Chapter 31 - No Need to Thank Me … Father-in-law (2/2)

Qiu Ling smiled and lifted a brow, clearly not taking the man seriously. Oh, he'd love to see, how an ordinary human took down a dragon. The king of the dragons no less.

His attitude enraged the bandit even more and he brandished his sword again. Qiu Ling lifted his hand, his fingers getting hold of the blade, snapping it in two. The upper half fell to the ground with a clang, glinting as if to mock the bandit. He stared at the blade incredulously, then looked up at Qiu Ling.

His face paled and his hands shivered. That's not normal! That might not have been a great weapon, but it's still made of metal! That guy clearly isn't human! How did he even do that?

Qiu Ling smiled even wider, lifted his foot and gifted the bandit a kick to the chest. The man was thrown back and stumbled down the path on the other side. There was a thud, then nothing could be heard anymore. Most probably, he had broken his neck, when he fell down.

Qiu Ling didn't care. He turned around and observed Mister Zhong, who still squatted behind him on the ground. Mister Zhong's eyes went wide. He looks so … young. He really must be an immortal.

I should thank my savior, no? He tried opening his mouth and saying something, but nothing could be heard. Where to begin? How to address him? Mister Zhong didn't know what to say.

Qiu Ling lifted his brows. ”Still not going to follow them?”

”Wh — Who?”

”Your wife. Your child.” Qiu Ling motioned down the path. Just hurry up!, he thought. Jing Yi would be scared after what happened. He'd better get to see his father soon. And of course, Qiu Ling also didn't want him to run around the forest with only his mother. What if something happened, while he wasted time with Mister Zhong? That bandit had certainly not been the only one in this forest and even though Jing Yi was too sensitive regarding animals, there might very well be some wild animals, that were indeed dangerous. If he happened to encounter one of them, he might lose his life!

”Uh … Yes. You're right.” Mister Zhong stood up slowly, still not that sure, of what just happened and what he was to do now. ”Uh … Thank you, hero. I … without your help …”

Qiu Ling interrupted him impatiently. ”Just go. No need to thank me …” He motioned to the path again and this time Mister Zhong turned around and hurried along. Qiu Ling smiled and finished in a low voice: ”Father-in-law.”