"Brother Qianluo, why are you here?" Ji Ling'er said weakly with a slightly surprised expression.

'Eh, where is this?' Ji Ling'er just used all her strength to twist her neck to look left and right, but she still didn't see the slightest sense of satisfaction, and after a while, she began to stare at Qianluo again, frowning her big eyes, frowning and muttering.

And Qianluo beside him just looked at the little girl in his arms stupidly, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing that Qianluo was silent for a long time, Ji Ling'er's face changed, obviously a little impatient, and hurriedly asked, "You are talking!"

helped Ji Ling'er to a stone wall, stood up, turned around slowly, his voice trembled lightly, and he didn't dare to look at Ji Ling'er in front of him.

'Old man, he.... It's gone..' Qianluo's face was expressionless, and his voice trembled slightly.

'How is it possible!'Grandpa, he obviously said yesterday that he would help me break through to the Spirit Venerable level today, how could he say that he was not there in such a short period of time!' Ji Ling'er seemed to be a little unable to control his emotions at this time, and while yelling at Qianluo, he also tried to get up and leave the cave to find his grandfather.

But his body was already weak, not to mention that he had just broken through, and his body needed a period of rest, only to see that Ji Ling'er had just moved his body, and he showed a feeling of powerlessness to support it, and fell straight to the side.

Seeing this, Qianluo hurriedly went up to help him up, but the little girl didn't show the slightest intention of compliance, and still tried to break free from her hands, but the tears in the corners of her eyes were already not at all angry, and she couldn't stop overflowing her eyes, and her voice trembled without the slightest control, and the entire cave was already resounding with Ji Ling'er's sad and complaining cry.

Qianluo hurriedly hugged her hands, she couldn't control it for a long time, and the tears were directly slanted down, but she still hugged Ji Ling'er tightly, and her right hand was still on the little girl's hair, and she comfortingly caressed her and said, "Ling'er, don't worry." The old man treated me like a mountain, nurtured me as an adult, and taught me the way to behave in the world. I have only one belief in this life, that is, to repay his kindness, and now the old man's life and death are unknown, I promise you that you will be my only relative in this world from now on, and I will take my life to protect you. ’

But Ji Ling'er's crying on the side was still unabated, but her hands were tightly hugging Qianluo, as if she was longing for a support from her heart.

Seeing this, Qianluo didn't speak, just gently stroked Ling'er's hair with his hand, trying his best to comfort her.

After a long time, Ji Linger's crying slowly became smaller, but because she wanted to cry without tears, her face was even more haggard, like a flower that was about to wither, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable to watch.

"Ling'er... Ling'er... Qianluo slowly shook the girl in his arms, but he didn't receive an answer for a long time.

Qianluo looked down and saw that the little girl was still asleep.

'Hey, I've been so sorry for you. Get a good night's sleep and wake up with everything fine. Qianluo carefully helped Ji Ling'er in his arms to lie on the stone bed. Obviously, the little girl is crying out of strength, she is already tired, and now she will definitely fall asleep if she has no strength to cry.

Looking at Ji Ling'er who was sleeping next to him, Qianluo was full of distress, but also full of guilt, but also mixed with infinite self-blame.

He felt sorry for the old man and Ji Ling'er on the side. He felt guilty that he couldn't contribute at that time, even if it was a little useful, he could help the old man. He blamed himself for why he was the only one in the world who did not awaken the soul of the natal beast, which was also a strange thing for tens of thousands of years. But why did such a thing fall on his head!

Qianluo couldn't help but complain about God, kneeling on his knees, his heart full of powerlessness, because he didn't have the slightest strength to struggle with the situation in front of him.

This is also the first time that Qianluo has realized how unpleasant, how unpleasant, and how powerless it is to have an awakened natal beast soul inside. In front of the people closest to him, he could only watch them leave him, and he really had no power to fight back.

And all this, in this world dominated by demon beasts, seems to be the most memorable truth: the weak can only be eaten and oppressed, and the strong often don't care about their existence or not, because the existence of all this seems to have nothing to do with them. You must know that if a demon beast wants to become strong, it needs countless years of fighting and cannibalism before it can barely stand on its feet and not become fish on the sword. But the remnants of the human race in this world, although they are far weaker than the powerful demon beasts, did not realize that they should unite to fight for a chassis because they were weak, but deceived themselves. I thought that this world would still be ruled by the demon beast in the end, and on the contrary, the human race would eventually be destroyed because of the selfish desires in their hearts.

Qianluo looked at the dark entrance of the cave with a dull gaze, and his heart was struggling with the fiercest struggle in history: 'I am so weak, how can I live without the care of the old man in the future?' Where should I go tomorrow? What should Ji Ling'er do beside me?'

The places where thoughts are communicative are all very difficult for Qianluo.

Qianluo, who was sitting cross-legged, was puzzled, and it didn't take long before he stood up and went to see how Ji Ling'er was doing on the side.

But as soon as he turned around, Qianluo was in the same place.

At this time, how could Ji Ling'er be as cute and beautiful as she was when she first saw her? The little girl's legs were curled up, her hands tightly protected on her chest, and her immature face was not covered with the cuteness and beauty that an eleven or twelve-year-old girl should have, but an endless haggard in her eyes.

Seeing this, Qianluo was stunned and didn't move for a long time, his eyes were just staring blankly.

Then I saw Qianluo kneeling down on his knees, his eyes were burning, and the corners of his eyes were already bloodshot, "Old man, wait for me! But I will definitely go to you to repay your nurturing kindness! I will regard Ling'er as more important than my life, I will protect her like you, and I will never let such a thing happen in front of me again!"

Qianluo shook his right hand, and a thick red blanket had appeared in his right hand, and then Qianluo carefully spread it with both hands, shook it twice to make it smooth, and slowly walked to the stone bed, and covered Ji Ling'er after making sure that there was no omission, and then folded it again, for fear that the place would leak and freeze the little girl.

But just when Qianluo had just covered Ji Ling'er with the quilt, Ji Ling'er's tightly held hands suddenly grabbed Qianluo's arm that he was about to take, "Grandpa, don't go... Don't go... Ling'er didn't want to stay alone in the family. Grandpa, take me away. Ji Ling'er's face was full of comfort, and she begged bitterly, her body seemed to be still trembling, for fear that 'grandpa' would leave her, but this little girl didn't wake up, thinking that she needed someone too much to rely on.

The scene in front of him made Qianluo's heart touch, as if his heart had been knocked hard.

Qianluo's left hand is already red, for Ji Ling'er, a spirit venerable, although she is a little girl, but she has no choice but to cultivate in her body, those hands that don't look too big have extraordinary strength, but although Qianluo is an ordinary person, the strength of her body has long been far beyond ordinary people, but in the face of Ji Ling'er beside her, she is still powerless, and a sense of pain arises spontaneously.

Seeing this situation, Qianluo did not react much, on the contrary, the tenderness in his eyes was stronger, and he sat down next to the bed, and gently placed his right hand on Ji Ling'er's clenched hands, and slowly comforted, "Xiao Ling'er, don't be afraid." Qianluo straightened Ji Ling'er's scattered hair again and said, "I will always be by your side, don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you again." ”

As soon as Qianluo finished speaking, Ji Ling'er's clenched hands were slowly sent away, and the tension on her face slowly subsided, but there was a hint of satisfaction, which suddenly made her face a different scenery, which made Qianluo's heart warm instantly. It was as if he had been empowered by a newborn faith.

After a burst of warmth in his heart, Qianluo turned around and came to the stone table, sat down cross-legged, and after settling his mind, he took out the bag tied around his waist from behind him.

[To be continued...] 】