Qingdai smiled as she spoke.
At the same time, she handed me the Yin Gathering Pearl in her hand.
I looked at Qingdai's captivating beauty and playful smile.
I felt as if my entire being was enhanced by her presence.
In that moment, a strange thought flickered in my mind.
How wonderful it would be if Qingdai were alive.
But this thought vanished as quickly as it came.
After all, there was no possibility between us.
Qingdai had protected me for twenty years, and her continuous protection was merely due to the karmic connection between us across two lifetimes.
Once I found the person with the fire cloud on their chest,
I believed our entanglement would end.
But for now, I only hesitated for a moment.
Then, without being polite, I reached out and took the Yin Gathering Pearl from Qingdai's hand.
I looked at the Yang Gathering Pearl and the Yin Gathering Pearl in my hands.
An indescribable joy washed over me.
The Yin Gathering Pearl could break yin curses, dispel yin formations, absorb yin energy, and ward off yin fires…
The Yang Gathering Pearl could counter yin evil, drive away yin beings, and suppress yin ghosts…
With both precious pearls in my possession, I felt my overall strength had been elevated by another level.
“Qingdai, thank you!
If it weren’t for you, I might never have realized this was a Yang Gathering Pearl.”
I said with emotion.
Qingdai smiled slightly:
“What is there to thank for?
It’s just a small gesture.
Alright, I should be going now. You should rest early!”
With that, Qingdai turned to leave.
Seeing Qingdai about to depart, I quickly called out:
“Qingdai!”
Hearing me speak, Qingdai turned back again, a hint of confusion in her eyes as she asked:
“Is there something else?”
I looked at Qingdai’s confused expression, but hesitated to speak.
Because I found myself at a loss for words.
Seeing that I remained silent, Qingdai spoke again:
“Qin Ze?”
I suddenly came to my senses:
“Oh, I just wanted to say, be careful.”
Qingdai let out a soft laugh, her smile so sweet and beautiful.
“My cultivation has now recovered to eighty percent.
There are not many people in this world who can threaten me.”
After saying this, Qingdai paused for a moment, then seemed to recall something.
She spoke to me again:
“Right, after you go to Xiao Hanshan,
the Youming Cult will surely be wary of you.
If you encounter any more Youming Cult fiends, be very careful.
Or, you can just notify me directly.”
Hearing Qingdai’s concerned words, I nodded slightly.
I responded to Qingdai with a soft “Mm”:
“Understood!”
Qingdai also nodded at me with a smile.
She waved her sleeve, and instantly, wisps of white mist emanated.
Then, Qingdai vanished before my eyes.
The chilling presence in the room also rapidly diminished and disappeared.
Everything around me returned to normal.
Only the two Yin-Yang treasures in my hands and the scorched stone table remained.
I sat on the sofa, looking at the precious pearls in my hands.
And at my current cultivation level.
Thinking about Qingdai’s words and her appearance, a strange emotion filled me…
Indescribable and vague.
I found myself thinking of this female ghost from time to time.
After resting for a while, I took a bath and went to sleep.
When I opened my eyes again, it was the next morning.
Today was also a workday.
After I got out of bed, I felt full of energy and spirit.
Especially the scratches on my chest.
They had already healed, and most of the scabs had fallen off.
The pain from the internal injuries in my chest was also gone.
I felt much more comfortable all over.
This was likely due to the medicine Qingdai gave me last night.
Although not as potent as Hu San Tai Nai’s Hundred Herb Pill, this small white pill also possessed excellent medicinal effects.
“Phew! My body feels much better. It seems I’ll be fully recovered in a couple of days.”
I muttered to myself in the room.
At the same time, I looked at my chest.
Because this area had been injured multiple times during battles.
Thus, I had several scars on my chest.
Especially on my left chest, where scars had overlapped.
Forming a type of red scar.
With these overlaps, I noticed that the overlapping scars on my chest seemed to have formed a pattern?
I went to look in the mirror.
Upon seeing it, my face suddenly changed drastically.
My heart sank, and I looked at my left chest in disbelief.
“This… this is…”
In my astonishment, I kept touching my scars with my hand.
The red scratches overlapped.
After healing, the overlapping areas had bizarrely formed a "cloud" pattern the size of a palm.
Because the scars had just healed, they were red.
Therefore, these palm-sized scars, when viewed from the outside, looked like a "fire cloud."
Seeing this, I couldn't believe my eyes.
Qingdai had said that I could help her find the man she had been waiting for for two thousand years.
A man with a fire cloud mark on his left chest.
Could it be that this person was myself?
I thought this.
But after a moment of hesitation, I shook my head.
“It shouldn’t be!
The fire cloud Qingdai mentioned seemed to be a red birthmark. This is just a scar, it has nothing to do with a birthmark.”
With that thought, I put on my shirt, washed my face.
And abandoned this idea.
After that, I left my rental apartment and went to work at Wanfu Hall…