"Send me back to the silt. In the future, we will owe each other nothing." Gollum covered his face with his bloodied hands. He was in terrible pain.
Sometimes, indeed, only one's homeland was good. The outside world was a wonderful place, but the outside world was filled with helplessness.
"Guru, why are you doing this?" Zhaoping stepped forward to support her. What happened just now was something he had never imagined would happen.
He had never despised her, not even with the time to be pained. Of course, he admitted that he had indeed neglected her these past few days with the fairy. However, this didn't mean that he didn't care about this girl.
He turned back into a fish in the blink of an eye.
Thus, she was unable to speak, because he was no longer her master. Even kissing him would be useless.
"Fine." Zhaoping sent her into the water, murmuring softly.
Since she didn't like it here, then it would be futile to leave her here. It would be better to let her go back, at least there, where no one could bully her and she could peacefully rest, forgetting all the unpleasantness that had happened.
On the bridge, Zhaoping said to the woman, "I have something to take care of. I may be gone for a few days. Take care of yourself while I'm away."
"May I ask, what is it?" Fairy Ling asked with concern.
In such a vast capital, only he was worthy of her trust and entrustment for the rest of her life.
Perhaps things had happened too quickly. However, with fate approaching, it was truly impossible for them to withstand it.
"This has nothing to do with you. Don't worry, I'll be back." Zhao Ping smiled reassuringly. In fact, this matter of sending Gollum back to the Scarlet Mountain Range could be handled by others, but everything had an end. Since it was brought here by him, it had to be brought back by him.
Fairy Ling looked at the water below the bridge, "Can the two of us not hide anything, even a small matter?"
She longed for such a person, to talk about everything, to trust each other. Unlike friends, she was closer than close friends, and she would even hide things from lovers. But she did long for such a rare relationship.
"Alright." Zhao Ping did not hesitate. His suggestion to her was always something he could not reject.
Then, Zhao Ping told her everything about Gollum. Fairy Lin sighed, but didn't say anything.
In reality, his mind was filled with countless thoughts. Like he said, Gollum was a carp essence, which meant that the demon spirit was also an extremely emotional being. It wasn't as heartless and cold-blooded as the rumors said.
Of course, she would feel sad for Gollum. After all, she had given her life to him, but he, without enlightenment, had broken Gollum's heart.
"I've shamed her, and I've also ruined her life."
As the old lady had said, she had indeed brought him good luck, and during the days he spent with her, especially during the time when he was in the Great Sage Land, he felt happy and satisfied.
It was a joyous occasion to have a girl who was like a little sister by his side. Although he had brothers and sisters in the palace, it was inevitable that there would be shortcomings in his big family. They were all brothers and sisters, but they were often two-faced and didn't have much true feelings for each other.
Zhaoping no longer, Zhaoping bid farewell to Fairy Ling, then set off on his journey to the Fertile Earth with Gurgle.
Guru was still a fish and had not transformed back into a human. After transforming back, there was no use in her transformation either. She could not speak, and her eyes could not be seen. She was like a cripple.
She might as well be in the water, swimming freely, without anyone knowing what she was thinking.
It was a blessing in disguise for everyone. Along the way, they met with trouble.
Two groups of disciples were fighting, and Zhao Ping's carriage just happened to pass by. The horses were startled, and they uncontrollably rushed down the cliff.
In the nick of time, a masked woman descended from the sky, saving him.
It had to be said that this woman had quite a bit of strength. She was actually able to lift a horse carriage with her bare hands. Poor horse. After the rope was cut off, it fell into the abyss, probably having its body smashed into pieces.
Zhaoping sat unscathed in the carriage. Of course, his clothes were a bit messy after all that had happened.
After exiting the sedan chair, he didn't see anyone.
He was very curious. He was clearly saved by someone, but why did that person save him and disappear without a trace?
Suddenly, he thought of something even more terrifying. Gollum had disappeared. He had placed it in a large bowl and held it in his hand, but the moment the carriage rushed down the cliff, the water splashed on the fish and flew away.
He leaned over the edge of the cliff and shouted, "Gulp."
He thought about going down to look for it, but looking for a fish in such a big place was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Perhaps he found her and she died from lack of water.
Helpless, he could only return home. After walking for around a quarter of an hour, his mouth was dry.
His heart was full of injustice, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
Suddenly, as if he had gone mad, he desperately ran back. No matter how difficult it was, he had to find her.
If only Gollum knew that he had allowed her to live or die, how sad would she be? He had already hurt her once, and he couldn't hurt her a second time. Otherwise, what difference was there between that and a bastard?
He painstakingly made his way to the bottom of the cliff and began to search carefully.
The woman on the cliff took off her veil and could only sigh.
The true emotions of the world actually disregarded life and death. This … It would at least make him feel better.
Some bodies were easy to find, while others were hard to find. For example, he had found the body of a horse, and it was truly a body that had been smashed to smithereens.
Fortunately, this matter did not cause any more casualties. After the horse was frightened, the coachman hurriedly jumped off the carriage and retrieved his life.
He did not blame the coachman for thinking of a way to protect his life in the face of danger. This was only natural.
When he was tired, he rested for a while. When he was hungry, he would pick a few wild fruits to eat.
The usually pampered and pampered young master Zhaoping had suffered a lot this time.
It was as if he would not give up until he found Gollum.
On the other side, an ascetic monk was walking past somewhere at the bottom of the cliff. He saw a carp in a puddle. The carp was very strange and had no eyes.
"Good, good, good." The monk took off the bamboo basket on his back and took out a bowl from inside. Then, he scooped up some water and put the carp into it.
"Buddha is merciful. If I don't save you today, you will die after the water dries here. From now on, follow me."
Finished speaking, he packed up everything and started to leave.
In this world, there were many coincidences, and in this world, there were also many misses.
The monk had just left when Zhaoping arrived at the scene. Of course, he did not see anything except a puddle of water.
At that time, he was thinking how great it would be if Gurgle were to fall into this puddle.
Sigh, if he had never brought her out of the Scarlet Mountain Range, then everything that happened afterwards would not have happened, and naturally, this calamity would not have happened.
But what was the point in regretting it? What had happened had already become a foregone conclusion. What he could do was to do his best to find her and make amends.
Gollum, who had been saved by the monk, had lost some of his spiritual energy and thus was unable to take human form for a short period of time. He had no choice but to get along with the monk as a fish.
The monk's heart is generous, but the monk is also very lonely.
Now it was different, now that he had a carp by his side, he had a target to pour out his heart to.