Chapter 14: Living While Being Cared For
With a wooden expression, Qin Lie walked along the stone road towards the town’s entrance.
He still seemed as ashen and bereaved as half a month ago, his eyes devoid of any expression and his clothes speckled with traces of mud. He was clearly exhausted and distressed.
Behind him, while wearing colorful clothes which accentuated her well-rounded figure and walking at a steady pace, was Ling Ying. Her bright eyes showed a great amount of doubt.
After Qin Lie left Herb Mountain half a month ago, the Ling Family Patriarch desperately wanted to meet him. Believing that Qin Lie was still in the mountain tunnels, he had arranged for people to wait for Qin Lie at the entrance to Herb Mountain’s mine all day and night.
During the night, Ling Feng watched, and during the day, Ling Ying watched. The two took shifts watching, waiting for him to appear so they could immediately report it to the Patriarch.
Because of this, Du Heng, who was extremely curious towards what was inside of Herb Mountain, was constantly unable to find an opportunity to thoroughly explore it.
As for Ling Feng and Ling Ying, when they were ordered by Ling Chengye to wait outside the entrance of Herb Mountain’s mine, they were also strictly prohibited from entering inside. Thus, even now, they didn’t know what secrets were being protected.
This evening, Ling Ying had been watching the mine entrance as usual, almost bored to the point of falling asleep, when suddenly, she saw Qin Lie come out from the direction of the Arctic Mountain Range.
At the time, Ling Ying had almost been shocked to the point of shrieking.
She followed Qin Lie along the road, her suspicious eyes glued the swaying body of Qin Lie, but she still wasn’t able to figure anything out. This caused her to become even more doubtful within the depths of her heart.
“This fool was actually not in the mine, but the Arctic Mountain Range for half a month. What for? Moreover, he went in by himself, just how did he survive?”
The more Ling Ying thought about it, the more she couldn’t understand it. Surprise spread across her charming face. For the first time, she felt some curiosity towards Qin Lie.
Qin Lie was naturally conscious of Ling Ying’s eyes gazing at him from behind, but he felt no anxiousness in his heart. Long before he was about to about to reach Herb Mountain, he had already appropriately hidden the two bags. He was afraid that if he carried too much on him, it would only cause him unnecessary trouble. Now that his body was free of the bags, he was no longer afraid of the Ling Family questioning him about the materials he was carrying.
Towards the people of the Ling Family, it could be said that he didn’t have any affection, but at the same time, he didn’t have any hatred towards them either. From his point of view, the relationship between the Ling Family and him and his grandpa stopped at just being business partners.
His grandpa had repaired spirit artifacts for the Ling Family, and in return, they were given the rights to use the insides of Herb Mountain, which they used to help him cultivate the “Heavenly Thunder Eradication” —— It was nothing more than that.
Acting like he usually did, he entered the town, ignoring the glares and criticism of those around him as he walked directly to his stone house.
One after another, people remarked, “The fool has returned.” However, it was all filtered out by Qin Lie who had long since become accustomed to it, and thus it didn’t affect him.
Before long, he had returned to his three room stone house. The stone house had clearly been cleaned, as everything was extremely clean, but Qin Lie paid it no notice. Closing the door, he began to rest.
His return to town caused many people who were attentive towards him, such as Ling Chengye, his brother, and the Du Family, to feel inexplicably confused…
There were also people who were indifferent, such as Ling Xuanxuan. She was still yelling within the martial arts arena and didn’t even bat an eye towards Qin Lie…
“Patriarch.” Ling Ying stopped following Qin Lie, her clothes fluttering as she quickly arrived beside Ling Chengye. Her enchanting, small face full of uncertainty as she tenderly whispered, “He, he didn’t come out from the mine, but… but from the direction of the Arctic Mountain Range! He wasn’t in the mines at all for a full half a month’s time!”
As soon as she finished speaking, the other three Ling Family members all showed expressions of shock. They were endlessly curious about Qin Lie’s whereabouts this past half a month.
“Understood, don’t say a word of this to others.”
The Ling Family Patriarch pondered for a moment, then ordered Ling Ying to not speak of it and motioned for her to leave. Afterwards, he gave Ling Chengzhi a meaningful glance, and the two brothers, along with Ling Yushi, all rose, walking towards Qin Lie’s stone house.
The three very quickly arrive