Chapter 148 What’s the point of having such a good imagination?
[What is this imagination so good for? ! ]

[When you realized that Zu Feng had misunderstood, you immediately felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but you still hurriedly explained to her: This is not my child...]

[You didn't tell us the details of the three little golden crows, you just said they were the incarnations of fire spirits that you encountered by chance.]

[But even you feel confused: Why do you care so much about her opinion of a valuable item that is already on your kill list? ]

[His ultimate goal is to kill all three ancestors, including her...but why do he still have some special feelings for her? ]

[This mentality is very dangerous. You can't help but be afraid that you will be soft-hearted, because the matter is of great importance. Being soft-hearted to them is cruel to yourself and all the spirits in the world... The bloody lessons of the previous two lives made you decisively and ruthlessly throw away those inexplicable feelings. ]

[I am not some foolish love-brained person who would destroy the world for love! ]

【…】

[You will temporarily hand over the three lively little golden crows to Hongjun and let him take care of them while you greet them and explain... After a moment, Zufeng suddenly realized what had happened and coughed to cover up his embarrassment, then got to the point.]

[The purpose of her visit is to ask you in person what your intention is in provoking the Second Ancestor. After all, the riddle man double act you performed with Hongjun really confused her, so much so that she has unknowingly gained a lot of trust in you.]

[And trusting you means doubting two old friends... Zu Feng is not a person who is purely in love. When it comes to issues that involve her personal interests, she must get a reliable explanation! ]

[If you can't come up with a reasonable explanation, then the fragile trust you have built with her through your actions as the Riddler will immediately be questioned and destroyed...]

[Faced with Zu Feng's question, you naturally wouldn't tell her your real goal, and just said that you couldn't tell her everything for the time being.]

[“…I won’t harm you.”]

[You promised her against your will: You will complete everything independently, and when the big things are settled...]

[Zu Feng was silent for a long time, and finally lowered his head and said slowly: Can I really trust you? ]

【"able!"】

[You made a promise again against your will, and recalled the sins committed by the Third Ancestor over and over again in your heart... You are a weak person, and you are afraid that you will be soft-hearted. Only those screams and corpses can bring you a firm will...]

【Zu Feng stares at you.】

[After thinking for a while, you took out the covenant you signed with Zulong. In her astonished expression, you explained to her in detail your plan to kill Zuqilin.]

[“You even convinced the old worm…”]

[The friendship between the three people keeps emerging, which makes Zu Feng a little dazed: Should we really kill it? ]

[In response to this, you wanted to explain to her in detail the necessity of killing Zu Qilin, but all these thousands of words were reduced to just one sentence.]

【"Believe me."】

【"good……"】

[Zu Feng closed her eyes. After some thought, she opened them again and whispered, "I believe you."]

[Listening to this expected answer, you seemed to want to say something, but in the end you said nothing, and just made one empty promise after another...]

【Zu Feng is gone.】

[You sighed, turned to look at old man Hongjun, and murmured: Daoist friend, do you think I am a shameless liar? ]

[Hongjun teases the three little birds on his shoulders and sneers: Liar? What liar? ]

[Is it a liar to cheat someone who only treats all spirits as weeds and consumables? That is clearly acting on behalf of heaven! ]

【There is no need to bear the psychological burden. 】

【"Yeah?"】

[You mutter to yourself...]

[No matter what, you have managed to keep Zu Feng, a variable, in check. At least after you kill Zu Qilin, you don't have to worry about her suddenly turning against you.]

[However, no matter how much she believes in you, when you list Zulong as a target, she will definitely not believe you anymore, because the three ancestors are in danger of death. It's okay if one falls, but if two fall in succession... she will not allow Zulong to die.]

[There is only one way ahead of you in the future: Kill the Second Ancestor! ]

[No need to think about which one to split, just kill both at once, with absolute advantage and strength! ]

[And if you want to achieve this goal, it is definitely not possible for you and Hongjun alone, so...]

[Your eyes are on the three new little golden crows. ]

[This is the only hope to break the deadlock! ]

【…】

[On Mount Yujing, you began to teach Xihe and the others how to practice immortal arts.]

[The three little golden crows are worthy of their divine innate talent and understanding. With just a little guidance from you, they will fully understand and make rapid progress in their cultivation! ]

[The only thing that bothers you is that the three of them seem to have a growing affection for you. Even though you repeatedly correct them on how they address you, they still call you "father."]

[Although you are not their biological father, you are no worse than a biological father to them. You care about their growth, take care of their lives, and often take them out to play. The most important thing is that you have never been able to explain the source of your Golden Crow True Fire.]

[So, under the instigation of old man Hongjun, the title of "adoptive father" came into being...]

【…】

[Time flies, and soon you will have to bid farewell to such a leisurely life. You will leave Xihe and the others at Yujing Mountain, and you will set out on the road to the appointment with Hongjun...] [In a certain period, a certain meeting, and a certain destiny, you and Hongjun will go to the Qilin Cliff in Zhongzhou according to the agreement.]

[A surprise attack plan against Zu Qilin is officially launched! ]

……

boom! ! !
With a thunderous sound that shook the earth, the usually quiet Qilin Cliff began to shake. A platinum-colored flame rose up like the sun, burning this blessed land in Central China like a purgatory on earth!

"you again!"

The attacked Zu Qilin roared in shock and anger, apparently recognizing the evil guest who had visited Qilin Cliff not long ago.

Jiao Ming didn't say anything because there was no need to waste time talking to a dying man.

He simply transformed into his true form as a firebird, his entire body surrounded by the most blazing Golden Crow Fire, like a second sun rising!

"Old Hongjun!"

Zu Qilin looked at the purple-robed Taoist priest beside Jiao Ming again.

Hongjun did not say anything, but summoned a jade tablet, and all kinds of laws and immortal texts emerged!

Finally, Zu Qilin looked at the boundless blue dragon with a confused and complicated look in his eyes:

"Why are you here?"

Jiao Ming and Hong Jun were expected enemies, but Zu Qilin never thought that his old friend who had been with him for eternity would come...

The boundless blue dragon was also silent, and only offered a string of objects emitting five-colored light.

Looking at them, Zu Qilin seemed to understand something, but he finally sighed:
"At least, Zu Feng didn't come..."

Zu Qilin, who had foreseen the future, said to Jiao Mingdao in a deep voice:

"I don't know what your purpose is, but your plan was indeed successful... You were able to persuade even these two, it seems that you have a lot of secrets... This time, you win."

After that, Zu Qilin left a final word of advice to Zulong:
"...I know you can't hear anything right now, but you must remember...be careful of them!"

Zulong closed his eyes and said in a muffled voice:

"I got it……"

Zu Qilin finally smiled, laughing at himself and also at the fact that this crude plan of sowing discord actually worked. It was a pity that he had always considered himself a wise man all his life, but in the end he fell for such a simple plan.

Time? Fate?
In its smile, the sun fell to the ground...

[Zu Qilin did not put up too much resistance, because resistance was useless. If he fought one against two, he still had the confidence to run away if he couldn't win. But if he fought one against three, he really had no chance of survival.]

[In the last moments of its life, it just recalled over and over again every detail of the three of them throughout the ages.]

[It was very emotional: Is the position of enlightenment really that important? ]

[Even if there is only one chance to achieve enlightenment, it is actually possible for none of them to achieve enlightenment. As long as the three of them have a deep friendship, there will not be any conflict in the distribution of interests. Why must they achieve enlightenment? ]

[What’s more, it is still unknown how many places there are for enlightenment…]

[But it finally figured it out: the core of the problem is not how many places there are to become a god, but only that there may be only one place... a possibility is actually enough to serve as a reason. ]

[When suspicion already exists, everything is doomed...]

[In a certain era, a certain period, a certain period of time, the Ancestral Kirin fell. It fell so early that the era of the three tribes ended before it even began.]

[Looking at Zu Qilin's unrecognizable charred corpse, the three people who participated in the siege had different expressions. ]

【Zulong is sad and confused.】

【Hongjun seemed to be thinking about something.】

[And you... you don't know what kind of mentality you should have. In theory, you should be excited about ending a valuable item ahead of time. This is a major milestone on your road to victory. For the first time in three lives, you see hope for a perfect ending! ]

[The current progress has reached one third. As long as you kill the remaining Second Ancestor, you can save everyone. No one will die because of the Third Ancestor's greed and war. You will also be able to truly roam freely in the wild world without an iron cage to restrain your wings.]

【but……】

[Looking at the charred corpse of Qilin, you have some different thoughts: the Third Ancestor slaughtered all spirits in order to achieve enlightenment, which was a kind of sacrifice. ]

[Hongjun, the evil corpse, killed more lives in order to defeat the three ancestors, which was also a sacrifice. 】

[But for the sake of all living things, if I kill the Three Ancestors before anything happens, can it be considered a sacrifice in another sense? ]

[It's just that the object of sacrifice has changed...]

【Snapped! 】

[Thinking of this, you couldn't help but slap yourself, and couldn't help but scold yourself: Being sentimental will never lead to great things! ]

[Now, even you feel that there is something wrong with your mentality...]

[Damn Jiao Ming, why do you have such a good imagination! ]

……

(End of this chapter)