NOVPUB"What do you want from me?" Qin Feng asked, puzzled.
"Before we are married, it seems a bit improper to call you ’father-in-law,’" Xu Zimei scratched his head and smiled.
He continued, "I would like to visit the Thundercloud Cave and was wondering if you could take me there."
"Don’t worry, I definitely won’t go back on my word," Qin Feng said blandly.
"Three more days and I’ll have Shuang’er accompany you."
"Three days, huh? That works. I haven’t had much to do recently anyway," Xu Zimei nodded.
"Since you’re here, why don’t you keep Shuang’er company?" After that, Qin Feng left with his hands behind his back.
Qin Shuang continued to play the zither, ignoring the presence of the two men.
Xu Zimei smiled as he walked through the sea of flowers towards the pavilion.
Just then, with a "snap," one of the zither strings suddenly broke, bringing the tune to an abrupt halt.
"Why did you have to walk over the flowers when there was a clear path?" Qin Shuang glanced at Xu Zimei and said with discontent.
"I didn’t see them," Xu Zimei smiled, plucked a flower on his way and tossed it onto the zither, saying with a smile, "For you."
As he spoke, he casually leaned back into a seat in the pavilion.
"You really have no shame," Qin Shuang said, helplessly, seeing that Xu Zimei was beyond admonishing.
"Play me a piece on the zither," Xu Zimei gestured with his hand and requested.
"A string has broken, how am I to play?" Qin Shuang retorted, irritated.
"One string broke, the others can still play. It just shows that your skills are lacking," Xu Zimei shook his head slightly.
"Do you really plan on staying at the Qin Residence?" After a moment of silence, Qin Shuang asked again.
"Otherwise?" Xu Zimei countered.
"I don’t want you to lose your life because of me, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life," Qin Shuang said.
"I have already made myself very clear, you should understand."
"I understand, but I won’t leave," Xu Zimei shook his head.
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Shuang suddenly let out a startled cry.
Without warning, she collapsed onto the ground.
Her body trembled, and from her as the center, a wave of cold spread rapidly, forming ice.
The ice formed quickly, virtually in an instant, and it soon enveloped the entire pavilion, then started to spread towards the sea of flowers.
Xu Zimei walked out from the icy grip, shattering all the ice encasing him.
As he approached Qin Shuang, he saw that she was already frozen in a thick layer of ice.
The surrounding cold became more and more intense, and even he felt a bit of chill.
Before Xu Zimei could figure out what was happening, a roar sounded not far away.
"Move aside, if you don’t wanna die, don’t touch her."
Qin Feng arrived quickly, flying in from a distance, the prestige of a Saint Vein powerhouse suppressing everything around.
He shattered all the ice and was holding five fiery red stones in his hand.
He placed them respectively on Qin Shuang’s limbs and forehead.
Soon after, the surrounding cold air began to dissipate and stabilize.
Qin Shuang slowly opened her eyes, her face pale as if she had just walked back from the brink of death.
"Father," Qin Shuang called out weakly.
"Don’t talk," Qin Feng quickly took out several fire-red pills and had Qin Shuang take them.
Only then did Qin Shuang’s complexion start to improve.
"Go back and rest," Qin Feng let out a deep sigh of relief. He didn’t bother with Xu Zimei and immediately picked up Qin Shuang and left.
...
"That must have been an innate constitution," Xu Zimei muttered to herself.
Long ago, Xu Zimei had read a book titled "History of Yuan Central Continent" at the True Martial Holy Sect.
At that time, she was looking for information about the Red Lotus for the Divine Emperor when she came across it.
In this world, constitutions are generally divided into innate and acquired.
The so-called acquired constitution refers to the Battle Body, which can strengthen oneself when merged with it. n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
However, the Battle Bodies are limited, with only a hundred in existence. Some are yet to be discovered, while others have already been claimed.
Apart from the Battle Bodies, what remains are the innate constitutions.
The so-called innate constitution is one that one is born with. Although these constitutions are not as powerful as the Battle Bodies, they are much stronger than the constitution of ordinary people.
Moreover, due to the high compatibility with the original body, the growth potential of the innate constitution is also very strong.
Xu Zimei guessed to herself that the situation with Qin Shuang just now was probably due to her innate constitution being uncontrollable, resulting in backlash.
This constitution should be associated with ice and cold.
And those stones and pills Qin Feng used must all be items with extremely yang and fiery properties, constantly suppressing the innate constitution.
With this in mind, Xu Zimei suddenly thought of some other matters and had some clues in her heart.
However, she did not expose anything. She planned on leaving after exploring the Thundercloud Cave.
After returning to the courtyard, she stayed there for three days.
During these three days, Xu Zimei realized that the food she ate and the fiery medicinal herbs she consumed were getting stronger.
The connection among these medicinal herbs was such that they could yield twice the result with half the effort, igniting the flames within one’s body.
This was fortunate for Xu Zimei, whose constitution was strong. If it were someone else, they might have combusted spontaneously.
...
Three days later, Qin Feng, together with Qin Shuang and Steward Long, came to the courtyard where Xu Zimei was staying.
"Are we going to explore the Thundercloud Cave today?" asked Xu Zimei.
"Get ready, let’s go," Qin Feng nodded and said.
"There’s nothing much to prepare, let’s just go," replied Xu Zimei.
He glanced at Qin Shuang, who seemed to have recovered to normal; her face was rosy, and she didn’t seem ill at all.
Xu Zimei followed them, and under Qin Feng’s lead, they passed through several long corridors and came to the back mountain of the Qin Residence.
This back mountain was specially built by the Qin Residence for the Thundercloud Cave.
The entire back mountain was basically the forbidden land of the Qin Residence, and no other clan members could be seen.
Walking on the mountain path, Xu Zimei noticed many hyenas appearing on both sides.
These hyenas guarded the place, but they all retreated upon seeing Qin Feng.
When the four of them arrived in front of a cave on the back mountain, Qin Feng stopped.
"Steward Long, you stay here. I’ll take them inside," ordered Qin Feng.
Qin Feng took out a key from his Storage Ring and pressed it into the groove on the cave’s stone door.
A rumbling sound echoed as the stone door split in two and slowly opened.
The three of them walked through the stone door, and it closed behind them again.
The way ahead was pitch black, and the cave had countless branches.
Walking at the front, Qin Feng said, "The Thundercloud Cave was left by our ancestors. It’s very beneficial for Vein Practitioners who cultivate the Thunder Attribute and also for tempering the body.
I am going to take you to the Heavenly Thunder Pool now."
Along the way, Xu Zimei noticed that Qin Shuang had a troubled look on her face.
Under Qin Feng’s lead, they turned several corners and eventually arrived at a room filled with thunderbolts.
The sound of crackling filled their ears as they entered the room, where they saw a Thunder Pond right in front of them.
