Chapter 8-867: Volume 8 - Chapter 867: Do You Regret?
The hesitation lasted only a short while, yet Qianye felt as though he had traversed a thousand years . He looked up and saw the brilliant stars as well as the slowly gliding landmasses—the latter casting their shadows upon his face .
This world was just that empty and vast . Even those stars had suffered millennia of solitude, to speak nothing of a tiny, tiny creature like him .
Qianye’s mind was blank as he opened up the box and poured the Stillwater Rebirth inside .
The milky medicinal liquid was immediately absorbed upon contact . The originally unresponsive Dreameater King unleashed a pleasant cry as its body expanded at a visible pace . In the blink of an eye, it almost couldn’t fit inside the container .
The king seemed sentient . Seemingly knowing that the space outside was detrimental to its existence, it stopped growing once the box was full and fell into a deep sleep . After absorbing the medicine, the Dreameater King’s body released a constant stream of prismatic colors that made it difficult for the spectator to move their eyes away .
After a long while, a dizzy Qianye finally managed to divert his line of sight . Any other person might’ve had their spirit sucked away by the Dreameater King . The creature would surely cause a calamity if unleashed in a large city since even champions would find it difficult to escape the soul attraction .
The Dreameater King had transformed completely after absorbing the Stillwater Rebirth, and was now at a completely different level .
Qianye closed the box properly . The faint dizziness disappeared only after the Dreameater King’s aura was insulated . Nonetheless, there were still rainbow colors appearing around the container from time to time . Clearly, the Dreameater King’s aura couldn’t be entirely isolated, and its power was weakening with each passing moment .
Qianye then jumped up and vanished swiftly into the night sky .
Ji Tianqing appeared atop the kinetic tower after his figure had faded away, gazing silently into the distance . Soon afterward, Song Zining also appeared nearby .
“He’ll hate me, won’t he?” Ji Tianqing asked .
Song Zining shook his head . “No, Qianye is very smart . He knows what he should do, and no one can influence him when he’s determined . ”
“I hope that’s the case… Say, what do you think is going on in his head right now?”
Song Zining froze up for a moment before breaking into a burst of wry laughter . “I don’t know, I don’t want to know, either . ”
Ji Tianqing lifted Song Zining by the collar and said fiercely, “You don’t want to know!? And yet you made me do such a thing . I have to play the part of the bad guy while you keep on being a good person, is that it?”
Song Zining raised his hands in surrender . “Young Miss, speak nicely, don’t resort to violence… Ah!”
Ji Tianqing, however, had no intention of listening to him and simply gave him a punch to the abdomen . The force wasn’t great, but it was cleverly delivered, blasting Song Zining’s origin barrier in one blow and almost making him throw up .
“Stop! Stop! If you keep going, I’ll retaliate . Ah no, I give up!” As expected of the seventh young master, he was the only one who could perform such a dignified surrender .
Ji Tianqing threw him to the floor with a snort . “I knew what you were planning when you invited me back then, but do you even think it’s possible? And now you do this! I really don’t understand what you’re thinking . ”
Song Zining adjusted his clothes and laughed wryly, “Fine, I tricked you here for selfish reasons . If you ask me why, there’s only one reason behind all this . I don’t want him to be looking at her from afar for hundreds of years, maybe even a thousand . Settling this earlier is a good thing for him . ”
“You treat him so well . ”
“He does the same to me . ”
“Thick as thieves, I see!” Ji Tianqing came to this conclusion .
The atmosphere became quite serious in just a couple of short exchanges .
After a long while of silence, Ji Tianqing asked, “Say, will he return?”
“He will,” Song Zining said definitively .
“Then, what are you worried about?”
“I’m worried that he’ll become a different person after coming back . ”
Ji Tianqing frowned . “Aren’t you known for your divination skills? Why don’t you scry him?”
“Your divination isn’t bad, either, why don’t you try?”
“I’m not an idiot!”
“And I am?”
At this point, the two sighed at the same time . They glanced at one another in astonishment, and then, with a harrumph, left to mind their own business .
At this moment, the Eastern Sea continent was flying past under Qianye’s feet . He crossed rapid rivers, scaled dangerous cliffs, and traversed void storms . By dawn, Qianye was already at the border of the continent and standing outside the wrecked airship .
The slanted airship was already flat on the ground and many parts showed signs of repair .
Qianye ran frantically the entire way, neither slowing down nor retracting his aura . Sensing his arrival, the vampire marquis drilled out of the wreckage and waved his hands at him . “You’re here!”
The marquis attitude was much friendlier compared to the last time . It was more cordiality than reverence—he was probably feeling extremely stifled, having to repair the airship all alone with no one to talk to .
Qianye nodded . “Is Nighteye here?”
The marquis shrugged . “Same as before . I haven’t seen her for quite a while now, but she should still be inside, go in by yourself . ”
Qianye hesitated for a while before fishing out the box containing the Dreameater King . “Give this to her, I won’t go in anymore . ”
The marquis was startled . He said without taking the box, “You still have three minutes, either way, just go in . ”
The marquis was a smart person . He knew that the two shared a special relationship, one in which he wasn’t willing to get involved . Hence, he refused to relay the item and instead asked Qianye to bring it to her himself .
It was at this time that Nighteye’s gentle yet cold voice echoed in their ears . “Come in . ”
Qianye hesitated for a moment before entering the warship with a wry smile .
Just as before, Nighteye was floating in the main hall with her arms wrapped around herself .
Qianye entered the chamber and passed the box to her . “This is for you . ”
Nighteye opened her eyes and her gaze landed on the box . At this moment, the little container erupted in blinding light, filling the entire hall with the colors of the rainbow .
The box popped open and the Dreameater King rushed out toward the door . Sensing imminent destruction, the creature let out mournful cries akin to sobbing . Qianye was overcome by pity the moment he heard its cries and almost felt the urge to let it go .
The Dreameaster King could affect Qianye, but it could do nothing against Nighteye . She opened her lips ever so slightly and shot out a thread of blood . The sanguineous string wound around the creature and locked it firmly in the air, preventing it from moving in the slightest .
“This is for me?” Nighteye’s words contained inexplicable implications behind them .
“Yes . ” Qianye was also quite calm at this point .
“You actually know how to ignite its potential, that’s surprising . It’s effect right now is equal to three ordinary Dreameater Kings . I have no idea what you’re thinking by giving me this . ”
“It’s beneficial for you,” Qianye said emotionlessly .
“That’s it?”
“Yes . ”
Nighteye opened her eyes and shot him a glance . “Very well, I’ll accept this gift then, as long as you don’t regret later on . ”
“I… won’t regret it . ”
Nighteye inhaled gently . A resplendent stream of prismatic radiance shot out from the Dreameater King and disappeared inside her mouth .
Losing the power to move, the creature unleashed a mournful cry as it fell to the ground and turned to dust .
After absorbing the rainbow-colored lights, Nighteye slowly closed her eyes, seemingly content . “I’m tired now . ”
Qianye nodded and left the hall in silence . Countless wisps of blood energy weaved together behind him and sealed the chamber shut .
He could sense the changes happening behind him without needing to look back .
The marquis was on the deck when Qianye walked out, repairing the damaged areas therein . He waved his hand at Qianye in a bid to greet him, but the latter only reciprocated with a forced smile before leaving swiftly .
At this moment, there was only one question echoing in Qianye’s heart: “Will I regret this?”
There was no answer to this question .
Qianye didn’t return to Southern Blue afterward . Instead, he wandered aimlessly through the mountains, the wilderness, and, at times, sitting alone beside flowing creeks . As though life had lost its meaning, he had no idea what he was doing or what he wanted to do .
One day, he suddenly came to and realized that he had been wandering for over a week . He had been roaming the mountain ranges at the continent’s border all this time, perhaps because the destructive aura here was the only thing that could calm him down .
Like someone who had just woken up from a dream, Qianye left the continent’s border and returned to Southern Blue .
The city was just as lively, perhaps even more so than when he had left . Many companies had picked their land and started constructing workshops . Song Zining had designated a certain area in Southern Blue for those looking to build new workshops .
Song Zining was no different from a regent city lord at this point . Meanwhile, Ji Rui remained hidden behind the scenes, neither supporting nor objecting to the seventh young master’s actions .
Ji Rui’s attitude was fairly strange, but news from the city lord’s manor hinted that he was no longer as adverse to Song Zining and Dark Flame . That was because Song Zining’s skills were so much greater in the field of city planning and construction . Additionally, Southern Blue’s prosperity and the subsequent increase in taxes would still benefit Ji Rui .
The merchants acted swiftly in fighting for the plots of land but were evidently slower when it came to building the factories . Everyone was waiting for the Wolf King’s retaliation . Only after witnessing the outcome of this battle would they feel safe in making this investment .
There were rules in the neutral lands preventing the new city lord—in the case of displacement—from taking back civilian properties . However, the Wolf King was never one to play by the rules, so all the managers were watching and waiting for new development . This would limit their losses in the off-chance that Qianye’s group couldn’t stand up to the Wolf King .
Upon his return, Qianye unexpectedly found that Ji Tianqing and Song Zining were gone . All he saw was the letter they had left for him .
It read: “Watch the house, stop running around!”
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