The Nine Cauldrons

Book 4 Chapter 30 The Magical Effect of the Scarlet Fruit Wine

“Martial Brother Qingshan is back?” Zhuge Qing couldn’t help but feel a sense of joy. She then remembered that her father, Zhuge Yuanhong, would help her as the matchmaker. So she involuntarily felt slightly nervous but also anticipatory.

“Yes.” Zhuge Yuanhong smiled and said, “I, your father, told him that I will arrange his marriage.”

Zhuge Qing bit her bottom lip and stared at her father.

Seeing his daughter act like this, Zhuge Yuanhong couldn’t help but sigh helplessly. Actually, when his daughter asked for the complete version of the 《 Vigor of the Reckless Bull 》Spear Art for Teng Qingshan, he realized that his dearest daughter harbored some affection towards Teng Qingshan.

“I told your martial brother, Teng Qingshan, that in the Gui Yuan Sect, there are a few granddaughters of the elders like your cousin and martial sister, Liu Xiang. They are all nice girls…….” Zhuge Yuanhong was still speaking when Zhuge Qing became worried. Why did her father help these other girls? If Teng Qingshan married someone else, what would she do?

Seeing the worry in Zhuge Qing’s eyes, Zhuge Yuanhong laughed and said, “Alright, Qingqing! I will be frank. Your martial brother Qingshan has devoted his body and mind on cultivation and doesn’t want to get married now. Therefore, he rejected all those girls.”

Zhuge Qing felt perturbed and looked at her father nervously.

“As for you, Qingqing……” Zhuge Yuanhong smiled and continued, “He did not reject, but only said that he did not want to get married right now.”

Zhuge Qing froze for a second.

“Your martial brother, Qingshan, is an amazingly talented person.” Zhuge Yuanhong sighed emotionally and said, “I forgot to tell you. He has reached the innate realm! A seventeen-year-old innate master! In all nine areas of the land, he is the only one in five hundred years!”

“Martial Brother Qingshan reached the innate realm?” Zhuge Qing was also shocked by the news.

“Alright, Qingqing. Father still has some errands to run. I need to go to the martial depository.” Zhuge Yuanhong immediately left, leaving Zhuge Qing on the pathside alone.

Zhuge Qing stared at her father’s back as he disappeared into the distance and said softly, “Father, thank you.” Zhuge Qing was very smart. She understood the words that her father said just now were just to make her feel better.

……

In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, but Zhuge Qing was feeling depressed.

She turned and stepped back into her room.

“He doesn’t want to get married… Isn’t that hinting at rejection……” Zhuge Qing stood dumbly as she stared at the cloak on the table. “However, Big Brother Teng reached the innate realm at the age of seventeen, so he must be completely focusing on cultivating, unlike me, who thinks about nonsense everyday. Yes, I can’t hold him back…… Sincerity can make metal and stone crack!”

Taking a deep breath, Zhuge Qing sat back on the chair and continued sewing the cloak.

Although she was encouraging herself, it was obvious her father failing to matchmake her with Teng Qingshan still affected her. So while she was sewing the pocket, her thoughts wandered involuntarily.

“Ow.” Zhuge Qing immediately pulled back her left hand.

A needle-pricked wound appeared on the left index finger and fresh red blood flowed out. This needle-pricked wound wasn’t small. Zhuge Qing hastily grabbed a xuan paper beside the table and immediately wrapped it around her index finger.

“Aiya, what should I do now?” Zhuge Qing stared at the clothes.

Although she pulled her hand back very quickly, two drops of blood still fell on the pocket she was sewing and the two drops of blood seeped through the Snow silk and the cloth. Zhuge Qing immediately flipped the cloak over and checked and saw that it was alright. There were just two drops of blood that seeped through the snow silk and cloth and only a deep red color with the size of a fingertip was seen outside.

The cloak was azure stone color and so, the drops of blood wasn’t obvious.

“Once it’s dried, no one will see it.” Zhuge Qing heaved a sigh of relief.

…

In the Gui Yuan Sect, at Teng Qingshan’s residence.

“Crack!” The yard door opened and Qingyu was seen skipping and jumping into the yard with a bright smile on her face.

“Qingyu, your brother is back!” A bright and clear voice sounded.