Chapter: 809 (1/2)
AST 809 – Returning to the Qing Residence, Qingzhuang Returning Home
Qing Shui helped his few women to tidy up their rooms. Although Wenren Wu-Shuang didn’t stay with them, she still visited the ladies’ chamber very often. Then there was also Yiye Jiange.
Yiye Jiange was Qing Shui’s wife in title, so he also very naturally went into her room to help her. Yiye Jiange didn’t say anything and had the usual expression on her face. Qing Shui realized that he was also capable of being this calm.
They were involved with each other for more than ten years, along with Luan Luan coming in somewhere in between. They were not close relatives yet their relationship surpassed that of close relatives. They weren’t husband and wife, yet they had the faint affection between a husband and wife.
In front of Yiye Jiange, Qing Shui’s complicated feelings could never find an exact position to settle. Unlike with Di Chen, Qing Shui at least knew that she liked him so they would definitely eventually be husband and wife and Qing Shui could even be shameless about it.
But for Yiye Jiange’s case, Qing Shui wouldn’t know what to do even if he had grown ten more guts. Hence, they had been maintaining this strangely wonderful relationship akin to that of close relatives because other people thought they were husband and wife. Luan Luan also addressed them as ‘Daddy’ and ‘Mother’ and they would even have slightly intimate contact with each other sometimes.
Yiye Jiange didn’t reject all this either. They would occasionally hold hands and gently embrace each other. All this seemed to be very natural between them and it even felt a little warm, much like how affection grew with time.
However, Qing Shui didn’t expect Di Qing to ask him to help her tidy up her room next. He had helped everyone else so he was embarrassed to refuse her. Besides, Di Qing didn’t even mind having him to help her out. Qing Shui was a little hesitant because he now knew that Di Qing seemed to be interested with him.
But seeing Di Qing’s slightly pitiful appearance, Qing Shui didn’t say anything else and followed her to her bedroom to help out. Luckily, Wenren Wu-Shuang, Qing Bei and Luan Luan were also here to help so it was very lively here and there were no awkward situations happening.
Qing You and the rest were responsible for outside. Cultivators still had impressive strength so they were able to clean up very fast. This kind of physical labor work could hardly even be considered a warm up and they were able to do it with extremely high efficiency.
Although the Qing Residence in the Qing Village wasn’t small, they only spent half a day to tidy and clean it up. Then they were preparing their meal and also the food for New Year.
Qing Shui had actually already prepared most of the things. The members of Qing Clan had already gotten used to the fact that Qing Shui was able to take out many things. Just like now, he had food and some daily supplies. It was almost as if Qing Shui was carrying a sack that could hold everything.
There were still many brand new things in the Qing Clan’s storehouse.
This was Qing Zun and Qing Yin’s first time here but they were still children so they didn’t really mind if the place was unfamiliar to them. After they woke up, they happily played around and even ran outside.
It hadn’t been very long since they were back and the people in the Qing Village had came over one after another. Their pious attitude had let Qing Shui know that the Qing Clan and them were already from two different worlds.
Qing Shui sighed with emotion as he passionately welcomed the other people from the Qing Village along with Qing Yi, Qing Luo and the rest. The Qing Clan was once a similar clan to them before but now the Qing Clan had already become a brilliant moon in their eyes. So dazzling that they could only look up to them.
Qing Shui also felt very emotional right now. He had lived here for sixteen years. Everything here was so familiar to him. The customs and traditions here in particular made him feel very nostalgic. The simple and honest life here was very similar to his hometown in the previous world.
The people who came here saw some people from the Qing Clan clearing out the weeds in the courtyard and offered to help but they were refused by the people of Qing Clan. The Qing Clan simply couldn’t bring themselves to do something like this because only the few from Qing Clan’s third generation were cleaning the place while most of the people from Qing Clan were still relaxing. How could they let these folks work for them?
Shi Qingzhuang said she wanted to return home so Qing Shui informed his family before accompanying her back. The others were resting since they were already mentally exhausted.
It took only a moment to fly from the Qing Village to the Hundred Miles City on Fire Bird. Shi Qingzhuang who had Qing Yan in her arms stayed very closely to Qing Shui so that Qing Yan could be completely sheltered. Besides, Fire Bird’s speed wasn’t very fast either.
Qing Shui could also conveniently buy some stuff for New Year preparation, such as firecrackers, fireworks and the likes, as well as some text decorations with blessings and wishes during his trip to the Hundred Miles City this time .
Fire Bird landed at the main entrance of the Shi Residence. When Qing Shui and Shi Qingzhuang appeared at the entrance, those guards were taken aback. They were dazed for a moment before shouting in surprise. “The young miss has returned!”
“Qing Shui, let us go in!” Shi Qingzhuang glanced back at him and smiled while holding Qing Yan in her arms.
“Young Miss, you have returned.” One of the youths among the guards greeted respectfully.
“Yes, is my grandfather still well?” Shi Qingzhuang casually asked with a smile.
“The Old Master has been very well but he missed you!”
A few people had already come out from inside while they were talking. The person in front happened to be the Old Master from the Shi Clan, along with the middle-aged couple who were still as good-looking as before.
They were Shi Qingzhuang’s parents. But Shi Qingzhuang had grown up with her grandfather, Old Master Shi, since young so she was quite cold and detached towards the couple.
“Grandpa!”
“Lass, you’ve returned and Qing Shui too!” Old Master Shi laughed heartily. Anyone could tell that he was extremely happy right now.
Qing Shui retrieved some expensive brocade boxes that contained some medicinal herbs and pills in them. The medicinal herbs were ginseng but they were all 2,000 years old and were grown within Qing Shui’s Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal.
“This little lass looks quite like you, lass.” Old Master Shi pointed out happily when he saw the little child that Shi Qingzhuang was holding in her arms before stretching his arms out to hold her.