Chapter 485: Pure Soul Spring (1/2)
Chapter 485: Pure Soul Spring
“How was it?”
When Chu Li returned, He Wei hurriedly asked, expectantly waiting for his answer.
Ren Peng and the others also grew anxious.
“They are just within fifty kilometers. It will be very easy to find them if we use the Heavenly Sword Mountain and Ten Thousand Beast Mountain tokens.” Chu Li smiled. “Qin Lie is not as petty as you guys think. He agreed, and he welcomes us to seek out the secrets of the thunder lagoon together.”
“He really didn’t turn us down?” He Wei was surprised.
“Why would he turn us down?” Chu Li countered.
“He kept chasing down Feng Yiyou and Yu Men everywhere here in the Forbidden Land of Thunder. This means that Qin Lie did not need any help at all.” He Wei sighed quietly. “Which means he didn’t need our help in the slightest. We… have no value to him whatsoever.”
“That’s definitely true.” Reng Peng also sighed.
“People don’t always build relationships purely on gains and profits,” said Chu Li with a frown.
“Ah, it was our fault last time. Even I feel a bit embarrassed to face them.” He Wei’s eyes were filled with bitterness.
At this point, she finally admitted that they had been too petty back in the Forbidden Land of Wood.
“Relax, Qin Lie doesn’t fuss over small matters. What’s over is over, don’t worry about it anymore. Just act as you normally would,” Chu Li advised.
“I hope so.” He Wei said with a look of helplessness.
……
At the thunder lagoon.
Song Tingyu occasionally looked into the distance, concern clear on her face. She muttered to herself, “Bastard, charging out all by himself. He’s being too reckless! Even if his strength has greatly increased in the Forbidden Land of Thunder, he couldn’t kill both forces on his own, could he? It’s been some time now. Did something happen to him?”
“Relax, even if he can’t kill Yu Men and Feng Yiyou, he’ll still be able to retreat safely.” Du Xiangyang smiled and continued calmly. “It’s not like you didn’t see how Qin Lie commanded the thunder and lightning in the sky, did you? Hehe, in my opinion, there probably isn’t a single person who can threaten him in the Forbidden Land of Thunder!”
“I think so too,” Xie Jingxuan interrupted softly. “Here, it is much more likely that he will be the one hunting down others, and others will find it very difficult to harm him. Even Ye Yihao and the others are probably at their wit’s end already.”
Xie Jingxuan had previously fought alongside Qin Lie in the stone forest outside Icestone City.
In that battle, the finer points of Qin Lie’s thunder spirit arts left a deep impression on her.
She had never seen a miraculous martial practitioner like Qin Lie who could call thunder and lightning down from the sky with his own thunder and lightning power.
This place, where the power of thunder raged, was called the Forbidden Land of Thunder. As a lightning controller, it was highly unlikely for Qin Lie to be at a disadvantage unless he ran into the so-called thunder spirit.
“See? Hasn’t he returned?” Du Xiangyang smiled.
As Du Xiangyang said this, Qin Lie could already be seen returning in the distance like a thunderous rainbow.
Song Tingyu’s eyes lit up, and a smile appeared at the corner of her lips once more. She immediately relaxed.
Soon enough, Qin Lie landed in front of the trio and bluntly said, “I killed a some of them, but Feng Yiyou and Yu Men managed to escape with their people. I happened to run into some familiar faces, so I didn’t continue my pursuit.”
“It isn’t wise to chase after a cornered enemy. You were right to stop.” Du Xiangyang smiled slightly and changed the subject. “Who did you run into?”
“Chu Li and his group.”
“Chu Li?” Du Xaingyang froze, then chuckled. He didn’t say anything further.
“Are He Wei and that Ren Peng still with Chu Li?” Song Tingyu’s eyebrows tightened.
“Of course,” Qin Lie answered.
“What did you tell them?” Xie Jingxuan asked.
“I didn’t say much.” Qin Lie shrugged and explained the whole thing. Then he said, “I think… they’ll probably make their way here using the tokens.”
“I am thoroughly disgusted with He Wei and Ren Peng’s group right now!” Song Tingyu snorted.
“Why did you call them over?” Xie Jingxuan also objected. “With you around, we don’t need to fear anyone in the Forbidden Land of Thunder. You’re also capable of examining and investigating this thunder lagoon by yourself. Their help isn’t the least bit necessary. Do we seriously have to share any rewards we discover once they arrive?”
“This…”
Qin Lie was dumbstruck.
“Brother Qin.” Du Xiangyang patted his shoulder and lowered his voice, speaking as if he were someone with experience. “Women and men are different. Sometimes women will fuss over things that seem minor and inconsequential to men like us.”
“It’s not like I want to fuss over little things. He Wei was the one who abandoned us and left.” Song Tingyu continued indignantly. “Also, the things they said prior to leaving were quite unpleasant to the ear. They made it sound like we’d end up dying the moment they left us! Now that they realized that you can wield such power however you want and that you’ve discovered the thunder lagoon, they’ve shamelessly decided to cling to us instead. How disgusting.”