Chapter 720: Burning Books in a Fit of Rage
Chen Changsheng had thought they might chat about interesting things happening in Ximing City over their wine.
But as they talked, the conversation took a different turn.
Long Zhongzheng had nothing but bitterness left to speak of.
The sheer pressure of staying alive had forced him to forget a great deal, paring him down to something much simpler. The year they first met, he had still spoken of Great Jing; now, he spoke only of survival.
The world had changed.
It had changed into something Chen Changsheng no longer recognized.
He let out a long sigh.
Raising his head to look at the full moon above, he couldn't help but wonder if he ought to do something.
Lately, he often found himself suddenly unable to understand his own mind.