Legend of the Great Sage

Tigress gritted her teeth firmly, but she remained silent.

“Alright, I’ll come with you.”

With a swing of her hand, ribbons of light shot out from Bai Jie’s sleeve and wrapped around Li Fengyuan firmly.

“Let go of her.
If you break your word, I’ll- I’ll…”

“Heh, you’ll what?” Bai Jie asked.

“I’ll make you perish with me!”

“Hmph, do you really think I’m the kind to lie to you?” Bai Jie said with disdain and casually tossed Tigress aside.
She turned into a streak of white light and flew away.

Tigress adjusted her posture mid-air and began using all four limbs, riding the winds and running after them, but she could only watch helplessly as the white light vanished in the east.

She let out a growl before turning around again and gazing at the Ink sea.

……

“But aren’t you afraid I’ll find your master’s main body and kill him again?” Li Qingshan asked Chu Danqing with a smile.

“You- I-” Chu Dangqing was taken aback.
His expression changed, except it was very difficult to tell on his pitch-black face.
“Then it’s best if you don’t go with me…”

“How can I break a promise I’ve issued?” Li Qingshan laughed aloud.
“Don’t worry.
This is our final battle.”

Chu Danqing exhaled.
Perhaps this was the best outcome possible!

“Congratulations on your complete victory, fellow.” Gu Yanying clasped her hands in congratulations as Si Bao beside her studied Li Qingshan closely.
She acted as if he was some kind of rare beast.

“That goes without saying,” said Li Qingshan.

“Danqing, you better be prepared!” Gu Yanying said sternly.

“Alright.
I’ll go and cultivate right now.” Chu Danqing left without any hesitation.

Li Qingshan shook his head and laid out his hands, asking, “Commander Gu, how is my current strength?”

“The nine provinces are only but a corner.”

In the past, she had once said to him, ‘The Green province spans fifteen thousand kilometers.
The jianghu is only but a corner.” Back then, he was still a kid in the jianghu, still wet behind the years, yet right now, the nine provinces to him were basically just like that jianghu.
It could not make him stay for too long.

“Surely you can tell me about the request that I owe to you now? Otherwise, once I ascend, it’ll all go to waste!”

“It’s still not time yet.
We have to go with the flow for this matter.”

“Oh, don’t tell me that even strength like this is still insufficient?” Li Qingshan was rather surprised.
“In my experience, everything that forces you to go with the flow is mostly due to the fact that you’re not strong enough.”

“You could say that,” Gu Yanying said.

“Oh, you.
Just what do you want?” Li Qingshan gazed at her deeply.

“You’ll find out when time comes.
Though, if you want to ascend, then ascend.
You don’t have to worry too much.”

Gu Yanying unfurled her folding fan and swung it gently.
She was just as graceful as before.
She did not seem to be overly dependent on him at all.

Li Qingshan admired this.
She was still the same Gu Yanying that he knew.

“Hmm?”

He turned around, only to see a tiny figure bounding towards the shore.
He arrived before Tigress with a flash.
“Why are you here?”

“Big brother has been captured,” Tigress gasped for air.

“By who?” Li Qingshan frowned.

“A white-feathered bitch!” Tigress ground her teeth.

“Sure enough, she hasn’t come with good intentions… Are you fine?” Li Qingshan rubbed her head.

“I’m fine.
If it weren’t because of me…” Tigress lowered her head as tears pooled up in her eyes.
She seemed extremely sad.

“Alright, you don’t have to cry.
I’ll go and save that kid.” Li Qingshan picked up Tigress, showing some tenderness for once.

“Who is she referring to by ‘white-feathered bitch’?” Gu Yanying asked suddenly.

“A featherfolk called Bai Jie.
She calls herself the Chamberlain for the Imperial Insignia or something.”

“Then the one that was captured was…”

“Li Fengyuan, my son.
You don’t know?”

“I’m just confirming.” For once, Gu Yanying smiled wryly.
She let out a long sigh.
“Looks like there are some matters that I have to lay bare.”