Chapter 333 – Renowned Throughout the Land (2/2)

Li Qingshan said, “The assembly of dharma is about to formally begin. If we enter secluded cultivation right now, the One Thought master will want to tear out my throat. As for you, just listen along. Your comprehension of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty will definitely deepen.”

All Xiao An did was feign a tantrum. Before him, she would always be a little more “normal”.

Li Qingshan said, “There’s only the two of us on the island right now, so let’s treat it as secluded cultivation. We’ll cultivate in seclusion for a few hours!”

Xiao An agreed. “Alright.”

The next morning, the fragrance of sandalwood curled away, and Xiao An had already left. Ever since the arrival of the first eminent monk, she was responsible for holding the morning chanting in Anāsravāṃ temple. This should have been a great honour, but it caused her quite a lot of distress.

The One Thought master knew that this disciple of his was difficult to coax. He was afraid that she would stubbornly decide to go her own way with a single will and be mocked by others, so he promised a lot of pills to her. In order to earn some pills for Li Qingshan, all she could do was accept the responsibilities of the primary disciple seriously. As long as she could help him, she could tolerate momentary separation.

Holding onto the pills from her, Li Qingshan felt quite strange aside from his joy and delight. He shook his head and tossed this thought out of his mind.

He did not tell Xiao An about the items Qian Rongzhi had left behind. As her guardian, he did not want Xiao An to have any relation with that woman.

Of course, if Qian Rongzhi really did die outside, he could tell Xiao An about it. It was not like a dead person could influence Xiao An in any way.

However, he never received this news.

All he learnt from Han Qiongzhi was that after returning in one piece from a mission, Qian Rongzhi immediately took on a second mission. The location of the mission was even further away from Clear River city, where the headquarters of the Hawkwolf Guard stood. She basically seemed like she was trying to commit suicide.

However, Li Qingshan had a feeling that she would not die outside so easily. If she did not have some confidence in this, she would have never approached the matter in such a manner.

Whatever. Her fate had nothing to do with him.

Li Qingshan stood up and made his way into the depths of the bamboo forest and began training. Even Xiao An was working hard for him, so how could he still laze around?

He heard the bamboo leaves tremble in an unnatural manner. Li Qingshan suddenly looked back and threw a punch.

With a thump, it landed within a vice-grip like hand.

Li Qingshan said, “Tieyi, what brings you here?”

“I’ve come to pay back the debt!” Han Tieyi was slightly surprised. The force in the punch actually made his hand ache slightly.

“I almost forgot. You still owe me two punches.” Li Qingshan lifted up his fist, and Han Tieyi retreated rapidly, vanishing into the bamboo forest.

“Come to the school of the Military’s Main Martial Arts stadium. Don’t forget, you have a debt to pay too.”