Chapter 692 - Thread of Love (2/2)

Jing Shu sensed the change originating from Biyou Palace. As she walked towards Biyou Palace, she saw Shen Lian coming out from it.

Apart from his garments, Jing Shu did not realize other forms of changes. Though she still felt some changes in him, she was not able to describe it.

Kui Li arrived too. She looked towards Shen Lian and asked, ”What breakthrough have you accomplished?”

Shen Lian smiled and said, ”It is hard to say but I would like to tell a story.”

Jing Shu asked, ”What story?”

Shen Lian said, ”What do you want to hear?”

Jing Shu rolled her eyes and said, ”No more nonsense.”

Shen Lian placed his hands behind his back, smiled and said, ”There was a fish in Bei Ming. Its name was Kun. It was so huge such that the size of a pot could not contain it. It transformed into a bird and was named Peng. Peng was so big such that two barbecue stands were needed….”

Before he could finish, Jing Shu had already attacked with the Heavy waters of Xuan Ming. A huge ocean appeared and stormed towards Shen Lian. Nonetheless, Shen Lian simply laid a Taichi and the ocean was subsequently absorbed like how whales devoured water. He performed it with ease.

Shen Lian arrived at Jing Shu's side and grasped onto her hand that wanted to cast another attack. An enormous yet mild force of Dao was channeled. Jing Shu could no longer initiate an attack easily.

Instead of awaiting her scoldings, Shen Lian spoke calmly, ”Do not joke anymore.”

His tone was not alarming nor stern. However, it sounded magnanimous like it could reach the opposite island with ease. It was rather calming. Jing Shu held back her reprimands and heard Shen Lian said, ”When waters were dried, the fishes had nowhere to escape to. They breathed out moisten air bubbles for each other and smeared foam from their mouths on the gills of other fishes. Instead of living in such torment, why not the each other and live freely in other rivers and lakes?”

Jing Shu said, ”These are the words of Zhuangzi. What is the significance in reciting it?”

Shen Lian spoke softly, ”Are not both of us the fishes?”

Stunned, Jing Shu said, ”You are chasing me away?”

Shen Lian replied formally, ”No, we are forgetting each other to live a better life.”

Kui Li held onto Jing Shu. She glanced towards Shen Lian in a queer manner and said, ”Sister, let us leave.”

Though Jing Shu was unwilling, she still adhered to Kui Li's suggestion. Both of them vanished amidst the shadows of the clouds.

Shen Lian watched them leave and started to gather the people of Zhou nation and Fahai. He wanted to defeat Yinshang within a short period of time so as to unite the Netherworld.

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Amongst the clouds, Jing Shu spoke angrily, ”He did not even leave a word when we left.”

Kui Li said, ”Sister Jing Shu, are you and Shen Lian lying to me about something?”

Jing Shu replied, ”No.”

Kui Li said, ”I understand that you may not want to mention it. However, this issue might be related to the reason why Shen Lian asked us to leave.”

Before Jing Shu could answer, five colored divine lights appeared at the skyline. She furrowed and said, ”Your people of the Palace of the Undead are here.”

That five colored divine lights came swiftly and transformed into a young lad. He told Kui Li, ”I am here to request for young master's return on behalf of the Hall master.”

Kui Li said plainly, ”Why did he ask me to return? We are intolerable of each other anyway.”

The young lad replied, ”I am not sure about this.”

Jing Shu said, ”Since we have nothing to do, why not bring me along to the Palace of the Undead?”