Chapter 1123 – Tugger’s Heart Demon

　　”We came in by discarding our distractions and opening that door to the Pure Land of the Mind, by the same reasoning, perhaps we can get out by closing that door.”

　　Lin Qiye sat down on his knees, “Anyway, let’s try it first.”

　　The three of them closed their eyes and once again entered a meditative state, like three stone statues sitting in place, motionless.

　　As time passed, the brows of the three slowly furrowed.

　　Ten minutes later, Lin Qiye opened his eyes and realized that An Qingyu and Jiang Er on the opposite side had stood up with ugly faces.

　　”You guys failed too?” Lin Qiye frowned.

　　”Uh-huh.” An Qingyu nodded, “I’ve clearly touched the door to leave, but I just couldn’t push it.”

　　”Me too.” Jiang’er followed, “I was about to go out several times and was blocked back by that door, it feels like …… like there’s something that’s blocking our connection with the outside world.”

　　”So it seems like we’re in the same situation.”

　　Lin Qiye helplessly stood up from the ground.

　　”Why didn’t we have this feeling when we came in?”

　　Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, “Maybe something went wrong when those two Supreme Gods were fighting, causing this place to be closed.”

　　”What then? Won’t we be trapped here all the time?” Jiang’er said worriedly.

　　”That’s not so bad.” An Qingyu immediately shook her head, “It’s not like the Blazing Angels went after that Supreme God and didn’t come back, He found out that we didn’t return to the ship, He will definitely return to the Heavenly Kingdom to look for us, and we will be able to go out by then as well.”

　　”Then when will He return?”

　　”It’s hard to say, maybe a few hours, maybe a day, maybe it will take several days …… After all, He said that when He chased Lucifer, He chased him for three days and three nights.”

　　Hearing this, Jiang’er sighed helplessly.

　　”Perhaps, passive waiting isn’t the only way for us.” Lin Qiye suddenly spoke.

　　The two of them, An Qingyu, turned their heads to look at him at the same time.

　　”If we can’t get out of the Heavenly Kingdom, perhaps we can also try to leave by a different path, just like that Supreme God entering the Heavenly Kingdom.”

　　”You mean …… hell?” An Qingyu turned her head to look at the giant sword tumbling with crimson lava in the distance, frowning as she contemplated for a moment, “Indeed, since that Supreme God was able to enter Hell from the outside world, it means that Hell should have an exit to the outside world, and since the conventional method cannot leave the Heavenly Kingdom, this path should be able to work.”

　　”But that’s hell, is it really feasible for us to just break in?” Jiang Er asked worriedly.

　　Lin Qiye and An Qingyu looked at each other for a moment before simultaneously shaking their heads:

　　”Forget it, hell is after all a former Evil God divine Kingdom, even if all the demons above the God Realm have been decimated, there’s no telling what …… risks will be left behind, there’s no need for us to take the risk.”

　　After discussing for a moment, the three of them sat down in the same place, looked at the dim sunset in the distance, and let out a long sigh.

　　”I’m afraid that if we don’t go back for so long, Brother Tug will worry.” Lin Qiye said with some concern.

　　”Then again, it’s indeed a bit strange that Brother Tug didn’t enter the Heavenly Kingdom.” An Qingyu was thoughtful, “What kind of distractions does he have ……”

　　Jiang’er glanced at them, and after hesitating for a moment, he still spoke tentatively, “Didn’t you guys notice that after returning from the Pamir Plateau, Brother Tug’s mood was a bit low?”

　　Lin Qiye and An Qingyu glanced at each other, “Have you?”

　　Jiang Er: “……”

　　Lin Qiye had narrowly escaped death during the Battle of the Monument Guard, and was only revived a few days ago, so he wasn’t clear about the squad’s situation after returning from the Pamir Plateau;after An Qingyu arrived at the Celestial Court, she had devoted herself to analyzing the spiritual qi, and hadn’t been distracted by anything else at all, and at this moment when they heard Jiang’er say so, both of them were somewhat bewildered.

　　”There should be, although I wasn’t too sure before, but now it seems that he does have some heart disease.” Jiang Er was silent for a moment and sighed helplessly, “Moreover, I can probably understand where his heart disease comes from.”

　　”From where?”

　　”You guys.”

　　”Us?” Lin Qiye was puzzled, “Why?”

　　”Because one by one, you guys are just too perverted.” Jiang’er looked at the two of them and seriously spat out, “A captain who is known as a rare genius of the Night’s Watch for a hundred years, a vice-captain who can analyze everything and use it for himself with unlimited potential, a Black King who has enough power to massacre an ordinary god sealed in his body, Cao Yuan who is known as the one who is above all beings under the gods, and Sister Jia Lan who has fallen into a deep slumber, but when she awakens, she will be able to become a god in a step ……

　　Fatty’s Forbidden Ruins didn’t know exactly what it was, but it seemed to have come from quite a long way as well.

　　In fact, with the forbidden ruins of Drag and I, we are completely qualified to be based on the special squad, but the few of you are going really fast …… so fast that it makes me feel that we will always be the tail of the team.”

　　Jiang’er slowly lowered his head, his expression unprecedentedly low, “When we were on the Pamir Plateau before, Drag and I watched you guys charging into battle, our hearts were especially hard to bear, although we knew that we couldn’t help much even if we charged up, but it felt as if, it seemed as if we were no longer even qualified to stand beside you guys… …”

　　”I’m relatively young, it’s still understandable that I can’t keep up with you guys in terms of realm, but Drag is the one who came all the way with you guys, his character was already a bit arrogant, and now that he can only watch the gap with you guys grow bigger and bigger, it will only be even more difficult to bear than it is for me.”

　　Hearing this, Lin Qiye and An Qingyu fell into silence.

　　This aspect had never occurred to them.

　　Among this team, it seemed that the one thing that was least lacking was demons, whether it was Garland with his mysterious origins, Lin Qiye who had the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods, or An Qingyu who could parse the Heavenly Court’s aura……. By comparison, Shen Qingzhu and Jiang’er’s own dazzling radiance had been overshadowed by them all.

　　After Jiang Er pointed this out, Lin Qiye could imagine, with Shen Qingzhu’s character, how tormented and self-blaming he should be right now.

　　Shen Qingzhu wasn’t the type of person who was willing to be the tail end of the pack, and even more so, he couldn’t shamelessly beg the Great Summer God to accept him as an agent in order to pray for power, the only thing he could do was to hide all of this pain in the bottom of his heart, silently stand at the end of the line to pay for them, and pretend that nothing had happened.

　　”It’s my problem, as the captain, I should have noticed it earlier.” Bitterness surfaced in Lin Qiye’s eyes.

　　An Qingyu thought back to the scene in the Heavenly Court when Fatty Baili went out alone with Shen Qingzhu and spoke helplessly, “It seems that Fatty saw Tug’s abnormality before all of us …… He’s the one with the most delicate mind.”

　　”When we return to the ship, let’s have a good chat with Brother Tug.” Lin Qiye said seriously, “We’re all brothers, so if there’s anything you have to say, we’ll solve it together.”

　　”Uh-huh.”

　　An Qingyu looked at the daylight gradually sinking in the distance and nodded.