AST 1466 - Tantai Lingyan exited seclusion. Is being pretty useful? (1/2)

As soon as Qing Shui entered Tantai Lingyan’s courtyard, he could already see Tantai Lingyan standing inher pavilion. Coincidentally, when Qing Shui was looking at her, she happened to be looking back in this direction. She revealed a pleasant expression at the moment when she saw Qing Shui.

In return, Qing Shui showed her a delightful smile. He felt more at ease now. Prior to this, he was really worried that the woman would turn cold after two years of secluding herself from the world. But now, he realized that not only has she not turned back to how cold she used to be, she seemed to have even thought through a lot of things.

Qing Shui walked towards the pavilion and began examining her entire body in an exaggerated manner. Indeed, she was a heavenly beauty whose beauty was to the extent that it could cause a person to skip one heartbeat. Her skin looked pale like that of a jade and smooth like snow, making her looked unusually attractive.

“Congratulations for finishing your seclusion.

“What’s there to congratulate about. To think that two years passed. How have you been?”Tantai Lingyan looked at Qing Shui and gently asked.

Like usual, her voice still sounded really cold. But Qing Shui could clearly hear the gentle tone in it.

“How did it go? How strong are you now?” Qing Shui smiled and asked.

“It’s good. I have managed to increase about one third of my strength.”Tantai Lingyan said in a relaxed tone.

Actually, Qing Shui was able to sense Tantai Lingyan’s strength. It was currently worth around one hundred and fifty million sun. She was benefited greatly from her seclusion this time. The reason for the seclusion was due to her significant power increase while she was in the Ancient Ruins. Added on that she has reached a bottleneck, she needed the time to seclude herself to stabilize her strength. Speaking of stabilization, not only did she manage to build an even sturdier foundation, she has also managed to greatly improve her strength. This could already be considered a significant improvement.

“I saw an entire area of Camphorwood forest nearby. Not only does the place have a nice scenery, there is a unusually large amount of flowers and trees there as well. You just came out of your seclusion, why not we go take a look at the scenery there?” Qing Shui asked.

Tantai Lingyan stunned. Even though she was a girl, not knowing since when, she has started to lose this kind of emotion, nor did she ever get to experience it again. At the moment when Qing Shui talked to her about it, she stunned.

Qing Shui stared at her stunned expression. He who was very experienced at this kind of field was sure that she would agree to it. It’s just that she would need time to reminisce about it.

“Alright, I also haven’t relaxed myself like this in a long time, it’s not like I have had the time to do so.” Tantai Lingyan said gently.

“Lingyan, did you notice that you have changed?” Qing Shui smiled. The woman has changed a lot.

“Change? What change?” Tantai Lingyan was aware of what Qing Shui was saying. Despite that, she still asked him the question.

“You talk more often than you used to. You also sound more natural and less cold than before.” Qing Shui smiled and looked at her.

“Is that so?” Tantai Lingyan wasn’t really sure herself. The only thing she was aware of was that she has gone through slight changes.

“Yes, it’s really obvious! Alright, let’s go! I will lead you the way!”

At the moment when he finished speaking, regardless of whether Tantai Lingyan has agreed to it, Qing Shui immediately grabbed on both of her hands and unleashed the Nine Continents Steps Effects.

In just an instant, they appeared at the valley where the Camphorwood Forest was located at. The forest itself was only ten meters away from the valley.

Before this, when Qing Shui grabbed her hand, it made the woman felt a bit powerless. Qing Shui could be really naughty at times. And at other times, he would also play the serious role. Sometimes, he could be really warm, whereas, sometimes, he would show his manliness. Sometimes, he was a bit of a scoundrel, yet sometimes, he was really pure in thought. She couldn’t bring herself to deny him.

Just like now, when she saw his pure and excited eyes. The excitement didn’t actually come out from himself, in fact, he actually hoped to see her most earnest heart. She was aware of that, which was why she was reluctant to push his hands away.

There wasn’t even the slightest wind on the valley. The air was filled with fragrance. Below their feet was lush and luxuriant vendure. The thick grassland was a lot more superior to the fields which he saw from his previous incarnation. Though this might be natural grass, it looked even better than those man-made ones.

The Camphorwood forest here was covered entirely in fiery red color. When looked from far away, it looked like an entire burning cloud. Sweet and abundant fragrance was emitted from it. This kind of trees wasn’t actually that tall. It’s standard size was approximately ten meters tall. Each of the trees was very far away from each other, leaving a huge gap in between. Despite this, it still gave people the feeling that they were in a forest.

It’s unknown whether Qing Shui was purposely doing it or he has truly forgotten about it. He grabbed on Tantai Lingyan’s hand and walked towards the Camphorwood forest together with her.

Tantai Lingyan looked at Qing Shui and seemed like she wanted to say something. But in the end, she chose to keep it to herself. She let the man held her hand as he pleased. Suddenly, she realized that it wasn’t really uncomfortable to be held by a man.

But if it had been another men, she would definitely have rejected them without even the slightest hesitation. As of now, if someone other than Qing Shui dared to walk up to her and grabbed her hand, she would most likely kill that person.

“Lingyan, this is a really nice place, isn’t it?” Qing Shui walked into the Camphorwood Forest and asked happily.

“Yes, it is a really nice place.”

Qing Shui moved his eyes to the corner and grabbed the woman’s hand. As he did so, a faint smile was revealed at the corner of his mouth.

Tantai Lingyan happened to see Qing Shui’s smile. One thing which confused her was why she would feel happy seeing this kind of smile from Qing Shui? To have this man holding her hand and feeling good about it, it’s a feeling she found unable to depict in words.

For her to allow Qing Shui to hold her hand, adding on the things which happened between them, she already knew what happened to her deep down. If she was to entrust herself to a man, it would definitely be the man beside her right now. If one day, this man was to disappear, no matter through what method, she would never have looked for another men.

Hence, for now, she wouldn’t really resist certain close interactions with this man. The only problem was that he was too good of taking advantage of the situation. Given her personality, it’s already an exception that he was able to do this.

“Do you really think that I wouldn’t know? This is your reward, don’t get too happy about it.” Tantai Lingyan slightly swayed her hand that was being grabbed on by him.

Qing Shui stunned. He turned around to look at the ice-cold beauty who was having a faint smile across her face and said in an upset tone, “Why must you tell me about it? I would have felt happier if you hadn’t done so.”

The main reason why Qing Shui was stunned before was mainly due to the things which she has said, not that she has managed to see through his thought.

“I can tell you are trying to be really careful. Won’t you feel awkward?”