Chapter: 810 (1/2)

AST 810 – Another Year of Brilliant Fireworks

“Qing Shui, you saw it. What do you think I should do?” Shi Qingzhuang looked at Qing Shui calmly.

“Qingzhuang should decide for yourself. I will support you no matter what you do. Just like what the Old Master had said. As long as you won’t regret, then that is the best choice.” Qing Shui held Qing Yan in his arm while holding Shi Qingzhuang’s hand while they walked around the streets of Hundred Miles City.

They were going to return after buying some goods for New Year.

“I would like to hear your opinions.” Shi QIngzhuang turned her head to the side and smiled at Qing Shui.

“You know that I was also raised by my mother all by herself and I have never seen my father. My biggest goal in the past was to go to the Yan Clan to eliminate it so that man could return, because he is the person that my mother loves.” Qing Shui laughed as he shook his head. The tone of his voice was very serene.

“Qing Shui, I understand now. Thank you.” Shi Qingzhuang smiled happily at Qing Shui.

Qing Shui smiled back at her too. Shi Qingzhuang was an exceptionally intelligent individual. She would definitely understand even if he had only explained up to this point. She loved her grandfather the most and her father was her grandfather’s son, no matter what the old man had said. But since she would wish that they would be able to live together peacefully and feel the familial affection between each other, Shi Qingzhuang would express something even if it was for the sake of her grandfather.

“Qingzhuang, I’m not asking you to do anything. I had a similar experience before. But after I knew of my father’s death, I still felt the pain although I had no affection for him and have never even seen him. So I wish to give you some choices. I don’t wish for you to have any regrets in the future.”

“Alright. Thank you, Qing Shui. Ever since I’ve had the little lass, I’ve come to realize a lot of things.” Shi Qingzhuang latched onto Qing Shui’s arm and laughed.

“Is ‘thank you’ still necessary between us?” Qing Shui said while he teased the little lass in his arms.

“I’m not going to say that anymore in the future.” Shi Qingzhuang laughed. She seemed to be especially happy right at this moment.

The two of them went into the shop that sold firecrackers and fireworks and bought quite a lot of them. Qing You and the rest had initially volunteered to go buy these but Qing Shui was already in the Hundred Miles City so he might as well buy them. These were also on sale at the Phoenix Dance Town.

They bought fireworks, firecrackers and some decorations with festive words then conveniently bought some food for New Year. All this took some time. After seeing that the sky was about to turn dark, he returned to the Qing Village with Shi Qingzhuang on Fire Bird.

The festive atmosphere was exceptionally heavy in the village. New Year was still ten days away but they could already feel the rich festive atmosphere. Some children on the streets were wearing extremely vibrant new clothes with firecrackers in their hands. Groups of them were running around and playing. The firecracker noises and children’s melodious laughter rang out occasionally.

After Qing Shui returned, he intentionally brought Shi Qingzhuang to walk with him through the village while indulging in the nostalgic feeling. The little lass had fallen asleep so Qing Shui activated his divine energy to isolate her from outside to avoid having her startled awake by the noise of firecrackers.

It was also impossible that there would be no wind noises on their way back no matter how slow Fire Bird flew. So Qing Shui had been protecting the few children with the divine energy. Otherwise even breathing would have been a problem for them.

“You are Uncle Qing Shui, right?” A young and tender voice rang out.

Qing Shui looked at the little girl who was about five or six years old standing before him in surprise. Her little red face was like an apple and she was quite adorable. There were also a few little boys around her.

The children usually called him Brother Qing Shui before, it seemed like his seniority had risen now. He crouched down with little lass in his arms. “What’s your name? Do you want something?”

Qing Shui asked gently with a smile. He had given a child a string of the smallest firecrackers earlier, the type that wouldn’t cause any injuries, because some other child snatched his so Shi Qingzhuang asked him give the crying child one. Before Qing Shui left, Qing Shui told him, “When someone snatches something from you, you should snatch it back. You’re a man.”

Shi Qingzhuang just smiled at one side without saying anything.

These few children happened to see Qing Shui’s action so Qing Shui could guess why they were looking for him.

“My name is Tongtong. Uncle Qing Shui is a big hero and a great person. I like Uncle Qing Shui.” The little girl looked at him with her wide eyes.

“Pfft!” Shi Qingzhuang laughed out loud at one side.

Qing Shui scratched his head. “Is she asking for a firecracker?”

“Uncle Qing Shui is the best.” The little girl chuckled.

“Tongtong already knows how to flatter people at such a young age, you will no doubt have a promising future ahead of you.” Qing Shui smiled as he shared some firecrackers with them since he had bought a lot. These were also for Changfeng and Changfeng was Qing Zhi’s child.

Qing Zhi already had three children now, a son and two daughters. Changfeng was named by Qing Shui. But he wasn’t at home when the other two were born, so they were named by Feng Yanfei as Qing Feng and Qing Xin. It wasn’t like they must be named by Qing Shui or anything. But typically, a clan would look for people with the most cultivation to name the children. This was said to be to able to bring good fortune to this child.

Qing Zun and Qing Yin were still too young. So now among the Qing Clan’s fourth generation, Luan Luan and Yuchang were already adults. The slightly older one would be Changfeng. The moment Qing Shui entered the house, the little fellow ran towards him asking for firecrackers

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New Year had arrived within the blink of an eye and this was the time where friends and relatives would visit each other. This year, a lot of people came to visit the Qing Clan. Qing Luo would also visit some old men who had extremely good relations with the Qing Clan.

Of course, the Feng Clan came too. Qing Zhi’s wife, Feng Yanfei, was from the Feng Clan. The Feng Clan was a very well-regarded clan among the Qing Village and Hundred Miles City these days due to the Qing Clan.

There used to be a match between the Qing Clan’s third generation. Every year during the New Year, the third generation would learn from each other over the match. But ever since they left the Qing Village, there had never been any matches between the third generation up until now.

Although Luan Luan was from the fourth generation, she had attained the highest achievements. Qing You, who had the Earth Rock Beast was not in the least bit inferior to Qing Bei now. Who asked Qing Bei to tame a flying sparrow hawk that had only the strength of about Grade Two Xiantian.

The Qing Clan no longer needed to prepare for that so called ‘Third Generation Match’ now. When they were at the Greencloud Continent, they would compete against each other for their cultivation on the arena at the rear courtyard. But it was uneccessary to compete now that everyone clearly knew where they stood. Competing any further would be meaningless.