Chapter 132 (1/2)

Chang categorized food and weapons into different backpacks, the heaviest of which he carried on his back. The other four were evenly distributed to Zhizhi and Sanpang. He then hunkered down, gently patting the kids on their backs. ”Come, I'll carry you. ”

”We can walk by ourselves,” one of them said. ”We may be weaker than you, but we are just as capable as a normal adult in physical strength. We'll follow along.”

”How about...” Chang turned his head and tried to think of a way to persuade them, but then he realized these kids were actually Qing Shui himself. ”Alright,” he finally agreed.

Chang nodded to Jing. ”You aren't responsible for any backpacks, so keep an eye on the kids. They are all well-behaved, so it shouldn't be too troublesome.”

”No problem.” Jing smirked and asked the boys, ”Can you follow closely after me?”

”We can,” the boys answered in sync.

While Jing sat down trying to get to know the boys, Chang, Sanpang, and Zhizhi conducted a throughout check of the bar to make sure they didn't miss any critical items.

”Where are we going?” Jing asked, holding on to the boys' hand.

”I don't know exactly where...” Chang shook his head. ”I thought Qing Shui was going to come along, but I am lost now when he withdrew from our plan...”

Chang spoke of Qing Shui with an unconscious pathos. In the past years, he ignored the distance growing between them deliberately. Just as he was told, Qing Shui had never done anything disloyal to their friends.h.i.+p, and he had been continuously providing help that he didn't even ask for; he treated him as a family member, yet Chang himself began to avoid conversations...

Now, Chang was leaving with his clique, and Qing Shui decided to stay. They would never meet each other again, given what Qing Shui was going to confront.

Qing Shui wasn't even a well-matched opponent to the Willow, regardless of intelligence or physical capability. Chang doubted he could ever stop the Willow. Even if he could, Chang didn't think that Willow would ever skip obtaining one of the most brilliant minds on this planet.

He may become one of the millions, and he may also become one of the Willow's favorite.

Therefore, although Qing Shui was capable—since his encephalon mutation four years ago, he could snap off Zhuo's neck effortlessly—Chang had no idea what he had become now. The only thing he learned from their last conversation was that Qing Shui had been faking his confidence.

Qing Shui never panicked, neither felt uneasy about any situation they faced, even with Zhuo.

However, when he said goodbye to Chang, it was his first time making a definite promise, guaranteeing that he would stop the Willow for three years.

His promise sounded like a slogan more than anything practical. Qing Shui would never do that unless he no longer possessed his confidence

Thus, his death was something already predicted.