Chapter 1596
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Chapter 1596 Letter of Appointment
Lin Qiye had broken through.
Having witnessed Jiang Er’s disappearance, An Qingyu’s betrayal, brothers killing each other, and Cao Yuan’s death… Lin Qiye’s heart had long since died. He was like a drowning person submerged in despair and pain, sinking alone in darkness.
To outsiders, he was just trapped by the “heart barrier,” like a dull patient, but no one else in the world could feel what kind of sorrow lurked beneath that lonely, silent gaze.
Lin Qiye knew he had to take that step. As long as he couldn’t break through the “heart barrier,” he would forever be useless… and all he could do was abandon everything from before, burying that pain and despair forever in his heart, using them to step into the human ceiling.
But when Shen Qingzhu appeared, everything changed.
Lin Qiye had thought he had nothing left… but now, he had Zhuai Ge. The moment Zhuai Ge stood beside him, all the pain compressed in his heart melted away, like the only ray of light in a dark, desperate world, pulling Lin Qiye back from the abyss of self-denial and struggle.
Just as Wu Quan had said, Zhuai Ge had once been his salvation… and now, he was Lin Qiye’s too.
It was a glimmer of hope in despair, a single unexpected turn for the better when all seemed lost. Under this unprecedented emotional fluctuation, the “heart barrier” pressing on Lin Qiye’s heart was as fragile as paper.
Breaking through the “heart barrier” might only require one person, one sentence – simple, yet impossible to seek.
“…Qingzhu Ge?”
Wu Quan stood to the side, staring at that familiar yet strange figure, murmuring to himself.
Shen Qingzhu turned around, seeming very surprised to see Wu Quan here. He was stunned for a moment, but still patted the latter’s shoulder, “Hmm, you’ve grown taller.”
“Qingzhu Ge!!!” Wu Quan saw his face and stood frozen for a long time before coming to his senses. This youth who usually wore a stern face rushed like a madman to Shen Qingzhu and hugged him tightly,
“Qingzhu Ge! I’ve been looking for you ever since I left the orphanage… Where have you been all this time?!”
“We can talk about that slowly… both of you, let go of me first, you’re getting tears and snot all over me…” Shen Qingzhu looked at this scene helplessly, wanting to laugh but instinctively keeping a straight face, his expression extremely stiff.
He turned to look at Zuo Qing, his eyes full of plea for help, but Zuo Qing just smiled and watched them, showing no intention of intervening.
Amid Wu Quan’s heart-wrenching cries, Zuo Qing’s peripheral vision caught something. He walked to the side and picked up the knife-pen that had fallen to the ground, gently blowing off the dust…
Zuo Qing glanced at Lin Qiye, whose face was covered in tears, smiled silently, quietly put the knife-pen back in his pocket, and walked out alone.
…
“So, the person who killed Lucifer was actually you?”
After hearing Shen Qingzhu’s description, Lin Qiye opened his mouth in surprise, but thinking carefully, it made sense.
Lin Qiye was present when the gods of Great Xia besieged Lucifer. It was already a miracle that Lucifer could survive under such intense attacks. Meeting Zhuai Ge who had just absorbed the origin power when he returned to hell, there was no way he could escape… This way, Shen Qingzhu became the biggest beneficiary.
“If I hadn’t devoured him, I couldn’t have mastered the hell origin so quickly. With my own power, it would have taken at least half a year to come out,” Shen Qingzhu nodded.
Lin Qiye smiled, then seemed to think of something and fell into contemplation.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, I just feel your return was too coincidental… No, I should say everything was too coincidental.” Lin Qiye said half-jokingly, “Thinking about it now, if An Qingyu and Jiang Er hadn’t suddenly disappeared from the Heavenly Court and been targeted by Lucifer, the gods of Great Xia wouldn’t have had the chance to severely injure him. If Lucifer hadn’t been injured, your return would have been delayed by half a year… In that case, [Nightfall] might have truly disappeared.
Everything happened as if timed perfectly, just right.”
“Perhaps this is fate,” Shen Qingzhu paused, his expression gradually becoming serious. “By the way, about An Qingyu, I only heard a brief explanation from Guan Zai on the way. What exactly happened during the time I was gone?”
Lin Qiye’s eyes darkened, and he recounted everything that had happened during this period.
Shen Qingzhu’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
“Can the power of ‘Truth’ really change a person so thoroughly?”
Lin Qiye was silent for a moment, then shook his head, “I… don’t know.”
“But I’ve figured it out now,” Lin Qiye took a deep breath and continued, “Since these things have already happened, I shouldn’t dwell on the past. Rather than regretting it ten thousand times, it’s better to find An Qingyu and ask him face to face…”
“What if he really has joined Cthulhu?”
“Then I’ll kill him with my own hands,” Lin Qiye said calmly. “[Nightfall] can have sacrifices, but not traitors… The betrayal of any one person is a desecration of all other sacrifices.”
Shen Qingzhu nodded without saying more.
As the two were talking, a figure wearing a dark red cloak walked in quickly from outside.
“Captain Lin, Commander Zuo is waiting for you in his office.” It was Zuo Qing’s secretary. He extended one hand, making a “please” gesture.
Lin Qiye was slightly surprised, “Commander Zuo is looking for me? Wasn’t he just…”
Lin Qiye looked around and realized that Zuo Qing had long since disappeared.
“Commander Zuo has important matters to discuss with you, so he’s specifically waiting for you in his office,” the secretary spoke again.
Seeing this, Lin Qiye didn’t say more, just arranged a meeting place with Shen Qingzhu, then quickly walked toward the Commander-in-Chief’s office.
…
Knock, knock, knock—
“Come in.”
Lin Qiye pushed open the door and entered the office. Zuo Qing was sitting in his office chair with a document in front of him, smiling as he looked at him.
“What’s the matter that must be discussed here?” Lin Qiye sat down across from him and asked curiously.
Zuo Qing didn’t answer but asked instead:
“Your ‘heart barrier,’ has it been completely broken?”
“Yes.”
“Is there still confusion in your heart? Any discomfort anywhere?”
“No… I feel clearer than ever before,” Lin Qiye shook his head.
The state after breaking through the heart barrier was completely different from before. Previously, Lin Qiye’s mental power had already approached the ceiling, but he still hadn’t broken through that final barrier. Now, he had completely taken that step, and both his total mental power and the agility of his thinking had increased significantly.
He was now officially one of the few human ceiling experts.
Seeing this, Zuo Qing nodded with satisfaction, pushed the document in front of him to Lin Qiye, and slowly said:
“Then, I think it’s time for you to accept a new identity…”
