who knows

Looking around, the little demons she brought were all standing upright. Although they were all injured, none of them died—so, is there anything to cry about?

Zhong Liqing didn't understand.

Except when Hu Qingli died, the little girl cried uncontrollably, after that, Zhong Liqing never saw her cry again, as if as long as there was something to eat and something to play with, the child could always show a satisfied smile .

Sometimes Fei'er screamed in fright, was beaten black and blue in the gambling arena, and even suffered a crushing defeat in confrontation training... She would be afraid, angry, and disappointed, but she would never cry.

Zhong Liqing had always thought that this child was brave and tenacious in her heart under her delicate and capricious appearance, and the appearance of being frightened and fainted when she first saw her and Fei'er seemed to be just an accident... However, when she saw the child sitting down When Miaomiao was crying silently in the pool of blood, she suddenly realized that she didn't know enough about these children.

Or in other words, she still only regards them as dispensable passers-by in her heart, and never intends to understand them—even if she gives them pills to wash the marrow and veins, teaches them the skills of cultivation, and even trains them. In Zhong Liqing's heart, she only regarded these as a task, in order to improve their cultivation as soon as possible, and also to fulfill the promise to Hu Qingli.

In the final analysis, it was Zhong Liqing who didn't want these little demons to become the second Chonghua in her heart.

Her purpose is to improve her own cultivation, and then avenge A Niang—these unnecessary worries can be avoided if possible.

However, the contamination of cause and effect has never been controlled by human will... When she changed her sect to Qionghua on her own initiative, there was some entanglement, and she was destined to be unable to avoid it.

"What happened?" Mei'er is the most stable and intelligent among the little demons, and also Zhong Liqing's most reliable assistant - in her plan, when she raises the cultivation base of the little demons to the point where she can When she protects herself, she will pass the position to Mei'er to take over as the next suzerain, so she has always cultivated Mei'er according to the standards of the next suzerain—similarly, every little demon is her responsibility.

"Miaomiao, since she accidentally killed a disciple of the Ghost Wolf Sect, something was wrong. Later, because we were all surrounded, Senior Jiuying took part of it, and we fought to kill the rest. Killed... Miao Miao killed five by herself, and when we finished cleaning up the surviving remnants, we saw her hiding aside in a daze, no matter how I called her, she didn't respond, as if she was in a nightmare..." Meier was not without worry Said calmly, "Sovereign, go and see her! Miao Miao usually listens to you the most, and only you can persuade her!"

"I see," Zhong Liqing, who was pinned on by Mei'er, turned her face away to prevent the other party from seeing her wry smile, "You take other people to control the Zongmen's jurisdiction and restart the defensive formation... what to do , you understand—go ahead."

"Yes, Sovereign." Mei'er nodded, looked worriedly at Miaomiao who was hiding her head with her hands on her knees, and then left with other little demons who were also slumped.

——It seems that there is something wrong with the emotions of these little guys.

Before getting close to Miao Miao, Zhong Liqing scanned the surroundings first, picked up the little red snake hidden in the grass with sharp eyes, and slid her to him, a strong smell of blood rushed into her nose, making her almost miss Throwing Jiuying out - this guy, how many people did he swallow to have such a strong blood!

Seeing that there was no debris left on the ground, could it be... This guy ate all the disciples of the Ghost Wolf Sect except Ghost Wolf, right?

"Ah Ji, don't carry Fei'er like this, Fei'er is a bit supportive, if you shake her again, she will have to spit it out..." Little Red Snake said shaking his head.

"Go and wash yourself to get rid of the smell, and then stay on the sidelines, don't let anyone get close—including yourself." Disgustedly let go of the hand, let the satiated snake slide down, as if full of food and drink The drunk man hiccupped and swam away to the distance.

Shaking her head helplessly, Zhong Liqing twirled her fingers, condensed water droplets and rushed to her hands.

Walking to Miaomiao's side, he stood still one step away from her, thought for a while, but took out a futon and sat cross-legged on the ground.

The sobbing little demon seemed unaware of her existence, and was still immersed in her own world, but when Zhong Liqing approached and sat down, she shrank her shoulders unconsciously, sobbing for a moment. He stopped, and soon continued to bury his head in his arms, sucked his nose, and even breathed a little crying.

Zhong Liqing looked at her for a long time, saw that she didn't respond to her intentions, and didn't open her mouth, relying on the fact that there was no one around, and the little guy was only crying to himself, and didn't look at her, so he ostentatiously took something out of the storage ring—— First there was a small tea table made of sour branch wood, then a set of wine utensils chiseled from glazed jade, and after flipping through the hands, it turned out that it was some spirit beast meat and pastries packed from the inn.

Zhong Liqing has been fasting for a long time, but she always has some food on her body. In addition to feeding the nine babies who seem to have a bottomless pit in her stomach, she will sometimes reward the little demon who behaved well-before she was aware of it, she had already prepared for it. These little guys who suddenly broke into her life have changed a lot, and the tiny changes are hidden in the little details... Maybe she didn't notice it, but she just didn't want to admit it, and didn't want to think about it.

The glazed jade pot is filled with Kunwuhai quartz wine, which is as famous as the Baimang Mountain Monkey Brew. It is the stock that Zhong Liqing bought from the innkeeper at a big price - Kunwuhai is from the Beihai Group. An inland sea is also one of the holy places of the North Sea. There are wonderful scenery of floating islands and sinkholes in the sea. Quartz milk is a special product of the sinkholes. It is the treasure of heaven, material and earth that monks dream of.

And this quartz wine is obtained by diluting the quartz milk ten thousand times. Although the efficacy is greatly reduced, it can also nourish the meridians and have a wonderful effect on improving the cultivation base, and the taste is mellow and sweet, which is very rare.

Spreading the food on the tea table, Zhong Liqing didn't even greet her, and poured two glasses of quartz wine directly, picked up a cup and took a sip leisurely... The taste was like honey, but for some reason, there was a faint tingle on the back of her tongue. bitter.

Zhong Liqing couldn't help thinking of that day, in that other courtyard, the night was as cool as water, and the sound was as clear as a dream—although it was an equally famous wine, she felt that the cup of sweet monkey brew was more to her liking.

However, it is not the wine that is intoxicating, but the hands playing the piano, and the pair of passionate and unforgettable eyes.

——How is the young master who is as cold as a fairy now?Have you already returned to her sect?Or is he occupied by that hateful red dress again, busy to charm the world and turn all beings upside down?

Left and right... have nothing to do with her.

Sighing, he drank the good wine in the glass.

Pulling back the wandering thoughts, Zhong Liqing curled her lips, looked at Xiang Xiang who had stopped sobbing a long time ago, was peeking at her own Miao Miao through the gap between her arms, propped her chin, waved to her, and greeted her with a light smile He said: "What? Do you have to ask me to invite you? If you don't want to move, then leave it all to Fei'er..."

"I want it, I want it!" Hearing this, Miaomiao, who was still shy and wondering if she should come over, immediately rushed over, snatched the other small wine glass first, then threw up her neck to finish the wine in the glass, and smacked it. He pouted, stuck out his tongue in distaste, put the wine glass down uninterestedly, then grabbed the spirit beast meat, and gnawed on it.

The mouth was full of meat, a small face the size of a palm was stretched round, and the cheeks were bulging like a little toad.

Zhong Liqing glanced at her amusedly, but instead of burying her unrestrained eating behavior as usual, she just filled another glass of quartz wine for her and put it within her reach, and then stopped making any noise.

After a while, watching the petite Miao Miao slowly sweep away the food on the table, Zhong Liqing was not surprised, just smiled and said: "There is not enough."

"No, no need, I, I'm full..." Miao Miao wiped the corner of her mouth with her sleeve, and when Zhong Liqing looked at her with a smile, her face flushed slightly, and she silently lowered her head, feeling very nervous for some reason. shy.

It is clear that there were times when he was bold and unrestrained in front of the suzerain before, but now he is a little unwilling to teach the other party to see himself like this, like this - how do you say that word?Oh, by the way, it's "sloppy" - the look of slovenliness.

"Are you feeling better?" Zhong Liqing didn't care about Miaomiao's sudden shyness, and still asked gently.

"Well, it's better..." Seeing that she didn't notice her strangeness, Xiao Yao heaved a sigh of relief, but she couldn't help feeling a little bit disappointed, and hurriedly grabbed the full glass of wine, and drank it all in one gulp to cover up— —The glazed jade cup can cool down the temperature, the wine is cold in the mouth, the taste is sweet, but there is lingering aftertaste, making her feel that her mind has calmed down suddenly, but the dryness in her chest can't be extinguished like a small flame.

"Then would you like to tell me why you are so unhappy?" Zhong Liqing considerately did not use the word "cry" to describe it, but both parties knew what she was referring to.

Miaomiao blushed, apparently thinking of her previous gaffe, opened her mouth, hesitated to speak, then turned her head to meet Zhong Liqing's calm gaze, which seemed to see through everything, made her heart shake, and couldn't help it Put your thoughts into practice: "I, I'm afraid... I killed someone!"

Zhong Liqing raised her eyebrows, but instead of interrupting her, she nodded, with encouraging eyes, signaling her to continue.

"Blood, a lot of blood, I remember when I plunged my claws into that man's chest, his wailing, the painful look on his face, and his tight grip on my arm... The look in his eyes gradually receded, and his mouth was still light. He whispered softly and begged me to let him go. Then, his head hung down, as if he was asleep, his heart was clutched in my hand, as if it was still beating, but he would never move again ..." Miaomiao bit her nails nervously, and the fragility on her face when she recalled made her heart shiver, "I froze for a moment, pulled the claws out of his chest, and he fell to the ground. I think I probed his breath, and felt the palm wind behind me, so I turned around and stabbed my paw without thinking. This time, I pierced a person's throat... All his blood dripped onto my hand, and then dripped again. on the ground..."

——Different from Meier and the others, Miaomiao has participated in the most gambling fights, but she has never participated in a life-and-death gambling fight.

Zhong Liqing used to think that she was timid and afraid of death, she didn't dare to try, but she never forced her, but now that she thought about it, even though her hands were covered with blood, this child never took a life.

This was the first time she had killed a life, even if she was afraid, it was justifiable... Thinking about it carefully, it was a bit ridiculous.

Zhong Liqing couldn't laugh.

She frowned and looked at the girl with cat ears, the comforting words were in her ears, but she couldn't say them.

Although I roughly understand the child's heart knot and pain, but I really can't empathize with it. It stands to reason that she comes from a civilized country ruled by law and has received decades of education and indoctrination that "life is precious". She should respect life more than she does. .

However, she can watch others die in front of her eyes without moving, and she can even take other people's lives without thinking.

Compared with the child in front of her, she seems to be closer to a cruel and bloodthirsty demon clan.

Zhong Liqing frowned and smiled, with a bit of self-mockery - she knew that her blood... was cold.

The author has something to say: Qiye: Why is it that a little demon who has never received education in the core values ​​​​of socialism has more positive views than you?

Zhong Liqing: Probably because she was taken away.

Seven nights:……

In fact, I think Miaomiao’s setting of feeling guilty for killing people is a BUG, ​​and it doesn’t feel good to slap myself in the face ╮(╯_╰)╭