Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 301-Chapter 400)

Li Qingshan was surprised. He smiled. “If you don’t like it, then forget about it.” Although he was extremely reluctant to accept this, it was easier for him to end this relationship before he had developed any proper feelings. It would be troublesome once he caught feelings. This was for her sake too!

“Just marry her!” Xiao An released his sleeve and suppressed the strange feeling in her heart. This was what he had always wanted, and this should have been the best choice for him too. He would be able to study under great general Han as well. Sigh, how could she become the thing that held him back?

“Do you mean it!”

“I do!”

“It’ll be too late if you start regretting it in the future.” Even if he ignored the consequences of just discarding her after using her, shilly-shallying around had never suited him in the first place.

“I won’t regret it.”

As she watched Li Qingshan vanish through the door, Han Qiongzhi finally could no longer hold her feelings back anymore. She cried as she lied on the table. Li Qingshan, you bastard! Han Qiongzhi, you’re so useless! It’s just a man!

Suddenly, she felt something on her head. She lifted up her head and met Li Qingshan’s eyes.

Even with Li Qingshan’s heart of steel, his feelings still could not help but grow tender. To think that this reckless, arrogant woman would also have a soft side like this, and it was all for him too. If he let her slip by, it would become something he would lament about his entire life. He extended his hand, wanting to wipe away her tears.

“What brought you back?” Han Qiongzhi pushed Li Qingshan’s hand away and wiped away her tears frantically.

“Sorry…”

As soon as Li Qingshan uttered that one word, Han Qiongzhi grabbed him by the wrist as if she was afraid that he would vanish all of a sudden again. “You!” Then she let him go again. She felt like she was pitifully vulnerable whenever they spent time together.

However, it also made her seem extremely worth protecting. Li Qingshan held her hand and promised softly, “Don’t worry, I won’t be leaving.”

“Who wants you anyway!” Han Qiongzhi tried to shake him off, but she failed. “You should go. Stop bothering me now.”

“Can you wait until I come back?”

“Why would I want to wait for you?”

“The bright and beautiful days of spring have the perfect weather for boating,” Li Qingshan smiled. He tossed aside the final layer of worries in his heart. He was in an excellent mood too, so he immediately took the initiative. Since he wanted to take her as his companion, they had to spend some proper time together!

Han Qiongzhi’s mind was thrown into utter chaos by him. She faltered constantly, unable to talk properly for a moment.

“Alright, I’ll just treat it as you’ve agreed to it.” Li Qingshan decided for her. Looking at her rosy lips, he wanted to kiss her goodbye, but he was afraid of scaring her, so he rubbed her head instead. He turned around and left.

“You- come back sooner.” Han Qiongzhi could not help but stand up.

Li Qingshan glanced back. He could still see the tear streaks on her face; her short hair was rather messy, but she was unable to hide the delight on her beautiful face. Although she was shy, she still stared right at him; there was undisguisable sincerity.

For a moment, she seemed absolutely adorable. Li Qingshan almost changed his mind and declared that they would go boating right now.



“Alright, Qiongzhi.” Li Qingshan smiled and closed the door.

Han Qiongzhi sat there in a daze for quite a while. She bit her lip, but she was unable to hold back her smile. She could not help but stand up and pace around. She stood by the window and stretched. It really was a bright and beautiful day of spring. She could not help but begin to look forward to it.

Knock, knock, knock. There were a few knocks on the door, and Han Qiongzhi wiped her face in a hurry, removing the tear streaks and recovering her frosty demeanour.

An envoy in black walked in, trembling. “Ma’am Han, I want to go on leave. My mother…”

“Alright, permitted.”

Fifteen minutes later, news that ma’am Han’s crankiness had finally passed over spread through the entire building. This sir Li sure had a wondrous effect on her. There really was a weakness for everything. The envoy responsible for the missions log was deemed to have rendered a meritorious service too.

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In the sky, above the clouds, Xiao An looked at the smiling Li Qingshan and pouted. Hmph, does he really have to be so happy?

Li Qingshan seemed to read her mind. He pinched her cheeks. “You’ll understand once you grow older.”

Xiao An asked rather curiously and eagerly, “When I’m older, will you marry me too?”

Li Qingshan said, “Forget about it. I don’t want to be hunted down by those monks of the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga. That’s a place on par with the Sword Collection palace.” Just the thought of the fate awaiting him if he married their genius female disciple terrified him.

“I refuse to accept this!”

“It doesn’t matter even if you refuse to accept this. Just stick with your job of very impressive future prospects of being a nun!” Li Qingshan sniggered.

Under Xiao An’s attack of “If you don’t agree, I’ll cry.” all Li Qingshan could do was give in. “Alright, alright. I’ll marry you, I’ll marry you!”

Xiao An immediately cheered up, but she then became troubled again. “But what if they really come looking for trouble?”

Li Qingshan saw how she was contemplating this question seriously, so he showed her his sturdy arm and smiled. “Then I’ll smash all of their bald heads to pieces!”

“Then I’ll help you.” Xiao An found this to be quite a good idea. She had yet to even formally join the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, yet she had already begun to think about how she would abandon them in betrayal and turn against them.

A small city appeared within the fertile land beneath them. Li Qingshan took out a map and checked the location. They had already arrived at their first stop.

It was noon, but it was still rather chilly. The streets were mostly empty, with a few people here and there. Only a group of children laughed and played around energetically, but they ended up disturbing a few people’s naps, earning a scolding and being shooed to one side.

“Where be the damned bandits of the Green Wolf gang!”

Suddenly, an explosive yell woke up everyone from their dreams. They all emerged from their homes to see just what was going on. Just who was looking to die, coming and making trouble for the Green Wolf gang?

The leader of the Green Wolf gang was currently eating with a few friends who were also outlaws. He had already become rather tipsy. When he heard that, he shuddered and fell into a rage. “Someone’s come to make trouble. Brothers, let’s check him out and finish him off.”

Thirty or forty good men of the Green Wolf gang emerged and stood battle-ready at the entrance. The leader of the Green Wolf gang sat in an armed chair at the very centre.

Many people stuck their heads out from the sides of the streets. The children had even widened their eyes. They saw a figure that was not particularly tall cross through the dust, making his way over slowly on the perfectly straight streets.

The leader of the Green Wolf gang squinted his eyes and made out the person. It was a child around eleven or twelve years old. He wore a wide-brimmed straw hat in his hand and wore a shabby cotton garment covered in patches. He held a brush in one hand.



“So it’s a kid!”

“Has he lost his mind?”

However, the children just stared straight at him. Some of them pulled out a picture book from their clothes in a hurry. They looked at it carefully before looking up at the person again. They repeated this several times as their mouths gradually hung agape.

The leader of the Green Wolf gang’s furrowed eyebrows eased up. He had been expecting someone impressive, yet it was just a crazy kid. However, he did take special note of the yell from earlier.