Chapter 675 - Never Going to Rest (1/2)
The first thing Qiu Ling saw when he came to was a row of vials filled with resin. He closed his eyes again and tried to open them once more but the vials were still there. Qiu Ling stared at them some more before he finally sat up. Leng Jin Yu wasn't sitting far away from him. He had his eyes closed but his sword was in his hands as if he was prepared to draw it at a moment's notice.
Qiu Ling furrowed his brows, got up and walked over. ”I'm awake.” He waited for Leng Jin Yu to open his eyes and get up but contrary to his expectations nothing of like that happened.
Instead, Leng Jin Yu nodded and put his sword down beside him. ”That's good. You can continue to rest some more or go train your sword arts or something.” His breath evened out afterward as if he had fallen asleep.
Qiu Ling blinked and stared at his so-called father in a daze. What was this guy doing? Hadn't he heard him? He reached out and poked Leng Jin Yu's shoulder. ”Heh, I said I'm awake. We can leave now and search for the next ingredient. Didn't we get enough of the resin already?”
Leng Jin Yu sighed in resignation and cracked his eyes open. ”Longjun. You might be awake now but you were out for three whole days. Who do you think was keeping watch the whole time?”
Qiu Ling raised his brows and pointed at the person in front of him. Who else could it have been? He didn't feel that that should make any difference though. ”What were you keeping watch for? I was merely sleeping for a while. What could have happened?”
Leng Jin Yu sighed once again. ”What about the demons? Considering your position I'm sure they'd love to take the chance to kill you while you were unguarded.”
Qiu Ling pursed his lips. ”But nothing happened, did it?”
Leng Jin Yu rubbed his face, giving yet another sigh. ”No, and it's your luck that nothing happened. Even though I've ascended, it hasn't been long since then. I might be able to win against some of them but those with a higher standing in the demon realm would definitely be above my ability to take care of.” It didn't help that he had spent most of his time since his ascension back in the mortal realm. How was he supposed to grow stronger in this environment? His body needed the nurturing of the Nine Heavens' thick spiritual energy.
Qiu Ling merely waved his concerns away. ”Then you could have just woken me up.”
Leng Jin Yu didn't bother to reply to that. It wasn't that he hadn't tried to wake Qiu Ling up. After the dragon king didn't wake up after a whole day, he did try. It hadn't worked though. Qiu Ling had just swatted away his hand and turned to the other side, mumbling something about his beloved with a silly grin on his lips. He had probably had sweet dreams.