King of Creation
Chapter 570 - 563: Drinking to the Moon

Chapter 570: Chapter 563: Drinking to the Moon

About 15 minutes after waiting inside the Heavenly Spirit Auction House, a beam of Talisman Light suddenly flew down from the sky and was caught by Tian Guizhang.

After reading the message in the Talisman Communication, Tian Guizhang’s stern expression finally relaxed.

"Alright, we can go now!"

Having said that, Tian Guizhang took the lead in walking out, followed by Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue. After such a long time, Fengh Qingyue had already returned to normal, but her pretty face still bore the dried traces of her tears.

The Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring she had won earlier was now worn on her right hand, making a pleasant jingling sound as she walked; it was indeed a second piece of adornment for her, although this ornament was staggeringly expensive.

"Eh, Commander Chen?"

As they left the doors of the Heavenly Spirit Auction House, Ye Zhen saw Commander Chen Changxing leading four Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists at the entrance. Seeing Ye Zhen and his companions, Chen quickly came up to greet them.

Without needing instructions from Tian Guizhang, Chen Changxing and his group of five promptly joined the trio of Ye Zhen, especially the four strongVein Forging experts brought by Chen, who carefully positioned themselves in a protective square around the three, being very cautious.

Ye Zhen instantly understood Tian Guizhang’s intentions; they had not come out earlier because they were waiting for Chen Changxing and his men to arrive. However, Ye Zhen was still puzzled — with Tian Guizhang and Fengh Qingyue together, who would dare to rob them?

A cold gaze suddenly shot from the sky, painfully stinging Ye Zhen’s cheeks. When he looked up, he saw an extremely beautiful woman, with her hair styled up high, adorned with beads and jades, dressed in palace attire, appearing above them.

This stunning woman was extremely attractive, with prominent curves and a slim waist enhanced by her well-fitting palace dress, which not only highlighted her perfect figure but also emphasized her nobility.

However, her gaze at Ye Zhen and company was chilling to the bone.

"This is Yua Hanjing!" Tian Guizhang’s Divine Soul Telecommunication resounded in Ye Zhen’s mind.

"Little whore, this time, you lucked out!" Yua Hanjing’s icy glare swept over each of them, pausing briefly on Ye Zhen.

"Very well, Tian Guizhang, along with the bastard who killed my brother, you are all together. This time consider yourselves prepared; just you wait!" With a cold snort and her palace ribbons swaying, Yua Hanjing turned and left.

"Demon woman, wait for the day..."

Fengh Qingyue’s scolding rang out.

This scene greatly surprised Ye Zhen. Initially, he thought the Sun and Moon Double Beauties of the Longevity Sect should be like close sisters, but their encounter today seemed more like sworn enemies than anything else.

"Let’s hurry!" Tian Guizhang urged, and everyone abruptly quickened their pace. Ye Zhen was somewhat puzzled.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, listening to Yua Hanjing’s tone, is she planning to take action against us, even in broad daylight? Is she not afraid of the Divine Sect’s rules? Did you ask Commander Chen to come just to guard against this Yua Hanjing?" Ye Zhen asked in rapid succession.

"There are always exceptions to everything! In the future, whenever you see Yua Hanjing, be extremely cautious, don’t measure her by normal standards, and it’s best to stay as far away from her as possible..."

"Hmph, what is there to fear! Don’t worry, with me here, she can’t harm you," Fengh Qingyue said with great dissatisfaction.

Tian Guizhang once again revealed a bitter smile, gave Ye Zhen a meaningful glance, and signaled to drop the topic, "As for inviting Commander Chen, it is not to guard against Yua Hanjing, as far as I know, up to now, there are still several Establishment Kings in Jianghu searching everywhere for the Demon Cloud Fruit."

Hearing this, Ye Zhen nodded.

Strong as Yua Hanjing was, he couldn’t possibly deal with Tian Guizhang and Feng Qingyue joining forces. Especially Feng Qingyue, Ye Zhen felt that Feng Qingyue’s real combat power might be several degrees stronger than Tian Guizhang’s.

As they were walking, a streak of cyan light suddenly crossed the sky. The cyan light flashed across the sky, lighting up the entirety of Qinglan Martial Capital.

Seeing this cyan light, Tian Guizhang’s face changed, and he urged again, "Quickly!"

"An Establishment King is coming!"

With the Demon Cloud Fruit in possession, Tian Guizhang was somewhat paranoid.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm, perhaps it was an Establishment King passing by, or perhaps it really was one coming for the Demon Cloud Fruit, but they didn’t find their target.

minutes later, Ye Zhen and his group of eight appeared at the entrance to Feng Qingyue’s Spirit Academy in the Inner Hall of Moonlight Hall, the Sun and Moon Divine Sect Main Temple, with Tian Guizhang having directly escorted Ye Zhen to the destination.

After expressing his thanks, Tian Guizhang sent away Chen Changxing and his group, then turned to Ye Zhen and gave a long bow.

"Ye Zhen, I really owe you a lot this time. If it weren’t for your help, even if I had to bankrupt myself, I probably wouldn’t have been able to win the Demon Cloud Fruit."

Saying this, Tian Guizhang suddenly broke into a bitter smile, "However, even now, I’ve gone bankrupt, left with a few bottles of life-saving pills and no more wealth."

But, it was worth it!

"The last time that Ancient Secret Mansion appeared, I was only in my twenties, just stepping into the Soul Sea Realm, and I missed it, with no Demon Cloud Fruit."

"This time, my cultivation has reached the Fifth Stage of Vein Forging Realm, just one more stage and I can reach the peak of Vein Forging Realm and try for the threshold of the Establishment Realm.

"Luckily, the time is not far from when that Ancient Secret Mansion will appear again. I met you, Ye Zhen, and with your help, I obtained this Demon Cloud Fruit.

"If I can enter that Ancient Secret Mansion, perhaps with that opportunity, I might also become an Establishment King!" His last words were filled with spirited exuberance, clearly in high spirits.

"By the way, Ye Zhen, I owe you 1.8 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals. It might take at least two years to pay it back, or maybe a bit slower, possibly around three years. Do you want me to make a Divine Soul Oath..."

"No need, no need! Besides, you’ve helped me too this time, by not letting the Demon Cloud Fruit fall into Yan Cong’s hands at Stars Tower. If the Demon Cloud Fruit really fell into Yan Zong’s hands, that would have truly sickened me.

If you hadn’t competed with Yan Cong in bidding, such a sky-high price would not have been called. Consider those Spirit Crystals a thank-you gift from me!" Ye Zhen said.

"Ye Zhen, you can’t just dismiss it like that! It’s lucky for me to have your help; without it, even if I wanted to raise the price, I wouldn’t have had the means to, let alone win the Demon Cloud Fruit. Getting the Demon Cloud Fruit was already a heavenly fortune!"

"Rest assured, within three years, I will definitely repay these 1.8 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals. I’ve noted this favor!"

Patting Ye Zhen’s shoulder hard, Tian Guizhang soared into the sky, his voice echoing from above, "Ye Zhen, during this time, try to stay indoors as much as possible..."

"Ye Zhen, I will return the Spirit Crystals I borrowed from you! But that Supreme Attribute Spirit Crystal might be very difficult to return..." After Tian Guizhang left, Fengh Qingyue spoke with a tone of difficulty.

"What is there to be troubled about? I still owe you a life, so we are even!" Ye Zhen said with a carefree smile.

"It’s not the same, we can’t be even..."

"What’s not the same, I must take my leave!" With a bow, Ye Zhen turned and walked away.

"You don’t understand..."

Watching Ye Zhen’s departing figure, Fengh Qingyue’s expression suddenly became complex and somewhat reflective, quite complicated indeed.

"Wait..."

Suddenly, Fengh Qingyue seemed to think of something, calling Ye Zhen to halt.

"Is there something else, Master Fengh?"

"I want to drink... I have no one to accompany me!" Fengh Qingyue said, biting her lip.

"You should have said so earlier!"

"Actually, I’ve wanted to drink for a long time now, but I had no one to drink with!"

Seeing Ye Zhen so unrestrained, the last trace of hesitation on Fengh Qingyue’s pretty face completely disappeared, and the noble and generous Master Fengh Qingyue returned.

"Then it’s settled, we shall drink to our heart’s content today! Please!"

"Drink to our heart’s content? Good!"

As the Moonlight Hall Master, Fengh Qingyue’s courtyard was luxurious, yet the staff was very few, only two maids, but under Fengh Qingyue’s orders, the wine and dishes were laid out.

The dishes were few, only four, aside from a serving of Golden Eagle meat, the other three were light vegetarian dishes, the Golden Eagle meat presumably prepared for Ye Zhen.

"Brother Ye, wait a moment while I change my clothes!" Fengh Qingyue said.

This puzzled Ye Zhen, changing clothes for drinking?

Soon after, Fengh Qingyue emerged, causing Ye Zhen to be stunned.

This time, Fengh Qingyue wore a plain white long dress, with a Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring on her white wrist, exceptionally conspicuous.

The drink was the fine Eighteen Spirit Brew.

The drinking vessel was an amber-colored jade bowl, not too big or small, exquisitely delicate, and soon, Fengh Qingyue had filled two jade bowls with wine.

"Brother Ye, this first bowl of wine, I can’t toast to you, please don’t mind!"

During her speech, Fengh Qingyue lifted the first bowl of wine high over her head, then slowly poured it out, with the wine liquid pouring down, her lips gently moved, and the Mystic Light Purple-Cyan Ring on Fengh Qingyue’s right wrist strangely collided on its own, emitting crisp clinking sounds.

It was unclear whether it was driven by Fengh Qingyue or...

After pouring the first bowl of wine, Fengh Qingyue’s expression briefly showed sadness, but she soon recovered, filled the second bowl and offered it to Ye Zhen.

"Brother Ye, I will forever remember today’s aid in my heart, it’s all in this wine, cheers!"

Ye Zhen took the wine bowl, and instead of drinking it all at once, he held it up to the night sky’s bright moon in salute.

"Dad, Mom, Caiyi, Luluo, Instructor Liao, Sect Leader, Golden Yuanbao, Sha Fei, my family, my brothers, are you all well?"

A heartfelt greeting, along with Ye Zhen’s wine bowl, was sent far away, stirring up a deep sense of melancholy in him.

"Cheers!"

Ye Zhen drank the wine in one gulp.

"Pour the wine!"

"Cheers!"

The bowls clinked, and Fengh Qingyue, in her plain dress, also drank her bowl of wine in one gulp with a manly pose.

"Cheers!"

Both harboring their own thoughts, they drank bowl after bowl, but with their cultivation, getting drunk was difficult. The small pavilion was filled with a strong scent of alcohol, with several large wine jars around, yet both showed little sign of drunkenness.

"This won’t do, if we keep drinking like this, we’ll drink til dawn and still not be drunk. No one is allowed... not allowed to use Spiritual Power!" Fengh Qingyue, with flushed cheeks, suddenly proposed.

"Fine, we won’t use Spiritual Power, let’s drink to our heart’s content!"

Bang!

The two lifted their bowls again!

....

As the night faded and the moon moved west, amidst the bangs of wine bowls, under the same sky of Qinglan Martial Capital, figures clad in black or mysteriously dressed descended from various directions towards the south of Qinglan Martial Capital! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote your recommendation and monthly ticket at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com).