Chapter 245: The meaning of life
Over the years, they have saved thousands of people. The White Dragon King has long been indifferent to this. He has long since stopped thinking that saving one person is a great merit. However, Qinglong values everyone.
He once asked Qinglong: "Master Shen, there are more than tens of millions of people dying in this world. Even if you save dozens or hundreds of them, who cares?"
And Lord Qinglong said: "They all care."
Yes, they will care about those people who were rescued, but these have nothing to do with him, the White Dragon King. The White Dragon King dislikes Qinglong's kindness very much. He always feels that this kindness is meaningless.
Qinglong also asked him: "When you are in the most critical moment, don't you hope that someone will save you?"
The White Dragon King even sneered at this. A being like Qinglong Shenjun could actually say such words, which could make Qinglong feel that he was in danger. Then what was the use of the people he saved?
"I prefer that I don't encounter any danger."
This was the White Dragon King's original answer, and the question was ignored by him with a smile, but Qinglong would not have imagined what kind of desire was hidden behind this answer.
In the heart of the White Dragon King, only one with the power of a blue dragon can resolve all dangers. Kindness? Saving people? Oh, this is a redundant move.
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In a dilapidated house in a small village, a swaddled baby woke up from hunger and started crying again.
She is often hungry, so she is very accustomed to this feeling of hunger, but it has been a long time since she last ate, so why has no one come to feed her?
Moreover, the food I ate last time tasted so bad that I don’t want to eat it again. I could occasionally eat something sweet before, but why is that food gone?
The little baby cried loudly, but soon she became tired of crying. After all, she had been hungry for too long and had no strength.
Her eyes rolled around, looking at a very familiar person next to her. This person used to feed her something sweet, but last time he fed her something very unpleasant to drink. After that, this person sat down
She fell asleep here and hasn't woken up yet. No matter how much she cries, she can't wake her up.
What should I do? I’m so hungry.
The little baby tried to crawl out of the swaddle, trying to touch the person and wake her up, but he couldn't seem to crawl out.
Anxiously and angrily, I slapped the hard bed board under me a few times. As a result, my little hand hurt so much that I made the baby cry out in pain.
"Wow-wow-"
At this time, the door of the house was pushed open, and the long-lost sunlight shone into the house and hit the baby's face. Because he hadn't seen the sun for a long time, the sudden light stung the baby and closed his eyes.
The baby stopped crying all of a sudden.
"I heard the crying stopped just now, but it shocked me. Isn't it okay? I wish I was still alive."
The little baby looked at the two people who rushed in without knowing why. She hadn't seen a stranger for a long time, and she always felt a little scared, but the person in front of her made her feel so friendly.
The little baby stretched out her little hand to Qinglong, and her intuition told her that this person could stop her from going hungry.
Qinglong gently picked up the swaddling clothes. The swaddling clothes were made of rough materials and even rubbed the baby's skin a little red, which made people feel distressed.
But this little baby is smiling, very happily and very cute.
Qinglong looked at the baby and laughed together. He condensed a green light ball and placed it in the baby's arms.
"Eat, eat this and you won't be hungry again."
The little baby understood what Qinglong meant and started to gnaw the green stuff into her mouth. It felt sweet and delicious. The more she ate, the happier the baby became and the more she smiled.
The White Dragon King was standing aside, looking at the baby with great jealousy. The more the baby smiled, the more jealous he became.
She has followed the Qinglong God for thousands of years, but she has never received such a valuable gift. Why should she see this baby for the first time!
He actually fed his own Azure Dragon origin to a child. What was the Azure Dragon God thinking?
"Shenjun! What are you doing? There are plenty of things that can be fed to this child, why do you want to use your own origin?"
The White Dragon King didn't understand, so he asked directly.
Qinglong glanced around the room, then at the mother of the baby who had died long ago, and said slowly:
"I plan to raise this child myself and not give it to others. She will be my child from now on."
This made the White Dragon King even more confused. Is Qinglong doing this on a whim?
"Sir, my subordinates don't understand."
Qinglong said softly:
"This child showed me the meaning of life."
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Qinglong found a place to bury this dead woman. If she could still see everything here, she would be very happy now. Her daughter would not have to die and would even have a wonderful life in the future.
Qinglong stood in front of this woman's grave for a long time, looking straight into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
The White Dragon King behind him asked:
"Master Shen, I still don't understand. We have saved so many children, why do you treat this child specially?"
Qinglong withdrew his gaze and glanced at the swaddled baby in his arms. The baby was already sleeping soundly.
"When you entered that house, did you see what this woman looked like?"
The White Dragon King shook his head. He didn't care about this, so he didn't pay special attention to it.
Qinglong was silent for a while. He was a little afraid that their voices would wake up the child. Seeing that the child didn't behave strangely, he lowered his voice and said softly:
"The woman had been dead for more than three days. There was a cut on her palm, which caused her excessive blood loss. There were blood stains on the corners of the child's mouth, so it is not difficult to guess that the woman used her own blood.
I fed this child just to let the child live a little longer and give her more hope of living, even if she died from it.
Before the woman died, there was no fear, no reluctance, no regret on her face. There was only indescribable worry on her face. She also knew that after she died, the child would not be able to survive, so she
worry.
These people, who have lived in this desolate and miserable place for so long, are strong. They are determined to stay here and not leave. Even if this woman dies, she wants to give her children more chances to live. This is love.
It is also for the sake of continuation, and there is still hope. And this child, despite being hungry for three days, still waited for us to arrive. It is persistence and fate.
You know that I am in charge of life, but you never know what life is. This story that we have not seen contains countless meanings and the meaning of life."
Qinglong looked at the White Dragon King, his eyes were calm, but not calm at the same time.
The White Dragon King, on the other hand, nodded in understanding.
In fact, he didn't understand anything.
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This place has become a desolate and dead place, but Qinglong still makes clouds and rain here, reviving it. It rains for seven days without interruption. The rain full of vitality makes the land here regain its vitality.
It became fertile, countless flowers and plants grew up, and many trees re-emerged from the ground, forming patches of woods.
In the early morning of the eighth day, the sun penetrated through the layers of dark clouds, dispelled the darkness, and shone on the earth again. The desolation here had changed, and it became full of life with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
It's time for Qinglong and the others to leave.
Qinglong held the baby in his arms. At this time, he had already changed the baby into a piece of swaddling clothes. The material was somewhat similar to his clothes. Looking at his robe again, a large piece was missing.
After all, Qinglong is very wealthy. He would cut off such a precious piece of clothing without any hesitation.
"Seeing the sunshine makes me feel so good. Speaking of which, I haven't named the child yet. The morning sun is always full of hope. I named the child 'Xi' after the sunshine.
how?"
The White Dragon King nodded approvingly
"Meng Junxi? That's a good name."
"Well, it doesn't sound very good. I've decided to call you Meng Xijun. How about that?"
Chapter completed!