Ye Qiu felt heavy-hearted; he too sensed that the decisive battle with the Forbidden City was approaching.
He had to seize the moment and quickly enhance his cultivation.
Otherwise, when those old monsters from the Forbidden City emerged, he’d be at their mercy.
Shadow continued, “If you hadn’t had the sword talisman, even with all our strength today, we couldn’t have killed Miyamoto Musashi, and he might’ve killed us instead.”
“Let me tell you, over twenty years ago, Dragon One’s cultivation was already on par with Miyamoto Musashi’s now.”
“Imagine how terrifying Dragon One’s cultivation must be after twenty years.”
“Besides Dragon One, there are a few other old fellows.”
“Those old fellows aren’t much weaker than Dragon One, and after years in seclusion, they’ve likely cultivated nine true energies too.”
“Ye Qiu, time is running out, you need to push harder.”
Ye Qiu nodded, “Senior, don’t worry, I’ll train diligently.”
“Mm,” Shadow grunted, falling silent.
“Ye Qiu, we’re heading back to Huaguo now, what about you?” Ye Wudi asked, “Are you coming with us?”
Ye Qiu shook his head, “I’m not going back yet, I have some things to handle.”
Ye Wudi glanced at Qianshan Xue and Qiushan Nange, saying, “Ye Qiu, I shouldn’t meddle in your personal affairs, but you must stay focused and not let romantic entanglements affect the battle ahead.”
“Got it, Third Uncle, and here’s some good news.” Ye Qiu whispered a few words in Ye Wudi’s ear.
After hearing it, Ye Wudi looked at Qianshan Xue in the distance and asked, “Is that true?”
Ye Qiu nodded, “True.”
“Father will be thrilled to hear this,” Ye Wudi smiled, then asked Dragon Lady, “Where are you going?”
Dragon Lady replied, “I’m returning to Brahman.”
Ye Wudi’s eyes widened, “To hell with Brahman, come back to Huaguo with me.”
Dragon Lady looked puzzled, “What for?”
“I’m taking you to meet my father,” Ye Wudi said.
Dragon Lady’s face lit up with a smile, then she said earnestly, “Wudi, your heart is enough.”
“I won’t go to Huaguo this time, I need to return to Brahman and enter seclusion for a while.”
“When you face your enemies later, I’ll be there to lend a hand.”
With that, Dragon Lady stepped forward, wrapped her arms around Ye Wudi’s neck, and kissed him fiercely on the face in front of everyone.
“Darling, see you.”
Dragon Lady waved and drifted away.
“That damn woman, daring to defy me, hmph, next time we meet, I won’t let her off,” Ye Wudi growled.
Ye Qiu laughed, “Third Uncle, don’t brag, when you see Third Aunt again, you’ll be the one limping out.”
“Shut up,” Ye Wudi glared at Ye Qiu, then helped Shadow up, “Let’s go.”
Soon, they left the place.
Ye Qiu watched their retreating figures, silently vowing to find a way to restore Shadow’s power.
“Why didn’t you go with them?”
Suddenly, Qiushan Nange’s voice came from behind.
Ye Qiu turned and saw Qianshan Xue hadn’t followed, only Qiushan Nange was there, “I want to spend time with you.”
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Qiushan Nange’s cheeks flushed, “You want to be with Little Xue, don’t you?”
Ye Qiu grinned, “I want to be with you too.”
Qiushan Nange, shy and annoyed, whispered, “I told you not to talk nonsense, if you keep it up, I’ll ignore you forever.”
“Ignore me? Could you bear it?” Ye Qiu asked, “When are you going to have one for me too?”
“No decency, I’m done with you,” Qiushan Nange stormed off, embarrassed.
Ye Qiu chuckled and walked to Qianshan Xue, saying, “Didn’t I tell you to stay as far away as possible? Why did you come here?”
“I was worried about you,” Qianshan Xue’s face was cold, but her tone was full of concern.
Ye Qiu’s heart warmed, he took her hand and apologised, “Sorry for worrying you.”
“As long as you’re okay,” Qianshan Xue said, then asked, “When are you going back to Huaguo?”
Ye Qiu glanced at her belly, “I plan to stay in Dadong to spend time with you and the child.”
Qianshan Xue beamed, “Really?”
“Really,” Ye Qiu said, “But I can only stay in Dadong for three days at most.”
Qianshan Xue knew Ye Qiu was busy and smiled, “Three days is enough, shall we return to Mizuki Sect?”
“Sure,” Ye Qiu nodded.
“Wait!” Qiushan Nange suddenly pointed at Miyamoto Musashi’s body, “What about him?”
Ye Qiu said, “Leave him here, someone will collect his body.”
Qiushan Nange frowned, “Miyamoto Musashi was Dadong’s Martial God, isn’t it wrong to leave his body here?”
“Nothing wrong with it, that old guy was no good,” Ye Qiu said.
Qianshan Xue chimed in, “I think Ye Qiu’s right.”
“Though Miyamoto Musashi was Dadong’s Martial God, he had none of a Martial God’s honour.”
“If he hadn’t died today, it wouldn’t be long before our Mizuki Sect was wiped out by him.”
“Master, don’t bother.”
“The Amaterasu Shrine still has people, they’ll come for his body.”
Qiushan Nange said, “I’m still worried about something.”
“Miyamoto Musashi was Dadong’s Martial God, his death will be earth-shattering news.”
“Besides Miyamoto Musashi, Dadong’s martial world has another master not much weaker than him, Master Yanci of Jiguang Temple.”
“Master Yanci was close to Miyamoto Musashi, I’m worried his death will alert Yanci.”
“If Master Yanci investigates the killer, we might be in trouble.”
“I think it’s better to dispose of Miyamoto Musashi’s body,” Qiushan Nange said.
Ye Qiu smiled, “I hate trouble, so let’s do as you say!”
He took out a porcelain bottle and sprinkled some powder on Miyamoto Musashi’s body.
Soon, a sizzling sound came from the body, like acid corroding, with white smoke rising.
Five minutes later.
Miyamoto Musashi’s body melted into a puddle of thick liquid.
As for the broken Amaterasu Flowing Cloud blade, Ye Qiu buried it in a pit.
After finishing, the three left for Mizuki Sect.
…
Night.
Mizuki Sect.
Deep in the quiet night.
Since Ye Qiu had a room to himself, he couldn’t sleep, so he slipped into Qianshan Xue’s room.
The room was dark, no lights, but it didn’t hinder Ye Qiu’s vision.
Entering, he saw a figure on the tatami and smirked, “Little Xue, I’m here…”
Swoosh!
Ye Qiu slipped under the covers, embracing a soft body from behind, but the person on the bed resisted fiercely.
“Don’t scream, it’s me.”
Ye Qiu kissed her, but after a couple of kisses, something felt off, He turned his head to look.
