Chapter 187: The Followers
Zhaoming responded to the invitation of the golden-veined general, and bowed to the minotaur again: "King, I'm a little tired, I want to rest!"
The demons were in an uproar, but they didn't expect that at this moment, Zhaoming would be so respectful to the Minotaur. The gaze that looked at the two of them also became a little strange, especially the people such as Qing Yu and the Green Wolf Demon had a trace of sympathy in their eyes, and they knew many things better than others.
The minotaur took a deep breath, his face was complicated, he nodded, and did not speak.
Zhaoming bowed again and turned to leave. Step by step, heavy and slow. When they get closer, the demons in front of them will automatically get out of the way.
For a while, it seemed to stand out from the crowd and seemed a little lonely. Coupled with a body of blood, red and dazzling, people suddenly seem to see the desert lonely smoke, the long river holding the sunset.
Heipi glanced at the minotaur, then at Zhaoming's lonely back, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, bowed to the minotaur, and chased after Zhaoming.
Leaving Chigang Mountain, Zhaoming was a little dazed, he didn't fly, just walked, and walked all the way to the crater before stopping. He didn't go down, but sat down and looked at the crater in a daze.
I have been in Chigang for so many years, and I have spent most of my time in this mine. I didn't think it before, but now I suddenly feel different.
Who is to blame for the fact that things have become the way they are today? Blame the bull-headed demon and the jackal demon, and maybe they can't get out of it.
If you think about it, since you came here, you have chosen to live in the mines, and you haven't even arranged a place for me to live. Maybe from the beginning, I didn't have the idea of making a home here.
What is the relationship between himself and the Minotaur? I can't talk about friendship, let alone brothers, it's purely because I am grateful in my heart that I have repeatedly rejected the opportunity to leave here.
I didn't really have the intention to stay here, how could I get along with others, I'm afraid the jackal demon saw this. And the minotaur may have been unable to really communicate with himself because of this.
All kinds of thoughts in his heart turned into a pot of porridge, and it was not until a voice came from behind him that Zhaoming's thoughts were interrupted.
Without looking back, he knew that it was Heipi, and when he heard the footsteps until he stopped behind him, Zhaoming asked, "Why are you here?" ”
Heipi sat down behind him: "I want to follow you, so I'm here." ”
Zhaoming smiled faintly: "My current situation is not very good. In the battle of Songbailing, I won less than two percent, and you will not have a good result if you follow me. ”
There are not many demon clans in the entire Chigang that make Zhaoming feel unusual, and the black skin is one. The change in my relationship with him is also very interesting, from the relationship between prisoner and guard at the beginning to the relationship between boss and subordinate now.
It's not like a fool, but the black skin is really smart in many ways, especially when it comes to grasping the minds of others and analyzing the situation. It's like at the beginning of the war, even if Heipi made it clear that he would not live and die with him, he couldn't feel the slightest annoyance. Instead, I take it for granted.
And Heipi is also a guy who tends to be lucky and avoids evil, or directly says that he is greedy for life and afraid of death. At that time, he kept leaving a way out for himself, and now he should continue to stay in Chigang Mountain, how could he come with him.
Heipi shook his head: "When you first came to Chigang, there were four kings against you, and I think you will definitely die." But the result is that you are still alive, but the four kings are dead. ”
"You go to the Southern Dragon Cave with the Great King and face the illusion of the Mirage King. No one thought anyone would be spared, but you did. ”
"The Battle of the Foothills. Everyone thought you were going to die, but you survived. After the battle of Songbai Ridge, no one was optimistic about you, but you rescued the two kings. ”
"Chigang and Ma Linpo fought, no one thought Chigang could win, but you still let Chigang win. And winning leaves people speechless. ”
"When you fight with General Jinwen, even if everyone thinks you will lose, my intuition tells me that I am afraid that you will win. ”
Zhaoming shook his head and sighed: "You look up to me!"
Blackskin shrugged, "Do you think there's anything about you that I should look down on?"
"Also, why do you have to think that others look down on you!" Zhaoming smiled. Then he asked, "Is there any wine?" ”
Perhaps because wine is naturally strong and compatible with fire, although Zhaoming doesn't like other liquids like water, he only has an indescribable liking for things like wine.
Heipi took more than a dozen bottles to him, and then advised: "Drink leisurely, these times are running around, and after coming back, there are many things, I haven't brewed for a long time, and there is not much inventory." ”
"There is wine today and drunk today, so why don't you care about tomorrow!" Zhaoming raised the wine bottle and poured it into his mouth, and the liquor slashed down his throat like a knife. Although the quality of the wine was not very good, it made Zhaoming feel a great sense of comfort, and he couldn't help but shout: "Good wine!"
"Okay, don't be sarcastic about me, I'll give you a drink when I have the opportunity to buy good wine!"
Zhaoming shook his head: "Although I can't make wine, you can't compare to me when I drink." For me, drinking is about the right person. Gentle wine is good, but this kind of knife-like wine is the most suitable for me at this time. ”
After a pause, he sighed again: "I didn't expect that after so many years in Chigang, the last friend would be you." ”
Looking back on the years I have been in Chigang, I never thought that the one who was still on my side at the last moment would be this wild dog demon who almost killed himself and Shura at the beginning. The things in the world can't help but sigh in their hearts, and the secret way is impermanent.
However, Heipi shook his head: "Don't say any friends, I'm not friends with you." We are still in the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and if one day I feel that you are unreliable, you will definitely run away. ”
"Let's talk about it that day!" Zhaoming smiled and drank again.
He didn't say much, just sat and drank. Unconsciously, three days passed, the funeral was over, and the people who watched the ceremony left separately, but the direction was not to go back to their own place, but to fly towards Songbai Ridge.
Zhaoming didn't care, he only cared about drinking by himself.
The stars shifted, the moonlight fell, and a third figure appeared on the side of the crater and walked towards the two of them.
After stopping, the slightly drunk wild dog demon immediately stood up, bowed down and said, "Great King!" It was the minotaur who came.
Zhaoming also looked back, did not stand up, but nodded slightly: "King!"
The minotaur nodded and said to the black skin, "You go down first, I want to talk to Zhaoming alone." ”
Heipi glanced at Zhaoming, nodded, bowed again, and left.
The minotaur sat down on the side, looking at the starry sky in the distance, and stopped talking, but did not speak for a long time.
After a long time, it was Zhaoming who broke the silence first and said, "King, actually...... You don't have to force me like this, I have a clear heart, but Zhao Sun and Moon have never had any bad thoughts. ”
The minotaur shook his head: "It doesn't matter if you have it, but others do." You've risen so fast that I'm caught off guard. What I want is a Chigang where I can firmly control it, but your rise has made it difficult for me to do so. ”
When a subordinate's prestige exceeds that of the master, and the qualifications of this subordinate mean that he will soon surpass the master in strength. That would be an absolute disaster for this master.
Even if the person concerned doesn't really think too much, it will still have a huge impact on the master's rule.
After a pause, the minotaur said again: "And you shouldn't have murdered the fourth, that's my brother." There may not be any substantial evidence that you killed him, but there are many things that do not need evidence, and you and I know them well. ”
"I can't avenge the fourth, but I can't help but think about the other brothers and myself. You can use a deception-like strategy to kill the fourth child today, and who knows if you will get rid of the second and third children tomorrow for similar reasons?
"No one can guarantee it, so I have to. ”
Is this the real reason? I can't say myself, and I can't complain about others, but I won't regret it if I am concerned. Because until now, he couldn't think of a reason to let the jackal demon go.
"Perhaps, if you hadn't saved me and Shura back then, these things wouldn't have happened. Zhaoming sighed.
The minotaur shook his head: "I don't regret saving you, but I regret that I shouldn't have brought you to Chigang." The talent of the two of you is too amazing, and Chigang is too small to accommodate your brothers. ”
"The strength of the cultivation world is respected, with your talent, you will soon be able to surpass me, how can I command Chigang when the time comes? ”
"If I had saved you and left and let you join other forces, maybe our relationship would not have become what it is now. ”
"Maybe!" Zhao Ming said lightly: "King, we have worked together for so long, and it seems that we have not really talked about anything together. There's nothing to talk about now, so be it!"
The two were speechless, just moonlight, one drank to himself, and the other was silent.
If life is only as it first seems, how can there be so many problems? At that time, the Minotaur only felt that Zhaoming and Shura were talented, and if they could be cultivated well, they would be newly discovered talents in Chigang.
But now he found that these two people are not just geniuses, they have become ghosts that they can't master. What you can't grasp, you can't stay, you can only make another plan.
Zhaoming drank wine by himself, he understood many truths, but he still didn't understand many truths. But it's not important anymore, it's about liberation.
The moon sets and the stars move, and before you know it, the morning light is already high.
Zhaoming stood up, threw the wine bottle in his hand casually, and then said to the minotaur: "King, take care." ”
Before the minotaur could react, he jumped directly into the volcano. (To be continued......)