The three of them followed the river and headed west. Along the way, several higher terrains were quickly opened up by Qin Fangyang and Sister Lan to become flat terrain.
The water was advancing with overwhelming force.
At this moment, the sky was already slightly brighter.
"It's 4:20 in the morning."
Zuo Xiaoduo checked the time and said, "We need to speed up a bit."
"It will definitely be done quickly. It's only another fifty miles to Phoenix Ridge. There won't be any problem."
Qin Fangyang looked at the mountains in the distance and made a rough estimate.
As he was speaking, a rumbling sound came from the front. It turned out that Mu Yanyan and others had already completed the transformation over there and were dealing with the blocked areas along the river bank.
Qin Fangyang smiled and quickened his movements again.
About a cup of tea later, the two sides met.
"solved?"
"Solved. How about you guys?"
"Naturally, it has been resolved."
Among the six people on both sides, except Zuo Xiaoduo, the other five were all extremely tired, but they still tried to act calm and not tired at all.
"Let's go to Lingzhu Lake and check if there are any loopholes or flaws."
Zuo Xiaoduo suggested.
At Lingzhu Lake, Zuo Xiaoduo carefully observed the terrain here. Thanks to the meticulousness of Mu Yanyan and Zuo Xiaonian, the traces were handled much more naturally than over there.
The surging river water rumbles all the way along the big hole dug under Phoenix Ridge and flows into the Hanshui River.
Everything is without a trace!
If it weren't for his preconceived ideas, even Zuo Xiaoduo would not have been able to see that there were such unpredictable and utterly diametrically opposed changes here!
Luo Lie wiped the sweat from his face and grinned: "I never thought I would have the opportunity to be a pangolin in this life... This entire 30-mile-long tunnel through the mountain and water was dug by me alone... I have never done such a laborious job in my life. Lao Qin, you have to treat me to a good meal tomorrow, a big drink, and a big meal."
"No problem, no problem!"
Qin Fangyang agreed immediately: "Everyone go, I, Old Qin, will pay for the celebration banquet."
"I won't go." Sister Lan hesitated and said, "I still have to take care of the old principal."
Qin Fangyang's original intention was somewhat impure, and he hurriedly advised: "Sister Lan, we have accomplished a great success here, how can we not celebrate? Ask the old principal to come along."
Sister Lan snorted and said, "What's the status of the old principal? Drinking with you guys? What do you think!?"
Qin Fangyang suddenly felt a little discouraged.
"We'll talk about tomorrow's affairs tomorrow."
Zuo Xiaoduo was very anxious: "I wonder if anyone has the energy to spare, please send Sister Nian Nian back quickly. We must put the piggy bank away before the sun rises."
Zuo Xiaoduo really didn't expect that this "huge" project could be completed overnight. Zuo Xiaonian's part in the whole plan turned out to be a not-so-small mistake. With Zuo Xiaonian's current condition, he might not be able to get home in time by his own strength!
Mu Yanyan; "I'll go."
"Make sure to place it under the bed right below the pillow, seal it tightly and don't move it. It should be placed in a way that cannot be changed. Be sure to pay attention." Zuo Xiaoduo reminded again with concern.
There was a flash of sword light, and Mu Yanyan had already grabbed Zuo Xiaoduo with her left hand and Zuo Xiaonian with her right hand and disappeared into the night sky.
Since you are so worried, let's go together.
Sister Lan looked at the direction where Mu Yanyan left and said, "Yu Jian Da Qian... Qin Fangyang, you are also at this level now, right?"
Qin Fangyang asked: "What's the matter?"
“That means a breakthrough is imminent.”
Sister Lan said calmly: "Qin Fangyang, you must hurry up. I wonder what your plans are after you break through?"
Qin Fangyang was silent for a moment and said, "I can break through at any time. I must find Qianqian before I can talk about what happens after the breakthrough."
Sister Lan sighed and said softly, "Qin Fangyang... it's better not to meet than to see each other."
Qin Fangyang remained silent.
Sister Lan said calmly: "If what you said is true, I'm afraid your wife is no longer alive. Why are you wasting your precious time looking for someone who doesn't exist!"
Qin Fangyang also said calmly: "No, she must still be here. If she is gone, I will be able to sense it."
Sister Lan sighed: "Even if you find her, she has no cultivation and can't continue to absorb spiritual energy. At best, she will be just an old woman with chicken skin and white hair. What's the point?"
Qin Fangyang took a long breath and said, "You mean, let me let it go now? Then find another cultivator as my partner, and live in harmony with him? And never look for Qianqian again?"
He turned his head suddenly and stared at Sister Lan. "Just let the woman who gave everything for me, her youth, her feelings, her love, her future, her qualifications, her life... just die quietly in a place I don't know?"
"Is that what you mean?"
"Perhaps many years later, I will break through the realm of Huayun, live a longer life, and be the best in the world, with my immortal partner, and live a carefree life. Then, will I forget that poor woman who has already lived under a pile of yellow earth forever?"
"At that time, I lived so long that I couldn't even remember her? To the point where I couldn't even remember her name or her face?..."
Qin Fangyang stood there dejectedly, looking at the night sky that had begun to change slightly. He let out a breath, as if... he had let out decades of longing in one breath, and said softly, "... Is that so?"
"… "
Sister Lan was speechless.
Qin Fangyang laughed at himself: "Now let me ask you, if I did that, what would be the meaning of everything Qianqian did for me? What would be worth living in this world?"
"She gave up everything just to save a heartless man? Did she lose anything?"
Qin Fangyang turned his head and looked at Sister Lan with a sharp gaze: "What do you think?"
Sister Lan sighed softly, turned her head to avoid Qin Fangyang's gaze, and said lightly: "Women are sometimes so stupid. Maybe she would rather you forget her completely; not think of her at all."
"That's what I mean. It's this kind of her that's worth me remembering! Worth me spending the rest of my life looking for her!"
Qin Fangyang gradually became agitated and said, "I want to tell her!"
"Tell her! She didn't trust her love to the wrong person!"
"Tell her! Her sacrifice was not in vain."
"Tell her! The person she risked everything to protect back then was not an ungrateful person!"
"Even if I saw her and she died immediately, she should have left with satisfaction, not with regrets!"
"Even if she closed her eyes, she was still thinking about me and worrying about my future. She would never leave alone and with nothing!"
"Because when she closed her eyes, she took away the love she had in her life without any regrets!"
"If I can't even give her this, then am I, Qin Fangyang, still a man? Am I still a human being?"
"You all know how to help her and want to help her, but why doesn't anyone think of helping me?!"
Qin Fangyang roared angrily: "Have you ever thought that by helping her like this, are you really doing her a good deed? Can't you really see how cruel this is to her?!"
Sister Lan remained silent.
Luo Lie was also silent on the side. As Qin Fangyang's close friend, he obviously knew Qin Fangyang's past.
At this moment, the only sound in the air was Qin Fangyang's heavy breathing, and every breath was mixed with a feeling of exhaustion, powerlessness and despair.
That is, even though you know there is a road ahead, you dare not go beyond the line.
It was so heartbreaking to watch the most important person in my life slowly wither away.
It was that kind of heart-wrenching calm.
It’s that kind of heart-wrenching wait!
But I can't say a word, and my eyes can't change!
Beside him, the sound of the Wenshui River flowing could be heard continuously; Qin Fangyang watched with envy as the river flowed happily westwards.
Many years later, the water here still flows so happily and smoothly, and still makes the same sound, but... the person I love deeply, by that time, is no longer here...
I still know she's alive.
But by then, I won’t even have the chance to suffer as much as I do today!
At the right time, the east gradually became brighter.
A red sun suddenly broke through the horizon, emitting thousands of golden rays, dyeing the mountains, rivers and land with a layer of brilliant golden edge.
"Let's go back."
Qin Fangyang lowered his head and moved his feet mechanically; he staggered towards Phoenix City like a walking corpse.
Sister Lan looked at Qin Fangyang's back and inexplicably felt Qin Fangyang's extreme sadness.
In the morning sunshine, all things come back to life, making everything bright. However, as Qin Fangyang walked towards the sunshine, his back looked like a zombie that had been decaying for tens of millions of years.
You may fall to the ground at any time and anywhere, and turn into powder in the blink of an eye!
"Why… "
Sister Lan sighed.
Luo Lie said softly, "It's really not easy for Lao Qin. Let's all help him find his wife. I hope God won't be so cruel and let this pair of lovers never meet again and bear hatred for the rest of their lives."
Sister Lan glanced at Luo Lie and didn't speak for a long time, then she let go of all her worries with a sigh.
Sister Lan really doesn’t know what to do about this matter.
She knew Qin Fangyang's persistence, but she also knew He Yuanyue's temper.
If the two really recognized each other, He Yuanyue would probably leave that night.
Because she knew that as long as she was alive, she would be the biggest burden to Qin Fangyang!
As long as she is still here, Qin Fangyang will never let go and find his own happiness!
Therefore, He Yuanyue would not allow this to happen. She would rather die silently.
Once impermanence comes, everything is over!
You know I'm gone, so you should give up.
With your character, ability and cultivation, naturally there will be a beautiful woman who is many times better than me, who can cultivate and accompany you for a very long time, who will discover your goodness, accompany you and make you happy for the rest of your life.
But Sister Lan discovered that Qin Fangyang was at another extreme.
Similarly, once impermanence comes, everything ends. When Qianqian passes away, Qin Fangyang's heart will also die with her, and everything will end!
There is only one person in her heart!
In his heart, there is only one person!
(End of this chapter)