"do you hate me?"
When she heard this sentence, the nine-year-old Coral really thought she had heard it wrong. Why do the people in front of me ask themselves this question?
Who is the person in front of me? I don't know this person's name, but I know that this person kills people without blinking an eye, loves to laugh, but is crueler than anyone else.
If it weren't for grandpa's instructions, he would have been killed by this man long ago, right? After all, this man doesn't like burdens.
…
Thinking of this, all other emotions in Coral's eyes disappeared. The emotion that replaces other emotions is fear.
She was afraid, she was afraid, afraid that the man in front of her with an extraordinary temperament would kill her. These days, this man kills people every day.
She was sure that the number of living people she had seen in her short life was not as many as the number of dead people she had seen in this period of time.
She really didn't know who Gu Qingyang was.
But she knew that Gu Qingyang was a particularly scary person because she had seen it with her own eyes. But what surprised her was that Gu Qingyang was particularly gentle to her.
He was like this to her now, always very gentle, always very gentle, as if the person he was treating was not a small burden at all.
But with her sensitive nature, she can recognize the reality clearly, if she is as innocent as other children in the world.
Then she will definitely think that Gu Qingyang is her savior.
But she doesn't think that way, because she has been looking at the world for as long as she can remember.
She was used to seeing people die, seeing all kinds of people face their fate, and remembered some people's attitudes towards fate.
She even knew that her grandfather was killed by Gu Qingyang. Although she didn't understand the way Bone Cultivator acted, she didn't understand many things.
But her knowledge still prompted her to think this way.
This was also the main reason why she was extremely afraid of Gu Qingyang. She was never sure whether Gu Qingyang would kill her.
Therefore, Gu Qingyang just asked casually, and she showed fear in her eyes, and then started to tremble.
She was afraid of Gu Qingyang and also afraid of death.
But at this time, Gu Qingyang, who had a panoramic view of everything, fell silent. He also knew that maybe he should say some words of comfort.
But when those words came to his lips, he just couldn't say them out. He always felt that things were not as simple as he saw.
This is based on his instinctive judgment and his intuitive judgment.
With the instinct developed from years of walking on the line between life and death, he was keenly aware that when he relaxed, he was most likely to die.
Therefore, even if he really has some sympathy for Xiao Coral's experience, he will keep the distance he should keep from her.
Because he can understand everything.
He knows very well... In fact, the relationship between him and Coral is really simple, it is the relationship between a merciful person and a miserable person.
He could help her, and he really wanted to help her.
But helping people does not necessarily have to be done in a meticulous way. There can be many, many ways to help people.
Just like now, it would be nice to be able to save her life and help her move forward safely, and then deliberately keep a distance.
"hatred!"
Just when Gu Qingyang was about to pick up the little girl and continue on the road, the little girl suddenly said this word.
At that moment, a brilliance burst out from the depths of Gu Qingyang's eyes. He looked at the tiny little thing with interest.
She was only that big and he could hold her in his arms with just a casual hug.
Of course, he could completely wipe out her life with just a few moves.
If...before this, he had never had a suitable reason to take action against her.
Well now he had the reason, it was the word she said. The word "hate" can represent too many meanings.
But most of the time, once this word is spoken, it means that two people will soon become mortal enemies.
This is his so-called reason.
Unlike others, he would not despise a child determined to take revenge. He knew exactly how much power a child could have.
As the saying goes, don't bully a young man into poverty. He was also a child once upon a time. He will be angry that the world has brought him suffering instead of helping him.
Therefore, the seeds of hatred were planted in his heart very early on.
As he grew stronger, this seed slowly took root, sprouted, and then continued to grow.
To this day, he is like this. But now, he seemed to see his former self in this little guy.
Therefore, he was already considering whether to kill this little thing. It was true that he felt a little pity for her.
Pity this thing, it can't change anything most of the time.
In this world of constant killing, mercy is like a curse.
Whoever has it will be unlucky for having it. Just like Gu Qingyang is like now, because of the coral, his forward speed is much slower.
"Don't... don't kill me."
Just when Gu Qingyang was deep in thought, Coral suddenly spoke. She said timidly, looking at Gu Qingyang carefully.
At this moment, she really looked like a child who had just done something wrong. But the topic she and Gu Qingyang were talking about did not belong to children.
"Then behave yourself."
"If I'm in a good mood, I won't kill you."
After a period of time, Gu Qingyang finally chose to curb his murderous intentions. He stroked Coral's head a few times, and then spoke gently.
At the same moment, Coral was also laughing.
But compared to Gu Qingyang's gentleness, Coral's smile was much more fake. Obviously, this child still doesn't know how to disguise himself.
Even if you want to please others, after trying hard, you still can only force a smile. Gu Qingyang had a panoramic view of everything.
He doesn't think he's at fault.
But while doing such a thing, Gu Qingyang could clearly feel that something was broken in his heart.
"Let's go."
Silently putting away the Taiyan Demonic Knife, Gu Qingyang leaned over and picked up the little thing, then soared into the sky and flew away into the distance.
Through clothes, through flesh and bones. Gu Qingyang could clearly feel that this little thing's heart was beating rapidly.
Every stroke is extremely powerful.
Even though he is still young, Gu Qingyang can't help but sigh in his own heart that it is good to be young.
He knew...he was just physically younger. In fact, his heart is no longer as young as before.
He used to have some passionate ideas when he was in his teens.
But when he experienced certain things, he completely killed his naive self. Human growth has nothing to do with years, but everything to do with things.
A person will always grow after experiencing certain things. Before experiencing those things, a person's growth is slow.
As the saying goes——
If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening.
For those bone cultivators who pursue the ultimate path, life is like this. As long as they get what they want, they would rather live a short life.
And this little girl in his arms, this very interesting little thing, has countless possibilities in her life.
She didn't even wake up to her vitality.
In a sense, her life hasn't even officially begun yet.
After experiencing the question just now, Gu Qingyang decided to teach her something.
Gu Qingyang knew very well that not everyone in this world could be like him.
As long as he wanted to, of course he could teach this little girl a lot of things in another way. Even if he wanted her to be grateful to him, it wouldn't be difficult.
After all, he is an extremely powerful bone cultivator. As long as he is willing, he can do many things that others cannot.
But it is really simple to bring salvation to a little girl.
The reason why he didn't do that was because he felt that such redemption was cheap.
What if she was grateful to him now? Can she bring any substantial benefits to herself? Does not.
As a compassionate person, he has many ways to change her fate.
But he also has to be grounded in reality if he's really going to do that.
Then he has to choose a path that is most suitable for her, so as to ensure that the interests of both of them will not be affected in any way.
"For a person, only what he realizes and understands can be regarded as his own."
"This principle also applies to those arrogant bone cultivators. The laws of the great avenue have always been in front of the bone cultivators."
"But throughout the ages, there have been very few people who can clearly understand the true meaning of the Great Law. Therefore, I should let her understand it on her own."
"I should let her see clearly what this world is like."
"What she sees in the world is what she thinks the world is like."
"Everyone has two pairs of eyes, one on the face and one in the heart. The eyes on the face can make people see many things clearly."
"But there are still some things that cannot be seen clearly with those eyes. At times like this, you often need to use your inner eyes."
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Gu Qingyang thought as he crossed the border between Central Continent and Eastern Earth at extremely fast speed, and finally arrived at Eastern Earth.
During this period, his thoughts were constantly changing. The little girl Coral had already fallen into a deep sleep.
These days, she has become accustomed to traveling with Gu Qingyang.
With Gu Qingyang here, she doesn't need to worry about who will kill her, or whether she has enough to eat, even though Gu Qingyang himself is a special threat.
But she would still sleep carelessly when she was sleepy, letting Gu Qingyang lead her to kill all the way across thousands of rivers and mountains.
At this moment, night has fallen.
Gu Qingyang raised his head and looked up at the sky. He saw stars all over the sky twinkling like a river of stars, and the bright moon in the sky was cold and bright, like a flawless white jade plate.
"Big pie, such a big pie——"
Perhaps because he was used to the feeling of being blown by the wind, Gu Qingyang suddenly stopped. The little girl couldn't adapt to it for a while.
What she said while half asleep and half awake made Gu Qingyang laugh. But soon, there was a sound around them.
"kill!"
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