Chapter 1603: When Love Reaches Its Depths

South Wind City, the old manor of the Luo An Residence.

In recent days, this old manor has become the most sought-after place in the entire Southern Region of Great Xia, with forces from all sides trying every means to draw near and display their goodwill.

There was no choice; who could blame Li Luo for the terrifying scale of his return?

The strength of this powerful reinforcement exceeded the sum of all forces in the entire Great Xia.

With such power stationed in the Southern Region of Great Xia, everyone knew perfectly well who truly held sway over this sky; at this moment, if Li Luo were to show even a hint of ambition, expressing interest in the lands of Great Xia, the Wang Ting of the Southern Region would likely crumble in an instant.

There was no choice; in the face of absolute strength, no matter how skillfully the Princess played her cards or how she won over hearts, it was utterly useless.

But Li Luo had absolutely no interest in this.

Therefore, regarding the goodwill and defections from the various forces of Great Xia, he simply instructed Cai Wei to reject them all; this old manor of the Luo An Residence had received no guests these past few days, allowing only old friends to come and go freely.

The night over South Wind City grew deeper; Li Luo stood on a pavilion, his gaze watching familiar figures departing: Seeing Yu Lang, Bai Bai Doudou, Bai Bai Mengmeng, the Princess, and Instructor Xi Chan, among others.

These days, these old friends would often visit the old manor; while discussing future plans, they would also hold small private banquets, filled with nostalgia.

Li Luo's gaze stretched far; with his current vision, he could take in the entire outline of South Wind City, those familiar streets and familiar buildings surfacing clearly from the depths of his memory.

A soft smile rose on Li Luo's lips.

At this moment, light footsteps sounded behind him; a familiar, faint fragrance flowed into Li Luo's nose. Without turning his head, he knew Jiang Jiang Qinge had come to his side.

"Sister Jiang Qinge," Li Luo said with a smile, pointing to a main street in the distance, "Do you remember? On the day before my birthday that year, you rushed from the Holy Profound Star Academy to the academy gate to pick me up and take me home."

That main street led all the way to the gate of South Wind Academy.

Jiang Jiang Qinge stood gracefully by his side; her eyes, more beautiful than the setting sun about to dip below the horizon, reflected the outline of the academy at the end of the main street, and a smile also appeared on her peerlessly elegant face.

"Mm." She nodded gently; that day, amidst the admiring gazes of those coming and going, she had stood before the carriage, watching the slightly down-and-out youth emerge from South Wind Academy, as if it were the beginning of a story.

This small city, which seemed quite insignificant compared to the Inner Shenzhou, appeared to Jiang Jiang Qinge's eyes filled with emotions that were impossible to sever.

She knew this was because it held memories that were very important to her.

Li Luo could feel that since returning to this old manor, Jiang Jiang Qinge beside him had become incomparably relaxed; a subtle, gentle smile constantly lingered between her brows, and sometimes, even when Seeing Yu Lang and others were drinking with him in the old manor, she would come over to have a cup.

Anyone could feel the joy deep within her heart.

Li Luo reached out and took Jiang Jiang Qinge's slender, smooth hand; the latter turned her head slightly, actually resting her forehead gently against Li Luo's shoulder, her red lips, shimmering with light in the sunset, playfully blowing a wisp of fragrance to tease Li Luo's ear.

"Li Luo, returning here makes me so happy," Jiang Jiang Qinge said softly.

Her gaze reflected many buildings within the old manor; many years ago, when the two were young, many stories had occurred here, stories deeply etched into the deepest part of Jiang Jiang Qinge's soul.

Li Luo smiled and said, "I am happy too. Rest assured, I will definitely protect this South Wind City well; after all, this place holds our most profound memories. Once we rescue Father in the future, our family will come here to live again."

Jiang Jiang Qinge smiled sweetly, a hint of expectation in her beautiful eyes, which were like the setting sun melting gold.

The man and woman, with their well-proportioned and slender figures, leaned against each other, pouring out their hearts.

When the sunset had completely dipped below the horizon and the sky grew dim, a rare hint of shyness appeared in Jiang Jiang Qinge's brilliant, beautiful eyes; she hesitated for a few breaths, then leaned her red lips close to Li Luo's ear and whispered something.

Li Luo was stunned at first, as if he hadn't heard clearly, but the next moment he suddenly came to his senses, his eyes immediately filled with shock and ecstatic joy; was today such a good day? It was so good that Sister Jiang Qinge had taken the initiative to speak.

Indeed, when love reaches its depths, even a calm and composed girl like Jiang Jiang Qinge could not hold back.

Watching the faint blush rising on the jade-white cheeks of the girl before him, Li Luo's heart pounded wildly; at this moment, what else could he say?

There were still some key points in the "Nine Dragons Holy Emperor Seal" that he had not fully grasped; today was the perfect opportunity to seize the chance and study them thoroughly.

He bent slightly, his arm passing under Jiang Jiang Qinge's knees to lift her horizontally; at the same time, he buried his face in her long, swan-like neck, taking two deep breaths, then laughed wildly as he strode into the pavilion.

Inside the pavilion, the light was yellowish, emitting a warmth that made people feel comforted.

Li Luo carried Jiang Jiang Qinge horizontally, walking toward the inner room; however, just at this moment, his steps suddenly halted.

In his arms, Jiang Jiang Qinge, who had originally been so shy her cheeks were burning, suddenly displayed sharp, cold light within her brilliant golden eyes.

Boom!

In the next instant, immense and vast light-phase power swept out; Jiang Jiang Qinge's graceful figure transformed into a beam of light and shot forth, a crimson-gold long spear shaped like an umbrella appearing in her hand; the light-spear energy pierced through the void and, with the force of a thunderclap, stabbed fiercely into a shadow within the room.

The shadow writhed; a staff-shadow flowing with strange, sinister power swung out, colliding with that spear energy.

The void trembled violently, and the residual waves spread; fortunately, Li Luo acted in time to dissipate the residual waves, otherwise this old manor's pavilion would have been instantly annihilated under such impact.

However, as the brilliant light dispersed all shadows within the room, Li Luo finally saw the figure where Jiang Jiang Qinge had clashed; there, a tall and delicate graceful figure stood still; black snake scales covered her skin, like a close-fitting snake armor wrapping her slender body and extending her graceful curves.

Her face was cold and beautiful, with some snake scales also appearing on her cheeks, giving her an extremely demonic and strange beauty.

At this moment, in her hand, she held a green bamboo and green snake staff, blocking the light-spear energy from Jiang Jiang Qinge.

That sacred and pure light-phase power caused the snake scales on her skin to show slight signs of melting, yet she herself seemed to have no perception of it; only in her pair of dark-green eyes did a cold light faintly emerge.

Her gaze collided with Jiang Jiang Qinge's equally sharp eyes; in an instant, both sides involuntarily stirred up killing intent.

Terrifying energy suddenly surged.

"Wait!"

But Li Luo rushed forward quickly, blocking between them.

He looked at the demonic woman hiding in the shadow before him with some astonishment, his bewildered voice echoing within the room.

"Sister Ling Jing, why are you here?!"