TRWSB – Chapter 232 Light and Darkness on the Edge

Qi Shaorong looked helplessly at the tense standoff between Sessia and Zhuang Hao and finally shouted, “Senior, every debt has its debtor. If you want someone to blame, it should be Elder Hei Jia the Nether Dragon! I just had him repeat what you liked or hated most—I didn’t expect you two had that kind of relationship, let alone that he would actually sleep with you!”

As for that matter of sleeping together, Qi Shaorong couldn’t tell whether Sessia liked it, hated it… or both?

“You—” Sessia’s face turned blue, then pale, and with a choking sound, he vomited a large mouthful of blood.

Qi Shaorong, watching Sessia, muttered inwardly, This guy has such a temper. I was just stating a fact, and he got so mad he coughed up blood.

What was Hei Jia thinking? Qi wondered. Sessia clearly hated him to the bone. Hei Jia even went as far as reviving him—wasn’t he afraid Sessia would kill him for it?

Sessia’s vision went dark, and he collapsed on the ground, unconscious.

Qi Shaorong glanced at the fallen man, eyes shifting. “Did that guy just faint from rage?”

Zhuang Hao nodded. “Seems like it. His domain is strong, but his aura feels really weak now.”

Qi Shaorong examined Sessia’s body and found that his collapse was due to extreme energy depletion, combined with anger-induced shock. He couldn’t help but feel troubled.

“What now?” he asked Zhuang Hao.

Zhuang Hao shook his head. “No idea. This guy was asleep for hundreds of years before. Now he’s passed out again. Who knows how long it’ll last this time?”

“Ah! Maybe the only way he’ll wake up again is if Elder Hei Jia uses love to rouse him,” Qi Shaorong joked.

Zhuang Hao gave him a helpless look. “Good thing he’s unconscious. If he heard that, he might faint again.”

“…”

The two exchanged glances, loaded Sessia onto a carriage, and headed into a forest.

Looking at Sessia, Zhuang Hao frowned. “I wonder how Hei Jia’s doing.”

Qi tilted his head. “Maybe that guy got killed by him.”

Zhuang Hao looked doubtful. “It’s not that easy.”

……

Just as they were settling down in the woods and preparing to roast some meat, Hei Jia arrived, looking travel-worn.

Qi Shaorong looked at him and couldn’t help but laugh inside, though he kept a straight face.

A visible palm print was on Hei Jia’s face—an odd sight for someone as tough as Hei Jia. Regular attacks wouldn’t leave any mark on him, but this slap bore the aura of the domain of light.

“He’s here?” Hei Jia asked.

Qi Shaorong hesitated slightly. “We ran into him on the road. He wasn’t in a good mood, blew up a bit, then passed out.”

Hei Jia stared at Sessia, his expression a storm of emotion.

He hugged Sessia tightly—so tightly that Qi Shaorong briefly wondered if he meant to strangle him. But it turned out, Hei Jia just wanted to hold him.

After giving the two a glance, Hei Jia asked, “Where are you going next?”

“We’re heading back to Yuanyin,” Qi said.

“I’ll go with you,” Hei Jia said flatly.

Qi Shaorong’s eyes widened. What was he thinking?! Taking two live bombs back to Yuanyin? That didn’t sound good—his entire business empire was based there. If Sessia woke up and clashed with Hei Jia, it could be catastrophic.

He swallowed hard. “But…”

“No buts. Let’s go,” Hei Jia said with a glance.

Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao looked at each other and dared not protest.

Sessia remained unconscious, with Hei Jia silently keeping watch by his side.

Every time Qi Shaorong looked over and saw Sessia lying in Hei Jia’s arms, he had this constant, uneasy feeling—like Sessia might wake up any second and slap Hei Jia to death.

Night fell, and they found a small town to rest in.

News of the battle between Hei Jia and Sessia had already spread. By the time they reached the town, everyone was talking about it.

Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao had left shortly after the fight began, so they didn’t know what had happened afterward.

From the townsfolk, Qi learned that the battle between Hei Jia and Sessia had enraged the saint-level guardian of Dilan City. The guardian had activated the city’s defensive magic array, seriously injuring both fighters.

Still, neither Sessia nor Hei Jia were easy opponents. Even heavily wounded, they managed to escape from the saint’s grasp.

Qi Shaorong turned to Zhuang Hao. “Maybe Hei Jia’s not as powerful as we thought.”

Zhuang Hao nodded. “Probably.” But inwardly, he thought: In his current state, Hei Jia may not be able to fight easily. But if he were pushed into a corner, he could still be deadly.

After buying some food in the town, they returned to the inn.

As soon as Qi Shaorong entered, Hei Jia called him over.

“He’s quite seriously injured. I don’t know when he’ll wake up… Hopefully not in another few hundred years,” Heijia said with some concern.

Qi Shaorong looked at the person lying on the bed, considered it for a moment, and said, “It probably won’t take that long.”

Qi Shaorong thought to himself: This Saisia guy really doesn’t know his limits. Even with injuries that severe, he still insisted on causing trouble for me. Now he’s ended up lying there, weak and helpless.

“If he stays unconscious, should I try waking him up using the same method as before?” Heijia asked.

Qi Shaorong: “……” That question was a bit too sharp.

“If he doesn’t wake up in a few months, maybe it’s worth a try,” Qi Shaorong muttered in his heart: If Heijia really does that again, and Saisia wakes up, they’re definitely going to break out into another massive fight.

Regardless of how much Qi Shaorong and Zhuang Hao wanted to avoid it, in the end, under Heijia’s insistence, they brought both Heijia and Saisia back to Yuanyin.

After marrying Qi Shaorong, Zhuang Hao had moved out of the Zhuang family estate and found another courtyard to live in.

As soon as they returned, quite a few people came to visit them.

“Young Master, you’re finally back. That person… he didn’t give you any trouble, did he?” Yi Fan asked, full of concern.

Qi Shaorong shrugged. “No.”

“Young Master, I heard that Young Master Zhuang brought two people back. Why did he suddenly bring back two people?” Bi Liuyun asked in confusion.

Qi Shaorong forced a smile. “It’s not that Ah Hao wanted to bring those two back—he had to bring them back.”

Yi Fan’s eyes turned, and he exclaimed in surprise, “Young Master, is it those two people?” The battle in Dilan City had made huge waves, and both Yi Fan and Bi Liuyun had heard about it.

Qi Shaorong nodded. “Yes, it’s those two.”

Bi Liuyun frowned. “Young Master, why did you bring them back?”

Qi Shaorong let out a bitter laugh. “I didn’t want to either! But what could I do?” We couldn’t beat them!

…

As they were talking, Heijia walked out. The moment Yi Fan and the others saw him, their bodies all tensed up.

Qi Shaorong looked at him and forced a smile. “Senior, do you need anything?”

Heijia gave Qi Shaorong a cold glance and said, “I need some spiritual herbs.”

“Whatever you need, I’ll go buy it immediately.”

Qi Shaorong took the list from Heijia and couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

“Senior, these spiritual herbs you want…” Aren’t they kind of… expensive? And a lot of them too!

Heijia looked at him with displeasure. “What, is there a problem?”

Qi Shaorong gave an awkward smile. “No big problem… it’s just that these herbs are quite rare and valuable. It might take some time to gather them all.”

Heijia gave him an annoyed look. “Then hurry up.”

Qi Shaorong felt a bit helpless—This guy really expects me to find all these rare spiritual herbs just because he said so. Shouldn’t he at least give a down payment or something?

After giving the list, Heijia left.

Yi Fan took the list from Qi Shaorong, glanced at it, and said, “These are all extremely valuable herbs for light-element mages. Heijia must be gathering these for Saisia. But what’s he planning to do? Fatten him up so Saisia can kill him later?”

“This guy is really arrogant,” Bi Liuyun muttered.

Yi Fan nodded. “He really is.”

Qi Shaorong took a deep breath and thought to himself: Inviting gods is easy, sending them away is hard! If we’d known, we should’ve just left Saisia by the roadside when we found him.

After Zhuang Hao and Qi Shaorong returned, the news that they had brought two “distinguished guests” back spread quickly throughout the capital, and many people began guessing their identities.

Walls have ears—soon, many people figured out who the “guests” really were.

“Fourth Prince, what brings you here?”

Tang Tianying gave a bitter smile. “How could I not come?”

Qi Shaorong looked at him, puzzled. “Your Highness, what do you mean?”

Tang Tianying smiled bitterly and got straight to the point: “Qi Shao, who exactly are those two people who came back with you?”

Qi Shaorong smiled. “A couple in the middle of a lovers’ quarrel.”

Tang Tianying stared at him. “Not an ordinary couple, I take it.”

Qi Shaorong nodded. “Not ordinary, no. When normal couples fight, they throw cups or break dishes. When this couple fights, it’s possible the entire Yuanyin will be destroyed.”

Tang Tianying looked at Qi Shaorong, full of exasperation. “How could you bring such dangerous people back?”

Qi Shaorong shrugged. “Because they’re too powerful. It’s not like we could say no.”

“Qi Shao, you do realize if those two go berserk, Yuanyin might be obliterated,” Tang Tianying said.

Qi Shaorong gave a dry laugh. “You don’t need to remind me. I’m very concerned about my villa too!”

“Concerned about what?” A thin figure suddenly appeared in the doorway.

Qi Shaorong jumped to his feet. “Senior, you’re awake!”

Saisia stared coldly at Qi Shaorong. Qi Shaorong couldn’t help but feel a chill on the back of his neck.