Chapter 894: Shi Qi’s Decision (Part 1)
Uncle Ying was a little surprised.
Because far too much time had passed—so much that even an old man like him had nearly forgotten the meaning of being alive.
He was of the merfolk clan, and the wars Undersea were exceedingly brutal. Once, he suffered a grievous wound and thought he was surely doomed to die, but by great fortune, he encountered Ning Shiqi, who had just awakened after having his token broken.
The Young Master saved him. He no longer wished to remain Undersea, living that kind of cruel, bloody life of struggle, so he begged to follow at the Young Master’s side. After some consideration, the Young Master agreed.
Later, they journeyed from the Spirit Flame Continent, wandered their way to the Spirit Cultivation Realm, and finally found a patch of pure land here, where they settled down.
From then on, it was boundless, endless calm.
Many things—not to mention the Young Master—even he himself slowly stopped remembering.
It had been far too long—no, in fact, he had almost never seen such a light on the Young Master’s face.
"Why does the Young Master want to help those people who were hurt by Miss Bai?" Uncle Ying did not answer Ning Shiqi’s question, but instead asked him this.
Ning Shiqi was an exceptionally intelligent person; it was just that he had stayed in this place for too long, and had been lonely for too long as well, so there were many things he no longer wished, nor bothered, to think about.
So when Uncle Ying posed this question, he was momentarily dazed.
Why, indeed?
He suddenly realized that he himself was not very sure.
Without waiting for his answer, Uncle Ying spoke: "Young Master, in truth, the enforcers of the Divine Clan should have long since disappeared from the Spirit Flame Continent—or rather, they have already gone into hiding. This old servant knows that you have always been unwilling to go out because you worry they still exist, worry that your reappearance in the world will inevitably stir up unnecessary trouble, even bring disaster upon those around you. With such thoughts in your heart, you have never truly considered whether you should leave this place, whether you should go and do something."
"But in your heart, you do want to do something. The fact that you go to rescue those people injured by Miss Bai—is that not the best proof? Between you and Miss Bai, to put it bluntly, there is no blood tie, no real connection, not even any true entanglement of gratitude or resentment. Those she hurt, strictly speaking, have nothing to do with you; you have no obligation to intervene. Are you trying to atone on her behalf? Certainly not. So why is it? Have you thought about that? It is because of your compassion, and also because you hope that you yourself can do something. Though your body is disabled, you are well aware of your own abilities; in truth, you clearly could do many things."
"Young Master, this old servant grew up from childhood in an exceedingly harsh environment of survival and long ago grew weary of struggle. Yet when things finally became truly quiet, this old servant discovered that absolute calm can also make a person numb. So at times, this old servant will step forward and meddle in others’ affairs a bit, and finds that, in its way, rather interesting."
Uncle Ying looked at Ning Shiqi and said very earnestly, "So, Young Master, if you truly have an idea, why not go and try it? If what you fear is that the enforcers of the Divine Clan will find you, then why not go to the Delusion Void Array with Miss Han and Young Master Su and take a look? Others cannot freely enter or leave the Delusion Void Array, but you are different. You can go and verify the suspicions in your heart, then decide. It’s just that..."
Uncle Ying hesitated a little; he felt that he might have done something wrong.