Chapter 1041 - Plunge into His Husband’s Arms (1/2)

Everybody continued to work until finally, steps sounded from outside. Jinde's expression lit up and he rushed to the door, intending to throw himself into Leng Jin Yu's arms. As a consequence, he came face-to-face with Qiu Ling who looked at him with a weird expression.

”What are you trying to do?”

Jinde's lips twitched and he leaned out of the door, looking in both directions. ”I thought your father was coming back. How come he's still not here? He only went to the spirit beast people's territory. The time difference isn't as bad there. He should have returned before you.”

Qiu Ling continued to look at him weirdly and then moved past him while pushing a box into his hand. ”How would I know? Anyway, he is the herb that you wanted. Now, do you need anything else?”

Jinde held onto the box and gave a sigh. ”No, there's nothing else. Just sit down somewhere and wait. We still need the other herbs.” He returned into the palace himself and went to put down the herb next to the one that Xin Lan had brought back. Unfortunately, the still wasn't enough to start the refining process.

Qiu Ling decided not to bother with him any longer and just shook his head, looking around for Jing Yi. Seeing his beloved stand to the side with a helpless expression, his own face lit up and he finally went over, pulling him into his arms. ”My love …”

Jing Yi also felt relieved when he saw Qiu Ling again. ”You're back.” He hugged him back and smiled to himself. While he hadn't had to worry about Qiu Ling too much since Jinde had mentioned that he wasn't doing anything dangerous, it was still nice to have him back. At the very least, he wouldn't just uselessly stand at the side now.

Not far from them, Shao Hai turned around, slightly furrowing his brows. So far, he hadn't dared to say anything to Jing Yi because he was still worried about Ma Zhi Wu and didn't want to disturb anyone. But seeing how the Grandmaster's disciple just came back and behaved so casually, he regretted it a bit. Anyway, while it had been some years, he still wasn't quite reconciled with the fact that Jing Yi had chosen this person over him despite the fact that they knew each other longer.

Qiu Ling glanced over his shoulder when he noticed that somebody was watching them and then raised his brows at Shao Hai. Thinking back to everything that had happened previously when Jing Yi was young, he hugged him even tighter and gave the boy a triumphant look.

To him, what happened to that Ma Zhi Wu wasn't really important. He was mostly doing this because that guy knew his beloved and that Nian Hong Fang had helped them before. Otherwise, he didn't care about that person though.

Jing Yi looked up questioningly when he noticed that Qiu Ling seemed to be somewhere else with his thoughts. ”What's the matter?”

Qiu Ling looked back and cupped Jing Yi's cheeks, leaning down to give him a kiss. ”It's nothing, my love. I'm just making sure that everything is alright so you won't have to worry.”

Jing Yi wasn't too sure if he could trust this and wanted to take a look but at that moment, they could once again hear footsteps from outside.