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"Do you feel that it's laughable? Do you feel that you're very ignorant? Qing Zi, you have to remember that the human heart is the most fickle. You can only believe in yourself forever." The old man stared coldly at Lin Qing.

"If it wasn't for the fact that I don't have a second chance to possess your body, Qing Zi, you definitely wouldn't have such a life. Therefore, Qing Zi, you should know how dangerous the heart of a person is, not someone that you can imagine. Even someone very close to you would stab you with a knife for many reasons."

"Regardless, for the past three years, Elder Shu has treated me like his nephew. How could Lin Qing forget his kindness?" Lin Qing bowed respectfully as she spoke in a sonorous voice.

"Haha …" The old man raised his head and laughed. At some point, tears had started streaming down his face.

"I haven't lived in vain these past three years." The old man sighed with emotion. His cold eyes had become gentle at some point in time.

"Ever since I seized this body, I've been working hard to cultivate, hoping to return to the Heaven Gate and seize what I've lost. It's just that my heaven's will is unpredictable, but I've never been given the chance to do so."

"That night was as cool as water. I was eventually found by a close friend of mine who had lost all my cultivation, so how could I be his opponent? If it weren't for my greed towards the Ancient Cave's secret, I would have already become a pile of dried up bones."

"This time, when the opponent isn't paying attention, I finally escaped. I will never dare to approach the Gate of Heaven again! I will not stop until now!"

"In my entire life, although it was ups and downs, I have no regrets. If I were to come here again, I would continue to do so, and now my lifespan is almost up, I have not lived for many years, and my life is in ups and downs, I no longer have any regrets, the only thing that makes me feel heartbroken is her, I have let her down …" At this point, the old man's cloudy eyes were already filled with tears.

After a long time, the Elder finally recovered from his state of mind. He stared at Lin Qing for a long time, as though he was examining something. Nodding his head, he gently placed his hands in his bosom.

Under Lin Qing's puzzled expression, the old man quickly took out a hairpin from his chest pocket. His aged hand caressed the smooth jade wall, as if he was reminiscing about something from a long time ago.

"If I had listened to her back then, I might not have ended up like this. If today is about to come, there's nothing I can't let go of. The only thing I can't let go is her …" The old man mumbled, as if he was regretting something, but at the same time, it seemed like he was reminiscing about something.

"Qing Zi, for the past three years, how have I treated you?" As his gaze left the hairpin, the old man stared intently at Lin Qing.

"Treat her like a relative, pass on her kindness to me, there's no way to repay her kindness!" Lin Qing solemnly said.

"Good, good." The old man laughed out loud and said a few words in quick succession.

"I, Yun Ming, have never begged anyone in my life. Qing Zi, for the sake of these three years, I want to beg you for a favor."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Qing looked at the earnest expression on the old man's face and sighed. She nodded her head and said, "Old man Shu, please say that if you can help the old man, then you can help the old man."

The old man's face was filled with gratification, as if he had put down a huge boulder in his chest.

"In the future, if you are able to enter the Celestial Gate, you must remember to find this person and tell her, 'I let her down. I can't live with her in this life, I'm willing to be an ox in the next life.'" The old man gave Lin Qing the hairpin.

Lightly opening the portrait, a woman wearing a purple gown turned around with a smile. Her figure was long and fuzzy, like a direct descendant of a deity.

Even in a painting, one could still see her peerless beauty.

The old man's eyes were filled with infatuation, and at the same time, his murky eyes began to shine brightly.

"May I know who you are …" Looking at the goddess on the screen, Lin Qing asked in a low voice.

The old man's hand gently rubbed against the pale face of the beauty on the painting. For a moment, he seemed to have gone silly.

He looked at Lin Qing with a complicated expression on his face as he looked at the woman drawing the map and said, "This is my dao companion, the granddaughter of Deputy Elder Qin of the Heaven Gate, Qin Shixue. She is also my dao companion, but it is a pity that I did not have the chance to meet her during the battle at the Ancient Cave.

Looking at the girl's beauty, then looking at the old man's face, Lin Qing could not believe that such a beautiful woman was actually the companion of the old man. After all, the disparity was too great, making it hard to believe the truth.

"Do you find it strange that with my current appearance, I actually have such a beautiful dao companion?" The old man rubbed his painting as he muttered to himself.

Lin Qing embarrassedly touched her nose. Having her nose seen through by the old man, she could not help but feel a little confused in her heart.

"However, you have never thought that before I possessed her, I would not be like this. Otherwise, how could I be compatible with her?" The old man's eyes seemed to be filled with something as he said indifferently.

"If you can reach the Heaven Gate, remember, you must give her this hairpin. When the time comes, she will understand everything." Elder Shu solemnly said as he handed the hairpin to Lin Qing.

"Qing Zi understands. If he were to enter the Heaven Gate one day, he would definitely not disappoint the elders." Lin Qing solemnly said as she received the hairpin.

The old man smiled in satisfaction. At this moment, he was exceptionally charming.

"Qing Zi, before you leave, I didn't have anything for you. I just wanted to tell you a piece of news that should be of help to you." The old man turned around and said in a low voice as he looked at the sky.

"Please state your intentions, Elder Shu." Lin Qing respectfully said.

"Your body is filled with great secrets. You must always remember this great opportunity." The old man muttered.

When Lin Qing heard this, his face couldn't help but change. He was just about to continue asking.

The old man waved his hand and turned around to look at the vast sky. His disciple silently left Lin Qing in the shadows.

Seeing this, Lin Qing knew that the old man was unwilling to say more. Although there was doubt in his heart, he could not inquire any further. She could only respectfully bow and leave.

"The Three Corpses Mind Pill is not an immortal poison, it is not as terrifying as expected, other than some mysterious things, as long as you can control your own body, these poisonous things are useless." Just as Lin Qing was about to leave, old Miao Miao's voice sounded out.

Lin Qing suddenly raised her head, only to discover that the old man had already stepped out. Moments later, he had already disappeared, leaving behind a few traces of a sigh before vanishing from Lin Qing's field of vision.

Lin Qing stood on the spot, carefully evaluating the words of the old man. After a while, she clasped her hands together and bowed respectfully in the direction the old man had left, then she turned around and left, never looking back.