Killing God - Chapter 192
Chapter 192 Reunite
The voice was very clear and melodious. However, the disciples of the Pill Hall behind the wooden cabinet all frowned. In the next moment, they saw a gray-brown round spirit pill rolling out. It must be the spirit pill that fell from the broken jade bottle.
Then, a figure suddenly walked out from behind the tall medicine rack. Her footsteps seemed to be somewhat stiff and heavy, so much so that she did not even notice the spirit pill beneath her feet. She directly stepped on it and stepped on the unlucky spirit pill beneath her feet. The corner of the disciples’ eyes twitched. Although it was only an instant, they had already recognized that this was a Graylotus Pill, one of the Tier 2 Spirit Pills. Its value was not cheap …
Amongst the crowd, a woman who looked around thirty frowned and said, “Junior Sister Zhong, why are you so careless?”
Everyone looked over. The one who walked out of the medicine rack was a young woman. She had a slender figure, fair skin, beautiful eyebrows, beautiful nose, cherry lips, and an extremely beautiful appearance. However, at this moment, her face was slightly pale for some unknown reason, and her eyes revealed an inconceivable stunned gaze. She stared blankly at the similarly stunned Shen Shi behind the wooden cabinet.
“Shen Shi?” She let out a soft cry, filled with doubt and inexplicable excitement. Outside the hall, a breeze suddenly blew across her cheeks. A few strands of hair fluttered slightly, making her look even more beautiful.
Shen Shi was also looking at her. At first glance, he was stunned and unfamiliar. In his memory, he did not remember that he knew this woman. But at second glance, he suddenly felt that she looked familiar. It was as if he had some impression of the beautiful woman’s face. Thus, he continued to look at her for a third time.
Years ago, a certain face that he remembered had finally slowly coincided with the beautiful woman in front of him. The only difference was that the baby fat face had turned into a butterfly. It was so beautiful that he couldn’t recognize it for a moment.
Time seemed to suddenly stop at that moment. The memories of the past quietly surged out from the depths of the water. The memories of time and memories on Qingyu Island instantly came to life and surged into his heart.
Then, a smile appeared at the corner of Shen Shi’s mouth. He waved at the girl and said with a smile,
“Ah, long time no see, Zhong Qinglu.”
After three years, Zhong Qinglu clenched her white hand tightly in a sleeve that no one could see. She stared at the man standing quietly behind the counter. She looked at his smiling face. Her lips gently opened and closed, as if thousands of words were flashing through her heart. But in the end, she only smiled faintly, revealing a gentle smile like when flowers blossomed in the spring plains. She smiled and said softly,
“Long time no see.”
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There was a commotion among the surrounding disciples of Lingxiao Sect. Whether it was the disciples outside the wooden cabinet or the disciples of the Pill Hall under the medicine shelves in the wooden cabinet, there was something strange in their gazes towards Shen Shi at this moment.
Ever since Zhong Qinglu broke through to the Origin Condensation Realm and ascended to Jinhong Mountain three years ago, she was quickly absorbed by the Pill Hall and revealed her extraordinary talent in pill refining. It was said that she even received the appreciation of the First Elder of the Pill Hall, Yuni. It was very likely that she would be officially accepted into the sect and become Elder Yuni’s third direct disciple.
As one’s dao progres and age grows over that past three years, Zhong Qinglu’s childhood obesity faded as she grew older. It was replaced by an astonishing beauty. This young woman was extremely talented and had boundless prospects in the future. In addition to her family background, Zhong Qinglu was now one of the most outstanding disciples of the younger generation on Golden Rainbow Mountain. She was also the object of admiration in the hearts of many male disciples.
And if it was possible to form a dao companion with her, then it would be really a double income for both men and money to speak of as vulgar. Therefore, there were more than one or two people pursuing Zhong Qinglu on Golden Rainbow Mountain these past few days, and there were even some senior brothers who had been on the mountain for many years.
There was good fortune in it.
Ji Anfu was the disciple of the Round-Faced Pill Hall standing in front of Shen Shi. He was twenty-nine years old this year. It had been ten years since he had ascended the mountain. His cultivation had reached the middle stage of the Origin Condensation Realm. He was two rounds older than Zhong Qinglu. However, other than the elders, he was also known as the junior siblings in the High Firmament Sect.
Ji Anfu had been in the Pill Hall for many years, When Zhong Qinglu first came, he did not notice that this little junior sister was still ordinary. Although there were some rumors that Zhong Qinglu’s talent in pill refining was not bad, every disciple who could be admitted to the Pill Hall would have some talent in pill refining. Otherwise, he would not have come here, so he did not pay much attention to her.
However, as she grew older, Zhong Qinglu seemed to suddenly become as beautiful as a flower. She was like a beautiful peony. The more she bloomed, the more gorgeous she became. The more she looked, the more charming she became. Countless people were tempted by her. Her future and talent were gradually revealed.
Ji Anfu was seldom tempted by women, But this time he was tempted, Zhong Qinglu’s usual expression was, Unknowingly, he remembered it in his heart. He felt that this woman must be his, Furthermore, he felt that he had encountered some bottlenecks in his cultivation. If he could be with Zhong Qinglu, he would definitely have plenty of resources for his talent and future prospects. If he could break through to the higher level of the Origin Condensation Realm and even borrow Zhong Qinglu’s spiritual pills, he might be able to peek into the realm of the Divine Concept in the future.
This woman is mine!
Every time he thought of this in the dead of night in the cave, Ji Anfu felt a little hot all over his body, and his heart was filled with desire. However, he was still not dazed by this desire. For a young disciple like Zhong Qinglu, who had already been regarded as a promising disciple, the Ling Xiao Sect had always attached great importance to him and would never use such a strong possibility. However, he borrowed the fact that he was also a disciple of the Pill Hall. He usually had contact with Zhong Qinglu and then took care of her a few times, intentionally or unintentionally. Then, he gradually drew closer to her silently. He would usually chat a little when he saw her.
Although the relationship progressed slowly, Ji Anfu felt that his wish would be fulfilled only after a long time.
However, at this moment, on this seemingly no different day than usual, a stinking brat with an inexplicable realm or even a Qi Refining realm suddenly appeared in front of her. It was as if Zhong Qinglu was looking at him differently.
Actually, Shen Shi didn’t say anything more after meeting Zhong Qinglu. They only looked at each other for a while and smiled to greet each other. At least in the eyes of most people, this was the case. However, Ji Anfu could keenly sense that Zhong Qinglu’s gaze seemed to be a bit wrong. Although her gaze towards this young man called Shen Shi was extremely hidden, it was really different from the gaze she looked at others.
At the very least, she had never seen herself like this before.
When the two of them looked at each other, Ji Anfu stood at the counter and in the middle of the two of them. However, an incomparably furious feeling arose. It was as if he did not exist. At that moment, there was no such thing as his senior brother in the eyes of the two of them. He even pretended that he did not exist at all.
He slowly turned around and stared at Shen Shi. The muscles on his face twisted slightly.
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Shen Shi quickly noticed the strange gaze cast by someone beside him. The intense and almost undisguised hostility even shocked him. He turned around and saw the round-faced senior brother at the counter looking at him coldly like water. Then, he said in a deep voice,
“As I said, we don’t have this rule here. All spirit pills must be purchased with spirit crystals.”
Shen Shi was stunned for a moment. Could it be that Senior Brother Du had forgotten to tell him about this place? But when he left, he said it clearly, not like he was lying.
Just as she was hesitating, a figure flashed in front of her. Zhong Qinglu quickly walked over and looked at her face. From the beginning, her face was slightly pale from surprise. At this moment, she had already recovered. Her beautiful face was as beautiful as a flower. Everyone was dumbfounded. The corner of her mouth was smiling, as if she was happy in her heart. She said,
“What are you doing?”
Shen Shi hesitated for a moment and told her the matter. Zhong Qinglu turned around and said to Ji Anfu, “Senior Brother Ji, please give me the Cloud Talisman. I’ll go check it out.”
Ji Anfu held Shen Shi’s Cloud Talisman in his hand and almost smashed it to the ground. Fortunately, he still had some rationality. He knew that there was no point in doing this other than making others look down on him. He just snorted and handed the Cloud Talisman to Zhong Qinglu.
Zhong Qinglu took the cloud talisman and whispered to Shen Shi through the counter, “Come over here.”
As he spoke, he signaled for Shen Shi to follow her to the edge of the wooden cabinet in the hall. Shen Shi followed along as he said, but he always felt like there was a prick on his back. He turned around and looked at Ji Anfu. He saw Ji Anfu’s eyes behind him glaring at him fiercely as if he was about to spit fire. A moment later, another disciple came to pick up the medicine, and he reluctantly turned around.
Shen Shi expressionlessly turned around and frowned slightly. He seemed to be deep in thought. He glanced at Zhong Qinglu, who was walking beside him, but did not say anything else.
Zhong Qinglu took Shen Shi to the side and whispered, “Wait here for a moment. I’ll go into the back hall and ask Senior Sister Min, who is in charge of the affairs of this hall, for help.”
Shen Shi nodded, looked at her, and said softly, “Thank you.”
Zhong Qinglu shook her head and looked at him as if she wanted to say something. After hesitating for a moment, she quickly walked towards the back hall.
Everyone could tell that Shen Shi’s relationship with Zhong Qinglu was somewhat different from the others. Many discussions and whispers had already sounded in the main hall, and they were all asking each other about Shen Shi’s origins.
Shen Shi did not expect that he would become such a focal point for no reason not long after he returned. This was not a good feeling, especially when his cultivation had yet to break through. He could only watch his eyes, nose, nose, and heart. He stood quietly in a corner and waited quietly.
Fortunately, Zhong Qinglu did not leave for too long. After a while, her figure returned to the Spirit Medicine Hall. At the same time, a small white jade bottle appeared in her hand.
Along the way, she walked quickly. Looking at Shen Shi, her mood seemed to be a little anxious. However, after she appeared from behind the medicine rack, her footsteps suddenly slowed down a little. It was as if she had discovered something. Suddenly, she became a little reserved. However, when she looked at Shen Shi, there was still unconcealable joy in the depths of her eyes.
“Here you are.” She walked over to Shen Shi and handed over the jade bottle. Then, she smiled and said, “Senior Brother Du has indeed told us that this is the Barrier Breaking Pill.”
Shen Shi took it and heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. He nodded and smiled, “Thank you so much.”
Zhong Qinglu shook her head and said, “It’s just a small matter.” As she spoke, she silently pondered for a moment, and then looked at Shen Shi with a bit more inquiry in her eyes. However, the current Spirit Medicine Hall was filled with a large number of people, so it was obvious that it was not the place to talk in depth. So, after thinking for a while, she said, “When did you come back? Oh right, does anyone else know?”
Shen Shi smiled and said, “You just came back today. You are the first person I saw …”
His voice suddenly softened, as if he didn’t know what to say, and Zhong Qinglu’s cheeks seemed to have turned slightly red.
A gentle breeze blew by. Her bright eyes were like stars, and her complexion was charming. However, it was like a beautiful flower that finally bloomed after many years, blooming in front of Shen Shi.