Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 601-Chapter 700)

“Surely I’m a little better than E Dan? Go tidy up your things!”


Li Qingshan smiled and casually shoved the undergarment into his clothes. Lifting up the jar of alcohol, he continued to idle around. The dwelling was extremely large. He climbed up the steps, passed through a circular doorway, and arrived before the door to the highest room.

Opening the door, silver moonlight flooded the entire place. He could see the moon and stars in the night sky when he raised his head. The ceiling was made from a piece of transparent crystal that had been specially forged. As such, the sky was visible, but it was impossible to peer inside.

There was a soft bed in the centre of the room. This place must have been used for resting and cultivation.

Li Qingshan rested his head on his arms and crossed his legs, laying back on the bed. He sipped his alcohol as he gazed at the sky, his mind drifting very far away.

A while later, Qiu Haitang returned. “I’ve gathered everything. We can go now!” She pouted slightly as she seemed rather displeased. She thought, Apart from him, no one else can protect me. I have no choice but to follow him. However, she refused to admit she felt a little eager inside. Even she had no idea what she was eager about.

“What’re you in such a hurry for?” The starry sky left Li Qingshan entranced.

“If we stay here, E Dan might catch up to us. He’s probably already learnt about E Feng and his disciples’ deaths.” Qiu Haitang arrived before him.

“Then that would be for the best. Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, no one will be able to hurt you.” Li Qingshan suddenly tossed aside the jar of alcohol. He pulled her into his arms, rolling over and pressing down on her delicate body, whispering into her ear as he laid on top of her. His desires blazed brightly in his body.

“You might have saved me, and I have no other choice but to follow you right now, but if you want to humiliate me forcefully, I’d rather die!” Qiu Haitang shut her eyes as if she was ready to lay her life down for a just cause.

Li Qingshan found this to be extremely interesting. He held her chin. “Do you think you can die just because you want to? I said no one can hurt you, which includes you yourself!”

“Are you going to stand by your word?” Qiu Haitang suddenly opened her eyes, glistening from the moonlight.

“Of course!”

“Then what about you?”

“What about me?”

“What if you hurt me?”

Li Qingshan smiled. “How could I bring myself to?”

“But you’re hurting my heart right now.”

“How witty of you!”

Li Qingshan laughed involuntarily, pinching her nose and restraining his desires. He rolled over to the side and placed his arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his arms. “Am I still hurting your heart like this?”

Seeing how it was effective, Qiu Haitang felt slightly complacent inside, but she also understood if he truly wanted to unleash his powers in bed, a few words would never be enough to stop him. She could only lean against his shoulder obediently and think to herself, I’m just making do like this so that I don’t irritate him.



The room was silent. Li Qingshan gazed at the stars and began thinking about beyond the Nine Heavens again. He had no idea what kind of place that was. He thought of brother ox and Xiao An and wondered if they were well right now. In the end, the sky full of stars turned into Han Qiongzhi’s furious face, and he thought to himself, Qiongzhi, oh Qiongzhi. You gave me permission to visit the Parlour of Clouds and Rain anyway, though all I did was find the sect master to accompany me.

In the end, his thoughts returned to the present. E Dan and Si Qing were both great enemies of his. He had to increase his cultivation as quickly as possible. He would spend half a day at most with the matters of the academy before going to find Ru Xin and study the meaning of water with her.

Qiu Haitang opened her eyes, gazing at his face that was in thought. Gradually, she no longer objected to this posture, instead finding some peace.

“Why did you come to the Parlour of Clouds and Rain?” Qiu Haitang broke the silence and asked the question that weighed the heaviest on her mind.

“It was a coincidence.” Li Qingshan smiled.

“How was it so coincidental?” Qiu Haitang was unconvinced.

“I knew the new Marquis of Ruyi had arrived, so I’ve always been investigating him. I learnt you were harassed in the marquis’ estate and specially came to comfort you.”

Li Qingshan came up with some lies without much thought, but never did he think Qiu Haitang would be extremely convinced. She was touched. She pressed a little closer to him, “I didn’t think you’d still remember me. I thought you forgot about me long ago.”

Li Qingshan smiled inside as he said tenderly, “But it seems like you’ve already replaced me with someone new, so all I can do is watch on and protect you in secret.”

“Someone new? Since when?” Qiu Haitang widened her eyes as if she had been wrongly accused. When she heard how he had been secretly watching on and protecting her, she felt slightly touched.

“Didn’t you attend to the man beside you very eagerly?” Li Qingshan put on a jealous act.

“You’re talking about Li Qingshan? You don’t have to think too much about it. He’s my saviour. He risked his life for me and offended E Dan. I only felt sorry for him, so I held a banquet to thank him. I don’t feel anything else towards him. When I first met him, I wanted to kill him very much, you know?”

Then she mentioned how she became acquainted with Li Qingshan. She did not even hide the matter of him killing Wei Zhongyuan for her. Even Qiu Haitang herself had no idea why she explained everything so seriously, but when she saw how discontent he was, she could not help but smile. She no longer felt angry over how he took advantage of her earlier.

“In other words, I need to properly thank him too!”

Li Qingshan was originally joking, but he felt rather strange inside after everything she had told him so far. He could tell that Qiu Haitang truly had no interest in Li Qingshan at all. Instead, she held special feelings towards Northmoon, someone she had not seen many times at all.

Logically speaking, it had been a piece of cake for Northmoon to save her, but Li Qingshan had truly risked his life.





Chapter 614: Heart of Rouge, Thread of Lovesickness | Legend of the Great Sage




Li Qingshan could not help but sigh. The thoughts of women sure were unpredictable!

In truth, this was normal. When Qiu Haitang first met Li Qingshan, not only did she oppose Li Qingshan, but he was still a teenager. He seemed like a crude child from the countryside, so why would she think like that?

On the other hand, Northmoon had appeared when she experienced the greatest pain and was the weakest. He had presented himself as a young man of flawless handsomeness, and he played the role of “a friend of women”. Afterwards, the two of them worked together to destroy the Green Vine mountain, an event filled with excitement and romance. As a result, he left behind the deepest impression possible.

Qiu Haitang grumbled, “What’s that got to do with you? Even if he has to be thanked, it’s me thanking him. I’ve already promised to pledge myself to him to pay him back.”

“Then would you like me to send you over so that you can complete your promise?” Li Qingshan pulled with some force and Qiu Haitang laid on him. She turned her head away. “Whatever you want. I’m long in hair and short in wit anyway, and I have no free will either!”

Li Qingshan found this funny inside. Women sure could be petty. His face stiffened. “I think I better just kill him.”

Qiu Haitang said in a hurry, “Don’t! I owe him for his kindness!”

“It’s got nothing to do with me anyway.”