I didn't have a choice.

The gang was kind to me, and when I was picked up by the old gang leader, the old gang leader found out that I was Shui Linggen and took care of me. Although the old gang leader is not a water spirit root, he has found a lot of exercises about water spirit roots for me. Later, before he died, he passed on his skills to me.

I've been indebted to the old gang leader all my life. The new gang leader is the son of the old gang leader, and I am the apprentice of the old gang leader, which is such a relationship, and I will never regret this matter. Even if I know that Qingling is pitiful, it should still be like this if I do it again.

I won't betray the gang, what I owe to the old gang leader, I can't pay it off in my life.

I watched Qing Ling wake up from his sleep again and again, and in the end I was still a little unbearable, and lit a lamp. The warm light hit her, and I looked at her as if she was a little more relaxed, at least less scared, and more relieved.

After all, it's just a child, so what do I care about with a child?

I didn't fall asleep until Qingling woke up, I just kept watching Qingling cry in his sleep over and over again, waking up again and again.

For the first time, I had a feeling that the family of the person I killed was so sad?

It's just a little emotional.

Children love to sleep the most, but when Qingling woke up, it was still very early, and the sky was bright. She woke up and looked at the oil lamp on the table, and then looked at me sitting in the chair, and seemed to be a little stunned and asked, "Master hasn't slept all night?" ”

I nodded, "Hmm." Let's go, and I'm going to be back in the gang in seven days. ”

Qing Ling frowned and said, "But, but if you want to hurry, how can you do without rest?" Then he pulled me to lie on the bed for a while, blew out the oil lamp, and said softly, "Master, just sleep for a while, I didn't have time to rest yesterday because of you." ”

I wasn't sleepy in the first place, and Elder Ruling was wandering a lot of the time, so rest wasn't really important to me, I just remembered. Qingling covered me with a quilt, "Master, rest well." ”

I could feel a small hand patting me, gently urging me to sleep. I closed my eyes and didn't sleep, so I guess it would be okay to relax.

It was only after waiting for Qingling to seem to think that I was really asleep, and I heard her crying quietly.

Sure enough, she still misses her parents, after all, what child doesn't love his parents? If I were awake, she would not have been able to cry in front of me, and even if I had taken her as an apprentice, in fact we had only known each other, so how could we have 100% trust in each other?

I didn't hurry to open my eyes and wake up, I closed my eyes and listened to her crying, she controlled her crying very hard, not letting herself make a sound, probably burying her head in her clothes, making a muffled sound of "woo woo" and "woo woo".

After a long time, I listened to her not crying anymore, but there were still some nasal convulsions, and I felt pitiful, and I didn't hurry to open my eyes. When I listened to her breathing smooth, her nasal voice disappeared, and the cry of "woo woo" was gone, I was relieved and slowly opened my eyes and sat up.

She looked surprised when she watched me sit up, and said in a low voice, "Ah, Master is awake." Then he quickly turned around and took a few steps back, wiped away his tears, and turned around again.

I got out of bed, walked up to her, and crouched down. She seemed flustered, and I could feel that she was afraid that I would see her ugly appearance, so she hurriedly looked away. But I'm so close to her, how can I divert my attention?

I could see the panic in her eyes, I could see the bloodshot in her eyes, I could see that her eyes were a little red and swollen.

I touched her head and said, "Morning." ”

Qingling probably didn't think that I just touched her head, and then led her downstairs and took her to breakfast.

Along the way, Qingling seemed to want to ask me something, but he looked like he wanted to say something.

I asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Qing Ling looked up at me blankly, then shook his head and said, "It's okay." ”

I guess it's just a little homesick. After all, it's just a child, where have you spent so much time with a stranger?

If you ride a horse, you can actually get to the gang quickly, but Qingling is a child after all, and she is not proficient in equestrianism, so even if I take her with me, it is easy to have accidents. So I'm going to go into the city first, and I'm looking for a place to rent a carriage.

Qing Ling doesn't talk much, and he doesn't seem to like to talk to me. I don't mind, I don't like to communicate with people, she doesn't talk like this, she doesn't ask questions, in fact, it's just right for me.

At noon, we ate at an inn, and I asked Qing Ling to order it herself, but Qing Ling shook her head and said, "I will eat whatever Master eats, and Master can order what he likes." ”

What do I like to eat? I don't like to eat, I usually just eat something to fill my stomach, where is the particularity about these? I frowned, beckoned Xiao Er to order their signature dish here, and said no more.

Qing Ling kept his head down and didn't speak, and I asked, "Why don't you speak?" ”

Qing Ling bit her lip and looked up at me, her eyes full of hatred. She asked, "Master, did you see who came to kill my parents on the day you saved me?" ”

In fact, when I heard her ask, I "chuckled" in my heart, and then pretended to be calm and said, "When I came, I didn't see anyone, only you." ”

I could feel Qing Ling's gaze as if they were looking at me, I looked directly into her eyes and stared at her for a long time, until Xiao Er came to serve the food, and Qing Ling was staring at me.

However, she quickly shook her head, and said with some frustration, "I want to avenge my father, but I don't know how to avenge my father......" I looked at her tears and seemed to be welling up in her eyes again, and gave her a handkerchief for her to wipe, but she seemed to cry even harder.

I was a little overwhelmed, so I had to pat her on the back and whispered, "Don't cry, Qingling doesn't cry." ”

Who knew that the more I comforted her, the more she seemed to cry, and in the end I had to say nothing, and stood quietly aside, I was afraid that I would say something to make her cry.

After crying for a long time, Qing Ling finally came to her senses, and lowered her head a little embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry Master, the food is cold......"

I shook my head, said nothing, and went back to my place before I started eating.

Qingling probably misses her parents very much, she is obviously eating, but her mind seems to be far, far away. The child doesn't hide things in her heart, everything is written on her face, and of course I know that she is uncomfortable.

Finally I sighed, and when she had finished eating, I took her to the market. I remember the female disciples of the gang used to say, "If you are in a bad mood, you will be in a much better mood when you go to the market." ”

But I took Qingling around for a long time, and she seemed to be lacking in interest, and I didn't know what to do at all, so I had to walk like this for a long time.

But fortunately, in the end, I saw Qing Ling staring at a small bracelet, as if he wanted it very much.

I asked, "Do you want it?" I watched Qing Ling turn around, and he looked hesitant as if he wanted to refuse. I turned around and asked, "How much?" ”

Qing Ling didn't seem to expect me to ask directly, pulled my clothes, and whispered, "Master, I don't like it very much, you don't need to buy it for me." ”

"Little girl, you have been staring at it for so long, of course your master can see that you want it." The shopkeeper took out the bracelet with a smile and said, "It's not expensive, only three taels of silver." ”

I nodded, handed him three taels of silver, and squatted down with the bracelet on Qing Ling's hand, and said softly, "Master has been practicing martial arts since childhood, many times if you don't say it, I don't understand, if you want to tell Master in the future, Master is not the kind of person you can understand what you like if you stare at it." ”

Qingling nodded, I touched her head and said, "Good, in the future, you have to remember, you have to tell Master if you want anything, you hide it from Master, Master may not understand." ”