Chapter 159 – The Aspect of Great Beauty (1/2)

However, Hua Chenglu was unfazed. She did not back down at all. “So it’s you, the old coot! This ship was mine in the first place. You’re the one who stole the carriage of the Sect of Clouds and Rain and came out to play!”

The West Gate Granny said in displeasure, “You’re so young, yet your mouth is already so foul. When I see your father, I must mention this to him. Right now, I have matters to attend to, so I’m not going to bother with a brat like you!”

Hua Chenglu immediately rebuked her and said, “When I see big brother Chengzan, I’ll mention it to him as well, how an old hag like you is harassing me just because of my young age!”

The West Gate Granny snorted coldly, and the carriage sped off towards the Island of Cherishing Flowers, forming a pair of tracks on the surface of the water.

A boy in red said unhappily in the carriage, “Granny, why won’t you teach that little girl a lesson?”

The West Gate Granny said, “Her father and elder brother are not people to be trifled with. They’re difficult to deal with, or I would have taken her measly life a long time ago. Hmph, there’ll be plenty of times when she’ll cry in the future. If you hadn’t thrown a tantrum for some roasted chestnuts and wasted time, we would have arrived a long time ago and dealt with Li Qingshan already. We wouldn’t have run into this girl.”

If regular second layer Qi Practitioners were bold enough to be so rude to the West Gate Granny, she would have killed them a long time ago. However, since she came from the Hua family, she had to show some respect to her. Hua Chengzhan’s identity as a Scarlet Wolf commander had some weight in the Clear River prefecture.

The teenager in red curled his lips. “It’s not like I was the only person who wanted to eat them. Moreover, it’s not too late right now either. Li Qingshan is definitely still on the island.”

Hua Chenglu watched the carriage glide away from the deck. She snorted coldly as well, but her tender snort was nowhere near as powerful as the West Gate Granny’s. Instead, she seemed more like she was just grumbling. She swung down the small banner, and the Wave Breaker broke through the waves, moving towards the Island of Cherishing Flowers.

Within the smoke, the outline of the island gradually became visible.

The shine of the cocoon of fire grew dimmer and dimmer, like a sun that was about to set. All that was left was a scarlet sphere that rapidly shrank.

Rain fell from the sky, landing on the cocoon and rising up as white steam.

The cocoon was filled with red light. Xiao An laid in there, curled up like he was in his mother’s womb. The flames were no longer like flames, but more like a viscous fluid, like the amniotic fluid of the womb. Moreover, it contained the tremendous energy of life, gradually soaking him completely.

He formed a buddhist hand seal with his bone fingers and something profound seemed to be invoked.

From white bone to flesh, flesh and blood was reconstructed.

Li Qingshan had already begun to hold his breath.

With a great crack, a crevice appeared in the cocoon, spreading in all directions.

Li Qingshan was basically sitting on the edge of his seat now.

A tender hand extended out from the cocoon. It was white with a touch of red, like it was sculpted from blood jade. His blood vessels were almost visible.

Li Qingshan leapt to his feet, but he was afraid of disturbing him. He gritted his teeth, and he suddenly felt his eyes moisten and redden. He had witnessed in person as Xiao An went from being a spirit to a skeleton, and then to a new life with blood and flesh again. He was filled with great joy for some reason. He believed that regardless of how brutal and bloody his path would be, he had more than just murderousness and hatred.

Crack! Crack! With a series of cracks, the cocoon shattered. Flames rose up from inside as a petite figure figure stood among them, reborn amidst fire.

The wondrous smell of sandalwood permeated the surroundings, immediately masking the pungent smell of gunpowder and smoke. It was calming.

Li Qingshan took a step forward. “Xiao An, you’ve finally… huh?”

The flames dispersed. A little girl stood naked at the centre of the flames that seemed like lotus petals. Her hands formed a buddhist seal. Her skin was pale and smooth, like polished jade. There was a red mole between her eyebrows, and her eyes were like two black pearls. There was not a speck of impurity or filth on her from head to toe. She was as pure as a red lotus.

She looked at her own hands in a daze, as if she was unable to believe she had actually recovered her body of flesh. She raised her head and looked at Li Qingshan. She seemed to be rather unfamiliar with moving her face, so she was expressionless. However, her eyes that were like black pearls suddenly erupted with endless joy as she extended her arms towards him.

Li Qingshan was slightly taken aback before rushing over quickly. He embraced her firmly as tears flowed from the corner of his eyes.

He was just like a father who had been waiting outside the delivery room the entire time. Although he had only just found out that the child was not a boy that he had been expecting, this small surprise was not particularly important at all. It was unable to change the joy within him.

Li Qingshan said constantly, “Wonderful!”

A while later, Li Qingshan suddenly felt that his mouth was rather clumsy. He had no idea what to say. He wiped away his tears and said, “Let’s get you dressed first!”

Xiao An nodded obediently in his arms.