CHAPTER 348: CHAPTER 68: I AM HIS ADMIRER

So that’s how it is. Yue Jinghua pinched the White Armor on her body, recalling the past few encounters with Zong Shaoqing, touched and looked already; the throw last time apparently wasn’t harsh enough.

In her mind, those always undisturbed purple eyes flickered past; hmph, what a pity for such a pair of beautiful eyes.

Yue Jinghua, seething with irritation, was determined that next time she encountered Zong Shaoqing, she would definitely make him pay.

With her emotions turning upside down, Yue Jinghua managed to pull a difficult smile. Fortunately, her mental strength was solid. After taking a few deep breaths, her lips parted into a brilliant smile.

"Oh, the beautiful lady is referring to these clothes. They’re knockoffs, ten pieces for a Gold Coin, you’ll find piles of them all over the streets of Shang Kingdom. It’s been several months now. Some months ago, Divine Son Zong Shaqing, the bright and martial, handsome without peer, visited Shang Kingdom in disguise. His mere appearance caused countless girls to faint and countless men to scream. He was wearing this White Armor when he made his appearance. Not long after he left, every clothing store started displaying this style. Not just the clothes, but also the Divine Son Boots, Divine Son hat, and Divine Son’s Belt, just two Gold Coins and you could put together a set," said Yue Jinghua, gesticulating as she explained and moved closer to Sha Xi.

As she talked, she started to undress to show Sha Xi for identification, babbling on, "Miss, if you like it, I’ll take it off for you right away. It’s just that I haven’t bathed in several days, and the clothes are somewhat dirty, but if you don’t mind..."

"Enough, stay back, don’t come any closer," Sha Xi interjected immediately when she heard Yue Jinghua mention not having bathed for days and saw her White Armor was indeed covered in dirt. She felt insulted, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and leapt away, glaring disdainfully at Yue Jinghua.

At first, she also thought this young mercenary boy might have some connection with Zong Shaoqing, but then she recalled, with Zong Shaoqing’s cultivation reaching unfathomable and mystical depths, how could the personal items of his come into the hands of an unkempt young mercenary?

As for the people’s veneration of the Divine Court, she had heard of it before. It was said that in the Imperial City of Wohua, many women also imitated her own makeup. Thinking of this, Sha Xi’s expression somewhat softened, and she paid no more attention to Yue Jinghua, boarding her sedan chair and urging Li Rui to leave quickly.

Li Rui, having been flatly refused by Yue Jinghua, naturally felt unhappy, but he refrained from making a scene because of Sha Xi’s presence.

"Little brother, did you just come down from Kalan Peak? May I ask if you’ve seen a cave?" Li Rui was about to depart when suddenly, noticing the direction Yue Jinghua had come from and considering the time, he thought it was odd for a rookie mercenary to come down from Kalan Peak. He stopped Yue Jinghua again.

"A cave? Didn’t see one. I went to watch the sunrise over Kalan Peak. I heard it was spectacular. Oh my, I tell you, never ever go for it. I nearly got the life scared out of me. Just now, there were hundreds of big birds circling the cliff-edge, scared me so much I curled up in a nearby thicket, not daring to move," Yue Jinghua stuck out her tongue and then pointed to the feathers still stuck on her.

Hearing this, Li Rui also murmured to himself. Hundreds of big birds gathering at the cliff-edge, it seemed Kalan Peak was no safe place. He’d better fool that little miss from the Divine Court and leave the mountain quickly.

Thinking this, he motioned for Yue Jinghua to go away quickly, waving his hand.

After a group of mercenaries had gone some distance, Yue Jinghua was about to head down the mountain when she suddenly felt a movement in her heart and looked up, only to see a gray eagle gliding across the sky.

"Could it be an illusion? Why do I feel like this eagle has been following me the whole way?" Yue Jinghua mumbled to herself. She furrowed her brow and quickened her steps, transforming into an arrow shooting down the mountain.

In the sky, the gray eagle watching the swiftly moving point on the ground, the brown-yellow eyes reflected a glint akin to human thought. After following for a while, it ultimately gave up the pursuit.

After circling among the mountains for a moment, the gray eagle spread its wings, cut through the clouds, and flew towards a distant and unknown mountain range.

Day rises and sets, and quickly the day has passed.

At dusk, the dimming sunlight cast a golden gleam on a secluded temple nestled amongst the Zimu Mountains.

In the golden light, a slender figure walked slowly towards the temple.

Zong Shaoqing wore his white clothes open at the chest, revealing a glimpse of his collarbone, his silver-white hair untied, casually spreading like white plumage over his broad shoulders.

His violet eyes gazed at the stars slowly rising in the night sky when the noise of flapping wings caught his attention; he gently raised his hand, and a red-beaked white Zhezhe bird landed beside him.

After recognizing the few words written by Song Mu, Zong Shaoqing flicked the message carelessly aside, sending the messenger Zhezhe bird that had come to deliver it flying far away.

Some time later, a sharp cry of an eagle was heard from the sky, and a grey-feathered Sky-calling Eagle circled above his head.

This eagle looked somewhat familiar; with its feathers black as quills, and its beak and claws like hooks, it was hard to believe that just half a year ago, this Sixth-level Sky-calling Eagle was still an unadvance Fourth-level Wind-calling Eagle that nearly fell prey to human malice.

Seeing that eagle, a ripple appeared in Zong Shaoqing’s usually still eyes; he had sent the Sky-calling Eagle to the Xuan Beast Ridge to monitor the movements of the Dark Beasts.

Could it be that something has happened at the Xuan Beast Ridge?

The Wind-calling Eagle perched on his shoulder, its normally ferocious gaze softened significantly as it cooed a few times.

After listening, a frown first formed on Zong Shaoqing’s brows, only to smoothen again shortly after. He produced an Elixir Pill in his hand and flicked it towards the eagle, which spread its wings and flew up, swallowing the Spirit Pill that could greatly enhance its Cultivation.

The nearby Zhezhe bird saw this and showed dissatisfaction; being messenger birds, why was there such a disparity in treatment?

Suddenly, amidst the wind, bursts of joyous laughter could be heard; the silver-haired man with purple eyes held his forehead and chuckled, "Shouting towards the Five Saints Mountain, truly an audacious and foolish girl; such boldness, only she possesses it."

How many sides of her that remained unknown to others, recalling the multiple confrontations they had, Zong Shaoqing laughed heartily.

Even the Zhezhe birds, of a different nature, were charmed by Zong Shaoqing’s demeanor at that moment.

In his eyes, the everlasting coldness dissipated like smoke, and the features outlined by the twilight seemed like a painting, radiating with an intensely indissoluble affection; his violet eyes shone like crystals, mystical and resplendent.

"Well, it’s time to pay a visit to the Beast Kings of the Xuan Beast Ridge," he said, and no sooner had his voice fallen than the people were gone from the temple, leaving behind only a dazed and thunderstruck Zhezhe bird amidst the golden glow of the room.