Douluo Continent: Getting Stronger After Heartbreak

Chapter 52 Rongrong can give you anything

"Let's go, Rongrong, to the tent."

Qin Jian took Ning Rongrong's hand and continued walking, holding it so tightly...

"Brother Jian, are you going to take back the tent we stayed in before?" Ning Rongrong asked in surprise.

Qin Jian nodded and said, "I asked the elder for the tent we stayed in. I personally decorated it."

They lifted the curtain and went inside; indeed, it was exactly the same.

"Wow..."

Ning Rongrong excitedly kicked off her little shoes and lay down on the bed.

The soft bed made her giggle happily, and she couldn't help but roll around a few times.

"Brother Jian, come up here quickly!" she called out.

Qin Jian smiled, then took off his coat, slowly sat on the bed, and held Ning Rongrong's soft little body in his arms.

"Waaah..."

Ning Rongrong nestled against his chest, making a soft, comforting sound.

"Rongrong..."

At this moment, Qin Jian suddenly said slowly, "Rongrong... if... I leave... what will you do?"

As if a heavy hammer had struck her heart, Ning Rongrong shuddered and abruptly looked up: "Why...why did you leave?"

"It's nothing... I was just kidding..."

Qin Jian smiled slightly at this moment and changed the subject.

"wrong…"

But the girl's sixth sense was incredibly sharp, and Ning Rongrong's expression began to turn uneasy: "Brother Jian, you're acting a bit strange today. You've activated the simulated training ground and even prepared a tent..."

"It's nothing, don't overthink it."

Qin Jian gently stroked her smooth, long hair.

But Ning Rongrong couldn't put her mind at ease. Everything that had happened recently flooded her mind: "Brother Jian, you've been acting strangely lately. Rongrong feels like you're trying to make up for something. You gave me the best spirit ring, and today you even made a deal with Poison Douluo..."

"Are you...are you really...really...going to...leave me...?"

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes.

Qin Jian suddenly turned his head away, quickly wiping his eye with the back of his hand, then turned back with a smile and said, "Don't overthink it. How about I tell you a story? We haven't finished telling Zhang Xiaofan's story yet..."

"The story of Zhang Xiaofan..."

Ning Rongrong murmured the same sentence over and over again, then suddenly said, "Brother Jian, you've been keeping quiet about the ending, are you just waiting for this...? What...what are you going to do...?"

Despite appearing like a child most of the time, she is as sharp-minded as a mature woman when it matters most.

Qin Jian didn't answer her, but simply pulled her into his arms.

"Rongrong, I told you about the crisis at Qingyun Mountain last time. The entire Qingyun Mountain is surrounded by the Ghost King Sect, and they've already reached the Jade Purity Hall..."

"Because of Biyao's disappearance, Zhang Xiaofan completely broke down in Grass Temple Village, and only with Lu Xueqi's company did he slowly recover..."

"On this day, as if summoned by something, he came to the Illusion Moon Cave, the place where the Immortal Execution Sword is kept..."

"Walking that Path of Illusionary Moon once again was just as difficult..."

"Across mountains and rivers, one person treks alone..."

"A thousand mountains covered in snow at dusk, a lone figure walks alone..."

Zhang Xiaofan wept bitterly…

"In this life, he didn't want loneliness, he didn't want immortality, what he wanted was..."

Qin Jian's voice was slightly choked.

"All he wants is to be with the one he loves..."

Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, her eyes filled with tears.

But Qin Jian then smiled: "Finally, he has gained the approval of the Immortal Execution Sword and possesses power that transcends heaven and earth..."

"He defeated the Demon King, he defeated Asura... but he didn't get what he wanted..."

Many years later, in Grass Temple Village, Lu Xueqi and Zhang Xiaofan smiled at each other...

"A small golden bell tied to the emerald hem of a garment on the eaves... jingled crisply in the wind..."

"This... is the end..."

Qin Jian lowered his head and said, "Rongrong, do you know? I especially like Zhang Xiaofan, because I'm just like him..."

"I don't want power, I don't want loneliness, all I want is to be with the one I love forever..."

Ning Rongrong stared at him blankly, and for some reason, tears streamed down her face.

She seemed to have a premonition of something…

"But that's how the world is; it won't give you what you want, and disappointments always make up eight or nine out of ten things..."

Ning Rongrong was crying, but Qin Jian was smiling.

"Like that lonely monkey, wanting love means giving up power, wanting power means giving up love..."

"But how can he protect love if he has no power? And why should he lose love if he has power...?"

Qin Jian tilted his head back to prevent the mist from welling up in his eyes.

"How cruel fate is, and we have no power to resist it..."

He looked down at Ning Rongrong, his eyes gradually gathering light.

I finally made up my mind...

"Rongrong, fate is unfair, but I'm determined to fight it to the end, so..."

But he couldn't say what he was going to say next because Ning Rongrong suddenly looked up, ignoring the tears streaming down her face.

"Brother Jian!"

She suddenly interrupted Qin Jian, saying quickly, "Brother Jian, shall I stay with you?"

"If you want to fight against fate, I'll be with you!"

"Whatever you need to do, I'll be there for you!"

The tears started flowing faster and faster…

"Please don't leave me..."

She carefully grasped Qin Jian's sleeve.

"Rongrong will give you anything you want..."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be given to you..."

"Rongrong can give it to you herself..."

"I'll give you anything..."

Her small hands gripped her sleeves tighter and tighter.

"Rongrong is willing to be Lu Xueqi who will always be by your side..."

"Don't leave me...please..."

"Please don't leave me..."

Those who have never experienced heartbreak will never know how painful it can be.

The heartbreak mixed with despair brought on a real spasm in my heart.

It felt like being cut by a knife!

But Qin Jian was still smiling: "Come on, Rongrong, eat this Qiluo Tulip..."

"I won't eat it, I won't eat it..."

Ning Rongrong shook her head repeatedly.

"Sweetie, don't let all my hard work go to waste, okay?"

Qin Jian gently placed the Qiluo tulip near Ning Rongrong's lips: "Come on, open your mouth, ah..."

With tears streaming down her face, Ning Rongrong opened her small mouth, and the Qiluo Tulip instantly transformed into pure energy that surged into her body.

She was willing to be willful and not eat, but she didn't want to disappoint Qin Jian's feelings.

The immense energy forced her to instantly enter a meditative state, rendering her unable to do anything else.

Qin Jian waited until Ning Rongrong closed her eyes and entered a meditative state before two lines of tears slowly flowed down his cheeks.

No one saw it anymore; I can finally stop enduring it.

He gently raised his hand and slowly placed it on Ning Rongrong's smooth cheek.

"Rongrong..."

He said, his voice trembling slightly, "Rongrong...you are my fiancée...I will protect you from harm even if it kills me..."

"Wait for me...you must wait for me..."

"Wait for me to come back and marry you!"

He finally got up and rushed towards the curtain, but stopped involuntarily the moment he lifted it.

The boy turned back again, as if trying to etch that small figure into his mind.

Then he walked out and never looked back…

(End of this chapter)