Chapter 48: Divergence
When Qi Wanli and the palace chief Fengmian hid needles in their backs and forths, Bai Qiyu had quietly left this room at some point.
When Qi Wanli decided to rest for a while and sent the Black King to guard the palace Changfeng, he found that Bai Qiyu was no longer in the corner of the room.
He sighed softly and unnoticedly, pushed the door open and walked out.
It was a dark night outside, and Bai Qiyu was not far away, and she sat on the roof of another room with her knees crossed, looking up at the sky.
Qi Wanli was a little stunned, he hadn't seen her sit in such a position for a long time, and he knew that Bai Qiyu would subconsciously curl herself up like this when she was confused and insecure.
He blinked and flew lightly onto the roof.
"Its rain. He called softly.
Bai Qiyu made a mum sound with his nose, which was a response.
"Don't worry, Gong Changfeng will definitely make a choice according to my thoughts. Qi Wanli comforted: "Don't forget, our original idea was to let the demon clan integrate into human society, if we kill everyone who discovers your identity, wouldn't it be contrary to the original intention? ”
Bai Qiyu did not speak.
A drop of sweat flowed from Qi Wanli's forehead.
"There's one more thing. He coughed dryly and said, "We now know that when Lin Feifei first came to you in the Southern Continent, including this time Xingchen Tower asked Palace Changfeng to wait for the rabbit, it was all because Fan Xing was instructed by Li Chengkong, the master of the Hanging Pavilion. This Li Pavilion Master seems to have the ability to predict the future, if this problem is not solved, Xingchen Tower will always be one step ahead of us, this is too dangerous, we don't know how many traps will be on the way when we go forward. ”
"So, just like I told you last time, after arranging these things in the past few days, I will put aside the affairs of the academy for the time being. Then, I will find a way to deal with this Li Gezhu, we now have such a deep and close cooperation with them, and there is a relationship between Li and Qiang, I feel that we can talk to him. ”
At this moment, Bai Qiyu suddenly said, "Do you think that I am a demon who loves to kill?"
Qi Wanli swallowed a mouthful of saliva, knowing that the topic he had just tried desperately to divert had failed.
He sighed and sat down beside Bai Qiyu.
"From your standpoint, there's nothing wrong with what you think. He tried to consider the words and said: "Xingchen Tower is your enemy, Gong Changfeng is their collaborator, and he thinks that demons are evil, and he chases you as monsters, and it is normal for you to want to kill him." ”
"But man in this world is never black and white, and we can't kill him for such reasons. In that case, what is the difference between us and the people like Xingchen Tower, who go their own way and ignore the rules?"
"I don't understand what the rules are. Bai Qiyu buried half of his face in his knees and said, "I only know that Fan Xing can kill my four elder brothers without blinking an eye in order to continue his old life; Xingchenlou can kill all the people in the mercenary team without thinking about it in order to win my trust; Gong Changfeng can also use Dongfang Qionghan for his own future, no matter what kind of danger he will encounter." ”
"At the beginning in Linxue, Miao Fu could make the whole city eat moldy grain in order to make money for himself, and he could frame many businessmen at will;
"Aren't what these people do exactly the rules of human behavior?"
Qi Wanli gasped: "Why do you think like that......? Did you have demons again?"
Bai Qiyu raised his head, looked at him seriously, and said, "This is not a demon, this is my true thoughts." Wanli, I don't know what kind of world you once lived in in the glory days, but now, this era, is like this. The integration of the demon race into human society is not a simple slogan. People in this era are selfish, and if we want to survive, we can only be more selfish, at least not for such childish reasons, and let people who may pose a mortal danger to us leave. ”
This kind of thinking does not change just because I am a life-loving person. I love life and have compassion, but if I want to save more people and more demons, I have to fight those who stand in my way, and I have to defeat the evil enemy. It has nothing to do with whether I am a demon or a life-dependent. ”
Qi Wanli felt that his body had become a little cold.
He took a deep breath and said, "Its rain, it's not like this. Whether it is a demon or a human, we have one thing in common, and that is that we have a complete personality. The reason why demons and humans are different from muddy beasts is precisely because we can think and empathize, and there are countless shining points in our human nature, courage, dedication, and tolerance...... No one is perfect, but we must not give up this important part of our soul. ”
"Unscrupulous means to achieve an end is a path that can never be turned back once you embark on it. In that case, you will end up being a much more evil being than your current enemy, and not only will you not be able to fulfill your original idea, but you will even cause harm to many more people, and trust me, that will not be what you want. ”
Qi Wanli wanted to tell Bai Qiyu the story of the dragon-slaying boy who eventually became an evil dragon, but found that the villain in the story didn't seem so appropriate, so he had to give up.
Bai Qiyu may have listened to these words, or maybe she didn't, because she didn't react, she still just looked at Qi Wanli with sparkling eyes.
"Wanli, I like you very much. ”
At this time, she suddenly said such a sentence.
Qi Wanli was stunned, and his old face was slightly hot.
"However, I noticed that we seemed to think a little differently. Bai Qiyu said: "It's hard for me to describe my current mood, I think we have become different from before." Obviously, you said not long ago that we have a tacit understanding. ”
At some point, the starlight in the night was reflected in her eyes, like a deep pool.
Qi Wanli's heart slammed.
He almost subconsciously agreed to Bai Qiyu...... You just do it the way you like, I promise you, as long as you are happy, as long as you feel right, then whether it is Gong Changfeng or Lin Feifei, you will kill if you want to, it doesn't matter, as long as you are happy, as long as you don't show this expression again.
But when the words came to his lips, he was pushed back by his tightly pursed lips.
He didn't dare to look at Bai Qiyu's eyes, and subconsciously turned his head.
"Qiyu, I may not be able to convince you now, but I really hope that you can trust me and not go down the wrong path. He said dryly.
Bai Qiyu sighed lightly, turned his head back, looked at the sky again, and said, "Wanli, can you also believe me once?"
"Huh?"
"If you really want to take a break for a while, then really leave the affairs of Xiaoyao Academy to me. You go and do what you want to do, and when you've rested enough, come back. In the meantime, you believe that I can do these things well on my own, right?"
Although Qi Wanli kept saying that he wanted to rest, when Bai Qiyu really opened his mouth to persuade him to leave, he didn't react.
After a few seconds, he smiled bitterly: "I promised you before, every once in a while, no matter how much trouble there is, no matter how important the matter, as long as it does not affect life and death, you will take a day to come out and find a quiet place, just the two of us, talk well." But for some time, this promise has not been fulfilled. ”
"It doesn't matter. ”
Bai Qiyu smiled understandingly, but there was an indescribable loneliness: "There is still a lot of time in the future." ”
Qi Wanli's mood suddenly became very bad.
He saw that Bai Qiyu's face was still as white as paper, especially pitiful in the moonlight. During the fierce battle during the day, she paid the price of her own life, and she almost sacrificed her own life in order not to let that energy consume her companions present.
When the white fog cleared and she saw herself, how happy she was on her face, why did it become like this now?
Not to mention, the previous battle with Yan Xuan to the death was also because of her carelessness and misjudgment, which put her in a fatal crisis.
At this moment, Qi Wanli felt that he was not only a scumbag, but also the kind of scum who was scumbag and self-righteous, and was complacent because the woman he liked would pay for him.
"Well, I believe you. ”
In the end, he took a deep breath and smiled as freely as possible: "I won't tell you any more truths, when I finish dealing with the matter of Gong Changfeng, I will talk to Brother Luo, and let you be the acting dean of Xiaoyao Academy and deal with the affairs in the future." ”
"Hmm. Bai Qiyu nodded, revealing a sweet smile.
......
"Qi Wanli, your expression is ugly. ”
In the hut, Gong Changfeng looked at Qi Wanli, who returned to the house alone, and said indifferently.
Qi Wanli didn't respond, and stared at Gong Changfeng for a full minute without saying a word, seeing that this old man who had been through a hundred battles was a little hairy.
"You make the decision now, I don't want to wait. He said suddenly.
Gong Changfeng frowned: "Why are you suddenly so angry?"
"When I was grumpy, it wasn't like that. Qi Wanli narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, what is your decision?"
Gong Changfeng coughed twice, obviously not wanting to touch his moldy head, and said, "The old man will leave Yu Hai and the Western Continent, looking for a place to impact the Seventh Order Realm. The old man figured out that the reason why Xingchen Tower is Xingchen Tower is because of Fan Xing, not because of his disciples. Only when they are strong enough can they have the capital to gain a foothold in this world. ”
"Good. ”
Qi Wanli waved his hand, put back the long swords hanging around the palace chief's body, and said, "You can go." ”
Gong Changfeng wanted to say something, but for some reason, this sixth-order peak powerhouse suddenly felt that this young man in front of him who was not even a fifth-order was very, very dangerous, like a fire that could explode at any time, and could burn himself and the people around him to ashes.
So he arched his hand, said his farewell, and never wanted to stay any longer, and never looked back.