The Nine Continent Boots could be used once every 24 hours, which was why they had to ride the Fire Bird to Seven Stars Country. Moreover, the Nine Continent Boots could only withstand the weight of a maximum of three people, which would require all three people to hug each other as tightly as possible.
“Grandma, don’t worry.” Qing Shui tried to reassure the old woman after seeing the grave look on her face. After all, the opponent they would be facing had a Red Jiao. The old woman still has a grandson to go home to and he was the only family she had left. Even so, she wasn’t able to take care of her grandson alone and needed her neighbors’ assistance.
“I’m not worried. I’m just afraid that I would not be able to completely settle your problem. If only this happened fifty years ago…..” The old woman sighed again.
Qing Shui didn’t pry any further about her past, but he was able to guess that her power was far stronger fifty years ago compared to her current strength. He knew it would only add to her troubles if he tried to ask more about what happened fifty years ago.
“With your current power, that will be sufficient. Grandma, shall I prove it to you?” Qing Shui said after pondering for a few moments.
“How can you prove it? The strength of a Grade Eight Martial Saint Red Jiao should be around 5000 countries, or perhaps even more than that. You have to make up for the strength of 1000 more countries to be able to defeat this Demonic Beast. Kid, you must prepare yourself mentally for whatever happens. I will find a way to drag the Red Jiao to the depths of hell.” The old woman was determined to kill the Red Jiao at any cost.
When Qing Shui saw her determination, he had panicked for a while, yet he felt grateful towards her kindness. Qing Shui had a hunch that she might have a trump card up in her sleeves, but it would cost her a lot to use it in a dire situation.
“Grandma, still, let me prove it to you!”
Shortly after he finished talking, Qing Shui locked the Emperor’s Qi onto the old woman and instantaneously decreased her strength by 800 countries, which left her with an overall strength of 4100 countries.
She dropped down from being a Grade Nine Martial Saint to a Grade Eight Martial Saint in an instant, which had stunned the old woman as she looked at Qing Shui in disbelief. This was the most outrageous weakening ability she had ever seen….
“Grandma, you should trust me on this!” Qing Shui didn’t want anything to happen to the old woman, so he had directly shown her the power of the Emperor’s Qi to prove and ensure the old woman that everything would turn out alright.
“Kid, you are extremely peculiar. There are a lot of powerful people who would like to be friends with you if they see this ungodly like skill of yours.” The old woman had finally eased up her expression and smiled.
“Grandma, you still have a little grandson to take care of. I will provide assistance to you, so be assured and use your power as you normally would.” Qing Shui reassured the old woman one more time.
“Kid, you are so kind. Good things will come to those that are good-hearted.” The old woman gazed at Qing Shui with a satisfied expression as she laughed out heartily.
………
“Madam, Old Demon Ba is currently on his way to the Seven Stars Country.”
In the Duanmu Residence of Duanmu City, a middle-aged man stood near the door to Yu Ruyan’s room and had reported in a soft tone.
“Understood. You may leave!”
“Yes, madam!”
“Mother, are you sure you want to go? If you do, I will go too . Can we defeat this old man by ourselves?” Duanmu Lingshuang looked at Yu Ruyan with worried eyes.
“If someone helped you in the past, you should return the favor with all your abilities. Moreover, we are indebted to Qing Shui for what he did. I just never thought that the old demon would actually break through from a Grade Eight Martial Saint to a Grade Nine Martial Saint during these couple of years. Even his Red Jiao has advanced to Grade Eight Martial Saint as well…..”
The members of the Di Clan inside this living room were all of Di Xuan’s bloodline. Di Xuan was considered to had the least thriving household among the six brothers, but his household was the most outstanding in the Di Clan.
“Old Demon Ba is on his way with his Red Jiao, and they will most likely arrive here by dusk tomorrow.” said Di Xuan to Qing Shui.
And just like that, everyone had gathered within the Di Residence, as they patiently awaited the upcoming storm tomorrow. Di Xuan had arranged his people to escort Old Madam Mo to her room, while Qing Shui was arranged to stay together with Di Chen in one room once again….
Qing Shui didn’t know what to say because he couldn’t lay his fingers on her anyway….. Di Chen smiled and whispered in his ears: “Tonight I will sleep with Qing ‘er, so you don’t have to worry anymore.”
Her words were like marshmallows in his ears – soft and tender. Qing Shui burned up inside as if he had contracted a fever from the Cat Scratch Disease. If there weren’t any people around, he would have straight up gone and kiss her boldly. However, all of that was just wishful thinking.
“I am not worried. Why don’t we sleep together tonight?” Qing Shui used the same tactic as Di Chen and whispered close to her ears.
“No!”
Di Chen giggled softly as she whispered back to Qing Shui. After that, she left the room with Di Qing.
The waiting game was a torment, especially when they were waiting for a calamity to strike. No one could focus on anything, but it there was one person who could still relax for a bit, it was Qing Shui.
“Uncle!”
“Uncle!”
…….
Qing Shui looked back when someone abruptly pulled his sleeves. When he turned around, there was a tall and delicate fifteen or sixteen years old girl with a well-developed body pouting her lips as she looked at Qing Shui.
“I have been calling out to you and all you did was ignore me.” said the girl, feeling insulted.
Qing Shui recognized this girl as Di Xian, Di Fentian’s daughter. He was shocked when he realized she had called him as uncle-in-law when she saw Qing Shui because Di Xian would only use that term for Di Qing’s or Di Chen’s husband. Di Qing was unbetrothed, and Di Chen was his lawfully wedded wife. So naturally, Di Xuan called out to him as ‘uncle’.
However, he was never aware of that fact until now, because most people would call him as ‘Di Chen’s man’. When he heard her calling out ‘uncle’, he still had a feeling that she wasn’t calling out to him. Nevertheless, he smiled at the girl and said: “I was spacing out, so I didn’t hear you calling me. Uncle is really sorry.”
The girl immediately laughed when she had heard him apologized. Smiles filled her delicate face, and Di Chen who was looking from afar had a smile on her face as well.
“Uncle, you can call me Xian ‘er. Aunt Qing said you are very powerful, and I have never heard Aunt Qing praising someone like that, more so for a man. If you weren’t Aunt Chen’s man, I would have thought you were Aunt Qing’s man for sure.” The girl had said in a happy tone as she looked at Qing Shui.
“Cough cough, children should never say such things. Careful, Aunt Qing might look for you and give you a punishment.” Qing Shui rubbed his nose. This kid was definitely smart and cunning, but he was helpless because he always had trouble dealing with this kind of girls in the past.
“Heh heh, teach me some moves after you have gotten rid of Old Demon Ba, okay? I want to teach a lesson to that dreadful woman in the city. She’s an evil fox who only knows how to steal another woman’s man away.” The girl huffed in anger.
A mistress?
Qing Shui looked at the girl with curiosity. He didn’t expect that she would already have someone at such a young age. But it wasn’t a surprise seeing how refined she was. The dawn of love normally began at around the age of sixteen or seventeen, and with such an excellent figure, it was no wonder that a lot of men would want to pursue her. There was a high chance that she would choose one suitable man amongst the long list of pursuers as her partner.
“Don’t look at me, I am not talking about myself.” The girl huffed at Qing Shui when she had realized what he was thinking base on his expression.
“You are sure that we can get rid of Old Demon Ba?” Qing Shui tried to change the topic to soothe her anger. It would be fruitless to get entangled with her problems right now.
“Of course, my intuition is always correct.” The girl seemed proud at her sense of ‘achievement’.
Qing Shui was a bit disappointed at her reply, but he would not fight back with a girl because of that. He just smiled and said: “Then we will get rid of Old Demon Ba successfully thanks to Xian ‘er and her prophecy.”
“Mm, then it’s settled. After finishing off Old Demon Ba, you have to teach me two moves, and I want awesome moves, got it?” The girl smiled like a flower that had just blossomed.
“Okay, if you think my moves are awesome, then I will teach you.” Qing Shui said.
……..
Roar!
The next day at around evening, a loud beast cry could be heard coming closer to the Di Residence. The cry had resounded to the skies around hundreds of radius.
It was loud and high-pitched, but at the same time, the cries sounded chant-like. It was quite a remarkable sound.