Great hero Yu finally got to drink on the Lake Viewing Restaurant. He drank to his heart's content and even mustered up the courage to toast Li Qingshan while he was tipsy.
Then, the others all came up to him and toasted him. Words of flattery flowed from their mouths.
"Sir Li Qingshan, do you have another nickname, the Black Tiger?" There were even people who recognised Li Qingshan and remembered Li Qingshan's extremely distant nickname.
Li Qingshan brushed them off casually. He picked up another piece of fish and gave it to Little Ann beside him. "Try this. It's not bad." It had been so many years since he had regained the taste he had lost after so much difficulty, so he obviously had to make it up to him.
Little Ann lowered his head and ate it obediently. Although he was expressionless, the redness on his face never faded, as if he had just drunk fine wine.
The old monk went up and studied Little Ann. "Sir Li, the young benefactor beside you seems to be very buddhist!" He could be considered as a monk with some cultivation. He could vaguely sense the influence the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty had on Little Ann.
Li Qingshan laughed aloud. "My Little Ann will become a bodhisattva in the future!"
The old monk was surprised. He brought his palms together and said, "I've sinned, I've sinned. Sir, you can't speak carelessly!"
Li Qingshan smiled. "How can a sparrow know the ambitions of a great swan? Isn't that right, Little Ann?"
Hua Chenglu was also surrounded by everyone. When she heard that, she glanced at Li Qingshan and shook her head. She had no idea whether this kid was audacious or simple-minded. Did he not know that he had already caught the attention of a ninth layer Qi Practitioner? If it were not for her, he would have been skinned alive a long time ago instead of talking about sparrow or great swan.
At this moment, a handsome young man arrived before her gracefully. He suppressed his voice and said something deeply.
Hua Chenglu's smile gradually turned into a smile as she answered with a question, "Do you think you're worthy?"
His voice was not loud but everyone present at the scene had sharp ears and eyes. They cast their gazes over one after another. Everyone knew what the youth was trying to do, especially the other few young heroes. Their faces revealed a mocking expression, "If you want to cling to the Hua family's high branch, you should look at yourself in the mirror." They then rejoiced in their hearts that they did not take the risk.
Li Qingshan said in his heart, "You are too much of a beast. You don't even let a thirteen or fourteen year old girl go. In my previous life, you would have been shot." However, this lass was really realistic. She was not the type of young lady who was moved by true love and eloped with a scholar.
The young man's face flushed red as he covered his face in shame and left.
Yu Zijian said, "Just turn him down. Why must you treat him so harshly?"
Hua Chenglu said, "He was up to no good in the first place, so why should I be polite with him? Moreover, he doesn't even dare to say 'I'm worthy'. He belittles himself, which is especially annoying.
Towards the end, she seemed to think of something, and her face became slightly resentful.
This small interlude did not affect the atmosphere of the entire celebratory banquet.
After the banquet, the masters all bid farewell to each other, saying that they were going back to eliminate the remnants of the underworld. Actually, they were in a hurry to take advantage of the situation and divide up the territory and wealth left behind by the masters of the underworld. A few young chivalrous men looked at Hua Chenglu with reluctance to part with her.
During the noisiest moment, Li Qingshan approached Hua Chenglu and whispered into her ear.
Hua Chenglu had been toasted a few times as well, so her face reddened slightly. When she saw him approach her, she was rather displeased, but after hearing what he said, she was surprised. She glanced at Little Ann before nodding with a smile.
The young heroes were very envious. This kid sure knew how to take advantage of the situation. If he could become the son-in-law of the Hua family, wouldn't he be able to rise through the ranks in a single bound? Over the past few days, they had made many attempts, but they were all rejected by Hua Chenglu proudly. For once, she even smiled.
When Li Qingshan wanted to give something to Hua Chenglu, Hua Chenglu waved her hand and turned him down. Li Qingshan did not insist either. He only glanced at her deeply, which made Hua Chenglu feel embarrassed. She avoided his gaze and placed something into his hundred treasures pouch in the end. She glanced at him in concern and tried to say something again. When she saw Li Qingshan shake his head with a smile, she finally said nothing more.
The Hua family would never stand up for something as small as this, and Zhuo Zhibo of the Hawkwolf Guard seemed to dislike this kid very much too. The school could completely afford this price. When the banquet ended, everyone left the restaurant and mounted their own carriages.
Hua Chenglu walked out of the restaurant. Yu Zijian asked curiously, "What were you talking about earlier?" She thought the same as the young heroes. Did she already know about the matters between men and women at such a young age?
Hua Chenglu said in thought, "Nothing!"
Yu Zijian said, "What do you mean nothing? You were very, very nice just then. He's not bad, but he's too vicious. He doesn't suit you."
Hua Chenglu finally understood what she was trying to say. She smacked her head viciously. "You're so young, so what are you thinking about? He doesn't suit me, but does he suit you? You're the one who's in love, so don't blame it on me. He wanted to buy a gift for the child before bidding farewell to me. I was afraid that the old woman would catch him, so I tried to persuade him to come with me, but he refused. "
Yu Zijian rubbed her head and gazed at the restaurant in concern. "He'll be fine, right?"
Under the heavy night rain, Grandma Ximen's carriage stopped in a dark alleyway. She locked onto Li Qingshan's presence in the restaurant firmly. She refused to believe that the little princess of the Hua family would actually spend all her time with a man. As long as there was the slightest chance, she would take action. However, taking away a child and taking him on as a disciple was not exactly a great crime.
Seeing everyone disperse, Grandma Ximen suddenly discovered that she had completely lost track of Li Qingshan's presence. It was like he had vanished in a single moment. She could not help but rush out of the carriage. Like a red ghost, she tore through the rain without touching the ground. She flew around the restaurant a few times, but she could not sense any of Li Qingshan's presence at all.
She landed on the eaves and called out, "That's impossible!" How could a mere second layer Qi Practitioner be able to conceal his aura so thoroughly and avoid being locked onto by her? "Li Qingshan, get out here!"
Her voice reverberated through the entire city. Who knew how many people had woken up, but why would Li Qingshan respond to her?
Instead, Hua Chenglu smiled and called out to the eaves, "How's it going, old woman? You can't find him anymore, right?"
Yu Zijian let out a sigh of relief and glared at Hua Chenglu. "How can you just hit people?"
Grandma Ximen glared at her viciously before taking off again, searching through an even larger region. However, in the pitch-black rain, the streets were like a complicated maze. Li Qingshan was like a fish that had returned to the water, vanishing completely.
Hua Chenglu rolled her eyes at Yu Zijian. "Slow-Witted!" She took out a small, intricate carriage from her hundred treasures pouch and tossed it onto the ground. The carriage rapidly expanded like a ship, but it was pulled by two wooden horses.
The wheels rolled, and the carriage set off into the rainy night.
In the carriage, Yu Zijian had stayed up half the night. Without the protection of true qi, she was in low spirits, so she fell asleep on the soft, golden silk cushions.
Hua Chenglu leaned against the window sill and thought back to everything that had happened tonight. From bombarding the Island of Cherishing Flowers to hosting the celebratory banquet, who dares to say I'm useless? I've done a lot of great things too! Afterwards, she smiled complacently. Only now did she seem like a child.
Then, she thought about what Li Qingshan had said to her in the restaurant Just Now.
"Can you sell me one of the puppets?"
"I don't have a lot of items on me that I can exchange for. I only have a few spiritual stones and a few dozen talismans. Will that be enough?"
That audacious, heartless young man who was so tough that he was almost arrogant even when faced with the pressure of a ninth layer Qi Practitioner was extremely sincere when he said that. He even seemed to be pleading a little.
It made her think of another person. That person would also lower his proud head for the sake of a little girl, doing everything he could to make her happy. Sorrow that did not match her age appeared on her face, but she was no longer pretending to be mature. She sighed. "Big brother Chengzan."
At this moment, her eyes lit up. Outside the window, Li Qingshan stood in a straw cape with Little Ann beside him. He was also wearing a small straw cape. They stood in a pitch-black alleyway, clasping their hands at her with a smile. She also stood up and clasped her hands to return the gesture. The carriage had already shot past them. All that was left before her was the rain-soaked walls, but the sight remained in her heart.
The young man stood in the pitch-black wind and rain, but he seemed to radiate with a strong, optimistic light. He was like a stubborn rock, unaffected by anything. Although he was still very weak, he gave off a feeling that he was no less powerful than her elder brother, even surpassing him in certain aspects.
Influenced, she also made up her mind. I'll definitely help you, elder brother.
Li Qingshan pushed down his bamboo hat and held Little Ann's hand. "Let's go! Do you want me to carry you? "
Little Ann shook her head.
They held each other's hands and vanished into the pitch-black curtain of rain.
… …
Five kilometers away from Lakeside city, there was an abandoned temple. Two straw capes, one large and one small, hung in front of the temple.
In the temple, a bonfire roared, purging the dampness and darkness. It cast two figures, one large and one small, onto the earthen walls.
Li Qingshan smiled mysteriously. "Close your eyes."
Little Ann closed her eyes obediently.
"You can open them now. Clang, clang, clang, clang. Look at what this is!"
Little Ann opened her eyes and saw Li Qingshan holding a small wooden figure in his hand. It was one of the puppets on the ship. Her eyes lit up with delight.
Li Qingshan placed the puppet on the ground, and it immediately grew to the size of a grown man. Under his orders, it clattered around.
"This is a birthday present. Yep, it's the day of a new birth, the eighth of the eighth month. It's a good day. I asked for this from that Miss Hua. Although she's a little childish, she's not a bad person. I'll definitely return her favor in the future. So, what do you think? "
Little Ann blinked her eyes, and her long eyelashes fluttered. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but after a while, she still couldn't speak.
"You still can't say it?" Li Qingshan felt a little regretful and hated that witch even more.
Little Ann lowered her head sadly.
Li Qingshan patted her head and encouraged her with a smile. "Don't force yourself. It'll be fine slowly. Even if you don't say anything, I know what you want to say."
Little Ann got up and fiddled with the puppet. She controlled the puppet to stretch its legs and pick up things. After a while, she became happy and forgot all her worries. Although she always forgot to control her face to reveal a smile.
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