I am in the last days, I can connect to reality

"Wow, you really have the ability of a dragon and the courage of a rat!"

Qin Zhong sighed helplessly, and as he started the car, he asked into the intercom, "By the way, Song Qing, how long have you been learning this boxing style? Can you teach me later? I think it's quite powerful!"

"I learned this style quite a lot back home. I've been learning from a master since I was a kid, probably starting when I was three!"

Song Qing's voice came out clearly from the built-in speaker in the cockpit: "Of course I have no problem teaching you, but practicing martial arts is not only hard, it's also quite dangerous..."

Having said this, Song Qing's voice obviously dropped.

"Hey, it seems that you are also a person with a story!"

Qin Zhong naturally heard the strangeness in Song Qing's tone and asked, "Come on, I have some wine. Do you have a story? Tell me, Chujiu is a senior researcher and knows everything. You can also let Chujiu enlighten you!"

Chujiu naturally knew that Qin Zhong wanted Song Qing to speak out his heart, so that they would be more approachable, so he joined in and said, "Yes, I am also a doctor of psychology, and I am best at guiding people!"

After Qin Zhong and Chu Jiu finished talking, they waited silently for Song Qing to speak, but there was silence on the other end of the communicator for a long time. Just when Qin Zhong felt a little impatient and was about to change the subject, Song Qing's voice came from the communicator.

"Martial artists practice martial arts from a young age. Martial arts training instills a strong sense of vitality and vigor. When vitality is high, one becomes easily angered. Therefore, it is difficult for us to control our anger..."

Song Qing paused, as if hesitating. After several seconds, she continued, "When I was learning boxing, I had a senior brother. We practiced together and grew up together. We had a very good relationship..."

"However, since I'm not as talented as him, and I'm very strong-willed, I refused to accept the advice of others who said girls couldn't achieve great success in martial arts. I held my breath and practiced standing meditation every day, hoping to surpass him one day, until one day..."

As he spoke, Song Qing's voice became lower and lower, and it seemed as if he could not continue.

Qin Zhong and Chujiu looked at each other, neither of them urged him. Both of them were imagining quickly in their minds, thinking that what would happen next might be a bit bloody!

"One day, a few of my fellow apprentices started to tease me, saying I wasn't as good as my senior brother and goaded me into a duel. I was too young and naive at the time, so I went to find him. So, on a sunny afternoon, we had a duel, and it was that duel that made me regret it for the rest of my life."

"Your... senior brother is dead?" Qin Zhong asked cautiously while driving.

"No!"

Song Qing's voice was filled with pain. "From the very beginning of the duel, I had the upper hand. Now that I think about it, it should be my senior brother who was letting me win. But I just wanted to finish the fight quickly and show Master and the other brothers that I was better than him. I don't know what happened, but I used the killer move in Bajiquan. This is the killer move that Master ordered us not to abuse, and I actually used it on my senior brother who loved me so much!"

As she spoke, Song Qing's voice began to become a little choked, and it was obvious how deeply impressed she was by the incident.

"Well, you also said that warriors have a lot of energy and it's difficult to control their anger. Think positively!"

Qin Zhong comforted Song Qing first, then hesitantly asked, "What happened to your senior brother?"

Thinking of the scene of Song Qing fighting with the T-shaped zombie, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her senior brother. I'm afraid he would be disabled if not dead!

……

Song Qing had calmed down by this point, and his voice had gradually become steady. "My senior brother was seriously injured and will never be able to practice martial arts again. Because I was young, I wasn't sentenced. I just spent some time in a juvenile detention center. After I got out, I left my hometown with my parents and never went back..."

"Later, I studied and worked in Stone City. Over the years, although I persisted in practicing martial arts, I never fought with anyone again. Whenever I think of this incident, I remind myself to stay calm and not get angry. Over the years, I have become less and less courageous..."

After hearing this, Qin Zhong finally understood why Song Qing’s personality was so weird. It turned out that this was the reason!

"If I ask you to fight with your senior brother again now, will you use more force next time?" Qin Zhong asked.

"Of course not. I was too young at that time and didn't know the seriousness of the matter, so I made such a big mistake." Song Qing answered quickly and firmly.

"That's it, isn't it? You've heard of youthful impetuosity before. You were simply too young and impulsive at the time, and you also had plenty of martial arts energy. The combination of the two made it difficult to control your anger and severity..."

Qin Zhong drove the chariot around an intersection and said in a firm tone, "We have all been tempered by society now and will no longer lose control of our anger! Now is the end of the world. Even if we are evolvers, learning martial arts can enhance our attack skills and increase our chances of survival. Therefore, learning martial arts is still very important!"

"Yes, I also think what Qin Zhong said makes sense. In the end times, people should first consider how to survive. Other things are not important!"

Chujiu, who had been listening silently, suddenly said, "Let's stop here for now. Look ahead, we've arrived at Xuanwu Lake!"

Qin Zhong was slightly stunned when he heard Chujiu's words, and then he saw the big lake appearing in front of him through the 360-degree LCD screen. It was a lake covering a large area.

The shadow of the end of the world shrouds the Stone City. The once prosperous streets are now overgrown with weeds, but this Xuanwu Lake reveals a unique tranquility and desolate beauty in this end of the world.

The lake is still vast, but it has lost its former hustle and bustle. Only ripples blown by the wind remain, as if telling of its past glory.

Qin Zhong drove the chariot to the cruise ship dock. Three people came under the car. The vegetation on the lakeside was growing wildly and the branches of the willow trees were drooping. The former cruise ship dock had long been abandoned. Only a few dilapidated small boats were left floating on the water, swaying in the wind.

The color of the lake water also became darker. Most of the former buildings around the lakeshore had collapsed, leaving only broken walls and ruins. Occasionally, Qin Zhong could even see some wild animals running around among the ruins, looking for food.

The Purple Mountain in the distance looked particularly desolate under the sky of the end of the world. The trees on the mountain had lost their former greenness, leaving only gray-brown branches.

"You finally came!"

Just as Qin Zhong and others were looking around, a badge in Qin Zhong's space ring suddenly flew out of the space ring automatically and hovered in the air. A projection was shot out from the badge, and there was a faint human figure inside.

It seemed that it was Mr. Mu who gave the badge to Qin Zhong.

Seeing that the badge flew out without his consent and even projected Mr. Mu's shadow, Qin Zhong's face changed slightly and he became secretly alert.

He had kept this badge hidden in his space ring and had not actually taken it out to wear, for fear that something else might happen. But now it seemed that even if he kept it in the space ring, it would be difficult to block Mr. Mu's peeping at him.

Now that I think about it, after all, my space ring was also made by Mr. Mu, so if he does something to it, it would be difficult for me to defend myself.

What Qin Zhong didn't notice was that the moment Mr. Mu's projection appeared, Chujiu's expression changed slightly, and then he hid his figure behind Qin Zhong's tall figure.

Because Chujiu was rather thin, when he stood behind Qin Zhong, he could only see a person standing there, but could not see his appearance.