Chapter 49: Big Brother Teaches You to Build a Snowman
Chapter 49: Big Brother Teaches You to Build a Snowman
Changes? Qin Li was slightly startled. He decided not to think about what changes would happen to him after cultivating the Sole Supremacy Art for six months. A real man feared nothing, whether facing death or living for thousands of years! Therefore, after hearing Shangguan Shiyu’s words, he couldn’t help but shift his interest to his fiancée.
Qin Li had actually noticed some changes in Shangguan Shiyu long ago. When she was around, his cultivation speed was two to three times faster than usual. During those times, Qin Li felt that Shangguan Shiyu seemed to be enduring something, as if her whole body was itching, yet she insisted on staying by his side without leaving.
Moreover, in Qin Li’s opinion, compared to their first meeting, Shangguan Shiyu had become much more cheerful. She even occasionally joked with him and visited him more frequently than before. In the past, she came once every five or six days, but now she came every two or three days, sometimes even consecutively.
The residents living nearby all knew that the newly moved neighbors were actually important figures. There were many speculations that Qin Hanyue was the mistress of some powerful man, while Qin Li was the illegitimate son.
It had to be said that the curiosity to pry into others’ privacy was human nature! Whether it was the poor residents of the North District or Qin Li, who had a mature mindset, none could avoid that burning gossipy heart.
“What changes? Tell me about them!” Qin Li looked at Shangguan Shiyu with a smile, but then his smile froze on his face. His mouth hung wide open, his eyes filled with disbelief as he exclaimed, “How… how is this possible? What’s going on?”
Without her veil, Shangguan Shiyu was as beautiful as ever, with features like a painting and eyes that sparkled. Her face was so exquisite that it inspired no impure thoughts!
However, her originally light blue skin had become much paler! Although you could still tell at a glance that her face was blue, it was countless times lighter than when Qin Li first saw her!
In the past, if Shangguan Shiyu walked the streets of Huangsha City without her veil, she would definitely scare away many pedestrians. People had an innate fear of the unknown. But now, Shangguan Shiyu’s first impression was that of an absolute beauty! If the light was a bit dim, you might not even notice her blue skin!
Shangguan Shiyu’s beautiful eyes gazed at Qin Li. Then she took off her gloves, revealing a pair of slender, delicate hands that were also a light blue and equally stunning!
“This… is actually thanks to you!”
Shangguan Shiyu said with a faint smile. No one knew how much sorrow was hidden behind that smile!
The first time she noticed the blue on her hands seemed to have faded a bit, Shangguan Shiyu thought she was dreaming or hallucinating! She specifically had a large mirror installed in her room. In the past, the biggest taboo in her room was mirrors!
Ignoring her maid’s confusion, Shangguan Shiyu immediately undressed completely and stood in front of the mirror, examining herself over and over. She still clearly remembered her expression at that time—tears streaming down her face!
The exquisite and beautiful girl in the mirror looked very unfamiliar. Heaven knew how long it had been since she last looked in a mirror. In the past, grooming and dressing were always handled by her maid. After this incident, Shangguan Shiyu changed. She no longer let her maid groom her but did everything herself.
A rumor gradually spread in the Shangguan Family: Shangguan Shiyu had a sweetheart and was dressing up for him!
Only Shangguan Shiyu herself knew the real reason. Every time she returned home after parting with Qin Li, she would carefully check every inch of her skin. She knew her strange illness was truly getting better!
Though she wasn’t sure why, Shangguan Shiyu believed that as long as she stayed by this person’s side, she would one day become a normal woman!
A… peerlessly beautiful woman!
Her feelings for Qin Li naturally shifted from indifference to gratitude… with a bit of affection mixed in. After Shangguan Shiyu told Qin Li the reason for the change, Qin Li was silent for a long time. In his heart, however, waves of shock surged. Could this be fate?
Two people with similarly troubled destinies, coming together, could actually produce such a huge change! Qin Li didn’t even know how to describe his feelings. In any case, he was definitely surprised and delighted!
“Congratulations!”
After a long while, Qin Li finally blurted out these words.
“You are the first to know about this!” Shangguan Shiyu said inexplicably, then her cheeks flushed red, and she shyly lowered her head. The sight of a beauty shyly blushing was even more captivating!
Qin Li stared blankly, inwardly exclaiming that he couldn’t take it. At such a young age, in his world, she would have been just a middle school girl, yet she could display such charm. What would she be like when she grew up? She would definitely be a stunning beauty!
Shangguan Shiyu felt flustered under Qin Li’s gaze but, for some reason, couldn’t bring herself to scold him as a lecher…
“Ah, such heavy snow!” Qin Xue’s exclamation suddenly sounded outside, breaking the subtle, ambiguous atmosphere between the two.
“Snow?” Qin Li stood up, walked to the window, and pushed it open. A wave of cold, damp air rushed into the room, along with a few cotton-like snowflakes.
Shangguan Shiyu’s eyes were full of delight as she said, “Heavens, Huangsha City hasn’t seen such heavy snow in over ten years! It’s so beautiful!”
By now, Shangguan Shiyu had put her veil back on. Perhaps it was just a subconscious habit, or perhaps… only in front of this young man would she let her guard down and open her heart. In any case, Shangguan Shiyu didn’t want others to see her face.
Qin Xue stood in the yard, and in a moment, a layer of snow had already accumulated on her head. She cheered like a child.
In Shangguan Shiyu’s eyes, Qin Li saw a hint of longing. He smiled and asked softly, “Do you want to go out and play?”
Shangguan Shiyu hesitated for a moment. Qin Li then added, “When I say go out and play, I mean take you outside the city to see the snow!”
“Ah?” Shangguan Shiyu was stunned, then said, “What about the guards? They’ll follow us.”
Qin Li smiled slightly. “No problem, I can shake them off!”
Qin Li’s smile was like that of a demon leading someone astray, gazing down upon Shangguan Shiyu’s innocent, pure heart. Rebellious acts—she had never done them since she was a child! But that didn’t mean she didn’t want to try it once.
“Is that okay?” She tilted her head, her beautiful eyes clearly filled with strong desire.
“It’s fine!” Qin Li continued to tempt her. “I can take you to stand on the tip of a towering ancient tree and overlook the entire city!”
“Really?”
“Really!”
“Alright… when shall we go?”
Qin Li looked at the snow falling heavier and heavier outside and said with a smile, “Now!”
“Then let’s hurry!” Shangguan Shiyu’s expression at that moment was like an eager child, with no trace of her former aloofness.
Qin Li called Qin Xue over and told her that if the Shangguan Family’s guards asked, she should say he took the young lady out to play and would bring her back by evening.
Qin Xue could only agree helplessly. After all, even if she refused, Qin Li had ways to make Shangguan Shiyu disappear right under the guards’ noses. So she could only tell Qin Li to be careful.
The snow on the ground was already as thick as a palm and still falling continuously. Clearly, the chances of anything going wrong in such weather were slim.
The Shangguan Family’s guards would never have imagined that their always well-behaved young lady would do something so rebellious.
Qin Li stood in the yard, circulating the Innate Purple Qi within him. A faint, nearly transparent purple barrier formed around him, blocking out the heavy snow. Qin Li suddenly asked Shangguan Shiyu, “Do you know any Combat Techniques?”
Shangguan Shiyu was taken aback, her face slightly red as she said, “I only have the strength of a Profound Rank Martial Artist. I’m not really interested in fighting and killing, so I haven’t practiced much…”
Qin Li’s face twitched a few times, and he looked up at the sky speechlessly. Well, there were truly many geniuses in this world. Look… my fiancée barely practiced and has already reached the level of a Profound Rank Martial Artist. How would those martial artists who trained day and night feel if they heard that?
Qin Li grabbed Shangguan Shiyu’s arm and said softly, “Let’s go!”
Their bodies suddenly lifted off the ground. A Profound Rank Martial Artist normally couldn’t achieve such a feat of walking on air, but Qin Li’s Lightness Skill, after transforming into a Combat Technique, had become one of the world’s rare aerial Combat Techniques! One aerial Combat Technique couldn’t be traded for even ten Advanced Combat Techniques at an auction! Families that possessed such techniques treated them as secrets only passed down to direct descendants!
Flying was something almost every human dreamed of. Shangguan Shiyu felt like a bird, swiftly soaring through the heavy snow! The feeling was intoxicating!
The heavy snow obscured people’s vision, making it hard to see beyond a few meters. So when Qin Li took Shangguan Shiyu over the high city walls to the outside, no one knew at all.
Qin Li raced with Shangguan Shiyu all the way to the edge of a forest. By then, the snow in the sky had gradually lightened and, after a while, stopped completely!
The world was wrapped in a silver-white coat!
“Have you ever built a snowman?” Qin Li released Shangguan Shiyu’s arm and asked with a smile.
“No…”
“Poor child, come here. Big brother will teach you how to build a snowman!”