The King of Beasts smiles but does not speak [Shan Hai Jing]

Taifeng and Taotie died one after another, the situation in the world was changing, and everyone was in danger.

But the center of all these whirlpools is very calm.

The young man was dressed in brocade, leaning on the lake to fish.

It's just that his eyes are empty, as if he doesn't care whether his bait can attract prey at all, just to maintain such a peaceful posture.

Since this person beheaded Zhu Yao's general Taotie with a single knife a few days ago, he has been like this all day long.People in Quanfeng Kingdom were afraid of him after hearing the rumors, even if he sat like this for a whole day, no one would dare to approach him and ask him a question.

But there are also people who are not afraid at all.

"What are you doing?"

The soft child's voice, curious and ignorant, rang in He Ru's ears unexpectedly.

He turned his head and met a pair of eyes as clean as the starry sky.

There was a little hoarseness in the throat that hadn't made a sound for several days, but it was inadvertently soft.

"fishing."

"Oh, really?" The child half understood, looked at He Ru, and then at his fishing rod, "But I think it's very difficult for you to catch fish like this."

He Ru paused and sighed: "It doesn't matter."

Just boring.

He recognized this child, and if it was said to be miserable, he would not give in to him.

It was the orphan who was killed by a deified snake and took the lives of his whole family because of his incompetence and weakness.

It is also the only survivor after the Dan'er King City was slaughtered, Shuangsheng.

For this child, He Ru feels guilty.

If he hadn't been so cowardly back then, perhaps this child would not have ended up in the same end as he is now.

Shuangsheng went to He Ru and sat down, staring at the calm water with him.

In the dark mist, a pair of hands passed through the dust behind Shuangsheng, and put the cloak with fur collar on him.

He Ru looked at the owner of the hand.

He also knew this person, but he rarely communicated with him before, but he also heard that since Shuangsheng came here, he has been by this person's side.

Chi Yao felt He Ru's visitation, and looked back with doubts on his face.

Although he had also heard about all the misfortunes that this domain lord had encountered, after all, he had hardly spoken to him before, and he was also not good at words, so he didn't think about trying to comfort him.

It's just that the kid Shuangsheng saw He Ru fishing, so he had to come over to have a look, so he followed.

Now that this person is looking at him so critically, is it because he and Shuangsheng suddenly broke into his territory and made him unhappy?

Chi Yao was wondering in his heart, but the other party broke the tranquility first.

"Thank you."

Chi Yao was stunned for a moment, even though he usually had little expression and was used to hiding his expression, now he couldn't help showing unconcealable astonishment because of this person's three words.

Chi Yao was puzzled and said, "Why are you thanking me?"

He Ru looked away, but didn't speak anymore.

He stretched out his hand and touched Shuangsheng's head tentatively.

The child was looking innocently at the fishing rod that seemed to be moving a bit, and he didn't resist He Ru's approach at all, but turned around happily and said, "It seems that a fish has taken the bait!"

"En." After listening to Shuang Sheng's words, He Ru finally clenched the fishing rod in his hand, and exerted all his strength.

Sure enough, a thin and small fish on the fishing rod was struggling desperately.

He Ru took the fish off the pole and smiled at Shuangsheng: "Shall I put it back in the lake?"

Shuangsheng's eyes widened, and he said in a daze, "Why did you put it back?"

He Ru didn't expect Shuangsheng to ask such a rhetorical question, so he could only explain: "Because it should go home."

"But it has already left the family." Shuangsheng pointed to the still struggling fish tail, "If it does not eat the bait, it will not be hooked by you. This is its own choice. There is no way. Even if you put it back now, it will still be caught by others in the future, because it is what it should be. Everything in the world is responsible for its own choices. It is no exception."

Take responsibility for your own choices...

Seeing that the domain lord in front of him, whose temperament has changed drastically in recent days, suddenly lost his smile, Chi Yao's heart trembled slightly.

The kid Shuangsheng is quick to talk, shouldn't it be exciting for this one?

This guy has been uncertain recently, if he makes a sudden move and hurts Shuang Sheng...

Chi Yao was secretly on guard when he saw He Ru in front of him actually stretching out his hand towards Shuangsheng.

Chi Yao was taken aback, but Shuang Sheng was still ignorant and fearless, looking at He Ru innocently.

——and the other party did not hurt him.

He just touched Shuangsheng's head.

"you're right."

He Ru suddenly showed a gentle smile.

The domain lord who beheaded the local fierce general and made the whole world terrified.

Only at this moment, he still looks like the boy in white clothes who was innocent and ignorant when he arrived at the beginning of the year, untouched by the dust of the world.

Carefree.

Cleaner than anyone else.

Shuyu stood under the decaying pear tree, looked at this side from a distance, and suddenly sighed softly.

Spring is cold.

It is clear that it is almost summer, but it is still so cold.

"If you can, it'll be the same as before."

"But people have to grow up sooner or later." Liang Yu raised his hand, brushing off all the cold fallen flowers on Shu Yu's shoulders.

"That's right...if only I didn't have to grow up..." Shuyu sighed, and smiled at himself, "Did I think so beautifully that I don't feel like I'm bothered?" This child Sheng can see clearly."

Liang Yu looked down at Shuyan: "It is because I am a child that I can see clearly."

We have stepped into the game, and we have long lost sight of all this.

***

Xanax.

When the mountains and seas changed, Jiu Ming fell apart.

It was Xiangsu's first domain master who was the first to become independent and established the first king domain after Jiu Ming.

For the next few hundred years, despite the wind and rain, it stood undefeated.

No matter what happened to the other kingdoms, it could still stabilize its position without being disturbed by the outside world.

It goes like this.

Everyone agrees that's how it should be.

So even though Xiangsu's old ministers are all dead now, and recently lost a general, the world has never felt that Xiangsu will lose because of this.

Yan Zhizhi once thought so too.

once.

He once firmly believed that he would be able to revitalize Xiangsu.

At least, it won't let it die in its own hands.

But......

When Ye Qifeng stepped into the room, the candlestick could barely light up the dark room, and it also woke up the young man who was sitting in front of the desk and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Ye Qifeng, you're here."

Yan Zhizhi raised his eyes and smiled, this smile seemed to be the same as usual, calm and gentle.

But Ye Qifeng could no longer feel the slightest bit of warmth from this smile.

Ye Qifeng approached Yan Zhizhi, and put the candlestick a little closer to him: "My lord, it's time for you to rest."

"I'm resting." Yan Zhizhi's smile continued, "I'm just resting."

Ye Qifeng looked at the case that had already been covered with dust, and the cloak that this person had put on many days ago but had not taken off: "My lord..."

Across the battlefield, the famous Killing God felt nothing but unprecedented powerlessness in his heart at this moment.

"My lord." Ye Qifeng looked at Yan Zhizhi whose gaze was gradually dull again, and tried to comfort him, "I know that you are in a bad mood recently, but Zhuyao sent someone to ask about our alliance recently, the current situation is very serious. Heavy, we still..."

As if he had finally been awakened, Yan Zhizhi raised his head quietly, his eyes were clearly immature, but his actions at this moment were like those of an old man who was nearing the end of his life.

"But I'm a little scared..."

Ye Qifeng never expected to hear the word "fear" from this person, so much so that he couldn't believe what he heard: "You just said..."

"It's fear." Yan Zhizhi suddenly smiled, "I'm not afraid that I will die, but I'm afraid of losing the people around me, such as...you."

There was a pause in his voice, his eyes were foggy: "Ye Qifeng, are you going to die?"

will you die

Will you leave me like Taifeng?

Wind blows.

It's like howling, and it's like the mournful cry of a lone goose.

Ye Qifeng took a step back and knelt on one knee without looking into Yan Zhizhi's eyes: "Master, I will not die."

Yan Zhizhi stared at Ye Qifeng like a child staring at his treasure: "Really?"

"Really." Ye Qifeng forced out a smile, but he seldom smiled, so that the smile looked extremely bitter, "I will live, I promise you."

long silence.

Just when Ye Qifeng almost thought that his master would not speak out again, he suddenly felt a heat in his neck.

The suddenly approaching figure carried a sense of familiarity that had repeatedly appeared in the dream.

Just like when the Lord of the Wang Domain in front of me was just a meatball, when he was snuggling in his arms——

"Ye Qifeng, a gentleman's promise is worth more than a thousand pieces of gold. You must do what you promise me."

don't leave me.

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Calculating silently...can it be finished in June...

I'll try......