"Let's go. It should be noon outside now, and it's time to eat. Let's go out and get something to eat." After saying that, Dugu Sheng walked forward again. Ruan Shi followed Dugu Sheng quietly.
Behind him, he advanced silently.
Coming out of the underground training ground, the familiar sunshine shone on Dugu Sheng and Ruan Shi.
Dugu Sheng looked up at the sky, slightly closing his eyes, enjoying the sunshine.
At this time, Shen Tongfang was practicing in the room. When he heard the movement outside the door, he stopped practicing. When he opened the door, he saw Dugu Sheng looking up at the sky, while Ruan Shi stared at it without blinking.
The scene of Dugu Sheng.
Shen Tongfang had a very strange feeling at this time. It seemed that although the three of them were together at this time, they were not in the same world at all. His appearance seemed a bit out of place compared to the scene before him.
This feeling made Shen Tongfang very strange, but at the same time he also felt a little inexplicable.
It has been several years since he joined the Dark Prison, and he had not a trace of expectation in his heart for Ruan Shi, who joined the Dark Prison a little later than him.
He could see the gloom hidden under Ruan Shi's hot appearance. He wanted to ask several times, but he didn't speak. In the past, he also expressed his affection to the other party, but was rejected.
Shen Tongfang always felt that the reason why Ruan Shi rejected him must be related to her secret. Under her seemingly open and free appearance, she was actually always alone.
Therefore, although the two of them have performed many tasks together, they are never in the same world.
However, today, Shen Tongfang suddenly discovered that the girl he thought had never been able to integrate into his own world, at this moment, integrated into another person's world.
And I am still outside...
Shi Hean unexpectedly got down from the recliner, came to Dugu Sheng and asked, "Master, is there anything you need me to do when you leave seclusion this time?"
Dugu Sheng shook his head, glanced at Ruan Shi behind him, and said nothing.
Ruan Shize already understood what Dugu Sheng meant, nodded, and walked towards the kitchen.
When Shi He'an saw Ruan Shi's appearance, he suddenly felt a little funny. It had only been two months, and Ruan Shi's character became more and more like Dugu Sheng. Ruan Shi before was still lively, restless, and had a bit of a bad temper.
A fiery person, but now he has become reticent.
It’s true that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black...
However, in the past two months, every time he saw Ruan Shi, he could clearly feel the changes in him. Even when he saw Ruan Shi today, he felt a sense of danger.
This shows that Ruan Shi's strength must have improved by leaps and bounds in the past two months, and has even become a threat to him.
Seeing Ruan Shi leave, Shi Hean said to Dugu Sheng:
"Master, it's been so long, and you haven't seen the people from our secret prison in Linjin City. Many people want to meet you, and I think it's time for you to meet these people, and it's officially confirmed.
Your status in Imjin City."
After hearing Shi He'an's words, Dugu Sheng just nodded slightly and agreed.
Shi He'an had become accustomed to this way of communicating with Dugu Sheng, and said again: "Then let's do it tomorrow. I'll start gathering people now. Do you think that's okay?"
Dugu Sheng nodded here and stopped talking. He bypassed Shi He'an and Shen Tongfang in front of him and walked directly towards his bedroom.
Shi He'an looked at Dugu Sheng's leaving figure, looked at the door that was gradually closing, and glanced at Shen Tongfang beside him. Shi He'an said, "Have you felt it? Ruan Shi's strength."
Shen Tongfang nodded. He had long felt the improvement of Ruan Shi's cultivation. Because of this, he had been practicing hard these days. But after two full months of hard training, he was still at the fifth level of heaven.
Although the peak is about to be broken through at any time, it is never able to cross that step.
Because of this, he became more and more anxious, and sometimes even doubted his own qualifications.
If it were before, he would never have had such an idea. At his age, there were not many people with similar strength to him in the entire dark prison. But seeing that Ruan Shi, who used to be comparable to himself in cultivation, was far away.
Leaving him behind, Shen Tongfang's self-esteem also forced him to become stronger quickly.
But ideas are still ideas, and what he has to face in the end is still the fact. After experiencing two people, he has never been able to break through, and his depression has almost filled his heart.
"I will definitely break through!"
Shen Tongfang seemed to be saying it to Shi Hean, and also seemed to be saying it to himself.
Hearing Shen Tongfang's words, Shi Hean just shook his head. He was already over seventy years old, but because he was a practitioner, he looked like he was only fifty or sixty years old. Decades of decadence have made him
He has lost the spirit of youth, and he feels that life is already pretty good now.
At least in Linjin City, he is the number two person in the dark prison. He only manages intelligence on weekdays and does not have to fight on the front line. Moreover, his immediate boss Dugu Sheng does not care about anything. Living like this, Shi Hean is already very
Satisfied.
In the room, Dugu Sheng was flipping through a book. Reading has now become a habit for him. Once he is free, he always likes to take out a book and flip through it. Sometimes he reads about cultivation, sometimes he reads
Instead, there are some anecdotes and even some travel notes and stories, all according to my mood.
While Dugu Sheng was immersed in the book, a tray carried by Ruan Shi came in. On the tray were several dishes she had just cooked and two bowls of rice. Ruan Shi placed the tray on the table and put the food in the tray together.
Plate after plate was brought out.
Her movements were very slow and light, as if she was afraid of disturbing Dugu Sheng's reading, so she was extremely careful with every movement.
After a while, everything in the tray was placed on the table. Ruan Shi sat quietly at the table, looking at Dugu Sheng who was immersed in a book. He didn't speak or eat first, but just waited quietly.
She had also read these books by Dugu Sheng, but she couldn't understand them at all.
Ruan Shi was really confused sometimes. During this period, because she spent a lot of time with Dugu Sheng, she often looked at the books Dugu Sheng read. The words used in many books were completely different, and some were even completely different.
. Logically speaking, even if Dugu Sheng occasionally recognizes a language, he shouldn't be able to master it.
However, it seems that Dugu Sheng can understand every book. This problem has troubled Ruan Shi for a long time.
But she did not ask this question directly. The longer she followed Dugu Sheng, the more she discovered that there were too many secrets in Dugu Sheng. She also knew what to ask and what not to ask, so on weekdays, Dugu Sheng
She pretended not to notice many of Sheng's unusual behaviors and did not ask about them at all.
A few minutes later, Dugu Sheng closed the book in his hand. He looked at Ruan Shi, who had been looking at him, and said, "Eat quickly and go somewhere with me in the afternoon."
Ruan Shi nodded and started eating after seeing Dugu Sheng move his chopsticks. The two of them ended the meal in a very quiet atmosphere.
After the meal, after Ruan Shi packed up everything, he followed Dugu Sheng and walked out of the store.
It is now the end of the year, and the weather in December has become slightly colder. Although the weather today is good, in this winter, the brilliance of the sun seems to be weak.
"Let's drive," Dugu Sheng said to Ruan Shi.
Ruan Shi responded, then drove the car that had been parked outside He'an Outdoor Products Store to Dugu Sheng's side, opened the door on the side, and motioned for Dugu Sheng to come in.
Dugu Sheng got into the car, and Ruan Shi sped off in the direction pointed by Dugu Sheng.
The car stopped in front of a small forest, Dugu
Sheng got out of the car and thought about walking into the woods.
Ruan Shi quickly followed up, feeling the cold wind passing by, and couldn't help but tighten her tight coat. Although she was a fire element user, she still felt a slight chill without mobilizing the fire element.
Dugu Sheng and Ruan Shi walked towards the depths of the dense forest together. The weather in December was no longer suitable for the growth of many plants. The originally lush forest seemed much sparser than the last time Dugu Sheng came. The ground on the ground
The originally green grass has turned a grayish yellow color, and even yellow mud under the grass can be seen in many places.
Arriving at a familiar place, Dugu Sheng looked at the familiar but unfamiliar environment in front of him, and at the withered little flowers. His heart was not as sad as he imagined, but was very calm.
Dugu Sheng squatted down and touched the little flower that was very important in his life but now withered. He felt the touch from his fingertips and thought of that accidental touch. He smiled.
Very happy.
He read many books and understood many truths. Dugu Sheng knew that when spring comes next year, it will glow green again and bloom the flower he has been looking forward to.
Looking forward to the spring of next year, Dugu Sheng was in a good mood. The troubles caused by his spiritual roots these days seemed to be far away from him at this moment. Dugu Sheng ignored the withered grass and yellow mud on the ground and lay down directly.
Next to the withered flowers, he opened his eyes and looked at the blue sky through the sparse branches.
Ruan Shi didn't understand what happened to Dugu Sheng, but she saw Dugu Sheng's smile. This was the first time she saw Dugu Sheng's smile. She felt that Dugu Sheng's smile was more unfamiliar than his usual look.
The don't get close expression made her feel even more intimate.
Although she didn't understand Dugu Sheng's thoughts, she knew that this withered grass must have special meaning to Dugu Sheng.
She didn't ask any questions, she just lay quietly on the other side of Dugu Sheng, looking at the sky that Dugu Sheng had been looking at. Through the branches of the trees that had few leaves, she felt that the sunshine today was so good!
Ruan Shi looked at the clouds that kept moving between the branches of the trees. Just when she felt a little sleepy, Dugu Sheng's voice sounded.
"Ruan Shi, your strength has improved a lot, right?"
"Well, it's all thanks to the young master's help that we are already in the middle stage of the Sixth Heaven." Ruan Shi turned her head and looked at Dugu Sheng's profile.
Dugu Sheng felt Ruan Shi's gaze and turned his head slightly, looking into Ruan Shi's eyes. The two looked at each other and seemed to be able to see themselves in each other's pupils.
"Tomorrow, let me see how far your strength has reached!"
After saying that, Dugu Sheng straightened his head again and his eyes fell on the unreachable blue sky.
Ruan Shi looked at Dugu Sheng in surprise and asked, "Master, what do you want me to do?"
Dugu Sheng did not turn his head this time, but still looked at the sky, as if there was something in that blue sky that had been attracting him.
"Tomorrow Shi Hean will summon the people in the dark prison in Imjin City, and some of them will definitely be dissatisfied and question me. Tomorrow, I will not take action, everything will be handled by you. After tomorrow, in Imjin City, I will only
I want to have a voice, and that is my voice, do you understand?"
"I understand, young master, don't worry, I will definitely do it well!" Ruan Shi solemnly promised. She knew very well that this was a test for herself by Dugu Sheng.
"You must do a good job, and you must not let the young master down." Ruan Shi thought to herself.
Leisurely time always passes quickly, and when winter comes, it always gets dark very early.
It was only about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but the sky had already started to get dark. Dugu Sheng stood up, and Ruan Shi also stood up, and the two got into the car they came from. In the cold wind, a car gradually moved away, and there was only
The dead leaves that were lifted up were left behind, spinning slowly and falling to the ground, silently.