Lola's little mouth formed an "O," and for a long while, she couldn't close it.
In a situation like this, she'd originally wanted to see what Gu Qingshan would do, so she wouldn't be afraid if she ever faced something similar herself.
Who would've thought Gu Qingshan would completely overturn her impression of him?
She'd ventured out with Gu Qingshan and fought alongside him. They'd cried and laughed together, and gone through many things.
Gu Qingshan was focused and calm, making his plans before he acted. No matter what happened, he remained composed and collected.
Even when he was killing, Gu Qingshan never showed much expression.
He simply drew his sword with utter seriousness.
Later, once they grew more familiar, Gu Qingshan cooked for her.
That's when she discovered that he was just as serious about cooking.
He paid attention to the thickness when slicing vegetables, the heat when stir-frying, the timing when simmering soup, and the presentation when plating.
Focused. Serious.
It took Lola a long time to understand.
It turned out that killing and cooking were the same to him: just things to do.
Things worth doing seriously.
He simply thought about how to do them, immersed himself completely, and gave it everything he had.
Apart from that, he didn't have many feelings about it.
But this time was different.
Lola could clearly sense the emotion in Gu Qingshan's heart.
That surge of violence, too turbulent to suppress...
It was the first time she'd seen it in him.
Above them, six kinds of light and shadow swirled without end.
Gu Qingshan's voice, brimming with killing intent, drifted through the air, carried by the power of the six paths' radiance to countless worlds.
All the worlds fell silent.
No one had expected to hear words like that.
A grand