What is the Richest Man in Halongmen?

Mingdu shrugged: "What's more, Longmen is the only city that is willing to take me in after I leave the Tower of Babel."

"I haven't heard you say that."

"The tower of Babel has a lot of assets, but it's not as big as I am now. I started to expand to various countries with Longmen as the center. During this period, Longmen helped me deal with a lot of troubles, and I should thank them."

"You still haven't changed."

"Sarkaz people will repay their kindness, and so do I."

"Hmph, Sarkaz... However, I rarely hear you express your preferences so straightforwardly."

"If it were you, you wouldn't say it, would you?"

"So, I still have the potential to be a tree hole?"

"There are some things I can't say to others, I can only tell you."

"What about Shining?"

"Don't mention it, I'm scared when I see her now."

"You haven't repaired your relationship with her yet? Maybe I don't think she's as scary as you think."

"It's not as scary as I thought... I still survived by eating her soft food for four years. It's not an exaggeration to say that my life was given by her. She stabbed me to death. If you take me, at most you can take this life back."

"Then what are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid of her killing me again...I just...don't dare face her."

Mingdu sighed: "When she stabbed me, it was a sword that came out of my back—this kind of situation usually has a scientific name, called backstab."

"I didn't know that after I left Kazdel, your situation would take such a drastic turn."

"I don't know either. At the time, I thought that I would be able to fulfill Liz's father and her wishes and turn around with the salted fish from the Sarkaz."

Mingdu spread his hands, and his tone was self-deprecating.

"The Shining stab from the back - I still remember how it felt."

"Shining's blade is very slow, and it seems to give the illusion that with a little force, you can escape the blade."

"Then why don't you run away?"

"Because, I felt the pain at the first moment. I never doubted the so-called Shining. My first reaction was that someone passed the Shining and attacked me."

Mingdu smiled bitterly: "I called out Shining's name subconsciously. She didn't respond to me. Only at this time did I realize that things were not what I imagined."

"I used all my strength and turned my head, but I saw Shining eyes."

"I don't know how to describe her eyes. But...when I saw her eyes, I suddenly had a feeling of 'it's not bad to die like this'."

Mostima walked beside Mingdu and listened silently: "But you still survived."

"Yes, I still survived."

Mingdu gave a wry smile: "I passed out at the time. When I woke up, I was already in a wilderness. The wound was still bleeding, and I thought at the time that I must die too."

"But at the time, I suddenly didn't want to die."

Mingdu sighed: "I told myself that I want to live and make those people pay for what they have done. So I went in a certain direction, and I want to survive."

"It's like a miracle, I met the doctor without any danger along the way, and then came to the Longmen smoothly. Well, the Longmen at that time was not like the Longmen now... Of course, it was another time. It happened. As a result, I survived, and those people paid the price for what they did."

"You did it."

"I did it, but I still couldn't face The Shining and Liz."

"Really? I don't think The Shining might be... as impersonal as you think."

"She's always been gentle."

"I mean, she... er, backstabbing you. Maybe it wasn't as... serious as you thought?"

"The dog that has been raised for ten years also has feelings. Not to mention that I am not a dog. She stabbed me with a sword, and this matter itself is nothing. She gave me my life, whether I take it or not. ......It's just that she was so disappointed in me that when I thought about this, I couldn't face her anymore. Maybe, when she came out, I was already dead."

"No, I mean... I don't think it's as irreversible as you think. I know Shining's swordsmanship. If she wants to pierce your heart, she won't. It stabs crooked - you don't even have a pain response."

"......I have no idea."

"But I think you can ask The Shining yourself."

"I... don't have the guts."

Mingdu smiled bitterly: "I don't even dare to go back to Rhodes Island, but you asked me to ask Shining, which is too outrageous."

"When you were in Kazdel, you dared to anger the world. Don't have the guts to face your ex-wife yet?"

"Technically, my ex-wife is Liz."

"Same, don't you dare to see Liz?"

"If Shining isn't around, I'll still have the guts to meet her secretly...probably."

Mingdu said half of it, and he didn't even believe it.

"Hey."

He grimaced: "When I was on the island, I swore to make up for Liz. But when I really returned to Longmen, I didn't have the courage."