When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 442

A new mountain home

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"": "Some of those words came from Luo Bin's own immediate feelings.

He was someone who never gave up easily. No-giving up wasn't even in his vocabulary.

The rest was his attempt to win Qin Tianqing over.

Even if Qin Tianqing was only one man.

He would surely be an ally no less formidable than Zhang Yunxi!

That was why Luo Bin tried to stir Qin Tianqing into action.

Qin Tianqing drank a cup of tea.

He said nothing, merely gesturing toward the door.

He smiled as he showed them out.

Luo Bin stood rooted to the spot, showing no intention of leaving.

"This outcome is inevitable. You don't understand what it means to hide from heaven. You don't understand how determined heaven is to wipe out people like us."

"You aren't the sort of person Senior Uncle thought you were. In truth, he left clues and maps to draw people into the mountain less to change anything than to keep our legacy alive. With people staying to become disciples of the Heavenly Mechanism Taoist Grounds, we could limp along until he returned."

"But he can't return. I know he's dead."

"There was hope, but that hope is gone. However hard we struggle now, it will always be futile." Qin Tianqing shook his head again.

Zhang Yunxi suddenly said, "A leaf can block your sight, but can a mountain block heaven's? The Heavenly Mechanism Taoist Grounds needs a new way to hide itself. Only then can it survive."

"That is the wish of our late senior uncles, our fellow disciples, and every member of our order. Mine, too," Qin Tianqing replied.

Zhang Yunxi spoke again. "Then have you ever considered rebuilding the Heavenly Mechanism Taoist Grounds somewhere else?"

"Your order doesn't depend on bloodlines. I think

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