Chapter 723 – During the Journey (1/2)

“The envoy truly has an extraordinary bearing. It’s no wonder the holy mother sent him to undertake such an important job,” said a person as they sighed in admiration.

Xianghua Man sneered slightly, An important job? He clearly has no future, which is why he’s been sent out to waste his time! What shitty envoy? He’s just a lecherous old man. During the past few days, he’s spent plenty of time with women in the clan, even trying to make a move against me. He should check his own age first.

I’m just worried about A’lu, but both A’hong and A’zi have joined the White Lotus cult now, and A’hong has even gone to the main headquarters as a formal disciple, so even that old coot shouldn’t go too far. Moreover, he’s around too!

The envoy glanced back from afar and waved his hand at Xianghua Man gracefully. He also sneered inside, She’s just a puny matriarch, yet she has the courage to turn down my request? Does she really think she’s a paragon of chastity? And that bitch Xianghua Zi is no different. After getting on good terms with the altar lord, she started completely looking down on me.

He could not help but glance at Xianghua Lu. He was determined to make up for the annoyance of their mother shutting him down on this little girl. How easy would it be to coax a little girl who had yet to experience the aspects of human life into bed? As long as he did not use force, even if her sisters found out, they could not do anything to him!

Xianghua Lu was completely unaware of this. She currently stared at Li Qingshan cautiously with hostility. Li Qingshan did not look at her, advancing at a gradual pace. “Is there something on my face?”

“There’s shit!” Xianghua Lu fumed. He had clearly committed all kinds of audacious outrage towards her in the hot spring, yet he acted like she completely deserved it, which was utterly despicable. And, her mother just happened to tell her to consult him about everything. She clearly had no idea what she was saying! Just who here did not treat her better than how he did?

Li Qingshan turned around and smiled. “So you’re a dog then!”

“How dare you call me a dog!?” Xianghua Lu was taken aback before flying into a rage to pull him by the ear. Li Qingshan caught her casually, and Xianghua Lu put up a slight struggle before completely giving up and letting him drag her along. She only pouted and swore, but there was not a lot of anger on her slightly-red face.

Li Qingshan only treated it as a small, pleasant distraction. Actually, during the past few days, he did not really go out of his way to provoke Xianghua Lu, as he was worried about Ru Xin. However, the girl had come at him time and time again, so he treated it all as a diversion from his thoughts.

Countless hostile gazes shot over from the surroundings. If it were not for the sake of the envoy at the front, probably a lot of the younger people would have jumped in involuntarily and tried to play the hero already. The older shamans shook their heads. The girl was clearly interested in the pretty kid, or why would she not be able to break free with her strength? After all, she could be regarded as a proper shaman.

Cold light flashed through the envoy’s eyes. Did this overconfident kid really think he could touch his meal just because he had some talent?

“Kid, you’re called Goldie A’yue, right? Did Bone Eating barbarians eat your parents? I wonder whether they ate the hands or the legs first,” a young shaman smeared with colours said maliciously.

Li Qingshan thought about that question and spat out two words, “Piss off.”

The young shaman’s face changed drastically. He drew his blade with a swish. “What did you say?”

“Right now.”

“Oi, aren’t you just trying to make trouble? What’s the death of A’yue’s parents got to do with you?” Xianghua Lu frowned.

“Hiding behind a woman! What a coward!” The young shaman spat viciously and turned around, making his way to the front of the ground. He sensed how the envoy was right beside him, and his anger vanished. He whispered, “Sir, I’ve already gotten to the bottom of this. Goldie fort does have a person by the name of Goldie A’yue, but his age is completely off. I tried to talk to him a few times, but he completely ignored me. When I try to aggravate him, he says nothing either. There’s something completely off with this kid’s origins!”

“We’ll deal with him tonight!”

Li Qingshan blinked his eyes. He had anticipated a long time ago that he would run into some trouble during this journey, but these troubles did not seem to come from these barbarians. That was what the senses of the spirit turtle told him.

The sun fell and the moon rose, and so did the campfire blazing away.

After travelling through the rainforest for an entire day, the shamans could still hold on, but the children had become utterly exhausted a long time ago.

Li Qingshan sat under a dark tree far away from the campfire calmly. Xianghua Lu sat right beside him and said proudly, “If it weren’t for my fragrance, those venomous insects would have bitten you to death already!”

Li Qingshan simply laid down casually, using her lap as a pillow without holding back at all. He crossed his legs and assumed a comfortable pose.

His shamelessness stunned Xianghua Lu. She extended her hands and pinched away at his face, except her actions were overly gentle that it felt more like intimate contact than punishment. Gradually, her expression sweetened. Ever since that day in the “Unaging Spring of Youth”, he had cast a shadow in her heart. He was the first man to treat her as a woman and kiss and caress her, even though he was only a child.

She never thought she would meet him again a few days later, and during the several days of contact, the shadow rapidly grew heavier. She simply found him different from all the people she had seen so far. He seemed to glow as he stood in the crowd, overshadowing everyone around him.

At this moment, singing rose up from the campfire. It was a ballad from a young man, seeking for love from a young woman. Ten days ago, Li Qingshan found this to be pretty interesting, but by now, he had grown sick of it already, especially when the song targeted Xianghua Lu who was right beside him.

“Look at how nice their singing is. Do you know how to sing?” Xianghua Lu saw how annoyed he was and giggled.

“Of course!” Li Qingshan said. Back then, he had even sung until prince Si Qing’s face sank.