Chapter 86: Qin Jiuyue’s Worries
Chapter 86: Qin Jiuyue’s Worries
In the Imperial Garden, two figures were strolling side by side.
“How are the preparations for your wedding with Xue going?”
“What else can I say? It’s just like that. Anyway, there’s hardly anything we need to worry about. Everything is being handled for us…”
Qin Hao looked at Gu Tong and smiled as he said, “Ninth Brother came back last night.”
Gu Tong nodded. “I know. That rascal used a disguise, clearly not wanting to see us.”
Qin Hao said, “Ninth Brother must have his reasons. Since he doesn’t want to show himself, we shouldn’t disturb him. Back when we were in school, I always thought he lived like an immortal.”
“Really, even though he was teaching students, the lazy energy coming from his very bones was like… like a cat basking in the sun!”
“But the interesting thing was, nobody seemed to be affected by this laziness of his. On the contrary… it seemed to make everyone work even harder. It was a strange feeling, as if everyone thought it was only natural for Ninth Brother to be lazy.”
Qin Hao said with a laugh, “In the end, we figured out the reason… Ninth Brother’s talent was just too terrifying! Even when he was lazy and casual, we couldn’t catch up to him at all. If he ever got serious, wouldn’t we lose sight of even his back?”
“We were all young back then. Naturally, nobody wanted an existence so despairingly different to appear beside them.”
“Now we’ve all grown up, and Ninth Brother has finally gotten serious too.”
“Actually, it’s quite good.”
Gu Tong sighed with some emotion. “Yeah, you can see he’s made a lot of progress recently, and he’s destined to walk a path completely different from ours. What do we think about all day long? Compared to him, people like us are the typical busybodies.”
Qin Hao laughed. “But this busyness is exactly what we sought ourselves. To each their own ambition. Ninth Brother has already helped us too much. After the impact of this matter finally fades, I still hope he can settle down in the Capital City. At least when we’re tired and annoyed, there’ll still be a place to drink.”
Gu Tong said, “Just drinking isn’t enough. With his abilities… just drinking would be such a waste!”
Then, Gu Tong looked at Qin Hao and asked, “By the way, has there been any movement on your second brother’s side recently?”
Qin Hao shook his head. “No movement. The deaths of Sun Qingbo and the others hit him hard. The key was that night scared him. Although the people around him tried their best to cover it up, some news still leaked out. They said he doesn’t dare to turn off the lights when he sleeps now, and the few women around him have been neglected…”
After saying that, Qin Hao let out a light sigh. To be fair, he didn’t want to see this.
They were brothers, after all.
Unfortunately, their positions determined their relationship.
Even if Qin Xu behaved himself perfectly from now on, the two brothers could never go back to how they were before.
“Forget it, let him be,” Gu Tong said. “Chu State and Zhao Country didn’t gain any advantage this time, so they definitely won’t give up. Especially since Ling Yi told the Chu State Envoy to take a message to Lu Qingming… I’m guessing it won’t be long before they make a move. Also, there’s been news from the Black Tortoise Legion recently. It seems some Spatial Rifts are acting strangely. We need to be prepared at all times.”
Qin Hao nodded. “No matter how difficult, we have to face it. Let’s first promote that ‘Ling Yi’s Skill Training Guide’ that Zongwu compiled.”
Gu Tong agreed but still sighed with some reluctance. “That stinky kid… if only he could be the army’s Chief Instructor, how great would that be?”
At this moment.
Ling Yi had already quietly left the Capital City.
He drove alone, embarking on the road back to Spring City.
He planned to first use up some of the materials he had on hand, then go search for new ones.
According to the Enchantress, among the materials in the Starstone, he could barely gather enough for up to the Third Golden Body.
After returning to Spring City, he would search for one more type of material. Once he found it, he could begin.
Therefore, Ling Yi decided to aim for the Third Golden Body first!
He also wanted to use up some of the things in his Storage Artifact. Otherwise, carrying around a big suitcase and a large backpack everywhere would be a hassle, and having too many good things that didn’t fit was also troublesome.
He actually knew that while he could hide his tracks from others, it would be hard to hide them from Qin Hao and Gu Tong.
But he believed they still had that bit of understanding between them.
He didn’t want to show himself, and they wouldn’t force him.
After returning to Spring City, Ling Yi drove his car back to his old house along the narrow alley.
He used the password Su Qingqing gave him to open the door, parked the car in the garage, and carried the things from the car into the room.
Although it had been renovated, the Formation Arrays were still there. After testing them and finding no problems, Ling Yi felt relieved.
Just then, the video doorbell rang.
He glanced at it and saw it was actually Qin Jiuyue.
Her information was quite fast… It seemed her offer to help look after the house wasn’t a joke.
Ling Yi came out and gave Qin Jiuyue a slight smile. “President Qin, long time no see.”
Qin Jiuyue looked at him. “Are we strangers after just a few days apart?”
Ling Yi smiled helplessly. “Sister Qin, long time no see.”
Qin Jiuyue laughed. “That’s more like it!”
Then she followed Ling Yi into the living room. Looking at the interior decoration, she said, “When people move into a new home, they usually have some kind of ceremony. Yours shouldn’t be too quiet either. How about I go buy some groceries and have a drink with you tonight?”
Drink again?
Ling Yi wasn’t afraid of others drinking, but with her… he was really afraid she would drink too much, lose her way home, and just stay here.
“Better not drink. Sister, you’re quite busy too…”
“What, trying to chase me away already? You ungrateful guy!” Qin Jiuyue rolled her eyes at him and said, “No matter what, I’m having dinner here today!”
Ling Yi looked at Qin Jiuyue. “Sister, do you have something on your mind?”
Qin Jiuyue said, “What could I have? Thanks to you, I’ve been taking quite a few orders from the Military Headquarters with Sister Zhao. Business is much easier than before, and my family has stopped pushing me to go on blind dates.”
“Really nothing?” Ling Yi looked at Qin Jiuyue.
Qin Jiuyue hesitated for a moment, puffed her cheeks and sat on the sofa. Under her pencil skirt, her two long legs crossed. She said lightly, “There is a little something, but it’s nothing serious. I can handle it myself. Don’t overthink it. I just haven’t seen you in a long time and wanted to chat with you.”
Ling Yi looked at her and said, “I won’t be staying here for more than a few days. If you have any trouble, don’t be polite with me. If I can solve it, I’ll just take care of it.”
He had even handled Great Qin’s troubles without much effort. One more for Qin Jiuyue wouldn’t make a difference.
Ling Yi was still very grateful to this Ms. Sister.
Through her, he earned the first real bucket of gold in his life.
Also through her, he met the kind-hearted and righteous Sister Zhao.
One could say that if he hadn’t met Qin Jiuyue, he might not have achieved what he had now.
No matter how amazing the Enchantress was, without enough resources, even a skilled woman couldn’t cook without rice.
“Not staying for more than a few days?” A faint hint of disappointment flashed in Qin Jiuyue’s eyes. Then she shook her head. “It’s really no trouble. There’s just someone I’ve known for many years, like a childhood friend. He’s been pursuing me before, and I never paid much attention. There have been many pursuers like him over the years; he’s not the only one.”
Ling Yi silently gave a thumbs-up. This goddess sister was just that domineering.
“He disappeared for about three or four years. When he recently reappeared in front of me, I found he was completely different from before, as if he had become a different person. I don’t know if he had some kind of miraculous encounter or joined a Sect. After not seeing him for a few years, he actually broke through to the Golden Body Realm!”
Ling Yi was stunned for a moment and asked, “How old is he?”
He had already entered the Golden Body Realm, but he wasn’t even at the First Order yet.
Strictly speaking, without tempering, a body couldn’t be considered a true Golden Body.
Qin Jiuyue thought for a long time. “He’s… thirty-three or thirty-four this year? Either thirty-three or thirty-four.”
Thirty-three or thirty-four years old, Golden Body Realm… this cultivation speed didn’t seem like someone from the mundane world.
Even in a Sect, a Golden Body disciple this young would definitely be an extremely talented Core Disciple.
Even Jiang Yuntong and Mo Yunwu, under normal circumstances, would probably need to be around twenty-eight or twenty-nine, or even in their early thirties, to cultivate to the Golden Body Realm.
Ling Yi looked at Qin Jiuyue. “What realm was he at before?”
Qin Jiuyue said, “The last time I saw him, about three or four years ago, he was probably twenty-eight or twenty-nine and had just passed Pressure Point Strike. After that, there was no news of him. Oh, and his family is quite powerful. They are the most prominent family in Riversedge City, spanning a thousand years and still prosperous today.”
Riversedge City, a major strategic city in the south.
Located between the borders of Yan State and Zhao Country, not too far from Spring City, maybe a few hundred kilometers away.
“A few days ago, he suddenly showed up in Spring City. Originally, his family had no business here, but he came and started a company. Then he found me and invited me to dinner. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but during the meal, he suddenly said he still wanted to pursue me. I thought he was joking, but he told me he was serious…”
Qin Jiuyue said somewhat helplessly, “I have no feelings for him at all, so I refused on the spot.”
Ling Yi asked, “Does he keep pestering you?”
Qin Jiuyue shook her head. “No, he didn’t. He even smiled at the time and said it was okay, that he would give me time to slowly grow to like him.”
Ling Yi laughed. “Quite confident in himself.”
Qin Jiuyue also laughed. “Yeah, he said his family likes me too, saying something about how his family originally wanted to propose to mine on his behalf, but he refused. He said happiness should be sought by oneself and so on… Anyway, I found it quite annoying, but there was nothing I could do. He wasn’t overly persistent. He just invites me to dinner or to play some sports every now and then. I can’t refuse too harshly either.”
“And then a few days ago, my family somehow heard about this. After inquiring about him, they learned he was now at the Fourth-Order Golden Body Realm, a top-tier young genius. So… they advised me to interact with him more.”
Qin Jiuyue said gloomily, “Do you know what this feels like?”
Ling Yi looked at her.
Qin Jiuyue puffed her cheeks, looking angry and cute, and said, “It’s like a snobbish mother-in-law suddenly discovering that the poor young man chasing her daughter is actually a billionaire CEO in disguise…”
“Ha ha ha, how can you talk about your own family like that?” Ling Yi couldn’t help but laugh. “Also, billionaire CEOs aren’t in trend anymore. Now it’s all about the war god returning to be a live-in son-in-law.”
Qin Jiuyue: “…”
She rolled her eyes at Ling Yi and said, “If there’s anything bothering me, it’s this. But I didn’t come to you for this. I just saw you were back and wanted to have a drink and chat with you. But you tried to shoo me away as soon as we met. That’s not very friendly!”
Ling Yi glanced at her. “If you want a shield, just say it. Why scare me with drinking?”
Qin Jiuyue looked at him. “Do you remember Wei Bo Lin?”
Ling Yi was stunned. “Your contractual ex-husband? Didn’t he take the money and leave long ago?”
Qin Jiuyue glared at him. “He’s now working at that childhood friend’s company. I only found out about this today. I don’t know if there’s any connection, but I feel it’s probably not a good thing. What do you think?”
“Huh?”
Ling Yi was stunned for a moment and immediately frowned.