Chapter 607 As for Jiang Luo... We have plenty of time to take it slow
Chapter 607 As for Jiang Luo... We have plenty of time to take it slow
Fan Wujiu gently pushed open the door, walked into the room, and looked at Jiang Luo lying on the bed with complicated eyes. Huo Yancheng stood aside and glanced at him warily, but did not make any more sarcastic remarks. The room was silent for a while, with only the slight gurgling sound coming from the medicine furnace.
Jiang Luo heard the noise and slowly opened his eyes. He saw Fan Wujiu standing at the door, looking a little uneasy. He smiled slightly, his voice still weak: "Wujiu, you're here."
Fan Wujiu approached the bed and whispered, "Jinglin, I...I have something to say to you."
Jiang Luo nodded and motioned for him to sit down: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
Fan Wujiu sat on the bedside, head down, hands clenched and unclenched, as if he was in a fierce psychological struggle. Finally, he took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Jinglin, I always thought... I understood you. I thought you were the way of heaven without desires, cold and hard as iron, who didn't need anyone's care or company. And because I did so many excessive things to you back then, I thought you regarded those things as humiliation and regarded me as a playboy. So since you returned to your position, I always watched you from afar, dared not approach, and even dared not express my true thoughts. I thought... this was the best way for you. At one point, I even thought that only if I died, you could stay with my other personality well."
He paused, his voice choking. "But when I saw you getting hurt, and seeing you trying your best for the Three Thousand Worlds, I realized that I was wrong. You are not indestructible. You also have moments of weakness, and times when you need support. And I... have been hiding away from you because I was afraid of being rejected and because I was afraid of breaking the rules in your heart."
Fan Wujiu raised his head and looked directly into Jiang Luo's eyes, his eyes full of guilt and determination: "Jinglin, I'm sorry. I failed your trust and my own heart. From now on, I will not run away anymore. I will stand by you and face everything with you. No matter who you choose, no matter how you see me, I will do my best to guard you and protect you."
Jiang Luo looked at Fan Wujiu quietly, with a touch of emotion in his eyes. He did not respond immediately, but was silent for a moment before he said softly: "Fan Wujiu, I am very grateful to you. Whether it is the Heavenly Dao Crystal you sent me at the critical moment, or your honesty now, I understand that you are really thinking about me."
He paused, and his tone returned to his usual calm and self-possessed tone: "But what I want to tell you is that you are right. I do regard you as a playboy. You are right about this."
Fan Wuchu: ...
Okay, stop talking. I get it. Can you not tear down a person who is strong?
"but……"
That's right, but there is also a but. Jiang Luo looked up at him and continued, "But, people always have two sides. Although you are indeed a playboy, when you were going through the catastrophe of lust, you used me as an object to satisfy your lust, and I really wanted to kill you. Now it is you who came to save me with the Heavenly Dao Crystal Stone without fear of danger, so these two points can be evened out."
"Bullshit...it's even?" Fan Wujiu couldn't believe his ears. Is this what the great Lord Tiandao would say?
Jiang Luo said, "Yes! We are even. As you said, you were really naughty and hard to tame when you were little. I tried so many ways but you still refused to be disciplined. I thought you were hopeless and I was too lazy to care about you. Fortunately, you didn't grow up crooked. There is only one thing. You are the son of an ancient god, but you inexplicably split yourself into three personalities. Don't you feel split? Forget it, it's meaningless for me to care about these things now. Anyway, the three of them already have their own personalities and there is no way they can be combined into one."
Fan Wujiu stood in front of Jiang Luo, as if he had returned to his childhood when he was punished by heaven to kneel.
He cleared his throat and said awkwardly: "Jinglin, I had prepared a lot of sentimental words, but now that you are telling me this, I can't even say a word."
Jiang Luo wanted to say something else, but he paused, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, what else do you want to say? Say it all at once!"
After hearing Jiang Luo's words, Fan Wujiu pursed his lips, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he said in a low but firm voice: "Jinglin, I understand. No matter how difficult the future is, I will stay by your side and will no longer escape or retreat."
Huo Yancheng was originally standing aside to watch the fun, thinking that it would be very interesting to see this guy get humiliated. Now, after hearing him say this, although there was still a bit of disdain on his face, there was a hint of tenderness in his eyes. He snorted and said, "You still have some conscience. However, Xiao Luo needs to rest now. Let's talk about it when he gets better."
Jiang Luo put away his previous self-restraint and coldness, chuckled, looked at Huo Yancheng, then looked at Fan Wujiu, with a hint of ridicule in his tone: "Yancheng, Wujiu, the two of you... are really tit-for-tat."
Huo Yancheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Who made him always so self-righteous and think that he is the best one for you."
Fan Wujiu retorted: "I never thought so, I just... didn't dare to face him."
Facts proved that I was right. I really didn't dare to face him. His expression just now was really scary!
Jiang Luo shook his head helplessly, with a hint of gentleness in his tone: "Alright, there's no need for you two to quarrel anymore. You are both my most important partners now, and you are equal. There's really no need to target each other like this."
Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu looked at each other. Although there was still some hostility in their eyes, their minds had reached a delicate balance at this moment.
Fan Wujiu was quite happy, and even showed a kind of mocking smile: "Hey, did you hear that? They are all important partners!"
Huo Yancheng was speechless, thinking to himself, he has no desires or demands on us, why should you be happy? Aren't you still just a partner?
Just then, footsteps were heard outside the door, and Lu Qing pushed the door open and walked in. He looked at the three people in the room, and his tone was calm but with a hint of concern: "Xiao Luo, how do you feel?"
Jiang Luo said: "Much better, don't worry."
Lu Qing nodded, his eyes swept over Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu, and he said calmly: "In that case, let's not disturb Xiao Luo's rest anymore. When he recovers, there are more important things waiting for us to do."
Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu nodded at the same time. Although they still felt a little uncomfortable, for Jiang Luo, they chose to temporarily put aside their grudges against each other.
Lu Qing frowned and said, "What are you guys still standing there for? Come out with me!"
The two responded and followed Lu Qing out of the room. Jiang Luo looked at these three personalities and felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.
In fact, after returning to his position, he did feel a headache when he saw Lu Qing's three personalities. He wondered how could a person cause such a big disaster and make such a big mess when he was going through a tribulation?
Not only did he get involved with the ancient son of the gods, but he also developed three personalities and was schizophrenic to such an extent that if the Father God appeared in his dreams, he would probably scold him for three days and three nights.
Moreover, one of these three people has physical desires, and he only vents his physical desires on himself. If he cannot see through them in this life, then the suffering of his physical desires will follow him like a shadow, and every time they occur, he will only look for himself like a madman.
Jiang Luo lay on the bed and closed his eyes, but his mind was restless. His thoughts went back to the days after he returned to his post, and he couldn't help but feel helpless and bitter.
"Father God, if you were still here, would you blame me? I swore in front of your spirit that I would take good care of Lu Qing, make his life safe and worry-free, and help him overcome the calamity of his seven emotions and six desires. Now, I have made things like this..." Jiang Luo whispered to himself, with a hint of self-mockery in his voice.
He knew that as the Way of Heaven, he should have no desires or requests, and be as cold and hard as iron.
However, he could not completely get rid of the emotional ties. Whether it was Huo Yancheng's gentle protection, Fan Wujiu's sincere repentance, or Lu Qing's overbearing care, he felt an indescribable warmth and responsibility.
But when he thought about his guilt towards his Father God, Jiang Luo felt overwhelmed and didn't know what to do for a moment.
The faces of the three people appeared in Jiang Luo's mind, and he shook his head helplessly: "These three guys are really more troublesome than the other."
He knew clearly that Lu Qing's three personalities - Huo Yancheng, Fan Wujiu and himself - were all split up when Lu Qing was going through the tribulation in order to deal with different emotions and desires towards himself. Huo Yancheng represented his responsibility and protection, Fan Wujiu represented his inner desire and indulgence, and Lu Qing himself was the one who tried to find a balance between the two.
Jiang Luo took a deep breath and thought to himself, "Perhaps, it is their differences that prevent me from being completely indifferent when facing them. But...is this kind of bond a good thing or a bad thing?"
He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down, but the figures of the three people kept appearing in his mind. He knew that he could not be indifferent to them, nor could he really ignore them.
On the other side, Lu Qing, Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu walked out of the room and stood in the corridor. The atmosphere between the three was still a little awkward.
Lu Qing spoke first, his tone was calm but with a hint of unquestionable majesty: "You two, don't quarrel in front of Jiang Luo in the future. He is weak now and needs to rest. He is not here to see you being jealous."
Huo Yancheng snorted coldly and said, "I know. I'm not that ignorant."
Fan Wujiu scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: "I didn't mean it, it's just... seeing his cold look, I felt a little uncomfortable."
Lu Qing glanced at him and said calmly, "He has always been like that. You don't have to think too much about it. Besides, his attitude towards the three of us is much gentler than before."
Huo Yancheng sneered, "Gentle? Are you sure he was only a little gentle to us because he was weak, and not because he was too lazy to pay attention to us?"
Lu Qing shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "You two are always so sharp, no wonder he feels headache."
Fan Wujiu shrugged and said with a smile: "Forget it, I don't want to argue anymore. Anyway, he has now acknowledged that we are important partners, and that's enough."
Huo Yancheng glanced at him and snorted, "You are easily satisfied."
Fan Wujiu raised his eyebrows and said, "What else? Is he like you, with a stern face all day, thinking about how to monopolize him?"
Huo Yancheng glared at him and was about to open his mouth to refute, but Lu Qing stretched out his hand to stop them: "Alright, both of you stop arguing. The focus now is that we must find the remaining soul of the Nightmare Demon as soon as possible and completely eliminate the hidden danger. As for Jiang Luo... we have plenty of time to take our time."
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