The King of Curses

Chapter 70: Carrying Destiny and Moving Forward
"In fact, Queen Pingdeng acted very extreme most of the time, especially in the last period of her life, to the point where no one could understand her... Was it because Yi Qingyan at that time could no longer control her innate urge to kill?"

Or maybe King Pingdeng was not satisfied with the answer he was looking for, so he chose to give up?
Cen Dongsheng didn't know which side was right.

But as he said before, he had already made up his mind on how to face Yi Qingyan.

He wanted King Pingdeng to regain his glory in the world; at the same time, he also hoped that King Pingdeng could change.

"That's what you said, but you didn't do it, did you?"

As he spoke, he took another step forward.

"Also, I can see that you are able to control yourself now. This was just your first time using the curse, so you are not used to it, right?"

As Cen Dongsheng approached, Yi Qingyan's shoulders trembled again.
She seemed to want to step back again, but finally stopped herself.

Cen Dongsheng walked closer step by step until he was at a distance where he could hold her in his arms as he did before by just stretching out his hand. Only then did he stop.

He looked down at the girl and was about to say something when Yi Qingyan spoke first.

"...Brother, I'm a bad boy. I lied to you."

she says.

"What do you mean?"

"Actually, I've been eyeing Brother Dongsheng since the beginning."

This sentence was beyond Cen Dongsheng's expectations, and he narrowed his eyes.

"Because at that time, my intuition told me... this person cannot be killed."

Yi Qingyan grabbed her sleeve and whispered.

"Before this, everyone I met was as fragile as glass in my eyes. Even if I haven't been able to accept it yet, I can still feel it. Only Brother Dongsheng is different."

"..."

Cen Dongsheng was stunned for a moment.

I see……

Because he had the "Immortal Bone", or in other words, because he was the first person she had ever seen who possessed a special curse, he was targeted.

Come to think of it, after all, based on her previous behavior in school, she was obviously deliberately distancing herself from other people; but when it was only to me, even though it was the first time we met, she took the initiative to follow me.

He should have discovered it earlier.

It's just that he was not familiar with this girl at the beginning; and when he realized that she was the future King of Equality, the fact was so shocking and impactful that he ignored it.

"……I see."

Cen Dongsheng couldn't help but feel emotional, fate is really wonderful.

There was no herself in the previous life. After that, Yi Qingyan also met other special spell-ban masters and life-ban owners, all of which might have made her think that "it is impossible to kill them all at once".

However, she had already taken the initiative to untie the shackles at that time, and had long since made up her mind to seek answers alone. Even if she met such a person, she would not have the intention of testing him, but would more likely treat him as a target "worth killing a few more times".

“Just like that?”

Yi Qingyan seemed to think that his reaction was too light and stared at him in disbelief.
"Could it be that Brother Dongsheng thinks... that our agreement can still go on?"

"of course."

He nodded slightly.

"Why? I've hidden something very important from you."

"because……"

He suddenly laughed.

After all, she was still a child, so she didn't notice it.

"Qingyan, I don't know if you've noticed, but I've actually been very concerned about you from the very beginning."

"...!"

The little girl's face suddenly turned red.

Of course, Yi Qingyan knew what Cen Dongsheng meant. After recalling for a while, she nodded slowly.

"It seems that... Brother Dongsheng was a little strange at the beginning."

If Yi Qingyan noticed him because of the special curse in Cen Dongsheng's body, then the reason why he treated the girl differently was obviously simpler.

He knew that man would become the Equal King, that was all.

"Actually, I have a special ability..."

Cen Dongsheng tapped his temple and spoke mysteriously.

"Sometimes, when I hear a name, I can sense the threat a person poses and know if he or she is a dangerous person."

He won't mention his rebirth, but some information can still be shared in advance.

It is easiest to use terms such as "curse" or "superpower". After all, there are indeed many types and functions of curses in this world.

"Is that so?" The little girl seemed to be thinking about something. "It turns out that Brother Dongsheng has long known that I am special..."

"Yes," he replied, "I have some idea in my mind. So, I agreed to your request based on my guess."

"...It's beyond your expectations, right?"

At this moment, Yi Qingyan no longer hugged her arms in a defensive and cowardly posture. She raised her little face and smiled.

She has definitely gained control over her impulses.

"A little bit," he said, "but it doesn't stop me from continuing to abide by the agreement."

"Well, I see."

Finally, she nodded vigorously and answered happily.

……

While chatting, the two found a low wall near the ruins and sat down side by side.

At this moment, the dust has settled, the scenery is beautiful, and the little girl tells him her troubles.

"I thought I could find the answer on my own, or at least get a head start, but... it didn't work at all."

Cen Dongsheng nodded.

The meaning that Yi Qingyan wanted was originally a difficult problem in the history of concepts. What is justice? This has been a topic of endless debate for thousands of years; and when the world enters the era of the curse masters, it will become even more complicated.

Of course, it’s ridiculous for ordinary people to think about this kind of thing, but it’s not an exaggeration when it comes to King Pingdeng.

"Definitely."

"……Why?"

Yi Qingyan raised her hands to cover her face. I don't know if she didn't want him to see her expression or if she was not used to the strong sunlight.
"Because this world is not black and white, it is chaotic, everyone has a different stance, and it is difficult to tell right from wrong?"

"No, because you haven't killed enough people."

Yi Qingyan: “……???”

"Dong, Dongsheng brother, what are you talking about..."

"I was serious."

He shook his head.

"I'm afraid the answer you want can't be obtained by killing a few people."

He believed that the future King of Equality had killed countless people and must have asked countless people questions.

But Cen Dongsheng felt that at that time she still gave people the impression that she was in distress.

"Everyone in the world suffers", not only are they in a sea of ​​suffering, but they are also confused in their hearts.

He didn't think that just because he was an adult, he could understand better than Yi Qingyan now;

On the contrary, he felt that the obsession of the King of Equality... or the "Ancestors", like the great aspirations in religious stories, was too lofty.

At the very least, it is difficult for an ordinary person like him to accept and understand.

But it was true that he wanted to change King Pingdeng's mood.

"Let's look for it together from now on. Two people can always find it faster than one."

Cen Dongsheng said.

"Don't you think you can't kill me? That's perfect."

"But, but even so, I still can't control it..."

She whispered as she sat on the ruins, swinging her feet.

"Sometimes I want to kill you. Is it okay?" She might not be able to kill him in one go, but her current immortal bones can only be used once and last no more than five minutes, while the power of the Infernal Hell can be used almost unlimitedly. Cen Dongsheng didn't think he could withstand several rounds in one go.

"...Of course it can't be that it doesn't matter. But..."

"but?"

He was sitting next to the girl and scratched his hair. After a while, he seemed to be troubled and then he said as if he had given up.

"You can be an exception, is that okay?"

"what?"

She opened her eyes wide, looking very surprised. After a while, her bright eyes slowly narrowed into crescents.

Cen Dongsheng didn't look at her, because even he felt that such words were a bit too much.

He only heard a rustling sound and his shoulders sank slightly.

"I was right. Brother Dongsheng is so good to me..."

The girl beside him suddenly became soft, along with her figure and voice.

"Yeah, it's too good."

"Hehe. So, it wasn't my misunderstanding, right...?"

"what?"

"That is, you will be responsible for me."

She rested her forehead on the young man's shoulder and whispered.

"Yes, I will take the responsibility of guiding and educating you."

I don't want you to go down a path of self-destruction.

Cen Dongsheng thought about it and felt that there might have been only one person or one thing in his previous life that made him care for so long.

"……lifetime."

"Ok?"

"It will take a lifetime."

I felt someone's hands gripping my shoulders, making me feel uneasy and excited.

He looked up, heard the sound of the wind, and felt a little dazed for a moment.

Whether it is Sister Zhizhen or Yi Qingyan, why are they so obsessed with the word "a lifetime"?
There is nothing eternal in the world. For human beings, "a lifetime" is already the largest scale of time. This is not a promise that can be made easily.

Is it because they are the kind of people who tend to fall into obsession?
A man kills countless people, seeking answers and meaning from countless people; a man wants to be noble and wants to transform human society into what he wants.

He still found it difficult to understand.

...But maybe I have to learn to accept it in the future.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is."

Cen Dongsheng raised his hands helplessly to show his surrender.

"Ok!"

Yi Qingyan hugged his arms contentedly.

……

A young man and a girl, one big and one small, sat side by side on the ruins and spent a rare quiet time together.

Is this the end?

But he knew very well that an incident and an encounter had come to an end, but his true destiny had just begun.

The so-called "taking on the responsibility of teaching Yi Qingyan" means, in other words, shouldering the fate of the King of Equality.

The road ahead is uncertain. How many difficulties and obstacles are waiting for him?
If he was unwilling to give up, if Yi Qingyan inevitably became the equal king who was similar to his impression...

That means that sooner or later he will embark on the path of becoming an enemy of the whole world.

Of course, it is also possible that Yi Qingyan herself will become the enemy.

Cen Dongsheng felt heavy in his heart as he looked up at the bright sun in the sky without any haze.

Feeling the warmth and weight on his shoulders, his mood gradually became better.

There is no regret pill in the world. If there is, he has already taken the only one left.

All he could do was keep moving forward.

*
Ten minutes later, the two climbed over the wall and left the school.

I turned around and came back to the main entrance of the school. There were police cars and ambulances parked in front of the gate.

They also saw an acquaintance who was unconscious and was taken to the hospital.

Although Yi Qingyan said before that she killed everyone in the school, in fact, there was still one person still alive.

Zhang Xiu, the private detective.

He may be the biggest outsider from beginning to end.

At first, he had good intentions and tried to be Liu Xiaochuan's bait, but he was attacked by a vine monster on the way and fainted after absorbing its yang energy.

However, the vine monster did not kill him immediately, but created more than one clone to attack other people; later, Yi Qingyan took the initiative to remove the shackles on his abilities and wiped out all the humans and ghosts in the campus.

Zhang Xiu, who was in a coma, survived by accident.

……

Cen Dongsheng and Yi Qingyan stood in a corner not far away, watching the police's actions. Some passers-by were attracted by the movement here and all gathered near the fence to watch. They were not conspicuous in the crowd.

He took out his phone and checked the date. It took almost a day from entering the haunted house to its destruction.

So Cen Dongsheng first called An Zhizhen to report that he was safe and briefly explained the situation in the school.

"Even with you here, so many people still died in the end?"

Sister Zhizhen seemed a little surprised.

"Well..."

Cen Dongsheng hesitated for a moment. He actually hadn't figured out how to talk to Sister Zhizhen about Yi Qingyan.

"It seems there is something hidden."

The woman laughed.

"Yes. So the information about me..."

"I'll take care of it. Don't worry about the police or the authorities." Sister Zhizhen said, "We'll talk about it when you come back."

Yi Qingyan remained silent until he finished the call, then she asked curiously:

"The person who just talked to Brother Dongsheng on the phone, is he the 'partner' or 'good friend' you mentioned before?"

"Oh, yes, you remember it quite clearly."

Cen Dongsheng put down the phone.

"Don't worry, you will definitely have a chance to meet each other later."

She nodded obediently.

"What should we do next, Brother Dongsheng?"

Cen Dongsheng pondered for a moment.

She said she wanted to guide Yi Qingyan, but in terms of power, she no longer needed help from others. If she had to say how she could help, it was the experience and knowledge she brought back from the future; and the "exclusive forbidden item" of King Pingdeng, which had not yet been unearthed...

But there is no rush——

He felt that the first step was to deepen mutual understanding.

Although they had already made a promise, and he knew the future King of Equality, he still didn't know what kind of environment Yi Qingyan grew up in, what kind of relatives and friends she had, and what kind of life she led...

Cen Dongsheng knew nothing about it.

"If possible, can I come to your house?"

he asked.

The little girl seemed a little surprised, but she quickly smiled and nodded.

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)