Durin's Diary

Chapter 1072 Not Seeking

Watching the young man busy at the stove, Madam Qi felt that the child seemed to have inherited all the good qualities from the old man, while also eliminating all the bad ones.

Such a person is truly rare in this world. Even though in her eyes, this young man would sometimes transform into an unobservable entity, he still cooked delicious food for the girls sitting there as usual.

He clearly felt uncomfortable during the fleeting moments of transformation, perhaps even experiencing pain, but he never showed any signs of it.

This young man must have had his sensory system severed—that was the only thought Lady Qi could have, otherwise she truly couldn't imagine the suffering that child Dulin endured every minute of every day.

But if that's the case, then the answer obtained from the divination—that 'the Goddess Nuwa found a new god with an extremely hard heart for this land'—would truly become a fact.

Thinking of this, Lady Qi wiped the corner of her eye.

This land owes Dulin too much. Just like the last time the Candle Dragons discussed it, they must preserve the various bloodlines left by Dulin no matter what.

Unfortunately, the duchess's granddaughter named Tanya had no intention of staying in Changtang, so the Zhulongs would not force her.

But if one day this branch with the surname Alkin declines, the Candle Dragon of Changtang will not stand idly by.

The sacrifices Dulin made to protect this land are worth the choice the Candle Dragons made.

Thinking of this, Madam Qi saw Du Lin carrying the prepared slices of blackfish out of the kitchen.

Blackfish is a specialty of Changtang. If handled properly, the fish meat will be extremely delicious. This young man has two souls, and his fish meat skills clearly come from his previous life.

He was indeed, as everyone suspected, a genuine Easterner from another world. Regardless of what this Eastern land had become in his time, as long as the diet remained the same, he would inevitably share the same origin as the people of Changtang.

"Madam Qi, please have some too," Du Lin said with a smile.

Lady Qi smiled and shook her head, saying, "Unlike young people, I don't eat much. I'm still full."

After saying that, she stood up, using the excuse of going out for a walk, wanting to get away from these young people who were currently happy.

Because if she looked at them for too long, she would think of herself, all alone.

As she left the canteen, Madam Qi thought back to the past. In her youth, she had fallen head over heels for an older man of her kind who stood silently amidst the cemeteries in the mountains. In her memory, he rarely smiled; she had heard that he hadn't smiled much since her wife passed away.

He lived all this time alone, witnessed so much bloodshed and tears, and endured so much sorrow. She didn't know how he had managed to get through it all.

All she wanted to do was help him and make his life less miserable.

Standing in the courtyard, Lady Qi thought about the present. With the three passes and the four seas now settled, there must be a use for him, which is why he disappears from the public eye from time to time.

She didn't know where he went, only that he would appear in the eyes of the people of the capital from time to time, and then suddenly disappear.

It is said that he went to the goldsmiths in the capital to have some jewelry made as gifts for the descendants of Dulin.

Thinking of this, she sighed, and then, as if she had heard something, she turned her head to look at the wall and found the old man climbing over it.

"How did you manage to climb over the wall?" She was both surprised and amused—this old man was still the same as before, always liking to climb over the walls of the Candle Dragon Pavilion.

"I have something to ask you about." The old man, hunched over, looked around as he walked over.

"Is he here to borrow money again?" Madam Qi knew about the old man's situation; he was here to borrow money so he could go to the mountains to see his young people.

So she took out her wallet.

“I’m not here to borrow money from you. On the contrary, the military has reimbursed all my travel expenses. I’m here to repay you.” The old man said, pulling out a check. “This is yours.” This left Madam Qi somewhat bewildered: “You came here in the middle of the night just to repay me?”

She really felt like laughing, but couldn't manage it.

When did I ever ask you to pay me back?

As she was grieving, she suddenly saw the old man take out another box. He carefully opened the box and asked, "Isn't it beautiful?"

Inside was a gold bracelet with very intricate patterns; it was truly beautiful.

So she nodded: "Beautiful, is it for Dulin's child?"

"This is for you." After saying that, the old man added, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I feel that you are really good to me, so I want to marry you and give you a proper status."

Lady Qi covered her mouth.

She began to wonder if all of this was just a daydream, because only in dreams is there the possibility that everything could come true.

But the old man, understanding her feelings, pinched the back of her hand: "It's not a dream, I really want to marry you."

Lady Qi felt a little pain, which made her both angry and amused: "No, how could you really pinch me?"

“If I don’t pinch you, I’ll see you still think you’re dreaming.” After saying that, the old man took out a bracelet: “I spent a lot of money on this. Here, put it on you.”

Lady Qi obediently let the old man put the bracelet on her wrist, and it fit her surprisingly well.

"Come on, I'll take you to the night market," the old man said, extending his hand.

Lady Qi smiled and let him take her hand. At that moment, she forgot that she had classes to attend the next day, and she didn't care about any classes at all—nothing was as good as strolling through the market with her lover at night.

………………

After hearing all this, Dulin handed his old man a cigarette: "So you've been wandering around all this time?"

"Yes, she was tired and said she hadn't slept well for the past few days, so she went home. I thought she had classes to attend, so I came back to see if I could help."

Du Lin looked distressed: "I suggest you go back immediately and get some sleep with Lady Qi."

As he spoke, he pointed to the gate: "And please, just use the gate. You're such a grown man, why are you climbing over the wall?"

"Uh, I used to climb over the wall back in the Celestial Master's Mansion, but are you telling the truth? What if I get beaten up and kicked out if I go there?" The old man was still a little doubtful.

"If you get beaten up and kicked out, come find me, okay? I've never seen anyone as stupid as you, let me tell you. If it weren't for the fact that you're practically my ancestor, I wouldn't even bother with you." After saying that, Du Lin spat out a "pui" sound.

How did my ancestor get married? And how is it that even now, girls are still vying to have his babies?

After chasing the old man away, Anta was still a little worried: "What if the old man really comes back?"

"Don't be afraid, there are many of us, we'll beat him up." Du Lin replied seriously.

It made Anta laugh.

(End of this chapter)