Secrets Hidden Within The Bamboo Forest

🎍Chapter Thirty-Four🎍

      "You'll find your Shen Yuan I'm sure, maybe perhaps all Luo Binghe's have one. You need to look, after all, what haven't you wanted and never got?" Shen Qingqiu asked.

       Luo Binghe made no move as Shang Qinghua locked arms with Shen Qingqiu and they walked through the rift Shang Qinghua had created. It disappeared as soon as the duo walked in. Shen Qingqiu wanted nothing more than to sleep.

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     Where the others stood where Shang Qinghua had disappeared into the rift, they all stood in shock about what he had said.
    What...
    What did Shang Qinghua mean exactly that he "created" that world?
    How was he able to open the Holy Mausoleum just like that?
    How was he able to wield the infamous Xin Mo and not get any form of back lash from the heavy resentment it was well known for?

    "Just.... Just who is that bastard really?" Sha Hualing asked.

    She asked a question no one really dared to ask, much less think about. But no one continued to think on the matter as that same rift had opened hours later after Shang Qinghua got the sword and they all stared.
    Liu Qingge and a few others held their swords up, ready to attack anything that wasn't Shang Qinghua and Shen Qingqiu. After a moment, entering first was a bloodied and disheveled Shang Qinghua-he looked as if he were just in a heavy burden battle, and following after was a bruised and beaten Shen Qingqiu.
    Instantly the duo were surrounded by the cultivators. 

    "Shizun!" Luo Binghe pushed the others out of the way to rush to Shen Qingqiu after seeing the state he was in.

    Luo Binghe was relieved and happy to see him.
    Shen Qingqiu turned his head, but when he saw Luo Binghe reach for him, he couldn't help but flinch back and held his arms up to protect his head. He bumped into Shang Qinghua who was already exhausted and he ended up dropping Xin Mo onto the dirt floor.
    Luo Binghe and the others were stunned by the behavior. Normally Shen Qinqgiu wouldn't do so much as twitch when others went to reach for him-much less Luo Binghe-so... 

    Why did he flinch like he was expecting to get hit?

    Shang Qinghua turned his head and once more locked arms with Shen Qingqiu and faced the others, his eyes tired.

    "We'll head back first" He said, getting onto his personal sword again, but he tossed Xin Mo back to Luo Binghe before dragging Shen Qingqiu along with him and off back to Cang Qiong Mountain. 

    Luo Binghe was frozen, when Shang Qinghua dragged him away, his outstretched fingers curled up to a fist and his jaw clenched. Sha Hualing and Mobei-Jun were the first to notice his growing anger.

    "M'Lord?" She called out, gaining the attention of Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge.

    Luo Binghe's expression grew dark. Then he faced where Shang Qinghua had flown off. Luo Binghe couldn't help but wonder...

    What the hell did that other version of him do to his Shizun?

    Shang Qinghua managed to make it back to Cang Qiong and they landed in Shen Qingqiu's peak first. The duo wobbled, with the danger gone they were able to relax, and with relaxing the adrenaline was gone and they didn't realize how tired and sore they were.

    "Should'a stretched before I went into battle" Shang Qinghua said, trying to stretch his arms but winced in pain.

    "Yea" Shen Qingqiu looked at his arms.