Chapter 461
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Chapter 461: The Chosen One, Ye Qiu!
"That old man is so strange…"
Zhou Yanbing returned to the shore, and Tanasah was a bit puzzled. "What’s wrong?"
Zhou Yanbing carefully glanced at the small boat and then leaned in close to Tanasah’s ear, whispering softly…
Tanasah’s eyes widened. "You mean…"
"Shh," Zhou Yanbing said, looking back at the boat, "Even though I didn’t sense any energy from him, the boat stays steady on the cold river. He can’t be just an ordinary person."
"Hidden Dragon Gorge, lone figure on the cold river – it must be him. At least, that’s what I thought before."
"But now, I’m starting to doubt…"
"Then why don’t you just ask him directly?" Tanasah suggested.
Zhou Yanbing thought for a moment, "I don’t think he will answer me. When I asked him if this is the hidden Dragon Gorge, he couldn’t give a clear answer."
"So what should we do, shall we just go back like this?"
"No, going back is not an option. I will think of another way…"
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On the small boat, Liu Zongyuan chuckled, and the young girl beside him opened her eyes at that moment, "What’s the matter, why are you so happy?"
"Meeting an old friend today, I realized the value of old friendships. Life’s uncertainties bring worries, but even in old age, there is still joy."
The young girl chuckled, "So that child is Zhou Li’s son?"
"Then why don’t you tell him who you are? He might be looking for you."
Liu Zongyuan suddenly reeled in his fishing rod, no fish had taken the bait. He took off his hat, revealing his white hair.
He stood at the bow with a wise and mystical air, carrying a sense of serenity.
"No dragons here, how can we pretend? Our fate is not set by the heavens, but by our own hands. Those of the past have moved on, who’s to say there’s nothing to be done…"
"Forget it, when the body ages, it becomes harder to move."
Liu Zongyuan opened his arms, a cold wind blowing his snowy white clothes and beard.
"To grow old with you, in the second half of life, is enough."
The young girl sat up, "I never thought that even you, who are so persistent, would speak so freely…"
"They must miss you too, don’t you think?"
"Look, Zhou Li’s son has come to see you, he must want to see you. Won’t you go meet him?"
Liu Zongyuan suddenly laughed, "Hahaha, if he wants to see me, he will come himself. It’s just the mischief of the younger generation at home."
"Let them go."
"Them?" The girl paused and raised her head slightly.
"That girl must be Fly’s adopted daughter, Fly treated her as his own, they were always inseparable, but now she’s gone…"
"That day, I saw a shooting star falling, afraid it might be, the past people have gone too…"
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Night fell.
Zhou Yanbing lit a fire on the shore and then turned to look at the small boat, the boat was still standing on the cold river, not moved at all.
Zhou Yanbing took out the rations and frozen food he had exchanged with the locals on the way, paused, and then flew to the boat again.
"Senior Liu, would you like some food too?"
Liu Zongyuan slowly opened his eyes, still sitting by the boat fishing. "You no longer need food, and neither do I."
Zhou Yanbing sat down patiently this time.
"Senior, you are truly remarkable. You show no signs of being extraordinary, yet you seem extraordinary in every way. It’s freezing cold, and you are dressed so lightly. Aren’t you feeling cold?"
Liu Zongyuan chuckled at the words, "Maybe it’s cold, but not that cold. When someone’s heart is cold, that’s when it’s truly cold."
Zhou chatted with Liu Zongyuan for a long, long time like this.
The old man had hidden meanings in his words, Zhou Yanbing sensed it slightly, but his life experiences were limited, not enough to fully understand the true essence.
Until midnight, Zhou suddenly changed the subject, "Senior, are you actually The Chosen One?"
Liu Zongyuan chuckled softly, "If you have sincerity in your heart, anyone can be destined. He can be, you can be, but not me."
"I am a person with one and a half feet in the grave, how could I be the chosen one?"
Zhou Yanbing was puzzled, "Why can’t it be? You have said that as long as one has a sincere heart, they can be chosen by destiny. Could it be that your heart…"
"Are you cold?"
Liu Zongyuan’s expression suddenly changed, "You should leave now."
Zhou Yanbing stood up solemnly, "No, elder, the one who should leave is not me, but you."
"Hidden Dragon Gorge, very few people know this name. I’ve asked around, even the local residents haven’t heard of it."
"It wasn’t until I met an old man, he said Canglong signifies hiding, but it can also mean burial. The dragon enters the mountain gorge, binding itself here, this is hiding the dragon."
"In fact, elder, you are just like this small boat on the cold river, unable to move, because you have bound yourself here."
"You are the chosen one, you are the dragon hiding in the mountain gorge, right, Elder Ye Qiu?"
Ye Qiu’s gaze gradually calmed down, "You are much smarter than your father, but there is one thing you got wrong, young man."
"I stay here because I like the scenery, and for her."
Ye Qiu said, and then he saw the girl suddenly sit beside him and gently hold his arm.
"I’ve seen enough, but as long as it’s with you, I can keep looking forever without getting tired."
Ye Qiu smiled lightly, "Yes, I can keep looking at it forever without getting tired."
"You are just deceiving yourself, senior!"
Suddenly, Zhou Yanbing spoke loudly.
Ye Qiu still held the fishing rod, "Deceiving myself? Where is the self-deceit?"
Zhou Yanbing suddenly paused, "Don’t you realize it, or…"
Click!
A piece of white bone arm hung on the ground, Zhou Yanbing subconsciously took a step back, "You’ve been talking to yourself all along…"
"Who are you talking to, really?"
Ye Qiu suddenly felt confused, "Talking to yourself?"
Ye Qiu looked at the woman smiling beside him, "He said I was talking to myself?"
The girl smiled, "Maybe you really were?"
"Just kidding, how could that be possible?"
The smile on Ye Qiu’s face disappeared instantly, he turned to look at the lake, his eyes suddenly cold and terrifying.
"She was right beside me, how could you say I was talking to myself?"
Zhou Yanbing gritted his teeth, "She was always by your side, but she’s already dead, you’ve been talking to a piece of white bone!"
Watching a skeleton wearing women’s clothing next to Ye Qiu, Zhou Yanbing’s heart remained restless and uneasy.
He saw it the first time he came.
There was a skeleton lying on the ship!
"She’s already dead…"
Suddenly, countless cracks appeared in front of Ye Qiu like a shattered mirror!
Crack!
The mirror instantly shattered, the girl waved at him, and then disappeared in an instant.
Like a fleeting illusion, like a dream bubble…
At that moment, Ye Qiu’s eyes lost their light, leaving only a silent stillness.
"I know… I surely know, she has long left me, and her passing also took away Ye Qiu…"
"。。。"
"Birds vanish over a thousand mountains, and all traces of people disappear from a myriad paths…"
"A solitary boat under a straw-hat old man, fishing alone in the cold river snow… fishing alone, in the cold river snow…"
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