Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 148 I Want to Be the Blood Witch King

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A faint fragrance wafted from the side, mixed with the scent of red wine, tantalizing the senses and intoxicating the senses.

"Do you believe in eternity?" Qin Xiaochuan leaned back on the sofa and asked her casually. This was the question he had thought about the most since returning from the Land of Witches.

"Is that even a question?" she said doubtfully. "Every blood witch has eternal life."

"That's not what I meant, you should understand." He looked at the exquisite chandelier on the ceiling and shook his head gently.

"You mean something intangible, beyond tangible matter?"

"Um."

"I don't know," she said calmly, her expression still neither happy nor sad.

"I wouldn't have thought about these things before, but this operation has made me keep thinking about this issue."

"It's normal. As you get older and gain more experience, you'll naturally have more confusion and worries." When she said this, she sounded like a wise person who had seen through the ways of the world.

"I used to think simply that this wasn't a problem at all, and that the answer was obvious—of course they exist, such as family, friendship, love, as well as ideas, truth, and so on. No matter how time changes, even if the world changes drastically, these things will not change. As for the evidence, of course, it's all the stuff in textbooks."

"Hmm, simplicity is indeed good. Now?" Although she spoke casually, the pause in her hand gestures told him that she was very interested in the topic.

"I've been through some things now, so my thoughts have changed a lot."

"For example?"

"Couples who were once inseparable may part ways in the blink of an eye." As he said this, he couldn't help but think of Xia Ruoyi, but at this moment, all that was left in his heart was a sense of bewilderment.

"And then there's family ties. Children who were once cherished as life itself, once they die and are reborn, will become strangers when they meet again. Not only that, but I myself am no longer myself, but have become another stranger. What is eternal in this world?"

"If eternity doesn't exist, what's the point of our existence?" Qin Xiaochuan added, though it was the first time he'd pondered such a question, the answer he received was one of utter bewilderment.

After he finished speaking, he stared at the ceiling. After a while, he realized that there was no sound around him. He glanced to the side and saw Han Kexin drinking red wine from her wine glass.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Qin Xiaochuan looked at the other person in confusion.

"I have nothing to say." She took another sip of red wine, and the flush on her face became more and more obvious.

"Is this meant to express 'disagreement'?" Qin Xiaochuan looked at her speechlessly.

"The wine has almost sobered up, let's have a drink first." Han Kexin didn't answer him, but handed Qin Xiaochuan his wine glass. Qin Xiaochuan didn't know what she meant, but he still took the glass and clinked it with her, then drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.

"This glass is to celebrate that you have begun to think about the question of 'eternity' from the perspective of the Blood Witch Clan." As she spoke, she poured a small half glass into each of their glasses, then clinked glasses with Qin Xiaochuan's, saying, "This glass is to express my sympathy for you as you begin to step into the boundless sea of ​​suffering of the Blood Witch Clan."

"What do you mean?"

"The question you raised has been pondered by almost every Blood Witch, but for thousands of years no one has been able to understand it—why there are eternal tangible life forms in this world, but no eternal intangible things," she murmured, a helpless bitter smile appearing on her face after she finished speaking.

"This..." Qin Xiaochuan didn't expect that she was suffering from such a problem. He wanted to comfort her, but after opening his mouth, he realized that it seemed to be a contradictory and unsolvable problem.

If there is no eternal, intangible thing, then what is the meaning of eternal life?

He suddenly understood the emotions contained in her bitter smile, and for the first time truly felt the feeling of "loneliness" described in books. However, this feeling was not in himself, and it was difficult for him to have such a profound feeling given his current experience.

But a moment later, he suddenly thought of something and became very excited about it because it perfectly answered the question he and Han Kexin had. So Qin Xiaochuan excitedly said to her, "In fact, eternity is not necessarily non-existent. For example, family affection. If one had eternal life, family affection would naturally never change."

Upon hearing his words, Han Kexin did not show the expected excitement, but instead gave another bitter smile without saying anything.

What does this mean? Does it mean there's something wrong with what I said? Qin Xiaochuan looked at her in confusion, thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true. In a finite life, family ties are indeed hard to shake, but in an infinite life, even the deepest feelings may gradually fade away.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. He picked up his wine glass and took a sip of red wine. His mind kept replaying the events of the past few days: the dilapidated Golden Jade City, Xiaoying's aggrieved and sad eyes, the sealed floating creatures, and the skeleton monsters that had guarded the floating creatures for thousands of years. All of these images flashed through his mind like slides.

It's ironic that human emotions are less than those of a skeleton monster. In the end, he could only come to this helpless conclusion, but at this moment, Xiaoying's aggrieved and sad eyes became even clearer.

Why was this happening? Perhaps it was because when he saw the little girl's eyes, a strange impulse and anger suddenly welled up inside him. It was a feeling both familiar and strange; to be precise, this feeling seemed to belong to him, yet also seemed not to, perhaps...

"Perhaps nothing has changed," he said, suppressing his excitement.

"Huh?" Han Kexin turned her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"What I mean is that eternity actually exists. Those feelings haven't changed; it's just us who have changed," Qin Xiaochuan said to her excitedly.

He continued, "Actually, it's understandable. No matter how many generations life goes on, human emotions are essentially the same. I believe that from the very beginning of humankind, kinship, love, and friendship have been intertwined in our lives just as they are now. So what has truly changed is ourselves. When we no longer believe in eternity, eternity naturally ceases to exist."

"Hmph." Han Kexin gave a soft hum, but turned her head back to stare at the red wine in her wine glass in deep thought.

"What do you think? Doesn't what I said make a lot of sense?" He couldn't wait to ask for her opinion.

"They're just naive children's talk," she said casually.

"Never mind, this is the only answer I can come up with, and it will be my belief in life from now on." Qin Xiaochuan made up his mind; only with this would he not feel confused.

"Life beliefs? You really dare to say that," Han Kexin said dismissively.

"There's nothing to be afraid to say." Qin Xiaochuan raised his glass and clinked it against hers, looking into her eyes. "Once you believe in it, it will naturally feel like a very natural thing."

In their previous encounters, this was the first time Han Kexin had looked away first. "But I don't understand the practical meaning of what you're saying," she stubbornly persisted.

"Of course I am," Qin Xiaochuan said with certainty. "To be honest, I was always confused about becoming the Blood Witch King before, because this was not my choice. After learning about Xiaoying's background, I was also confused. I didn't know if I wanted to become the Blood Witch King or to become a replacement for the Blood Witch King in the previous life."

"You should understand what I mean, right?" Qin Xiaochuan looked at her again.

"I didn't expect you to have these thoughts, but it's not surprising that you said it like this," she replied, seemingly ignoring the question.

"Mm." He nodded.

"So what's your answer now?"

"Because some things never change, my past self will naturally influence my present self. Not only me, but perhaps you are the same, you just don't know it."

He took a sip of his drink before continuing, "So I want to be true to myself, someone who lives according to my own ideas. After seeing how badly Xiaoying was injured while saving me, I made up my mind to protect the people around me from any further harm."

"So, for this one goal—" Qin Xiaochuan picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp before solemnly declaring, "I want to become the Blood Witch King."