Chapter: 750 (1/2)

AST 750 – Kill, A Little Interlude

The next day, the party gained a beautiful girl. Qing Shui introduced her to Cang Wuya and the others, and she introduced herself as Ye Yan. Although a few of them didn’t understand why Qing Shui brought a girl back, they still had a friendly conversation with her. They even asked her a lot of questions.

Perhaps it was because Cang Wuya had a benevolent appearance, the girl seemed to especially trust him. The smile on her face increased so much that Qing Shui could tell the girl seemed to be relieved.

“Grandpa Cang, is the Greencloud Continent very far from here? Are there many fun places there?” The girl spoke with Cang Wuya during the entire journey, asking all kinds of questions.

Qing Shui only smiled quietly. This girl seemed to be very quick-witted. From the conversation, he gathered that she had been living here for two years all alone by herself. In the beginning, she still had some money and even sold some jewelry to support her living for a period of time. A while after that, her life gradually declined to the current situation.

She didn’t explain why her situation had turned out like this. Qing Shui and the rest didn’t probe her for an explanation either. Since they also didn’t know where to go for the time being, they figured they might as well send her home.

“Grandpa Cang, I have deceived you all. Please leave me here, or else it’ll be impossible for you to escape as well.” The girl suddenly spoke up shortly after they took off on the Fire Bird.

Qing Shui smiled. This girl was indeed a kind one, so she definitely wouldn’t bring them all in harm’s way.

“Girl, we knew you had stories that you didn’t want to tell. We didn’t force you either, but can you please tell us now? If it’s within our capabilities, we will definitely lend you a hand,” Cang Wuya laughed serenely.

Qing Shui had already told them what happened between him and Ye Yan. Cang Wuya was wise for his age, but old people tended to be softhearted. Although he knew it was going to be troublesome, he still wanted to see if he could do anything to help.

“I was brought here by force. It’s been two years and I am unable to return because they wouldn’t allow me to. I managed to escape, but they couldn’t find me even after they sealed off every route. If we keep going, they’ll definitely find us. That will get you into trouble too. You are all good people, so you should just leave me here now and go.” Ye Yan gave them a brief explanation. There was a deep display of helplessness and struggles in her words.

Although her explanation was simple, Qing Shui still caught on to some useful information. At least he had a rough idea on the girl’s situation now. She was obviously caught in the middle of a power struggle.

“Can you tell us what you know? Maybe we really can help you out.” Qing Shui offered after thinking for awhile. He really didn’t want to get involved in troubles again, but his heart turned soft when he saw how she had no one to rely on, just like how he was back then.

Ye Yan nodded when she saw the sincere look on Qing Shui’s face, “I am not from Wolf Fang City. I lied earlier because I was afraid that you would be one of them. I am from the Ye Clan of Southern Sea City. My elder sister is in charge of the Ye Clan as of now. Some people among the clan wish to overthrow my sister, but none of them can rival her. So they joined forces with the Wu Clan of Deep Sea City to coerce big sister by forcefully taking me away. They took me to Wolf Fang City, but I was lucky. In their carelessness, I sneaked into a truck and came all the way to Tianyuan City. They already know I am here, but I am small and have been keeping a low profile. I didn’t even dare ride on any rented beast carriages. So just like this, I’ve been trapped here for two years.”

The Ye Clan of Southern Sea City, the Wu Clan of Deep Sea City, the Wolf Fang City and the Tianyuan City. It seemed like this Tianyuan City belonged to the Wolf Fang City, but this Tianyuan City was at the northernmost part of the Southern Viewing Continent. Needless to guess, Qing Shui was pretty sure that the Southern Sea City would be around the southernmost part.

For a girl who wasn’t actively engrossed in cultivation, the travel distance of an entire continent was indeed not a small one. On top of that, there were people trying to stop her. However, Qing Shui wasn’t too worried now because their strength would definitely not surpass the Ye Clan. Otherwise they wouldn’t resort to such despicable methods.

Furthermore, they came all the way here. These people of Wu Clan were very far away from their old nest, so eliminating them here would definitely not be any problem. As long as Ye Yan returned to the Ye Clan, that Wu Clan would definitely be in trouble.

“Is the Wu Clan very powerful?” Qing Shui asked with a smile. Qing Shui was relieved. It seemed like this wasn’t too much of a problem. Perhaps helping this girl might end up benefiting him.

“I’m not too sure about this, but they seem to be afraid of big sister,” the girl answered after thinking for awhile.

“Then, is your sister very strong?” Qing Shui continued asking the girl.

“Yes, my big sister is very strong, and others think so too. She is also very famous in the Southern Sea Country,” Ye Yan said after thinking.

“Do you know who Tantai Xianzi is?” Qing Shui couldn’t think of anyone else off the top of his head for comparison.

“The Tantai Aristocratic Clan. There’s no one who doesn’t know who Tantai Xianzi is. At least for the southern part of Southern Viewing Continent, most people know who she is. Legend says that she has the physique of a celestial, and possess a beauty comparable to that of an immortal,” Ye Yan chuckled at Qing Shui.

“So compared to your big sister, who is stronger?” Qing Shui wondered.

“The Ye Clan cannot be compared to the Tantai Clan. I have never met Tantai Xianzi. Though in my heart, my big sister is the most beautiful, wonderful and powerful person,” Ye Yan said with a broad smile.

Qing Shui laughed too, “Uncle will bring you back to the Southern Sea City. I shall slay whoever stands in our way. When we arrive to the Southern Sea City, you have to tell your big sister good things about us so she can put us under her protection.”

Ye Yan was in a shock because these people were still willing to help her despite knowing the truth. She couldn’t believe the whole thing, since people would’ve cast her away by now under normal circumstances.

Her eyes quickly reddened as she stared at Qing Shui blankly. She forgot what she wanted to say and tears started to roll from her eyes.

“Why are you crying again? We’re bringing you home to see your big sister. Don’t you miss her?” Qing Shui reached out to ruffle her little head.

How could she not miss her big sister? The pain of missing her every day was so terrible that she’d rather die. She had been living in the torment of wanting to see her sister so badly that she wished that she was by her side every single day.

“Thank you, uncle,” Ye Yan said while tugging on Qing Shui’s sleeve. Her grip on his sleeve was very tight, as if fearing that he would run away.