Chapter 446 – A Promise of the Pas (1/2)
Li Qingshan received the message and arrived at the Hawkwolf Guard in Clear River city. He entered through the door. “What’s the matter?”
“Kid, we got a mission for you.” Wang Pushi studied the neatly-dressed Li Qingshan and nodded in satisfaction. No matter how unruly he was, he was still a reliable choice.
“What mission?” Li Qingshan thought, Just as expected. He had a rough understanding of the circumstances the academy faced. Fu Qingjin’s actions had instead erased the lingering hint of guilt within him. Even the people who started it all stopped caring, so what was there for him to be guilty about as someone who merely responded to their actions?
Hua Chengzan strolled over in thought and arrived beside Li Qingshan. “You know my younger sister and Yu Zijian, right?”
Li Qingshan said, “Of course.”
“What do you think of them?”
“They’re both good girls. What, you want to propose an engagement in my place and marry your sister off to me?”Li Qingshan smiled.
Hua Chengzan smiled too. “You do have the right. If you can get Qiongzhi and Chenglu to nod, I won’t intervene. Your mission is to protect them secretly.” Because the reason behind the mission had to be kept a secret, it was rather strange. Why would regular Foundation Establishment cultivators be patient enough to protect two Qi Practitioners? Clearly, his good impression of them was extremely important.
“I know exactly what to say. It’s been three years. You’ve become prettier, Chenglu! Jokes aside, where are they going under my protection?”
Wang Pushi said, “Nowhere special. They’re just completing some simple missions.”
Li Qingshan was perplexed. “You want a Foundation Establishment cultivator to protect two Qi Practitioners? The two of you sure are good at coming up with ideas. Since there’s danger, why don’t you just have the two of them stay put? You can send me off to complete the missions instead.”
Hua Chengzan said rather apologetically, “This touches on an extremely important matter, which I can’t explain to you. And, not only do you have to keep this a secret from them, but you can’t let anyone else learn about it either. I know it doesn’t make much sense. I don’t really trust anyone aside from you…”
“You trust me, yet you still won’t come clean? Alright, I’m not going to trouble you any further. Don’t worry. As long as I’m there, no one can even touch a hair on them.”
“No. If there isn’t life-threatening danger, you absolutely cannot intervene. All you have to do is watch over them. You can just treat this as training for them!”
“Now that’s interesting. You’ve really made me curious!”
Leaving the Hawkwolf Guard, Li Qingshan turned towards the Cloudwisp association. He did not use any techniques, walking on foot instead and blending into the crowd.
However, reality was the exact opposite. Because of the war, the prefectural city had become the only place of safety. Countless people had uprooted their entire families to move here, which led to the exceptional prosperity.
Most cultivators did not share the concept of celebrating the end of a year, but this sight made Li Qingshan recall the past. Before long, he arrived before the Cloudwisp association.
The fiery-red archway was labelled with two large words, “Cloudwisp Association”. Lanterns had been hung up everywhere, radiating with jubiliance. A performance was being held inside.
It included everything, from opera to storytelling to singing, yet the price was extremely cheap. Just a few copper coins were enough to spend an entire winter afternoon there, seated comfortably in the theatre, drinking hot tea and eating snacks, forgetting about what troubled them by becoming immersed in the stories. It had already become a prevailing custom in Clear River city.