Chapter 536: The Last Journey of the World (5)

As the night deepens, the stars remain, and the bright bonfire continues to bring some warmth to the gradually cooling night, and also illuminates the faces of the old and the young.

After calming down for a moment, Wang Yao asked softly, "Uncle, why are you with her?"

Wang Yao was referring to the girl lying on his lap. Perhaps because she was too tired after several sleepless nights, the young lady was still sleeping soundly and sweetly.

In the warm firelight, her small and delicate body was like a soft and lovely flower. The smile that occasionally appeared inadvertently in her sleep made her sleeping face look a little more cute and naive.

Of course, what Wang Yao found most incredible was how could this old man and young man, who were both famous for their violent tempers and bad personalities, be put together? This combination gave him the feeling of being out of place!

Anyway, in Wang Yao's opinion, it's okay for them to team up with anyone, but this current combination seems unreasonable to him no matter how he looks at it.

Speaking of the young lady, Huang Zhong seemed to be quite emotional for a moment: "After leaving Sanfendi two years ago, I went to the Southern Wasteland alone, and then about a year and a half ago, I accidentally ran into this silly girl in the Southern Wasteland."

According to the world map, the Southern Wasteland is located in the northeast of the Three-Point Land, which is exactly opposite to the northwest of the Cloud Desert.
Under Wang Yao's slightly surprised gaze, Huang Zhong nodded and said bluntly: "Well, just as you guessed, this silly girl didn't even know she was going in the wrong direction. Humph, anyway, I never thought that a rich girl like her would have the courage to leave Sanfendi alone. The most important thing is that she is so stupid that she can't even tell the direction, but she is still stubborn and yelling to come to you all day long. If she hadn't met me, she might still be wandering around the Southern Wilderness now."

As he was talking, the old man began to scowl again: "Just like the girl back then, this girl has never given me peace of mind! Sometimes when she gets angry, she's even more stubborn than an old man like me. I was almost pissed off to death several times! And those bastards from Dongwu are the same. They let a girl run away by herself and didn't care about anything. They have absolutely no sense of responsibility!"

Why doesn't this sound like a complaint about the young lady?
Wang Yao thought so in his heart, and when he looked up, he found that the old man was glaring at him intentionally or unintentionally: "You little brat, it's the same! Back then, you just walked away without saying a word, and she has been looking for you for two whole years. You can be cold and ruthless to your enemy, but you shouldn't be like this to her, right?!"

Wang Yao felt extremely complicated for a moment, but he still hesitated to speak.

After a while, he replied with a lack of confidence: "I didn't expect that she would follow me."

"Humph!"

Huang Zhong, however, snorted coldly without any mercy.

"Are there things you haven't thought of? People say you are resourceful, but I think you didn't think of it, but you are obviously avoiding her on purpose! But have you ever thought about how miserable it is for a little girl to be alone and suffer? A rich girl, spoiled since childhood, never touched the water of spring spring, do you think she can live well when she runs out alone? Sometimes she even has to eat wild fruits to fill her hunger and sleep in the wilderness, not to mention the vicious and bloodthirsty demons! Humph, you are relieved and are doing well here, but she has suffered so much to find you, do you know? You know that your own contact number is garbled and can't be contacted by others, but in the past two years, have you ever thought of at least taking the initiative to contact the little girl? It really makes me angry! I, an old man, can't understand it the most. Why do they all love you so much? They were in the past and they are still now!"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became. The old man was furious and wanted to eat Wang Yao alive. He just needed to spit at him and say, "Bah, scumbag!"

Well, apologies are apologies, and agreement is agreement, but the old man sometimes just can’t stand it, and when his temper flares up, he will still scold Wang Yao mercilessly.

After being scolded like this, Wang Yao felt extremely guilty towards the girl who was sleeping soundly on his lap.

Then there is another problem that he has been avoiding, but now he has to face it again.
"Uncle, do you think a broken man like me deserves such a beautiful girl? My heart has long been dead, and my existence is not worth dying for. Now I am not afraid of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood ahead, and I am only afraid that I will disappoint and delay her in the end."

Just one question made Huang Zhong, who was still angry and ready to continue cursing, stop abruptly.

The old man stared blankly at the man with a look of sadness and loss. After a moment, he sighed heavily like a deflated ball: "Silly child." After a pause, he added earnestly: "I can't answer your question, but I know that if the girl could see what happened in the past few years, she would definitely not want you to stay depressed like this. That kind-hearted child, even at the last moment, most wanted to see you safe and happy in the future."

As he spoke, the old man returned his gaze to the young lady's sleeping face: "She is also a good child. I always thought that my daughter's eyes were full of you, but later I found out that there is another person whose eyes are also full of you."

Huang Zhong added a few more sticks of firewood to the bonfire. Amid the dazzling sparks, he began to tell another story: "A year and a half ago, when I was still in the Southern Wasteland, I was actually in deep danger. I accidentally encountered the migration of demons. I was exhausted after killing several tyrants. In the critical moment, it was this girl who saved me regardless of the danger."

At this point, the stubborn old man smiled, "You know, when the little girl was in Sanfendi, she was notoriously stubborn and willful, and I, an old man, have a quick temper, so at the beginning, we didn't get along very well, and we could even say that we were incompatible.

But after spending more time together, I found that she was just a simple-minded silly girl. I can’t say she was very kind, but she was also a compassionate and good child. At that time, I was seriously injured and anxious, so I shouted and drove her away. When she was angry, she also argued with me. However, although she said that she would never care about an old man like me, when she saw me dying, she still went all over the mountains and plains to find herbs to treat my injuries regardless of the wind and rain. The southern wilderness was dangerous, and we quarreled all the way, but when it was really a critical moment, she never really abandoned me, an old and frail man. "

Hearing this, Wang Yao also smiled slightly unconsciously: "She has always been like this. Although she seems a little mean and unruly to outsiders, she has good intentions."

"As long as you know."

Huang Zhong immediately gave the former a meaningful look, and then said: "I think this girl is pretty good, but sometimes she is a little bit fierce, but that's good, so that she won't suffer when she gets married. Our girl used to be too obedient to you, and she always followed your will. This is what I disliked the most!"

Wang Yao was a little surprised to hear this. The stubborn old man who used to shout "My girl is the best in the world" all day long, now seemed to have a very unique feeling and identification with the eldest lady.

But when Wang Yao looked in the direction of the voice, Huang Zhong had already looked away. A stubborn old man like him might feel embarrassed sometimes.

But none of this matters.

Although he didn't say it, Wang Yao knew that in the past year or so, the old man had already established a special relationship with the girl that was no less than that between a grandfather and a grandson. It seemed that the old man had regarded the latter as an equal to Luna, and gave her all his care and love.
At this moment, Huang Zhong spoke again.

"Okay, I don't understand the emotional affairs of you young people, and I don't want to care about it. But I just want to ask you, can you really bear it? You are not really dead, you are still alive, you just can't forget the girl, and you can't get over the hurdle in your heart. But you should know very well that this girl is also stubborn. She has been looking for you for two years and has waited for you for two years. Maybe she will continue to wait, and she will definitely continue to wait."

Huang Zhong suddenly stared at Wang Yao's eyes very seriously: "Do you understand what I mean when I say this?"

The meaning is very clear. The girl is too chaste. She will never give up on the person or thing she has decided on. If she continues to procrastinate and avoid like before, it will waste her youth.
Just as Wang Yao was about to say something, Huang Zhong waved his hand to stop him.

"Actually, I, your uncle, am no longer qualified to teach you a lesson. You are now of a prominent status and a well-deserved legend on the continent. You shouldn't be like that young boy back then, always being nagged and yelled at by an old man like me. The reason I tell you all this is just that I am an old man whose fire is about to go out and who only has a few years left to live and I don't want to see any more suffering in this miserable world. Life is but a blink of an eye for a hundred years, and the future is still dangerous and unpredictable, so you should cherish the people in front of you, and don't wait until you really lose them to regret it! As for the past, it should be left in the past, and as for the future, we will talk about it in the future."

After saying this, Huang Zhong seemed to be tired. He didn't say any more words. He walked a little further away, leaned against a stone pillar, closed his eyes and took a rest.

The night is long and everything is silent.

The bonfire burned continuously.

The white-haired man stood alone beside the sleeping girl, staring blankly at her naive sleeping face. After gently brushing away the few strands of soft hair that stuck to her wet lips, he silently raised his head with a particularly complicated look at the bright stars in the night sky, and fell into silence for a long, long time.