Night fell!!
The Black Fiend Realm Lord's residence was still filled with endless clamor.
After speaking with everyone, Qin Jishi rose and headed toward a pavilion.
Dugu Qiubai naturally noticed everything and followed after him.
The noise continued unabated!!
Qin Jishi stood within the pavilion, staring into the distance, suddenly lost in thought.
Lord of Thousand Rays Realm! Creak!
His fists clenched tightly, and his brows furrowed.
Now that he was dead, all news of Shiqing had been cut off as well. Qin Jishi's heart was in utter turmoil.
After a long while!!
Dugu Qiubai appeared beside him, his gaze likewise fixed on the distance.
"Young Pavilion Master, do you have something on your mind!?"
"..."
Qin Jishi pulled back his thoughts and laughed at himself. "Senior Dugu, do you think I'm especially useless? I can't even protect the people around me."
Dugu Qiubai's tone was calm. "Young Pavilion Master, why do you say that?"
At that moment, he could sense that Qin Jishi's heart was extremely unsettled.
For something to affect his state of mind, it seemed this matter was far from simple.
Hearing Dugu Qiubai's question, Qin Jishi let out a long sigh.
"Senior Dugu, back when I was in the Black and White Domain, I once..."
A short while later, after hearing Qin Jishi out, Dugu Qiubai's expression changed slightly.
However!!
That flicker of change vanished in an instant, and his expression soon returned to normal.
Perhaps in Dugu Qiubai's eyes, Qin Jishi being shackled by love between men and women was not a good thing.
But on second thought, it was only natural. If Qin Jishi had been heartless and devoid of loyalty, Su Tianqing likely would not have taken him as a disciple and groomed him as his successor.
"Young Pavilion Master, perhaps things are