Chapter 655 Be What You Want to Be

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Three days later.

Within Chongzhou of Great Zhou.

In a mountain forest sixty miles away from the border pass, Sishui Pass.

Xu Han squatted beside the campfire and looked at the campfire in front of him with a dazed expression.

Qin Keqing carefully brought a bowl of rice porridge to Xu Han. She lowered her head and whispered, "Young Master, eat something."

Xu Han turned to look at Qin Keqing and regained his senses. He smiled faintly at Qin Keqing. Although he tried his best to make the smile look fine, Qin Keqing still noticed the bitterness behind it.

"Thank you." Xu Han said softly. He took the bowl of rice porridge and put it to his mouth to eat.

The campfire was burning quietly, occasionally producing a soft crackling sound, but it was not noisy. Instead, it made the night seem even more tranquil.

Xuan'er leaned against Xu Han and Aowu leaned against Xuan'er's two little fellows and fell asleep.

Qin Keqing looked at Xu Han, who was quietly eating rice porridge. She gritted her teeth and gathered the courage to sit beside Xu Han. She lowered her head and said softly, her cheeks slightly red, "Recently, there has been some trouble. Everywhere is a little chaotic. I originally wanted to go to the city to buy some fish and roast it for Young Master to eat, but in the Surabaya Pass, it was a mess, and all I could buy was these."

At this point, Qin Keqing lowered her head even deeper, as if she was ashamed of herself.

Xu Han was somewhat absent-minded. He raised his head and was stunned for a long time before he finally reacted.

He looked at the surrounding forest.

Actually, this mountain forest could no longer be called a mountain forest. There were withered trees everywhere. It was not the withered trees from the autumn to the winter solstice, but the thorough corruption and necrosis from inside and outside. Animal bones could be seen everywhere, and the earth emitted a rotten stench. It was even difficult to find a place to drink clean water.

He raised his eyes and saw that it was filled with devastation.

Just as Wang Yangming had said that day, this world was dying.

However, seeing this scene, Xu Han's mood was several times heavier than when he heard Wang Yangming's words.

He was the source of this mess.

Xu Han lowered his head as if he had lost his strength. He let out a long sigh and said, "No problem. It's already very good compared to the food he ate when he was a beggar."

Hearing this, Qin Keqing lowered her head. She could feel Xu Han's thoughts, but she didn't know how to comfort him.

Both sides were silent for a few breaths. Suddenly, a gust of night wind blew over. The cold of winter night followed closely behind, and white objects slowly drifted down from the horizon.

It's snowing.

Qin Keqing stretched out her hand to catch the falling snowflakes. The snow fell into her palm and the chill instantly dissipated.

Qin Keqing muttered, "It was the same snow back then. I was sold into the Exquisite Pavilion."

Xu Han was stunned. He turned his head to look at Qin Keqing beside him, seemingly puzzled as to why she would say such words at this moment.

At that time, I was the daughter of an ordinary farmer in Shangyun City, but in the blink of an eye, I would be bought into a wealthy merchant's family. My future is uncertain. I don't know if I will be a slave or a concubine... I'm very afraid, but I don't dare to resist, but I'm silently prepared to wait for such a fate. "Then an old man appeared. He bought me into the Linglong Pavilion, and I became a disciple of the Linglong Pavilion."

At this point, Qin Keqing raised her head to look at the horizon. Looking at the heavy snow that filled the sky, a smile suddenly appeared on her face.

"But no matter who I am or who I become, I try to adapt to that status. When I was the daughter of a farmer, my adoptive parents often told me who I should be and what kind of person I need to be. It seems that it would be a very wrong thing for me not to do that."

Later, when I became a disciple of the Exquisite Pavilion, Master told me that I had to work hard to cultivate. After the sect gave me everything, I had to give back to the sect and become a qualified disciple of the Exquisite Pavilion. So even though I don't know anything about medicine, and even though my cultivation is difficult, I still work hard to learn and do. Because they said that if I didn't do this, I wouldn't be a qualified person... "

"Later." At this point, Qin Keqing paused and said, "Mr. Lu suddenly told me that I am the emperor of Great Zhou. My name is Yuwen Nanjing. I want to ascend to the throne, and I want to lead the citizens of Great Zhou towards the peaceful times. It seems that if I don't do this, I will be sorry for their decades of planning and the citizens of Great Zhou."

"But this time, I don't want to listen to them." At that time, Qin Keqing suddenly turned her head to look at Xu Han.

The two of them looked at each other. Under the flames, Qin Keqing's eyes seemed to be filled with flames that were blazing hot and touching.

At that time, the smile on her face became even more serious, and she said in an almost unquestionable tone, "And the one who made me make such a decision is you, young master..."

Xu Han had probably never expected Qin Keqing to say such a thing. He was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to take Qin Keqing's words.

In fact, Qin Keqing had no intention of doing so. She narrowed her eyes and completed her crescent shape. She continued with a smile, "Because I know Young Master Xu. From the beggar of Shangyun City, the assassin of Senluo to the disciple of Linglong Pavilion, the Manor Master of Tiance Prefecture, Young Master's identity is also changing, but Young Master is still the same Young Master."

"I heard that Young Master met a girl in Great Xia. That girl said that Young Master is a cold-looking person, but her heart is shining with light. I think she's right. Young Master has always been such a person. No matter what others say, Young Master will never change, I think."

After saying this, Qin Keqing paused for a moment, her face flushed red. "I guess that's why I've always... liked Young Master."

Xu Han was stunned. He naturally knew what Qin Keqing was thinking about him, but Xu Han didn't know how to respond to Qin Keqing's confession.

Young Master, you don't need to care, but Qing doesn't have too many extravagant requests. I'm only saying this to tell Young Master … Qin Keqing caught a glimpse of Xu Han's abnormal situation. She was also a little flustered, both for her impulse just now and because she was worried that this would make Xu Han, who was already estranged from her, even more distant from her.

With that in mind, she hurriedly continued to explain, "I just want to tell Young Noble who you are. Just like Young Noble told me, it doesn't matter who others say you are or who you want you to be. What matters is what kind of person Young Noble wants to be."

"I believe in Young Master. Please believe in yourself."

After saying that, Qin Keqing gathered her courage and looked up at Xu Han.

Their gazes met. The bonfire reflected on the girl's crimson cheeks carried a different charm. Although that kind of beauty was far inferior to Ye Hongjian's national fragrance and moonshine, perhaps it was because Xu Han had experienced too many things that caused his mind to tremble these past few days, or because Qin Keqing's gentleness was truly unbearable, Xu Han was momentarily in a trance.

A charming atmosphere began to spread between the two of them...

Squeak.

But at this moment, a soft sound came.

It was the sound of a foot crushing the thin snow piled up on the ground.

The two of them vigilantly turned their heads to look in the direction where the voice came from. A figure dressed in red was standing not far away, smiling as he looked at them.

Then, under the surprised gazes of the two of them, the man opened his mouth and said softly.

"Looks like I'm not here at the right time?"