Chu Qing threw back his head and laughed. "If darkness sweeps in, then we'll face the darkness!"
"But before facing the darkness, we'll clean up Heaven first."
"We can't let it take the fruits of our labor!"
"It doesn't care whether the Human World Organization exists, nor whether the skies are clear. We care even less."
"It enjoys the greatest benefits, so why shouldn't it put in the effort?"
Nangong fell silent. "It may not care about the Human World Organization, but we should."
Chu Qing shook his head. "No!"
"We only need to protect Qingzhou, or even just Stone Ridge Mountain!"
"I don't care about anything else."
Nangong let out a breath of relief. "As long as Stone Ridge Mountain can be protected, that's enough!"
"This place holds too many beautiful memories for me!"
In her youth, she had fallen from the prefectural city into Stone Rock County beneath Stone Ridge Mountain.
Then she had met Chu Qing. The two of them gave themselves to one another, and only then did they rise to prominence.
Back then, they had both been innocent, and there had not been so many matters to deal with.
They could be intimate with each other, nestle against each other, and play with things like silk stockings to add a little spice.
Now, their strength had grown, and their status had risen.
But they had less time together.
Though there was still plenty of intimacy between them, it was not as frequent as it had been in the past.
She had watched Chu Qing grow bit by bit here at Stone Ridge Mountain.
If Stone Ridge Mountain were gone, she felt that the beauty of her youth would disappear with it.
Therefore:
Other places could go to ruin, but Stone Ridge Mountain was not allowed