Chapter 87: Eighty-First Chapter: Qin Shuang's Inner Voice

Inside Duanqing Ju, Nie Renwang and Duan Shuai looked toward the door, filled with worry.

Seeing the worried expressions of the two elders, Youruo and Di Er Meng could not help but have their own emotions stirred.

Seeing the state of the four, Zhu Huang said:

"What are you four worrying about?

Can Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun, who have received the true teachings of Wuming, and Duan Fengyun, who has mastered the Demonic Blade, not handle a mere Jue Wushen?

Besides, Wuming will also be going to the Wushen Absolute Palace; the combination of those four can be called invincible in the current martial arts world.

If Jue Wushen could defeat the four of them, then he wouldn't be called Jue Wushen; he should just be called a god."

Duan Shuai replied:

"Old Zhu, although that is indeed the truth, they three have been gone for so long, so we are bound to be worried."

With her sharp eyes, Youruo spotted the three people hurrying back at a glance, and she shouted:

"They are back, all three of them are back. Father, Senior Zhu Huang, you don't need to argue anymore."

Hearing this, Duan Shuai and Zhu Huang stopped their bickering, and the group walked outside to wait for the three to return.

Seeing the lineup outside, the three of Duan Fengyun could not help but feel embarrassed; we just went to fight a Jue Wushen, was all this necessary?

Duan Fengyun and Bu Jingyun rushed up to support their respective precious wives and said:

"Your bellies are already so big, yet you still don't know how to rest properly; we are fine."

Youruo and Chuchu touched their bellies and replied:

"The baby in the belly said it missed its father, so it made me wait for your return."

Zhu Huang glanced left and right, then spoke up:

"Don't just stand outside, come into the house to drink some water and talk in detail."

Everyone laughed heartily and then walked into the house.

Zhu Huang said:

"You three brats, tell us, did you manage to eliminate that wolf-hearted and ambitious Jue Wushen in this battle?"

Duan Fengyun said:

"With the three of us setting out, it was naturally a guaranteed success, but there were some twists in the middle that allowed Jue Wushen to escape back to Dongying."

Duan Fengyun then recounted to everyone how he, the other two, and Wuming had broken Jue Wushen's Indestructible Golden Body, and how Pojun and the Dao God appeared.

He spoke of his great battle with the Dao God and how Jue Wushen had taken Nie Feng's mother hostage to escape back to Dongying.

After hearing this, Nie Renwang slammed the table in anger and said:

"Can this Jue Wushen still be considered a man? To actually use his own bedfellow as a hostage."

Duan Shuai said:

"A-Yun, you let the tiger return to the mountains; are you not afraid of Jue Wushen making a comeback?"

Duan Fengyun replied dismissively:

"Since we could defeat Jue Wushen the first time, we can defeat him a second time.

As long as he dares to step into the Zhongyuan lands again, I will beat him back three steps, so that he will never dare to step in again."

After speaking, Duan Fengyun looked around and, noticing two people were missing, asked:

"Where is Shuang? Has he not woken up yet? And where is Ding Ning?"

Di Er Meng replied:

"Shuang has not yet awakened, and Ding Ning has been in Shuang's room taking care of him."

Duan Fengyun rose, preparing to go to Qin Shuang's room to take a look, and Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun also stood up, preparing to go together.

The three knocked on Qin Shuang's door, and after receiving permission from Ding Ning inside, they opened the door and went in.

The three walked up to Qin Shuang and, seeing his rosy complexion and steady breathing, they knew he was about to wake up.

Duan Fengyun looked back at Ding Ning, who was feeding Qin Shuang on the side, and teased:

"Ding Ning, you have been taking such good care of Shuang. When Shuang wakes up, I will definitely tell him that he must marry a virtuous helper like you."

Ding Ning's face turned beet red instantly, and she replied:

"Duan Fengyun, stop joking. I only feel guilty in my heart, which is why I want to take good care of Brother Qin."

As people who had been through it, Duan Fengyun, Nie Feng, and Bu Jingyun laughed heartily; the beginnings of love were always like this—it seemed Shuang was about to encounter his own love.

Seeing that Qin Shuang was in no serious danger and that Ding Ning was taking such dedicated care of him, the three turned and left the room, leaving Ding Ning to continue looking after Qin Shuang.

Now that Jue Wushen had been removed and there was still some time before the arrival of Di Shitian, Duan Fengyun's tense nerves could finally relax.

And now that he was relaxed, the group assigned Duan Fengyun a sacred and glorious task—cooking!

Thinking that he indeed hadn't shown off his skills in front of everyone for a while, and with two new members in Duan Shuai and Nie Renwang, Duan Fengyun obediently went to the market to shop.

Duan Fengyun dragged Zhu Huang along, and the two spent lavishly at the market; this made Zhu Huang incredibly happy, as he had been eating and sleeping poorly for some time and could finally have a good meal now.

After shopping at the market for an entire afternoon, the two returned to Duanqing Ju, feeling satisfied.

At this moment, there was laughter inside Duanqing Ju, and Duan Fengyun wondered:

"How long have I been out? Why is this group so happy? What is there to be so happy about?"

After Duan Fengyun and Zhu Huang put the ingredients in the kitchen, they strode toward the main hall; he wanted to see what everyone was so happy about.

When he walked into the room and saw everyone, he instantly became all smiles; he rushed forward and hugged Qin Shuang, saying:

"Shuang, you finally woke up, I missed you to death."

It turned out that after the three of them had visited Qin Shuang, he had woken up, and with Ding Ning's help, he had tidied up a bit and come out of the room.

Seeing Qin Shuang walk out of the room, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun were naturally overjoyed, and the group was chatting and laughing in the main hall.

Qin Shuang hugged Duan Fengyun and said:

"Junior Brother Duan, thank you for that day; if it weren't for you, I would have already walked the path to the Yellow Springs."

Duan Fengyun patted Qin Shuang and said:

"Shuang, if you say that, I'm going to get angry."

Qin Shuang had just recovered from a major injury, and with Duan Fengyun's physical constitution having improved by a large margin after mastering the Demon Blade, Qin Shuang couldn't help but pant a little after being patted a few times by Duan Fengyun.

Nie Feng hurriedly stepped forward to pull the two apart and said:

"Junior Brother Duan, if you keep patting him, Shuang won't die at the hands of the Wushen Absolute Palace, but will die in your hands instead."

Duan Fengyun sheepishly rubbed his head, then turned and went to the kitchen.

Seeing that Qin Shuang had woken up, he was very happy and prepared to cook a few more dishes.

After busying himself alone in the kitchen for two hours, the dining table was filled with Duan Fengyun's masterpieces.

Duan Shuai took a bite of the braised pork and praised it endlessly; he hadn't expected his son to have such culinary skills, and his daughter-in-law was truly blessed.

Duan Fengyun raised his glass and proposed:

"Come, let us drain this cup to celebrate our great victory over the enemy. Cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine; Duan Fengyun looked at Qin Shuang beside him, then at Ding Ning opposite him, thinking that he had to help the two of them tie the red thread.

He said to Qin Shuang:

"Shuang, Ding Ning has taken care of you in every possible way during this time; I wonder if you have thanked her."

Before Qin Shuang could answer, Ding Ning immediately interjected:

"All of this is as it should be; Shuang was only severely injured because of me."

Qin Shuang looked at Ding Ning and said:

"Ding Ning, thank you for this period of time."

After saying this, Qin Shuang returned to being the reticent and taciturn Shuang of before.

After the meal, Duan Fengyun called Qin Shuang out and said:

"Shuang, may I ask you something?"

Qin Shuang replied:

"What is it, Junior Brother Duan? Go ahead."

Duan Fengyun said:

"Shuang, do you have feelings for Ding Ning?"

Qin Shuang looked at Duan Fengyun and said:

"I won't hide it from you, Junior Brother Duan; I do indeed like Ding Ning very much in my heart, but I don't know what she thinks, so I dare not speak."

On the other side, Youruo, who had already reached a consensus with her husband, also called Ding Ning aside and asked the same question as Duan Fengyun.

"Ding Ning, do you have feelings for Shuang? Don't lie to me; we are all women, you can't hide it from me."

Ding Ning replied with a blushing face:

"Youruo, how can you ask me to answer that?"

Youruo said:

"What is there to be unable to say about matters of the heart? Back then, it was I who took the initiative to express my love to Duan Fengyun.

Ding Ning, you must bravely pursue love; don't be afraid, otherwise, if you lose it, you will suffer for a lifetime."

Ding Ning nodded and replied:

"Youruo, I won't hide it from you; I do indeed like Brother Qin very much in my heart. He is loyal, kind, and friendly to others; he even nearly lost his life for me.

But I don't know if he treats me as a substitute for Kong Ci, so I am afraid.

If I take the initiative to speak, what if he doesn't like me?"

Regarding the problems of Ding Ning and Qin Shuang, the couple Duan Fengyun and Youruo said the same thing as if they had a telepathic connection.

"Leave this matter to me."

Duan Fengyun found Youruo and asked her how things were on her side.

Youruo told Duan Fengyun about Ding Ning's worries.

After hearing this, Duan Fengyun laughed loudly and told Youruo about Qin Shuang's worries as well.

The couple laughed heartily at the sight of Qin Shuang and Ding Ning liking each other but fearing that the other did not.

Youruo said:

"You must find a way to help them both; if they go on like this, they will delay their lives."

Duan Fengyun stroked Youruo's head and said:

"Rest assured, your husband has already thought of a way."

At night, Duan Fengyun quietly snuck into Qin Shuang's room; Qin Shuang woke up in a start, looked at the mysterious Duan Fengyun, and said:

"Junior Brother Duan, it's so late, what do you want to do?"

Duan Fengyun teased:

"Shuang, cooperate with me, I'm helping you find a partner.

This is a Turtle-Breathing Pill I accidentally obtained in the World Society; after you take it, your whole body will fall into a state of suspended animation and lose all signs of life.

But you will be able to hear everything happening around you; let's see what Ding Ning will do when you are like this.

Shuang, bear with it; the medicine only lasts for half an hour, it will be very quick."

Before Qin Shuang could answer, Duan Fengyun took advantage of Qin Shuang's lack of preparation and threw the Turtle-Breathing Pill directly into his mouth.

After the Turtle-Breathing Pill entered his mouth, the medicine took effect, and Qin Shuang fainted instantly.

Duan Fengyun felt Qin Shuang's neck and found that there was indeed no breath at all; the Turtle-Breathing Pill was truly well-deserved of its reputation.

There was no time to lose; Duan Fengyun had to hurry and act.

Duan Fengyun let out an angry roar, his whole body surging with Demon Energy; he had to pretend to be furious at having witnessed Qin Shuang being ambushed while failing to catch the culprit.

As expected, Duan Fengyun's roar and terrifying aura attracted everyone to Qin Shuang's room.

Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun looked at Duan Fengyun, who was surging with Demon Energy, and asked:

"Junior Brother Duan, what happened? Why are you in Senior Brother Shuang's room, and why is your Demon Energy so overwhelming?"

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Duan Fengyun withdrew his aura and said:

"I came to find Senior Brother Shuang to chat, but I saw a man in black rummaging around in Senior Brother Shuang's room.

By the time I drove the man in black away and checked on Senior Brother Shuang, I discovered that Senior Brother Shuang no longer had any breath.

I regret it so much; why couldn't I have come to find Senior Brother Shuang sooner, and why didn't I keep that man in black here?"

"What, you mean Senior Brother Shuang, he...?"

Upon hearing this, Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun's bodies couldn't help but tremble; the two walked to Qin Shuang's bedside, felt for Qin Shuang's breath, and discovered that Qin Shuang indeed no longer had any breath.

The two shouted:

"Senior Brother Shuang!"

Duan Fengyun had not told anyone about his plan, not even Youruo.

Everyone believed that Qin Shuang had truly been murdered, and Ding Ning stumbled over to Qin Shuang's bedside.

Ding Ning touched Qin Shuang's face and said:

"Big Brother Qin, Big Brother Qin, what happened to you?

It's me, Ding Ning; Youruo just asked me what I felt for you.

I like you, Big Brother Qin.

I haven't even confessed my heart to you yet, how could you just leave?

Big Brother Qin, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."

Watching Ding Ning's confession, Duan Fengyun laughed wildly in his heart.

Calculating the time, Qin Shuang should be waking up soon; he had to slip away early, otherwise the people present would beat him to death.

Duan Fengyun took advantage of the fact that everyone was distracted and slipped out.