Chapter 6

"Perhaps it's because of his deep foundation, like water finding its own level. He's almost fifteen years old now, and we had already learned to cultivate qi when we were five," Murong Qing said indifferently. The difference was still significant; at that time, their minds were not as mature as a fifteen-year-old’s.

At the same time, even if the young man was more talented than they were, he was still about ten years behind in starting. They were both much older than him.

"Hmm, no matter what, teaching him to cultivate qi can be considered our way of repaying him. According to his aptitude, even if he can't cultivate to the seventh or eighth meridian, he can still reach the fourth or fifth. In this small Seven Stars Kingdom, he will already be considered a skilled practitioner. His life should be worry-free," Ling Aoxue said.

"That's true," Murong Qing nodded in agreement.

"Wife, I'm back..."

At that moment, the young man's voice came, but the content left the two girls speechless.

"I picked some vegetables for you. There was a rabbit in the trap just now. I'll help you kill it and cook it. There are also eggs from our own chickens in the kitchen. You can cook for yourselves these two days," the young man said, holding some vegetables and a rabbit.

"Cook for ourselves? What about you?" Ling Aoxue asked.

"I have to go to the county to deliver the herbs. They are waiting for them, and I won't be back until tomorrow night at the earliest. When I return, I'll buy you some good food," the young man said with a smile, revealing his white teeth.

The two girls were taken aback; they liked the young man's smile and his simplicity, but they didn't know if they would have the chance to see it again.

They knew they were from two different worlds, and it was almost impossible for them to have any further interaction. Watching the young man leave with a full heart, they felt a faint sense of melancholy, but it quickly disappeared.

After continuing to cultivate and heal for a day, they were ready to leave.

"What should we do? Should we just leave like this?" Ling Aoxue frowned slightly. Leaving without saying goodbye seemed a bit rude, but if they didn't, they felt it would be hard to face the young man.

The favor of saving their lives—if the young man insisted they stay, they couldn't refuse. But they knew they couldn't stay; it would disrupt his peaceful life, and they couldn't adapt to such a life. They still had many things to do.

"Do you want to wait for your little husband to come back?" Murong Qing teased.

"Who's little husband!" Ling Aoxue's face turned slightly red. "I didn't agree to anything. I didn't say a word at that time. You were the one who agreed, so he's yours. You should take good care of him; he's a good person."

"But I'm a bad woman, a female demon. I'm not suitable for a good person," Murong Qing said with a smile.

"Fine, let's leave him a letter and some silver," Ling Aoxue said, then took out the Four Treasures of the Study from her storage bracelet, thinking about how to write it.

"How should we write it?" After thinking for a while, Ling Aoxue didn't know how to start.

"Just write that we've left and we'll meet again if fate allows," Murong Qing frowned. "Meeting again if fate allows" was a very vague statement.

"Should we leave our names?" Ling Aoxue asked. Leaving their names might cause some trouble, and it might give the young man some ideas, leading him to do things he shouldn't.

"Leave them," Murong Qing said. "If he comes to find me, I will welcome him. We owe him our lives; what do we have to fear?"

"Alright, let him have the chance to find us..." Ling Aoxue said, leaving her name without specifying where to find them. She believed that with their reputations, it would be impossible not to find them.

"By the way, what's his name?"

"..."

"It seems we only know his surname is Bu..."

The information on the spirit tablets could provide this, but they hadn't asked the young man's name, just as he hadn't asked theirs.

"Anyway, since we know he lives here, if we have time to pass by in the future, I'll come and see him," Murong Qing said indifferently.

"If we have time," which was a very slim chance, almost zero.

"That's true. So, we part ways here. The next time we meet, we will still be opponents. Don't think our relationship has improved," Ling Aoxue said, leaving the letter and some gold notes before departing.

"Same to you!" Murong Qing laughed and also left. They were not on the same path and naturally wouldn't walk together. They returned to their own lives, to their original worlds, as if they had never been there.

The young man returned happily the next evening, carrying a basket of chickens, ducks, fish, and meat, ready to have a big meal with his two wives. But when he returned, the place was empty.

He saw the gold notes and the letter on the table, but...

"What is this?" The young man had never seen such high-denomination money before. He had only seen copper coins and small silver pieces. More importantly, he—

"What does this say?"

The young man picked up the letter, looked at it, and then threw it aside...

"Wife, where are you?"

The young man went to look for the two girls. He couldn't read, so he didn't know what the letter said, and he didn't know their names.

A few days later, the young man confirmed that the two girls had left and wouldn't return. He gave up searching and returned to his original life. As for the letter and the gold notes, he accidentally used them as toilet paper, completely cutting off any leads.

When he later discovered what the gold notes were, he was extremely regretful. He had accidentally squandered a fortune. If he had known, he would have at least used them more carefully...

If the two girls had known, they would have been furious. They had been worried that the gold notes might cause trouble for the young man and had instructed him in the letter to use them only in emergencies, not to spend them recklessly. But he really did use them in an "emergency."

After failing to find the two girls, the young man didn't search anymore. Although he didn't understand much, he had a feeling that something had happened.

Even though the two girls returned to their world and the young man resumed his original life, the impact of their interaction still existed, especially for the young man. He had at least learned to cultivate qi and had watched the two girls' battle.

What was the use of watching the battle? This was where the young man was extraordinary. He could remember what others had demonstrated and immediately learn it, including martial techniques. However, he originally had no inner qi and couldn't use them, but now he could.

However, he was limited to what he could currently use. Many techniques required true qi to activate, which he couldn't do. But the two girls' battle included some ordinary techniques that he could learn and use.

He didn't know about his own ability; he thought that if he couldn't use something, it was because he couldn't learn it...

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Chapter 5 had a formatting issue, which has been reissued. This problem occurs with the high-speed mode in some browsers, which was originally intended for convenience. It seems that using IE is still the best option!

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