AST 1451 - Zhan Yu and Hua Rumeis Grand Wedding (1/2)

AST 1451 - Zhan Yu and Hua Rumei's Grand Wedding

Qing Shui set out to go back to the Demon Lord Palace. He wanted to eliminate the Soaring Dragon Organization as soon as possible. With that old man around, he would never rest peacefully. Even though they had the old men of the Great Yan Dynasty around, there was still the fear of being careless, that was why he wanted to resolve this matter quickly.

This time around, he was already quite familiar with the Demon Lord Palace. His power had increased a lot since the last time he was here. He benefited the most from the Ancient Ruins expedition. Not only did his power increased tremendously, his beast taming skills had also increased a lot. Most importantly, he had obtained the Golden Battle God Inheritance.

With the Nine Continent Steps being unusable, Qing Shui sat on the Fire Bird's back and cultivated the Divine Truth Hearing Technique –he had nothing else better to do anyway.

He made quite a progress during the few days he cultivated it at home. It could be considered as a small achievement but making another breakthrough would be difficult. Now, he could easily hear anything within a thousand-mile radius. It was a small accomplishment, but not quite perfection.

A thousand-mile radius range was already very good, but still far away from what Qing Shui desired. When completely mastered, the Divine Truth Hearing Technique could allow one to hear every sound in the Nine Continents. It might sound exaggerated, but it was still unknown how many stages were left. Cultivating the later stages would also not be an easy task.

The Divine Truth Hearing Technique gave Qing Shui an edge during battles. As the saying goes, keep your eyes focused and your ears alert, hearing was just as, if not, more important than sight.

Qing Shui could now increase his battle power if he closed his eyes and used Divine Sense with his hearing. Of course, combining those two with his sense of sight would increase his power a lot more.

As he arrived at the Demon Lord Palace once more, everything felt different somehow. It felt as if many people in the palace had become friendlier. The Medical Pavilion was an exception, to Qing Shui, it was the most comfortable place in the first place. Most of the people here were old people and would not be envious of Qing Shui's abilities. Instead, they always tried to help him, especially the old monster.

As for the Battle Pavilion and Secret Service Pavilion, they were the strongest of the 12 Earthly Branches. Even the elite among the thousands of warriors and the Demon Boss Zhan Yu were quite familiar with Qing Shui.

Even the Vice Palace Lord Hua Rumei had become Qing Shui's sister. Additionally, a rumor was going around that there was something going on between him and the Demon Lord, though no one knew if it was true.

Many people started greeting Qing Shui. He greeted back and made a turn towards the Medical Pavilion. Everyone knew that Hua Rumei and Zhan Yu were going to get married soon.

This was a joyous event in the Demon Lord Palace. Plus, they insisted to wait for Qing Shui's return to witness their marriage. This just goes to show how important Qing Shui's position was in the palace.

When he arrived at Hua Rumei's manor, he noticed that Tantai Linyan was also there. As soon as she saw him, Hua Rumei lunged at Qing Shui and gave him a merry hug, ”You're finally back!”

”Oh boy, you're so excited to get married?” Qing Shui chuckled and replied.

”You're asking for a beating aren't you? Teasing me like this. By the way, how's your family?” Hua Rumei laughed and said.

Qing Shui understood what he meant and nodded, ”They're doing very well!”

”Then, you can finally relax. This thing has been bothering you for decades after all.”

”Yeah, I feel much relaxed now, but there are still some things to be done. After sister's wedding, we will set off for the Yan Dynasty and make a base there to wipe off all other opposing forces, if not I'd still be restless.”

Tantai Lingyan stood there silently. It was then that Qing Shui noticed they had not greeted each other. He smiled and said, ”Can you exchange a few words with me, as to satisfy my vanity?”

Tantai Lingyan was confused,”What?”

Qing Shui touched his nose, ”Are you happy that Sister and Brother Zhan are getting married?”

”Of course I'm happy!”

”Then, would you tell me why you're happy?” Qing Shui felt bold to be asking this question.

”Isn't it worthwhile to be happy for two people in love?” Tantai Lingyan stared at Qing Shui.

”You believe in love?” Qing Shui laughed when he asked this, he felt as though he had said this before. He sounded like a con man, and plus there were in a church......

”What is love?” The woman hesitated and said as she looked at Qing Shui.

Qing Shui was surprised. He had never expected for her to ask this question. He smiled and said, ”Everyone has different thoughts about it. How about I tell you these few lines, 'Our days of wine and roses, make it hard to say farewell. Till the boundary between worlds, till the end of time, till death do us part. As youth slipped past us each dawn, I wondered if the moon seemed as chilly to you too. Across the mountain, so close yet so far you are. Oh, how I wish the Blue Bird would watch over us.'” Qing Shui shamelessly quoted this old poem.

”I've never felt that way before,” the woman said bluntly.

”Pfft!” Hua Rumei burst out laughing.

Qing Shui awkwardly touched his nose and said again, ”A day without you, is like spending three years apart.”

”Nope!”

”No matter how rough it gets, for you, all is worth doing.”