AST 1558 - Kiss (1/2)

She was wearing a long, snow white skirt. Her flowing, beautiful hair was casually hanging down behind her back. On her beautiful face hung a faint smile. At that time, Qing Shui felt as if the Qin Qing he was once familiar with had come back.

She was beautiful mainly due to her elegant and unique features. Though unlike Yiye Jiange, who looked very bright and cheerful, she gave people a feeling of inferiority. This was the first time Qing Shui saw her with such a casual outfit. It gave him more of a homely feeling. The aura she emitted had now leaned more towards that of a lovely and devoted woman.

“Do I look good?” Though Qin Qing might have noticed that Qing Shui was deadly focused on her, she didn’t feel weird. Without noticing it, she was changing. The state of mind she once had had already been destroyed by Qing Shui, so much so that even her very own nature was beginning to undergo some changes. Without noticing, she was already slowly being influenced by him.

Though Qin Qing might be the one to ask this question, she didn’t really know what answer she wanted to hear. Or rather, the answer itself wasn’t important, to her, it was more like a way for her to greet Qing Shui.

In the past, it used to be something which had never once crossed her mind. But now, she was able to do it in such a relaxing manner given that she was at the moment in front the very person who made her change.

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No matter the ending, she was well aware that she was doomed to be somehow entangled with this man.

“You look really beautiful, beautiful to the point it makes my heart ache.” Qing Shui chuckled.

Qin Qing was supposed to have known that nothing good would come out of that filthy mouth. Despite so, she wasn’t angry. On the contrary, she was a bit happy. She wasn’t sure if what she was doing now was considered dating…

Merely thinking of this word had already caused her to start daydreaming. In the past, she used to think that the term ‘dating’ would never apply to her. Nor it had ever crossed her mind. But now, she didn’t hate it as much as how she used to. As a matter of fact, she began to feel something which she had never felt before. Though she didn’t like it that much, she was a bit excited by it.

If Qing Shui was able to read her mind, he would have known that she was looking forward to being in love.

“You little bastard, what are you talking about? You better watch out or I am going to beat you up.” Qin Qing knocked Qing Shui’s head.

A vivid fragrant smell entered Qing Shui’s nose. He was already very familiar with it. It was a scent which belonged only to Qin Qing.

Qing Shui exerted all his strength and took a deep breath. The meaning behind his action was clear. He looked very greedy. Seeing this, Qin Qing blushed, “Alright, let’s go.”

Qing Shui smiled and nodded as he walked out the room together with Qin Qing.

The atmosphere around the banquet this time was considered moderate. Everyone was trying hard to forget about the incident with Qin Ying. They stopped talking about it. If it had been other aristocratic clans, the death of a clan member wouldn’t mean anything to them. No matter whether they were the direct or indirect descendants. So long as they weren’t the disciples who were going to raise their clan in the future, it wouldn’t really mean anything. However, Qin King Manor was not the same as other aristocratic clans. Because they had less people in their clan, they were all closer to each other.

Once a person died, they could never be reborn. A life for a life. On the other side, Qin Ying could finally rest in peace now.

The purpose of the banquet this time was more likely to celebrate Qing Shui’s heroic deed. The things around here could be considered to have been put to an end. In conclusion, Qin King Manor’s reputation has risen significantly like never before. Enemies would have to think twice before doing anything which might upset Qin King Manor.

As for Qing Shui and Qin Qing, their relationship seemed to have gotten back to how it used to be before, yet the people of Qin King Manor didn’t make much comments on this matter. For Qin Qing’s own matter, they would let her decide everything by herself.

Qing Shui could feel the eyesights of the people from the Qin Clan. They were really warm. A huge part of the reason had to do with Qin Qing. There were still many other factors involved in it which led to this.

It wasn’t right to assume that Qin King Manor was behaving like this just because Qing Shui has aided them before. Between two humans, there were bound to be cases in which they would take advantage of each other. In fact, two people who were hardly relevant with each other would never share any in-depth relationship.

When one gave aid to a person, the person who received the aid would feel thankful for the other. From there on, they would start getting closer with each other, becoming friends, even as much as becoming life-long buddies. This was really normal. If a person was alone all the time, no matter how strong they could be, they would still feel lonely.

“Qing Shui, what do you plan to do next?” Old Man Qin asked casually.

They were at the point where they were almost done with their meal. Hence, they decided to sit down and have a chit-chat with each other.

“I am heading off to look for a person. I am yet to have any plans for anything after that.” Qing Shui smiled. At the moment, even he himself was a bit uncertain about plans for the future.

“Do you need help?”

“I have already found evidence for it. There is no need to trouble you guys with it.” Qing Shui smiled and shook his head.

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“When are you leaving?”

Qin Qing and Qing Shui were talking to each other after they left the main hall.

“Tomorrow!” Qing Shui felt a bit reluctant to part with her when he said this.

“Well then, stay cautious along your journey. I am sure everything will go well for you and you will find the person you are looking for.” Qin Qing smiled and said. She was really calm when she said it.

“Don’t you want to find out who it is?” Qing Shui smiled and asked.

Qin Qing shook her head while walking, “If you really wanted to tell me who it was, I wouldn’t have to ask you about it. If you are planning on keeping it to yourself, it would only mean that I am forcing you to do something which you don’t want to do.”

“Ah, are you showing me this much empathy?” Qing Shui raised his courage and grabbed her jade-like hand.

“In your dreams, why would I show empathy to someone like you?” Having her hand grabbed by Qing Shui, Qin Qing was a bit upset.