Junior Brother Pays Respect to You: Chapter 78 - End of Main Story
Chapter 78: End of Main Story
Just as Qin Zheng was still thinking about how to get Qin Su out safely, the noise around his ears suddenly vanished.
At the same time, in the distance, Qin Su—who had been surrounded by a large number of demons—didn’t use any techniques at all, yet easily walked through the ring of demonic guards toward him.
It was only then that Qin Zheng realized everyone around them was frozen.
As far as his eyes could see, there was not a single person who could move.
At this moment, the only ones unaffected were probably him and Qin Su.
A spell could freeze people, but it couldn’t make everything else stand still.
The only thing that could achieve this was probably the Spirit of Time in Qin Su’s possession.
He hadn’t expected him to activate it so quickly.
Qin Su walked up to Qin Zheng, pulled him straight into his arms, and then flew them out of there.
Before long, the two of them landed on a stone platform.
Qin Zheng looked up and realized this was the exit of the Demon Realm passage he had entered earlier.
Only now, the seal at the cave entrance was gone.
Standing on the steps, Qin Su glanced into the distance and said, “We’ll leave once Wei Feiluan arrives.”
At this point, Qin Zheng couldn’t care less about Wei Feiluan.
What he was truly worried about was Qin Su’s condition.
“Those people… can’t move yet?”
Without looking at him, Qin Su simply gave a low “Mm.”
Qin Zheng asked with concern, “You used quite a large range this time. How long can you hold out?”
“The Demon Realm passage is completely unblocked now. Leaving here is still unsafe.”
“You can’t possibly keep them frozen forever, can you?”
Qin Su looked at the man in his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness, and said softly, “There’s always a way.”
As he spoke, Qin Su pulled out a stack of papers from his robe and handed them to Qin Zheng. “Can you keep these for me?”
Qin Zheng glanced at the papers and twitched the corner of his mouth.
Weren’t these the things he had written? He actually carried them around!
He snatched them from Qin Su’s hand and stuffed them into his own robe.
Although he didn’t know why Qin Su suddenly entrusted him with something so strange, since they were now in his keeping, there would be no getting them back.
Once they escaped, he would definitely burn them!
“When we get back to Tianque Sect, change into a fresh set of clothes first.”
Qin Su said again.
Qin Zheng lowered his head, looked at his clothes, and instantly understood why Qin Su said that.
When he looked up, ready to say something, he found Qin Su had silently leaned in close.
“You…”
Before he could even finish his question, Qin Su pressed his lips against his.
Qin Zheng still couldn’t react quickly to things like this and could only stand there blankly, letting the other man tease him.
After repeatedly biting and kissing him, Qin Su finally let go.
For some reason, Qin Zheng felt a bit embarrassed.
“Hey! I’m here!”
A voice came from afar—Wei Feiluan’s.
Qin Zheng immediately shoved the kiss from his mind and turned his head to look.
Wei Feiluan was hurrying toward them.
He was with a woman carrying a child at his side.
“Wen Lun!”
Qin Zheng instantly recognized the woman who had placed a seal on him.
When they got closer, he realized the child in Wen Lun’s arms looked a lot like Xiao Hua.
He said “looked like” because this child’s eyes were now a normal black, without the vicious aura Xiao Hua usually had.
The key point was—Xiao Hua couldn’t be touched by anyone except him.
Yet now, Wen Lun was holding him in her arms without any issue.
“Let’s go.”
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Qin Su pulled Qin Zheng toward the cave entrance.
Wei Feiluan and Wen Lun followed behind.
Without any extra words, the four of them jumped into the Demon Realm passage.
Soon after, they emerged in the forbidden area of Tianque Sect.
Once they stepped out of the Demon Realm passage, Qin Su released Qin Zheng’s hand and walked alone toward the lakeside.
Qin Zheng knew he was casting a spell.
However, he couldn’t be of much help—he could only watch quietly from a distance, while feeling a bit worried about Qin Su’s body.
Xiao Hua’s return to normal was probably because Qin Su had used the Spirit of Time to reverse his time to before he was captured for experiments.
This time, the scope of the Spirit of Time’s power was so large that Qin Zheng wondered how Qin Su could sustain it for so long.
In the past, even a casual use would leave him so weak he could hardly stand.
Could it be related to his cultivation having improved?
After all, the last time Qin Zheng had seen him use the Spirit of Time was more than twenty years ago.
Qin Zheng noticed that as Qin Su continued casting, the lake was slowly turning into solid ground.
It seemed Qin Su was doing more than just sealing the Demon Realm passage.
As the lake water gradually disappeared, Qin Zheng also realized that something was wrong with Qin Su.
In the past, whenever Qin Su used the Spirit of Time, weakness would come first.
But now, Qin Su showed no signs of weakness—yet his body had started to destabilize, surrounded by the same halo of light as before.
Something golden spun continuously within that halo.
Qin Zheng’s heart tightened, and he called out instinctively, “Qin Su, stop it!”
But Qin Su didn’t listen to him.
Only when the lake water had completely turned into land did Qin Su finally stop.
His complexion still looked good, but his body’s state was already extremely unstable.
Qin Zheng quickly rushed over to support him.
However, the moment his hand touched Qin Su, Qin Su—who had been solid and real just a moment ago—shattered like broken glass into countless points of light.
Qin Zheng stood there, stunned, his mind blank.
From within those points of light, a golden object flew out.
It circled Qin Zheng once, then merged into the space between his brows.
Immediately, golden light flared brilliantly from Qin Zheng’s body.
When the light faded, the points of light also vanished.
From afar, Wei Feiluan noticed that although Qin Zheng’s appearance hadn’t changed, there was now the presence and bearing of Yu Jingchen between his brows.
Qin Zheng turned toward Wei Feiluan in the distance and asked, “What’s going on?”
“Where is Qin Su?”
Wei Feiluan sighed softly. “Qin Su is the Spirit of Time itself.”
“Back then, the spiritual root I discarded by chance ended up on him. Because of that spiritual root, he took human form, and your master brought him to Mount Yujing.”
“What happened just now in the Demon Realm, plus sealing this passage, consumed more power than he could withstand. That’s why he couldn’t hold his body together—nor the spiritual root inside him.”
“He has now reverted to the formless, bodiless Spirit of Time.”
Qin Zheng said nothing. He quickly strode up to Wei Feiluan and held out his hand. “Give it to me!”
Wei Feiluan looked at him strangely.
“What?”
“The ring for extracting spiritual roots!” Qin Zheng urged.
“I’m already used to living as a cripple. A spiritual root is unnecessary for me.”
He didn’t even know why he was doing this, only that something deep inside told him he had to.
But Wei Feiluan shook his head.
“Even if I gave it to you, it’s useless. You can’t go back now!”
“You’ve already become Yu Jingchen again. My tool won’t work on you anymore.”
Just as Qin Zheng was about to say something, the sound of swords clashing came from outside the forbidden area.
Wen Lun turned to look.
“Not good! The monsters in the forest have come out.”
Wei Feiluan shouted as well, “I’m afraid the disciples of Tianque Sect can’t hold on much longer!”
Qin Zheng turned to look.
A group of Tianque Sect disciples, dressed in blue and white, were being driven closer and closer toward his direction by the monsters.
“The people sent by the Demon Realm haven’t been wiped out?”
Wei Feiluan nodded. “Qin Su was worried about you, so he decided to save you first.”
Qin Zheng pressed his lips together and walked past Wei Feiluan toward the group.
Right now, he had a fire in his chest with nowhere to vent it.
Outside the forbidden ground, the Tianque Sect members were fighting in two layers—
The senior members in front, disciples in the back providing support.
Qin Zheng walked straight through the disciples’ defensive barrier and stepped in front of the senior members.
Ahead, Qin Ke saw that the newcomer was Qin Zheng and hurriedly scolded, “Qin Zheng, what are you doing here?”
“Don’t get in the way!”
But Qin Zheng ignored him and kept walking until he was standing at the very front of everyone.
In just the time it took to lift a hand, the demonic race who had surrounded them were wiped out completely by a single move from Qin Zheng—vanishing without a trace.
Qin Zheng had no idea how strong he had truly become, so that strike was delivered with his full strength.
He didn’t expect that in an instant, all those demons would be annihilated.
A hush fell behind him.
Yet, instead of feeling any pride, Qin Zheng only felt an empty hollowness somewhere deep inside.
***
One year later.
Qin Zheng opened his eyes on the bed inside a small wooden cabin.
Although he had already become an immortal, he still thought sleeping like when he was human was the happiest thing in the world.
After waking, Qin Zheng instinctively scanned his surroundings with his senses—and that familiar feeling was still there.
Half a year ago, he had become the sect leader of the Tianque Sect.
When he came to this cabin to reminisce about the past, he had strangely detected a familiar aura.
He could sense exactly where it was, but he couldn’t see anything there.
From then on, Qin Zheng came here every day.
He felt that whatever it was could fill that hollow part in his heart.
That aura was always present, though it would occasionally shift position—
Almost like changing posture after sitting too long.
“Master, that child Wei Gu is here again.”
Qing Xi’s voice came from outside the door.
Hearing Wei Gu’s name, Qin Zheng couldn’t help but frown.
“What is he here for?”
“Sect Leader, Wei Gu said you promised last year that once he turned three, you would take him as your disciple.”
Qin Zheng propped his head up, thought for a moment, and finally remembered the promise he had made.
Tsk tsk… he hadn’t expected a year to pass so quickly.
Getting out of bed, Qin Zheng said,
“Since he wants to join, then let him.”
Ever since his spiritual root had returned to his body, Qin Zheng found that he no longer disliked children as much.
“But he’s really getting a good deal—becoming my first disciple.”
***
After the initiation ceremony, Qin Zheng strolled leisurely back toward the cabin.
Ever since turning back into the Mountain God, he found it less interesting than being human.
He had just reached the front of the cabin and hadn’t yet pushed the door open when he sensed that aura inside the room again.
This time, he could actually feel that it had taken on human form!
Qin Zheng quickly pushed the door open.
Inside, standing at the desk, was a child wearing Tianque Sect robes—looking about the same age as Wei Gu, whom he had just met.
The child was facing away from him, reading a letter on the desk.
Qin Zheng felt that the aura was coming directly from this child.
As if sensing someone had entered, the child turned around.
Qin Zheng froze.
This child… was exactly the same as Qin Su when he was little!
The boy smiled, lifted the letter in his hand, and said, “Senior Brother truly keeps his promises—these letters have been well preserved.”
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