A life of clearness

Chapter 293: Lone Bird

His eyes were even gentler.

But these are just deceptive appearances.

"I will be leaving soon... to a faraway place. I feel much more at ease knowing that your uncle Dugu is taking care of you and you have such an outstanding young man accompanying you."

"Are you leaving again?"

Perhaps Rong Qing's gentle demeanor successfully deceived Jia Jia, and she subconsciously asked back.

Leaving again?
Rong Qing, who was half-squatting in front of Jia Jia, suddenly felt a pain in her heart.

Yes, she was leaving again. It seemed that her life was filled with various farewells, active or passive. After turning around, she would never see him again.

After today's separation, I'm afraid Jia Jia will never see Rong Qing again in her life. Hundreds and thousands of years are really as short as the flick of a finger for cultivators.

Rong Qing sighed, "Everyone has their own goals and pursuits, but most of them cannot walk the same path. However..." She smiled slightly, "As long as we keep going, even if we are not walking together, we are still people on the same path. At that time, the word separation has no meaning. Although we take different paths, we will end up in the same destination."

Number One Under Heaven laughed in Rong Qing's ear and said, "I never thought you would say something so sour and disgusting. But I'm afraid this little girl didn't understand at all."

After all, Jia Jia stared with a pair of round eyes, and her look was very confused and innocent.

"Just because she doesn't understand now doesn't mean she won't understand in the future." Rong Qing answered Tianxia Diyi in her mind, "Just because she can't remember now doesn't mean there won't be others to help her remember."

For example, Dugu Zhi, who was sitting in a wheelchair, had a smile on his face, but he had already pondered Rong Qing's words over and over again in his mind.

Dugu Tinggong, who was beside Jia Jia, also had a serious face as he thought about the meaning of this sentence.

Since the abbot is more powerful than the teachers in the academy and those powerful practitioners in the cultivation world, it is necessary to carefully consider and ponder every word she says.

Even... since the master said this to Jiajia, then Jiajia could be regarded as the key to unlocking this sentence in their eyes. In this way, this sentence would never disappear easily from the ears of the young Jiajia like the wind passing by without a trace.

Jia Jia blinked and then bowed. "Jia Jia thanks you for your teachings, sir."

Even if the cute girl didn't understand the meaning, she had been in school for a while and knew exactly what to do: thank the teacher quickly. Usually the other party wouldn't ask any more questions, so she escaped.

As for what this sentence actually means...Since she has no worries about schoolwork and is not the kind of person who seeks to understand things in depth, Jia Jia just wants to put this sentence behind her.

How could she hide her thoughts from everyone present? They just didn't bother her because she was young.

Rong Qing's gentle voice was still giving Jia Jia detailed instructions.

"I will keep Xiao Hei in the temple. Although he doesn't have any great abilities, at least he has some intelligence. It would be nice for him to chat with you when he's free."

Xiao Hei was the mynah bird that Master Guo left behind. Later, he became intelligent because of thunder in the Forest of All Laws Stele. This was nothing to Rong Qing. The key point was that Wang Chuan had said that this mynah bird had an obsession.

This makes a lot of sense.

Because, he also said that the white butterfly transformed by Rong Qing's heart word ban carries obsession. This obsession may be a turning point. But how to turn obsession into a turning point. Rong Qing is not sure, and currently has no clue. Therefore, it is meaningless to carry two obsession objects with you.

She might as well leave Xiao Hei in the temple, so that he can serve as a contact. Her only worry was that after crossing the boundary, the mental connection between the master and servant would be so weak that it could be ignored.

However... Rong Qing smiled slightly. None of the people in front of her knew.

Rong Qing is now a god-transforming cultivator, standing at the top of this world, so it is not surprising that she has any mysterious means. Not to mention mortals like Dugu Zhi, even Shan Xing and others probably would not have thought that Rong Qing lied without changing her expression. This lie made them feel relieved, thinking that this big backer had not completely left them.

But in the ears of the number one in the world, he heard a different meaning.

That was Rong Qing's good intention towards this ordinary mortal girl in front of him.

"Time is one of the irresistible forces in this world," Tianxia Diyi thought, "No matter how great the favor is, it will turn into a deadly sword as the backer leaves. The Dugu clan is now the best shield to protect and take care of this girl. But... what about ten years later, twenty years later? As time goes by, even a shield can become the sharpest weapon. By that time, this girl will be like a little bird in the palm of your hand, without any power to resist. Rong Qing knows this, and is even more aware of the situation that she will be out of reach after reaching the spirit world, so she kept this trick."

"This is a clear supervision. Although Rong Qing is not here, her eyes and ears are here. In this way, who dares to mess around?"

Zhong Jiajia was definitely not as complicated as those people present thought. Her first reaction after hearing Rong Qing's words was happiness.

Although Xiao Hei was dull, he was much more lively than other starlings. Moreover, for some reason, Xiao Hei, who always rolled his eyes at others, was very good-tempered towards Jia Jia, and would not move even if she stroked his fur.

Dugu Zhi smiled when he saw this and said, "Master, this is exactly what Jiajia wants. I still remember that last year Jiajia also painted a picture of a bird, which was very vivid and won praise from the teacher in the academy."

Jiajia’s face turned red.

Rong Qing asked with interest: "What is the birdless picture?"

"Uncle Dugu!" Jia Jia was anxious.

However, the little girl's naivety could not stop Dugu Zhi from introducing the interesting things here to Rong Qing.

Although the women's college also studied classics, it was not as important as the academy. They taught more calligraphy, painting, and poetry. Jia Jia's performance in these four subjects was mediocre. But last year, she became famous. Not only the women's college, but even many students in the academy knew about this eccentric female painter.

The incident happened in a letter that Jia Jia sent to Dugu Tinggong. The letters between the childhood sweethearts did not contain any lingering love words, but more about daily trivialities and fun things.

In this letter, Jia Jia complained that she got a B in the painting subject again. Attached to the letter was a small painting that she had just finished. It was also about birds. Jia Jia did not paint flowers and birds in fine brushwork, but instead used only a few strokes to make the image of Xiao Hei come alive on the paper.

She deliberately made a sesame-sized dot pointing upwards, which just happened to perfectly reflect Xiao Hei's habitual rolling eyes.

When Dugu Tinggong opened the letter and looked at the small painting, he was seen by a gentleman passing by. The gentleman, who was devoted to painting, stroked his beard and laughed out loud when he saw it.

“The gentleman pointed at the portrait and said, ‘It’s not that I don’t paint birds, it’s that I don’t paint birds.’ As a result, the reputation of Jia Jia’s painting of no birds spread throughout this academy.” Dugu Zhi clapped his hands and laughed.

Jia Jia pouted: "I just draw for fun. I can't compare with those classmates in terms of drawing skills."

This reputation doesn't sound very good.

(End of this chapter)