Lin Qiye made a breakthrough.
Witnessing Jiang Er's disappearance, An Qingyu's betrayal, brother killing, Cao Yuan's death... Lin Qiye's heart had long been dead. He was like a drowning man drowned in despair and pain, sinking alone in the darkness.
To outsiders, he was just trapped by the "heart connection", like a slow patient, but no one in the world could feel the sadness hidden under that lonely and silent gaze.
Lin Qiye knew that he had to take that step. If he did not break through the "heart barrier", he would always be a useless person... and the only thing he could do was to abandon everything in the past and bury the pain and despair in his heart forever. With them, you can step into the ceiling of humanity.
But the moment Shen Qingzhu appeared, everything changed.
Lin Qiye originally thought that he had nothing... But now, he has Brother Yan. The moment Brother Yan stood beside him, all the pain accumulated in his heart melted away, as if he was the only one in the dark and desperate world. That ray of light pulled Lin Qiye back from the abyss of self-denial and struggle.
Just as Wu Quan said, Brother Drag was his salvation...and now, he is also Lin Qiye's.
It was a glimmer of hope in despair, the only glimmer of hope in a desperate situation. Under this unprecedented emotional ups and downs, the painful "heart connection" squeezed in Lin Qiye's heart was as fragile as paper.
To break through the "heart barrier", it may only take one person or one word. It is simple but impossible to ask for.
"...Brother Qingzhu?"
Wu Quan stood aside, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure, and muttered to himself in a daze.
Shen Qingzhu turned around and seemed very surprised to see Wu Quan here. He was stunned for a long time and then patted the latter's shoulder, "Well, I've grown taller."
"Brother Qingzhu!!!" Wu Quan saw his face and stayed there for a long time before he came back to his senses. This young man with a stern face all year round rushed to Shen Qingzhu like crazy and violently hug him,
"Brother Qingzhu! I've been looking for you for so long since I came out of the orphanage... Where have you been during this time?!"
"You can say this slowly... You two should let go of me first. Your tears and snot are all stuck in your nose..." Shen Qingzhu looked at this scene helplessly, wanting to laugh a little, but subconsciously kept a straight face and his expression was very stiff.
He turned to look at Zuo Qing, his eyes full of help, but Zuo Qing just looked at them with a smile, without any intention of intervening.
Amidst Wu Quan's heart-rending wails, Zuo Qing caught a glimpse of something with his peripheral vision. He walked aside, picked up the knife and pen that fell on the ground, and blew the dust on it...
Zuo Qing looked at Lin Qiye, whose face was full of tears, smiled silently, silently put the knife and pen back in his pocket, and walked out alone.
…
"So, you were actually the one who killed Lucifer?"
After hearing Shen Qingzhu's description, Lin Qiye opened his mouth in surprise, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt it was reasonable.
Lin Qiye was present when the gods of Great Xia surrounded Lucifer. Under such an intense attack, it was a miracle that Lucifer could even save his life. When he returned to hell, he met Brother Drag who had just absorbed the origin. Maybe escape... In this case, the biggest beneficiary would be Shen Qingzhu.
"If I hadn't swallowed him, I wouldn't have been able to fully control the origin of hell so quickly. With my own strength, it would have taken at least half a year to come out." Shen Qingzhu nodded.
Lin Qiye smiled, then seemed to think of something and fell into deep thought.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just think it's such a coincidence that you came back... No, it should be said that it's all too coincidental." Lin Qiye said half-jokingly, "Now that I think about it, if An Qingyu and Jiang Er hadn't suddenly left... Heaven is missing and is being targeted by Lucifer. The gods of Great Xia will not have the chance to seriously hurt him. If Lucifer is not injured, your return will be delayed for another half a year... In this way, [Night] may really disappear.
All of this just seemed to happen at the right moment, just right. "
"Perhaps, this is fate." Shen Qingzhu paused, and his face gradually became serious, "By the way, about An Qingyu, I just heard Guan Zai briefly talk about it on the way. What happened during my absence? What?"
Lin Qiye's eyes dimmed and he recounted everything that happened during this period.
Shen Qingzhu's brows wrinkled tighter and tighter.
"Can the power of 'truth' really change a person so completely?"
Lin Qiye was silent for a moment and shook his head, "I... don't know."
"However, I have figured it out now." Lin Qiye took a deep breath and continued, "Now that these things have happened, we should not be immersed in the past. Instead of regretting ten thousand times, it is better to find An Qingyu in person and discuss it in person. Ask him..."
"What if he really defected to Cthulhu?"
"Then I will kill him with my own hands." Lin Qiye said calmly, "There can be sacrifices in [Night], but there can be no traitors... The betrayal of any one person is a blasphemy to all other victims."
Shen Qingzhu nodded and said nothing more.
Just as the two were talking, a figure wearing a dark red cloak walked in quickly from outside.
"Captain Lin, Commander Zuo is waiting for you in the office." It was Zuo Qing's secretary who came. He stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.
Lin Qiye was slightly stunned, "Commander Zuo is looking for me? He just didn't return..."
Lin Qiye looked around and realized that Zuo Qing had long disappeared.
"Commander Zuo has something important to discuss with you, so I'm waiting for you in the office." The secretary spoke again.
Seeing this, Lin Qiye didn't say anything more. He just agreed with Shen Qingzhu on where to meet again, and walked quickly to the commander-in-chief's office.
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Tuk-tuk-tuk—
"Enter."
Lin Qiye pushed the door open and walked into the office. Zuo Qing was sitting on an office chair with a document in front of him, looking at him with a smile.
"Do you have something to say here?" Lin Qiye sat down opposite him and asked doubtfully.
Zuo Qing did not answer, but asked:
"Your 'heart connection' is completely broken?"
"Um."
"Are you still confused? Are you still feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"No... I feel as awake as ever." Lin Qiye shook his head.
The state after breaking through the heart barrier is completely different from before. Before, Lin Qiye's mental power had been infinitely close to the ceiling, but after all, he had not yet pierced the window paper. But now, he has completely taken that step. Both the total amount of mental power and the agility of thinking have increased a lot.
He is now officially one of the top human beings.
Seeing this, Zuo Qing nodded with satisfaction, pushed the documents in front of him to Lin Qiye, and spoke slowly:
"Then, I think it's time for you to accept a new identity..."