The night passed peacefully without any disturbance.
Qing Lingxi stayed on the bed all night, meditating. And Li Shen never came back that night.
The next morning, early.
When Lingxi opened her eyes, she found Li Shen sitting on the same window spot.
Huh.... as expected, I didn't even notice. She thought to herself.
Li Shen calmly greeted her. "Good morning, Miss Lingxi."
Hearing that, Lingxi hurriedly greeted back. "Good morning, Mr Li. Please, just call me Lingxi."
It was too big of a deal for her to be called 'Miss' by Li Shen, one of the top powerhouses in the entire kingdom.
To that, Li Shen just smiled and with a light laugh, he dismissed it. "Haha.. it's OK."
"Come on, get ready. We will be leaving now." He said to her.
"Yes, sir." She quickly responded.
"I'll be leaving first. When you are done, come downstairs." Saying that, Li Shen left the room.
But before he left, Li Shen put on a cloak, just to hide the symbol on his back. And for the rest of him, it didn't matter. He just didn't want people to constantly identify him.
After he left the room, Lingxi quickly jumped down from the bed and checked herself.
In just about 10 minutes, she changed her dress and cleaned herself. Then, she went downstairs.
When she arrived downstairs, she saw Li Shen sitting by the window seat, sipping a cup of tea. And there was no one else other than the waiter and the manager handling the counter.
Seeing herncoming down, the waiter quickly came up to her and asked politely. "How was your stay Miss? Was it up your satisfaction?"
Lingxi smiled politely and replied. "Yes. It was good."
"Oh great. Then, do you need anything?" the waiter asked respectfully. For a mere mortal inn, having a cultivator stay with them was already a big deal.
"Just get me a cup of tea and that's all." Lingxi responded.
"Okey, please wait a minute." The waiter bowed and left.
Lingxi casually walked to the seat where Li Shen was sitting. And she sat down opposite to him.
Even so, Li Shen seemed to not see her. He just sat there, looking out at the window—lost in thought.
From his face, Lingxi could see that he was in deep thought. It was like something was bothering him.
It was rare for Lingxi to see a top powerhouse, let alone seeing them lost in deep thought.
Surprised and curious, she called out softly. "Mr Li."
Li Shen slowly turned his head back to her and smiled.
"May I ask something." She asked respectfully.
"You want to know what am I thinking?" He said.
"Well… it's not that. I was just curious what kind of thing could burden a powerful person like Mr. Li?" she hesitated for a moment before asking.
If it had been anyone else, Lingxi might not have bothered to ask. But with Li Shen, she felt something different—as if he were truly a good person.
That's why she was comfortable around Li Shen, even though he was a top powerhouse who stood at the pinnacle of the entire kingdom.
Instead of telling her what he was thinking, Li Shen asked her. "Miss Qing, arr you from a cultivation clan or from mortal clan?"
Lingxi was caught off gaurd, it was unexpected. She thought for a moment and answered. "Well, I don't know what to say. My clan is not exactly a cultivation clan. But it can't be call a mortal clan too. Half-half."
"Then, are your parents still alive?" Li Shen continued asking.
"Yes." She answered honestly.
"Do you miss them?" Li Shen finally asked what he wanted to ask.
"...yes, I miss them." Lingxi softly said as she looked down.
Then, softly raising her head, she asked. "So, Mr Li miss his family?"
Li Shen just smiled and turned away, towards the window.
So, it's not just us, strong people have their own worries too. She said to herself.
Then, the two stopped talking. They just sat there.
About a minute later, the waiter brought the tea that she was waiting for.
She thanked the waiter and took a sip of the freshly brewed tea.
Ssrrp....
"..ahh... what a taste. It's been so long since I tasted a mortal tea." Lingxi said in nostalgic.
5 minutes later, the two finally finished their tea. So, they left the inn.
Behind them, after they left, the waiter and the manager stayed at the door—looking at their back as they disappeared into the crowds.
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Before long, Qing Lingxi and Li Shen had already left the city and were on their way towards the Lotus Pavillion.
On the road, riding the spiritual paper horses, they headed towards their direction.
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As the duo continued their journey, they had already passed many villages and small towns. It has been about 2 days, they have been on their journey without any breaks.
Finally, unable to continue it, Lingxi asked Li Shen to stop and rest for a while. To which Li Shen agreed and apologized for not considering her.
So, they finally stopped nearby a stream which was just at the outskirts of the forest and rested.
Sitting on a large boulder, Li Shen was meditating with his face facing towards the sun.
Inside his head, he recited the ritual. Ohh great father the eternal and radiant sun. Please grant me your great strength. Hear your child's prayer and bless me.
Ohh great father....
Finally, he ended.
As he opened his eyes after the ritual, he sighed. Not because he was tired from sitting facing towards the sun. But instead, what he expected had arrived.
In a calm tone, he asked to Lingxi. "Miss Qing, how far are we from our destination?"
Lingxi, who was taking a nap by leaning against the tree, opened her eyes and answered. "By our current speed, we will reach the Pavillion by early night or early sunset."
Even though she was puzzled, she didn't ask further.
After listening to her, Li Shen muttered to himself. "So, they have infiltrated to this point." Thinking of how close they were to Eternal Spring Lotus Pavillion, he realized that the deep of Blood Mist Hall's power.
It looks like I have to speed up my process. Thinking that, Li Shen said to Lingxi. "Miss Qing, pack up. We are leaving now."
Hearing the seriousness to his voice, Lingxi didn't complain and quickly packed up.
After she was done, she said to Li Shen. "Mr Li. I'm ready. Let's leave."
"Right. Befoee that, I'll take care of those flies." Saying that, Li Shen suddenly released his powerful and dominating will of pressure.
Shew..... grm.....
Standing so close him, Lingxi felt the powerful unknown pressure once again. But this time, she only felt it slightly.
After Li Shen retracted his will, Lingxi heard the sound of things falling down just a few distance away from them. It was inside the forest, just around the edge.
Plop...plop...thud...thud...
From the sound, she knew they were humans.
Terrified and shocked, she turned around quickly and looked towards the direction she heard. What?!! Did I let down my guard once again.
Then, looking at the calm face of Li Shen who was sitting on top of the boulder, she took a sigh of relief. Thank God, Mr Li is here with me. If not, who knows when will die...
Thud.
Li Shen jumped from the boulder and said. "Let's go."