AST 1595 - No Favorable Turn, Two Days, Niu Clan’s Arena (1/2)

It still wasn’t late by the time Qing Shui came out from his shower but Lan Lingfeng and Yin Tong were already in the hall. The three of them laughed as their eyes made contact. It was true that women took a long time to shower, it was the same wherever he was. While the husband could take a quick wash, women needed petals, scents and so forth.

After almost half an hour, a few women came back down in succession and the dishes on the table had changed to a new menu.

When Qing Shui returned, the matter at Sea King’s Palace had resolved perfectly. Even though he hadn’t eliminated the Dark Demonic Jiao straight away, it had vanished from the Imperial City of Sea King’s Palace. If nothing went wrong, it wouldn’t appear there ever again.

Everyone in this room was a warrior of martial arts and so, the scene from earlier wasn’t a big deal, forgettable in just a moment. This was the adaptability of the Main Continent. Since such affairs were normal, you wouldn’t feel too shocked or afraid anymore.

“I’m afraid we won’t be able to reconcile with Niu Clan. Everyone, be careful,” Lan Lingfeng said and sipped his wine.

“Niu Clan must have a backer, or at least, Niu Fen does. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been this obnoxious. The clan should have realized our identity as well, just as we found out about theirs,” Yin Tong said after pondering.

The women knew of their background, that they were all successors of Battle God Inheritance. With some consideration, they agreed to Yin Tong’s conclusions. The Demon King and Battle God were antagonistic towards each other, if Qing Shui and the others had realized what they were, there was no way they could have remained oblivious.

Qing Shui smiled. He realized that the refinement during this period of time had shown clearly through Yin Tong’s improvement. His analysis of the happenings was clearer and sharper. It was no wonder he was the successor of Fox Battle God Inheritance.

“Brother Yin is right. Not only do I think the other party has found out about us, but I think there may be others around. They must have provoked us on purpose and Ms Ziche was just an excuse. They are doing this to aggravate the three of us.” Qing Shui smiled.

“Brother-in-law, you can still smile about it?” Xue Nuo said as she watched his easy smile.

“Little girl, will you only be satisfied if you see us cry?” Qing Shui looked at Xue Nuo.

That silenced Xue Nuo. She was easily agitated by Qing Shui’s words now and attempted to calm herself down. She had already embraced the facts and didn’t expect anything. This was good too, there was always someone to dote on and pamper her.

“It seems that we can only quietly watch for anything stirring these three days and monitor Niu Clan’s movements.” Lan Lingfeng frowned.

Yin Tong nodded, “That sounds like the best option for us now.”

“And if there’s no reaction?”

“That won’t happen. We have stated our stance today, and Niu Fen did this for Niu Clan’s pride. If there aren’t any special circumstances, they won’t just endure it in silence.” Yin Tong smiled.

“We should be more worried about the tactics they will use,” Yin Tong continued.

There weren’t many people in the hall and the tension was stifling. Yu Niang had left a while ago; she still had her kids to take care of. Besides, it would best to be left out of the discussion regarding this. Even though, with Qing Shui’s help, she was also a cultivator, Xiantian cultivators were nothing in those people’s eyes.

“Alright, it’s getting late, let’s disperse. Don’t be rash and don’t worry. Niu Clan isn’t enough to terrorize us, and we aren’t easily pushed around either.” Qing Shui stood up and yawned.

With that, the others naturally stood up and with a few polite words, they returned to their rooms for the night. Watching them take their leave, Qing Shui sat back down slowly.

Somehow, since leaving Dancing Phoenix Continent and Soaring Dragon Continent, he hadn’t been back in a long time. Initially, he could have visited the place soon after his return from Ice Ocean Domain’s Sea King’s Palace. Yehuang Guwu was at home, so he would be able to return whenever he wanted but the journey would take a long time.

It was different now. Around Sea King’s Palace, he had set up location in a Divine Cave and could return here. This way, whenever he wanted to visit Sea King’s Palace and return to Linhai City, he could do so with ease.

Ice Domain Dynasty, Great Qin Dynasty and the other dynasties in this region, along with concern over Ice Ocean Domain’s Sea King’s Palace, had left Qing Shui feeling like he should linger around here for quite a while. So, he thought it might be good to return home for a look.

If it wasn’t because of the abrupt incident with Niu Clan, Qing Shui anticipated that he would have been back home in Dancing Phoenix Continent by now. The thought made him hate Niu Clan; even if they had received the Demon King Inheritance, they didn’t have to behave like this…

The second day passed by peacefully. The mess in the Imperial Cuisine Hall was as it had been, but the they opened up a temporary medical hall in the backyard.

Qing Shui laid alone in the sun in the courtyard. The weather in Linhai was cold but there was sunlight at times too. There wasn’t much warmth in it and it was more for lighting purpose.

Qing Shui closed his eyes, only opening them at the sound of footsteps. He watched as Lan Lingfeng and Yin Tong carried a deck chair each and settled in on each side of Qing Shui.

“Say, what are you both doing here instead of training?” Qing Shui shut his eyes once more.

“Little brother, it’s already been so long, why isn’t there any stirring from Niu Clan?” Lan Lingfeng grumbled. He wanted to join in the fun; the love of battle flowed in his veins.

“You’re already this impatient after half a day. They have three days, what’s the hurry? If you don’t train properly, I’m not going to bother with you when you’re reduced to tears on the battlefield.” Qing Shui smiled. Lan Lingfeng was way too anxious.

“Lingfeng, do you wish for them to come or not?” Yin Tong asked with a smile.

“I want to fight, only in battle can I increase my might,” Lan Lingfeng said yearningly.