Although Chen Qingling annihilated the wolf bandits, she failed to save the villagers. This feeling pressed on her heart like a huge stone.
She felt extremely uncomfortable.
Looking at the horrific scene before her, Chen Qingling's expression was filled with sorrow."I came too late. If… if I had arrived earlier, maybe I could've saved an entire village."
She couldn't protect anything—not even a little.
A sense of powerlessness rose in her heart, and Qingling couldn't help thinking of the scenes in the Temporal Mirage, biting her silver teeth.
"I'm still too weak… If I were stronger, if I could destroy the wolf bandits with one strike, at least I could've saved the last life."
"Qingling, don't blame yourself too much. This isn't your fault. No matter what, you at least avenged the villagers."
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind.
"Zhuqing, you're here…"
"Mm… You went out for so long and didn't return, so I came. I didn't expect the tragedy in this village to be caused by wolf bandits."
"The wolf bandit race deserves death—every one of them. Not a single one is innocent. They are born evil."
"By destroying the wolf bandit tribe here, you indirectly saved other villages too, preventing them from suffering the same devastation."
"Eh…"
Suddenly, Chen Qingling noticed the girl who had bitten her own tongue. She was still breathing—very weak, but noticeable.
Seeing this, she hurriedly went to the girl and poured soul power into her to sustain her life.
"You must hold on, please, you must! I definitely won't let anything happen to you."
Perhaps because Qingling was sending soul power into her, the girl slowly opened her eyes. She shook her head, eyes filled with the acceptance of death.
She was the only one left in the entire village.
How could she endure such a thing?She no longer had the will to live.
Qingling understood what the girl meant."No. You must live on. You are the last seedling of the village."
Her gentle soul power healed the girl's tongue, allowing her to finally speak.
"Big sister… thank you for avenging everyone…"
The girl's tears flowed endlessly."Even if I survive, I no longer have the will to live."
"Big sister, do you know… I'm no longer clean. My body… is no longer clean…"
"I just want to die. Big sister, please… let me be free."
Hearing this, Chen Qingling fell silent.
Her heart was a mixture of emotions—she didn't know what to say.
In this moment, Qingling personally understood the profound truth her father once told her:
Some people live, yet they are already dead.
This one sentence perfectly described the situation before her.
"Big sister… can you walk for me… through this imperfect world…"
"My village was always deep in the mountains. My… wish… is to see what lies beyond the mountains…"
"…Alright. I promise you. This is also a wish I wanted to fulfill."
A faint smile appeared on the girl's face.Then her hands slipped down, and with that smile, she passed away.
The same wish, but completely different fates.
"Qingling…" Zhu Zhuqing called out, worried.
"Zhuqing, I'm fine. I'm going to bury the villagers properly."
Chen Qingling's voice was calm.
"Alright, I'll help you."
The two girls worked together, collecting the corpses of the villagers and burying them.
While cleaning the battlefield, Qingling found a soul bone on the wolf bandit leader.
Qingling had no need for soul bones—she only waited for her father to give them.
"Qingling, this soul bone…"
"If you want it, Zhuqing, you can have it."
"No, no." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.She didn't lose her mind just because of a soul bone.
"This soul bone doesn't suit me. The wolf bandit leader's final bloodthirst must've come from it."
"I don't want to become a bloodthirsty person."
Zhu Zhuqing explained that, no matter how good a soul bone was, one had to see whether it was suitable.
Qingling nodded."You're right. Since you don't want it, then we'll bury it with the villagers."
With that, she buried the wolf bandit leader's soul bone.
If it were someone else, seeing a soul bone, they would surely be unable to resist the temptation and absorb it without hesitation.
And even if it wasn't suitable, they might keep it and sell it.
But Qingling obviously didn't need to sell anything. With the black card Rongrong gave her, she could never finish spending her money.
After handling everything, Qingling summoned the virtual map. Zhu Zhuqing leaned close to look, pointing at a location.
"Qingling, we are almost here—Hanhai City, the only coastal port city in the western part of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"It's built by the sea. To go to Sea God Island, we must rent a ship from this city's port, then sail for about ten days to reach Sea God Island."
"No need for all that trouble."
"Ah?"
Zhu Zhuqing froze.
No need for that trouble?Did Qingling mean… continue flying? Fly all the way to Sea God Island?
In theory it was possible, but realistically impossible.
No soul master had enough soul power to keep flying without rest!
And Sea God Island was extremely far. Didn't she need to rest and replenish soul power?
But Zhuqing thought again, remembering Qingling's extraordinary identity, and calmed down.
Anyone else—even by beating Zhu Zhuqing—she wouldn't believe it.But if it was Qingling… then it was absolutely possible.
After all, Qingling had that mysterious, unfathomable father behind her!
Zhu Zhuqing was sincerely envious.
Compared to Qingling's father, her own father couldn't even compare—he only used her for the clan's generations-old marriage arrangements.
"We can rest in Hanhai City for a few days, then fly straight to Sea God Island."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing gave a thumbs-up."Incredible, Qingling."
Qingling rolled her eyes at the praise."Let's go. Keep moving. This place isn't suitable for resting."
"Mm."
Moments later, the two girls reached a cave two and a half li away to rest.
The night passed uneventfully.
At dawn, sunlight entered the cave. Qingling and Zhuqing continued on their way, and after countless hardships, they finally arrived at Hanhai City.
Hanhai City—the number one city in the Heaven Dou Empire's western frontier,also the largest coastal and port city on the entire Douluo Continent.
The massive city was built by the sea—or rather, on the mountain beside the sea.No matter how the tides rose or fell, they could not shake it in the slightest.
Its thick city walls were absolutely main-city-level.Before even entering, Qingling and Zhuqing already smelled a faint salty scent.
At this moment, they had reached the city gate, lining up for routine inspection.
Chen Qingling frowned."What is this smell? It's so strange."
The soldiers guarding the gate had never seen beauties of this level before, and secretly swallowed their saliva.
"You two must be visiting Hanhai City for the first time. What you're smelling is the scent of the sea."
"The west of Hanhai City is the beautiful ocean. When the sea breeze blows, a salty scent naturally drifts over."
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