CHAPTER XXXIV
Mo Ling's mouth opened wide in shock, not knowing what Qingzhou was talking about.
"Can you believe it, long before I escaped from Mirror Mountain, there was already a person waiting for my arrival in Qinglong City, taking me to the restaurant to eat and drink when I was dying of starvation, giving me strong orders after I was drunk for a thousand days, and blocking my retreat when I wanted to betray everything.
"It's not fate at all, and it's not about the world. The reason why I am so depressed and unbearable is only because behind me, there is an invisible and powerful force that dominates my life. Brother Moling, have you ever thought that a person who complains about the injustice of fate is just because he is not smart enough to recognize that he is a marionette in the hands of others, because he is not strong enough to break free from the control of others. β
Qingzhou said this quickly, and after finishing speaking, he took a few breaths before calming down a little. Mo Ling stood aside and looked at Qingzhou quietly, there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, Qingzhou saw that Mo Ling was silent, and smiled sadly: "Brother Mo Ling, I said so much, not to ask for your sympathy, although it is ugly to say, we are all playthings in the hands of others, but I can see that you are different from me." You don't have an addiction to a thousand days of drunkenness, you don't need to fight against your body's instincts, you can still be saved. β
"Hearing you say that, even I feel a little pitiful. The corners of her mouth curled.
"Put away your mercy," Qingzhou waved his hand, "No matter what your reason is, you have served your master so far, I have to advise you, you must be cautious, don't ruin yourself." β
"Why are you telling me this? β
"Didn't you say just now, in order to thank you for your thousand days of drunkenness," Qingzhou patted his chest and said, "If there is anything else you want to ask, you might as well ask it as well." β
"You still haven't answered my initial question. Let's start with that question. β
"Haha...... I really can't hide it from Brother Moling, so I'll do my best to tell you something. Qingzhou took out a thousand days of drunkenness from his arms, put it under his nose and sucked it again.
Mo Ling looked at Qingzhou's wandering eyes, and suddenly had a strange guess, it seemed that Qingzhou would not be able to convince his reason to spit out his heartfelt words if he didn't do this.
"What did you ask in the first place?" ...... I ask you who you've been eyeliner. β
"Brother Moling, this question makes me very difficult," Qingzhou was silent for a while, and then said, "If it were you, would you be coerced into saying the name of your master?"
"Not necessarily, maybe. Mo Ling didn't think much of it, and replied.
This time it was Qingzhou's turn to be stunned, "How can you answer so easily, this is a life-threatening question." β
"Because the 'master' in your mouth did not ask me to keep his identity a secret. "If someone puts a knife to my neck and asks me who my 'master' is, I'll tell him." β
Qingzhou was slightly stunned, couldn't help laughing, and when he was almost laughing, he nodded in relief and said, "Interesting, interesting, Brother Moling, you are really interesting." Then I ask you, what would you do if on the other side your master put a knife against your brother's neckβif you have a brotherβand threatened to say that if you confessed his identity, your brother's life would not be saved?"
Moling didn't speak.
"Brother Moling, you're still young. When I was as young as you, I also had delusions that everything I did was right and my thoughts were reasonable. I coerced and lured those who did not want to give in, and tried to get news from them, some of whom could not bear the pain and finally compromised, and some of whom refused to give in until they died. I think those who don't open their mouths are stupid, and I feel unworthy for them, because in my opinion, their masters are bastards, heinous villains, and they are not worth their lives. β
When Qingzhou said this, his body suddenly shook twitching, and Mo Ling hurriedly took a closer look, only to find that he couldn't help but laugh.
"Until now, I still remember a man who said to me before he died," Qingzhou finally pressed down his smile and continued, "He spat on me and scolded, 'I know who your master is, he's a scumbag, you're a dog under the scum!' I didn't wait for him to continue, and I started to kill him. Qingzhou made a chopping motion, "I was very angry at that time, I don't know if it was because he scolded my master, or because he scolded me." Maybe both. β
β...... You are a practitioner, what are the consequences of harming people's lives, you don't know. Mo Ling interjected.
"Of course I know, as long as it's a practitioner, I know," Qingzhou said disdainfully, "Don't interrupt, wait until I finish what I just said." β
"You say. β
To this day, when I think of this sentence, I still want to laugh, but not at him, but at me. It is those whom I pity and despise that know better than I what the virtues of my masters are. Maybe I can laugh at them for a while, but the truth will laugh at me for the rest of my life. β
After Qingzhou said this, both of them became silent, the air in the cave was damp and sticky, and little by little it seeped into Mo Ling's vest, and it was cold through his body to his chest.
"You're such a strange person," Qingzhou was the first to speak, "I've been rambling so much. β
"It's strange that you're willing to talk so much to someone you don't know. Mo Ling replied.
Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "Yes, I'm also very strange, I'm afraid it's because of the drunkenness of a thousand days." β
Mo Ling sat down beside Qingzhou, thought carefully for a long time, and said: "Brother Qingzhou, since you have some things that are inconvenient to say, then I won't force you, what I said below is all me talking to myself, if you think there is something inappropriate, you might as well interrupt me, when I haven't said anything, you see what." β
"Please. Hearing the meaning of Mo Ling's words, Qingzhou suddenly came to his senses.
"Then it's ugly. Mo Ling cleared his throat and began to speak slowly, "Among the many branches of the Mo family, there is a pair of brothers, like the other children of the branch, who live in the Mirror Mountain and study in the Mo Family University Hall. The elder brother showed an unusual talent at a very early age, so he was selected by the Mo family clan to enter the inner door for further study, and he had more opportunities to contact the central figure of the Mo family. In the big family, the difference between the clan and the branch is huge, after the end of the study, the disciples of the sect can basically enter the inner gate, and the disciples of the branch are sent down the mountain to run the family property. For the rest of their lives, the disciples of the sect will receive offerings from the disciples of the separate family - and this is the so-called fate. β
When Mo Ling said this, he secretly glanced to the side, and found that Qingzhou was silent, so his heart settled slightly, and then said: "Not long after, my brother found that after entering the inner gate, he couldn't change this fate. The disciples of the branch family who were sent down the mountain were reduced to coolies all their lives, and the children of the branch who entered the inner gate were just another kind of coolies - soon, the people above the Mo family used their brother as an eyeliner and placed them in other families.
"During this period when my brother was the eyeliner, some painful things happened, and my brother finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to escape from Jingshan. But how could a mere disciple of a separate family escape the palm of the sect family? In spite of the slim hope, despite the difficulty of ascending to heaven, the elder brother did it, or rather, he thought he had done it, because someone had reached out to himβperhaps even he himself did not realize it.
The elder brother thought that he had finally escaped, but he did not know that he had just crawled out of one pit and fell into another. If there was only one rope between the two pits, the brother would have no choice but to accept his fate. My brother didn't understand this until many years later.
After escaping from Jingshan, his brother changed, changed his master, changed his identity, and what he couldn't change was that he still had the blood of the Mo family in his bones, and his younger brother was still studying in the Mo family school. The elder brother hated and feared the Mo family, and he knew that the Zong family would not let him go, or even his younger brother. But he was unwilling to endure it like this, so he began to inquire about the news of the Mo family, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on the Mo family. β
After that, the magic feather stopped a little longer, and Qingzhou couldn't help but speak: "The story is very interesting, you go on." β
"The rest of it wasn't as interesting. "Demon Ling is colorful.
"It's okay, please. Qingzhou urged.
"Very well," Mo Ling took a deep breath and continued, "Perhaps at the direction of the new master, the elder brother quickly set his sights on an important figure of the Mo family, who often frequented the Tianzi Pavilion - seemed to be very interested in the exercise books - the elder brother decided to start with him, so he followed him to many places, including the Grand Canyon of Jingshan Mountain. β
"My brother spent a long time trying to find the mechanism on the rock wall at the end of the canyon, and perhaps someone lost his life because of it. When he said the last few words, Qingzhou's body moved obviously, and Mo Ling silently looked at it in his eyes, and after a pause, he said, "However, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, just when the elder brother was about to succeed, he learned a bad news, and the younger brother was arrested by the Mo family." β
"My brother knew he had to hurry up. In order to save his brother, he hatched a dastardly scheme. He released the news to the disciples of the Mo Family Academy in advance, telling them that the place where Qing Wei was imprisoned was the Grand Canyon, and then instigated them to go to rescue Qing Wei together, and promised that he would lead the way and help. But for some reason, on the day of departure, my brother didn't show up as promised. Fortunately, someone asked the location of the Grand Canyon from the mouth of the disciple of the sect, and everyone couldn't wait for his brother, so he had to take the lead. Surprisingly, in the canyon, the elder brother showed up, and together with the pathfinders, he unlocked the mechanism on the stone wall and entered the cave. I guess the reason why my brother didn't show up to lead the way was not because of a delay or anything else, but because there was a face in the crowd that surprised him, and the appearance of this person made him a little scruples, so that he had to change his plans, and even avoid contact with this person.
"This is the end of the whole story, Brother Qingzhou, you never interrupted me from beginning to end. Mo Ling's tone was so faint that he couldn't make out the taste.