Chapter: 1091 (2/2)

Qing Shui used to be her disciple. Even though he was a disciple in name only, she was still far stronger than he was back then. As time passed, she eventually treated him like a junior and cared deeply for his well-being.

Despite her genuine concern for him, she had never really shown it through her expressions. She soon became a bit conflicted after being called ‘master’ several times, yet she couldn’t understand why she felt that way and why her mentality toward him had changed. It wasn’t until now that she finally understood why—she had been in love with him for a long time.

It wasn’t difficult for two people who didn’t hate each other to develop feelings for one another after being together for a long time. Because she didn’t hate him, there was no conflict. Both were clearly of different genders, so there would be skinship somewhere along the way. It would be easier to develop a relationship with each other as well.

Yiye Jiange didn’t know when she had developed such feelings for him. Romance could happen at any time, so when the moment came, it would always start with an emotion, then moments of awkwardness and changes in their manners with one another.

“Jiange, what are you thinking about?” Qing Shui approached her and asked when he noticed that her head was in the clouds.

He also understood her feelings at the moment. After all, this moment would change her life forever. One could also say that her life would change the moment her burden was released from her heart. Her purpose of life would take on a different meaning as well.

“Nothing. I was just thinking of some stuff.” Yiye Jiange replied unnaturally. Qing Shui, however, didn’t think too much of it and continued ahead towards the distance with the group.

It wasn’t until they were far away from the crowd that they finally called out their flying beasts and demonic beasts to roam around the Dragon Spine Mountain due to its enormous landscape. If they were to travel on foot, they wouldn’t be able to cover the entire area even if they continued on until night time.

The Dragon Spine Mountain looked like a meandering snake with an uneven terrain on its back from a bird’s eye point of view. Now that the sky was becoming dim, the mountain was like a silhouette of a giant dragon that laid down on the ground. This mountain has its own unique Spiritual Qi, as well as its own majestic aura as a grand mountain.

They were traveling at an appropriately moderate speed, enough to roam around the Dragon Spine Mountain while taking in its overwhelming sight. There were quite a number of people mounted on Qing Shui’s Thunderous Beast at first but it was quickly mounted by everyone in the end. The giant Thunderous Beast seemed nothing like a demonic beast once it was mounted by Qing Shui’s group.

Qing Shui’s ears moved toward the shifting sounds and turned to look behind him. At that moment, a scornful smile could be seen appearing on his mouth.

“What is it? Is someone following us?”

“It’s nothing. We shouldn’t be concerned with anyone coming for us now since we’re going to destroy the Lion King’s Ridge. Are you still afraid of those clowns?” Qing Shui smiled nonchalantly.

“Qing Shui, you can’t be too careless either. Remember what I said to you before. If you fail, we are finished. So in other words, you can’t afford to lose, especially before we manage to lay our hands on Lion King’s Ridge.” Yiye Jiange felt almost powerless speaking those words herself. However, her words were touching, enough to show her concern for Qing Shui at the very least.

“Alright, woman. I know what you’re worried about. Just relax. I’m very confident in myself this time. Even if we can’t destroy them this time, we can still retreat without worrying what they will do to us after that.” Qing Shui said with a relaxed smile.

Yiye Jiange shot him a helpless glare after listening to what he had to say.

Then at that moment, a number of large blue demonic beasts flew towards their direction and trapped the Thunderous Beast by surrounding it in a swift motion. Qing Shui observed his surroundings without saying a word. The clothes on these perpetrators seemed like the uniform of the Violet Dragon Mountain.

The leader of this group was an old man who was also wearing violet robes. He had a strong and dignified air in him. With just one look at this man, Qing Shui could tell that he was a person of high status and position. He also hated the superiority that the old man was showing as soon as he laid eyes on this arrogant leader.

The other men following this leader were also wearing violet robes that were slightly lighter in color than that of the old man. These men exchanged glares with Qing Shui —both parties remained silent as they observed one another. Qing Shui didn’t feel pressured by their presence ever since he had emerged from the Ancient Ruins. If he hadn’t gone into the Ancient Ruins first, Qing Shui might have felt immensely pressured by their presence and succumbed to their will more easily.

“What do you want from stopping us?” Qing Shui frowned as he asked with a displeased tone.

“Were you the one who issued a challenge to my grandson?” The old man finally spoke after he observed Qing Shui thoroughly for quite a while.

“Yes, is there anything wrong with that?” Qing Shui asked the old man calmly.

“And you killed them in the Ancient Ruins?” The old man remained calm while shooting his question at Qing Shui.

Qing Shui kept his composure as he shook his head and said, “I did no such thing. I’m the type who would boldly confess if I ever killed someone, you know. But the man you spoke of—your grandson is indeed dead. However, I swear to the heavens, I have nothing to do with his murder whatsoever.”

The old man was still unfazed as he remained his focus on Qing Shui. “Then can you tell me who killed him?”

Qing Shui shook his head and replied, “I can’t. I’m not afraid of them but I think you already have an idea who might have done it. Why do you need to ask me then?”

Qing Shui said it deliberately as he didn’t have good feelings toward the Violet Dragon Mountain. Besides, for a large force to be able to do such things, they would more or less attract enemies or stir up rivalries for themselves. Qing Shui didn’t feel the need to explain himself clearly to them and he would prefer to let them delve into their guesses and miscellaneous thoughts. It was a dog-eat-dog world in the Northern Sacred Lu Continent due to the battle of powers from different forces. He wasn’t particularly concerned for those who lost the battle, because the fewer competitors there were, the better.