling's forehead, "At that time, I pretended to be an ordinary vendor and opened a medicinal herb shop on the street near the river. The products sold in my store are all genuine and high-quality medicinal materials, and the prices are very fair. However, after more than ten years, the profit has never been as good as other shops on the same street. They know better than me the tricks of making a profit, such as buying herbs of different prices and qualities, selling them to customers from different backgrounds, or working on the appearance and shoddy ......"

Qing Ling chuckled, with a low wheezing cough, and then said: "This is just their opportunistic tricks, what does it have to do with knowing how to cherish the opportunity and dare to try?" ”

Luo Yao said: "I actually know how they make a profit. The reason why I don't want to do it is because I always feel that I still have many years to slowly achieve my goals, and I don't have to lower my bottom line and give up my inner pride for short-term benefits......" paused, and his voice was a little lower, "This is true for business, and the same is true for other things." ”

Qing Ling seemed to understand a little.

Thinking about it again, no wonder Luo Yao seems to be particularly disgusted with power and scheming, it turns out that he has suffered losses at the hands of profiteers before, so he despises his thoughts of conspiracy and speculation?

She was silent for a while, "You don't have any other interesting stories to tell you except the story of your business?" In the past, the dramas I listened to in Youxian Town were all about love and hatred, which was much more interesting than yours. For example, have you ever met a beautiful Terran girl, but in the end she had to swing a sword and cut her love thread because of the difference in status? In the play, I always like to act like this......"

Luo Yao laughed in a low voice when he heard this.

He slowly leaned against the stone wall behind him, and after a long time, he said, "Perhaps...... There was a girl like that. ”

Qing Ling was a little more energetic, "Really? What kind of girl? ”

Luo Yao raised his hand and gently stroked the tips of Qing Ling's hair unconsciously, and his tone was soft as if he sighed, "It's a ...... A girl who looks good with a smile. ”

"And then?"

"And then?"

"Well, that's what happened? Is it true that they were forced to separate because of their different identities? ”

"It's not." Luo Yao was silent for a moment, "I realized that she didn't really love me, so she gave up." ”

Qing Ling said: "Didn't you just say that the matter of love cannot be controlled by the intellect? But how can you say that you can give up if you give up? ”

Luo Yao thought for a while and said, "I tried to convince myself that she was not the right person for me. I've tried to get close to other women......"

Qing Ling suddenly took over the words and said, "Oh, I understand. Later, you fell in love with Ajing, and you no longer thought about that girl. ”

Both fell silent, each thoughtful.

In the dark and dark cave, there is a faint layer of damp water vapor in the air, which is misty and cool, and makes people's hearts become gentle.

After a long time, Luo Yao took a slight breath and looked at Qing Ling, "Actually, I ......"

Qing Ling spoke almost at the same time: "Actually, ......"

Both paused.

In the darkness, the clear smell of each other makes the surroundings seem more and more quiet.

Luo Yao said, "You can say it first." ”

Qing Ling slowed down, and then slowly considered and said, "Actually, it's good that we can talk calmly like this. I remember that when we were in Chongwu before, we also got along well. Afterward...... So much happened, and gradually, it became less intimate. ”

She took a slight breath, suppressed the pain in her body and the irresistible exhaustion in her brain, and continued: "You are willing to come to save me, not only because of my father's entrustment, but also because you still care about your former friendship after all. ”

She groped for Luo Yao's hand, shook it gently, and said softly, "Xiao Qi, let's not quarrel again in the future, okay?" I said that in the future, I will definitely find a way to fulfill you and Ajing, and you will ...... Don't annoy me anymore, okay? ”

In danger and on the verge of despair, it is the people around you who bring warmth and hope. She ruined his marriage, and he could have left himself to fend for himself out of revenge, and then justifiably be with Ajing. However, in the end, he chose to come to the rescue, and he cared for him with extreme care.

Qingling had to admit that at this moment, she was full of gratitude to Luo Yao, and therefore felt more and more guilty about him and Ah Jing!

Luo Yao was silent for a long time, and then smiled deeply, and there seemed to be a hint of melancholy mixed with a slight mockery in his laughter.

He remembered when he met his mother in the town of Sycamore a few days ago.

Luo Jia changed her appearance and decoration, hurried with the secret guard, and briefly met with her son at the place where Xian Xian lived.

At that time, she couldn't hide the sadness in her tone, "Ah Yao, why did you promise Emperor Hao?" Even if you marry his daughter, he won't give up his ambition to annex Jiuqiu! You want to save your mother's life, but your mother would rather die than lose your life's happiness and become a pawn of the emperor! If you marry someone else, that's it. But that child," she sighed, and looked at her son with pity in her eyes, "can only make you miserable." ”

The blood of the Jiuqiu Luo clan is destined to be affectionate, and if it is not loved, it must pay a painful price.

He hesitated, struggled, and even tried to force himself to stay away.

However, she refused to let go, and always used an invisible magic to influence and pull her fate......

If you want to say angry, maybe you have had it, right?

However, the pain was too much, and it was already numb.

The heart is empty, and there is no joy or sorrow.

What I wanted to say is now out of my mouth.