Chapter 370 - A Way to See the Past (1/2)
Jing Yi — the real Jing Yi in the Nine Heavens — immediately sat up as soon as his eyes flew open. His cheeks were flushed crimson and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
”Shameless!”
How could he do this?! Although … this kind of swooping in when the other was wavering and using the moment to make him falter even more through honeyed words and faulty logic … It was oddly familiar. It was probably exactly what Qiu Ling would have done in such a situation. After all, his fiance really had a talent for inverting what others said.
”Don't tell me I have some odd preference for that kind of man?”
Jing Yi rubbed his brow and sighed. He really would have liked to deny it but it was hardly possible. Furthermore, this wasn't the only similarity. Never mind that Qiu Ling was normally overly excited and tended to be even more shameless around him, always trying to hug and touch him, deep down he had the same attitude as that man.
He would always guard him regardless of what happened. Watching him suffer was probably worse for him than suffering himself. Just imagining what would happen if he collapsed in front of Qiu Ling like that …
Jing Yi sighed. As similar as they were it was a little bit ironic that that man from his past seemed more mature than Qiu Ling. How come his immortal fiance lost to a human in that regard? As someone with hundreds or maybe even a thousand years of experience shouldn't he be far ahead?
But maybe that was the difference between a normal person and a king. After all, the latter would be responsible for all his subjects. Just a few years in that position would probably make you a really dependable person.
Jing Yi frowned slightly. ”Didn't you tell me you were something like an adviser to your king? How come nothing of your king's maturity rubbed off on you? Or are dragons just different?”
He sighed and lay down again. He knew he should get back to cultivating but right now his head was full of thoughts about that man. Remembering him had seemed so torturous at first but right now he didn't really think so. In fact, he felt … really warm.
To know that there had been such a person at his side, someone who would stay with him regardless of what happened, who would care for him and protect him and share the good and the bad times … it really made him feel happy.
”In the end, did we find happiness?”
He wanted to know. Had that man finally succeeded in swaying him? Had he thrown aside all those worries and uncertainties and been with him? He hoped so. That man had made that much of an impression on him that he couldn't help but do so. He felt like he deserved it. Even if it wasn't for himself, at least that man should have had his wish fulfilled.
”Who knows how much of the Fractured Crystal Leaf's spiritual energy is still inside me? For how many memories will it last? If I really was immortal … it should be a lot, right?” Jing Yi sighed again. ”I can hardly believe this. Just yesterday I was still hoping that this would end as soon as possible and now here I am hoping that it will last for a while longer so that I can see some more.”
It seemed strange but … he really wanted to know. Wasn't there something he could do? Could he really just wait until he remembered the next part of his previous life? Would it really just depend on his luck which part that would be? Wasn't there any way to control this?