Junior Brother Pays Respect to You: Chapter 60
Chapter 60
As soon as Qin Zheng opened his eyes, all he could see was a vast expanse of white, and the sound of wind whooshing in his ears.
Once he focused, he realized he was currently on a flying sword.
The clouds around him were rapidly retreating behind.
Qin Zheng noticed that his hands were placed behind him, while his chin was resting on the shoulder of the person in front.
This posture clearly looked flirtatious.
And the person standing in front of him, riding the sword, was obviously Qin Su.
Qin Zheng gave a light cough and quietly pulled back, instead using both hands to grab onto Qin Su’s clothes.
It seemed that “he” hadn’t been restraining his behavior at all.
Qin Zheng looked down at his feet and saw a vast forest below. Unable to tell where they were, he could only ask, “Where are we going?”
“You’re here.”
Qin Su said, his tone flat, as if it was nothing out of the ordinary.
Qin Zheng pursed his lips and said, “If I didn’t show up, would you have been defiled by now?”
Qin Su replied lightly, “It’s nothing.”
Qin Zheng stared at the back of Qin Su’s head, not believing a word he said.
Still worried, he asked, “He didn’t do anything to you, right?”
There was always at least half a year between his time-travel jumps, and this urgency really troubled Qin Zheng.
He couldn’t help but worry.
While he was trying to build favor, the original Qin Zheng could still feel everything, which directly led to “himself” becoming increasingly bold.
If he wasn’t careful, he might do something he'd regret.
“For the past six months, I’ve been cultivating. He’s also been under the old man’s watch—he never came near me,” Qin Su replied.
Qin Zheng wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he thought there was a hint of helplessness in Qin Su’s tone?
Hearing that, Qin Zheng finally shifted the topic back to him: “By the way, has your spiritual power fully recovered?”
“Mm.”
Qin Zheng couldn’t help but ask again, “So where are we headed now—what Spirit Pillar?”
“Xifeng Valley.”
Xifeng Valley? That sounded like it was deep in the mountains, which explained the forest below.
“Are we almost there?”
“Soon.”
Just as Qin Su finished speaking, Qin Zheng felt the flying sword begin to descend.
Thinking about what had happened the last time they descended a mountain, Qin Zheng suddenly praised, “Junior brother, your sword-flying skills this time are pretty good. Very steady.”
As soon as he said that, the descending sword suddenly wobbled, but it quickly stabilized.
“Hahaha,” Qin Zheng laughed, slapping Qin Su on the back. “Guess I can’t compliment you—one praise and you shake.”
Qin Su’s flat voice came again: “Still not very practiced at landing.”
This time, their landing spot was even more remote than the last—deep in the mountains, it seemed.
Qin Zheng looked around and asked, “Are you sure this is the right place?”
“There don’t seem to be any distinguishing landmarks.”
“And Xifeng Valley—doesn’t it sound like it should be an actual valley?”
Qin Su glanced around and said, “It should be somewhere nearby.”
Recalling their previous experience, Qin Zheng instinctively looked around and said, “There shouldn’t be any hidden enemies here, right?”
“No demonic presence,” Qin Su replied.
The tone strangely gave Qin Zheng a sense of relief.
Looking up through the gaps in the leaves, Qin Zheng felt like they were at the mouth of a valley but couldn’t find an entrance.
Suddenly, he thought of the old man.
Qin Zheng poked Qin Su and asked, “Didn’t that old guy from Nanchuan give you any clues on how to quickly locate the Spirit Pillar here?”
Qin Su shook his head. “I asked him. He said the people guarding the Spirit Pillars were personally appointed by Yu Jingchen. Other than him, no one knows who they are.”
Qin Zheng grimaced and looked at the dense forest around them. “So we still have to find it ourselves?”
“But how?”
He scanned the area, squinting toward the depths of the forest, wondering if they should go in. Maybe they’d stumble upon something while walking?
As Qin Zheng stared into the forest, a flash of white flitted between the trees.
He blinked, then quickly patted Qin Su. “You seriously didn’t sense anything?”
Qin Su gave him a puzzled glance. “Aside from the mountains, water, plants, and insects, there’s nothing else alive here.”
Qin Zheng frowned. “I just saw a person—in white.”
He was sure he hadn’t imagined it.
Qin Su looked into the forest, seeming to be thinking about something.
Qin Zheng suddenly asked, “Can you sense spiritual beings?”
Qin Su looked at him with a hint of helplessness.
Qin Zheng raised his hands in surrender. “Alright, alright, forget I asked.”
In such an eerie place, Qin Zheng had no choice but to obediently stay close to Qin Su.
That white figure never appeared again.
Meanwhile, Qin Su kept testing for any barriers in the area.
But after trying several different spots, he found nothing.
And just like that, about half a day passed.
Qin Zheng moved from observing by Qin Su’s side to resting not far away from him.
With his spiritual energy depleted, he could only be a bystander for now.
He had already grown tired of watching Qin Su’s probing techniques dozens of times.
If only he had spiritual energy, he might be able to apply Qin Su’s methods himself.
Sitting under a tree, Qin Zheng looked up at the sky out of boredom.
Somehow, he had the strange feeling that the sky was darkening faster than normal.
Logically, when they arrived it was still morning. Even if half a day had passed, it should only be around noon.
But judging from the sky, it already looked like evening.
"Junior Brother, isn't today passing a little too fast?" he asked.
This was an instinct honed from living in a cave for a long time.
Qin Su also looked up at the sky and replied, “I noticed it too.”
Qin Zheng quickly got up and walked to Qin Su’s side, adding, “And it’s getting faster, isn’t it?”
The two of them stood side by side, doing nothing but staring into the depths of the forest.
Sure enough, time was accelerating — to the point where it was visible to the naked eye.
And the surroundings were getting darker and darker. Soon, even their own hands in front of their eyes were barely visible.
Suddenly, someone grabbed Qin Zheng’s hand.
“Don’t get lost.”
Qin Su’s calm and reassuring voice came beside him.
Moments later, Qin Zheng opened his eyes to find complete darkness surrounding them, black as ink.
Logically, dawn should come eventually.
But even after waiting a long time, it remained pitch-black.
There was no sign the sky intended to brighten.
Qin Zheng could only sit there wide-eyed in the dark.
Suddenly, a red dot appeared in the distance, piercing the darkness.
It felt like seeing something in the middle of an endless pool of black ink.
As the red dot drew nearer, Qin Zheng finally saw it clearly.
It was a red bridal sedan chair.
What shocked him was — the ones carrying it were four Xiao Bai?
Could it be that Xiao Bai had others like him?
Afraid he was seeing things again, Qin Zheng quickly called out, “Junior Brother, do you see the sedan chair?”
“No.”
“But I do!”
The sedan chair came closer and closer.
A blink of an eye later, Qin Zheng found himself sitting inside it.
And his body couldn’t move at all.
The hand that had been holding Qin Su’s was now grasping the window frame of the sedan.
His whole body swayed with the movement of the chair.
Through the constantly fluttering curtain, he could see that it was still pitch-black outside.
***
Meanwhile...Qin Su held tightly onto Qin Zheng’s hand, but in an instant, the sensation vanished without a trace.
At the same time, Qin Zheng’s aura also silently faded into the distance.
Qin Su immediately followed the trail of his aura.
***
Qin Zheng was jostled inside the sedan for a long time before it finally came to a stop.
With a soft clunk, the sedan chair was set down on the ground.
Then, the door was lifted, and the Xiao Bais carried him out.
Qin Zheng looked around and realized he was in a vast and lavish palace.
From the feminine decor and faint scent of powder and perfume in the air, it was clear this was a woman’s residence.
After settling him on a chair, the four Xiao Bais withdrew.
Qin Zheng tried to move but found himself still immobilized.
Faintly, he heard the sound of women laughing and teasing, drawing closer.
He looked toward the large doors of the palace.
The doors were pushed open from the outside, and three women with identical faces leisurely walked into view. The only way to tell them apart was by their attire.
Each face was stunningly beautiful.
Their outfits were distinctly different:
One dressed seductively, one dressed elegantly, one dressed demurely.
It was obvious they were triplet sisters.
Qin Zheng watched as they slowly approached him.
The one in red stepped forward and lifted his chin with a smile, saying: “Lord Mountain God, what’s with that expression?”
“Have you forgotten the three of us already?”
The one in white gently reminded her: “Elder Sister, Yu Jingchen has reincarnated — he’s long forgotten everything from his past life.”
The one in blue teased: “And just that little comment is enough to make you go soft?”
“I know~”
Red replied with a dreamy look: “At long last, you’ve come. Do you know how happy we were when we saw the spirit pillar begin to weaken?”
“After being trapped here for so many years, we’ve made up our minds.”
“The three of us will each take a step back... and marry you together!”
She pointed to a nearby clothing rack: “We’ve already prepared the wedding robes.”
“Now that you’re here — we’ll get married immediately!”
Qin Zheng followed her gaze and saw a set of men’s wedding clothes neatly displayed on the rack.
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