Chapter 82: Finally Alive Again (1/2)

“I’m still alive?”

On a field in the wilderness, Qin Yu faced the sky why lying on his back. He struggled to open his eyes. Through his blurred vision, he saw the darkening sky. It was about to rain.

Rumble!

A sudden thunderous boom roared in the skies above as a bolt of lightning tore through the darkness. In the very next moment, a torrential rain came pouring. The thunderous winds and the heavy rain wreaked havoc on the earth, sending fallen leaves, twigs, and mud flying everywhere.

In the face of this oppressive storm, Qin Yu once again closed his eyes. The ‘Secrets to Eternal Life’ was frantically absorbing qi from everywhere to restore his body, but it was nowhere near enough to make up for the power his soul had lost. Right now, his body was like a lake with all its water sucked dry. Even with a small brook trying to refill it, it’ll take several months or even years to successfully refill the lake.

Nobody knew when the rain had stopped. Now, Qin Yu’s body was covered by leaves and mud. Only half of his body could be seen, and the rest was covered by dirt.

Just like this, day by day, month by month, Qin Yu was like a hibernating animal, slumbering on the field, sleeping through the howling winds and the scorching sun rays, the cloudy days and the frosty cold.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. There wasn’t a single trace of humans in the place where Qin Yu laid. The only thing that could be seen was a small mound in the wilderness full of weeds and small flowers.

Very soon, the year was over, and a new year arrived.

It was March, and spring has arrived. The sun shone and warm spring winds blew past as hundreds of flowers bloomed brilliantly. On the hillside Qin Yu laid on, several red flowers bloomed. The scarlet color was particularly beautiful.

“Yuan Qing, come quickly, the flowers on this hill are very beautiful.” On this day, a girl’s happy voice rang crisply in the air.

“Liu-mei, 1, wait a second, I’m coming.” A male voice came booming in reply.

Soon, the couple arrived at the hillside.

The maiden was dressed completely in red. She had a beautiful face and an alluring figure. The man’s clothes were luxurious and he looked to be in his twenties with a flashy appearance. A single glance was all that was needed to know that he was a playboy from some large family.

“Liu-Mei, look at how beautiful these flowers are. I’ll gift them to you!” The playboy took a big bunch of flowers and smiled as he gifted them to the woman before he showered flattering praises on her. “Liu mei, only a beauty like you are suited for such beautiful flowers.”

“You really know how to speak. However, that honey mouth of yours is just what I love, hehe…” The woman laughed happily and accepted the flowers, “Yuan Qing, I’m your sister-in-law. Calling me ‘Liu Mei’, ‘Liu Mei’ over and over again, aren’t you scared of dying early?”

“Hehe, for you, I wouldn’t mind my life being shortened by a few years.” The man laughed loudly, “Furthermore, aren’t you younger than me? I just like calling you Liu Mei.”

“Hmph, little fool, it’s your choice then.” The maiden pouted and turned to look at the little hill, “Let’s go up and take a look, there might be even more beautiful flowers.”

“Alright, let’s go.”

The pair went up the hill.

“Woah, Yuan Qing, look at how beautiful those flowers are.” The woman stopped and pointed somewhere past the slope, where several beautiful, scarlet red flowers bloomed alluringly on a small mound.

The playboy immediately looked over and he felt that the dazzling red flowers really were beautiful.

“It’s really beautiful.” The playboy also praised.

“Let’s go.” The woman didn’t say anything more and just ran to the small mound.

The two arrived at the little hill very quickly and squatted down, appreciating the flowers’ rare beauty.

“Yuan Qing, this flower seems a bit special. It has some spiritual qi around it. Could it be a spirit herb?” The woman’s eyes shined.

The playboy stepped forward and sniffed the flowers closely, “There really is qi around it. Impossible, how could a spirit herb be growing in such a shoddy area? Furthermore, Liu Mei, have you noticed? The qi around here is also stronger than other areas.”

“It is, how strange. Could it be because of these spirit herbs?” The woman frowned, muttering to herself.

“Well whatever, as long as Liu Mei likes it, I’ll give them to you.” With those words, the playboy directly pulled out all the flowers and presented them to the woman.

“Thank you!” The woman immediately accepted the flowers he had given her and placed it under her nose. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, revealing an intoxicated expression.

“How fragrant.” The woman seemed to be enchanted with the flowers.

The man stared at her beautiful face. Together with the glamorous red flowers, it made her face appear even more charming. It was hard for him to control himself. He swallowed, his voice hoarse: “Liu Mei, you’re so beautiful.”

“Is that so?” The woman smiled seductively. The breathtaking scene made the man lose all control as he suddenly pounced on her, wrapping her in his embrace.

“Ah, Yuan Qing, what are you doing?” The woman screamed.

“Liu Mei, I love you. I want you.” The playboy panted as he pushed her directly down on the hill, his lips already impatiently descending down on her.

“Yuan Qing, no, not here, people can see us.” The woman struggled a little.

“Liu Mei, don’t worry. Nobody comes here so no one will see. I want you, I can’t stand it anymore.” The man howled, his hand roughly tearing open the woman’s clothes.

“Yuan Qing, no, I’m your sister-in-law!”

“No, in my eyes, you’ve never been my sister-in-law. You’ve always been my beloved woman.” The playboy spoke cornily but in his heart, he was cursing disdainfully: ‘You slut, if you really cared about being my sister-in-law, you wouldn’t have come to this desolate, mountainous area with Laozi. Things have already gotten to this point, yet you’re still trying to act so virtuously’.