Chapter: 1042 (1/2)

AST 1042 – Heaven Shaking Drum, Seal of Xuantian Second Part of Scroll Fragment, The Ninth Portrait of Beauty

Qing Shui didn’t plan to exterminate them yet. Tai Kangyan was dead as he insulted Canghai Mingyue and nobody could save him. Ding Haiyang was beaten until he was half dead previously.

He nodded. “You don’t have to die. But I have a condition.”

“Please say it! I will listen to you.” Ding Haiyang was pleasantly surprised. He felt as if he had been reborn once more.

“I don’t want to hear any negative news about you ever again! You can give it a try if you can do things cleanly.” Qing Shui said as he smiled.

“Rest assured! I will not dare to do it anymore even if you gave me 100 guts!” Ding Haiyang hurriedly said. The existence of life was the foundation of enjoyment. If one’s life was lost, everything else would mean nothing.

The old man was also nervous as he watched at the side. They knew that the stronger a person was, the more worthless a human’s life was to them. Today’s incident was sufficient for the other party to exterminate the entire Tai Clan and Ding Clan. For the other party to hold back, it must be due to all the good deeds that the ancestors of these two clans had done.

“You can go retrieve whatever calligraphy or painting you mentioned just now. If you can’t satisfy me, you are still going to die!” Qing Shui’s gentle tone sounded just like a voice of a demonic murderer to Ding Haiyang’s ears.

“I’ll go now! Right away!”

Ding Haiyang bowed and said promptly before he dashed up the stairs at lightning speed.

“Old man! Tai Kangyan is dead. Please relay this message to the City Lord. I’m worried that I couldn’t hold myself back from attacking.” Qing Shui turned around and told the old man.

“Rest assured, Sir! This old man knows just how to handle this situation. No one shall disturb you in Fair Wind City.” The old man could tell that Qing Shui was a person who dislike troubles. It wasn’t that he was afraid of troubles, but more like he didn’t have the time to deal with all these trivial matters.

Qing Shui was very satisfied with the old man’s response. He saw that there were many people in the surrounding but there were basically no outsiders anymore. They were all people of the Fair Wind Antiques and Paintings as the others had already fled. Sometimes, being an onlooker came with a great price. Even if there was anyone who wanted to continue watching, they would be asked to leave sooner or later.

“Sir! Let us go upstairs and have a seat. There are still a few items that I have collected in my humble store. I’ll show them to you. If you’re interested in any of them, you can have them as a token of appreciation.”

This was such a good opportunity. There was no way the old man would miss the opportunity to have a connection with this formidable cultivator. If the other party was pleased, the Ding clan would benefit for a lifetime without doing anything.

“Alright! If I’m interested in any, I’ll definitely offer you a good price.” Qing Shui smiled and said. He turned his head to look at the few ladies.

“Qing Shui! We’ll return first. Come back early.” Canghai Mingyue smiled at Qing Shui.

“That’s fine too!”

He walked over to hug and kiss the little lass after he finished speaking. He then watched them walked down the stairs.

………

For the first time, Fair Wind Antiques and Paintings had closed its door. Qing Shui felt that it wasn’t too surprising that such an incident happened. If people of Ji Yunlang’s caliber could feel how terrifying he was, then these people who were still in the Fair Wind City would never have thought of it. Besides, he didn’t look too old either.

The higher they went, the smaller the area became. The fifth floor was no longer open to the public. Qing Shui and the old man entered the fifth floor while the others all waited on the fourth floor. The old man respectfully gestured for him to take a seat and personally poured Qing Shui some tea.

“You know me?” Qing Shui looked at the old man with a smile.

“I was fortunate to have seen you once.” The old man respectfully replied.

Qing Shui guessed it right away. It must have been during the battle with the Buddha Sect. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to be so respectful after only seeing him once before. Since he had seen him before, this saved Qing Shui a lot of troubles.

Just then, Ding Haiyang came over with a large chest in his hands. He then gently placed it down in front of Qing Shui. “Sir! I have bought this from a peddler. You may have a look!” Ding Haiyang said while he opened the chest. His hands trembled as this was a matter of life and death. If he couldn’t satisfy this person before his eyes, disaster would befall on him.

The large chest was very simple and unadorned, yet it looked sturdy and was also very heavy. However, something familiar caught Qing Shui’s eyes at the very first glance right after the chest was opened. It was a familiar looking scroll of painting.

Very familiar indeed. All this time, he never knew what these scrolls of paintings could be used for. He already owned eight of these scroll of paintings and now, he saw another one. Still, he was elated about it.

The Portrait of Beauty!

He didn’t even need to open it to be certain because the materials used for the painting were very unique. Hence, he didn’t need to open and look at it to confirm that it was a Portrait of Beauty.

The ninth Portrait of Beauty!

Qing Shui decided not to open the scroll. Instead, he looked at the other items. There were only two other items, but these two items made Qing Shui very excited. Perhaps he should say that it was one of them that made him very excited.

The Heaven Shaking Drum!

It was an exquisite small drum with a size of a foot. There was nothing alongside it that could be used to hit the drum. There was a trace of a desolate and ancient aura in its exquisiteness. However, not even the slightest trace of Spiritual Qi could be felt from it.