Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

"He is indeed quite annoying, but he seems to be Tianheng's uncle, from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family."

"Not really?!"

Ning Rongrong was stunned when she heard Dugu Yan's explanation of Yu Xiaogang's identity.

"Although the scions of the powerful families may not necessarily be stronger under the influence of Minister Yin's ideas, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan is still one of the top three clans. I know Tianheng very well. How could such an arrogant person come from their family? It is said that he studies theory, but he doesn't even understand things related to mind and nature."

"Is temperament related to cultivation? Ning Huahua seems to have mentioned it..."

"It's about the advanced theories of mental power cultivation. I guess the Crown Princess hasn't explained it to you in too much detail yet. But Rongrong, although I understand why you dislike her, are you really going to attend His Highness the Crown Prince's wedding?"

Speaking of this, Ning Rongrong was no longer sleepy. "What good would it do if I didn't want to go?! I suspect she did it on purpose! She insisted on making me go back, so she packed up the entire Shrek Academy along with me!"

"It can't be that bad... Her Highness the Crown Princess doesn't seem to have that kind of scheming mind."

"Don't underestimate her just because she's simple-minded. Do you think a fool would say what she said?"

"That's true, but now that you mention it, how does she come across as a mean and wicked woman? Stealing your man and forcing you to attend her wedding..."

"What...what do you mean by stealing my...man..."

"Oh, oh, oh, are you shy? What you did last year is known to the whole world!"

"That's not how it works~"

"So what? You refused the avalanche that day, and it caused quite a stir. You also publicly confessed your feelings to His Highness the Crown Prince. Who doesn't know that?"

"No! I don't like Brother Xue anymore!" Ning Rongrong's eyes were swollen as she said this, and dark tears welled up in her pupils. "I like 'The Singer' now!"

"what?"

The change was so sudden that the other three people all turned their attention to Ning Rongrong.

"She stole my Brother Xue, so I, Ning Rongrong, will steal her teacher! I said it!"

"puff!"

The moment those somewhat childish words were uttered, the scene fell into an unusually quiet silence, and someone who was eavesdropping spat out a mouthful of tea.

...

What the hell!

'You've gone too far!'

'Well, you were the one who flirted with me first!'

'snort! ’

...

"Rongrong, ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel. Although you saw him once before, he is still missing!"

“My teacher highly praised ‘The Singer’ and refused to believe that anything could have happened to him when he went missing.”

Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing are both people of few words, and they sat together without any awkwardness, but no one expected her to speak at this moment.

"Minister Yin, it's said that all his skills came from the four years he teamed up with 'The Singer.' It's quite strange, really, because of those four years, he actually dared to betray the Spirit Hall for Lingling!"

A bombshell dropped in her head. Seeing Ye Lingling's ears turn noticeably red, the little witch Ning Rongrong excitedly burst into tears. "Really?! Is that really why? I was there when I was at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, but I was too young to know what happened. What exactly happened between you and Minister Yin, Lingling-jie?!"

"Alright, Rongrong, Lingling is shy~ Anyway, if you want to marry 'The Singer,' you'll have to face his Pope teacher! Ugh~ Just thinking about it is terrifying, having a dozen or twenty Title Douluos surrounding you every day, and probably not getting any pleasantries~"

"I don't care, I'm going to take down the 'Singer' title step by step, become someone of a higher generation than Ning Huahua, and never let her bully me again!"

"Forget it, Rongrong, you probably can't even sing 'The Singer's' songs!"

"Who says I can't!"

Then Dugu Yan made a gesture of invitation.

"this…"

"If you open your eyes in a nightmare, you'll be confronted with this cruel world."

It was Zhu Zhuqing who spoke, looking back at the carriage. Her emotions seemed to be stirred by the words, and she was showing genuine feeling.

"If the only outcome is tragedy, we are not afraid to break free from our cocoons against the wind." When this news broke, Ye Lingling also joined in.

The two aloof girls stirred the people in the carriage, and the chorus began.

Hearing this, Qian Shui smiled and took out his bamboo flute to accompany the music. The melodious flute music spread with his soul power, but it did not overpower the music. For a moment, the shaking of the carriage was suppressed.

...

"This is?"

The male voices inside the carriage were not harmonious; in fact, they all revolved around Tang San, who was fighting against many to uphold Yu Xiaogang and the Xuan Tian Bao Lu.

Yu Tianheng, who was in the same carriage as Tang San and the others, explained: "It's the song that 'The Singer' sang in the arena back then. Because it was so beautiful, it became very popular. Although the Empire banned it because of their defeat in the competition, it was completely useless. On the contrary, it spread even more widely. People on the streets and alleys could hum a few lines. Later, His Highness the Crown Prince lifted the ban on the grounds that the people liked it."

"His Highness the Crown Prince must be a good person, right?"

"A good person? Minister Yin once said, don't call yourself a good person. No one is pure and innocent. Everyone has their own thoughts. His Highness the Crown Prince has won people's hearts because of this. He couldn't possibly have only such a simple purpose, but as long as his actions benefit the majority, that's enough."

The concept of contradictions and unity was something they had never encountered before, and for a moment they quieted down, listening quietly to the girls' singing.

Although everyone has different feelings about it because of their personal experiences, Tang San felt it very differently. Perhaps it was because he was reminded of the Ghostly Sorrow of the Nineteenth Level of Hell, and the despair of his past life. At this moment, he was in Douluo Continent, and the scenery here seemed very different from the closed-off Tang Sect of Bashu.

As the song ended, accompanied by the girls' giggles, Tang San asked with deep feeling, "Songs express emotions. Did even a powerful figure like the 'Singer' experience despair?"

"Who knows? Becoming a strong person is never easy. Pain and exhaustion are the norm, which is why Minister Yin and the others have always emphasized mental fortitude. Imagine if you were to undergo inhuman trials every day, you would eventually go mad if you didn't hold fast to your principles."

Listening to Yu Tianheng's explanation, Oscar understood somewhat: "So this is why you, after such intense training, are still able to perform like this, even Minister Yin and Teacher Ning?"

You could think of it that way.

Dai Mubai teased Oscar, "Little Oscar, are you still thinking about Teacher Ning?"

"No way! Teacher Ning is getting married, and you still have those kinds of thoughts? You're something else, Xiao Ao!"

"Get out of here! You fatso, is that all you've got in your head!"

"So what are you thinking? If all else fails, Rongrong would be fine too! After all, they look almost exactly alike!"

Ma Hongjun's irritating gaze made Oscar want to slap him. "Stop it! Rongrong is Rongrong. They may look alike, but they are two different people!"

"Teacher Ning is different. She is the only person who will never hate my soul spell. Whether she gets married or not, she will always be my one and only white moonlight!"

...

"Hey Shui, you're really charming, and you even go after little boys!"

"Pah! I'm innocent!"

'Oh~ I'm innocent~'

'! ! ! '

Chapter 196 Return and Rebirth

When they were still a day away from Tian Dou City, Qian Shui took his little apprentice and left ahead of time, while his own body took Xiao Wu out of Tian Dou City.

"give it to you."

The two returned to their original forms and went back to their original bodies. Qian Shuishui was not surprised, but Xiao Wu was.

Looking at Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu asked in confusion, "Huo Huo, what exactly is going on..."

Nodding to Qian Renxue and gesturing for Xiao Wu to be quiet, Qian Shui smiled and said to the little girl, "We're home~"

This is the same small village from back then, the starting point of Qianshui's collapse, and the starting point for the two to understand their own hearts, but it is also the end point of the little girl's own family's tragedy.

There wasn't much to develop in this era, and the small village, even outside Tiandou City, remained uninhabited to this day.

Amidst the swirling moisture and smoke, desolation became synonymous with this place. Ungroomed weeds had climbed over the neglected houses, and everything was empty and deserted.

Nothing in the world will leave just because no one is there. Without human intervention, the forces of nature will eventually erase everything, leaving only the remaining traces to tell that someone once came.

Standing before the grave shared by the entire village, the little girl and Xiao Wu were at a loss, while the two adults beside them each had their own expressions.

"Death is an end; everyone eventually comes to an end, doesn't he?"

"Little Water..."

Qian Shui shook his head and didn't say anything more.

"Come on, don't use your soul power, clear away the weeds. This is what we should do."

When something can be accomplished with a single palm strike, it takes real physical effort to achieve its full significance.

"You are not human after all, but if you want to integrate, you need to understand human death. It is a shared experience for us. Don't you want to understand this?"

Seeing Qian Shui bending down to clean as well, Xiao Wu didn't say much. This atmosphere made her uncomfortable, and it was not in line with her usual style at all.

Not knowing what to do, I bent down and started cleaning anyway.

After the cleaning was finished, the little girl was at a loss again, but she probably knew something, so she asked, "Teacher, do I have to kneel?"

Seemingly surprised by the little girl's initiative in asking the question, Qian Shui was at a loss for words for a moment before finally saying, "If you think this is right, then kneel down."

After hesitating for a moment, she bent down and touched the ground with her small hands, as if searching for something.

Xiao Wu had never seen or understood anything like Qian Shui and his disciple before. She tugged at Qian Shui's sleeve and asked hesitantly, "Should I...?"

The somber atmosphere was dispelled by this question, and Qian Shui said irritably, "If you want to kneel, then kneel!"

"Pshaw! You're kidding me!"

The little girl was not disturbed by this. For some reason, large tears fell from her eyes, followed by sobs.

"Shui Shui! What happened to you...?"

Stopping Xiao Wu, Qian Shui said with a mixture of sadness and laughter, "She understands, she understands what sadness is!"

When the pain of losing a loved one was clearly felt, she cried like a newborn baby. At that moment, the person named Qian Shuishui walked into the world again!

Looking at Xiao Wu, Qian Shui asked, "Human life is like dew and bubbles, fleeting and ultimately gone. Since it is so short and fragile, what is the meaning of life?"

But she just shook her head. She was a soul beast and didn't understand these things. She had never even thought about the meaning of a soul beast's life.

"Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, worry, grief, and fear—these are the emotions that make a person human; no one is born with these emotions."

All these years we've been together, you haven't taught her any of these things. She's never known them, so how can she be a human being?

Hearing this, Xiao Wu's rabbit drooped down. "So that's why you hit me? But how would I know how to behave?"