"If you don't want to see him, let's just leave this place."
Qin Shi tightened his grip on the woman in his arms.
However, after a long silence, Kong Hyun-hui's beautiful eyes flashed with determination. "No, I want to see him. I want to make him regret it. He ruined three years of my life. I won't let him off just like that."
Looking at the burning anger in Kong Hyun-hui's heart, Qin Shi suddenly thought of a saying. The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred. Perhaps that was really the case?
Kong Hyun-hui had once loved him deeply. This was something Qin Shi firmly believed. However, it was also because of this that she couldn't restrain her anger and hatred.
"Alright, I'll stay here with you."
"Qin Shi, thank you …!" Kong Hyun-hui was a girl after all. She was very fragile.
Qin Shi smiled faintly. "It's nothing. Even if the sky falls, you have me!"
After hesitating for a moment, he held onto Kong Hyun-hui's shoulder and said, "But Xian Hui, there's something that I don't know if I should ask."
"What is it?" Kong Hyun-hui gradually adjusted her emotions.
"Have you thought about it?
Perhaps there really is a misunderstanding?
Yu Wenshang might really not know. After all, he hasn't appeared since the beginning. "Qin Shi voiced out the doubt in his heart.
Originally, he didn't have a good impression of Yu Wenshang. However, through Wu Ning's extreme behavior, he seemed to have seen some clues.
Wu Ning, an outsider, could protect Yu Wenshang like this. That meant that Yu Wenshang had once loved Kong Hyun-hui with all his heart. Could such love really be faked?
Qin Shi asked himself honestly. He couldn't do it.
Whether a person loved someone or not could be seen from the details. If they hadn't truly loved someone, no matter how well they pretended, their every move would be exposed.
Especially when it came to women, their senses were very accurate. If Yu Wenshang was faking it, there was no way a smart girl like Wu Ning wouldn't be able to tell, let alone whether Kong Hyun-hui could sense it when she was immersed in the river of love.
Kong Hyun-hui's body trembled slightly as she choked on her sobs.
"I don't know!"
Evidently, her heart was filled with contradictions.
"Forget it. The truth will come to light sooner or later. I just hope that when that day comes, you won't do anything stupid." Qin Shi helplessly rubbed Kong Hyun-hui's hair.
Kong Hyun-hui nodded her head. "I won't, because I still have you. I still want to go home. I won't do anything stupid anymore."
"That's good."
Qin Shi smiled with satisfaction. He did not say anything unnecessary as he lifted the secret scroll in his hand by himself.
"Senior Long Qing, you said that the secret scroll can open this booth?" He took a few steps forward and asked Long Qing.
Long Qing kindly nodded his head, "Yes, there is a seal on this stage. This seal is made from the power of the soul. Normal spiritual power cannot break it."
At this point, he paused for a moment and looked at Qin Shi with deep meaning. "This might be a problem for others, but it's a piece of cake for you, right?"
"Heh, I'll try."
Qin Shi modestly smiled. In terms of Soul Strength, he indeed had a lot of confidence. Right now, he was wondering if this was purposely arranged by the heavens. Could it be that he and the Tempering God Fruit were fated to be together?
Narcissistically, he took a few steps forward and placed the secret scroll on the blue booth.
The two intertwined and the secret scroll flashed with dazzling starlight. These starlight were extremely strange. They were like greedy spiritual snakes that sensed the booth below and swarmed towards it.
Crack!
The originally indestructible booth was affected by the snakes and the blue crystals on the outside suddenly shattered.
A layer of crystal fell off. Qin Shi's black eyes flickered with a faint luster. He discovered that there was actually a palm-sized Spiritual Flower made of blue crystals beneath the stage.
The Spiritual Flower exuded a faint fragrance and its surroundings flickered like fireflies in the middle of the night.
At the center of the petals was a fingernail-sized fruit. The fruit was covered in ancient patterns, and it lay quietly in the center of the flower, like a sleeping baby wrapped in swaddling clothes.
"Is this the Soul Quenching Fruit?"
Kong Xianhui said delightedly in a sweet voice.
Qin Shi focused his attention. "This is the Soul Quenching Fruit?"
"Take it." Long Qing smiled.
Qin Shi nodded and took the Tempering God Fruit.
"With this, I can refine the Soul Quenching Body, right?"
He licked his lips greedily. When he thought that he could also refine the Soul Quenching Body with this fruit, he couldn't help but feel excited.
"Yes, the method to refine the Soul Quenching Body can be exchanged in the Contribution House. However, due to the price of the Soul Quenching Fruit, no one has exchanged for it. Once we sell the Devil Talisman, you can exchange for it and refine it according to the method. I believe it won't be long before the second Soul Quenching Body appears." Kong Hyun-hui was happy for Qin Shi.
Qin Shi nodded. After a moment of silence, he cupped his fists towards Long Qing. "Senior Long Qing, I won't disturb you anymore. I hope you can recover soon."
Long Qing nodded. He swung his tail in the cave and a bright blue dragon scale fell off. He wrapped it with his spiritual energy and sent it to Qin Shi. "Go, remember what I said. If you encounter any trouble, bring this dragon scale here. As long as you break it, I will come out to help you."
Receiving the dragon scale, Qin Shi sucked in a breath of cold air. This dragon scale was emitting an abnormally terrifying cold current. He felt as though his blood vessels were freezing a little.
He quickly used his spiritual energy to protect his hand and smiled gratefully at Long Qing. "Thank you, Senior!"
Shortly after, he and Kong Xianhui exchanged glances, and without further delay, bid farewell to Long Qing, turned around, and left the cave.
As he watched Qin Shi leave, Long Qing's calm eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light. "What an interesting little fellow. If the fellow in his body awakens, the Three Realms will be extraordinary again, right?"
After leaving the cave, Qin Shi stood at the peak of the Wild Beast Mountain Range. He looked at the night sky and took a deep breath. He couldn't help but feel excited.
"I never thought that I would still be able to breathe fresh air."
Kong Hyun-hui stood beside him. Her white veil fluttered in the wind and a sweet smile appeared on her face.
She understood what Qin Shi meant. This time, it was really dangerous. They almost died in the cave a few times.
She couldn't help but think of what Qin Shi had said to her. He was wrapped in a black robe and had a solemn expression. His promise to her.
Now that she thought about it, it was so reliable.
"Qin Shi, thank you." In the cold wind, Kong Hyun-hui gently held Qin Shi's arm.
Qin Shi was stunned. Then, he smiled and put his arm around Kong Hyun-hui's shoulder. "It's too much to say thank you. Aren't I your friend?"
"Mhmm." Kong Hyun-hui happily agreed.
"Alright, tomorrow is the ten day promise. Let's go back and tidy up. We'll move tomorrow. I'll introduce you to my new little brother."
Qin Shi stretched his waist. He was really exhausted these past ten days. First, he had been in closed-door training for three consecutive days to heal his injuries. Then, he had been refining the Devil Talismans non-stop for several days. Finally, he had participated in a great battle that made his hair stand on end. Now, he just wanted to return to his room and have a relaxing sleep.
The two of them walked through the stars and returned to District Five.
However, before the two of them returned to the loft, Qin Shi frowned slightly. His black eyes flashed with ruthlessness.
"What's wrong?" Feeling the sudden change in Qin Shi's aura, Kong Hyun-hui couldn't help but ask worriedly.
Qin Shi smiled sarcastically. "There's a guy here to give us contribution points again."
"Huh?" Kong Xianhui blankly stared blankly.
"Follow me. You'll know soon."
Qin Shi didn't explain much. He just pulled Kong Hyun-hui and circled around in the sky. Then, they quickly circled to a place three thousand meters away from their loft.
Standing there and looking down from the sky, one could see a dozen or so figures sneakily hiding in a corner.
"Qin Shi, are they peeping in our room?" Kong Hyun-hui frowned.
"Mhmm. Don't make a sound!"
Qin Shi nodded and made a shushing gesture to Kong Hyun-hui.
He glanced at the dozen of people and was shocked. He realized that the dozen of people's cultivation was very high. All of them were at least five days. Especially the man who was leading them. He was a man wearing a bamboo hat. The man's aura was very weak, but it gave Qin Shi a sense of danger that couldn't be underestimated.
"Ke ke, looks like Jian Zhun has learned quite a bit this time." Qin Shi snorted in a deep voice. He immediately wrapped the black robe tightly around himself, held his breath, and approached the group of people.
Kong Hyun-hui adjusted the Mysterious Serene Left Tilt to the weakest state and followed behind Qin Shi.
The two of them circled around the group of people like ghosts. Qin Shi's handprint quickly spread out behind him. A golden pagoda was formed. He quickly shouted, "Do it!"
Bang!
After that, Qin Shi's slender head popped out of the night sky.
The sudden attack caused the group of people to be inexplicably shocked. They quickly distanced themselves from Qin Shi.
Rumble!
The pagoda returned to one missed. Qin Shi was slightly shocked. He realized that the group of people were abnormally fast in the night sky. They were like vultures in the night sky. They were the real night killers.
At that moment, he didn't even have the time to recover. The man wearing the bamboo hat's eyes darkened. He took a big stride to meet Qin Shi.
The man was as fast as lightning. He pulled out a long and narrow blade from his waist. He circled behind Qin Shi with a strange footwork and quickly slashed at Qin Shi.
Bang!
After a few consecutive collisions, Qin Shi was shocked.
"Seven days?"
When he came back to his senses, the sharp blade was already at his neck. He narrowed his eyes quickly. An unprecedented sense of danger pierced his heart.
"Qin Shi!" Kong Hyun-hui shouted.
However, unexpectedly, just as Qin Shi was caught off guard, the cold and sharp sword suddenly stopped in the air. The sharp edge of the sword stopped an inch away from Qin Shi's neck. As long as the edge of the sword moved down slightly, it was likely that Qin Shi would lose his life there and then.