C50 (1/2)
Time passed by very quickly.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these five days, Qin Shi didn't leave the secret realm. Instead, he continuously cultivated and stabilized his realm through the dense spirit energy within. His strength had now completely stabilized at the eighth level of the Body Tempering stage.
At night, in a flowery plain.
A huge, seemingly cumbersome bear was lying on the plains. Next to the giant bear was a ten-meter-long dragon loach, coiled up in a ball. As for Qin Shi, he laid on the back of the giant bear and looked up at the stars in the sky.
”It's been five days …”
”The day after tomorrow is the day the Cloud Tripod Sect comes to take over Barren Town!”
”What should I do? Can I take the Qin family out of danger? ”
Although Qin Shi looked calm and at ease, his heart was like a raging sea that was constantly churning. For the past few days, he had been thinking about what he should do to fight against the Cloud Tripod Sect.
However, the enormous power of the Cloud Tripod Sect made him feel powerless.
”Huff …”
No matter how much he thought about it, he could not come up with an answer. After an unknown amount of time, Qin Shi fell into a deep sleep.
When Qin Shi was asleep, the giant bear and the dragon loach also looked at each other. In the eyes of the two beasts, there was a flash of inexplicable resolution and respect. The last two beasts were also lying quietly on the plains, waiting for the sun to rise.
The night passed, and the east was white.
A ray of piercing sunlight passed through the multicolored light in the sky and landed in Qin Shi's eyes.
Qin Shi opened his eyes slightly as he felt the pain. He stretched his body with all his might. After that, his eyes were cold as he looked outside the secret realm. Today, he had to leave this place. Tomorrow would be the day the Cloud Tripod Sect would take over Barren Town.
”What should come will eventually come!”
Shaking his head, Qin Shi let the giant bear carry him to the exit of the secret realm.
When he arrived at the exit of the secret realm, he waved goodbye to the giant bear and the dragon loach, then left the secret realm through the crack in the barrier without any further delay.
The moment he entered the deserted town, he saw all kinds of banners hanging over it. The contents were similar, almost all welcoming the Cloud Tripod Sect, the Cloud Tripod Sect was great and so on.
Looking at those banners, Qin Shi snorted disdainfully. Then, without any hesitation, he sped up his pace and walked towards the Qin family.
He quickly returned to the Qin family, but as soon as he entered, he felt a sense of lifelessness. However, this was not surprising. The whole town knew of the arrival of the people from the Cloud Tripod Sect, how could the Qin family not know?
Realizing this, he quickly leaped into the hall.
Just as he leaped into the hall, he saw Old Man Qin sitting at the very top. The rest of the Qin family members were lined up in order, each of them with a stern expression. The atmosphere was heavy.
When they saw Qin Shi's return, the Qin family immediately became spirited. Especially Old Man Qin, he stood up immediately. His eyes were a little unfocused as he stuttered: ”Shi'er, you, you're back?”
After entering the hall, Qin Shi pondered for a while. He smiled brightly, wanting to adjust the atmosphere. His gaze swept across everyone present, but he suddenly froze in the end.
He discovered that there was one less person present.
Realizing this, he scanned his surroundings again. From Old Man Qin, his eldest uncle Qin Tianyu, his father Qin Tianqing, and his youngest uncle Qin Tianxing, to the very end, he still could not find the figure he was looking for.
”Aunt?” This grandpa, dad, where's my little aunt? ” Qin Shi questioned.
After being questioned, Old Man Qin, Qin Tianqing, and the others turned their heads at the same time, their faces heavy with disappointment. After a long while, they said: ”Shitou, don't be rash. Your aunt is fine, it's just that …”
”But what?”
From their expressions, Qin Shi could already tell that something had happened to his aunt, Qin Yuelin. This made him clench his fists fiercely. Only after a while did he finally calm down and say, ”Elder, father, you guys go ahead. I won't be rash!”
”Sigh... A few days ago, your aunt carried us on her back and went out alone. Since she couldn't get the results, she coincidentally bumped into a member of the Yang family and was captured by them! ” Old Man Qin said somewhat self-reproachfully.
Qin Shi trembled in fright, ”What? My aunt was captured by the Yang family? ”
”Shi'er, don't get so worked up yet. Things aren't as bad as you think!” Seeing that Qin Shi was slightly excited, Qin Tianqing stopped him.
”En, Shi'er. Yue Ling is fine now!” ”At that time, I knew, I would bring your uncle and the others and quickly rush to the Yang family, hoping to save your aunt!” Old Man Qin paused, then said: ”But when we arrived at the Yang family, we coincidentally saw a black-clothed man take action, saving your aunt …”
”Black clothed man?”
Qin Shi squinted his eyes and asked, ”Then where is my aunt now?”
”This...” At this point, Old Man Qin and the others looked a little embarrassed.
Qin Shi could guess that Qin Yuling's whereabouts were unknown. However, after knowing the cause and effect, he felt relieved. As long as he was fine, it was better than nothing. Just the mention of the man in black reminded him of the man who had saved him at the Nie clan.
”Could it be him?”
Thinking about this, Qin Shi's eyes turned. He stopped thinking about this and only swore in his heart, ”Yang family, if anything happens to my aunt, I will make your family accompany me in death!”
Seeing how Qin Shi remained silent, the members of the Qin Clan remained silent.
After a moment of silence, Old Man Qin could no longer hold it in. He said with a heavy face: ”Shi'er, the Cloud Tripod Sect …”
”Elder, there's no need to say anymore. I already knew that!”
After interrupting Old Man Qin, Qin Shi came back to his senses and nodded. However, he did not cower. Instead, he said in a clear voice, ”The trip to Barren Town by the Cloud Tripod Sect this time is a disaster for us! We only have two options right now! ”