Chapter 1166: Chapter 1166: The Final Calm
Qin Sisi, Ye You, Yun Wang, and Qing Xun left Midair City, preparing to return to the Taiyi Mountain Base.
Since there was nothing urgent, they decided not to take the flying device but to slowly fly back using their magic wings, hoping for some unexpected encounter in the wild.
Just as they left the borders of Midair City, two familiar faces flew toward them.
One wore a green dress, with gentle eyebrows and eyes, smiling shyly; the other wore a light blue dress, eyes lively and smile bright.
These two were none other than the sisters Jing Jing and Xiao Meng from the Muyin family.
"Sister Sisi!" Xiao Meng called out to Qin Sisi from afar upon recognizing each other.
Suddenly seeing them, Qin Sisi was very surprised, smiling remarkably, asking, "Why did you come here?"
As they spoke, the two groups gathered together, exchanging pleasantries.
Xiao Meng held Qin Sisi’s hand, saying crisply, "Sister Sisi, you’re amazing! We all heard that you used Water Magic to help bring rain to Midair City, winning the support of His Royal Highness."
Qin Sisi felt a bit embarrassed by the compliment. She didn’t expect the news to spread so quickly, that everyone already knew.
She was about to say something humble when Xiao Meng exclaimed again, "Oh my! Sister Sisi, you, you’re actually... the Demon Emperor?"
She stared at Qin Sisi in disbelief, afraid she’d seen wrong, blinking hard and looking again. It was true, the aura emanating from Qin Sisi was purple.
Though Jing Jing had a gentle nature, she couldn’t help but be stunned by Qin Sisi’s almost exaggerated upgrade speed, her expression filled with amazement.
Qin Sisi felt a bit awkward and intentionally low-key said, "It’s a long story, let’s talk as we walk!"
"Sure." Xiao Meng agreed happily.
Ye You more cautiously asked, "Wait a moment, why did you sisters suddenly come here? Did something happen?"
Jing Jing, who was schoolmates with Ye You for several years and quite familiar, replied gently, "No, we just heard you were here, so we came to see you."
Ye You relaxed and said loudly, "If that’s the case, why not come with us to Taiyi Mountain for a few days?"
As Ye You spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Qing Xun.
Qing Xun smiled politely, though a bit helplessly.
Xiao Meng immediately replied boldly, "Sure, sure, I was thinking of visiting Taiyi Mountain!"
The others smiled at her, Xiao Meng then realized she spoke too freely, quickly covering her mouth, her face showing a bashful expression.
Everyone knew in their hearts, Xiao Meng wanted to go to Taiyi Mountain obviously for Yun Cheng.
Seeing her sister’s shy yet happy smile, Jing Jing silently sighed in her heart, gathered courage and walked in front of Qing Xun, greeting softly, "Brother Qing Xun, it’s been a long time."
A simple sentence, yet she was so nervous that her face turned bright red.
Although Qing Xun wasn’t interested in her, he couldn’t treat such a gentle and cute girl coldly, so he nodded with a smile, and said softly, "Yes, it has been a long time."
Yun Wang looked at Ye You and Qin Sisi holding hands all along the way, then looked at Xiao Meng’s hopeful face, and then at the one-sided affection between Jing Jing and Qing Xun, feeling quite sorrowful.
Everybody around him was basically paired up, or had someone in their hearts, only he was single from birth, never having tasted the feeling of so-called romance.
Alas, when will the girl who will share a lifetime with me appear?
The group set off again, with Xiao Meng becoming a super third wheel between Qin Sisi and Ye You, pestering Qin Sisi with questions.
And with Xiao Meng beside them, Qin Sisi felt embarrassed to hold hands with him and pulled her hand out of his palm.
Ye You slightly frowned but seeing Qin Sisi happy, he could only bear with it.
Xiao Meng was most interested in the fast upgrading process of Qin Sisi, so Qin Sisi briefly explained the journey to Jiutuo Mountain in search of the Water Fire Spirit Pearl.
She naturally hid the intimate relationship with Ye You, only mentioning the fusion of the Water Fire Spirit Pearl with Ye You to gain tremendous Magic Energy.
But Xiao Meng, being a curious baby, continued pursuing, "Isn’t it said the Water Fire Spirit Pearl is a rare treasure, hard to fuse? How did you manage it?"
Qin Sisi’s face flushed instantly, feeling quite embarrassed, sneaking a glance at Ye You, biting her lip unsure of what to say.
Ye You’s lips curled into a teasing smile. He looked deeply at Qin Sisi and responded to Xiao Meng, "It’s a secret, Master Yipiao said not to reveal it casually, sorry."
"Oh." Xiao Meng felt a bit disappointed but was somewhat afraid of Ye You. When he said it couldn’t be revealed, she dared not ask further.
Qin Sisi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked gently at Ye You, expressing her gratitude.
When Xiao Meng couldn’t see, Ye You winked at Qin Sisi, and she lowered her head, smiling sweetly.
Qing Xun and Yun Wang noticed this little episode between them, exchanged a glance, their smiles ambiguous.
They were not foolish; the change in Ye You and Qin Sisi before and after going to Jiutuo Mountain was very evident, Ye You used to be quite restrained around Qin Sisi, now they were inseparable.
Ye You often whispered softly beside Qin Sisi’s ear, where she blushed and lowered her head shyly, biting her lip red.
Coupled with the simultaneous fusion of the Water Fire Spirit Pearl, this matter was actually easy to infer.
After all, Ye You and Qin Sisi were officially engaged, and as long as no major accidents occurred, Qin Sisi would undoubtedly become Ye You’s future Holy Queen.
So regarding their matter, Qing Xun and Yun Wang chose to play deaf and dumb.
As night fell, the group landed to rest, planning to set off again the next morning.
Those who frequently trained outdoors carried corresponding equipment. Everyone took tents out of their storage rings and started setting them up.
To save time, they set up three tents, with Qin Sisi and Ye You sharing one, Yun Wang and Qing Xun another, and Jing Jing and Xiao Meng the last.
They lit a bonfire again, caught a few small Demonic Beasts to roast and eat.
Under the starry sky, several young people surrounded the bright bonfire, happily eating roast meat and chatting enthusiastically, even the usually quiet Jing Jing seemed much more cheerful.
Much later, when Qin Sisi recalled, she realized that beautiful, joyful night was actually the last peace before the storm.
Later, those bloody and cruel events came one after another, although the final ending wasn’t entirely bad, that pure and bright happiness, after all, would never be had again.
