Chapter: 704 (1/2)

AST 704 – Returning to Cold Ice City, Shouldering Her Burdens

In the end, Hai Dongqing did not agree to anything and Qing Shui did not nag her on this issue anymore. When the time comes, he would just take action, he had to at least ensure Hai Dongqing’s wellbeing.

Time slowly passed day by day, Qing Shui’s improvements were obvious. After all, one day was equal to fifty days for Qing Shui, that explosive increase in strength had been consolidated and stabilized.

Hai Dongqing also trained bitterly each day, with Qing Shui’s medicinal pills, her strength increased significantly. During the day, Qing Shui and Hai Dongqing would spar, it was terrifying to go against Hai Dongqing when she was wearing the Luan Silver Battle Dress Set, especially during those fifteen minutes of Luan’s Strength. During those fifteen minutes, Qing Shui would use an adequate level of strength to spar with her.

Time quickly flew by, one month had passed. For Qing Shui, this one month was equal to a little more than four years. Not only did he familiarize himself with his new strength, he even managed to improve his basics.

Another happy thing was, that with Qing Shui’s increase in abilities, the effects of his Heavenly Talismans increased as well. After all, those Heavenly Talismans used Qing Shui’s abilities as a base value.

Aside from the Descending Heavens Talisman, which affected the opponent’s abilities and took those as the base value. It would get stronger in the later phase, but it was a hard road to walk. Most people, who cultivated the Heavenly Talisman, would not cultivate the Descending Heavens Talisman because it felt insignificant in comparison.

During this one month, the two of them lived together, interacted with each other, ate together, and sometimes killed demonic beasts together. Qing Shui would also teach her some stuff, like cooking and cultivation matters.

Like the Taichi Fist and Tiger Form, how to temper muscles and bones, how to cultivate her heart…… Hai Dongqing did not reject it, every morning she would practice the Taichi Fist and Tiger Form as well.

One month of time was not long but to Qing Shui, it was a few years of time. Furthermore, he still had a great debt of gratitude to her, unknowingly, he had started to treat her as family.

It was a wonderful feeling, not that of a romantic nature, more like a family, like siblings. Wishing the best for her, wanting her to be happy……

Hai Dongqing could not say that it was not so, what Qing Shui had given her caused her to be embarrassed and at a complete loss. She was still getting used to it, since young, she had always been the pillar of support of her family. Thus, there was no one to care for her because no one in her family was able to, thus, she became lonely and aloof.

“Dongqing, eat something, we will go back to Cold Ice City in a while.” Qing Shui said in the direction of Hai Dongqing, who was cultivating.

During this long period of time, the two of them had already started addressing each other by name. Hai Dongqing initially called him Qing Shui, maybe because she felt that he was younger than her. Slowly, as the two of them got more familiar with each other, she found it weird for Qing Shui to call her Miss Hai, thus she got him to address her by her name.

“En!”

When returning was mentioned, Hai Dongqing did not know what to feel. She felt that this one month here was better than the time she spent in Seven Stars Street, there was no need to think so much, no need to consider about the things that frustrated her, no need to see the disgusting faces of those people. But now, it was time to return.

During the meal, Hai Dongqing was very absent-minded. After eating a little, she lost her appetite, she had a lonely expression, as though she was thinking of something.

“What’s wrong? Are you still thinking of the Hai Clan’s matter? Are you not satisfied? You do not want to be the concubine of the Luo Clan clan head?” Qing Shui raised his head and asked gently.

“Of course I am not willing but some things cannot be controlled. There are times when a person is weak and unable to control the things around them. Even if they were able to make a choice, it would be one that they were unwilling to make, and they had to look as though they were happy about it. I am in pain, yet I have to make in such that outsiders think that I am overjoyed.” Hai Dongqing said bitterly.

“As long as you are unwilling, no one can force you.” Qing Shui said gently, he was now able to say this in a relaxed manner, he felt that he now had the rights to do so.

With a huge increase in abilities, in addition to being able to complete absorb all these energy and use it, his abilities with hidden weapons was incomparable to before, his speed had increased by many folds.

Now, Qing Shui felt that he could speak his mind, he did not have to be so careful anymore. He would only get stronger, the Fire Bird, Diamond Gigantic Elephant, Jade Emperor Queen Bee, and his other Demonic Beasts would get stronger too.

“Qing Shui, this Luan Silver Battle Dress Set……” Hai Dongqing said to Qing Shui as they were going back.

“Dongqing, if you try to return this to me, I will throw it away. Do you not want me as your friend?” Qing Shui interrupted Hai Dongqing’s words.

“No, although I truly do not have any strength but I thirst for friends, friends like you. Thus, I cherish this friendship, you are my friend and forever will be.” Hai Dingqing smiled and said.

“You are also my friend forever.” Qing Shui smiled at Hai Dongqing.

The two of them smiled as they looked at each other, a feeling of appreciating each other arose, the two of them actually shared many common points, or to say, they were very alike. Qing Shui was the pillar of support for the Qing Clan, Hai Dongqing was the Hai Clan’s pillar of support in the Greencloud Continent. They had to face all sorts of situation and had to strive for the glory of the clan.

……

Without realizing it, her departure for one month caused the Hai Clan to worry, they had thought that Hai Dongqing had left and would never come back, there were people in joy as well as despair.

Hai Clan!

“Hai Dongying, that is your sister and yet she actually abandoned you. Back then, she even put up a pretense and said that she would not abandon you, yet she was still led away but another man. What’s so bad about marrying the Luo Clan clan head? This way, our clans can ally together and overcome this difficult times.” A fat old man angrily said to a handsome middle-aged man.

“I really regret coming to the Central Continent. Ancestor, do you see this, this is the Hai Clan, it is no longer the same Hai Clan as when you had left. I let down Dongqing, I let down the Hai Clan.” The man bitterly sighed.

“I don’t care what methods you use, you must find your sister. Or else, I would not mind sending your daughter over as a substitute.” the old man said with an unhappy expression.