northernbook Chapter 480 There is no one better than you
Chapter 480 There is no one better than you
Jiang Liqian's usual calm and composure finally cracked a little. She frantically reached for her disciple's jade token, and almost dropped it several times because of her nervousness.
With trembling fingertips, Jiang Liqian wrote the two words "Are you safe or not?" on the jade tablet, staring intently at it, waiting for a reply from the other side. Her heart felt as if it had been plunged into water, suffocating and painful.
Suddenly, the jade pendant flashed.
Shui Lian'er replied: [Relax, what about you? When are you coming to find us?]
Qin Beiyao quickly replied: 【Don't worry, everyone is safe and sound, we're looking forward to your arrival.】
Jiang Li breathed a long sigh of relief.
She smiled, somewhat relaxed.
It seems she was really too nervous, connecting everything together. Maybe, just maybe it's all a coincidence...
Now, as long as Shi Tou can recover from his injuries, they can rush over and join them.
Jiang Liqian tried several more times, using various methods, to preserve the black talisman before it disappeared. She didn't know what it was for four days, but if she brought it back to the Tianqian Sect, her elders and teachers would identify it.
Moreover, even if the abnormality in the desolate forest ten years ago and this beast tide were not directed at them, there must be some connection. She needs to ask her master about it. Ideally, her master could help her obtain the results of the investigation from the Discipline Hall so that she could examine them carefully.
However, despite trying every possible method, she still couldn't preserve the black talisman. With no other option, she set off a fire, burning the demon beast to ashes, and then got up and walked back to the injured stone.
He neither took any pills nor circulated his spiritual energy to heal his injuries, letting the blood slowly soak through his Taoist robe.
He kept his head down the whole time, standing still without moving, but Jiang Liqian could feel that his gaze was always on her.
With apologies, helplessness, resentment, sadness, and pity...
Jiang Liqian really couldn't understand what he was doing. His head had been hit by a monster, was he not normal?
Having no other choice, she took advantage of his momentary lapse in concentration and stuffed the elixir into his mouth. Then she released a small boat and said to him, "Get on, we need to go find Lianlian and the others. They're still waiting for us."
Stone looked up, his gaze sorrowfully meeting her eyes.
"Jiang Liqian."
"No one will be waiting for us."
Her choked voice seemed to melt into the howling cold wind.
"I tried my best to change..."
"You said you couldn't give up, couldn't sit idly by and wait to die, couldn't accept your fate... but the result is still the same."
“Nothing has changed.”
Not at all.
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"Bei Yao, hurry up, hurry up, over here!" On the bustling street, Shui Lian'er waved her hand excitedly, pointed to the vendor selling rouge and face powder next to her, and shouted to Qin Bei Yao, who was paying for her spirit stones not far away, urging him to come over quickly.
Qin Beiyao smiled indulgently, hurriedly quickened his pace to pay with spirit stones, carefully put away the things his beloved wanted to buy, and strode towards him.
"You know, Li Qian dresses so plainly every day, she doesn't even wear lipstick, it's such a waste of her pretty face. If I bought all of these and gave them to her, and supervised her to dress up properly, wouldn't Junior Brother Xu get a nosebleed from looking at her? Haha...maybe he'd swoon and faint! Hahaha..."
Shui Lian'er couldn't help but laugh at the thought of that scene.
Qin Beiyao also imagined the scene according to her description, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Seeing him smile, Shui Lian'er's eyes darted around, and she secretly slipped a little red into the rouge box with her fingertip, pretending to approach him casually.
"Bei Yao..." she lowered her voice, deliberately calling his name softly and slowly.
Qin Beiyao felt half of his body go numb, his heart pounding wildly as if it would burst out of his chest. He felt a tingling, hot sensation all over his body, and involuntarily bent down to get closer to her, listening intently to what she had to say.
Suddenly, he felt a cool sensation on his lips, followed by a rich floral fragrance that instantly filled his nostrils.
He was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized what she had done. Just as he was about to feign anger, he suddenly saw her staring blankly at him, two light blushes slowly spreading across her snow-white cheeks, like a breathtaking spring lotus blossom slowly being woven on an embroidered cloth.
It's so beautiful it looks like it's melting into the magnificent clouds on the horizon.
He murmured, calling her name, "Lian'er..."
Shui Lian'er snapped out of her daze, too shy to look at the young man in front of her: "Bei Yao, you...you're so beautiful!"
With eyes as bright as stars and eyebrows that seemed to fly to his temples, he wore a dark blue belted long robe with tightly fastened embroidered lotus-patterned arrow sleeves, making the young man appear as graceful and talented as a phoenix rising from the ashes.
Now, her fingertips gently brushed his lips, instantly staining his thin lips with a bright, exquisite vermilion. Her young man seemed to have come alive from a traditional Chinese ink painting, his image etched directly into her heart, making her breathe lighter, as if afraid that the slightest breeze would cause him to disappear.
Qin Beiyao's eyes flickered, and he turned around to the vendor selling rouge and face powder, saying, "Excuse me, I'll take everything here."
Since Jiang Liqian and Shi Tou hadn't arrived yet, the two of them decided to find a teahouse to drink tea, listen to storytelling, and wait for them to come.
Walking down the bustling street, Shui Lian'er's cheeks were flushed. Despite being very shy, she boldly clung tightly to Qin Beiyao's waist.
Qin Beiyao was afraid that there would be too many people on the street and they would crowd her, so he used one hand to lightly block her from getting too close.
"Bei Yao," Shui Lian'er was so embarrassed that her head was spinning. The warmth on her body was so real that she was momentarily disoriented. But even so, she forced herself to calm down and asked Qin Bei Yao seriously, "Do you like me?"
Qin Beiyao was taken aback by her question, and the next second, his face turned bright red.
"I...of course I like you...I only like you...Yes, I'm sorry, I was too abrupt, I...But, Lian'er, I like you, I like you so much!"
"I really like it!"
Shui Lian'er's heart trembled violently, feeling both sweet and unreal.
She pressed further, "What do you like about me?"
After asking the question, the fearless young lady of Feixia Peak lowered her head for the first time, her voice muffled and filled with embarrassing dejection: "I... I'm nothing but a mother who's the peak master. I'm neither good at literature nor martial arts, I have little knowledge, I'm not smart, and my cultivation is nothing compared to Li Qian's. I'm completely useless... Since coming down the mountain, I haven't been able to help you much, and I've even been a burden to you all from time to time... I, I'm really terrible..."
"Who said that?!" Qin Beiyao hugged her tightly in an instant, his voice gentle yet firm, his clear and pure eyes fixed on her figure. "In my heart, you are wonderful, wonderful in every way, perfect, perfect. Li Qian can't compare to you, all the disciples of Tianqian Sect can't compare to you, and everyone in the world combined can't compare to you. There is no one better than you."