NOVPUBThe other spirit beasts who had advanced in the deep sea were just the same. 𝑛𝘰𝑣𝑝𝑢𝑏.𝘤𝑜𝘮
He had exhausted all his reserves on this journey, although he had also reaped a lot, such as the Storage Ring of the big boss and that bag that seemed to contain a spirit beast.
Although he hadn’t had time to check, the Storage Treasures of those Class III cultivators alone made this trip worthwhile. As the leader, he couldn’t be too poor.
Once he had roughly digested these gains, he would have the energy to help these spirit beasts one by one overcome their Thunder Tribulation.
"However, if we let the spirit beasts advance in the deep sea first, for example, rise from top-grade Class II to middle or upper-grade Class III, and then come out to face Thunder Tribulations, will the likelihood of success be higher?"
Wang Ba pondered in his heart.
But this was just a casual thought.
After all, he had barely escaped from the deep sea, and for the short term, he was absolutely unwilling to come here again.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but look back at the distant sea barrier that was slowly recovering, thought of Bu Chan in Wanfa Peak, and of Yi An who was now eight months old.
He heaved a sigh of relief from his chest:
"It’s over."
Qin Lingxiao said in a low voice.
The voice was only loud enough for her to hear.
Standing in the crowd, her gaze strangely lingered on the distant sea barrier.
Then her eyes shifted slightly, sweeping over Wang Ba not far away. His face seemed full of anticipation, a smile naturally sprouting as if he was looking forward to meeting someone.
Her heart ached as if it was being cut with a knife.
She felt inexplicably suffocated.
This kind of suffocation seemed to only be relieved by crying.
But she couldn’t cry.
She was afraid that if she cried, she would lose her last shred of dignity.
Soon, everyone set off to return.
Elong Beach quickly disappeared behind them.
Not far away, there was a faint view of the winding coastline...
"Lingxiao!"
But at this moment, a figure riding a Class IV sword shot in, his tone full of disbelief and unabashed joy.
And the moment she saw that figure, the long-suppressed grievances and sadness suddenly flooded down like a broken dam.
"Aunt Seventeen!"
Qin Lingxiao broke away from the crowd, rushing into the arms of the incoming Qin Fengyi, her tears falling like rain.
Qin Fengyi hugged Qin Lingxiao’s hair, her eyes also filled with tears, gently patting her:
"My good girl, it’s okay, it’s okay..."
"Where have you been, Auntie was so worried..."
Qin Lingxiao didn’t speak, she just subconsciously raised her head and looked through her blurry tears for that familiar figure.
But to her disappointment, that figure followed the crowd and flew straight away from this place, not sparing her a single glance.
At this moment, her heart ached even more.
Like a bone-piercing pain.
Qin Fengyi also finally sensed something was wrong. She carefully cradled Qin Lingxiao, leaning back to look at her, and hesitated:
"Girl, why... why are you crying even harder?"
Hearing this, Qin Lingxiao broke down even more, her tears pouring down.
But no matter how Qin Fengyi asked, she refused to tell.
Qin Fengyi subconsciously looked at the figure leaving in the distance, her mind filled with thoughts.
Soon, Nascent Soul cultivators of the Qin Family quickly arrived at the news and took Qin Lingxiao away.
And just three days later.
Tianjing City, deep within the palace.
In the palace courtyard.
A burly bearded old man, half a person tall, sat casually by the stone table and grumbled:
"Little Lingxiao, what exactly is making you unhappy?"
"You tell me, Grandpa will definitely help you."
In front of him, Qin Lingxiao, wearing a simple palace robe, showed a smile devoid of sincerity:
"Grandpa, Lingxiao is not unhappy."
Seeing Qin Lingxiao like this, the old man’s face grew even more worried:
"How does this look like you’re happy? It’s killing me... Qin Shengyong this bastard! I must skin him alive!"
On the side, Qin Fengyi quickly stepped forward to say:
"Grandfather, my brother didn’t do it on purpose, and he’s just getting better. Don’t keep beating him."
"Don’t speak up for him either, I haven’t even begun on you yet!"
The bearded old man glared at Qin Fengyi, but didn’t really strike. He just grumbled:
"Grandson is a headache, granddaughter is too!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Fengyi instantly pouted, but after glancing at Qin Lingxiao, she hesitated and said softly:
"Lingxiao, do you... do you have someone you like?"
Qin Lingxiao’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, yet he tried to appear calm: "Not at all, how could I have someone I like...don’t you like Xi Wushang from Wanxiang Sect?"
"I... I don’t..."
At this point, Qin Fengyi was somewhat taken aback.
"Oh?"
The bearded old man at the side immediately focused his gaze on Qin Fengyi and curiously asked:
"Miss Qin, you like a disciple from the Wanxiang Sect? Which peak?"
Qin Fengyi immediately retorted:
"I don’t! I really...fine, he, he is from Chunyuan Peak ..."
The bearded old man was somewhat surprised:
"Chunyuan Peak? That’s the legacy of Shao Yangzi. Miss Qin, your taste is not bad. When are you planning to become Daoist couple?"
Qin Fengyi silently glanced at the bearded old man: "It’s still early, we need to understand more about each other."
The bearded old man didn’t seem to care:
"There’s no need to understand more. Your grandmother and I got married without even seeing each other beforehand, yet didn’t we still have your father and his siblings."
Qin Fengyi was even more speechless.
But she shifted the focus back to Qin Lingxiao: "Lingxiao, the one that you like, isn’t it Wang Ba?
Upon hearing this name, the formerly calm Qin Lingxiao showed a hint of panic in his eyes.
The bearded old man, however, immediately noticed the change in Qin Lingxiao, and turned his curiosity towards Qin Fengyi:
"Wang Ba? What’s his background?"
"He’s not, I don’t... " Qin Lingxiao, wanted to refute.
Qin Fengyi, however, had already spoken:
"He’s also a disciple of the Wanxiang Sect. Although he only has the cultivation base of Foundation Establishment, previously at the Elong Beach, he stepped forward and led everyone to escape from three Nascent Soul cultivators and a bunch of Golden Core Craftsman. In the end, he and Lingxiao were swept into a geographical position."
"Oh?"
The bearded old man became interested upon hearing this, and turned to Qin Lingxiao:
"Little Lingxiao, is that true?"
"I, no, he, well...".
For some reason, the usually articulate Lingxiao stammered speechlessly.
Seeing Qin Lingxiao’s reaction, the bearded old man, not being inexperienced, understood right away./p>
He then shouted out in anger:
"So it’s this young lad that made you unhappy! I am going to Wanxiang Sect right now to capture him! I’ll let your father interrogate him personally!"
"No! No! It’s not his fault!"
Qin Lingxiao reacted instinctively out of concern, but then she noticed the old man’s gleeful expression, and immediately caught on to his deceit, stomping her foot in anger:
"Grandpa! You tricked me!"
"Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, little Lingxiao, you like Wang Ba, don’t you? So why are you upset? Does he not like you?"
The bearded old man became somewhat gentle.
"He... I don’t know whether he likes me or not, I just know that he already has a Daoist partner..."
"Having a Daoist partner is not a problem, your father, your grandfather, which one of them didn’t have countless Daoist partners... So, does this mean he actually likes you?"
The bearded old man interrupted.
"I... I don’t know"
Qin Lingxiao’s gaze was lost, as she couldn’t help but recall the time they spent together on the deserted island, and inside Fu’s belly.
"That means he does like you!"
The bearded old man immediately declared: "Don’t worry about this anymore, in a few days we’ll go to Wanxiang Sect together!"
Qin Lingxiao was stunned: "Go to Wanxiang Sect? What for?"
The bearded old man proudly declared:
"To present a marriage proposal!"
"Grandpa, that’s called matchmaking!"
"It’s all the same, we as Qin Family’s offspring, don’t need to be so particular!"
...
Fengyu Mountain.
Wang Ba stood before Martial Uncle Shen, but didn’t look too good:
"Uncle Master Shen, you said that Master was injured not long ago and his lifespan was greatly reduced?"
