Chapter 52: A Relationship Where I Cannot Do Without Him, and He Cannot Do Without Me (Big Chapter, Asking for Votes)

【You have been separated from Her Highness the Dragon Princess for thirty years.】

【You once made a promise to her that once the corresponding time arrived, you would honor the agreement to return and live by the seaside where Jiangyang Fishing Village is located.】

【The time for the appointment is still a long, long way off, because your intention was to return here in your twilight years to resolve this causal connection.】

【Therefore, your return this time is merely for a reunion with an old friend.】

【You remember that Her Highness the Dragon Princess once contacted you through a divine ability, but for some reason, the connection was severed; precisely because of this, you are somewhat worried about her situation.】

【Wang Jiangxing feels deep concern regarding your desire to return to your hometown to visit relatives; he tells you that Jiujiang Prefecture, where Leping County is located, has long been a stronghold occupied by demons.】

【This journey may not be easy, but he cannot refuse Wang Qinghe's request, so he gives you two treasures for protection.】

【One item is named the Fengyang Umbrella, and the other is the Leizhen Stone.】

【Congratulations on unlocking two treasures.】

【Fengyang Umbrella (Gold Quality)】

【Function Description: Using this treasure can whip up a great wind to slow down or influence an enemy's pursuit, or accelerate your own movement speed.】

【This is a treasure Wang Jiangxing obtained from a fortuitous encounter in his early years, originally intended to be kept as a sect leader's heirloom for the next generation of disciples.】

【He was able to escape alive from a well-prepared encirclement precisely by using this treasure to vanish.】

【Leizhen Stone (Purple Quality)】

【Function Description: Using this treasure can amplify the damage of your own Thunder Method divine abilities and imbue your abilities with thunder, possessing the effect of paralyzing enemies and slowing down their attack speed.】

Gu Jiangming looked at the two dharma artifacts that had appeared in his treasure inventory, feeling a certain indescribable emotion toward Wang Jiangxing, his father-in-law from his previous life.

He is the type of head of the house who acts like he cannot stand to see you doing well, but when you actually need his help, he never lets you down.

【In the end, you gave the treasures to Wang Qinghe.】

Ultimately, after much thought, Gu Jiangming gave both treasures to Wang Qinghe.

The trouble was of his own making, but the risks were to be shared together.

Gu Jiangming's attitude toward this matter had always been that he should go alone, while Wang Qinghe should stay safely at the Zhenggang Sect to look after the children.

Wang Qinghe proposed going along several times in a row, so the Gu Jiangming in the scene stopped refusing and agreed to let her go.

【Born with Proud Bones】 specializes in being annoyed.

【You have departed from the Zhenggang Sect.】

On the mini-map, the chibi avatars of Gu Jiangming and Wang Qinghe are holding hands and moving toward Jiujiang Prefecture.

【You have arrived at Jiujiang Prefecture.】

【Having been away from your hometown for over thirty years, you have not returned for a long time; upon landing, you smell a stench of blood permeating the area.】

【As you approached Shangxi City, you sensed a change of desolation and abandonment.】

【You observed that the City Lord of Shangxi City has changed; the Demon Venerable currently serving as the City Lord of Shangxi City is not the previous Ye Huang, but a demon named Tingfeng.】

【By comparison, the current Shangxi City has clearly become increasingly strange; you carefully avoided potential enemies and traveled all the way with Wang Qinghe to Jiangyang Fishing Village.】

【You arrived at the seaside and saw Her Highness the Dragon Princess sitting there watching the sea.】

【"I'm back." You were originally somewhat worried, but seeing Long Xi safe and sound, you revealed a joyful smile.】

【Your waist feels a bit of pain.】

【You turn your head slightly to see Wang Qinghe with a look of displeasure on her face.】

【Long Xi turns her head back and just nods calmly, "I thought you were dead."】

Very good, it completely matches the scene in Gu Jiangming's imagination.

【"Who is she?" Long Xi's gaze lingers on Wang Qinghe.】

【"Nice to meet you, I am Gu Jiangming's wife, Wang Qinghe; my father is the Sect Leader of the Zhenggang Sect," Wang Qinghe says with a graceful bow.】

Wang Qinghe never imagined that Gu Jiangming would have a childhood sweetheart in such a tiny fishing village.

What she imagined even less was that this guy would actually bring her all the way here to meet this childhood sweetheart.

This is very infuriating.

Previously, Wang Qinghe had always thought that Gu Jiangming's father and mother were taking refuge here, and now that Gu Jiangming had achieved great success in his cultivation, he had come to pick them up to live in a safe place.

And as his daughter-in-law... she had to meet them no matter what; she never expected such a scene.

However, Wang Qinghe takes a deep breath.

In this Reincarnation, I am already Gu Jiangming's wife; no matter who it is, let them come.

Thinking of this, Wang Qinghe feels a strange sensation; she is actually very resentful that Gu Jiangming has a childhood sweetheart.

She is even feeling indignant about things from ten thousand years ago.

"The character I cultivated is, of course, mine," Wang Qinghe suddenly understands where her grievance lies.

This Gu Jiangming, he really is a nemesis.

He always makes her unhappy.

Even though she is super good to him.

And him?

Sometimes he's responsive, sometimes he isn't.

He just doesn't know how to cherish her.

【"Wife... what is that?" Long Xi asks after a moment of silence.】

?

Wang Qinghe notices something special; this beautiful big sister in front of her seems... seems not quite normal?

【"A wife is someone to whom one entrusts their life," Wang Qinghe explains slowly: "It is a relationship where I cannot do without him, and he cannot do without me."】

The original tension drifts away.

Now there is no need to fear that the character she cultivated will be snatched away by someone else.

【"So that's the kind of relationship it is." Long Xi nodded, "Pan Yu, did you come back to accompany me to watch the sea?"】

Pan... Pan Yu?

What kind of nickname is this again? A maiden name? A pet name? Gu Jiangming, just how many things are you still hiding from me! What exactly is the relationship between you two? Explain it to me clearly! 【Gu Jiangming shook his head and said, "I was merely worried about Your Highness's situation, so I came to pay a visit."】

【"You and I should be old friends."】

【Gu Jiangming paced for a moment; he was no longer the fishing village boy of yesteryear.】

【Under Wang Qinghe's meticulous care, Gu Jiangming wore a pale white, bright silver robe. The silk was of superior quality, and the elegant patterns, paired with careful coordination, made him appear even more noble, possessing the air of an elegant scholar.】

【"In the past, you gifted me the cultivation method; today, I return the favor with the Taicang Sword." Gu Jiangming came with his hands behind his back, and he tossed the Taicang Sword in his hand toward Long Xi's side.】

【Your nature has taught you what it means to be grateful and repay kindness; you absolutely must not accept others' goodwill without reason.】

【What you hate most is carrying a debt of gratitude that remains unsettled.】

You just gave away the Taicang Sword? Hey, hey, hey, when you got this sword in the Taicang Ruins, you wouldn't even let me take a look at it.

Wang Qinghe was truly unhappy this time.

【"I don't want it." Long Xi gently pushed the sword back, "If I accept it, you won't come back to accompany me to watch the sea anymore."】

【Gu Jiangming smiled, "I have other swords I can use."】

【"But I have never cared about such things." Long Xi's eyes stared at the Gu Jiangming before her, "If you just want to come back to reminisce, just accompany me to watch the sea."】

【"Fine, then let's watch the sea together."】

【"Having left for thirty years, I haven't seen the sea of my hometown for thirty years either."】

【The next day, the Taicang Sword and its sword case were placed together by the seaside.】

【Gu Jiangming and Wang Qinghe, however, had already left.】

【Deep in the sea.】

【"Father... is the relationship between a god and a believer one where you can't have me and I can't have him?"】

【The South Sea Dragon King was somewhat surprised to hear this question, but he still provided an answer.】

【"If a god has no believers, there is no divine power bestowed by believers; if believers have no god, their faith is useless." He paused and said, "It can indeed be said that way."】

【"But gods are irreplaceable, while believers are everywhere." The South Sea Dragon King smiled and said, "Just like this Shangxi City; it has changed hands back and forth so many times, but whether they are demons or humans, in the end, they still have to respect the gods to some degree."】

【"Speaking of which, where did the sword you are holding come from?" the South Sea Dragon King couldn't help but ask.】

【Long Xi said indifferently, "Someone gave it to me. When the day comes that we can meet again, I will return this sword to him."】

And at this moment.

Gu Jiangming's screen was completely exploding.

【Wang Qinghe has initiated an interaction with you.】

【Wang Qinghe has initiated an interaction with you.】

【Wang Qinghe has initiated an interaction with you.】

Wang Qinghe, who was all smiles at the Prime Minister's Mansion before, now felt that her life was a complete failure, and she pounded the floor in grief and indignation.

While pounding the floor, Wang Qinghe frantically initiated interaction options to vent her dissatisfaction.

Can we still live a normal life or not?

The man I raised, you treat me like this? I just tasted the sweet flavor and was touched by the romance of a past life, and at the next turn, I feel sour myself.

【"Who is she?" Wang Qinghe asked you, angrier than ever before.】

【"The Taicang Sword in your hand was something we took out of the Taicang Ruins together back then; what right do you have to give it to someone else."】

【Gu Jiangming was quite helpless and had to tell you the ins and outs of the matter. This Dragon Princess was not only his savior, but she had also gifted him his cultivation method; such kindness had to be repaid.】

Looking at the string after string of messages on the screen.

Wang Qinghe suppressed her anger and read them bit by bit.

Upon learning that Long Xi's identity was actually a god from ten thousand years ago, and a true member of the legendary Dragon Race, Wang Qinghe's thoughts were in complete disarray.

Wang Qinghe had heard of the legends of gods, but gods... Wang Qinghe had actually never seen one even once.

Even though she had a very high starting point in this reincarnation, she had never seen a true god.

Looking at the Fortune value on Gu Jiangming's character card, it wasn't astonishing, but the miraculous encounters he had experienced along the way could already fill a biography.

And the tension she had felt before made Wang Qinghe immediately heave a sigh of relief.

The distance between gods and humans is too great; even renowned cultivators, and even the sect leaders of the Seven Great Sects, must address gods with honorifics upon meeting them.

Therefore, Wang Qinghe no longer doubted Gu Jiangming's claim that his relationship with the Dragon Princess was merely that of friends.

After all, the lifespan of a dragon is truly too long.

The lifespan of a human in the Enlightenment Stage is only a thousand years.

Compared to the Dragon Race, there is no comparison at all; it takes them ten thousand years to be considered an adult.

Looking at the screen full of interaction actions.

Wang Qinghe pounded the floor again in shame and anger.

What on earth am I doing?! Just because of these trivial matters, I've turned myself into a resentful woman.

I have no image left at all.

If others find out, wouldn't my image as a refined young lady completely collapse?

This is something I absolutely! Absolutely! Do not want others to know!

And Gu Jiangming was actually not having an easy time either.

Who could have imagined that Wang Qinghe's past life was such a massive jar of jealousy.

After going to visit the Dragon Princess, Gu Jiangming felt like half his life was about to be ruined by Wang Qinghe.

It's fortunate that this was a matter from ten thousand years ago.

According to the worlds in previous reincarnations, all those gods and inheritances had long since been severed.

Otherwise, if the Reincarnation save file were to be preserved, could he even handle it?

How is it that meeting with Long Xi carries more pressure than undergoing a Tribulation!

(End of chapter)