Let's walk together for the rest of our lives. If the host says to leave, she will leave.

Lanruo Mountain is high up, with layers of mist and clouds.

The name of the temple is Lanruo.

Lanruo Temple is located on the highest mountain in Lancheng, and it takes pilgrims four hours to walk to the top.

Normally, high mountain scenic spots like this would be equipped with cable cars, but Lanruo Temple is not an ordinary tourist attraction. It is famous for its miraculous effects.

Pilgrims firmly believe that walking up the mountain can better demonstrate their sincerity and their wishes will have a greater chance of coming true, so there is only a cable car going down the mountain.

"Ling Ling, I have to do something tomorrow. Can you stay at home for a day?"

Gu Ling was using his phone to browse many must-visit attractions in Lancheng. When he heard what Qiao Yu said, his phone happened to display a video introducing Lanruo Temple.

"The road from the foot of the mountain to Lanruo Temple is eight kilometers long and has six thousand five hundred steps. One step means one thought. It is said that as long as you reach the top of the mountain with piety, the gods and Buddhas in the temple will be moved by you and your wish will come true."

Gu Ling raised his head, glanced at Qiao Yu, and nodded in his slightly nervous eyes: "Okay."

Since Qiao Yu and Gu Ling got together, the two have basically never been separated. Moreover, in a completely unfamiliar place, it is impossible for Qiao Yu to let Gu Ling run around alone, so he can only let Gu Ling stay in their temporary rented small home for one day.

One day, just one day.

Qiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He asked, "What do you want to eat today?"

Gu Ling didn't even raise his head, as if he was absorbed in watching the video: "It's all right."

Qiao Yu entered the kitchen, and the video on Gu Ling's phone was still playing.

"Of course, the fulfillment of a wish comes at a price. The wisher must voluntarily give up the most important thing in his life..."

……

The next morning, after Gu Ling and Qiao Yu had breakfast, Qiao Yu went out.

Not long after, the door was opened again.

Qiao Yu stepped forward and hugged Gu Ling: "I regretted it the moment I left. I couldn't bear to leave you here alone."

No matter how effective Lanruo Temple is, it is just a rumor after all. If he leaves Gu Ling because of a groundless rumor and something happens to Gu Ling during this period, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

He also knew that the probability of Gu Ling getting into trouble was very small, but he was too timid, and that tiny possibility was enough to make him feel terrified.

Qiao Yu asked: "Ling Ling, can you go with me?"

Gu Ling touched Qiao Yu's hair: "Okay."

The two reached the foot of the mountain. Gu Ling stared at the endless steps in silence. After a while, he raised his foot and climbed up a step.

Qiao Yu held her back and said, "I'll carry you up."

Ordinary people would be exhausted if they climb to the top of a mountain empty-handed, let alone carrying a person and weight on their back?

Gu Ling shook his head: "No, you will be very tired."

Qiao Yu held her hand and said, "I want to go, just think of it as accompanying me."

Qiao Yu seldom asked Gu Ling to do anything, so it was difficult for Gu Ling to refuse this request.

Gu Ling frowned and climbed onto Qiao Yu's back: "If you can't hold on, I can ask you to come down the mountain at any time."

Qiao Yu replied "OK", but in his heart he told himself that he must reach the top of the mountain.

No matter how good Qiao Yu's physical strength was, it was impossible for him to easily reach the summit carrying a person on his back. He rested many times along the way, and by the time he was halfway there, his legs were already shaking so much that he could not move.

After putting Gu Ling down again, Qiao Yu rested for a full half hour.

But when he was about to carry Gu Ling on his back, Gu Ling refused: "Let's go back."

Qiao Yu was sweating profusely, his short hair was soaked with sweat, and a smile appeared on his cracked lips: "Ling Ling, we will be able to reach the top soon."

Gu Ling patted his thigh, and Qiao Yu's legs went limp and he fell down, just in time to be held in Gu Ling's arms.

Her tone was a little cold: "Are you sure you want to continue carrying me up the mountain? Qiao Yu, as long as you nod, I agree."

Qiao Yu couldn't nod his head.

He could ignore himself and insist on climbing to the top of the mountain, but he could not guarantee that he would be able to carry Gu Ling steadily after losing all his strength.

Qiao Yu tried his best to smile and not care: "Forget it, let's go down the mountain."

Qiao Yu took two steps, but didn't see Gu Ling catching up, so he stopped again: "Ling Ling?"

The wind blew up Gu Ling's hair and blew away her words: "Will you come again?"

Qiao Yu never lied to Gu Ling, so after a long silence he gave a definite answer.

When he finds someone he can trust and entrusts Gu Ling to that person, he will come to Lanruo Temple to pray.

"I heard that the wish of Lanruo Temple can only be fulfilled at a price. What price are you prepared to pay? Your hands are the most important thing to you, right?"

Gu Ling looked at his hands: "Qiao Yu, you are a painter."

Qiao Yu said softly: "I know."

Gu Ling frowned, and then heard Qiao Yu's words: "Painting is as important as you. I don't want to give up either of them."

Qiao Yu lives in a warm and harmonious family. His parents are both very gentle people.

He likes painting, and his parents support him fully and cultivate his painting ability since he was young.

Qiao Yu is a talented painter. He only paints what he likes, and such paintings have a unique vitality.

He has painted many scenes, but only four people - Gu Ling, himself and his parents.

His parents were in a car accident when they were coming to see his art exhibition. When they were dying, his parents held his hands and told him not to blame himself, saying that he was the best painter in the world.

They said that Qiao Yu’s landscape paintings were particularly good, and he must go to other places more often, paint those landscapes, and then tell them about them at the cemetery.

If his level had not dropped, Qingfeng would send him a kiss, which would be their approval of Qiao Yu.

Painting is Qiao Yu’s dream and his parents’ approval of him, so he cannot give up painting.

Even for Gu Ling.

Sweat wet Qiao Yu's long eyelashes, and unknown tears soaked his eyes.

He still looked gentle and tough: "I heard that the soul is a very important thing to a person. After this life ends, there will be no Qiao Yu in the world. So I don't care about reincarnation, and I don't care whether the soul goes to heaven or hell. I only have this life, and I only want this life."

"Heh." He smiled. "You see, the soul is a very useless thing to me. I'll exchange it for a wish. Isn't it a good deal?"

After coming into this world, Gu Ling's heart beat violently for the first time, and she felt a dull pain in her heart. She tried her best to use her magic power to soothe herself, and the pain faded away, but the violent heartbeat became more and more intense.

Her throat was a little choked: "Qiao Yu, that's just a rumor."

The reason why Gu Ling was so weak was that his demonic power was too weak, and the reason for his weak demonic power was -

This is a scientific world where supernatural things do not exist.

Qiao Yu said: "I really hate this word: what if. But sometimes, I hope this word can really make some of my distant wishes come true."

Although he knew that Qiao Yu's soul would be fine, Gu Ling still couldn't bear it: "Qiao Yu, don't do these useless things. You don't need to be so affectionate, because I don't have the ability to love. This is not a good deal."

Qiao Yu walked closer to Gu Ling, pressed his forehead against hers, and the affection in his eyes only grew.

"But you like me, don't you?"

Gu Ling likes Qiao Yu. In her short life in this world, she is an unforgettable memory in Qiao Yu's life, and Qiao Yu will be with her throughout the rest of her life.

Gu Ling asked him: "Don't you think it's unfair?"

"It seems a little bit." Qiao Yu's tone was gentle, "Then you will like me a little more every day, until your heart stops beating, until your life ends, okay?"

Qiao Yu is an irresistible existence, Gu Ling knew it from the day they first met.

"it is good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ling hugged Qiao Yu, kissed his lips gently and patiently, traced the shape of his lips, and completely entangled and mixed the breath of the two.

Gu Ling was very sure that in the previous moment, she liked Qiao Yu more——

A little bit.

……

Qiao Yu finally went to Lanruo Temple.

After returning that day, Qiao Yu accompanied Gu Ling to visit other scenic spots in Lancheng, while contacting reliable people to temporarily protect the young lady for him.

In order to avoid giving up halfway, he walked very quickly that day, because he started missing Gu Ling before he left her.

He knew that it was a futile effort and a bad deal to climb up to Lanruo Temple.

He just... wanted to do something.

So he stood at the foot of the mountain, looked at the 6,500 steps that seemed to have no end, and stepped on them.