Chapter 546: Chapter 537: Soaring in the Void! Ding Chunqiu’s Whereabouts (2)
"Very well."
"If the Martial Arts Melting Furnace is fully manifested, and it refines the Soaring in the Void, Ripple Step, Spiral Nine Shadows, Ten Thousand Miles Solo Lightness Skill, Cloud Smoke Flying Evasion Technique and other body techniques, what kind of Lightweight Secret Skill will be produced?"
Ding Ling was full of anticipation.
Developing like this.
Becoming a Human Martial God is just a matter of time.
"The Celestial Dragon Eight Books World should be ending."
Ding Ling had only stayed in this world for a few months.
He spent the most time in Western Xia.
And he became an emperor.
Clearing flatterers, selecting capable officials, conducting imperial examinations, stabilizing the court, and other things took up a lot of his time.
Although his wisdom couldn’t match Zhuge Liang and others, he had improved many times and surpassed ordinary people by much.
Additionally, his memory and analytical ability were also greatly enhanced, and he was versatile; while managing state affairs not with effortless ease, he handled them quite smoothly.
The main reason was still because the capable officials he selected helped him share various responsibilities, allowing him to free himself up to do other things.
He is someone who knows how to delegate authority.
The primary reason is still because he might not be emperor for long, so naturally, he has to think long-term.
"Once I return, I’ll punch through the Liao Kingdom."
As Ding Ling thought this, the Fusion Qi accelerated by a tenfold increase, and boom! The Soaring in the Void exploded, creating two extremely noticeable gusts beneath Ding Ling, propelling him forward like a cannonball, resembling a lightning bolt slicing across the sky, disappearing into the distance in the blink of an eye.
A few female players were riding to Lingjiu Palace, and one of them unintentionally looked up to see this scene, and couldn’t help but scream.
Her companion asked her what was wrong.
She looked shocked, pointed to the direction where Ding Ling had gracefully disappeared, and stammered:
"God! God! A celestial! I...I saw a celestial!"
Her tongue got tied, showing how turbulent her heart was.
"Big sister, this is the Martial World, not the Xianxia World."
The companion rolled her eyes:
"A celestial? I might as well be the Ghost King!"
"B-b-but, I...I really saw it!"
The female player swallowed hard and straightened her tongue, widening her lovely apricot eyes, saying crisply:
"Besides, why can’t there be celestials in the Martial World! In the Three Kingdoms Historical Plane, weren’t Demon Dao Zuo Ci and Martial God Ding Ling there! When they fought outside Chang’an City, they flew to the sky and tunneled through the earth, even ghosts appeared. And in the more advanced Martial Hero Plane, why can’t there be celestials!"
"Now everyone knows the Historical Plane is blessed with Celestial Might."
The companion continued:
"When Demon Dao Zuo Ci went to The Deer and the Cauldron, Romantic Swordsman and other worlds, he performed average, not as amazing as in the Three Kingdoms World!"
"What about Ding Ling then? How do you explain Ding Ling? He’s been sweeping through, and it’s said he recently defeated ten thousand elite Western Xia soldiers and became an emperor!"
"He’s special. How can Zuo Ci compare with him? Just think about it, how many years has this game been open? Can you find another like Ding Ling?!"
...
The several female players argued all the way, discussing Ding Ling’s deeds, almost nonstop.
The admiration in their words was obvious to anyone who heard it.
They even talked about how if they learned martial arts and made a name for themselves at Lingjiu Palace, they would certainly want to shake hands with Ding Ling and have a chat up close!
...
...
Ding Ling didn’t know about these things.
He flew swiftly back to Western Xia.
He flew for eight hundred miles before landing at the top of a tree, then soared into the air again.
It proved that.
He truly could fly eight hundred miles in one breath.
This fact brought Ding Ling great joy.
With this ability, he wouldn’t be powerless in future worlds.
Returning to the Western Xia Imperial City.
After handling some accumulated matters in the Imperial Study of the Palace, he saw Li Qinglu personally bringing some pastries.
She was as beautiful as the morning glow and as bright as the warm sun.
With peachy cheeks and apricot face, charming posture and beauty too much like Wang Yuyan.
However, their temperaments were completely different.
Wang Yuyan was more silent, whereas she was radiant, and her face had a faint beauty mark.
This differed from Wang Yuyan.
Every time Ding Ling saw Li Qinglu, he marveled at the Creator’s wonder, how in an era, four identical women could appear simultaneously.
Li Qiushui, Li Qingluo, Li Qinglu, Wang Yuyan.
Grandmother, mother, granddaughter.
Almost indistinguishable.
With such extraordinary genes, Ding Ling even had reason to suspect they were descents of gods, otherwise why so unique.
"Your Majesty."
Li Qinglu knelt to one side, personally poured tea for Ding Ling and offered pastries:
"You’ve been busy for a while, time to rest."
"Hmm."
Ding Ling noncommittally took the pastries, glanced at Li Qinglu, saw her staring at him with her apricot eyes unblinkingly, his mind moved, and he asked:
"Do you have something to say?"
"Yes."
Li Qinglu looked straight at Ding Ling, originally clear and pure like water, but now blushing, appearing a bit coquettish:
"I want to ask Your Majesty, do you need Qinglu to attend to you tonight?"
She used to be a maidservant.
Now she was an Imperial Consort.
Naturally, she couldn’t use maidservant’s words anymore.
"..."
Ding Ling was taken aback, looked Li Qinglu over twice.
Li Qinglu not only did not shy away but raised her swan neck slightly, seeming to let Ding Ling see more clearly.
"...Fine. I will come to you tonight."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Qinglu was overjoyed, hurriedly knelt down to thank him.
"You may leave."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Qinglu respectfully thanked again, and then retreated.
Why did she do this?
Ding Ling knew clearly in his heart.
Simply wanting a child, perhaps in the future the child could rise because of the mother, stepping ahead of Zhong Ling and others, letting the child become Crown Prince, etc.
But Ding Ling currently did not want children.
He wouldn’t consider giving birth right now.
Soon after Li Qinglu left.
Someone reported.
They discovered the whereabouts of Ding Chunqiu and Murong Bo.
But Western Xia soldiers were not their match, many were wounded or killed.
After listening to the report in detail.
He quickly handled all affairs.
Then flew out of the palace, heading straight to where Ding Chunqiu and others were.
They were hiding at the border between Western Xia and Great Song, Murong Bo and Ding Chunqiu jointly repelled Xiaoo Yuanshan’s attacks several times.
Even Western Xia soldiers couldn’t do anything to them for a while.
Because Murong Bo, Ding Chunqiu had defected to Great Song, using Great Song soldiers to engage in defensive and offensive battles against Western Xia soldiers.
For now, the back-and-forth battle between the two sides was intense.
Because Great Song had Murong Bo acting as War General.
Ding Chunqiu poisoning.
Several small-scale battles between Western Xia and Great Song resulted in crushing defeat each time.
Ding Ling originally intended to deal with Great Liao first.
Since Great Song was the first to invade.
Then deal with Great Song first, and then Great Liao.
It’s essentially the same.
Ding Ling set off that day.
By evening he had arrived at the Great Song and Western Xia border.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
When Helian Tieshu and his forces saw Ding Ling, they were invigorated and ecstatic.
In Helian Tieshu’s view.
With Ding Ling in Western Xia, all enemies would be easily vanquished.
This is why, despite several defeats, he still remained enthusiastic.
With Ding Ling as a backing.
Helian Tieshu had no fear.
Even if poisoned, Ding Ling could detoxify him, what reason did he have to be afraid?
"Let’s go."
Ding Ling merely gave Helian Tieshu a slight glance, then headed straight toward the Great Song border.
Helian Tieshu immediately led his troops to follow.
Ding Ling had made a strict agreement with them:
"Once inside Song Realm, do not harm the people, do not deceive or rob... If I find anyone doing so, Helian Tieshu, bring your own head to see me."
Upon hearing this.
Helian Tieshu broke out in a cold sweat, promptly responded that he would abide, while ordering the unruly soldiers to stay behind in Western Xia to guard the supplies, taking only disciplined elites to follow.
Boom!
The force of over ten thousand cavalry was tremendous, detected by the Great Song soldiers before they got close, and they signaled the alarm fires.
Murong Bo and Ding Chunqiu heard the commotion and immediately donned armor and rode out.
