Chapter 277: Ah, friend, fighting is fighting, give me a breath (6k)

Zhou Qing had no interest in Xuan Yuan Shuo's plan.

He didn't intend to stay any longer and went back to call Shen Yunzhou to leave.

Afterward, looking at the twenty supreme-grade wood-attribute spirit stones lying quietly in the storage bag, Zhou Qing was excited.

"If everything goes smoothly, at the very least, I can condense two more Phoenix Dao patterns!" Zhou Qing muttered to himself, full of anticipation.

In this way, only one strand is left to display the blood wing phantom and condense the 【Blood Phoenix Tribulation Crystal】.

It seems that finding this kind of rare five-element spirit stone still requires finding these wealthy Soul Severance realm experts.

"Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou—" Just then, a figure suddenly drilled out from the ground in the distance, greeting Zhou Qing with eyes full of worship.

Zhou Qing was stunned.

Shen Yunzhou wasn't at the border; when did he come here?

"Wow, this divine ability is cool; the whole body is full of a wild aura; if I didn't know, I would have thought you were really a pure-blooded Golden-Winged Peng!"

Shen Yunzhou, who came close, had eyes full of amazement, his mouth constantly making clicking sounds, constantly looking up and down.

Zhou Qing understood everything after hearing this, knowing that this guy had already understood everything.

He vigilantly scanned the surroundings, and after confirming there was nothing unusual, his figure sank, and he transformed back into his original appearance.

"Since you are out, that's perfect; we won't return to the border, but return directly to the interior!" Zhou Qing looked at Shen Yunzhou and said calmly.

Shen Yunzhou nodded slightly, a trace of a smile on his face.

He said: "That's fine; this time take my flying boat, the speed is fast, and it can save a lot of time. By the way, tell me how you obtained this divine ability that can transform into a Golden-Winged Peng?"

Zhou Qing smiled lightly and said: "Okay, this is thanks to your sister; I'll tell you on the way!"

Like this, half a month later, the two appeared in the Haomiao Prefecture territory again; it had to be said that the speed of this flying boat from a level-five cultivation country was fast.

It almost reached the point of traveling through space to a certain extent.

Seeming to see the envy in Zhou Qing's eyes, Shen Yunzhou said sincerely: "Reasonably speaking, to repay the life-saving kindness, I could give it to you unconditionally."

"But I am also in the Divine Transformation realm now, and the level-five cultivation country is dozens of times larger than the level-four one; mainly, going home is too inconvenient, and it's easy to encounter accidents on the road."

Zhou Qing waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this and said: "Brother Shen, what are you saying; I have a flying boat, although it can't compare to yours, it's also quite good, and it was tailor-made for me by the sect."

Shen Yunzhou had seen this long ago; Zhou Qing's flying boat was very exquisite, especially in such a remote area of level-four cultivation, it was quite good.

"Your Taiqingmen is really good; I haven't seen a sect like this where everyone is of one mind and working in the same direction for a long time!"

Shen Yunzhou said with envy.

Zhou Qing's heart stirred.

Shen Hanyi is now a late-stage Soul Severance realm expert, so powerful, yet she seems to have to be cautious in the Shen family; what kind of situation is your family in?

A behemoth?

Just as Zhou Qing wanted to ask sideways, a violent fighting sound suddenly came from not far ahead.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw dozens of people besieging one person, and the scolding was very ugly.

And the person being besieged wore a tattered gray robe and deliberately covered her face, but despite this, the huge belly was so conspicuous.

"Li Niang—" Zhou Qing said in surprise as he stood up from the flying boat.

Didn't Li Shitao say she was about to give birth? And she even asked for a supreme-grade wood-attribute spirit stone and took it away.

Looking at her appearance, did she steal someone else's spiritual medicine again?

And Shen Yunzhou also hovered the flying boat in the air and said in surprise: "That is Li Niang? No, so many people besieging a pregnant woman, do they want face or not?"

Shen Yunzhou, seeing this scene, was angry and was about to go up to help, but was gently pulled by Zhou Qing.

He was also a bit hesitant; when he and the third Shixiong passed through Haomiao Prefecture last time, three Nascent Soul experts were chasing her.

Now it's the same; setting aside her mental confusion, constantly snatching spiritual medicine that others worked hard to cultivate is wrong in the first place.

It can be said that everything is her own fault.

The Battle of Canglan Mountain was the fuse, and helping her last time was for the sake of being fellow countrymen, but there is no third time after the first and second.

No, to be precise, Li Shitao and Xiao Cancan came to find him for supreme-grade spirit stones, and Shen Yunzhou also gave them out for the sake of his kindness, so there has already been a third time.

If he helps again, it would be a bit like helping the evildoer.

And she is pitiful, but she also used this to enter the Nascent Soul and step into the Divine Transformation; everything is her own choice.

"What are you doing? Isn't she your old acquaintance? Are you just going to watch so many people bully her?"

Shen Yunzhou, whose arm was pulled, was indignant, and more importantly, didn't understand.

Zhou Qing didn't know how to explain for a while.

At this point, he had to say: "Li Niang is in the late Divine Transformation realm, but the strongest of these people is only a mid-stage Nascent Soul, so don't worry, she won't have any trouble."

Shen Yunzhou sensed it, and it seemed to be true.

Several Nascent Soul experts and a large number of Jin Dan experts, attacking a Divine Transformation realm expert?

And although Li Niang is resisting, she hasn't hurt them at all?

Do both sides not know their own strength?

What kind of strange phenomenon is this?

And just at this moment, Li Niang suddenly turned her head inadvertently, and when she saw Zhou Qing looking over from the flying boat in the distance, a look of disbelief flashed in her originally terrified eyes.

Afterward, her voice carried a crying tone, and she rushed over regardless.

"Husband!"

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing's face changed, and he immediately said: "Go, go, go, hurry, hurry."

And Shen Yunzhou was a bit confused.

No, what does it mean?

What is your relationship?

Brother Zhou, you have to explain this clearly; I, Shen Yunzhou, hate those who abandon their wives and children the most.

"There is actually someone to meet her? Everyone listen to the order, no matter the price, don't let them run away!"

The dozens of people besieging immediately surrounded the flying boat.

"Hurry up!" Zhou Qing urged anxiously.

Shen Yunzhou looked at Li Niang coming quickly, especially the tear-stained face under the hood, which made his heart twitch and touched him.

This made him think of his mother; if someone had saved her back then...

Swish!

Just as he was stunned, silver light burst from Zhou Qing's feet, thunder arcs surged, and he escaped a hundred feet in the blink of an eye.

And the next moment, Li Niang brushed past the flying boat with a sharp piercing sound, crying miserably: "Husband, don't you recognize Li Niang anymore? Li Niang has waited for you so bitterly—"

Shen Yunzhou clenched his hands tightly, looking at the group of people chasing, his eyes condensed, and the terrifying pressure of the late Divine Transformation realm burst out.

The crowd's faces changed instantly, full of panic.

"Senior, spare my life—" The leader of the mid-stage Nascent Soul trembled with fear.

They never expected that the person responsible for meeting this thief was actually a terrifying Divine Transformation realm senior.

"Bullying a pregnant woman with so many people, you are really shameless; are you all jumped out of stones?" Shen Yunzhou scolded coldly.

Everyone trembled, kowtowing and apologizing repeatedly.

"What exactly is going on?" Shen Yunzhou asked after venting.

The sect master who was the leader trembled and walked out: "Back to Senior, I don't know that person, but this morning..."

Not long after, Shen Yunzhou, who heard the ins and outs of the matter, had an unnatural face and coughed dryly, then flicked his finger, and a supreme-grade spirit stone came out.

"That spiritual medicine is bought by this young master; is it enough?" Shen Yunzhou said.

The old man in the mid-stage Nascent Soul was full of surprise, nodding excitedly: "Enough, enough, really enough."

Shen Yunzhou snorted coldly and waved his hand.

After the crowd kowtowed, they flew away quickly, fearing that this senior would regret it in the next second.

But just then, a whistling sound came from behind.

Shen Yunzhou turned his head and saw the gray-robed Li Niang actually returning, heading straight for him.

Shen Yunzhou coughed dryly and smiled, just about to say that he had already sent those people away for her, when Li Niang suddenly stepped forward and locked his neck with anger.

But at the same time, the huge belly pushed him back repeatedly, and his butt couldn't help but stick out.

Shen Yunzhou's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly said: "Ah, friend, fighting is fighting, give me a breath."

"Where did you hide my husband? I have waited for him for a long, long time; did you say something to him, so he is hiding and not seeing me." Li Niang's eyes were red.

Shen Yunzhou was already suffocating, hurriedly pointing to the left: "Isn't he right there?"

Li Niang, hearing this, turned her head in surprise, just about to speak, but there was nothing in front of her.

And Shen Yunzhou took the opportunity to step back and immediately activated the flying boat energy shield, pushing Li Niang out.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll go persuade him!" After shouting hurriedly, Shen Yunzhou drove the flying boat and disappeared in place instantly.

And Li Niang, just wanting to chase, saw the anxious look in her eyes slowly fade, as if she had woken up from a dream, looking at the surroundings in confusion.

"I... where am I? It must be that I'm sick again... By the way, there are guests at home..."

Her body trembled slightly, her voice like a mosquito, constantly patting her head.

Afterward, seeming to think of something, she gently touched her belly and hurried toward a certain direction.

After confirming Li Niang didn't catch up, Shen Yunzhou let out a long breath.

Afterward, looking at the endless mountains around, he was also a bit confused.

Brother Zhou, where did you run to?

Treasure Pavilion!

When Zhou Qing came here again, it was as lively as ever.

Although the war in the southwest and two regions has stopped, it relies on the deep foundation of the Wan Xiang Auction.

It has long since built the name of "gathering strange treasures and well-informed news" into the new signboard of Haomiao Prefecture.

"May I ask if Xiao Cancan or Li Shitao are still here?" Zhou Qing stopped a runner and asked.

This runner saw Zhou Qing and felt a bit familiar, and soon remembered.

Every time this person came, the young shopkeeper would personally come to receive him, and even called him big brother.

Although the young shopkeeper had already returned to the general rudder in Lingyun Prefecture, he left words for the new shopkeeper.

As long as this person named Zhou Qing comes, no matter what needs he has, he must try his best to satisfy them.

"Back to the adult, Miss Cancan and Miss Li did come twice before, as if to see some old acquaintance, but they have already taken the teleportation array back not long ago!" The runner said hurriedly.

Zhou Qing had to give up after hearing this.

He originally wanted to ask Li Shitao what happened, but now thinking about it carefully, forget it.

People have their own fates, destined by Heaven!

He should try to intervene as little as possible.

Afterward, he went to Weng Lao's shop again; the shop door was still closed, and a sign saying "Out to collect goods" hung on the door, swaying gently in the breeze.

There was no one inside; it seems the Dean hasn't returned yet.

"Perhaps as Master Lu said, the academy won't be long before it dissolves; it's a pity!"

Zhou Qing muttered, and then didn't linger, turning directly toward the teleportation array. 【2

Zhou Qing muttered, then, no longer lingering, he turned directly toward the direction of the teleportation array.

"Brother Zhou, we meet again!"

After arriving at the teleportation plaza, Ke Shu, the son of the Haomiao Prefecture Lord, spotted Zhou Qing at a glance and hurriedly stepped forward with a beaming smile, his eyes and brows full of fawning intent.

Zhou Qing nodded; after all, they had already met not long ago when Jiang Pojun took him to the border.

Because the situation was urgent, Jiang Pojun had even presented a border defense token, allowing them to skip the line entirely and even having a private teleportation array opened for them.

This made Ke Shu hold Zhou Qing in even greater awe; first there were the Seventh Imperial Prince and the Ninth Princess, now he was being led by a lieutenant under a border Prince, and on top of that, he was a disciple of the third-level array master Lin Daochen.

These halos were enough for Ke Shu to realize that the young man before him was destined to soar into the sky in the future.

"I want to go to Haomiao Prefecture; about how much longer will it take?" Zhou Qing asked.

Ke Shu hurriedly said, "We can depart right now. Brother Zhou, please this way, I will arrange it for you."

With an obsequious face, Ke Shu hurriedly ordered a teleportation array that was about to start to stop, and chased the people inside out.

Ignoring the dissatisfaction of the cultivators within the array, he adjusted the coordinates himself and then invited Zhou Qing to enter.

Zhou Qing felt a bit embarrassed, especially since the onlookers were whispering as they watched him, full of curiosity.

"Li Shixiong is right, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. If used well, this Ke Shu is actually a decent pawn..."

"Many thanks!" Zhou Qing nodded in acknowledgment.

Ke Shu was instantly flattered, saying repeatedly, "It is only right," his fawning manner comparable to serving a superior.

"Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou, wait a moment—" Just then, an anxious voice rang out from the crowd.

Immediately after, Shen Yunzhou was seen arriving rapidly, a dirt-yellow long sword appearing suddenly beneath his feet.

But it was a step too late; with a flash of light, Zhou Qing's figure vanished instantly from the platform.

"Damn!" Shen Yunzhou stomped his foot in annoyance; he had been just a moment too late.

As for Shen Yunzhou, Ke Shu naturally recognized him as well, since it was he who had gone to the border with Zhou Qing and Jiang Pojun some time ago.

Especially since the other party was a high and mighty Soul Formation realm cultivator, which, to him who was only in the Jin Dan realm, felt like facing his own elder.

"This young master need not worry, I will arrange the next teleportation for you right away!" Ke Shu said hurriedly.

Shen Yunzhou then looked at Ke Shu, his face immediately showing joy.

"Sorry for the trouble!"

"It's a small matter, please this way, young master!" Ke Shu immediately bowed to lead the way.

Lingyun Prefecture, teleportation plaza!

The person in charge here was currently standing beside Zhou Qing with equal respect, saying something with a face full of smiles.

After all, Zhang Wan Bao, the young master of the Wan Xiang Auction House, and Xiao Cancan, the young daughter of the Prefecture Lord, had all cut in line to go to Haomiao Prefecture for this person's sake.

Such an honored guest, he had to serve well.

Only by building a good relationship could he keep this lucrative position as a teleportation deacon for a longer time.

It was not until half an hour later that Shen Yunzhou's figure appeared amidst the flickering of the teleportation array before them.

Zhou Qing smiled and went to greet him.

"Safe travels to you both, if you have any needs next time, just give the word!" The person in charge waved them off with a fawning face.

On the flying boat!

Shen Yunzhou stared intently at Zhou Qing and said, "No, what exactly is going on with that Li Niang? Looking at your style of conduct, you don't seem like the type to start things and then abandon them, right?"

Zhou Qing looked at him, speechless, and had no choice but to patiently explain it to him.

By the time Zhou Qing stopped by the Wan Xiang Auction House, Shen Yunzhou was still furrowing his brows, not saying a word.

For a thousand years, stealing spiritual herbs from other people's homes was indeed immoral; no wonder others were angry.

Yet, as a woman, this infatuation was admirable.

But as a mother, it was a bit irresponsible; always using heavenly treasures to suppress the child's birth—is what is currently in her womb even a human anymore?

After all, for a person to cultivate to the breakthrough of the Soul Formation realm, it only adds a thousand years of lifespan.

Not long after, Zhou Qing emerged, accompanied by Zhang Wan Bao.

"Sorry for the trouble!" Zhou Qing said gratefully.

Zhang Wan Bao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhou. It's just that five-element spirit stones have been a bit hard to come by lately, but as long as I get one, brother, I'll save it for you."

Afterward, Zhou Qing and Shen Yunzhou headed directly toward the Eastern Region.

"I'm actually a bit curious, if this Li Niang really gives birth, what kind of child will it be?"

Looking at Zhou Qing sitting on the deck, Shen Yunzhou couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Qing looked at his conflicted and curious expression and laughed, "Didn't you have Sister Tao tell her that if it's born, it should acknowledge you as a godfather?"

Shen Yunzhou felt a bit sheepish and said, "Then you are the First Daddy, and I am the Second Daddy."

Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly. By the time the two passed by Mount Canglan and looked at the place that had become almost entirely an endless abyss, Zhou Qing was lost in thought.

Who knows how many people were buried here, and the number of demonic beasts was countless.

Shen Yunzhou sighed with emotion, "Was everything caused by Li Niang stealing the spiritual herbs of the Demon King Hou Shan?"

Zhou Qing nodded.

Now that so much time had passed, in fact, looking back from today's perspective, even without this incident with Li Niang, Sikong Yan would have used other methods to end the Five Sects War early.

This was interesting; the word from Elder Fu Kui was to try to make this battle a protracted one and not end it too early.

This could be seen from the Haomiao Prefecture side, where the Hunyuan Sect suppressed other sects in a flash, but the result was directly starting a war with the Southern Region.

The scale of the war expanded further, only ending after the fall of the Fifth Imperial Prince.

The losses caused were likely incalculable; thirteen major sects comparable to the Taiqingmen fought, plus tens of thousands of large and small sects, and who knows how many fell before and after the Soul Formation realm.

Even Zhang Wan Bao was ordered to open a Treasure Pavilion there to accumulate wealth.

As for the Eastern Region of Lingyun Prefecture, from beginning to end, the Soul Formation realm cultivators basically never really participated in the fighting.

Jin Dan and Soul Formation realm cultivators were the main force of this struggle.

Don't look at how many people died at Mount Canglan; in fact, the top forces of each sect were basically still there, it's just that looking at it suddenly, all five sects suffered heavy casualties.

It seemed as if the overall strength of the entire Eastern Region had been weakened, resulting in its current half-dead state.

At this very moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Zhou Qing's mind.

"Sikong Yan seems to have used a clever method to preserve the vital forces of the five major sects!"

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing's eyes narrowed.

At the very least, after the battle of Mount Canglan, no one from other regions dared to kick them while they were down, nor did they have any conflicts like the one in Haomiao Prefecture.

Everyone was now recuperating safely; if nothing else, the Taiqingmen had finally caught its breath.

"The Seventh Imperial Prince, Xuan Yuan Yichen, once sent his subordinates to deliver three paintings. One depicted a calm pool, with lush grass on the banks, full of tranquility."

"The second had a pair of hands appearing in the corner, seemingly throwing a stone into the pool, scaring out five startled fish."

"And the third was a blank sheet of paper; what to draw on it is a decision that lies in our own hands!"

Zhou Qing's brows were tightly locked.

"If the Fifth Imperial Prince was the mastermind behind the Five Sects War, then the Seventh Imperial Prince would never be this cautious, and the hand in the painting is definitely not his."

"After all, the competition between the princes is fierce; if he could ruin the other's good deeds, he would surely be extremely happy to do so."

Zhou Qing couldn't help but think back to the time he first entered the Taiyao Mountain with Er Dadie and Xuan Yuan Shuo, pretending to be the Peng King.

Having lost the rule of the Peng King, the accumulated grievances of the demon kings erupted instantly; beset by internal and external troubles, Taiyao Mountain was in chaos.

At that time, Xuan Yuan Shuo had frankly stated, "The importance of a leader" and "This is just a miniature version of the Shengwu Imperial Dynasty."

Er Dadie had said with deep meaning, "Eating too much will make you burst."

At that time, he had already vaguely guessed something.

The major sects in each prefecture were fighting each other, and the shadow of the Imperial Capital was definitely behind it.

"I just don't know which move Sikong Yan is making by suddenly erasing the Fifth Imperial Prince?"

After sighing, Shen Yunzhou asked Zhou Qing to take him to the place where the Old Peng King fell.

That place was also an abyss, but it had long been deserted.

"I really didn't expect that my elder sister had her first cooperation with you right here, and you even unlocked the Five-Colored Array, allowing her to get the map of the Kunpeng Palace."

"And your 'Imperial Radiance Scripture' that can transform into a Jin Peng also originated from the essence blood in the medicine bottle; you two really had your own gains!" Shen Yunzhou said with a laugh.

Zhou Qing also showed nostalgia; at that time, Lu Yaoyao was still by his side, and he was truly worried that Number Six would kill him to silence him.

Fortunately, she was extremely principled in her actions and valued "fated people" highly.

"By the way, your sister always calls me a 'fated person,' is there any explanation for that?" Soon, Zhou Qing seemed to think of something and asked Shen Yunzhou.

(End of chapter)