AST 1604 - Death of the Old Man, Qing Shui’s Victory (2/2)
“Did you really think Niu Clan will allow Miraculous Physician Qing to surrender?”
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After Qing Shui’s nod of acknowledgement, the man took out a giant green prong. The man was a direct descendant of Niu Clan. Even if he wasn’t one of those who attained Demon King’s inheritance, his might should not be underestimated. Compared to Demon Child Niu, he shouldn’t be any less inferior.
The man was very decisive, charging directly at Qing Shui. The scythe in his hand brought about a huge afterimage, striking towards Qing Shui in a furious manner.
The huge scythe stirred up a bright flame. The man was taking a risk; he was gambling on the presumption that Qing Shui fatigued from his previous battle. In the middle-aged man’s train of thoughts, Qing Shui might have some strength left, but there was no way he could keep up a fierce battle.
Qing Shui injured his left shoulder, but it was much better now. He held the Golden Battle Halberd in his right hand. Though his strength was affected, but without the same kind of weapon, such as the scissors and spikes the old man had before, it will be difficult to inflict damage on Qing Shui.
Qing Shui's smashed with his Golden Battle Halberd. The violent force drained the man of his color because Dragon Slaying Beast had already started rushing over from the side.
Qing Shui's blow was not fatal because at the same moment, Qing Shui had unleashed Emperor’s Qi and Art of Pursuing.
This stumped the man. With unexpected swiftness, Golden Battle Halberd collided against the man’s huge sickle.
Shadow Pursuit!
The man was smashed backwards from the collision. With the impairment on the man's strength—coupled with his subdued state after detecting the strength of Qing Shui, before they had even begun their battle—it seemed that this would be the end of his life.
Dragon Slaying Beast's sharp claws pierced into the man's neck and slashed across his head. While the Dragon Slaying Beast wasn’t big in size but it was still about the size of a camel; its paw wasn’t tiny at all.
Less than a breath’s time passed from beginning to end of the battle. A Niu Clan elite had vanished just like that; the clan’s heart chilled at the this, and no one else approached to fight.
Qing Shui remained waiting atop the arena, slowly recovering from his injury. The appearance of the former man had allowed Qing Shui a sigh of relief; he knew that there was no one else in Niu Clan who was more powerful than the old man.
Qing Shui thought back to the man who had the Thunder Roc Condor Demon King Inheritance. The successor of Thunder Roc Condor Demon King Inheritance wasn’t part of the clan, but he must have been in alliance with Niu Clan in order to increase his strength. Niu Clan had both the old man and Demon Child Niu, hence they had great prospects. In synergy, they would have been even more powerful.
This incident had been out of his expectations. Lei Ming was stronger than Demon Child Niu, and as of now, there was nothing about Niu Clan that scared him. There was the old man in the past that could instigate such fear, but now, there was no one in Niu Clan who could anymore.
After half an hour, Qing Shui slowly said, ”Is there anyone in Niu Clan who still wishes to fight? Today is the third day, so remember what I said. I will wait another ten minutes, if there’s no one else, then I will assume there are no other contenders.”
There wasn’t a single movement at Niu Clan. Qing Shui's had mentioned before that Niu Clan’s patriarch was to lead their direct descendants in repairing the damage done to Imperial Cuisine Hall. For a clan like Niu Clan, the most important thing was their reputation and pride. Qing Shui's demand was a slap to their face.
However, Niu Clan felt complicated upon Qing Shui’s words; they were afraid to be killed by Qing Shui. Since he had reiterated his previous speech, then it was likely he wouldn’t kill anymore.
Still, there were exceptions. It was better to be proven wrong before killing. Niu Clan’s patriarch thought over it a lot. For Niu Clan’s sake, they might not be able to continue with this; perhaps he could look in other places for someone who could subdue this young man. Maybe he could look for other inheritor clans of Demon King; they would definitely be willing to cooperate with Niu Clan, just on the basis of the network as successors of Demon King.
When the time was up, Qing Shui looked towards Niu Clan before heading back to the people from Imperial Cuisine Hall. He flashed a smile at Qin Qing and others. ”Let's go back!”
”How do you feel?” Qin Qing looked at Qing Shui worriedly.
Qing Shui’s heart warmed at the sight of the perfection of in front of his eyes. He smiled. ”I’m fine; I have a thick skin.”
Lan Lingfeng, Yin Tong and others smiled at the side. They were perceptive people, and could tell that the relationship between Qin Qing and Qing Shui were definitely more than just friends. At least they could all tell that they both liked each other.
Yet, they didn’t know that there was a big gap between Qin Qing and Qing Shui, which the latter did not have the confidence to cross over. Qin Qing wanted love that belonged to her only, something Qing Shui couldn’t give her.
If Qin Qing insisted on it stubbornly, then Qing Shui would have no choice. He wouldn’t force her to stay. Not to mention, relationships weren’t something that could force to begin with and thus, looking at the beauty, he could only let nature take its course. He was passive, while Qin Qing had complete control.
The group of them was happy to return to the Imperial Cuisine Hall. Drenched in blood, Qing Shui naturally went to take a bath, with others following suit. After a change of outfit, Qing Shui felt more comfortable and the injury on his body was no longer an issue. The old man’s penetrated attacked on Qing Shui’s shoulder had missed the most crucial bones due to Qing Shui’s evasion. Together with his powerful healing powers and the medicinal herbs, it had already healed by much.
This time, Qing Shui was the last to come out of the shower; they were all out when he was done. When Yu Niang heard that Qing Shui was injured, she grew extremely worried; Qing Shui had been the greatest blessing in her life. She insisted time and again that she didn’t want Qing Shui to call her Sister, for she didn’t feel like she was worthy of the title. From Qing Shui, all she had ever done was to take or be gifted by Qing Shui and she didn’t seem to have given Qing Shui anything in return.
She didn’t know that her softness and grace, the purity and dignity was already a repayment for Qing Shui. Qing Shui would feel a sense of tranquillity and warmth at the sight of Yu Niang, and it was something which he cherished.
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