Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 353 The Agreement

Three days later, in the inner court of the Scarlet Moon Royal Court, Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi sat facing each other on the training platform, their hands pressed together, spiritual energy flowing rapidly within their bodies.

With the buff from the training platform and the miraculous fusion of their spiritual power, their cultivation speed is now dozens of times faster than that of ordinary people. In other words, one day of cultivation for them now is equivalent to dozens of days of cultivation in the past. This cultivation speed is causing their spiritual power to increase at an almost visible rate. It is safe to say that it won't be long before they break through their bottlenecks.

After Guo Shiyi opened her heart seal, the bottleneck of level eight spiritual power no longer existed for her. Judging from her current cultivation speed, she would be able to break through level eight spiritual power in just a few days. Qin Xiaochuan's cultivation speed was even faster. The reason for this was due to the baptism of the karmic fire red lotus by the fire priest.

Logically speaking, a person's cultivation speed is determined by their soul power and courage. However, soul power and courage only determine a person's talent for cultivation. The actual cultivation effect is also affected by the environment and the cultivator's state of mind.

This is similar to athletes in a competition. While skill is undoubtedly the most important factor, the competition environment and the athlete's mental state also determine the final outcome.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary people inevitably encounter some inner demons during their cultivation, which affects their cultivation speed. However, after Qin Xiaochuan underwent the baptism of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the residual dregs deep in his soul were completely refined. Now, he can be said to have no impurities in his heart, and every thought he has has reached the state of utmost purity. Now that the time, place, and people are all in place, his cultivation speed is naturally advancing by leaps and bounds. Therefore, even though he has already reached the 8th level of spiritual power, with his current cultivation speed, he is confident that he can reach the peak of the 8th level of spiritual power within half a month.

Within Qin Xiaochuan's mental space, Qin Xiaochuan led Guo Shiyi by the hand into the past illusion, into that dreamlike long corridor. This time, they didn't rush into any particular room, but instead continued down the corridor. The doors on both sides of the corridor were all the same. Qin Xiaochuan now knew that each door represented a time-space node, and the codes above the doors were actually time. He was very curious about how long this time-space corridor would continue and what kind of ending it would ultimately have.

"I heard that Zhu Yihu is going to be taken back to Crescent City. Didn't he already go back to Crescent City with us?" Guo Shiyi asked Qin Xiaochuan curiously.

Qin Xiaochuan smiled and said, "This was specially arranged by the Wood Priest. If you're going to put on a show, you have to go all the way. If the Water Priest catches Zhu Yihu in Crescent City, wouldn't that mean that someone in Crescent City is protecting Zhu Yihu? Of course, with the Water Priest's intelligence network that covers all over the place, he couldn't possibly not know the truth. He's just going with the flow."

"Oh," Guo Shiyi said with a sudden realization, then continued, "After he's brought back, will he be tried immediately? Will he be found not guilty?"

"It shouldn't take too long. After all, the entire Crescent City is watching this case. But don't worry, Sun Shadow has already protected the relevant witnesses. As long as that witness stands up and tells the truth when the trial begins, Zhu Yihu will be exonerated." Qin Xiaochuan said confidently, as if everything was under his control.

"Okay, that's good." Guo Shiyi nodded. "There's something I don't understand. Why are you suddenly in such a hurry to deal with Zhu Yihu's matter? Didn't we agree before that we should let things take their natural course and wait and see? It wouldn't be too late to deal with Zhu Yihu's matter after your coronation, would it?"

Qin Xiaochuan looked at her upon hearing this. He naturally wouldn't say that he had to do this to protect her, as that would only make her worry. So he smiled and said, "Don't you feel insecure being watched by those Imperial Guards all the time? If Zhu Yihu regains control of the Imperial Guards, we can remove those thorns in our side."

Guo Shiyi looked into his eyes, then suddenly stopped. Qin Xiaochuan also had to stop and looked at her in confusion.

"I feel like you're not telling the truth," Guo Shiyi said, somewhat angrily.

"Uh." Qin Xiaochuan hadn't expected her to be so perceptive, and asked somewhat guiltily, "How could I not tell the truth? Do you think there's something wrong with what I said? Is this reason not sufficient?"

"I don't know what's wrong, but I can just sense that you're lying to me," Guo Shiyi said unreasonably. Although their minds were now connected, their spiritual energy had merged and mutually generated, greatly increasing their cultivation speed, their minds had also become more intertwined. Often, before words were even spoken, the other could sense each other's feelings. Therefore, Guo Shiyi could judge whether Qin Xiaochuan was deceiving her, even if it was a white lie, entirely based on intuition.

Qin Xiaochuan was at a loss, struggling with whether or not to tell her the truth, when he heard Guo Shiyi continue, "Are you going to tell the truth or not? If you don't, I'm going to get angry." Guo Shiyi deliberately huffed.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Qin Xiaochuan didn't dare to hesitate any longer and immediately told her the truth about the Hidden Sun.

"So you're afraid I'll worry, right?" Her voice softened after hearing Qin Xiaochuan's words, and a triumphant smile appeared on her face.

"Of course." Qin Xiaochuan gently pinched her nose and said affectionately, "I don't want you to worry and be afraid all the time when you're with me. No matter how long we can be together, I want to make you happy every day. Didn't I promise you? I would protect you forever."

Guo Shiyi smiled happily upon hearing his words, but her expression quickly hardened as she earnestly told Qin Xiaochuan, "Since I've decided to be with you, I'm prepared to face anything with you. I never wanted to be protected by you forever; I want to fight alongside you. So, no matter what happens in the future, I hope you won't hide anything from me. I can face it with you, after all, I'll soon reach level 8 in spiritual power." Her face was filled with pride and confidence as she finished speaking.

"That's true. I forgot that Miss Guo is also an elite demon hunter. It was my oversight. It was my fault, my fault," Qin Xiaochuan apologized with a grin.

"So you're agreeing to my request?" Guo Shiyi wasn't so easily fooled and pressed for an answer.

"Hmm." Qin Xiaochuan nodded solemnly, then said, "To be honest, the thought of becoming the Blood Witch King puts a lot of pressure on me. Deep down, I also hope that someone can fight alongside me. Actually, I was really happy to hear what you just said. Thank you, Shiyi."

"Silly boy, why are you being so polite? Now that we're together, of course we should weather the storms together." Guo Shiyi said, mimicking Qin Xiaochuan by playfully scratching his nose.

Qin Xiaochuan grabbed her arm and said with a strange look, "Are you flirting with me, my girl?"

Guo Shiyi playfully stuck out her tongue at him, saying smugly, "I was just teasing you, what's wrong with that? Hehe."

"Hmm, of course I have to have an opinion, because you have to take responsibility for someone after you flirt with them," Qin Xiaochuan said with a mischievous grin.

"How...how should I take responsibility?" Guo Shiyi suddenly felt inexplicably nervous, and a blush crept onto her face.

"Then..." Qin Xiaochuan's eyes darted around rapidly, and he said somewhat indistinctly, "Can you kiss me?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Shiyi blushed completely and immediately refused, "No way!"

"Okay," Qin Xiaochuan said somewhat dejectedly, but Guo Shiyi smiled sweetly and said, "But I can let you kiss me." As she spoke, she turned her flawless face toward Qin Xiaochuan.

Looking at her adorable face, still chubby from being a baby, Qin Xiaochuan felt his throat go dry and couldn't help but swallow. At this moment, he became somewhat timid and hesitated for a long time, not daring to make a move. However, Guo Shiyi was still patiently waiting for him. Perhaps because the wait had been long, Qin Xiaochuan sensed that Guo Shiyi, who was originally quite poised, was also showing a bit of nervousness.

Seeing her nervousness, Qin Xiaochuan was touched, as if he saw the unease beneath the seemingly calm girl's exterior. This gave him a strange sense of pity and pride, and moved him, he couldn't help but kiss Guo Shiyi's cheek.

"Hehe." After the kiss, Qin Xiaochuan was filled with satisfaction and pride, and couldn't help but let out a silly laugh.

Guo Shiyi blushed even more, but still said to him coquettishly, "Silly boy."

"Hehe." Qin Xiaochuan didn't know what to say anymore, so he could only chuckle foolishly and subconsciously gripped her hand even tighter.

"Let's go," Guo Shiyi said gently, then took his hand and continued walking down the corridor.