The empty city was destroyed (2)
When Ye Yingying woke up the next day, she found herself lying in Yun Yanqiu's arms and couldn't help but recall her experience from the previous night.
Yun Yanqiu, mindful of her injuries, exercised considerable restraint, only agreeing to kiss and hug her. Ye Yingying was unwilling, but helpless. He was the one who provoked her first, yet now that he'd really gotten her into a relationship, he was just teasing her!
Thinking of this, Ye Yingying angrily pinched his cheek. Whether it hurt or not, she didn't know, but Yun Yanqiu didn't open his eyes.
Seeing that he showed no signs of waking up, Ye Yingying became even more audacious. She lifted Yun Yanqiu's collar and was horrified to see several bite marks she had left on his neck. The marks varied in depth and were uneven, all her handiwork.
Very well, Ye Yingying grinned mischievously. This was the price for keeping her in suspense!
The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. The image of Yun Yanqiu's annoyed yet helpless expression when she bit him a few times, coupled with his muffled groans of pain, flashed through her mind. It was simply too tempting.
Ye Yingying looked at Yun Yanqiu, whose eyes were tightly closed. His already fair skin was marked with reddish bite marks, making him undeniably handsome. As she looked at him, she felt a mischievous urge and leaned down to try and do something more playful.
Before she could even touch Yun Yanqiu, the other party suddenly opened his eyes, staring at her with a cold gaze and saying, "Haven't you had enough fun yet?"
Caught red-handed, Ye Yingying paused, then sat up sullenly: "You're awake, why were you pretending to be asleep?"
"Let's see what tricks you're trying to pull." Yun Yanqiu pulled up her collar and said seriously, "But you can't bite anymore."
"Hmph." Ye Yingying turned her head away in a huff, "If you take the initiative any more, I won't bite you."
"Your injury hasn't even healed, why are you thinking about such nonsense?"
"You started this whole thing, and now you're not taking responsibility!" Ye Yingying said indignantly. "You have no sincerity!"
After being scolded, Yun Yanqiu could only sigh helplessly, and then comforted her, "Once you're healed, anything is fine."
"Really?"
"Mm," Yun Yanqiu said in a deep voice, "I'll listen to you then."
Having received his promise, Ye Yingying smiled happily. She jumped out of bed, stretched her left arm, and smugly told Yun Yanqiu, "My hand can move now, so don't go back on your word!"
Yun Yanqiu was unsure whether to say the medicine was good or that she was healthy. He quietly watched Ye Yingying swing her left arm wildly, his eyes filled with half worry and half doting. Finally, he sighed twice and let her go.
After being free to move around, Ye Yingying rushed to Qi Shuojun's residence. She followed the servant at the gate into the mansion and soon saw Qi Shuojun handling some business.
Qi Shuojun was not surprised to see her. After finishing her instructions, she stepped forward and greeted her, "How are you feeling, Miss Ye? Is there anything else bothering you?"
"Thanks to the miraculous medicine you gave me, I'm almost fully recovered now." Ye Yingying cupped her hands in gratitude to him.
“It’s a piece of cake. If you can’t save him, that would be a real problem.” Qi Shuojun shook his folding fan again, a smile playing on his lips. “I’ve prepared the reward I promised you. Come with me.”
Qi Shuojun led Ye Yingying to the entrance of the treasure pavilion. He took out a gleaming golden key, unlocked the door, and turned to invite Ye Yingying, saying, "Please, take your pick inside."
Ye Yingying pushed open the door and entered, but the scene that came into view was not as magnificent as she had imagined.
She looked around and found that Qi Shuojun's treasure pavilion had a simple layout and neat furnishings. Each treasure was placed in a square shelf, and each shelf was sealed with a cross-shaped strip and a prohibition talisman.
Ye Yingying approached and peered at the treasures inside through the gaps in the seal. When it came to picking treasures, she was practically an expert; after all, she had worked for the Ghost Calculator in her past life, and what strange and unusual things hadn't she seen?
Ye Yingying glanced at the magical artifacts on the shelf. In her opinion, most of these artifacts were only of slightly above-average quality, barely presentable but not very useful.
"What? Didn't you find anyone you liked?" Qi Shuojun observed Ye Yingying's expression and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow to ask.
"Young Master Qi, please don't blame me for being picky, but what I've seen so far is indeed a bit lacking." Ye Yingying walked back and forth between the two shelves, but didn't see any treasures she liked. She turned and walked towards the third shelf, her eyes scanning the dazzling array of items.
Qi Shuojun chuckled after hearing this: "You do have good taste. If you want to pick the best, just go to the last shelf."
After hearing this, Ye Yingying went straight to the innermost compartment. Just as Qi Shuojun had said, the treasures stored here were significantly better than the previous batches she had seen. There were even some rare items that Ye Yingying had never seen before.
She slowed her pace and carefully examined the items in the compartment. She wanted to choose a suitable weapon so that she would still have a means of attack if the Azure Nether True Fire failed.
Suddenly, she saw a dagger. It was a golden dagger, straight and sharp, gleaming with a cold light, instantly capturing Ye Yingying's attention.
Seeing that she was staring at the dagger without moving, Qi Shuojun stepped forward and asked, "Have you taken a fancy to this?"
"This one is..."
"The Tempered Gold Dagger, the reward for the Yanqing Sect's Beast Token," Qi Shuojun introduced. "It's a good item; it's said to be able to break through a cultivator's protective spiritual energy."
Ye Yingying was somewhat tempted. Nascent Soul stage cultivators all possessed protective spiritual energy, and Ghost Calculator was one of them. If this dagger could penetrate Ghost Calculator's protective spiritual energy, how could she not kill him?
"It's a pity it can only be used once." Qi Shuojun shrugged and said regretfully, "Once it gets stained with blood, it's useless."
"...Was it really used to kill people?"
"Who knows? But don't underestimate it. It's the work of a great master of the Yanqing Sect, and it's widely recognized as top-notch."
"A powerful figure from the Yanqing Sect?" Ye Yingying raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "How many years has it been since they fell from grace? If they had a powerful figure in charge, wouldn't they have made a comeback long ago?"
"You wouldn't know this, would you?" Qi Shuojun chuckled, showing off his knowledge again. "This was his work when he was still in the sect. After the war against the demons, the Yanqing Sect suffered heavy losses, with a large number of elite generals dying. Although he was lucky enough to survive, he was also affected. After that, he refused to inherit the position of sect leader and went into seclusion in the mountains, which led to the Yanqing Sect being in a state of decline and ending up in its current state."
How do you know so much detail?
"Hmph." Qi Shuojun waved her fan and said smugly, "I learned this from a disciple of the Yanqing Sect. It's not exactly a secret in their sect."
Ye Yingying glanced at him sideways, then turned around and looked at the other magical artifacts, feeling that none of them were as useful as this dagger.
After much hesitation, Ye Yingying decided to take the gold-tempered dagger.
She told Qi Shuojun that the other party broke the seal and handed her the dagger without saying a word, reminding her, "Remember not to get it wet with blood before you use it."
Ye Yingying nodded in agreement; she wouldn't make such a basic mistake.
After the two left the treasure pavilion, Ye Yingying put away the gold-tempered dagger, but suddenly hesitated.
"What's wrong? There's no going back now that I've given you the things."
"No, that's not it. I want to ask something else," Ye Yingying said carefully. "You and Qin Zhiqing..."
Qi Shuojun was slightly taken aback, but quickly smiled and asked, "What do you want to know?"
What did you two talk about in the ancestral land?
What was said? Qi Shuojun's gaze darkened as she recalled the scene from that day.
Chi He's sudden outburst of tears caught him completely off guard. He was at a loss and could only patiently wait for her to calm down.
After the heart-wrenching cries subsided into soft sobs, Qi Shuojun cautiously asked, "Are you alright?"
Chi He kept her head buried in her knees. When she heard Qi Shuojun's question, she was silent for a while before suddenly starting to talk.
Perhaps it had been too long since she had confided her true feelings to anyone, Chi He finally blurted out what she had been holding back for so long: "She was so good to me, but I betrayed her trust."
"How could I be so stupid? I couldn't even understand her last wish, and I even went back to the Qin family to suffer."
"It's so difficult. Miss endured for so long, but why did she end up like this?"
"Why wasn't it me who died back then?"
Chi He was filled with deep regret. She desperately wanted Qin Zhiqing to reappear, as she had so much to say to her.
"I miss Miss..."
Her voice was muffled, with a hint of grievance in it.
Qi Shuojun listened quietly and patiently, wanting to say something to comfort her.
But Chi He didn't act as he expected. After she finished speaking, she suddenly looked up, as if she had figured something out.
"Young Master Qi, I'm sorry," she said guiltily, "I cannot marry you in her place."
Qi Shuojun was slightly taken aback. If she didn't marry him, she definitely wouldn't be able to go back to the Qin family. Things had escalated to this point, and Chi He would probably have no choice but to go into hiding and become a wandering, homeless cultivator.
Chi He understood these principles, but she no longer cared: "I'm so sorry, I lied to you. You can punish me however you want. Even if it costs me my life..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Qi Shuojun quickly interrupted. "What would I do with your life? What kind of person do you take me for?"
"I……"
"What can I say about you..." Qi Shuojun scratched his head, feeling utterly helpless. "Anyway, stop thinking about dying all the time. Qin Zhiqing definitely wouldn't want you to be like this."
Chi He was speechless for a moment, her red eyes staring blankly at Qi Shuojun, which aroused Qi Shuojun's teasing thoughts: "Oh dear, the bride is gone, how are we going to explain this to my parents?"
Upon hearing this, Chi He lowered her eyes in shame and bowed her head, saying, "It's my fault for dragging Young Master Qi into this... If I can, I will do my best to make it up to you..."
Her voice grew weaker and weaker. Chi He knew in her heart that she had nothing left after abandoning her identity as Qin Zhiqing. She couldn't even think of any way to make up for the mistakes she had made.
Qi Shuojun naturally noticed her embarrassment and smiled knowingly, "In that case, do me a favor."
Chi He looked up, swallowed nervously, and waited for him to continue.
Qi Shuojun solemnly said, "After you leave Jinzhou, send me something every month."
"...What do you want?" Chi He pressed.
Qi Shuojun pouted: "Anything is fine, but you have to find a way to prove that you gave it to me."
"How can this be proven?" Chi He still didn't quite understand.
"For example, you can make a mark on the item, or you can send a letter along with it."
That makes things easier. Chi He thought for a moment and nodded vigorously at him: "Okay, as long as I get something valuable, I will definitely hand it over to you as soon as possible!"
"Sigh, I already said, anything is fine." Qi Shuojun wanted to tap this blockhead with her fan, but when she met her serious gaze, she had no idea. "Fine, you decide for yourself."
"In short, if I don't receive anything from you in any month, I'll find you no matter where you are, understand?"
Qi Shuojun's words sounded like a threat, but he knew in his heart that he was just slightly anxiously hoping that Chi He could take this matter more seriously, preferably more seriously than anything else.
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