Chapter 416 - 61: Kindness or Affection
Attempting to touch the reachable half of the face, Zong Shaoqing only felt that the assassin’s mask on the other half of Yue Jinghua’s face was particularly glaring.
As he spoke, Zong Shaoqing’s silver hair, light as feathers, brushed against Yue Jinghua’s face.
So close that he could feel the warmth of her skin, Yue Jinghua suddenly felt something was amiss, and she subconsciously glanced at the Lianyun Great Sword.
Indeed, it was still her old companion, but rested on this fellow’s jaw, it seemed like a plastic toy. Yue Jinghua, refusing to believe in evil, pushed the sword forward a little more, only to find that it couldn’t pierce Zong Shaoqing’s skin at all.
What kind of Xuan Technique is this? tougher than Iron Cloth Shirt, even more impenetrable than the Golden Bell Shield.
It seems the Divine Court truly has a profound heritage, a den of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, not to be underestimated.
It’s just a pity that her policy last night wasn’t thoroughly enforced, even though she roughly searched for valuable items on Sha Xi, given the experience with the Chaos Egg, it was apparent Sha Xi had sealed the most precious items inside the Storage Pattern.
Yue Jinghua was utterly unable to loot the contents within her Storage Pattern, unless she could find a way to break the Storage Pattern painted by Sha Yan.
Yue Jinghua, full of suspicion, reached out to touch Zong Shaoqing’s chin, her fingertips met skin that was full of elasticity and then, casually moving her hand down, she touched a hard adam’s apple.
Strangely, every few inches her fingers moved down, the temperature of the originally normal skin would raise by a few degrees, until she touched his collarbone. Finally, Yue Jinghua’s mischievous hands were caught and held back.
Zong Shaoqing’s voice sounded somewhat different than usual, and his purple eyes also changed from a light purple to a deep violet as if heralding an impending storm.
"Has nobody told you that there is a difference between men and women, and that you, right now, are playing with fire," Zong Shaoqing’s voice carried an unusual tinge of color.
Although Yue Jinghua was dressed as a man, having seen her naked form, Zong Shaoqing couldn’t help feeling a bit strange.
Right, something suddenly occurred to Yue Jinghua, and Zong Shaoqing’s words served as a reminder, "You scoundrel."
"Slap, slap," two crisp slaps landed, and ten distinct finger marks surfaced on Zong Shaoqing’s fair skin.
In the Star Sea of Consciousness, a crowd of Xuan Beasts were gaping, having seen the shameless, but never this level of shamelessness.
Who exactly is touching whom here?
Zong Shaoqing seemed to be stunned by the slap, probably never in his life had he been slapped, and to be slapped twice at once.
"This slap is for the peeping last time, and the second slap is for the valuables I lost," Yue Jinghua had initially planned to settle accounts with the Five-star Mercenary Li Rui, when unexpectedly, Zong Shaoqing appeared out of the blue.
Knowing she was no match for Zong Shaoqing, she internally cursed without stop, but after delivering the two slaps, her hand felt numbingly sore, wondering what kind of Xuan Technique the Divine Son of the Divine Court had cultivated.
All members of the Divine Court, why is it that the Goddess chosen is so terribly weak, yet the Divine Son chosen is abnormally strong?
"But it’s worth it," Zong Shaoqing smiled broadly, his purple eyes twinkling like stars, he rubbed his face, the corner of his mouth smiling, and his voice as gentle and refined as always, with not the slightest bit of embarrassment.
Yue Jinghua instantly felt deflated, she feared neither heaven nor earth, but dreaded running into someone who seemed to have thin skin, but in reality had a skin thickness that could rival a millennium-old tree demon.
"Divine Son, why trouble yourself by seeking me again after you’ve already saved the person," Yue Jinghua narrowed her eyes, looking every bit the sly little fox, pondering why the top-grade old tree demon kept clinging to her.
"You took the Prajnaparamita Needle from Sha Xi," Zong Shaoqing stated affirmatively—almost considerately omitting the fact that Yue Jinghua casually took other valuables as well.
While he spoke, his purple pupils were so gentle they could drown a mountain, his gaze firmly fixed on Yue Jinghua, as if he witnessed her hanging Sha Xi on a tree, stripping her, and taking all her portable wealth.
"Don’t talk nonsense, I don’t have that thing on me," Yue Jinghua rolled her eyes, had the Black Forest not belonged entirely to her now, she might have believed Zong Shaoqing had spies watching her in the forest.
Zong Shaoqing cast a seemingly casual glance at the Desire Gourd hanging on Yue Jinghua’s waist.
Yue Jinghua guiltily shrunk her neck.
"The Prajnaparamita Needle has a Divine Sense Imprint. Once it leaves Sha Xi and more than twenty-four hours pass, the imprint will activate. I will teach you a cultivation technique to erase Divine Sense Imprints, which can remove most imprints on Spiritual Artifacts," seeing Yue Jinghua’s expression, Zong Shaoqing laughed aloud and reached out to gently brush a leaf from her hair.
Unconsciously, the way they interacted had become more harmonious, as if the slap from before had never happened.
The girl before him gave him a completely different feeling every time he saw her.
From the initial River Fairy to the bright eyes in the darkness, to the cunning fox plotting every move, to the childlike guilt she displayed now, those few encounters evoked a familiarity as if they had known each other for eons.
Perhaps sensing no malice from the man before her, Yue Jinghua’s tension eased.
"There are no free lunches; if you teach me the cultivation technique, what should I offer you in return?" Yue Jinghua pursed her lips, her eyes less guarded, more accepting.
He was very strong, yet not the kind to dominate others. If possible, she did not want to be enemies with the man before her.
"All I ask is that you remember, should we stand opposed one day, you must trust me, no matter what," Zong Shaoqing leaned in close to Yue Jinghua’s ear and whispered a Xuan Technique Heart Method.
His rich male voice clearly entered Yue Jinghua’s ears.
At the end of his words, Zong Shaoqing added, "Remember, I’ll be waiting for you at Five Saints Town. After you leave here, before heading back, make a detour to Longevity Bridge. There’s a surprise waiting for you there."
Outside the forest, a sharp bird cry interrupted their whispers.
Longevity Bridge?
Yue Jinghua was still immersed in the Xuan Technique Heart Method when she heard a strange place name, already searching through her memories of the Xuan Beast Ridge map in her mind, trying to locate Longevity Bridge.
Seeing her deep in thought, Zong Shaoqing smiled slightly and withdrew, anyhow, there would be plenty of opportunities for them to meet and interact in the future.
Once the outer prohibition lifted, Yue Chen rushed in.
He did not see Zong Shaoqing in the woods, and Yue Jinghua appeared normal, which relieved him.
Not long after Zong Shaoqing left, inside the Star Sea, the Mo Xi Treasure Book that had been silent for a while suddenly quivered, releasing a burst of green Dark Energy sharp as a blade’s edge, spreading out. An odd fluctuation akin to both anger and irritation shook the entire Star Sea, causing the Dark Light to flare intensely for a time.