They gazed at each other across the distance, tears filling their eyes, yet neither could utter a word.
One wore a tattered Daoist robe, his body marked by frozen wounds and arrow injuries; the other appeared carefree, with a warm, springlike smile on his face.
"Daoist friend, why aren't you smiling?" Qin Sheng asked with concern.
"I came in answer to the longing in your heart. This is Heaven's arrangement."
"Eh, Dezi, why has your face turned green? Now purple? And now black."
Daoist Priest Duan had actually mastered the art of changing faces. Impressive!
Duan De stared at Qin Sheng, his teeth grinding loudly. His Heavenly Venerable teeth were nearly shattered.
Why had things turned out like this?
This Daoist master had painstakingly broken through the Dao Pattern Formation outside the great tomb. Just when he had finally reached the moment to reap the rewards, that Qin fellow had whooshed right in front of him.
Heavens, do you think this is fair?
"Dezi, don't look so miserable. The most important thing in life is being happy." Qin Sheng walked over and sighed as he looked at Duan De.
"Seeing how you look, you've worked hard. But it's all right. I'm here now."
Please, I'm begging you, don't come!
"Qin, am I never going to get rid of you in this life?!" Duan De said resentfully.
"That's not right, Daoist friend. Without me, you wouldn't have been able to get here either," Qin Sheng said earnestly.
"And we entered together. We only got separated afterward. Under normal circumstances, this place should have been explored by the two of us together."
"Now, things have merely returned to their proper course."
Duan De did not listen to Qin Sheng's coaxing at all.
If everyone had truly discovered this place together, then broken